In ancient times, there was no such thing as advertising, let alone advertising fees.
But in Lin Xuan's opinion, Goudan has greatly increased the reputation of the college and should be given some advertising money.
"I'll ask someone to give Goudan a reward as soon as I get back." Xu Geng nodded.
Anyway, the academy belongs to Lin Xuan, and the money is provided by Lin Xuan, so he has no reason to refuse.
"Many people now want to send their children to the college to study. Should we accept them?" Xu Geng asked.
As the dean of the college, he naturally wants to expand the college.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "We can't accept them now. The college can't accommodate them."
"How can it not be tolerated? It will be no problem for the college to recruit hundreds more students." Xu Geng said.
"The academy has a large capacity, but what about the teachers? There are not enough teachers, so recruiting them here is not misleading the students?" Lin Xuan shook his head and said.
When Lin Xuan first built the college, it was built with a scale of 1,000 people.
There are only a few hundred students in the college now, and there is no problem in recruiting several hundred more.
But the college not only needs students, but also needs supporting facilities and teachers that can keep up.
"This problem is easy to solve. We can recruit more teachers. In addition, the current students are already literate and can usually study by themselves. Occasionally, they can just go over and teach." Xu Geng said.
Education in ancient times was not standardized. Most students from poor families attended private schools for a few years and then began to study on their own.
Because they simply cannot afford the annual training, which is why it is difficult for children from poor families to get ahead.
This is how Xu Geng came here, and he thinks there is absolutely no problem in doing so.
But Lin Xuan didn't want to do this. The purpose of building the academy was not to make money.
Rather, he wanted to break the aristocratic family's monopoly on knowledge and train some talents.
Having someone to teach and having no one to teach are two different things. Although letting former students learn on their own does not mean that no one teaches them.
But it will definitely affect their learning progress.
"When I say no, I don't mean no forever, but temporarily." Lin Xuan said.
"Master Hou is planning to find more teachers and then accept them?" Xu Geng asked.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "I think there are big problems with the current teaching methods, and I am going to carry out graded education."
"Graded education?" Xu Geng looked at Lin Xuan with some confusion.
Lin Xuan asked: "Some people are literate, some are illiterate, some have learned the Analects of Confucius, and some have not learned it yet. Do you think it is appropriate to teach them together?"
Most of the schools in ancient times were actually private schools.
Many people who have lost confidence in the imperial examination will set up private schools to recruit students.
Most private schools are taught by one person.
Some people come and some go, and their knowledge levels are different, so they are all taught together.
When you teach people how to read, those who are literate can only teach themselves. When you teach the Four Books and Five Classics, those who have just learned how to read don't understand.
Learning this way is not only inefficient, but also a waste of time.
In history, there are countless people who have stood out through the imperial examinations. Among them, the Song and Ming dynasties were the most representative. Almost 50% of the Jinshi were born as civilians.
It seems very fair, but 80% of the world's population are civilians.
Excluding those who cannot participate in the imperial examination, the remaining 20% is less than 10%.
Of course, this does not mean that the imperial examination is unfair, it only means that the educational resources received by the common people are very different from those received by the children of officials.
There is no absolute fairness in the world, so Lin Xuan can only try his best to let the children in the academy get more resources.
"Then what does the Marquis mean?"
Lin Xuan said: "I plan to divide it into six years from easy to difficult. Students will learn some knowledge each year and then take exams. Those who pass the exam can be upgraded and learn more difficult knowledge."
He did not distinguish between elementary school, middle school, high school and university.
In ancient times, there was not so much knowledge for you to learn. Generally, after learning literacy and some simple enlightenment books, you started to study the Four Books and Five Classics.
Xu Geng's eyes lit up and he said: "Wonderful, from the shallower to the deeper, it is divided into different levels, so that there will be no problem of too big a difference in knowledge between students."
"This is my plan. Our current students have only studied for half a year. I plan to start recruiting students when the field vacation is about to end next year, so that we can distinguish them from the current students." Lin Xuan said.
In ancient times, there were no summer or winter vacations, but they also had vacation regulations, and the time was different from that of later generations. For example, there was a ten-day holiday for one day off every ten days, a field holiday for people who needed to go home to help because of busy farming, and a holiday because the weather turned cold.
As for the clothing leave, you need to go home and bring clothes.
"The Marquis has thought very carefully. I will go back and tell the people to come back when the college recruits students." Xu Geng said.
"Wait a minute, when you go back, discuss with others what each grade should learn and make a detailed plan." Lin Xuan stopped Xu Geng.
Although he is literate, he really hasn't learned much about the Four Books and Five Classics.
He didn't know how to divide it, so he simply left it to Xu Geng.
Xu Geng may have made an imperfect plan, but it was still better than him.
Lin Xuan is not in a hurry, just explore slowly.
Xu Geng bid farewell to Lin Xuan and left the Lin family in a storm.
He is very motivated now.
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"Is Zhou Zhi at home?"
Goudan heard someone barking and came out of the house quickly.
"I've met Mr. Liu!" Goudan bowed and saluted.
Mr. Liu is his teacher.
"The dean asked me to send you five guan of money as a reward for making the college famous." Mr. Liu said with a smile.
He is very satisfied with Goudan. He usually doesn't say anything about studying seriously, but now because of the settlement of accounts, the reputation of the college has greatly increased, and he also has face.
Not to mention the other teachers in the college, they envied him.
"Reward?" Goudan looked at Mr. Liu with some confusion.
Mr. Liu smiled and said: "Don't think too much, this is a reward from the college, just keep it."
The attendant who followed Mr. Liu placed a bag of copper coins in front of Goudan.
"Sir, let's go into the house and talk!" Goudan called Mr. Liu in.
Mr. Liu waved his hand and said: "I still have something to do, so I won't go in today. I'll come back next time."
"Sir, walk slowly." Goudan bowed his hands.
Wu Guan Qian weighs dozens of kilograms, and it is a little difficult for Goudan to carry it.
Shen Yue'e saw that her son had gone out for a while but hadn't come back yet, so she walked out.
Seeing Goudan carrying a bag, he quickly asked: "Goudan, what is this?"
"Mom, this is five guan of money sent by Mr. Liu, saying it is a reward for me." Goudan said.
Although Shen Yue'e was very confused, five guans of money was a huge sum of money for ordinary people. She quickly took the bag from Goudan and entered the house.
As soon as she entered the house, Shen Yue'e quickly closed the door and locked it with the door latch.
"Why did you lock the door in broad daylight?" Zhou Aniu sat in front of the stove to warm himself, and asked curiously when he saw Shen Yuee's nervousness.
Shen Yue'e put down the bag and said: "The gentleman who taught Goudan just now sent me five guan of money, saying it was a reward for Goudan."
Only then did Zhou Aniu realize why Shen Yue'e was so nervous.
Goudan had received two guan of money before, and yesterday he got another 1 guan of money as a reward for settling the accounts yesterday. This amount of money is already enough. If others knew that their family had received another five guan of money, it would be troublesome if someone had evil intentions.
"Goudan, did Mr. Liu tell you why he gave you the reward?" Zhou Aniu asked.
Goudan repeated what Mr. Liu said.
"Master Hou is really the reborn parent of our family." Zhou Aniu said.