The competition between countries in the future will be the competition of industrial strength. This cannot be clearer. Zhang Tinglan has also focused his efforts on establishing a complete industrial system, and the core issue in establishing an industrial system is talent.
At this time, China was in serious shortage of science and engineering talents. Zhang Tinglan was very pleased to meet such a powerful person as Bayusao. The method he proposed also aroused Zhang Tinglan's interest. There were still some preparations for sending overseas students, but sending some young people
It is still possible for apprentices to see Western industrial production and learn skills.
Moreover, we are now in the midst of World War I. The U.S. industry is at full power and needs enough workers. Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglan has already made a decision. After returning to Fengtian, he must immediately select a group of smart young people and send them to
I don't expect them to learn much when they come to the United States, but they can at least give Bayama a lesson.
"Brother Zhang, you can indeed do a lot of things with half a million, but you still have to think carefully about how to manage the money."
"How about leaving it all to Brother Yunhua? You have the final say."
When Bayusao heard this, he immediately shook his head: "I can't do it, I can't do it! Brother Zhang trusts me, and I'm naturally happy, but I really don't have the energy to take care of this. The academic burden is very heavy, and I have to take care of the apprentice workers."
, I don’t have the ability to manage money anymore.”
Zhang Tinglan nodded after hearing this. This fund will continue to expand in the future, and more and more people will be funded. In order to make every penny spent wisely, a specialized management agency is indeed needed. It seems that she still needs to find a contact.
Call Fred and ask him to find talent to manage the fund.
They talked for several more hours and were very speculative. Kuang Rongguang was completely willing to go to Fengtian. At the same time, he also promised to contact other young children studying in the United States to try to attract more talents after establishing a foothold in Fengtian.
Many young children studying in the United States in the past have already achieved great success. If you want them to do things for you, you must have a large enough platform. Otherwise, the temple will be too small to accommodate these great gods. Zhang Tinglan was full of ambitions and prepared to return to Fengtian to do something big.
After almost talking about the big things, Zhang Tinglan said goodbye to Kuang Rongguang and returned to the Liuguo Hotel. Zhang Xueliang was also thoughtful along the way. He suddenly asked: "Brother Tinglan, if I don't marry Yu Fengzhi, will it happen?"
Are you as despicable as Yang Shuqing?"
Zhang Xueliang's life has been mixed with praise and praise, but one thing that has to be envied is that the two beauties Yu Fengzhi and Zhao Si never leave each other, which is a beautiful story in the world. It is Zhang Xueliang's blessing to marry such a wonderful woman as Yu Fengzhi.
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"Han Qing, you and Yu Fengzhi are just engaged. It is completely different that you and Yang Shuqing are married and have children. You have the right to pursue freedom of love. But can you guarantee that you will find a better one? The Seventh Master strongly recommends that you and Miss Yu
You are optimistic about the marriage, so I suggest you get to know Miss Yu better, maybe you will be willing to do it!"
"Brother, if Brother Six really falls in love with Miss Yu, then are they an arranged marriage or free love?" Zhang Tingshu also joined in the fun and said.
"It's true that I can't tell the difference. It's enough to have a suitable partner to accompany you for a lifetime. Why bother to stick to those formal things!"
"Brother, what you said makes sense, but when will you find me a sister-in-law?"
Although Zhang Tingshu said it as a joke, Zhang Tinglan was almost at the age of marrying a wife. Marriage is very early these days. There are many people holding sons at the age of sixteen or seventeen, but Zhang Tinglan really hasn't thought about what kind of wife she wants.
They chatted and laughed and returned to the Liuguo Hotel. Zhang Tinglan introduced the situation of Kuang Rongguang and Bayuzao to Lao Zhang. Of course Zhang Zuolin was very happy to be able to recruit such a talented person as Kuang Rongguang. Lao Zhang wrote to Yuan Shikai a few months ago, hoping to
Establish a national normal school in Fengtian.
At present, there are only five national normal schools in China. If the sixth one is located in Fengtian, it will be a great thing for the educational development of Fengtian. Lao Zhang even proposed that Kuang Rongguang be the principal.
"When I was young, I didn't study for more than a few days. It was a great regret in my life. From now on, Fengtian will spend a lot of money to make children who want to study literate. Even if they have tens of thousands less soldiers, they will still have to build a university.
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Zhang Zuolin, a reckless hero, attached great importance to education. Zhang Tinglan was also very emotional. Lao Zhang did this after taking power in Northeast China. The county and city governments had to spend 40% of their fiscal revenue on education. The investment was more than
Imagine.
However, the results are not good. Fengtian has not cultivated much-needed industrial talents. Factories still have to employ a large number of Japanese technicians. Without the help of the Japanese, the Northeast's industry will be almost impossible to operate.
This has an important relationship with the emphasis on liberal arts and the neglect of science and engineering. Lao Zhang invested the money, but failed to manage the money. In other words, Zhang Zuolin trusted those scholars too much and believed that education should have enough freedom. As a result, he
Money was wasted in the wrong direction and not enough results were achieved.
Fengtian's foundation is very thin. Even if it spends 40% of its finances, it will be difficult to meet the needs of education. Therefore, the focus of education should be on the cultivation of practical talents, focusing on the development of normal schools, science and engineering, and medicine.
Majors are to provide talents for Fengtian's industrialization. As for majors such as literature and history, they should be put aside. Zhang Tinglan suddenly felt that it was necessary to talk to Lao Zhang about education.
While he was thinking about it, Zhang Xueliang vividly told the story of how he scolded Yang Shuqing. After hearing this, Lao Zhang frowned slightly.
"Tinglan, Professor Yang is a well-known scholar. He may not be as unworthy as you say. We still have to respect people who are knowledgeable and capable. He is a national scholar."
Warlords like Lao Zhang all had considerable respect for scholars, and after taking power, they also gave them too many preferential treatment, even to the point of condoning them. Therefore, when he heard Zhang Tinglan scolding a professor, he instinctively objected, but Zhang Tinglan had a special status. If he were replaced
If you become someone else's boss, I'm afraid you'll get scolded.
"The water of the Yellow River is turbid and the water of the Yangtze River is clear. However, the water of the Yangtze River can also flood and cause disasters, submerging land in several provinces. The water of the Yellow River also irrigates fields in several provinces on both sides of the bank, benefiting the people. The water cannot be used just because the water is clear, nor can it be used just because the water is clear.
Because the water is turbid and partial, everything is at the same level."
Zhang Tinglan took out Emperor Jiajing's Theory of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. It is very suitable for the current situation. Academic freedom must be free, and education must also pay attention to humanities. However, on the one hand, it depends on the era in which it is located, and on the other hand, it must be controlled.
Now that China has been opened by guns and cannons, foreigners are allowed to run rampant in Kyushu, and the people of Li are suffering from hunger and cold. At this time, it is natural to use all the power on things related to a strong country. Reciting poems and writing articles cannot drive them away.
Only iron blood and guns can revitalize the country.
What brings advanced weapons and powerful military power are talents in science and engineering, as well as industrial production capacity. Investing precious funds in liberal arts at this time is actually a crime against the nation.
"Uncle Qi, these literati are far from as good as imagined. For example, the dispute between traditional and simplified characters makes it difficult to write and read traditional characters. It takes at least five years for a person to be proficient in using traditional characters. For ordinary people, they
It is simply impossible to let a child do nothing for five years. Just reading is an invisible door, blocking the way for ordinary people to seek knowledge. Only the descendants of those whose families are well-off and have a tradition of reading can learn to read and learn.
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When Zhang Tinglan said this, a gleam suddenly flashed in Lao Zhang's eyes, and his expression was a little painful. Zhang Tinglan just said what he was thinking about. When Lao Zhang was young, he relied on his husband's charity to study in a private school for a period of time. Not only him,
The same was true for Zhang Zuoxiang. He only attended private school for two or three years before having to give up his studies.
"Seventh Uncle, if you use simplified Chinese characters, it only takes about three years to recognize all commonly used characters, learn basic reading and writing, and continue your studies. If simplified Chinese characters are promoted on a large scale, many children of ordinary people will be able to enroll in school.
You have the opportunity to change your destiny. But a large number of literati are trying to stop it. They talk about cultural traditions, beautiful calligraphy, and calligraphy methods. No matter how many excuses they have, I will only summarize one point, that is, to raise the threshold and monopolize
Knowledge!"
Lao Zhang is so smart, he just didn't think about it. After Zhang Tinglan pointed it out, Lao Zhang suddenly realized that yes, those scholars do have their own abacus. Traditional Chinese characters are difficult to learn and write, and it takes a long time. Ordinary people can't afford it.
, naturally only their descendants can study and study, and the competitive pressure in their circle is much less.
Throughout the Republic of China, it is very common for fathers, sons, and brothers to be cultural celebrities. This is the result of monopolizing knowledge. After the popularization of education in later generations, this situation will no longer exist. Even if the parents are famous and the children do not work hard, they will still be eliminated and become poor.
Although the children of the family and the rich were at different starting points and suffered some disadvantages, in the Republic of China, they were not even qualified to compete.
"I understand, I understand, these scholars are really too narrow-minded!" Lao Zhang said with a wry smile: "Tinglan, you are smart and see clearly. From now on, Fengtian education will promote simplified Chinese characters. I don't care whether they are beautiful or not.
, I only care about practicality."
Zhang Tinglan caused a stir at Peking University and soon became the biggest news. A famous professor was challenged by an unknown person, which was definitely explosive.
The students present at the time relied on their memories to write down the entire conversation between the two, especially what Zhang Tinglan said. They tried their best to keep it word for word, and published it all in the newspaper. Yang Shuqing also called his friends to quote
He contacted a large number of literati and began to write articles to criticize the warlords for slandering education and insulting scholars. For a time, this wave of public opinion was so powerful that it exceeded the discussion of the monarch's constitution.
This surprised Zhang Tinglan. After understanding the situation, the eldest prince Yuan Keding went to find Zhang Tinglan.
"Tinglan, you still have the ability. For so many years, those professors pointed their noses at us and scolded us, but we didn't know how to fight back. You gave me a sigh of relief."
"My lord, I think there is no need to fight or be afraid of these literati. Instead, we have to fight for the power of public opinion. We cannot let them say whatever they want!"
"That's very well said, Tinglan, I'm in a bit of trouble right now, please help me find a solution!"