Sun Yuanqi was a little puzzled: the unified textbook, to say that it is small, about himself and the reputation of Jingshi University; In a big way, it is even related to the current level of education in China. Why can't you mix it in yourself?

The old man seemed to see Sun Yuanqi's doubts, and said slowly: "In the past, the old man's body was still strong, and you were dedicated to studying, so the old man overstepped his responsibilities and helped you get an idea. Now that the old man is in his last years, some things in the officialdom will not be far away, and you have to deal with them yourself, and you can't rely on others. Not only do you have to take care of yourself, but you also have to take care of the school, and if you have the spare energy to take care of the old man's relatives, then you will be grateful

"The old man also knows that you are very tired of the flies and dogs of Chinese officialdom. Although you are unwilling, since you are in the Qing Dynasty, you will inevitably have to deal with officials. Besides, you are also a small official now, and you must understand some rules and skills in officialdom. Since the ninth year of Xianfeng (1859), the old man has been in the sea for nearly 50 years, although there is no merit, but for the official still has a little experience, today I will talk to you about it.

"Being an official in my Qing Dynasty is the easiest thing to do, and it is also the most difficult thing. It's easy to say, after putting on the official uniform and wearing the black veil, as long as you coax the official, everything will be fine. It's hard to say, think that Li Wenzhonggong's motto is 'work hard to be an official', and after his death, he still slanders all over the world, let alone other people? However, Baixi, you don't have any ambitions, you just want to use this official body to do some things, so it's the simplest. As long as you know eight words, it's fine. ”

Seeing that the old man was about to teach the secret of the green box, Sun Yuanqi hurriedly cheered up and put on a respectful appearance of listening to the teachings, almost holding a pen and paper in his hand like a cadre in North Korea, ready to record the glorious quotations of the great sun at any time.

The old man also sat up on the chair and stretched out his thin fingers: "Remember these eight words: judge the situation and observe the words and colors." We must judge the situation when dealing with things, and observe words and feelings when dealing with people. ”

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The old man didn't seem to see Sun Yuanqi's disappointment, and then said: "Take Baoxi's letter as an example, he first saw that after the abolition of the imperial examination, the Ministry of Rites has no jurisdiction, and the Office of Student Affairs has jurisdiction over the national academic administration. This is the 'Degree of Potential'. There is this potential, but we still have to wait for the opportunity. Playing this excerpt too early is like sprinkling salt on a wound, at least offending the Ministry of Rites first; Lafayette saw that after he announced the abolition of the imperial examination, he immediately couldn't wait to jump out, and he definitely didn't have a good impression in his heart. You must know that when I was an official in the Qing Dynasty, Shangfeng's joy and anger basically felt that if your career promotion was too late, you would either be preempted by others and become a response worm to the crowd; Either the court has already had this discussion, and the courtiers regard it as ordinary, and this fold is equivalent to a piece of waste paper. The timing of Bao Xi's election is excellent, after the assassination of the five ministers, the emperor and the queen mother are inspired to innovate, and the establishment of the school department is the trend of the times. Therefore, it was transferred to the administrative office and the student affairs office for discussion. ”

After saying this long paragraph, the old man was a little tired, and lay back in his chair, and then said: "Baixi, you are a smart person, and you should analyze it according to the 'time' situation, and see what will happen after this fold is handed over to the government affairs office?" ”

Seeing that the boss was taking the school examination himself, Sun Yuanqi thought for a moment in his heart before he snapped his fingers and said: "First of all, as you just said, the establishment of a school department is necessary, and the administrative office will not see this, so it will definitely set up a school department." Secondly, Lord Bao wanted to remove the two yamen of the Ministry of Rites and Guozijian, most of them to Taichang Temple and Honglu Temple, and a small part to the school department. This involves the entanglement of the interests of many people, and before setting up a school department, we must first consider whether to abolish the Ministry of Rites and how to deploy personnel if it is abolished. However, the allocation and diversion of personnel has always been the most troublesome thing, so the school department will not be set up in a short period of time. There weren't many people in the Student Affairs Office before, and even if some people came to the courtesy department, it would take a while to get along. ”

Seeing that Sun Yuanqi finished speaking, the old man nodded approvingly: "That's roughly good." However, there are... It should be noted that the first and sixth parts correspond to the "Zhou Li", which is related to the national system and should not be lightly wasted. The Ministry of Rites has been established since the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and it has been along the generations, so that today, it is impossible to abolish it now. Second, the administrative department also prioritizes the handling of affairs, such as foreign affairs, military affairs, disaster relief, and salary allocation, and so on. Third, after the establishment of the Faculty, how to set up the organization and who will serve is a question for the university. You must know that with so many more official positions out of thin air, the struggle for power and profit between various factions will definitely be protracted. Therefore, in the next six months, it will be impossible for the school to officially open its office."

Jiang is an old spicy Sun Yuanqi felt a little embarrassed, and immediately thought: "It will take more than half a year to set up a school department alone, and by that time, Lord Bao's twists and turns must have been forgotten to the clouds." Besides, the three suggestions on the fold of Lord Bao, among which the two of the two proposals for changing the teachers to professional officials and unifying the clothing of students require great effort and great investment, and the imperial court will definitely refuse; As for the unified textbook, it is a thankless task, and the school department will not take the initiative to take care of this troublesome matter. Therefore, the idea of this unified textbook can only be stillborn, and I don't have to mix it in."

The old man nodded, and shook his head again: "This textbook problem, the school department will naturally not start to deal with it in the next year or two. However, the century-old plan is education-oriented, and the imperial court will never let the textbooks be varied and mixed. In the future, if we want to be unified, the first step is still the first examination and approval of various textbooks mentioned by Bao Xi. If you start preparing now, you will be able to deal with it when the time comes. ”

Sun Yuanqi already had an idea at this time, and after he went back, he took a two-pronged approach:

First of all, we will collect the various textbooks and handouts that are available in order to further improve the textbook system compiled by the University. Then, it was vigorously promoted throughout the country to create an established fact before the textbooks were approved by the Faculty, and although the textbooks of the University were not officially approved and authorized, they were already in the mainstream position in the country. As long as the official does not go against the trend, it can only acquiesce to reality.

Second, the Commercial Press sought to cooperate with a provincial official book bureau to set up a joint venture to give it an official background, and then publish a complete series of books in an official name. In this way, when the school department reviews and approves the textbook in the future, the school will have its own spokesperson and make its own voice heard.

Seeing that Sun Yuanqi had already taken countermeasures, the boss reminded: "Actually, the biggest impact on the establishment of the Faculty is not the approval of textbooks, but the institutional setup and drafting of the charter of the Faculty of the Academy. If someone deliberately makes things difficult and does something inside, even if you say that the school is run by foreigners, I am afraid it will still be difficult to move an inch. ”

Hearing these words, Sun Yuanqi's face became solemn: This is like a standardization organization in later generations, no matter how good your products are and how complete the system is, as long as you have no right to speak in the organization and have a conflict with the rules and regulations of the organization, you can be knocked to the dust without means

"Originally, there were three ministers in charge of the Student Affairs Office: Zhang Yuqiu, Rong Huaqing, and the old man. Now Zhang Yuqiu has been transferred to the Ministry of Household Books, and the old man is also dying, and the school will be established in the future, and the Shangshu will definitely be Rong Huaqing. "Rong Huaqing in the mouth of the boss is now Sun Yuanqi's top boss Rong Qing," Rong Huaqing was born in the old school, and he knows little about the new school, and when he takes charge of the school, he will inevitably rely on the power of others to set up institutions and draft charters. The statutes of the schools at all levels approved the year before last were mainly drafted by you. As long as you communicate with Rong Huaqing a lot, he will definitely borrow from you. At that time, what should the school department do, it doesn't depend on what you and Rong Huaqing say? ”

Although Sun Yuanqi is not interested in that Rongqing, the situation is stronger than people, so he has to visit him a few times and give some strange gifts. On 6 December 1905, as a result of the discussions between the Secretary of Administration and the Minister of Education, Galeries Lafayette approved the establishment of the Faculty. With Rongqing as the Shangshu and Xiying as the left attendant, and Sun Yuanqi, who had just served as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was the "right attendant", which means temporary acting.

After adjustment, the school department was ranked after the Ministry of Officials and before the Ministry of Rites, and became a prominent yamen. At the beginning of the opening of the department, almost all the important documents were drafted by teachers of Jingshi University, such as Sun Yuanqi, Luo Zhenyu, Zhang Yuanji, Yan Fu, etc., which reflected the strong atmosphere of a modern university and made indelible contributions to the modernization of Chinese education.