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Nguyen Tso of Vietnam and Yoon Son Do of North Korea did not leave immediately, but were left to watch the newly completed Jinling University.

This is the first university under Zhao Han's rule. Its address is located in Nanjing Guozijian, which is also near the Sipailou campus of the later Southeast University.

During the Yongle period, Nanjing Guozijian had 9,000 students.

Later, it gradually declined, and by the end of Ming Dynasty, it was even more dilapidated, and many buildings were already decayed.

Now, with a new look.

Wang Zhiliang, governor of southern Hunan in the Ming Dynasty, was forced to join Zhao Han, and now he is a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wai Lang, who is responsible for leading these foreign envoys to visit.

This gentleman is old and doesn't want to be a fifth-rank official anymore, so he applied to become a university professor, which has been approved by Zhao Han.

Wang Zhiliang's school is "Xin Guan Xue", which is very close to Datong theory. His latest academic achievement is the combination of Hengqu's four sentences and Datong theory, and his articles will be compiled into "Datong Collection" next year.

Establish a heart for the world, establish a life for the living and the people, inherit the knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations.

Yin Shandao is the teacher of the eldest son of Joseon, and he specializes in teaching lessons to the princes of Joseon. It's a pity that his two prince students were both taken hostage by Man Qing, but now one died and the other fell ill.

Along the way, Yin Shandao was asking Wang Zhiliang for Neo Confucianism.

Walking in the campus, Wang Zhiliang stroked his beard and said, "Heaven's heart is the human heart, the way of heaven is the way of humanity, and the principles of heaven are the principles of humanity."

Yin Shandao asked again: "How to learn?"

Wang Zhiliang replied with a smile: "The style of the Ming Dynasty is applicable, but it is important to deal with the times. The Tao is not empty talk, and learning is valuable for practical results."

Yin Shandao said with emotion: "Jun Zhen is a great Confucian. Scholars in our country are fond of empty talk and do not practice reality, which leads to the ruin of the country."

Wang Zhiliang said: "I am not a great Confucian, but a professor at Jinling University. The real great Confucians are all in the Imperial Academy and Qintian Academy, and that is where the real learning is done."

"Isn't Qin Tianjian a place to study astronomy and calendar?" Yin Shandao looked puzzled.

Wang Zhiliang explained: "No. Today's Qintian Academy has mathematics, physics, agronomy, astronomy and other halls, and it is also a place for studying university knowledge."

Yin Shandao hurriedly asked: "Physics is Neo-Confucianism, why isn't it in the Imperial Academy?"

"Hahaha," Wang Zhiliang laughed, "This physics is not that physics."

Ruan Cuo, the Vietnamese envoy, just listened all the way. Although he has studied the Four Books and Five Classics, he is at best a child in China.

Walking to a school building, Ruan Cuo was surprised: "The windows are made of colored glaze?"

Wang Zhiliang smiled and said: "This thing is glass, don't be surprised. Nowadays in Nanjing, many wealthy families have replaced window paper with glass."

Ruan Cuo couldn't believe it: "Yesterday in the palace, I saw that the windows were inlaid with glass, and I thought they were just used by His Majesty the Emperor. Unexpectedly, the common people can also use them. China is so rich?"

Yin Shandao also said: "The Kingdom of Heaven is really extraordinary."

The entire Jinling University was refurbished by Nanjing Guozijian, and all the window paper was replaced with transparent glass.

Large glass is not easy to make, but small glass is easy to fire, and it is embedded in the original window lattice. Moreover, these glasses are not pure, with a faint green color, which is not up to the standard of grinding telescopes.

After walking for a while, the messengers saw the flag fluttering.

Ruan Cuo asked, "Is this the banner of the Tian Family?"

Wang Zhiliang said: "This is the national flag. It was confirmed some time ago that government offices and schools in the future will have to raise this flag. The background color is indigo blue, which means the people of the world. The golden dragon means that the emperor should carry the people. The smaller pattern under it , are cranes and unicorns, meaning civil and military officials. This theory of the three originals, the emperor, officials, and common people complement each other and are indispensable. The cloud pattern between the dragon's scales and claws means the unity of heaven and man. The crane and the unicorn step on The river cliffs and sea water lines, implying that the mountains and rivers will last forever."

"The national flag is also the flag of the country," Yin Shandao clapped his hands in praise, "this is very good, North Korea should also have a national flag."

Ruan Cuo asked again, "Why are there not many people in the school?"

Wang Zhiliang explained: "After this year's rural examination is over, students from all over the world will come to study."

Yin Shandao asked: "His Majesty the Emperor of Datong, has the imperial examination finally resumed?"

"Recovered." Wang Zhiliang replied casually, not bothering to explain.

Wang Zhiliang's so-called "rural examination" is the unified examination of all provinces that finally started this year.

Middle school students must take the graduation exam organized by the county, and if they pass the exam, they can get a graduation certificate. Then, with the secondary school diploma, take part in the unified examination organized by the province.

The top 50 (tentative) in each province will be paid travel expenses by the government. After studying at Jinling University, the accommodation fee is free, the food expenses are at their own expense, and the annual tuition fee is one tael of silver. This is called official fee.

Other secondary school graduates, including previous students, can also enroll. However, travel expenses, accommodation, and meals have to be paid for by oneself, and the annual tuition fee is 30 taels of silver (including the cost of books). This is called self-financing.

In the future, foreign students will be recruited, and the annual tuition fee is one hundred taels of silver.

One university is certainly not enough. Nanchang University, Hangzhou University, and Guangzhou University are under preparation and will be opened one after another next year. Government-funded students must enroll nearby, otherwise they will not be able to enjoy preferential treatment, and self-funded students can enroll across districts if they pay more.

When there are universities in all provinces, the number of government-funded students will also increase. It is expected that the top 100 students in each province will be able to enroll with government-funded students.

Wang Zhiliang finally explained the purpose of his trip: "If the two envoys are interested, they can send their family members to study at Jinling University. The annual tuition fee is only one hundred taels of silver. The professors in the university are all famous teachers and scholars. For example, Wang Bohe (Wang Tiao Ding), Qian Muzhai (Qian Qianyi), and Zhang Ximing (Zhang Pu), all work in the Imperial Academy, and they come here to give lectures every month."

Yin Shandao was a little moved, and asked: "Which faction is dominant here? And which faction is dominant in the dispute over Qi?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Wang Zhiliang couldn't help laughing: "There is a sign at the gate of the school, which is the school motto written by His Majesty's imperial pen: all schools of thought contend. At Jinling University, as long as students are not incited to rebel, any school of knowledge can be taught. And there are many disciplines, It is divided into: Confucian classics, history, literature (including rhetoric, phonology, exegesis, calligraphy, painting), astronomy (including geography), physics, mathematics, agronomy... and many other subjects. Of course, there is a special subject for college students."

Yin Shandao exclaimed: "Students of Jinling University, once they have learned these things, aren't they all masters?"

Wang Zhiliang said: "Every student who enters the school should choose one subject as a specialization, just like the eight-legged classics. College studies, literature, poetry, and mathematics, these three subjects are compulsory. In addition, you must choose one subject as an elective. If the subjects are not enough, it will be very difficult to graduate.”

Although Yin Shandao couldn't understand many subjects, he still felt very good and planned to send a son and a nephew to study abroad.

Zhao Han's purpose of attracting foreign students is nothing more than cultivating "pro-China" people.

Moreover, Zhao Han is planning to annex North Korea and Vietnam, so it is more convenient to cultivate more leading parties.

North Korea in particular was invaded by Japan and the Manchus in turn. One robbed the south and the other robbed the north. Now the population is only three to four million. Moreover, the country is poor and the people are weak, and the combat power of the army is equivalent to that of Ming Dynasty's guards. This is the best time to easily take it down.

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Nanjing, Gong Yuan.

The examination room has also been refurbished, and all the examination sheds have been changed to a masonry structure with many transparent glass embedded.

Candidates entered one by one, and the most eye-catching ones were those female candidates.

Although Zhao Han stipulates that girls must go to school, but after three years of elementary school, they usually go to do what they should do. All the ladies continued to study in middle school, but most of them were in girls' schools. Many were good at poetry, but few passed the county graduation exam.

In the entire Jinling Prefecture, only seventeen girls came to participate in the provincial examination (unified examination).

They were all fourteen or fifteen-year-old young girls, sent by their elders in person. When the examinees entered the arena, the elders of each girl were surrounded.

"The one who went in just now is the young lady of your mansion?"

"Exactly."

"A really talented girl. I don't know if your daughter has ever been engaged. My son is fifteen years old, and he is also a student in the Jinling Township Examination this year. He has already mastered the "Four Books", and he is also very good at mathematics. He has been in the top ten of the school's previous exams."

"Your Excellency, I appreciate it. My daughter is already engaged."

"well……"

At this moment, a child walked into the examination room, causing the parents to scream in surprise.

The child was only about ten years old. He thought he was accompanying his elder brother, but he didn't expect to go in for the exam by himself.

Fang Zhongde is ten years old this year, the son of Fang Yizhi.

He originally studied in a private school at home, but later studied with his father, and only entered school after moving to Nanjing.

Most of the three-year elementary school courses have been learned, and they are finished in two or three months, and the rest of the time is spent studying middle school courses.

After only one year of study, he passed the primary school graduation examination.

After another year of study, he passed the secondary school graduation examination.

Going to college now...

The main reason is that there are only four books in the curriculum of elementary and middle schools, and the Five Classics is now listed as a professional subject in universities.

As for mathematics and physics, well, his father wrote the physics textbooks.

Fang Zhongde's second brother, Fang Zhongtong, is only eight years old. He has already graduated from middle school in mathematics and physics, but he is still learning the Four Books. Moreover, Fang Zhongtong's talent in science far exceeds that of his elder brother Fang Zhongde!

It can only prove that the current natural knowledge is too simple, and most of the content of middle school mathematics will belong to the primary school test center in a few hundred years.

Physical research is not in-depth, and we need to continue to work hard.

On the morning of the first day, take the Datong Theory test.

The entire "Datong Collection" is not thick, and there are not many knowledge points. For candidates, it is a bonus item.

Fang Zhongde finished the test quickly, checked and revised, then handed in the paper and waited for the next test.

In the Chinese test in the afternoon, I kept a four-book eight-legged essay, and the rest were filled in the blanks and silently written. Daming's Tong Sheng can easily handle this kind of difficulty.

Of course, it is limited to stereotyped content, because Tang poetry and Song poetry and prose are also tested, and children in Ming Dynasty seldom memorize these.

The next day, math and physics.

There was a big math problem that caused the candidates to cry, but Fang Zhongde, who was only ten years old, solved it with ease.

A few days later, Zhang Bang announced the top 300 candidates.

Fang Zhongde took fourth place in the exam...

Although he is not number one, he is only ten years old, and even Zhao Han knows that there is such a child prodigy.