Chapter 226

In Fang Jianxiong's mind, education is the top priority over Yiqiē. Five years of compulsory education is the red line, and whoever touches it will die. If the country wants to be strong, how can it be strong without education? In this era when 90% of the people are illiterate, if you don't run an education, you are waiting for death. The five-year compulsory education was universalized nationwide at the beginning of the third year of the Republic of China, and each province and municipality had its own preferential education policy.

How to say it, this is called good at the top and attached at the bottom. Zheng Quan, mayor of Beijing, Li Muyan, mayor of Tianjin, and Yan Xishan, mayor of Wuhan, have seen very clearly on the issue of education, and this is the death hole of the great handsome. Sycophants or something, the big handsome may not like it, if you do a good job in the education under your rule, the big handsome will definitely be happy.

In addition to the government's contribution to compulsory education in Beijing, there are also subsidies from the municipal finance. Serious national compulsory education, that is, regardless of the clothes worn by students, the above three cities will pay for subsidies out of their own pockets. So the big marshal was very satisfied, and their seats were stable. It is said that the position of mayor should be elected by the parliament, and Fang Dashuai directly changed the three cities and Shanghai to the direct jurisdiction of the president, and the mayor was appointed by the president. For good reason, these cities account for too much of the country's economy and must be treated specially. Anyway, it's just a matter of making a bill, and the parliament will be done. Of course, the bill also stipulates that after 20 years, the mayor will still be elected by parliament. This is only a transitional phase.

In this way, the practice of holding a few core large cities in their hands first is undoubtedly not in line with the so-called democratic political principle. I can't take care of it for a while, Beijing is the capital, Tianjin is the most important port in the north, not to mention Shanghai, Wuhan is Fang Dashuai's nest.

These cities are making special moves, and that is also a helpless move. It is also a consideration for the control of power.

Zhang Boling and Yan Xiu belong to the type of people who are good people no matter how you look at them. The breath of the traditional literati permeates the bones. Modesty, self-respect, and gentleness, these words are just right for gentlemen.

When Fang Dashuai got off the train, these two followed behind Li Muyan, and he could see at a glance that these two were. This familiar feeling is like an old professor I have seen in another time and space, teaching and educating people all his life, not seeking to be heard, and being indifferent to his ambitions.

"Fu Shuai. Great work. The two stepped forward one after another and said politely. Fang Jianxiong was very respectful to them, and when he spoke, he bent down a little to achieve the effect of eye level. This gesture. The visual impact on others was very strong, and there were many officials present.

In private, Fang Jianxiong said to Li Muyan: "The great contributions made by the two gentlemen to the education of the Chinese nation cannot be overpraised. ”

After getting off the bus, Fang Jianxiong went straight to the Nankai school site, and after cutting the ribbon himself, he announced that he would personally donate his annual salary of 6,000 yuan. By the way, Fang Dashuai's salary in the government is Wu Baiyuan every month. President Sun Baoqi's salary is 1,000 yuan per month. Tang Hualong is also before, the ministers of various departments are 500 yuan, and the rest depends on the situation. This is a renminbi pegged to silver, and Wu Baiyuan is equivalent to three hundred and fifty taels of silver. Plus some job allowances. The mess adds up, and a minister's private income can reach 1,000 yuan a month.

It is unknown whether it can have the effect of high salaries and incorruptibility, anyway, the current government is this system, and the salaries of governors in various places. According to the actual situation on the ground, it will be decided by the parliament. Fang Dashuai started. Others can only donate. Li Muyan, the mayor, immediately said that he would donate 3,000 yuan. As long as you are a government official, don't want to exceed these two in donations, no matter how much money you have, you can only donate 2,999.

Even so, at the banquet after the groundbreaking ceremony, Zhang and Yan also received donations of 100,000 yuan.

The majority of the donations are still the gentry and businessmen in Tianjin, and it is estimated that no one dares not to donate this money.

At the cocktail party held in Tianjin that night, Fang Jianxiong did not appear. Li Muyan said that Fang Dashuai, who was originally going to attend, had something important to do for the time being, and asked him to apologize to the people from all walks of life who support and care about education.

Yan Xiu in the audience said to Zhang Boling beside him: "When the comfort pavilion left, he said a word to me. Fang Fuguo is the god of China. I couldn't agree with it then, and I still can't agree with it now. ”

Zhang Boling asked incomprehensibly: "Why did Mr. say this?" Yan Xiu said: "Fang Fuguo, he won't be the emperor, but he will comfort the pavilion." ”

Yan Xiu is Yuan Shikai's friend, and when Yuan Shikai was excluded by the Qing Dynasty, the only people who did not shy away from seeing him off were him and Yang Du. When Yuan Shikai was in full swing, Yan Xiu did not go out of politics again and refused Yuan Shikai's many invitations. And Yuan Shikai's aftermath was still handled by Yan Xiu.

As for Yang Du, this person is too persistent, and after Beiyang stepped down, Fang Jianxiong didn't use his meaning. Yang Du is undoubtedly a great talent, but this person's talent, in this period, was not used in Fang Jian

Male thinks on the right path. In that case, let him be. Yang Du is now idle in Beijing, and it is said that he has the intention of going to Peking University to teach.

The communication between Yan and Zhang is unknown to outsiders, and the interesting thing is that the relationship between these two and Yuan Shikai is not shallow. In general, the Beiyang vein is very ancient. Unlike the artillery party, which does not compromise the means to achieve the goal, there is no bottom line at all. In parallel history, no matter who is in power, Beiyang has a very resolute attitude on the issue of Outer Mongolia, and he will not let go. Hehe! Without digression, let's get back to business.

Fang Jianxiong was on the verge of something, and the three ministers chased him to Tianjin. They met in Li Muyan's mayor's office.

After the mediation process of the Sino-Japanese war, the three ministers knew a lot about Fang Jianxiong's nature. Although he was in a hurry to go to the doctor, the French minister Kant still expressed his intention in a very particular way.

"Chairman Fang, there is now an opportunity to help China solve some of the problems left by the former Qing Dynasty. I think this is a great opportunity that the Chinese government should not miss. With your foresight, you won't miss this opportunity either. ”

Kant touted it, Zhu Erdian was not easy to speak, and after some consideration, he said: "Marshal Fang, frankly speaking, this time I came to see Your Excellency, hoping that China can join the camp of the Entente to fight against Germany, and if necessary, China will send troops to Europe to fulfill its obligations as a member state." "Zhu Erdian sees the problem more thoroughly, and knows that good words for this bastard don't work, so he goes straight to the topic and talks about the conditions.

"Join the Entente? This question is negotiable, but the question is, isn't Japan already a member of the Entente? As the first country in Asia to complete industrialization, it is not difficult for Japan to send two or three hundred thousand troops to Europe. Fang Jianxiong mentioned Japan first, and did not talk about China.

As soon as Zhu Erdian heard this, he knew that something was in trouble. Damn the Japanese monkeys, dead or alive, they don't let go. China is not yet a member of the Entente, so how can it persuade China to send troops? At this time, Kudashev took over and said: "Your Excellency, the battle of Qingdao between China and Japan has verified that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army has lagged behind, do you think it is necessary for us to ask the army with poor combat effectiveness to join the European war situation?" ”

Fang Jianxiong seemed to be moved by this remark, touching his chin and not speaking. The three of them could only wait calmly, and of course they didn't expect to be persuaded at one time. The war in Europe went on for more than a year, and the course of the war was completely unexpected by the Entente. The strength of the German army far exceeded the previous prediction, and if it were not for the fact that Austria-Hungary was too scummy to withstand Russia, this war might have ended. Fang Jianxiong pondered for about ten minutes, his motionless body was like a statue, and he still took out a cigarette and lit it when he moved, but he didn't mean to speak.

After about twenty minutes, Fang Jianxiong slowly spoke: "China can send troops to Europe, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the equipment must be provided by the Entente. Our army's standard rifle is a 7mm caliber rifle, and the required consumption can be purchased from the United States, but China cannot afford to pay for it. If there were no problems, the first army to go to Europe to fight was about 20 infantry divisions and more than 300,000 people. ”

The three ministers are stupid, isn't this guy pro-German? Only Zhu Erdian knows best in his heart that Fang Jianxiong is a nationalist through and through, and he has no so-called pro-whom in his eyes. As long as the benefits are big enough, everything is negotiable.

"I wonder how much heavy equipment your country needs?" Kant couldn't wait to speak, the French are currently suffering heavy losses in the European war, so it's not okay if you're not in a hurry.

"Thirty infantry divisions, if the First Army were to go to Europe to fight, each division would need at least one 105 howitzer battalion, one 75 mountain artillery battalion, and one 75 field artillery battalion. In addition, at least five heavy artillery brigades are needed, armed with 105, 150 howitzers. And tanks, at least four tank brigades are needed. "In terms of heavily equipped units, Fang Jianxiong took brigade units very artistically, so that it was easier for the British and French governments to accept it. As for Russia, it is not enough to make it itself.

The conditions are not too high, but there is a problem that Fang Dashuai ignored. That was the beginning of World War I, and the use of howitzers by Britain and France was far inferior to that of the German army. The famous Schneider M1917 type 155 howitzer, that is also a mid-term product. What the French themselves don't have now, what to take to equip the squadron? When the U.S. military participated in World War I, it was all 155 howitzers that were urgently purchased from France, which led to the fact that the U.S. military has always been this caliber later.

Kant was very happy, but Zhu Erdian was not optimistic at all, he knew Fang Jianxiong too well, and he didn't want him to make a loss-making deal at all. So where is Fang Jianxiong waiting? Zhu Erdian has learned about the weapons equipped by the ** squadron, and its light equipment can be said to be better than that of the ** teams in Europe. Kant was patronized and happy, didn't expect this, right?

"Your Excellency Marshal, how many troops do you plan to send back to China?" The second question came, and the question was asked by Zhu Erdian.