Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1243 On the Northwest Wind
3 days later.

Shangluo woke up in his bed. He hadn't been home for a while.

The bed was still a little small like before, but he still had to live here for a while - the Imperial College did ask him if he wanted to live in the dormitory. Like the tuition, the dormitory of the Imperial College was free.

In fact, except for the symbolic fee for the canteen, the Imperial College is almost completely free. All the funds come from the "school property" of the Imperial College, many of which are quite classical school fields, that is, school fields inherited from the "school field system" before modern times. These fields are fixed assets of the school. They have not been moved since they were allocated, and can only be increased but not reduced. Together with the assets purchased by the school itself and donated by students, the scale of the industry owned by the Imperial College is quite large.

[By the way, why do so many people like to donate to schools? ]

"How would I know? Anyway, I met with Elder Wen today, so I came to ask him."

His study schedule has officially entered the transition stage from secondary school to college, which is different from the school system Shangluo had experienced before.

In the past, students would take the college entrance examination in the summer, and then the school would be fine after the examination, and then they would start school in the fall. However, in the Ming Dynasty, it seems that the imperial examination system has influenced the college entrance examination. The college entrance examination is in the fall, and the school enrollment is in the spring. There is still 4 months between the examination and the start of school.

During these four months, although the student's enrollment is still in high school, the university has already started "pre-school education" in advance. This includes registration, student transfer, textbook collection, and the introduction to the school system, which will all be completed before the official start of school.

The main reason why this can be done is that most people do not actually leave home to go to college. Because as an unprecedented world empire in human history, every prefecture-level administrative region in Kinai has at least one national university, and there are also several public universities affiliated with provinces or prefectures, and even some counties have county universities. And there are also cities between provinces and prefectures.

Unlike the cities that Shangluo knew in the past, the cities here do not cover all administrative districts, nor do they govern counties. They are often established for special purposes. For example, Nanzhili has several famous industrial cities directly under the Ministry of Industry, such as Kunshan, Digang, and Xiaguan. The jurisdiction of these cities is much smaller than that of prefectures. Generally speaking, the one with a county below is a prefecture, and the one without a county is a city. And this city often has more than one national university. For example, these industrial cities in Nanzhili have national industrial universities in addition to comprehensive national universities.

All of these national universities are at a "first-class" level. In other words, most people can receive the best education the planet has to offer within 2.5 hours of their home.

This makes most people tend to go to the national universities and public universities closest to home, and there are not many schools worth traveling thousands of miles to attend. If we refer to the restaurant guide-style classification, although all universities are excellent, there are better ones among the best, and there are always some places that are worth spending part of your life journey there.

“The good thing about the Imperial College is that the cafeteria is big.”

[The good thing about the Imperial College is that the cafeteria is large and has a wide variety of food. Even if you can't learn anything, at least you can eat well and get fat - I saw this on the forum.]

"Oh, I'm choosing a school, not a restaurant, and it's not a Michelin three-star hotel."

[You seem to be troubled since a while ago. What are you worried about? Going to school? ]

"The number of classes a week doesn't bother me. It's because, with my ascension just around the corner, I suddenly realized that this Golden Kingdom is not something I can arbitrarily control."

[Now that I understand your senior brother's feelings - in his position, he always feels sorry for everyone if he doesn't do something. But if he does something, it's fine if it's useless, but if he makes a mistake, he will feel even more sorry for everyone. He has been struggling between the two, and perhaps he realized that he could upgrade himself by making contributions from this struggle. ]

"Perhaps that is true. His decisions are never accidental, but inevitable. He will inevitably embark on the path of seeking to establish achievements like Shennong."

【and you.】

"So when I think about it this way, I feel even more stressed!"

[Haven't you found a way to make a contribution? You've made everyone suffer! ]

"This is a very important matter, how come you discount it? This is about solving the problem of staple food." [So!] Apollonia replied, [You know you are very powerful, right? This is about the staple food problem.]

"I have done a lot now. But when I think about the many things I will have to do in the future, I feel that the future is still uncertain."

[I don't think so. Food is the primary need of the people. After solving the staple food problem, the progress bar of ascension can at least jump forward a lot. If you discuss this with Elder Wen today, he will agree with it.]

"Speaking of which, why hasn't Grani come back yet?"

As Shangluo's current full-time driver and chauffeur, Grani also resumed her normal work today. However, he has already gone out - Phaethon was hired as an assistant teacher, so she left earlier than Shangluo. She had to go to the Academic Affairs Office to collect materials today. Grani sent her there an hour in advance, and then came back to pick up Shangluo.

[Oh, he's here. He sent a message saying that the alley is a bit congested here. He asked if you could go out and walk 30 meters if possible.]

"That's fine. Wait, I'll take my notebook with me and think about what to say when I meet with Master Wen."

"The future rise of the Ming Dynasty? The staple food replacement project?" Behind the desk, Elder Wen blinked, "I didn't call you here today to discuss this. This is not a cabinet meeting."

"what is that?"

"You are so forgetful, kid. I have already told you that I am in charge of your studies, so you are here for classes. We can discuss other matters in the cabinet."

"Ah!" Shangluo's eyes lit up, "I suddenly feel relaxed! Now even attending class is a kind of relaxation for me."

"Yeah." Elder Wen smiled, "I thought so too. There are too many things going on in the cabinet. Returning to this simple campus environment is like a vacation for me. It would be even better if the students were cuter and smarter -" As he said this, he looked at Shangluo.

"Um, Lord. Oh no, it's a title, right? Principal, what are we going to talk about today?"

Looking around, there were only six desks and chairs in this small classroom, and he was the only one there. Apollonia was sitting next to him in person, but Elder Wen couldn't see him.

"Today I will teach you how to write a short essay."

"Essay?!" Shangluo was shocked. "Do we have to submit essays before we even get admitted to our school?!"

"What are you thinking? This is not the kind of essay you think. Our essay here is a discussion essay, which is a topic essay submitted when you enter school. Before entering school, you have to complete this 2000-word essay during the winter vacation, and then submit it when the spring semester starts. The main purpose of your coming to school these few times is to learn how to write this essay.

"This is essentially a test to see if you have the writing, comprehension and investigation skills necessary for academic research. For others, it is for subject division. For you, just submit it to me directly. I have already reserved you. During this period, the school library and cafeteria are open. You can come freely except on public holidays, and conduct free research on this small paper. If you are not busy, you can come often, because your classmates will probably come often too.

"Also, the 'small essay' you just mentioned - I know what you are talking about, but the 'small essay' you mentioned is called an essay here, and your 'essay' is called a big essay here."

[Are there medium and extra large cups? ]

(End of this chapter)