Great Zhou Empress

Now that things have already started to be done, it is necessary to make it bigger.

Xue Zhijing plans to open a modern comprehensive university.

There were also many schools in the Dacheng Dynasty. There were schools in every prefecture and county, and the imperial court had the Imperial College, but the number of students was not large, and the main teaching objectives were imperial examinations.

The imperial examination system is not decayed and backward, decay and advancement are relative.

In this era when it takes at least half a month to a month's journey from the easternmost point of the dynasty to the westernmost point of the dynasty, the imperial examination system played an important role in the unification and long-term sustainable development of the dynasty.

After all, there are talents everywhere, and the imperial examinations can also select them.

It's just that for Xue Zhijing now, these schools enroll so few students just for the imperial examination, which is a bit of a waste of talent.

With so many people in the Dacheng Dynasty, more people should be given some professional possibilities.

Considering that this era does not have a particularly detailed division of various specialized subjects, and the corresponding subject content is not specialized to a certain extent, the subject classification of this comprehensive university should be larger.

Therefore, the university that Xue Zhijing wants to build is temporarily divided into the College of Engineering, the College of Economics, the College of Agriculture, the College of Economics and History, and the Military College.

The School of Engineering invited Ayla to be the dean, and recruited some powerful craftsmen or apprentices from all over the country. The teaching content can range from the manufacture of utensils, such as waterwheels, plowshares, and printing machines, to large-scale machinery manufacturing, such as sea ships. In the future, this part can be summarized and formed. Physics, Mathematics and other disciplines.

She came to the school of economics herself, and asked Tong Fu to be a professor. The content of the students' learning is oriented towards practicality. Now her Lichun Academy, Shengfeng Bank and other industries she has invested in need a lot of shopkeepers and assistants. Now it is still possible to recruit from across the country, which is equivalent to snatching people from other people's shops, but it still needs continuous training.

The Agricultural College is to let Tian Shouyu be the dean, and then recruit some teachers from all over the country. There should be quite a few scholars or scholars who are willing to be professors.Agriculture is the foundation of this era. Xue Zhijing hopes that through this agricultural college, agricultural technology can be increased and the yield per mu of farmland can be increased.

The School of Classics and History teaches traditional classics, with the goal of imperial examinations.Xue Zhijing planned to charge high tuition fees in this college. On the one hand, he used this tuition fee to make up for the lack of funds of other colleges. Second, after attracting students, there would always be some students who were not good at scientific examinations to transfer to the college, killing two birds with one stone.There is no identity threshold for this college, and there should be many businessmen who are willing to come and study.

The military academy is Xue Zhijing's academy used to train generals.Children like Li Jing and Chen Tang, who were born in middle-level military general families, have received military theory and martial arts training since childhood, but they lack opportunities.The martial arts of the Dacheng Dynasty followed the mood of the court. I don’t know when it will be held once, and winning the martial arts will not be of much use.It just so happens that there is going to be a war now, and after training generals, they can be dragged to the battlefield for training later.

As for the school's funds, one is to raise government bonds, and the other is to "beg for alms" with various businessmen.

If a merchant is willing to donate a building, then the building can be named after the merchant, and his life story will be carved into a monument and stand in front of the building forever.

If a merchant is willing to provide a long-term continuous scholarship, the scholarship will also be named after the merchant.

There are always some rich but lack of reputation, let alone opportunities to build relationships with the imperial court, who are willing to donate to the school.

If the school's achievements are outstanding in the future, more opportunities for admission can be given to the children of these merchants.

The Dacheng Dynasty did not prohibit the children of merchants from participating in the imperial examination, but because of their family atmosphere and environment, the children lacked opportunities on the way to the imperial examination. It is very likely that they will come to this school.

Businesses get fame and benefits, students and schools get opportunities for development, and both parties are very happy.

Yuan Hanzhang naturally supports things like building a school, but he is just worried about where the money will come from.

The reason why there are only a few schools run by the government, and there are not many students, is mainly the problem of money, all of which are funded by the state finance, and living expenses are also paid to the students, which is very stressful.

After hearing Xue Zhijing's plan, Yuan Hanzhang gave her an annoyed look.

"You're a thief!"

Xue Zhijing pursed her lips and smiled, she wasn't a thief, when she was studying overseas, she could see it more, universities are always responsible for their own profits and losses like this.

There is no way, the Dacheng Dynasty looks "rich", but in fact it is very "poor". Every penny is arranged. As soon as the tax is collected, it is spent immediately. It is more powerful than the moonlight clan. I want to do more. You have to figure out your own way.

The only bad thing to say is the problem of this place.

This Jiankang city is not big at all. It was not an imperial city before, and the royal family's property has long been given to various clans as rewards. Even the "Imperial Palace" where I live now is the mansion of a duke, and there is no open space in the city. , are housing, and are owner-occupied.

The Jiangnan area is also a narrow and densely populated area, and there is not much open space.

As a last resort, Xue Zhijing had no choice but to "beg for alms" everywhere with his own mouth.

Finally, relying on the face of the royal family and the face of her owner of Shengfeng Bank, she got some land. The school has not been built yet, and the monument for the donor has to be made first.

But because there are several donors, and the places where they donate are not together, several colleges cannot be in one place.

There are two empty yards in Jiankang City, and two farmlands outside Jiankang City.

Let's put up the shelf so pitifully first.

The two courtyards in Jiankang City were tidied up, some houses were demolished, and some two-story houses were built. Although it was a bit cramped, it should barely be able to accommodate the number of students Xue Zhijing planned.

One piece of farmland outside the city belongs to the Military Academy and the other belongs to the Agricultural Academy. There are relatively few buildings, and there are more open spaces for activity venues and experimental fields.

Both of these colleges are easy to say. The military college probably won’t have a fixed training place in the future, so they might be pulled directly to the front line for actual combat training, and the agricultural college should also conduct experimental planting all over the country.

Xue Zhijing really wished he could break the flowers in half by himself, and even his sleep time was greatly compressed.

Even Li Jing was about to enter the examination room, and she only heard about it.

Li Jing is going to take the state test in the first round, which is also a three-day test.

For convenience, she specially changed into a men's outfit, a gray commoner, with her hair tied up and wrapped in a scarf.

She has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and her temperament is inherently rigid. This attire has indeed saved her a lot of trouble.

After all, she is also a person who has seen blood on the battlefield, and has managed such a large Lichun Academy for many years. Her overall temperament is not what ordinary students can have. Although her appearance is not so outstanding, she has a feeling of standing out from the crowd. .

Scholars have long heard that a woman knelt and kowtowed at the gate of the palace begging the queen mother to take the imperial examination. All of them wanted to know who this woman was and what she looked like. When they met in a restaurant, the scholars would jokingly say that whoever lives next to that woman must control himself and so on.

Unfortunately, they will be disappointed.

Li Jing looks more like a scholar in white than they do.

Only Ting Lan and Yuan Jin and Chen Tang came to see her off, Li Jing's parents and elder brother did not come.

Since Li Jing was going to take the scientific examination, Li Jing's parents felt that their world view was shattered, and they felt ashamed to face others. Li Jing also simply moved out of the house and lived in Lichunyuan.

Ever since Li Jing was injured for her last time, Ting Lan changed her passive behavior and gradually became more active.

Li Jing was reviewing for the final imperial examination in Lichunyuan, and Ting Lan went to greet her every day and bring her soup and meals.

How can Li Jing not understand Ting Lan's already obvious extreme affection, but now she seems to be in a kind of dry well, with only a small piece of sky above her eyes in her eyes, only thinking about how to climb out, and she doesn't even know if she can climb out How dare she accept Ting Lan's little affection when she goes out.

So even if Ting Lan came to see her off today, she still treated her coldly as usual.

"I'm going in now, you go back quickly, you may run into danger if you stay outside for a long time."

But what Li Jing didn't know was that although her expression was indifferent and her voice was cold, her words were always concerned. Ting Lan was the most able to catch the concern in her words, so naturally she didn't care about her tone at all. indifferent.

"I know, I'll go back as soon as you go in, An Anxin will wait for you to come back from the Lichun Courtyard."

Li Jing lowered her eyebrows slightly, "I don't know if I will be successful or not."

"I will definitely win, Li Jing, you have to have confidence."

Xue Zhijing's carriage finally arrived, as soon as the carriage stopped, he heard Li Jing's dejected words, and immediately lifted the curtain on the carriage and spoke loudly.

Yuan Jin below shouted, "Oh, Xiaojing, why did you come, I thought you didn't even come."

Xue Zhijing hurriedly got out of the car and walked in front of everyone.

She looked at Li Jing and said firmly, "Li Jing, do you know? People's beliefs are also powerful. All of us believe that you will succeed. We have invested all our beliefs in you. You should also have That's the right belief."

Xue Zhijing's aura is extremely stable, and the power conveyed to Li Jing in her eyes is also extremely powerful.

Li Jing took a deep breath, "Yes, the empress dowager and you both trust me so much, how can I relax at this critical moment."

Xue Zhijing approached Li Jing's ear, and said in a voice that only two people could hear, "Li Jing, take out the resolution you made when you begged the Queen Mother. You know, this is your last chance. See you in the hall, future prime minister!"

Backing away, Xue Zhijing's eyes on Li Jing seemed to be injected with fire again.

That's right, people don't live by such a fire.

Li Jing walked into the examination hall, and several of them walked back together.

Yuan Jin asked Xue Zhijing how the school was doing, Xue Zhijing said so, and Yuan Jin said, "I have basically finished the investigation here, and there is no evidence. Why drag me, the Queen Mother let the case be closed, but I temporarily If I can’t go to the border, let me go to your military academy as a professor.”

Xue Zhi nodded, "Okay."

Listening to their conversation, Ting Lan asked what school it was, and Xue Zhijing briefly told her about it, but Ting Lan suddenly asked, "Aunt Xue, I wonder if you would like to open a music academy."

This question was also Ting Lan's impulsive words, if she had to think about it for a moment, she probably wouldn't say it.

Xue Zhijing smiled and said, "There was no such arrangement before, but if Miss Ting Lan is willing to become a professor, we can discuss and make one."

Ting Lan sighed, "Of course I am willing."