Chapter 2813
"To march into Shuntian Mansion, is this... a bit too radical? If the Ming Dynasty misjudges our purpose, it may lead to wasting all our previous efforts!" Bai Kesi looked at the map on the wall and thought about it silently, but in the end he still did not dare to confront us. Chen Yixin agreed with the plan.
He has no doubt about the combat effectiveness of Chen Yixin's troops, but the consequences of such actions are unpredictable, and the political impact may far exceed the military significance. Once the war starts again, the series of agreements that Haihan finally reached with Ming Dynasty two years ago may become useless paper, and all the plans of the Executive Committee for a peaceful handover will have to go back to the starting point.
Chen Yixin did not deny Bai Kesi's view: "It is true that the risk will be relatively high, but if we act in this way, the deterrent effect on Mingting should be the best. Only in this way can they see their situation clearly and think Understand what can and cannot be done.”
Bai Kesi said: "Perhaps we should consider trying more traditional methods first...such as holding public military exercises near Tianjin Wei. This can send a warning signal to the Ming court without causing it to misjudge the situation."< br>
Chen Yixin said: "Of course this is a solution, but I am worried that it is not strong enough. With the information we currently have, it is difficult to judge how determined Ming Ting is. If the exercise does not act as a sufficient deterrent, The effect, then should we fake it and do it for real?”
Bai Kesi said: "Whether the intensity is sufficient should be related to the scale of the exercise, right? I think it is better to increase the number of troops invested in the exercise. If the expected effect is not achieved, then consider taking further measures."
Bai Kesi and Chen Yixin each gave in and finally reached a preliminary consensus. But how to implement it, Bai Kesi is not a lieutenant general, and has limited knowledge of the situation in the north. Obviously, he cannot directly participate in the command, so he still has to leave it to Chen Yixin.
At the same time, Bai Letong was visiting Dengzhou Middle School, accompanied by Chen Pingliao and others. This school is located in the south of the city. The school site was the former government-run Dengzhou Academy. After Haihan took over, he made some repairs and renovations and started running the school.
Although the facade looks a bit unremarkable, this is the only middle school in the entire Dengzhou. Together with the Vocational and Technical College in Fushan County, it is known as the two major institutions of higher learning in Dengzhou.
The principal's name is Zhao Pu. He is not very old, only in his thirties. He is a native of Dengzhou. He fled due to the Denglai Rebellion in 1632 and moved to Sanya. Because he had some cultural background and was young at the time, he was sent to school as a training target when he was undergoing immigration screening.
Zhao Pu studied in Sanya for several years and has been engaged in education since graduation. In the past few years, the Northern Region recruited talents with high salaries in Sanya. Zhao Pu also wanted to return to his hometown for development, so he took this opportunity to return to Shandong. Relying on his previous work experience, Zhao Pu successfully took up the post of principal of Dengzhou Middle School.
Although this position is not a high-ranking official, its influence on the local level is indeed considerable. The main reason why Chen Yixin set up the middle school in Dengzhou City, which has a small population, is to provide good educational conditions for the children of soldiers here. Therefore, there are even some prominent figures in and outside Dengzhou City. The foreign gentry and dignitaries who could afford to send their children to study here would respectfully call him "Master Zhao" or "Mr. Zhao" when they saw Zhao Pu.
Bai Letong curiously asked who Zhao Pu studied under when he was in school in Sanya. This question turned out to be the right question. It turned out that Zhao Pu's mentor was Ning Qi, who was Bai Letong's senior brother in terms of seniority. .
Zhao Pu said with emotion: "Since I returned to Dengzhou, I have never had the opportunity to go south to meet my mentor. It has been four or five years, and I don't know if everything is well with him."
Bai Letong said: "Senior brother Zhao, don't worry. My mentor leads a regular life and is in good health. He is still teaching part-time at Sanya Academy." With this relationship, the two of them naturally became much closer. Zhao Pu led a tour of the school and introduced the school situation here to Bai Letong.
Dengzhou Middle School currently has a three-year system, and its enrollment targets are mainly graduates from the government-run primary schools under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou, as well as children of the garrison in Dengzhou City. However, although the enrollment scope is wide, the actual number of students admitted to the school is not very large. There are only about a hundred students in each class, and the maximum number is less than 200.
The reason is that the student pool is limited. Although the primary schools in Dengzhou produce about a thousand graduates each year, only a portion of them are qualified enough to enter middle schools to continue their studies.
The cultural and educational foundation of Northern University is relatively weak, so you can basically find a good job locally after finishing elementary school. If you are lucky, you can catch up with the government offices to recruit people, and you can even get a job that earns you royal food. In addition to middle school, there is also a vocational college, a channel with faster returns. Therefore, many people are not willing to let their children spend another three years to receive advanced education that is more costly but has unknown returns.
Bai Letong asked: "After finishing high school, your future will be broader. Why don't people choose this path? Are they interested in the employment prospects of vocational colleges?"
Zhao Pu smiled bitterly and said: "More than that, when you go to a vocational college to study, there are often employers waiting for you when you enroll. Those mines are very wealthy. As long as the students are willing to sign the employment agreement early, they can get generous scholarships during their studies. But, how can this condition be compared to that of my middle school?”
"After graduating from middle school, although you can find a good job, the income may not be as good as that of students from vocational colleges. Moreover, in the eyes of the public, what you learn in vocational colleges is what you learn in life, while what you learn in middle school is not Not so real.”
Bai Letong shook his head after hearing this and said: "This is really short-sighted. If you don't go to middle school, there will be no chance of promotion in the future!"
Zhao Pu said: "How can ordinary people understand the secrets between this? People who really understand will not care whether they need to let their children attend Dengzhou Middle School."
After all, Zhao Pu has been in Sanya for many years and has a certain understanding of Haihan's social structure and bureaucratic system. He naturally understands the importance that Haihan's upper class attaches to cultural quality. If children from civilian backgrounds want to climb up, they must either join the army and accumulate military exploits, or they can only rely on Haihan's cultural and educational system and study hard to gain more opportunities.
But ordinary people often give up continuing their studies before the real opportunity arises. However, those who understand the tricks will feel that educational institutions like Dengzhou Middle School are useless, and they will try to send their children to schools with better educational conditions. The good southern regions even send students directly to Sanya to study, so that after finishing middle school, they still have the opportunity to enter higher education institutions, and the employment prospects they can get are far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
(End of chapter)