Following Feng Jing's order, nearly a thousand students were directly divided into several queues and filed into the academy.
There were really too many people today, so Liu Deng specially sent people to move all the tables and chairs to the large playground outside the academy.
"These nearly a thousand scholars are probably the essence of most of my Han family now..."
Looking at the vast number of candidates, Feng Jing whispered from the side.
"It doesn't matter, in a few years, they will become the backbone of my big man!"
Liu Deng said confidently.
"Okay, you guys go too!"
Seeing that the candidates below were about to enter the venue, Fu Sheng waved his hand, and the disciples behind him actually also left the venue in person.
"You guys can go too!"
Han Zhi and Gao Bo also waved their hands and actually asked their disciples to leave the field.
"Three ancestors, aren't you afraid that the academy will teach them wrongly?"
Liu Deng said half-jokingly.
"Crooked? Watch your skin!"
Fu Sheng rolled his eyes at him, and several disciples behind him laughed.
"Boy, we three old men have discussed it. We three old men are not very energetic, so I'm afraid we can't help you much, but our disciples can still do it!"
Han Zhi said to Liu Deng with a smile.
"Ancestor, what do you mean..."
Han Zhi and his disciples were all great Confucians of the time!
These people, Liu Deng, have been coveting it for a long time, but none of them dared to sign the contract without the three old men nodding.
Although many of these people have agreed to temporarily teach in the academy, they can leave at any time without signing the contract, and Liu Deng has nothing to do.
"You kid don't want it?"
The three old men laughed.
"I do! Of course I do!"
"Then you can talk about the rest of the matter, but one thing is, don't let them lose!"
Han Zhi said with a smile.
"Don't worry, gentlemen, you only need to teach and learn. The rest of the weddings, funerals, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all taken care of by me!"
Compared with these precious educational resources, money is nothing to Liu Deng.
After all, as long as he takes Lingnan, the money he will make this time will definitely exceed everyone's imagination!
"Okay, this kid is digging into the mountains to seek talents, how can he make it difficult for these children!"
Fu Sheng also said with a smile.
"Ancestors still understand me, but don't worry, ancestors, I have discussed some details with His Majesty before. After the first batch of students come out, the gentlemen of the academy can also get official status!"
Although becoming an official is not very attractive to the three old men, their disciples are different!
After all, in this day and age, being an official means bringing glory to one's family. This is an indisputable fact.
Especially being able to study knowledge in the academy while being an official, and not having to worry about trivial matters such as food, rice, oil and salt, is a good thing that is hard to find in the world.
"You can handle these things as you see. Anyway, the three of us old men are already half dead. There is no need to discuss such matters with us in the future."
While Fu Sheng was talking, he yawned longly. After all, he was old and his energy was indeed a bit lacking.
"That's right, it's you boy. There are so many people here today. You have to think of a solution to the problem of eating. My old man is a little hungry now."
While talking, Uncle Gao patted his belly.
"That's a great thing to say, kid. Today is a big day, so you don't need to cook, but you have to get us three old men some food that we can eat."
Han Zhi laughed and cheered from the side.
"Don't worry, three ancestors. I made special arrangements today. It's almost time now. After they finish their exams, they should be able to start eating."
This academy was originally prepared according to the standards of these 3,000 people, so the kitchen in the academy was naturally built to be extra large.
Feng Jing had considered from the beginning that there would be too many people watching and eating would be a problem, so he asked them to prepare more ingredients.
In any case, this was the first meal since the academy opened its doors, and these cooks had been specially instructed by the chefs in the palace before.
And there are so many big shots here today, and they are all working hard and ready to show off their abilities.
The candidates worked hard to answer the questions one by one under the sun. There were constant patrols of soldiers patrolling the field to prevent anyone from cheating.
An hour is neither long nor short.
Although it was just a simple memorial, the main test was the writing skills of those students.
However, these people come from all over the world, and what they learn is actually very complicated.
The intellectual differences between individuals are also very different, and some people are indeed very knowledgeable.
When writing a memorial, it is clear and logical, and the writing is a thousand words.
And some people are scratching their heads and looking around, not knowing how to write.
Of course, there are many self-proclaimed people among them who are unwilling to be officials, so naturally they are unwilling to write down any policy policies here.
Unlike Liu Deng, Feng Jing came to the field with great interest and kept looking at the test papers of the students in the field.
I will nod frequently when I see something I am satisfied with, and I can't help but sigh when I see those pedantic people.
"clang--"
With the sound of a loud golden bell, the first part of the exam came to an end.
"When the time is up, all candidates please sit where you are. Your test papers will be collected by a dedicated person. No one is allowed to whisper to each other, let alone alter the test papers!"
Compared with the examinations of later generations, the first admissions examination of this academy can be said to be child's play.
But there is nothing that can be done about it, and Liu Deng is also very helpless about these things.
Who doesn’t have anything available on hand?
Moreover, the reading and literacy rate is really frighteningly low these days. I am afraid that the situation will only get better when the children in elementary school grow up!
Soon, soldiers started walking back and forth, collecting everyone's test papers together.
After tidying up, a dedicated person will be responsible for labeling all their names, and then putting them into a huge wooden box. Gentlemen from the academy will be responsible for judging behind them.
Of course, Feng Jing would also dispatch officials from the Prime Minister's Office to read the students' test papers one by one.
If there are useful suggestions, someone from the Prime Minister's Office will sort them out and then submit them to Feng Jing.
"It's lunch time today. Meals have been prepared for everyone in the academy's fire room. You have come all the way. Regardless of whether you can get into the academy or not, today's meals are considered to be paid for by the academy! Okay, please divide into three teams. , enter the kitchen one by one to receive meals!"
After finishing the meal, the gentlemen of the academy will begin to nervously mark the papers. Everyone, including Yuan Mei, is full of expectations.
