Chapter 346 Invitations from all parties

"Originally, I thought that after expelling the Tartars and restoring China, the revolution would usher in a bright future. I didn't expect that ten years have passed and the revolution has still not succeeded. Comrades still need to work hard!" Yixian, who had just returned to Guangzhou, sighed.

During these ten years, he tried repeatedly and failed repeatedly. After many twists and turns, he finally returned to Guangzhou. He was deeply moved to see Zhang Xingjiu again. After talking for a long time, he finally told him the purpose of inviting Zhang Xingjiu over this time.

"After many years of revolution, the results have been repeatedly destroyed by greedy people. I have just realized that talents are the foundation of a country. If there is no group of like-minded talents, the fantasy of a successful revolution is nothing but a bubble in the water!"

"If you want to cultivate talents, you can't do without education, so I want to establish two schools in Guangdong, one for liberal arts and one for martial arts. One is used to cultivate talents in liberal arts, science, engineering, medicine and other fields, and reserve talents for national construction."

"The other is a specialized military academy that recruits determined revolutionary youths, teaches them all kinds of military knowledge, and then uses these students as the backbone to build an army that truly belongs to the revolutionaries! Only in this way can we get rid of the constraints of the old warlords, let our country, which has suffered so much, move towards a republic as soon as possible, and build a brand new China!"

"Brother Zhou Ping, you are not only a world-renowned scholar, but also one of the best educators in the country. Under your and Ma Gong's management, Aurora University has now become the number one university in the country and a top-notch university in Asia. With your help, Peking University has also rapidly improved its science strength. So who else can be the president of this comprehensive university but you? If you don't mind, the planning of this university will be entirely up to you!"

"At the same time, when I was investigating in Europe and the United States, I also found that their military academies also attach great importance to subjects such as mathematics, physics, and engineering. Brother, you are a world-renowned physicist and math expert. If you are willing to condescend to teach a few classes to the students of this military academy, it would be great."

Yixian looked at Zhang Xingjiu expectantly, "Now that Aurora University is on the right track and Ma Gong is in charge, Zhou Ping, can you spare a few years to come to Guangdong and help me build these two schools? Just like you helped Peking University?"

One of these two schools is the future Sun Yat-sen University, and the other is even more famous. It can be said that the Whampoa Military Academy influenced China's future for decades to come. Now having such an opportunity really makes Zhang Xingjiu feel excited.

"Establishing a school is a good thing. I am definitely willing to support it." He thought about it and agreed. "Forget about the position of president. Just like Peking University, I will mainly be responsible for the establishment of science and engineering departments! When the time comes, I will provide assistance to this new school in the same way as before. If the school lacks funds, I can also donate part of it. It happens that half of the Nobel Prize money is left, and I am planning to use this money to help the country develop education."

Zhang Xingjiu won two Nobel Prizes and received two prize moneys. Although it cannot be compared with the first prize, it is still a considerable amount. Donating it to the future Sun Yat-sen University can also help them build several teaching buildings and purchase some teaching experimental equipment.

Yixian was touched and a little ashamed when he heard this. "Since I met Zhou Ping in Honolulu, Zhou Ping has contributed a lot to the revolutionary cause over the years. Unfortunately, I trusted the wrong person. I took so much money, but the revolution still didn't succeed. Now I have to ask Zhou Ping for money again. I am really ashamed!"

"Sir, there is no need to do this. China's old system has lasted for thousands of years. How easy is it to completely overthrow it? Although the current situation is very bad, it has made considerable progress compared to the Qing Dynasty. This is the achievement of you and many comrades! What's more, it is perfect to use the money on education. I originally planned to use this money to build a school. If you are willing to preside over it, I will save a lot of trouble."

Zhang Xingjiu knew very well that Yixian did have many problems, but in this era, he still represented progress. At least he was much better than the warlords who took turns to be the boss in the north. Feifei and the others were not mature yet. If they wanted to provide help now, who else could they help but him?

"I feel even more embarrassed when Zhou Ping said that!" Hearing this, Yixian felt quite relieved and turned to tell Zhang Xingjiu about his plan. There were already some new-style schools in Guangdong. He planned to select a few to merge, and then expand on the basis of these schools. This would save some money and would be much easier than building from scratch.

Zhang Xingjiu also supported this plan. Based on his own understanding, he made some suggestions on the schools to be merged, and then said that when the school officially began preparations, he would send experts from Aurora University who were good at university management to help him formulate a plan. Once the plan was finalized, he would arrange for a large number of teachers from Aurora University to go south to take up the post, and try to get the university on the right track as soon as possible.

As for the other military academy, Zhang Xingjiu also sent several teachers who are more familiar with military mathematics, military physics and military engineering to help. Now there are still two or three years before the school starts, so it is a good time to select talents in advance to study in military academies in Europe and the United States. When Huangpu starts, these people can come back with more advanced concepts to teach students.

If Zhang Xingjiu is free, he will also teach these students a few classes. When he thought of the future organizational structure of this school, Zhang Xingjiu couldn't help but smile. At that time, he would be able to meet those outstanding students studying in France again.

Once Sun Yat-sen University is on the right track, Zhang Xingjiu also plans to send several teachers to Hong Kong to build a school here. Education has a far-reaching impact. If a school that is devoted to the motherland can be run here, it will definitely have a profound impact on the future development of Hong Kong.

The preparations for the two schools Mr. Yixian mentioned would take a long time, so Zhang Xingjiu chatted with him a few times and then went back to Shanghai. In the future, the two would keep in touch through letters and telegrams and communicate about school preparations at any time.

After returning to Shanghai, Zhang Xingjiu continued to teach while conducting his own research. Not long after, another guest came to him to discuss running a school.

This person was no stranger, but Chen Jiageng, who had previously worked with Zhang Xingjiu to open Jimei School. He spoke with the same purpose as Yixian, "Two years ago, I issued the 'Notice on the Preparation for the Establishment of a Higher Normal School Attached to Fujian Xiamen University' in Xiamen; last year, the school site was approved, and then the 'Organization Outline of Xiamen University' was drafted and a board of directors was established."

"I came here this time to ask Brother Zhou Ping to serve as the first president of Xiamen University."

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