1850 American Gold Tycoon.

"Principal Woolsey, I think you have learned a little bit about the situation in California through the past few days of investigation."

After Woolsey visited major cities in California for a week, Liang Yao and California Education Minister Pearlman received Woolsey.

"Speaker Liang, Minister Pillman, the situation in California is much better than I expected." Woolsey shook hands with Liang Yao and Pillman politely.

"Although California's higher education is relatively weak, California's primary and secondary education is very popular. California is one of the states that I have seen do the best in basic education."

It's not that Woolsey is flattering Liang Yao. In terms of public education, California is indeed ahead of the times.Even if you can't rank first in the United States, it is more than enough to rank in the first echelon.

In the middle of the 19th century, the education system in the United States was relatively scattered and fragmented, lacking unified planning and coordination across the country.

The U.S. education system is largely run by state governments rather than the federal government.Each state is responsible for developing and implementing its own education policies and laws.

The federal government has no relevant federal agencies to lead and supervise educational affairs nationwide.

Education in the United States basically means that each state formulates its own education policies and laws suitable for its own state.

At present, except for California and Ohio, the rest of the states have not yet set up a special education department in charge of the state's education work.

They do however have boards of education or similar bodies to manage and monitor education.These committees are usually appointed or elected by the state government and are composed of education experts and civic representatives.

During this period, the American education system developed slowly and unevenly, and there were also great differences in the level of education and the distribution of resources.

Some states have adopted more advanced education policies and systems, such as Connecticut.It is a state in the United States that has done a very good job in education during this period.

After the American Revolutionary War, Connecticut began establishing a public school system to ensure that citizens throughout the state received a basic education.

Connecticut is also the first state in the United States to adopt a compulsory education law, which requires all children to receive education, and education must be free.

But the educational systems of other states are more backward, such as in the southern states and the border states that were established later and economically backward.

Woolsey, a former chairman of the Connecticut State Board of Education, was positive about public education.It is believed that the government should use public resources to cover basic education and protect the education rights of the poor.

The reason why Liang Yao invited Yale University in Connecticut to California to cooperate in running a school is that Liang Yao and Yale University have had successful cooperation examples in terms of international student programs.

The agreement between Liang Yao and Woolsey in certain educational concepts is also an important reason for this.

Of course, the most fundamental reason is that Connecticut's educational strength is very strong.

Whether it is basic education or higher education, private education or public education, Connecticut during this period is a leader among American states.

However, being outstanding does not mean that Connecticut’s educational strength is the strongest in the United States. The state with the strongest education in the United States during this period is Massachusetts, which is also known as Massachusetts.The famous Harvard University and MIT are all from this state.

"The quality of immigrants is low. If you want to improve the quality of immigrants, you can only start with school-age children." Liang Yao said.

"Children are the future of California."

There are literacy classes and other similar organizations in California that provide literacy services for illiterate adults, but these organizations are limited to teaching you to read and write.It cannot cultivate high-quality professionals.

Professional talents in California are mainly introduced from other states or even abroad through the talent introduction plan.

If California wants to cultivate professional high-quality talents, in addition to doing a good job in basic education, it must establish a complete system that runs from primary education to higher education.

And higher education is the short board of California.

Because there are not enough high-quality colleges and universities in the state, the Department of Education has to send high-achieving students to states with strong colleges and universities such as Massachusetts and Connecticut.

"I fully agree." Woolsey nodded, and he continued, "I heard that you have specially designated a piece of land in the Berkeley area for the construction of a university. Can we visit one or two?"

"Of course, please follow me." Liang Yao asked Carnegie to prepare a small steamer.

After the steamer arrived, the group boarded the steamer and headed for Berkeley.

In 1855, San Francisco's population had exceeded 30, accounting for almost one-third of the state's population.

Due to California's rapid urbanization, San Francisco's old town has become overcrowded.

The population of San Francisco has a tendency to spread to the coastal areas of Jinshan Bay. So far, Jinshan Bay has formed three large districts: Liangyao District (San Jose), Fremont District, and Oakland District.

However, due to the lack of special policy support, Berkeley in the north of Oakland has limited attraction to immigrants, so the development of Berkeley is relatively lagging behind.

Berkeley has a population of just over [-], which is relatively small among the many emerging urban areas in Jinshan Bay.

But the small population also has the advantage of a small population, that is, it is quiet.

Moreover, Berkeley is also very close to the main city of San Francisco, and there are special airlines. The Berkeley area has beautiful scenery, and it is more appropriate to develop it into a university town.

Before the launch of the cooperative project with Yale University, four colleges and universities had already settled down in the University City of Berkeley.

One is the California Normal School established after the integration of the Church School. The school mainly trains teachers for primary and secondary schools across California. The other three schools are Jinshan Business School, which was specially set up by Liang Yao to train managers for the Americas Group, and for the California Railway Company. The Cal Railroad Academy for railroad talent, and the Pratt & Whitney Mechanical Academy, founded by Pratt & Whitney.

It is said that Konecranes is also planning an engineering school now.

"This empty university is Calchem?"

After riding a horse around the university town, Woolsey stopped in front of a university. The building of this university was the best among all the universities, and it seemed to occupy the largest area, but the inside of the university was empty. There are no students, no teachers, only sporadic security personnel and construction workers.

Woolsey asked out of curiosity.

Although California's higher education started late and is weak, it has also cultivated the state's flagship majors, such as the Sinology major of the California Normal University and the chemical engineering major of the California Chemical Industry.

The chemical engineering major of the California Institute of Chemical Engineering is unique in the industry. In the field of petroleum-related chemical engineering, the academic research level of the college is unique in the world.

After all, only California has its own complete chemical industry chain in the world.

"Calchem ​​is in Los Angeles." Liang Yao explained.

"This is the University of California in the future. If your school can reach a cooperation with us, this is the campus. The student apartments and the professor's villa have already been built. If you are willing to stay and teach here, you will get a free villa."

Caltech is located in Los Angeles, where the chemical industry is developed. This school is a high school that the Ministry of Education focuses on. The current principal of Caltech is Nobel's father, Nobel.

This school is specially prepared by California to open the University of California. In order to build this university, California has invested more than 70 US dollars.

Hearing that the villa was given away, the accompanying team of professors from Yale University couldn't help but their eyes lit up.

California has promised that if they are willing to teach in California, California is willing to provide them with three times their salary at Yale University, and the research funds required for scientific research will also be provided by California.

The California government can also serve as a bridge between them and related companies to ensure that their scientific research results can be put into the application field as soon as possible.

These conditions are already very attractive, and now they are still giving away the house directly.This made many accompanying professors eager to move.

Before coming to California, many professors at Yale University just took a look at it first, and did not decide to stay in California to teach.

At this time, many Yale professors were tempted by the favorable conditions proposed by California.

They asked Liang Yao to take them inside to have a look. They wanted to see the living environment and conditions provided by the University of California for professors.

Liang Yao readily agreed, and took them around the villa area on campus.

These villas were constructed by Kony's construction company, and the construction standards are consistent with those of commercial villas in California. There is no quality problem except that the design may be a bit tacky.

Berkeley has beautiful mountains and clear waters. Here you can see the rolling and misty mountains in the distance, which is refreshing.

In front of the villa, there is a clear stream flowing, and the turquoise water reflects the surrounding lush forests, which is very beautiful.

These villas are composed of spacious living rooms, comfortable bedrooms and luxurious bathrooms, each room is decorated with utmost exquisiteness.

In the living room, there is a soft sofa and a gorgeous marble coffee table, where you can not only relax with a drink, but also enjoy the beautiful scenery outside the window.

The backyard of the villa is an emerald green lawn exuding fresh fragrance, surrounded by various flowers and fruit trees, which is not only beautiful but also fragrant.

Here, one can enjoy a sense of tranquility and peace away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

"It's good here, but it's too remote, and the traffic is a bit inconvenient." A professor complained.

"The railway from the University of California to Oakland is already being laid. This railway will use the most advanced locomotive Pioneer 2 of the California Railway Company. It will take less than an hour from the University of California to Oakland." Liang Yao said with a smile.

"In addition, the Pacific Railway will be completed next year. At that time, you can board the train directly at the University of California and go to any place in the east. There is also a special telegraph room in the University of California for you to use for free. Although California is remote, it will not affect you. academic exchange."

"Chairman Liang is really thoughtful." Hearing what Liang Yao said, the complaining professor had no worries.