In the Ming Dynasty, there were only two types of junior colleges, one was the Yin Yang School and the other was the Medical School, and both were government-run.
The children of Yin and Yang households attended Yin and Yang schools and furthered their studies from county schools, prefecture schools, and government schools. The outstanding ones were selected to serve as officials in the Qintian Prison.
The children of medical families entered medical schools and furthered their education from county schools, prefecture schools, and government schools. The outstanding ones were selected to serve as officials in Taiyuan Hospital.
The official grades of the two are exactly the same, the promotion paths are also very similar, and both Yu Ding can take the imperial examination.
The Industrial and Commercial College founded by Wang Yuan is the third type of junior college in the Ming Dynasty. As soon as you hear the name, you know that you are not going to become an official.
However, since tuition was announced to be free and books were provided, registration was fully booked within a few days.
Why?
Because this is the capital city of Hangzhou, there are countless children from humble backgrounds. They are not eligible to participate in the imperial examination. It is really practical to study for free, and this school is run by the governor!
Zheng Wuzuo sent his eldest son and second son here, and warned his two sons: "Remember, you must study hard when you get to school. If you do well in the examination, you can go to Beijing after middle school and practice magic with Governor Wang.
After learning some skills from the Governor, it is no problem to move mountains and fill seas, and turn stones into gold."
The eldest son Zheng Kai said: "Don't worry, father, I will work hard and learn all the governor's spells!"
The second son, Zheng Min, was much younger. He tilted his head and asked, "Father, do you have the magic to fly?"
"Yes," Zheng Wuzuo said, "if you study hard, you will definitely be able to fly in the future."
Zheng Kai suddenly pointed to the sky above the school: "Father, look!"
Zheng Min looked in the direction and said excitedly: "I can really fly, I want to learn the magic of flying!"
Zheng Wuzuo looked up at the hot air balloon and murmured to himself: "It's true, it's true... The Governor is indeed a god descended to earth."
Not only them, but half of the people in Hangzhou City were rushing towards the school like crazy. Thinking back to those urban legends, everyone was convinced of Wang Yuan's magical powers, and they were even more convinced that the heavenly concubine was born and the drowned baby would be punished.
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"Hurry up and pay homage to Lord Wenquxing!" someone shouted.
Being reminded of this, people all around the school knelt on the ground, and some even kowtowed to the hot air balloon to beg for a child.
Some of the gentry looked at each other in horror. They were worried that the content of their private discussions would be heard by the governor's ears; they were also worried that the bad things they did secretly would be seen by the governor's clairvoyance!
In fact, we didn't discuss anything secretly, we just discussed fighting against Qingtian.
Zheng Wuzuo also kowtowed to everyone and watched his two sons enter the school. Suddenly, he frowned and muttered: "Why are there still people wearing green turbans?"
But it was a man wearing a green turban who also sent his son to school, which immediately caused an uproar.
Zheng Wuzuo felt he was insulted, and he also thought Governor Wang was insulted. He got up and rushed to the school, but was stopped by the gatekeeper: "Only students can enter, parents please stay back."
Zheng Wuzuo pointed at the green turban and said, "Brother, how can you let the children from the cuckold's family come in?"
The handyman smiled and said: "Gentlemen, as you said, whoever has a student ID number will be let in. I only recognize the student ID number and not the person."
Zheng Wuzuo belongs to the ranks of humble servants, and his descendants cannot take part in the imperial examination. At this moment, he suppressed a sentence: "Sven and sweep the floor!"
An adult man wearing a green turban must not only be a prostitute, but his wife or daughter must also be a prostitute.
Commonly known as, cuckold bastard.
There is also a chain of contempt within the lower class. Lehu are undoubtedly at the bottom, and even the maids and slaves look down on them.
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"Sweep the floor politely!"
Xu Fan, the Zhejiang academic envoy, shook his head. He heard that Wang Yuan was going to build a school and thought that the governor had changed his gender. Unexpectedly, when the school opened, it attracted a group of low-class children, even the sons of prostitutes.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Xu Xuezheng is also a reader of sages. Don't you know what it means to be educated without distinction?"
"Sophistry," Xu Fan said angrily, not wanting to talk nonsense with Wang Yuan, "Goodbye!"
"I won't send it off." Wang Yuan didn't bother to pay attention to him.
No matter who founded a government or private school, Xu Fan would have gained political achievements. He originally wanted to come to lecture today and encourage students to study hard, but now he was so angry with the green turban that he turned around and left.
For the Ti Xue Envoy, if this matter reaches the capital, not only will it be difficult to gain political achievements, but he will also suffer criticism.
There are a total of 120 students in the school, divided into three classes, with 40 students in each class.
The principal is Jiang Xin, who switched to the school of physics from Wang Yangming.
Wang Yuan was watching from the side, and Jiang Xin summoned the students to lecture on the playground: "My surname is Jiang, my name is Xin, and I am your principal. I am not responsible for teaching, and I only teach you Baduanjin (physical education class). Most of you are cheap."
Children from poor families, including children from poor families, must keep the school rules in mind. There is only one school rule: in school, only natural principles are discussed, regardless of high or low. Children from poor families are not allowed to discriminate against children from low-income families; children from low-income families are not allowed to discriminate against children from poor families. If so.
Violation will result in a warning and corporal punishment for the first time, and immediate expulsion for the second time!”
"Although our school is free of tuition, you should remember our kindness while you wait. After graduation, 80% of the salary earned in the first month must be donated to the school. From the second month on, whatever money you earn is your own.
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"Once you graduate, the school will issue graduation documents, which can be used as proof wherever you go to make a living."
"There are two exams every year. If you fail the exam twice in a row, you have to pay tuition and continue studying. You must study hard and save some money for your parents. This is also a great filial piety..."
Jiang Xin didn't say anything false and empty, and few children could understand what he said. It would be better to set rules directly and motivate them by making a living and making money.
They all come from poor backgrounds, so don't even think about becoming an official. Being able to make money to support your family is the most important thing.
At the end, Jiang Xin suddenly pointed at the hot air balloon: "That's not magic, but physics. As long as you study hard, you can do it yourself, and you can also master more advanced knowledge!"
If you tell this sentence specifically to aspiring children, maybe a few scientists will emerge.
The oldest children are thirteen years old and the youngest are seven years old. Some understand it and some don't understand it at all.
Fang Lingxi turned back to look up at the hot air balloon, and then took a peek at the governor standing beside him, as if a fire was burning in his heart. He was the son of the green turban. His father was a musician, and his mother was an activist. He had been discriminated against in all kinds of ways since he was a child.
Lehu, apart from living at the bottom, are no different from other lowly households.
As long as they have the ability to make money, they can even make a living by other means, but they must bear the corresponding corvee. For example, if someone is very skilled, and when the magistrate entertains distinguished guests, he will call them to perform for free with just a greeting.
Fang Lingxi is twelve years old. Not only can she read and write, but she also understands music and can even write poems and lyrics.
His father is very smart, and he is also very smart. His father also secretly taught him "The Great Learning" and "Mencius", and he has mastered half of the four books.
But no matter how talented you are, you can't be a scholar.
When my father heard that Governor Wang was running a school and that it was a school recruiting students from low-income families, he immediately sent Fang Lingxi to register.
Fang Lingxi's ideal is very simple but difficult to realize, that is, to get rid of her lowly status!
After only one day of class, Fang Lingxi surprised the teacher.
This guy thought that the content of the Chinese language class was too simple, so he actually taught himself mathematics according to the textbook. The math teacher was still teaching 1 and 2, but he had completely mastered Western numerals, and automatically learned addition and subtraction, and then started to memorize the multiplication table there.
Starting from the next day, the math teacher had to give him some help, and the Chinese teacher directly lent him the Four Books to copy.
(In some chapters in the previous article, Xu Fan, the envoy to raise learning, and Liang Cai, the prefect of Hangzhou, were mixed up. Sorry.)