Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1934, New College Entrance Examination

"Clang~clang~"

"Crackling~"

On the streets of the capital, accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, the sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers attracted the attention of men, women and children throughout the capital.

"The number one scholar is parading the streets! The number one scholar is parading the streets!"

People raised their voices and kept shouting out. All of a sudden, the alley was empty, and people came to both sides of the road one after another, scrambling to witness the demeanor of this year's No. [-] scholar.

Shu Fen, the champion of the new division, was riding on a tall horse, wearing a crimson champion uniform, with a smile on her face, proud of her spring breeze, and she kept bowing her hands to salute the people on both sides.

Behind him, followed by more than 500 this year's Xinke Jinshi, all of them are smiling.

It's really not easy!

More than 2 people participated in the imperial examinations, and in the end they were the only ones who stood out. Having the last laugh, being able to stand in the ranks can be regarded as a consummation of merit and virtue. I have read books all my life for this moment.

Both sides of the parade street were crowded with people, and even the upstairs was crowded with people. People had long been waiting for this moment, waiting to see the moment when this year's Xinke Scholars parade the street.

This is a grand moment that only happens once every three years in the capital, and it is also the time when people talk about it the most. There will always be a lot of meetings, discussing that this year, the old man of a big family will go to the list to catch his son-in-law, and what else? There was a scholar who made a private appointment with the head of a certain Yihong Academy for life, and threatened to marry her in high school.

In short, since ancient times, the stories about gifted scholars and beautiful women have always been something that everyone has been talking about, and they can't finish talking or listening enough.

Especially the story of a poor scholar who is favored by a wealthy daughter, named on the gold list, marries a rich lady, and lives a happy life from then on is the most attractive.

At this time, in theaters large and small in the capital, such dramas are the most popular. People watched them over and over again, and gained happiness that they had never experienced before, as if they were transformed into poor scholars. The title is known all over the world.

"Hey, this year's champion of the new division is really good, his looks are really incredible, he is also very young!"

"Isn't that right? I heard that he's only 30 years old this year. His appearance is considered to be the best number one scholar among the few imperial examinations."

"Yes, yes, but compared with Liu Jin back then, it's still a little worse."

"I've also heard that when Liu Gongzhong was the number one scholar parading the streets, he almost took away the souls of the entire capital's daughters. Once he married a wife, it is said that many people were saddened."

"Grand Liu was also very young at the time, only 20 years old and unmarried. This year's No. 30 scholar is already [-]. It is estimated that the children are already very big."

"So what? Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines?"

"That's true. He is both talented and beautiful. It is estimated that there should be many young ladies who have taken a fancy to him."

"Speaking of this, I still want to mention Mr. Liu back then. At that time, he was an aristocratic son who envied the entire capital. He married two young ladies all at once."

"Isn't it? I still remember it now. One is the granddaughter of Ding Guogong, and the other is the granddaughter of Li Shilang at that time. They are both real daughters."

"Time flies. In the blink of an eye, all of Liu Gong's sons got married. A few days ago, the wedding of a wealthy family that shocked the entire capital was the marriage of Liu Gong's eldest son Liu Xin and Ying Yinggong's daughter."

"Yeah, time flies so fast, Mr. Liu's sons are already married."

The old and the young in the capital kept discussing, discussing the new champion, and naturally mentioned Liu Jin who was the champion in the [-]th year of Hongzhi.

There is no way, whoever made Liu Jin still the chief assistant of the cabinet and was born as the number one scholar will naturally mention it.

All the young and old in the capital are busy watching the glorious moments of the new scholars, and the entire capital will also enter the busiest moment with the birth of the No. [-] Scholar.

On the other hand, for the new school, as the second half of the semester is coming to an end, the college entrance examination for the new year is about to begin.

There is still a big difference between the new school's college entrance examination and the later generations' college entrance examination.

The college entrance examination for later generations is a process that needs to go from elementary school to middle school and then to high school, and finally pass the college entrance examination to get the college you want to enter.

The current college entrance examination is different, because there is no high school in the new school of Ming Dynasty, only elementary school and middle school. The elementary school is a five-year system, with five years of study, and the middle school is a three-year system, which adds up to eight years.

Because Xinxue was founded by Liu Jin, the system of Xinxue was also formulated by Liu Jin.

New school children start school at the age of eight, study for eight years, and will be sixteen years old when they graduate from middle school. According to the standards of the Ming Dynasty, boys are adults at the age of 16. They can marry wives and have children, and they can also formally participate in society. labor.

Some of them are as early as 14 years old, and they get married and have children. Only girls are considered adults at 14 years old and can marry.

Of course, this is obviously unreasonable and too early.

The school system of the new school starts at the age of eight and graduates from middle school at the age of 16. This is more appropriate. If you can pass the college entrance examination, enter a higher education institution, and study for another four years, you will be around 20 years old.

Of course, this is the case of normal people. Some people who study early may have already graduated in their teens, and some people can skip grades. These are special cases.

In addition to not having a high school, the school system of Ming Dynasty at this time also ended at the end of the year. Later generations ended the first half of the semester and started the second half of the semester. Therefore, the high school entrance examination and college entrance examination related to entering a higher school were held in the middle of the year. Here, the exams are held at the end of the semester at the end of the year.

If you pass the exam, you can go to higher education institutions to study in the new year. If you fail to pass the test, you can only go to work.

The Ming Dynasty court and the government did not participate in the college entrance examination of Xinxue, because the status of Xinxue has not been confirmed and consolidated all the time. It is just a school opened by Liu Jin himself, so everything is done by Liu Jin himself. Decide.

Because it is related to the inheritance of new studies and the quality of students in major colleges and universities, Liu Jin also set up a new study teaching department to be responsible for matters related to new studies.

The opening of Xinxue schools, the allocation, use and supervision of funds, the appointment of school principals, inspectors, etc. all need to go through the Xinxue Teaching Department.

In addition, the teaching content of Xinxue, the compilation of textbooks, etc. also need to be formulated by the Xinxue Teaching Department, connected with the teaching of major universities, and finally handed over to Liu Jin for review and decision.

Of course, the current teaching content and teaching materials are all adapted by Liu Jin with reference to the teaching content of later generations. The Xinxue Teaching Department only needs to continue to make some additions and supplements according to the current technology and technological development. That's it.

Because we are now in an era of great development and explosion of science and technology, the content of new learning textbooks is also constantly increasing, and a large number of new technological content has been added to it.

But in general, the teaching content of the new learning at this time is still far less than the knowledge of later generations from elementary school to high school. Many scientific knowledge and theories have not been researched by others, and naturally they will not appear in the world. Teaching content and materials above.

At this time, many professors, principals, and scholars from the teaching department gathered here in the Xinxue Teaching Department in Xincheng University City, South District of Beijing.

Discussing this year's new college entrance examination.

"Everyone, this year's new college entrance examination is scheduled for November 11-11, a total of three days. The subjects of the examination are the same as in previous years. They are still mathematics, Chinese studies, physics, chemistry, biology, geography and history. .”

"In terms of the scope and content of the exam, Chinese studies and history have not changed. New functions have been added to mathematics, the law of universal gravitation has been added to physics, experimental design has been added to chemistry, some medical-related knowledge test points have been added to biology, and architecture-related knowledge test points have been added to geography."

Ren Siheng is the dean of the Jingcheng Institute of Mechanical Engineering, and also the person in charge of the Xinxue teaching department. He looked at the principals and professors of these colleges and universities in front of him, and also said something related to this year's Xinxue college entrance examination.

Because of the rapid development of science and technology, Xinxue almost always has new content in the exam every year. Of course, the new content is also formulated according to the new teaching content.

Generally speaking, Xinxue operates according to the rules set by Liu Jin.

With the development of science and technology, people's cognition of things is constantly improving, and the new learning side is also constantly adding new learning content and examination content.

At the same time, unlike junior high schools and high schools in later generations, the new learning in this period paid more attention to the principle of practicality, so a lot of knowledge and content began to be learned early.

For example, there are actually medical-related content and knowledge in biology, and medical-related content needs to be learned, while geography contains knowledge and content related to architecture.

During this period, everyone felt that architecture and geography were inseparable, and that only with sufficient geographical knowledge could one talk about architecture, so part of the knowledge and content of architecture was placed here in middle school.

Of course, this is only a part. After the real professional division, professional knowledge still needs to be learned in professional institutions of higher learning.

For example, for medicine, you have to go to Daming Medical College and Daming Royal Medical College, and for architecture, you have to go to Ming’s School of Architectural Engineering or a university that offers a major in architectural engineering.

In general, at this time Daming Middle School needs to study a lot of content, there are several subjects, and each subject has a lot of content, but the study time is only three years.

The pressure of learning is still very high, and it is also a test of students' learning ability and concentration. Only those who are truly dedicated and talented can stand out in such an environment, which has the value of further training.

(End of this chapter)