Chapter 1313: Year-End Assembly (Part 10)

"Let the Gold Bank be under my care for now; I will keep an eye on it at all times. This doesn't require too much thought. Yulong, you can choose a site outside the city later, in places that are not suitable for farming and have a relatively large area, to prepare for the construction of a Grain Storehouse."

"The Grain Storehouse must be cast entirely with cement and brick, and the ground must also be cast to a depth of one meter to ensure that even rats cannot dig through it at all, and then the grain can be stored inside."

"There is a young man in the Ministry of Works who has created a lock. A usable sample should be delivered in these few days. By then, we can use locks to replace Soldiers to guard the Grain Storehouse."

"Furthermore, in the future, do not use Soldiers to guard the Gold Bank's Grain Storehouse; recruit guards to watch it. For guarding grain and catching people, there is no need to waste our Soldiers; any man can achieve this goal."

"High walls and keeping dogs can ensure that grain will not leak out. By strictly following grain entry and exit procedures, conducting frequent random inspections, and severely cracking down on illegal and criminal acts, we can naturally prevent the grain from being stolen."

"Another thing is the accounts; they must be done well. This is the most important of all. The requirements for the Gold Bank's accounts are even more important than those of your Ministry of Revenue. Even if we are just moving money from our left hand to our right, we must make the accounts clear. Do you understand?"

Both sons nodded repeatedly. Although they were not yet clear about when they would take over, they had to remember what their father said clearly.

After Baifeng finished arranging this matter, he ate with them. After the meal and a short rest, the assembly continued.

The afternoon was the report from the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works mainly reported on some large-scale projects undertaken this year. Almost all were completed smoothly, especially the ultra-long Great Dao from Lema City to the Western Development Group, which was completed well within the planned time, expressing great pride.

Not only did it save time and provide greater convenience for Huaxia's future development, but it also saved a great deal of budget.

Especially the item of hiring laborers from the Xuanyuan Tribe; the task was completed in one year, saving most of the budget. These budgets were paid annually; this year's was used up, but future budgets would not be needed and could be saved for other things.

The most important thing was the technological innovation. The invention of the steamroller would allow them to build roads with half the effort and twice the result in the future, with faster speeds and better quality. There was also the road-paving method, multi-layer paving; although relatively cumbersome, the theoretical effect was better, more durable, and not afraid of water accumulation. Although the actual effect remained to be tested, the achievements already made could not be erased.

Among them, the one with the greatest merit was naturally Zao. His merit would be rewarded in the final awarding session. However, in order to let them adapt in advance so as not to be too excited, the rewards had been revealed in advance, and now it was just going through a final formality.

Afterwards, it was the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, and other departments. There were naturally achievements, but they mainly talked about talent cultivation. Huaxia still lacked people, lacked doctors, and lacked teachers. People were needed everywhere, and although there were graduates every year, there were never enough.

Regarding this, Baifeng took out Yu's Lema City development plan and provided the main direction for the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education for next year's actions regarding school construction.

"Next year, the Ministry of Education needs to open an Advanced School in Lema City and allocate about one-third of its own teaching resources there as the construction force for the Lema City Senior School."

"But for now, it is limited to the two majors of teacher training and Medicine; other majors will not be established for the time being."

This last sentence served to appease the heart of the Huaxia Ministry of Education. If one-third of the teachers of the Huaxia City Ministry of Education were withdrawn at once, even an Advanced School with relatively few students would be difficult to accept all of a sudden; it would be a major blow, but they could not disobey the King's order.

Baifeng continued to explain his arrangements: "Regarding this Lema City Senior School, for the time being, it only accepts students from Lema City. Students in Huaxia City will continue to be accepted by the Huaxia City Senior School. The enrollment of students from the two cities will not be interlinked, but after enrollment, if students need to transfer between the two schools due to moving or other reasons, it is allowed."

"Oh, what I mean is, the Lema City Senior School is considered a subordinate of the Huaxia City Senior School, and its level is half a grade lower, but the daily education and teaching work is relatively free."

"In the future, other majors will continue to be added to the Lema City Senior School until all majors are complete. At that time, I believe both schools will be very large and very good, and the talents that can be cultivated each year will also be more."

"Besides Lema City, later on, whenever a city is built, an Advanced School must be planned to recruit students. Whichever Advanced School can send teachers, provide books, etc., then the newly built school is its subordinate."

The Minister of Education, Cheng, was a bit puzzled: "King, if that is the case, wouldn't the Lema City Senior School also be able to have its own subordinate schools in the future?"

Baifeng nodded: "Yes, I will grade each school in the future. Not to mention Advanced Schools, even for Primary Schools, I will classify them—Level 1, Level 2, Level 3. The higher the level, the more resources Huaxia can provide, and the lower-level ones will be managed by the higher-level ones; of course, they must also provide help."

"The criteria for grading will be judged according to the number of teachers, the scale of the school, the quality of teaching, etc. However, the most important criterion is the promotion rate."

"Every year, the promotion examination will be set uniformly by the Ministry of Education, sealed and escorted to each Primary School. Teachers will supervise the exams cross-regionally. After the final unified grading, the promotion rate of each school will be calculated. The higher the promotion rate, the better the teachers in that school teach, and the students are better at learning and smarter. Such schools should naturally be given more support."

Cheng was greatly shocked, but he also thought this was a very good method. Now, because everyone was under great pressure and there was a shortage of people everywhere, many Primary Schools did not have teachers who were that serious because there were too many students to manage. Kindergartens were even more of a good place for children to play and for parents to be liberated.

If there was such a ranking system, as long as your school was good, Huaxia's resource support would be more. Mainly, he, as the Minister of Education, would have a reason and a cause to provide more convenience to those schools that were relatively remote but more serious.

Whether it was the addition of teaching aids, the increase in funding, or even arranging more teachers and giving higher wages, it was all possible.

If the teachers in the school were not serious, once they were downgraded, their wages would also be lowered, forcing them. Although this was a bit cruel to them, without pressure, where would the motivation for development come from?