In the vigorous wave of New Deal reform at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu government and local officials carried out comprehensive and in-depth reforms in education from the top down, setting off a series of steps to learn from the West. In order to cultivate new-style talents www.biquge.info not only abolished the imperial examination system, but also prepared different high-level new-style schools in various places.

As a large province in the southwest, Sichuan is no exception, these provincial-level new schools have English and French grammar and arithmetic subjects, with a four-year school system, using Western-style teaching methods, class-divided classes, and a credit system. After years of preparation and development, before the Communist Party ruled the southwest, there were several colleges of higher learning, such as Sichuan Law and Political School, Sichuan Agricultural School, Sichuan Industrial School, and Sichuan Normal School, which together with Sichuan Higher Education formed the main lineup of Sichuan higher education at that time.

After the Xinhai Revolution, the Communist Progressive Party (CPC) sprung up and ruled the southwest. They also attached great importance to education, and after integrating the educational resources of the provinces under their rule, they began to merge and rectify the new schools. Under such circumstances, the original several provincial-level new-style schools in Sichuan were merged into three institutions of higher learning: Sichuan University, Southwest Polytechnical University, and Sichuan Normal University. Although it is true that the number of schools has decreased, it is also true that the advantages of each school have become complementary, and the quality and scale of each school have increased. Although there are still many deficiencies in all aspects of the schools at this time, compared with the country at this time, it is already second to none, and after the holiday period, I believe that it is a non-negligible existence.

As a key institution of higher learning supported by the Southwest Autonomous Government, after the merger, Sichuan University has 6 colleges of arts, science, law, agriculture, engineering and teacher training, 18 departments including Chinese, history, English, law, mathematics, biology, geography, chemical engineering, civil engineering and hydraulic engineering, and more than 10 specialized subjects. Its scale and quality are second only to Yunnan University, the birthplace of the Communist Party.

The quiet campus is full of verdant trees, the flat ground is covered with oily grass, and the figures of students holding books flashed from time to time in the green trees.

Looking at all this around, Zhang Binglin, who had been walking around the campus for several hours, kept nodding. At this time, he had already deeply felt the huge scale, solemnity and strong academic atmosphere of this school. Since arriving in Chongqing, after a short stay, Zhang Binglin and his entourage have come straight to Chengdu, the so-called hearing is false, seeing is believing, along the way, seeing the construction scene in full swing in various places, and the heartfelt smiles of people everywhere, and when they came to the southwest and other places formed a sharp contrast. The same land, but like two worlds.

What he saw and heard along the way made Zhang Binglin sigh in his heart. As a revolutionary and a master of Chinese studies, perhaps because of his literati background, after coming to Chengdu, he first came to Sichuan University.

"Mr. Taiyan, it seems that the Communist Party attaches great importance to education, and spares no effort in the investment and construction of schools! The whole school is built like a park. Zhao Hanqing had a smile on his face, obviously he was in a good mood.

Before Zhang Binglin could reply, a young woman following next to him was the first to speak: "I really can't imagine that there are so many girls in the school." ”

This young woman is none other than Yin Ruizhi, a member of the Restoration Society, a disciple of Qiu Jin, and one of the famous heroines of the Xinhai Revolution. This period coincided with the high point of the development of the women's liberation movement, and there was more than one activist of the women's liberation movement. Of course, Yin Ruizhi, as a revolutionary, is also one of them. Although the Republic of China has been established, women's rights have not been greatly improved, and although the League and other parties have repeatedly declared that men and women are equal and give women the right to participate in politics, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is just to expand the influence of the party and attract people's attention. On the contrary, it is the silent Communist Progressive Party that has put this into practice. It was precisely because he saw only one point that Yin Ruizhi had the idea of taking his sister and a few people to the southwest with Zhang Binglin and his party.

"A 100-year plan, education-oriented!" Zhang Binglin, who was wearing a traditional Chinese robe with his hands behind his back, said as he walked.

Hearing Zhang Binglin's leisurely words, several people nodded thoughtfully. As the elite of China in this era, they don't understand this truth, but saying and doing are two different things.

No matter what the few people behind him thought, Zhang Binglin strode forward on the path. At this moment, several students happened to run past him in a hurry, and he was very surprised to hurry forward and want to smell it. As a result, when I asked, I learned that Xiao Mubai, chairman of the autonomous government, had come to inspect the school today and was going to give a speech to the students on the playground. After greeting Zhao Hanqing, Yin Ruizhi and others, several people followed these students all the way to the playground of Sichuan University.

At this time, the playground was already crowded, and it was full of students, faculty and staff who had rushed over after hearing the news. Not long after Zhang Binglin and the others stood still, Xiao Mubai's magnetic voice finally sounded on the rostrum.

"Hello students, comrades. Originally, I didn't plan to say anything today, but at the request of your principal, Comrade Yuan Jiagu, I had to stand here. As we all know, since the war, our Chinese nation has been repeatedly invaded by foreign enemies and has suffered a lot. This piece and period of painful history of blood and tears all tell us the truth that if we are backward, we will be beaten! ”

If you fall behind, you will be beaten! What an incisive summary, at this time, the students of Sichuan University did not hesitate to give applause to Chairman Xiao Mubai, who was full of anger on the rostrum.

"Although the guns of the Xinhai Revolution have passed, our country has not changed anything because of it, the imperialist powers are still looking around, and our compatriots are still living in dire straits. At this time, the Chinese nation, which has experienced turmoil, needs to unite the whole country, work hard to make the country strong, and make the country rich and the people strong. It is a pity that the heavens did not fulfill the wishes of the people, and the imperialist powers did not die in the heart of China and colluded with the scum of ethnic minorities to stir up trouble in the border areas. Yesterday, even yesterday, Britain, an imperialist country, put forward an ultimatum to our party and our government, demanding that we stop our march into Tibet. As a foreign government, it actually interferes in the internal affairs of our country nakedly, and the robbers are simply robbers! I resolutely rejected their unreasonable demand!! ”

These words completely angered the thousands of students in the audience, and when young people were most prone to blood surges, their minds were full of thoughts of serving the motherland all day long, and for a while, the slogan of "Down with British imperialism" rose one after another in the playground. The sudden slogan really scared Zhang Binglin and his party, when had they ever seen such a scene! The Chinese people I saw, the one who was not blind-eyed and numb!

"I know that the British Empire is vast, rich, and powerful. And I, Xiao Mubai, am in a much more ordinary position, and the situation is much smaller. But this is not a reason to retreat, I deeply love my country and people, although our country is still weak, but we are not afraid of threats; Although we love peace, we are not afraid of war. Finally, I want to say that we are not the Manchu government that lost power and humiliated the country! I know that what we need is peace, and what the British people need is peace. However, for the sake of the dignity of the country, we must also have the spirit of dedication to our cause! ”

In an instant, bursts of cheers erupted again.

"Many people believe that the strength of a country lies in having an army that can fight well and in whether its economy is developed. But I don't think so, I think that the strength and vitality of a country depends not on whether its economy is developed, nor on its military strength, but on the level of education of its citizens. Only when the quality of a country's citizens is improved can the country have hope and be a country full of vitality. ”

"Students, a great era has come, and the Chinese nation has awakened. And we are being favored by the god of luck, we should be happy, the future will definitely belong to you, and the future of the Chinese nation is counting on you, Chinese youth. ”

At the end of the speech, Xiao Mubai waved his right hand and pointed at the students in the audience, which immediately caused a boiling in the audience. In an instant, these young students seemed to feel that they were the hope of the country and the pillars of the nation, and their faces turned red and cheered loudly. In fact, it's not just them, even Zhang Binglin, who is in the audience at the moment, is in a state of fanaticism.