"The Han Dynasty has always maintained a proactive attitude towards exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. I just wonder if your government is willing to strengthen non-governmental cooperation between the two countries and eliminate the misunderstandings and prejudices of your people against the overseas students from the Han Dynasty.
Make substantive measures?”
Li Mingyuan was not satisfied with the superficial perfunctory words spoken by the German minister and asked rhetorically.
"The Great Han State is Germany's most important overseas cooperative country. His Majesty Frederick III, His Excellency Prime Minister Bismarck and the German government all attach great importance to the cooperative relationship with the Great Han Country.
Neither His Majesty Frederick III nor His Excellency the Prime Minister wants to affect the friendship between the royal families and people of the two countries because of some minor misunderstandings."
The German minister once again emphasized the importance that Germany attaches to cooperation between the two countries, and then responded on behalf of the German royal family and government: "The Great Han Dynasty is an important South American country. The learning spirit displayed by your foreign students while studying in Germany
It is admirable that dozens of schools that accept international students from your country, such as the University of Berlin and the University of Frankfurt, are very satisfied with their performance. His Majesty Frederick and the Prime Minister also believe that the international students from your country are a group that is good at learning.
Like your army, they all have the ability and perseverance to be exposed to new knowledge and learn new technologies. For a group of young people who are keen on learning modern civilization knowledge, the German Empire is willing to give them more learning space and opportunities.
Before leaving Europe, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, adhering to the will of His Majesty Frederick, has submitted a proposal to amend the limit on the number of international students in your country to the Imperial Parliament. I believe that in another month, your government will be able to see the amendment passed by the Imperial Parliament.
Good news for the bill.”
Germany's political system is similar to that of South America's Han Dynasty. Although the power of the German emperor is not as great as that held by Li Mingyuan due to the constraints of local monarchs and parliaments, as the emperor of the entire German Empire, Frederick III still has the final say on political proposals.
As long as Frederick insisted on the decision-making power, even if the bill was vetoed by some members in the parliament, it could finally be passed successfully relying on the authority of the emperor.
Germany is a traditional and even conservative European imperial country. Repealing the International Student Restriction Act and allowing a large number of Chinese students to study in Germany will inevitably encounter opposition from many conservative forces. However, when considering the relationship between Germany and Han
After the economic relations formed through cooperation in the past two decades and the performance of Chinese students in Germany, Frederick III, who held central power, and the Juncker political elites headed by Bismarck quickly put aside their unnecessary doubts and decisively obtained
A decision was made.
The reasons that prompted the German government to make a quick decision are very simple. First, the South American country plays an irreplaceable role in promoting Germany's economic development and plays an extremely important role in economic and market value. Although Germans still have white feelings in their hearts.
They have a proud mentality of being superior to others, but in the face of practical interests, they have to follow the way of wooing the Ottoman Empire and continue to woo the South American Han Kingdom.
Secondly, although Chinese students entering Germany to study have aroused opposition from some radical white elements, because the scope of life of Chinese students is only limited to the vicinity of colleges and universities, the phenomenon of conflicts between international students and German whites has not escalated to an uncontrollable level.
the point.
On the other hand, the total number of students studying in Germany exceeds 10,000, and the number increases year by year. The funds spent every year can bring a large amount of income to the German government and schools. Although this income cannot be compared with that of Han and Germany.
Compared with the benefits generated by economic cooperation, they have reached a level that the German government cannot ignore.
Finally, and of course the direct factor that prompted Germany to fully relax restrictions on the number of international students, is that almost every international student will return to South America after completing their studies and will not stay in Germany.
Influenced by traditional culture, returning to serve the country after completing their studies is the direct motivation for young students to study abroad. Every government-sponsored overseas student is given the opportunity to study abroad after detailed selection. After they return to the country after completing their studies, they can enter the government
It is a precious opportunity to work with state-owned enterprises. Faced with such an opportunity, almost no international students are willing to give up. For private students who study abroad at their own expense, they also need to go through government review. If you just want to go abroad to gilt, enter an unpopular place.
If you dawdle in a German school, even if you escape the initial inspection, you will still face the penalty of being discovered by the minister in Germany and deported after entering Germany.
On the one hand, it is the attraction to work in the government and state-owned enterprises after completing studies and to complete the transformation of one's status. On the other hand, it is forced to stay in Germany and face the risk of white discrimination and deportation. Comparing the two, naturally
No international students choose to stay in Germany overdue.
Chinese students with different skin colors left European countries after completing their studies, so that the German government did not have to worry about the intensification of contradictions and conflicts between different ethnic groups due to too many Chinese. After all, the Germanic ethnic groups tend to be conservative, unlike the French.
Even black Africans in the colonies can be accepted.
In essence, the traditional culture of the Chinese people in this era is more conservative than the people. Even if the Germans treat the Chinese like ordinary white people, they are not willing to stay and live in Germany.
South America has a vast land, sparsely populated areas, and rich natural resources. If you stay in South America, you will have a familiar cultural atmosphere and a stable social life. But what will you get if you stay in Germany?
German eating habits are unacceptable. German white people have heavy body odor and have a lot of hair, which does not conform to the traditional Chinese aesthetic concepts. As for the appearance of German women, they are often ridiculed by poets in Germany, not to mention the women who conform to the Chinese aesthetic concepts.
, very few.
One side is unwilling to stay in Germany, and the other is unwilling to accept it. The behavior of Chinese students leaving after completing their studies has eliminated the worries of the Germans. Moreover, after sending away batch after batch of Han students, the German side has new ideas.
, they plan to expand the scope of the study abroad group to the middle and senior generals in the army, and want to extend Germany's influence to the upper echelons of the Han army by influencing the middle and senior generals.
After revealing the intentions of the German government one by one, the German minister explained: "In order to eliminate the misunderstandings caused by the lack of understanding between the people of the two countries, the imperial government hopes to work together with your embassy to launch joint efforts in areas where your country's international students mainly gather.
Propaganda activities, so that the citizens of the German Empire can be exposed to more knowledge about the culture, life and other aspects of the Han Dynasty."
"I am very grateful to His Majesty Frederick and Prime Minister Bismarck for their efforts in promoting the friendship between the two countries. In order to strengthen the friendship between the two countries, the Han Dynasty is also willing to make more active cooperation actions."
Li Mingyuan saw the sincerity shown by the Germans and replied: "In the next ten years, the mainland will successively start construction of four trunk railways. I hope that Germany can participate in the construction projects of these four railways."
Railway construction projects without attached political conditions have limited economic benefits. However, Li Mingyuan's proposal of four railway construction projects was a positive signal and showed Li Mingyuan's positive attitude towards cooperation between the two parties. Therefore, the German Minister happily agreed.
After resolving the main points of disagreement, Li Mingyuan handed over the issues of strengthening economic cooperation to various government departments for implementation. As for international student affairs, after detailed discussions, the two countries reached a consensus and decided that Germany and Han would jointly appoint officials to form an international student affairs committee.
The German Student Affairs Committee is responsible for managing all matters such as study management for international students.
The establishment of the International Student Affairs Committee means that the international student development plan that has been implemented for nearly two decades is facing huge changes. The original restrictions that restricted Chinese students from studying in Germany have disappeared. Instead, as long as they go through the Chinese Ministry of Education and the German Study Abroad
Through the joint assessment organized by the destination university, local students will be able to obtain valuable opportunities to study abroad without having to face the regret of being unable to study abroad due to the number of students who have previously obtained the qualifications to study abroad.