“…… In general, Mr. Yung was very interested in the matter, but at the same time he was skeptical...... The key is that the cost of studying in the United States is high, and the annual cost of 100 students is as high as 100,000 US dollars...... If it is a batch per year, the annual cost will exceed $1.5 million after 15 years......"

"Huh!"

With a flick of his right hand, the newspaper spilled on the desk.

There was no trace of disappointment or impatience on John's face, only a few slight twitches of his eyebrows. Getting up and opening the window, the warm breath of New York July hit his face, John couldn't help but lean forward and take a deep breath, and his mood quickly calmed down.

John had expected it before sending Suli back.

An American who spent time in China as a child suddenly wanted to sponsor a group of young children to study in the United States, and the number was still a staggering 100 a year, which would be a joke for anyone, let alone Rong Hong, who knew the difficulty of studying abroad. You must know that in the past 20 years, there have only been 120 students on public assignment from the Qing government, but the annual cost is as high as 100,000 US dollars! Now as soon as John opens his mouth, he has a hundred places a year, and he also plans to study abroad for fifteen years, which is indeed too exaggerated!

"Sure enough, this Su Li still has too little knowledge."

Thinking of this, John couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "This little question has to be sent back by telegram to ask, and with a little brain, can't it be answered?" ”

That's right, 20 years ago, the Qing government spent $100,000 a year for 120,000 students a year, and even allocated tens of thousands of dollars to build a small building for them to live in for the sake of dignity and national prestige. But after all, it is the Chinese who spend money in the United States, and a lot of money is not necessary to spend, if John's subordinates are allowed to operate, it will cost so much?

It's only a hundred people, and you can spend a few dollars a year!

At that time, the young children in the United States were all boarded in American families, and schooling, eating, dressing, etc. cost money, and the various expenses added up to a lot of money, but John would not plan to do so! In his plan, he will build a special primary and secondary school in New York, so that these children and local children can be recruited into the classroom, and even the local children's tuition fees can be used to support them!

As a large landowner in Manhattan today, John has land and housing, and it doesn't cost a lot of money to recruit some teachers, and the rest is just food and clothing. According to the standard of ordinary people, 100 students are 100,000 US dollars a year. By the time they graduated from high school and went to university, it was easier for them to earn tuition and living expenses by working in factories owned by the Huntelaar Group or participating in various experiments, and they could learn a lot while remaining self-reliant......

In this way, even if it is 1,500 people, it will be 300,000 or 400,000 at most every year.

Maybe John is still struggling now, but in four or five years, with the speed of development of the Huntelaar family's estate, even if it is half a million dollars a year? Therefore, in comparison, John believes that money is not a problem at all, the real question is whether American society, or New York society, can accept such a large-scale "invasion" of Chinese children!

100 people a year, 1,000 people in 10 years!

In terms of Americans' prejudice against Chinese, if there are only one or two hundred people, if the number of international students really exceeds a thousand, and it is concentrated in New York, John is afraid that the pressure will be very great! It has nothing to do with money, the key is public opinion, and it may have a bad impact on the development of its own industry.

"Alas, that's it!"

Thinking of the embarrassment, John shook his head with a wry smile, turned around and sat down and began to write a reply to Su Li: "...... After careful consideration, the initial number of international students can be reduced as appropriate, such as 30 children per Chinese New Year's Eve according to the original number of children studying in the United States. In addition, I can inform Mr. Yung that he is welcome to come to the United States regularly to inspect the study of young children, and if it is recognized in the future, the number of students can be increased year by year, and the study destination can not be limited to the United States, and Germany in Europe is also the best choice, and the cost will be paid by us......"

As John's second home base, studying in Germany is also a good choice.

In fact, Germany is definitely more suitable than the United States for this era, but the cost is slightly higher. But a few years later, John was confident that he would be able to support it.

"Whew...... In any case, peace of mind is good. ”

Looking at the telegram written in his hand, John exhaled softly.

He knew that in addition to medical knowledge, other skills were really limited, if it weren't for the support of old Huntelaar and a group of German immigrants behind him, the industry would have been swallowed by Morgan and others, and he could wait until he was now full-fledged, no one was afraid? So thinking about it, in addition to supporting some guns and ammunition at a low price, I am afraid that education can help China a little.

No matter what the era, talent is the most important thing after all.

China is too big, even if the Treaty of Shimonoseki has just been signed, and the compensation is as high as more than 100 million taels of silver, it is very likely that there will be a war of aggression against China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, which will cut off a bigger piece of meat. However, as a huge ancient country, China's people still retain a lot of wealth, so there is no shortage of money and people in development, and what is lacking is only talents who have really opened their eyes to the world!

A few years later, as soon as the Eight-Nation Coalition entered Beijing, the foundation of the Qing government's rule was completely rotten, and the obstacles to the development of modern industry would gradually loosen. If there is such a group of top talents with the most advanced education to return to China at that time, it is better to bring some advanced technology and equipment, with a certain amount of funds, what kind of storm will they set off in ancient China?

The picture is so beautiful that John can't even imagine it!

"A hundred people a year, think it's impossible?"

Raising his eyebrows, John shook his head slightly: "If after a few years, the Chinese will wake up and know that they must learn from the West and Japan, when thousands of people study abroad every year, what is this hundred?" ”

Not to mention......

Fingers tapped lightly on the hard tabletop, and a faint smile appeared on John's face.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish!

At the end of the day, John's sponsorship of young children to study abroad is a stopgap measure. Cultivating a small group of people, even if the number is five figures, put it in China with 40,000 people is just a drop in the ocean. However, today's China is not suitable for him to enter on a large scale, at least now without any foundation, for an "American" like him, it is undoubtedly a difficult thing, and the efficiency is extremely low.

But in a dozen years, the situation will be completely different.

So after a moment of silence, John picked up his pen again and added another paragraph to the telegram that had already been written: "In addition, Mr. Yung may be consulted about the feasibility of opening an American-style university in Shanghai...... (to be continued). )