Chapter 646: Mission
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the middle of April, Ah Yu and King Xiaoyao officially completed the handover procedures of the academy. Under All Yu’s banner, there was now a legitimate academy. The academy worth 400,000 yuan not only contained the ownership and management rights of the academy itself, but also the qualifications to enroll students and recommend people under the academy. Those were things that were difficult to buy even with money.
Especially the enrollment and recommendation qualifications. The rules in Great Chang were very strict. Although some academies were built very large, the enrollment quota was limited and they were not allowed to recruit too many students.
For example, the reason why the village school in Hu Family Village could be so big and recruit so many students and seemed to have no restrictions was also because when it was far away from the authority, the powers that be would not intervene.
Secondly, it was because the county magistrate of Yongding County had always been supporting them.
The authority of a county magistrate was much greater than people imagined. It could be said that if the county magistrate had any crooked thoughts, it might cause a huge negative impact. Therefore, the a.s.sessment of the county magistrates in the past dynasties was especially strict.
Moreover, later on, Empress Qin and Emperor Minghua openly and secretly let the Hu Family Village do what they wanted.
Actually, the Hu Family Village had long entered the sights of the cabinet ministers. They also wanted to see what scale this small village would form in the end.
If possible, they would promote the successful example of Hu Family Village to the entire Great Chang.
Moreover, the academy in Ah Yu’s hand looked abandoned and dilapidated. Not to mention enrolling students, it would take a lot of effort to manage it now.
However, Ah Yu was in high spirits. “Coincidentally, I don’t know what to do next. Why don’t we start managing this academy!”
The Big Brothers at home had to prepare for the upcoming exam. Of course, not all of them pa.s.sed the exam.
Now, among the w.a.n.g Family’s students, only w.a.n.g Chuangui had the highest ranking. He was a provincial scholar and would be partic.i.p.ating in the imperial civil service examination soon. If nothing unexpected happened, he would become an Imperial Scholar after pa.s.sing the examination.
w.a.n.g Chuangui, who was about to turn 40 years old, was not considered young or promising even if he became an Imperial Scholar.
There were many Imperial Scholars in their twenties and thirties.
Among the other people who took the imperial provincial examination, only w.a.n.g Erlang and w.a.n.g Sanlang pa.s.sed. w.a.n.g Silang and w.a.n.g Qilang did not pa.s.s. As for w.a.n.g Wulang and w.a.n.g Liulang, they were lucky and pa.s.sed the county level imperial exam.
w.a.n.g Chuangui was still confident in partic.i.p.ating in the imperial civil service examination, but w.a.n.g Erlang and w.a.n.g Sanlang were completely unable to do so. They felt that their knowledge was not enough.
According to Old Madam w.a.n.g, as long as they were willing to continue taking the exam, they could try and experience what the test was like.
The children shook their heads, indicating that there was no need.
Liu Shi persuaded from the side, “Mother, they’ve been really tired from studying in the past few years. Why don’t we let them follow Ah Yu and see what the academy will look like in the future? As for the exam, we’ll let them partic.i.p.ate after that.”
The children all looked at Liu Shi gratefully.
They liked to study, but they did not like exams.
Especially when they knew that they couldn’t pa.s.s, but still had to go and try. They can’t take a shower for a few days and nights and could only stay in a small room. Just thinking about it made them feel bitter.
Old Madam w.a.n.g: “Then what do you think?”
w.a.n.g Erlang hurriedly said, “Grandma, our thoughts are the same. We’ll take this opportunity to consolidate our foundation. We can also get to know more students and discuss some knowledge with them. If we only rely on the exam to obtain a scholarly t.i.tle, our foundations will not be solid enough. Even if we obtain a scholarly t.i.tle in the future, we won’t be qualified to become officials.”
“I think Second Brother is right. Previously, when we went on a trip, we realized that although some parents and officials are dedicated to the people, their ability to deal with things is insufficient. Some of them only know how to follow the script, which will delay the local development. Why don’t we take this time to learn better skills? Not to mention playing a role in the Imperial Examination, even if it’s just acc.u.mulating some experience in dealing with people, it’s still very good.” w.a.n.g Wulang also spoke frankly.
As for w.a.n.g Sanlang and the others, they looked at Old Madam w.a.n.g eagerly. Their Grandma no longer liked to hit them much, but the dignified image that Grandma had left in their hearts had never been weakened, so they naturally did not dare to act rashly.
Only their Second Brother, who was good at studying, and Fifth Brother, who was not afraid of scolding, dared to speak like this..