PS: This addition is to make up for the previous hall master.,There's another more.,It's expected to be added tomorrow.。

In the third year of Chongzhen, that is, at the beginning of March 1630, that is, nearly the second anniversary of the founding of the Heavenly Army, the first basic examination officially began, which was called an epoch-making event by later historians.

On this day, it was the first examination of free education for all, and it was fundamentally different from the examination of any previous dynasty. Since then, a relatively fair talent selection system has taken shape.

Of course, this first exam still encountered some twists and turns. One of the main problems is the problem of cheating that has existed since the beginning of the exam.

Hu Guang had actually taken this into account before, the invigilators of each examination room were temporarily assigned, and the invigilators of off-site patrols were also temporarily assigned. And there are regulations that all candidates who are caught cheating will not only have a zero score that time, but also deduct twice the number of work awarded by the excellent grade of the test paper. If the work points are not enough to be deducted, only the most basic meal points will be retained every day, and the rest of the work points will be deducted until the penalty points are not deducted.

If you dare to cheat and get caught again, you will be rewarded with five times the number of points awarded by the excellent grade, and you will not be able to take the exam again for five years.

Those who cheat for the third time or more times are considered to be re-educated and will be subject to labor reform, which is equivalent to a criminal. Because the purpose of cheating is to covet work, and work can be exchanged for land, it is classified as an economic crime.

In addition, if the invigilator is caught cheating, the invigilator will also be punished. Not only will the invigilator be deducted, but the work will be doubled.

But even so, after the whole exam, some cheaters were still caught. In the examination hall of Guihua City alone, the main candidates were field troops and some local troops stationed there, and five officers and men of the field army and 15 officers and men of local troops were also arrested.

The day when the results were announced was quite grand, and everyone in the naturalized city was grand. In addition to the soldiers who had the necessary posts, including those ordinary people, they all gathered on the school grounds in the city.

The rostrum is the original point-and-shoot platform, without a shed, and the stage is as open-air as the stage, everyone basks in the spring sun and enjoys the cold spring breeze.

Hu Guang and others stood on the rostrum. It is similar to the standing posture of Western countries in later generations, and it is not the kind that sits in a row on the rostrum.

Because it is a basic exam, there is no ranking of rankings, just a list of excellent, good, and qualified people, after these announcements, it is Hu Guang's speech.

He looked at the nearly 25,000 people below, passing through the lower rows of soldiers who were passing the word. Reach everyone's ears with his words.

"In this basic exam, there are only five excellent students, thirty-seven good ones, and one hundred and fifty-one people who have passed. Do you think the number of people is too small? ”

If calculated according to the proportion of the number of people, only a few of the 5,000 people are qualified and above, which is indeed a low proportion.

You must know that the candidates here are basically officers and men of the field army and soldiers of the left-behind troops. It is said to be the most educated among all types of work in the Heavenly Army. This is due to the conditions for the selection of officers and men of the field army, that is, under the same conditions. Higher education level is preferred. What's more, many of them are revolutionaries, and their level of education will be higher.

Therefore, not to mention that those who know about this situation are called the soldiers of the Heavenly Army, even these ordinary people from outside also feel that the number of qualified people is too small. Those who are the same as Mao Caigui are even more secretly disdainful underneath.

It's just a basic exam. It is estimated that it is even lower than the children's exam, and only so few people have passed. This group of dirt buns, they still want to put aside the scholars and read and write by themselves, which is really a pipe dream!

When Hu Guang said. Scanning below, he naturally saw the expressions of most of the people below. Therefore, after a little silence, he said loudly: "I tell you, I am satisfied with the number of qualified people, and even surprised me. ”

Seeing the surprised expressions of most of the people below, Hu Guang proudly continued: "You can think about it, and you can also ask those new fathers and villagers, how much knowledge do they have when they study for a year in the Ming Kingdom, and they usually have other things to do?" ”

Obviously, if you make such a comparison, you can't compare to the soldiers of the Heavenly Army. Not only is pinyin literacy easier, but the textbook version is punctuated. The most important thing is that the Heavenly Army implements the division of work system, and the emphasis on reading far exceeds that of previous dynasties.

Hearing Hu Guang's question, a "buzzing" sound suddenly sounded below. There are those who are a little bit in agreement, there are those who are at a loss, and of course, there are those who secretly despise them.

Hu Guang stretched out his hands and pressed down, making the school field quiet again, and then continued: "I also heard some voices before, saying that we are called the Heavenly Army, and we regard reading and literacy as child's play, and we are not optimistic that our Heavenly Army can really popularize education, and then produce talents from it." ”

When Ling Yunzhi heard this, he immediately turned his head to look at Mao Caigui on his side, and seeing that his expression was a little empty, he snorted and turned his head to look at the stage again.

"Now that I hear that there are only a few qualified people among the 5,000 people, these people will probably be proud in their hearts and feel that they have guessed correctly. But I want to ask you, have you ever heard the story of Yugong moving mountains and Jingwei reclamation? ”

When Hu Guang said this, regardless of the whispers that sounded again below, he solemnly announced: "I, Hu Guang, reiterate here that as long as the Heavenly Army exists, there will always be free education, and all the people can receive education and be able to read and write. It's just over a year now, so in five, ten, or twenty years, how many of our heavenly armies will be qualified, good, and excellent? One day, we call the number of literate people in the army of heaven who can read and write more than all the dynasties in history combined! Do you believe it? ”

The soldiers of the Heavenly Army were excited, and almost responded in unison: "Yes!" ”

Most of the people are a little slower, they imagine such a scene, and their hearts are also on fire, and your words begin to echo.

Among them, Ling Zhiyun turned his head to look at Mao Caigui and snorted in a low voice: "Short-sighted! ”

When Mao Caigui heard this, his face turned red, he looked up at Hu Guang on the stage, lowered his head and muttered to himself: "How is it possible, where can there be so much money so that everyone in the world can read for free all the time?" That's impossible! ”

That Hu Guangke is the "bandit leader", he spoke well in the public court, and I am afraid that he will not regret it. If that's the case, what about those scholars in the Ming Kingdom, it doesn't matter if they can really be abandoned?

Mao Caigui was a little puzzled, but no one argued with him or explained anything. As for Hu Guang, of course, it is even more impossible to pay attention to this matter.

At this time, several pieces of information were delivered to his desk at about the same time. (To be continued.) )