"Ma Junxian!" "Chaosheng, you passed the preparatory exam!"
In the square in front of the newly completed auditorium of Capital University, Ma Junxian, the son of "Martyr Ma Wenying", was slapped hard on the shoulder by the middle-aged man next to him. Then he excitedly pointed to the big list posted on the high wall, happy
The ground is about to jump.
Ma Junxian's eyes were red, and he bowed to the end and said: "Thank you, uncle. Without my uncle to take care of me, how would my nephew be today?"
Uncle Ma Junxian smiled and said: "Well, you and me, nephew and uncle, what kind of polite words can you say? I was going to Beijing to see what the pastry shop in the capital is doing."
After saying that, he wiped his face and said, "Thankfully Master Hai Rui has guaranteed you. Otherwise, as the son of a criminal, you would never have the chance to be admitted to the Capital University. No matter what you do in the future, you must not forget Master Hai."
Ma Junxian nodded in agreement. The two of them had not been excited for a few minutes when a young man with a mustache with the emblem of Beijing Normal University on his chest came over and said: "Your name is Ma Junxian? Come on, come on. Can you afford the tuition? You have two years of preparatory courses and a university degree.
Three years, twelve taels per year. If you can’t get it, come and fill out the work-study form.”
Uncle Ma Junxian smiled and said: "Thank you, sir. I am this child's uncle, and his tuition fees have been prepared."
Ma Junxian stopped him and said: "My nephew has already spent too much on my uncle. My nephew is already a man, so there is no reason to use my uncle's money anymore. Besides, I won't be tired from doing some work——"
His uncle said: "How can this be true! Chaosheng, you are here to study, not to work! Mr. Menghai will take care of you. You still have four acres of good paddy fields at home, so you can make some money. Don't work, uncle.
Don't worry. Besides, if you enter this university in the future, you will be a disciple of the royal family, which is a matter of honoring your ancestors! It's only a matter of fifty taels, so don't make a fuss."
Seeing that he couldn't compete with his uncle, Ma Junxian had no choice but to obey. His uncle looked at the second-placed candidate and said, "Oh, I wish I was born ten years later so I could come here. I heard people say that all the gentlemen here are great."
I know a lot about astronomy and geography, and I can calculate the events of five hundred years at a glance. All of them are like Grandpa Liu Bowen. If you can become his disciple, I don’t know how much your abilities will increase!"
After hearing this, Ma Junxian looked at the place where he was studying, with infinite longing in his eyes.
Then he saw his uncle turning his head slightly, facing the direction of the Forbidden City and saying: "I just hope that the emperor will live forever, so that we, the common people, will always have hope in our lives!"
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On the first day of August in the tenth year of Wanli, the imperial court promulgated the "Edict on Popularizing Education" and the "Regulations on the Administration of Imperial Examinations." On the same day, the world's first truly comprehensive modern university, Daming Capital University, opened. Emperor Zhu Yijun attended the opening.
ceremony and delivered a speech.
In the Ming Dynasty, when basic education was not fully developed, the admission to the Capital University was based on the application examination and recommendation system. Any aspiring new scholar could enter the preparatory course or directly enter the Capital University by applying and taking the entrance examination.
In local prefectures and counties, any talented person under the age of 30 can be recommended for admission by the local government. The construction and operating expenses of the Capital University are borne by the royal family and have nothing to do with the imperial government.
However, the Capital University still had to charge tuition fees, which was the first official fee-based education. Scholars in the Ming Dynasty entered the scholar stage and were divided into Gongsheng, Linsheng and Zengsheng. Gongsheng students entered the Imperial College, and there was no tuition fee, but there was also a grain and rice subsidy.
There is no tuition fee for junior students and senior students in prefectural and county schools, and junior students can still get money, which is a small supplement to the family income.
However, the current national strength cannot support a modern education system that exempts tuition. Therefore, the "Edict on Universal Education" promulgated only in the 10th year of Wanli stipulates that all local governments must popularize literacy education for all school-age children for three years - knowing two thousand simplified Chinese characters.
Mastering basic general knowledge and four arithmetic operations is preschool education, and the tuition for this period of education is free.
After kindergarten education, primary schools, middle schools and even the universities under construction in various provinces all charge tuition and miscellaneous fees to make up for the lack of local finance. The number of teachers in primary schools and middle schools reformed from county schools and state schools has increased sharply, and the number of places has expanded.
Ten times that, most places can't afford it.
In order to give poor students a way to make progress, the "Edict on Universal Education" stipulates that for any charity home that supports students, local officials can commend them according to the quota given by the court, grant them the title of Justice of the Peace, build an archway, raise their family status, etc.
, granting privileges such as not kneeling when meeting officials.
At the same time, the "Edict on Popular Education" also encourages local gentry to run their own schools. As long as they use the syllabus and teaching materials uniformly prescribed by the imperial court, they can run their own schools. As long as more than 80% of private kindergarten students pass the literacy test, squires who run their own schools can get
Corresponding political treatment.
For private schools above primary school, the imperial court adopted a policy of neither encouraging nor prohibiting them, relying on the people's autonomy.
In order to smoothly connect the imperial examination system, the "Edict on Popular Education" clearly demarcated the boundaries between universal education and the imperial examination. Graduation certificates have nothing to do with fame. Any student who has studied will need to obtain tax refunds and other political treatment from the court.
Participate in the imperial examination. If you want to be an official, you still have to take the imperial examination.
However, the annex to the "Imperial Examination Management Regulations" issued together with the "Edict on Popular Education" stipulates the syllabus for the imperial examinations at all levels after the 20th year of Wanli - if you want to obtain fame after the 20th year of Wanli, you must not accept new education.
Basically impossible. In the imperial examinations between the 10th year of Wanli and the 20th year of Wanli, all candidates had to take the "Tongzhi Zhizhi" test - only fill-in-the-blank questions, and the test content would never exceed the syllabus.
In this way, Zhu Yijun made a major compromise to deal with the disengagement of scholars that Zhang Juzheng was most worried about when he was on the platform. In addition to giving scholars a ten-year buffer period, this policy only removed the eight-part essay from the imperial examination system.
Peeling away, and then driving scholars to new schools.
After the establishment of Capital University, in addition to establishing basic disciplines such as philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology for college students to further their studies, it also established disciplines such as metallurgy, agriculture, law, economics, and education that are useful in the world economy to cultivate professionals for the imperial court.
talent.
As for the future prospects of these professionals, on the one hand, they can work in various clubs that are springing up now; on the other hand, they can also participate in the "Enke" specially set up by the imperial court for college graduates and obtain government officials.
With great enthusiasm, after passing the examination as a special administrative officer, the imperial court will grant you the treatment of "being born with the same background as a Jinshi".
What makes people all over the world feel funny and literary people feel insulted is that the Capital University, which the emperor attaches great importance to, does not have a literature major. Zhu Yijun always puts literature and art at the level of "personal cultivation and hobbies", and the lack of a major has always reflected his
I don't like the consistent style of "literary people".
The establishment of Jingshi University is the culmination of Zhu Yijun's ten years of implementation of the concept of "rejuvenating the country through education". Jingshi University, Jingshi Normal University, Jingshi Medical College, and Nanyuan Martial Arts College have since become the highest institutions of learning in this time and space, and hundreds of years later they will also
No school can challenge their status.
After attending the opening ceremony, Zhu Yijun took a carriage back to the palace city and made a clear judgment. As long as he lives long enough and integrates educational reform into the imperial body, the Chinese nation in this time and space will always stand firm.
The place of defeat.
Chapter completed!