Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 11: Worrying about the Country

"Teacher Fei Mu, do the teachers in the academy still have any difficulties? Feel free to bring them up." Wufeng asked Fei Mu who was silent while walking on the path by the lake.

"Thank you for your concern, sir. The current conditions of the academy are quite good, and there are no problems at present." Fei Mu also told the truth.

When these teachers from the imperial capital arrived in Qingyang, Wufeng provided them with quite generous conditions, providing them with housing in Qingyang Fucheng. Those who are willing to live in the school can also live in the school. Many of them are older Some teachers prefer the quiet environment of the school, and finally choose to live in the school. Since the school is still a certain distance from the city, Wufeng also specially instructed to allocate more than ten official carriages for the school for the teachers to use.

The road conditions from Qingpu to Qingyang City are quite good, and it only takes less than half an hour to get there by horse-drawn carriage. The salaries of teachers are also quite generous, far higher than the level of Imperial University and Imperial Military Academy. In all fairness, Li Wufeng should attach great importance to this aspect. Although Fei Mu was very dissatisfied with Li Wufeng's performance in the Imperial Military Academy, seeing that he attached so much importance to the education and training of military officers, he couldn't admire his foresight.

"However, generally speaking, the school's teaching strength is far from enough. Although it is sufficient to cope with the current tasks, as the number of students gradually expands, I think this problem will gradually be exposed." Fei Mu is a Quite a serious person, you can know his character from his academic attitude, he doesn't shy away from interrupting Wufeng's good interest, so he still raises this issue.

Wufeng frowned, obviously he didn't want to hear such unsatisfactory things when he was in the right mood, but after thinking about it, didn't he just like Fei Mu's advantage? He then smiled and said: "I will consider this. I have asked the Department of Culture, Education and Health to send people to the Western Continent to recruit teachers. I have also invited some scholars from them to visit us and ask them to be our two teachers." Visiting professors of the college, I don’t think it will be long before these people should arrive.”

"Oh? Really? That's great. We have long wanted to exchange teaching experience with colleagues in the Western Continent. I heard that they attach great importance to multi-education, whether it is run by the government. The school is still a private school, and the level is quite high, and the overall quality of the teachers is also higher than the average level of our side. But the distance is far away, are these people willing to come? Also, I am afraid that famous scholars will not travel thousands of miles Come here and be a guest teacher." Fei Mu was overjoyed at first, but then he was a little discouraged, apparently doubting Wufeng's statement.

"Mr. Fei Mu, you don't have to worry about this. You may not be very familiar with the current situation in the Western Continent. Now there are endless wars among the countries in the Western Continent. Because of the constant conflicts, the chaotic situation even far exceeded that of the Eastern Continent. Ordinary people were displaced and lived in hardship. Even those scholars did not all live in comfort, so when I sent people, I also selectively invited and recruited those who lived and Those who are dissatisfied, I think in such a big Western Continent, we can always find some people who are willing to come to us, not to mention the situation on our side due to the large number of immigrants from the Western Continent, people from the Western Continent should also I have heard about it, so don't worry about this, Principal Fei Mu, I, Li Wufeng, are absolutely sure." Wufeng explained with a smile, with the information he has, he is quite satisfied with his plan and is also full of confidence, " At that time, you will definitely be overjoyed."

"If that's the case, it's really a great thing to see." Facing Wufeng's assurance, Fei Mu's doubts disappeared without a trace. , but to be honest, there are not many cultural exchanges. On the contrary, some negative things continue to spread to our eastern continent through commercial exchanges. This is really sad. I also stayed in Imperial University and Imperial Military Academy for nearly two During the past ten years, there have not been many bilateral exchanges on education. This is a regrettable reality. If we can exchange ideas with our counterparts in the western mainland this time, I believe it will greatly improve our teaching level benefit.”

"Yes, I hope that our school will also benefit a lot from it when the time comes, and adults can't favor one over another." A hearty and thick voice sounded on the path in the nearby woods, and then two well-dressed gentlemen walked out .

"Hey, Principal Qin, you've only arrived just now. Your Excellency has already promised us that we have taken care of all the scholars who come." Facing the tall, thin, middle-aged man walking in front, Fei A rare smile appeared on Mu's face.

"President Fei, it's too selfish of you to do this. You're not afraid of not digesting it if you swallow it all before the person arrives?" The middle-aged man obviously knew Fei Mu very well, and joked with a smile.

Wufeng had actually spotted the two of them a long time ago, but he knew that there were guards all around, and no one else could approach them at all, and the two of them were obviously not skilled in martial arts, so he didn't point it out.

The people who came were Qin Tieliu, the executive vice president of Northwest University, and Ma Yuan, the dean of teaching. These two were also talents that Wufeng poached from Imperial University.

Qin Tieliu was born in the Qin family, one of the six major families in the empire. , but to everyone's surprise, he declined to enter the political world, but stayed to teach at Imperial University, which made many people sigh. However, he was like a fish in water in the Imperial University, and he was highly praised in both teaching and administration. He was soon promoted to the deputy dean in the imperialist university full of talents. Just when everyone thought that the future president of the Imperial University When the position was his, his behavior once again caused an uproar in the imperial court.

He married a woman he knew in a brothel as his main wife, and this woman was a female slave at the time! Such shocking events spread throughout the upper class of the imperial capital immediately. Relatives, friends and family members were all shocked by it, and they all came forward to persuade him not to do such a "feat" that would damage the image of the entire gentry, but he firmly rejected them all.

The customs and habits of the empire have always been that marriages should be of equal importance, especially for the nobles in the upper class of the empire. Needless to say, he was born a slave. Of course, concubines, concubines and mistresses are not subject to this restriction, but the main wife must not be sloppy.

Therefore, his move immediately aroused strong reactions from the upper class of the imperial capital. The Qin family immediately announced the severance of ties with him. However, the original plan to promote him as the dean of teaching immediately came to naught. Many aristocrats even proposed to the Imperial Culture, Education and Health Administration that he should be expelled from the Imperial University to set the record straight, but because the imperial law did not expressly stipulate that the gentry cannot intermarry with people of slave origin, this suggestion was not adopted in the end. It is said that this matter even alarmed His Majesty the Emperor, but His Majesty did not express his opinion on this matter, but kept silent.

Later, his wedding was very deserted, and there were very few people who attended it. Only a few friends who were quite close and didn't care much about the status of nobles attended, and Fei Mu was one of them. Beforehand, Fei Mu had also persuaded him that if he really had a good relationship with that woman, he could take her as a concubine after he got married, but Qin Tieliu didn't accept it. All his friends lamented his unique behavior.

The two who approached greeted Wufeng, Ling Tianfang, and Lu Man, and Wufeng greeted them enthusiastically.

"I heard that my lord came to attend the graduation ceremony of the students of the Military Academy, and Ma Yuan and I also came to join in the fun. I was really overjoyed when I heard what your lord said in the forest just now. There is a shortage of teachers in our school. Me and I Ma Yuan was troubled by this, and it turns out that the adults still have this trick, which can just solve our urgent needs." Qin Tieliu's thick voice has a persuasive force, which makes people involuntarily want to get close to him,

"Principal Qin, you can't take the lead. Mr. Li is here today to attend the graduation ceremony of our college students, and to solve the practical problems of our college. Why are you acting like this? I think it's better to wait for the day when your master is free. You go over there, can you ask again?" Although Fei Mu straightened his face, there was a rare smile in the corner of his eyes, the two of them had a good relationship and didn't mind verbal disputes.

"You two don't need to argue. I think the gains from recruiting talents in the Western Continent this time must be not small. They should be able to meet the current needs of the two schools. I have specifically told the people sent out that as long as there are talents, the more the better, the better. Try to recruit as many as possible, even if you spend more money, you don't care." Wu Feng interrupted the dispute between the two with a smile.

"During the past two or three hundred years in the Western Continent, both political economy and culture and art have developed quite rapidly, especially the political economy, culture and art of several important countries have developed to a very high level. The east and west continents compete with each other. There are several powerful countries such as Famini in the west, and the Tanghe Empire in the east. Especially in our Tanghe Empire, the culture and art have reached a very high level after hundreds of years of peaceful development. It is not an exaggeration to say that it flourished for a while. Many talents in literature, painting, music, philosophy, astronomy, and architecture have emerged in large numbers, creating miracles one after another. In particular, literature and architecture are incomparable in the Western Continent. It is also related to the empire's emphasis on education."

He sighed softly, "But in the past few hundred years, the Western Continent has also developed quite rapidly, especially arithmetic, science, astronomy, geography, music, and painting have also reached a peak period of development~IndoMTL. com~ Their arithmetic, science, and geography have already surpassed ours. If we don’t catch up, at this rate of development, I’m afraid it won’t be long before we can catch up.” Qin Tieliu’s words were full of sense of urgency. "Even music, painting, and astronomy, which we were far ahead of us, no longer have any advantages at all. To be fair, they should each have their own merits. In contrast, for nearly a hundred years, the imperial government and the opposition were full of conservative ideas. They were content with the status quo and followed the old ways. Without the awareness of innovation and creation, if things go on like this, the country will not be a country.”

At this moment, the lakeside seemed extraordinarily quiet, and everyone was silently thinking about Qin Tieliu's deafening remark, even Wufeng was no exception.

After a long time, it was Qin Tieliu who broke the silence, "Maybe Qin's words are a bit alarmist, but the truth is true. It's a pity that no one in the empire can see the hidden crisis."

"High opinion! High opinion!" Wufeng smiled and clapped his hands to express his appreciation, "It's been a long time since Li has heard such a thought-provoking and wonderful theory. I agree with President Qin's point of view very much, but don't we have any countermeasures?" ?”

Others are still digesting Qin Tieliu's point of view, but Wufeng has already considered countermeasures.

"My lord, you are laughing. If there is a cause, there will be an effect, and if there is an instant, there will be destruction. How can such a huge empire, with a population of tens of millions, be helpless?! What's more, the advantage that the Western Continent has over us now is only just now. It turns out that as long as we take reasonable countermeasures, I believe we will be able to regain our advantage in a short period of time." Qin Tieliu is not worried about this, "It's a pity that the current imperial court can clearly understand its own shortcomings like adults. Who else is there? Most of them are pleasure-seeking or self-important." Qin Tieliu's tone turned low.