The twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month, the south gate of Beijing.
Li Zhen took soldiers from a brigade under Liu Jintang's command, plus Lu Shaochuan, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng, as well as dozens of businessmen who followed Li Zhen south, and several family members, and rushed to Nanjing together. It was a mighty journey. Dang, because there are many people, and the people are mixed, it is quite lively. The businessmen are all smart people, swirling around Wang Chi, trying to have a good relationship with Wang Chi. After all, having a good relationship with Wang Chi is indirectly equivalent to having a good relationship with Wang Chi. Li Zhen has a good relationship.
In addition, Li Xiaotong, Gu Lina, Alice and others are a group.
At the same time, Lu Shaochuan, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and Liu Jintang were another group of people.
These groups do not interfere and brag and fart with their own people.
From Beijing to Nanjing, we walked all the way south and arrived in Nanjing in early March. After all, there were many people on this journey, including businessmen and family members, which delayed a lot of time. After arriving in Nanjing, Li Zhenchuan issued an order to stay in Nanjing. One day after continuing southward, the merchants temporarily stopped to rest, and Li Xiaotong, Gu Lina and others also settled in the city.
At the military camp, Li Zhen summoned Nanjing officials.
The leading official appeared in Li Zhen's sight, and Li Zhen was quite surprised.
The person who came was a man he knew well, named Zhang Zhiping.
Li Zhen had an impression of this person. Zhang Zhiping was Zhang Zhidong's cousin. In the past, Yi launched a rebellion in Beijing and usurped the throne. Zhang Zhiping and Li Zhen went south together to protect the little emperor when they arrived in Nanjing. After that, Zhang Zhiping He served as an official in the army and was under the jurisdiction of Huang Shihai. After Huang Shihai led his army to leave Nanjing, Zhang Zhiping was ordered to stay and garrison Nanjing.
Li Zhen said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet my old friend Zhang Zhiping here. How have you been these past few years?"
Zhang Zhiping said: "Thank you very much for your concern, President. In the past few years, I have been an officer in the military and studied with Commander Huang. I have learned a lot. Now, I am in charge of Nanjing and I am studying hard. I will definitely live up to the cultivation of the President."
"Okay, good one is still learning."
Li Zhen said: "Learning is a good thing and deserves encouragement."
After a pause, Li Zhen said: "Nanjing, as a key area in the country, is a place with a lot of foreigners, is relatively open, and is relatively prosperous. You should have received the document issued by Premier Zeng about the construction of new schools. "
"Got it."
Zhang Zhiping nodded and answered immediately.
Li Zhen asked with interest: "How is the situation?"
Zhang Zhiping replied: "When the order was issued, the response was very enthusiastic, and many people participated. Businessmen, big and small, in Nanjing City all asked their family disciples to participate. However, there are advantages and disadvantages. Countless scholars who have studied Eight-legged essay have spoken out. They opposed it and tried every means to stop the opening of the new school. However, this move angered the businessmen in Nanjing City. These businessmen united and immediately suppressed the opponents. Now, the school has begun to operate normally."
"Profit driven."
Li Zhen smiled, having already guessed the result.
When a businessman sees an opportunity to become an official, he will definitely let the children of the family participate. Once someone touches the interests of these businessmen, the businessmen will definitely rise up to resist. Li Zhen's purpose of letting the businessmen participate is to use the power of the businessmen to suppress the opposition. , justifiably continued to open schools, and finally subtly changed the school's education methods, gradually reversing the deep-rooted power of the Eight-part Part Essay.
Li Zhen became interested and said, "Let's go, take me to the school."
Zhang Zhiping immediately agreed, and he and Li Zhen left the military camp and headed towards the school.
The new school in Nanjing is called Nanjing University Hall. It is located in the south of the city, with mountains and water at its back. It is a clean place.
When Li Zhen arrived, students in the school were still in class.
The students are not very old, but there is a minimum age, which is at least sixteen years old. They come to the school to study with the support of their families, and the students who come to study know that good study will lead to official positions in the future. So no matter what they do, they are very serious. They not only carry the hope of their family, but also their personal future.
After Li Zhen and Zhang Zhiping entered, they arrived outside a classroom without disturbing anyone at the school.
Li Zhen stopped to watch, his eyes falling on the teacher in the classroom.
In the classroom, a foreigner is teaching.
This foreigner's Chinese was not very good, but at least he could be understood. He turned his back to the blackboard, glanced at the students in the classroom, pointed to a microscope on the podium, and said loudly: "Students, In today's lesson, I will let you see a magical and weird world, and let you understand pictures you have never seen before. What I put on the podium is a microscope. Through the eyepiece, you can see countless things. Small cells are very novel and worth seeing. I will demonstrate them once and then you can come up."
After finishing speaking, the foreign teacher demonstrated again.
After he stood up, he found Li Zhen and Zhang Zhiping watching outside, but he just smiled slightly and ignored them.
Parents often come to the school, and teachers have become accustomed to it.
"Teacher, I'll come."
A student stood up on his own initiative and strode forward.
He stood on the podium, looking confident and calm. Immediately, the student followed the foreign teacher's instructions, put his eyes close to the eyepiece, and stared at the eyepiece. In an instant, the student's eyes widened, his face changed drastically, and he took a step back in fright. As soon as he softened, he sat down on the ground with a panicked expression on his face and said: "Worship, witchcraft, this, this... this is witchcraft."
The foreign teacher shook his head and said: "You have never been exposed to it, so you are not used to it. In fact, this is a very normal scene."
He asked the students to go down and asked, "Who is still willing to come up?"
With the first student's confusion, the interest of the following students was aroused, and they came up one after another. When they saw the magical picture under the microscope, some were panicked, some felt magical, and their expressions varied. same.
Li Zhen stood outside for a while before turning around and leaving, going around the other classrooms.
After walking down, Li Zhen had only one feeling.
The Chinese are too backward.
Simple new knowledge astounds students.
Li Zhen looked at Zhang Zhiping and said with a serious expression: "Zhang Zhiping, you have also seen the situation of the students. They are embarrassed and embarrassed. Our students only know the Four Books, Five Classics and Eight-Part Essay, which is far from foreign academics. I hope that students can see more of the outside world and broaden their horizons during their studies. This is the purpose of running a school."
Zhang Zhiping nodded and said: "President, don't worry, I will do my best."
Li Zhen lost interest in staying and quietly left the Nanjing University Hall with Zhang Zhiping and returned to the military camp. Then, Li Zhen made preparations to take the train south tomorrow.
ps: Third update; call it a day, see you at midnight.
