Chapter 456: West Point Military Academy

"Chuoqing (Huang Kuan's nickname) accepted funding from British merchants when he was studying in the UK. According to the contract, Chuoqing needs to follow the wishes of the sponsor, accept the commission of the London Missionary Society, return to Hong Kong to open a clinic, and serve as a missionary in Hong Kong." Yung Wing said.

"If you breach the contract, you must pay the tuition and liquidated damages for studying at the University of Edinburgh."

It turned out to be this kind of thing. Liang Yao thought it was a difficult matter.

If you only need to pay the liquidated damages, it is not a problem for Liang Yao.

What he is most worried about is that the London Missionary Society will not let him go.

Huang Kuan struggled for a long time, and finally took out the contract he signed with the British merchants and handed it over.

Liang Yao took the contract and glanced at it.

The total liquidated damages of 345 pounds are indeed an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

British textile workers do not eat, drink, or use anything, and they can save this money by working in a textile factory for five years.

Doctors may earn much more, but it is not easy for a newly-employed doctor to earn 345 pounds.

"I can write an IOU, Mr. Liang, and this money will be considered as a loan from you." Huang Kuan gritted his teeth and said, "This money can be deducted from my salary in the future."

"Why did you think of coming to me to find a job?" Liang Yao put down the contract in his hand and was not in a hurry to express his opinion.

"To be honest, before I came to you, I had practiced in a British clinic to obtain a medical qualification, but the British looked down on me from the bottom of their hearts. After receiving the letter from Chunfu (Yong Hong), I decided not to be bullied by the British, so I bought a boat ticket to America and wanted to find a job under you."

Huang Kuan said everything.

Obviously, Huang Kuan's study journey in the UK was not as smooth as Yung Hong's at Yale University.

Yung Hong proved himself with excellent grades at Yale University and won the respect of Yale teachers and students.

But Huang Kuan's excellent performance at the University of Edinburgh brought him more criticism and doubts from his classmates.

Huang Kuan originally thought that as long as he had a decent job after graduation, he would be able to get the respect he deserved.

Facts have proved that Huang Kuan was still naive. The British did not discriminate against people of color based on their origin and occupation.

In terms of discrimination, they rarely treat everyone equally. They discriminate against all people of color from the bottom of their hearts.

"California has a talent introduction plan. Your conditions meet the needs of California to introduce talents, and you can get a subsidy.

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However, the subsidy limit of California's talent introduction plan is $500, which is not enough to repay your penalty."

Liang Yao thought about it, he took out a blank check from his wallet, picked up a pen and filled in the amount on the check. After filling it in, Liang Yao habitually blew the ink on the check that had not dried yet, and then handed the check to Huang Kuan.

"This is a check for 350 pounds, which can be drawn directly on the Bank of Bahrain. Just think of it as a loan from me. You can repay it slowly with your salary in the future, and I won't charge you interest."

"Thank you, Mr. Liang. Excuse me, I wonder where Mr. Liang will arrange for me to work?" Huang Kuan took the check and added, "I haven't obtained the qualification to practice medicine yet."

"California is planning to set up a university. Since you don't have the qualification to practice medicine, then prepare to teach." Liang Yao said.

Currently, there is only one Chinese who has received systematic medical education in the West and is proficient in both English and Chinese.

Letting Huang Kuan practice medicine is a bit of a waste of talent. It is better to let Huang Kuan teach and translate modern Western medical books to maximize his talents.

After dealing with Huang Kuan's affairs, Liang Yao made new arrangements for Yung Wing.

Previously, in addition to studying at Yale University, Yung Wing also assisted Pastor Brown in taking care of the daily life of the first batch of international students in California.

Now that Yung Wing has successfully graduated from Yale University, it is a bit of a waste of talent to let him take charge of these things.

California started preparing for its first university last year.

However, the preparation for the university still encountered many difficulties.

Unlike the difficulties encountered in the preparation for the establishment of universities in the eastern United States, the difficulty encountered by California was not a funding problem, but a teacher problem.

Although California offered very generous conditions to university professors willing to teach in California, it hoped to poach a group of excellent university professors from famous schools in the eastern states of the United States. However, there were few interested parties.

Of course, there was the factor that the school was unwilling to let people go and obstructed it.

But California was isolated in the western United States, far away from the academic centers of Europe and the eastern United States, and academic exchanges were inconvenient, which was also a very important reason.

Perhaps the situation would improve after the Pacific Railway was opened and the civil war broke out.

However, Liang Yao did not want to wait until that time. He hoped to build the first comprehensive university in California as soon as possible.

Liang Yao hoped that Yung Wing could go to Yale University to lobby, but as for what he could gain in the end, that was another matter.

As long as Yale University is willing to help California to establish the first comprehensive university in California, he will not hesitate to return the favor by finding some Chinese scholars with profound knowledge of Chinese studies to help Yale University build their Chinese studies major.

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The West Point Military Academy, located on the west bank of the Hudson River in New York State, was established in 1776 by the Continental Congress-authorized committee.

This military school, which is the same age as the country, is the first military academy in the United States.

Since its founding, West Point Military Academy has trained many outstanding officers for the United States and is known as the cradle of senior American officers.

Another well-known American military academy at the same time was the first state-run military academy in the United States: Virginia Military Academy in Virginia.

However, the Virginia Military Academy, founded on November 11, 1839, has a much deeper historical heritage than West Point Military Academy.

Southerners like to combine West Point Military Academy with Virginia Military Academy as the twin stars of the American Military Academy.

But northerners sneer at this, believing that Virginia Military Academy cannot be compared with West Point Military Academy.

Northerners will eventually pay the price for their arrogance. The outstanding Confederate officers trained by the famous Confederate general Thomas Jackson at the Virginia Military Academy will make the Northern Army suffer in the civil war a few years later.

In the past two years, the two military academies have each focused on the source of students.

West Point Military Academy is more inclined to recruit students from northern free states.

The Virginia Military Institute prefers to recruit students from the southern slave states.

It can be said that the opposition between the North and the South at this time is reflected in all aspects and is everywhere.

Liang Yao, wearing his brigadier general uniform, strode into the West Point Military Academy.

"Salute to His Excellency the General!"

The guards at the door saluted Liang Yao respectfully. From the expressions on their faces, it can be seen that both guards were extremely nervous, fearing that Liang Yao would find fault.

Before the Civil War, brigadier general was already the highest military rank in the U.S. Army.

The status of an American general depends on the current position and the reputation accumulated in the military career.

For example, although he is also a brigadier general, the status of Scott, the commander of the U.S. Army, in the military is much higher than that of Liang Yao.

The West Point Military Academy covers a large area, and Liang Yao walked a long way to reach the principal's office of the West Point Military Academy.

The door of the principal's office was ajar. Out of courtesy, Liang Yao did not push the door open directly, but knocked on the door of the office.

"Come in."

Soon, a loud and powerful voice came from the office.

Liang Yao pushed open the door and saw the owner of this office writing.

"Hello, General Li." Liang Yao looked at the owner of this office.

At this time, the president of West Point Military Academy was also a general in the South.