1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 986
The 80-year War of Independence, in any country, can be regarded as a suffering with a huge time span.However, it was during these decades of war that the Dutch extended their influence to all parts of the world through sea routes, and built the commercial network covering the largest area in this era. This ability is still commendable.In the process, how the Netherlands handles the nationality issue of its citizens has also become one of Haihan's research materials.

It has to be said that the measures of the Dutch in this regard are far less than their savvy in the business field. In the decades since the War of Independence, the people in the war zone had a complete confusion about their self-identity, and the so-called new The country did not take some effective measures to win over these people in time, but just blindly emphasized the need to draw a clear line with Spain.The people can't find a sense of belonging, so they can only abandon their homes and flee to avoid the flames of war. As a result, production in the war zone has basically stagnated, which has also had a significant negative impact on social stability and economic development in the Netherlands.

In this regard, Haihan's measures are obviously much more clever. First, he uses the special household registration system of naturalization to stabilize the people's hearts in the areas under his rule. It broke out fiercely, avoiding the antagonism with Daming in the initial stage.The people who joined the naturalization became the labor force used by Haihan, and created considerable value in a short period of time.It can be said that the smooth development of Haihan in the initial stage is largely due to the population and household registration policies formulated by the executive committee.

During Fan Dimen's inspection of Hainan Island, he naturally noticed the policy differences between the two sides in the field of population control. Since Ning Qi took the initiative to talk about this topic, he did not intend to avoid it, but wanted to discuss it with Ning Qi. Fan: "Our country did not have a relatively complete nationality management policy in the early days of the War of Independence. Your country's approach in this regard is indeed very clever. If the pioneers who launched the War of Independence were able to think so thoroughly, maybe we could have ended this war earlier. war of the Damned."

Ning Qi smiled and said: "It's a pity that your pioneers who founded the country were just a group of businessmen, not real politicians and military strategists. What they saw was the economic benefits that would be obtained after independence, but they lacked knowledge about how to govern a country. Long-term planning. When a businessman is in power, many things will not go so smoothly. The war between your country and Spain will not end in the short term. According to the current situation of the war, it will continue for at least ten years."

Van Diemen couldn't help asking: "I've always wondered why your country knows so much about what's happening in the distant continent of Europe? Even if the Portuguese can provide you with information, it's hard to be timely. What are you doing?" How did you get the news?"

Ning Qi said in his heart that there is no way to explain this question to you in detail, even if you explain it truthfully, you will probably think that I am talking nonsense, so he just smiled slightly and said: "This question...you can understand that this is from the above instructions."

After Ning Qi finished speaking, he raised his hand and pointed upwards, Fan Dimen frowned and said, "God's will?"

"You can understand it this way." Ning Qi didn't explain, and continued: "We have far more information than you can imagine. Regarding the changes in the situation on the European battlefield and the progress of the war, we will get the information about It will be half a year to a year faster than you."

"You... must have mastered some kind of black magic, or a witch is casting a spell in the dark!" Fan Dimen's face showed an unconcealed look of horror.

"Mr. Van Diemen, don't make wild guesses." Ning Qi's reaction to him was both angry and funny: "We Haihan don't like magic, witchcraft and other absurd things. This is just some advanced technology that needs to be kept secret. .”

Fan Dimen was still dubious about Ning Qi's explanation, but he recalled that the Han people in Batavia had said that the Haihan people had indeed mastered some kind of magical predictive ability, and they could even predict things thousands of miles away.When I return to Sanya after visiting Hainan Island this time, I want to find Su Keyi who is still working in the local area and ask him for clarification.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic." Fan Dimen knew that there would be no results if he continued to ask, so he decisively returned to the topic just now: "Since your Excellency understands the situation in Europe so well, how can you understand the current international situation facing our country?" What do you think?"

Ning Qi said: "If the Netherlands wants to fight for independence in Europe, it must first win the war. However, this war will not end in a short time. As I said just now, it will take at least ten years."

"God! Is there no way to end this damn war as soon as possible?" Although Fan Diemen didn't fully believe Ning Qi's words, he was a little disappointed to hear such a judgment.Of course, he also knows that this war between Protestant countries and Catholic countries does involve too many aspects. The root cause of the outbreak of hatred and conflicts comes from religious and international political conflicts accumulated over hundreds of years. A short-term local truce is possible, but A complete end to the war is far away.

"There is a way..." Ning Qi stopped abruptly after only half a sentence.

Fan Diemen waited for a while and saw that he had no intention of continuing, so he couldn't help urging: "If you have a useful method, I am willing to pay a consulting fee in the name of the East India Company. "

Ning Qi waved his hand and said: "You think too much, money means nothing to me personally. I won't say it because it's too difficult to handle and the possibility of realizing it is not high."

The more Ning Qi kept his secret, the more anxious Fan Dimen became. Before he could continue to question, the carriage had already stopped, and the guards outside reported: "Chief, we are here."

Ning Qi said with a smile: "About this matter, let's talk about it later, let's visit the next academy first!"

As the cultural and educational center of Hainan Island, Danzhou has many academies. If you want to visit one by one, you may not be able to finish it in a week.Ning Qi's time was limited, so Zhang Xin only arranged for a few representative academies.The academy we are visiting now is called Qiongxi Academy, which means the west of Qiongzhou.The head of the academy and the teachers also waited outside the gate early, waiting respectfully for the arrival of Ning Qi and his party.Fan Dimen was going to discuss a few words with Ning Qi, but after parking the car and saw the scene outside, he could only sigh and swallow the words first.

Compared with the White Hart Academy visited earlier, Jonesy Academy took a significantly different path.If Bailu Academy is a relatively traditional old-style academy, then Jonesey Academy can be said to be a new-style academy that operates according to a new model in the new era.Of course, this academy itself is not newly established, and its history can be traced back to the Jiajing period a hundred years ago.However, its operating level and scale are far inferior to that of Bailu Academy, which has dozens of candidates. In the past, it was only second-rate and third-rate in Danzhou, and it was not well-known at all. Mainly children from poor families.In the past three Daming Township Examinations, Jonesy Academy hadn't even passed a single exam, and there were really no outstanding results in the imperial examination.

However, Zhang Xin arranged Jonesy Academy as a stop for Ning Qi's inspection schedule, but it was not a mistake, but the current operating conditions of this academy do have its own unique features, which can be used as a reference for the education department.

The head of the Johnsey Academy was named Zhang Jinbao, which sounded like the name of a nouveau riche or a rich man in the country. He was also chubby, more like a pampered wealthy gentry, rather than an old pedant who managed a college.However, this Jinbao's social ability is obviously better than that of White Deer Academy Shanzhang Fan Changyi. Outside the gate of the academy, he put up a red cloth banner saying "Welcome the head of Sanya to come and guide our work", and also poured clean water on the loess pavement on the street, A section of the road outside the academy was also cleaned up very cleanly.Zhang Jinbao was also acquainted, when he saw Ning Qi and the others getting out of the car, he took the initiative to greet him warmly, and after introducing himself, he invited everyone to visit the hospital.

"Since the end of the third year of Chongzhen, the militia army entered Danzhou to fight off the pirates. I have confirmed that this is a safe place to protect the people, or only Haihan is reliable. Later, I sent an article to restructure the academy and increase the teaching of practical subjects. My subordinates So I thought about cultivating more craftsmen for Haihan, so I stopped the original class and let the academy transform to teach students practical skills." Zhang Jinbao introduced while leading the way: "Now the academy has smelting, sailing, shipbuilding, etc. , medical care, cooking and more than ten majors, with more than 300 students, and we plan to recruit another batch of students after the opening year, and strive to expand the number of students to 500 this year."

The unique feature of Jonesey Academy is that it is the first academy in Danzhou to respond to Haihan's call and open classes to set up vocational training education.Since 1631, Qiongxi Academy has been Haihan’s vocational training pilot academy in the Danzhou area, introducing some majors that Haihan is in short supply, and training technical personnel for Haihan.At the beginning, it was just training some sailors and crew members, teaching them to master the listening, speaking, reading and writing of Haihan dialect, and at the same time imparting some simple sailing skills.

Because the academy is located close to Danzhou Bay, Zhang Jinbao rented two old ships to start this major.Most of the students recruited by this major are the children of nearby fishermen. In order to allow parents who have doubts and do not want to pay tuition fees to send their children to study, Zhang Jinbao even provides free admission, and the students will only be settled after employment. Ways of tuition fees to attract students.As a result, the first batch of 25 students, after three months of short training courses, were all sent to work in the shipping company under Haihan's command. Each person was paid one or two silvers per month, which was much better than being a fisherman. The enrollment for the second term was immediately full.

Of course, this kind of good deed was noticed by other academies, and they quickly imitated it, which took away many students from Jonesy Academy.However, Zhang Jinbao did have a good brain and didn't put all his energy on this one project. After he tasted the sweetness, he started another training class not long after.Over the past few years, Haihan has sent thousands of professionals one after another, and was awarded "Danzhou Advanced Academy" by the Danzhou Management Committee last year and the year before the year before, which can be described as a double gain of fame and fortune.

This mode of operation is naturally very new in Danzhou in this era, but in the eyes of travelers, it is actually just a vocational training school. In the time and space before time travel, I have seen large-scale technical schools like Lanxiang New Oriental, and college-style schools like Danzhou. The scale of the operation can only be regarded as a small fight.However, using non-governmental teachers to provide fixed-point and targeted training for Haihan professionals, this approach has indeed saved a lot of resources for the cultural and educational departments.

Although people in this era don't know what "socialized school running" or "education industrialization" is, people with a normal mind can quickly realize the benefits and business opportunities contained in this kind of vocational education.After completing their studies, they can work in Haihan's affiliated institutions. Such an employment opportunity is very attractive to local students from poor backgrounds.Moreover, the training goal of this kind of vocational training is only the most grassroots positions, and the learning period is often not long. It will not take several years of hard work to see hope like the imperial examination. The short payback period is also the reason why this kind of vocational education attracts students. One main reason.

In this process, the academy not only earns tuition fees, but also can use this to establish a cooperative relationship with relevant departments of Haihan, and seek cooperation in a larger field when the time is right.Institutions like Jonesy Academy, after being approved by Haihan, can get official help and technical support, such as sending the lecturers of the academy to Sanya for further study, learning newer knowledge, and even inviting them from vocational colleges in Sanya. Visiting teachers provide short-term teaching guidance.In addition, the development of some professional courses with high technical content and good employment benefits also needs to be approved by Haihan officials. For example, Zhang Jinbao plans to let the college open a new major in steam engine operation and maintenance this year.

Although Zhang Jinbao himself did not understand the principle of the steam engine, after seeing the working efficiency of the steam engine at the Baimajing Wharf, he recognized the development prospects of this thing and it was worth investing in.However, the manufacture and use of steam engines are currently in a highly confidential stage. Not everyone can access and learn the technology of its manufacture, use and maintenance, and relevant skilled workers can only be trained in Sanya.To set up this professional training class in Danzhou, what Zhang Jinbao has to do is not just to open the class and enroll students. The relevant teaching qualifications, the source of teachers, and the requirements for venue equipment all have to be handled by Haihan. Provide enough support.

Just at this time, Ning Qi came to Danzhou for inspection. After Zhang Jinbao heard the news, he naturally refused to let go of such an opportunity to publicize in person. take it down.

(End of this chapter)