bayedsolid First Minister Section 555
First Minister Section 555
Compared to their desperate efforts to get money, Zhang Shuning received a reply from his father.
It was the first time he saw that his father had problems that he couldn't solve. Zhang Ximeng prescribed hard study, but Zhang Shuning knew that it was not easy to study hard.
He spent three days thinking hard, and then Zhang Shuning found his teacher.
He wants to do an experiment and give him half a year to choose a school below. He wants to go there with a few classmates, simply tutor these students, teach them how to deal with the exam, and see if they can enter Fudan School smoothly!
"Even if you can be admitted to the school, so what? I think you are whimsical." The teacher disagreed.
But Zhang Shuning insisted: "As long as you are admitted, you are considered a success. As long as you occupy the quota, you will reduce the share of others. Without this degree, you cannot take the provincial examination... Do you think it is worthwhile, sir?" ?”
7 Chapter seventy Mr. Zhang
In the end, Zhang Shuning left the school and went to the Qianhu House in Xiahe Village.
Before leaving, his teacher talked with him all night, trying to persuade him not to do something that is destined to fail.
"Son, you are very talented and hardworking, and your future is limitless. Looking at the current Ming Dynasty, it is nothing more than Nanjimin and Beifudan. If you really want to achieve something, you should Let our school surpass Jimin and become the real number one school in the world."
Zhang Shuning just lowered his head, "What about Peking University? What is it?"
"It's opportunistic, it's a disgrace to the school! Now Prime Minister Sun is from Shandong, and our opportunity has come. Sir, I will preside over the investigation of the population and farmland. If the court can use my idea in this area, your opportunity will come. In a few years, pass the provincial examination, become an official in the court, honor your ancestors, what a wonderful thing! Why do you have to fight against your own future? You help those poor children, it is just a fantasy."
The teacher said earnestly, "I have seen too many children like this. They are generally dull, stupid, and lazy...don't say that the children of the poor are the ones who can lead the family early. In this world, letting them read and write is already a blessing from God. They can be craftsmen, bookkeepers, and do decent things in the countryside. They are not worthy of it.”
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Walking on the road, the teacher's words kept flashing in Zhang Shuning's head. Ever since he investigated the population, Zhang Shuning admired this teacher very much, and even wrote to Zhu Di, praising his teacher.
But this conversation made Zhang Shuning seriously doubt what kind of person his teacher is?
He really regarded himself as a very important disciple, otherwise he wouldn't be so unscrupulous and speak out what was in his heart.
But these inner thoughts made Zhang Shuning very uncomfortable. As a famous teacher of Fudan Academy, he can really look down on the poor, they are different.
Then, as the son of the prime minister, can I look down on most people?
Why do teachers look down on poor children so much?
Is what he said true?Does it make sense?
Even if it doesn't make sense, what's wrong?
Zhang Shuning still didn't have any ideas, but this time, he didn't want to ask his father for advice, he hoped to find the answer by himself.
The Qianhu House in Xiahe Village, near the sea, was originally set up to guard against pirates.
Most of the members of the Thousand Households Institute were Shandong Red Scarves at the time, and they could not be regarded as direct descendants of the Ming army, so the conditions were not good.
Counting the surrounding area, there are five primary schools, one elementary school and one middle school.
According to the current school system of Ming Dynasty, elementary school and elementary school are both considered as compulsory education, and after middle school, they need to spend their own money.
This is somewhat similar to the county schools, state schools, and government schools in history.
After the end of middle school, there are roughly a few ways for students to go... Those who can't continue to study will naturally have to work. With a middle school education, they can read and write, and they can generally find a job as an accountant. No worries about food and clothing.
If the situation is good, you can choose to enter the chief minister's school, which is a school set up by each province, which can train some talents in a targeted manner.
For example, arranging them to enter the provincial school, to be a teacher, etc. Some of them can pass the exam by luck and directly enter the government office to work, but they have to start from the lowest level.
In contrast, only the top ones can enter Jimin School and Fudan School after passing the exam.
As long as you enter these two schools, you basically have one foot in the officialdom. Even if you don't want to step in, like Zhang Huan, you go to do business and have connections, and your future is boundless.
All in all, although the ten-year founding of the Ming Dynasty, although the investment in education is astonishing, the whole system is still very rough. There are too few top schools, and there are even fewer good teachers. Schools at all levels are mixed, and the success rate is also very uneven.
Zhang Shuning recalled his own experience. Before he was about seven years old, he had completed elementary school and elementary school courses, and then studied middle school courses for a period of time.
Then he went to take the exam at Jimin Academy, and passed the exam smoothly... If he hadn't met Huang Guan and Xia Zhifeng, who were geniuses, Zhang Shuning would have been a proper schoolmaster and child prodigy.
Undoubtedly the kind.
Now think about it, is it really how good you are?
It doesn't seem to be necessary... After all, when I was wearing crotch pants, I was sitting on my father's desk.
Many textbooks were compiled by the old man. How many people want to get the guidance of the old man but can't get it, but it is easy for themselves, and I am a little tired of hearing it.
Not counting the father, his own mother is also the minister of the imperial court, promoted by the branch bureau, and those who come and go, just pick one, who is not a famous figure in the world.
With such a good condition poured into myself, my nephew Zhang Huan is far worse than myself!
Zhang Shuning asked his father if it was fair, but in fact he should ask himself, is it fair?
You enjoy everything so good, what are you going to do?
Very early on, Zhang Shuning wanted to be a teacher. Later, he gradually felt that fame and fortune were too easy for him, almost within his grasp.
Only by perfecting others and creating more people's success is one's own happiness.
But today, Zhang Shuning has a new understanding, perhaps not only his own happiness, but also his duty.
"Here are 120 articles I have prepared for you. You must read them well. I have circled the key sentences and must recite them. Don't make mistakes in a single word!"
"Also, these are [-] math problems, you must thoroughly understand them, engrave them in your heart, no matter how they change, you must master them!"
"Besides, I will memorize all these thousand pieces of common sense!"
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Facing the fifty or so students of Xiahe Village, Zhang Shuning issued his order.
"I have already talked with your parents, and I issued a military order to them. I will send at least ten people to Fudan School! They also promised me that as long as they can be sent to Fudan School, they will listen to my arrangement. You guys Anyone who is disobedient will be dragged out immediately and beaten. Even if they are beaten to death, they will not care about it!"
From this day on, Xiahezhai Middle School has entered the state of a military camp.
Some parents even took the initiative to come over and help stand outside.
If any student skipped class or was disobedient, he would be arrested immediately, and he would be beaten to death without the need for the teacher to do it.
He was really not polite at all, the most naughty boy among them, he escaped and fished in the river, but his father caught him, hung him on a willow tree by the river, ripped off his clothes, beat him with a willow stick, etc. When Zhang Shuning came, there was no good meat left in his body.
Then the two hugged each other and cried!
"Why are you so ignorant! Entering Fudan Academy is almost the same as being admitted to Jinshi. It's a big event to change your family and honor your ancestors! Even if you risk your life, it's worth it! Once again, I will beat you to death You, if you die, I will die too! Let us, father and son, become a joke from all over the world!"
Gradually, none of the children in Xiahezhai Middle School dared to be lazy.
They only slept for two hours a day, had no rest, no entertainment, got up before dawn, went outside for exercises, memorized books, and then did math problems in the morning and memorized essays in the afternoon.
In the evening, I will practice the handwriting in Guange script for the exam.
Zhang Shuning found that these students didn't know about some things that he thought were common.For example, the font for the exam, he knew it clearly when he was very young, but these students couldn't even write neatly, as if no one had ever told them.
There are also how to write articles and how to use examples, these are things that Zhang Shuning has been familiar with for a long time. After all, Zhang Shuning doesn't know what his father talks about!
But it's a pity that these students really don't know that the original teacher even took the Analects as a treasure.
Zhang Shuning felt his scalp tingling. Even if the sentences you wrote in the Analects of Confucius are correct, points will be deducted.Zhang Shuning had no choice but to order another batch of newspapers.
Arrange for someone to read the newspaper aloud every day, and then let the students take notes.
"Remember, exams never test talent, especially after the proportion of articles and poems is getting lower and lower. Most of the time, what is tested is skill and experience. In the last month and a half, I will take you to do various test papers, you guys You don’t need to understand these questions, but you must remember them in your heart. Remember one more question and answer one more word correctly, and you will have more chances to enter Fudan Academy!”
In the last month and a half, the test papers really arrived.
Of these papers, several sets were produced by Hu Yan, and more than a dozen sets were produced by Huang Guan. Among them, Xia Zhifeng produced the most, and she sent a total of twenty sets from Yingtian.
These few people are all at the level of academic gods. Although they are not in Fudan Academy, they know the style of Fudan Academy very well, especially Xia Zhifeng. She even breaks down each course and tells them where to do it and how many points they can get.
For students, all they need is to work hard without sleep and food.
Over the past few months, the children of the Thousand Household Institute, from being stubborn and confused at the beginning, are now full of confidence and fighting spirit. They are very clear about how much progress they have made.
There are many young people who are several years older than Zhang Shuning, but they respect this little gentleman very much, and even respect him like a god, which is more important than their parents.
In a blink of an eye, the day of the exam was approaching, and Zhang Shuning personally led the group of students to Qufu.
Obviously, they should be regarded as the most embarrassing group among a large number of students who came to take the exam, and many of them were still wearing straw sandals and leggings.
Where did this group of cow herders come from?
You are in the wrong place!
Where is the cattle market?
Zhang Shuning was very calm, "Go, just be sorry for yourself!"
The students nodded vigorously and entered the examination room with firm steps.
After two days of the exam, all that remains is to wait.
Zhang Shuning accompanied them and waited together.
After seven full days, the test results came out.
There is good news and bad news.
The good news is that there are as many as 18 people who have passed the assessment. Although they are generally ranked at the bottom, they have passed in the end.It's just that there was a small problem, and the school decided temporarily that an additional exam was needed.
The students who got the news were all dumbfounded. They rushed out of the room, and everyone gathered together, full of grief and indignation, gnashing their teeth.
What do you mean by school, don’t you understand?
For so many years, there is no talk of additional tests, why is there an additional test this year?
Who can believe that there is no target?
"Sir, you let us study hard and study harder. We all listen to the master. But now? Can you tell us, is it useful to study hard?" The boy who was hung on the willow branch cried. Ask Zhang Shuning.
He was very lucky this time, passing No.2 from the bottom.But if there is an additional test, it is estimated that he will fail the ranking.
Zhang Shuning stretched out his arm, patted the student's shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid, this is the Ming Dynasty, and those people will not be allowed to do whatever they want!"
The students gradually calmed down, but they were still full of grief and anger. They only thought that Mr. Xiao was just comforting everyone. Could it really turn things around?
But in the afternoon, news came again that Gao Qi, the new chief minister, came to Qufu to check the admission status of the school... The flame of hope ignited again.
Chapter 771 Making trouble in Zhongshu Province
Gao Qi was the person who took over Sun Yan's position after Sun Yan became the chief envoy.
This arrangement is very interesting.
It was an accident that Sun Yan became the master of Zhongshu, but it was definitely not an accident that Sun Yan promoted Qi.
Because Gao Qi is Zhang Ximeng's direct descendant. After Song Lian, he served as a Hanlin scholar, and then he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Now he is sent to Shandong as a political envoy.As long as there are no accidents, in the next few years, it is reasonable to return to Yingtian, serve as Minister, or be promoted to participate in politics.
In a word, Sun Yan has already begun to cultivate his own power.
The big guys can still understand this, so Wei Guan, the dean of Fudan School, received Gao Qi very warmly, and said that the old parents were coming, and they were full of glory.
This old parent is very interesting. Although Fudan School is located in Qufu, it is directly under the Ministry of Education and Culture, so Gao Qi doesn't need to be concerned about it.
But considering Gao Qi's special status, Wei Guan remained polite.
Gao Qi smiled, "Wei Shanzhang is in charge of Fudan Academy and educates talents for the country. The people of Shandong are also grateful for the grace. ?”
Wei Guan said with a smile: "There are more than 970 people, less than a thousand. Among them, there are almost 600 people from Shandong. They can be regarded as outstanding people, and they are worthy of congratulations."
Gao Qi clapped his palms happily, "That's true, but I don't know, which school has more admissions? Which school has contributed to the education?"
Wei Guan paused for a moment, and continued: "The left and right are still Jinan Mansion, Yidu, and Yanzhou Mansion. These places are also the big ones over the years, and there are not many surprises."
Gao Qi laughed and said: "Sure enough! But there are no exceptions? How did I hear that there is a small place that has produced many candidates this year!"
People from Fudan Academy naturally knew what Gao Qi was referring to. Xiahezhai passed 18 people this time, ranking seventh among all rankings. From the perspective of the number of people, Dengzhou, Dongping, and Dongchang were all sent to the back. .
This achievement is astonishing. In Xiahe Village in the past, none of them entered Fudan School.They don't have a middle school establishment, but the teachers are not fully equipped. For example, in mathematics, they are replaced by a teacher who teaches literature.
The teacher who teaches literature is still an old Confucian, and he doesn't know much about new learning. Asking him to teach mathematics is completely like rushing ducks to the shelves, and he can't even follow the scriptures.
In such a middle school, [-] candidates suddenly appeared, broke through the siege, and entered the ranks of Fudan School, which really made people a little dumbfounded.
Wei Guandao: "Since the chief envoy mentioned it, then I won't hide it. This Xiahe village is really strange. We are going to have another test to see the real quality, and then we can talk about it."
Gao Qi remained calm, "So, do you think there is cheating in Xiahe Village? Cheating in the examination room has always been a big deal. Do you want to investigate thoroughly?"
Wei Guan was taken aback. If it was indeed cheating in the exam, it would be difficult for him to explain it, so he smiled and said, "There is no solid evidence, but something is abnormal. Taking the exam one more time is also in line with the rules of our school."
Gao Qi said with a smile: "As far as I know, Fudan School has not had any additional exam rules for so many years. And what are you going to add to the exam? But let the students prepare?"
At this time, a teacher stood up, "Returning to the high minister, we are going to assess the students' writing level this time and test an article. Since we didn't inform them in advance, everyone is the same, so there is no problem."