Morozov noticed the change in Roland's expression and explained to him in due course: "Sukhoi is my uncle, the most outstanding master of the mechanism in Baigull Harbor, has Mr. Roland heard of the airship company?" ”

"I've heard that Mr. Sukhoi works for the Airship Company?"

"In fact, my uncle is the chief engineer of the airship company, and he invented the core technology of the airship. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "Morozov said with a smile.

Roland's eyes lit up suddenly: "I'm very interested in airships, can you arrange for me to visit the airship company?" "Airships are also a promising emerging industry, even more promising than mechanical armor, they are coming, so naturally we want to observe this golden egg that is about to hatch!

Morozov touched his chin and said with a wry smile: "This matter is a bit difficult to do, at present, the airship company is in the most critical period, outsiders are forbidden to visit, I have to try to find my uncle to accommodate, but his old man has been working overtime in the company's research institute during this time, and it is difficult for me to see him." ”

"Mr. Roland, if you'd like to visit the airship company, I've got a solution." Zehir interjected suddenly.

"Zehir, what do you have to do?" Roland asked.

"Well, my sister Jennifer Edric works for the airship company and is the pilot of the 'Dawn' that is about to make its maiden voyage, and I can talk to Jennifer and ask her to show you inside the airship factory." Zehir replied without hesitation.

"That's great! When is the latest time I can visit Lingmei? ”

Zehir grinned, showing his snow-white and neat teeth, "If Mr. Roland has nothing else to do, you can follow me to the Academy District in Dolphin Bay to find Jennifer now." ”

Roland was slightly stunned: "Isn't your sister an employee of the airship company?" Why are you still in school? ”

"Blimp has a 'skydiving club' in the college district, and Jennifer goes to the club on weekends to work part-time to mentor students who are interested in skydiving." At this, Zehir smiled, "You know, most of the young people who dare to try skydiving are well-off and adventurous, and this group is precisely the potential customers of the airship company. ”

"Got it!" Roland Yang snapped his fingers, "It's better to hurry up than to be in a hurry, let's go to Dolphin Bay University Town!" ”

……

In terms of the level of emphasis on education, the Port of White Ou is exemplary in the Bend-German League and the Far East as a whole.

In the Dolphin Bay University area to the east of Hakull Harbor, five institutions of higher learning have been built: the "Maritime Academy" to train nautical specialists and naval non-commissioned officers, the Faculty of Commerce and Trade, which trains engineers and magicians, the Faculty of Arts, which trains poets and artists, the Faculty of Law, which trains lawyers and judges, and the Seminary, which also serves as a medical school, which trains young talents for the Church of the Deep Sea Sesila.

In total, more than 3,000 young talents have received four-year, full-time education in the five major colleges, and the total number of female teachers and students in the five colleges is nearly 1,000! When Roland listened to Zehir talk about this, he couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of the city's strong cultural atmosphere and tolerant social atmosphere.

The total number of registered citizens in Baiougang is only 160,000, of which there are as many as 1,000 college students who graduate every year, and at least 30,000 of the 160,000 citizens are literate and can be proficient in arithmetic and even bookkeeping, which shows the cultural heritage of the city-state. With a tolerant social and religious atmosphere, cultural and educational traditions, and mercantilist ideologies and a generally affluent standard of living, it is not difficult to understand why Baiou Harbor has been the political, economic and cultural center of the Bendan League city-states for many years, so much so that it has been hailed by bards as the "Pearl of the North Bay".

"Valuing education" is not just a slogan, in good conscience, who in modern society does not understand the importance of knowledge? How could the authorities of the city-states of the Bend League not know the importance of talent? Roland is not more concerned with superficial social phenomena, but with the question of why only Port Gulll has become the academic center of the North Coast, attracting young talents from the Bender states and even abroad, when all city-states are deeply aware of the importance of education and talent.

Education is a sacred cause, but in the final analysis, you will find that education is also an industry, since it is an industry, then it is necessary to invest capital and pursue profits. It's easy to set up an education, but where does the money come from? It is a huge investment to provide teaching venues, classrooms, dormitories and supporting equipment for three or four thousand teachers and students, in addition to this fixed investment, it is necessary to pay salaries for hiring teachers every year, without good treatment, there is no way to retain talents, these investments are combined into the so-called "teachers", a little calculation knows that this is an astronomical amount, and it is an astronomical amount that needs to be continuously invested and expanded.

Roland came to Dolphin Bay to investigate, mainly to investigate how this educational mecca was built from scratch, and education funding was the top priority of the investigation. Along the way, he consulted Zehir, consulted with the faculty introduced by Victoria, and spent the morning dusting in the library of the seminary, the first college established in Port Whitegull, rummaging through the archives and files, and finally straightening out the ins and outs.

In fact, the education industry in Baiougang is the product of the perfect combination of the industrial policy of the government and the business operation of the market. The strategic policy of attaching importance to education and cultivating talents was first put forward by the government authorities of Baiougang, and this policy is undoubtedly in line with the needs of social development, whether it is at that time or now.

The authorities were not as wealthy as they are today, and the only public resource they could afford to support education was a lot of land near Dolphin Bay – a vast expanse of desolate, barren salt-alkali flats......

The land was enclosed and offered free of charge to the seminary to be established, and the planning on the drawings was also free, but it would cost money to implement the specific construction. The government budget did not have this money, so the authorities proposed a strategy: to set up a public welfare education development fund, and the government would provide 30% of the land at a discount, and the rest of the funds would be raised from all walks of life.

The first to give generously was the Temple of the Deep Sea Sesila, after all, the first university was a seminary, and it was mainly for the temple; Next, the authorities convened a meeting of representatives of the city's 32 industrial and commercial guilds, all of which came to subscribe for the shares issued by the Education Development Fund.

The industrial and commercial guilds are different from the temple, the temple shoulders a religious and moral mission, and its support for education is interest-free or even free, and the industrial and commercial owners spend money but cannot be wasted, and it is not enough to only bring social reputation and spiritual satisfaction brought by generosity, and businessmen must see real benefits to have the motivation to invest. (To be continued.) )