Volume 2 King of the Northwest Chapter 6 Stability (VI)
"Marshal, Director Li of the Education Department is here with two people."
Although Dai Jiliang was not qualified to appoint officials in the province before he took office as the commander-in-chief, Dai Jiliang had the military power in his hands, so why would he care about such restrictions?
"Mr. Ziyi is here, please come in!"
Dai Jiliang put down the documents in his hand. Being a diligent ruler was tiring. Li Yuanding's arrival gave Dai Jiliang a chance to catch his breath.
"Welcome!"
Dai Jiliang personally opened the door for Li Yuanding.
"Guards, serve tea. Mr. Ziyi, who are these two?"
"Marshal, let me introduce you."
Li Yuanding pointed at a middle-aged man who looked about the same age as Dai Jiliang and introduced him.
"This is Mr. Shizhai."
Dai Jiliang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he took the initiative to hold the other person's hand tightly, shaking it up and down.
"Brother Xiren, welcome back!"
Dai Jiliang's tone was enthusiastic and his intention was earnest. It was really because Guo Xiren was too famous and could be regarded as the first banner of the constitutionalists and reformists in Shaanxi.
"You're too polite, Marshal!"
Guo Xiren tried to pull his hand away but found that he couldn't pull his hand out of Dai Jiliang's clutches, so he smiled helplessly.
"I heard that the Marshal attaches great importance to education and eradicates the harm left by Lu Jianzhang. Although I am not talented, I am willing to serve my hometown. I hope the Marshal will give Shi Zhai a chance."
"Well, you're most welcome!"
Dai Jiliang's face was full of smiles. Guo Xiren had fallen into his trap. Humph, the Kuomintang in northern Shaanxi, I'm going to remove your most important pillar. Let's see how you can behave in the future.
"This is Mr. Li Bo, who has been invited to serve as the Supervisory Director of the Provincial Department of Education. Brother Yue Zhi is also the principal of the Provincial Girls' Primary School."
Seeing Dai Jiliang's behavior, Li Yuanding smiled slightly and continued to introduce him.
"Four heroes from one family, I have long admired them!"
Dai Jiliang enthusiastically held the other person's hand, but the next sentence "two pairs of revolution" naturally did not come out of his mouth.
"Thank you, Brother Yuezhi, for coming back to Shaanxi to help educate the people. How is your father, Mr. Tongxuan? Did your brother, Brother Yizhi, come back to Shaanxi with you this time?"
"Thank you for your concern, Marshal. My father is still in good health. He is now addicted to opera and no longer cares about his work."
Li Yuezhi responded calmly.
"As for my younger brother, he is currently employed by Mr. Zhang Ji (Zhi), the president of the National Water Conservancy Bureau, to participate in the education of the Hohai Engineering School in Nanjing. He will not return to Shaanxi for the time being."
"What a pity!"
Dai Jiliang uttered something in German.
"I had originally wanted to discuss my life experience in Germany with Brother Yizhi, but now I have to postpone it."
Dai Jiliang said this with a purpose, and as expected, after he said this, several people looked at him differently.
You should know that there are very few provincial governors in the country who have overseas experience and a global vision. If such governors are really interested in local construction, it is obviously worth their efforts.
"Everyone, come and take a seat!"
Dai Jiliang made arrangements and several people sat down in a corner of the office, and then the groom brought them tea.
"Brother Yue Zhi, the position of Supervisor of the Education Department is very important. The education in Shaanxi is uneven now. How can we make it uniform? You have a heavy responsibility. Of course, women's education is also very important. Mothers are the first teachers of their children."
Dai Jiliang knew what to talk about in order to communicate with these arrogant KMT members.
"If there weren't so few talented people available right now, I would have been afraid of exhausting a talent like Brother Yue Zhi!"
"I am willing to work hard to enlighten the people in my hometown!"
Since Dai Jiliang was so enthusiastic, Li Bo couldn't be too cold.
"However, I wonder when the funding that the Marshal promised will be realized?"
But the Democratic Party is the Democratic Party, and it is really passionate, and it went straight to the point right away.
"Shaanxi's provincial treasury is now empty."
Dai Jiliang tells the truth.
"I have a headache too. This winter is not going to be easy!"
Seeing the faces of several people turning cloudy and gloomy, Dai Jiliang hurried to save the situation.
"How about this, after the tax revenue comes in in the fall, I will increase the education budget by 15%. What do you think?"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
The two Lis looked at each other. Although the expected requirements could not be met, Dai Jiliang's attitude was sincere, what he said was true, and the method of making up for it was reasonable, so Li Yuanding nodded, accepting this plan.
“Then the Department of Education will wait for the funding after the autumn tax.”
"Don't worry, I keep my word!"
However, Dai Jiliang was willing to do so under certain conditions.
"Mr. Ziyi, Brother Yuezhi, do you think we should add military and national education content to all levels of education in Shaanxi?"
Military national education? The two Lis looked at each other in bewilderment. They vaguely knew that Dai Jiliang had studied in Germany and Japan, two countries that were typical of fully implementing military national education.
“It’s not impossible.”
You should know that the former Minister of Education Cai Yuanpei also agreed that it is necessary to implement military national education in China now. Li Yuanding could not ignore this call.
"But there is a shortage of teachers. As long as the Marshal can solve this problem, Shaanxi can naturally implement military national education."
"At present, the various units of our Shaanxi Army are promoting literacy education in the army. Some veteran soldiers and senior sergeants can be selected to take turns to serve as military instructors in various schools. As for the funding?"
Dai Jiliang scratched his head.
"It can be allocated from the funds of Shaanxi Army Middle School."
Since Shaanxi Army Middle School cannot be upgraded to Shaanxi Army Crash School for the time being, let's use the name of this school to do some practical things below.
"Mr. Tokisai."
However, Dai Jiliang didn't want to continue this topic. He didn't know how big a hole it would cause if he went on, so he turned to look at Guo Xiren.
"What do you hope to do when you return to Shaanxi this time? If you want to continue serving in the Advisory Council, I think you can continue to be the Speaker."
"Thank you for your kindness, Marshal!"
Guo Xiren smiled. He certainly knew that Dai Jiliang had the ability. No matter how strong the public opinion was, it could not be stronger than the will of the superiors. However, he did not want to be an embellishment of this rubber stamp.
"Shi Zhai wants to serve at the Shaanxi Branch of the Water Conservancy Bureau."
"Water Conservancy Bureau?"
Dai Jiliang kept muttering in his heart, why did he make the same choice as someone else after 1949? Couldn't he realize political ambitions but wanted to gain fame by benefiting his hometown?
But no matter what Dai Jiliang thought, since he personally invited the other party to return to Shaanxi, and since the other party personally asked for this position, there was absolutely no reason for Dai Jiliang to refuse.
"Mr. Shi Zhai is willing to serve Shaanxi Water Conservancy, how can Zhixiang dare to refuse? In this case, Mr. Shi Zhai is invited to serve as the director of the Water Conservancy Bureau and concurrently as the provincial forestry commissioner. What do you think?"
"Can!"
Preventing soil erosion and developing water conservancy are both urgent tasks, and Guo Xiren did not refuse.
"Marshal."
Just when both the host and the guests were having a great time, Sima knocked on the door and walked in . Li Yuanding and the others understood and stood up to say goodbye. Dai Jiliang sent them to the door of the office and only stopped after being persuaded by several people.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Dai Jiliang sat back in his chair and then looked up at his adjutant.
"The eldest lady sent someone to say that some relatives have come to the house."
Sima naturally knew that Dai Jiliang had many concubines and relatives from all over the place, so his explanation was particularly clear.
"He is from my hometown in Jiangsu."
"My brother-in-law is here!"
Dai Jiliang stood up suddenly. The political assistant he had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived.
"walk home!"
"Zhixiang, I didn't expect you to be so successful."
Dai Jiliang was greeted by the laughter of his sister Wang Dai and Li Yuan after a long separation, as well as the heartfelt praise from his brother-in-law Wang Danping.
"It's so unexpected. A provincial commander-in-chief, I can't even imagine it!"
"My brother-in-law is laughing at me."
Dai Jiliang clapped his hands.
"Come here, bring the young master out to show him to the aunt. Oh, and ask the other ladies to come out and greet him as well."
Then he looked at his sister apologetically.
"During the chaos of war, Ji Liu didn't even go back to his hometown. I don't know if my father would scold me for being an unfilial son."
"Then you can bring your parents over."
Wang Dai glared at her little brother.
"You, you forgot your family after becoming an official. Oh, this is little Ji Liu, she's really pretty!"
As she spoke, she picked up the child from the wet nurse's arms, praised him a few times, and then looked at the concubines who came to pay their respects to her with a sly smile on her face.
"Third brother, you have become a bad person. I have long said that all men are bad.
Okay, Xiaoyuan, stop talking nonsense. I get it.
Let's go to the back, sisters, and let these two stinky men talk about their business!"
"Your sister keeps a close eye on me."
Wang Danping gave Dai Jiliang a look that every man could understand.
"Don't mind it, she has a sharp tongue but a soft heart."
"Look at what you said, brother-in-law, that's my sister!"
Dai Jiliang shook his head disapprovingly.
"By the way, brother-in-law, how is the situation at home?"
"Fortunately, my father-in-law and mother-in-law are still in good health. I heard that you are even more energetic after becoming the commander-in-chief of a province."
Wang Danping knew what Dai Jiliang wanted to ask.
"However, the elderly are nostalgic for their hometown. If you want to bring them to Xi'an to spend their remaining years in retirement, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."
"I understand, I understand!"
Dai Jiliang sighed and sat down.
"I feel guilty for not being able to fulfill my filial duty!"
However, Dai Jiliang has lived two lives after all, and some of his ideas are considered shocking in this era .
"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time! By the way, brother-in-law, have you thought it over? You won't leave this time, right?"
"Of course I'm not leaving. Brothers fight together and fathers and sons fight together. How can I not help you with your problem?"
"That's good! In this way, I will hand over the secretary and the political affairs office to you. In the future, I want to hear your opinions on Shaanxi's political affairs and how to coordinate relations with various parties."
Dai Jiliang nodded. Let him appoint people based on personal connections, since it was his fault that he did not have any reliable political talents.
"However, there is something I need to make clear to you, brother-in-law, in advance."
Seeing Wang Danping's inquiring eyes, Dai Jiliang frowned.
"As long as it is good for the Shaanxi Army as a whole, you can speak out without any scruples, but I hope you won't do anything that will harm the interests of the Shaanxi Army, otherwise it will be difficult for me and my elder sister to explain in the future."
"clear!"
Wang Danping laughed out loud.
"You're afraid I'll take the money, right? No problem. I've been your brother-in-law's assistant for so many years, and I know the ropes very well. Don't worry, I won't take any money I shouldn't take, and I'll let you know about any money I should take afterwards."
"That's good!"
