The bottom line of politicians is usually very low, and Franz's proposal has no objection. For the long-term stability of Austria, it is nothing to fool around.
Anyway, the top cabinet members are all nobles from the German region, and they are a Germanic nation with strong roots, and the Germanization movement will not hurt their national feelings.
However, the Minister of Education was forced to tamper with the origin of history. It is difficult to explain the history of thousands of years ago, but what the hell is Austrian
"His Royal Highness, what is the Austrian language?" asked Count Leo von Touss-Horhen in confusion.
Franz explained: "Simply promoting German can easily cause imbalances in other ethnic minorities, in order to take care of their emotions.
I plan to convene Austrian linguists and historians to create a set of Austrian languages with German as the core, plus the languages of various ethnic groups. "
Prime Minister Felix frowned and said: "His Royal Highness, German is the most common language in Austria, and if another Austrian language comes out, everyone has to learn it again, isn't it too much trouble
Moreover, a unique Austrian language will further deepen our estrangement with the German region, benefiting those traitors of petty Germanism! "
Franz laughed and said: "It depends on how the Austrian language of the Ministry of Education is compiled? If we directly use German and only change some unfamiliar nouns, it will not affect daily communication, right
Isn't there a difference between German and German? As long as our Austrian language can be used in common with German, there is no so-called communication gap. "
Everyone's faces returned to normal. If they just changed the unfamiliar nouns that ordinary people would never use in their entire lives, then there would be no problem.
Now the right to speak is in the hands of the Austrian government, and it is up to them to make changes. The promotion of German becomes the promotion of Austrian, which is really just another way of saying it.
Opposition? It seems that at this time, the Austrian opposition is at its weakest. Those who dare to make trouble have seen God in the rebellion, and the rest will stay at the stage of talking guns at most.
It is impossible for any policy to gain the support of everyone. Conservative Austria is not France, and the revolutionary enthusiasm of the people is not so high.
As long as their interests are not harmed, the people will not cause trouble or even rebel against such a trivial matter.
Franz knew that the Austrian language he proposed was just for political show, indicating that the central government attaches great importance to every ethnic group and respects their language and cultural traditions.
This doesn't satisfy everyone, but doing it is better than not doing it well. The Austrian language has indeed joined the languages of various ethnic groups, although they are all unfamiliar nouns.
"His Royal Highness, language assimilation is a long-term investment. It will take at least 20 years to complete this plan. During this period, a large amount of money must be continuously invested." Minister of Education Leo von Tous-Horhen The count thought about it
Once the unified language and culture is included in the national policy, the voice of the Ministry of Education will be greatly increased. In the next few decades, the Ministry of Education will be the most important department in Austria.
Franz nodded and said, "Of course, the Prime Minister and I have discussed the issue of funding, and the government will find a solution.
This action to unify language and culture will be combined with compulsory education in Austria.
Before the implementation of compulsory education, we still lack a large number of qualified teachers, and the Ministry of Education must solve this problem as soon as possible.
If the recruitment is not enough, the standard will be lowered for short-term training. As long as the three views are correct and the primary primary school knowledge can be mastered, they can be employed. "
The three views are correct
What is Three Views
There is no doubt that it is Franz's version of society, values, and life.
To sum up, we must support the great Habsburg dynasty, be loyal to His Majesty the great emperor, abide by Austrian laws and regulations, and have no bad habits.
As long as you are loyal enough, you can find a way to make up for your lack of personal ability.
The big deal is to set up teacher training classes, it doesn't matter if you are slow, and you must not let the black sheep lead to the next generation.
Prime Minister Felix said: "Yes, the Cabinet has drawn up preliminary plans to build 3,000 new public primary schools across the country to promote compulsory education for all.
All of the new public schools will offer two main subjects, Austrian language and mathematics. Ethnic language courses are also offered in ethnic minority areas, but local ethnic languages are elective courses, and entrance exams are not included in the grades.
Compulsory education in Austria is tentatively set for 6 years, and all children between the ages of 6 and 12 must enter the school to receive compulsory education.
Adolescents over this age group must also be included in schools if they wish to study in schools.
After completing the six-year compulsory education, students with excellent grades can pass the entrance examination to enter the middle school.
Those who are admitted to secondary schools by their personal ability, and those with difficult families can be subsidized by the government to complete their studies, and the same is true for the latter universities. "
"Prime Minister, what about the funding? Even if we all use the lowest-level configuration, the annual expenditure will not be less than 50 million dongs. With the allocation of higher education, I am afraid that the education funding will exceed 100 million dongs in the future.
Tuition fees alone are just a drop in the bucket. The government's fiscal revenue is limited, even if the Hungarian region is included, it is no more than 300 million rupiah at most. Could the government be able to spend a third of its money on education? ' said Count Leo von Touss-Horhen, frowning.
Don't think he's the Minister of Education and doesn't care about other issues. From a global perspective, it is impossible for the Austrian government to invest one-third of its finances on education.
The Austrian government needs to invest in many aspects. In this era of the law of the jungle, blindly investing in education, it is estimated that the country will be finished ahead of schedule before the education dividend can be generated.
Felix shook his head and said: "There is no need to charge any fees, ordinary people simply cannot afford this expense, and the government will find a way to solve it.
The Ministry of Education will make a plan as soon as possible. We will calculate the education funds for the next year. From 1849, Austria will start compulsory education. "
The matter of taking the church to operate is still in the confidential stage. Franz's ascension to the throne is imminent, and now Austria is stable over everything.
Franz said: "Okay, for the specific funding issue, the cabinet government will hold a separate meeting to find a way. Today, the main issue is the implementation of compulsory education.
Austria is not rich, we can only engage in poor education. Under the limited financial expenditure, cultivate as many talents as possible. "
This training talent? Obviously, it is not to train high-tech talents. Franz cannot set such high requirements. Compulsory education only trains industrial workers with certain cultural knowledge.
Even industrial workers who graduated from primary school will always produce a group of qualified engineers under the huge base, and their growth limit is much higher than that of illiterate people who can only work as coolies.
"Yes, Your Highness!" replied Count Leo von Touss-Horhen, Minister of Education
Compulsory education in Austria is modeled after the kingdom of Prussia next door. In this era, only the Kingdom of Prussia has successfully completed compulsory education, and neither Britain nor France has started compulsory education.
Learning from Prussia on the framework, the two sides are different when it comes to specific details.
At this time in Austria, compulsory education is actually poor education. In short, it is how to do it cheaply.
According to Franz's plan, this cheap compulsory education is really not expensive.
For example, schools can borrow from local churches, or confiscate the property of the rebels, or mobilize the public to build a few wooden houses, which can be used for the first time.
Another example: teaching materials, as long as the teacher has books in hand, students can get the textbooks depending on the funding situation. Pen, ink, paper and inkstone are omitted, and each person can go to class with a sand table.
The biggest expenses are teachers' salaries and meals for students.
Franz had experienced hard times before crossing. He knew that for many people at the bottom, three meals a day was a heavy burden.
Many families cannot afford to make parents pay for their children's meals, otherwise there would not be so many child laborers.
If the economic conditions are good, who can be ruthless and let children of a few years old enter the dark factory
You must know that the casualty rate of child labor is still high. It is very likely that when you leave in the morning, it will be fine, and you will not see anyone at night.
If you die, you will die in vain, and no one will hold the capitalists accountable. At most, they will pay compensation for wages for a few years, even if it is over.
In order not to reduce the fertility rate, Franz decided not to increase the educational burden on parents, and the government should undertake the compulsory education stage.
Anyway, in this era, people are not picky. No matter how the school environment is, it is much better than the factory. No matter what, Franz can ensure that there is enough brown bread, so that they will not be hungry.
Of course, as a high-ranking crown prince, this method should not be proposed by him. It is better to have it proposed by the people at the bottom to be more convincing.
"Let's put out the news that Austria is going to start compulsory education. We solicited opinions from the public to find an education model with the lowest cost and the most suitable for Austria." Franz said