Chapter 131: Reformist

The enthusiastic examination of Austrian civil servants lasted until February 1849, and the final results came out of several joys and sorrows.
Franz was relieved and finally ended successfully. With this good start, the talent selection system in Austria has changed.
The central government's unified selection of talents and dispatch to local posts has greatly weakened local power groups and strengthened centralization of power.
On February 6, 1849, the Austrian National Parliament officially opened, marking the beginning of Austrian nationalities participating in politics and determining the fate of the country.
A total of 115 members from all nationalities in Austria participated in the meeting. Theoretically, the quota was allocated according to the proportion of the population. However, considering the actual situation, the number increased to 15 people.
Many nationalities in Austria are scattered, and Franz naturally cannot gather them. The parliamentary election is based on regions.
Candidates are naturally nominated by His Majesty the Emperor, and then elected by local voting. If a certain nation is not represented, don't worry, don't panic, this is just being represented.
Among the cheers of the people, Austria's nominally supreme authority, the Austrian National Assembly, was thus established.
The first thing the National Assembly opened was the adoption of the Austrian Compulsory Education Act. The high-profile compulsory education was finally determined in Austria in the form of law.
The opinions collected by the government at various sessions have come to an end, and hundreds of thousands of suggestions have been received. Of course, most of them are duplicates.
To Franz's surprise, there are so many people who oppose compulsory education. Nearly half of the opinions suggest that the government should not hurt the people.
Yes, in many people's eyes, compulsory education is a waste of money.
They also gave examples. The two great powers in the world, Britain and Russia, did not engage in compulsory education, while the neighboring Prussian kingdom did compulsory education and did not become a world hegemony.
Franz, who was strong in his heart, decisively ignored these different opinions.
The dividends brought by the compulsory education in the Kingdom of Prussia are not yet obvious. When the Second Industrial Revolution erupts, everyone will suddenly find that there are so many skilled workers and engineers in the Kingdom of Prussia.
Relying on a large number of skilled workers and engineers, after the outbreak of the Second Industrial Revolution, the German economy skyrocketed beyond Britain.
After several rounds of screening, at the end of Franz's hands, there were five more feasible options, including he arranged for people to propose sandbox teaching.
Seeing one of them, Franz was very angry.
"Part-time and half-read compulsory education" simply means that children who receive compulsory education first go to the factory to do part-time work, and then take half-day classes to use their income to pay for compulsory education.
On the surface, there is no problem, in fact the problem is gone. In collusion between capitalists and schools, it is estimated that good compulsory education has become a source of cheap labor for capitalists.
Even if it was all arranged to the state-owned enterprise, the final result was not much better. The managers of the state-owned enterprise would also chase the interests. In the end, everyone colluded and turned half-day work into one day work.
Franz still has a discipline, and he can't do anything about child exploitation.
Moreover, the Prussian kingdom, which is even poorer than Austria, can complete compulsory education, and it cannot be implemented without reason.
After decisively kicking this one, Franz found that there was no pit, but only pit.
Some people have actually proposed: church-style compulsory education, in other words, entrusting compulsory education to the church, the government allocates funds to the church, and the church is responsible for compulsory education.
Franz really wanted to find out the who gave this opinion, and then dumped eight pieces.
In terms of cost, it can indeed save a part. Churches are scattered all over the country, and students can go home and live without the cost of school construction. The clergy has other income and does not rely on wages to live, as long as some subsidies are paid.
But what about the consequences? It is a serious question whether the next generation cultivated by the church will be loyal to the emperor or the church.
Franz did not dare to underestimate the influence of religion. From the Middle Ages to the present, European governments have been working to weaken religious influence and drive history back. How is this possible?
These two seemingly feasible pit-buying suggestions actually contained mischief, and so many people still agreed. Franz couldn't help sighing, "Natural quality education needs to be strengthened!"
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After ruling out two pit-buying suggestions, Franz said: "Prime Minister, submit these three fairly valid opinions to the parliament for discussion, and choose one of the compulsory education that best suits Austria's national conditions.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Prime Minister Felix replied.
The so-called discussion is nothing more than a cutscene, the will of the emperor is the will of the Austrian National Assembly. You can have your own opinion, but it cannot conflict with the opinion of the emperor.
Of course, if there is a good reason to convince His Majesty the Emperor, Franz is also good at it. As long as he has good suggestions, he is willing to adopt them.
The Minister of Education, Count Leo von Tus-Hoek, handed a thick document and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Education has prepared a plan for compulsory education. Please review."
Franz took the document, about two or three hundred pages, and he didn't rush to open it. So much content could not be read in a short while.
Austria is a multi-ethnic country with very complicated national conditions. Compulsory education is implemented in different ethnic regions, and the methods and methods used are different.
There are so many aspects involved, and finally the plan becomes thicker.
"Count Huo, let's talk about your plan. Are you ready for that?" Franz asked with concern.
Huo Heng answered quickly: "His Majesty, after the Ministry of Education sent people to carry out field surveys throughout the country, it decided to adopt batch-type compulsory education, starting with large urban areas with concentrated populations and gradually spreading them to rural areas.
This year, our goal is to launch compulsory education in major cities such as Vienna, Prague, Pecs, etc., and strive to popularize compulsory education throughout the country within five years.
The site selection of schools in these big cities has basically been determined. Considering the funding problem, we are in principle rebuilding the existing buildings.
Construction of 1023 schools has been completed and a total of 34216 teachers have been recruited. These teachers are undergoing emergency training and are expected to be completed in May.
The Ministry of Education plans to officially start compulsory education in June this year. In the early stage, taking into account the school's carrying capacity, we first recruited students who voluntarily enrolled, and waited five years before forcing all school-age children to receive compulsory education. "
Franz nodded, what he was most afraid of was that officials were blindly involved in projects for the sake of political achievements, and they had tossed out good and compulsory education.
"Does the Ministry of Education consider students with better family conditions who have the money to pay for their own tuition and need better education?
There is no need to grab resources for compulsory education from ordinary children. Has the Ministry of Education distinguished them? Franz asked in confusion.
Poor education is naturally the patent of the poor. We must not let the descendants of capitalists and nobles also take sandboxes to class?
Count Huo explained: "Your Majesty, there are already fee-paying schools in Austria. We have not made major changes. These schools are not included in the compulsory education management system.
In consideration of fair choices, in the future, the Ministry of Education's funding for these schools will gradually decrease. All schools will allocate education funds according to the number of students and uniform standards. "
Perhaps this is not the best choice, but it is the most suitable choice. The Austrian central government's education funding for each compulsory education student is equal, taking into account the principle of fairness to the greatest extent.
If they have money at home, they can pay for schools with better conditions. These are their freedom. After the government reduced funding for these fee-paying schools, the tuition fees naturally increased.
Times have changed. The Austrian Empire only had to pay for the education of these two and three hundred thousand students. Now it is necessary to pay for the education of millions of students. The polarization of education has become inevitable.
Of course, local finances also have funding for education. There are more in rich areas and less in areas with financial difficulties. The central government's funding for education can only ensure that the most basic students complete compulsory education.
"Let's do this first, and continue to solicit opinions from domestic education experts. As long as it is practical and beneficial to Austria, we can accept it." Franz thought and said
Since we want to make a political show, we must do a full set. In the early days, we have solicited opinions from the people, and now we must continue.
Regardless of whether it will be adopted in the end, after at least one round of heated discussions, the relationship between the Austrian government and experts and scholars in the society has eased a lot.
The Austrian government cracked down on the rebellion last year, creating a barrier with cultural people, which has gradually been eliminated.
Many people are dissatisfied with the Austrian government because they are dissatisfied with the rigid system that hinders the development of the country. This does not mean that these people are no longer patriotic or want to rebel.
In fact, Austria is quite conservative. The revolutionary ideas prevailing in France are difficult to survive here. Everyone wants reform, not revolution.
In the Metternich era, reform was used as a slogan every day, but it could be reflected in action, but the government did not have any movements, which made everyone very dissatisfied.
In the Franz era, the reform of the Austrian government has not stopped. First, the abolition of serfdom, the implementation of the labor protection law, then the civil service examination, promotion of compulsory education, and so on.
Although these reform measures have left a lot of leeway, they have not cut across the board, but such progress is enough to satisfy the reformists.
Except for the second middle school boy, he didn't think of one step. Especially the older people prefer to boil frogs in warm water and carry out social changes step by step.
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