Chapter 3037
At the foot of Phoenix Ridge, north of Fort Victory, there is a quiet academy. This college only has a three-story teaching and office building, a student dormitory building, as well as basic facilities such as a playground and a canteen. With green bricks and green tiles, shaded by green trees, it looks simple and unpretentious. In terms of scale, it may not even be ranked among the top ten local academies.
But hanging on the door of this academy is a gold-lettered signboard written by Tao Donglai himself - Sanya Administration College.
Sanya Administration College is a relatively mysterious place to the outside world, because it does not open enrollment to the outside world, and it is difficult for ordinary students to enter here through normal education pathways.
Most of the students here come from internal recommendations. They are either second-generation children with prominent backgrounds and complete basic education, or young talents selected from the existing bureaucracy.
The reason why this unique threshold is set up is because what is taught here is not ordinary liberal arts knowledge, but how to govern the country and be a qualified official.
In other words, this is the cradle for cultivating future high-ranking officials and rulers of Haihan Kingdom.
For ordinary people to learn these things, it is like having the skills of slaying dragons and having no use for them. Only the officially selected special group of students can have the opportunity to apply what they have learned.
After they graduate from here, they will be assigned to higher-level positions, and gradually take over the specific work of governing the country from the founding fathers.
The study process at the Administrative College is both advanced education and gold plating, and it is a task that every young official who wants to take a further step in his official career must complete.
Tan Tianming has been at the college for nearly half a year. He does not think that he is born to be an official, but this is the arrangement of his father Tan Juren, and he has no other choice but to comply.
Just like his elder brother Tan Tianlei, although he is determined to join the army, he still has to complete advanced studies at Sanya Administration College before going to the Army Academy to study what he is really interested in.
No matter what industry Tan Tianming really wants to engage in in the future, he must first complete his studies here before making any plans.
Although he doesn't have much interest in becoming an official, Tan Tianming is still very happy to come to Sanya, the capital, to broaden his horizons and increase his knowledge.
Compared with Xingdao, which is more than 4,000 miles away, Sanya is a truly prosperous seaport city. There are many new things that Tan Tianming has never seen before, and it also makes him truly feel the power of the country.
The students studying here with him are all top-notch talents carefully selected from various regions of the empire. After coming into contact with these people, Tan Tianming realized that he was not actually a genius. There were a lot of people who were more knowledgeable and quick-thinking than him.
Fortunately, the School of Administration does not use written scores as the only criterion for judging, but focuses more on cultivating students' ability to deal with practical affairs. Tan Tianming does not have to worry that his grades are not satisfactory enough and he will not be able to communicate with his family.
Compared with ordinary academies, the courses at Sanya Administration College are more relaxed, leaving plenty of time for students to study various topics on their own. Even courses that have been scheduled are often canceled due to teachers' temporary affairs.
This is because the people who are responsible for teaching are not ordinary teachers, but the founding fathers from the high-level officials of Haihan. In this vast empire, only a handful of people have the opportunity to receive the words and deeds of these senators.
However, elders often hold important positions and are busy with government affairs every day. They often have to temporarily cancel their original teaching arrangements due to emergencies.
Whenever this happens, Tan Tianming, who has nothing to do, will leave the college and go to the city to kill time. As time passed, he discovered the wonderful place of Jingsi Pavilion.
Although the consumption threshold of this tea house is quite high, to Tan Tianming, this expense is nothing at all, and it can just block out most of the people in the busy city, achieving the unique effect of tranquility in the bustle.
Sitting here drinking tea, reading the newspaper, leaning on the railing and observing how the city operates is a unique enjoyment for Tan Tianming. Of course, it would be better if there were no annoying things that ruin your mood.
Counting the time, today is the release day of the two major newspapers, Haihan Times and Sanya Express, but the person Tan Tianming was waiting for has not appeared again in the past few days.
If what Tan Tianming wants to see is not published in today's express newspaper, then he will have to consider whether it is time to visit Huo Dezhuan.
The sound of the newsboy hawking could be heard faintly in the distance. It seemed that it wouldn't be long before the newsboy came to the intersection under the Jingsi Attic.
Tan Tianming made a gesture. When the sharp-eyed waiter saw it, he immediately rushed over, bowed and said, "What are your orders, Master Tan?"
Tan Tianming was about to pay for the clerk to go downstairs to buy a newspaper when he heard a creaking sound on the stairs, and then Huo Dechuan's head emerged from the stairs.
Huo Dechuan immediately saw Tan Tianming sitting in his old seat and waved to him, holding a large roll of newspaper in his hand.
Tan Tianming smiled when he saw this, stopped taking out money, and told the waiter: "Go and make another pot of good tea and bring some refreshments."
When the waiter saw this, he knew that today's extra money was gone, so he took the order and left angrily.
Huo Dechuan walked to the table, cupped his hands to Tan Tianming and said, "Brother Tan, you're here so early. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to meet you here today."
Tan Tianming asked him to sit down and asked: "Brother Huo came to see me in such a hurry. It must be that the thing I asked you to do last time has been completed, right?"
Huo Dechuan handed the newspaper to Tan Tianming and said proudly: "Fortunately, Huo has lived up to his mission. Brother Tan, let's take a look at the results!"
Tan Tianming nodded and slowly began to read the Sanya Express sent by Huo De.
Today's headlines are, as expected, still related to the Sing Tao region. However, the content is not about the recent military operations in the Strait of Malacca, but about the trade agreements that Sing Tao will sign with many countries in the South China Sea in the near future.
These agreements are updates to old trade agreements, which include many trade items that were originally strictly controlled, such as shipbuilding, navigation equipment, military equipment, etc.
In the past, if other countries wanted to purchase these things, they had to submit an application to the relevant Haihan yamen in Sanya, and only after approval could they be eligible to purchase. Nowadays, the sales management of some of the contents on the control list has been delegated to the Singdao District, and the local area can decide on the objects and quantities to be sold.
Most of these special products can be manufactured by Xingdao itself. The technology cannot be said to be very advanced, but for neighboring countries, they are treasures that could not be bought with money before.
Of course, Haihan's approach to relaxing export controls is not without conditions. Countries in the South China Sea also need to express their opinions. Therefore, previous agreements need to be upgraded and updated to adapt to the future trade environment.
And below this headline article, there is indeed another commentator article signed by Fu Qiqiang. Tan Tianming put down the teacup in his hand and began to read the content carefully.
(End of chapter)