"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I have discussed with Mr. Kaili from the Ministry of Etiquette and the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture and Education about increasing the control of the Tengger Grassland, the peninsula, Northern Luzon, Burma County, the Western Regions, and the Indian region, including the area just now. Regarding the investment in culture and education in the Meili area under the control of the empire, I and several other adults agreed that increasing investment in culture and education in minority areas is a top priority. This is related to the long-term plan for the future development of the empire. At present, there are many ethnic groups in the empire. Local cultural and educational undertakings do not have a clear and long-term goal. It should be said that our Tang civilization is a huge treasure house for all ethnic groups. While absorbing the essence of each ethnic group, our Tang civilization can be spread throughout the imperial control area. Let all ethnic groups enjoy the benefits of our Tang civilization."
"Therefore, the minister and all your lords believe that a series of primary to intermediate schools should be built in the above-mentioned areas to increase the popularization of Tang language among all ethnic groups. At the same time, both Imperial University and Northwestern University should expand their enrollment, especially for those on the border. The number of enrollment in regional and ethnic areas should be greatly increased, so that some imperial officials can be trained for various ethnic groups, which will play a very important role in consolidating and strengthening the empire's rule and management in these areas. In addition, the minister and all your lords agree that The empire's current educational strength is weak. There are only two comprehensive universities and three military academies in the entire empire. I believe that in the future, the empire can build universities in areas with developed economies and abundant finances, such as Jiangnan, Donghai, and Guan. These very important counties in the west are also
A comprehensive university should be established, which can not only train professionals in areas such as law, administration, economics, culture, education, finance and taxation for areas with backward education, but also gradually standardize all aspects of the empire's management. , will play an immeasurable role in promoting various undertakings of the empire. "
Xiao Tang, Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council, who spoke eloquently, said accelerating the development of education has always been one of his top priorities. Originally, when Wu Feng visited Jiangnan, he wanted to put forward a more complete education development outline. However, considering that it was a huge expenditure and the empire's finances were not well-off at that time, he suppressed this idea. However, Now, as the gold hidden in the southern Indian region is transported back to the imperial treasury, the currency reform is about to advance, and the finance and taxation of Solian and Punja may also be included in the imperial financial system in a relatively short period of time. The imperial finance will gradually improve. It is the right time to launch this plan.
"Oh, Xiao Yong, I have already read the plan you submitted. It should be said that the original intention of this matter is very good, but such a huge plan requires a huge amount of money. Jiangnan University, Tunghai University, Kansai University, and dozens of other Primary and secondary schools will be established in border and ethnic areas. Is this plan too huge? Can the current imperial finances support such a large expenditure? "
In fact, Wu Feng knew the significance of the plan proposed by Xiao Tang. As the empire's area continued to expand at an extraordinary speed, the proportion of the empire's mainland area, where the Tang people dominated, in the empire's territory, continued to decrease. The proportion of the population in the total population of the empire is also declining. If all ethnic minority populations in the Western Region, Tengger, Northern Luzon, Peninsula, Indian and Meili regions are included in the future, the Tang population base will be Although it is large, it probably only accounts for barely more than half of the total population of the empire. This is certainly caused by the empire's vigorous expansion, but the ethnic diversity will not be dominated by the centripetal force of the empire. This will lead to many troublesome problems, which Wu Feng can clearly see, and it is necessary to allow these ethnic groups to form cohesion
The assimilation of culture and language is undoubtedly the most important, and all of this can only be achieved through the promotion of Tang culture education. Therefore, his original intention is not to oppose the plan, but he hopes to have a clear and detailed long-term plan. .
"Your Majesty, I think that no matter how difficult the finances of the Yuanxu Empire are, this plan must be advanced quickly. Otherwise, the empire will pay a greater price for it in the future! We must let these ethnic minorities gradually integrate into the civilization of our Tang people. , this is a very long process, and it takes not a few years, but more than ten years, decades or even a hundred years. Now that the empire is being founded, it is even more necessary to take a step forward in this regard, and only by laying a good foundation. Our next step Only then can we promote it better.”
The next person to talk was Kailic, the Imperial Minister of Culture, Education and Health. Although he kept claiming that we, the Tang people, were actually a mixed race with Caucasian ancestry, but after several generations, the Caucasian features were almost no longer visible. Gone, except that the name also shows that there may be some white blood. He was a candidate strongly recommended by Wei Zhongxing, the former Minister of Culture, Education and Health of the Tanghe Empire. He was also a former admirer of Li's third sister and an extremely dedicated official. He was very trusted by Wu Feng.
"Your Majesty, we are not going to roll out this plan all at once. In areas such as Tengger, Burma County, and the Peninsula, the civilizations of these ethnic groups are inextricably linked with our Tang ethnic civilization. The integration of ethnic groups The level is also relatively high, and we have achieved a lot in our preliminary work. However, if we invest appropriately, in areas like India and Meili, the influence of our Tang civilization
The influence is relatively small, and it is a relatively weak link in the empire. Therefore, the top priority is to start pilot projects in these two places and steadily expand the influence without slacking off. In addition, I also have some ideas, such as encouraging the development of private educational institutions in these areas and promoting the promotion of Tang language and Tang culture and art. In these aspects, the Imperial Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Culture, Education and Health can provide some policy and financial support. "Minister of Etiquette Lao Min also joined the suggestion camp.
"Well, Xiao Tang, it seems that you have done sufficient research on the feasibility of this plan. I agree with this plan in principle, but it must be coordinated with the empire's financial ability to pay. What I mean is that Cui Wenxiu can now For example, all middle and high schools in Meili area must add courses of Tang language and Tang culture to promote the popularization of Tang civilization. In the Indian region, the courses can be taught in West Indian, South Indian, Panja, and Solian. The four places have established a series of Tang language schools from elementary to intermediate levels respectively, and selected local outstanding talents to be trained at Imperial University and Northwestern University to further promote the use of Tang language. In addition, Pauling can be asked to come forward to do what we can in the Indian region. A system must be gradually formed to select local people who can speak Tang as officials within the scope. In the future, the official languages of the Meili and Indian regions must include Tang, and it must gradually occupy a dominant position. In this regard, the State Council must Come up with a detailed five-year or even ten-year plan, and make it clear how much you will invest each year and what major projects there will be.”
After pondering for a while, Wu Feng made another final decision: "The Imperial Ministry of Justice can discuss legislative issues in this area with the Imperial Senate and the People's Chamber. As Kailic said, this is a long-term project and it is unrealistic to do it overnight. It must be Legislation must be used to ensure the long-term implementation of this policy. Well, it is called the "Imperial Culture and Education Promotion Law." The imperial finance department must include it in the budget every year and guarantee it as a special appropriation expenditure."
A series of military and political affairs were quickly determined under Wu Feng's decisive action, which made all the courtiers feel that His Majesty the Emperor's energy and mental state had improved to a great extent after his trip to Jiangnan. When the empire was just established, During that period of time, His Majesty the Emperor became a little irritable, and his mood seemed not to be good. The doctor at Natai Hospital analyzed that this was His Majesty's emotional syndrome, which was caused by the combination of excessive pressure and long-term fatigue. It seems that this A trip to the south of the Yangtze River played a very good role in releasing His Majesty's emotions.
After the meeting at court, Wu Feng left Xiao Tang, Ling Tianfang, Su Qin and Bo Jinchen to discuss the consequences of the drought in the northern region and the measures taken by the government to organize landless and poor refugees to immigrate to the three prefectures of Burma and the north. The feasibility of the Pamir Prefecture and Kuiyang Prefecture in Luzon was discussed, and it was finally decided to immigrate 800,000 people from Yanyun and Beiyuan counties to Burma County and North Luzon counties. The immigration costs will be paid by the imperial finance and the local finance. Half way to solve it.
The five people also discussed their opinions on Cui Wenxiu's request for the Government Affairs Council to dispatch personnel to form the local government of the Meili area as soon as possible. On this issue, there were huge differences of opinion between the military and the government. The military believed that the situation in the Meili area was different from that of India. The region has a developed economy. The situation is now stable and the location is important. The Government Council should take over the management so that the army can free up enough energy to deal with other affairs in the mid-continent region: However, the Government Council expressed opposition and believed that the Meili region had just come under the control of the empire, which was too much. Eagerly establishing administrative agencies will easily arouse the resentment of the local people, which is not conducive to the future rule and management of the empire. It is recommended to temporarily implement military control and wait until the time is right to complete the establishment of administrative agencies with the Indian region. However, in terms of finance, it can The Ministry of Finance of the Government Affairs Council will send personnel to take care of it first.
The two sides were at a stalemate on this issue. Even Wufeng himself could not make up his mind for a while whether it would be better to form the local government of the Meili region first or wait until it is resolved together with the ministries of the Indian region. In the end, the two sides reached a compromise and decided to form a local government. A consultant investigation team first conducted an investigation into the situation in the Meili area, and came up with opinions on whether to immediately establish Meili County as soon as possible. The members of the investigation team were composed of members of the Imperial Administration Council, the Privy Council, and representatives of the Citizens' Council.