57. Teachers College

It was Guanzhong Academy that Mr. Zhu introduced to Bai Gui. In the 29th year of Guangxu's reign, Fang Yun, the governor of Qin Province, renamed it the First Normal School of Qin Province. It is located at the west entrance of Academy Gate Street on the east side of the south gate of Xi'an City. read

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Guanzhong Academy was founded by Feng Congwu in the 20th year of Wanli.

It was a famous college in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

As soon as he walked to Academy Gate Street, Bai Gui saw rows of white wooden arches hanging above his head, with the two characters "Jinshi" written on them, and auspicious patterns such as carps turning into dragons and so on were embedded next to them. It was obviously the "Jinshi" archway. .

The buildings and two-story pavilions on both sides of the road are all antique.

Along the way, you can still see students wearing robes, holding a stack of books, and there are three-dimensional photos placed at the corner of the street. At first glance, it turns out to be a photo studio. Through the glass door, you can see an old-fashioned photo album on a wooden shelf. Camera, covered with black cloth...

"Where is the Normal School?"

Bai Gui stopped a middle-aged man in his thirties who was walking and asked him.

Academy Street is very big, and he only knows the general location. Although he can go with some students, who knows if these students are from the Normal School, so it would be good to ask a few more people.

After asking several people in succession, he calmed down, bowed to the last person, and walked towards the path pointed out.

When asking for directions, you must ask several people for this kind of thing.

Otherwise, if you meet a person with a bad heart, you will go down the wrong path in vain.

After waiting for a while, I saw walls that were very different from other buildings, with stone paving, white walls and black tiles. When I walked to the main door, I looked up and saw a plaque erected on the gate tower, which read " Four big characters: "First Normal School".

Two large doors painted with tung oil were opened wide, revealing the screen wall.

Passing through the Chaoshou Corridor, you can see the plaque hanging in the main hall of "Yunzhi Hall". This is taken from the four characters "Yunjue Zhizhong" in Shangshu. It is also the plaque hanging in the Hall of Harmony in the Forbidden City, but Guanzhong fits this perfectly. Chinese characters, so hanging it here does not violate the rules.

There is also a half-acre square pond in front of the hall, with clear water and green water.

There are four rooms on the left and right of the lecture hall, both facing south and six wings on the east and west sides of the building. Behind the lecture hall there is a towering rockery with three peaks.

As soon as he entered the gate of the normal school, before Bai Gui could take a closer look at the scenery, he was led by Zhaifu into the side room next to the lecture hall, where several older teachers were sitting.

"The school has a fixed time to recruit students every year. You are recommended by Brother Mengzhou and you can sign up, but you also need to take an assessment. I know that you are familiar with the Four Books, so I will test you with a few questions on the Four Books and current essay questions. ”

"I won't test you on Western studies questions."

The teacher wore glasses, looked very polite, and spoke slowly.

He already knew the identity of the young man standing in front of him through letters. He was the head of the case in Zishui County. Although the culture and education in Zishui County were different from the provincial capital, the head of the case was not weak. In the school, in the Confucian classics He can defeat at least 70% of people in battle.

But I still need to take an exam to avoid attracting criticism.

Bai Gui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Western studies would not be tested. When Mr. Zhu wrote a letter of recommendation to him, he also asked him to study some of the most basic Western studies during this period, such as style (physics, chemistry), languages, foreign customs, agriculture and forestry. and other knowledge.

At the same time, he also vaguely understood why Mr. Zhu did not introduce Zhou Yuan and the others here, but introduced them to the county school in Xianning County. The county school in Xianning County also teaches Western language. After all, it is Fuguo County in the provincial capital.

Because he was the head of the case in Zishui County and seemed to be making things difficult for him in the normal school, he was exempted from the Western studies question. It is even more difficult for Zhou Yuan and the other three who were ranked in Zishui County to enter here as transfer students.

However, if you hire a teacher to teach Western learning and learn basic Western knowledge, it will be easier to enter the normal school...

It is difficult to enter a normal school by relying only on eight-legged essays.

Of course, people with fame are counted separately.

"But after you enter Shiwu Zhai, you will also have to enter the Japanese crash course, and you will also need to know some Western knowledge by then."

The teacher said again.

"yes!"

Bai Gui saluted respectfully, then the instructor took out a piece of white paper and wrote two four-book questions on it, asking him to solve the questions immediately and complete the eight-legged essay within one hour.

He memorized the imperial examination books such as "Small Titles Wenfu" and "Big Questions Thirty Thousand Selection". These two four-book questions were solved in just a moment, and with the bonus of hundreds of talents, he wrote them down. The article has reached the pinnacle of his participation in the county examination.

This is innate talent.

There is no need to be wordy, as long as your skill reaches a certain level, you can write it.

He is no longer Jia Dao of the Kuyin Sect.

But a genius like Li Bai, who wrote hundreds of poems about drinking wine. Of course, there is still a big gap between him and Li Bai, but he always remains above his peak level.

An hour later.

"Not bad! The eight-part essay is well written!"

The teacher looked at Bai Gui with admiration. Although stereotypes are lonely now, those who can write stereotypes well are also geniuses. The person in front of him is still a young man. Although he has never been exposed to Western learning, he can learn it faster than ordinary people. People are much faster, and it is not difficult to make up for this gap over time.

Seemingly seeing that Bai Gui was a little malleable, he thought for a while and said: "The Japanese crash course is for students who are basically determined to study in Japan. You are a special case to enter this class, but as long as you have excellent grades, the college will give you this opportunity. "

He stared at Bai Gui.

"Yes, sir! Thank you sir!"

Bai Gui nodded and looked at the teacher with gratitude.

This was inside information that he didn't know. Although he could find out when he was studying in the Normal School in the future, it would take a lot of effort and time to find out.

As for whether to stay in Japan or not...

He hadn't decided yet.

At this time, if you go abroad and come back, anyone with a little fame will be immediately hired as a teacher in the local school, just like being an official in the government office, and your promotion and salary will be as fast as riding a rocket.

A doctor who has not yet obtained a doctorate degree can be hired as a professor at the highest institution of learning after returning to China.

This is the charm of studying abroad.

"Write down your name, place of origin, age, how old you were when you started to learn, how old you were when you studied classics, what books you read in elementary school, and whether you have read any practical books. You also need to pay three silver dollars as the cost of subscribing to newspapers such as "Wan Guo Gong Bao", "Shi Wu Bao", and "Jing Bao"..."

After the teacher left, Zhai Fu smiled and stretched out his hand to Bai Gui for money.

"Three silver dollars?"

Bai Gui couldn't help but smack his lips. The cost of subscribing to newspapers was too expensive. Three silver dollars could already buy a set of the Four Books and Five Classics. How could a mere newspaper be so expensive?

But he only thought about it for a moment and understood that at that time, newspapers and magazines had not yet spawned a large number of printed advertisements. Subscribing to newspapers and magazines was a luxury. Otherwise, why would so many great writers pay such a high fee for just one article? After all, the circulation of most magazines and newspapers was only tens of thousands of copies per issue.

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