Beiyang reactionaries

"Song Tiantian was removed from the positions of deputy brigade commander of the fourth mixed brigade and head of the second regiment. Zhang Zizhong took over the post of head of the second regiment of the fourth mixed brigade. Song Tiancai was appointed as the commander of the independent brigade of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army. The independent brigade has three jurisdictions. The infantry regiment has a full strength of 6000 people."

"Yes."

"The No.13 Mixed Brigade and the Fourth Mixed Brigade are not included in this reorganization. Well, the general situation of the reorganization of the troops is like this. From now on, the troops whose actual number is more than the establishment will be cut down, and those whose actual number is insufficient must be replenished immediately. .”

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"Agricultural University?"

The problem with the army is the really big thing.

After this reorganization, the Southwest Frontier Army has six divisions plus an independent brigade, plus the 13th mixed brigade, the No.9 mixed brigade, and the armed police force. Duan Xun controls about 9 troops.If it was the time when the warlords in Sichuan were fighting, it would not be a big deal to have 10 people in Sichuan province.Because at that time, the Sichuan warlords, even some small warlords, had tens of thousands of troops, and all the troops in Sichuan could add up to several [-] troops.

However, in the current era, 9 soldiers in Sichuan is definitely not a small number.

Conscript, reorganize, train officers, and improve the governor's office.Military pay, weapons and equipment needed for military expansion, everything is a big deal.

While Duan Xun was busy, Zhang Lan, who was in charge of the Dujiangyan overhaul project, came to Duan Xun.Duan Xun was handed a piece of advice written by a young student.Duan Xun took it and read two paragraphs, and couldn't help but patted the table.

"well."

Duan Xun continued to look down, the more satisfied he was, he said to Zhang Lan: "Biao Lao, I don't know which student wrote this, but it is really well written. Especially these few sentences, 'For the improvement of agriculture, for the sake of The plan to expand agricultural education, plan to revitalize industry, plan to consolidate the foundation of the country, and plan to maintain the country's dignity', I am speechless about these five plans. What a talent, this guy is really educated and has vision."

Just an ordinary student.

He even suggested to the government that Sichuan should pay attention to agriculture, especially agricultural science, and hope that Sichuan can establish an agricultural university.At present, although there are some agricultural colleges and other schools in China, there is no real agricultural university.The only one is the current Agricultural Specialized School in Beijing, which was reformed from the original Agricultural University. It is a three-year school affiliated to the Ministry of Education.But it's not really an agricultural university either.

At present in China, no one includes those famous educators, and no one really suggests the establishment of a special agricultural university.Because the educational circles generally look down on those who study technology and look down on those who study agriculture.

This is the current problem in China's education sector.

But it was Zhang Lan.

If this student's letter came to Duan Xun's military governor's mansion, the staff of Duan Xun's military governor's mansion would not give this kind of letter to Duan Xun.There are countless things that Duan Xun has to deal with in a day, and the documents to be read are piled up like a mountain.

Where is the time to read a letter written by a student.This kind of letter is usually opened by the staff of the Governor's Mansion to read, unless it is really urgent, otherwise it is impossible to get into Duan Xun's hands.

Fortunately, it was Zhang Lan who read the letter himself.

"Governor, you may not believe it. This son is only 19 years old, and he has just graduated from Baxian Middle School for a few months."

"Still a prodigy."

Duan Xun couldn't help looking at the letter again, and then couldn't help but said: "It really is a child prodigy, a student who is only 19 years old and just graduated from middle school, unexpectedly has such a vision, such a literary talent, and is so concerned about the country and the people." , is a rare talent. Who is it?"

"This student's name is Hu Heru, and his style name is Ziang. His father was a school subsidy in the late Qing Dynasty, and his family had a small piece of land inherited from their ancestors, which was rented out to other people. His father was a teacher, and his family was relatively poor. And their family was Seven siblings."

"Not bad."

A child prodigy in Sichuan.

Really a genius. At the age of 19, he was able to see the problems of agriculture, and he was able to suggest that the government open an agricultural university. This kind of vision, which is different from that of ordinary scholars, has already surprised Duan Xun.

"What is he doing now? After graduating from middle school, what will he do?"

"It is said that I want to go north to study, and I guess I will go to Beijing to study."

"Okay. That's how young people should be."

Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "Since the family is in difficulty, I personally sponsor him to study in Beijing. Such talents are my blessing in Sichuan, and my studies cannot be affected because of family reasons. I also hope that he will come back after studying and do for me in Sichuan. contribute."

"Then I thank the Premier for his generosity for this student."

"Biao Lao, you are making fun of me. Although I am a martial artist, I also know that knowledge can change the country. If our country wants to develop, we need more educated youth. It is also appropriate to do our part for them."

Although he is still young, he must be a pillar of talent in the future.Do some work ahead of time, so that you can come and join yourself in the future.

Thinking of this, Duan Xun suddenly thought that there are still many Sichuan students going to school outside.These Sichuan students who are going to university outside are all talents.If you don't win them over now, when will you win them over.

So he said again: "Cousin, what do you think of this? I personally donated a sum of money to set up a bursary in Beijing, Tianjin and other places. It is specially used to subsidize my students from Sichuan to study in Beijing and Tianjin. It is not easy for these students to study abroad, but They should not be delayed in learning knowledge because of money problems."

"Great. Governor, on behalf of these Sichuan students, I would like to thank the Governor."

Zhang Lan was very happy.

How could Duan Xun, the governor of the province who was born as a warrior, value students and knowledge so much, how could Zhang Lan be unhappy.Duan Xun waved his hand and said, "Cousin, you know a lot of people in Sichuan. You help me choose a person to be responsible for the money. You must help those who really need help. I am the governor and governor of Sichuan. There is a lot of salary every year, and I take it all out. If my students in Sichuan want to study abroad, they should also be heavily funded. Knowledge changes the country, and these educated young people are the future of our country."

"it is good."

Zhang Lan is more and more satisfied with Duan Xun.Although he was from the Beiyang Army, which he didn't like, after getting in touch with Duan Xun, Duan Xun was not disgusting at all.

"By the way, Cousin, what do you think of his suggestion?"

"I think what I said is very reasonable. In the past, people didn't care about these things. Did they think that farming still needs to be learned? But that's not the case. I heard that there are a lot of agricultural research abroad, and there are also a lot of agricultural experts. There is even a kind called Phosphate fertilizers can greatly increase agricultural output. But China lags far behind in this regard. To be honest, I have been engaged in education for many years, but I have so many students. If I really ask them to learn agriculture, no one is really willing. Because in In the eyes of our students, although agriculture is not a lowly industry, it is definitely not an industry for scholars like them. This concept must be eradicated.”

Duan Xun nodded.

Zhang Lan is really different from ordinary scholars.Today's scholars don't say they are studying agriculture, even many science and engineering subjects are not interested, and they think it is not something that scholars should do.But Zhang Lan is over 40 years old and has received Manchu education, but he has a strong ability to accept new knowledge.Not as lofty as those scholars.

"Biao Lao, you are quite right."

But Duan Xun sighed: "But it is not easy to open an agricultural school. You also know that there are almost no experts in this field in our country. If there are no teachers in this field, even if I open such a school, I will not be able to find such a teacher."

"Yes."

Zhang Lan has run education for many years, how could he not understand this.

Duan Xun continued: "Biao Lao, although I am a soldier, I also have some understanding of agriculture. There are several elements in the development of agriculture. First of all, we must cultivate good seeds, but this requires our students who understand agriculture and are willing to Set your mind at ease to study seed improvement. Then we need water conservancy facilities like Dujiangyan, which can irrigate our farmland and avoid some droughts and floods. If we want to avoid the situation where God eats, we need more Dujiangyan. facilities. However, water conservancy facilities such as Dujiangyan require a lot of manpower and force, and our current finances in Sichuan are very difficult. Moreover, this also tests the mobilization ability of our government. Whether we can mobilize the people of Sichuan to actively participate is a big question question."

Zhang Lan listened carefully to Duan Xun's words.

After getting in touch with Duan Xun, although Zhang Lan had a good impression of Duan Xun, it was mainly because Duan Xun was one of the rare governors who cared about agriculture, and he also paid more attention to knowledge.But I didn't expect Duan Xun to have a deep understanding of agriculture after talking about it today.

Seeing Duan Xun talking eloquently, Zhang Lan was suddenly in a daze.The young governor in front of him is not a soldier, but an agricultural expert.However, Duan Xun didn't notice the change in Zhang Lan's mood, and continued: "There is one more important thing in agriculture, that is the chemical fertilizer you just mentioned, Biao Lao. Chemical fertilizer is the product of modern science and the result of modern industry. But we The country lacks technology in this area, no one has studied this area, and the industrial foundation is even poorer. Even if someone has researched this area and has achieved results in this area, it is very difficult to mass produce it. Because our industry The foundation is too poor, so it is very difficult to build a fertilizer factory, and it is impossible for us to use all of them in Sichuan in a short time."

Having said this, Duan Xun couldn't help standing up.

Came to the front of the map, looked at the map, and then sighed: "Biao Lao, this is the current situation in our China. The European and American powers have extremely developed industries. The current European war is a melee with millions of troops. Both sides It is estimated that there are tens of millions of troops in total, and millions of troops are invested in each battle. They can use thousands of heavy artillery in a big battle, and they can throw hundreds of thousands of shells in a big battle. Because they have a strong industry, They can produce these weapons and ammunition in large quantities, so the logistics can fully support it. But China is an agricultural country with a weak industrial foundation. Not to mention compared with powerful countries such as Europe and the United States, even compared with our neighbor Japan. A lot. The just-concluded War to Protect the Nation lasted for half a year, and the bullets and shells produced were not as many as those fought in one day in the European War. Europe has the strength to mobilize millions of troops, while our tens of thousands of wars in China, It’s already the limit. Because our industry is too poor, the logistics can’t keep up.”

"I have a Sichuan arsenal in Sichuan, which is almost on par with Hanyang arsenal and Jiangnan manufacturing factory. However, such arsenals are nothing more than manual workshops in industrially developed European and American countries. This is the gap, the gap between industries. This situation must be changed. But Our students have not awakened, even many leading figures in our education circle have not awakened. They still don’t understand the horrors of industrial society, and they are still instilling old-fashioned things in our students. If our young students don’t work hard and learn about industrialization The knowledge we need, our guns will never be as good as foreigners. We will never be able to get rid of the situation of being bullied by foreigners.”

Speaking of this, Duan Xun shook his head with a wry smile.

"I'm sorry, Cousin, I lost my composure."

"No."

Zhang Lan shook his head.