stjorthotic Chapter 250: The Duke Is Stationed And Becomes A Popular Agricultural College [Please Subscribe, Ple
Chapter 250: The Duke Is Stationed And Becomes A Popular Agricultural College [Please Subscribe, Ple
After Zhu Yuanzhang's decree of granting the title was made, all the civil and military officials present knew that the political power structure of the Ming Dynasty would once again usher in earth-shaking changes!!!
Although in the previous month, Ming Dynasty's political power had undergone tremendous changes again and again under Zhu Yuanzhang's drastic reforms.
For example, after the six ministers, who originally had only the third rank of Zhongshu, were abolished, Zhongshu Sheng and the prime minister were abolished, and they were directly responsible to the emperor.
The power status of the six ministers has also been improved accordingly, and they have been further promoted to the rank of second grade.
But the previous changes, in the final analysis, remain the same. No matter how big the changes are, they are still limited to the internal affairs of their civil and military officials.
In other words, the meat is rotten in the pot!
Anyway, no matter how Zhu Yuanzhang tinkered with reforms and divided political power, in the end it was people like them who firmly occupied those political powers.
However, things are different now. There is the dean of the College of Agriculture with the rank of second grade, plus three deputy deans of the College of Agriculture with the rank of third grade, and five department heads of the College of Agriculture with the rank of fifth grade.
Finally, there are a bunch of agricultural college lecturers with the rank of seventh grade, and agricultural college students who will be awarded the rank of ninth grade after graduation.
The political power and related influence occupied by such agricultural colleges in the imperial court was no less than that of the six general imperial ministries.
Moreover, all the personnel of the Agricultural College, from the dean to the students, are appointed and selected by the Agricultural College itself, and do not go through the six departments of the imperial court.
Only preview backups are reported to the emperor, which means that the Agricultural College is even more detached from the six departments of the imperial court!!!
In addition, the reason why this Agricultural College is now run by the contemporary Saint Shennong, when it comes to the respect of status, even the Sixth Ministry of the Imperial Court is lower than it!!!
Faced with the irreversible outcome of the establishment of the Agricultural College.
All the civil and military officials present were thinking in their hearts about how they could get a share of the newly established agricultural college and occupy their own share of power.
The answer to this question is not difficult to think of, that is, send your children to an agricultural college.
After all, the Agricultural College is obviously just a start-up, except for the contemporary dean Saint Shennong.
Other positions such as deputy deans, department heads, and even lecturers are still vacant.
If he sends his son to the Agricultural College, he will become a lecturer of the seventh grade, or the department head of the fifth grade, or even the deputy dean of the third grade.
Then maybe his son's position of power is even higher than that of Lao'zi!
If he had better luck, he would be accepted as a disciple by the contemporary Saint Shennong.
From now on, their family can be said to be a sage family that has inherited the true Saint's teachings. This has suddenly improved their family's heritage by several levels!
Thinking of this, Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong couldn't help but look at Yan Changqing and asked:
"May I ask Mr. Shennong, when will the Agricultural College start recruiting students? What are the requirements?!! I have a son who is smart and studious, and is willing to study in the Agricultural College!!!"
After Li Wenzhong spoke, Xiping Hou Muying also spoke immediately:
"I have a son who is hard-working and has a pure character. I have been interested in agriculture for a long time. I am willing to enter the agricultural college as a student!!!"
Afterwards, a large group of civil and military officials all spoke bustlingly, wanting to send their sons to the Agricultural College.
After all, no family has one or two second sons. The eldest son will definitely inherit his title in the future.
But if my second son can enter the Agricultural College, he will at least have a ninth-rank official status after he graduates.
If he could stay in school and become a lecturer at the Agricultural College, he would be a seventh-rank official.
If there is another chance to become the so-called dean of the department, then he will be a full-fledged official of the fifth rank!
This is also a pretty good way out for their respective second sons.
On the altar, Yan Changqing's eyes swept across all the civil and military officials and noble marquises present, and his calm voice came out through the Dangkang mask, which was a little deeper and thicker.
"The Agricultural College will officially enroll students in March of next spring, and the age requirement for enrollment is between nine and twelve years old."
"In addition to the fact that each county in the Ming Dynasty will select three to five farmers from the countryside to take the entrance examination, and in the end each county will admit one person."
"The capital also has one hundred quotas for taking the entrance examination. The specific allocation will be decided by your majesty later.
"However, being qualified to take the entrance examination does not mean that you will be admitted. If you fail the entrance examination, you will not be admitted."
After hearing Yan Changqing's words, all the civil and military officials and noble marquises not only did not feel embarrassed, but became even more excited.
It’s better to be stricter. The more strict it is, the higher the gold content of the students of the Agricultural College!!!
And if their children can become students of the Agricultural College, then they will naturally be more noble.
Immediately, all the civil and military officials and noble marquises spoke one after another:
"Saint, you're welcome. I'll be happy to have the chance."
"Yes, if your child fails to pass the exam, it means your child is incompetent!"
"However, it would be better if Saint is willing to tell you the general content direction of the entrance exam!"
I heard that a large number of civil and military officials, noble marquises and others wanted Yan Changqing to reveal the general content and direction of the entrance examination [Yan Changqing's expression did not change at all.
Education cannot be absolutely fair.
If he demanded absolute fairness, then he would not have given the civil and military officials and noble marquises in the capital a hundred qualifications for the agricultural college opening examination.
What he can do is to be relatively fair, that is, to ensure that every county in Ming Dynasty can recruit one person at a minimum.
And even if the content and direction of the Agricultural College's opening examination are revealed, it does not mean that the civil and military officials in the capital and the heirs of noble marquises will have an advantage.
Because the content of the agricultural college entrance examination [must be a test on crop planting and field farming and other related content.
This knowledge is the knowledge that ordinary, ordinary peasants have learned from their fathers since they were children.
Even if these heirs of civil and military officials and noble marquises were given time to prepare in advance, they could not compare with those farmers' sons who had followed their fathers in the fields since childhood.
Of course, if you can really make up for it temporarily for a few months, you can compare with those farmers who grew up in the fields. What else can you say? Of course, you should quickly enroll them in the agricultural college!!!
After all, just a few months of study can compare with those farmers who have been crawling and rolling in the fields for several years. Even if such a child is not a genius, he is still a talented and intelligent person.
………Please give me flowers…
If the Agricultural College does not accept such talents as its disciples, how can it be left to the Confucians?
Thinking of this, Yan Changqing also said lightly:
"The opening examination of the Agricultural College will naturally test content related to grain crops and land cultivation."
"If you are familiar with daily food crops and farming, then you have a greater chance of passing the exam."
After hearing Yan Changqing's words, all the civil and military officials and noble marquises present were secretly thinking about how they should teach their children about the relevant knowledge about industry, grain crops and land cultivation.
After all, these children of civil and military officials and noble marquises are not only pampered, but they certainly have never worked in the fields like ordinary people.
Not to mention their heirs, most of the civil and military officials and noble marquis present had only a rough understanding of grain crops and land cultivation.
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At that moment, many civil and military officials and noble marquis decided to go back to find some old farmers to teach their children, so that they could successfully pass the opening examination of the Agricultural College in March of the next spring.
After finalizing the agricultural college, Yan Changqing immediately ordered people to move all the thirty-six stone potatoes in front of everyone back to a specific storage cellar for planting the third crop of fields next spring.
Looking at the thirty-six stone potatoes that had been moved away, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes fell on Tang He and said:
"Dingchen, you lead 50,000 troops to stay at the Agricultural College and patrol day and night to guard the safety of the Agricultural College to prevent scoundrels from invading the Agricultural College!"
"No one is allowed to approach or open the cellar where potatoes are stored, except for the dean of the College of Agriculture himself, or with my decree!!"
"If you violate the rules, I allow you to kill them first and then report them!!!"
Although the Agricultural College already has five thousand Jin Yiwei, who are responsible for protecting the safety of the Agricultural College.
But in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, it was still not safe enough. After all, these thirty-six stone potatoes were a national auspiciousness that could not have any accidents, and they could not be overestimated.
"Yes, Your Majesty!!!"
Tang He also responded without any hesitation.
And all the civil and military officials had no objections to Zhu Yuanzhang letting a prince and 50,000 Beijing troops be responsible for defending the Agricultural College.
After all, in their opinion, potatoes with a yield of thirty-six shi per acre are worthy of this standard of guard treatment!!!
But despite this, all the civil and military officials and noble marquises felt itchy in their hearts when they looked at the potatoes being moved away one after another.
After all, it is auspicious that the yield of thirty-six stones per mu is auspicious. Even if they don’t want to plant some and eat some, that is impossible.
But with Zhu Yuanzhang watching from above, it was destined to be impossible for them to get the potatoes now.
It is estimated that they will have to wait at least until the third crop of potatoes is harvested before they, the civil and military officials and noble marquises, can get one or two potatoes.
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