Chapter 1111 Datang version of the college entrance examination
The strategies of the Datang Empire and the Datang Western Company in India were basically determined a few years ago. That is to find a foothold first, establish a foothold in India, and then plan other plans.
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Later, after hooking up with the Spanish, in order to trade with Europe, West Asia, North Africa and other regions, Datang Western Company also successively established five or six supply ports outside Gohe Prefecture. These supply ports were actually Ying Zihua's early years.
It was developed when he led a fleet to explore westward.
It's just that the scale has never been large, and there is no ability to withstand risks.
If you want to build these small-scale supply ports into real colonies and trade support points for trade with India, even West Asia and Europe, the investment required is not small.
And this investment is not only the investment in money and materials, but also the investment in military power!
The establishment of such a colony by the Tang Dynasty Western Company in Gohe State has aroused great vigilance from the Portuguese. For this reason, the two sides are still competing frequently in the waters of eastern India. If the Tang Dynasty Western Company continues to expand, then the Portuguese can endure it.
That's the weird thing.
But it is impossible for Datang Western Company to tie itself up just because of the Portuguese reaction!
Overseas colonization originally required competition with all parties. The empire competed with the Portuguese in India, and it also competed with the Portuguese in Southeast Asia.
The Portuguese now regard India as their own back garden, but the empire also regards Southeast Asia as its own back garden.
The Portuguese have been based in Malacca for many years and have always wanted to expand throughout Southeast Asia. However, they have failed due to various reasons, especially in the Indo-Western Islands and the Philippine Islands, which is what the empire calls the Banten Islands.
As well as the Luzon Islands, they were the focus of competition between the two sides in the early years.
But the empire relies on its geographical advantages: it is close to the mainland and has strong support.
That's why he won the competition in the above-mentioned areas and successfully captured the Luzon Islands. At the same time, he established his own sphere of influence in the Banten Islands, took control of the Banten Islands, and opened trading stations and supplies on many islands.
port.
It can be said that the current empire has blocked the Portuguese in Malacca. Although ordinary Portuguese merchant ships can travel to various waters in East Asia without hindrance, if the Portuguese want to establish new colonies in the above-mentioned areas, then
There will be an imperial attack.
In India, the situation is reversed!
At this time, several heads of the Datang Western Company in Gohe Prefecture did not know that the empire was already determined to launch a full-scale competition with the Portuguese, and had even begun to plan an attack on Malacca.
At the same time, the Navy also reached an agreement with the Datang Western Company. The Navy sold almost an entire squadron to the Datang Western Company. The warships of this squadron are already on the road. It will not take long to reach the Indian Ocean and then become a large fleet.
It was a great help for Tang Xiyang Company to compete with the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean.
Overseas trade and the Portuguese, this series of events is very important for anyone who cares about the empire's overseas expansion, and always pay attention to the news overseas.
But this kind of thing is actually just a trivial matter within the empire.
There are almost no public reports on the series of actions in the direction of India. People only know that Datang Western Company is carrying out trade in India, and they also know that there is a Gohe State. However, the Gohe State in India is too far away from the mainland.
, far away enough to put most people in the country at a loss.
This is also a true reflection of the affairs inside and outside the empire in the past two years, that is, internal affairs receive far more attention than external affairs.
For example, the Xuanping 10th Provincial Examination to be held this fall will attract far more attention than Indian affairs.
This year's rural examination is different from those in previous years, because after years of continuous reform of the imperial examination, Li Xuan also began to successively reform the provincial examination and even the government examination.
This year's reform of the rural examination has introduced a very interesting improvement, that is, the provincial examination will be combined with the admissions of each university. Li Xuan personally stipulated that the admissions of each university and normal school need to strictly refer to the students' provincial examination results.
Those whose grades are not up to standard are not allowed to apply for various universities. Only those who have reached the relevant grade points are eligible to apply for various universities and martial arts schools.
Then proceed to the next step of independent admissions examinations for various universities and normal schools.
This time the provincial examination, in terms of examination subjects, referred to the entrance examinations set by each university, the Royal Institute of Technology and the Wushu Hall, and conducted a unified examination, thus forming a unified examination of classics, policy theory, mathematics, physics, chemistry, comprehensive biogeography and astronomy
, six arts.
Among them, classics and mathematics are key subjects, and the total score of each subject is 100 points.
Policy theory, physics, and chemistry are comprehensive first-class subjects, and the total score in each subject is 80 points.
The Six Arts is a second-class subject, with a total score of sixty points in a single subject. The Six Arts of the Tang Dynasty are also different from the traditional Six Arts.
Because the six arts in ancient times are somewhat outdated today, according to the standards specified by the Imperial Examination Department of the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, the six arts of a gentleman in the new era of the Tang Dynasty are: etiquette, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and speech.
Needless to say, etiquette is for etiquette. As a Chinese people and a country of etiquette, we must pay attention to this etiquette.
Le, this is the same as traditional music, it refers to music.
Archery traditionally refers to the art of archery, but in the Tang Dynasty, the meaning of archery was broader, including bow and arrow archery, gun archery, sword and sword techniques, etc. Candidates do not need to master all of them, but they must
Master some of them.
Yu, the traditional one is driving a car, but in the Tang Dynasty, it was horse riding. To put it bluntly, it was a test of riding skills.
Yan, this is to replace 'numeral', because in the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty, numeracy was a compulsory subject, so Yanding was chosen. The so-called dialect is actually dialect, including but not limited to the native dialect of the empire.
Overseas indigenous dialects require proficiency in several languages at the same time, and at the same time, greater emphasis is placed on Portuguese, Spanish and Latin, because among the above three, Latin is almost the universal written language of the upper class in Europe, while Portuguese and Spanish,
This is naturally because these two empires are currently the only two global colonial empires in the world, and it can be said that the sun never sets.
If you don't know the enemy's language, how can you better understand the enemy and defeat him?
But judging from the situation in the past many years, it is estimated that except for the two subjects of etiquette and music, there are not many people who can take the exam for the six arts subjects this time.
The total score of the above seven subjects is 580 points. If you score 400 points or more, you will be awarded the title of Juren.
To apply for formal four-year universities such as Guozijian University and Jinling University, you need at least a merit score, which actually means you need a score of 400 or above. To apply for a martial arts school, you need at least 450 points, which is
It is said that ordinary people are not good enough, and people with relatively good results must be promoted to the mud post.
However, each school also has a small amount of independent enrollment power. This is not within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. They can enroll students in partial subjects if they like, and they can also recruit children of wealthy people who have donated large amounts of wealth. Each school can control it on its own.
And this score is actually just the minimum standard. It just means that you are qualified to apply for the exam. You will then have to take the entrance exam held by each school. Only if you pass it will you be considered admitted.
If you are a discerning person, you can tell it at a glance. In fact, this is the Tang Dynasty version of the college entrance examination!