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  Chapter 776 773 [Thirty-one-year-old Chief Envoy]

  The reason why the official position of the East Palace was set up is because the prince is about to graduate from the Imperial City School.

  Huangcheng School, three years of elementary school, three years of middle school, Zhao Han does not plan to set up a university. Graduates here, no matter which province they come from, must take the Jinling Mansion Examination. If you pass the exam, you go to university. If you fail the exam, you either go home or go to university at your own expense.

  As for overseas students, it seems that they get preferential treatment, but it is actually useless.

  International students can choose different graduation exams:

  The first type is a special test paper. After passing the test, you can get a graduation certificate, and then go back to your own country to pretend to be a force.

  The second type is the common test paper, which needs to be taken together with Chinese students. Those who pass the exam can not only get a university diploma, but also be eligible to take the imperial examination. The specially recruited minority students are treated in the same way.

  Whether it is a foreign student or a minority student. It is very difficult for them to learn Chinese, and they have to catch up on elementary and middle school knowledge, and they have to compete with college students. Those who can pass the test are definitely at the level of geniuses.

   Over the years, out of hundreds of special candidates, only three have obtained ordinary graduation certificates, and only one North Korean student has passed the imperial examination.

  Like those two British teenagers, if they go to Jinling University at their own expense, they will probably get out with a special diploma. I can't get an ordinary graduation certificate, and I don't even have the qualification to take the imperial examination. The Chinese people don't recognize this kind of education.

   "Hey, tomorrow is finally a holiday!"

  Zhang Fang hugged his physics textbook, lying on the desk and watching the sunset outside.

   Prince Zhao Kuanghuan's three elementary school roommates, only one was eliminated.

And the one who was eliminated was He Qianji, who studied the hardest, had the calmest personality, and often advised the prince... After entering middle school, the top candidates in each province (primary school graduation exam) were all recruited to study in the Imperial City School, where they competed for study. That's intense. Hard work alone cannot make up for the gap in talent.

   Liu Guozhen, who is smooth and has strong social skills, has never seen how hard he is, but he just keeps up with the progress and is on the verge of being eliminated every time he takes the exam.

  But Zhang Fang, who has a bad personality, has really reformed since he got into trouble and was enlightened by the principal, and he ranked among the best in the second semester.

  Of course, when prodigies from various provinces came, Zhang Fang was no longer so prominent, and his ranking could only fluctuate in the middle.

   "Be quiet, be quiet!"

  Squad leader Yan Guangyou slapped the desk and shouted: "From now on, there will be two days off every ten days, and the teachers will leave homework at the end of the ten days. I will copy the homework content of each subject on the blackboard. If I don't finish it, I will be punished with a ruler."

"Ugh!"

  The classroom was full of wailing.

  Yan Guangyou was a native of Qufu, Shandong, and a descendant of Fusheng Yanhui.

  Whether it is the Confucian family, the Meng family, or the Yan family, the descendants of these Confucian sages are now honestly going to the court to study. Moreover, due to the origin of family education, experts are also invited to make up lessons, and children and grandchildren with excellent grades often emerge.

  Yan Guangyou was the second in the unified examination of primary schools in Shandong, and his younger brother Yan Guangmin was the third in the unified examination of primary schools in Shandong. The two brothers were successively recruited to study in Huangcheng Middle School, which has become a good story in Qufu. But, only the two of them surnamed Yan are good, and those surnamed Kong and Meng have not yet appeared as super top students.

   Zhao Kuanghuan, the crown prince, felt tired for no reason as he watched the class monitor copying the end-of-ten-day homework.

  Other students, as long as they finish their homework, they can rest and play in the rest of the time. And after he was on vacation, he had to study politics with his teacher, and he even had to be familiar with the important government affairs of the court.

  Zhao Kuanghuan glanced at a girl in the front row. The girl's name was Zhu Junmo.

  From "The Book of Songs": Xianyun is a gentleman, and everyone makes virtue.

  As soon as you hear the name, you know that Zhu Junmo is definitely not from a low-level family. But he is not considered a high-ranking official. His father was only a teacher in a county middle school.

  Even if he is recruited into Huangcheng Middle School, Zhu Junmo's test scores will basically not fall out of the top three in the grade, which makes all the boys feel ashamed.

   And Zhao Kuanghuan's first love, Qiao Wuhua, was among the best in elementary school, but only hovered at the middle level in middle school.

  Our prince, there are some signs of empathy.

  He repeatedly compared the two girls, and felt that each had its own advantages, and it seemed difficult to tell the winner. But Zhu Junmo's academic performance is too good, which gives her a lot of points, so Zhao Kuanghuan gradually favors this girl.

  Youth's mind is like this, it is difficult to settle down, and always regards a spring heart as love.

   After writing down the homework, Zhao Kuanghuan returned to his dormitory.

   Four people still live in one room, but roommates have to be changed every year.

  The latest three prince roommates, one is Ma Xun, a son of a merchant from Hubei. One is Wang Kefu, a son of a Henan gentry. One is Wu Chong, a peasant from Guangxi.

  Wu Chong is the most unpopular, his personality is too serious, and he often gets into fights with his roommates because of trivial matters. But this kid is really hardworking and has strong self-discipline. He is either studying or preparing for study every day.

   No, just after school, Wu Chong was already doing his homework.

  Zhao Kuanghuan is packing his things and plans to go home early tomorrow morning.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Wang Kefu said enthusiastically, "Have you read the newspaper? Last year in the performance evaluation of various provinces, our Henan Minister Yang Bu ranked first, which was hand-picked by His Majesty. Under this circumstance, Henan has a bumper harvest of grain and the prosperity of livestock. Henan alone contributes one-fifth of the farm cattle needed for immigration every year!"

  Ma Xun asked curiously, "Why are there so many cattle in Henan?"

Wang Kefu said with a smile: "It is clearly written in the newspaper that according to the real situation in Henan, the Minister Yang Buzheng changed the agricultural method according to local conditions. Every year, summer grain harvests wheat, and autumn grain harvests corn every year. They are both high-yield grains. Moreover, wheat and Corn stalks, as long as they are harvested a few days earlier, can be used as silage for raising cattle and sheep without affecting the grain output."

   Ma Xun said disdainfully: "What's there to brag about? The corn stalks are used to raise cattle, and the children in the country know it."

Wang Kefu said unhappily: "Do you understand the green storage material? If the corn stalks are not treated, the water will dry out quickly, and they cannot be used to feed livestock in winter. When he was the magistrate, he learned about the production of green storage materials from "Wang Zhennong Shu". After many experiments, he also wrote letters to officials from the Department of Persuading Agriculture, and finally researched the production method of green storage materials for wheat straw and corn stalks."

"After Yang Buzheng assisted Henan, he personally visited more than ten counties and guided farmers to plant wheat and corn in rotation. He also called the magistrates, prefectures, and counties of the whole province of Henan and distributed them the materials compiled by the Department of Agriculture. The whole province The local officials contacted Datong Bank to buy cattle and goats with loans and lend them to farmers."

"Do you know how difficult these promotions are? During the severe drought in Henan, many farmers could not repay their loans. Datong Bank and the Ministry of Finance impeached Yang Buzheng. Yang Buzheng was the right minister of Henan. There is a Zuo Chief Envoy. Although it was not mentioned in the newspaper, it is certain that the Zuo Chief Envoy also had a quarrel with Yang Buzheng. Fortunately, His Majesty came forward to appease him, and Yang Buzheng insisted on doing it for several years, and this has achieved the current results!"

   "These are all published in newspapers. Based on Yang Buzheng's achievements in Henan, he will definitely join the cabinet as prime minister in the future!"

  Wu Chong, who had been doing his homework, suddenly said: "Yang Buzheng is a good official."

Wang Kefu said arrogantly: "No matter how good an official is, he must have a place to use his skills. No other province can do it, but we have to look at our Henan. Henan has a vast and fertile plain. The previous chief envoy and the Ministry of Industry both The water department has improved the water conservancy and river channels in the whole province, so that so much grain can be grown, and so much wheat stalks and corn stalks can be fed to livestock.”

  Zhao Kuanghuan felt that he was the crown prince, and it was necessary to remember this good official, so he asked, "What is the name of Minister Yang?"

Wang Kefu replied: "It was said in the newspaper that Yang Buzheng's name was Yang An, from Hunan. He was just a bookboy before. When the Datong Army took over Hunan, Yang Buzheng signed up as an official to help the missionary group set up farmers' associations and distribute land. Later, he was promoted very quickly all the way, and he achieved outstanding achievements in every official position, and was appointed by His Majesty as the Henan Youbu Political Envoy."

   Ma Xun laughed suddenly: "Haha, it turns out that we are from Huguang."

  Wang Kefu corrected and said: "It's Hunan, not Huguang!"

  Ma Xun said: "They are all the same. Hunan and Hubei were collectively called Huguang in the past. I am from Hubei, and Yang Buzheng is from Hunan. According to the previous saying, they are all counted as fellow villagers of Huguang."

   "You can put gold on your face!" Wang Kefu said contemptuously.

   Zhao Kuanghuan asked, "Where's that newspaper?"

  Wang Kefu immediately passed it to the crown prince.

   Zhao Kuanghuan found the report about Yang An, and was shocked immediately. This Yang Buzheng is so young, he will only be 31 years old this year. When he joined the Datong Army in Hunan and followed the mission team to form a peasant association to divide the land, he was only an eighteen-year-old boy.

  Ma Xun also leaned over, seeing Yang An's profile, he was also dumbfounded in surprise.

  Thirty-one-year-old right chief envoy, and has been in this position for several years... How terrible is the future career development?

   More than a few kids were shocked. As soon as this report came out, the ministers of the cabinet were also discussing, and all factions tried to throw an olive branch to Yang An.

  Young people are always passionate, who hasn't been full of ambition?

  Wang Kefu, a child from a wealthy gentry family, already regards Yang An as an idol at this moment. He also wants to benefit the people, he also wants to be praised by the emperor, and he also wants to be famous in the newspapers. As for interests and calculations, they are the least valued by young people.

  This is the original intention, and it depends on how long it lasts.

  Wang Kefu was about to make an oath, when Wu Chong, who was doing his homework, said: "When I become an official, I should be like Yang Buzheng. If I become an official in the future, I will be the 'Second Yang Buzheng'!"

  As soon as this remark came out, Wang Kefu was extremely depressed. His lines were robbed by his roommate.

  The students from other provinces who can study in Huangcheng Middle School are all child prodigies from all over the country. The child prodigy who has not yet grown up has different tempers. Ma Xun is quite proud. He said sarcastically, "You are the second to Yang Buzheng? Don't let you take care of a province, even if you let you take care of our class, I am afraid Few people can be convinced."

  Wu Chong hesitated to speak, but finally did not speak again. He was born in a poor family. Although he was very smart, he only knew how to read since he was a child, and he didn't know how to deal with people. Both parents are honest farmers, and they didn't teach him how to behave in the world.

  Huangcheng School is a small society, with all backgrounds, identities, and personalities.

  It must be much better for the prince to grow up in this environment than hiding in the deep palace.

  (end of this chapter)