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

Chapter 448

Li Yu specially arranged for this student named Wu Jun to go to Tianjin Middle School to study hard for a year before studying in the United States.

The overall recruitment situation this year is very good, and many of them are well-known industry celebrities during the Republic of China.

For example, Hu Gangfu, one of the founders of modern physics in China, served as a physics professor in many universities and trained a large number of second-generation physicists;
Bingzhi, a modern Chinese zoologist;
Wang Changping, modern psychologist;

Zhang Tingjin, an important pioneer of radio in my country...

There are a lot more.

Although the others are not very famous, they all had a place in the modern industry, education, and cultural circles during the Republic of China.

When they come back, almost to the Republic of China, Li Yu will be able to make a big splash with these people.

Last year, I only chose seven to study in the United States, which was considered a trial.But the seven of them are so impressive that the U.S. education authorities have to pay attention to Chinese students and prepare to expand the enrollment quota year by year.

After the list was announced, Li Yu and Tang Guoan held a celebration for the students.

Tang Guoan was very excited and said loudly: "Everyone, I hope that after you go out, you can open your eyes to see the world clearly, learn the knowledge that foreigners are proud of, and serve the country in the future!"

Li Yuze said: "Studying abroad for four or five years may be long or short, but when you come back, the sun and the moon will change the sky."

At this time, everyone was suffocating in their hearts, and it was igniting at a moment's notice. They all clenched their fists to express their determination to study hard.

In today's initial stage of learning, those who can pass the screening and pass the qualifications to study in the United States are not bad at all. Tang Guoan is very confident in them, because when he went abroad as a young child studying in the United States, he didn't know anything.

Li Yu and Tang Guoan plan to take this group of students on a ship to the United States soon.

Before that, the two took a look at the construction status of Tsinghua Park.

Since Tsinghua University's funds come from the United States and are subject to U.S. supervision, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must intervene once it is involved with foreigners.

Therefore, at present, the Qing Dynasty Academic Department cannot take charge of Tsinghua University, and can only send people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate.

People in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs don't understand education, so they basically don't ask about specific school matters.

It's just that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must come forward regarding the school building.

From this point of view, Tsinghua Park is actually not the best choice as a school - because this place is on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road, too far from the capital, and the nearest Deshengmen is also seven or eight kilometers away.

Later, there were many movements in the early years of the Republic of China. Students at Peking University were very active, but they didn't hear anything happening at Tsinghua University because it was too far away.

When students from Tsinghua University heard the news and went to the city, they couldn't even drink hot soup.Moreover, usually the police are out at this time and will set up traffic jams on the road. Even if you come by train, you will often not be able to enter the city after leaving the train station.

In short, the city of Beijing at this time was limited to the second ring road, and Tsinghua University Park could be called an "education island". It was certainly not as complete as the facilities in the capital, and the conditions were naturally a bit more difficult.

Tang Guoan was obviously aware of the long distance problem: "Brother Shucai, the imperial court allocated this place to us. It always feels like we are being asked to stay away from the capital. You see, the capital university is right in the city."

Li Yu said: "Whoever asked for a refund using the American Boxer Code will never be able to show it on the imperial court's face."

Li Yu walked around the garden and saw the burned-out Old Summer Palace and Near Spring Garden separated by a wall.

In the past, Jinchun Garden and Yuanmingyuan were one. During the Daoguang period, they were separated into two gardens by a wall. This wall saved Tsinghua Garden from a fire.

Li Yu continued: "Studying should be done in an ivory tower, far away from the bustling city. It is so clean. Science and engineering are inherently complicated, so you need to be calm. You have been in the United States for so long, and some of their schools are also far away from the city, right? "

"What Shucai said is," Tang Guoan said, "when the Old Summer Palace was burned, the Tsinghua Garden as a whole was not greatly damaged. However, during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng, some buildings were demolished in order to rebuild the Old Summer Palace, but unfortunately it could not be completed. On the contrary, Tsinghua Garden suffered a second loss. During the Gengzi period, Prince Duan set up an altar here to invite boxers, but it was attacked three times for no apparent reason."

Duanjun Wang Zaiyi was the final scapegoat for the Gengzi national crisis.

Li Yu said: "It doesn't matter. The overall outline is still there. Just rebuild some of the above-ground buildings. It can be completed in less than half a year."

To be honest, the current Tsinghua Garden is not large, only about 400 acres, which is the size of a regular royal garden (the Yuanmingyuan next to it is almost the same size).In later generations, Tsinghua University had six to seven thousand acres, completely encompassing the Tsinghua Garden.

At present, the buildings in the park are mainly I-shaped halls, which are not difficult to rebuild. In addition, some buildings need to be built on the east and north sides for education and accommodation.

At this time, after Na Tong heard that Li Yu and Tang Guoan were in Tsinghua University, he also rushed over and said slowly to the two of them: "This place will be given to your school. I have written a plaque and it will be announced in a few days." Once God has finished it, put it in place.”

There are two plaques with the words "Tsinghua Garden" in the garden. One was written by Xianfeng before the Second Opium War and hung on the gate of the Gongzi Hall; the other more famous one is on the archway and is inscribed by Na Tong. .

In fact, Li Yu really wanted to find another great calligrapher to write, and there were many people he could find.But now Tsinghua Garden is still a royal garden, and there is no way to stop the Tong topic.

Natong's surname was Yehenala, and she was from the same clan as Cixi.But Natong and Prince Qing Yikuang belong to the same group. For them, making money is the most important. It doesn't matter whether the person in power is named Aixinjueluo, Yehenala or Li Wang, Zhang Liuchen.

Soon after, representatives from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Minister to China, Roger Rouge, came to discuss with them the charter for the establishment of the school.

The United States attaches great importance to this school. After all, the goal of the United States is to influence the next generation of China through education. When these people grow up, they will most likely become the mainstay. As long as they are pro-American, it will be beneficial to them.

Rou Keyi did not hide it, and clearly stipulated in the drafted "Rules for Managing Students": "Students are not allowed to join political factions or listen to political affairs."

In addition, the academic system was formulated in detail. Tsinghua’s academic system is very long, eight years in total.

Then he also stipulated everything in detail, such as "Classroom Rules" and "dormitory rules", everything from taking classes and exams to washing, eating, sleeping, etc. were all listed; there was even a list of everyone's "poor conduct". Record rewards and punishments.

In short, the requirements for students are very strict, much like some elite schools in the United States.

Li Yu and Tang Guoan accepted everything according to the order. They were the ones who provided the money anyway, and they would naturally be able to get it back after normal operation in a few years.

Moreover, studying in the United States is extremely popular, and there are countless people competing for it.Selection is also required to enter the school. Although entering the school is already a foot in the door of an American university, there are still many who are eliminated every year.

In short, Tsinghua University has been very involutionary from the beginning, students are extremely hard-working, and the atmosphere is not as relaxed as that of Peking University.

But for science and engineering majors, you can’t say that this is not beneficial.

After formulating the rules and regulations, Li Yu and Tang Guoan then contacted the construction craftsmen. It took many days to arrange everything properly.

At this time, Li Yucai and Tang Guoan were preparing to go to the United States with students studying in the United States.

Li Yu and Tang Guoan came to Tianjin first, and the students will gather here in a few days.

However, Zai Zhen happened to hear about studying in the United States and wanted to attend the departure ceremony with Xu Shichang. There was no other way, so Li Yu and Tang Guoan had to wait.

Zai Zhen and Xu Shichang had just been ordered by the court to go to the three eastern provinces to inspect the situation after the Russo-Japanese War, and then reset the governors of the three provinces and a governor.

In other words, the Qing government did in fact take back the three eastern provinces. Not only were the people happy, but the officialdom was even more excited because there were a few more vacancies for high-ranking officials.

Xu Shichang is the second-in-command in Beiyang. He also attaches great importance to Li Yu and shows up as a representative of Beiyang. Also coming to the banquet is Duan Qirui, who specializes in education in Beiyang.

Several people had dinner together in a restaurant.

Duan Qirui said: "Brother Emperor, I am going to send another group of students to study in Japan, and we will take a boat with you. You can give me some advice on the way. The previous batch of Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang were full of praise for you. ."

Li Yu smiled and said, "I'll do my best." After drinking a few cups of tea, Duan Qirui asked Xu Shichang: "Teacher Juren, I heard that the imperial court is going to take away the military power of the commander-in-chief. Is this a problem?"

Xu Shichang was silent for a moment and said: "That's true. But what the commander-in-chief means is that we stand still. As long as we are here, Beiyang will be there, and the commander-in-chief will be there. Do you understand?"

"I understand the humble position!" Duan Qirui said, "The six towns in Beiyang only have the eyes of the commander-in-chief."

"Very good!" Xu Shichang said, "You are now supervising the military academies of the army. You must pay attention to controlling the new young officers and not letting outsiders get involved; in addition, you must cultivate our strength well so that Beiyang can be invulnerable. "

Duan Qirui asked: "Do you really want to do this?"

Xu Shichang said: "Since the imperial court has seized the military power of the commander-in-chief, it naturally takes a fancy to our new Beiyang army. Sooner or later, you and I will be transferred out of Beiyang."

Duan Qirui snorted coldly: "The cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will be cooked!"

"So the commander asked me to bring you a message. I must act in accordance with the established strategy." Xu Shichang said.

Xu Shichang predicted accurately that Duan Qirui would be transferred out of Beiyang soon.

The Qing court was covetous of new armies from various places, and local ministers wanted to directly use them for their own use after they were trained. They were really naive and thought that they would directly use Han armies to fight the same as in the early Qing Dynasty.

Not long after, Zai Zhen came to the house: "Everyone is already here."

Everyone replied: "I have seen Mr. Bei Zi."

Zai Zhen sat down carelessly: "Brother Shucai, when will the students come?"

"We'll all be here in three days," Li Yu said.

"That means we can stay in Tianjin for three more days," Zai Zhen asked Duan Qirui, "General Duan, you are always in Tianjin. Is there anything new here?"

Duan Qirui said: "The Tianxian Garden in the Austro-Hungarian Concession has just completed its expansion. A grand performance will be held tomorrow, and famous actors such as Tan Xinpei will be present."

Zai Zhen's family has a theater, so he said nonchalantly: "I can listen to it in the capital, is there anything else?"

Duan Qirui was a little confused. At this time, his life was relatively boring. He believed in Buddhism and was a vegetarian. He only played Go at most. He didn't know how to serve the young prince at all.

I can only go out and call Duan Zhigui, the Tianjin Patrol Office. This guy wanders around the streets every day and knows everything.

Duan Zhigui had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time and expressed his loyalty: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely satisfy Mr. Bei Zi."

He entered the room and said to Zai Zhen: "Master Bei, you have seen the daytime drama, but there are also nighttime dramas in Tianjin."

"The play at night? What is it?" Zai Zhen asked doubtfully.

Duan Zhigui said mysteriously: "There are young and beautiful actresses singing on stage in Tianxian Garden at night."

Zai Zhen was overjoyed, but he still said, "We'll all go to the theater later."

Li Yu didn't want to go. He understood what they meant as soon as they opened their mouths. Zai Zhenming made it clear that he wanted everyone to act as his shield.

However, it was difficult for everyone to refute his face, so they could only make do with it for the time being.

Duan Zhigui is known as the "No. [-] pimp in the Republic of China" and has become famous for his beauty trap.

He ran to Tianxian Garden in advance and found Yang Maoting, the adoptive father of Yang Cuixi, the current No. 1 actress in Tianjin.

This girl Yang Cuixi had an extraordinary past with Li Shutong, but as soon as sparks arose, Li Shutong ran away to Shanghai.

When Yang Maoting saw Duan Zhigui coming in uniform, he quickly said obediently: "Sir, are you here to have fun?"

Duan Zhigui crossed his legs and said, "Tonight a big shot comes to your Tianxian Garden. He is a popular figure in the eyes of the Queen Mother. Do you know what to do?"

Yang Maoting said: "I hope you will make it clear."

Duan Zhigui said: "Let Cuixi take the stage tonight and use all the tricks that should be used."

Yang Maoting said: "I understand, but... the rules in the industry require that the price must be negotiated in advance."

Duan Zhigui stretched out a finger: "1 taels."

"If you want it, you must have it!" Yang Maoting suddenly beamed, "I'll make arrangements right now."

Ten years ago, when he bought Yang Cuixi, he only spent seven or eight taels. Now he sells it for 1 taels, which is a huge profit.

At night, Zai Zhen came to Tianxian Garden drunk, and Li Yu, Duan Qirui, and Xu Shichang followed him pretending to be nothing.

Duan Zhigui reserved the seat early and asked Zai Zhen to sit in the middle.

Yang Cuixi put on makeup and went on stage, singing "Eight Mistakes in the Flower Field" while her eyes kept lingering on Zai Zhen.

In the past, only men sang on stage, and Yang Cuixi was considered one of the first female actors.

Zai Zhen was stunned immediately. She had never seen this before!He kept praising: "Women are the most charming, good! Good! Good!"

Li Yu was so sleepy that he kept typing.

After the performance, Zai Zhen pulled Duan Zhigui and kept asking for the girl's detailed information.

Duan Zhigui smiled mysteriously: "My lord, please wait in the bedroom."

Zai Zhen understood and couldn't move his legs: "Great! I will definitely recommend you to be the governor of Heilongjiang!"

When Duan Zhigui heard this, the light in his eyes was brighter than that of Zai Zhen: "The villain is very frightened!"

Xu Shichang and others wisely left early.

Li Yu also hurriedly went to Lu Bicheng. Well, he had to report again, although he still didn't do anything.

Lu Bicheng smiled and said: "Not many people have seen the female actress on stage. How good is "The Eight Mistakes in the Flower Field"?"

Li Yule said: "I don't know anything about Peking opera, but I do know "Huatian Cuo"."

"What's the difference?" Lu Bicheng was confused.

Li Yu casually hummed a few lines of Wang Leehom's famous songs.

Lu Bicheng was surprised: "What kind of singing is this?"

Li Yu laughed loudly: "Popular singing."

(End of this chapter)