The princes in the court were arguing fiercely. At this moment, Qian Tang took Zhang Ximeng's words as a basis and argued with reason. However, neither those who supported him nor those who opposed him had many opinions, at least they did not dare to directly say that Zhang Ximeng was talking nonsense.
, what he said is just fart...
This situation seems to be more interesting than the argument itself.
Hu Weiyong was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "Master Zhang did say this... I think so, why not set a quota, for example, children from poor families should occupy 70% of the school. What does Mr. Qian think?"
Qian Tang pondered for a moment, he had not thought about how to deal with it, but no one expected that Jiang Nan actually spoke.
"No!"
Hu Weiyong was shocked. Although Jiang Nan was definitely not on his side, it was still shocking for this person to directly refute him.
"Please give Jiang Shangshu some advice!" Hu Weiyong bowed slightly, looking very humble.
Jiang Nan said directly: "This kind of stipulated ratio is unfair to everyone. I think what poor children lack is training starting from elementary school, and what they lack is the investment of resources. If you don't do these, just stipulate the ratio, you will inevitably make up for it.
And how to define a poor family and a wealthy family? I’m afraid it’s hard to say.”
Jiang Nan paused and then said: "I still remember when we said that women would be allowed to serve as officials in the court, but there was a discussion about how many places should be given to women. After so many years, why is it still the same?"
The reason why Jiang Nan stood up and spoke was not only because she had experienced it herself and knew what proportional distribution was, but she also had something to do with her son Zhang Shuning.
After all, Zhang Shuning’s discovery was not only told to Zhang Ximeng, but also to my mother.
Jiang Nan studied it carefully and basically agreed with her son's judgment.
Take the current female officials in the Ming Dynasty, they account for about 15%, and there are not many who can take charge of their own affairs. There is no situation where women take over many positions from men when they become officials.
Generally speaking, it also depends on a person's talent and ability and whether he or she is competent.
Like Jiang Nan, including Han Xiuniang and Zhou Huiniang, they are in the middle of the court and have proven that they are no weaker than men by relying on their own abilities. No one will question whether they can do it...
Therefore, allowing women to serve as officials is not about setting a certain proportion...it just means that there should be no obstacles, the door is open, and those who have the ability can come in, and there is no need to make any special distinction.
Even though women mostly cook at home, really good cooks are often men. The most important thing is to have preconceived ideas.
And from Zhang Shuning's story, Jiang Nan discovered that poor children need investment in educational resources and opportunities to work hard.
Without these preparations, without allowing them to master sufficient skills and skills, and directly giving them quotas, wouldn't they still accomplish nothing after enrolling?
Entering officialdom has become a joke!
In this way, doesn't it just prove that Wei Guan and others are right, that children of poor people just can't do it?
But is this the case?
In the final analysis, what we need is still two words: "Fairness!"
If you are capable, no matter how high you sit or how much income you get, no one will question you.
What is really terrible is that virtue is not matched!
Jiang Nan's few words made Hu Weiyong's face turn red, and he quickly said: "I was negligent for a moment."
Jiang Nan also nodded and said nothing.
After a short confrontation, Hu Weiyong shut up. On the opposing side, only Wang Guangyang and others were left, with less than half of their combat strength.
Wang Guangyang is too smart. He has already seen that it is impossible to resist this matter. He immediately said: "Since it is difficult to set a quota, we still have to pass the exam and admit the best. Can't everyone get in? A few of the top
There are only so many places in our school!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Lian stepped forward to take the initiative.
Everyone knows Song Lian's situation. He studied hard in his early years and suffered many hardships. He is well aware of the difficulty of studying. It's like Hu Weiyong and others talk about a poor family.
The so-called poor family must have a door!
Really poor families cannot achieve this at all, so allocating resources based on quotas is nonsense and completely unworkable.
So based on his many years of experience, Song Lian calmly said with a smile: "There is indeed a need for an exam... but this exam needs to have properly set questions. For example, an article, poems and songs, some music, chess, calligraphy and painting, bowing, horse riding, and shooting... etc.
None of these can be used as examination content. Corresponding courses can be set up after admission, but these things must not be included in the admissions process!"
"After all, these are not things that the real poor can easily access. And there are still many things that require famous teachers to train high disciples. But in many places, even famous teachers cannot be found, so where can we train high disciples?"
"So I think that the exam is about basic writing skills, arithmetic, physics, chemistry, astronomy, common sense, history, national law... It mainly focuses on the content taught in middle school. The difficulty of the questions can be appropriately increased, but it cannot be used in the name of exams.
Deliberately preventing poor children from enrolling in school."
Song Lian said in a deep voice: "Because of this, I suggest that the power of setting examination questions should be taken back to the imperial court and placed under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education!"
Liu Bowen also said hurriedly: "That's what I mean! The imperial court has given so much to the expenses of several schools... We can't just pay for it and let the schools do whatever they want. No matter what, this matter doesn't make sense!"
Wang Guangyang was startled and said hurriedly: "The teachers in the school should know better how to teach students and what kind of students to admit. I don't think the imperial court has to overstep its authority, right?"
Liu Bowen said coldly: "I think the teachers in the school know how to recruit the people they like, how to give and receive privately, and how to corrupt public institutions!"
Wang Guangyang immediately frowned and said angrily: "You are also an important official of the imperial court, and you need evidence when speaking. Otherwise, you will be responsible for ruining your reputation and causing many disputes for no reason!"
Before Liu Bowen could continue to refute, Xu Da sneered, "Wang Shenzheng, if you want evidence, our Yushitai will satisfy you! It just so happens that I have several cases related to teachers' ethics at the moment.
Jimin Academy, and also Fudan Academy. As for the issue of Peking University Academy, since the Left-behind Department is not under the jurisdiction of Yushitai for the time being, I am petitioning for an order. When the case is investigated and the real evidence is obtained, I will immediately hand it over to Wang Shenzheng.
"
With Xu Da's status and power, he really wouldn't tell lies, and Wang Guangyang didn't have the guts to argue with him. The whole situation seemed to be settled!
But everyone will say that it is fair, but what exactly is fair?
The current situation is like this. Although schools have been established for many years and the Compulsory Education Law has been promulgated, teachers and schools are still scarce resources.
A good school can recruit less than 10,000 people in a year, but the number of eligible candidates in a year is probably over a million.
Absolutely thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge.
What should I do?
What else can be done?
Wang Guangyang stopped arguing. It was not that he had given up, but that he had carefully calculated that this matter would not be easy to handle!
It can even be said that it is unsolvable.
"Prime Minister Sun, everyone has said so much, you should show an attitude!" Wang Guangyang kicked the ball to Sun Yan.
Sun Yan sneered slightly, and now he remembered me. I just said that scholar-bureaucrats would not be allowed to return to the court. Why are you so opposed to it?
"This matter is indeed difficult, but it is not unsolvable... Jimin School and Fudan School have had normal classes in recent years, mainly to train teachers. I think it is not enough. Just taking this opportunity, we have organized training courses throughout the Ming Dynasty
, we need to set up about ten normal schools. First solve the problem of insufficient teachers. Secondly, we can add a rule that everyone who participates in the imperial examination must have three years of elementary school or primary school experience, and must also be evaluated as excellent.
Take the imperial examination!"
Sun Yan added: "Another point is that when going from primary school to middle school, a unified assessment must be carried out to ensure the quality of middle school students! Then the situation of middle school should be included in the evaluation of local officials!"
Sun Yan was talking eloquently, and everyone present, whether they agreed or opposed, looked at him with admiration. He was worthy of being the person next to Grand Master Zhang, and he was considerate in everything he did!
In fact, Sun Yan patched the entire education system.
This is not to say that Zhang Ximeng was wrong at the beginning. The basic conditions are actually different. If it weren't for these years of preparation, Sun Yan would not be able to make drastic changes.
His idea was not complicated either. First, he would solve the shortage of teachers in elementary school and primary school, establish a normal school, and force those who wanted to take the imperial examination to fill up the place and teach for a few years.
In this way, it is conservatively estimated that tens of thousands of reasonably good teachers can be brought to the local area. Adding the existing number of teachers, although the gap is still very large, it is not unsustainable.
Once a large number of elementary schools and primary schools operate properly, a large number of children from poor families will have opportunities to advance further.
Then comes the exam to enter middle school, which is crucial.
As long as you can advance to middle school, you will have the qualifications to enter the top schools.
When the performance of a middle school is tied to local officials, this middle school cannot be open to just anyone.
Generally speaking, children from rich families can get better educational conditions and have more opportunities.
But once the denominator becomes large enough, there will be more opportunities for poor children.
In line with the spirit of rolling to death, there will always be quite a few talented poor students who, through fighting, can successfully enter good middle schools and then enter top schools.
At least it will be much better than the current situation.
Hu Weiyong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "That's what Prime Minister Sun is thinking. It's just this. I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money? Just a few normal schools are not a small amount!"
Sun Yan laughed and said, "That's true. Hu has been involved in politics and has been managing finances for many years. I will leave the school running to you. I hope Hu will not shirk or waste time!"
Hu Weiyong was stunned. This Sun Yan actually delegated this job to him?
At this moment, Xu Da spoke again, "Prime Minister Sun, I thought your arrangement overlooked one thing."
"What's the matter?" Sun Yan asked subconsciously.
Xu Da smiled and said: "In the future, martial arts enrollment will also come from outstanding middle school students from all over the country!"
Tang He nodded and said: "Yes, the title can be hereditary, but the military positions must be obtained from the school. Even if my children and grandchildren fail to pass the exam, they cannot lead the army!"
The statements made by these two military commanders are almost the final word. All that remains is how to implement them...
(End of chapter)
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