After leaving the auditorium, Dong Shuheng asked his second uncle who was following him.
Yuxiang has been studying behind Li Cunxun these days, and Dong Shuheng has never communicated with him alone.
"I think these students have very radical ideas. If the president plans to use them in the future, he must be prepared. These people are not the kind of people who can be completely controlled."
Wei Yuxiang knew that Dong Shuheng was testing him, so he expressed his thoughts directly without any empty words to pave the way.
Through these few days of observation, he found that Dong Shuheng is a person who pays great attention to efficiency in speaking. He never likes to talk to others in a bureaucratic manner, to be arrogant, or to say nonsense. For example, Li Cunxun always said something when talking to Dong Shuheng.
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"Cunxun, what do you think?" Dong Shuheng looked at Li Cunxun again and asked.
"President, do you want to cultivate their ability to think independently? In the future, when they enter the Huaihai Navy, they will be able to have their own personalities instead of following what others say. Only in this way can our Huaihai Navy be able to innovate, make breakthroughs, and develop."
"But, President, as Mr. Yuxiang said just now, their minds are open and not unified. What if they object to Huai Haijun's policy or your decision? Will it affect Huai Haijun at that time?
What about the execution efficiency or the unity and unity of the entire army?" Li Cunxun asked worriedly.
"Both of you, you are not talking about the point. We are not the Tatars of the Qing Dynasty. We have to make the people below obey. What we do is for the development of this country and the nation. What if I, Dong Shuheng, make the wrong decision one day?
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"At that time, if you people don't have your own opinions and follow others' opinions, then you will damage the fate of the country and the nation."
"Because, not only these students, but also you yourself, everyone who becomes a member of the Huaihai Navy must learn to think. As long as our fundamental purpose is the same, which is to develop the country and the nation, then there will be no trouble.
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Dong Shuheng said that he knew that the education of eight-part essay only cultivated a group of ministers who only listened to the emperor's words. Therefore, the strength and decline of the dynasty completely depended on the emperor's wisdom.
This model of placing the fate of a country and a nation on one person is unreasonable, hasty, and extremely unstable.
Dong Shuheng did not want to be like the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and shoulder all the responsibilities of the country and the nation after overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
When something goes wrong, everyone will just say that you, the emperor, are incompetent and unqualified, and put all the blame on you.
This is also unfair to Dong Shuheng. The country and the nation belong to everyone, and belong to the entire nation. We all live under her wings, and naturally we must work together to maintain her safety and stability.
From the debates among these students, Dong Shuheng has been able to see the personality of independent thinking. This was not given to them by the Confucian culture they studied before, and it is also the most lacking quality in them.
This collision of ideas does not require them to form any ideas, but only allows them to learn to think independently and learn to break conventions.
As for an ideological concept that everyone can accept, Dong Shuheng and Wei Yuan have it ready-made here. As long as it is released when the time comes, these students who adhere to the righteousness of the country and the nation will naturally accept it.
But now is not the time. If we recruit them now, they will only become executors like the staff and officials that Huai Haijun recruited before, rather than partners moving forward together.
As mentioned before, Dong Shuheng did not want to bear the burden of the advancement and development of this country. He did not want to be the lonely navigator. He wanted someone to paddle with him to drive the big ship of China forward.
There is a straight avenue from the academy to Gaoyou City. Both sides of the road are greened and rows of neat street trees are arranged. However, most of them are metasequoias more than two meters high. When these trees grow taller, they will definitely become a beautiful road.
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When we arrived at Gaoyou City, it was time for the factory to get off work. Some workers who lived in the city were rushing home in a hurry.
They wear a variety of work clothes of different colors, but most of them are in the style of long trousers and short jackets. This style of clothes comes from the factories and farms of Huaihai Navy.
This kind of clothes makes workers more convenient and safer to work. Most factories now use machinery, and loose clothes can easily get caught in the machinery, causing danger.
Moreover, many workers wear turbans on their heads, and turbans of various colors are now standard equipment for workers in these factories.
Braids are not only unsightly, but also very disruptive to work. Huai Haijun has not cut his braids yet not because he is worried about the Qing court, but because Huai Haijun only occupies a small area and has to communicate with various other places.
If the people here are required to cut off their braids, then it will be fine in the area under the jurisdiction of the Huaihai Navy, but it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble if it goes to other places.
Looking at the big turbans all over the street, Dong Shuheng thought he was on the wrong set. Isn't this a characteristic of Ah San?
In fact, this was due to Dong Shuheng's ignorance. In later generations, in the late Qing Dynasty, this kind of headscarf became the standard accessory for many Chinese people. Especially after the Westernization Movement, various factories were established, and men wearing headscarves could be seen everywhere in some cities.
Not only workers, but also many armies, and even the names of some local armies are derived from this. For example, the "Green Head Army" that was active in Zhejiang in the late Qing Dynasty was because they wore green turbans on their heads.
People often tie the scarf and braids together and tie them on the head so that they will not fall off easily. Otherwise, dragging the braids will make it inconvenient whether working or fighting.
Dong Shuheng sat in the carriage and quietly observed everything.
Not everyone walks, there are some people riding horse-drawn carriages on the road. This kind of extended passenger carriage has only an awning on it and can seat more than a dozen people. It is estimated that the price should not be high. Some workers who live far away from home
I will ride in such a carriage.
The most eye-opening thing for Dong Shuheng was that there were actually people riding bicycles. These bicycles, which were shaped like 28 large bars in later generations, could seat two people on the back. The bicycles carrying three people moved quickly on the cement road, attracting people walking on both sides of the road.
Envy eyes.
These people are probably factory managers with relatively good conditions. A bicycle is not cheap in Huaihai Haijun's territory now.
Huai Haijun has registered a patent overseas for this improved bicycle, and it is one of Huai Hai Hai's few exported industrial products.
Dong Shuheng's motorcade drove directly to the factories of Shuyun and Shumei. Compared with the last time Dong Shuheng came here, the Yunmei embroidery factory has expanded a lot.
The twin sisters were able to make their business better and better. Although Dong Shuheng was helping behind them, it was also inseparable from their efforts. Of course, it was also inseparable from the good business situation in the Huaihai Haijun area.
"Brother, you're here!" Shumei ran over from a distance and shouted excitedly.
"Yeah, I haven't seen you for so long. Do you miss your brother?"
"Yes, I was wondering if my brother could take me with him next time he goes out."
"You don't know how bored I am with my sister every day." Shumei whispered in Dong Shuheng's ear. She also glanced at Shuyun.
Dong Shuheng smiled helplessly. The two sisters were obviously twins, but they looked like they were several years older.
"Okay, brother, I'll take you with me next time, okay?" Unable to bear the girl's entanglement, Dong Shuheng had no choice but to agree first.
In fact, Dong Shuheng loved his two sisters very much. He didn't have many relatives in the Qing Dynasty, and his only brother went to South America to start another business.
Therefore, Dong Shuheng cherished everyone around him very much. In order to protect these two sisters, not only did their factory have guards standing guard, but even the extremely rare internal guard Dong Shuheng assigned two to each of them.
"Shuyun, how is the factory lately? Are there any difficulties?"
Dong Shuheng knew that if he wanted to ask about serious matters, he had to ask his eldest sister. That girl Shumei was just hanging around her sister.
"The factory is doing well. Our number of female workers has doubled. In addition, we have reached cooperation agreements with some silk manufacturers to provide embroidery services for their exported silk products. This has greatly increased our business volume."
Shu Yun usually doesn't like to talk. Only when he talks to her about factory matters, she will talk like this.
"But brother, we want to cooperate with a machinery factory to see if they can invent an embroidery machine to complete some simple embroidery, so that we can increase our output. I feel that if we don't do this, by then
If someone else has invented it, we can't compete with others on price."
Dong Shuheng didn't expect that his sister could think so long-term. It's no wonder that Shuyun has been paying attention to this area. She knew that the cost of machine weaving was lower than that of artificial weaving.
Then it is easy to deduce that machine embroidery is more competitive than manual embroidery. It is just because of the complexity of embroidery itself that no one has tried it.
When everyone discovers the profits of this industry, it is inevitable that some people will think about it.
"You can just talk to them yourself about this. As long as there is demand, I think the factory will be willing to invest manpower in research and development." Dong Shuheng encouraged.
He hoped that his sister could handle some things on her own. If he did so, it would be like giving a political order and might affect the normal work of the factory.
"Yes, brother."
"Shu Yun, you and your sister are already 17 years old, right? Do you have anyone you like?" Dong Shuheng asked.
Bai had always asked Dong Shuheng to pay attention to his sister's marriage. The two girls were already sixteen or seventeen years old, and they had reached the age of marriage in this era.
However, Dong Shuheng has his own ideas. He does not want his sister to get married too early, at least until after the age of 18. In this era, many women cannot survive the first childbirth because they get married too early.
Moreover, Dong Shuheng allowed the two of them to find their other half by themselves instead of doing it themselves.
Many of Dong Shuheng's men are young and single, but Dong Shuheng is not prepared to use his sister to win over his men. On the one hand, it is because there is no need.
On the other hand, I only have two sisters, so no matter who I betrothed to, other people will have ideas.
"Brother, sister, you're not in a hurry." Shuyun lowered his head and said softly.
"Brother, you don't know. Now the sisters in the factory have organized a self-combing women's mutual aid group. They said they are not planning to get married. They will just work in the factory until they grow old." The quick-talking Shumei at the side was not shy and interjected.
"Self-combing girl?" Dong Shuheng frowned and muttered to himself.
This is not what he wants. He also wants these young men and women to have more children so that they can immigrate to the world and occupy territory?