Cutting 1719

Chapter 637 Vocational Education
Inside Fengtian Temple.

Ning Yugao sat on the throne, looking at Han Ming, Director of the East Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who returned from Japan with a smile on his face, and said softly: "If you say that, the battle between the shogunate and the southwestern feudal clans is inevitable. ?”

"That's right. According to my visit to Japan this time, this is indeed the case."

Han Ming replied cautiously, "The death of Emperor Chugomon this time has a lot to do with the shogunate, and more importantly, Tokugawa Yoshimune's ambition for the integration of public and martial arts is almost naked. Afterwards, they restrained themselves a lot, but they didn't stop at all—"

"Corresponding to this, the attitudes of the southwestern feudal vassals are also very tough, but they are not opposed to the integration of public and military forces, they just hope that through this reform, they can enter the central vassal government. Only the public is really opposed. They know that once the public and military If they are combined, there is only one dead end left, and it is a clear proof that Prince Zhaoren has not yet taken the throne."

Ning Yu pondered for a while. At this stage in the original history, the shogunate was still very stable. It was at least 100 years before the idea of ​​combining public and military forces was proposed. The reason for such a big change in history today may have something to do with the rise of the Great Chu. Great relationship, for Tokugawa Yoshimune, he may be more afraid of these things.
"Let's keep an eye on this matter first. If there is a fight, it's not too late for us to intervene. The situation in Japan is very deep. Let them fight first."

Ning Yu quickly made a decision to wait and see what happened, and then looked at the newly appointed secondary assistant Song Enming and said with a smile: "This time, Song Qing was ordered to face such a complicated situation as soon as he came up. It's hard work."

Song Enming was the former minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since Li Fu resigned, he was promoted by Ning Yu to be the second assistant. He was in charge of this education reform. For him, he did face some challenges.

".Reporting to Your Majesty, this education reform is a bit too hasty after all. In the city of Nanjing alone, many scholars commit suicide every day, let alone the whole world. Maybe it will be slowed down."

Song Enming said cautiously, but he also understood how he got the position of assistant assistant, so naturally there was no confidence in his voice.

Sure enough, Ning Yu snorted coldly, "Slow down? I've given them ten years! How long will it take?! Besides, it's nothing more than the death of a few rotten scholars. It's not a big deal. Besides, I've given them They have a way out, and now the royal consortium is doing vocational training and education, such as doctors, accountants, clerks, and ordinary clerks, they can do it!"

"That sounds right"

But what Song Enming thought was completely different, because he knew what those scholars wanted, and it wasn't the so-called vocational training and education at all!

To put it bluntly, it's very simple, they want to be officials, they want to be big officials with both fame and fortune, and they also want to be high-ranking officials who don't have to do anything or even take responsibility!
How can such a low-level job satisfy these scholars?
Ning Yu also seemed to have thought of this section, and snorted coldly: "During the reform of the imperial examinations in the past, it's not that I didn't give them a chance. At the beginning, I just asked them to become officials in border areas. In the end, only a few people went. ? Everyone is afraid of the distance and the difficulty, but they have never thought about it, why do they want this or that?"

Speaking of this, Ning Yu raised his head slightly, and said coldly: "I am still giving them opportunities today, but if I can't seize the opportunity, I will not keep it, heh heh, only a few people have died right now. "

When they heard this, the ministers immediately understood that the emperor might not be able to bear it anymore, and he really blamed the group of scholars for their high-sightedness and low-handedness, but they did not understand what kind of character His Majesty is today.

For the emperor, who in this world is truly unique?Not at all, even if they are ministers who really want to replace them all, then they can just replace them, and there will be a lot of them waiting for their superiors.

When everyone thought of this, they naturally wouldn't offend the emperor for those scholars who were dying, and this matter was completely over in such an understatement.

Some people choose to commit suicide during the transformation, and naturally some people find a different path during the transformation and find a real road to wealth.

In a teahouse next to Yuhua Terrace in Nanjing, several old men were sitting in it drinking tea. Among them, the middle-aged man sitting at the top was Cui Yu, the current president of the Royal Chamber of Commerce. Drink tea lightly.

"Because of the education reform this time, there is a lot of ups and downs in Dachu. There are still many people looking for death, but they don't think about it. The times are developing. How can this person not look forward? Just like we do business, There are also losses and gains, and if those transactions only make money but not lose, I guess fools will do it."

The faint Jiangnan accent dialect sounded in the tea room, and everyone looked at Cui Yu with a smile on their faces. They didn't care whether they understood the words or not, but everyone knew that if you want to make a fortune, you have to listen to Cui Yu, and then you can follow. Have a sip of soup together.

Cui Yu slowly put down the teacup in his hand, looked around the crowd, and said softly: "At present, there are some things that we can't insert in the education reform, such as primary and secondary schools, and universities, these courts will do it, but we can't do it." Follow up with a sip of soup, His Majesty requests the development of vocational education, such as a junior college is our opportunity, and it is of great benefit to keep it.”

"Oh? President Cui, please say clearly, what is great profit?"

A short fat man next to him was a little curious. He was a representative of the Huguang Chamber of Commerce in Nanjing. His name was He Zhuoyan. He also had a deep relationship with the Fuhan Governor's Mansion, so when he spoke, the others were silent. Listen, don't dare to interrupt indiscriminately.

Cui Yu chuckled, and said softly: "There are 360 ​​professions in the world, and there can be champions in every profession. If there are champions, there will be huge profits. What we have to do is to learn to cultivate these 360 ​​champions. In the future, our vocational education will fall into the In these professions, such as those who study medicine, those who study cooking, and those who study other professions, as long as we think that profession has potential in the future, we can spend a lot of money to hire lecturers, and then advertise in newspapers Enrollment, the tuition fee of a student can be charged hundreds of dollars, it is not too easy to make money”

He Zhuoyan nodded as he listened, and in the end he became a little excited. He picked up a small abacus in his hand, and said with a smile, "Hey, if we just settle this account, we can indeed make a lot of money, but these hundreds of silver dollars, Can anyone afford it? Are they willing to pay?"

"As long as someone wants to learn, they will definitely find a way to pay for it, and they will definitely be able to pay for it!"

Cui Yu laughed softly and said, "Right now we enroll students, we must recruit students through newspapers, and they can still recognize a few words. The appointment can’t be wrong, they don’t have the life to be an official right now, where else can they go besides us? Are they really going to carry big bags on the pier?”

"Besides, as long as they understand a little bit, they will know how fast my big Chu is developing now, and there is a great lack of relevant talents. If these people can take up jobs in the future and become doctors, accountants, and general managers, their future salaries will be limited. Seven or eighty silver dollars a month, which is higher than the salary of an ordinary county magistrate!"

That's right, according to the relevant regulations of Dachu, the annual salary of a sixth-rank magistrate is only 600 silver dollars, which means that it is only [-] silver dollars per month, which is higher than the county magistrate's income in the Qing Dynasty. , but compared with the current talents of these special occupations, there are not so many.

The reason is also very simple. At present, there is a serious shortage of relevant talents in various new occupations in Dachu. For example, the talents who come out of universities run by the imperial court are often poached by major companies and chambers of commerce for high salaries in the first place. The development of education has also created a huge gap, which makes vocational education a new hot business.

Hearing what Cui Yu said now, everyone felt that this was a good deal, and they were immediately tempted. For a while, everyone looked at Cui Yu and hesitated to speak, and their thoughts were almost written on their faces.

Cui Yu laughed loudly. He pushed the teacup to the front of the table, and said meaningfully: "Today, I invite you all to drink tea together to share the big profits. Although I, Cui, are running for the royal consortium, I also understand this. All the money in the world cannot be earned by one family, and even His Majesty will not tolerate Cui's wanton squeeze on the market, so this matter still needs to be done together by the big guys. As long as you can come up with a sum of money, you can make money in the Ministry of Education. After registration and inspection, you can create a school."

"President Cui's words are justified!"

"Since that's the case, our Cheng family will naturally support us!"

"Yes, our Wang family will not give up this opportunity!"

The reason why everyone enthusiastically supports it is not only because this is indeed an opportunity to make a lot of money, but the key lies in the participation of the royal consortium, which at least shows that the emperor acquiesces to this matter, and this is more important than anything else ——In today's Great Chu, no matter what you do, the emperor's opinion always comes first.

A few days later, a company called Dongfang Education Group was officially launched. It was jointly funded and established by major chambers of commerce in Dachu. The registered capital in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Dachu reached 1000 million silver dollars, and it was officially listed on the stock exchange. On the day of listing, the vocational education plan for the next five years was announced—that is, in the next five years, Dongfang Education Group will establish vocational education schools in Nanjing, Beijing Normal University, Hankou, Xi’an and other places to train more talents for Dachu. For professional talents, the schooling system is three years, and it is divided into related majors such as medicine, general affairs, accounting, construction, etc. We welcome the broad masses of scholars to come to sign up.

Soon, a series of newspapers such as "Qingliu News", "Business Daily" and "Nanjing Daily" carried out big reports on this incident. Fang Mingsheng, the chairman of Dongfang Education Group, claimed in the report that there will be more people in the next few days. In the past year, we will cooperate with the court's vocational education plan to strive to enable more scholars to enter the new journey of life.
On the surface, these things tend to be more on paper, at least the 1000 million silver dollars must not have been actually allocated to the account, but whether it is for the court or for the scholars below, this matter The emergence of the school finally marked an end to the education reform that had been noisy for more than half a year.

This full stop is not so perfect, and many people even died in the process, but there are also many people who have indeed begun to face a new life. They finally gave up their unrealistic fantasies and began to prepare for a down-to-earth life—— Although the scene was not the most satisfactory result for everyone, there was an explanation after all.

In the Qingliu newspaper office, the dim candlelight illuminates a small space. A newspaper is placed on the black solid wood table at this time, and a white manuscript paper is pressed under the newspaper. It seems to be written with a black pencil. Full of dense handwriting.

Wang Jingqi was sitting on a wide sofa chair. He took off his glasses on the bridge of his nose and wiped them with a soft cloth. His face was as calm as water.

On the opposite side of Wang Jingqi, stood a thin man, but there was a little anger and disdain in his eyes, as if he was addressing Wang Jingqi, and he seemed to be protesting against the world.

"Editor Wang, in the past five years, you have taught me how to use a pen to record the spring and autumn. I have always admired you very much, and I even hope to learn from you all the time and become a righteous person like you-but, Today I found out that I have been wrong all along, I didn't really see you clearly at all!"

There was a little pain on the man's face, he slowly put a hard certificate on the table, and whispered: "Today, I will choose to resign to prove my ideal."

Wang Jingqi still didn't show the slightest expression. He just lifted up the newspaper on the desktop, pulled out the white manuscript paper from underneath, and said calmly, "Lin Yun, the education reform this time is not as simple as you think. If I put Posting your cynical words is irresponsible to readers, how righteous and great you think you are, but in fact, I just want to tell you that what you think is not true.”

"Is this the reason to sit back and watch capital amass money? The imperial court did not hesitate to drive all the scholars out of the righteous way, just to fatten those greedy people? Editor Wang, where is your conscience? Where is the conscience of our Qingliu newspaper? "

A look of pain appeared on Lin Yun's face. He was really disappointed, not only for the Qingliubao he loved, but also for the world.

Wang Jingqi put on his glasses again, and there was a mocking look in his eyes behind the lenses, "I thought you were a smart person before, but now I'm wrong, this world is never what you think It's always black and white, maybe ten years ago I was more cynical than you, but anger can't solve the problem, when you can't calm down to look at the problem, your eyes will always be a cloud of fog."

"Okay. You can leave Qingliubao, you can also start your own newspaper and write what you want to write, but I hope you can understand that it's not that you resigned from Qingliubao, but Qingliubao fired you."

Wang Jingqi stood up, his figure gradually elongated under the candlelight, connecting with the engulfing night, and then he turned and left the office.

(End of this chapter)