In the afternoon, the guard came to report, "Principal Zhao wants to see the military governor."

He Rui hurriedly welcomed him out. Zhao Tianlin was not polite when he saw He Rui and directly stated his purpose, "Brother He, I'm here to apply for education funds."

"Completed the investigation of the education situation in Siping in just a few days? Brother Zhao has worked hard." He Rui praised.

On the way to the office, Zhao Tianlin told He Rui about the education situation in the Siping area. Currently, the Siping public school system has two public primary schools, one upper primary school and one middle school. One primary school is privately run. The others are designated schools.

The banners are all private schools and other classes. There are no more than three teachers in private schools, and they just teach people how to read.

"I went to those private schools and asked their teachers what they thought of the teaching materials approved by the Ministry of Education. More than half of them had only heard of them but had never read them. These private schools must all be integrated into the education system. Schools must adopt the unified teaching materials issued by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China.

Textbook.”

When he arrived at the office, Zhao Tianlin handed He Rui a report. In the report, Zhao Tianlin decided to build at least 18 primary schools and six high schools based on the compulsory education policy and the existing school-age population of 20,000 to 40,000 in Siping and the number of teachers.

Small, three middle schools plan.

He Rui had ordered the Statistics Department to conduct statistics on the current social situation in Siping. Most of what Zhao Tianlin described was based on the contents of the report. However, he did not expect that Zhao Tianlin would go to the private school to conduct research in person and choose the general textbook compiled by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China.

The textbooks compiled by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China are certainly not as good as the 21st century textbooks, but they will definitely be more relevant to the present. He Rui recognized Zhao Tianlin's plan in his heart.

Seeing He Rui's silence, Zhao Tianlin asked, "Brother He, can you allocate money?"

He Rui clicked on the number of primary schools and upper primary schools in the report, "I think it is best to merge the courses of primary schools and upper primary schools and establish vocational schools parallel to middle schools. Vocational schools can be regarded as built by the government.

Apprenticeship school. Provides various vocational training and internship opportunities to students while they are in school.”

Zhao Tianlin discussed it with He Rui and decided that it was feasible. Seeing that He Rui not only did not shirk because of the ocean of 40,000 yuan, but also fully supported it. He was happy and added: "Brother He came back from Japan, he must know Japan

Starting from the time of Ito Hirobumi, we have been providing free lunches to poor students."

"Of course you know, and I support this policy. Brother Zhao, feel free to do it. If you encounter problems, just go to Wu Youping. He is already the acting mayor, and he is responsible for the school's food allocation."

Zhao Tianlin had long guessed that education in Siping would not be satisfactory. An on-the-spot investigation in Siping revealed that it was not as bad as previously thought. Since he had full support from He Rui, he had to leave.

"Brother Zhao, don't worry." He Rui stopped Zhao Tianlin, "Now we are talking about school-age education. I also want to provide literacy education to adults. I wonder if Brother Zhao has any suggestions."

Zhao Tianlin sat back on the stool and thought for a moment before replying: "There are night schools in Tianjin. Adults who work in factories go to night schools to receive education. That has to be done after the school education system is established."

He Rui shook his head repeatedly, "Brother Zhao, what I'm talking about is not youth education, I'm talking about universal literacy. The school-age population must receive school education. Outside of school-age education, both men and women must receive literacy education. The goal is that everyone

Able to recognize 300 to 500 words. It is best to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and memorize the multiplication table. It is only at the level of the second grade of elementary school."

Seeing Zhao Tianlin frowning and saying nothing, He Rui continued: "If you want to industrialize the whole of China, you must ensure that all people in China are not illiterate. If you want to promote industry in Siping, everyone must have a national education level of the second grade of primary school.

Not high.”

This request was completely beyond Zhao Tianlin's expectation. When he was the president of the National Beiyang University, Zhao Tianlin experienced too many disputes with the Beiyang government over education funding. The word "no money" came and went.

After hearing He Rui's ideal, Zhao Tianlin did not answer immediately. He thought about it for a while before replying: "Brother He, to be honest, I tried my best to cut out all unnecessary expenses when I made the budget, but I feel that Brother He may not be able to do it."

Agree. Regarding universal literacy, I admire Brother He’s ambition very much, but I can’t say that Siping is really not a wealthy place. Regarding universal literacy, does Brother He really have so much tax revenue?”

He Rui wanted to make a last-ditch effort and found a plan from his schoolbag and handed it to Zhao Tianlin, "Brother Zhao, please correct it."

Zhao Tianlin only read the first two items and praised: "If you can write your name, place of origin, home address, and family members' names, you will be given two kilograms of food. This is a wonderful idea! Is it just that there is so much food?"

He Rui smiled slightly. Zhao Tianlin is a Ph.D. from Harvard Law School, so he can naturally see that the literacy campaign also serves the purpose of social management. Since Zhao Tianlin made it clear, He Rui replied: "The land outside the customs is fertile. As long as it is managed well, there will be no shortage of food."

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Zhao Tianlin frowned slightly when he heard this. He is an educator and knows that learning is not the accumulation of words. Even if it is turned into profit and forced to memorize words in a short period of time, if there is no long-term application, it will be useless.

However, the content at the back of the plan attracted Zhao Tianlin's attention. From family activities to street sports games, from women's federations to job introduction training classes. Literacy work was not carried out in a rigid manner by government orders, but by organizing various activities.

Promote it by providing incentives.

After reading the plan, Zhao Tianlin began to think about it. In the eyes of him, a doctor and former university president, these methods were indeed a bit eager for quick success, but Zhao Tianlin did not want to criticize.

In a dilemma, Zhao Tianlin handed the plan back to He Rui, "Brother He's efforts for the country and the people are admirable. But I don't know how to implement Brother He's plan. Please ask Brother He to ask for someone else. If it is being implemented,

Whatever you need me to do, I will do my best.”

He Rui was a little regretful, but he didn't force it. Zhao Tianlin is an excellent educator. When faced with problems that he could not solve, he decisively chose to quit instead of taking credit for his position. He has a very good character.

But literacy at the social level is no longer the scope of school education. If Zhao Tianlin cannot be counted on, from an organizational perspective, the most suitable candidate should be the current mayor of Siping.

The mayor of Siping is vacant, and the acting mayor of Siping should take up the job. He Rui is inevitably a little worried about Wu Youping.

After Zhao Tianlin left, He Rui considered whether to take charge of the matter himself. Looking at the military training materials spread out on the table, He Rui hesitated.

At this moment, the guard came in and said, "Supervisor, the family members of Commander Xu Chengfeng and Xu are asking to see you."

He Rui was a little surprised, "Xu Chengfeng's family?"

"He said so himself. Someone has already gone to invite Commander Xu."
Chapter completed!