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Chapter 354 A century-old plan, education is the foundation

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    As the Northeast became richer, Zhang Hanqing began to propose a seemingly ambitious plan: education.

    His plan is to establish a more complete education system: the governments of the three northeastern provinces will introduce five-year compulsory education, and each township must have at least one primary school.  At the same time, due to limited financial capacity, the number of academic years in ordinary universities and middle schools has been shortened, vocational skills schools have been widely established to train relevant vocational skills personnel; the focus is on preparations for the construction of more than 10 colleges and universities such as Northeastern University, Jilin University, and Harbin Institute of Technology, and  Expand the scale of Northeast Normal University.  In order to illustrate the continuity and difficulty of talent training, Zhang Hanqing also put forward the slogan "It takes ten years to cultivate trees, and a hundred years to cultivate people", which became a famous saying in the history of education in the twentieth century.

    For the people in Fengtian who are used to seeing his endless fresh ideas, this is nothing more than another unexpected move by the young marshal.  But for the senior officials of the Fengtian clique, especially the military, who hold heavy troops, it is still like a whirlwind.

    Because if more funding is invested in education, the intensity spent on the military will inevitably pale in comparison.  Many military commanders thought it would be better to take this opportunity to raise more troops so that they could freely express their voices.  After all, education is a long-term process with slow results, which is far less meaningful than using these funds to buy guns.

    We can't blame them for their poor vision, but for being limited by their thinking. They simply don't believe in the so-called "power of knowledge" and don't believe that incomprehensible mathematics and physics can be transformed into the guns and cannons they desperately need, even better than guns and cannons.  All much more powerful.  What they believe is that with the army, everything is possible.

    Zhang Jinghui said to Zhang Zuolin: "I don't agree with the idea of ????the marshal. The marshal's education cannot be said to be wrong, but it is wrong at this time. Many of our troops don't even have decent cannons. How can they continue to do so?"  Fight! My opinion is, if you want to build a university, just build some. After all, ordnance is needed. But forget about compulsory education? There is no reason to go to school for free! "

    But Zhang Hanqing firmly said no.

    From the history textbooks of previous lives, we know that from now until the end of the 1920s, China will have the greatest opportunity to develop.  During this period, the entire world was generally war-weary, and the international peaceful atmosphere was extremely conducive to China.  One less armed division will not have a major impact on the strength of the Fengcian faction, but investing in education can create a steady stream of potential for the great development of Northeast China.  And through his efforts, the current Fengxian is much stronger than in the official history.

    Since history entered modern times, there has been no modern industrial power that did not make its fortune through education.  The literary revolution in Europe put the people of other countries on the fast track of development. Japan, just across the corner, became the first-class country in Asia because of the universalization of compulsory education.

    Given China¡¯s current national conditions, it is inherently difficult for people to use limited money to send their children to school.  Reading has always been the exclusive preserve of the gentry in ancient times. A limited number of noble people from poor families cannot improve the overall quality of all citizens.

    Zhang Hanqing firmly believed that knowledge can change destiny, and also recognized the later Taizong¡¯s assertion that science and technology are the primary productive forces.  If we want to rejuvenate the country with science and technology, without a large number of citizens who have received basic education, it will be difficult to occupy a place in this world of the jungle.  The reason why China can become a manufacturing power in later generations is the contribution of generations of well-educated people (at least high school students), who support the sky of the Chinese Dream.

    After traveling through time, Zhang Hanqing boldly recruited student soldiers in the Guard Brigade (Division) and trained a large number of student officers, which greatly changed the atmosphere of the army.  Different from the temptation, deception, and forced conscription of "serving as soldiers and eating royal food" in other armies, the student officers of the Guards Division and the First Division all actively joined for the ideal of a strong China. This motivation determines the degree of hardship they endure in the army.  , ideals of leading troops and loyalty, these are slowly but surely transformed into combat effectiveness.  After passing the actual test of suppressing bandits, they handed over perfect answers, which even surprised Zhang Zuolin.

    And the "cultural" people Zhang Hanqing recruited were no less useful than those brought to him by the army.  Wang Yongjiang, Liu Shangqing, Mo Dehui, Wang Shuhan, Wu Jiaxiang, Zhang Huilin, Zhu Guangmu, Han Shuxiu were all appointed by Zhang Hanqing or personally discovered; Yang Wenkai, Yu Aozhou, Xue Guangsen were all his pillars based in the Northeast to counter the situation within the pass.

    So when Zhang Hanqing talked to him about the need to build universities and technical colleges to reserve a large number of talents for the development of Northeast China, the father and son agreed.  In fact, when it comes to the role of knowledge, the eldest brother Zhang Zuolin is not too conciliatory in his understanding of Zhang Hanqing, but is more radical.

    Two years ago, Zhang Zuolin was only the commander of the small 27th Division in Fengtian City. He wrote a letter to the then President Yuan Shikai, pointing out the various shortcomings in Fengtian education, proposing rectification measures, and suggesting strengthening the management of the school.  when it is,??On October 28, 1916, the mayors of all provinces were ordered to reiterate the provincial order, strictly instructing the county governors to increase education funding, requiring each county's annual education funding to account for 40% of the county's total annual expenditure, and this was  The standards are one of the components of the performance test for each county governor.  Two years later, in December, he once again reiterated this ratio, saying that "in the future, if the county governors still do not implement the implementation, they will be deemed to have abolished academic affairs and will be punished accordingly according to the local regulations on establishing schools and passing examinations."

    In fact, he is not the only person who understands.  Xie Yinchang, a celebrity in Fengtian education circles, strongly agreed with Zhang Hanqing's request.  He has been engaged in education in Fengcheng for many years and won the trust of Zhang Zuolin. He was appointed as the first director of education of Feng Province.  He has said many times: "In order to make the Northeast prosperous and strong and not invaded by outsiders, it is a top priority to establish universities to cultivate talents in all fields." Now that the financial situation has improved slightly, he hastened to agree.

    In order to cultivate more talents, the cultivation of normal students is a top priority.  On December 1, 1918, Fengtian National Higher Normal School was officially established.  At the opening ceremony, Shi Jichang, director of the Fengtian Government Affairs Department, went to read Zhang Zuolin¡¯s congratulatory message.

    ??To this day, students in normal colleges are free of tuition and receive monthly subsidies.  But few people know that as early as Zhang Zuolin's period, Fengtian Normal School had waived tuition fees and provided food expenses. All these expenses were paid by the Fengtian Provincial Government.  People often say, "There is no such thing as a free lunch." However, Fengtian Normal School not only provides three free meals, but the standard is also not low.  For example, at Fengtian Provincial No. 1 Normal School, students¡¯ breakfast consists of rice porridge and pickles; for lunch, rice, four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetarian dishes; for dinner, four dishes and one soup, all are vegetarian dishes.  On Saturday lunch, the food was improved, including Tan Pork, Mushu Pork, Roasted Yellow Croaker, Braised Sea Cucumber, etc.  There are also other schools such as Fengtian Higher Normal School, where the food is also very rich.

    Most of the generals in the Fengjun army were grassroots bandits who had experienced life and death together with Zhang Zuolin. It was easy to fight, but difficult to study. How did they know Zhang Zuolin's ambition?  Youdao is about conquering the world and governing the country through martial arts. In Zhang Zuolin's view, he didn't have many capable civil servants under his command, and he would be nothing more than a grass-headed king throughout his life.

    As a great warlord who conquered the world by force, it is really impressive that he can allocate a large amount of money from the money to buy guns for education.  Although Zhang Hanqing contributed the most, Zhang Zuolin still understood some of the relationship between education and the national economy and people's livelihood. This may be one of the reasons why Fengjun became stronger under his leadership.

    In fact, the reason why Zhang Hanqing proposed this idea still has an economic basis.  Relying on the sale of surplus grain and the integration of various funds, the Feng clan completed primitive industrial accumulation.  In addition, the economic foundation of the Northeast is indeed the best in the country, with a vast territory and rich mineral resources. Before, it was like sitting on a golden mountain and doing nothing. Now, once it breaks out, it will become an amazing force.

    ¡°And Zhang Hanqing knows very well that from now until a long time into the future, the general trend of the entire world will be towards peace.  As the First World War came to an end, the European and American powers, which had recovered from their fatigue, re-intensified their attention to China, posing considerable challenges to Japan's ambition to monopolize China.  This is the reason why he dares to invest large sums of money into industrialization and education, which are slow to produce results. Although there are also bullying and insults, it at least buys him time, right?

    The most lacking thing now is time.  Ancient China is gradually rejuvenating in the Northeast, and it is happening subtly but actually.  At the beginning of 1919, the Fengtian government's fiscal surplus reached 150 million (silver) dollars, achieving an unprecedented good year.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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