Chapter 979 Kang Nanhai Wants to Be an Official (First Update, Please Subscribe)
March 15, 1871.
The first batch of 100 international students who were admitted to the "Hua Xia Education Foundation" boarded the immigration ship bound for the other side of the ocean at the Ningbo wharf.
This is the first group of international students funded by the foundation. They will go to Ming Dynasty to study together with 200 international students sent by the Heavenly Kingdom officials. Both groups boarded the ship this morning.
Among these people, the youngest is only 14 years old and the oldest is 30 years old.
To be honest, the funding provided by Huaxia Education Foundation for studying abroad is not much, with an average of about 200 yuan per student, of which the tuition fee ranges from 60 yuan to 120 yuan depending on the school. There are universities in Ming Dynasty that require tuition fees, but each university will provide a variety of scholarships based on grades, which can cover almost 100% of students. Even the lowest level of scholarships is enough to cover tuition fees. However, living expenses need to be funded by family or work to maintain the study abroad life.
However, the Education Foundation provides students with a living allowance of 6 yuan per month, which is basically enough for the normal expenses of international students. Although it is far less than the 20 yuan monthly allowance for government-sponsored international students, it is enough for them to live.
In fact, even if the Ming Dynasty did not provide living subsidies, there would be many people willing to study in the Ming Dynasty - of course, this requires waiting until the first batch of international students return home. After they are reused in both the north and the south, they will naturally want to seize the benefits of studying abroad. This is a normal thing in the world. In another world, isn't this the case with the study abroad craze that began in the late Qing Dynasty?
On the one hand, young students hope to find a way to strengthen the country through studying abroad. On the other hand, studying abroad brings high dividends - students who return home are likely to be reused. The enthusiasm for studying abroad is naturally higher and higher. While studying in Japan is popular, some people even dare to go abroad to Europe and the United States to study by borrowing a few hundred yuan.
No matter what the purpose of those people studying abroad was, one thing is certain: the international students brought Western science to this ancient land.
At this moment, all these international students were looking at the sea with full anticipation. They knew that they were about to travel across the ocean to a strange country to learn knowledge that they had never learned before.
Make the country rich and the military strong.
Perhaps they don't have such an idea in their minds at the moment, but soon, this will become the lifelong pursuit of many of them.
It was also from that day that the Kingdom of Heaven began to seek knowledge from the world... no, to seek knowledge from the Great Ming.
Ten years later, almost every university in Daming had students from China, and thousands of them worked in Daming's colleges and universities. Even so, it was still unable to meet China's demand for professionals. After all, the foreign-funded factories built across the country and the tens of thousands of kilometers of railways and mines required a large number of professionals. Although they could hire foreign employees, the returned students were the real locals, and they were all highly valued in the enterprises.
The generally high status and high salary of returned international students have also boosted people's enthusiasm for studying abroad. In addition to students sent by the government or sponsored by foundations, more young students choose to study abroad at their own expense.
For Chinese students, the best choice for studying abroad is Ming Dynasty, not only because the tuition fees in Ming Dynasty are low and you can apply for scholarships, but more importantly, Ming Dynasty and China have the same culture, and international students can adapt directly. If you want to study in Europe and the United States, the first thing to do is to be familiar with the language, but "Western languages are difficult to learn." Ming Dynasty is different. Except for the newly created professional vocabulary such as chemistry and physics, the writing and language are all interoperable. Even for a few special words, you can guess a rough idea by just guessing the words, and you can master them quickly even if you have not studied them.
Faced with the rapid rise of the Ming Dynasty, many Chinese scholars believed that the Ming Dynasty had already learned the essence of European and American culture, so it would be easier to study in the Ming Dynasty.
As for the Ming Dynasty officials, they have always believed that "the education of international students is necessary for establishing long-term and solid relations between Ming and China", so the officials are committed to supporting all parties in China to send more students to study in Ming.
"justifiable defense……"
Flipping through a thick book list in the library, Kang Youwei, who was wearing black-framed glasses, had his brows furrowed.
He studied for three years of preparatory courses before being admitted to the Law School of Nanhe University. Now he is burying himself in various law books.
Why study law?
It’s not because he wants to be a lawyer who advocates for the people, nor because lawyers are paid highly, but because... it’s easy to become an official!
Although he was from Guangdong, Kang Youwei had long learned from his friends in Xuzhou that among the students sent abroad privately by Governor Li, those who studied railways, machinery, ships, mining and military affairs all went to government-run factories or railways, and only those who studied law stayed in the Governor's office.
What does it mean that the one who is closest to the water gets the moon first?
That's it!
If one wanted to be an official, one naturally had to stay in the government office, so studying law became the shortcut. Therefore, unlike many people who came to Ming Dynasty to study at their own expense, three years ago, after failing the provincial examination, he changed his route to Haizhou on his way back home, and then bought a boat ticket in Haizhou to come to Ming Dynasty.
After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, in order to make a living, Kang Youwei worked and studied at the same time. It took him three years to be admitted to the not-so-famous Nanhe University. However, even so, Kang Youwei was still full of confidence. He was just waiting to graduate in two years and return to the Qing Dynasty... No, the Qing Dynasty had already fallen and now it was the Chinese Empire.
After returning to China after completing my studies, with the praise of my friends and the added bonus of studying law, how could I not be valued?
However, law is difficult to learn!
While I was studying the issue of legitimate self-defense, someone suddenly came over and whispered.
"Guangsha, the scholarship list has been announced. Go check it out as soon as possible."
As soon as he heard that the scholarship list had been announced, Kang Youwei quickly packed his notebook and said to his friend.
"Thank you very much."
After saying that, he hurried to the Academic Affairs Building, which was already crowded with people, just like the announcement of results in China, except that this time it was for scholarships.
The Ming Dynasty's scholarships are also divided into different levels. The highest level, the Royal Scholarship, is not only enough to cover tuition and living expenses, but also has some left over. As for the lowest level of grant... it is only equal to the tuition, and even lacks the two-dollar semester registration fee.
However, this is also the most extensive scholarship in the Ming Dynasty. Most students in the Ming Dynasty rely on scholarships to complete their studies. For international students like Kang Youwei, whether he can get a scholarship is directly related to whether he can continue to study in the Ming Dynasty.
Although Kang Youwei knew that his grades were not good enough to apply for a scholarship, he would still have no problem getting a financial aid. However, he was still a little nervous when searching for his name. What if his name was not on the list?
What if... There won't be any what if, as long as your grades meet the requirements, you will definitely get a scholarship.
After searching for a long time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he found "Kang Youwei, Class 11 of the Law School".
"Okay, now I can finally rest assured!"
After a long sigh of relief, Kang Youwei pretended to be calm and squeezed out of the crowd. Then he pretended to slowly straighten his clothes. He was holding a thick stack of books in his arms, and his face was calm...
(End of this chapter)
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