Huang Ziwei was so happy that he felt like a general leading his troops into battle: "Let's go together."

Then a group of kids aged five, six, seven or eight all squeezed onto the tricycle, cheering together.

Lin Shuangshuang said to Wang Daniu, "Daniu, go and watch them, don't let the children fall."

"Tell him to ride slowly, especially around the bends."

"Row.

"My lords, please come in."

The village chief made the invitation, and Li Bingwen and other officials filed into the academy.

"This is Qinghe Academy. It's so magnificently built."

"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect such a grand academy could be built in this small village."

"No wonder he was able to become the top scorer."

"This place is indeed blessed with outstanding people and beautiful scenery."

"Village Chief, can you take us for a tour?"

The village chief was naturally happy about it. The academy was very large, and currently only one-tenth of the students were enrolled. If they wanted to recruit enough students, they had to expand to other counties. It was far from enough to rely on Hegou Village and several nearby towns and villages.

"Please, sir. I will personally show you around."

"This is our college's classroom. These are the desks and benches, and there is a podium, desk, and blackboard above."

Everyone felt curious as they looked at the classroom which was completely different from what they remembered.

"Why are these tables and chairs so high?"

The village chief explained without any stage fright: "Master Lin said that sitting at this height is the most comfortable and you won't feel tired even if you sit for a long time."

"I'll try."

One of the young officials walked forward and sat in front of the table and chair to feel the height. He found that he could stretch his hands and feet without having to kneel cross-legged. His legs and feet would not get numb after sitting for a long time.

Moreover, the chair has a backrest, which you can lean on after sitting for a long time, and it seems that you will not feel tired even if you sit for a whole day.

Someone asked: "What is this blackboard?"

The village chief walked up to the podium, picked up a piece of white chalk, and wrote the word "blackboard" neatly.

With such an intuitive presentation, people below understood it without him having to explain too much.

It turns out that this blackboard was used to help teachers display teaching content and assist students in their studies.

Very good, very good and practical teaching aids!

Seeing that everyone understood, the village chief took out the blackboard eraser and gently erased the word "blackboard".

Everyone was shocked again. They didn't expect that this blackboard could be used repeatedly.

And there is no need to wash with water, just wipe it gently with the small box in the village chief's hand, it will be wiped clean, and then you can write on it repeatedly.

"I'll try."

One of the officials, who was in his forties, was writing on the blackboard with chalk. His writing was not very smooth and his handwriting was crooked and looked very ugly.

"Mr. County Magistrate, your handwriting is... too..."

Everyone was at a loss for words, but couldn't find a suitable adjective.

The county magistrate's face turned red, and he felt embarrassed when he saw that his handwriting was not as neat as the village chief's.

"It's this chalk that's hard to write with. It's different from the way we usually hold the pen. I'm a little uncomfortable with it. If you don't believe me, you can write it yourself."

The county lieutenant who had just joked about the county magistrate actually went up and wrote it.

However, his handwriting was not much better than the county magistrate's, and he suddenly stopped laughing.

The village chief laughed quickly: "This chalk is indeed different from the brushes we usually use. The way you hold the brush and the amount of force you use are different. It's inevitable that you won't be used to it for a while."

"I don't know many words. I practiced for a long time before I could read the two words on the blackboard."

After leaving the classroom, the village chief took the officials to visit the dormitory, canteen, conference room, laboratory, library, study room, office, bathroom, performance room, gymnasium...

If people in later generations see this, they will definitely know that this is a standard university campus.

Amid everyone's surprised gaze, the village chief led everyone to the playground, which was where they would have dinner tonight.

"This academy is really good. Even the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy in the capital can't compare to it."

Among the officials here, one or two were former students of the Imperial Academy and the Imperial College.

Therefore, their exclamation is not an exaggeration, but comes from their heart.

The wealthy businessmen who had been following the officials all had the same idea in their hearts after visiting the academy.

The children in the family must come to this academy to study.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that this is a country place. This small academy hides endless ingenuity. It’s definitely a good choice to come here to study.

Instead, he called upon Master Zhao, who won the top two places in the imperial examination, to teach in this academy. If it were in the past, they would not even have the chance to meet such a famous teacher.

Soon, Zhao Mu brought Cheng Xi and others into the academy. Everyone came forward to congratulate them, and immediately the school gate was crowded with people.

After exchanging greetings with the top scorers, those wealthy businessmen came up to Zhao Mu and asked about becoming his disciples.

Zhao Mu had already anticipated the current situation. After all, a 100% passing rate, with a top scorer and a role model among them, is a miracle in any dynasty.

Zhao Mu was not good at socializing, so he pushed all the matters of recruiting students and becoming apprentices onto Lin Shuangshuang.

Let her deal with these things. I am just a teacher.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone gathered around Lin Shuangshuang again and asked about becoming her apprentice.

Lin Shuangshuang had been waiting for this day, so she naturally explained it patiently.

Everyone can come to Qinghe Academy to study. The tuition fee is one hundred books, plus ten taels of silver per semester. Accommodation and food expenses are calculated separately.

However, students need to take an entrance exam before admission and will be divided into classes based on their grades.

The class levels of Qinghe Academy are introductory class, student class, scholar class, juren class, tribute class and number one scholar class.

Zhao Mu is only responsible for teaching the top-scoring class, and the students are selected by Zhao Mu himself.

The tuition fee for the top scholar class is 5,000 taels per semester. You are guaranteed to be in the top three. If you fail, half of the tuition fee will be refunded.

First class, top scorer, role model, and third place.

A number of candidates in the second class were awarded the status of Jinshi.

A number of candidates in the top three were granted the same status as Jinshi.

This is the same routine used by repeat classes and test classes in later generations. The tuition fee is 500,000 yuan, which guarantees passing. If you fail, a full refund will be given.

It’s not that the teaching staff of these schools is strong, but that the students admitted are excellent and have a great chance of being admitted.

Therefore, if the school recruits 10 students, even if only one is admitted, the tuition fees of the other nine students will be fully refunded and the school will still make a profit.

What's more, the admission rate of these educational institutions cannot be only 10%. It is generally half or more than half.

Therefore, Lin Shuangshuang used this routine.

Of course, all this money belongs to the school. Zhao Mu receives a monthly salary, but the salary is very high.

After all, he is the academy's living signboard, and he can't be poached by others.

After listening to Lin Shuangshuang's introduction, these businessmen felt that Qinghe Academy's enrollment method was very reasonable. Only by dividing classes according to students' levels could they teach them more accurately.

Unlike those academies outside, no matter the students’ age or grades, they are all in the same class and the teaching progress is the same.


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