Jin Denggan's provocation and threats did not make Hu Chuyuan angry, Hu Chuyuan was very calm, he knew that behind this incident not only stood Hurd, but also some people in the British political axe conspiracy and planning.

He.

Not care!

After Jin Deng said all this, Hu Chuyuan got up very coldly and said goodbye, "Then, I know what you and Mr. Hurd mean, I'm very busy, so I won't send you personally." ”

Jin Denggan was slightly surprised.

He was strange and he didn't believe it either...... Where does Hu Chuyuan have the conditions to refuse him, this person has never dealt with the most powerful political axe of the British Empire in the world, he should be full of fear and fear, right?

But he was not disappointed, just sneered contemptuously, got up proudly and left.

He knew that it wouldn't be long before Hu Chuyuan would come to him like a cheap dog, begging for his help and assistance.

Hu Chuyuan didn't take this matter and this person to heart, and continued to pack his luggage and prepare to go to the United States.

On November 1, 1879, Hu Chuyuan officially set off for the United States, because the average speed was only 13 knots, and after a 12-day sea journey, the Taichang arrived in Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, the United States.

Speaking of Boston, Hu Chuyuan thought of the very famous tea-dumping incident, which triggered the American Reading War, and the origin of the matter was the East India Company.

Tea has a special meaning for Boston, and the Russell and Wu families have always lived in the city.

At the same time, they are also one of the important funders of Yale University.

Wu Shuzhen is growing up here, and the feeling of returning to her hometown is always very good, the ship is still more than ten miles away from the harbor bay, she can't wait to pull Hu Chuyuan to the deck, happily looking at the outline of the city.

Compared to other American cities, Boston is pretty, beautiful, full of history, and it is also the first stop for British immigrants and the Mayflower.

Unlike in the UK, many of Hu Chuyuan's trips in the United States have been arranged very closely.

After the reception dinner of the Wu family, Hu Chuyuan lived in the manor on the west side of the Wu family's garden under Wu Zhenbang's arrangement, and met here with several representatives of Rong Hong and the young children who stayed in the United States.

After Zeng Guofan's death, this matter was supported by Li Hongzhang, and it was directly under the jurisdiction of the Study Abroad Affairs Bureau, and it was under the direct jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen.

The first group of 30 children left for the United States in 1872.

There were four batches of 120 students, with an average age of 12, and all but nine students were repatriated for indiscipline, all of whom were still studying in the United States.

Hu Chuyuan obtained the specific information and list of these students through Xu Run and Rong Hong very early, including 7 Guangdong students who studied abroad at private expense and attached to the Study Abroad Affairs Bureau, and a total of 50 people have been admitted to universities.

There were three delegates who came to see Hu Chuyuan this time, namely Ouyang Geng, Liang Dunyan, and Lu Yongquan, all of whom had studied at the Fuzhou Shipbuilding School, and were a few years older than other students in the same batch.

Among them, Ouyang Geng was the first among the young children studying abroad to be admitted to university, and it is still difficult to get into Yale University.

At this time, Ouyang Geng was nineteen years old, and he happened to be the same year as Hu Chuyuan, but the gap between them was too big.

It's all young people, and everyone seems to be talking about it.

After inviting them to sit down, Hu Chuyuan asked them about their life in the United States, and he actually envied these people who could be admitted to Yale University.

After asking the three of them one after another, Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Indeed, many students have been admitted to universities, but only a few are actually studying in engineering majors, and the others are all majoring in liberal arts, Ouyang Geng and Liang Dunyan studied law, and Lu Yongquan studied Latin.

Disappointment!!

Hu Chuyuan didn't show this mood either, and continued to chat with them.

Yale University's undergraduate education is not divided into specific majors, except for medical school and law school, the rest only implement general education, and after graduation, a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences is awarded, and various professional schools will be opened in graduate school.

Ouyang Geng and Liang Dunyan studied in law school, while Lu Yongquan studied in the school of sociology.

There is no doubt that they are very satisfied with their life and study in the United States, but the only one who is not satisfied is the school inspector Wu Jiashan, that is, Wu Zideng, who is known for his conservativeness, and it is this person who has interrupted his career in the United States very crucially.

But as far as Hu Chuyuan knows, Wu Jiashan is not a pure conservative, in fact, he was very supportive of studying abroad at first, and he was also a supporter of the Westernization Movement, known for his proficiency in Western mathematics, and Li Shanlan and Hua Yufang were close friends.

Such a person decides to stop studying abroad, obviously because he has his own judgment, rather than blindly opposing studying abroad.

What did Hu Chuyuan say?

He can only say that flies don't stare at seamless eggs, things always have two sides, and it is unlikely that Wu Jiashan will be asked to give up his personal principles in this era.

There are some things in Baidu that I really can't believe.

It is a mistake to judge today's events with the political ideas of 130 years later, and from the point of view of the Qing people of this era, these international students do have many unacceptable problems.

Of course, Hu Chuyuan is acceptable.

He and Ouyang Geng chatted until late at night, and they generally had a first-hand understanding of their situation, and they were very clear about the conflict between them and Wu Jiashan.

To be honest, at this moment, he didn't think that Wu Jiashan was at fault, and if he changed any official from the Qing Dynasty, this situation would inevitably happen.

Wu Jiashan, he is a kind of limit.

I really can't bear it for so long.

After sending Ouyang Geng and the others out of his apartment, Hu Chuyuan's heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

He silently sighed, things in this era are really not easy to do.

Substitution?

It's useless to change people, don't judge it by "GCD's advanced political morality" 130 years later, Wu Jiashan is really good!

Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but feel speechless for a while.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Rong Hong was a little strange, and took the initiative to ask, "Hu Shao, what do you think now?" ”

Hu Chuyuan thought for a while and said, "I will try my best to communicate with Lord Wu and Master Chen, but I think it is you and these students who should give in." ”

"This?" Rong Hong was speechless, which was beyond his expectations.

Hu Chuyuan said: "Dr. Rong, you can't use your own ideas to ask others, especially Qing court officials like Wu Jiashan and Chen Lanbin. With all due respect, as far as I know, these two officials are already the most open people in the Qing court, and if you even offend them, and even they don't support them, I think the court will stop studying in two or three years. ”

After all, Rong Hong is also a person with status, he is a little difficult to bear such direct criticism, and asks angrily: "So, all the faults are because of me?" ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "The Chinese say that if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and I think you are a little too hasty." Changing China is not something that happens overnight, and it is even more impossible for you to rely on 120 students to change China. They are just children, just students and young people, if you, as elders, and Wu Jiashan can't reasonably restrain them, just let them develop freely according to their own preferences, and blindly enjoy the American liberal ideology, the result is probably very sad! ”

Rong Hong was even more angry and asked, "Then what do you want to do?" ”

Hu Chuyuan was not angry, and said: "Step by step, how can those who have no merit talk about power, and how can those who have no power talk about change." Let's find a way to make these international students become meritorious officials of the Qing court. You can find a way to get a few responsible students to organize a self-love meeting, self-love, self-help, self-improvement, and study for China, for the 40,000,000 compatriots, not just for themselves. They worked on both sides, self-disciplined, and I tried to defuse the conflict, with both sides taking a step back and prioritizing making sure they were able to finish college in the United States. ”

Hearing this, Rong Hong was silent for a moment before saying: "Since they are coming to the United States to study, they should be given enough freedom on the premise that they can serve the country, so that they have the opportunity and space to understand the real Western thought, I think, this is the only way to change China!" ”

Hu Chuyuan couldn't cry or laugh.

He had to say that Rong Hong was probably more responsible in this matter, but Rong Hong was not at fault.

After thinking about it, he could only say: "With the Qing court controlling everything in China, your idea is too risky. With all due respect, if they were finally recruited back to China en masse, and were given a cold reception by the imperial court, and resolutely did not use them as officials, would you be saving the country, or would you ruin the future of 120 young people and all the hopes of China's industrial revolution? ”

"...... you?"

Rong Hong was speechless with anger, but he knew that the person he was talking to was Hu Chuyuan after all, a genius whom he also admired, and a person who really had the potential to change China, not traditional officials like Chen Lanbin and Wu Jiashan.

He thought about it for a long time and said, "Hu Shao, what you said is a bit too heavy. ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "Doctor, good intentions may not be able to do good things. The first thing we need to ensure is the future of these people, to ensure that the Study Abroad Affairs Bureau can continue to operate, and everything must be considered in the long run. If we can't even do this, even if we finally change China in a few decades, the China we get will be a ruined, poor, starving China, and tens of millions of people killed in war. ”

Rong Hong couldn't help but be silent for a long time before asking, "Do you think so?" ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded firmly and said: "Yes, thinking about saving the country, please do it quietly, secretly, and slowly, too much publicity is bound to fail, because your arms will never be able to twist your thighs." Even if it is twisted, it is not that the arms are very strong, but the thighs are very weak, the truth is...... The current thigh is still very strong, so why should we rush at this time? ”

Rong Hong was even more speechless, and for a while, he still couldn't accept Hu Chuyuan's idea.

In fact, he is the kind of person who knows that he can't do it, fantasizing about some kind of special miracle.

Hu Chuyuan was also aware of this, he thought about it carefully, and then sighed with Rong Hong: "I think you have a heavy burden, and it is precisely because of this that you should also be very cautious." Of course, it is irretrievable, so we rely on our funds to support them to continue learning...... This kind of thing, let's prepare for both! ”

For the latter words, Rong Hong is looking forward to it even more.

He would rather choose the latter.

(To be continued)