Chapter 651

In 1904, the first major event in the Far East was not the Tokyo trial, but the establishment of Nanyang University, which would have a profound impact on later generations.

Although the university had just been named, the location, teachers, and rules had not been determined, but this still could not change the fact that Nanyang University had caused a sensation in Asia.

In this era of the most chaotic thinking, the worship of foreign things was also pushed to the peak. In the eyes of many people, the moon in Europe was exceptionally round.

In particular, William had personally endorsed it as a prince. The impact was even greater. Enrollment had not officially begun, and there was already an endless stream of people inquiring about applications. For a time, it even affected the normal operations of several embassies of Shinra in the Far East.

There was no other reason, just because William accidentally revealed at a cocktail party that Nanyang University would be open to enrollment in Asia, and would not restrict countries and ethnic groups.

This could not be helped. Although the population of the Austrian Nanyang region was not small, the high-quality students had all gone to China.

As a colony of the Holy Roman Empire, there were still many benefits. For example, in higher education, they could enjoy a certain amount of care.

According to the population ratio of citizens, the major universities in China gave the minimum number of admission to the Austrian Nanyang region every year.

The education model was also a copy of the local system. Other than the local geography allowed for changes in textbooks, everything else was unified by the Ministry of Education.

From primary school to university, it was a proportional admission system for entrance examinations. In theory, all citizens of Shinra had equal rights to education.

Of course, this was limited to the free education provided by the government. If one studied at their own expense, there was naturally no need to be restricted by admission.

Education resources were very precious these days. It was fine to study at one's own expense in primary and secondary school, but once one reached the university level, the tuition would be in the tens of thousands.

Not to mention ordinary people, even small nobles and petty bourgeoisie could not afford such expenses.

According to the statistics of the Government of Vienna, more than 98% of the students enrolled in Shinra's regular universities passed the entrance examination every year, and less than 2% of the students actually spent money to go to school.

No matter how much William shouted, it could not change the fact that Nanyang University was a diploma mill. He could fool other people, but he could not fool the nobles, capitalists, and middle class within Shinra.

Although the colonial government would tilt resources to Nanyang University, the problem of insufficient teachers could not be solved overnight.

Everyone was realistic, especially when it came to the education of their children. The Germans liked to be more serious. If the quality of education was not good, even a prince would not be able to help.

Of course, William did not intend to keep these students back to study. After all, misleading students was too hateful.

Their family businesses were in the Austrian Nanyang. Even if they returned to the mainland to study, a large portion of them would return to the Nanyang region in the future. These were all high-quality talents.

The purpose of establishing a university was to nurture talents. As long as they could provide talents to the Nanyang region, it didn't matter where they were nurtured.

If he wanted to keep the local students, he could wait until Nanyang University's faculty was improved. At this stage, the most important thing was to build a good foundation.

If the quality of education was not good and the students were not, it would be a diploma mill mill mill. Under such circumstances, it was necessary to recruit teachers from all over Asia.

If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't have enough influence and wasn't attractive to European and American students, William was prepared to recruit students from all over the world.

Of course, the main reason why Nanyang University was so attractive in Asia was because of its military specialization.

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The Navy, Army, and Air Force had a total of 17 generals, which was definitely the most prestigious in Asia.

Although these people could not come to class every day, the teachers were all graduates of domestic military schools and had been on the battlefield.

Perhaps they were lacking in experience, but with some practice, they were more than qualified to be compared to the ordinary military academies in the country.

This was more than enough. The military specialization was set up to keep up appearances and attract students from Asia.

After staying in the Nanyang region for so long, William had a good understanding of the situation in Asia.

For international students from all over Asia, their first choice was military, followed by economics and literature. There were relatively few who studied medicine and science.

In a sense, this was also a good thing for the newly established Nanyang University. Compared to the rigor of medicine and science subjects, literature and economic theory subjects were obviously much easier to fool.

…

Sanchez, the director of education, said, "Your Highness, this is the location and plan of Nanyang University. Please take a look."

Without exception, Nanyang University's final location was Sulawesi, less than 30 kilometers away from the governor's office.

The layout was also copied from the structure of the University of Vienna, but a lot of buildings were reduced. It was considered to be in line with the norm.

After flipping through it, William didn't find any problems. He signed the document and said, "Start the construction as soon as possible. We'll try to finish the main construction by the end of the year and make it in time for the new students next year."

It could be seen that William was quite satisfied with the plans of the Education Department. Being in his forties meant 'stability'. William was already in his forties and he was no longer in the limelight.

Besides, what was the use of designing Nanyang University to impress people? He was the boss of Nanyang, and no one cared about him!

He couldn't be unconventional just to send a few pictures back to his country to show off, right?

Of course, if he wanted to return to his country in advance to be a parasite, this was indeed a good idea.

Sanchez immediately promised, "Your Highness, don't worry. We've hired the best construction team. We'll definitely finish the main construction by the end of the year."

After a pause, Sanchez added, "Your Highness, we're recruiting students from all over Asia. The students come from all over the world, and it will take months for them to travel.

To ensure that the new students can successfully enroll next year, do you think we can start the recruitment earlier?

After all, there are a lot of students who are interested in enrolling, and it's troublesome for us to filter them out. The earlier we start, the more time we have to prepare. "

The actual situation would only be more serious. Recruiting more than a thousand people from all over Asia might not be one in ten thousand, but it would definitely be one in a hundred.

Although the Education Department had rich experience in recruiting students, it was the first time they were recruiting students from different countries and regions.

William nodded. "I'll leave it to the Education Department to handle the recruitment! I only have one request, and that is to recruit as many talents as possible, but not anti-Austrians. "

Political correctness was always the number one priority, and there was no exception in any place. The Holy Roman Empire was relatively tolerant of new ideas.

Of course, the main reason was that the country was strong, and they had enough confidence in themselves to resist the impact of new ideas.

…

Tokyo. Following the end of the international trial, the emerging international metropolis was once again full of vitality.

The Japanese people weren't defeated by the trial. The biggest consequence of the international trial was that the anti-Russian sentiment among the Japanese people had increased.

In order to reduce the pressure on themselves, the Government of Japan set up a "National Humiliation Day" to commemorate the "heroes" who died in the Russian Embassy case.

It wasn't just the Russians who couldn't stand it, even the diplomatic corps was furious. The "heroes" who were sentenced to death by the International Court of Justice was clearly a slap in everyone's face.

However, the diplomatic corps was already divided, and the two leaders, Britannia and Shinra, were already at war. They had no time to care about this small problem.

Not only did the two hooligans not step forward to stop it, but they also added fuel to the fire, contributing to the war between Japan and Russia.

The reason why an "overt plot" was terrifying was that even if it was seen through, it would still happen.

The current conflict between Japan and Russia was like this. Knowing that Vienna and London were up to no good, the Japanese and Russian governments could only bite the bullet.

Especially for the Government of Japan, they were forced into a corner. Any concessions now were tantamount to a slow suicide.

With the current relationship between Japan and Russia, once the Siberian Railway was opened, it would be the end of the Japanese Empire.

In a sense, the pressure faced by the Government of Japan now was greater than in the original time and space.

With the addition of the Philippines War, the Yoto government's pockets became poorer, and the overall national strength was one or two points weaker than it was at the same time in history.

In contrast, the Russian Empire was different. Although the overall national strength didn't increase much, it was bigger on the surface!

The Baltic Sea occupied Poland; the central occupied Constantinople, and the Black Sea directly became the internal sea of the Russian Empire, and its tentacles once penetrated into the Mediterranean Sea; the southern line occupied most of Afghanistan, and the border almost overthrew India.

The entire Russian Empire was a size bigger than the original time and space. If it weren't for the strong rise of Shinra, it was estimated that the entire European world would tremble under the gears of the road roller.

In the face of such an opponent, it was impossible for the Government of Japan not to panic. If it weren't for the outbreak of the Russian Embassy case, the Government of Japan really wouldn't have the determination to fight to the death with Russia.

Unfortunately, there was no "if" in reality. With this fuse, coupled with the past contradictions and conflicts between Japan and Russia, this war became inevitable.

People with a little military knowledge knew that the smell of gunpowder in Yoto was too strong, and it was clearly a precursor to the outbreak of war.

Although they didn't go to the Russian Embassy again to protest, the anti-Russian movement was in full swing, and even the international students couldn't escape.

"A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit."

After experiencing the previous lesson, the Empire of the Far East's international students in Japan also knew the power, and they were no longer enthusiastic about participating in anti-Russian activities.

But no matter how much they refused, they couldn't resist the perseverance of the Japanese "friends". This made many people who were used to the ways of the world very uncomfortable.

The strength of the Russians was well known. Except for the Japanese themselves, almost no one was optimistic about them.

Even if the Government of Japan packaged themselves as the light of Asia, the hope of Asia, it couldn't change the inherent impression in everyone's mind.

Standing with the losers, the sequelae were very serious. It was fine to lose oneself, but they were afraid that they would lose their family.

Everyone had seen how strong the Hairy Bear's revenge was.

Needless to say, the felons who were sentenced to death must have seen God. The most shocking thing to everyone was the thousands of people who were sentenced to exile in Siberia, and now their families have received bad news.

If they didn't participate, they really couldn't refuse the favor. In a foreign country, if they wanted to survive, they naturally couldn't do without the help of friends.

Many people had received help from Japanese classmates during their study abroad career. Although it was only a small favor, they still owed a favor.

For young students, the spirit of loyalty was greater than the sky. Often after a few words of encouragement, their IQ would not be online.

If it weren't for the previous incident that stimulated everyone, it was estimated that it would be the same as the original time and space, a group of international students were fooled into becoming cannon fodder.

Now that they had sobered up, after the rejection, everyone suddenly found themselves in an awkward situation.

Because of his excellent performance in the last incident, Li Boan unknowingly became the backbone of the international students, and everyone liked to come to discuss things.

"Brother Boan, the situation is not good! Since refusing to participate in the anti-Russian movement, we have been isolated at school, and the Japanese friends around us have left us one by one.

Even our residence is often harassed by hooligans, and the Tokyo police don't care at all.

If this continues, I'm afraid we can only end our studies early and return home … "

Li Boan had heard similar complaints more than once. Even he himself was ostracized at school. But his mentality was good, and he was able to resist these pressures.

"Brother Liu, the purpose of the Japanese is very obvious, nothing more than the Russo-Japanese war is imminent, and they need allies to share the pressure.

Winning us over is a fake, the real purpose is to pull the imperial court into the water through us to participate in the war against Russia.

But the situation of the imperial court, the Japanese don't know, but how can we not know?

If we really participate, once the Japanese are defeated, wouldn't Russia settle accounts with us who support them?

Once the Russians threaten us with force, with the style of the imperial court, do you think they can bear the pressure?

I'm afraid that not only will we be unlucky, but our families will also be implicated. Compared to this, the grievances we are suffering now are nothing.

If we really can't live, we can just leave Japan. Anyway, Nanyang University is about to enroll students, even if we can't get in, we can choose to pay for it ourselves. "

Without a doubt, these ideas were not thought of by the international students themselves. Without enough experience in society, people's imagination was not so rich.

To be able to make these ideas widely spread among the international students, it was obvious that someone was adding fuel to the fire.

The purpose was self-evident, Nanyang University was about to start, and they needed more high-quality students, so they naturally had to compete with their peers.

Anyway, there were no real universities in Japan, including the University of Tokyo, which was only a diploma mill internationally, and the faculty was very average.

Most of the high-tech was monopolized by Europe, and there were no important scientific research projects, scientific and technological innovations in the entire Asia region.

Although the Japanese were working hard, it was only hard work. Talent, infrastructure, all were not in place, and it was naturally not something that could be done overnight to catch up with the world's advanced level.

This was also one of the reasons why Nanyang University was able to attract countless people to enroll. Although it was also a diploma mill, no one knew!