Chapter 2285

Several people chatted happily during the banquet, but they had different ideas about the next arrangements. Since Li Nai needed to stay locally for a day to take care of Fulifeng's property on Hong Kong Island, it would be tomorrow at the earliest.

After setting off, Zheng Zha and Zhang Jinbao had nothing to do, so they planned to walk around the island to see the places they were interested in.

Zheng Zha wanted to visit the military base on Hong Kong Island and learn how Haihan deployed defenses in waters with complex terrain like the Pearl River Estuary. Zhang Jinbao, on the other hand, was more interested in the daily operations of the local area. He wanted to see what Hong Kong looks like.

What is special about the labor demand of a trading port located outside the mainland of Haihan?

You Yihan had no intention of hiding anything, and agreed to all their requests one by one, and said that he would personally accompany Zheng Zhuo to the military base in the south of the island. Of course, there is no doubt about such treatment, after all, Zheng Zhuo is among the three.

He has the highest status and is the representative figure of Haihan's important ally. As the local leader, You Yihan naturally has to fulfill his responsibility of maintaining diplomatic relations.

Li Nai comes here several times every year and is already familiar with the locals. There is no need for You Yihan to send someone to accompany him. However, it was Zhang Jinbao's first visit to Hong Kong Island. To avoid inconvenience, You Yihan assigned a close subordinate on the spot to let him go.

He accompanied Zhang Jinbao and his party on a tour of the local area.

Zhang Jinbao knew that his status was not comparable to the other two uncles, so he quickly stood up and thanked You Yihan for the arrangement. Although it might be inconvenient for officials to follow him all the way, Zhang Jinbao also knew that this measure could ensure

You can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble yourself. Generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

These people are all people who do what they say. After the banquet, You Yihan immediately took Zheng Zao to the dock and took a boat to the southern military port to visit. After Li Nai said goodbye to them, he boarded the boat that had been parked for a long time.

A private carriage at the entrance of the restaurant to inspect local industries.

Zhang Jinbao and his two companions were accompanied by an official named Shao Qiang sent by You Yihan, who was going to see places outside the port area. According to You Yihan, Shao Qiang was in charge of local civil affairs.

, is very familiar with the local people's sentiments, and you can consult him if you have any questions.

Shao Qiang looked like he was only in his twenties, with a slim build and a rather capable look. He spoke Haihan Mandarin with a strong Cantonese accent and said to Zhang Jinbao: "Dean Zhang, I wonder where you plan to visit first? I'm waiting for you.

This will take you there."

Zhang Jinbao had already thought about this problem during the dinner, and immediately responded: "I heard that there are two private schools in the local area. This is my profession, so I want to see the situation of this private school. I would like to ask Director Shao to lead the way."

Shao Qiang agreed immediately and waved towards the street corner, and a box-type carriage drove out of the alley over there.

"This is the official reception vehicle of the local management committee. Please invite me!" When the carriage approached, Shao Qiang invited Zhang Jinbao and others to get on the carriage. Including himself, there were four people in total, who could just fit in the carriage.

inside.

It was actually not far from where they got on the bus to the nearby private school. Zhang Jinbao estimated that it only took a little more than a mile before they reached their destination.

A few people got out of the car and saw a plaque reading "Book Fragrance House" hanging on the gate of a courtyard on the roadside. The sound of reading could be heard from inside. Needless to say, this was the place.

When I got closer, I saw that the door was ajar, so Shao Qiang led Zhang Jinbao and others and pushed the door straight in.

In the hall directly opposite the gate, there were more than thirty desks, and dozens of students were shaking their heads and reciting articles. There was a teacher standing in the hall. When he saw them entering the courtyard, he did not come out to greet them immediately.

, still standing in the hall without moving.

"To punish the people and punish their crimes, Zhou sent Yin Tang, sat in court and asked questions, bowed the Pingzhang..."

"I love and educate the head of Li, I serve the Rong and Qiang, I am far and near, and I lead my guests back to the king..."

Zhang Jinbao and others stood in the courtyard. After listening for a moment, they could tell that the article these students were reading was one of the most common traditional enlightenment reading materials, "The Thousand-Character Essay". This article was written by Liang Dynasty Sanqi during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

The long rhyme written by Zhou Xingsi, the minister, is composed of a thousand non-repeated Chinese characters. The whole text is a four-character sentence, with neat contrasts and easy to recite and remember. Later dynasties have widely adopted this article as an enlightenment for children.

Literacy textbooks.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Culture and Education organized efforts to write some basic textbooks, positioning the direction of national education as literacy and general education, and no longer used the traditional collection of classics and history and the eight-part essay as teaching requirements. However, after making such a major adjustment, Haihan

The Han Dynasty did not prohibit the use of some traditional textbooks in teaching activities, especially the enlightenment books suitable for school-age children, such as "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic", which are still in the grassroots schools of Haihan Kingdom.

use.

Although Qiongxi Academy is an educational institution for vocational education, focusing on teaching professional production skills, because most of its students are children from farm families who have not studied much, it also has basic cultural classes to teach students literacy. This inheritance has been

The Thousand-Character Classic, which has existed for thousands of years, is also one of the designated reading materials of Qiongxi Academy.

After the students finished reading the thousand-character essay, the teacher asked the students to copy it once, and then walked out of the hall gracefully and greeted several people standing in the courtyard.

Shao Qiang introduced his identity to both parties. The teacher's name was Yan Pengyun, a native of Foshan, Guangdong. He had been working as a teacher in Hong Kong for several years. However, this person was still from Ming Dynasty and had not been naturalized as a Haihan citizen.

It is not uncommon for people to stay in Hong Kong for several years without naturalization, because it is very close to the Ming Dynasty. For most people, even if the income from working in areas under Haihan is higher, they still have to retain their citizenship.

As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, even if something happens, he seems to have a way out.

Of course, there are also many people who come here for the preferential treatment of Haihan nationals. As soon as the naturalization conditions are met, they apply to change their nationality to become Haihan nationals so that they can enjoy various preferential treatment policies for new immigrants.

After Yan Pengyun heard about Zhang Jinbao's identity, he was also a little surprised: "It turns out to be Dean Zhang... I have heard of the reputation of Qiongxi Academy for a long time, but I have never been able to visit Danzhou, but I didn't expect to meet him in Hong Kong.

Go to the dean."

Zhang Jinbao said a few polite words to him and then asked him: "I wonder what other articles Mr. Yan will teach besides this thousand-character essay?"

Yan Pengyun said: "I have little talent and little knowledge. At most I can only teach the students the Four Books and Five Classics."

Zhang Jinbao said with a smile: "Mr. Yan is a bit humble! If you can speak the Four Books and Five Classics, it has nothing to do with your lack of talent and learning."

Educational institutions such as traditional private schools and academies must of course use the Four Books and Five Classics as part of their teaching materials. However, most teachers have limited knowledge and can only repeat what they have learned. Those who can truly analyze and interpret the Four Books and Five Classics in depth are rare.

, usually people with this kind of ability have already passed the examination and no longer need to make a living by teaching children to read.

If this Yan Pengyun is not bragging, then he may be an expert who has not been recognized for his talents. However, Zhang Jinbao believes that this possibility is not high, because Haihan has always treated capable scholars very well.

With his reputation, it would not be too difficult to get an official position in Haihan. Yan Pengyun has been on Hong Kong Island for several years. It is impossible that he does not know these official policies, but now he is still teaching here.

Private school, it means that his ability is limited and can only teach children of teaching age to read and read.

Sure enough, Yan Pengyun coughed twice and took the initiative to change the topic and no longer discussed the teaching content with Zhang Jinbao. Zhang Jinbao knew that this was his job, so he did not ask further questions at the moment, so as not to upset the other party.

After coming out of the Scholar House, Shao Qiang took the initiative and said: "This Yan Xiucai is just a half-full jar of water. His little ability is only enough to teach children here. Dean Zhang doesn't want to be on the same level as him."

Zhang Jinbaoxin said, so you also know his details, so it seems that Yan Xiucai will have a hard time getting promoted in the future.

Now everyone took the carriage again and went to another local private school. But this private school called Haitian Academy was almost the same as the Shuxiangshe they had seen before. The old master who taught also only taught some basic contents and did not do anything at all.

It did not meet the general education advocated by the Haihan Ministry of Culture and Education. However, this old master had gone to Danzhou to study in his early years, and he had some common topics with Zhang Jinbao, and the content he could talk about was much more than that of the previous Yan scholar.

After coming out of this private school, Zhang Jinbao expressed his thoughts: "Director Shao, the teaching force of local private schools is still a little weak. These gentlemen can only teach students the most superficial knowledge, but this is far from the level of cultural education."

Ministry’s request.”

Shao Qiang nodded and said: "Dean Zhang is right, but the requirements of the Ministry of Culture and Education can only be met by some trained teachers in China. Most of these gentlemen enjoy generous treatment, so how can they be willing to settle on this island!"

"

When Zhang Jinbao thought about it, it was indeed the case. His academy hired two specially trained teachers. The textbooks they taught were also new ones compiled by the Ministry of Culture and Education. Their salaries were much higher than those of ordinary teachers.

Moreover, the academy is responsible for solving basic living problems such as housing, which is obviously not comparable to the treatment of Yan Xiucai and his like.

Even if these benefits are put aside, the living environment on Hong Kong Island is certainly not as comfortable as that in Danzhou City. Hong Kong Island is small and an island, because the people here are all merchants and sailors who are not short of money, so the prices are quite high.

High, the cost of living for ordinary people here is not low at all. If you earn the same amount of income, you will definitely not be as comfortable here as in Haihan. It is indeed not easy to attract domestic talents to settle here.

thing.

Of course, problems that can be solved with money are not big problems in Haihan. Zhang Jinbao believes that as long as the Hong Kong Management Committee is willing to provide more preferential treatment, there will still be people who choose to work here for the sake of money.

However, the educational foundation here is weak, which is an opportunity for Qiongxi Academy, which is now planning to develop overseas. Zhang Jinbao believes that although the cultural and educational level of his academy is average, it may not be among the top three in Danzhou, but comprehensively

But its strength should already be at the top of the list, enough to seize the beachhead before the education market here has yet to take shape.

The so-called comprehensive strength here does not only refer to teaching level and faculty, but also includes capabilities in external publicity, enrollment, fund operation, etc. The strength of Qiongxi Academy in these aspects is probably not only in Danzhou, but even across the country.

Within the scope, it is one of the best.

Zhang Jinbao has previously considered doing some long-term publicity activities for his college in Hong Kong Island, a place with easy access to all directions, in order to attract sponsors like Shengyuan and Fulifeng. If he wants to continue to expand his business northward in the future, these early publicity efforts

Work should also play an excellent role in foreshadowing.

Judging from the visits to the two private schools on the island, it can be seen that there is a serious lack of higher education resources here. If Qiongxi Academy takes the initiative at this time, it can take the lead and build its reputation first.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jinbao suggested to Shao Qiang that he should take a look at the eye-catching advertising signs in the port area.

Shao Qiang smiled and said: "It seems that Dean Zhang is going to take action on Hong Kong Island!"

Zhang Jinbao responded: "Director Shao, please don't make fun of me. What are you doing? I just want to learn more about the operating experience here. When I return to Danzhou, I will also tell what I saw and heard to the academy."

Students, let them learn a lot."

Zhang Jinbao spoke modestly, but Shao Qiang didn't quite believe it. He could tell that Dean Zhang was not the kind of pedantic old master who only read books about sages. If he hadn't confirmed the identity of the other party, he would even think that Zhang Jinbao

He was the operator of a large business, and his words gave off the air of a businessman.

Almost all of these advertising signs in the port area choose to be put up on the roofs of warehouses. This is because most of the warehouse roofs are relatively flat and it is easier to build them. In addition, the height of the warehouses is also higher than that of ordinary houses.

The visual range here will be larger. Before Zhang Jinbao even got off the boat when he arrived, he could already see 70% to 80% of these advertising signs from a long distance away.

Of course, the most eye-catching one is the giant signboard of Fulifeng, which is nearly ten feet tall and can be seen from several miles away. To make such a large signboard, the cost of construction and installation alone is not a small amount.

However, these are all one-time investments, and they can be managed for a long time once they are completed. Zhang Jinbao is more concerned about whether there will be other expenses incurred when the big sign is erected on the top of the warehouse, such as whether he needs to pay the warehouse owner.

The owner pays a certain amount of fees.

He raised this question to Shao Qiang, and Shao Qiang shook his head and said: "Other companies may have to pay, but for this Furifeng sign, there is no need to pay extra."

"Why is this? Is Fulifeng's local influence so great?" Zhang Jinbao asked in confusion.

Shao Qiang said: "That's not true... because the warehouses under this big sign are all owned by Fulifeng."
Chapter completed!