Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Since you are an education cadre, it is necessary to say hello to the Education Department.

Furthermore, university education isn't simply about establishing a university. Rather, it's based on primary and secondary education. The formalization of education requires collaboration from all levels. Therefore, the Ministry of Education will need to collaborate with university education in the future.

Wei Hongjun continued, "Secondly, I also need your help. Take a look at this. This is the school I plan to merge. Aside from Chanan Normal School, many of them are related to you. They are the teacher training classes you founded back then."

Liu Kaifeng was in charge of primary education and literacy education at that time.

There is also an extreme shortage of teachers.

Therefore, many teacher training courses were held in the Jin-Cha-Ji and Hebei-Central regions. Wei Hongjun planned to merge them all, mainly to combine the teachers of these training courses. Although they were just simple training courses, these people had experience in training teachers.

Although he is much worse than the teachers in regular normal universities, now is not the time for Wei Hongjun to be dissatisfied with this or that.

"No problem. It's just that the teachers of these training classes are teachers of the Normal College, right?"

"While they are teaching, they also need to learn. We need to let them know that as universities become more formalized, the requirements for teachers will become increasingly stringent. If they can't keep up with the development of universities, they will have no choice but to become teachers elsewhere.

"Yes."

Liu Kaifeng understood.

The conditions are not sufficient now, so it is so simple.

But that may not be the case in the future.

Wei Hongjun continued, "Third, I still have to ask your Education Department to help the Normal University find some outstanding teachers within the entire military region."

"Yes."

"Fourth, I want your Education Department to conduct an assessment of those who have received literacy education. Select the 300 to 500 with the best results."

"Leader, what's the purpose?"

"You also said that there are too many illiterate people now. Although we have been carrying out literacy education, the illiteracy rate is still very high. Therefore, the literacy campaign is still our top priority. Not only now, but after the victory of the revolution, all of China will carry out literacy education.

By then, we will need even more literacy cadres and teachers. Therefore, I plan to organize a one-year short-term training course after the Normal University opens.

Let those who have emerged from the literacy education become literacy teachers after learning. "

This was a decision Wei Hongjun made after thinking about it for a long time.

Not full either.

He explained to Liu Kaifeng, "This serves three purposes. First, it encourages those who participate in the literacy campaign and lets them know that it's useful. In the future, normal universities will regularly admit students from these literacy programs for a one-year program, thereby increasing public enthusiasm for literacy. Second, after completing their studies at these schools, these individuals can return to their hometowns and become teachers involved in literacy programs, helping even more people achieve literacy. Third, after our revolution is victorious, we will undoubtedly promote education on a large scale. However, China has a vast rural population, and transportation is poor. If primary schools were all located in county towns or townships, many rural students would be unable to attend. Opening primary schools in rural areas nationwide requires not only a significant investment but, more importantly, a large number of teachers. However, it's difficult to find that many teachers in a short period of time, and the government simply can't afford it. It's a good opportunity for these teachers who participated in the literacy campaign to become primary school teachers, solving the problem of schooling for rural children. Even if these children can't receive a good education, at least they won't be illiterate like their parents and grandparents."

Liu Kaifeng's expression became more serious.

He had been in charge of literacy education for many years, but he had never thought so far.

After some thought, I decided this was a good idea. It would be a way to reward those who actively participated in literacy education and boost enthusiasm. At the same time, I began to consider how to address the future problem of rural primary school teachers.

It's a good idea.

Liu Kaifeng immediately asked: "What's your age?"

"Ages 15 and up, no upper limit. Also, when organizing the exam, it's solely for the purpose of testing literacy scores. The news that the Normal University is offering a one-year program must not be leaked. After the township exams, there will be another in the county, and then a final exam at the school. Any attempt to fill in the numbers will be rejected by the school. Furthermore, the applicants must be students who have received literacy training, not those with pre-existing foundations. This aspect must be strictly controlled. Also, this time, the exams will be divided into male and female classes, and the number of admitted students will be -. Can the Education Department host such an exam?"

Promoting gender equality in rural areas requires more than simple propaganda.

There must be substantial changes.

The rural preference for boys over girls is related to the agricultural society's need for labor. Beyond advocacy, the most effective way to address this rural preference for boys is to improve women's economic status. The economic base determines the superstructure, and if women are to achieve equal status, changes must begin with their economic income. Only when girls can earn money to support their families can the rural preference for boys be effectively challenged.

Liu Kaifeng didn't expect that Wei Hongjun would make so many adjustments to the base area education just by establishing a normal university.

"no problem."

Chapter 601 Inviting people

Wei Hongjun is actually responsible for the work of setting up the university, but it is impossible for him to take charge of everything.

That shouldn't be exhausting.

Therefore, Wei Hongjun is currently focusing on preliminary preparations. First, he is assigning cadres to universities and then establishing a broad framework, leaving the remaining details to them. However, the most challenging aspect for these universities is staffing the cadres.

Finding the right cadres and placing them in the right positions is a seemingly simple task, but it is actually quite difficult. Not only do you have to go through a large number of cadres' files, but you will also have to ask for favors from many cadres.

After all, once a university is established, a large number of positions will become available. Although the Eighth Route Army is currently short of cadres, there will always be many cadres who are unemployed for various reasons, whether in Yan'an or Jin-Cha-Ji.

These cadres all have their own connections.

Some cadres wanted to go to the front lines, but others preferred to work in departments like universities. Consequently, many cadres sought help from Wei Hongjun. Of course, many cadres didn't dare approach Wei Hongjun, so they sought out the cadres in the university preparatory group he had established, hoping they could speak well of him.

Very lively.

However, at this time, Wei Hongjun personally came to the Yizhong Military Region to find cadres for the university. If you want to transfer cadres from the lower military regions, you must obtain the consent of the lower military regions.

"Aren't you busy with university matters lately? Why are you here?"

Yang Quanwu was exhausted.

After hearing the news that Wei Hongjun was coming, he returned from the front line.

The Jizhong Military Region had been conquering cities and territories for a while, and the entire Jizhong region was now basically under its control. The North China Front Army had been shrinking, and now only the important cities of Beiping and Baoding remained unconquered by the Jizhong Military Region.

If Yang Quanwu hadn't heard that Wei Hongjun was coming in person, he would not have returned from the front line.

"I need help from the old leader."

"I?"

Yang Quanwu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Yang Quanwu knew that Wei Hongjun had recently been recruiting cadres everywhere to establish a university. The First Division, the predecessor of the Jizhong Military Region, was the base area with the largest number of cadres and the highest quality cadres in the Jin-Cha-Ji base area.

It is normal for Wei Hongjun to want to get a few thousand copies from his own side.

Given the friendship between the two, Yang Quanwu would not refuse as long as it was not too excessive.

"Want to borrow someone from the old boss?"

"Who?"

"Li Qingchuan."

Yang Quanwu frowned.

If Wei Hongjun wanted someone else, he wouldn't frown.

But Li Qingchuan was Yang Quanwu's favorite general.

He was a former officer of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and was only 61 years old when he defected to Yang Quanwu. Li Qingchuan was a member of the 61st Army of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army under Li Fuying. After Li Fuying was shot, many officers and soldiers of the st Army fled in panic, including Li Qingchuan.

He first formed a unit with other officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, called the Chahanan Anti-Japanese Rangers. Later, this unit defected to the Eighth Route Army and joined Yang Quanwu's unit. At that time, Yang Quanwu had great trust in them.

Wang Tiancun, the battalion commander of this unit, was appointed commander of the Second Regiment of the Independent Division, while Chief of Staff Duan Rushan was appointed Chief of Staff of the Second Regiment. As for Li Qingchuan, Yang Quanwu trusted him so much that he appointed him Director of the First Division's Supply Department. This effectively handed over logistics to Li Qingchuan.

In return for Yang Quanwu's trust, Li Qingchuan handed over several arsenals of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to Yang Quanwu.

However, a year later, Duan Ruduanshan was executed for violating discipline, prompting Wang Tiancun to leave the First Division and defect to Yan Xishan. Many officers in the First Division were concerned about Li Qingchuan, but Yang Quanwu remained unfazed and trusted him. Li Qingchuan lived up to Yang Quanwu's trust, managing the First Division's logistics in an orderly manner. Yang Quanwu even entrusted Li Qingchuan with the task of formalizing the First Division's headquarters.

At that time, many Eighth Route Army units expanded their forces too quickly, resulting in chaotic management and command, overlapping units, and unclear responsibilities.

For a period of time, many departments were able to handle the matter, but when something really happened, no department was responsible, and it was a complete chaos.

But this problem never occurred in Yang Quanwu's division.

It was because Li Qingchuan formalized the First Division Command and clearly defined the rights and responsibilities of each department.

Later, Wang Tiancun sought refuge with his sworn brother, only to discover that he had long been colluding with the Japanese. After luring Wang Tiancun to his home, he strangled him and went to the Japanese to claim credit. Upon hearing the news, Li Qingchuan wept bitterly. Some people reported Li Qingchuan to Yang Quanwu. But Yang Quanwu, upon hearing the news, declared that Li Qingchuan was a man of integrity, conscience, and loyalty, and a man worthy of trust.

Therefore, he was appointed as the chief of the combat department of a division and the captain of the teaching brigade.

Li Qingchuan trained a large number of commanders for the First Division. He was also very skilled in training new recruits, and within a short period of time, he was able to transform a group of newly enlisted peasants into combat-ready soldiers. Furthermore, the soldiers he trained performed very well on the battlefield.

So Li Qingchuan is Yang Quanwu's treasure.

"Red Army, it's not that I don't give you face. I can't give you the Qing boat."

Wei Hongjun had long thought that Yang Quanwu would not agree easily, after all, she was his baby.

But this time Wei Hongjun was determined to take Li Qingchuan away.

"Old leader, I know Li Qingchuan is your favorite general. But you also have to consider him."

"What do you mean?"

"Old leader, Li Qingchuan has no room for advancement here with you, you should understand that. But it will be different when he goes to my place. This time I will merge most of the cadre schools in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei to form the North China Military and Political University. His rank will not be low, because I plan to open advanced and junior classes at the North China Military and Political University. The junior class will mainly train grassroots cadres at the company and platoon levels, while the advanced class will train cadres at the battalion and regiment levels. Up to now, we in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei have not had a cadre school for training battalion and regiment-level cadres, except for the newly moved Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. This time, the North China Military and Political University will have this. With this advanced class, the rank of the North China Military and Political University will not be low.

Li Qingchuan is a truly talented person. Although Yang Quanwu trusts him very much, it is a waste of his talent to place him in the Jizhong Military Region.

This is not Yang Quanwu's problem.

Yang Quanwu trusted Li Qingchuan very much and placed great importance on him. However, Yang Quanwu also faced difficulties. Because of the incidents involving Wang Tiancun and Duan Rushan, Li Qingchuan's position within the Jizhong Military Region was somewhat awkward. Many cadres did not trust Li Qingchuan.

As a result, Li Qingchuan never had the opportunity to lead troops to fight on the front line in Jin-Cha-Ji, and could only work in government agencies.

But in wartime, battlefield achievements are the most direct proof of one's success. Whether you fight well or not is something that can be seen. But because Li Qingchuan lacked this opportunity, his position in the Jizhong Military Region was capped.

You can't just promote him just because Yang Quanwu likes him or trusts him.

No matter how much Yang Quanwu trusted him, there was nothing he could do.

Yang Quanwu frowned.

He glanced at Wei Hongjun unhappily.

But Yang Quanwu was also helpless.

Because he understood Wei Hongjun's intentions. Li Qingchuan was capable, and Yang Quanwu knew this very well. Otherwise, Yang Quanwu would not have trusted him so much and put him in charge of so many important matters.

But still the same sentence.

Li Qingchuan was from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and his close friends Wang Tiancun and Duan Rushan, one of whom was shot, and the other left the Eighth Route Army. Although Wang Tiancun's departure from the First Division was amicable,

Yang Quanwu didn't make things difficult for him.

But after Wang Tiancun defected to Yan Xishan, he had some friction with the Eighth Route Army. So Wang Tiancun was considered a defector in the Eighth Route Army.

Such a background limited Li Qingchuan's development.

Yang Quanwu liked him, but there was no way he could let him go to the front line to lead troops.

Moreover, although Li Qingchuan graduated from a regular military academy and had outstanding abilities, he had never led troops in battle. Yang Quanwu did not want to take any risks.

The result is that Li Qingchuan is currently in an awkward situation.

With Yang Quanwu's trust and favor, he held considerable power within the government. However, he lacked tangible achievements to advance. If it were a veteran Red Army member or Party member, no one would have complained about Li Qingchuan's contributions. But when it came to Li Qingchuan, it was impossible.