Chapter 262 The Anxter and National Education Plan of the Far East

The Far East War has entered an unprecedented state of anxiety.

The Japanese army's attack on the Ahu Feiling defense line of North Korea, the Russian-French coalition's attack on the Changchun defense line, the Russian-French coalition and the Central Asian forces's attack on the Turpan defense line... almost all fell into a dilemma.

The AllIES can't fight. Although the Chinese army has an advantage in equipment, it is unable to launch a large-scale counterattack due to the lack of sufficient troops.

The Organization of the Allies has gradually increased to five major countries: France, Russia, Japan, Spain and the Netherlands. Japan has organized a new Republic of Korea in the south of Korea, the Yeerqiang Khanate supported by Russia and France. In addition, there are also the Kingdom of Vietnam and the Ming Dynasty of Cambodia supported by France.

Under the suppression of Britain and Germany, Belgium temporarily withdrew from the Organization of the Allied Countries.

On the battlefield, for every 1.93 casualties of the Allies, the Chinese and South Asian coalition will lose 1 person, which is a very good data. However, in terms of the consumption speed of bullets and shells, the rate of the Chinese and South Asian coalition is also 2.3 times and 3.1 times faster than that of the Allies.

Money.

has become the last barrier for China.

The strength of the Allies is still increasing rapidly. Russia has mobilized 3.12 million troops, half of which are concentrated in the Far East battlefield. The army has increased to 1.45 million, the French army has also increased to 2.17 million, and 1.58 million people have been deployed in the Far East.

Spain and the Netherlands sent relatively few troops, mainly the navy and the army of less than 30,000 to 40,000 people.

The main problem of the Allied countries at present is that although the number of troops is surging, the main supply can only rely on Russia and the Far East Railways. In this regard, the problem is becoming more and more obvious and intensified.

The problem with the Chinese and South Asian coalition forces is that the number of reserve troops is too small. Although the number has increased to 2.3 million, the new troops are mainly militiamen and lack strict training.

With the increase of military strength, military expenditure has soared, but the average combat strength and combat quality have declined significantly, and even the traditional strategy of "army is a military academy" has become difficult to implement.

Both sides can no longer drag on, and the decisive battle will eventually come.

In fact, Hu Chuyuan has no extra troops in his hand. All troops have been raised to the front line to make up for the front-line allowance for the transition from the recruitment system to the service system, which is as high as 55 million yuan per month.

In addition to ammunition loss, medical expenses, casualty allowance, and equipment deployment, even if it is only supported by the current scale, the monthly military expenditure is about 100 million yuan.

Fortunately, the military expenditure of the Allies is higher, about 335 million yuan per month.

If it goes on like this, in another year, the economies of France, Russia and Japan will almost go bankrupt.

At the end of November, the northeast finally ushered in a large area of snowfall, and the war between the two sides began to come to a halt. Due to the lack of heavy artillery, it was very unwise to attack Changchun, and the Allies of the Far East were forced to stop the large-scale offensive.

This is good news for both sides.

For the China [***] team and the South Asian coalition, there is also a very special good news, that is, BASF's aspirin and aminobenzene sulfonamide have become secret drugs and have been used on a large scale in the coalition forces, especially the latter, which is used as an effective antibiotic for sepsis and other injuries. Inflammation of the mouth.

In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, the aflatoxin extracted from Huanglian and the aflatoxin are used as some auxiliary antibiotics on a larger scale. These drugs are mainly produced by Guangji Pharmaceutical and Jiuzhitang Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Fukang Company.

The use of basic drugs such as trauma drugs, white medicine, and blood cream is increasing.

Effectively protect the lives of soldiers, which is the main task of the Chinese [***] team now. Compared with the Allied Organization, China's expenditure on medical expenses is obviously several times more.

Of course, this has also greatly reduced the loss rate of Chinese soldiers.

Due to the lack of domestic doctor training, at present, China mainly hires field doctors from the United States and the United Kingdom, and openly organizes the Red Cross Society by the United Kingdom and the United States to set up large-scale field hospitals in important areas such as Changchun, Turpan and Pyongyang.

In the vast majority of countries, the Far East War is a war of aggression against China by the Allies. Hu Chuyuan constantly promotes this fact through official channels and a number of advertising and public relations companies, which also makes China indeed get more help from the international community.

The war continued anxiously, and no one had a good way out.

Either win or be defeated.

No one can choose.

Just like World War I and World War II, a truce is impossible. Only when both sides defeat their opponents and get enough returns and benefits can they maintain their own survival.

To put it bluntly, both sides will place their hopes on the large amount of war compensation they can get if they defeat their opponents.

December 7, 1901.

It began to snow heavily in Yanjing. The first snow this winter was so heavy that it was unexpected.

In the morning, accompanied by Li Cunyi, Hu Chuyuan walked forward with a thick black coat, a wide hat, an umbrella, and a thick snow.

This road is dedicated to him, and it seems very quiet all the way. Secret Service agents are secretly deployed around him, responsible for monitoring every move around him.

For the whole of China, Hu Chuyuan's personal safety is better than anything else.

No one can be more important than him.

As long as he is still alive and he still controls the country, all Chinese people firmly believe that victory will eventually belong to China.

This is the greatest benefit he can bring to this country... a unique confidence.

Walking on this bluestone paved road, Hu Chuyuan was very calm. Looking at the Prime Minister's office in front of him, Li Cunyi didn't wear much. Although he was already a 54-year-old gentleman, his body was stronger than Hu Chuyuan's.

Li Cunyi walked with his hands behind his back and accompanied Hu Chuyuan.

Halfway through, he sighed thoughtfully with Hu Chuyuan, "Your Excellency, this snow is really instantaneous. The climate in the northeast is cold. As long as it takes another month, it is basically impossible to organize a large-scale offensive."

Hu Chuyuan is also lingering.

He has been waiting for this cold air for several days!

He nodded and sighed, "Yes."

Li Cunyi asked, "Your Excellency, if we win this battle, what can we get from the Ally?"

"Well...dignity!"

Hu Chuyuan answered and added, "The dignity of a world power!"

"Ha ha!"

Li Cunyi smiled happily.

When she arrived at the office, Niu Shuxian had made a pot of Shifeng Longjing for Hu Chuyuan, and the office was also very clean. She often went in and out of Hu's house since she was a child and knew Hu Chuyuan's life very well.

Compared with Qiu Jin, who is tough, the young and lovely Mei Xin, 26-year-old Niu Shuxian is steady and careful. After graduating from Stanford University with her husband Liang Qichao, she went to Yale University to study law together.

In addition to the relationship between the Niu family, she stayed with Hu Chuyuan as a secretary. She has the key to the office and is usually responsible for sorting out the documents and files of the Prime Minister's office, and her desk is also outside Hu Chuyuan's office.

The Secretariat is definitely not an ordinary secretarial clerk's office center. Most of the people here are political axe officials between the third grade and the fifth grade, and the lowest is also a senior official with the same deputy seventh grade.

According to different positions and powers, they are roughly divided into more than a dozen groups, responsible for coordinating the information of various cabinet departments of the Prime Minister's Office, and reporting to Hu Chuyuan as soon as possible. According to needs, some people will also be temporarily assigned to the positions of special commissioners to inspect and audit various places.

Hu Chuyuan also has a special training for these people, giving them great freedom to submit new ideas and work plans by themselves.

Early in the morning, Cai Yuanpei and Liang Qichao jointly compiled a new national education plan and submitted it to Hu Chuyuan for review.

At this time, Cai Yuanpei was only 33 years old. He was a scholar in Guangxu for 18 years. He entered the doctoral college in 20 years. Later, with the support of Hu Chuyuan, he went to Stanford University to study social education and economics with his five-year-old Liang Qichao. After that, Cai Yuanpei went to the University of Berlin in Germany to study, and Liang Qichao went to study. University of Shandong.

The two are like-minded. In the years of studying in the United States and Germany, they have systematically investigated and summarized the education systems of both the United States and the United States. Before returning to China, they prepared a draft of national education.

In the half-month waiting for Yanjing to enter the Secretariat, the two discussed with each other and re-drafted a new National Education Plan.

In fact, this is also an important goal for Hu Chuyuan to send them to study abroad.

Hu Chuyuan still attaches great importance to the opinions of these two people. After reading all the plans very carefully, he read it again and thought about it in his heart.

This "National Education Plan" is divided into two parts. Liang Qichao mainly drafted the first part, that is, the part of quality education and compulsory education, and Cai Yuanpei drafted the latter part for domestic universities and vocational college education.

According to this plan, the 12-year compulsory education from primary school, middle school to public school will be implemented in China. In order to facilitate the transition of social consciousness, the private school enlightenment education system will still be retained, and the student status is equivalent to the six-year primary school curriculum.

In addition to public schools, secondary vocational and technical colleges such as vocational schools and technical schools are also retained, which are all within the scope of national compulsory education.

Higher education is mainly based on private universities. Each province only retains a few large-scale public universities, especially the public universities of normal, medical and higher vocational and technical colleges. Even for private universities, the state must have special financial support to provide a national scholarship program.

Overall, Cai Yuanpei highly recommends the importance of vocational and technical education in German education. China's future way out must be an industrial country, so China must also train a large number of technical and industrial talents.

He believes that university education should be based on comprehensiveness and freedom, while vocational and technical education should be based on expertise and practicality. From secondary vocational and technical schools to higher vocational and technical colleges, there must be a systematic education system.

After reading the National Education Plan prepared by the two, Hu Chuyuan was still very satisfied.

However, he did not immediately comment, but put aside the plan and asked Cai Yuanpei and Liang Qichao, "In the army, we have always advocated the policy and concept that the army is a military academy. What do you think about this?"

After listening to Hu Chuyuan's words, Cai Yuanpei immediately replied, "Our country's popularization education has not been doing well. There are only six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River and Shandong. Because of the year-round support of adults, the popular education of charity has been established more than a decade ago, but it does not involve everyone. The elimination rate of students is very high. In this way, the illiteracy rate in the army is too high. The army is a military academy, which is a very good idea. After three years of military service, it is equivalent to studying for three years, and it is much easier to go out for employment. As long as young people are educated, they are the backbone of the country!"

Hu Chuyuan said yes and asked Liang Qichao, "What do you think?"

Liang Qichao wanted to be smoother and said with a smile, "I think the idea that the army is a military academy can be adhered to for a long time, and it should be popularized. The factory is also an industrial technical school, and the enterprise is also a business school."

Hu Chuyuan continued to hum and said, "What I advocate is a spirit of eternal learning and a lifelong education plan. It doesn't mean that it's enough to read in school for more than ten years. We are now building China's modern education system and spirit, which will affect many years and far-reaching, so... We should pay more attention to this, establish the principles we should advocate from the beginning, and make the Chinese people a nation of eternal learning.

Cai Yuanpei then understood what he meant and immediately asked, "Your Excellency, do you mean the problem of on-the-job education?"

Hu Chuyuan nodded and said, "In addition to on-the-job education, there are also plans for self-study education, open education and lifelong education. As long as Chinese universities and public universities can apply for a listening certificate. If you are not a student of a school, as long as you have an equivalent high school degree, you can go to the class, or even apply for self-study education in the school. Through self-study examinations and tests, the school will issue a graduation certificate of self-study education.

Cai Yuanpei nodded slightly and said, "This is indeed a good way."

Hu Chuyuan continued: "I personally think that the number of public universities still needs to increase. In the long run, university education should also be semi-free, especially higher vocational and technical education. It must be done well. As an important foundation for national education, it will determine what kind of country we will become. "

Cai Yuanpei and Liang Qichao nodded silently.

Hu Chuyuan returned the "National Education Plan" to the two people and said, "Go back and think about it again. This one is too simple. You need to consider more. You might as well take the team to inspect Jiangnan, Huguang, Shanxi and Sichuan to see what level of education in China is. In addition, there should be a systematic plan for national education, vocational education, university education, self-study education and open education. They should be related to each other. For normal education and vocational education, we should be considered more carefully.

These words put a lot of pressure on Cai Yuanpei and Liang Qichao. They thought that their education plan would definitely inspire Hu Chuyuan a lot, but now they understand... They are far behind.

The two of them hurriedly left the office with the plan and continued to find a place to discuss.

Education is a very important issue, and it is also a problem that Hu Chuyuan hopes to initially solve during his tenure. However, the National Education Plan proposed by Cai Yuanpei and Liang Qichao alone is far from enough.

In this battle, even the 140 million yuan of national education funds determined in advance next year will be misappropriated.

At this point, Hu Chuyuan had to admire himself.

Their funding situation is even more bleak, and all the nobles have been cut off. However, the expenditure on national education is still at the same level of last year.

In contrast, Russians do not have this kind of awareness.

What about the annoying person!

Hu Chuyuan gritted his teeth and suspended the last support allowance of the nobles and Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty. It was diverted to military expenses. The 140 million yuan of education funds booked continued, and the funds of the National Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Sciences were also distributed as planned.

In fact, there is no need to grit your teeth at all.

Even if he only had a division of the Zhili Corps in the capital, the poor power of Manren did not dare to fight against him.

The current Manchu people, except for a nominal emperor and three princes, have almost been stripped by Hu Chuyuan and let him trample on them.

(to be continued)