Chapter 3215
Ning Qi did not expect that his speech would change the minds of everyone at Wansong Academy. Based on past experience, if this kind of traditional academy wants to turn around, it will involve the interests of all aspects and encounter various resistances. It is by no means a goal that can be achieved in a short time.
However, Wansong Academy has always taken the official will as the direction of teaching. Ning Qi has already said that for this reason, if there are still people among them who are ignorant of current affairs, they may not be able to keep their jobs.
After completing their inspection of the academy, Dean Su Sixiao and others respectfully sent Ning Qi out of the gate.
Before leaving, Ning Qi specially called Su Sixiao to his side and said a few words: "The country has decided to move the capital to Hangzhou, so some academies from the south will also open branches in Hangzhou one after another. These academies teach Haihan Science will take a long time, so you can exchange more teaching experiences when the time comes.”
Su Sixiao quickly bowed in agreement, but knew in his heart that Ning Qi's words had a deeper meaning.
In the past, Wansong Academy's influence in the Hangzhou area was unique, and there were almost no competitors that could match it. However, this situation will probably be unsustainable in the future.
Our counterparts in the south may not be as good as Wansong Academy in terms of traditional cultural and educational standards, but as Ning Qi said, in the future the official requirements for talents will be based on "Haihan Science", and the teaching level of our counterparts in the south is obviously far ahead in this field. .
Once southern counterparts begin to flock to Hangzhou to open branches, Wansong Academy may face unprecedented competition. The advantage that the other party has is exactly what Wansong Academy currently does not have, not to mention that the official is likely to give more care to those academies that obey the command.
If Su Sixiao wants to keep the Wansong Academy's brand name and his status in Hangzhou's cultural circles, he may have to bite the bullet and do something he is not happy with. And before that, he probably has to carry out a round of moderate cleaning within the academy and remove some old people with stubborn ideas. Otherwise, many measures will be difficult to implement in the academy.
After leaving Wansong Academy, Ning Qi and his party went to a printing press near the West Lake.
According to local officials, the printing house named "Qingliu" is one of the largest local printing houses in Hangzhou. In addition to printing books, New Year pictures, and flyers, Qingliu Printing House also opened two bookstores of the same name in Hangzhou. Also selling books on its own.
In addition, Qingliu Seal is also the printer of Donghai Times in Hangzhou. All Donghai Times published in Hangzhou and its counties are typeset and printed by Qingliu Seal, which reflects its industry status.
The name "Qingliu" is partly because the boss's surname is Liu, and partly because it is a homophonic pronunciation of "Qingliu", which brings good luck in the cultural circle.
After Ning Qi met Liu Guiming, the owner of this printing company, he still had some impressions of him: "Boss Liu, did you meet at a banquet a few days ago?"
Liu Guiming was flattered and responded: "Your Excellency has a good memory. On the day of Your Excellency's arrival in Hangzhou, the common people did attend a banquet to welcome the Executive Committee adults."
Ning Qi nodded slightly and said: "I still remember that you invited us to come to Qingliu Seal Society to have a look. Now that I am here, please introduce the situation here to me!"
Liu Guiming was just looking for fun at the time and did not think that his invitation would be responded to by the Executive Committee. He did not expect that Ning Qi actually came to visit a few days later.
Liu Guiming led the way and introduced the situation of the printing society to Ning Qi as he walked.
Speaking of which, Qingliu Seal Society has a close relationship with Haihan. Liu Guiming went to Danzhou, Hainan to study for three years as early as 20 years ago, during which he even briefly visited Sanya. When Liu Guiming was in Danzhou, he came into contact with various books and printed matter published by Haihan. Although he did not necessarily agree with the ideas promoted by Haihan, he was quite interested in the various printed matter published by Haihan, especially the printing technology of newspapers.
Later, Liu Guiming returned to Zhejiang and opened this printing company. From the beginning, he introduced Haihan's printing technology and equipment, using copper-lead movable type to replace the traditional woodcut engraving.
Relying on more advanced printing technology, Liu Guiming's Qingliu Seal Society quickly established a foothold in Hangzhou. At the same time, he also began to introduce some Haihan published books for sale in his own bookstore.
However, there was constant fighting between Haihan and the Zhejiang government at that time. Merchants like Liu Guiming who sold Haihan products would inevitably be misled by the government from time to time, and they did encounter many problems during this period.
Fortunately, Shi Diwen knew Liu Guiming's situation and knew that his business activities were essentially promoting Haihan, so he gave him a lot of support secretly and solved many troubles for him. Qingliu Seal Society stumbled along the way, and also Finally got over it.
After Haihan captured Hangzhou from Ming Dynasty, Liu Guiming immediately turned around and got a printing order from Donghai Times. Qingliu Seal Society suddenly became a well-established official businessman.
Ning Qi's sharp eyes saw several books on the display shelf. He walked over, picked them up and flipped through them. He nodded and said, "It turns out that the textbooks used in Hangzhou are printed here."
Liu Guiming introduced proudly: "Sir, if the textbooks are printed in Hainan Island and then shipped over, the freight will be very high, so Lord Shi arranged for them to be printed here. The paper ink used, the typesetting font size, all the Consistent with Hainan Island’s version.”
Although the printing and distribution of textbooks was a matter arranged by the Ministry of Culture and Education, such small matters generally did not require Ningqi's personal intervention. Therefore, after coming to Qingliu Seal Society, he learned that this place also undertook the task of printing textbooks.
Liu Guiming was not bragging. Ning Qi looked through it and found that the printing quality of these books was indeed no worse than the Hainan Island version.
In the future, academies, private schools, and government schools in Hangzhou will gradually replace the teaching materials designated by the Ministry of Culture and Education, and this is a long-term need. Qingliu Seal Society has enough income to maintain the operation of the Seal Society from this business alone.
"What are these being printed now?" Ning Qi saw that the workers at the printing site were very busy, and he was a little curious at the moment.
Liu Guiming said: "Sir, these are all various leaflets printed for the Haihan Army."
After saying that, he went to the side and took out a few freshly printed ones, and handed them to Ning Qi with both hands.
Ning Qi took it and took a look. Sure enough, they were all flyers for military recruitment and immigration recruitment. He couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Are these all printed for the arms exhibition?"
Liu Guiming nodded repeatedly and said: "That's right. It is said that it is very popular there. The leaflets printed in advance by each army have been distributed. All the flyers here are temporary additional orders."
(End of chapter)