One night in peace, I slept well, the guest room was gorgeous and quiet. After Yang Yuanzhao lay down, he quickly fell asleep. This was probably the most stable time he had ever slept in time.

When I woke up, it was not yet dawn, and the yard was covered with thin mist. There was movement around me. The slaves of the Yang family had already started to pack up. Early in the morning, after breakfast, three carriages drove out of the Yang family. Yang Yuanzhao and Yang Yue sat together in the carriage. The other two carriages, one in front and one behind, surrounded it in the middle. There were two more figures in their carriage. Yang Qian and her maid Aili, who was also a thirteen-year-old girl, seemed to have a little alien blood. The background color of her eyes actually had a hint of blue, but it looked extremely pretty.

The name Alice is obviously an English habit. This is the name Yang Qian changed directly to the maid after learning English. This name itself was used by Yang Qian herself, and it was called Alice. Unfortunately, it was opposed by her parents and finally reduced one word and placed on the maid. Fortunately, Alice also liked it very much.

Taiping is not far from Taiyuan, and the lanes are specially built in blue brick roads. The road conditions are very good. The carriages can gallop on it and maintain a relatively high speed. In just a few minutes, you can reach Taiyuan.

According to Yang Yue, their tickets were booked a few days ago, and the train departed in the afternoon, so there is no need to hurry up. Yang Qian took the bus to go back to school, and her Xun vacation has been spent. Next, there is a 10-day continuous class time. Fuxing Girls' School is closed for management, with a holiday every 10 days, and every 3 days. Generally, she will return to Taiping and reunite with her parents.

The road was dull, but Yang Yuanzhao said a few more words to the lively Yang Qian. After leaving her parents, she seemed to be less restrained and more lively. She asked Yang Yuanzhao a lot about Britain with interest, and seemed to be very yearning for life abroad.

Studying abroad seemed to have become the mainstream of society in the late Qing Dynasty. Many families would send their children out, and more were in close neighbor Japan, which was rare in Europe.

Yang Yuanzhao's plausible answer, interspersed with some jokes from later generations from time to time, so that the atmosphere in the carriage was always maintained, and laughter kept echoing in the carriage.

During the conversation, Yang Yuanzhao not only told some things himself, but also got what he wanted. From Yang Qian's mouth, Yang Yuanzhao got things about Taiyuan Western School. If he wanted to develop a place's industry, funds, equipment, and even personnel, it was the most basic. Yang Yuanzhao's purpose was to build a Ruhr in China. Ruhr not only needed technology and funds, but the most important thing was to fall into people. No one had advanced machines but no one was to manipulate them, so everything was equal to zero.

People, China has the largest population in the world, with a population of hundreds of millions. It is an ancient civilization for thousands of years. It is at the forefront of the world and leaves China with a great wealth. However, it is difficult to use this wealth, insensitive, indifferent, and not a single word. Such people can at most be a little coolie. No real technical job can adapt to it. If it is just to make money, these people can barely use it. Relying on the all-in-one machine and some experience in later generations, Yang Yuanzhao can make a fool-like assembly line and produce many profitable products.

Yang Yuanzhao's goal is very clear. The Ruhr in the East, even the Chinese Ruhr, is even greater and more outstanding than the Ruhr in Germany, so that the castle on the beach cannot be built. It is the most basic and complete industrialization. The starting point of industrialization is the reform of large-scale production of power and machines, and it is also a victory for people. The cultivation of talents is a problem that cannot be avoided.

China will never lack scholars. Building an industry is useless. It is necessary to cultivate scientists, qualified engineers, and even workers. The old education will not play a slight role at all, and it must rely on new education.

New-style education is about large-scale education. Yang Yuanzhao can teach many people even if he has three heads and six arms. Teachers are essential. In Yang Yuanzhao's view, these students in Western-style schools can become enlighteners after simple education.

Taiyuan is the capital of the province, the core of a province, and education is also one of the most developed places. As one of the representatives of China's wealthy class, Shanxi merchants have much stronger knowledge than other classes. Except for a small number of disciples, they rely on the Four Books and Five Classics in private schools in the original way to prepare for their successors and get fame. However, more of them have entered various Western schools. There are 11 Western schools in Taiyuan, with more than 6,000 students, most of which are descendants of Shanxi merchants.

Their predecessors traveled around the world and created huge wealth. They have witnessed various situations since childhood. Western education has enriched their basic knowledge to a certain extent.

6,000 students, even if they have completed basic Western education in advance, are much better than starting from scratch. The only thing to consider is that these are the children of wealthy businessmen. They are not short of money and there is no need to do so. For money, they become teachers or join factories. This is an insurmountable level.

These are things that need to be considered in the future. Yang Yuanzhao asked very carefully about Western-style schools. The students in female middle schools are relatively closed. The girls and male middle schools are closely related. They are from the same family and class. Some even have two brothers and sisters living in two middle schools. This is how Yang Qian. She knows a lot about the lucky star girl middle schools, but not much else.

"Yuan Zhao, are you curious about Western-style schools? Ask me, before I went to the United States, I studied in Western-style schools for 7 years. What do you want to know?"

"How many people in Taiyuan have been trained by Western schools?"

"Not many!" Yang Yue nodded and said, "Since 1867, the first Western-style school appeared in Baotou. After Edward's School, the Western-style school in Taiyuan was born like mushrooms after a rain. At the beginning, it was just a foreigner and a missionary. But gradually, the gentry discovered the benefits of Western-style schools over Chinese-style schools, and began to devote themselves to it. To a certain extent, the scale and influence of Western-style schools were expanded. Western-style schools began to become popular. Now there are 8 famous universities, and the Fuxing Girls' Middle School and Citi Middle School are still controlled by foreigners. The others are closely related to the Eight Great Masters of Shanxi Merchants!"

"How did the faculty in these schools solve the problem?"

"Although Taiyuan is inland, it has trade relations with many countries because of the strong strength of Shanxi merchants. Those compradors who are familiar with foreign companies hired teachers directly from abroad or Shanghai, as well as some people who have returned from studying abroad!"

From Yang Yue, Yang Yuanzhao learned something about the situation of Taiyuan Western-style schools. To a certain extent, Taiyuan's education was developed, which surprised Yang Yuanzhao. It is a sense that such a group of people who are already educators is much easier than starting from scratch.
Chapter completed!