The Shanghai Expo is about to be held, but Yang Rui lost interest in it.∈◆, the most important thing now is the adjustment of government policies. Both sides have rushed to the sea on the Western Front battlefield, and trench warfare is bound to happen. Even if the use of tanks will change the course of the war, China can provide Germany with anti-tank weapons and anti-tank tactics to keep the war. What's more, the Germans are not interested in tanks, and if Britain and France do not use them, they may not be able to use them.

It is particularly important to determine the long-term national policy in the future and to smoothly connect it with the national policy implemented after the founding of the country. For example, the shipbuilding industry will definitely experience large-scale unemployment after the war. Although in Yang Rui's view, except for Jiangnan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Lushun, and Tianjin, other shipyards were not built by the government. They would go bankrupt if they wanted to go bankrupt, and would go bankrupt if they wanted to go bankrupt, and would go bankrupt if they wanted to go bankrupt, and would not have a half-cent relationship with the government, but considering the influence of the great Soviet Union, those unemployed workers who privately built shipyards still have to live. According to the suggestion of Xu Huafeng of the Ministry of Works, technical school students can completely transfer to the railway construction department and industrial department. There is a shortage of people there, and temporary migrant workers who can only tinker with rivets can only go to build roads.

The shipbuilding industry is an example, and there is the coordination of the industry. The government will gradually turn to support agriculture. In addition to tariffs, likins, management, and technical support, the industry will let it survive on its own. Fighting on its own is Yang Rui's term. In fact, as long as the tariff is recovered, the factory owners will have a very good life, but people are always unsatisfied. No matter how good the business environment and policies are, factory owners will ask the government to fund this and assist that. This kind of desire for greed is the most disgusting. It seems that the government does not lend or reward. Industry will never be revitalized.

This thought is most fully reflected in the letters of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce. The old tune of Wanyan Book replays some of the principles of saving the country, foreign goods are making a fortune, silver flows out, and regaining profits. It also lists one of the ten strategies for revitalizing industrial enterprises. In addition to recovering tariffs and abolishing the two policies of Lijin, these ten strategies are all beneficial. This makes Yang Rui even more unhappy. He increasingly believes that the obligation to revitalize the industrial government is only three points: First, expand domestic demand and foreign trade and increase the scale of the commodity market; second, improve and perfect commercial laws and regulations, and build a good competition mechanism; third, independently and reasonably tax burdens for tariffs, and create a business environment conducive to the growth of enterprises. Under these three points, enterprises that cannot grow up should die as soon as possible to avoid blocking the way for later generations.

At yesterday's meeting, the three industrial revitalization strategies mentioned by Yang Rui were recognized by everyone except Zhang Jian. Zhang Jian did not refute this, but he cited the example of Japan's revitalization of industry. He believed that Japan's current large companies are supported by the government, and only by forming large companies can it be beneficial to commercial competition.

The example of Japan is indeed very convincing. As an example, the US antitrust is used as an example. Although giant companies are conducive to international competition, they are not conducive to the growth of small and medium-sized companies. Yang Rui believes that the latter is more competitive. You should know that according to Parkinson's law, the bigger the company's bureaucracy becomes more serious.

The competitiveness of Japanese giant companies is not brought by their market competition strategies, technology or efficiency advantages. Its competitiveness comes from the government's full support. In other words, this is actually the blood and sweat of all the people to support these companies. Bureaucrats and aristocrats rely on their careers, status and financial conveniences, which ultimately lead to the formation of a freak like a chaebol. They look very strong, but are more brittle than glass. For this reason, Yang Rui admitted that such a company that specializes in policy and has no competitiveness cannot exist in China.

Yang Rui's last sentence made Zhang Jian stop talking until the end of the meeting. Du Yaquan, the Minister of Commerce, chose to default on the policy change of the transfer of workers and farmers. Rationally, he thought Yang Rui was right. But in terms of position, the sudden change in policy made it difficult for him, the Minister of Commerce, to explain to the outside world.

The final discussion at yesterday's meeting finally gave the policy a prototype, in short, it was three transformations: one is the popularization of education; the second is the chemistry of agriculture, which is changed to agricultural scientificization for good sound; the third is the convenient transportation, which is actually the marketization of agricultural products.

These three transformations are just a program, and there are many details to be done below. Among them, education is the simplest, just spending money. As long as the textbooks are qualified and the education methods are appropriate, the government will invest more technical talents; and scientific agriculture, in addition to spending money, you need to have some patience. After all, agricultural technology, such as the research and development of hybrid rice requires full patience. In-depth teaching farmers to farm scientifically, it requires patience;

As for transportation convenience, in addition to spending money, we must also carefully plan according to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce. There are more than 50,000 rural markets across the country, and these markets connect the country's rural areas. Transportation convenience is not to connect roads and villages, but to closely connect these more than 50,000 markets with water, railways and highways. This is an event that tests wisdom. All officials of the Ministry of Transportation believe that no one can optimize this transportation network except the General Logistics Department.

Due to the extensive work needs, the transportation department and the General Administration need a lot of contact, and the construction of the transportation network requires a lot of mathematical analysis to ensure that the construction cost of the transportation network is optimized and the operating cost is also optimal. Except for so many mathematicians in the General Administration who can do such a large number of quantitative analysis, there is nothing else in the country.

The specific plan for the three transformations can be taken out immediately, while the Ministry of Agriculture will take six months to come out. The Ministry of Transportation’s transportation network planning is conservatively estimated to take five years. In addition to the transportation network, it also needs to be surveyed and mapped, and the Ministry of Transportation has come up with qualified highway technical solutions, but this technology will take years of testing before it can be used with confidence.

On the morning of the tenth day of August, when Yang Rui was about to modify the details of the policies discussed at yesterday's meeting, Li Zilong reported that Cai Shangshu from the school department had arrived. Yang Rui heard the news just smiled. He dared to guarantee that the group of people from the school department did not sleep all night after the meeting lasted yesterday, in order to bring out the draft implementation of popularization of education overnight.

He thought so, when Cai Yuanpei and Jiang Weiqiao came in, their eyes were indeed covered in blood and their faces were very sleepy. Seeing this, Yang Rui smiled and said, "Look at your appearance, you haven't slept all night?"

After hearing what Yang Rui said, Cai Yuanpei and Jiang Weiqiao immediately smiled. Cai Yuanpei said: "It's done. Don't say you won't sleep. We're happy to have a few years of life. The Jiyi Academy will be open at the end of the year. If you don't make the plan earlier, let the representatives raise their hands, my heart is still hanging. Haha... It's done, 300 million taels!" Cai Yuanpei was so happy as he said, "45% of the national fiscal revenue, so much money, I've given all of it to the school department. You didn't see Mr. Zhang Si's eyes red yesterday."

"Yes. He originally wanted 100 million taels to use as low-interest loans to revitalize the industry every year." Yang Rui's smile was a little restrained. Zhang Jian's proposal once again made him feel the greed and cunning of the business gentry in the industry. With these low-interest loans, these people can immediately become giant enterprises, and after becoming giant enterprises, they will definitely ask the government to help them. If they do not help, the social impact will be bad, and the early loan will be gone. This is why they are all suckers. There are many such enterprises in the future, but later enterprises are more caused by poor transformation of state-owned enterprises. Now, if they want to support such a group of grandpas to support them, it would be better to hang them on their necks.

"Let's talk about your plans." Yang Rui put Zhang Jian's affairs aside and began to formally discuss the plans brought by the school. "I'm very worried that you will understand the profound meaning of popularizing education."

"Deep meaning?" Cai Yuanpei and Jiang Weiqiao were both stunned. They excitedly went back to make plans after the meeting yesterday, but they didn't think of any deep meaning or not.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's briefly talk about your plans first." Yang Rui did not explain in detail and went directly to the topic.

"Let me say," Cai Yuanpei said first: "The purpose of popularizing education is ultimately to achieve universal education, and realizing universal education must start from primary schools. Considering that marketization has been implemented in the past few years of primary schools, we have to maintain the previous policies, but if the power of private teaching cannot complete primary schools, the missing parts will be supplemented by the official schools.

Primary education will be entirely dominated by official schools. If those private schools can pass the school assessment, they will pass the graduation examination, academic record, and household registration book like junior high school students. "At this point, Cai Yuanpei said: "I originally thought that students could issue certain subsidies to them as long as they go to school, but after comprehensive consideration, it was still quarantined. We are worried that the student union and the school will join forces to obtain education subsidies.

Junior high schools are not within the scope of popularization. After discussion, the number of admissions in this area should be fully considered by the number of admissions from universities and technical schools. After all, this is not as good as primary schools. According to the current school system, the age of junior high school students is fifteen years old, and there will be no way out. "

After hearing Cai Yuanpei’s words, Yang Rui knew that he did not understand the true connotation of popularization of education at all, but he did not interrupt, but wanted to see how these people in the school spent the 300 million taels of silver.

Cai Yuanpei didn't know what Yang Rui was thinking. After appointing an international student, he did not introduce the budget, but instead talked about the fact that there are many students in Shanghai who are working-study mutual aid, and they also want to put work-study mutual aid abroad, such as France. After hearing this, Yang Rui, who didn't want to wait any longer, interrupted him and said, "Is Jimin related to Wu Zhihui?"

Unexpectedly, when Yang Rui mentioned mutual aid, he said Wu Zhihui. Cai Yuanpei said immediately: "I do have contact. I originally wanted to invite him to work in the university, but he pushed him away."

"Did Jimin forget the separation of the school and society back then? What if Wu Zhihui comes, what should I do if he makes trouble again?" Yang Rui looked at Cai Yuanpei and said, increasingly he felt that the position of his school in the school was inappropriate, but he couldn't find a place to settle him.

"It's true, everything that happened back then has passed, why bother to worry?" Cai Yuanpei said, "You don't really believe what Uncle Mei said, thinking that he betrayed us people back then, right?"

"I don't care whether to sell or not. Don't forget what Wu Zhihui said when the school and society was separated. He said that no matter who makes sense, he will help whoever is weak. I was not present at the time. I heard from Uncle Mei later. Uncle Mei was slapped by him by Zhang Xingyan's younger brother. Wu Zhihui looks very righteous, but in fact, he can't do anything except make trouble." Yang Rui said. "Jiemin, now all government officials must pass the review and assessment of the Ministry of Personnel. The teachers are also civil servants. Although they do not have official positions, they have many students affected. The review and assessment were originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, but at your request, the teacher's assessment is the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel. I can say it clearly here. If the department causes any trouble one day, this right can be reclaimed to the Ministry of Personnel."

Yang Rui suddenly turned his back on his face, and Cai Yuanpei immediately sweated and said, "Isn't this teacher's censorship power still in the Ministry of Personnel? You are so worried about me?"

"It's not that I'm not worried about you, but that I'm not worried about the school. Especially the university. There are already complicated thoughts. It's okay to talk about some things. But if you really want to organize students and form some organizations, then the matter will be big." Yang Rui said. "So, I don't agree with the school department to fund the people who work-study mutual aid in Shanghai. The qualifications for the university entrance examination are very relaxed, and the examination fee is only one yuan. Who can they blame if they can't pass the exam? And the news from Shanghai shows that all these people are organized by a Huiming Society. Are you going to fund these students or to fund the Huiming Society?"

"It turned out. I just wanted to support those students. Because of these work-study students, classes in universities in Shanghai are often overcrowded and even affecting normal teaching. Leaving them like this is not a solution." Wu Zhihui won Liu Sifu some time ago but failed, so he kindly wrote a letter to Cai Yuanpei about the situation of the Huiming Academy, hoping that he would help. Wu Zhihui didn't have much hope for this, after all, the gap was very deep, but who expected that Cai Yuanpei unconsciously remembered the situation of the patriotic students back then after seeing the letter, so he wanted to help.

"If it affects normal teaching, then the school can formulate policies to prohibit these working-study students from entering the classroom to listen." Yang Rui said: "If the school pays for funding because of this, then how is it fair to other students? Today, three thousand manual study, then three thousand manual study, and tomorrow, five thousand manual study. Then, five thousand people will be funded. What else should we do in the college entrance examination? Just everyone will do a good job. Jimin, many times, good people do things that are ten times worse than those that bad people do. The school is a government department. Fairness is the most important thing, and things cannot be decided by your kindness."

Yang Rui's merciless criticism made Cai Yuanpei very embarrassed. After a while, he said, "But I have already sent a letter to Wu Zhihui to promise to fund these work-study students. You can't be untrustworthy, right?"

"The problem is that your reputation as a human being cannot be based on national interests. If it is your own money, I will not object. But why can you use the money of the country to agree to his request if an old man comes with a letter?" Yang Rui said.

"But these are all students, and the money is not for me. I just thought about the difficulties we had when we were patriotic students. Many of those working-students went to class hungry every day..." Cai Yuanpei shouted, feeling that his personality was suspected.

"There are 100 million people in the world who often don't have enough food, but the tax will still be collected." Yang Rui saw him loudly, and his tone came down, but he still insisted. "Why can these people get better treatment than other students? The school department will fund these people this year, so how many people will need to fund next year? Will the school department's expenses be specially added to the project of the school? How do you explain to the Academy of Sciences why these people can receive funding? Is it because they are handsome?"

After hearing Yang Rui's last sentence, Jiang Weiqiao and Cai Yuanpei, who was still tense, suddenly laughed. Yang Rui didn't have any smiles at all. He continued, "Brother Jimin, you are good at everything, but because you are too good, you are so good that you can't become an official. Another thing is when can you refuse someone else's request to show me? You agree to this and that agree to this. Wouldn't you be tired of living like this?"

Yang Rui didn't know how many times he talked about Cai Yuanpei. This person is thin-skinned, soft-hearted, easy to trust others, and is not good at rejecting others. In the end, many things are only for him, and the people who follow him are in trouble. This kind of thing has happened a lot since he was in charge of the school department, and he has suffered a lot, but he just can't change it.

"Li Zilong," Yang Rui ignored Cai Yuanpei, but called Li Zilong next to him, "Call him immediately to the transportation department and ask them to recover the letter sent by Jimin. If they can't recover it, let the transportation department pay the funding fee."

"I understand the Prime Minister, I'll do it right away." Li Zilong said and stood up.

Cai Yuanpei originally thought that Yang Rui, who was soft-tongued, would say no, but agreed to funding, but he didn't expect that his solution was to chase the letter. He sighed and smiled helplessly, "It turns out, you..., hey, what's the point? Do you really forget how much you were suffering at that time? If you weren't the rich man, everyone would have starved to death."

"Of course I haven't forgotten the patriotic society, but now our butts are sitting in different positions. I would say that what I thought was black is now white. I used to say that Cixi was stupid and stolen, but how much better can we be than her when we arrived at this position?" Cai Yuanpei sighed. Yang Rui also sighed. "Okay, let's not talk about this. I probably listened to the plan you have planned. I don't think you don't understand the meaning of popularizing education at all."

After he said that, he glanced at Cai Yuanpei and Jiang Weiqiao. Then he said, "I'll ask you this question later. Compared with the scholars in the past, what are scholars now? Elementary school students, middle school students, or college students?"

Cai Yuanpei answered unintentionally, and Jiang Weiqiao next to him said: "Although we have always advocated that college students are scholars, master students are juren, and doctors are jinshi, but the people still regard elementary school students as scholars, middle school students are juren. College students are jinshi. Although this statement is inconsistent with publicity, in order to encourage students to study, the school department did not correct it."

"Since it's so chaotic, I'll make a new decision here." Yang Rui said: "In the future, postdoctoral fellows will be Jinshi, doctors will be Juren, masters will be scholars, and college students will be children."

"How is this possible?!" Seeing that Yang Rui raised the standard so high, Cai Yuanpei immediately opposed it. "What is the primary school student like this? Is it easy to understand? What should I do if those who have obtained the diploma?"

"This is what popularization of education means." Yang Rui said: "What is popularization of education? Popularization of education means migrant work in college students. The ultimate goal of popularization is to lose their jobs as soon as they graduate, and even if they find a job, they are only hardworking for migrant workers. The monthly salary is less than six taels, and they are in danger..."

"It's done. Don't joke..." Cai Yuanpei immediately glared at him, and Jiang Weiqiao was shocked. Such words made people unable to believe that they were said by the Prime Minister of the dynasty. How precious college students were. When the founding of the country, each department was so tragic that he could rob the number of universities in the ministries. He didn't expect that he would become migrant workers now.

"I wasn't joking. I'm very serious." Yang Rui said seriously. "Do you know how much the monthly salary of college students when they go out? Those who enter the government say that as long as their major is not biased, they will be 20 taels to get a foundation. But what is the situation in industry now? Migrant workers account for the vast majority, with a monthly salary ranging from three to six taels to six taels. Can we build this country by relying on migrant workers? It's not possible! But if you have a base for those who come out, you can get a base for 20 taels, and you will have a monthly salary of fifty or sixty taels in a few years, you can still have a master-like college student? No! What is the real meaning of popularization of education? It is the migrant work of college students. Think about it, if even the people who sweep the streets are college students, how powerful the country will be."

"This is simply a disgrace to his ethics." Cai Yuanpei was really angry this time. Scholars have dignity. He would never accept the prodigal college students as migrant workers to sweep the streets.

"Jiemin, when I said yesterday, when I said Mr. Zhang Si, some gentry would ask the government to help him grow the company in the name of saving the country through industrial saving. But once he grows bigger, he will rely on his scale advantage to the relationship between government officials. This relationship is often caused by officials to invest in their companies, and then the officials and businessmen colluded, and finally these gentry can control the political situation and form a chaebol like Japan. For this reason, last night, I asked the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Tingwei Office to jointly draft the Anti-Unfair Competition Law to completely eliminate this possibility."

Yang Rui had a serious expression. After he talked about business matters, he talked about the academic department. "The Chinese people have always respected teachers and education. This is a good thing, but many people hope that there are all over the world. This looks good, but these students always come together. They form cliques and fight against differences, and finally become academic clans. These scholars always don't want others to have higher education than him, and they wish that college students are rare, and they will always receive honors. Look at Japan, isn't that the case? There are 66 junior college schools, and there are only 17,350 students; there are only 7,400 students in universities [Note], and there are less than 2,000 graduates every year, which is less than our overseas students."

Yang Rui's non-sense lyrics were talked about, and Cai Yuanpei, who understood his meaning a little, said sadly: "It's done, I'll ask you, what should I do if so many college students come out and can't find a job after graduation? What should I do if I cause trouble?"

"Didn't I say that, be a migrant worker." Yang Rui looked at his appearance and was funny: "Maybe there may be trouble, but whether it is trouble or not depends on control. Besides, the university application is voluntary and tuition is free. What reason do they have to make trouble? Who promises that they will have a job after entering university? Who promises that college students will have higher monthly salary than migrant workers? Education is not the patent of a few people. If some people carry out aristocratic education and elite education in order to protect the gentleness of some people, the final result will only be a large group of academic sects. Only students who they recognize will be admitted, and then a bunch of people will fight against each other, and in the end those academic sects will become masters. I don't want any bullshit masters, I want migrant workers!" (To be continued...)

ps: Note: Modern Japanese higher teaching research, p258. The data is 1915.

Supplementary Chapter 40 US film import figures:

In 1913, the total amount of film exported by the United States to China was $21 million, or 189,740 feet, including unexposed and used films, which increased dramatically to $94 million by 1926.
Chapter completed!