On the reasons why yuan shikai founded a new school.

At the beginning of 1904, the Qing government approved the Constitution of the Playing School drafted by Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, and published it in the form of an imperial decree, which was implemented throughout the country. Some new schools have been established in all provinces, with Zhili, Hubei, Jiangsu, Guangdong and Sichuan as the most. But at that time, the imperial examination had not been abolished, and people were still watching the school. 1March, 90313rd, Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong resigned from the imperial examination in order to promote the establishment of the school. 1September 2, 905, Yuan Shikai drafted the memorial, and together with Zhang Zhidong called for "stopping the imperial examination and promoting learning". Their reasons are: the imperial examination is held all day, "all scholars are lucky enough to win the first place, so they can practice by dividing their ambitions and sharpening their skills" and "the school has no hope" Only by establishing the school as soon as possible can we change the internal and external "crisis" and "dispel doubts and eliminate humiliation", which not only makes countries "sit up and take notice", but also makes people "benefit from inspirational meditation, not be confused by fallacies, gain useful talents and hide their scheming". (4) Although Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong abolished the Imperial Examination mainly to resist the growing democratic revolutionary movement and make the Qing Dynasty "turn the corner". (5) However, it was still fiercely opposed by the old school, especially Yuan, who was born on the right track in the imperial examination, became the target of public criticism for a while. ⑥ However, the Qing government thought that Yuan and Zhang "didn't see what they said", and in that year 10, it ordered that all subjects related to age after having obtained the provincial examination should be stopped from the Reform Movement of 1898 (1906), and "their previous achievements should be counted separately". ⑦1Feb. 6, another department was set up to manage and promote the school for the minister, Ying and Yan Xiuwei as assistant ministers. Since then, the school has developed more rapidly. By June 1906, all kinds of new schools in Zhili Province were: "Beiyang University Hall, Beiyang Medicine Hall, Higher Industrial School, Higher Agricultural School, Primary Agricultural Industrial School, Apprenticeship School, Excellent Normal School, 89 Primary Normal Schools and Workshops, 27 Middle Schools, 182 Higher Primary Schools and 4/kloc-" There are 40 girls' schools, 18 official schools, in addition to a Hakka school, a character school and a telegraph school. The total number of students who have read this book is 86,652. " ⑧