Mai Dox and the others were stunned for a moment, only to understand that Zhao Dagui still had such thoughts, and wanted to ask himself and others to teach students knowledge.

"It's okay on my side, a few of our missionaries can come over and teach English and other things to the students. "Maddox has the straightforwardness that is characteristic of Westerners, and immediately agreed.

To be honest, opening a school to teach Chinese students is really undesirable.

Maddox and others went to the magic capital to preach, and it took countless efforts before and after, but the effect was very small, and so far few people are willing to accept baptism and become believers.

Being able to give lectures to hundreds of students and then preaching and preaching by the way is one of the favorite things that Western missionaries do, but because it costs too much, Maddox and others don't do it.

If Zhao Dagui was willing to pay this money to build a school and recruit hundreds of Chinese students, Maddox and other missionaries would have come to give lectures.

"Is this a bit hasty?" Li Xinlan was a little hesitant, and Zhao Dagui had met twice, so she was going to be pulled over to be Teacher Xixi, so she looked a little shallow and deep, and she didn't brush her teeth today.

"I'm with the priest, and I have a lot of translation to do. Wang Tao was a little moved, but he was also a little hesitant.

"When it comes to translation, we can give lectures while translating, and it won't get in the way. Maddox hurriedly spoke, still hoping that Wang Tao would join in, so that the missionaries would have more influence in the school.

"I'll find a place to sit down in a moment, and I'll talk to you about my plans. Zhao Dagui said.

Regarding the construction of the school, Zhao Dagui was well thought out.

Dagui Commercial Bank has developed to the present point, and it is one thing to continue to recruit shopkeepers and associates to improve business ability, and more importantly, it hopes to have reliable talents who have undergone systematic science and technology education to join.

At present, the magic capital, or the whole of China, is all imperial examination students trained by traditional private schools, who have neither mastered any practical ability, nor have any intention of learning any useful knowledge, and even despise any practical learning, denouncing it as a thing of strange and obscene skills.

Therefore, if you want to obtain talents, you can only build your own schools and train them, which seems to be slow, but it is the only channel.

On the other hand, the establishment of schools, the recruitment of a large number of local children, and the introduction of a large number of scholars can greatly improve the relationship between the Dagui business house and the locals, and even in the academic circle, it can also greatly increase its influence, although this influence is of no use to the vast majority of people.

Moreover, with scholars and students, many of Zhao Dagui's money-making plans can be better implemented.

"The so-called 10-year tree and 100-year cultivation of people, education is actually a century-old plan, and the best way to improve the level of civilization in a place. In Zhao Dagui's first sentence, the role of education was infinitely elevated and the tone of running a school.

Then, Zhao Dagui talked about the specific structure of the school.

First of all, the principal of the school must be Zhao Dagui himself, this is a must, he pays his own money, venues, and recruits students, and he must get the title of principal, and it is impossible to give it to others.

The great achievements of a certain headmaster back then are vividly remembered, and the headmaster is also quite a powerful hidden profession, second only to the strongest person like the librarian.

In addition to the principal, there is the school board, and what Zhao Dagui hopes Wang Tao, Li Xinlan, and Maadows and others will do is the director of the school board.

Theoretically, the board of directors is in charge of everything from school construction, daily expenses, teacher recruitment to student management, but the first thing Zhao asked the three directors to do was to rely on their connections and influence to hire powerful scholars and foreign teachers for the school.

The staff structure of the school is divided into professors, lecturers and students.

Among them, the best professor is a mathematician like Li Xinlan, who is interested in Western science and technology, has at least high school or above mathematical skills, and is at least proficient in using various mathematical symbols, and does not need to learn everything from scratch.

Of course, Westerners like Wang Tao, who are more inclined to liberal arts, are also being wooed, after all, the so-called Western academic circle is very narrow.

Zhao Dagui hoped that Li Xinlan would bring these young people to the magic capital to be lecturers in the school, so that they could continue their studies in the school and teach knowledge to the students recruited by the school in their spare time.

According to Zhao Dagui's plan, the lecturer is equivalent to a graduate student in later generations, helping the professor complete the teaching task while studying.

As for the students, Zhao Dagui was naturally responsible for recruiting, and his plan was to recruit five or six hundred teenagers between the ages of ten and fifteen, that is, boys and girls of the age group of Zhao Xiaohu and Zhao Xiaomei.

Of course, according to the customs of this era, it is easy to find a young man, but it may be difficult to bring in a young girl.

As for the curriculum, it is divided into compulsory courses and elective courses, compulsory courses are mathematics, physics, chemistry, Chinese, English, art and physical education; elective courses are history, geography, country overview and other miscellaneous courses, so that students can choose according to their own interests.

Maddox is more familiar with the Western education system, and understands that Zhao Dagui's approach is more based on the education system of Western universities rather than ordinary primary or secondary schools.

"In the future, this school will be called the Oriental Institute of Science, specializing in cultivating talents who are interested in learning from the West and practical learning, and those who are dedicated to the imperial examination and want to sharpen their heads to become officials are not what we want to cultivate.

What we need to do now is to build the school building first, recruit teachers and students, and then start by translating a large number of Western science and technology books. Zhao Dagui said.

"That's a good idea, but it's a lot of money. Wang Tao knew that Zhao Dagui was rich, but he knew that it would cost at least tens of thousands of yuan to do this, so he asked Zhao Dagui how resolute he was.

"Spending money is for sure, but it's nothing compared to the significance of it.

In this way, I propose twenty thousand silver dollars, to be managed by a three-member board of directors, to design and build the necessary buildings first.

In addition, the three of them should write letters to their relatives and friends as soon as possible, so that those scholars who want to learn from the West, as well as foreigners who are willing to teach in China, can invite them to come and become teachers.

The salaries of the teachers must be set high, 500 yuan per year for each of the three of you, 300 to 500 yuan per year for the other professors, 100 to 200 yuan for the lecturer level, and students at the student level.

However, it may be difficult to admit students at the beginning, so there is no tuition fee, and anyone who is willing to receive education can enroll in school for free, and those from poor families can also be provided with a certain amount of financial aid by the school. Zhao Dagui said with a wave of his hand.

Li Xinlan and Zhao Dagui had only met once, and they were not very familiar, and only then did they know that this young man in cotton clothes turned out to be so rich.

The four of them discussed for a while, and whether it was Wang Tao, Li Xinlan or Mai Dusi, they were all very interested in this matter.