Chapter 193 Education, children, country, everything is new
After solving the problem of education funding, Li Qiwei began to make drastic reforms in other aspects.
The first is the issue of international students.
In this era, the Qing Dynasty’s official favorite country to study in was the Sakura Country.
According to statistics, in 1896, the Qing government sent the first batch of students to study in Sakura, only 13 of them.
By 1904, the number of people increased to more than 2,000.
As of now, because there are so many people, there is no precise number, but the total number is definitely more than 10,000.
Of course most of them pay for themselves.
As expected, the organization that will change domestic history for decades to come should be established in a few months.
And its main members are students from the Qing Dynasty studying in Japan.
But what Li Qiwei needs is scientific talents, and Sakura Country has basically nothing to do with science at this time.
So, he chose Europe, Britain, France, Germany, etc.
You know, he also has a scholarship fund for Chinese international students at the University of Cambridge in the UK. If he doesn't send international students there, it won't be a huge loss.
With his influence in Europe, sending overseas students to study there will definitely be welcomed by all schools.
And Western countries, including the Sakura Country, very much welcomed the Qing Dynasty to do this.
Because they are confident that these overseas students will be influenced by their home countries, and when they return to their home countries and take power, they will favor the countries where they studied in policies.
After all, in this era, those who can study abroad are definitely not at the bottom, but will definitely become the middle and high-level people in the country in the future.
This also leads to many unclear relationships between China and Sakura Country in the next few decades.
Now, when the governments of Britain, France, Germany and other countries received Li Qiwei's request, they immediately paid great attention to the matter and expressed warm welcome.
Li Qiwei immediately went to the court to state the pros and cons, and won the approval of Cixi, Guangxu and other Manchu rulers.
The imperial court ordered that each province pay the fees required for international students.
Li Qiwei also stipulated that all European government-sponsored students must serve as lecturers in domestic universities for 5 years before they can be free after returning home.
Self-financed students are not subject to this restriction.
In extraordinary times, Li Qiwei certainly cannot let go of any resources.
These people must contribute to the country, otherwise there is no point in studying abroad. It cannot simply allow you to improve your personal abilities.
Therefore, Li Qiwei selected a group of students from Guangdong Province and sent them to the University of Cambridge, the University of Paris, and the University of Berlin.
Although these people are not part of their Spark Plan, they are still crucial to domestic development.
The second is to establish and improve a scientific reward system.
The rewards here do not refer to the selection of professional titles such as professors, but to the professional evaluation of the achievements of scientific and technological workers.
In this era, let alone China, even Europe does not have such a national-level reward system.
That's why when the Nobel Prize came out, it caused such a big sensation.
For scientists, the honor of the reward is much higher than the material itself.
Moreover, only with rewards can we stimulate the sense of competition and increase the enthusiasm for scientific research work.
Li Qiwei proposed the establishment of a national science and technology award and a provincial science and technology award.
The court should give sufficient rewards to outstanding individuals and teams.
This move was unanimously approved by almost all universities in the country.
Even several big boys from the school also supported Li Qiwei.
It’s not that they care about rewards, but that Li Qiwei is too tolerant.
But this kind of torment is a good thing for the school department. The more things it can manage, the greater the power of this department.
The various suggestions in Li Qiwei's memorial are all aimed at expanding the power boundaries of the academic department.
In the field of education, there is indeed great potential.
In addition, Li Qiwei also called on society to encourage private individuals to establish scientific awards, just like the Nobel Prize in the West.
Thanks to Li Qiwei, even ordinary people in China are no strangers to the Nobel Prize.
He listed many benefits, which made many wealthy people ready to make a move.
In order to deceive, not to optimize the domestic scientific research environment, Li Qiwei also took great pains.
Soon, he invested 10,000 taels in his own name to establish the Ridgway Award.
This award, like the Nobel Prize, specifically rewards those who have made outstanding contributions in the field of natural sciences.
But unlike the Nobel Prize, the Ridgway Prize does not have a fixed research field.
Regardless of physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, and materials, as long as they fall within the scope of natural sciences, they are eligible for selection.
The early selection process for this award was very rough. As long as Li Qiwei agreed, the award could be given.
At first, although many people in China admired Li Qiwei's status as a great master of Western learning, they did not take this award to heart.
But decades later, when a white-haired old man tremblingly took out a piece of wrinkled and yellowed paper from the drawer, everyone immediately stood in awe.
That is the certificate of winning the first Ridgway Award.
Although the old man's achievements seemed very superficial to people at that time, he might not be qualified to win the award at all.
But the significance it represents is extraordinary. It has witnessed the rise of Chinese science and its great journey to stand on the top of the world.
This was something Li Qiwei didn't expect. What he was thinking about now was how to squeeze the potential of college students.
His third reform measure is a strict graduation system.
Li Qiwei adopted a university graduation defense system in Guangdong.
Resolutely put an end to any waste of resources and water resources.
Gradually, he became known as Devil Li among his students.
Many universities in neighboring provinces looked at it and thought, Hey, this system is good.
Where is the university? How could such a sacred place of reading tolerate lazy and unbridled people?
In this way, Li Qiwei carried out in-depth educational reforms based on Guangdong.
Basically, it is based on the crash system of later generations, including the division of arts and sciences, question-based tactics, etc. He is even planning to pilot a small-scale college entrance examination in Guangdong to select outstanding talents.
But he only knows that he can't act too hastily, otherwise it may become a waste of time.
Although he wants to have hundreds of millions of science and engineering students in the country immediately, that is unrealistic.
The road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten one bite at a time.
When Li Qiwei was busy with these things every day, a piece of news made him desperate and hurried back home.
"Lu Yao, Xiang Lan, is it true that you two got pregnant together?"
Li Qiwei danced excitedly. After so long hard work, he finally paid off.
Wang Luyao smiled sweetly and said, "That can still be false. The doctor said that our pregnancy times are almost the same."
Li Qiwei laughed, understandable, after all, it is a Saturday , one Sunday, very close together.
"It is August now, and the child should be born in April next year."
"Ms. sir, have you decided what to name the child?"
After Wang Luyao asked, Xianglan was beside her with a silly smile. She completely obeyed the young master.
Li Qiwei put his arms around the two of them respectively and said with a smile: "I have already thought of the names."
"Boys, take the word [Cheng] as the seniority, and follow [morality, benevolence and righteousness] "Li Zhixin" in order."
"Girl, choose nice repeated words from the Book of Songs, such as Zhen Zhen, You You, Guan Guan, Yaoyao, etc."
"I. Although our sons will engage in scientific careers in the future, they must not forget the traditional and excellent qualities of China.”
"And our daughters, I want them to be happy forever and become carefree princesses."
Both girls covered their mouths and smiled. Wang Luyao joked: "You are still a princess, I think you are still a princess." If you want to be the emperor, where are the three palaces and six courtyards?"
Li Qiwei scratched his head in embarrassment and immediately swore, "I will only love you two in my life."
Pregnant women are very smart. If they are prosperous and active, they must follow their thoughts, otherwise they will easily become depressed.
Li Qiwei had seen these messages from the Internet in his previous life, so even if it was Wang Luyao's joke, he would take it seriously and make a promise.
"Lu Yao, if you feel bored after giving birth, you can go to Shanhe Primary School to be a teacher."
Wang Luyao was very happy, "Wow, is it true? I can also be a teacher?"
< br>"What I just said has been liberalized in China, and women can go to school and be teachers."
"And you, Xianglan, you also have to go to school, but not to be a teacher, but It’s time to be a student.”
“If you don’t learn some scientific knowledge, how will you educate your children in the future?”
"Ah?" Xianglan suddenly frowned.
When he was in England, Li Qiwei planned to teach Xianglan some scientific knowledge, but she was unwilling to do so because it was too difficult.
However, now that Li Qiwei has taken up the banner of having children, no matter how hard Xianglan resists, he will have no choice but to learn the lesson.
Li Qiwei was immersed in the joy brought by his child, and even worked more energetically.
However, a major event that shocked the whole country instantly made him feel filled with emotion and sigh.
On July 27, 1905, in order to cope with domestic and foreign pressure on "constitutionalism", the Qing Dynasty had to decide to send ministers abroad to inspect the politics of various countries.
On September 24, the five ministers appointed by Cixi to go abroad: Zhen Guo Gong Zai Ze, Minister of Household Affairs Dai Hongci, Minister of War Affairs Xu Shichang, Hunan Governor Duan Fang, and Minister of Commerce You Cheng Shaoying, in the capital. Depart from Yangmen Station and set off for overseas inspection.
This is to prepare for the upcoming constitutional monarchy.
However, just as the five ministers boarded the train and unloaded their luggage, there was a sudden earth-shattering explosion in the carriage.
The scene instantly became a mess, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and it was too horrible to look at.
Immediately afterwards, rescue workers immediately got on the bus to check the casualties.
In this explosion, Zai Ze and Shaoying were seriously injured, but Duan Fang, Xu Shichang and Dai Hongci were basically unharmed.
The initiator of the explosion, because he was discovered by the train patrol, had no choice but to detonate the bomb in advance. As a result, he did not evacuate and was killed on the spot.
After the incident, governors and governors from various places called the court one after another, speculating that it was the revolutionaries.
“This must have been done by someone from the Revolutionary Party. They were afraid that the government’s efforts to implement the New Deal and carry out reforms and constitutional reforms would gradually fade away, so they did this crazy act.”
This explosion interrupted the plan of the five ministers. The Qing government wanted to order the cancellation of the plan, but at the insistence of the constitutionalists, it still restarted it.
However, this incident powerfully frightened the Qing Dynasty.
For a time, the entire capital was under martial law. All the Qing ministers were in danger, and the princes and nobles stepped up patrols in their mansions.
Li Qiwei knew why the revolutionaries wanted to carry out the assassination.
Because in their view, the so-called constitutionalism of the Qing Dynasty was completely different from that of Western countries. It was just used to fool and deceive the people.
The revolutionaries were not wrong.
In real history, in 1911, the new cabinet formed by the Qing Dynasty had a total of 13 members, of which the Manchu and Qing royal families occupied 9 places.
People ridiculed it as the "Royal Cabinet".
Some time after the explosion, Li Qiwei found that Zhou Ziyu was extremely depressed.
He also vaguely heard the other party say: Brother Meng Xia, have a good journey, you are the hero of all revolutionaries.
Li Qiwei stood there for a long time, silent.
All the beautiful things in the world may have experienced countless pains before they appeared.
It is painful for women to have children; it is painful for teachers because of insufficient education funds; it is painful for people with lofty ideals when the country is poor and weak.
However, after pain comes great new life.
Children are hope, education is hope, and the country is the hope of everything.
Li Qiwei knew that he had no ability to change the fate of everyone, and he could not stop people with lofty ideals from making sacrifices.
Even the bombs were purchased through him.
There is some pain that he must feel personally in order to develop a will of steel.
He will always practice the path he has chosen.
(End of this chapter)