Just when Fengmingshan was humming "Qingjiang Yin. Abandoning Weiming and Coming" by Guan Yunshi, a Sanqu master of the Yuan Dynasty, a large group of Chaozhou clan representatives dressed similarly to him had gathered around him. Of course, these people didn't come to listen to Fengming Mountain's singing, but came here for something else. Because everyone was from Chaozhou, and some of them knew each other, they started chatting with each other after a while.
"Look, this is one of the three best original Confucian academies in Guangdong!"
"Really? Where are the other two?"
"One is located in Yuexiu Mountain, which is called the Second Academy of Guangzhou Prefecture, and there is another one located near Lizhiwan in the west of Guangzhou City, which is called the First Academy of Guangzhou Prefecture. These three academies, plus our Chaoyang Academy and Rongjiang Academy in Chaozhou, These are the five best academies in the world today!"
"What? Guangfu No. 123 Academy, Chaoyang Academy, Rongjiang Academy...how come you haven't heard of it?"
"You haven't heard? Old sir, where are you from? The accent doesn't sound like our Guangdong accent, does it?"
"I am from Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture, and I came to Guangdong for business."
"That's right...Old sir, in fact, these five academies are all newly opened. Their predecessors were the Tianwang Palace, the official academy of the Jieyang court. After the Jieyang court moved to Guangzhou, the Tianwang Palace was It is divided into seven. In addition to these five academies, there are also the Ming Military and Legal College on Huangpu Island and the Ming Natural Law College on Haizhu Island.”
"This, this natural law university? It doesn't sound like it's Confucianism!"
"What the old man doesn't know is that Guangfu No. 123 Academy, Chaoyang Academy, Rongjiang Academy, Military Law University Hall, and Natural Law University Hall are all original Confucian schools, and they teach the original Confucianism, the way of nature, and the way of magic. and the art of war.”
"Spell? This..."
"It's true! Old gentleman, you really have magic!"
"Ah, this...what are you gathering here for today?"
"Oh, today is the official opening day of Guangfu No. 3 College... Although there are only two classes of sixty students enrolled, it is still a big day! And our Chaozhou champion Dao Scarong will still be there Come here to give a high-level speech, he is the registered dean of Guangfu No. 3 Academy!"
The old gentleman who came from Kunshan was really dumbfounded when he heard the fancy name of the Number One Scholar... The Number One Scholar was the best scholar in the world, how could he be called "Scarrong"? Sounds like someone who has been a robber.
Of course Fengmingshan knew that Dao Scarong had really been a robber... Oh, he couldn't be considered a robber, he should have forcibly blocked the road at sea to collect money!
But when an academy in Guangzhou opened, why were a group of Chaozhou clan heads so happy to watch the fun? Is it just for the sake of flattering Scar?
As soon as I thought of this, I heard that several Chaozhou parents were already talking about this matter.
"Right 30% of the young people who are admitted to the three major academies in Guangfu are from Chaozhou?"
"That's almost it. The remaining 30% are from Guangfu... After all, Chaofu and Guangfu have the longest time to receive the textbooks of original Confucianism and new arithmetic among the family clan studies and private schools!"
"It's a pity that none of the boys in my family passed the exam..."
"It's so easy to take the exam there. The five major academies together only accept 300 people... Those who can get into the exam are all Wenquxingxingxia! If you can get into the Natural Law School after studying in the academy for three years, that's it! He is a talented person, if he studies for another three or four years, he will definitely be a high official after graduation!"
"It's just that it's a little more difficult to take the exam now. Everything is difficult at the beginning! Now there is no teacher to teach, so it's all up to the younger students to study by themselves with textbooks. In the future, if you have a teacher, it will be easier to learn."
"It's easy to learn, but it's not easy to take the exam! If it's easy to learn and easy to take the exam, your career will be difficult after passing the exam! And there are age restrictions in academies and universities, so you can't take exams endlessly. If you are over 18 years old, you can't I’m taking the entrance exams for the Academy and the Military Law School…”
It turns out that Artillery Zhu has created an ascending channel that can be upgraded one level at a time by combining clan schools, county schools, academies, and the top university halls... This method is brilliant!
Feng Mingshan, who was born in the imperial examination and helped Xue Zhang handle the Guangdong Provincial Examination, already had some idea of what Zhu Heji was doing.
With this ascending channel, the clan forces below will be easy to control. Because the prosperity of these clans depends on, first, the land; second, the ability to fight; third, business; and fourth, the achievement of fame... Among them, the role of fame plays a huge role.
If a clan only has money and land, but cannot produce scholars, successful candidates, or successful scholars, no descendants of the clan can enter the officialdom.
Then it will be difficult for this clan to continue to maintain its development momentum, and it may even become the target of extortion and suppression by other clans with official backgrounds.
Now Zhu Heji has first created "new knowledge" such as original Confucianism, new arithmetic, natural magic, etc., and then issued corresponding textbooks for the following ethnic studies and private schools to find ways to teach or let students learn on their own. At the same time, academies and universities were established to promote the outstanding Confucian scholars in the countryside.
In this way, this system of studying - taking exams - entering higher education - those who excel in their studies lead to official positions were firmly controlled by Zhu Heji from the point of "examination - further education"!
Although this method looks similar to the traditional method of obtaining scholars, there is no age limit for obtaining scholars, and the court basically only cares about examinations, not teaching... Therefore, the court's grasp of scholars is not enough. .
Using Zhu Heji's method, he could enter an academy at the age of eighteen, enter the Natural Law University at the age of twenty-one, and become an official after completing his studies at the age of twenty-five. It was under the management of the former Confucian Academy and the University Hall for seven years!
In addition, the imperial examinations with no age limit are also likely to produce old scholars, old examiners, and old Jinshi... After studying for a few more years, it is easier to become a master!
And scholars have to study full-time year after year, which is not something ordinary families can afford. Therefore, this imperial examination system is more beneficial to wealthy families, but it is also not conducive to popularizing education.
After all, limited educational resources are used repeatedly by a few people.
And what Zhu Heji did will encourage the clans below to set up clan schools... With the age limit for admission, you have to work hard and brainstorm! Whether this child is smart or stupid when it comes to reading, you really can't tell before he starts reading.
Some of those who look stupid are the top students! Some people seem to be clever, but there are also many who can't read the book...
While Fengmingshan was analyzing Zhu Heji's purpose of opening academies and universities over and over again, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the neat and loud singing of young people.
"...The difficulties of Jiashen are still not over. When will the hatred of the saints be extinguished? Driving a long chariot, trampling through the gap in the Helan Mountains. The ambition is to eat the meat of the Huns when they are hungry, and laugh and drink the blood of the Huns when they are thirsty. Let's start from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, Get dressed again."
Fengmingshan quickly turned around and followed the sound of the song, and saw dozens of young Confucian scholars, forming two neat columns, walking out of the Five Immortals Gate. These young men were all dressed in black, with red scarves on their heads, long swords, and copper hammers, and they were singing and singing.
Regardless of the knowledge of these young people, just speaking of their aura, it is really quite powerful!
Behind these sixty young men were more than a dozen knights. The leader was a "yellow scarf scholar" with a scary scar on his face and a curly beard. He was Qiu Rong, the "Scarred Number One Scholar".
Qiu Rong saw that many "Confucian scholars" had gathered outside the gate of Guangfu Third Academy on Jiefang Street, so he reined in his horse and shouted: "Stop!"
As soon as he shouted "stop", the sixty junior officers walking in front of him all stood still with a snap.
With such neatness, I am afraid they can catch up with the students of Whampoa University of Military Law.
Seeing that the students had stopped, "Scar" rode forward again, passed between the two rows of students, and then immediately began to give a speech in front of everyone.
"Everyone, what I, Dao Scarong, am here to tell you today is what we, the Yuan Confucians under the leadership of the sage, are doing and will do.
You will definitely think that what we are doing now is a rebellion, a Tatar rebellion, to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!
But it’s not, what we are doing is revolutionary..."
