Chapter 416 Education Begins with Childhood

Andy didn't know the girl's last name or name. As for beauty, he had seen countless female stars and she was not a superficial person.

That's why my heart felt a little bit throbbing at that moment.

I was mainly attracted by the girl's sunny smile and energetic laughter. That smile and laughter were pure without any impurities.

Since Andy was traumatized, he has been left with a permanent scar in his heart, which has made him lose confidence in love and become very fragile. Even those stunning beauties in Hollywood cannot enter his heart.

But today,

His rusty heartstrings were touched again by the girl's smile.

The girl walked away, but he didn't move. He just followed the girl with his eyes until she disappeared. When the girl was completely gone, Andy slowly lay down.

When he faced the US President, senior congressmen, the British Prime Minister and princess, financial tycoons and business tycoons from various countries, he spoke eloquently and confidently.

But just now,

He had absolutely no courage to approach her.

He knows,

I still haven't gotten over the pain I felt, and deep down I'm still resistant to relationships and afraid of getting hurt again.

In fact, if he wanted to, he could just wave his hand and the guards in the distance would come over, and he could easily find the girl's information.

But he didn't do that.

Instead, he lay down and stared at the sunset in the sky.

Under the setting sun,

There is a colorful cloud in the sky, which feels quite interesting.

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Andy returned to Hardy's temporary Governor's Mansion. The real Governor's Mansion was still under intensive construction. Hardy was playing with his son Bourne in the yard. The one-year-old child loved to run outside the most.

"Bern, uncle can you hold me?" Andy smiled and stretched out his hand.

Little Stone was very considerate and moved from his father's arms to Andy's arms. Andy kissed the fat boy on the face.

Andy doesn't have any children of his own, and he likes Hardy very much.

The two chatted while walking, and the topic was mainly about the construction of Penang and Malacca. Although there was experience in building Cayman before, Penang is very different from Cayman. Cayman originally had a population of only more than 2,000, and in the end all of them were relocated by Hadi.

To put it bluntly, he is just scribbling on a blank piece of paper, and nothing he does will go wrong. Although the Cayman Islands is now called a self-governing territory, its business model is completely like a company, and the islanders have no one to lead.

The current Penang and Malacca Dominion is different. Originally, it had a population of more than 600,000. After about a year of operation, the population began to surge and is now approaching one million. There are many more things to consider here than in the Cayman Islands.

Hardy had already talked to Andy about the future economic development direction of the Hardy Dominion, and today they mainly talked about education.

"Andy, I plan to vigorously develop education, universalize primary and junior high schools, and build at least three universities. Brainwashing must start from childhood."

Andy looked at Hardy in surprise.

"Brainwashing?"

Ahem.

Hardy coughed twice. He was not on guard in front of Andy and accidentally said what was in his heart, "It's education. Education should start from childhood."

Andy nodded.

"For primary schools, the Dominion is going to implement compulsory education and exempt all fees, including textbook fees, so that people can rewrite the textbooks."

"The government provides free lunch, and many families can save a meal, which can actually save a lot of money, making it easier to attract children to go to school."

"Middle and high schools will still be exempt from tuition and textbook fees, but lunch will not be provided."

"As for universities, I think we can have three universities, one dominion comprehensive university, with programs in business, law, medicine, engineering, science, architecture, and art."

"The other two universities have a specialized science college, the Dominion College of Science, which offers courses in architectural technology, civil and structural engineering, biotechnology, chemical engineering, chemical process technology, information and communication technology, and bioengineering."

"The other one mainly offers financial disciplines, including accounting, human resource management, finance, international trade, business management, etc."

"These disciplines are also well matched with the economic structure of the Dominion and can train a lot of talents for us."

"For these universities, I plan to jointly run schools with top colleges in the UK and the US, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Stanford, etc., and ask them to help set up majors so that we can enjoy the same educational resources. Our students with both good character and academic performance can go to them for further studies."

Andy was very supportive of the idea of ​​opening a school. “Education can change the future of a region. I think your idea is very good.”

“Maybe we won’t see much in the first ten years, but after ten years, it will definitely play a very important role in the development of the Dominion. After all, any development cannot be separated from people.”

As the two chatted, they talked about regional security issues, especially Hadi's attack on the Sultan this time, which aroused the vigilance of the surrounding Sultan. Andy advised Hadi to be vigilant, who knows if anyone will take the risk.

Hardy said: "I plan to strengthen the army of the Dominion. On the one hand, we will expand the army, and on the other hand, we will purchase more advanced weapons to build a modern army."

Hadi then said confidently: "In Southeast Asia in the future, although the Hadi Autonomous Territory may be small, I will develop it into one of the most powerful military forces in Southeast Asia."

Since his rebirth, Hardy has firmly believed that might is right.

"In the future, the Hadi Autonomous Region must have a complete army, navy and air force. The army will recruit 10,000 troops. This is different from the defense company, which mainly recruits local people and is responsible for training."

"We need tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery. Go back and look at the weapons list to see what we can use and get a batch for them."

"We have air forces in our defense company, so we can train them and build an air wing with 60 to 80 aircraft, including combat squadrons, bombing squadrons, and transport squadrons. I think that will be enough for Southeast Asia. We don't have many enemies here."

"As for the navy, I plan to talk to the military again after returning to the United States and select a batch of warships from their mothballed warships. I even want to get an aircraft carrier, but I don't think the US government will sell it, so I'll go back and ask the UK."

Andy looked at Hardy in surprise.

"Maintaining an army is very expensive. I'm afraid that all the revenue of the Dominion will be used to support your plans."

What Andy means is that if you spend money like this, you won't be able to earn anything.

Hardy shrugged.

"What's the use of so much cash? What I want is real power. Isn't the money earned by Hardy Group enough for me to spend? In fact, I spend very little. I earn so much money just to fulfill my dream." Hardy said.

"What dream?" Andy asked.

"Establish an empire, the Hardy Empire, hahaha." Hardy said with a smile.

Hardy laughed so loudly that his son Bourne looked over and blinked his big eyes, not knowing what the old man was laughing at.

Hadi's talk of establishing an empire was indeed a bit exaggerated. His real idea was that the dominion's combat effectiveness must be stronger than Singapore in later generations.

In later generations, Singapore's military combat effectiveness was definitely one of the best in the whole of Southeast Asia, and it was known as the 'Israel' of Southeast Asia. In fact, Hadi did not have many enemies in Southeast Asia, namely Malaya and Indonesia. Not to mention now, the combat effectiveness of these two countries in later generations was not very good.

It's not difficult to surpass them.

We don't have to compete with you in terms of manpower or land forces, but we can compete in terms of navy and air force. Hadi can get the most advanced weapons from the United States, which no other country can compare with.

Apart from anything else, the California conglomerate he belonged to had Lockheed Martin, the world's number one arms dealer in later generations.

Hey hey,

Hardy took a stake.

Although it is not much, only a little over 4%, shareholders rank 12th.

But I am also a shareholder.

Northrop Grumman, the world's second largest arms dealer in later generations.

Hey hey,

Hardy also invested and is a shareholder.

Litton Industries, the fourth largest arms dealer in the United States, mainly produces fighter jets, destroyers, and cruise missiles.

Hey hey hey,

Hardy has also invested, and we are a shareholder.

Boeing, a partner of the Hardy Group.

General Dynamics is also a partner of the Hardy Group.

The U.S. Department of Defense is also a partner of the Hardy Group.

When it comes to weapons,

Hardy certainly has a much greater advantage than others.

Hadi also owns HD Defense Company, and the future bases in Penang and Singapore will become one of the important military forces in the region.

It was getting dark.

The servant came to announce that dinner was ready and the lady invited the two to come in and eat.

The two returned to the house. Han Ye-jin greeted Andy with a smile and asked the nanny to take Bourne from Hardy, and everyone prepared to eat.

Han Ye-jin's belly is obviously bulging. Yes, she is pregnant again. It has been more than four months. Hardy is going to be a father again.

When eating,

Hardy said to Andy, "Tomorrow there will be a reception for the Dominion government, members of parliament, entrepreneurs, wealthy families, and celebrities. You should attend and let them meet the president of the Hardy Group."

"Okay, what are you going to talk about?" Andy asked.

"There is no specific topic. Meeting with them and talking about future development plans will help to stabilize people's hearts, including the education issue we just talked about."

"This meeting will not be formal. You can bring your female family members. I will take Yi-jin with me. After all, she is the Speaker of the Dominion." Hardy said with a smile.

Han Ye-jin, who was sitting next to Hadi, smiled and said, "As the speaker of the parliament, I haven't worked for a few days. I guess I will have to take a maternity leave again in a few days."

Hadi grabbed Han Ye-jin's hand and said seriously, "Having children is a national matter, more important than work. If anyone finds fault with the speaker's childbearing, then Governor Hadi will personally talk to him, and have a very in-depth discussion."

After saying that, he laughed.

Han Ye-jin gave Hardy a happy look.

Andy put a steak in his mouth and chewed it slowly, but it felt like he was eating dog food.

Han Ye-jin ate her meal by herself, but she didn't forget to serve food to Hardy. To be honest, Andy was very jealous of Hardy now.

If I had a wife like Mrs. Han, I believe I would be very happy.

suddenly,

The image of the smiling girl he met on the beach that afternoon flashed through his mind.

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