The content of Xiao Yiming's speech at the provincial higher normal school on June 4 was published in full text by major newspapers in Sichuan the next day. More than 18,000 teachers and students stood up and applauded for a long time, and the scene description of the warm retention became a hot topic among people from all walks of life in Chengdu.

In response to this, the Sichuan officialdom was in peace.

Although there are many speculations and uneasiness, the Governor General did not express any opinions on this matter, and the officials naturally would not cause trouble. Those who understand it think that the Governor General has always advocated academic freedom. The young official he values ​​Xiao Yiming, which publicly expressed some ideological opinions that did not touch the bottom line of the regime, was no big deal; those who did not understand it privately speculated that it was probably the Governor General who deliberately instructed it to test the political attitudes of all walks of life in Sichuan through Xiao Yiming's mouth.

Unlike the lifeless military and political circles, the cultural circles and business circles have strong reactions. Teachers and students from higher education institutions and junior colleges and junior colleges in various places held special discussions, and a large number of neutral and (left) literati made various comments. It is generally believed that Xiao Yiming's remarks are profound and lofty, profound in meaning, and his ideological connotation is by no means under the various thought trends in recent years.

Xiao Yiming didn't care much about this. He thought that his few words would at most cause a small response within Sichuan. Unexpectedly, a week later, Shanghai's "Shenbao", "Times" and "Zi Linxibao" in Wuhan, Zhejiang, and Guangzhou's Tongmenghui "Minlibao" successively reprinted the full text and attached various editorials. The British's "Zi Linxibao" took the lead and was the first to send a telegram to request an exclusive interview.

For a time, everyone in the country talked about "braids on their heads and braids in their hearts". Xiao Yiming's name attracted close attention from the cultural circles and major political groups across the country. Various comments became more and more intense, and the content became more and more extreme, which made Xiao Yiming worried and couldn't sleep for several consecutive nights.

Xiao Yiming, who deliberately set off the fire, saw that he was unable to control the fire. He was desperate and had a little courage to give up. The 300,000 yuan arsenal construction funds allocated by the Governor were deposited. Xiao Yiming immediately handed over the affairs at hand to several colleagues of the Military Preparation Department, and then kicked the project to the engineering company under West China Group. When he returned home, he thought quietly, and wrote some experiences from time to time. He wrote a few current affairs comments on various current arguments that were currently sensational.

The semi-seclusion life is indeed very comfortable and comfortable. I get up every morning to do boxing. After that, I go to the construction site close to the west. When I come back, I start reading newspapers and practicing calligraphy. When I am tired, I take the guitar to Sister Yi’s house and play a song with Sister Yi. I play more than a dozen songs such as "The Butterfly", "The Phoenix Tail Bamboo Under the Moonlight", and "The Horse Racing" incredibly skillfully, bringing a lot of pleasure and smiles to Sister Yi.

I haven't enjoyed many days in a peaceful and comfortable life. The cultural celebrities and young talents who came to visit disrupted Xiao Yiming's semi-seclusion life. Xiao Yiming, who made up his mind, welcomed him warmly. Not only was he humble and honest, but he also had good wine and food, so he was absolutely in charge.

As a result, the cultural leader Zou Wenhan and the principal of the Normal School Zhang Lan became regular visitors to the Xiao family compound.

Every time these old masters arrive, they can’t eat and drink enough. When they leave, they have to bring some "little things" such as German magnifying glasses, vernier calipers, British globes, American Pike pens and other "little things". When they are in good spirits, several old masters are picking their teeth while wandering in Xiao Yiming’s back garden, pointing to the spots here. After that, Xiao Yiming has to send people to look for ornamental plants such as wintersweet and camellia to plant, or dig out a certain part of the "untimely arrangement" and spend a lot of money to buy ornamental stones that the old masters like.

In early July, William Ham, a British journalist of the Linxi newspaper, and Fres, a bearded journalist of the Beijing-Tianjin Times, both came to Chengdu and contacted Xiao Yiming through the British Consul Devi Gate, and visited under the guidance of the consular cultural official Edward.

Xiao Yiming, dressed in denim, stood at the gate of the courtyard to greet him in advance. When he saw the familiar Edward, he joked: "Billy, when will you owe me two boxes of whiskey to me?"

Edward gave Xiao Yiming a warm hug, and then accused him: "Xiao, you rogue, although the horse you rode for me that day was tall, but it couldn't run fast. When I went back and thought about it, I realized that it was the horse you used to pull a cart, not a military horse, so the competition results were invalid."

"Huh!? That horse was chosen by you yourself, don't think about hiding the debt!"

After Xiao Yiming finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to the young and tall William Ham, who had a blonde hair, and said, "It's Mr. William Ham? Welcome to your arrival!"

"Thank you! I didn't expect Mr. Xiao to be so young." Williamham greeted in Chinese.

Fres, a big bearded journalist who just returned to China from the Middle East, took the initiative to step forward and introduced himself in English: "Michael Fres, a reporter from the Beijing-Tianjin Times Shanghai Station of Beijing-Tianjin Times, I am very happy to know Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Yiming also greeted in English: "I am very happy to see Mr. Fres! Mr.'s beautiful beard is very charming, and it is probably fascinating to my group of younger brothers and sisters."

Everyone laughed happily, then followed Xiao Yiming into the yard and sat down at the main hall. The fourth sister had already brought out specially brewed rose tea and some special snacks to serve.

As soon as Fres finished praising Xiao Yiming's English, he saw a group of boys and girls standing at the entrance of the inner corridor, looking at his bearded man one by one, stunned.

Edward and William Ham couldn't help laughing again. Xiao Yiming spread his hands and said, "See, Mr. Fres, you probably can encounter such a scene in many places in China."

After Xiao Yiming's joke, the restraint between them disappeared invisibly.

Xiao Yiming called a group of little guys to say hello to the guests, and sent them to the backyard to attend class.

Edward took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and asked, "Xiao, how about the tutor who just arrived?"

"Ms. Mary is very talented and caring. Thank you for your help, but in another month and a half, the little guys will go to Zhenxing Road Primary School in the east. Miss Mary, like me, doesn't want to see children grow up in this small ** space. This will not be beneficial to their growth. They should study and live with children from other classes." Xiao Yiming replied with a smile.

Edward immediately introduced Xiao Yiming's company to his two compatriots. William Ham and Fres were very surprised when they learned that the beautiful building complex passed by was the school. Then they learned that the education method implemented by this new school is different from any school in China. In addition to the basic Chinese, mathematics, physics, chemistry, history, geography, biology and sports, the school also hired a number of language teachers and music teachers from Britain, France, Germany and other countries, allowing students to choose one to two foreign language courses and musical instruments according to their interests and hobbies. There are currently more than 1,800 students in five grades, and more than one-third are children of ordinary children from Chengdu and surrounding counties and towns, which are exempted from fees, and fully accommodation management is implemented.

William Ham was sensitively aware of the interests: "Xiao, how much is the investment in this school? How much is the annual investment in teaching and welfare protection?"

Xiao Yiming answered truthfully: "Excluding 170 acres of land purchase funds, West China Group invested more than 185,000 yuan in campus construction funds to build a four-story office building, four two-story teaching buildings, five three-story student dormitories, two one-piece apartments for foreign teachers, and a standard football field with a runway, four basketball courts and a series of fitness facilities.

"According to the plan, West China Group's annual investment is about 150,000 yuan, mainly used to pay teachers' wages, students' food, clothing, housing, transportation and teaching equipment purchases. We want to make this school the best basic education school in Sichuan."

William Ham was very surprised after hearing this. He knew that no public school in Shanghai was as large as this school. The government fund was less than 40,000 yuan a year, and the entire Shanghai Police Department allocated only 300,000 yuan. Xiao Yiming's West China Group Company actually invested such a huge amount of money for a basic education school. Such a large amount of money was rare even if it was placed in developed countries. From the establishment and education methods of this school, Xiao Yiming's extraordinary ambitions can be seen.

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