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Chapter 755 The Temptation of the Carp Leaping over the Dragon Gate
"Get out of the way!" The yamen servant came to the bulletin board in Suzhou City, pasted the notice with lacquer glue, and smoothed the foamy notice with both hands.

Every time the government posted a notice, many people from Suzhou City would gather to watch.Especially after the Kyushu Army promotes the New Deal, new measures may be announced every now and then.

"Young master, you can read and write, can you tell us what is on the notice?" Most of the Suzhou city residents who were watching were not very literate, so they asked a man who was obviously dressed as a scholar beside him. asked the man.

"Let me see... starting from this year, every October, the Jianghuai Chief Secretary and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chief Secretary will hold the entrance examination for the Academy of Sciences in Nanjing City. The top ten students in each province can enter the official preparatory class of the Academy of Sciences. Entering officials Those in the preparatory class will enjoy a salary of 20 taels of silver every year, as well as a scholarship allowance, depending on the grades of their studies in the Academy of Sciences, ranging from 30 taels to [-] taels. In addition, those who successfully graduate from the official preparatory class will be regarded as county magistrates and county magistrates by the Kyushu Army. Candidates for magistrates, civil affairs officials, judicial officers, and prosecutors will be able to start their official careers as soon as they graduate..." The scholar stood in front of the announcement and read it from beginning to end. When he understood what the announcement meant, his lips moved. They all trembled.

Wow!The people in Suzhou City who were listening to the scholar's announcement with relish were in an uproar!
The preparatory candidates for magistrates, magistrates, civil affairs officials, law enforcement officials, and prosecutors are equivalent to reaching the sky in one step!As long as you get into the top ten in your province in the entrance examination of the Academy of Sciences, you can jump the dragon's gate with a single exam!

If you take the imperial examination, you have to pass the county examination, government examination, township examination, general examination, palace examination and other links, and you need to improve your reputation among scholars before you can become a Jinshi and truly have a smooth career.And this measure of the Kyushu Army provides them with a possibility - they don't need to study hard for ten years, they don't need to go through layers of assessments, they don't need nepotism, they don't need to be students of some adults, just one assessment, they can Prosperity!

The scholar felt his body trembling inexplicably, and even some illiterate people in Suzhou City swallowed their saliva.The temptation is too great...

"As long as you enter the Academy of Sciences, you will get a salary, which is really good news for us poor peasants!" A poorly dressed scholar was even more excited when he saw the black and white words on the announcement.

A salary of 20 taels a year is enough for a well-to-do family for a year!As long as they can enter the preparatory class for officials, they will be able to solve their family's livelihood problems and rise to a higher level.

"Not only that, but it is also said later that even if the grades cannot be ranked in the top ten to enter the official preparatory class, as long as they pass the passing line, they are eligible to study in the Academy of Sciences. Starting this year, the Academy of Sciences will establish a branch in Nanjing City to train students for the country. Talents. People who enter the Academy of Sciences may enter official careers, may also enter factories to become technical experts, and may also work in Far East Trading Companies and engage in ocean-going trade. Their annual silver taels are no less than that of officials..." read the announcement said the scholar.

The crowd was even more uproarious. In the past, if you read the imperial examinations in the books of sages and sages, you could only take an official career. The road is very narrow. Can't get on the wheel.And the Academy of Sciences of the Kyushu Army also trains all kinds of talents, so that the channel for class advancement will be widened.The more diverse the talents cultivated, the more people will pass the examination, and the greater the hope of those who take the examination will be!

"Young master, I don't know what is required for this entrance examination? I have a son who is in his early thirties this year. He has passed the provincial examination three times and failed every time. Now he has nothing to do. Maybe he can try this." An elderly Suzhou said the city dweller.

The scholar wanted to read it himself, so he looked to the left: "Here is the content of the assessment. One is literature and history. Every year, the Admissions Assessment Department of the Academy of Sciences will excerpt dozens of articles from literature and history classics such as Four Books and Five Classics, Historical Records, and Zizhi Tongjian." One essay, published in the first month of each year, assesses the understanding of the excerpted articles, and requires the examinee to write an essay according to current events."

"The second is Neo-Confucianism. This Neo-Confucianism is not Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, but the science of science and engineering, subdivided into physics, chemistry, and biology."

"The third is arithmetic, examining the arithmetic rules and simple applications of Arabic numerals."

"Fourth is jurisprudence, examining the basic spirit and theory of the rule of law."

"These four sons are familiar with literature and history by students all over the world, so there is no need to talk about it. The remaining three sons have lowered the difficulty. Those who are smart and hardworking can pass the examination after studying hard for a year. Those who apply for the exam can go to the local government to get it. There are four textbooks in total, and the scope above the textbooks is the content of the assessment."

"Except for composition and jurisprudence, which require subjective judgment, the rest of the answers are fixed and ranked by score."

"Requirements for registration, literacy and hyphenation, men and women aged 16 and above, otherwise you will not be able to apply for the exam. You only need to pay the fee for printed textbooks."

When the announcement was finished, the scholar let out a deep breath.

The Kyushu Army's assessment is really simple and rude!
As long as you are literate and over 16 years old, regardless of gender, you can apply for the exam after studying four textbooks!Moreover, the answers to most of the test content are still fixed, and try to rule out denying a person's knowledge because of the examiner's subjective reasons!This has greatly reduced the cost for scholars to participate in the examination.

"Why am I so unlucky? If I was born a dozen or 20 years later, maybe I would have a chance. It's a pity that I am in my 30s now, and I can't read a few big characters. Even if I want to take this exam, I have no choice. "

"Isn't that right? We can only place our hope on the next generation."

Some people in Suzhou City who did not meet the requirements for applying for the exam said with regret.

"What should we do? At the beginning, we only cared about opposing the abolition of stereotyped essays. We didn't think it was a new thing. The first entrance examination held in Nanjing City last year was said to be less than 300 people, and more than half of those who passed the examination were hired! The Kyushu Army put up notices to hype it up, and it will definitely be overcrowded after this year, if only I had prepared earlier!"

"Oh, the notice said that it takes one year to learn new subjects. It's already May, and there are only five months left before this year's entrance examination. Don't we have to be admitted to the Academy of Sciences next year?"

The scholars present were also more melancholy than the other.It was too late for them to realize that if they start to study new learning from now on, they will not be able to display their full strength until next year at the earliest.

"Hahahahahaha!" Gu Yanwu, who was in the crowd, also saw this notice, and couldn't help laughing up to the sky. His group of new school students who were secretly studying new studies and were ashamed to discuss with old school students might have somehow become the biggest beneficiaries.

(End of this chapter)