Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 22 Rejuvenating the Country through Science and Education
Guan Xuqing was at a loss for the sudden [-] million taels of silver.It's not that he doesn't know how to use it anymore, but that there are so many places where Daqing needs to spend money, so that he doesn't know where to look first.

It stands to reason that the Sino-French war is imminent.Investing in the military should be the most reasonable.But these silvers are all taken from the people by those corrupt officials, and it seems to be the truth to take it from the people and use it with the people.

The quality of the people is a sign of whether a country is really strong. Germany has experienced the devastation of two world wars. The country can only be described as a ruin, but in just a few decades, it has been reborn like a phoenix.This is because Germany has a very high national quality.

However, improving the quality of the people is a slow and long-term process. Since ancient times in China, the children of the rich can only read, and the poor cannot read.How can this kind of national quality be compared with the real powers abroad.What's more, China has never had education expenditure, a national budget expenditure, since ancient times.Even if Guan Xuqing is arbitrary and insists on adding this item to popularize education across the country, there are not so many teachers, and the educational model of private schools is already outdated.Although the establishment of Westernization in recent years has paid attention to the cultivation of talents to a certain extent, but for a superpower with a population of [-] million, it is still a drop in the bucket, and it does not help!
To solve the problem of teachers, sending overseas students to study abroad, or hiring foreign teachers would cost too much.No amount of money is enough.It can only be used on talents in certain special fields.Such as the use of warships, army management and so on.Education for all is not enough.

After the rise of the Westernization Movement, military schools across the country were gradually established, such as the Weihai Naval Academy, the Shanghai Artillery Academy, the Lushun Torpedo Academy, and so on.

Many subjects are taught by foreign teachers, and these students can only take over after they graduate.

At this time, in the study room, another important minister asked to see him.

"I kowtow to the emperor." Weng Tongsu knelt on the ground.

"Oh, Master Weng, let's get down." Guan Xuqing still respected this teacher very much.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Weng Tongsu stood up.

"I see that the emperor is frowning, and I don't know what troubles you have." Weng Tongsu asked.

"To tell the truth, Master Weng, I want to popularize national education. After all, education is the foundation of a century-old plan. This is a wise saying that can never be wrong in any era. It is a pity that my teachers in the Qing Dynasty were poor and there were no available teachers." Guan Xuqing these few days Nian spent the longest time in contact with Weng Tongsu in the palace, and there was nothing hidden in his words.

"Your Majesty, I came here today for this matter. So the Emperor wanted to be in front of me a long time ago. I am really ashamed." Weng Tongsu said with emotion.

"Oh? Please tell me, Master Weng." Guan Xuqing regained his energy all of a sudden.

"Has the emperor ever heard of Xu Shou?" Weng Tongsu asked.

"Xu Shou? I seem to have heard of it. Did he open a foreign school in Shanghai?" Guan Xuqing recalled.

"Your Majesty is really smart, and his memory is very comparable to others." Weng Tongsu paused and continued: "Xu Shou opened Gezhi Academy in Shanghai. Students were officially recruited in September of the following year, and the classes were officially taught in the spring of the following year. According to the regulations of the Gezhi Academy, the courses are divided into six categories: minerals, electricity, surveying and mapping, engineering, steam turbines, and manufacturing. Except for Xu Shou, the academy presides over regular courses for admitted students. In addition to arts, regular science lectures are also held, and Luan Xueqian is another teacher in charge of teaching chemistry in the college. When he teaches chemistry knowledge, he also cooperates with experimental performances, which are very effective."

Ah, it turned out to be him.Guan Xuqing suddenly remembered that he was a famous chemist in modern Chinese history.He is still alive?When did he die? Because Guan Xuqing studied finance in his previous life, he really doesn't know when those great men died.I only know that Xu Shou was born in the Jiaqing Dynasty.still alive?He must be very old, and he needs to find two doctors to see him regularly. This kind of person is simply a national treasure of the Qing Dynasty.

"Where is this person now? Please invite him to Beijing. I want to open a university where he will teach chemistry." Guan Xuqing said hastily.

"This person is in Shanghai, but unfortunately he is weak and sick and has been bedridden. But the Gezhi Academy he opened in Shanghai has many excellent students and teachers. Luan Xueqian was recommended by Xu Shou." Weng Tongsu said.

"Oh, what a pity! Have you seen Luan Xueqian before?" Guan Xuqing continued to ask.

"I have not." Weng Tongsu said.

Guan Xuqing thought for a while and said: "That's it, you are responsible for contacting them and recruiting all outstanding talents to Beijing. I will open the university next month to continuously transport talents for the country."

"Zunzhi, dare to ask the emperor, is the name of the university ready?" Weng Tongsu asked.

"Of course it's called Tsinghua University." Guan Xuqing replied without thinking.

(End of this chapter)