A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 416 Recruiting an Incredible Person

The matter of Jingshi Women's School was approved very quickly. After all, it was not the first school. The imperial court certainly did not want the capital to fall behind Tianjin and Shanghai for too long.

Later, Lu Xun taught in this school, because the student Liu Hezhen was beaten to death by the military police, and he wrote the famous article "In Memory of Mr. Liu Hezhen".

The school was chosen near Xuanwumen, but it will take about a year to build the school building.

Li Yu definitely supports the construction of women's schools. Universities, no female students can justify it?It's hard to even talk about love.

On the way, Li Yu ran into Zhang Boling who was bringing a few students to the capital. Seeing that the students behind him were basically those who had been brought to the United States to participate in the Olympic Games, Li Yu asked curiously, "Brother Boling, what are you doing?"

Zhang Boling took out a newspaper and said, "Participate in the sports meeting, the sports meeting of the Beijing Normal University Hall."

"The sports meeting in the University Hall of the Capital?" Li Yu took the newspaper and saw a piece of news on it: "The University Hall Holds the Sports Meeting and Respects Guests".

The content is that the Beijing Normal University will hold a sports meeting, and students from Tianjin, Hebei and other places are also sincerely invited to participate.

Li Yu said with a smile: "Brother Boling is a bit of a bully. These are all people who have seen the world, and they come to participate in the school sports meeting from time to time..."

But Zhang Boling said: "You should come to participate too. I heard that many faculty members have signed up. There is also a football game in the University Hall, and the football team from the Beiyang University Hall will also participate."

Li Yu knew that the Capital University already had a football team, so he said, "If there is a football match, I'll have to join in the fun."

There is a meme on the Internet in later generations. When you are entangled whether you want to go to Tsinghua University or Peking University, you can choose this way: if you are good in sports, go to Tsinghua University, and if you are poor in sports, you can choose Peking University.

But in fact, as soon as the Jingshi University was established, it attached great importance to sports. The "Imperial Imperial University Regulations" included gymnastics in the formal courses of the preparatory department and the normal hall, and stipulated that the students of the preparatory department should attend 2 to 3 hours a week. Students in the normal hall have to go to school for 3 hours a week.There are even special sportswear, which look very much like Western-style college students after wearing them.

Since sports scores will be included in the graduation examination subjects, there has always been a sports fever in the halls of Jingshi University.

This is already the second sports meeting, the organization is more perfect than the first time, and the school supervisor Li Jiaju also invited some female students to participate.

The female students who competed in cool sportswear are definitely a spectacle at this time!
Sure enough, when Li Yu arrived at the stadium, tens of thousands of people had already come to visit.

Although the competition items are different from the well-established sports games in later generations, they are generally all kinds of track and field competitions.

Supervisor Li Jiaju also signed up for the 300-meter race, and Li Yu, not to be outdone, joined the football team.

In the 300-meter run, Li Jiaju took No.3.

Li Yu led the Beijing Normal University football team to a bloody battle with the Beiyang University football team, but unfortunately they still lost 2:3.

After all, the football team of Beiyang University participates in more games in Tianjin, and the overall level of players is higher than that of Jingshi University.

But Li Yu had a good time.

There are many other events in the competition, some of which are like recreational sports games for later generations, such as pair leggings running.

Many students in the University Hall participated in the sports meeting, especially in the Shixue Hall, where almost all of them participated.

After the abolition of the imperial examinations, the official academy expanded its enrollment, and many noble children joined, because now the university hall has become the only way to get promoted.

In fact, since then, the Imperial University and Peking University, which was renamed in the early years of the Republic of China, have almost become specialized aristocratic schools. Although the funding has been greatly eased, the academic level is very poor.

If not to mention Cai Yuanpei's great contribution to Peking University, it was he who changed the atmosphere after becoming the principal, making Peking University a top university in Asia.

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Back home, Fengling brought a telegram from Zhang Zhidong, governor of Huguang.

Li Yu thought it was about studying abroad, but Zhang Zhidong secretly asked if the emperor was still in Yingtai.

As the emperor's teacher, as long as he was in the capital, Li Yu had to go to a class every now and then, but now that Guangxu's health had begun to deteriorate, so the frequency of class was greatly reduced.

Although he felt inexplicable, Li Yu called back and said that he had just taught Guangxu a few days ago.

What Li Yu didn't know was that at this time, a bannerman who ran out of the theater in the palace went to Wuchang and pretended to be Guangxu!

This person does look a bit like Guangxu, and he pretended to be Guangxu when he sang in the palace.

It's just that when he arrived in Wuchang, he actually performed the fake show and really regarded himself as the emperor. Every move and the items he used were very similar to those used by the imperial court.Due to poor news, local officials thought that the emperor had escaped, and many officials came to pay homage, and all the fake Guangxu deserved it.

This is not a trivial matter, the news spread like wildfire, and many comments even said that Emperor Guangxu escaped from Yingtai under the cover of the Revolutionary Party, went to Wuchang to find Zhang Zhidong, and plotted to raise another case.

Zhang Zhidong was so frightened that he was blamed!
Zhang Zhidong not only sent a telegram to Li Yu, but also sent a telegram to many officials in the capital. After receiving a definite reply, he ordered the capture of these two bold little thieves.

As a result, it can only be beheaded.

It's completely stupid, this level is still running out to deceive people, and it stumbles at the first stop.

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At this time, it was time for Lu Bicheng to go to Tianjin to be the head teacher of the girls' public school, and the two arrived in Tianjin by train.

Yuan Shikai attached great importance to the issue of the women's public school, and together with Tang Shaoyi met the two at the school.

Celebrities from all walks of life in Tianjin participated together, including Fu Zengxiang, Liang Shiyi, Lu Muzhai and others.

Yuan Shikai also asked Fu Zengxiang to find a photographer to publicize this achievement well-running schools is a major political capital of the current officials in Xinjiang.

Faced with the support of so many big figures, Lu Bicheng behaved quite generously.

Yuan Shikai said: "Ms. Bicheng is a wonderful woman of a generation. She is not only talented and beautiful, but also has management and teaching talents. I have full confidence in the future of the school."

Lu Bicheng replied softly: "The little girl hasn't taken office yet, so I don't have much confidence in how well she will do. Besides, forgive Bicheng for taking the liberty to make another small request to the governor."

Yuan Shikai laughed loudly: "You are really like Li Yu, tell me, what is your request?"

Lu Bicheng said: "The establishment of Beiyang Women's Public School is based on the Japanese aristocratic women's school, so it is also an aristocratic school. Bicheng hopes to open another girls' school in Tianjin to recruit ordinary girls from ordinary families."

Tang Shaoyi's eyes lit up: "I agree with Miss Bicheng's statement. When I was in Shanghai, I saw such a girls' school."

When Tang Shaoyi said so, Yuan Shikai naturally agreed: "Okay! I can't ignore Bicheng girl's request for the first time, and let you handle this matter."

Lu Bicheng squatted lightly: "My lord governor, I have a good opinion."

Although the women's school was unprecedented, it had the support of high-level officials in Beiyang, and it started smoothly, because the distinctive gentry class in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China chose to wait and see, and did not openly contradict it.

At this time, the atmosphere in the north was not as enlightened as that in the south, and the gentry class worried that they would be implicated if they supported women's schools; but Yuan Shikai and Tang Shaoyi personally went down and did not dare to object.

Two days later, Lu Bicheng attended the school meeting as the head teacher. All the teachers and students of the school participated, and Li Yu naturally went to the meeting to support him.

Beiyang Women's Public School is very well-established, with a complete set of teachers, including Chinese teaching, algebra teaching, and women's education, as well as foreign teachers from the United States, Britain, and Japan.

Part of the school's funds is government expenditure, and more than half is donated by the company. Li Yu has already donated 3000 taels of silver to Zhong Guanguang, and his wife's career must be supported even more. He immediately announced a donation of 5000 taels of silver.

Lu Bicheng stepped onto the stage and gave a speech to the female students present. She said excitedly:

"The old etiquette has bound Chinese women for thousands of years. Only by receiving real education can our women have the same dual identities as individuals and citizens!
"Women's public schools and women's education are not to cultivate good wives and mothers, but to cultivate citizens who are complete for the country and individuals who are complete for the family!"

"We need all-round development of morality, intelligence and physique, have excellent moral character, and have skills and knowledge of the new era, so that we women can have a sound personality!"

Li Yu couldn't help applauding.

This is the end of the Qing Dynasty, and it is really not easy to have such a thought.

But the applause was a little sparse. ——From the perspective of modern people, the three outlooks are very righteous, but in China in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, it was like a bomb.

But no matter what, the fact that Lu Bicheng became the head teacher caused a sensation in the entire Beijing and Tianjin.

The principal at this time is different from later generations, generally speaking, he is a serious official.See the founders of various colleges, either the governor or the governor, or the second and third ranks.

Education is really important in the feudal dynasty, and the headmaster is like the sacrificial wine of the Imperial College in the eyes of many people.

Mastering talents is mastering the future.

During the Reform Movement of [-], Kang Youwei desperately wanted to be the principal of the Beijing Normal University. He asked Liang Qichao to draw up the constitution, and the principal requirements almost specified that he was Kang Youwei.

When Lu Bicheng's photo appeared in the major newspapers, the literati were amazed at how beautiful this talented woman was.

In the past few days, when Lu Bicheng gave lectures, Li Yu would "listen in" from time to time. Seeing that her typhoon was good, he was finally relieved.

Then I prepared to attend the Quanyehui organized by Tianjin Quanyechang.

Before that, Tang Shaoyi asked Li Yu to visit the cigarette factory he supervised and built.

Tang Shaoyi picked up one and took a sip, smacked his lips, and asked, "Compared to cigars, they are a bit less flavorful. Can this thing really expel opium?"

Li Yu said: "Master Tang's taste has already become tricky. No ordinary person can afford to smoke cigars every day, but cigarettes are better than opium."

Tang Shaoyi nodded: "As long as it doesn't poison the people like opium, I will definitely carry out this kind of thing."

Li Yu said with a smile: "Your Majesty Tang can take a picture of smoking and publish it in major newspapers, and you will be the endorser. The difficulty of implementation will definitely be greatly reduced."

Tang Shaoyi said: "I have considered this matter, you also want to take a picture, who told you that you are famous."

"But I don't know how to smoke." Li Yu said quickly.

Tang Shaoyi is well versed in the way of publicity: "What you want is the effect of publicity, who told you that you really smoked."

Li Yu had no way to refute, so he could only follow suit.

Tang Shaoyi said again: "By the way, I have never thought about the brand of cigarettes. You go to many places. Do you have any suggestions?"

Li Yu had never smoked in his previous life, so he knew very little about it. After thinking for a long time, he said, "When I was learning how to drive, the instructor would always smoke hard and soft Chinese cigarettes, which seemed to be good cigarettes."

Tang Shaoyi thought that Li Yu learned how to drive in Germany, but the name sounds really good: "It's a pity that the Germans use this name."

Li Yu said, "Maybe I misheard."

"That's good. I'm very interested in these two names, so I'll use them." Tang Shaoyi said.

Tang Shaoyi wrote down the names "Soft China" and "Hard China" on a piece of paper, handed them to his subordinates, and then said to Li Yu, "Let's go take pictures."

Li Yu really didn't understand the brands of cigarettes, and he didn't expect that this was a meme in itself.Some people joked on the Internet, PS "Ruan Zhonghua" on the cigarette package.

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At present, the venue of Quanyehui is just a temporary shed, but the exhibits are not small.

As soon as the monosodium glutamate, "Jianren" brand instant noodles and enamel of Li Yu Factory were launched, they immediately became the focus.

Hu Jiayan, who is in charge of publicity, is very good at business, and made a lot of display boards and tasting points, and received a large number of orders on the same day.

Not surprisingly, the representative of the Mitsubishi Chamber of Commerce from the Japanese Concession spoke highly of MSG and instant noodles and placed an order quickly.

The representative of the Mitsubishi Chamber of Commerce praised: "Mr. Li Yu is really a genius, he can make such delicious food! The word 'craftsman' makes me feel like an inexplicable hometown."

Li Yu sounds funny, but it's even more enjoyable to earn money from the Japanese.

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After finishing his work in Tianjin, Li Yu continued to go to Shanghai to find Cai Yuanpei.

Cai Yuanpei had already been waiting at the pier, and immediately after meeting, he said: "Shucai failed to meet you last time when I came to Shanghai, but this time I was looking forward to you! You can all ask for Boxer indemnity, which really surprised me, and it was even specially used for studying in the United States." Education, I just don't know how to describe the vision of Brother Shucai!"

Li Yu said: "Brother Heqing is too famous, who told us to be backward now, no matter how poor we are, we can't be poor in education, this is the foundation of a strong country."

"No matter how poor you are, you can't have poor education!" Cai Yuanpei said happily, "I really admire you more and more."

The two then went to Nanyang Public School.

Education in Shanghai started relatively early, and more people signed up than in Beijing, and they were very enthusiastic.Everyone knows that the education in the United States is much better than that in Japan, but the tuition fees are also astonishingly high, which is difficult for ordinary rich families to afford. Nowadays, studying abroad at public expense is simply a great thing.

But there is always a quota limit, so Li Yu can only take the exam first and complete the first step of the preliminary screening.

Li Yu personally drafted the test questions, mainly to test the English ability and whether it has reached the scientific ability of junior high school graduates in later generations.

For studying in the United States, these two are the basic requirements.

In the final results, five people passed the grades, and two of them were particularly outstanding, and the names of these two people were very familiar to Li Yu: Jiang Menglin and Zhou Yichun.

Everyone knows Jiang Menglin better. Later, the president of Peking University was also the longest-serving president in the history of Peking University, and he had a great influence on Peking University.

Zhou Yichun is also not simple. During the Republic of China, after the first president of Tsinghua University, Tang Guoan, died of illness, he became the second president. He made a lot of contributions to the early construction of Tsinghua University.

Good guy, I gathered together the future principals of the two Qingbei schools in one fell swoop!

(End of this chapter)