Cai Yuanpei has always believed in Lu Xun and helped him all the way. When Lu Xun was desperate in his hometown, he made Lu Xun a civil servant of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China. When the Ministry of Education moved from Nanjing to Beijing, the new minister didn't like Lu Xun's complaints and wanted to fire him. Cai Yuanpei saw Lu Xun on the layoff list and helped him stay.
Later, he went to Peking University as the principal, and immediately asked Lu Xun to be a lecturer-lecturers are all part-time, in fact, the treatment is similar to that of professors. Later, Lu Xun lost his job and worked as a freelance writer in Shanghai. Cai Yuanpei hired him as a distinguished writer in the university and received a fixed monthly allowance from 300 yuan.
The story of Lu Xun and Cai Yuanpei
Cai Yuanpei has always believed in Lu Xun and helped him all the way. When Lu Xun was desperate in his hometown, he made Lu Xun a civil servant of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China. When the Ministry of Education moved from Nanjing to Beijing, the new minister didn't like Lu Xun's complaints and wanted to fire him. Cai Yuanpei saw Lu Xun on the layoff list and helped him stay.
Later, he went to Peking University as the principal, and immediately asked Lu Xun to be a lecturer-lecturers are all part-time, in fact, the treatment is similar to that of professors. Later, Lu Xun lost his job and worked as a freelance writer in Shanghai. Cai Yuanpei hired him as a distinguished writer in the university and received a fixed monthly allowance from 300 yuan.