The truth is that Lin Yizhong started working seriously as soon as he arrived at the arsenal.
He found that there were many unreasonable things in the arsenal and asked Guixiang to suggest adjustments.
Guixiang thought to himself, I have always done this, but I have not always done it well. Why should I listen to you, a fake foreign devil?
Do you really think that you are a foreigner because you are half-foreign?
Let me also tell you that I, Yehelana Guixiang, have the final say on this arsenal.
So he did not adopt any of Lin Yizhong's suggestions.
Lin Yizhong usually sees a broken machine in the factory and looks for tools to repair it.
But this way, the arsenal has fewer broken parts, and they don't have to continue to outsource new parts.
And how can Guixiang and the others profit from it?
In one month, Lin Yizhong made Guixiang less than a million taels of silver.
This made Guixiang feel distressed to death.
So he called it a beautiful name. Lin Yizhong has been working too hard recently. Didn't the West say there was some kind of holiday?
Then give Lin Yizhong a good holiday. He will not be allowed to come back to work without notifying him to go to work.
He will not be short of the salary he deserves.
As a result, Lin Yizhong suddenly had nothing to do and could only stay in a bar in Shengjing and drink.
This bar is run by foreigners, and he also met his ex-girlfriend, an Englishman, here.
She came to the Qing Dynasty to work as an accountant for an English businessman.
Unexpectedly, I met my ex-boyfriend here.
But Lin Yizhong only wanted to find a Qing wife and was very repulsive to Western women.
The reason why Lin Yizhong came back was that he wanted to go back to China and make a career, and he also fell in love with his classmate Yulin Gege.
It's a pity that Thirteen Princess likes Zhao Zengyu.
Guixiang forgot that Lin Yizhong was invited back by Thirteen Princesses.
Didn't he just offend Thirteen Princesses by saying that.
If Thirteen Gege were to be serious with him, he would not be able to reap the benefits.
He knew that his ass was dirty and even his own sister might not be able to protect him if he embezzled so much money.
"Thirteen Princess, Lin Yizhong is not completely useless. He can still repair many small parts if they are broken."
"It's just that most of the time in our factory, big parts are broken."
"I heard that the Tenglong Empire has opened many science and technology universities to train technical workers."
"Weichen suggested that we also open a school and let Lin Yizhong be responsible for enrolling my descendants from the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty."
"After they graduate, they can greatly reduce the labor costs of our arsenal and improve work efficiency."
Guixiang's wishful thinking was good, and he recruited the Eight Banners disciples. How can all these dandy boys seriously learn the knowledge of workers?
Don't even think about it.
Even if they learn it, they are all disciples of the Eight Banners. At most, there will be more people to share the money.
Why don't you just give me a little benefit and let it go?
Thirteen Gege never thought this far.
Cixi and Prince Gong did not expect that there would be such a point behind this.
They were all attracted to running universities.
"Prince Gong, what do you think of what Guixiang just said?"
"Your Majesty, I think it's feasible. We currently lack skilled workers and can recruit students to study in factories."
“Professionals do professional things.”
"In addition, we can also learn from Li Jingxiao and open military schools, government affairs universities, medical schools, sports schools, etc."
"Well, the military academy and the political university are fine, but forget about the medical school and sports school. These are not very important schools!"
"嗻."
Cixi sat on the throne behind Zaitan, continuing to overlook the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.
"Do you still have matters to discuss, dear sirs?"
Prince Gong Yi? continued: "Queen Mother, I still have something to say."
"Prince Gong, tell me!"
"I believe that the imperial examination system can no longer adapt to the development of the Qing Dynasty and should be abolished." Prince Gong's voice echoed in the court.
Cixi frowned slightly, knowing the weight of this proposal.
The imperial examination system, which has lasted for thousands of years, is the main way to select talents and an important cornerstone for maintaining social stability.
The abolition of the imperial examination is undoubtedly a huge impact on tradition.
"As far as I know, the Tenglong Empire has not adopted the imperial examination system, organized new schools, or supported new schools so far."
"Foreigners abroad don't have an imperial examination system either. They just use new learning to select talents."
"Why don't I, the Qing Dynasty, do the same?"
At this time, conservative representative Xu Tong stepped forward, his face full of anger.
"Your Majesty, you can't do it, you absolutely can't do it. To abolish the imperial examination is to abandon the fundamentals and pursue the inferior."
"The imperial examination system has gone through thousands of years and selected countless talents, which cannot be replaced by new learning."
"Li Shiming, Wu Zetian, and Zhu Yuanzhang all thought about abolishing the imperial examination system, but in the end they failed to abolish it."
"The troubles caused by the scholars in the Eastern Han Dynasty led to the country's peril. The scholars in the Ming Dynasty often fell into disrepute. The scholars are the pillars of our Qing Dynasty. If the scholars are estranged from their moral principles, our Qing Dynasty will become a piece of sand. Queen Mother!"
"No amount of new policies can undo this, Queen Mother."
"Although I am stupid, the importance of the imperial examination system should not be underestimated."
"No matter which dynasty moved the scholars, it moved the foundation. This shows that our imperial examination system is very complete and irreplaceable."
Cixi was silent for a moment, her eyes swept across the court, and finally settled on Prince Gong.
"What's your response?"
Prince Gong took a deep breath and said, "Queen Mother, times are changing, and the shortcomings of the imperial examination system are becoming increasingly apparent."
"It limits the development of talents and solidifies ideas."
"New learning can broaden people's horizons and cultivate talents who can truly adapt to the new era."
"However, the development of new learning is not yet mature, and the abolition of the imperial examination may cause unnecessary turmoil." Xu Tong still insisted on his opinion.
"Queen Mother, what Prince Gong said is reasonable, but the imperial examination system cannot be abolished directly."
"We can make an agreement to examine the winners, or we can reduce the number of imperial examination places year by year."
"This will also prevent our Qing Dynasty from losing people's hearts, Queen Mother!"
Zhang Zhidong also stood up: "The Queen Mother's minister has something to report."
"Oh, what can Zhang Aiqing do?"
"Wei Chen wants to find a chastity arch for a woman!"
"Master Zhang, let's talk about the abolition of the imperial examination system here. How do you ask for a chastity memorial for a woman?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, my request for a chastity arch for this woman is related to the new learning."
"Oh, tell me, what does this have to do with it?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu just said that the imperial examination system is a serious matter. If the imperial examination is abolished, people's hearts will be lost."
"The deeds of this heroic woman are closely related to people's hearts."
"Oh, tell me, what does this have to do with it?"
Zhang Zhidong took out a memorial.
Cixi frowned. It seemed that they had to be prepared for today's abolition of the imperial examination. Even if there were some objections, they had prepared a way to deal with it.
But now she can see that the imperial examination can be abolished.
The imperial examination can train a large number of people to be officials, but it cannot train a large number of people to do practical things.
The Tenglong Empire is the best example. Li Jingxiao did not adopt the imperial examination system.
The Tenglong Empire's government affairs can still be implemented, and they can be implemented better than them.
