The uproar of the Austrian civil service examination lasted until February 1849, and the final result was that some families were happy and some were sad.
Franz breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally over. With this good start, Austria's talent selection system changed.
The central government uniformly selects talents and assigns them to local positions, which greatly weakens the local power factions and strengthens the centralization of power.
On February 6, 1849, the Austrian National Assembly was officially opened, marking the beginning of the joint participation of all ethnic groups in Austria and deciding the fate of the country.
A total of 115 members of parliament from all ethnic groups in Austria participated in the meeting. In theory, the number of seats is allocated according to the proportion of the population, but considering the actual situation, it has been increased to 15 people.
Many ethnic groups in Austria are scattered and inhabited, and it is naturally impossible for Franz to gather them together. This election of parliamentarians is based on regions.
Candidates are naturally nominated by His Majesty the Great Emperor and then elected by local votes. If a nation is not represented, don't worry, don't panic, it's just being represented.
Amid the cheers of the people, Austria's nominally highest authority, the Austrian National Assembly, was established in this way.
The first thing that the National Assembly opened was the adoption of the Austrian Law on Compulsory Education. The much-anticipated compulsory education was finally established in the form of law in Austria.
The government's collection of opinions from various sessions of the society has also come to an end. Hundreds of thousands of suggestions have been received back and forth. Of course, most of them are repeated.
To Franz's surprise, there are so many people who oppose compulsory education. Nearly half of the opinions are that the government should not waste money and people.
Yes, in the eyes of many people, compulsory education is a waste of money and labor.
They also gave an example. Britain and Russia, the two major powers in the world today, did not engage in compulsory education, while the next-door kingdom of Prussia engaged in compulsory education, so it did not become a world hegemon.
Franz, who has a strong mental quality, decisively ignored these different opinions.
The dividends brought by compulsory education in the Kingdom of Prussia are not yet obvious. When the Second Industrial Revolution breaks out, everyone will suddenly find that there are so many skilled workers and engineers in the Kingdom of Prussia.
Relying on a huge number of skilled workers and engineers, after the outbreak of the second industrial revolution, the German economy soared and surpassed that of Britain.
After several rounds of screening, Franz finally had five feasible solutions left, including the sand table teaching that he arranged for someone to propose.
Seeing one of them, Franz was very angry.
"Part-time-work-study compulsory education" simply means that children who receive compulsory education first go to factories to work half-day, and then attend half-day classes, and use the income from their work to pay for the expenses of compulsory education.
On the surface, there is no problem, but in fact, the problem is bigger. When capitalists and schools collude, it is estimated that good compulsory education has become a source of cheap labor for capitalists.
Even if all are arranged to state-owned enterprises, the final result is not much better. The managers of state-owned enterprises will also pursue interests. In the end, everyone colludes, and it is not surprising that half-day work becomes one-day work.
Franz still has integrity, and he can't do anything about child exploitation.
Moreover, the Kingdom of Prussia, which is even poorer than Austria, can complete compulsory education, and there is no reason why it cannot be implemented here.
After decisively kicking this one out, Franz found that there is no worst pit, only more pits.
Someone actually proposed: Church-style compulsory education, in other words, entrusting compulsory education to the church, the government funding the church, and letting the church be responsible for compulsory education.
Franz really wanted to find the bastard who made this comment and cut it out.
In terms of cost, it can indeed save a part of the cost. Churches are spread all over the country, and students can go home to live, which saves the cost of school construction; the clergy have other income and do not rely on wages to live, as long as some subsidies are issued.
But what about the consequences? Whether the next generation cultivated by the church will be loyal to the emperor or the church in the end is a serious question.
Franz did not dare to underestimate the influence of religion. From the Middle Ages to the present, governments of various countries in Europe have been working hard to weaken the influence of religion and reverse the course of history. How is this possible
These two seemingly feasible suggestions, in fact, contain mischief, but there are still so many people who agree with them. Franz can't help but sigh, "National quality education needs to be strengthened!"
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After ruling out two sham suggestions, Franz said: "Prime Minister, submit these three fairly reliable opinions to the parliament for discussion, and choose one of the compulsory education that is most suitable for Austria's national conditions."
"Yes, Your Majesty," replied Prime Minister Felix.
The so-called discussion is nothing more than a cutscene. The will of the emperor is the will of the Austrian National Assembly. You can have your own opinions, but you can't conflict with the emperor's opinions.
Of course, if there are good reasons to convince His Majesty the Emperor, Franz is also good at it. As long as it is a good suggestion, he is willing to accept it.
The Minister of Education, Count Leo von Tuss-Hoheng, handed over a thick document and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Education has prepared a plan for compulsory education, please take a look."
Franz took over the document. There were about two or three hundred pages. He didn't rush to open it. So much content could not be read in a while.
Austria is a multi-ethnic country with very complex national conditions. The implementation of compulsory education in different ethnic areas is different.
There are more aspects involved, and the final plan will become thicker.
"Count Huo Heng, let's talk about your plan initially. Are you ready to get to that point?" Franz asked with concern.
Huo Hen quickly replied: "Your Majesty, after the Ministry of Education sent people to conduct field research across the country, they decided to adopt batch-type compulsory education, starting from the large urban areas where the population is concentrated, and gradually popularizing it in the countryside.
Our goal this year is to launch compulsory education in major cities such as Vienna, Prague, Pecs, and strive to popularize compulsory education nationwide within five years.
The location of schools in these big cities has basically been determined. Considering the issue of funding, we in principle renovate the existing buildings.
The construction of 1,023 schools has been completed and a total of 34,216 teachers have been recruited. These teachers are undergoing emergency training and are expected to be completed in May.
The Ministry of Education plans to officially start compulsory education in June this year. In the early stage, considering the school's carrying capacity, we first recruited students who voluntarily signed up, and then forced all school-age children to receive compulsory education after five years. "
Franz nodded. What he was most afraid of was that officials blindly went to projects for the sake of political achievements, and tossed good compulsory education into ruin.
"Has the Ministry of Education considered students from better families, who have the money to pay their tuition fees and need better education conditions
There is no need to compete with ordinary children for compulsory education resources. Has the Ministry of Education differentiated them? ' Franz asked suspiciously.
Poor education is naturally the patent of the poor. We can't let the descendants of capitalists and nobles also bring sandboxes to class, right
Earl Huohen explained: "Your Majesty, Austria already has fee-paying schools, we have not made major changes, and these schools are not included in the compulsory education management system.
Taking into account the choice of fairness, the amount of funding allocated by the Ministry of Education to these schools will be gradually reduced in the future. The Ministry of Education of all schools will allocate education funds according to the number of students and a unified standard. "
Maybe this is not the best choice, but it is the most suitable choice. The Austrian central government provides equal education funds to every student receiving compulsory education, taking into account the principle of fairness to the greatest extent possible.
If the family has money, they can pay to go to schools with better conditions. These are their freedoms. After the government reduced the funding for these fee-charging schools, the tuition fee will naturally increase.
Times have changed. It used to be that the Austrian Empire only had to pay for the education of these 200,000 to 300,000 students. Now, it has to pay for the education of millions of students. The polarization of education has become inevitable.
Of course, the local finances also have education funds, more in wealthy areas and less in financially troubled areas. The central government's education funding can only ensure that the most basic students can complete compulsory education.
"Let's do this first, and continue to solicit opinions from domestic education experts. As long as it is feasible and beneficial to Austria, we can accept it." Franz said after thinking for a while.
Since we want to make a political show, we must do a complete set. We have solicited opinions from the public in the early stage, and now we must continue.
Regardless of whether it will be adopted in the end, at least after a round of heated discussions, the relationship between the Austrian government and experts and scholars in society has eased a lot.
The Austrian government's suppression of the rebellion last year, which created a rift with cultural figures, has gradually been eliminated.
Many people are dissatisfied with the Austrian government, because they are dissatisfied with the rigid system that hinders the development of the country. It does not mean that these people are not patriotic or want to rebel.
Actually, Austria is quite conservative. The revolutionary ideas prevailing in France have little room for survival here. Everyone wants reform, not revolution.
In the Metternich era, reform was used as a slogan every day, but it was reflected in actions, but the government did not make any movement, which made everyone very dissatisfied.
In the era of Franz, the reform of the Austrian government has not stopped. First, the abolition of serfdom, the implementation of labor protection laws, the civil service examination, the promotion of compulsory education, and so on.
Although these reform measures have left a lot of leeway, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach, such progress is enough to satisfy the reformers.
Except for the second-year junior, I didn't think about doing it in one step. In particular, older people prefer to boil frogs in warm water to carry out social change step by step.