It's the school season again, and the entire city of Chang'an has become extremely lively. Thousands of students from all over the country have come all the way, and it really feels like the imperial examination of later generations.
The inns in Chang'an City have long been full, and even many private houses have been rented by the students who came here. Even the simplest thatched house can't be rented without two to three hundred coins.
Chang'an County, which was originally just a suburb, is even more crowded. Fortunately, based on last year's experience, many farmers have expanded their houses. The rent collected this month alone is equivalent to the harvest in the first half of the year.
This is the first time that Yushan Academy has adopted an examination-based admissions model for admissions. In order to prevent leaks, the teacher responsible for writing out the papers was not allowed to leave the academy as early as a week ago.
In fact, in Qin Hao's opinion, these papers are very simple. They mainly test the classics and history, but add a few relatively simple arithmetic questions. As for the investigation of things, they are definitely not included. This thing is only taught in academies in the entire Tang Dynasty.
According to Li Gang, punishing without teaching is called cruelty. For the students of the Tang Dynasty, care should be given priority to.
Of course, these are just Qin Hao's opinions. On the day of the actual exam, countless students scratched their heads and couldn't help but curse the person who set the questions.
"This is too difficult!"
"What should I do? I can't even solve a single question."
Since the exam is open to everyone, many people want to try their luck, especially those children from aristocratic families who are ignorant and have no skills. They usually feel that they are superior to others, but now their true colors are completely revealed.
"Quiet, if anyone makes any noise again, they will leave the examination room and their test results will be cancelled." Qin Hao shouted.
The exam room was quiet, but after the exam ended, Chang'an City became lively, and everyone was talking about the exam.
Those children from aristocratic families naturally would not admit that they were uneducated, so they pointed the finger at the academy, saying that the academy's questions were biased towards ordinary people.
Naturally, the common people would ridicule these drunkards. If Marquis Wu had not stepped up his patrols, there would have been fights on the streets every day.
On the day when the results were released, the streets of Chang'an were crowded with people.
Originally, the announcement of the list did not need to be posted in Chang'an City, but Qin Hao felt that being named on the gold list was a great blessing in life. If this process was omitted, it would be a bit regretful. Moreover, this was also a good opportunity to promote the academy, so he would not let it go.
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"The number one winner on the third gold list of Yushan Academy: Qinghe Ma Zhou."
A young man with simple clothes and a somewhat dull expression was patted by a dark-faced young man next to him.
"Ma Zhou, it's you, you won, and you're still number one, number one!"
For a moment, the eyes of everyone around him fell on Ma Zhou. Some were envious and jealous, while others admired and admired him.
Then, before Ma Zhou could react, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes and his servants squeezed through the crowd and came to Ma Zhou.
"Are you really the number one scholar, Ma Zhou?"
Ma Zhou finally came to his senses at this time. It was the first time he was surrounded by so many people. He was a little nervous and stammered: "I'm... I'm really clear about Ma Zhou."
"Come on, carry it away for me." The middle-aged man laughed.
Ma Zhou panicked. He didn't seem to have offended anyone. Moreover, this man was too arrogant. How could he kidnap someone in broad daylight?
It was Ma Zhou's companion who reacted first: "What are you going to do?"
The middle-aged man patted Ma Zhou's companion on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, Mr. Pei is not a bad person. It's just that Mr. Ma is dressed in simple clothes, so his family background must not be obvious. There is a daughter in Pei's family who is 28 years old."
, The beauty and beauty are a perfect match for Ma Langjun. Pei is willing to marry his beloved daughter to Ma Langjun for a thousand copper coins and a hundred acres of fertile land."
When Ma Zhou's companion heard this, he stopped blocking the way, so as not to ruin other people's good deeds.
"Brother Lin, save me!" Ma Zhou also reacted at this time and struggled to get down, but his little arms and legs were no match for the nursing home, and they were all carried out.
With the example of Mr. Pei, it became very lively now, and many wealthy businessmen from well-established families took action.
Although you may not be able to become an official after being admitted to Yushan Academy, there is no doubt that your future achievements will not be too bad. As a wealthy family in Chang'an City, they have more or less their own sources of information, which is unmatched by powerful people from other places.
Advantage.
The act of seizing a son-in-law who was not listed on the list pushed the reputation of Yushan Academy to a climax.
For countless ordinary people, being named on the gold list is naturally a moment of glory, but what makes them even more excited is that as long as they are admitted to Yushan Academy, they can leap from an unknown poor boy to a rich and beautiful person, and reach the pinnacle of life.
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Under this stimulation, countless civilians secretly made up their minds to study hard after returning home. When they are admitted to Yushan Academy next year, they can become a figure like Ma Zhou.
That night, Li Shimin had just finished handling government affairs, shook his numb wrist, and asked casually.
"Is there anything new happening in Chang'an City recently?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, if you want to say that the most interesting thing in Chang'an City recently, it is naturally the release of the results of Yushan Academy."
"Oh? You should tell me about it."
"Your Majesty, I heard that on the day the results were released, the entire Zhuque Street was besieged. There were many wealthy families who wanted to arrest their sons-in-law, and they almost got into fights over the competition for their sons-in-law."
Li Shimin became interested: "Oh? Is there such a thing?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know that Yushan Academy is very famous nowadays. Anyone who can enter Yushan Academy is a talented person who is only one from a thousand. Naturally, everyone is rushing to get it."
Li Shimin thought of Xue Er and others and nodded secretly. Yushan Academy indeed gave him many surprises.
Three days later, at the opening ceremony of Yushan Academy, the newly admitted students also put on uniforms of azure blue gowns. This is also the school uniform of Yushan Academy. The color azure blue is difficult to dye, and the formula was invented by Yun Ye.
According to Yun Ye, students at Yushan Academy must dress differently.
Qin Hao knew that this guy was looking for a sense of presence in future generations and had to get a school uniform.
However, the students of Yushan Academy still like this school uniform very much, especially the common people. Regardless of the color, style, and fabric of this school uniform, they usually dare not expect it. However, the academy issues three sets every quarter.
There are also thicker styles for autumn and winter, all of which are so precious.
In addition to the school uniforms, the academy's cafeteria also gave the common people a great surprise. They originally thought that the academy promised to provide food and accommodation, so that they would not go hungry and have a shelter from the wind and rain, which would be considered good.
But when they arrived at the cafeteria at noon on the first day of school, they were all dumbfounded.
You can eat steamed buns and noodles as you like, and there are a variety of dishes. In addition to fresh vegetables, there is also meat. Although there is only one piece per person per meal, it is meat. Usually they cannot eat one bite for a month, and it is not just meat.
Even the vegetarian dishes taste great.
Just by looking at the students' eating habits, one can basically determine which ones are freshmen, which ones are from aristocratic families, and which ones are from ordinary people.
In addition, there is a dormitory for four people to a room. The room is very large. In addition to beds, wardrobes, desks and other daily furniture are also available. The most amazing thing is that there is a toilet inside, and the toilet can flush.
Many freshmen even made a joke because of this, thinking it was a place to wash their faces.
For freshmen, everything in the academy is so novel, the good teaching atmosphere, the interesting and magical new subjects, and the new knowledge that crushes their worldview. Even many children from aristocratic families who have no knowledge or skills, after coming to the academy,
In such a general environment, it is also being affected subtly.
New students have the joy of being new, and old students also have their worries.
This is the third year for the first batch of students to enroll, and they have to face a dilemma.
The families of these distinguished children have revealed some information to them, and they can arrange errands for them after graduation, which is what Li Shimin is happy to see.
But they couldn't bear to graduate. The three years in the academy were the best years of their lives. They were used to getting up at the early morning bell to run and do exercises, and they were also used to the sound of tireless reading in the academy. What they couldn't bear to part with were those who
Brothers who play side by side on the court.
"What should we do? Do we want to repeat the grade?" Changsun Chong touched Li Huairen beside him with his elbow.
Li Huairen's face was filled with confusion: "Don't ask me, my mind is very messed up right now."
"Cheng Chumo, what about you? What are your plans?"
"What's the use of asking him? He needs to be able to graduate even if he wants to graduate. So far, he hasn't gotten a third of the credits."
"Changsun Chong, what do you mean? Do you want to be beaten?" Cheng Chumo was furious.
"Okay, stop arguing. There's still one semester left. Let's wait until next semester when we've figured it out. The gentlemen have arranged research topics for us. Let's do it first. If it doesn't work later, we can skip the homework.
Well."
"Well, that makes sense."
Changsun Chong suddenly turned to look at Li Tai. When he first entered the academy, Li Tai was still a chubby young boy. Now he has lost a lot of weight and looks like a gentleman.
"What about you, Li Tai? What are your plans?"
Li Tai spread his hands: "Me? I want to stay in the academy."
"You want to repeat the grade?" Li Ke looked at him in surprise.
Li Tai rolled his eyes at him angrily: "Repeat a grade? How could I, a genius like you, use such a stupid method?"
"And if you repeat a grade, you can only stay for one year."
"I want to stay in the academy as a teaching assistant!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
You must know that Li Tai was Li Shimin's favorite prince. To put it bluntly, Li Shimin treated him better than the prince Li Chengqian. He was given a fiefdom of 22 states, which was unique in the entire Tang Dynasty.
It's inappropriate to leave such a good prince alone and stay in the academy as a teacher. If word spreads, I don't know how the outside world will spread the news. Maybe it will be said that Li Tai has fallen out of favor and can only hide in the academy and dare not go out.
But after thinking about it, everyone could understand Li Tai's decision.
After all, he has an elder brother named Li Chengqian. The more favored he is now, the more embarrassing his position will be when Li Chengqian succeeds to the throne in the future. Staying in the academy to teach is also a way to show his attitude.
Li Tai said disdainfully, as if he had read through everyone's thoughts.
"What's so strange about the prince? There are so many princes in the Tang Dynasty. I want to be unique. I want to be the greatest physicist in the Tang Dynasty!"
A trace of fanaticism flashed in Li Tai's eyes. Ever since he came into contact with Gewu, he has no desire for power. So what if he is allowed to become the prince and inherit the throne? A hundred years later, he will not become a handful of loess. Only in the world of Gewu, he
Only his spirit can last forever. He will let future generations of students understand the world according to the laws he invented. He will make the greatest invention to change the world!
In contrast, something that is easily accessible like power is really unattractive to him.
No one thinks that Li Tai is bragging. After all, in the past three years, Li Tai's cultural class has been unique in the entire academy. Every time he takes an exam, no matter how he changes back and forth between second and third, Li Tai is always the first.
Others got 98 because they could only get 98, but Li Tai got 100 because the test paper only had 100 points.
Li Tai's words also opened up new ideas for Changsun Chong and the others. In addition to graduating and repeating a grade, it seemed that they could stay as teaching assistants.
The so-called teaching assistant was actually proposed by Qin Hao. After all, the number of students in the academy now exceeds 600. When the students are recruited again next year, there will be more, maybe more than 1,000. Such a student scale will not be seen in future generations.
It's not too small anymore.
There are more students and fewer teachers, which will inevitably affect the quality of teaching. For example, liberal arts subjects are fine, and you can recruit people anytime you want, but science subjects are troublesome. The only ones in the entire Datang Association who do this are Qin Hao and Yun Ye. This semester, they will
Already very busy.
So Qin Hao, Li Gang and others came up with the idea of retaining a group of students with good science scores as teaching assistants.
This idea is supported by old gentlemen like Li Gang. In their view, this is a manifestation of inheritance.
It has only been one week since school started, and the first batch of students have already begun to face major life decisions. At the same time, they have to complete the research projects assigned to them by their teachers.
Regarding the research topics, there is nothing much to say about the liberal arts majors. They are basically the compilation of some historical materials. These are all assigned to students who are better at liberal arts majors.
People like Li Tai, who have relatively good grades in science, are basically involved in invention projects. For example, the project assigned by Qin Hao to Li Huairen's group is to use water pressure to make a complete set of irrigation equipment.
After each group got the topic, they no longer had time to think about those messy things.
The tasks assigned by Qin Hao were not so easy to accomplish. In the Tang Dynasty, many materials were not available, so they had to rely on their DIY. According to Changsun Chong’s later memories, in his third year at the academy, he learned from a person who couldn’t hold his fingers to a finger.
The young master benefited from his fortune and became a qualified carpenter.
But speaking of it, Li Tai is the one who has learned the most skills. Changsun Chong still has a team after all. His team only has one Li Ke. The reason is that this guy is too arrogant and looks down on others at first. But when he found out the situation
No, after everyone completed the team formation, there was only one Li Ke left that no one wanted.
As a result, the two brothers in distress could only hug each other for warmth.
