The Australian Revolution of 1828

March 15, 1828, autumn in Hanyang Prefecture, Mingzhou, Southern Hemisphere.

After more than two weeks of emergency discussions, the newly established agencies all have new heads. The immigration plan of the Immigration Agency has also been fully approved and officially implemented.

However, there is a huge funding gap, which Han Qingyun needs to raise as soon as possible.

Early in the morning, Han Qingyun was having breakfast with his wife Meng Yu when their butler, Han An, came over and relayed a message from the Governor's Office: "Master, Director Luo of the Immigration Department has been waiting for us since early this morning. He says that a group of immigrants from the mainland will be arriving in Hong Kong today and he would like to ask for your opinion."

Immigration was something Han Qingyun had always been concerned about. When he served as the Director of the Immigration and Trade Bureau, he personally oversaw it and selected some young talents to cultivate.

Of course, you won't always be chosen; it depends on the person!

Although he has now taken over the position of governor, Han Qingyun still wants to cultivate more young people to lay a solid foundation for Hanyang.

He ate a few bites in a hurry before instructing his steward, Han An, "Uncle Han, take him to the study in the government office and wait for me. I'll be there in a bit."

He then instructed Meng Yu on matters that needed to be handled recently, saying, "Madam, Jingyi has been with me for almost five years. I'll trouble you to take care of her marriage."

Meng Yu has an oval face, and her single eyelids accentuate her stunning beauty, making her incredibly attractive. Add to that her tall, 168cm Shandong stature and long, smooth legs, and she's simply breathtaking.

The chest is a bit sunken, which might affect the child's appetite.

Fortunately, Meng Yu didn't use her beauty to keep people at arm's length; on the contrary, she welcomed Gao Jingyi into the family. It was just that the passing of Grandpa Han had delayed things until now.

Looking back at Gao Jingyi standing to the side, Meng Yu said gently, "Husband, Jingyi has helped you for so many years, it's only right that she joins the family. I'll ask Uncle Han to take care of it later."

Han Bo, also known as Han An, was born on July 27, 1785. He was from Xuzhou Prefecture and was related to Han Qingyun. In his early years, due to the devastating floods of the Yellow River, he followed his father, Master Han, to make a living at sea.

After settling in Hanyang, he worked in the government office. He was someone we knew well and trusted.

Seeing that Meng Yu wasn't jealous, Han Qingyun quickly reminded Gao Jingyi, who was standing beside him, saying, "Jingyi, don't just stand there, thank Madam for her generosity."

Gao Jingyi, a native of Yongping Prefecture in Zhili, is 21 years old. She has a round face and a very beautiful smile that can melt even the heart of a man like Han Qingyun. However, she can appear a bit cold when she is serious and serious.

In terms of appearance, Gao Jingyi may not be considered stunningly beautiful, but she has a curvaceous figure and is no less tall than Meng Yu, making her a top-tier beauty, on par with Meng Yu.

Both of them have their own unique characteristics, and neither can be considered the only one to shine!

Reminded by Han Qingyun, Gao Jingyi instantly came to her senses, personally poured Meng Yu a cup of tea, and said with a very proper attitude, "Madam, since arriving in Hanyang, I have been serving by the master's side. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to join the family."

In response, Meng Yu accepted the tea, expressing her approval, and said, "Jingyi, you've worked hard all these years. I will personally oversee your affairs and will definitely not let you down."

The two men were humble and there was no sarcastic argument, which reassured Han Qingyun. After greeting them, he went about his business.

Upon arriving at the front hall of the government office, Han Qingyun stopped Luo Bingzhong, who was about to get up, and went straight to the point, asking, "Bingzhong, how many people are emigrating this time? When will they arrive in port?"

Luo Bingzhong was very familiar with the immigration data and readily reported it, saying, "Reporting to the Chief Justice, news has arrived from the fast ship carrying immigrants. If there are no unforeseen circumstances at sea, they should arrive at the port around ten o'clock."

"The total number of immigrants from the coastal areas of the Far East is about 1800, including about 900 adult men, about 600 women of marriageable age, and about 300 other youth immigrants."

"In addition, there are more than 1200 Chinese men and women who immigrated from Southeast Asia, and more than 2700 women of marriageable age who immigrated from Japan, Annam, the Korean Peninsula and other regions."

A rough estimate puts the total at around 5700 people.

With these newly arrived immigrants, not only were the labor shortages in some factories, mines, and farms resolved, but the issue of single, unmarried, and childless individuals was also addressed to some extent, thus stabilizing the development of Hanyang.

Han Qingyun was pleased and couldn't help but offer a word of encouragement to the Immigration Agency, saying, "Bingzhong, the Immigration Agency's task is extremely challenging. I'm delighted that they were able to bring in so many immigrants at once."

"I will issue you a check for 20000 silver dollars later. You can withdraw the cash at Hanyang Bank and distribute it to the staff of the Immigration Bureau and the sailors as a token of the Governor-General's appreciation for their work."

Silver dollars were the circulating currency of Hanyang Prefecture, minted by the Hanyang Mint and issued by the Hanyang Bank.

According to the current currency system promulgated by the Governor-General's Office, each silver dollar weighs approximately 25 grams, containing 89% silver, 10% copper, and 1% tin. Two silver dollars can be exchanged for one tael of silver or 1000 copper coins.

With this generous reward, each immigration officer and seaman would receive an average of 13 silver dollars, almost equivalent to a seaman's monthly salary.

Luo Bingzhong was pleased to receive the governor's office's recognition and reward.

He didn't forget to consult Han Qingyun's opinion, bringing up the matter of immigrant allocation, and said, "Chief Censor, these past few days, all the government offices have been eyeing the Immigration Bureau for personnel, and I don't know how to arrange it."

Originally, immigrants were allocated according to the Governor-General's personnel plan, but since Han Qingyun took over as Governor-General, nine offices have been established in succession.

Because of the existing allocation plan, these newly established agencies missed the optimal allocation opportunity. Now, with no one else available, they had no choice but to approach the Immigration Agency. However, the Immigration Agency couldn't make the decision itself and had to consult Han Qingyun.

Moreover, Han Qingyun wanted to prioritize selecting and training a few capable young people, so the Immigration Agency had no choice but to make the decision on its own.

Considering that these new government offices were newly established and highly specialized, Han Qingyun directly approved the application, saying, "This batch of immigrants is definitely not suitable. However, there is a group of primary school students graduating in June. Let them go to the schools to select people."

"Although these five-year primary school students don't read much, they at least know how to read and understand basic arithmetic. They can be placed in various government offices for further training."

"Given time, these students will become the backbone of Hanyang Prefecture!"

If Han Qingyun hadn't mentioned this group of graduating students, Luo Bingzhong would have almost forgotten about it.

When Han Qingyun first settled in Hanyang Prefecture, he presided over the establishment of the first primary school in Hanyang Prefecture and sent all the underage children and teenagers to the school to become first-grade students.

This group of primary school students is of varying ages, ranging from 7-year-old children to 13-year-old teenagers, and even 17-year-old teenagers. The age gap is quite large.

Fortunately, older teenagers have basic social awareness, so teaching them is not difficult, especially for simple literacy education and basic arithmetic knowledge.

In just six months, she mastered the pronunciation of pinyin and basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The remaining four and a half years of primary school were dedicated to deepening and consolidating her knowledge, as well as taking on the task of teaching younger children.

It was with the help of these teenagers that Han Qingyun was able to get rid of his heavy teaching work. After half a year of unremitting efforts, the primary school textbook was completed at the end of 1828.

In March of the following year, primary school textbooks were introduced into night schools, and a five-year adult night school was officially established and opened, dedicated to literacy education for adults and to build up a reserve force for the development of Hanyang Prefecture.

After five years of full-time primary school and part-time night school, these primary school students of different ages have learned pinyin, how to use a dictionary, how to speak Mandarin, and basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

While they may not be extremely knowledgeable or eloquent, they still possess the ability to learn independently once they have these basic skills and knowledge.

With further training, they can become practical talents.

Of course, since it concerns the reserve of future talent, Han Qingyun didn't forget junior high schools. Since the topic of education was being discussed, the Education Bureau inevitably had to do some work.

Han Qingyun summoned the Director of the Education Bureau and personally assigned tasks, saying, "The Education Bureau has just been established, so its focus should be on junior high schools."

"The five-year primary school students are about to graduate. We can select a group of adult graduates with excellent self-learning abilities, as well as primary school teachers, to form a junior high school study group to study junior high school textbooks together."

"Once the junior high school is officially completed and opens in September, the Education Department can draw on the best teachers from this study tour to be assigned to junior high school teachers of various subjects. The relevant subject teachers can learn while taking on the teaching tasks of junior high school."

"As for the remaining teachers in the study tour program, some will continue to teach at the primary school level, while others will be transferred to various government offices."

The junior high school textbooks were compiled from classics and historical texts from the Far East and Western textbooks, taking three years to complete. They consist of ten subjects: Chinese, mathematics, geography, history, physics, biology, chemistry, philosophy, nature, and physical education.

However, disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, and natural sciences are still in their initial stages, with relatively little and general content. They need to be continuously supplemented from classical texts and historical works, or by introducing Western scientific works.

Of course, school experiments are also indispensable!

As for Chinese language, having already been taught in elementary school, the curriculum will transition to the use of grammar, as well as the appreciation and interpretation of articles.

Other junior high school courses are similar, all of which are in-depth education based on the elementary school curriculum!