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Chapter 73 Boya Ziqi - The Friendship of Forgetful Years

However, in the next few days, Cheng Nuo was not idle, and followed Zhang Jian to visit the various schools he organized.

It’s okay not to visit. After the visit, I realized that this old gentleman has now run dozens of schools. In addition to Tongzhou Minli Normal School, there are also Class A schools.
Teachers' Workshop, Class B Primary School Teachers' Workshop, Blind and Mute Teachers' Workshop, Dongtai Muli Normal School, etc.

In addition to ordinary schools, vocational education is also highly praised. Jacquard hand-weaving practice institutes, metalworking practice institutes, knitting practice institutes, dyeing laboratories, etc. have been established successively, and later gradually transformed into professional universities.

The Suzhou University of later generations was established on the basis of the merger of Textile University, Agricultural University, and Medical University.

When the two came to Tongzhou Women's Normal School, Zhang Jian couldn't help but introduced: "National education is indispensable for teachers, and it is to set up normal schools. Women's education is indispensable for women's education, and national education must have mothers, and women's normal schools are set up. It seems that the school, like Professor Cheng, is better off banning women."

In fact, Zhang Jian’s initiative to accept both men and women has a relatively long history, but at the beginning, it was simply because of the need for women to teach in kindergartens, so he gradually opened women’s teachers.

But a gentleman has always talked about deeds regardless of his heart, no matter what, he has already walked ahead of most people in this era in terms of education.

Cheng Nuo praised: "Opening up the wisdom of the people, clarifying the axioms, why not give up education, in terms of education in Tongzhou, Mr. Zhang has made great contributions. "

"This is the tree I planted myself back then. I didn't expect it to be so thick." Zhang Jian smiled and stroked a tree at the school gate: "Industrial rejuvenation of the country should also start with benefiting one side, thanks to the benefits of the university. The factory and the No. [-] Dasheng Factory have had some surpluses these years, otherwise they really couldn’t afford these schools.”

Cheng Nuo looked up, but he couldn't see the top if he got close: "It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. In the long run, it will cost a lot. Separated male and female schools have overlapping teaching staff. From a certain point of view, it is indeed a waste. If we can really merge It can learn from each other's strengths and make up for its weaknesses, and balance Yin and Yang."

"Professor Cheng's words are very true. Zhang will think about it in private."

After the visit to Tongzhou Women's Normal School, Cheng Nuo more or less gave some of his suggestions while learning the experience of running a school. The educational trip came to an end for the time being and headed for his industrial base.

It's just that the start this time was not so smooth.

A group of cotton farmers on the beach were yelling around a young man, holding him by the arm to prevent him from leaving.

Cheng Nuo hurriedly stepped forward with his followers to keep the situation from getting worse.

"Everyone, don't do anything, don't make noise, and tell them one by one what happened."

One of the leading cotton farmers stood up with anger on his face: "Okay, I brought a helper, just right, there are quite a few of us, and we are not afraid of you. Even if Mr. Zhang comes, we have to give an explanation."

The people below also booed: "That's right, we won't leave without an explanation, and it's the same when Mr. Zhang comes!"

Zhang Jian pushed aside the entourage who was protecting him, and stood up at the right time: "What's the matter, if you have something to say, I, Zhang, am right here, if something comes at me, don't embarrass that child."

When the crowd who were still arrogant saw the real person, they immediately lost their momentum. You pushed me, I bumped into you, and no one dared to stand up again.

In the end, it was the leader who came forward, made a bow, and boldly said: "Mr. Zhang, you and your big guys have reclaimed this land and watered everyone's sweat. We should also be grateful."
You are the one, and all the cotton planted is handed over to you, but this year"

"Go on, but what happened this year?"

The leader of the cotton farmer swallowed his saliva, and then said: "But this year is April, when the cotton is planted, the factory suddenly notifies that this year's new seeds are not enough, and they want us to use the old seeds. How can this work? It’s short, it will be May soon, and we are also in a hurry.”

Just as the cotton farmer said, this large stretch of beach at the junction of Tonghai and the sea was originally just a piece of wasteland. After hiding the value behind it, Zhang Jian set up a Tonghai Reclamation and Animal Husbandry Company to reclaim this land.

However, due to the large area of ​​the land, Zhang Jian’s manpower was difficult to meet the requirements, so he used the method of “recruiting tenants” to hire a large number of laborers for reclamation. He only needs to pay a deposit of 6 yuan per mu of land, and Zhang Jian’s income is four. As a result, the tenant farmers get [-]%, and all of a radius of [-] miles has become fertile land.

In order to increase the yield of cotton on this land, they also specially introduced high-quality seeds from the United States for promotion. Afraid of the concerns of cotton farmers, they signed an agreement, stating that the production would be estimated based on natural cotton. If the money is higher than that of native cotton, the price will be based on the actual output of foreign cotton.But in general, the cotton produced by the company is exclusively sold to Dasheng Factory and cannot be sold to others.

After years of development, cotton farmers have enjoyed the benefits, and the seeds only recognize foreign cotton.

Now I heard that the seeds will be out of stock, and the harvest will definitely drop sharply. How can this be tolerated? I want to ask for an explanation immediately.

After Zhang Jian understood the meaning, he looked at the person in charge: "Xiao Li, tell me what's going on, why you need to reduce the seed quota, this is a major event that affects cotton production."

The person in charge hesitated for a moment, and after getting closer, he whispered: "Mr. Zhang, why don't we go back and talk about it. There are too many people here, so I'm afraid it's not good to talk about it."

"If there is anything you can't say, just say it here, in front of the villagers!" Zhang Jian stared, ignoring the pleading in the eyes of the person in charge.

Seeing this, the person in charge shook his head helplessly: "Mr. Zhang, folks, it's not that I want to reduce the quota of foreign cotton seeds for everyone, it's just that there are not many stocks in the warehouse, and I haven't been able to import much this year. Most of them are left over from last year. down."

The cotton farmer was puzzled and asked, "I was able to import in previous years, why can't I import it this year?"

Zhang Jian, who had recollected it here, sighed and answered the question for the person in charge: "Folks, because the sea is not peaceful now, the ferry has been shortened by more than [-]% compared to previous years."

Because of World War I, there was a shortage of manpower in Europe, so Britain and France tried to recruit labor from our country, and more than [-] people rushed to the mainland there.

But his arch-enemy, Germany, would not sit idly by and launched infinite submarine warfare to attack ships indiscriminately, including many ships in China. The Gallic merchant ship "Ados" was sunk by a German submarine, killing more than 500 Chinese workers.

Now that the United States has declared war on Germany again, the air routes are full of murderous opportunities, and it is normal that the seeds cannot get in.

After promising to find a solution and increase the unit price, the cotton farmers slowly dispersed.

Dismiss the attendants and the person in charge, leaving only Zhang and Cheng nearby.

Finding a high place, Zhang Jian looked at the endless world in front of him, and said with emotion: "Xuheng's trend of the world trend, considering the suitability of local businesses, several years of hard work in exchange for this performance, and now it is possible because of foreign affairs. I'm not willing to destroy it once, Professor Cheng, are you willing to help me?"

He probably understood what the old man meant, and facing the breeze, Cheng Nuo said: "The matter of seeds is imminent. I can understand Mr. Zhang's mood. It's just that a long journey is not achieved in a day. Scientific things can't help the growth of seedlings. Sowing seeds this year requires a lot of effort." It will not bloom until the year after next year or even the year after next year, and it will take some time to wait for the results."

Zhang Jian laughed loudly when he heard the sound: "Shanghai Flour Union can invite you to select and breed wheat, and we in Tongzhou can also invite you to study cotton seeds. As long as you agree, you can pick any farmland with a radius of two hundred miles, and the scientific research funds are completely up to you." It's up to you."

Fearing that the other party would think he was talking nonsense and hearing that the wind was rain, Zhang Jian then added: "Professor Cheng, we have subscriptions to all the periodicals of your "National" magazine, and the periodicals are not out. Pass it on to the folks through the society, and Tongzhou cannot exist today without your help."

Cheng Nuo smiled after hearing this. This must be an exaggeration. The "National" magazine has only released a few issues so far, so how could it have such a big impact.

However, during this period of time, he also noticed that Tongzhou had a tendency towards self-government. The governor of the autonomous region was not a local government official, but the old man in front of him who seemed to be blown away by the wind.

Among other things, Tongzhou, as a county at this time, opened the first public museum before Beiping—Nantong Museum, which has a complete teaching system from kindergarten to university, in addition to hospitals, nursing homes, and homes for the disabled. , Qiliu, Jiliang, and model prisons, and even charitable organizations, all of which have the shadow of Zhang Jian or the Zhang family behind them.

If it wasn't for the Anti-Japanese War, Cheng Nuo would have even wanted to build a university and a research institute directly here. The political and business environment is much better than those provinces under the control of warlords.

But the matter of cotton seed doesn't matter that much, so he can naturally agree.

Cheng Nuo nodded: "That's very good. When my trip to the south is over, I can arrange people to come to support. However, with the situation in Tongzhou, it is in line with the Confucianism. Chengju, Chengyi, and Chengdu now seem to be enough to be a national model. Prototype."

In a sense, Cheng Nuo wanted to learn from the Tongzhou model from the bottom of his heart. In the future, he would not be able to build his own business only by building a school. He would definitely need to add factories, hospitals and other infrastructure. The experience and lessons in it would be enough to benefit him endlessly.

Later, other people also realized the superiority of the Tongzhou model. Industrialists such as Rong Desheng and Lu Zuofu came to investigate one after another. Unfortunately, there is only one Tongzhou, and Zhang's imprint is so deep that it is difficult for others to copy it.

"Create something out of nothing, open up from the plug, grow from small to large, and then spread to the whole province and even the whole country." Zhang Jian picked up a handful of soil from his feet and laughed heartily: "Zhiyuan, you are really my one." Bosom friend, be like Boya Ziqi, how about we be a friend who forgets the year?"

The love for this land in his eyes cannot be faked, Cheng Nuo was very excited: "Mr. Zhang invites you, I have no reason to refuse."

(End of this chapter)