Ye Xianggao asked: "Your Majesty, is it okay to just be a student, is it okay to raise a child?" “

Zhu Youxiao replied: "There will be some of them, but they can go to another school, which I call a normal school, and in the future, such schools will be built in various places, and they are the professors among them."

Xu Guangqi asked: "Your Majesty, is it okay if you are not a student but you are really interested in learning?" “

Zhu Youxiao said: "Yes, but you must take the exam first, so that they can reach the level of students, or some people who are more interested in other aspects, such as arithmetic, as long as they are qualified in arithmetic, they can also be admitted if they can't reach the level of students." Including but not limited to arithmetic, even if you are proficient in farming, you can also enroll. “

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, how many people can be accommodated in the Jingshi University Hall?" “

Zhu Youxiao said: "It can accommodate about 3,000 students. Now there are two problems, one is the problem of teachers, this has to be drawn from various ministries and bureaus, agriculture, arithmetic, machinery and other talents. The other is that Wang Gongchang has built some new villas, which can be sold to people all over the country. “

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, if there is an official, he is not allowed to buy a field house in the place where he sees it. “

This was a rule of the Ming Dynasty, and Han Yi meant that officials could not buy houses. Zhu Youxiao had already thought of a countermeasure: "I think about this problem, Wang Gongchang's house can be pawned by officials for a period of up to 30 years, and the lease can be renewed for 30 years after the expiration of the term. And if an official leaves office, he can also change the pawn to buy. “

Originally, Zhu Youxiao wanted to abolish this regulation, but Fang Congzhe and Xu Guangqi strongly opposed it, because then the people below would mess around and buy farms and houses in the places where they were in office, which would further contribute to the corruption of officials. After several people discussed, they switched to this gentle method, which did not change the rules, but achieved the effect of actually buying. And it is only effective in Wang Gong's factory, and the following do not dare to follow suit.

All that's left is for everyone to make some small tinkering about some details, such as Sun Chengzong's belief that students should take exams after three months of study, and then give different treatment (financially) according to their grades. Fang Congzhe believes that teachers should be recruited from all over the country, and as long as they have expertise, they can be hired as school teachers after passing the examination. Ye Xianggao believes that the management of students should be strengthened, and it is best to set up special discipline teachers......

After the discussion, he wrote a holy decree according to everyone's opinions, called the edict of seeking merit, recruiting teachers and students all over the country, and the students learned all kinds of learning that could be applied to the world, and after passing the study, they could be assigned to serve as officials in various places. Students are required to be students or above, and if they are not students but are indeed talented scholars, they can also come to apply. All applicants are required to pass an entrance exam, which is divided into Mongolian studies, arithmetic, equipment, agriculture, medicine, astronomy, and geography. In addition to the compulsory examination of Mongolian studies, the other six subjects can be selected.

After it was written, Wang Chengen led someone to transcribe it and send it to the weekly newspaper, and explained in the editor's note that as long as there is a skill that is useful for the country and beneficial to the people, even if it is not among the above, you can come to participate in the examination. All the expenses of students who pass the examination are provided by the imperial court, and the imperial court will provide travel expenses according to the distance of the road for students who do not pass the examination. In this way, even if some people just want to visit the capital, they will come to try their luck, and maybe there are talents who are good at a certain aspect.

As soon as this holy decree was issued, it can be said that the world was shaken, because Zhu Youxiao ordered that the examination instructions be printed and posted in every village, so this was the first time that the emperor's decree went deep into the countryside. Some old scholars were saddened that the examination was only a test of Mengxue, which could easily be passed by those who had studied for two years, while other subjects had nothing to do with the way of the saints. And some other scholars are ecstatic, they have no feeling for the scriptures, they know that it is needless to say that they are admitted to the Jinshi, even if they are admitted to the people, it is difficult to go to the sky, but they are very interested in all kinds of miscellaneous studies, they see that they can take the miscellaneous studies, and the travel expenses are included, they are naturally ecstatic about the poems, farewell to their parents, wives and children at home, pack their luggage and go to Beijing.

The university town was basically completed in July, and after Zhu Youxiao received the report from the Wei Dynasty, he sent a decree to Xu Guangqi to accompany him to the acceptance.

Wang Gong's factory has changed greatly, the three-storey buildings are beautiful, the style of the buildings is a combination of Chinese and Western, there are Chinese-style cornices and roofs, as well as Western-style glass windows and fireplaces. The door plates of each building are still empty, but Arabic numerals are written on the sides of the buildings. Wei Chao whispered beside him: "Shengshang, there are a total of thirty teaching buildings, five dining rooms, twenty dormitories, and a large indoor venue. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and asked, "Can the dormitory and dining room be divided into grades?" ”

Wei Chao replied: "The Holy Lord has instructed that there should be grades, and one of the five dining rooms is for teachers, and the dormitories are also different. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Sir, these buildings have not yet been named, I would like to ask Mr. and Shoufu to write the inscription." ”

Xu Guangqi shook his hand again and again: "Doesn't Your Majesty write the inscription yourself?" Forget it about us, with Dong Sibai here, how can there be a reason for a few of us to make a move. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Is Mr. talking about Taichang Shaoqing Dong Qichang?" I don't know yet, so in this way, let him write the words of the Jingshi University Hall, and you can write the other plates. As for my words, Mr. knows it, so forget it. ”

Several people entered a teaching building, Xu Guangqi looked at the big glass windows, the neat and smooth floor, the blackboard hanging on the wall, and the fireplace with a strong Western taste, and then thought about the private school he studied in when he was a child, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Zhu Youxiao happened to see it and asked, "Sir, if there is anything you are not satisfied with, ask them to change it." ”

Xu Guangqi hurriedly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister just remembered the place where he studied, compared with here, it is really pitiful, and it is so dark that it is hateful, and I can't help but feel emotional." ”

Zhu Youxiao laughed, he was built according to the school of later generations, but it is much stronger than the current national prison. In particular, glass windows are made of opaque glass, which is cheap, windproof and does not affect lighting, but can make people unable to see the outside of the house, which is really much stronger than window paper. As soon as he said the blackboard and chalk, the people below immediately understood it and quickly made it, and for a classroom, the blackboard and chalk are too important and useful.

Then he looked at the flushing toilets, dining rooms and dormitories, and Xu Guangqi was amazed all the way, saying that the conditions were much better than those at home. Zhu Youxiao then said: "The villas around the university town are more comfortable than the university town, and I have left a few of them, one of which is reserved for Mr., I hope Mr. can like it." ”

Xu Guangqi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a meager property, he can pawn a house, and he doesn't dare to work for His Majesty's reward." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Mr. is full of gratitude for his teachings and help to students, and I am asked not to shirk it." In addition, I also have a villa, which is on the side of Mr., and I can usually ask for a lot of benefits. ”

Xu Guangqi had no choice but to say: "Then Sun Zhisheng and Fang Shoufu Ye Cifu should also be given, otherwise the ministers will not dare to accept it." ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled: "This is natural, sir, please rest assured." ”

After the acceptance, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied and said to Wei Chao: "After the accounts here are cleaned up, hand over one to Dongchang and one to the bank." You take people to Qian'an, and after you finish the work of the Liao people resettlement site there, you are ready to build the Qian'an Iron Works. ”

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