At the end of September of the 18th year of astronomy, Kyushu Hizen National School Castle Town.

Gakufu Castle Castle is surrounded by rivers on both sides. To the west is the Kase River and Honjo River, in the middle is the Hatta River, and to the east is the Hasatsu River. These rivers flow into the Ariake Sea or the Chikugo River after passing through the castle town of Gakufu Castle. Boats of all sizes, large and small, move through the river, making the river and the sea appear to be very prosperous.

After settling all the affairs of Xuefu City, Masara and the others officially moved here. After taking a short break in the city and dealing with government affairs for a few days, on this day, Masara finally had time to take a good walk in the castle town under the academy.

Like the castle town of Kishidake Mountain Castle, the streets here are made of cement and bricks, and the ground feels quite firm and flat when you walk on these streets. The width of the general street in the castle town is uniformly based on the standard of four rooms, and the width of a general street is 7.2 meters according to the standard of 1.8 meters in this case. That's already quite a width.

The two main thoroughfares that divide the castle town into four areas in a cross shape from south to north and from west to east are ten ken (18 meters) wide. Such a large width is mainly to facilitate the military situation in the academy city and the passage of convoys. There are two main roads in the town, one of which runs north-south, and it is directly connected to a ten-acre square in front of the gate of Gakufu Castle. At the intersection of the two main roads in the center of the town, there is also a square about the size of nearly five acres.

Each of the four areas divided by the two main roads is different. Among them, the northeastern area of the town, which is close to the southeast of Gakufu Castle, is mainly an area inhabited by retainers. According to the law of the Luo family, the families of all retainers above the rank of general were to live in the castle town of the daimyo residence (as hostages).

As one of the benefits for these retainers. The courtyards built in this area were built in order of the size of the retainers. The higher the status, the closer the retainer is to the academy city. And the larger the area of the yard. The courtyards are all brick structures, and they are equipped with gardens, stables and other facilities. These are all provided by the realm for free to these retainers. But how to arrange it inside is up to the retainers to spend money and food to configure. It can also be called a high-class residential area in the town of Joshita.

In the southeast area of the town, to the south of the retainer housing area, is the commercial area. The streets here will be planned according to uniform standards, but there are no clear architectural requirements for the land on both sides of the streets. The land will be auctioned on a competitive basis, and as long as you have enough money to eat, you can buy a large enough plot of land here.

Of course. The land in this area can only be used for commercial and artisan purposes. That is, after you buy this land, you can only build a merchant house or a craftsman's house on it, and engage in business or craftsman construction business. It is up to the landowner to decide how to build it, and what form of construction it will be, whether it will be or artisan's house. It's just that some brick and cement craftsmen who are directly subordinate to the territory are ready to solicit business here.

In order to serve as an example, the town market, the office for entertaining foreign guests, and the merchant houses of the Roche House and Kamiya were already being built here.

To the southwest of the town, to the west of the commercial district, this area is a residential area. In order to facilitate management, this area has been carefully defined in addition to the width of the streets. Rows of uniformly arranged brick houses were built in advance in this area to accommodate the first group of people who chose to settle here (in fact, some of the people who had settled here at this time had already settled here). Sometime. When new houses were built, only the streets were restricted, and it was up to the people to decide what kind of houses they chose to build.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the private houses, facilities such as a recruitment center, a talent center, a pension center, a town office, a scout training camp, and a temporary military camp have been established here.

Of course, no matter which area of the town is, you must obey the laws of the territory, and you must also obey the management of the internal cabinet and the military cabinet. The three towns, which were in charge of civil affairs, agriculture, and military training, were to be studied by the Cabinet of Internal Affairs, the Intelligence Cabinet, and the Military Cabinet and recommended to Masarashi, who made the final decision. In principle, the only person who served as the head of the town was the retired Roche family.

As for the position of the acting city lord of the school city that attracted the most attention, it was naturally held by a public luck. Although Kosuke's ability is not very outstanding, he is still capable of maintaining the daily operation of a city.

After visiting the retainers' residential areas, commercial districts, and residential areas, all that remains is the Roche Academy, which is located in the northwest corner of the town, to the southwest of Gakufu Castle.

It is a complex that resembles a later university campus, surrounded by a two-meter-high brick wall that is now covered with ornamental vines.

At the front entrance of the school, there is also a square covering several acres, which is connected to the square in the center of the town. In the center of the school square is a stone statue that is six meters high.

The appearance of the statue is naturally the image of Masayo. At this time, the statue of Masahiro was wearing an armor (the shape was the unique Luo armor of the Luo family), a helmet on his head (the shape was the Nanban helmet worn by Masato during the battle), his feet were upright, his hands were clenched on a long sword stuck in the ground, and his eyes were looking directly at the northeast direction of the retainer's residential area. In the future, the statue collapsed several times during the baptism, but each time it was quickly rebuilt in its original state, and hundreds of years later, it still stood in place, rain or shine, and became the most eye-catching attraction of the university in the future.

Centered on the statue of Masahiro, the rear of the statue is the residential area, the front is the retainer residential area, the left side is the Roche Academy, and the right side is the commercial area. Under the nose of the statue is the main entrance avenue of the Roche Academy and the main road that runs through the north and south of the town.

Past the statue, walk along the cement masonry road and walk directly into the Roche Academy, and you will see huge stones placed at the entrance of the school. It is engraved with eight characters of "There is a long way to go, don't forget to struggle".

carved from the sides of the boulder. It is the main road into the school. The majority of the schools are buildings with a mixture of wood and brick structures. In addition to the striking shape of these unique buildings. At almost every entrance to a building, you'll see a stone monument engraved with some warning sayings from later generations. Although many of the students who entered the school at this time did not know the true meaning of these aphorisms, hundreds of years later, these stele aphorisms have become one of the university's proudest legacies.

Among the universities, it is mainly divided into the School of Languages, the College of Civil Affairs, the College of Agriculture, the Military College, the School of Medicine, the College of Buddhist Theology, and the Women's College, a total of seven colleges.

Faculty of Languages. As the name suggests, it is to teach the language, and basically all the colleges that enter the Roche Academy must go here for further training. The only languages and scripts taught here are simplified Chinese characters and Mandarin, which have been promoted by the Luo family.

Why did Zhengliang have to enforce such a language system? First, it will help hinder the espionage and infiltration activities of other countries into the territory of the Luo family. Avoid theft of information; Second, because the Luo family is a multi-ethnic integration society between local subjects and Ming immigrants, no matter which original culture is maintained, it will cause conflicts with the other culture, so it is better to simply adopt a culture that does not contradict both parties for integration; Third, this is the most important point. Zhengliang hopes that through the spread of this unique language and writing, the subconscious of the people will make them think that they are an independent group, that they belong to the Luo family, and that they are different from the people of other countries, because they speak a unique language. The user has a more concise and unique text, thus distinguishing himself from the subjects of other countries in terms of thinking. Enhance their sense of support and belonging to the Roche family. This was conducive to the independent rule of the Luo family.

In a word, it's all about rule.

Faculty of Civil Affairs and Faculty of Agricultural Affairs. These two colleges are naturally the teaching of the Luo family, and these two colleges are optional colleges, and students who think they are talented in civil affairs and agriculture can choose to study in these two colleges.

The people in charge of teaching in the college are all those who have rich experience in civil affairs and agriculture in the Luo family's territory, and are familiar with the Luo family's internal political skills and systems (for example, when the Luo family started, the standing widows who followed Matsumiko to promote the cultivation of sacred melons in the territory were also invited to be teachers in the school this time to undertake the agricultural teaching task of the women's college). In some specific periods, important figures of the Luo family, including Zhengliang and others, will also make cameo appearances here to teach.

And the students who graduate from these two academies will basically enter the internal affairs agency of the Roche family.

The Military Academy, which has a sword dojo, an archery dojo, a spear dojo, a riding dojo, a naval dojo, and a military strategy dojo, is the largest academy in the academy, and it is also the college with the most students. Due to the need for secrecy about the iron cannon and the large barrel, the learning of these two weapons can only be learned after entering the corresponding iron cannon team and the large barrel team, so there is no corresponding dojo set up in the school. The naval dojo is only here to teach theoretical knowledge, and the real water practice can only be carried out by going to the naval training base of the Matsuura Army in Karatsujin Bay, Hizen.

Again, the people who are responsible for teaching in it are experienced people. For example, in the kendo dojo, there are kendo masters who have wandered around in pursuit of the highest point of martial arts, and masters such as Kansuke Yamamoto also come here from time to time to teach their skills. As for the other dojos, there are some experienced retired Roche family members who teach them. The teaching methods adopted are basically practice-oriented. As these dojos continue to grow, many independent and special schools will be formed here in the future.

It is worth mentioning that for the military strategy dojo in the military academy, it is mainly used as a place for the generals of the Luo family to study. And after every battle, Masahiro will personally organize relevant generals to come here to make a post-war summary. In daily time, some battles will be used as examples to explain some students with general potential, and if necessary, even let the students directly participate in real battles as logistics personnel.

Originally, there was still a ninja dojo in the military academy. However, due to the cultural background, the ninja family of the Black Hawk Lair is only willing to pass on their skills to the members of the Black Hawk clan, so they cannot openly set up a dojo in the academy to teach ninja skills.

At the very end, the cadets who graduated from this military academy will basically enter the various standing facilities of the Luo family.

Faculty of Buddhist Theology. The main purpose is to teach some knowledge of Buddhist theology. One of the aims was to strengthen the Roche's control over Buddhist theology within the territory. Let these temples and shrines be under the control of the Roche family. There is also a branch of this academy, which is located in the Tadakasan-ji Temple and the Hachiman Great Bodhisattva Shrine. There will be lectures by eminent monks such as Kuaikawa Shaoxi, Genji, and Zenei. To be able to carry forward Buddhism, these eminent monks are naturally extremely happy.

Another purpose is to cultivate temple shrine personnel loyal to the Luo family through this dojo, and then disperse them to various temples and shrines in the territory. For example, this time, Takasaka Masatin was ordered to lead the second standing cavalry team for more than five months, gradually cooperating with the Cabinet of Internal Affairs and Kuaikawa Shaoxi, and finally completed the integration of the local temples and shrines in Bungo Province. However, there was a lack of talent to replace the management leaders of local temples and shrines (the original leaders were arrested or killed for not cooperating with the reorganization of the Luo family due to the rebellion, so Masara had the title of the devil in the local temples and shrines of Bungo Province), and Masara had to transfer some monks and priests of some local temples and shrines that had fully adapted to the Luo family system to Bungo in Hizen and Chikugo. He serves as the presiding priest of the local temple shrine in Kibungo. If Roche could cultivate some of these reserve talents early on, there would be no need to go through such a lot of trouble.

In terms of medical school, it is mainly to impart some basic pharmacy and medical knowledge. The purpose is to increase the number of healers in the territory, provide medical support to the people of the territory and the military forces of the Luo family, and weaken the influence of temples and shrines that have dominated the medical field of the territory.

The last is the Women's College. This is one of the most peculiar colleges in the Roche Academy, and it is definitely the first college in the history of the Wa Kingdom to be set up specifically for women. Due to cultural background, it is not allowed for boys and girls to go to school together, otherwise girls will not go to school even if they think it is okay. Moreover, the parents of these students will also strongly oppose it.

In order to avoid unnecessary controversy (in fact, there was a lot of controversy when such a women's college was established), this women's college is almost an independent college. There are courses for girls in language, weaving, farming, fabric, embroidery, medicine, and martial arts.

In terms of language, of course, the purpose of the previous language school is the same. It is also to keep these women up to date with their literacy. As for the subjects of weaving, farming, cloth art, and embroidery, it was Masato who wanted to give full play to the advantages of women. It is specially set up for these female students to reserve talents for domestic affairs industries such as textile workshops that will gradually take shape in the future.

In terms of medicine, it was Zhengliang who deliberately added it, and Zhengliang planned to set up a medical nurse team for the Luo family's military in the future, and now teaching medical knowledge to these women in advance is also to expand the understanding of medical knowledge among women in the territory and establish a foundation for the formation of this nurse team in the future.

The most reluctant martial arts,It's Mei Ji and Nonghime, the two little Lori, who forcibly asked to be added.。 This subject also includes swordsmanship, archery, spearmanship, and horsemanship. Since they got a job at this women's college, the two troublemakers have finally stopped, and they have spent most of their time in this women's college messing with their affairs. It is said that these two little Loli are ready to go into battle to become teachers of a certain subject in person. Not to mention, although they are only fourteen years old, they have a lot of knowledge that is better than ordinary men, so they are really able to take on such a heavy responsibility.

The only thing that is a bit of a drawback is that most of the people, including the retainers, are reluctant to send their daughters to study at the academy due to their cultural background. Even in the case of Mei Ji and Nongji's two loli nonsense, and even coercion and temptation, plus the "women's escort team" formed by the two of them themselves, there are only more than 50 students in this phase of the women's college.

In addition, on the faculty side, women's colleges have also encountered problems. Personnel, including retired standing staff, are reluctant to come here to teach. In desperation, Zhengliang had no choice but to let Tai Jiuling and other women go to be responsible for teaching these women civil affairs, business and other knowledge. Agriculture, weaving, cloth art, and embroidery were taught by women with outstanding skills from among the people.

As for the most difficult martial arts, it is under the order of Nonghime, and Sen Kecheng, who has always been unwilling to accept the Luo family's recruitment, is in charge.

The above is the specific situation of all students of Roche Academy. Management aspects of the institution. Naturally, the honorary principal is held by Masahiro himself. and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the institution. It is Liu Lelai, the general of the Luo family who is in charge of territorial education and agricultural affairs, and is in charge of all the affairs of Ming immigrants. Since there are not many students in the school for the time being (there are only more than 200 students in the first batch, including male and female students, and more than 50 teachers in various subjects), the position of dean of each college will not be set up for the time being. The entire Roche Academy is directly under the management of the Cabinet of Internal Affairs. This will be the future talent reserve center and cultural communication cradle of the Roche family.

Day-to-day management aspects. The entry requirements for students are that only those who have been confirmed as a Luo family subject can enter the school (family members must have lived in the Luo family territory for at least three years); Men must be at least 15 years old to enter school (i.e., the age of the Motofu, the main consideration here is that they are expected to be educated after they have laid a good foundation in the Boy Scouts of the local village or town); There is no limit to the age of admission for girls (there are not many women who come to study, so the number of places to enter the school will not be limited); Must graduate from a local Boy Scout. Admission can only be approved by the local village or town head, as well as approved by the local internal affairs cabinet and information cabinet; In addition, in general, these admission requirements must be complied with unless specifically approved by the Masato. After all, the Roche Academy, as the cradle of the spread of Roche's skills and related knowledge, is absolutely not allowed to be mixed in to steal learning, so the access conditions are relatively strict.

The duration of the study varies from two, three or four years, depending on the performance of the study and the needs of the institutions in the territory. Based on the current situation in the territory of the Luo family, it is estimated that most of the students will be asked by various institutions to study here for two years.

The university adopted a dormitory system, with student dormitories, cafeterias, and bathhouses similar to those of later universities. Tuition-free. Free room and board, free material fees, etc. Arguably. During the period of study at the university, most of the expenses are basically borne by the territory.

There is no way to adopt such a strategy. Among the first batch of trainees, a small half of them were the children of commoners from poor families, while the remaining half were children of retainers or wealthy families. The reason for this situation is that the learning conditions of the children of the retainers and wealthy families were better than those of the commoners from the initial stage, and naturally there were more people who were suitable for admission to the university. However, with the continuous development of the academy and the entry of students in the later period, the number of students who are children of commoners who account for the vast majority of the population base will inevitably exceed the number of children of these retainers and wealthy families.

Therefore, in order to prevent these two groups of students from different backgrounds from forming groups at the beginning of the school and generating unnecessary contradictions and disputes, or even opposing each other, thus forming an antagonistic culture; And in order to encourage the people from ordinary families to actively let their children apply for the Luo Academy, Zhengliang had to adopt this method of bearing the general expenses by the territory.

In order to strengthen the academic competition among students, and also to test the academic performance of students, the university has an annual college competition. Students are required to participate in competitions within and between colleges.

In order to strengthen the cooperation between the colleges, a mixed competition is also held every two years, and students from each college voluntarily form mixed teams to participate in the competition jointly organized by the colleges. This competition is divided into the literary examination and the martial arts examination, the literary examination is mainly some written examinations, and the martial arts examination is responsible for the management of a certain place and the battle in a hypothetical venue. It is mandatory to invite at least one female student to join. Moreover, the more female students, the more points will be added, but in a participating team, the maximum number of female students can not exceed three. Female students are encouraged to form their own teams, and there is no limit to the number of people, and they will also get extra points for three personnel places.

All of the above is to test the competence of the trainees, improve their ability to cooperate with each other, and also lay the foundation for the promotion of women as territorial managers in the future (not to deliberately promote the status of women, but based on the principle of the talented).

When this policy was announced, it immediately aroused the yearning of many people (especially those who realized that this was an absolutely good opportunity to join the Luo family's retainer system).

At that time, all the institutions such as the Internal Affairs Cabinet, the Intelligence Pavilion, and the Military Pavilion of the territory will send these people to the grassroots organizations of each institution for training according to the performance of the students, and then let them gradually grow into the pillars of the Luo family.

In the past, all areas of a territory were basically controlled by the clansmen of various wealthy clans, and even if the Luo family already had some advanced management systems and management institutions to assist in the rule, but in the final analysis, as long as these important areas were controlled by the wealthy clan, the ruling foundation of the Luo family would not be stable.

This situation can be gradually alleviated by assigning students to work. A large number of talents who have mastered all kinds of knowledge have flowed into various fields of the Luo family, and these talents are still loyal to the Luo family, which naturally strengthens the ruling foundation of the Luo family.

However, those retainers and wealthy families may not be aware of this process, and even if they do, they will not have much objection. Because even if such a system is implemented, because the environment is better than that of ordinary people, their children are ahead of others from the beginning, so while others get benefits, their children also get benefits, or even more benefits than others, and they naturally do not complain.

Of course, it must be emphasized that because they learned the exclusive knowledge of the Luo family in the Luo Academy, these students of the Luo Academy must also become the retainers of the Luo family after graduation (that is, they are not allowed to go abroad, let alone treason), otherwise they will not only harm their relatives, but even suffer from the endless pursuit of the Black Eagle, even if you die, your family members who are exiled outside will be hunted down, even if they are not killed after being arrested, but at least they will be sent to the slave camp for labor.

After all, the purpose of Zhengliang's establishment of this academy is not to strengthen the spread and control of ideas in the territory, and the most important purpose is to cultivate various reserve talents for the territory.

What are the various reserve talents of the territory? That is, those who are proficient in the unique language and writing of the territory, and have made achievements in internal affairs, military affairs, and medicine. The primary purpose of all this is to let the Luo family survive in the Warring States and have the capital to compete for hegemony (even if you don't want to compete with others for hegemony, you will eventually be eaten by big fish), not to build a so-called utopia or something like that. And those knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry, which is obviously beyond the level that can be accepted in this era, is obviously not suitable for the ruling needs of the Luo family for the time being, nor is it suitable for this era. Knowledge that is too advanced is not only unacceptable, but also has a negative impact on one's own rule, such as the desire for freedom among the people, which will turn into a free movement, and so on.

(Thanks to the monthly pass of "Baishi Jing"; Thanks to the "Green Mia, Blue Pine" tip. (To be continued......)