In the past, it was not enough to boast, but now there is no end to debauchery.

The spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day.

Although the Tang Dynasty is a martial country, with the imperial court paying more and more attention to the imperial examination, the status of scholars is also rapidly improving.

Now, the annual release of the list is a rare lively time in Chang'an City.

The matter of catching a son-in-law under the list is not a patent of the Song and Ming dynasties.

"Fang Yiyu, can't you hurry up? Grind a little more, and I won't wait for you. ”

Early in the morning, the son went out of the palace to find Fang Yiyu and went to the outside of the tribute courtyard to see the list.

Originally, she really wanted to go directly with Di Renjie, but thinking that he would definitely go to see the list with the brothers and sisters of Guanshishan Academy today, the son couldn't help it.

"Son, what's the hurry, it's still early."

Fang Yiyu is in the Chu Palace, she didn't learn good things, Li Kuan's laziness, she learned a lot.

"Within a quarter of an hour, if you can't set off yet, I will deduct this month's dividends from Bread Xinyu!"

For Fang Yiyu, a wealth fan, the son still has a very good way.

"What quarter of an hour? You can go now! Son, you are really, on such an important day as the list, you just didn't wake me up, let's go now. ”

Son: ......

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"Minister Xu, all the functions related to education of the Ministry of Rites have been transferred to the Ministry of Education, but this year's Spring Festival is still organized by the Ministry of Rites. I think it would be more appropriate for the Ministry of Education to organize it in the future? ”

Today, most of the students of Guanshishan Academy went to see the list, and Liu Jie, the new person in charge, also came to the Ministry of Education to find Xu Jingzong, the old boss.

"Eat bite by bite, and walk step by step! The matter of the imperial examination is related to the country, and it is appropriate to be cautious, so when the Ministry of Education was established, the functions of this part were not separated from the Ministry of Rites. ”

Although Xu Jingzong was also very concerned about the results of today's list, he was not ready to go outside the Gongyuan to watch it in person.

With his status, as long as the list is posted, he will naturally know it quickly.

"We all understand that we will not divest this year, but sooner or later we will have to divest in the future. Since His Majesty has agreed to His Royal Highness the King of Chu's proposal to establish an Ministry of Education, it shows that His Majesty has approved of this trend. Once the Ministry of Education can grasp the power of the imperial examination, it will no longer be the bottom of the seven ministries. ”

The relationship between Liu Jie and Xu Jingzong is not so much a superior, but actually more like a master and apprentice.

Therefore, some things that are inconvenient to say in front of outsiders, Liu Jie dares to say in front of Xu Jingzong.

"The first priority is to build up the education system. I'm not very worried about the number of academies, but elementary schools and Mongolian schools are a nuisance. Especially in some counties that are not wealthy, many people do not support their children to go to school at all. A child of seven or eight years old is already half a laborer in a peasant family, and can do a lot of housework; If it is sent to the school, even if any money is waived, it can be regarded as a waste of labor. Besides, many places don't always have the ability to do everything for free. ”

Xu Jingzong's background is not very noble, and he was not happy in his early years, so he still knows a lot about things at the bottom.

"That's right. The Ministry of Education has just been created, and if it is going to take over the imperial examination immediately, it will be a bit too busy. But in the long run, the Ministry of Education will be in charge, right? ”

"This His Royal Highness the King of Chu has his own opinions, don't worry!"

Xu Jingzong is now quite satisfied with being the vice minister of education.

Although his expectations are more than that, it is also clear that it is unlikely to rise again in the short term.

Instead of this, it is better to do a good job of the things arranged by Li Kuan, and after a delay of two or three years, it is expected that he will replace Li Zhi as the minister of education at that time.

At that time, it is even more significant to promote the reform of the imperial examination.

"This year, the number of students participating in the imperial examination in the academy has reached a new high, and it is estimated that the harvest will not be small; In addition, more and more students go to various yamen to serve as officials, and the influence of Guanshishan Academy in Datang will inevitably increase in the future. In the same way, other colleges will enjoy similar benefits. Minister Xu, I think that the Ministry of Education can take this opportunity to come forward to establish a few more academies, so that the education funds will not be subsidized to the academies founded by the nobles of the family. ”

Liu Jie is a typical low-level birth, and he has always had no good impression of the nobles of the family.

In his view, it is best for the Ministry of Education to invest all its funds in government-run academies, and private academies to bear their own profits and losses.

Anyway, the starting point of the various families that founded the academy is not necessarily so open.

After all, the students who come out of the academy can basically come in handy.

Unlike Mongolian schools and primary schools, the input is much greater than the output.

"As long as you have money, it is not difficult to build a academy, but the difficulty is that there is still a lack of suitable teachers and students."

Liu Jie said the truth, Xu Jingzong naturally knew.

However, the academies that Xu Jingzong hoped to establish were all new-style academies that operated on the template of Guanshishan Academy, which was more troublesome.

Although it is possible to hire students from Guanshishan Academy to be teachers, in order to ensure quality, you can't just ask any student to be a teacher.

Besides, there are more scholars in the Tang Dynasty, and there are more scholars in Chang'an City, and if too many academies are built in other places in one go, they will not even be able to recruit suitable students.

This is completely different from the situation in later generations.

"This is also the case, going around and around, and eventually it will return to the expansion of Mongolian schools and primary schools."

Although Liu Jie felt a little regretful, he could only accept this reality.

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At the gate of the Gongyuan, although it is not yet time to release the list, it is already full of people.

The more prosperous the economy, the more prosperous the culture.

Correspondingly, the status and influence of readers will also rise.

This is actually a good thing for Datang.

The Tang Dynasty in history was too heavy on martial arts, and the later Great Song Dynasty was too heavy on literature.

If you can pay equal attention to civil and military affairs, that kind of Datang will really be invincible.

"Brother Eldest Sun, this time there are quite a few students from Weishui Academy participating in the imperial examination, and they should be able to achieve good results. Especially the Ming Jingke and Jinshi Branch, they can't always let the Guozijian gang dominate the list. ”

Weishui Academy was established by the cooperation of the eldest grandson family and the Zheng family, and as the leaders of the younger generation of the two families, the eldest grandson Chong and Zheng Hai naturally had to come over to see the situation of the list.

"Although the number of imperial examinees does not increase much every year, it is a very firm growth; Last year, half of the places were occupied by Guozijian, Guanshishan Academy, Qujiang Academy, and our Academy. In the future, it is estimated that the proportion of students from each college will continue to rise, and it will be up to who can benefit the most from this trend. ”

Naturally, Changsun Chong hoped that the students of Weishui Academy would achieve good results.

But he also knows that it will be difficult to break the record all at once.