Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 179

Waking up early again, this is September [-]th.

Imperial Examination Day.

Resting on the soft chest of the sack girl, I arrived at Jinling University all the way in a daze. I just muttered in my heart that after the exam, I must rest for two days.

These days, one thing after another, every day from morning to night, Zhu Yuan felt that he seemed to have asked for it, and if he continued like this, he might really be gone in a few years.

You have to take it easy.

There is also the home, the huge house, which I haven't visited yet, and the extra girls, I haven't seen much, and all kinds of things on the back lake, such as hanging plaques and changing names, have all been left aside.

This is not good.

When the sedan chair enters Jinling University, the time is only the first moment.

It was past seven o'clock in the morning.

In the beginning of winter, the sky is getting shorter, but it is already bright. God is also very generous today. It is a sunny day to ensure that the exam can be conducted outdoors.

Zhu Yuan entered the palace yesterday morning, and came here in the afternoon to start preparations.

It is mainly to arrange the seats of candidates.

As of yesterday, a total of 16732 candidates arrived in Jinling this time. They were from all over the world, including scholars, farmers, businessmen, and three schools and nine streams. It can be said that this is the most relaxed imperial examination in all dynasties.

However, from previous understanding, Zhu Yuan also knew that many well-known Confucian scholars in this era, or scholars who used to be officials in the former Yuan Dynasty, avoided this scientific examination for the sake of fame and integrity.

Whether it is active or passive, it is an unspoken rule.

Even if the Yuan Dynasty belonged to a foreign regime, after all, it was once unified, and now it is destroyed. According to the etiquette of the feudal era, even if you can't die for the country, you have to show your attitude.

Otherwise, people will look down on you.

Just like Liu Ji, in fact, he has always had some kind of ideological burden. He was almost forced by Lao Zhu, so he had to come out to help.

Therefore, these 1 people... To some extent, they are actually very 'variable'.

Zhu Yuan didn't care.

It's not that he doesn't care about some kind of moral etiquette, etiquette cannot be discarded, and Zhu Yuan can understand those who are determined not to go out of the mountain, but that Zhu Yuan doesn't care that the overall level of this group of people is not too high.

The requirements are very low, just literacy is enough.

Because Zhu Yuan only needs to meet a standard of literacy for many things to do next.

Speaking of it, for scholars, this is a founding bonus. If you catch it, you happen to have some talents.If you can't grasp it, even if the current social status is not bad, the whole family may be reduced in a few generations.

On the pyramid, the position of each layer is numbered.

In the cold and cold campus, Tao An, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and Qian Yongren, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, did not leave at all yesterday, and patrolled around early in the morning.

The 5000-acre campus designated by Lao Zhu himself has been divided into 167 open-air test areas in advance according to groups of 132 people, and the last group is [-] people.

Arranging seats yesterday afternoon adopted the random selection model that was later adopted.

Similar to exam number.

In addition, I will confirm the seat in advance to ensure that I can find the seat as quickly as possible during the exam today. It is just this process that has been busy until the evening yesterday.

When Zhu Yuan arrived, the Huben guards who had changed into casual clothes had been scattered in various examination rooms. The examinees generally got up earlier, and some people who did not stay in the small courtyard also arrived early and were already waiting outside the examination room.

After meeting Tao An and Qian Yongren, the other two continued to inspect various details later to make sure everything was safe, while Zhu Yuan checked the security arrangements everywhere.

Lao Zhu is coming today.

Not only that, Zhu Yuan also suggested yesterday that His Royal Highness and all the ministers of Zhongshu should come and see it today, it is a big event after all.

Lao Zhu also agreed.

Because of this, safety has become a top priority.

In case old Zhu and his son make any mistakes here, Zhu Yuan will definitely bear the brunt of it. If the mistakes are too serious, then he can go home directly.

The 'fu' of the underworld.

Taking a small sedan like this to stop and go, it took less than a circle around the campus, and the time came to Chenzheng.

Eight O'clock.

Candidates start to enter.

According to the arrangement, the math test takes one hour in the morning, and the policy theory test in the afternoon takes two hours, which can be done in one day.

As for the order of subjects, it is also considered to prevent cheating.

It is not easy to plagiarize policy theory, mathematics... If you have a lot of contact in advance, it is difficult to say if you collude.

When Zhu Yuan first proposed this arrangement, both Tao An and Qian Yongren disagreed, and felt that he was too defensive.

Zhu Yuan's rebuttal left the two speechless.

This is not against gentlemen, but against villains.If you deliberately do nothing and let the villain take advantage of the loopholes, it will be unfair to the gentleman.

From the north of the South Road, and from the north to the south, passing through waves of candidates whose age ranges from 14 to over 60, Zhu Yuan let the sack lift the curtain to look outside when the sedan chair suddenly stopped.

Zhao Xu leaned over and said to the sedan chair door: "My lord, Chang Yu is asking to see you."

Chang Yu, the son of Chang Duan, the commander of Yinghaiwei.

seen before.

This time there are more than 1 candidates, Zhu Yuan did not think about looking for historical acquaintances before. However, the one-foot-thick roster was less than one, so he gave up, except for some he knew, such as Chang Yu, such as Fujian A thousand disciples of the Zhangzhou ancient family, and others, in Zhu Yuan's place, it's just that their names are unlikely to be seen.

The disadvantage of many people.

Mainly, Zhu Yuan didn't have much interest in doing this either.

The indifference in his bones made Zhu Yuan lack that "archaeological" mentality, and he didn't have the idea of ​​promoting someone Yu Weimo from the perspective of God, so it doesn't matter whether it's a celebrity or a person's name, it's the same for him.

Chang Yu had sent a message before and wanted to come to the door. Zhu Yuan was so busy these days, and in order to avoid suspicion, he didn't see any of them, including many others.

However, the exam is about to start, and Chang Xuan deliberately came up to create a chance encounter, so it's okay to see her.

After stepping out of the sedan chair, a young man who was waiting outside the guard circle immediately bowed his head and said loudly: "Chang Xuan has seen you."

The change of title is the biggest change after Zhu Yuan recognized his ancestor and returned to his clan.

On the public level, the 'Hanlin' that was gradually used to, after that day, there were very few, or 'Pingzhang', or 'Adult'.Because there is no canonization, it is not yet at the level of 'His Royal Highness'.

It's even weirder at home.

Not only are the petty officials afraid to call out, but they are also afraid to call out 'Daddy'. They are generally promoted to one generation and called 'Ye', of course, the one with the second voice.Zhu Yuan didn't like it very much, but Xie Yi was well-organized and must be changed, otherwise, if he got used to it, he would lose Zhu Yuan's dignity if he was seen by outsiders in the future.

Unable to refute.

Beside the sedan chair, he signaled Chang Yu to step forward, and Zhu Yuan could not help feeling more eyes from around him, and asked with a smile, "How is your preparation for this exam?"

Chang Xuan was not restrained, but cautiously said: "You guys do your best, if you don't have the ability to let the adults down, then come back in a few years."

It is also a change that Chang Yu can participate in the scientific examination.

Although it was the beginning of the founding of the country, if it were not for Zhu Yuan's suggestion, the children of military households, even those of the Chang family, would not necessarily be allowed to leave their citizenship and take the exam.

This time, not only Chang Yu was able to participate in the scientific examination, Zhu Yuan also planned to carry out a larger-scale educational activity for the children of military households.

It is a kind of benefit.

If you serve as a soldier, it will be easier for your children and grandchildren to succeed.

Lao Zhu is still a little worried about this, thinking that if this is the case, they will all become scholars in the future, and what will happen if no one becomes a soldier.

Especially in this day and age, it is quite reasonable for military households to be hereditary.

Because the children of military households often have "craftsmanship" passed down from family.In comparison, ordinary people have to go through more drills before they can be qualified to be sent into battle.

Zhu Yuan persuaded Lao Zhu again.

The concept needs to be changed.

First of all, the plan for future wars is to gradually switch to thermal weapons. In this regard, physical fitness may also be required, but it is no longer absolute.Secondly, we have to analyze the pros and cons, from top to bottom, from ancient times to the present, and after some calculations, it is more beneficial to let go of the rigid military household system.

Moreover, Zhu Yuan also gave another idea that can be called a big killer.

military service law.

To put it simply, Zhu Yuan hoped that the future Ming army would shift more and more toward the "good family sons" of the Han and Tang Dynasties, rather than the common "thieves with the army" since the Song Dynasty. To achieve this goal, on the one hand, we must To give honor to soldiers, to be a soldier is glorious, on the other hand, we must also give real benefits.

Educational rights that give priority to children and grandchildren is one of them.

There will be more in the future.

Coupled with the popularization of the "Military Service Law" to the whole people, Zhu Yuan believes that this time, the combat power of the Ming army will never be the same as before.

Old Zhu once pioneered the Great Ming Dynasty. To be honest, his combat power was relatively strong in the first moment when he fought against the country, and after that, it was really mediocre.The bottom line is that there is only one person, and it is not beneficial to be a soldier.

After talking with Chang Xuan for a while, Zhu Yuan sent the young man into the arena, and sat back in the sedan chair himself.

Come to the largest square in the south of the campus.

Nearly 2000 people sat in the open air here. Looking at the dense surroundings, Zhu Yuan was most moved by the fact that the productivity of the people on this land would be the highest in any era.

Just like this desk chair bench.

When Zhu Yuan was still in Mingzhou, he participated in the design of the style by remote control. It is similar to the desks in the classroom later, with a double seat and a storage compartment under the table.

I was a little worried at first.

Previously, the school planned to enroll about 5000 students, which meant that only about 16000 sets of tables and chairs were needed. However, for this exam, instead of sitting at a table for two people, one for each person, this required more than [-] sets. In a blink of an eye, there was a gap of more than three times.

At first, I thought it was necessary to collect tables and chairs from all aspects for this exam.

As a result, the imperial examination was confirmed and ordered in advance. At present, only Jinling University has a reserve of 20000 sets of tables and chairs.

More than enough.

Moreover, it’s not just tables and chairs. The school building started to be built half a year ago. At present, there are 519 houses of various types in the campus, and the number of large and small rooms exceeds 2700, which is much larger than the 2000 houses originally planned a cut.

Half of them are dormitories.

It was planned by Zhu Yuan himself. According to the later university dormitory model, although the standard double bed is generally a single-story house, because the room size is generally two to three times larger than the later dormitory, a room can accommodate 6 to 10 people. Lift the double bed, that is to say, it can accommodate up to 20 people, and this is still under relatively loose conditions.

In addition to the double bed, there will be space for a desk and wardrobe in the dormitory, and at least one seat for each person will be guaranteed.

All calculated, only the dormitory can roughly accommodate close to 20000 people.

Therefore, this time, most of the candidates, at least partially accompanied by their family members, lived here for free after arriving in Jinling, and they didn't even need to use the classroom as a temporary dormitory.

What's more, in addition to the daily food supply, even the stationery for this exam is provided by the school for free.

Like the first math.

In addition to three pencils and a paper cutter distributed to each candidate in advance, there is also a set of compasses and rulers.

The policy discussion in the afternoon, the plan will also be very loose.

You can use whatever stationery you want, charcoal pencils, fountain pens, brushes, whatever.

Zhu Yuan's purpose is to encourage the former two.

In short, all of these, from housing to furniture, from food to study, are all in two words, affluent.

on the square.

Zhu Yuan looked at the candidates who were getting closer and closer to the position with emotion, and got the news that Lao Zhu and his party were already on their way and were expected to arrive after the exam started.

It doesn't matter.

At the moment, it is unrealistic to ask His Majesty the Emperor to publicly speak to more than 1 candidates before the exam starts, and Lao Zhu is not someone who cares about the process.

Talking to Tao An and Qian Yongren, who looked exhausted and excited, and watched the students gradually sit down, the time, after 08:30, began to be escorted and sewn into sacks by soldiers in plain clothes The examination papers entered the arena, and another part of the court officials and civilian soldiers in charge of the invigilation also distributed the draft papers in advance, two sheets each.

Suddenly a person came over.

In his hand... he held an abacus.

After saluting the three chief examiners, the official of the Ministry of Rites presented the abacus: "My lord, this... I feel that I still need to come over and ask. Many scholars have brought calculation chips, abacus and other things into the arena. But is it allowed?"

Seeing this, the three people who were talking immediately looked at each other.

The exam is about to start, and the problem is still found.

Zhu Yuan also remembered that on the way of inspection before, he also saw some candidates holding some counting chips and other things in their hands, but he didn't think much about it.

Subconsciously, Zhu Yuan did not object.

Abacus is also a kind of stationery.

Now there is a problem.

The main reason is that this abacus can speed up the calculation speed of candidates. Relatively speaking, it is unfair to candidates who do not have abacus or calculation chips.

Although, Zhu Yuan also felt that if he learned his "Basics of Mathematics" well, the pen calculation might be faster than the abacus calculation, but the problem now is that this will cause a potential unfairness.

"Hundreds of secrets and one sparseness," Zhu Yuan held the abacus in his hand and sighed. After a brief discussion with Tao An and Qian Yongren, he made a decision and said to the official: "Notify me immediately, and tell me what I said. In order to ensure fairness, candidates are requested to hand in all calculation tools such as abacus and chips, and this time, they can only use pen calculations."

After giving the order, Zhu Yuan fiddled with the abacus in his hand for a while when the official hurried down to deliver the order, then laughed, turned to Tao An and said: "This is a good thing, I ignored it before, but after the exam, I have to give the order." , make tens of thousands of them, all the teachers and students in the school must have one set for each of them.”

In the age without computers, the computing power of the abacus was relatively powerful.

I remember once watching a movie about the manufacture of atomic bombs. Some of the calculations of the data were made by scientists with abacus.

Ordinary people may not feel it, but the ability to calculate mathematics is actually a kind of "productivity", and it is also a very, very important kind of "productivity".

Take the development of nuclear weapons.

The cost of simulating with powerful computing power is very different from that of direct nuclear testing in reality.

(End of this chapter)