1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2279
Zhang Jinbao and his party not only took a boat with the wind to return from Sanya, but also provided all the food and food along the way, which can be said to owe the other party a lot of favors.However, Zhang Jinbao didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Li Nai's willingness to provide such help just showed that he had the value of making the other party look at him differently, and it was possible to discuss the details of the next cooperation.

Now that it's Danzhou, it's Zhang Jinbao's turn to show his kindness as a landlord.However, Li Nai is too busy for the time being. He came all the way to Danzhou. Of course, he will not only arrange a visit to Jonesy Academy, but also handle the local business affairs of Furuifeng.

So when Li Nai arrived in Danzhou, the managers and shopkeepers of Fu Ruifeng's permanent institutions in Danzhou were already waiting.Li Nai planned to hold a meeting with his subordinates first to learn about the business situation and existing problems here, and then visit Zhang Jinbao's academy later.

Zhang Jinbao didn't take it too seriously, he had already understood Li Nai's style of handling things along the way, and knew that the other party was very organized.Since the other party wants to deal with Fu Ruifeng's internal affairs first, I can just use this time to let the academy sort out the internal affairs first, and leave a better impression on Li Nai when he comes to visit, which may be helpful for cooperation Negotiation of matters.

Immediately, the two groups of people said goodbye outside Danzhou City. Li Nai went to Fu Ruifeng's store to deal with his own affairs, while Zhang Jinbao rushed back to the academy with the students to make some preparations for Li Nai's visit.Jonesy Academy has received many high-ranking Haihan officials over the years, so they are no strangers to the relevant procedures.

Li Nai's work efficiency is undoubtedly far beyond Zhang Jinbao's expectations. He thought that Li Nai should not be free to come to the academy to meet with him until the next day, but he did not expect that someone would come to Zhang Jinbao after only two hours. Jin Bao reported that Li Nai's carriage had arrived outside the gate of the academy.

"This is a surprise attack on purpose!" Upon hearing the news, Zhang Jinbao had no choice but to put down what he was doing and go out to meet Li Nai.

Fortunately, after he returned to the academy, he immediately organized the teachers and students to conduct a preliminary cleaning of the sanitation in the academy. At least all the places he could see were relatively clean, so he didn't have to worry about making a fool of himself in front of the distinguished guests.

"I thought the third young master would come here tomorrow, and I didn't have time to make any preparations. If there is any impoliteness, please forgive me!" Zhang Jinbao said politely after seeing Li Nai.

Li Nai smiled and said: "What I want to see is the usual appearance of the academy, Dean Zhang, please don't make any preparations for this. Although I have never run an academy, I know that this place is actually similar to what we saw in Changhua yesterday There are similarities between ironware workshops, and we can get a general idea of ​​the level of operation and management by looking at the daily operation status."

Zhang Jinbao said: "The theory of the third young master is a bit novel, but when you think about it carefully, it is really like what the third young master said. Teaching and educating people is not just the products produced by the academy. The education given is to constantly polish it."

Li Nai praised: "Dean Zhang, do you know what I admire most about you? It's that you don't have the air of a pedantic literati, you don't talk about benevolence and morality, and you focus on pragmatism rather than rhetoric."

Zhang Jinbao said: "The third young master is absurd. I'm just a more practical person. If talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality all day can help the management of the academy, then I don't mind pretending to be an old master! "

The two looked at each other and laughed, knowing that the other party and themselves can be regarded as the same kind of people, that is, they pay more attention to practical results rather than false names, so that it will be easier to talk about cooperation in the future, at least it can avoid unnecessary circles.

While taking Li Nai around the academy, Zhang Jinbao introduced to him the current operating conditions of the academy.

Jonesy Academy really began to enter a period of rapid development, and it was also after Haihan occupied Danzhou in recent years.Zhang Jinbao automatically omitted the previous history, and focused on some of the achievements of the academy in education in recent years.

Jonesy College is now taking the path of vocational education. In terms of culture, it only provides basic literacy education for students, and the focus is on professional skills that can enable students to have a stable livelihood after graduation.

It is precisely because of this characteristic of running a school that most of the students attracted and received by Jonesy Academy are from ordinary families with average family conditions, and those who want to pass the official examination to obtain the opportunity to become an official will mostly choose traditional academies, while It is not an educational institution like Jonesy College that only teaches production skills.

But Jonesy College is an excellent choice for ordinary people who need a craft to make a living.There is no need for high tuition fees, and you can learn a craft in Jonesy College through the part-time work-study model, and you can even get recommended employment by the college after you complete your studies.And the shortest majors, such as chefs and sailors, even only need a few months of training.

Therefore, in Danzhou, and even in a larger area, Jonesy Academy has become the educational institution of choice for a considerable number of people.In terms of the number of students, Jonesy Academy has even become the number one in the region. The number of students enrolled in the academy is close to saturation. It needs to expand its business scale to allow more students to enter the academy for education.

"The academy currently has more than 30 majors and more than 500 teachers. As for the number of students, because there are enrollments and graduations every month, there is no very accurate number. The number of students in the school is roughly maintained at [-] to [-] There are about [-] people. The buildings in front are the teaching areas of the academy.” Zhang Jinbao’s introduction contains a lot of data, and he knows that a businessman like Li Nai should not like to talk in general, and is relatively more accurate More vivid figures will give him a clear understanding of the strength of the academy.

Li Nai nodded and looked towards the direction Zhang Jinbao pointed at. Those buildings are not so much classrooms, but work sheds are more appropriate.He has visited the Tiandu Industrial Zone in Sanya many times, where there are many factories with similar structures.

Zhang Jinbao took Li Nai into one of the huts, and the teachers and students inside stopped their teaching when they saw him coming.Zhang Jinbao waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, I'll show the guests around."

Li Nai noticed that this is actually a carpentry workshop, and what is being taught is obviously a carpentry class. The master is a 50-[-]-year-old carpenter, and there are about [-] students who gather around the master to see how he demonstrates. Use a tool such as a plane to work wood.

After listening to Zhang Jinbao's words, the master bowed his hands to him as a response, and then introduced the plane in his hand to the students: "This tool is said to be made by the ancestor Lu Ban, and it is used to make the surface of wood straight. Smooth it, or thin it out. In addition to the most common plane I have in my hand, there are many types of planes, such as smooth planers, curved planers, wire planers, slot planers, etc., for various processing methods.”

Li Nai stood and listened for a while, then whispered to Zhang Jinbao: "This carpenter is quite good at giving lectures."

Zhang Jinbao said: "Among the ten carpenters, it is impossible to find such a person who speaks well and can lead apprentices. It really cost us a lot of money to invite him to teach in the academy."

Li Nai said: "As far as I know, carpentry is a slow learning profession, and I'm afraid it will take a long time to become a teacher?"

Zhang Jinbao nodded and said: "As the saying goes, three years as an apprentice, five and a half years, and seven years to become a master. Traditional carpenters do rough work in the first year. It took only one year to learn how to push the plane, chisel the eye, and then start slowly catching the adze, swinging the axe, laying the thread, and cutting the material. If you don’t do well, you will be angry, scolded, or even beaten. It is possible to become a teacher, but few people can be independent, this profession is really slow to become talented."

"Our academy has eliminated those unnecessary red tapes as much as possible, and compressed the three-year apprenticeship to one and a half years. And after completing the studies, if you don't have the ability to start your own business, you can also be recommended by the academy to go to Work in places like furniture workshops or shipyards. There are quite a few cases where talented people become foremen outside the school two or three years after graduation.”

Li Nai knew that these introductions by Zhang Jinbao were indeed not very watery.When Haihan settled in Sanya, there was a lot of waste in the area, and there was a shortage of craftsmen from all walks of life, so I also asked Fu Ruifeng to hire craftsmen with high salaries from Guangzhou to settle in Sanya.During that time, Li Nai met many carpenters, so he knew a little about this industry.

A master carpenter can bring at most two or three apprentices by his side. They are both apprentices and servants, and he will take another one after leaving the teacher. The number of apprentices he can bring out in his lifetime is not as many as the carpenter in front of him at a time. Naturally, the teaching efficiency is not the same.However, Haihan’s demand for carpenters is so large that it is basically increasing every year. After these apprentices leave the teacher, as long as their craftsmanship is not too bad, they basically don’t have to worry about livelihood issues, not to mention that there are various government-run production organizations to support them. .

Li Nai asked: "Then if there are government-run organizations, such as Shengli Port Shipyard, who want people, will the academy persuade apprentices to choose to accept assignments instead of going out and setting up their own?"

Zhang Jinbao responded: "Why do you need to persuade, if you can enter a place like the Shengli Port Shipyard that holds a golden job, who would choose to establish a new family?"

Li Nai laughed dumbly and said, "This is the wrong example I gave."

Zhang Jinbao said: "In fact, as long as they can enter government-run institutions, the vast majority of people will choose to take this safe path. Many places that need carpenters will regularly send people to the academy to select people, so in fact only those craftsmen Only poor apprentices need to worry about employment after graduation."

Li Nai said: "Since the employment prospects are so good, there must be many people who will choose this major in the academy?"

Zhang Jinbao nodded and admitted Li Nai's guess: "The carpentry class usually opens up enrollment every three months, and this class is a group of new apprentices who have just been recruited recently."

After staying in the carpentry class to watch the teaching for a while, Zhang Jinbao took Li Nai to continue to inspect the teaching situation under other sheds.

Li Nai found that each hut here is a teaching venue for different professions. In addition to common trades such as carpenter, blacksmith and plasterer, there are also some emerging industries that have only gradually emerged in recent years.For example, navigators on sea ships, abacusers who specialize in calculations, agricultural technicians who learn agricultural farming skills, and so on.

Li Nai was quite interested in these new professions.He knew that some of these trades had special government-run educational institutions for training in Sanya, but it was the first time he learned that private educational institutions were also offering such majors.However, no matter in terms of teaching staff or education level, institutions like Jonesy Academy may not be able to compete with government-run institutions in Sanya. Is there any practical significance for the academy to set up these majors?

Li Nai asked his question, and Zhang Jinbao responded: "To be honest with the third young master, in fact, after finishing their studies with us, these people basically went to Sanya to continue their studies in government-run academies. Although these professions are somewhat unpopular, But as long as people who are not too stupid can finish their studies, they can get a job in an official organization in the future."

"For example, if the navigator leaves Jonesy College, he will probably go to work in various shipping companies. Maybe after three to five years, he will have enough experience in sailing and become a captain. But if he chooses to go to Sanya for further studies, Then you can directly serve in the navy after finishing your studies, and you will have a military rank after entering the army. You don’t need to start step by step from the top soldier. The navy has many tasks and can be promoted quickly. As far as I know, people who join the army for two or three years are promoted to lieutenant or even captain. There are also."

"Also, look at these young people who are busy planning. If it was before, it seems that the only way to learn this profession is to work as a bookkeeper in a store, pawn shop, bank, etc., but it is different now. As long as they have the ability, the government The best of them will be selected away, Haihan Bank, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Finance, most of them are dignitaries in the yamen, isn't this a hundred times better than being an accountant?"

These introductions by Zhang Jinbao also opened Li Nai's horizons.It is not that he is unaware of the existence of these positions, but he has never imagined that there will be such an unknown connection between educational institutions and these positions.Although the talents taught by Jonesy Academy are not top-notch, it has provided more candidates for government-run educational institutions and some special positions.As for the role played by private academies, Li Nai really did not have such a clear understanding in the past as he does now.

Li Nai tentatively said: "Jonesie Academy has sent so many talents to the country, so the government must also intervene in the operation and daily teaching of the academy?"

"I really don't have that!" Zhang Jinbao shook his head again and again, "I really want to be incorporated by the government, so that Jonesy Academy can put up the signboard of the national brand as soon as possible, but the government doesn't seem to have such a plan... Only the academy will do it." Only the government will come forward to stop any outrageous behavior."

As Zhang Jinbao was talking, he remembered that the research on the steam engine was stopped by the government at the beginning. For him, this matter has always been brooding on his mind, and he couldn't put it down.

(End of this chapter)