kingnovel Chapter 767: Requirements for Imperial Examination Supplies
Chapter 767: Requirements for Imperial Examination Supplies
The notice was issued more than ten days in advance.
Shen Zheng also lowered her eyes.
The government's education department is indeed a bit too much. Normally, the announcement is made one month to twenty days in advance, which should at least give students some time to cram for the exam.
But judging from this date, Fang Ziyan and Pei Zhaoqi will probably be able to enter Beijing with them.
The provincial examination was held earlier, catching all the students and academies off guard.
But this is exactly the effect that the government education officials want to see.
After returning to the county, Shen Zheng went directly to the county school and asked Li Hongmao and several other teachers to start predicting the questions.
"The test papers from the prefectural school should be back tomorrow. They were written by Zhou Xuezheng himself. You teachers should pay attention to them. Try to let the children live in the county school during this period to avoid running around. Also, ask the public kitchen to pay attention. Don't give them extra nutrition, but make sure the ingredients are fresh. If they want to study at night, ask the public kitchen to prepare midnight snacks."
Shen Zheng gave instructions in an orderly manner, like the parent of all the children.
"As for the printing house, tell them not to go there for now. It won't count as absenteeism, and the plate-making time will be appropriately extended."
Li Hongmao nodded and took note. Shen Zheng continued, "We will buy the pens, ink, paper and inkstones for the exam with the prefectural school and let the students bring them. After covering the answer sheets, try not to reveal the characteristics of our county."
It is said that the imperial examination is expensive, so how can it not be expensive?
Even the writing utensils such as pens, ink, paper and inkstones used for the exams had to be brought by the students themselves, while the imperial court and the academic officials provided the examination hall and the examination papers.
Although students have to prepare these things themselves, the academic authorities still have requirements regarding paper and ink.
The material and size of the paper, and the color and texture of the ink block must all be in accordance with the instructions of the academician.
The academician put his hands on his hips and shouted, and the students ran downstairs.
In Shen Zheng's eyes, this is a typical case of all talk and no action.
The imperial examination is difficult, not only because of the knowledge itself, but also because of the imperial examination system.
To put it bluntly, Shen Zheng could understand that the examination institute did not provide pens and ink, but she could not understand why it did not provide answer sheets. Wasn't this just giving students something to do? It also gave some people with bad intentions a good opportunity to cheat.
The students' names and places of origin were covered with paper, but how could paper purchased from different places be exactly the same? If someone with a keen eye were to examine the papers, how could they not see the difference?
From ancient times to the present, this question has been raised before.
But when it comes to the entrance examination for children and the provincial examination, no one will care.
During the spring and autumn examinations, the imperial court had another strategy to deal with the situation - transcribing.
Transcription means that someone is assigned to copy the candidate's answer sheet. After copying, the examiner will first look at the answer itself, give a score, and then combine it with the original answer sheet handwriting to give a comprehensive score.
In this way, not only can the suspicion of cheating by using paper be avoided, but also the possibility of cheating by using handwriting can be avoided.
But this egg...
In fact, it’s not that there are no gaps at all.
Thinking of this, Shen Zheng felt that the imperial examination system of the Great Zhou Dynasty still needed to be changed in the future.
As soon as she had the power to speak, she was the first to file a petition to create opposition.
......
After leaving the county school, Shen Zheng went to Tongan Medical Clinic again.
The clinic is still crowded today, but only half of these people come to see a doctor, and the remaining half are there because they have heard of the clinic and want to become its apprentice or open a branch.
Seeing Shen Zheng coming, the foreign doctors' faces were filled with nervousness. They wanted to greet her, but were afraid to speak rashly and make her unhappy.
It was the residents of Tongan County who started the fun first.
"My lord is here!"
"Thank you, sir, for treating us to fish!"
"Congratulations, sir! You've been promoted!"
"The official in the Ministry of Works should be quite high. Sir, what rank is that official who picks up...what? Is he higher than your county magistrate?"
Originally, they thought that the title of county magistrate was very important and that he could call the shots in the entire county. However, after meeting the prefect and the earl, they suddenly realized what was going on.
The official rank of their masters is actually not high at all.
The seventh rank is not worthy of you, my Lord.
A pair of eyes were eagerly waiting for Shen Zheng's answer. Shen Zheng smiled helplessly and said, "The Ministry of Works' Inspector is a sixth-rank official, but he is only on a temporary basis in the Ministry of Works."
After a pause, she deliberately added: "I am still the magistrate of Tongan County. I will not return directly to the capital to serve as an official."
The people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But that official was only a sixth-rank official...
Still not worthy of them adults.
The people who had previously shouted "His Majesty the Emperor is generous" suddenly turned against him and secretly slandered in their hearts that "His Majesty the Emperor is stingy."
The common people were secretly dissatisfied, but the foreign doctors were extremely shocked. They looked at each other, staring as they digested this big news.
Mr. Shen from Tongan County has become an official in Beijing!
No!
They must establish a good relationship with Dr. Li and open a branch of Tongan Medical Clinic back home!
As a group of people were ready to make a move, Shen Zheng called Li Shiyuan into the inner room and told him about going to Beijing together.
Li Shiyuan hesitated after hearing this: "Qianzhi wants to go, if I go too..."
There is a National Medical Bureau in the capital. If he follows Lord Shen and the uncle, he might have a chance to discuss medical cases with the imperial physician and also get the other party's opinion.
Can......
What should the people of Tongan County do?
Li Shiyuan asked and Shen Zheng answered. Li Shiyuan looked at the heads of those people outside with shining eyes and hesitated.
"What you said is a solution. It would be best if Madam Li could come and help keep an eye on it, but... the doctors today are not good enough." He looked a little disdainful. "Didn't you see that when they heard that you were promoted, they almost wanted to stay in the clinic."
Shen Zheng didn't know much about medicine, so he pondered for a moment and said, "Then is there anyone suitable in the past? As long as his medical skills and character are acceptable, I will ask Xiao Yuan and others to come every day, and nothing will go wrong."
Li Shiyuan recalled for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "There really is one!"
"That doctor opened a clinic with another doctor in the prefectural city. But he said something went wrong in the clinic last month and someone might come to cause trouble for him, so he didn't want to stay in the clinic any longer, lest it harm other doctors in the clinic. Originally, he just had an idea at first, until he heard the news about Tong'an Clinic, then he made up his mind and made his idea come true."
As Shen Zheng listened, she felt that this matter was a little familiar.
She asked, "Did the doctor...conspire with others to save a little girl?"
Li Shiyuan shook his head, "I didn't ask any more questions."
Shen Zheng thought for a while, then stood up and said, "Then you can ask him when he comes. If he is this doctor, he must be a good person."
When Li Shiyuan heard this, he began to feel like going to Beijing.
"He said he would come again tomorrow. If he is the one you mentioned, I will talk to him about this matter!"