Huang Chengyan cupped his hands and said: "The talents of the Huang family are withering, but there are still a few talented children. I hope that Mr. Liu can do it conveniently and reserve one or two places for the Huang family in Chang'an Academy."
If you want to revitalize the declining Huang family, the most lacking thing is talents, and with the current situation of the Huang family, there are really not many talents who can be used. Huang Chengyan is quite self-aware, so he did not replace the children of the Huang family.
Instead of asking for an official position, he set his sights on the longer-term future.
The first graduates of Xiangyang Academy will soon be entrusted with important tasks. Although this matter has not been officially announced, in order to allow the students of the academy to study more seriously, Cai Yong has revealed the news to them in advance.
Huang Yueying was filled with joy, and she also fantasized about becoming the first female official of the Han Dynasty. When she was excited, she accidentally let it slip, and Huang Chengyan knew about it.
The academy was founded by Liu Xin. If the students in the academy are successful in their studies, Liu Xin will definitely make arrangements for them. This is normal. But Huang Chengyan discovered from this seemingly normal thing that Liu Xin was very interested in the academy.
The trust of students far exceeded those of Confucian scholars who passed the imperial examination. Huang Chengyan keenly felt that this was a rare opportunity to revive the Huang family.
But Liu Xin refused very simply: "Liu cannot agree to this!"
The adults and children of the Huang family had little hope, and their hope was pinned on the children. Seeing Liu Xin's refusal, Huang Chengyan became anxious, gritted his teeth, and said: "Huang is willing to let Yueying drop out of school and put her
The quota will be given to other members of the clan, I beg you for your permission!"
Although Huang Yueying is only a girl, she is one of the best students of her age. Most of the boys' grades are not as good as hers. Cai Yong, the dean of the academy, has praised her many times in front of Liu Xin. Huang Chengyan
I have always been proud of having such an outstanding daughter.
Now, Huang Chengyan would rather let Huang Yueying drop out of school than fight for a place for other children of the Huang family. Liu Xin was very surprised and couldn't help but ask: "Sir, are you really willing to let Yueying drop out of school?"
The teaching at Xiangyang Academy is indeed different from other places. You can learn a lot of new knowledge there, some of which even famous people like Huang Chengyan have never heard of. Huang Yueying has been studying in the academy for five years, and her knowledge has improved rapidly. Huang Chengyan has become somewhat confident.
It's a shame. The content of study in the next five years will be even more important. To say that Huang Chengyan is really willing to let his daughter give up her studies, Liu Xin naturally doesn't believe it.
In fact, Huang Chengyan has been hesitant about this issue. Huang Yueying is getting older, and it is not suitable to stay with a group of teenagers all day long. Moreover, daughters always get married. Even if she marries into the Liu family in the future, it may not be good for Huang.
The family will still have some help, but after all, she can no longer represent the Huang family. If the Huang family is to truly restore its past glory, it still has to rely on the Huang family's own children.
No matter how much Huang Chengyan likes the life of Xianyun Yehe, but now that he has been elected as the head of the Huang family, he must shoulder his own responsibilities. Huang Chengyan hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Huang has thought it through.
, as long as you can find one or two places for the children of the Huang family, Huang will let Yueying drop out of school and will never regret it."
Huang Chengyan actually has another idea. The marriage between Huang Yueying and Liu Yu has been decided, but it has not been made public. Whether Liu Xin will proclaim the emperor is irrelevant for the time being, but the identity of the Liu family's Han clan is obvious. Huang Yueying continues to make appearances in the academy , I don’t know if Liu Xin and his wife have any thoughts in their hearts, so they simply take this opportunity to let Huang Yueying drop out of school.
Liu Xin was also very touched that Huang Chengyan was willing to sacrifice his daughter's studies for the benefit of the Huang family, but she didn't know that Huang Chengyan still had many other thoughts in his heart. However, Liu Xin still shook her head and said: "Even if you let Yueying drop out of school, Liu Xin It is also impossible for a certain person to arrange for children of the Huang family to enter the academy, because starting from this year, the academy will no longer admit young children. From now on, all students in the academy will be admitted from schools located in various places."
This news has not been officially made public, so Huang Chengyan did not know about it. School buildings in various counties and counties are already under construction and will be put into use in the autumn.
Due to financial reasons, Liu Xin's original plan was to pilot this kind of junior school in the three major cities of Xiangyang, Chang'an, and Luoyang, and then gradually promote it. However, the opening of the Silk Road in the Western Regions gave The income Liu Xin brought far exceeded expectations. The commercial tax collected in one year was three times that of the past. This did not include the profits from the large-scale sales of silk and white porcelain. The abundant funds allowed Liu Xin to be able to The construction of junior schools has been comprehensively expanded to the county level.
For the selection of future talents, Liu Xin has planned a path of his own. It is obviously not advisable to rely on the children of the gentry, but at this stage, apart from the children of the gentry, there are very few people studying. Even if Liu Xin wants to select a large number of children from poor families, Impossible. Only by spreading schools all over the country, so that children have the opportunity to study and master certain knowledge, can Liu Xin have a wider range of talent selection.
Huang Chengyan was a smart man, and he quickly understood Liu Xin's intention. He couldn't help but asked, "So, what are the conditions for the children of the Huang family to enter the school?"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "These junior schools are still under construction. Their scale is limited and it is impossible to accommodate all school-age children. In addition, noble families like the Huang family and the Cai family have their own private schools, so government-run schools These schools must take care of as many poor families as possible."
Huang Chengyan did not give up and continued to ask: "So, the children of the Huang family can also enter these junior schools. How can I get a quota?"
Liu Xin nodded and said: "The allocation of quotas has not yet been finalized, but according to the situation of each county, each noble family will not be allocated more than two quotas per year."
Logically speaking, two places are not too small. But this is only a junior school, not a high-level school like Xiangyang Academy or Chang'an Academy. After graduating from the junior school, students must pass the exam before they have the opportunity to enter the high-level school. Only from Only students who have graduated from the senior school can be entrusted with important tasks. This is actually to divide the former Xiangyang Academy into two, transfer the first five years of education to the junior school, and expand the size of the junior school.
You know, according to Liu Xin, there are not just one or two junior schools, but thousands of them operating at the same time. These thousands of schools graduate a huge number of students every year, while the senior schools enroll a very large number of students every year. Limited. Therefore, even if the Huang family chooses two children to enter the junior school every year, in the end, there will probably be no results.
Huang Chengyan suddenly felt that it was too difficult for him to be the head of the family. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "Sir, the common people really want all the children of the Huang family to be able to learn and succeed, but with this small quota, alas, is there no other way?
?"
Liu Xin said with a smile: "It's not that there is no room for accommodation. Sir, I also know that with so many junior schools being held at once, other things are easy to say, but there is a huge shortage of teachers. If the Huang family can select a few talented students like Mr.
If a scholar goes to teach in a school, naturally a few more places can be allocated to the Huang family."
Huang Chengyan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then finally made up his mind and said: "As long as we can get a few more places for the Huang family, ordinary people are willing to teach in the school."
Liu Xin laughed loudly and said: "Then it's settled. Don't worry, sir. I will let the Miannan County Magistrate come to hire you in person."
There were many scribes in gentry families, and all of them were willing to serve as officials, but few were willing to serve as school teachers. However, Liu Xin had already thought of a way through a conversation with Huang Chengyan, which was to further strictly restrict the entry of gentry children.
The quota for studying in academies forced these scholars to teach in academies, thus solving the problem of shortage of teachers in academies.
Liu Xin was not worried that these gentry literati would not be able to adapt to teaching work after they arrived at the school. Because with Ma Yun's efforts, the textbooks used in the junior school had been printed. The main task of these teachers was to teach the children to read and read.
The content they teach must also strictly follow the arrangement of the textbook.
The curriculum of the junior school is also very simple, with only four courses: literature, mathematics, science, and basic martial arts. The basic martial arts course has soldiers who have retired from the army as instructors. There is no problem for these selected teachers to teach literature. It is more difficult.
It is mathematics and nature. You must know that for people of this era, primary school mathematics can be regarded as a very advanced theory, and some phenomena taught in nature classes have completely subverted most worldviews.
Sure enough, after Huang Chengyan listened to Liu Xin's explanation of what content needed to be taught in the junior school, Huang Chengyan said with some hesitation: "There are some content that ordinary people don't understand as well as Yueying, for fear of delaying the children's studies."
You know, you still have to pass an exam to enter the junior school before you have the chance to enter the advanced school, and the content of the exam is these four courses.
In fact, Ma Yun has already considered these issues. She has already issued an order through Liu Xin. Before the start of the fall semester, each county must organize special training to provide specialized training in mathematics, physics and natural knowledge to the selected teachers.
Those responsible for the training are the students who have not yet graduated from Xiangyang Academy. For the students of these academies, this is also a very good practical activity, and Liu Xin has already planned to hold various practical activities on a regular basis.
After telling Huang Chengyan these circumstances, Liu Xin smiled and said: "However, sir, there is no need to go to the county for further training. Just let your Xiao Yueying teach you at home."
Mentioning his daughter, Huang Chengyan suddenly stood up and asked, "I dare to ask Mr. Liu, can Yueying's studies be continued?"