"Zhan Tianyou has completed the construction of the Grassland Railway from Guihua City to Beijing. He is planning to build the railway section from Guihua City to Lanzhou Wei. He was positioned by the Railway Construction Committee to the second phase of the Grassland Railway, and the third phase will be from Lanzhou Wei to Urumqi." said the Minister of Works.

Although Chu Yun often forgets the progress of some things because he has to pay too much attention to, the Ministry of Works is always paying attention to the situation of railway construction. The investment in railway construction is very large, and both manpower and material resources are very expensive.

The Grassland Railway, which is divided into three phases, can be regarded as a huge railway project. This seemingly "luxury" railway cannot immediately bring the benefits that can be seen, but if such a railway is available in the future, the Mongolian Grassland, the Western Regions, the Central Plains, North China and other regions will be firmly tied together. The roar of steam locomotives will announce the complete end of the nomadic era, and cavalry can no longer come and go on the prairie like the wind. When riding a steam locomotive, infantry carrying muskets will go along the railway without any disadvantages.

Chu Yun didn't say much about Zhan Tianyou's construction of the railway, but just nodded after confirming the progress. The best way to support him is to ensure that the Grassland Railway has a steady stream of financial investment.

"How is the progress of the school system reform under the Ministry of Education responsible?" Chu Yun asked again.

"School reform is underway, and the Academy of Sciences has completed the division of faculty and students. In the future, the Academy of Sciences will become the highest scientific research institution, and the departments below will be divided into a comprehensive university and more than a dozen functional university halls, including the University of Geosciences, Agricultural University, and University of Technology. Each province and government should set up corresponding middle school schools, primary school private schools. According to the population and prosperity level, the minimum number of middle school schools and primary school private schools will be stipulated. Local parents and officials who cannot complete will face the stain on the assessment. In addition to the establishment of the Academy of Sciences, the Liaodong Academy of Sciences is officially renamed Liaodong University Hall, and the Nanjing Academy of Sciences is renamed Nanjing University Hall." said the newly appointed Minister of Education.

In an instant, three comprehensive universities and more than a dozen functional universities were found, and Chu Yun felt like a dream. These universities are not schools that specialize in the study of the Four Books and Five Classics, but cultivate talents who are proficient in astronomy, geography, metallurgy, water conservancy, advanced mathematics, and aerodynamics. The number of people in each university ranges from hundreds to thousands, and each of them may have a far superior talent. After all, they stand on the shoulders of giants and look up at a higher and farther level.

Moreover, the production of talents on such a large scale was not yet formed in the mid-17th century, when universities were in the modern sense were too terrible.

Chu Yun thought about how terrifying it would be for China to accumulate through generations of accumulation with his efforts, and people who have received new education will be able to maintain the world outlook they understand after several generations... He will not be the only one who will struggle in the future, and those who have received new education will try their best to maintain the world outlook they understand.

"Liaodong University Hall and Nanjing University Hall have both been renamed. I wonder what the name should be given in the university hall in Beijing?" asked the Minister of Education.

"Just call it directly as the Peking University." Chu Yun has never cared much about naming, and sometimes it is very simple and rough.

"For different university halls, the government is responsible for allocating land to them, and it is best to use different parts of the capital to facilitate teaching. Each university hall formulates school funding based on the number of students and the nature of teaching, and the expenses are compensated by the Ministry of Revenue. If the Industrial University needs a large number of machines, the funds are naturally greater than that of the Normal University." The Minister of Education looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Minister of Revenue smiled bitterly. The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the empire's money bags, and no matter which department you have to find, it is not easy to be a logistics department.

"In the future, in addition to approving funds according to the fixed quota, the Ministry of Education will also need to check the indicators for cultivating talents in different universities to increase or decrease funds as appropriate. Different universities should also provide a considerable degree of freedom to self-manage and compete freely." Chu Yun reminded slightly.

"Yes. There is another problem. Currently, only Liaodong, Nanjing, and Beijing have universities. Students from other provinces may feel a little dissatisfied and complained." said the Minister of Education.

"That's not possible. Many things cannot be perfect. We don't have so many scientists and teachers to allocate them to various provinces, nor can we achieve the same number of students recruited in each place. Some provinces have a large population, some provinces such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang have a large number of literacy scholars, and some newly included provinces such as Nanyang Provinces do not even have many people who can speak Chinese... In order to concentrate on major tasks, we can only a group of people begged." Chu Yun said.

It’s not that he doesn’t want a university in each province, but the objective conditions are too difficult. Without the existence of a large number of scientists summoned, and in southern Liaoning, a group of students such as Da Yuer, Li Li, and Li Yizhu could stand alone after several years of growth, and even more than ten university churches are unable to be established today.

"But they don't need to be so frustrated. They will have what they should have sooner or later. It's just a matter of time." Chu Yun said.

"The Ministry of Justice... the case of Suzhou City Huofang Textile Factory is about to begin trial. The principal trial agency is Suzhou Court, supervised by the prefect and general." The Minister of Justice talked about the case that had been clamoring for several months.

After the Labor Law and Trade Union Law came out, the Ministry of Justice saw that the merchants in the Jiangnan area represented by Suzhou City did not rebound sharply, so they were ready to fully understand this series of things.

"The law cannot be violated, this is the supreme principle. But the punishment for this matter is too heavy, I am afraid that many textile workers will feel disappointed. How to control depends on the Suzhou court." Chu Yun did not want to interfere in this matter, but wanted to see what kind of judgment the court system would make.

"The election of the Suzhou City Handicraft Union is also underway... But we are worried that someone will maliciously manipulate it. After all, the people are ignorant and may be exploited..." said an official from the Ministry of Works.

The trade union is supervised by the Ministry of Works, and what the Ministry of Works is most worried about is that someone manipulates the election.

"If someone reports, we will use manpower to check, and the undercover operator will be sentenced to severe punishment or even death." Chu Yun said.

There is no perfect system in the world, so Chu Yun can only take one step at a time.

The rebellion in the two places and the turmoil in Suzhou City delayed his plan to march into Japan. He also wanted to resolve internal affairs as soon as possible so as to spend energy and financial resources to launch a foreign war.

"Can the reversed coalition forces still hold on?" Chu Yun thought of the civil war in Japan and asked the staff.

The reverse coalition must not be defeated before he takes action.
Chapter completed!