RBCT Chapter 3189 Compulsory Education
Chapter 3189 Compulsory Education
Chapter 3189 Compulsory Education
In the conference room, everyone looked at Yang Xiaotao's undisguised disgust and the contempt in his words. When they looked at Gu Yuan and saw his face turn pale and then red, some of them wanted to laugh.
There's nothing else to it, I just wanted to have a laugh, because Mr. Yang has said just too much.
The virus was spread by the stupid test flight.
Upon closer reflection, that's indeed the case.
Director Yao took a deep breath. Although it was the first time he had heard this, he still agreed with it.
However, being in a position of authority, he had to do something. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Mr. Yang, we are here with the attitude of solving problems."
"If you have any suggestions, please feel free to share them, and we will definitely report them truthfully."
"As for personal matters, I don't think this is the place to discuss them."
Director Yao spoke in a nonchalant manner, but there was no indication in his words that he intended to stand up for Gu Yuan.
They even looked down on him in their hearts, thinking he was truly hopeless.
Who starts by directly questioning you? The key is, can't you at least speak more politely?
And
Forget it, I can't get close to that idiot anymore. I need to find a way to transfer him away, or at least keep him far away.
"Director Yao is right."
"Xiao Tao, get down to business."
Old Chen suddenly spoke, forcing Gu Yuan and the others to swallow the words they were about to say.
Yang Xiaotao understood what Old Chen meant and wanted to end this farce quickly, as there were still important matters to discuss.
So he nodded and said directly, "Let me start by saying something."
"Focusing on education is building a revolution."
"If anyone brings this up again, don't blame me for being impolite."
Yang Xiaotao's gaze swept over the group opposite him, and then he sneered, "You all make a living from scholarship, but you don't want others to share in it?"
"Why can you receive an education, but children from the countryside can't?"
"Do you really intend to use those old tricks from the old society to fool the poor?"
“We revolutionaries don’t follow this logic.”
“There is no such logic in my case.”
Papapa
Applause erupted from behind, and the people opposite gasped in surprise.
Director Yao quickly chimed in, "President Yang, you're exaggerating."
"We were just concerned about how the revolutionary funds were being used, and we were just asking. We didn't mean anything else."
Yang Xiaotao glanced at Gu Yuan and the others again, "That would be best."
"Otherwise, our Ninth Department would be very willing to help our comrades recognize their mistakes."
"We have the capability."
Director Yao quickly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, it's good that you've talked things out and realized your mistake."
He knew perfectly well what was going on.
The Nine Departments have numerous industries in the Northwest and Southwest, requiring a large workforce.
Moreover, it is said that there are nine tribes of 'tentacles' in Tibet, so we should be careful in the future.
If they're sent there, it's hard to say whether they'll be able to get back to Beijing.
"Since you are concerned about the funding situation, let me briefly explain."
Yang Xiaotao continued, then pointed to his finger and said, "Five years ago, our GDP was 250 billion yuan, but only 2.2 billion yuan was invested in education."
"It accounts for less than one percent."
“Last year, we had a good income, but education expenses only accounted for 2.1 percent.”
"Five years, comrades, in the past five years, our education expenditure as a percentage of GDP has only increased by 1.2%."
"Are we earning too little?"
"No, we've earned several times more money in the last five years than we did five years ago."
"But why is there so little investment in education?"
Silence fell over the meeting room.
Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath and then softened his voice, "Comrades, this level of investment includes primary school, junior high school, high school, university, and so on."
"What does this show? It shows that we have not valued education at all, and we have not regarded the cultivation of talent as a long-term plan."
"We are the most populous country in the world, and we have a huge population base."
"With such a large base, as long as education is carried out well, countless geniuses, scientists, and outstanding workers will emerge."
"Only in this way can we pave a smooth path for our revolutionary construction!"
"Instead of using tricks to fool the people and sacrificing their blood and sweat to obtain golden results."
"What we need to do is to ensure that everyone can write their own name, read books and newspapers to understand the achievements of the revolution, and enjoy the benefits brought about by the achievements of the revolution."
"This is the purpose of our revolution."
"This is the original intention of our revolutionary education."
Papapa
This time the applause was louder and longer than the last.
"Therefore, we will not only continue to support rural education in the future."
"On the contrary, we will increase our efforts to support rural education and the establishment of compulsory education!"
"Let all school-age children go into the classroom, let them receive education, and more importantly, let them have the ability to distinguish right from wrong."
Yang Xiaotao spoke with absolute certainty.
Everyone was stunned.
Should all children be allowed to learn?
Should everyone receive an education?
That's a huge goal.
Even Old Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he vaguely felt that this project was on the same level as the West-East Gas Pipeline.
Yang Xiaotao saw everyone's surprise, but in his view, the so-called ignorance was nothing more than a lack of perspective.
The best way to broaden one's horizons is to learn knowledge and then use that knowledge to understand the world.
Only by understanding the world and broadening our horizons can we truly cherish what we have now!
10:30 a.m.
End of the meeting.
In fact, after Yang Xiaotao stated his position, there was no need to continue the meeting.
The reason for the delay of about ten minutes was that the people around me stood up one by one to express their opinions.
Without exception, they all expressed their support.
They even reached an agreement on subsidies for girls and boys.
Yang Xiaotao never expected that the policy would be passed so smoothly.
Throughout the meeting, Director Yao only spoke a few words. As for the people he brought, not one of them dared to speak.
Because they simply dare not speak up.
They couldn't even express their agreement.
After the meeting ended, Director Yao led his people away immediately.
As for how they would report back, that was their business, and Yang Xiaotao couldn't be bothered to care.
Following Old Chen back to the office, Secretary Guo nodded to Yang Xiaotao as he served tea, then subtly raised a thumb.
Yang Xiaotao smiled indifferently.
"Let's get down to business."
Old Chen sat in his chair, speaking in a serious tone, and Yang Xiaotao also straightened up.
"I will lead the team to Persia this time, and the personnel have already been arranged."
"However, there are a few things we need to discuss in advance, and we need to reach an agreement on them."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Commander, rest assured, I will resolutely obey your arrangements."
Old Chen looked at Yang Xiaotao with annoyance, "You're still going even if you're supposed to follow orders?"
"You even brought your wife along, you're really something."
Yang Xiaotao smiled sheepishly, "There's nothing I can do. It's all thanks to the connections I have. Besides, I've wanted to see the industrial development there. It's been two or three years, and I still haven't been."
Old Chen didn't say much about this matter, but instead talked about the arrangements.
"Their wedding is on the 18th, so we need to go two days in advance."
"That means we'll depart the day after tomorrow, take a plane to the northwest for half a day, and then transfer to a plane to fly directly to Persia."
"We will be escorted by fighter jets throughout the journey, so our safety is guaranteed."
"After arriving in Persia and completing the arrangements, we will depart on the morning of the 19th and return home after the event concludes on the 18th."
"Time is tight, but it's necessary."
Yang Xiaotao nodded. "I understand."
After confirming the schedule, Yang Xiaotao took his leave.
After returning to the Ninth Division, he explained the situation to Li Hongfeng and then handed over his work.
Fortunately, I was only away for three or four days, so I didn't pay much attention.
Moreover, there's a satellite phone available, so we can contact each other anytime.
When Yang Xiaotao got home that evening, he told Ran Qiuye about his itinerary again.
The next day, Yang Xiaotao went to work at the Ninth Department, while Ran Qiuye worked half a day and then returned home to prepare things, mainly clothes and supplies, as well as gifts for the newlyweds.
A pair of colorful dragon and phoenix bowls.
The old Taoist priest helped her find it, and it cost ten yuan. It was supposedly an authentic item from the Yongzheng era, but she didn't know if it was real.
However, Yang Xiaotao has collected quite a few of these items, which are displayed on the shelves in his study.
In the past, there were more books than porcelain on the shelves in the study.
In the last two years, porcelain has become the majority of items on the two newly added bookshelves.
She hadn't noticed that Yang Xiaotao usually liked this kind of thing much.
After selecting the gifts, Ran Qiuye sent the child to the Ran family home.
By the time we finished, it was already evening.
After Yang Xiaotao returned, the two of them took another inventory.
My last piece of luggage consisted of a suitcase and a dog!
Wang Bai, Yang Xiaotao is going to give it to Ding Wei.
Of course, it was given to me right before I left.
Another day, Yang Xiaotao brought Ran Qiuye to the Ninth Department by car. Yu Zecheng and Wang Hao were also prepared, as the two of them would go with them this time.
Before long, Old Chen arrived with his men, and soon the dozen or so people who had set out gathered together.
Apart from Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye, the others here are all Chen Lao's subordinates.
It's also clear that besides joining in the fun, the only other purpose of this trip to Persia was economic cooperation.
After everyone had met, Old Chen gave some instructions to Li Hongfeng and the others, and Yang Xiaotao also told Liang Zuoxin to pay attention to the security of the factory.
The group then boarded the car and headed to the airport.
10:00 AM.
The group arrived at the airport.
After a period of waiting, the Il-18 took off from the airport. At 3 p.m., the plane landed at Suzhou Airport in the northwest. After a short stop to refuel, it continued its flight to Persia.
On the plane, Yang Xiaotao sat with Ran Qiuye, next to them was an iron cage, inside which Wangbai lay quietly.
When they first boarded the plane, Wangbai was a little scared and kept calling out anxiously inside, especially when he saw the scene outside the window, which made him even more uneasy.
After Xiaowei comforted them, they calmed down.
Then just lie quietly, and as long as you don't look out, you'll be fine.
Ran Qiuye, however, was pressed against the window, constantly looking outside.
This was her first time flying.
Although the roar of the plane was unbearable for my ears, the curiosity of those outside couldn't be resisted.
One moment he'd be excitedly poking Yang Xiaotao at the clouds outside, the next he'd be poking Yang Xiaotao at the mountains below, then he'd spot the desert and something, then he'd be looking at the blue horse escorting them, acting like a curious child.
Yang Xiaotao had intended to close his eyes, but Ran Qiuye's antics made it impossible for him to fall asleep.
"Look, an airplane."
Suddenly someone shouted from ahead, and then many people pressed their faces against the windows to look.
Then someone shouted, "It's our J-8!"
"No, it's a Persian scimitar."
"We have entered Persia."
Some people cheered, and then the flight attendant's voice came over the plane's loudspeaker.
"Comrades, please get ready."
"We have entered Dubois. Next, we will descend and prepare to land."
"Please be seated and keep quiet."
Yang Xiaotao stretched and then noticed that Ran Qiuye's fingers were twisted together, and he seemed a little nervous.
He then grasped the other person's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, we'll be landed soon."
Ran Qiuye nodded, then gripped Yang Xiaotao's hand tightly.