Chapter 174 There are always blind provocations
On January 11, 1904, Nagaoka Hantaro and his delegation, led by Vice President Yu Shimei, first visited Guangdong University.
Guangdong University has just been integrated, and there is still a faint smell of lime outside several teaching buildings.
According to Li Qiwei’s academic system, Guangdong University will officially start in September this year.
So there are no students or teachers on campus now.
Since there is no college entrance examination in the Qing Dynasty, those who are admitted are mainly graduates of previous colleges and universities, which is equivalent to high school students in later generations.
Enrollment work is also in progress.
Yu Shimei introduced the educational philosophy and curriculum of Guangdong University to Hantaro Nagaoka.
This university, established as a typical polytechnic university in the Qing Dynasty, received special attention from Hantaro Nagaoka.
He knows that the current Qing Dynasty has a saying that "Beijing is big in the north and vast in the south."
Capital University is the symbol of Qing Dynasty universities and has irreplaceable significance.
Guangdong University was established under Li Qiwei's suggestion, focusing on the teaching of practical science and engineering, and cultivating technical talents.
As the first pilot university, Guangdong University’s education method can pursue uniqueness and not follow the rules.
The Qing court gave Li Qiwei great discretion as long as he did not openly teach content that would have a negative impact on Qing rule.
Principal Li Qiwei has very great power.
For example, as soon as he took office, he immediately appointed Yu Shimei, the history of education in Guangdong, as the vice president of Guangdong University to be responsible for the overall work of the school.
Furthermore, according to Yu Shimei’s introduction, students at Guangdong University can change majors at will during their freshman and sophomore years.
Hantaro Nagaoka and the members of the delegation found it incredible after hearing this.
Yu Shimei said proudly: "Master Li, the Minister of Management and Education, believes that education should be free and cannot be subject to excessive government control."
Ishihara Jun quickly took out a pen to record After all, this is the innovation of education in the Qing Dynasty.
Hantaro Nagaoka nodded slightly, obviously he did not expect to be slightly shocked when he first came to the Qing Dynasty.
In real history, after the Meiji Restoration, the Sakura Kingdom put forward the overall goal of "riching the country and strengthening its military, colonizing industry, and civilizing it".
This goal is also the guiding ideology of their educational reform.
In 1871, the Meiji government established the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to be responsible for managing cultural and educational undertakings nationwide.
After the establishment of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, it immediately began to reform the school system.
In 1872, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology promulgated the "School System Ordinance" and decided to divide the country into eight university districts.
Each university district has 1 university and 32 secondary school districts, and each secondary school district is divided into 210 primary school districts.
The administrative management of education is completely centralized, that is, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology uniformly manages all schools and establishes a bureau of inspection.
However, this plan encountered huge obstacles during the implementation process. This educational centralization system made the school locals very dissatisfied.
Later in 1879, the "School System Ordinance" was abolished, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology re-promulgated the "Education Ordinance".
This is Sakura Country’s second attempt to establish a national education system.
The "Education Order" loosened the central government's bureaucratic control over local education and instead delegated educational management power to local governments, with local people electing academic committees to manage schools.
However, in the second year, the "Education Order" was revised, and the central government of Sakura Country strengthened its control over public education.
In 1886, the Meiji government promulgated the "School Order", including the "University Order", "Normal School Order", etc.
The "Normal School Order" stipulates that normal schools place special emphasis on cultivating the temperament of kindness, trust, love and dignity in terms of moral character.
Normal students are given military gymnastics training and the school is transformed into a barracks to instill the nationalist ideology of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" into the people of Sakura Country.
These all paved the way for Sakura Country to go to extremes later.
So, Hantaro Nagaoka felt incredible about the model of Guangdong University.
In his impression, the Qing Dynasty was a feudal country that paid special attention to the control of ideas. How could it be possible to allow Li Qiwei to reform casually.
If Li Qiwei were here, he could certainly explain Nagaoka Hantaro's doubts.
But now he is still dealing with things in the principal's office.
As the imperial tutor of the Qing emperor, how could Li Qiwei take Hantaro Nagaoka around the campus like a tour guide.
This task was naturally handed over to Yu Shimei.
After the visit, the two parties will conduct formal academic exchanges.
At that time, Li Qiwei, as the president of Guangdong University, would receive Hantaro Nagaoka and his entourage.
Although the other party is just a university professor, he represents a country after all, so it is appropriate for the principal to come forward.
In fact, the question about Hantaro Nagaoka is caused by the cultural differences between East and West. (It’s not convenient to go into details)
Although the Qing Dynasty was a feudal country, its special historical and political environment made it a typical small government.
It means that although the Qing Dynasty seemed very big, there were very few things that the central government could govern.
There are great powers outside and powerful gentry and Han feudal officials inside. This creates a strange political balance.
No one can be arbitrary, not even Cixi.
This is especially true in the field of education.
The Eight Banners disciples of the Manchu Qing Dynasty have been raised like waste.
Let them learn Western scientific knowledge and manage schools. That would be stranger than an old sow climbing a tree.
Therefore, the field of education is still dominated by the Han elite, but it is subject to general direction restrictions from the Qing Dynasty. Due to various factors, education in the Qing Dynasty was very similar to Europe at this time.
Especially in universities, autonomy is very strong.
In his educational reform outline, Li Qiwei particularly advocated the benefits of this system and even cited Cambridge University and Oxford University as examples.
He successfully convinced the powerful people in the court.
At this time, the Sakura Kingdom was completely different, and there was no such condition as the Qing Dynasty.
Hantaro Nagaoka can only admire him silently in his heart. As a scientific researcher, he certainly understands the significance of what Guangdong University represents.
At this moment, there was a trace of worry in his heart.
It seems that Li Qiwei is not only extremely smart, but also has a good way in education.
He almost copied the methods from Western countries. The key is that he adapted well.
I just don’t know what will happen when school starts.
Hantaro Nagaoka has made up his mind to pay close attention to the development of Guangdong University after returning to China.
After the visit, Yu Shimei led the delegation to the reception room prepared in advance.
After a while, Li Qiwei walked in, followed by He Yujie, Xia Yuanzhen, and Xu Qitai.
Hantaro Nagaoka stood up and looked at the three people behind him, guessing that they should be Li Qiwei's three direct disciples.
The three of them are ordinary in appearance and have no aggressive aura.
But looking back at Li Qiwei, the other party was completely different from the one at the banquet last night.
At this moment, Li Qiwei is walking like a tiger. At 1.8 meters tall, he is the tallest in the conference room.
He exuded a powerful aura that made people dare not look directly at him, making everyone in the room breathless.
It is an energy field that is naturally formed after one's own strength reaches a certain level, which can affect the will of people around him.
Hantaro Nagaoka, who is only 1.65 meters tall, is a whole head shorter than Li Qiwei.
He could clearly feel the light shining in Li Qiwei's eyes, as if it could penetrate people's hearts.
This man is scarier than imagined!
From Yu Shimei's point of view, this scene was a great boost of ambition.
After the two parties shook hands, the formal academic exchange began.
Before Li Qiwei could say his opening remarks, a discordant voice suddenly appeared in the Sakura Country delegation.
"Humph, I just heard you brag so much, but now you haven't even recruited students yet."
"A newly established university can become the flagship of the Qing Dynasty, which shows how backward the education of the Qing Dynasty is. "
"Professor Nagaoka, I really don't understand what is worth visiting here"
"The so-called university in Qing Dynasty is probably not as good as a high school in our Sakura Country."< br>
As soon as the words fell, young He Yujie and others immediately became furious and wanted to slam the table on the spot, but were stopped by Li Qiwei's look.
Even the mature and prudent Yu Shimei suddenly changed his expression and looked towards the speaker.
That was a young man who looked to be in his 30s, with sinister eyes, and he could feel the hatred and contempt for the Qing Dynasty.
Hantaro Nagaoka's expression did not change at all, but he said calmly: "Professor Nogami, this is an academic exchange meeting between the two countries. Please pay attention to the occasion."
Shinsuke Nogami faced Nagaoka Hantaro didn't care what he said and still looked at Li Qiwei provocatively.
In his eyes, Li Qiwei was a low-class man from the Qing Dynasty and was not worthy of talking about science at all.
Yes, this is a fool like Jun Ishihara before, arrogant and arrogant, looking down on the Qing Dynasty, and by the way, looking down on Li Qiwei.
Nogami Shinsuke became a law professor at Kyoto Imperial University in Sakura Country at a young age. He was successful at a young age and always looked at people with his nose.
In addition, he majored in law and knew nothing about physics, so he naturally didn't know Li Qiwei's status in academia.
His status is equal to that of Nagaoka Hantaro, but because the latter is too famous, he became the person in charge of this visit.
However, this does not mean that Nagaoka Hantaro has the right to order Nogami Shinsuke to shut up.
However, Nagaoka Hantaro was happy to see the other party openly provoking and making enemies for himself.
Because this Nogami Shinsuke is a typical person who values literature over theory.
He believes that the country should be run by liberal arts students, while science and engineering students only need to work honestly.
Furthermore, he graduated from the Law School of Kyoto Imperial University, and it is certain that he will enter politics in the future and become an imperial bureaucrat.
So, he actually looked down upon Hantaro Nagaoka.
What's the use of being famous? It's just the country deliberately flattering you and treating you as a pawn.
In the eyes of politicians, honor without substantial benefits is just a way to fool those dull and honest smart people.
Today, we are faced with the newly built campus of Guangdong University and the difficult situation at the beginning.
Shinsuke Nogami couldn't help his inner sense of superiority and directly mocked him.
In his eyes, everyone present is trash.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became solemn.
(End of this chapter)