Chapter 84 Admissions
In the lecture hall, the school has already prepared for the assessment, and on the platform on one side, after Zhu Yijun and the nobles are seated, the assessment below will begin, and it is naturally Yu Dayou who presides over this assessment.
"Emperor, the first item in the assessment is running." Zhang Whale was beside Zhu Yijun and explained to Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun nodded, he can understand this, after all, it is a martial arts hall, and you will definitely not be able to do it without a good body. Verified by running, there is nothing special about it, but it is better than effective.
Looking at the past, Zhu Yijun found that this school field is not small, and it is much more than the playground of later generations.
After this lap, I was afraid that it would be able to reach a thousand meters, so Zhu Yijun turned his head and asked Zhang Whale: "How many laps are you qualified?" ”
"Back to the emperor, three laps, only those who can run three laps are qualified!" Zhang Whale listened to Zhu Yijun's question and hurriedly said with a smile.
Three thousand meters, Zhu Yijun nodded, it's still okay, it's not too difficult, if you can't even run down three thousand meters, don't read the martial arts hall, it's not for you here. When Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Whale, the following had already begun to run.
I saw that Yu Dayou made an hourglass, and it seems that there is time for this run.
More than 2,000 people ran together, and this scene was also very large, but as soon as they started running, they came to open the distance, and many people rushed out directly, and the speed was very fast. Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows when he looked at it, running like this, are you sure you can run down?
After running a lap, they fell behind, and Yu Dayou asked people to stop all the people behind them, and they were eliminated.
These people didn't attract Zhu Yijun's attention, there are many such people in Xungui, after all, the family is well-off, this time they came to take the martial arts exam, either to join in the fun, or they were forced by the family, and they didn't want to really get in.
After the second lap, the water is basically squeezed out, and those who can't are basically eliminated.
At this time, the attraction is the one who runs in front, Zhu Yijun counted and found that there were dozens of people, these people's pace was steady and fast, especially the leading ones, basically running fast from the beginning.
"Not bad, not bad!" Zhu Yijun smiled and nodded, this is very good!
As long as there are talents, after all, it is the first time, as long as it is not all waste, Zhu Yijun is very satisfied.
After running three laps, the number of people was counted below, and it was found that there were more than 1,300 people left, and about half of them were eliminated in one lap, Zhu Yijun could only shake his head helplessly, how bad should the health of these noble children be, they couldn't run down for three thousand meters.
You must know that most of them are seventeen or eighteen years old, and they are not those who are not well fed and clothed, and they should really not exercise on weekdays!
"Emperor, the next is the Wen Test!" Zhang Whale introduced at one time: "The content of the literary test is not difficult, it is basically some simple military books. ”
Zhu Yijun nodded, most of these people are the children of the nobles, if they are illiterate, then there is no need to use them at all, these people can't afford to read, if they are really illiterate, it can only mean that they are thorough children.
It shouldn't be difficult to pass the military book exam, as long as you know some basics, you should be admitted.
Zhu Yijun and the nobles naturally did not wait here for their literary examination, accompanied by Zeng Xingwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Zhu Yijun and the nobles visited the entire lecture hall.
From the shooting range to the classroom, from the canteen to the hut, I looked at it all.
The thatched huts were horizontal, similar to those of later rural schools, and the cafeteria was a large spacious room with wooden tables, chairs and benches. The window is cooking, and the ground is all covered with bricks and stones, which is very smooth.
After walking around, Zhu Yijun was very satisfied, and after eating a meal in the cafeteria, he was busy over there.
The first martial arts examination of the Ming Imperial Lecture Hall, the number of admitted students was 786.
Coupled with the students of the original school palace, there were about 830 people in total, and these people were scattered, and every class of fifty people was divided. With the addition of the military medical department, there are more than 1,000 students.
"Zeng Shilang, how do you collect the bundle of the martial arts?" Zhu Yijun put aside the roster in his hand and asked Zeng Xingwu.
Just kidding, there are more than 1,000 people, and I can't afford to feed them, weapons, armor, horses, etc., if all of these are paid by myself, it will be a waste of money. These people are all Xungui himself, and Zhu Yijun doesn't want to give them money.
Although some of them are in decline and may be poor, but they are admitted to the martial arts hall, and the Changfang side will definitely give money.
Not to mention others, like the Hou Mansion or the Bo Mansion, the other branches may be poor, but they are not poor. If there is really no money, you can't ignore the other brothers if you inherit the title, right? This money must be out of them.
"Back to the emperor, this minister hasn't thought about it yet, I don't know what the emperor has to say?" Zeng Xingwu heard Zhu Yijun ask this question, and hurriedly said.
In fact, Zeng Xingwu formulated a standard for collecting bundles, but after hearing Zhu Yijun's question, he decisively pushed it out. It's not a good thing to collect money at any time, and he is afraid of being scolded for asking for money.
"At the cafeteria, students are asked to pay for food, and after deducting the cost of purchasing and personnel, the monthly food fee will be added to the income."
Zhu Yijun thought for a while, and added: "Luggage and bedding, spring and autumn clothes, as well as armor and weapons, books, pen and ink, all cost plus three percent. The overcharged 30% was used to pay the instructors and the construction of the lecture hall. ”
Zeng Xingwu was stunned, are all prices clearly marked? If that's the case, ordinary people can't afford to read this martial arts!
The nobles also had different complexions.
Zhu Yijun didn't care about their faces, he didn't have the money to toss these, he built the current lecture hall, and he allocated more than 30,000 taels of silver, all of which were from his own inner treasury. I can't go out in the future, otherwise I will have to fall down.
Lecture Wutang is self-responsible, which is the ideal state that Zhu Yijun thinks.
If free education is really carried out, it must also start from the bottom, from the lower grades, not from these noble children.
"What's wrong? Isn't it appropriate? Seeing that Zeng Xingwu didn't speak, Zhu Yijun turned his head to look at him and asked.
"Obey the order!" Zeng Xingwu hurriedly bowed down and said, he doesn't care about this, this is set by the emperor, if any of you have an opinion, go to the emperor yourself.
Zhu Yijun nodded.
The assessment was completed, and more than 1,000 people had lunch in the cafeteria, and this meal was free.
In the afternoon, it was the entrance ceremony, and a set of military uniforms were brought up on the school grounds. Each person receives three sets, one of which is a regular dress, which is the kind worn at the last graduation ceremony. Cotton and linen blended, mainly cheap.
The other two sets, with more hemp and less cotton, are worn during training and are also very cheap.
Zhu Yijun naturally couldn't prepare silk and satin, although these people could afford it, but that thing was too expensive, and they couldn't afford to wear it if they were often replaced. In later generations, a set of silk Hanfu was thousands cheaper, and tens of thousands more expensive.
It's the same in Daming, it's not worn by ordinary people at all.
Most of the people's clothes are cotton and linen, and they are all pants and tops, and there is no belt yet, so they are tied with a rope directly, and Zhu Yijun only prepared a belt for them.