Bai Gui looked at the calligraphy treasures presented to him by Liu Xueyu, picked out a few valuable ones, and kept them. The others were sent to the Kunlun Mirror, and he immediately chose to exchange them. In a short time, he had tens of millions more funds.
The price was a bit low, but after thinking about it, he understood.
Some calligraphy that can be verified by later generations will naturally have a high price, but some that are doubtful will not be so expensive and will be lower accordingly. After all, the value of things like calligraphy and painting is mostly attached to celebrities.
As for whether this will offend Liu Xueyu, there is nothing to worry about. The calligraphy given to him is also for him to practice calligraphy, which is different from the meaning given by Mr. Zhu. Besides, he sells calligraphy that is not precious and has no value.
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After a few days.
News spread about the exams for five special schools in Japan.
"Brother Meihe, if you fail the assessment, there is no need to worry. You will not be able to study in Japan at your own expense. As long as you perform well in school, you will be able to become an official student..."
Wu Huaixian comforted him and secretly stated that if he failed the exam and went to study in Japan, the Wu government would be responsible for his tuition fees, and the Wu government would not be short of this amount of money.
He mentioned that self-financed students can be converted into government-funded students.
However, transferring to an official position at one's own expense is only applicable to students who study in Japan through formal channels. This requires officials from the Qing government to lead the students studying in Japan to the Supervision Office in Japan. If you go to study in Japan by yourself, Japanese schools will not allow you to enroll.
Another point is that whether you study liberal arts or science, you can pay your own way, but military school students can only be sent by the government. If you pay your own way, you will be punished if caught.
In addition, the relationship between the Qing court and Beiyang was roughly similar to the relationship between the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, with a certain degree of inheritance. Therefore, even if the Qing court fell, the official quota was still extremely popular while it was in Beiyang.
"Brother Huai Xian, don't worry. I've always learned a lot and memorized it well. I'm already familiar with Japanese, and I've also dabbled in Western arts. The mere assessment won't stump me..."
Bai Gui didn't think so.
After hearing this, Wu Huaixian and Liu Mingda also nodded. If even Bai Gui, a three-dimensional talent, could not pass the assessment, then how difficult would it be for him to pass the assessment? What they said was also to reassure Bai Gui, and they still believed in Bai Gui's strength.
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The exam was completed in the Shanghai Yamen, with a total of three tests. They tested the basics of middle school, Western arts, and Japanese. The test questions were quite difficult, but this was for ordinary students, and for carefully selected players like Bai Gui
, the assessment was done with ease.
The five special schools plan agreed upon by Yang Shu, the Minister in Japan the year before last, and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, were to select 165 people to study in Japan through annual assessment. Sixty-five of these 165 people were assigned to the first higher education institution.
Twenty-five people are allocated to Tokyo Higher Normal School, forty people are allocated to Tokyo Higher Industrial School, twenty-five people are allocated to Yamaguchi Higher Commercial School, and ten people are allocated to Chiba Medical College.
These five colleges and universities are all college preparatory courses, among which the First College (referred to as No. 1 High School) is the best.
According to Japan's academic system, only graduates from Japan's top universities can directly enter Tokyo University, the highest institution in Japan.
What surprised Bai Gui a little was that despite his preparation, he only got seventh place in the exam. Some liberal arts questions were more subjective. However, this is different from the imperial examination.
If you are famous, you can enter the first high school.
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After waiting for about half a month, students studying abroad from other provinces came one after another.
These students studying in Japan, approximately 500 in number, were led by the Minister of Supervision in Japan and boarded a ship from Shanghai to the East.
Shanghai and Japan are only 800 kilometers away from the nearest Changqi County.
Toot toot…
The whistle of the steamer was heard. Bai Gui and a group of international students studying in Japan looked at the Huangpu River bank that was getting farther and farther away from them, with complicated expressions. After waiting for a while, they could no longer see the other side, only the vast sea.
Bilan, they also returned to the cabin.
This was a Qing merchant ship, so their treatment was still good.
Although Guan Piansheng does not have to pay for daily meals, he only eats some relatively simple vegetables.
Bai Gui still gave him a few more silver coins to ensure that he would eat well these days.
After about four days, we arrived at Changqi County.
The steam merchant ship entered the ferry, and after waiting for about an hour or two, they got off the ship. At the ferry in Changqi, there was a post station specially responsible for hosting these students who were studying in Japan.
The minister in Japan was very happy and allowed them, the Japanese students, to wander around Changqi for half a day and come back after sunset.
"These are the three words of "Boundless Life" when the monk Kukai left.
As soon as they left the modern ferry, they arrived at an ancient Japanese site. A monk was carved on a white stone. The monk squatted on the ground and carved three words on a piece of bluestone with a carving knife. The words were soaked in dried red paint.
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It must have been carved in modern times.
Some Japanese people saw the three of them coming together and talked enthusiastically about the origin of this historic site.
"Life has no limit..."
"It should be from "The Master of Health" in "Zhuangzi", 'My life also has a limit, but my knowledge also has no limit'."
Bai Gui has also read Taoist books, and most scholars will read Lao and Zhuang's books.
After he finished speaking, several people had complicated expressions.
Monk Kukai was an envoy to the Tang Dynasty. When the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty were sent to Chang'an, they had to cross the ocean. The sea was very rough and the waves were not as safe as it is now. Therefore, the chance of surviving once they went there was only about 40%.
The monk Kukai left this sentence "life has no limit", which means that my life is limited, but knowledge is infinite, so I am willing to sacrifice my life to go to Chang'an to seek knowledge.
"Life is endless from generation to generation, and the river and the moon look alike every year..."
Wu Huaixian sighed quietly.
A few people ate some Japanese snacks in a nearby restaurant. They were fish balls, which were quite cheap. They came on this trip and also exchanged some Japanese yen at a bank in Shanghai, which cost about one copper coin.
The current coins of Japan include gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins, with different values. Among them, copper coins are the cheapest and are divided into five copper coins, two copper coins, one copper coin, half copper coin, and one centimeter copper coin.
According to the "New Currency Regulations", currency is named "yuan" and is the basic monetary unit. Qian and cents are only auxiliary currency units. One yuan = 100 cents = 1000 cents.
All kinds of feudal clans established during the shogunate period have long been abolished.
The Japanese yen at this time was different from that of later generations. The Japanese yen at this time was equivalent to the U.S. dollar, with approximately two Japanese yen equal to one U.S. dollar.
"Thanks for the hospitality."
Do as the Romans do. Several customers who saw the fish ball shop leaving said this, and Bai Gui and others imitated it. In fact, they have seen this in daily Japanese customs, but actually doing it is another matter.
From this point of view, it seems that Japan is a country with great etiquette. In fact, this is not the case. The more secular a society is, the more unnecessary etiquette will be reduced, so there is no need to belittle oneself.
The person who runs the fish ball shop is an old woman, about sixty or seventy years old, short in stature, only more than half their height.
The old woman returned the gift, and several people nodded, passed through the paper partitions, and walked out of the fish ball shop.
