Chapter 114 The Future of International Students

Jin Denggan's provocation and threat did not make Hu Chuyuan angry. Hu Chuyuan was very calm. He knew that behind this matter was not only Hurd, but also the conspiracy and planning of some British political axes.

He.

I don't care!

When Jin Deng said all this, Hu Chuyuan got up coldly and said, "Well, I know what you and Mr. Hurd mean. I'm very busy, so I won't see you off in person."

Jin Denggan was a little surprised.

He is very strange, and he doesn't believe it... Hu Chuyuan has no conditions to refuse him. This man has never had anything to do with the most powerful political axe of the British Empire in the world. He should be full of fear and fear, right?

But he was not disappointed. He just sneered contemptuously and got up arrogantly to leave.

He knew that it would not be long before Hu Chuyuan would beg him like a bitch, begging for his action and assistance.

Hu Chuyuan didn't pay attention to this matter and this person. He continued to pack up and prepare to go to the United States.

On November 1, 1879, Hu Chuyuan officially departed for the United States. Because the average speed was only 13 knots, after a 12-day sea trip, the Taichang arrived in Boston, the capital of Massachusetts.

Speaking of Boston, Hu Chuyuan thought of the very famous tea incident, which triggered the American reading war, and the origin of the matter was the East India Company.

Tea has a special significance for Boston, and the Russell and Wood families have also lived in this city.

At the same time, they are also one of the important sponsors of Yale University.

Wu Shuzhen is growing up here. The feeling of returning to her hometown is always very good. The ship is still more than ten miles away from the sea port. She can't wait to pull Hu Chuyuan to the deck and look at the outline of the city happily.

Compared with other American cities, Boston is beautiful, beautiful and full of historical heaviness. It is also the first stop for British immigrants and the Mayflower.

Unlike in the United Kingdom, many of Hu Chuyuan's itineraries in the United States have been closely arranged.

After the Wu family's reception dinner, Hu Chuyuan lived in the west manor of the Wu family garden under the arrangement of Wu Zhenbang, and met with several representatives of Rong Hong and young children in the United States here.

The beginning of the whole matter of young children studying in the United States was advocated by Rong Hong. The main supporter was Zeng Guofan. After Zeng Guofan's death, the matter was supported by Li Hongzhang and directly under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Studying Abroad and under the direct jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's national affairs.

Thirty of the first batch of young children in the United States set out for the United States in 1872.

There are a total of four batches of

, with a total of 120 people, with an average age of 12 years old. Except for the nine students who were repatriated for disdiscipline, the rest of them are still studying in the United States.

Hu Chuyuan got the specific information and list of these students through Xu Run and Rong Hong very early, including 7 Guangdong students who studied abroad at private expense and attached to the Bureau of Study Abroad. At present, a total of 50 people have been admitted to the university.

There are three representatives who came to see Hu Chuyuan this time, namely Ouyang Geng, Liang Dunyan and Lu Yongquan. They all studied in Fuzhou Ship Politics School. They were a few years older than other students. Because they had English skills and learned some foundation, they soon adapted to the local life and were admitted to Yale very early. University.

Among them, Ouyang Geng is the first child studying abroad to be admitted to a university, and it is still difficult to take the exam at Yale University.

At this time, Ouyang Geng was 19 years old, the same year as Hu Chuyuan, but the gap between them was too big.

They are all young people, and everyone seems to talk about it.

After inviting them to sit down, Hu Chuyuan asked them about their living conditions in the United States. In fact, he was quite envious of these people who could be admitted to Yale University.

After asking with the three people one after another, Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

It is true that many students have been admitted to college, but only a few of them are really studying engineering. The others are majoring in liberal arts. Ouyang Geng and Liang Dunyan studied law, and Lu Yongquan studied Latin literature.

Disappointed!!!

Hu Chuyuan did not show this mood and continued to chat with them.

Yale University's undergraduate education does not distinguish between specific majors. Except for medical schools and law schools, the rest only implement general education. After graduation, a bachelor's degree in arts and science will be awarded, and various professional colleges will be opened in the research institute.

Ouyang Geng and Liang Dunyan studied in law school, while Lu Yongquan studied in social studies.

There is no doubt that they are very satisfied with the life and study in the United States. The only thing they are not satisfied with is Wu Jiashan, the inspector, that is, Wu Zideng, who is known for his conservatism. It is this person who interrupted his career in the United States.

As far as Hu Chuyuan knows, Wu Jiashan is not a pure conservative. In fact, he was very supportive of studying abroad at first and a supporter of the Westernization Movement. He is famous for his prolency in Western mathematics and is a good acquainted with Li Shanlan and Hua Weifang.

Such a person's decision to stop studying abroad obviously has his own judgment, rather than blindly opposing studying abroad.

What does Hu Chuyuan say?

He can only say that flies don't stare at seamless eggs, and things always have two sides. In this era, it is impossible to ask Wu Jiashan to give up his personal principles.

There are some things in Baidu that I really can't believe.

It is wrong to judge today's affairs with the political ideas of 130 years later. Looking at these international students from the perspective of the Qing people of this era, they do have many unacceptable problems.

Of course, Hu Chuyuan is acceptable.

He and Ouyang Geng chatted until late at night and had a first-hand understanding of their situation. They were even more clear about the conflict between them and Wu Jiashan.

To be honest, at this moment, he didn't think that Wu Jiashan was wrong. If any official in the Qing Dynasty came over, this situation would inevitably happen.

Wu Jiashan, he is some kind of limit.

If it's someone else, I really can't stand it for so long.

After sending Ouyang Geng and the other people out of his apartment, Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

He silently sighed that things in this era are really difficult to deal with.

Change?

It's useless to change people. It doesn't need to judge the "advanced political morality of GCD" 130 years later. Wu Jiashan is really very good!

Hu Chuyuan couldn't help feeling speechless for a while.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Rong Hong was a little strange. He took the initiative to ask, "Mr. Hu, what do you think now?"

Hu Chuyuan thought for a while and said, "I will try my best to communicate with Lord Wu and Lord Chen, but I think it is you and these students who should give in."

"This?" Rong Hong was speechless, which was beyond his expectation.

Hu Chuyuan said, "Dr. Rong, you can't use your own ideas to ask others, especially Qing court officials such as Wu Jiashan and Chen Lanbin. With all due respect, as far as I know, these two officials are already the most open people in the Qing court. If you offend them and don't even support them, I think the court's interruption of studying abroad will be in two or three years.

After all, Rong Hong is also a person with status. He is a little unable to bear such direct criticism. He asked angrily, "So, all the faults are because of me?"

Hu Chuyuan said, "The Chinese say that if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan. I think you are a little too impatient. Changing China is not an overnight thing. You are totally counting on 120 students to change China, which is even more impossible. They are just children, just students and young people. If you and Wu Jiashan, as elders, can't reasonably restrain them, just let them develop freely according to their own preferences and blindly enjoy the American liberal trend, I'm afraid the result will be very pathetic!"

Rong Hong was even more angry and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Hu Chuyuan was not angry and said, "Step by step, why do those who have no power talk about power, and why do those who have no power talk about change?" First of all, find a way to make these international students become meritorious ministers of the Qing court. You can find a way to let a few responsible students organize a self-love meeting, self-love, self-help, self-improvement, learn for China, and learn for 40,000 compatriots, not just for themselves. Both sides started, they were self-disciplined, and I tried to ease the conflict. Both sides took a step back and gave priority to ensuring that they could finish college in the United States.

After listening to this, Rong Hong was silent for a moment before saying, "Since they came to the United States to study, they should give them enough freedom and give them the opportunity and space to understand the real Western ideas under the premise that they can work for the country. I think this is the only way to change China!"

Hu Chuyuan can't laugh or cry.

He has to say that Rong Hong is afraid that he has a higher responsibility in this matter, but Rong Hong is not wrong.

After thinking about it, he could only say: "In the case that the Qing court controls everything in China, your idea is too risky. With all due respect, if they are eventually collectively recruited back to China and received a cold treatment by the court, and resolutely do not use them as officials, are you saving the country at that time, or destroying the future of 120 young people and destroying all the hopes of China's industrial revolution?

"You...?"

Rong Hong was so angry that he couldn't speak, but he knew that the person who spoke to him was Hu Chuyuan after all, a genius that he admired, and a person who really could change China, not a traditional official like Chen Lanbin and Wu Jiashan.

He also thought about it for a long time and said, "Mr. Hu, what you said is a little too heavy."

Hu Chuyuan said, "Doctor, good intentions may not be able to do good things. The first thing we need to do is to ensure the future of these people, to ensure that the Bureau of Study Abroad can continue to operate, and everything should be discussed in the long run. Let's protect the country from foreign aggression first. If we can't even do this, even if decades later, we will eventually change China, and the China we will get will be dilapidated, poor, starving to death, and tens of millions of people killed in battle.

Rong Hong couldn't help but be silent for a long time, and then asked, "Do you think so?"

Hu Chuyuan nodded firmly and said, "Yes, please do this kind of thing as thinking to save the country quietly, do it secretly, and do it slowly. If you are too flamboyant, you will inevitably fail, because your arms will never twist your thighs. Even if it is twisted, it is not that the arm is very strong, but the thigh is very weak. The fact is that... The thigh is still very strong now. Why should we rush to achieve it at this time?

Rong Hong was even more speechless. For a while, it was difficult for him to accept Hu Chuyuan's idea.

In fact, he is the kind of person who knows what he can't do and fantasizes about some special miracle.

Hu Chuyuan was also aware of this. He thought about it carefully, and then sighed with Rong Hong, "I think the burden on you is very heavy. Therefore, you should also be particularly careful. Of course, it's really irreparable, so let's rely on our funds to support them to continue learning... This kind of thing, make two preparations!"

Rong Hong is more looking forward to the following words.

He would rather choose the latter.

(to be continued)