Chapter 226

In Fang Jianxiong's mind, education is the top priority above all else. Five years of compulsory education is a red line, and whoever touches it will die. If a country wants to be strong, how can it become strong without education? In this era when 90% of the people are illiterate, you can't

To run an education is to wait for death. Five-year compulsory education has been universalized nationwide since the beginning of the third year of the Republic of China, and each province and city has its own preferential education policy.

How should I put it? This is called doing something good for the superiors, and being attached to the subordinates. Beijing Mayor Zheng Quan, Tianjin Mayor Li Muyan, Wuhan Mayor Yan Xishan, these people have a very clear view on the issue of education. This is the commander-in-chief.

His Achilles' heel. The commander-in-chief may not like the flattery, but if you improve the education under your rule, the commander-in-chief will definitely be happy.

For compulsory education in Beijing, in addition to government funding, there are also subsidies from the municipal finance. For serious national compulsory education, students are not required to wear clothes. The above three cities subsidize it out of their own pockets. So the commander-in-chief is very satisfied. They

His seat is secure. It is said that the position of mayor should be elected by the parliament. Marshal Fang directly changed these three cities and Shanghai to presidential jurisdiction, and the mayors are appointed by the president. The reasons are sufficient.

Cities account for a large proportion of the national economy and must be treated specially. Anyway, it is just a matter of drafting a bill, and that's it. The bill also stipulates that after 20 years, the mayor will still have to be elected by the parliament. Now

It's just a transitional stage.

Just like this, the practice of taking a few core big cities first is undoubtedly not in line with the so-called democratic political principles. For a while, I just couldn’t care less about it. Beijing is the capital, and Tianjin is the most important development in the north.

Wuhan is Marshal Fang’s hometown, not to mention Shanghai.

The specialization of these cities is a helpless move. It is also a consideration of power control.

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

When Marshal Fang got off the train, these two people followed Li Muyan. You could tell at a glance that these two people were the same. This familiar feeling was like seeing an old professor in another time and space who had spent his whole life teaching and educating people.

, Don’t seek knowledge and enlightenment, be indifferent and clear your mind.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your hard work." The two of them stepped forward one after another and said politely. Fang Jianxiong was very respectful to them. When speaking, he bent slightly to achieve the effect of looking at eye level. This kind of posture gave others

The visual impact was very strong, and there were many officials present.

Privately, Fang Jianxiong said to Li Muyan: "The great contributions these two gentlemen have made to the education of the Chinese nation cannot be overly praised."

After getting off the bus, Fang Jianxiong went straight to the Nankai school site, cut the ribbon himself and announced that he would personally donate his annual salary of 6,000 yuan. By the way, Marshal Fang’s salary from the government is 500 yuan per month. President Sun Baoqi

The monthly salary is one thousand yuan. Tang Hualong was the same before. The ministers of each department were paid five hundred yuan, and the rest depended on the situation. This is RMB linked to silver. Five hundred yuan is equivalent to three hundred and fifty taels of silver. Plus

With all the job subsidies added up, a minister’s personal income can reach 1,000 yuan a month.

Whether it can have the effect of high salary to support integrity is unknown. Anyway, this is the system of the current government. The salary of provincial governors in various places is reviewed and decided by the parliament based on the actual local situation. Marshal Fang took the lead, and others can only follow suit.

Mayor Li Muyan immediately said that he would donate 3,000 yuan. As long as you are a government official, don't try to exceed these two in donations. No matter how much money you have, you can only donate 2,999 yuan.

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

The majority of the donations were made by the gentry and businessmen of Tianjin. I guess no one would dare not donate this amount.

At the cocktail party held in Tianjin that night, Fang Jianxiong did not show up. Li Muyan said that Marshal Fang, who was originally going to attend, had something urgent to do 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 Wei Ting left, he said something to me. Fang Fuguo is a God-given hero of China. I couldn't agree with it then, and I still can't agree with it now."

Zhang Boling asked in confusion: "Sir, why did you say this?" Yan Xiu said: "Fang Fuguo will not be the emperor, but he will be the emperor."

Yan Xiu was a good friend of Yuan Shikai. When Yuan Shikai was ostracized by the imperial purge, he and Yang Du were the only ones who did not shy away from seeing him off. When Yuan Shikai was at the height of his power, Yan Xiu did not enter politics again and rejected Yuan Shikai's many invitations. And Yuan Shikai

It was Yan Xiu who came forward to help with the funeral arrangements.

As for Yang Du, this person is too persistent. After Beiyang stepped down, Fang Jianxiong did not use him. There is no doubt that Yang Du is a great talent, but this person's talent, at this period, was not used on the right path that Fang Jianxiong believed. In this case

, then let him go. Yang Du is currently unemployed in Beijing, and it is said that he intends to teach at Peking University.

The exchanges between Yan and Zhang are unknown to outsiders. What is interesting is that the relationship between these two people and Yuan Shikai is not shallow. Generally speaking, the Beiyang lineage is very ancient in their conduct. Unlike the Pao Party, for Da

The purpose must always be equal to the means, and there is no bottom line. In the parallel history of Beiyang, no matter who was on stage, they had a very firm attitude on the issue of Outer Mongolia and would not let go. Haha! Let’s not digress and return to the topic.

However, Fang Jianxiong had something to do, and three ministers followed him to Tianjin. They met in the mayor's office of Li Muyan.

After the mediation process of the Sino-Japanese War, the three ministers knew a lot about Fang Jianxiong's nature. Although he was in urgent need of medical attention, French Minister Kant still expressed his intentions in a very particular way.

"Chairman Fang, now there is an opportunity to help China solve some problems left by the former Qing Dynasty. I think this is an excellent opportunity that the Chinese government should not miss. With your foresight and foresight, you will not miss this opportunity either.

."

After Kant praised him for a while, Zhu Erdian felt uncomfortable speaking. After careful consideration, he finally said: "Marshal Fang, frankly speaking, I came to see you this time because I hope that China can join the Allied Powers to fight against Germany. If necessary, China will send troops to Europe."

, Fulfill the obligations of a member state." Zhu Erdian saw the problem more thoroughly and knew that using nice words to this bastard would not work, so he just went straight to the topic and talked about the conditions.

"Join the Allied Powers? This question is easy to discuss. The question is, isn't Japan already a member of the Allied Powers? Why doesn't Japan send troops to Europe? As the first country in Asia to complete industrialization, Japan sends 200,000 to 300,000 troops to Europe.

It’s not difficult at all.” Fang Jianxiong mentioned Japan first and did not talk about China.

As soon as Zhu Erdian heard this, he knew that things were in trouble. Damn the Japanese monkeys, they won't let go. China is not a member of the Allied Powers, how can we persuade China to send troops? At this time, Kudashev took over and said: "Your Excellency, Chairman of the Generalissimo,

The Sino-Japanese Battle of Qingdao proved that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army has fallen behind. Do you think it is necessary for us to require troops with poor combat effectiveness to join the European war?"

Fang Jianxiong seemed to be moved by these words, and he touched his chin and said nothing. The three of them could only wait calmly, and of course they did not expect to succeed in persuasion in one go. The European war had been going on for more than a year, and the direction of the war was completely beyond the Allied Powers' expectations.

It is expected that the German army will be strong, far away

The ground exceeded previous predictions. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not too scummy and could not withstand Russia, this war might have ended. Fang Jianxiong pondered for about ten minutes, his motionless body like a statue, moved a bit, but still took out

He lit a cigarette but had no intention of speaking.

About twenty minutes had passed before Fang Jianxiong slowly said: "China can send troops to Europe, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the equipment must be provided by the Allied Powers. The standard rifle of our army is a 7MM caliber rifle, and the required consumption can be from

The United States purchased it, but our country cannot afford the cost. If there are no problems, the first batch of troops to go to Europe to participate in the war will be about 20 infantry divisions and more than 300,000 people."

The three ministers were all dumbfounded. Isn't this guy pro-Germany? Only Zhu Erdian knew best. Fang Jianxiong was a complete nationalist. There was no so-called pro-Germany in his eyes. As long as the benefits were big enough, everything would be fine.

discuss.

"I wonder how much heavy equipment your country needs?" Kant said impatiently. The French have suffered heavy losses in the European War, so there is no need to rush.

"If thirty infantry divisions form the First Group Army to participate in the war in Europe, each division will need at least one 105th Howitzer Battalion, one 75th Mountain Artillery Battalion, and one 75th Field Artillery Battalion. In addition, at least five heavy artillery brigades will be needed, equipped with 105 and 150 howitzers.

There are also tanks, at least four tank brigades are needed." As for the heavy equipment units, Fang Jianxiong artistically adopted brigade units, which made it easier for the British and French governments to accept them. As for Russia, even the ones they built themselves were not enough.

The conditions were not too high, but there was one problem that Marshal Fang ignored. That was that in the early days of World War I, British and French howitzers were far inferior to those of the German army. The famous Schneider M1917 155 howitzer was also a mid-term product of France.

What can we use to equip the Chinese army with things that we don’t have now? When the U.S. military participated in World War I, they urgently purchased 155 howitzers from France. This is why the U.S. military has always used this caliber.

Kant was very happy, but Zhu Erdian was not optimistic at all. He knew Fang Jianxiong too well and did not want him to engage in loss-making business. So where was Fang Jianxiong waiting? Zhu Erdian knew about the weapons equipped by the Chinese ** team, and its light equipment could

Said it was better than any other ** teams in Europe. Kant was happy because he was patronizing it. He didn't expect this, right?
Chapter completed!