On the seventh day after the Chinese New Year, Wang Lanling got on the train to Tongzhou at the urging of people from Yunzhou Mansion.

Lao Zhao personally sent Wang Lanling on the road.

The two pregnant women in the family were about to give birth, and Wang Lanling was also full of reluctance, but he couldn't resist the Jiang family's order.

Tongzhou is located in the northwest of Yunzhou, mainly in the plains, and is the granary and military center of the empire.

The area is twice the size of Yunzhou, bordering Shanzhou and Yunzhou below, and Longzhou, Yanzhou, Guizhou and Langzhou above, which is an important transportation hub for several northern states.

After a transfer route that looked like a countryman entering the city, Wang Lanling came to the front of a magnificent Western-style building complex with the pass issued by Yunzhou Mansion.

The buildings here are mainly tall and bright, and high-rise buildings of twenty or thirty meters can be seen everywhere, and there are basically no thatched huts and wooden buildings, because the autumn here can be windy and tornadoes.

In addition, there is also a tamed triceratops as an animal power to pull a cart, and the ancients of this world and many wild beasts are neighbors.

The school is a large and enclosed complex, like a bustling city, and the pedestrians on the road are wearing all kinds of costumes, and there are many people wearing masks, but there are no livestock near here, they are all walking.

"There are two kinds of students here, one is the reserve of officials, and after graduation, they will be assigned to various places as officials, and the other is officials, that is, retinues, and this kind of officials learn things to assist officials."

After Wang Lanling showed her ID at the school gate, she was received by a young woman waiting here, and the two sat together in a small car pulled by a coachman, touring the school.

The woman's uniform is a tight white uniform, somewhat like a navy garment, but more subdued, with a nameplate above the chest of the dress.

[External, An Yuwei]

Wang Lanling and the other party sat next to each other, could feel the touch of the other party's body, and could also smell the perfume on the other party's body.

An Yuwei continued to be unhurried and elegantly introduced the school building to Wang Lanling.

"In order to make it easier for students to make friends and exercise their negotiation skills, the school requires first-year freshmen to live in a dormitory, and then they can choose freely."

"I see that you didn't bring anything with you when you came, this is a wise choice, the school will provide all kinds of daily necessities, you can also buy them in the nearby shopping mall, if you are not rich, I can help you introduce a few sponsors."

An Yuwei looked at this young man gently, those who can come to this school are basically reserve talents, especially those who are studying official knowledge when they come in.

Wang Lanling was not confused by women, he was made by the Jiang family, and he was in a bad mood.

"I learned a little bit before I came here, and I heard that the best ones are the three departments of finance, logistics, and supervision?"

Hearing Wang Lanling's inquiry, An Yuwei shook her head slowly, and said softly: "No, the best should be the General Affairs Department, after graduation, you can directly replace some important vacancies by entering the General Affairs Department for a few years, which is much better than being directly assigned." ”

Wang Lanling said: "Then how much difference is there between the people who graduated here and those who graduated from ordinary universities? ”

An Yuwei smiled, smiling a little charmingly, "The difference is very obvious, the starting point is higher than those people, and it will be easier to be promoted in the future, and it will not be limited to local official positions, there are a lot more options." ”

When I first entered the school, I learned a lot of things, and I asked the officials to not be proficient in various things, but they had to understand it.

After that, he was promoted to the second year based on his ability, and moved on to a specialized field and entered various departments for further study.

This requires achievements in all aspects, and some departments are very difficult to enter.

Each department will select a group of outstanding talents, and the imperial court and the state government will assign these people to various positions, usually professional counterparts.

Therefore, choosing the right department from the beginning and working hard to get into it is something that basically everyone is working on.

As for the officials in this official school, they are actually retinues, that is, people who do miscellaneous work for these officials' reserves.

Not everyone who comes in can go out qualified, and some people with poor grades and performance will be demoted.

Because many people were actually recommended or selected, unlike Lord Wang and some Jiang family members and powerful people, who were destined to become officials.

If these people don't do well, they will be relegated.

Officials are reduced to officials, and if the officials fail, they are directly driven out.

Wang Lanling asked directly: "Miss An is involved in the outside world, what department is this?" ”

An Yuwei explained generously: "I am mainly responsible for receiving new students, managing personnel occupancy, arranging for outsiders to the designated location, and negotiating. ”

It is not uncommon for hostile situations such as Muzhou and Shanzhou to exist, so it is indeed necessary to be involved in external affairs, and An Yuwei is more like a welcome and tour guide.

There are a few departments that Wang Lanling does not want to enter.

Ministry of Finance, it is dangerous to enter this department, he feels that if he graduates from the Ministry of Finance, he will enter Longzhou, and once he enters Longzhou as an official, he will not think about it.

Wang Lanling knows very well that he can call for wind and rain in a small county town, and in the imperial capital of Longzhou, there are too many people who want to kneel.

The military department, there are serious factions in it, and there are many serious internal problems, Wang Lanling doesn't want to go in to find things.

The Ministry of Officials is mainly responsible for the management of officials, and after this department comes out, they are generally officials in big cities, Wang Lanling offended the officials of Yunzhou to death, and it is purely uncomfortable to go to the state capital to be an official.

Ministry of Rites, this requires strong literary attainments, Wang Lanling's level is not up now, and he is stunned when he hears this.

The procuratorial department, this one has the most rules, and Wang Lanling himself is not white, and he heard that he had to check his family property before he went in...... So let's forget it.

"Which department has the largest number of applicants?" Wang Lanling still wanted to be more relaxed, and set a simple goal for himself at the beginning.

An Yuwei saw that Wang Lanling was very curious about these things, and she was not impatient, but patiently introduced them.

"Among the men, the most applied for the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Finance are the most popular, and the women can only apply for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Medical Department, the Pen Department, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Procuratorate."

Wang Lanling said suspiciously: "Are the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Finance the same place?" ”

An Yuwei shook her head, "No, it's basically a simple branch, mainly to let women understand some culture and ability, the external is my kind of reception work, the pen department is to record and copy the work, the etiquette department is to learn etiquette and singing and dancing, and the finance department is to learn the management and operation of money." ”

The status of women in this world is not high, and there is no soil for women to awaken their consciousness of struggle.

There is nothing about women dominating the family, at most others laugh at the men of the family for being afraid of their wives.

But if women want to be big officials and encourage other women not to have children, that's a big problem.

It can be seen from the three thousand harems of the first emperor that there was not much freedom given to women in this era.

This is a problem of the times, and Wang Lanling cannot deviate from the trend of the times.

Awakening needs soil, and there is no such soil now.

The awakening of women is not the role of female intellectuals, but the product of the transformation of the traditional agrarian patriarchal society to the modern industrial and commercial society.

Empresses, empresses, there have been many women in high positions since ancient times, and there is no shortage of women who understand culture, these people themselves are appendages of the class and cannot affect the general trend.

But once the soil changes, these women are the thieves of the fruits of victory, the ones who benefit the most.

If you want to change the status of women, you have to pull women into factories, or find ways to increase the income of women, and money is the fundamental.

Making them aware of their unjust status and the opportunity to provide them with work can really change the soil, but it also requires more machinery to solve the problem of the difference in physical strength between men and women, and to make it impossible for men to compete with women for work.

The textile mills in Heishui County are already in operation, and the steam engines there are roaring day and night, which are running at an accelerated pace.

Hasten! Hasten!

The women in the official school don't need Wang Lanling to care, and those who can enter this place are basically the daughters of the official family, such as the eldest lady of the businessman, who is not qualified to enter.

"How old are the students here? I saw a lot of adults on the road, and there were also young people about my age. ”

Wang Lanling saw some passing students in the car, and also saw some young masters and young masters who were also sitting in rickshaws.

"There are big and young, the youngest is thirteen years old, and the oldest is a student who has been sixty years old, generally if their own ability is not good, they will come back to study for a while before taking up important positions, basically between twenty and thirty years old, and there are many sixteen or seventeen."

An Yuwei pressed the fingers of one hand on her full chest, "I am twenty years old this year, I came in when I was sixteen, and I haven't graduated for four years now." ”

The graduation in An Yuwei's mouth refers to the positions that have been awarded every year after competition.

Wang Lanling was indifferent to An Yuwei's charm, the uniform was amazing at first sight, and after a few more minutes, it felt nothing.

I have also seen a lot of beautiful women, and Wang Lanling really doesn't want to touch this kind of courtesan role.

When he went out, Lao Zhao told him that the women in the official school are very messy and easy to get into trouble, so if he needs it, he will go to the school to eat a good girl, and don't touch those women.

Wang Lanling continued to ask about things, "What are the rules in the school?" When I came, I was told to follow the rules. ”

An Yuwei saw Wang Lanling asking questions again, and her hands and feet had always been in order, so she felt that this child was too young and didn't know how good a woman was.

Many people are as well-behaved and serious as this teenager when they come in, but it doesn't take a few days for them to awaken their nature and indulge in this place where there is no family supervision.

"There are many rules, try not to fight and cause trouble, the first emperor has set the rules, if you have an opinion, you can solve it in the gladiatorial arena, and you are not allowed to fight in private, otherwise you will never be hired."

If the Jiang family fights in the official school, then they will be directly demoted to commoners and deprived of inheritance rights and all title treatments.

The first emperor was really ruthless to the Jiang family, and he killed many of his own family members.

The current old emperor is different, he has taken care of his brothers and nephews since he was a child, cared for his own family, and reused his family.

"In addition, non-security personnel are not allowed to be equipped with guns in the school, and our school has a shooting range dedicated to practicing marksmanship, and you can go there to practice in normal times."

Wang Lanling didn't want to look at An Yuwei's face and body, so she kept looking at the towering white buildings on both sides, and saw some women wearing masks or veils and headscarves on both sides of the wide streets.

"What do the people with masks and cloaks do?"

Wang Lanling has seen these people since he entered the school gate, both men and women, and they look different from other people's dresses.

An Yuwei also glanced at those people, and quickly retracted her gaze and said: "Those are the people from the procuratorial department, these people will go to various places to be secret agents after graduation, and they are also responsible for secretly monitoring some characters, so they will not reveal their true faces from the beginning." ”

"Including obvious features such as skin color and hair color, skin features will basically not be exposed, otherwise if they are remembered, they will not have the ability to conceal."

"These people's voices are also fake, and they will learn the art of voice change at the beginning, and once you see their true faces, then they will be suspended from school."

Wang Lanling understood the clothing and dress of these people, but he was even more curious, "Are the people in the procuratorial department like this?" ”

"Of course not." An Yuwei chuckled and said: "There are also people who are responsible for the affairs of the surface, both men and women, these are more relaxed, the female officer of my procuratorial department said that in order not to make the figure too obvious, those female secret agents will wrap their chests several times with bandages, or wear loose clothes to modify their backs." ”

Wang Lanling nodded, "In this way, it seems that the procuratorial department is not suitable for me." ”

He didn't have the idea of entering the procuratorial department from the beginning, Lao Zhao was born in this department, and asked Wang Lanling not to choose this.

An Yuwei saw that Wang Lanling was interested in this department, and continued to smile and said: "There is also a rule, that is, if you can see the true faces of those masked women, then she is your woman, either marry you or commit suicide." ”

Wang Lanling frowned, "Didn't you say that it's okay not to be a secret agent?" ”

An Yuwei smiled, "This is not good, the rules for girls here are like this, if you want to enter the procuratorial department, you must have this professional quality of guarding against other people's attacks and accidents at any time, this is the school's test for those people." ”

"Of course, the people in the prosecution department can also defend themselves when someone takes off their veils, as long as they don't kill them, there is no problem, and injuries and maiming are allowed." An Yuwei added.

Wang Lanling shook his head quickly, "Forget it, I'm afraid these people ......"

This is not a lie, Lord Wang is really afraid of these secret agents.