Chapter 297 To be tempting to read

"The way of college is in Mingde, in pro-people, and in the best. If you know it, then you will be sure. If you know it, you will be quiet. If you know it, you will be quiet. If you know it, you will be calm. If you know it, you will be calm. If you will be calm, you will be calm. If you will be calm, you will be calm. If you will be calm, you

Between the two red jujube trees in the inner courtyard, three men gathered together and whispered. A pot of rice wine was placed on the small table. The sound of reading kept coming from the private classroom next to them, which made them nod repeatedly.

"Brother Jingzhen is still elegant. He closes the door and doesn't ask about things outside the window. He is really a lot of merit by teaching and educating people." A man smiled at Yang Jingzhen, who was sitting in the middle, pricked up his ears for a while, and then nodded repeatedly.

"The style of things, knowledge, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, family, governance, and peace of the world. It is a university that tolerates the world. Unfortunately, now foreigners are in charge, and the court is constantly fighting for Taiwan's autonomy. This ancient motto of governing the country and peace is all gone!" Another old gentleman with white temples sighed.

"Brother Pang, you and I'm just a teacher. It's your responsibility to educate people. Why do you care about those nosy?" Yang Jingzhen smiled and said, "What's more, Master Li is in charge of the Northeast now, and it's enough for us to keep the pure land in our hearts."

"That's right, but why do we teach people? Isn't it to educate people and become an official for the country? Brother Pang, with white temples, seemed to have a spleen and said excitedly, "But look at what the world has become like now. I heard that the Revolutionary Party has been raised in the south again, and even Li Zhongtang, who had rested, came out of the mountain again and was sent by the old Buddha to calm down the chaos.

"What the matter." The first man to speak picked up his glass and took a sip: "No matter how chaotic the south is, it can't be chaotic here. Although Master Li's plan to seize the three provinces is unjust, at least the management is only organized. It neither makes trouble to the people nor increases taxes. On the contrary, it has cleared up the bandits in the countryside. Now he has built a railway and built so many factories, and It is also a great merit to recruit those poor people into the factory and ensure that they have three meals a day.

"Yes, it's a good thing to build a factory and build a railway, but didn't you find out, He Xiandi? After those mud legs turned into that worker, they were extremely public. Do they rely on these people who can't read to govern the country in the future? Brother Pang said angrily, as if he didn't like the new working class that had just emerged.

"Ha ha, it's not enough to rely on them to govern the country, but it's a fallacy that Brother Pang doesn't know the big character." The man surnamed He smiled and said, "Do you know that Master Li ordered people to recruit craftsmen between the ages of 16 and 35, and they need to carry out three months of training before they want to enter the field. During this period, in addition to learning skills, they must also take a class called cultural class. After March, they do not Those who are qualified can't be recruited."

"Culture class?" When Yang Jingzhen heard of this new word for the first time, he couldn't help but be curious and asked, "That culture class teaches people to read?"

The man surnamed He nodded: "Brother Yang guessed it well. That kind of cultural class happened to be seen by the fool's brother once. It's simple, clear and not profound. The word cavity is round, starting from sketching to distinguishing words, it's really the same." I heard from them that they must learn 2,000 words in three months. In the end, after the assessment, if the answer is more than 30% wrong, they can only continue to read, otherwise they can't enter the factory. The man surnamed He said himself, but his face was also a little surprised. He continued, "Although I haven't finished reading it myself for three months, it happens that there are several children next door who want to enter the factory. At this moment, they are all in it. They are memorizing words every day, and the effect looks good."

"However, in the previous days of the assessment, two kids failed, but they still pestered me and asked me to teach them how to read as soon as possible anyway, and sent me a few chickens." The man surnamed He smiled and said, "Look, the wild boy who used to take a detour when he saw me and had a headache when he saw the book now begged me instead, hehe."

"Brother Xian, aren't you taking us as a pastime? Is there such a thing in the world?" Brother Pang didn't believe it. He picked up the small wine cup and shook his head.

The man surnamed He laughed and said, "It's normal for Brother Pang not to believe it. I didn't believe it, but I didn't know the reason until later."

"Oh, what's the reason? Say it quickly." Brother Pang couldn't help but be attracted and got a little closer.

"li!"

"li?" Yang Jingzhen and Brother Pang looked at each other and shook their heads.

The appearance of the two people was unknown, which caused a burst of laughter from the man surnamed He. After a sip of wine, he said, "Although the two brothers are idle, they don't know the market. Do you know how much money those factories pay for recruiting people a month?"

"How much can it be? One or two taels of silver is up to the sky."

As soon as Brother Pang finished speaking, the man surnamed He quickly shook his finger and smiled, "Brother Pang guessed wrong. Let me tell you that we don't talk about the private factory, but as long as it is from the Pacific Army, the worst is to give three taels of silver per month. It is said that the best one must be seven taels a month!"

"seven taels!" Not to mention Brother Pang, even Yang Jingzhen was shocked by his chin. Among other things, before the Pacific Army came, the sale of children often happened. Although it is banned now, the price will not change. At that time, a good little maid was only thirty or fifty taels of silver. If you want, buy a three or four-year-old girl to raise it by yourself. It won't exceed twenty taels at most!

But what about now? Give seven taels in January! God, even if it's three taels, it's enough to buy a maid in a year!

Yang Jingzhen took a breath. He finally understood the meaning of the word Li. Even if he could enter the factory with a minimum of three taels of silver, as a family of five, as long as one person can enter, it is enough for the whole family to chew grain well. If two people enter, they will live a good life.

No wonder those wild kids have changed their surnames to learn to read!

"Inducing people to read and read!"

Yang Jingzhen smiled bitterly, sat down slowly, and sighed: "It's ridiculous that I, Yang Jingzhen, think I have a lot of knowledge, but I have never seen this kind of tempting way to read and read, such a young master Li! I can't see through it, I can't see through it!"

"It's more than that. It is said that the workers who enter the factory do five hours a day and a six-day rest according to the foreign calendar. There is also one day to learn to read. The most strict ones are those soldiers who joined the army. There is a cultural and political class every two days. I heard that those textbooks were compiled by Master Li himself, and And if soldiers are quite officers in the future, they must pass the cultural course. Otherwise, they will not want to go further in this life.

"Is there such a thing?" Brother Pang also frowned, but after a moment, he shook his head again: "Even if he can teach those mud legs and soldiers to know a few words, it is a path after all. After studying hard for many years, we are still in a bad situation. How much can we learn with months of rough learning?"

Yang Jingzhen also nodded: "Brother Pang also has a reason. After all, this is a path. If you want to enlighten the people's wisdom, you must start from the doll. This is the right way."

"There is also the right way." The man surnamed He was slightly drunk and patted his thighs and immediately said, "I said, two brothers, you should really go out for a walk. Now Master Li has begun to implement a method called stage education, dividing reading into three grades, just like what I refer to. Middle school and universities are similar. I heard that school buildings are being built in various places at this moment, and I am preparing to finish it. It will be spread out after the Spring Festival, and I also heard that Master Li is also going to use the reward and punishment system. If all families have school-age children, if they are not sent to new school, they will be sentenced to hard labor or fined!"

"labor service? " Fine!"

"Yes, if you don't send your child for a day, you will be fined one day of labor, or pay a penny, and so on. If you don't send it for a year, then you will never have a foothold in the northeast!"

"labor! " Fine!"

"Nonsense, what nonsense!" When Brother Pang heard this, he was immediately angry and scolded angrily, "We are all scholars. The way of learning is voluntary. If we are forced, we can't do it. If we don't learn, we have to work hard labor and pay a fine. This is really too domineering. How can those poor children afford to pay tuition? Do we have to sell their children, or far away? Are you leaving your hometown??!"

"Brother Pang, Brother Pang! Don't be impatient. Just listen to me. Seeing that Brother Pang was so excited, his words were so urgent that he couldn't get a word in. The man surnamed He smiled bitterly and waited until he finished speaking, he continued: "They are free of Mengxue and middle school. As long as students bring their own lunch, only the university needs to pay, but it is also halved. If the poor can pass the two levels of Mengxue and middle school, Tuition is also free of charge!"

"What!"

Not to mention Brother Pang, who has a big spleen, even Yang Jingzhen can't help but stare at the tuition fee free? How much does it cost?

Although the three northeastern provinces are vast and sparsely populated, in the past two years, no less than millions of people have come from Shandong, Shanxi and other places. Even if they are not counted as the hard labors in the three provinces, the population is nearly 10 million. Among them, the school-appropriate students are almost 700,000 or 800,000, which is such a huge base. Even if it is only Mongolian studies and middle schools, even those teachers do not charge money. In addition, it takes at least tens of millions of silver to fill in it every year!

Besides, it will take at least seven or eight years from Meng to middle school, that is, the consumption of hundreds of millions of taels of silver. Is that young master Li has a lot of money?! And where did he recruit so many teachers?

The man surnamed He seemed to be speechless. He picked up his glass and said, "Don't believe it. One of my brothers, who was doing paperwork in the government office, is now working as a servant in Fengtian's new government office. He has seen the official letter with his own eyes, and according to him, the school buildings have been built now. There are many more. Lu Yuan's students can still live in the school, and Master Li specially invited thousands of teachers from the south. It is said that many of them have drunk foreign ink!

Also, I heard from my brother that Master Li paid for himself to build four foreign universities in Jinzhou, Fengtian, Changchun and Heilongjiang. At present, the school buildings have started, and he is going to invite foreigners to start classes. I heard that he has begun to recruit people in Citigroup and Great Britain now!"

Every year, tens of millions of subsidies are forced to force school-age students to go to Mongolia, go to secondary school, and pay for themselves to build a Western University and hire foreigners to teach. It's really not easy for Master Li to write!

Just as the three of them were shocked by this series of news, there was a crisp knock on the door outside the courtyard. Before the three of them got up, the old family had already hurried to Yang Jingzhen and hurriedly said, "Sir, outside..., there is a military man looking for it outside."

Sarmy!

Yang Jingzhen's face suddenly changed. Since Master Li occupied the three northeastern provinces, he has been teaching and educating people at home. He didn't ask about things outside at all. How could he recruit the military master?!

Even the drunken man surnamed He was so scared to wake up. I don't know what happened. Fortunately, Yang Jingzhen was also a famous teacher in Haicheng. He was calm. He quickly comforted his family and greeted him in person. The two friends were afraid that something would happen to him, so they hurriedly followed him.

As soon as the three of them were discharged from the hospital, they saw a young man in a thick blue uniform and neat standing in the middle of the front yard. He was smiling and looking around, followed by a soldier with two short guns on his waist. Yang Jingzhen quickly arched his hand and said, "This squire, I don't know you..."

"Teacher, you don't know me?"

"Teacher!"

The three of them were suddenly shocked, especially Yang Jingzhen, who stared at each other. Looking at the young man, although they also felt a little familiar, the other party should belong to a high-ranking figure in the middle of the army at a glance. Otherwise, there would be no special guard protection, so they still did not dare to recognize each other.

"Haha... It turns out that the teacher really doesn't know me. I'm Zhang Zuolin! Do you remember? At the beginning, it was you who sheltered me and taught me to read and break the text. If it hadn't been for your kindness of reinventing, I wouldn't have said it now.

As soon as Zhang Zuolin finished his words, the impression of the depressed student suddenly jumped out of Yang Jingzhen's mind. Even a person like him couldn't help looking at the students excitedly and said in surprise, "Yuting, you are..."

"Teacher, Zuo Lin didn't humiliate you. Now I'm a colonel in the New Chinese Army."

"Xinhua Army? What kind of army is that? Is it possible that after the three of them sat all afternoon, the sky in the northeast changed again?

Seeing the three people's eyebrows locked, Zhang Zuolin found that he had made a mistake and quickly explained, "Ha ha, it's all my fault. I didn't make it clear. The name of the New China Army has just been determined. In fact, it is the Pacific Army in your mouth."

"So..., Pacific Army!"

Now, let alone Yang Jingzhen, even the few people next to him opened their eyes and opened their mouths. They couldn't speak. Seeing this, Zhang Zuolin smiled and said, "Sir, won't you let me go in and sit down?"

"Oh, yes, yes, yes, come on, Uncle Zhang, go to the wine, and then chop some meat. Today, our master and apprentice will not be drunk!" Yang Jingzhen, who was awakened, was immediately in a hurry. Seeing this, Zhang Zuolin quickly grabbed him and bowed to the teacher and students. At the same time, he said, "The teacher and I have the kindness of reinvention. How can the teacher spend money? Chen Bing, go and take down the gifts and drinks brought by the car."

"Oh, by the way, the gifts of the chief of staff and the young master are also in it, so be careful not to break them." Zhang Zuolin did not forget to say a word, but the person who didn't want to listen to it was intentional. This word seemed to explode in Yang Jingzhen's ears.

The young master gave himself a gift?!

Now in the three northeastern provinces, he can still be called a young master by an officer like Zhang Zuolin. Is there a second in the world?! God, what has my student experienced in the past few years? How big is the army colonel's staff officer? And looking at this tone, it seems that I often see Master Li. What's going on?

Yang Jingzhen finally couldn't hold it. In addition, Zhang Zuolin was his own student. He quickly took his hand and asked, "Yuting, how did Master Li know me? And what are you doing today?

Knowing that Yang Jingzhen would be suspicious, Zhang Zuolin hurriedly smiled and said, "Teacher, don't panic. Today, the students really came to visit you specially. They were only seen by the young master when they went out, so they personally picked out some gifts for me to bring to you. In addition, he asked me to ask you if you would like to go out of the mountain to help."

"Help out of the mountain? What to help? I can't carry a gun on my shoulder, and I can't lift a knife..."

"Teacher, how can you do such a thing?" Zhang Zuolin couldn't laugh or cry. It seemed that the teacher was really scared and confused because of his sudden appearance, and became an officer. He hurriedly said, "My young master wants to ask you and the two gentlemen to help contact the teachers from all over the world, and help him popularize basic education and build new learning!"

"Popularize basic education and build new learning?"

This sentence makes the three of them look at each other in front of each other. What's the day today? I didn't see the magpie call the door in the morning!

(to be continued)