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Chapter 1400 Education (First update, book subscription)
There is no countryside here!
There are only urban circles and satellite cities!
Many travelers describe this "place without a village" in their travel notes.

Is there really no countryside?
Yes, not at all!
At least to some extent, there are no rural areas here. But there are some settlements between plantations, most of which are transformed from former reclamation sites.

These settlements vary in size, with the largest having only a few thousand people, and the people here often work on nearby plantation farms.

In a way, this is the countryside, if this is the countryside.

The town was quiet at this time - because most people were working on the nearby plantations, and now was working time, there were hardly any people in the town.

Walking on the streets of the town, Nancy looked around curiously and said.

"It seems similar to what I saw in the movies."

"Indeed, these buildings are basically constructed according to standard drawings, with the civic center and school in front as the center..."

Li Yian pointed to the two buildings in front and said:
"Look over there, the civic center and the school."

Here basically all the civic centers and schools look the same, they are all built from the same blueprints.

"I think I've been there before. They were all built using the same blueprint, right?"

Because she had been to a civic center before, Nancy couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu when she saw the civic center.

“Yes, due to cost considerations, a unified blueprint was adopted, which made these places lose their characteristics. However, because of this, everyone feels a sense of belonging when they arrive at the civic center, because all civic centers are basically the same.”

Not basically, but completely the same! Except for some differences in the interior decoration, there is no difference in other aspects. They are all built according to the same blueprint.

The same is true for schools. Depending on the number of students, school buildings are divided into several levels. For example, the school in that small town belongs to Class D, which is the lowest level.

In a small town like this, the plantation is also a school, so Li Yian and his party went to this school.

Faced with the sudden visit of the Excellency, the principal was naturally excited and even stuttered when he spoke.

"Sir, the students are in class now, otherwise..."

Just as the principal was about to speak, Li Yian said:
"Don't disturb the students. Um, where is your music room? I'll go over there and take a look."

The reason why we suggested visiting the music classroom is that generally speaking, schools in remote areas have backward infrastructure, which is reflected in hardware such as music classrooms and libraries.

Although here, all schools are built according to standard drawings. Stadiums and swimming pools are all necessary.

However, Li Yian still wanted to see it in person to see if the facilities were fully utilized instead of just being placed there for display.

"Ah, so... there is a class in the first classroom now, let's go to the second classroom."

Soon they came to a music classroom, where there were pianos, guitars, saxophones and other musical instruments. When they saw some footprints on the platform, Li Yian asked:

"Do children usually have music lessons here?"

"Yes, sir. Although our school is a bit remote, we have a very complete teacher configuration. We have three music teachers, two of whom can also teach art, and the only music teacher can teach dance..."

The principal emphasized:
"They are all of European descent. One of the teachers married here from Russia last year. She used to be a member of the Kiev Symphony Orchestra. Since her arrival, our school has won awards in local inter-school music competitions."

Married from Russia... The principal's answer made Li Yian smile in his heart. Ever since Khrushchev's visit a few years ago, the Soviet Union has unilaterally granted visa-free access to this side.

Unlike the Soviet Union where it was difficult for people to apply for a passport to travel abroad, here, as long as you apply, your passport will be approved. Therefore, many people travel to Russia every winter.

What are the by-products of tourism?

It's love!

For many Russians, marriage is the only way for them to leave Russia. Therefore, those who travel to Russia can easily gain the love of local women.

Moreover, those Russian women generally received higher education. After all, education in the Soviet Union was very developed, especially in artistic specialties. Basically all Russian women knew music or dance.

So in the past few years, many music, dance and gymnastics teachers from Russia have emerged in the school, and they are all Russian women who married here.

"Your Excellency, look, this is the photo of them winning the award."

Following the direction of the principal's finger, Li Yian walked over and saw a group photo of teachers and students. The blonde girl in the photo was quite pretty.

Looking at the teacher in the photo, Nancy couldn't help but say.

"Well, she is very pretty, but I didn't expect there would be a Russian here."

“We welcome everyone here.”

Of course, this welcome is conditional. Women like this who are both talented and beautiful are certainly welcome. As for those "black nobles", they must be turned away.

"The significant progress our economy and education have made in the past few years is directly related to the influx of immigrants from various countries."

Just as Li Yian was explaining, he noticed that Nancy's eyes fell on the windowsill, as if she was observing something.

"Is there anything different?"

“The walls here are really thick.”

Nancy said in surprise.

"It looks like it's about two feet thick. Why did they build such a thick wall?"

Nancy asked in confusion, as if she had discovered something.

"It seems that here, only the civic center and the school are made of bricks and stones, and ordinary people's houses are made of wood. Is there any special purpose for this?"

"Especially..." Li Yian thought for a moment and said without hiding anything.

“School is a sanctuary of sorts here.”

"refuge?"

"Yes."

Nodding, Li Yian explained.

"Sometimes we have to consider arrangements for special circumstances, such as earthquakes, typhoons, and wars. Therefore, public buildings such as schools are specially reinforced, with stronger walls and a lot of steel bars."

These brick walls are not simple brick walls, but reinforced with reinforced concrete between them. The war left a deep impression on people, especially Germany, which was bombed by the Allies one after another. Facing the razed cities, the construction engineers took the threat of war into full consideration when designing the buildings after they came here.

How to protect people in buildings during bombing became something they considered at the beginning of their design, so these buildings were carefully reinforced.

Although carefully reinforced houses are expensive, they are worth it when used in schools. After all, they protect children.

What's more, in addition to the threat of war, there are also threats from disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, so all the schools here can be described as fortresses.

"According to the design, the walls of the school building can withstand the damage caused by a 250kg bomb exploding at close range. You can see that the window glass here is all made of wired glass, so even if it is shattered by the shock wave, no glass fragments will be produced. The windows are also made of steel structure, and the linear window sills can be equipped with sandbags, so that the windows and walls can be integrated."

In fact, there are many details around the school, and all of these details are based on one need, which is to protect the school and the people in the school as much as possible during the war.

Although these school buildings cannot prevent nuclear war, they have a certain protective effect. However, most of the time, these sturdy school buildings are used to prevent the threat of natural disasters.

After all, sometimes natural disasters such as earthquakes are the greatest threat facing humanity.

Listening to Li Yian's explanation, Nancy looked around and said:
"You guys are very well-prepared. But this is just a small school."

In her opinion, the possibility of war in a small place like this is almost zero.

"Yeah, but so what?"

Li Yian smiled and said:

"We always want to give them the best. It is what we should do within our ability. We can't just give the best to schools in big places and the worst to schools in small places."

When he said this, he was more emotional. After all, he was born in a small place in the 18th tier, where the teaching facilities were very simple and could not be compared with those in big cities. Even so, it was still a world of difference compared to rural schools.

The gap between schools is like this, sometimes it is really like heaven and earth. It is precisely because of this gap that Li Yian is extremely concerned about the issue of educational equity.

Just like the university entrance examination here, there will be no special treatment for someone just because he or she is a registered resident of Chang'an, because the college entrance examination here has a unified score line, and people from this place will not be given extra care just because of where the university is located.

“Fairness, fairness in education. Sometimes it is very difficult to achieve, but we must try our best to create some kind of fairness through our own efforts.

At least, we have not neglected the hardware investment in these schools just because they are located in remote areas.”

Pointing to the musical instruments in the classroom, Li Yian said:

"Look, the teaching facilities here are exactly the same as those in Chang'an. They are not lacking in any way just because it is located in a remote area. This is the most basic fairness. If we can't even do this, what kind of fairness can we talk about?"

While asking the question, Li Yian said to the principal beside him:

"Is there anything I can help you with at school?"

What help does the school need?

In response to your inquiries, the principal listed one by one the areas where the school needed help, both in terms of hardware and teaching staff. Li Yian naturally had someone write them all down and would discuss with the relevant departments how to solve these problems after returning to the official residence.

Obviously these problems are not limited to one school but certainly involve many other schools.

Finally, Li Yian met with teachers and students in the school auditorium, gave a speech, communicated with students face to face, encouraged them to study hard and realize their personal ideals through learning. After that, he took photos with these students according to their classes.

For these children, this was undoubtedly a surprise and should be said to be the most memorable moment in their lives.

I don't know how many children always hang group photos at home. From childhood to adulthood, group photos are always hung in the most conspicuous place in their homes.

Nancy watched all this silently. After leaving the school, she thought about it and said.

“I find that you are different from American politicians.”

Nancy said when Li Yian was a little confused.

"You are more sincere than them. I can see that your concern for those children and education comes from the bottom of your heart."

The woman's words made Li Yian think for a moment, and then said:
"Caring about education and children... This is what a politician must do. After all, children are our future. If they don't care, what kind of care do those who claim to care about humanity have?"

Nancy thought for a moment and said:

"It's just fake concern. He's a hypocritical person."

"It's up to you to discover it."

Li Yian laughed and said that he really enjoyed training the girl in front of him according to his own ideas.

What kind of person can she be trained to be?

However, plans can never keep up with changes. Just when Li Yian's inspection trip was halfway through, an unexpected incident forced him to end the trip.

(End of this chapter)