The task assigned by Zhang Baixi is not heavy, just copy the "Preliminary Draft of the School Academic System" and the "Statutes of Private Jingshi University" and remove the things that are too avant-garde. A few days later, Sun Yuanqi came to Zhang's mansion with this copied manuscript in his arms.

Zhang Baixi cordially met Sun Yuanqi in the study, drank three or four cups of hot tea, and gossiped for a long time before he got to the matter of the "Charter". At that moment, Sun Yuanqi took out his draft from his arms, respectfully handed it to Master Zhang, and said some nonsense words: "Xia Guan is only shallow in his studies, and he has written some nonsense, please correct it!" ”

Mr. Zhang also praised a few words, put the manuscript aside, and chatted all over the world. When Sun Yuanqi said goodbye, he found that he had been talking for a long time, and he had not discussed the charter he had written. Although I was depressed, I didn't want to ask, so I had to go back in a huff.

A few years ago, the Zhang government finally sent someone to send a revised version of the charter. Just looking at the first chapter of the "Statutes of the King James University Hall", "The Program of the Whole School", I feel that it is far from my original purpose. For example, in the first section, Sun Yuanqi originally drafted: "As the highest university in the country, the establishment of the Beijing Normal University is to cultivate outstanding talents in various disciplines, so as to promote the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the nation, so that China can stand tall among the world's great powers and powers." The revised version of Mr. Zhang has become "The establishment of the Jingshi University Hall, so it stimulates loyalty, opens wisdom, and revitalizes industry; In accordance with the decree of this edict, it is the program of the whole school to correct the trend and cultivate generalists. ”

In the second section, Sun Yuanqi wrote: "The students of Beijing Normal University must abide by the law, respect teachers and education, be active in learning, have noble moral character, be healthy, love the country and the people, and achieve all-round development of morality, intellect and physique. The revised version becomes "The Chinese Bible is precepted, putting ethics and morality first; In addition to foreign schools and intellectual education, moral education is particularly important, and Chinese and foreign schools have the same reason. Nowadays, regardless of the universities and schools outside Beijing, it is more appropriate to pay attention to the discipline of self-cultivation ethics, which is the foundation for cultivating talents. ”

The university hall is already like this, not to mention the Mengxue Hall (originally Sun Yuanqi wrote "kindergarten", but it was changed to "Mengxuetang" by Zhang Darenjing), the primary school hall, the higher primary school hall, the junior middle school hall, and the higher middle school hall. Fortunately, when I turned back, I found that the school system and teaching content had not changed much, but some elements of respecting the scriptures and being loyal to the monarch had been added. As for the pre-university department, it was incorporated into the university section; As for the more advanced graduate schools, they didn't mention it at all, probably because they did, and they couldn't find suitable teachers for subjects such as physics, chemistry, and economics, right?

Sun Yuanqi also made some minor revisions, such as adding a section on "military training" to the enrollment of schools at all levels after the higher primary schools, so as to cultivate students' military quality, team spirit, and obedience spirit. Taking this opportunity, I recalled the content of my military training in junior high school, high school, and college, and wrote a book of "School Military Training Drill Manual", which was copied in two copies, one sent to the Commercial Press, and the other was presented to Mr. Zhang for review.

The Spring Festival of 1902 was on February 8, not too far from the Western New Year. Sun Yuanqi finished writing the manuscript, and before he had time to enter the city, it was already Chinese New Year's Eve. Because Vera and Lilith have been added to the family, it is a lot more lively and adds to the atmosphere of the New Year. It's just that the two of them don't know anything about the food and decoration that should be prepared during the Spring Festival, except for remembering to dig the Christmas tree at Christmas and remember to hang socks at the bedside. It is not necessary to ask Lao Zhao, Lao Zheng, and Tong Yi to help them make steamed buns and dumplings.

Having said that, Sun Yuanqi still has something to scratch his head: his marksmanship is too good, and he actually hit it in one fell swoop. Well, in layman's terms, Vera is pregnant. At first, when I saw Vera vomiting, I just thought that the water and soil were unadaptable, the cold and heat were uneven, and the stomach was uncomfortable. Invited the doctor No. 1 pulse: "Haha, congratulations to Master Sun, your lady is happy!" ”

Hearing this, Sun Yuanqi stumbled: "Okay! I only saw other people's daughters a few times, and before the parents could agree, the children were all there. What's this called? You can only put this in your own heart, and you can't say it to others. But having a child of his own is a great joy after all. Sun Yuanqi is also painful and happy.

There are also benefits to having more people, at least three meals a day are regular, not as hungry and full as before, just a few steamed buns for a day. For example, when writing "School Military Training Manual", Vera and Lilith could help draw the illustrations on the side, not to mention, their level was much better than Sun Yuanqi's technique of using circles to represent human heads. Taizu said: "There is great strength in numbers. "Makes sense.

Celebrating the Spring Festival together, there are also support forces sent by Yale, MIT, and McGill University. For the first time, these foreigners spent the Spring Festival in China, eating dumplings and setting off firecrackers, and they were also happy, and they had a taste of joy.

After Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, Sun Yuanqi began to pay New Year's greetings. Because he and Vera and Lilith have not officially held a wedding, this time they still went out alone, taking Lao Zhao, Jing Xing, and Jing Fan to Master Sun, Ding Yunliang, and the American Legation one by one.

By the way, there is one more Mr. Zhang this year, saying that it is a New Year's greeting, but in fact, when sending the charter, by the way, I will pay a New Year's greeting, anyway, I will beat the rabbit with grass - neither will be delayed. Because he was not familiar with Zhang Baixi, he presented gifts, submitted his opinions on the revision of the articles of association, drank a few sips of tea, and got up to say goodbye after a few greetings. Mr. Zhang is not far away.

When I return to school, I will pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Yang Shoujing, Yan Fu and other gentlemen. Before waiting for a rest, students in Beijing City also came to the door one after another to kowtow, and it was inevitable that they would have another social interaction. After coming to the Qing Dynasty for four or five years, this Spring Festival has become more and more lively.

The plan of the year lies in the spring. After the Spring Festival was lively, Sun Yuanqi calmed down in the study of the Mid-Levels Residence and carefully considered his work plan for the new year:

The Chunpu Building, a student dormitory built in October last year, is located on the hill on the west side of the playground, and it is very convenient to go to the playground, Chengqi Hall and Tong Wen Building. The five-storey building can accommodate 250 students, and the amount of work is very large, and only half of it was built after winter; The weather is cold and the construction cannot be continued, and the construction can only be continued when the spring flowers bloom. The plan is to try to make it possible for students to move in before the summer arrives.

The 12 mid-mountain villas, which started construction at the same time as Chunpu Building, were completed before the winter because they were only two-story single-family villas. The remaining interior decoration has been completed before the Chinese New Year. In this way, whether it is Wang Xianqian, Sun Yirang, Pi Xirui, Liao Ping, Cui Shi, Chen Yan, Zhang Yuanji, or Yale and MIT, they all have a place to live.

Thinking of this, Sun Yuanqi remembered: According to the telegram received a few days ago, the Yale and MIT groups set off in mid-January, and it is estimated that they will be able to reach the west coast in the second half of the year, and then take a steamer, and it is estimated that they will be able to reach Beijing in mid-February. She was accompanied by Vera and Lilith's parents...... Hey, no matter, anyway, let's arrange their accommodation first.

Yale and MIT carried a check of $180,000, which is the total income of the school this year and next year. In April, O&C Architects will send in a drawing for the construction of a dormitory building, a modern laboratory building, and two academic buildings, all of which are waiting for the $180,000 to be cooked.

This year's enrollment is expected to be advanced to the beginning of July, so that students can start school in September. Correspondingly, the work of publishing the enrollment brochure should also be advanced to April and May, and it is not possible to hold on to it.

If Wang Xianqian, Sun Yirang, Pi Xirui, Liao Ping, Cui Shi, Chen Yan, as well as Yale and MIT all come, this year's teachers will not have to worry. Even Zhang Yuanji, although he is clearly the vice principal of the school, can teach part-time. Think about yourself, the principal, don't you stay in the classroom every day and mess around with the students? It is said that Zhang Yuanji is a Guangxu Renchen Kejinshi, who once served as the director of the Criminal Department, the prime minister Yamen Zhangjing, and concurrently ran the railway and mining affairs, and the general office of the University Hall. When the law was changed, he wrote to ask him to change the official system and go to kneel. After the Western Empress trained the government, he was dismissed and never used. There should be no problem for such a person to teach literature and history to students, right?

I will go to the United States for three months this year, so I think it will be in May, June, and July. It's already February, and a lot of work before leaving has to be started, such as preparing for the entrance examination papers, arranging a one-year teaching plan, etc.

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After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, while everyone had nothing to do during the Spring Festival, the teachers and students in the school had not yet come, and Sun Yuanqi asked Lao Zhao to gather the school workers together and hold a meeting on this year's work arrangements. The meeting place was set at the hall of Seikeikan.

The school workers of Jingshi University are basically the relics of the Boxer Rebellion, and they were born with mud legs. In the past, when the village held a meeting, it was just a squat in the corner of the village, listening to the roar of others, and each family shouted a few more words, and the meeting was over. The one who has seen the world the most has sat on the bench of the clan ancestral hall. I heard that there was a meeting in the hall of the Seikeikan Temple, and everyone who came from every household was a family member. Squatting outside the Chengqi Pavilion, gathering into several large and small groups, chatting nonsense with or without a pair, in fact, everyone is staring into the distance to see when "Master Sun" will arrive.

When Sun Yuan got up, he immediately stopped talking and stood up. When Sun Yuanqi approached, he knelt on the ground one by one, and said, "Master! Sun Yuanqi was extremely embarrassed, so he had to quickly get everyone up, and instructed Lao Zhao and Lao Zheng to beckon everyone to go in for a meeting.

The school workers went to the Chengqi Hall for a meeting for the first time, and they were very restrained, and they couldn't wait to sit in the corner and not let the master on the stage see it. Sun Yuanqi said a few times, and everyone reluctantly sat down next to each other in the first few rows.

Sitting in such a bright and solemn hall, the inferiority complex in my bones was clearly manifested: I sat very carefully on the bench, for fear that I would break the table and chair with a big move; The tables and chairs made a casual soft sound, which attracted a crowd of onlookers; In front of each row of benches, there is a small pallet, which is convenient for the participants to write, record, and put tea, many of these school workers have seen the students use, but when it is their turn, they dare not fiddle, just curious in their hearts.

After sitting down, Sun Yuanqi was not polite, sat on the rostrum alone, looked at the sixty or seventy people in the audience, and began to explain the purpose of this meeting, because most of the school workers below were from poor backgrounds, and they couldn't read a lot of words, so they could only use the most popular words: "Everyone here, some came to the school earlier, such as Lao Zhao and Lao Zheng, who stayed here when the school was not yet a shadow, and watched the school be built; Others, who had just arrived at the end of last year, had just become familiar with the situation. Last year, with everyone's help, everything went relatively smoothly, and here, on behalf of the school, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone. After speaking, he arched his hand to the audience.

There was a burst of chickens and dogs jumping in the audience, some people gave up their hands, some people stood up and bowed; There are also those who sit on the edge of the aisle, kneeling down and kowtowing, muttering "Thank you, master".

After settling down, Sun Yuanqi continued: "Today, I have called you here for a meeting, mainly to talk about what work you have to do this year and how to do it. According to my thoughts, I will tell you first, what opinions do you have, and then I will talk to Lao Zheng and Lao Zhao separately after the meeting. ”

"There are two points to be explained in advance: First, children from the age of six and under the age of fourteen in every family, both male and female, must attend primary school. Of course, our school is free, no need to pay money, students have uniform clothes, and there are rewards for good grades. This is a kind of reward given by the school to the school worker. Second, let's work, and on holidays, we have one day off every seven days, and those who work together take turns to rest. ”

"Let's start with this year's arrangement. I have roughly considered the following seven aspects of your work. I'll talk about it one by one, each of you will calculate and see how many people in the family can do what kind of work they can do. In the past few days, I will report the situation to Lao Zhao and Lao Zheng, and arrange everyone before the school starts. ”

"The first is catering, which is to cook tea and cook, and hundreds of mouths in the school have to eat and drink, which is very important. It is estimated that twenty people will be needed to do this work. People say, 'Three taels a day, starvation does not kill the secretary; Three dollars a day, starving the cook. Although this work is a little tiring, it is also beneficial, and you can rub oil. So if you want to go, you either have some cooking skills, or a little daughter-in-law in her twenties and thirties, 2 oceans per person per month. The premise is that there is no disease on the body, the work is fast, and the hands and feet are clean. These twenty people, a class of fried small pot dishes, for school teachers, teachers' families and students to eat; A class of fried big pot dishes, for you to eat, as long as someone in the family is working in the school, the whole family can come to eat, no money. ”

"The second is the security guard, that is, the guard patrol, the school is so big, and it is in the wilderness, people must watch, and the gangsters cannot be allowed to come in to make trouble and steal things. Roughly thirty people are needed. To be a security guard, you have to be a strong young man, if you can use fists and kicks, or knives, guns and sticks, that's the best. This security guard, in addition to opening the door to patrol, also has to practice every day, day and night can not cut off people, so people must be able to endure hardships, 2 oceans per person per month. ”

"The third is hygiene, to put it bluntly, it is to pick up manure and sweep the floor. People not only have to eat and drink, but also lazar, and if they are not cleaned and cleaned, within a few days, this school will stink. And this classroom, the campus, is not cleaned often, it is dirty, who still comes to study? This work requires ten people, seven men and three women, who have to endure hardships and stand hard work, and can do heavy work. Because the work is dirty, the salary is the highest, 3 yuan per person per month. ”

"The fourth is engineering, the school has been paving roads and building steps, so now there is a need for craftsmen such as carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, plasterers, especially stonemasons and plasterers. Overall, there are about twenty people, and each person has 2 oceans per month. ”

"The fifth is greening, the campus is full of grass and trees, and in the future, flowers and trees will be planted, and someone will have to take care of them. This work is not heavy, many of you are cropping at home, and it is no problem to do this work. It would take ten people, each with a piece and a half of ocean per month. ”

"The sixth is the internal staff, which are all miscellaneous work for serving people, taking care of the daily life of teachers and students, including washing in the bathhouse, serving tea and pouring water, delivering letters and running errands, and the work is not heavy, and the key people must be dexterous. It would take ten people, each with a piece and a half of ocean per month. ”

"The seventh is foreign affairs, that is, the work of running to the city, on weekdays, it is to buy firewood, rice, oil and salt, and to take care of carriages and livestock, which requires ten people, each of whom has a piece and a half of ocean per month."

"All of this adds up to about one hundred and ten people, and with some odd chores, one hundred and twenty people are enough. I see that there are 60 or 70 households here, and each family has about two people, and on the premise of ensuring that each family has at least one person, there will be more people, and if there are fewer people, there will be less. ”

"This year, I'm in charge of security. Lao Zhao! Sun Yuan shouted.

Lao Zhao stood up in the audience and called "Master".

"You take care of food and hygiene."

"Tong Yi, you are in charge of the project and greening."

"Lao Zheng! You are in charge of internal affairs and external affairs. ”

In this way, these chores are roughly straightened out, so as not to involve your own hind legs. A few days later, Lao Zhao reported the list of school workers, and Sun Yuanqi did not look at it carefully, only asked the thirty members of the security team to report to the school playground the next morning.

The next day, I got up early in the morning and arrived at the playground, only to find that the thirty people had arrived early. Looking carefully, it was really a sturdy young man of one or twenty years old, and occasionally a few middle-aged people, it seemed that they could do both. I nodded secretly in my heart: These people are good, whether the "School Military Training Manual" can be put into practice, let's try these people first!

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