Chapter 379: Students
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Since the entrance examination for officials, it has won the support of the broad masses of the people, and the number of people participating in the examination has increased sharply year after year.
In the third year of its implementation, the number of people who came to London to take the examination had reached 3,000, and the whole of London was suddenly full of people, the inns were overcrowded, and the whole of London was suddenly crowded.
Thus, in the fourth year, in 1554, the central government issued a decree requiring each county to establish its own screening examination.
You can only continue to take the London Admission Exam after you have taken the screening exam.
In that year, London burned the examination papers and sent them to various places, and the inspectors, county magistrates, and county lieutenants supervised each other and conducted the examinations.
In order to increase the number of examiners, and to increase the value of the screening examinations, the government has negotiated with the universities of London and Cambridge to allow the awarding of university degrees to those who pass the screening examinations.
Although it is only three years, the title of college student has attracted many people, and they take the screening exam in groups.
In fact, many people do not want to go to London to take the official entrance exam, but only want to take the screening exam, just to get a university student title.
In the whole of England, there are only two universities, one is the University of Cambridge, and the University of London.
Note that these are two universities that are seminaries, affiliated with the church, and most of what is taught is theology, but there are also other places to dabble, so it can be said that the university students in England are extremely valuable.
Dozens of college students are produced every year, and they are warmly sought after by government agencies and major chambers of commerce.
These people are all talents, and the top talents of this era, whether they are in politics or business, are undoubtedly elites.
Therefore, getting the title of college student is enough to prove their value, whether it is in business or for future development, which is of great benefit.
As a result, London's admissions exams are even more attractive.
And these students who take the exam, among them, there is a high chance that they will become officials, and they will become officials with you in a few years.
In order to establish their own connections, officials in these places often sent knights to escort the students to London and ensure their safety.
Of course, ordinary people could not see the difference between this carriage and ordinary carriages, but the overseer was a knowledgeable person, and naturally knew the affairs of his county.
That's why he lost his temper, if he hadn't seen that he had his own share of the stolen money, he would definitely drive this group of people out of the ranks of road construction.
In the past five years, the official selection examination in England has been held in full swing, and the whole English people have recognized the importance of this examination, and London, the capital of England, has finally been recognized by the English people.
It's funny to say that as the capital of England for hundreds of years, it has never had a strong presence.
The first impression that English people have of the city is that it is a thriving business.
Only the homeless people are desperate, and the nobles and gentlemen are often dismissive.
Fewer than a hundred gentlemen and aristocrats settled in London every year.
To be honest, English people have many similarities with Chinese, such as valuing their hometown.
In their opinion, their hometown is the best, and unless there is a big event, they will not move away until they die.
At the same time, they have developed a great local protective power, only caring about their hometown, no matter how many people die in other places, they can't control them.
This idea of local separation is resistant to the central government, and it is also the reason why England has never had centralized power in history.
Unlike France, in the time of Louis XIV of the Bourbons, the king was centralized, and the royal power reached its peak.
If the central government is not strong, the king naturally has no rights.
Like France, if Paris misses, then the whole country is very likely to change flags.
The reason why the United States is a federal system of government is because they inherited the British idea of local separation, and there is no king as the core of the rule to glue together.
The same is true of modern England, where England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are all glued together by the royal family, who share the royal family of Windsor as co-rulers, and the royal family delegates power to Parliament, which forcibly unites them.
Without the Windsor royal family, Britain is not far from being torn apart, which is the secret of the British royal family's existence to this day.
According to the regulations, after screening in each county, only ten people will be qualified for the examination and can go to London to take the examination.
Thirty-nine counties, plus London, there will be a total of 400 people in the whole of England to take the entrance exam, and London is a lot easier.
Of course, in order to acquire more talents, and also because the national recognition element is not deep in this era, His Majesty the Great King allowed people other than England to participate in the selection examination in London and compete for the ten places.
"Hey! Eaton, what's wrong? Lowering the curtain, he had just sat down when the people in the carriage stretched out their heads and asked with interest.
"It's nothing, it's just a bunch of road builders, little things!"
Eaton looked up, a smile on his young face, and whispered.
"Oh! I thought there was something to see? It's a pity! ”
On the side, a teenager muttered, looking at his face, he was even more immature than him, I heard that he was only sixteen years old, and he passed the screening, and the threshold of his family was said to have broken through his relatives.
Such a young man has an unlimited career in the future and is sought after by everyone.
"Forget it! More is better than less, we are all here to go to London to take the exam, safety first! Don't ask about this matter anymore, it's still important to take the exam, and whether you can pass the exam or not is another matter! ”
Beside him, a man in his thirties waved his hand and said in an old-fashioned tone, then leaned back to the carriage and said no more.
"That can't be said, a young genius like William will definitely be able to get in if he goes to London!" As soon as the words fell, a man on the side disagreed, he pointed to the sixteen-year-old boy and said flatteringly.
When the young man named William heard this, after all, he was not very old, and a smug smile appeared on his face for a moment, and then he immediately retracted and didn't even dare to say it.
The rest of the people in the carriage also flattered, and for a while, the atmosphere of the whole carriage changed.
"Hmph-" The thirty-year-old man, after all, was mature and steady, and after showing a sense of uncertainty on his face, he closed his eyes and ignored it again.
Eton looked at the drama in front of him, he watched coldly, without the slightest interest, he went to London to take the exam as an official, and nothing else was interested.
For these people, in his opinion, the probability of passage is extremely small.
After all, out of 400 people, only 40 people were admitted, and the acceptance rate was only 1/10.