Wentang

Chapter 440 Lingnan Development Prologue

Looking at the twenty energetic students in front of him, Yue Shan was sincerely proud. As a teacher, the scene he likes to see the most is that students can grow into talents.

It's not about advocating how noble teachers are, but that students who are promising prove that they teach well, and they will have a strong sense of accomplishment.

"You are the twenty oldest and most knowledgeable students in the academy. I am very pleased to see you grow from ignorant children to promising youngsters..."

"To be a good man, you must have lofty ambitions. Chen Sheng once said that a sparrow knows the ambition of a swan. I hope that you can all be a swan and not a sparrow..."

"Some people's ideal is to become an official to benefit one side, some people want to do business and communicate with the north and the south, and some people want to be a doctor to cure diseases and save lives... There is no distinction between high and low occupations, just different choices. They are all contributing to the country..."

Yue Shan first said a word of encouragement, which made a group of friends very excited.Then I naturally shifted the topic to the task:
"But you can't become a real talent by working behind closed doors. As the saying goes, you must read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, and you must unite your knowledge and action..."

"The imperial court needs a lot of talents to develop Lingnan, but the conditions there are harsh and most people are unwilling to go. I hope you dare to be the first in the world..."

"A sage does not send hungry soldiers, and the academy will not let you go there to suffer for nothing. Anyone who is willing to go to Lingnan and passes the test can enter Longshoushan Academy for higher education without taking the exam."

Go to the academy without taking the exam?Many students who were a little worried and unhappy suddenly changed their minds, and many showed excited expressions.

But at this moment, Yue Shan changed the subject again and said, "Of course, parents must be able to travel not far away. Even if you want to go, you must get your parents' permission..."

"Now you can think about it carefully, then go home and discuss with your parents, and give me an answer in three days. Don't worry, we will not force those who do not want to go, let alone treat them differently."

"Feng Yi, Chen Zhong, and Bao Weining stay, and the others can leave."

Then the dozen or so students left the office, but they did not disperse directly, but gathered in groups of three or four to discuss this matter.

But after all, they are young people, and they are more grateful and trustful of Yueshan and the academy. Most people express their willingness to go, only a few are still hesitant.

On the other side, Yue Shan said to Feng Yi and the others: "You three must go. Mr. Li Dewu will be your team leader. Go to him to discuss what preparations you need to make."

Master and apprentice are like father and son, Yue Shan can directly bypass their parents to make decisions about Feng Yi and Chen Zhong.Bao Weining is the grandson of Bao Dalin, his housekeeper, and he can also directly call the shots.

Speaking of which, Bao Weining's grades are not top-notch, so he is not qualified to participate. Yue Shan got him in in order to buy people's hearts.

To put it bluntly, it opened the back door.

Therefore, the so-called self-enrolment of those universities in later generations is nonsense, and the idea of ​​the country is good. Unfortunately, this very general policy is too easy to be used by the upper class.

Want to participate in social activities?Want to take up other special hobbies?Yes, as long as you have money.

Play the piano?A piano is tens of thousands of dollars, and a piano lesson is hundreds of dollars. Who can afford it in an ordinary family?
Therefore, 90.00% of the students who enter the university through self-enrolment every year are children from rich families, and children from ordinary people want to take the route of self-enrollment, just dream.

It can be said that test scores are the closest thing to fairness in the world, and it is the system that the poor should most maintain.

However, what is funny is that many people from ordinary families and even poor people actually shouted that the theory of merit alone is unfair, encourage quality education, and engage in independent enrollment.

It is as if the country liberalizes independent enrollment, and their children can go to college without taking the test.

Especially in the past, many children from poor families handed in blank papers during the college entrance examination and deliberately wrote zero-point essays in order to oppose the achievement-only theory.It's not enough to describe them as stupid anymore, they are all filled with Yoneda Koko.

Let me ask, why don't those children of experts and scholars who advocate quality education and self-enrollment students not give up the exam?Why don't those children from rich families give up the exam?
In his previous life, Yueshan was the most opposed to quality education and self-enrollment, and he once expressed his views on various forums.Then he found sadly that countless keyboard warriors who couldn't even afford to eat were besieging him.

In the previous life, Yueshan people were soft-spoken, but now that he has this ability, he will definitely stop this situation.I just want a one-size-fits-all approach, that is, I want to focus on results.

Of course, there are also differences between ancient times and modern times.The ancient academies were private, so Yueshan could not control how to recruit students.But want to be an officer?Must pass the imperial examination.It's just that everything is still in the initial stage, so it's too early to say.

However, for the academy disciples at this time, it is already a very generous reward to be able to enter Longshoushan Advanced Academy to receive the teachings of famous teachers and scholars.

Even so, after three days, six students decided to give up this opportunity, and two even chose to drop out directly.

Yue Shan had expected this situation a long time ago, so he was not disappointed, and he could understand the choices of those parents and students.

It’s like everyone is studying happily in a university, and suddenly one day the school tells you that it wants you to go to Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia and other places for internships, what do you think?
For the Tang people, Lingnan is such a dangerous place, and it is normal for them not to want to go.

He selected another six people to form a team of 20 people and handed it over to Li Dewu, who would explain some knowledge about Lingnan.

On the other side, the medical school is equally lively. The medical team composed of medical workers from Taiyuan Hospital, Medical School, and Buddhism and Taoism has also been assembled and is receiving unified teaching at the medical school.

As for the prescriptions... I have to say that the king of medicine is well-deserved, with the key medicine given by Yue Shan, under the leadership of Sun Simiao, the medical school quickly came up with dozens of prescriptions.

As for the specific effect, we will not know until Lingnan personally verifies it.Anyway, one thing is certain, people cannot be killed if they eat it.

And in order to cure diseases and save lives, and to research more suitable prescriptions, Sun Simiao has decided to personally lead the team to Lingnan.

Although Yue Shan didn't want him to go, but for the sake of the overall situation, he agreed.However, he also asked for an elite team of 50 people from Li Shimin to protect his safety.

The Royal Commercial Bank is also busy, collecting needed medical supplies and daily necessities across the country.

The Secretary of Education and Administration was not idle either. Kong Yingda used his influence to mobilize hundreds of scholars to go to Lingnan to spread the knowledge of saints.His plan is to open four or five high-level universities and dozens of elementary schools in the Lingnan area.

This can be said to be the first major move since the establishment of the Department of Education and Political Affairs. Kong Yingda and other officials of the Department of Education and Political Affairs are very concerned.

Not to mention the imperial court, the entire court is now revolving around the great development of Lingnan.

Li Shimin had a small meeting every day and a meeting every three days to discuss the development of Lingnan, and even temporarily postponed the battle plan against the Turks.

No matter where the development is carried out, the first thing is to get people, especially competent officials to preside over it. For the selection of officials for the Lingnan Development, the court fell into disputes.

Everyone wants their own people to go, but also to sit in key positions.

And at this time, a person who no one expected entered Beijing.

(End of this chapter)