Chapter 113: Blocking (first update, third update, 10,000 words!)

Standing on the construction site of the "Lianyungang Dehua University" in Hexi, Pukou Town, I watched the workers, under the command of the German architect, use lime hooks and wire carts to fix the foundation position. Dozens of German construction projects used them as measuring tools.

The land is being refined, while more workers are regularizing the land.

In the future, a university will be built here, a first-class polytechnic university in Asia. Perhaps a hundred years from now, this "cit" will become the best polytechnic university in the world.

Thinking of all this, Li Zicheng felt an uncontrollable surge of excitement in his heart.

"This is a great job, this is a great career."

A soliloquy burst out from Li Zicheng's voice, and with the chilling sea breeze, Li Zicheng felt as if he had seen the main building of the university standing here a year later.

"Today's Dehua, tomorrow's China University of Science and Technology"

While he was thinking this in his heart, Kebbell, who was wearing a coat and a top hat, walked over with a cane. When he saw Kebbell walking towards him, Li Zicheng forced a smile.

This is the future first president of Dehua University Lianyungang Branch.

"Mr. Kebbell"

Pointing at the construction workers in blue rough work clothes in the distance, Li Zicheng said with a smile.

"I once told you that as long as enough manpower, material resources, and financial resources are invested, classrooms, dormitories, and libraries that can accommodate 2,000 students will be put into use by October tomorrow."

As he spoke, Li Zicheng became a little proud. If he learned anything from his one-year experience of working in a large state-owned enterprise in later generations, it would probably be to "concentrate efforts to do big things." All large state-owned enterprises in later generations are all the same.

In order to build Baotou Steel in the 1950s, tens of thousands of infrastructure workers were mobilized from all over the country to build reservoirs, industrial railways, and factory infrastructure.

One does not reveal the simplest truth.

“By investing enough manpower and material resources, we can achieve our goals in a short period of time.”

And now for the planned six three-story German-style teaching buildings, experimental buildings, ten three-story student dormitories, and 265 German-style villas on the seaside, which are prepared for the school's professors, I have made a total of

The nearly 7,000 construction workers transferred by the labor service company are equivalent to transferring more than half of the infrastructure workers in Lianyungang here, and they even postponed the construction of infrastructure factories for rent.

"Mr. Li, now I have to admit that you have indeed fulfilled your promise."

Kebbell nodded and said that when the Mr. Li in front of him in Qingdao promised him that school would start in October next year, and it was at the "Lianyungang Branch of Dehua University", he thought it was just a boast.

However, now, only a week after the "Cooperative Education Agreement" was signed, looking at the construction site in front of him, Kebbell finally believed that next October, Dehua University will definitely open as scheduled.

"Believe me, Mr. Kebbell, we will build this university soon. Do you remember the promise we made?"

Li Zicheng asked with a smile.

"Of course, Lee"

Kebbell nodded vigorously.

"You provide a school, and I am responsible for building this school into the first-class school in Asia and even the world. I guarantee you that this school will have the first-class scholars and directors in Germany, and its teaching equipment will also be the best.

At the same time, I will apply for a financial aid from the "German-Chinese Society". Believe me, they will be happy to provide this aid to your university."

Kebbell vowed that for him, he believed that with the completion of China's largest university, he would soon reach the pinnacle of glory in his life, and he would create a history, maybe in his twenties.

Years from now, there will be a statue of myself in this university. Of course, the most important thing is that my name will be passed down with this university for decades and centuries, even if it is a hundred years.

In the future, as long as this university exists, my name will be praised by the world. It is easy and simple to achieve this goal, that is, to make this university a first-class university. Only a first-class university will not be forgotten by time.

eliminated.

"After this university is completed, I leave it entirely to you. Please remember one thing. I hope that this university can cultivate world-class engineers and become a catalyst. They and their knowledge will reshape this world."

A country that is dejected, dumb and sinking.”

Li Zicheng, who stared at Kebbell carefully and understood his ambition and willingness, understood that to a large extent, his and his own interests were consistent. No matter what their starting point, they both hoped to run the university well.

"Li, please believe that this university will become a true temple of the gospel of science."

At this time, Kebbell said in a very sacred tone that he believed he could turn this place into a temple of science.

"Li, I have another question. Have you chosen your vice-principal, who is also the school's general inspector? What we need is a very famous Chinese scholar, and he must know how to educate, because, we..."

Before Kebbell could finish speaking, Li Zicheng looked at the time and then smiled.

"Kabel, I believe the chief inspector of Dehua University should have arrived in Lianyungang soon."

This is Lianyungang

After getting off the carriage, you first took a look at the spacious black asphalt street, and then stepped onto the sidewalk paved with horse teeth.

I guess it’s a city.

Cai Yuanpei murmured in his heart, this club belongs to the Tongmenghui, but the former director of education who resigned along with Tang Shaoyi a few months ago is looking at this city that is not a city with a curious eye.

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The roads are far wider than those in any Chinese city. Even when he was studying in Europe, Cai Yuanpei had never seen such a wide road. If you add in the driveways and sidewalks on this side of the road, I am afraid this is the widest road in the world.

It is a wide street, but if you look at both sides of the road, you can't see any buildings that match the wide street. The sidewalks are full of two-story, Western-style wooden temporary buildings.

architecture.

Obviously, it can be clearly detected from these buildings that this city is still under construction. To be precise, this city only uses roads to outline the prototype of a city. Looking at this not-so-busy street, Cai Yuanpei lowered his head deliberately.

Take a look at the blue horse tooth stone road under your feet. This road looks very neat, and can even be described as very clean.

"It's true that hygiene is paid for with human life."

While sighing, Cai Yuanpei was full of curiosity about Lianyungang.

"Mr. Cai"

Hearing the voice coming from behind, Cai Yuanpei quickly turned around and saw a young man wearing a black coat and a black top hat walking towards him with a smile. As he walked, he took off his gloves and extended his hands towards him.

It was Li Zicheng who came to the rescue, and it was his letter that pulled him from Shanghai to Nanjing.

"Mr. Li"

"You can call me Zhiyuan or Zicheng. As for this gentleman, I am worthy of being a gentleman, but I am not."

Li Zicheng said with a humble smile, and continued without waiting for Cai Yuanpei's reply.

"Let's go, let's talk as we walk, the car is parked over there."

The car was parked on the parking strip of Wei Road a hundred meters away. Although there are not many cars in Lianyungang now, the rules are made by oneself, and one must always take the lead in abiding by them. Lianyungang has adopted strict rules and regulations in exchange for each and every one of them.

Everyone must abide by it, and you are no exception. Rules that no one abides by or that are not strictly followed are worse than no rules at all.

"Zhiyuan, to be honest, when I first met you, no one thought that you would run a university."

As he followed Li Zicheng forward, Cai Yuanpei said truthfully that his letter caused a controversy among friends in Shanghai. In the eyes of many people, Li Zicheng was undoubtedly a supporter of Yuan Shikai, so some friends advised him to

Don't come to Lianyungang yourself, lest others take advantage of you.

"Because the future development of me and Liuhe requires a university, and China also needs this engineering university. Our country is too far behind the rest of the world. If we want to catch up, we can only work hard in education. Only by catching up in education can we have the opportunity."

It is possible to catch up with other countries, and the development of Lianyungang and Liuhe Company also require such a university."

Li Zicheng did not hide his intention to establish a university.

"That's why I jointly opened such a branch with the Germans. Of course, this is just the beginning. In the future, along the Longhai Line, I will invest in more schools, universities, technical secondary schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. Perhaps it will be my own efforts.

It can't change anything, but at least I'm doing it. As long as I'm doing it and keep doing it, I can be worthy of myself."

Listening to Li Zhiyuan's words, Cai Yuanpei couldn't help but look at the young man seriously. If his confession were to spread... While sighing, he saw Li Zicheng stop and point to the streets of Lianyungang.

"When I returned to my motherland, I thought about what I wanted to leave behind. Yes, I could leave such a city, and even one city after another along the Longhai Railway, but...

"

Turning around and looking at Cai Yuanpei with a smile, Li Zicheng explained again.

"But is it enough to leave cities and factories behind? No, at least in my opinion, it is not enough. Compared to cities and factories, I would rather leave schools behind. Therefore, in the future, Longhai

All profits from the railway will be used to invest in education.”

ah

Looking at Li Zicheng in surprise, Cai Yuanpei could hardly believe his ears. All the profits of the Longhai Railway

"Only in this way can school-age children and teenagers along the line be able to go to school for free. From primary school to university, all are paid for by Longhai Railway."

After pondering for a moment, after understanding Cai Yuanpei's surprise in the future, Li Zicheng added.

"Of course, this is just my idea. Now, what has really become a reality is Dehua University. So... He Qing, I hope you can run Dehua University well, because Dehua University will be like Lianyungang, and Lianyungang is Longhai.

As the leader of Longhai Education, Dehua will also be the leader of Longhai Education.”

Faced with such expectations, Cai Yuanpei was speechless for a moment. If he had some worries when he first came to Lianyun, now, Li Zhiyuan's words completely dispelled his worries and concerns.

"Zhiyuan, Dehua's curriculum arrangement is "Science + Confucius", that is, Germanization in teaching content and Chineseization in teaching form. German teachers teach German, world history and geography, mathematics, physics, law and politics, engineering technology, agriculture and forestry

and medicine and other Western courses. Chinese teachers teach Chinese classics, literature, human ethics, history, geography and other middle school courses, forming a learning system that combines Chinese and Western studies. However, now the classics has long been out of date, and it should be..."

How could Cai Yuanpei, who had been the director of education for several months and founded the China Education Association, not know about Dehua University? Of course he also knew about the curriculum there. For him who advocated new education, Confucian classics would naturally be difficult to win over.

like.

"He Qing, I don't understand how to arrange the courses as well as possible, but I know one thing, which is what kind of talents this school needs to cultivate."

Smiling, Li Zicheng said.
To be continued...