The academies founded by the government are generally called "official schools", such as a certain county school, a certain school of a certain government, and the highest Guozijian, which are all schools that are included in the government management system, and the presiding officers are also officials and directors specially sent by the imperial court.

But like in later generations, there were too many people to study, and the position of official schools was limited, so local private individuals, and even officials, funded the construction of a large number of private schools, recruiting great Confucian scholars to teach, and when the fame was tossed, it was called a certain academy, and the nameless and silent ones were called "private schools" and "schools".

When it comes to academies, we have to say that we have four famous academies in China, such as Yingtian Academy in Shangqiu, Henan, Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, Bailudong Academy in Lushan, Jiangxi, and Songyang Academy in Zhengzhou, Henan.

The earliest government-run academies began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and were resolved in the late Qing Dynasty.

The academy in the Song Dynasty was similar to today's educational institutions, and the gentlemen who came to teach were required to receive a salary after teaching their coursework.

In the Great Song Dynasty, where the literacy rate was very high, there were many people who found "a basket of big characters", but there were very few people who could teach students to do academic examinations, and even fewer people had experience in successful imperial examinations.

During the period of his father's administration, Luyuan Academy had 100 students, and there were as many as 10 people who passed the county examination in the imperial examination in each realm, and there were always two or three in each realm who went to the Ministry of Rites to participate in the provincial examination, and then passed the provincial examination to win the emperor list, even if it was the tail of the crane, there would be one.

Therefore, Luyuan Academy was very famous in those years, and many scholars who took the imperial examination came to visit it.

In the social environment at that time, the money required for the imperial examination was unaffordable for ordinary peasant families.

Ordinary Han scholars accounted for a very small number of those who passed the imperial examination, and they were not from poor families, most of them were some squires and landlords in the village who owned a lot of acres, those who wore patched clothes, and ate coarse grains and bitter wild vegetables.

More than 100 students had more than 50 yuan in tuition fees every month, and the gentleman who came to teach at that time had to have about 2 yuan in monthly maintenance money and holiday gifts and rewards, and the college also provided students and their husbands with a lunch, and they could have a net income of more than 30 yuan a month inside and out.

It's a pity that since the death of Mrs. Jin, this academy doesn't know what to do, and suddenly it has changed.

The academy has no grades, its reputation has fallen, and there are fewer students who have applied for recruitment, and the money that could have been surplus has become stretched, but the amount of money that needs to be spent has increased inexplicably.

Money is not important, but the operation of the academy is inseparable from it, there is no way, Mr. Jin first cut the free lunch, and then increased the tuition fee, this time, there are not many students left, and more than half of them have run away.

Now in this academy with more than a dozen large tiled houses, there are only twenty-eight students left in the poor Baba, oh no, there is another one today.

"Dog, is this the college you're going to?"

Wang Hou, who was riding on a horse, looked at the tattered gate of the academy with disgust.

The teacher also worshipped, and the Confucian saint also respected, which means that the dog has become a student of this academy, and since it is his own academy, he cannot tolerate humiliation by others.

"Phew, you vulgar guy who doesn't learn and is ignorant, and can only dance with knives and sticks, where do you know the allusion to 'Burrow'!"

Wang Hou pursed his lips, turned his head and spat and said: "My father said that the big turban is the virtue of this dead face, and it is obviously a broken house, so you have to put gold on your face!" It's also 'bright in the burrow', the roof is broken with big holes, isn't the house bright! ”

When the dog saw that there was a baby with a small hat at the two broken gates, he was looking at his group and couldn't stop watching, so he turned over and went to the ground, rolled his eyes at Wang Hou and said: "It's also a big turban, don't forget that your father is also carrying a 'Wenchang scarf'!" ”

Wang Hou didn't care much about accidentally scolding his father, even if he apologized when he spit out his tongue, he turned his head to see the dog get off the horse, and he quickly jumped down.

"Dog, are you really going to school in this broken academy?"

"Of course!" The dog tidied up his clothes and said: "Although I want to take the first test, but the knowledge in it cannot be faked, how can I pass the examination if I don't enter the academy to study!" ”

"But ......"

Wang Hou looked at the dog and said reluctantly: "Then what should I do with Fourteen?" ”

"Hey, you two have to go to school too!"

Wang Hou raised his arm in surprise, pointed to the academy in front of him and said loudly, "The two of us also entered this broken academy?" ”

"You guy! Don't make a noise in front of people's homes! ”

The dog grabbed his sleeve and went to the big willow tree at the door, turned his head to look at the little doorman who twisted his face to the side angrily and said: "Look at you, I haven't entered the academy yet, and the family will be disgusted with me. ”

is used to being unrestrained, and suddenly there is a person who restricts himself, and the dog is really not used to it for a while.

"You two don't enter this academy, you two are taking the martial arts exam!"

The martial arts system was founded in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially the Qing Dynasty, but in the Song Dynasty, which emphasized literature and light on martial arts, the martial arts examination was only a formality, and after the Yuan Dynasty, it was even abolished for a time.

In the Tang Dynasty, the content of the martial arts examination mainly included "testing the long stack, the horse pistol, the warping pass, and the heavy weight".

Among them, "long battlement" refers to archery, "horse gun" refers to riding a horse and playing with a gun, "Qiaoguan" refers to lifting the big wooden bolt on the city gate, and "Qingzhong" as the name suggests refers to lifting weights.

The military attache and military system of the Tang Dynasty was mostly controlled by the family gate valves, and most of the people who could pass the martial arts were born from these gate valve families, like the poor families of the lower classes could not compete with them at all.

For example, the "carbine" exam is enough to exclude most of the poor men from mud legs.

In ancient times, raising a war horse was equivalent to the difficulty of raising a car in later generations.

The low-level common people simply can't afford the cost of war horses, even if they put aside the horseback riding, if they want to pass the two items of "warping" and "heavy", they must also go through adequate muscle training.

If you want to practice martial arts, you have to boil your muscles and bones, just eat two cakes and drink a bowl of porridge, you can't grow strength, so people who practice martial arts have to eat meat, and eating meat is to provide enough nutrients for the human body.

But eating meat is a big problem, even in the Song Dynasty, which was known for its wealth, the common people couldn't have meat for a while, so ordinary children in the market really can't compare to the children of rich families, so often these two exams can't be compared.

In the Song Dynasty, the person who presided over the martial arts examination was a civil official, so a "strategy" course was added.

Candidates are required to be familiar with the "Seven Books of Martial Arts", that is, the book of the art of war, and then take the skills of horseback riding, archery, dancing with a big sword, throwing a sledgehammer, and finally take the palace test, that is, the "interview".

The martial arts of the Song Dynasty were different from the later Ming and Qing dynasties, after all, it was controlled and determined by the literati, so the will of the martial arts selection was "to outwit the generals first, not to demand personal martial arts." ", and then selected a large number of "generals" who can only talk on paper.

Fighting a war is not a dojo in a snail shell, only by practicing step by step in the war can you become a "handsome talent" who is in charge of himself! ”

However, the pure martial arts examination, at least can also select the best warriors such as bow and horse skills, brawn martial arts, etc., such as the Song Dynasty, such a "strategic test" martial arts can only produce a large number of "rebuke Fang Xuan" Wen generals, plus the command of the army, or only read the art of war books of civilian officials, rarely have battlefield experience, so the Song Dynasty and the northern barbarians almost all ended in "pray for peace".

"Also, take the martial arts test, go back and buy a few military books in the bookstore and carry them on your back" Wang Hou looked up at a few students who were hurriedly running towards the gate of the academy with a scholar and said: "Look at the dogs, how many of them are with scholars, do you want to bring one too?" ”

When the dog heard this, he turned to look at the students, and saw that although they were of different ages, they were all wearing clothes made of various silk and satin, and looked down at themselves, only a plain and simple green shirt.

Look up at the back of a few fat students, followed by a few scholars with heavy bookbaskets on their backs, well, this rich atmosphere is really not something that can be cultivated in one day.

"Forget it! A little shabby is a little shabby, I'm here to study and do literature, not to compare my wealth! ”

The dog comforted himself and said: "Brother Pangda still has to be busy with flower tea and workshops, and I don't want to take those dumb people, anyway, with this mule, those book baskets will make this animal happy!" ”

Wang Hou nodded and said: "That's right, that's okay, you go in quickly, Fourteen is still waiting for me to go back and go out of the city with him to hunt, so I won't accompany you, let's go!" ”

As he spoke, Wang Hou turned over and got on the horse, and the dog looked at him with envy on his face and said: "I really envy you two for taking the martial arts exam, you can travel all day long, you can hunt and race horses if you have nothing to do!" ”

Wang Hou sighed and said: "Horseback riding and archery is a subject to be examined, and we are not playing!" Forget it, you shitch you can't even pull a bow! Drive! ”

The dust raised by the horses' hooves was just right to stop the dog's foul words.

Ahem, ahem! The dog, who had sucked a throat of sand, hurriedly led the big green mule and walked towards the gate of the academy.

Although the dog was shocked by the majestic old man yesterday and didn't dare to make a mistake, he was a young man after all, and he had seen the military formation with rolling heads, so although he was a little in awe of the academy in his heart, he was not afraid.

There were only fifty paces from the bottom of the willow tree to the gate of the academy, and in a few breaths, the man came to the door, just as the dog was about to bow to the doorman who was snorting at him.

Inside this academy, there were suddenly a few bangzi sounds.

Then the doorman who sniffed at the dog smiled at him, and when he finished laughing, he stretched out his hands and bang, and the two doors were tightly closed together.

Isn't this a little cub trying to beg for a beating? Dogs are so angry! I rolled up my sleeves and was ready to knock on the door like a drum, and then I thought that I was here to study, and it was the first day of reporting, so I was polite.

He patiently arched his hand and said: "Little brother, I am the first day to apply for my name today, so this is not the number of lates!" ”

"Don't occupy it!"

A childish child's voice came from the gate.

"My grandfather said that if you are late, you have to pay to come in! You give me five pennies and let you in! ”

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