Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 438: Examination Promotion
At the beginning of the chaotic times, among the group of people who went to Liaodong to escape the disaster, who were the most shining ones? Moral gentlemen and role models in the world!
Like Guan Ning and Bing Yuan who were in Liaodong before, Bai Tu also recognized their character and their moral governance.
However, it was precisely because most of the famous scholars and talented people who fled to Liaodong to avoid disaster were "gentlemen of moral governance" who were not suitable for troubled times, and because Liaodong did have a simple folk customs at the beginning, that moral governance also played a significant role.
This made Gongsun clan believe in moral governance very much - of course, they themselves did not pay attention to moral governance, and believed more in horses and guns when dealing with foreign countries, but they hoped to educate the people with moral governance...
In the whole of China, the place that believes in moral governance the most now is Liaodong, which was previously considered a "barren land"!
Of course, it was useless for Bai Tu to tell them these words.
The Ministry of Justice of Chu is now unable to completely recover the grassroots law enforcement power, but has made it clear that it is trying to "grab" it. Not to mention other princes - they have the will, but are unable to do anything.
Taking this opportunity, Bai Tu also specifically mentioned: "After all, this is the first time, and the test questions are not perfect. There will be a 'school exam' next year, and then not only friends from all sides are welcome to visit, but also... children from all sides are welcome to come to Chu to apply for the exam."
Liu Ye and Jian Yong already had a general idea of what the "academic examination" was, but Liu Yi and the others were still a little confused. Zhang Chunhua took the initiative to explain it to everyone, and Bai Tu naturally would not waste time explaining "common sense".
Generally speaking, the imperial examination is for "entering an official position", while the academic examination is only for "enrollment". The levels seem to be quite different, but how can people who already know about "university" not understand the meaning?
Of course, the academic examination was too large to be like the imperial examination, where all candidates were called to Jinling to take the examination. It was even more impossible for the entire Chu State to have one set of examination papers and take the examination at the same time...
Instead, each university assesses and screens its students on its own. As long as you can afford the travel expenses and arrange your schedule reasonably, it is not a problem to take the academic exams of different universities several times a year.
Universities were directly under the Ministry of Rites. The "school commander" who was directly in charge and other academic officials at the core of management were all officials of the Ministry of Rites. The academic examination process was directly supervised by the Ministry of Justice. Every year, all candidates in each university must have the same test paper and the same score line. Leaking the test paper would be considered as leaking confidential important matters and would be punishable by law. The final teaching results were also evaluated by the Ministry of Personnel.
Universities were originally called "county schools". Normally there was only one university in a county, and there were only about twenty universities in the entire Chu State. There were even more famous and promising universities on the palm of your hand, so there was no need to worry about oversight.
After Zhang Chunhua finished speaking, everyone showed surprise, regardless of whether they knew about the academic exam before...
Jian Yong stood up and bowed deeply, saying, "The King of Chu is kind and righteous! Could it be that... all universities allow applicants to apply regardless of their background?"
The imperial examinations actually welcomed outsiders...
But for other princes, it would be a loss - their own talents would be sent to serve as officials in the State of Chu!
As for planting spies?
Well, of course I did.
However, according to the imperial examination rules of the Chu State, only the "first class" would admit talents from outside the Chu State, that is, the top young talents who would directly enter the six ministries to observe politics!
The second class was assigned as a local official, and the third class was recommended as a clerk. Only scholars from the Chu State were recruited...
A talent who could pass the exam was actually arranged to be a spy? And he was even willing to be a spy?
Not to mention how low the probability is, the State of Chu now also welcomes the gentry from the Central Plains and the north to move their branches to the State of Chu.
It is not difficult to get the second or third place. If you are not willing to move your entire family to Chu State and come to Chu State just to be a clerk, it would be too suspicious and you will not be hired.
However, the concepts of "academic examination" and "imperial examination" are different. After the academic examination, one does not become an official in the State of Chu, but enters university!
It is conceivable that the State of Chu would definitely try its best to recruit and retain outstanding people among them, but there would definitely be people who would not be recruited by the State of Chu and would be willing to return to their homeland to serve and contribute.
Isn’t this a great opportunity to “get free” of Chu’s craftsmanship?
Normally, those who sneaked into confidential places, instigated craftsmen to rebel, and hoped to learn secretly would be detained by the State of Chu or even disappear mysteriously. But now, as long as they passed the exam, they could go to university openly to study for three years?
Some of these subjects are what they covet!
"Of course not all..." Bai Tu's words dampened everyone's enthusiasm. If they only taught the scriptures without involving the craft techniques, then the significance would be much smaller.
But then Bai Tu said: "The registration standards of Jiangwu University have their own process standards, and other universities are welcome to register."
Suddenly everyone's enthusiasm was restored...
What is Jiangwu University?
The only university that teaches military tactics and strategies.
It is a subordinate university of the "Military Academy" which is directly under the Privy Council, and the "Military Academy" is a place for training for middle and grassroots military generals.
The source of students for the Military Academy was naturally more meticulous. No one had expected that the State of Chu would even fully open up the Military Academy!
What Bai Tu said was that Jiangwu University was the only exception, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
“But I have two points to make. Students from outside the State of Chu have only two choices for admission. One is to go to Chu with their wives, children and parents;
The second is to pay the full tuition by yourself. The Ministry of Revenue will not subsidize it, which will be much more expensive than the students of Chu State... So this king hopes that when a candidate passes the exam and shows the admission letter and hopes to relocate his family, you will not stop him, otherwise Chu State reserves the right to expel all the second-class students. "Bai Tu said harshly.
Although those who came were envoys and not the core think tanks of their respective camps, they could all understand the deep meaning of Bai Tu's words after listening to them.
It's nothing more than an exchange...
The university accepts students from other forces, but the prerequisite is that students who want to move to Chu must be allowed to go by all parties, otherwise the other students will have to go back to where they came from.
The ability of various princes, including the State of Chu, to control the borders was unable to stop those who were determined to leave or to leave alone. Even a large number of princes could not control the private caravans of the powerful and wealthy - they had already established connections and coexisted with the princes' power.
However, for ordinary people and their entire family to migrate together, it is more difficult and depends on luck.
The envoys could not decide on such conditions, but if they thought about it, they felt that the conditions were not too harsh...
After all, students who are willing to move to Chu State in order to reduce tuition fees must be from poor backgrounds and have no other options in their hometown. More importantly... they have to be able to pass the exam!
Bai Tu wanted to open the borders to everyone, but it was obvious that other princes would not agree, and the border would accept foreign people in secret.
Even Liu Ye and Jian Yong felt that these "losses" were nothing compared to the benefits it would bring to their family.
Of course, Bai Tu obviously has another idea...
First of all, the university is a three-year program, and what it can teach is not top-notch compared with the technology of the Ministry of Industry, and further study means internal training after the Ministry of Works.
Moreover, the moral values and laws of the Chu State were basic courses in all universities. Even if these people did not stay in the Chu State after completing their studies, it did not matter. At least they had a certain sense of identity with the Chu State.
In the future, after the Chu State is unified, they can also help the Chu State complete its internal integration faster...
It was equivalent to the Chu State stopping its war, but the process of unifying the world did not stop. Instead, it was laying the foundation for the future!
