The journey starts from the Titanic

"I think you will not be disappointed. The South Chinese are not barbarians, but a group of new worlds pursuing freedom and democracy and advocating human liberation. We are building a national industry and need a lot of talents, and you know, in the eyes of Westerners, The East is synonymous with ignorance and backwardness. If you can pass your report, I think more people will change their prejudice against South China."

Situ Nan said sincerely.

Welsh nodded, understanding Situ Nan's thoughts.

Under Situ Nan's arrangement, Wales became a professor of Western literature at Tangshan College. Of course, it was just a name, and Wales devoted more energy to writing reports on South China investigations....

"I really don't understand why you value that Englishman so much?" Wu Manli said, thinking that Situ Nan's status seemed to be too high for the British old man.

"That old man is not simple. He said that Nanhua's one sentence is better than we call a hundred sentences. Besides, isn't it too wasteful that Tangshan Academy is only used for cultivating poets and poets? The British old man is like a catfish with a catfish effect. You know?"

Situ Nan smiled.He cares more about education than business. He pays more attention to offering courses in law and political science at Tangshan Academy to lay a solid foundation for Nanhua's social construction.

At the intersection of East and West, Nanhua is destined to retain the essence of traditional culture and at the same time take the initiative to carry out Westernization reforms. This is the general trend.

There is nothing shameful about Westernization. Isn't the so-called reform and opening up just Westernization?If the name of Xian is not good enough, change from Westernization to modernization. Both are essentially the same, and both develop into a commercial society. Humanity is liberated in the process.

Situ Nan is now planting trees, sprinkling seeds, and taking care of them.Although people hadn't felt this truth at the time, gradually they would feel this change more and more....

"Aunt Xiangu, it's been hard work. It's boring to be with those old men like Zhang Taiyan during this time?" Situ Nan caressed He Xiangu's much thinner face, and said with some heartache.

Regardless of whether it is simplified characters or pinyin standards, Situ Nan uses He Xiangu to promote and spread. In this regard, He Xiangu has always maintained a high degree of agreement with Situ Nan.She is still literate by Situ Nan.

"It's not hard. They learn a lot of literature, and I have learned a lot." He Xiangu smiled sweetly and leaned in Situ Nan's arms intoxicated.

Nanhua’s simplified characters generally adopted Situ Nan’s version, and the pinyin standard was similar to what Situ Nan expected. Lü Bicheng, Zhang Taiyan, Qian Xuan and others agreed to use 26 consonants and vowels to unify the pronunciation of the Nanhua version of Chinese characters, but the pronunciation standards follow the Guangdong and Fujian versions. The pronunciation of the province is a blend of the dialects of southern provinces such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangxi, and Jiangxi.

This is a very pragmatic approach.Under the premise that the Republic of China was torn apart and the government of the Republic of China did not have a unified pinyin standard, it was impossible for the immigrants from Guangdong and Fujian to use the Beijing accent brought by the Manchu and Qing Dynasty from Liaodong as the main South China?

This is why Situ Nan did not emphasize that Nanhua should adopt the Beijing accent he is familiar with as the standard.

In fact, whether it is simplified characters or standard pinyin, what is actually prepared for the next generation must be widely used after more than ten or twenty years of promotion.

The simplified characters of the Nanhua version were brought directly by Situ Nan from later generations. If the motherland does not accept the Nanhua version and establishes another set, there will be no way.

The pinyin of the South China version will definitely be different from that of the motherland version, but it doesn't matter. There are several versions of English, including the American version, the British version, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, but they don't affect communication with each other at all.

As long as the meaning of the text remains the same, the culture will not be lost. As for the pronunciation, there is a big difference between modern people and people a hundred years ago....

"Mr. Hu, do you really not consider Nanhua's appointment?" In the Situ Mansion, Situ Nan persuaded Hu Shi, he very much hoped that Hu Shi could stay in Nanhua, and offered high-ranking officials.

"Mr. Situ, I'm just a literati, I can't be an official." Hu Shi faintly refused.

"That's good. How about you become the president? William University South China or Meihua University, you choose one." Situ Nan said again.

South China Branch and Meihua University are large-scale comprehensive universities focusing on science and engineering. The funding for the establishment of the school comes from the William Foundation and Meihua Foundation established by Meihua Company. The funds are sufficient and the total planned investment exceeds 10 million. The dollar is much more than the same batch of Enthusiastic University, Tangshan Academy, and Bicheng Girls' School combined.

Situ Nan only valued Hu Shi, because the unpretentious spirit he advocated fits the purpose of the university of science and engineering.

"This is a great beginning, does Mr. Hu still hesitate?" Seeing Hu Shi still hesitating, Situ Nan persuaded him again.

"Oh!" Hu Shi sighed and looked at Situ Nan with some gratitude. "It is false to say that you don't have a heartbeat. I admire Mr. Situ's generosity. But I am still more suitable to be a teacher, engage in research, and build and manage. The big school is really powerless, and it's not what I want. You should ask for wisdom!"

Situ Nan stared at Hu Shi, was silent for a while, and said with regret: "Okay! I respect your choice, but if you don't be the principal, you must be a teacher. Pass your pragmatic and practical spirit to those students. You know us The most lacking is talented people who work hard."

Hu Shi nodded.

Of course, he did not give up his job at Peking University, but he only spared part of his time every year to go to South China to teach philosophy classes to students at Meihua University and South China.

Hu Shi's refusal made Situ Nan a little disappointed, but he succeeded in getting Hu Shi's old lover Edith?Williams is an officer of the William Foundation.

Due to frequent communication between the motherland and South China's educational cooperation, Edith often "harassed" Hu Shi.

The capable Lv Bicheng abducted from the motherland another principal who made Situ Nan rest assured, Zhou Yichun, the second principal of Tsinghua School, who forged the simple and diligent style of study of Tsinghua University and was the true founder of Tsinghua University.

Zhou Yichun was appointed as the president of Meihua University, while the president of the South China branch of William University was appointed by another very backed General Wen Yingxing who graduated from West Point Military Academy.

Chapter 150

Sure enough, as Situ Nan expected, the simplified characters were met with many oppositions. In contrast, Pinyin was easier to accept.

Qian Xuantong admired simplified characters very much and believed that simplified characters would help popularize education, develop Chinese language and literature, and spread scientific and technological knowledge.

With the support of the Nanhua Ministry of Education, Qian Xuantong simply stayed in Nanhua to carry out Chinese character reform and pinyin promotion.South China lacks a stubborn tradition. Most Chinese are either merchants or expatriate workers. They are relatively receptive to this.

Despite some resistance, Nanhua’s Chinese pinyin reform was able to proceed smoothly, which greatly benefited the subsequent universal education.

The reform of Chinese characters in South China has caused great controversy among the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya on the other side of the Strait.

Situ Nan put down a Chinese-language newspaper published in Singapore and said with a smile: "Fortunately, he didn't show up, otherwise he would be scolded as a generation to forget his ancestors."

He Xiangu Qiao stood beside Situ Nan, put a glass of iced juice on the table, and smiled: "I think it's good. You can get used to using new characters and pinyin. Master, if your name is made public. , Will definitely become a university inquirer like Mr. Qian."

Situ Nan smiled without saying a word, and took a sip of the juice.

Being too bored in Xintangshan, he went to Sumatra to surf, and by the way, he also inspected Palembang’s industrial construction and the exploitation of the Duli Oilfield.

Situ Nan's "Rangyou" Mike?Brown has been yearning for surfing in Sumatra, and has followed.With father Hengda?After talking with Brown, he seemed to be more sensible and ready to go to work at an oil company. This will be discussing the construction of the Duri Oilfield with Professor Williams, the oilfield construction technical consultant.

"Yachts, surfing, beauties, beautiful scenery, I like this place more and more." Richard?Melon sat down beside Situ Nan, glanced at He Xiangu, smiled and shook his head.

"I think you are here for my oil field!"

Situ Nan glanced at Richard, then gently closed his eyes, enjoying the evening sun, which was warm and not spicy at all.

"Hehe. You guy is not honest. If I don't run faster, Sumatra's oil has not been swallowed by Occidental Petroleum and Meihua Petroleum? Has it all fallen into your pocket?" Richard laughed.

Gulf Oil Company and Occidental Petroleum Corporation cooperated in the development of the Minas Oil Field. Minas Oil Field and Duli Oil Field are very close to each other. Therefore, after the discovery of the Duli Oil Field, Gulf Oil quickly got news.

Richard hurried over from the United States just to get a piece of the pie.

"I know. I'll talk to you at night." Situ Nan faintly looked at the somewhat flattering cousin in front of him, smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and fell asleep. During the day, he had already vented a lot of energy into the waves and is now tired. Up.

Richard saw that Situ Nan was actually asleep, shook his head, and left.

Situ Nan had a dream. In the dream, volcanoes erupted everywhere on the Nanhua Islands, and huge waves in the sea submerged the islands one by one. In the end, the entire continent sank, leaving only a calm. Sea water.

"Master, are you awake?" He Xiangu Qiao stood in front of Apostle Situ Nan.After waking up from the dream, his whole body was soaked.

The sun went down to the sea, and there was only a faint light on the horizon. Situ Nan was a little dazed as he watched the sea gradually fall into the darkness.

"Master, did you have a nightmare?" He Xiangu looked at Situ Nan with a caring expression. She bent down and wiped the sweat from Situ Nan's face with a handkerchief, with a gentle expression on her face.

A faint fragrance entered his nose, Situ Nan's heart slowly became quiet, looking at He Xiangu's concerned eyes, and comforting: "It's okay, it's just too hot. Help me with that glass of water."

After He Xiangu left, Situ Nan recalled the scene in his dream, and sneered in his heart: "Damn dream! Those scumbags die first, and their retribution is coming soon."

Back in Palembang, Situ Nan and Richard talked about the exploitation of Sumatra oil. He pointed to a top-secret map and said: "South China intends to build Palembang into an oil industry center. Occidental Petroleum has reached an agreement with the South China government. , To build two large oil refineries in Palembang. Most of the oil from Minas, Duri and other oil fields is transported to Palembang by ship, and then sold to various parts of South China after refining, including the Malay Peninsula, India, China and Japan, I believe Palembang will become a major oil industry center in Asia in a few years."