1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 982 Educational Measures
"Master Ning, this way please." Fan Changyi, head of White Deer Academy, led the way for Ning Qi respectfully. This is the highest-level guest that the academy has received in recent years. The distinguished guest who came here before that was Zhang Officials at the level of Xin and Yan Mingjun, but the official position of the executive committee of Haihan is obviously much higher, and Ning Qi is also an official in charge of culture and education in Haihan, so it can be said that he is the parent official of the literati in the academy.As mentioned earlier, these two are now accompanying as companions, Fan Changyi naturally dare not neglect in the slightest.

Out of safety considerations, Fan Changyi only learned about the arrangements for Ning Qi and his party to inspect the local academy two days ago.The purpose of setting aside two days is mainly to allow the academy to clean up in advance, so that those who are an eyesore will be arranged to go home for the time being, so as not to see some unharmonious things when the chief comes.Of course, the most important thing is to gather all the students in the academy who are expected to be appreciated by the chief. In case of luck, the chief who came to inspect is pleasing to the eye and appoints a few people to give them the opportunity to study in Sanya higher education institutions. That is also the glory of Bailu Academy, and most of it can be written into the future history of the academy as the achievements of this year's head.

There are more than [-] students in Bailu Academy. According to their educational level, they are divided into elementary literacy classes for children and adolescents, intermediate classes for the purpose of teaching imperial examinations, and advanced advanced studies for literati who have already obtained academic honors. class.Of course, after Danzhou changed hands, the teaching direction of the academy has also been adjusted. Although students can still choose to go to Guangdong to participate in the rural examination organized by the Ming Dynasty, fewer and fewer people choose this path in the past two years.This is because Haihan’s civil servant training has two exam opportunities a year. As long as they pass the exam, they can go to Sanya for further study.It is far easier to enter an official through this promotion channel than to take the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty. Those who chose to take this path a few years ago have now become cadres in the yamen.As long as they are students who have entered the Haihan nationality, most of them have made it their goal to work in the Haihan Yamen in the past two years.

For this more realistic need, White Deer Academy also added basic mathematics, common sense of citizens, current affairs analysis and other content involved in the Haihan selection examination in addition to the Four Books and Five Classics that were used for scientific examinations in the past.The original teaching quality of White Deer Academy was quite good. After adding these extra courses, quite a few scholars passed the Haihan selection examination and got the opportunity to study in Sanya.When Ning Qi visited Danzhou this time, he specially arranged a visit to the academies. On behalf of the executive committee, he expressed his affirmation of the cooperation and efforts made by the local academies in this regard.

Ning Qi first checked the textbooks used in elementary literacy classes. According to the requirements of the Haihan Ministry of Education, all the literacy and literacy textbooks used in academies, private schools and other teaching places on Hainan Island have been replaced by Haihan published in 1632. Enlightenment textbook.This textbook not only includes the "Three-Character Classic" and "Thousand-Character Classic" previously used in basic education, but also includes the specially compiled "Rules for Haihan Citizens" and "March of the Haihan Militia". In the basic education stage, the values ​​advocated by Haihan are instilled in young children through reciting textbooks.

The content of these newly added courses is indeed a bit obscure for children in their teens, but the Haihan executives did not expect them to fully understand the meaning at this stage. Keep it in mind, and then slowly let them digest and absorb it in combination with various publicity methods, until the values ​​represented by these terms and conditions become part of their consciousness.

Fan Changyi introduced next to him: "Since the school received the new curriculum arrangement, it has been included in the daily teaching, and it has been uninterrupted for more than a year. The contents of the "Enlightenment" textbook, the director Feel free to ask any student in the class."

Ning Qi glanced over the faces of these youngsters in the class, and saw that these students did not avoid their gazes. He seemed to have some confidence, so he casually pointed at someone and said, "Then this student will answer my question. Bar!"

The boy immediately stood up and bowed in response: "Student Liao Xiang, please give me your advice."

Seeing that he was neither humble nor overbearing, polite and restrained, Ning Qi liked him a little more, so he asked casually: "There are ten norms that citizens should abide by in the "Enlightenment" textbook, do you remember?"

Liao responded: "Reporting to the Chief, the ten norms are patriotism, law-abiding, courtesy, integrity, unity, friendliness, diligence and thrift, self-improvement, dedication, and dedication."

Ning Qi then asked: "Then what does dedication mean?"

Liao responded: "Dedication means that as a citizen, you need to be loyal to your duties, self-denial, and serve the society."

Ning Qi heard that he had memorized every single character well, so he planned to test him with a flexible and difficult question, and continued to ask: "Then the patriotic one, which country does it refer to?"

When Fan Changyi heard this question from the side, he immediately felt a numbness in the back of his head.Although Bailu Academy was teaching the textbooks designated by Hai Han, it did not explain these details to the students.The reason is actually very simple. From the standpoint of the academy, if you explain this sensitive political concept, you are asking for trouble.

Danzhou originally belonged to Daming, but it was actually controlled by Haihan. If patriotism is interpreted as loving Daming, wouldn't it mean that he has a rebellious heart towards Haihan?There have been incidents in Danzhou a few years ago, and the monitoring of speech is far greater than in other places. It will be troublesome if people report it.But to interpret it as love for Haihan, Haihan has never formally established a country, so it is not justified.Although the folks have accepted the Haihan nationality by default, and many people are even proud to join the Haihan nationality, but the executive committee has not announced the founding of the country, and your small academy has rushed to announce it. This is not an act of overreaching ?

Therefore, when the academy preaches the "Enlightenment" textbook on a daily basis, it often only asks students to recite the content proficiently, but does not explain the details word by word.When Ning Qi suddenly asked such a sensitive question, it was fine if the student couldn't answer it. Fan Changyi was even more worried that he would answer indiscriminately, and it would be difficult to deal with Ning Qi if he annoyed him.

Na Liao Xiang was silent for a moment before he opened his mouth and said: "You must be loyal and righteous, and die to repay the country's grace. Students think that patriotism is nothing more than loyalty and righteousness. If you want to be loyal, you must be loyal to Daming since you were born in Ming Dynasty. If you want righteousness, you must grow up in Haihan Under the rule, the whole family is naturalized to enjoy the benefits of Haihan, and they should serve Haihan. How to combine loyalty and righteousness, and how to achieve patriotism, I also ask the chief to give advice."

The two poems read by Liao Xiang come from "Jing to Jimen" written by Li Xizhong, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.But Liao Xiang obviously didn't have a definite answer to Ning Qi's question. Fortunately, his answer was ingenious, and he didn't lean to any side. After listening to it, Fan Changyi also relaxed a little.

Ning Qi smiled: "You suddenly read two poems..."

He turned to look at Zhang Xin, and Zhang Xin smiled knowingly, "Fortunately, it wasn't those two sentences, otherwise it would be a bit scary."

Everyone didn't understand what the two said, and they all looked at each other in dismay.Ning Qi did not explain the origin of this stalk, and said to Liao Xiang: "At your current age, it is quite rare to have such an awareness. Haihan and Daming are not rivals, so there is no relationship between loyalty and righteousness. There is an opposite relationship that you think. If you are in Daming, then of course you love the country of Daming, but since you have become Haihan nationality, you are Haihan people. When you choose your nationality, you also decide which country you want to go to. pledged allegiance to the country."

Liao Xiang could hear every word clearly, but he still felt that his understanding of Ning Qi's words was limited.Seeing his confused face, Ning Qi patted him lightly on the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand now, when you get older, you will naturally understand."

Ning Qi is still very confident in Haihan's patriotic education strategy formulated by himself. After the founding ceremony, the relevant publicity will be spread in various places under Haihan's rule. At that time, young people like Liao Xiang will naturally Under the wave after wave of propaganda, they will gradually clarify their own affiliation.On one side is the decaying empire at dusk and on the other side is a thriving emerging force. Smart people will definitely make the right choice which country to pledge allegiance to.

Ning Qi casually asked a few people in the hall to ask questions, and the answers were basically in line with his expectations.These young students can basically recite the content of the Haihan textbooks, but most of them understand it to a limited degree, and they are still at the level of rote memorization.However, this already satisfied Ning Qi. After all, it has only been more than a year to promote the new textbooks here, and most of the teachers responsible for teaching the textbooks are locals. It is not bad to be able to do this.Although it is not as good as the teaching level in Sanya, considering that the Ming Dynasty has ruled here for more than 200 years, and the Haihan people have only been here for a few years, it is indeed not overnight to change the deep-rooted concepts in the hearts of the people.

Fan Dimen understood what was going on after listening to Zhang Xin's translation intermittently, and now he also admired the means of the Haihan people. After occupying the territory of Ming Dynasty, he could think of using educational institutions to influence the thinking of the younger generation. .From this detail, it can be seen that the Haihan people have a very complete plan for governing the country, and even these teenagers have already become their pawns.Fan Diemen felt that within 20 years, the people on this island would probably completely forget that they once belonged to Ming Dynasty.

In contrast, the education work of the East India Company in Batavia could only get failing grades. According to Van Diemen’s knowledge, there is only one school in Batavia that is responsible for teaching the children of the Dutch colonists. Literacy, while the local Han people will send their children to private schools run by the Han people, while the aborigines basically have no right to send their children to school.Because the cultures of the East and the West are different, the Dutch have no way to force the descendants of the Han people to study in their schools. Therefore, although the East India Company has established a foothold in Batavia for more than ten years, there is a cultural gap between the Han people and the aborigines. But it has not been eliminated in the slightest.

The inaction of the East India Company in the field of education in the past also made the local people of Batavia seriously lack a sense of identity with the Dutch rule, let alone the sense of belonging obtained through naturalization like Haihan.Among newborns born locally, only pure Dutch ancestry can automatically obtain nationality certification, and those illegitimate children of mixed blood can only get one admission treatment at most, but it is very difficult to obtain Dutch nationality.As for the Han people, it seems that the vast majority of Han people have no intention of becoming Dutch citizens. Although they are thousands of miles away from Ming Dynasty, they still regard themselves as Ming people. This is something that makes the Dutch feel very helpless thing.

The situation that Fan Dimen faced after taking office was very serious. Before that, he really didn’t pay much attention to education. It was only after he came to Danzhou that he noticed that Haihan people attached great importance to mass culture and education. high.Not only did Haihan pay for all the teaching materials, but he also spent a lot of money to reward those who excelled in their studies, and gave them the opportunity to go to Sanya for further study.It goes without saying that after these students go to Sanya, they will naturally be impressed by Haihan's construction achievements in the local area, and then gradually become Haihan's loyal fans during the training process.

But similar to the backward situation in other fields, Van Diemen once again found that Haihan's educational strategy is difficult to copy back.There are several reasons for this. First, it is impossible for the East India Company to have a relatively lenient treatment for the education field like Haihan in terms of financial budget. It is even difficult to achieve a few more schools to increase the number of students enrolled. .Second, the cultural differences between the East India Company and the Batavian locals were too great, and it was impossible for the East India Company to integrate with the Ming culture as quickly as Haihan.Third, the Haihan people have very comprehensive planning in the field of education. It can be seen that they have made long-term plans early on and are implementing them with high efficiency. However, the East India Company lacks professional talents in this area and also Difficult to have a decent plan.

Fan Dimen remembered that when he visited the educational institutions in Sanya earlier, he saw students from other countries studying in Haihan University, and there were even blond-haired and blue-eyed European teenagers among them—it was obvious that they must be Haihan’s ally, Portugal students sent by others.The level of brainwashing these foreign students received at the Haihan Academy is probably not much worse than that of the Danzhou academy. When these students return to China after studying, there will inevitably be a group of more supporters of Haihan. 23 Ten years later, many of these students may enter the upper echelons of the political arena in various countries. By then, the educational institutions that Haihan has painstakingly managed will truly show their influence.

It is difficult for Van Diemen to predict what the situation of the East India Company will be like at that time, but thinking about the thousands of Han people living in Batavia, he suddenly felt a chill down his back——Since Haihan Being able to use means against the people of Ming Dynasty, it is natural that in the future, the simple and easy method of education can be used against the Han people in other places to buy people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)