Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

Chapter 565 Report

"In this case, can I come here for an internship?"

Han Xingsi asked after submitting the report.

"Okay, okay. Actually, I'm not sure myself. After asking others, I found out that there are such professional people. If possible, senior sister, do you have any classmates who have also not found an internship?"

"No, it's just me. There aren't many people like me who are into fishing. But if you need help, they should be able to help. In addition, the internship cycle is three months, and you can find someone after three months."

"If possible, you can tell your classmates that you can consider the Lei Department when you want to do an internship. There are many professionals here. Anyway, just leave the stamps and use them casually. Whether you need to ask for leave for the internship points, you can stamp them yourself. Bar."

The stamp was actually placed in the Lei Department's lounge. Shangluo didn't take it with him, so that anyone could use it and stamp it themselves. Perhaps in the future, when the Lei Department starts to actually handle affairs, there will be a dedicated person to take care of the seal. But there is no need now, just let it go.

"It's really convenient here."

"Rather than saying it's convenient, it's better to say it's a grass-roots team."

"Hey." Han Xingsi shook his head, "To put it that way, everyone is just a member of the grass-roots team. Mr. Wenge is such a decent person, but in private he often fishes for three hours a day."

"Huh? Does he know how to fish at work? He doesn't seem to be able to tell."

"It can't be considered fishing, because he especially likes to recruit interns and teach them step by step. After the training, he will naturally be free. But Mr. Wen Ge never hides it, and he is also very generous when giving subsidies. Moreover, He never assigns work through others, but interviews you one by one. Everyone says that he is a good boss, and there are advantages to being busy. After all, he is the principal, and he is the principal of the Imperial College."

"Ah, actually I have to consider getting an internship. What are the internships at Mr. Wenge's place like?"

"Book report. He has a lot of book report stuff to write. Generally, he will assign you to read these 5 to 8 books in a week, and then write reading notes. Among these 5 to 8 books, Depending on how much he trusts you, there will be some that he has seen and some that he has not seen either."

"He wants to do a spot check?"

"Yes, after all, you are working in his research laboratory, and the book report is written for him, because he does not have time to read all the books on the market. After all, he is still the elder. So he has a book over there He also wanted to read the single. But he was not sure whether it was worth the time investment, and he was not sure whether to read it intensively or extensively, so he gave this part of the work to the students."

"Ah, so he wants to confirm credibility through spot checks, right?"

"Yes. In the beginning, maybe 8 of the 4 books he has read before, and he will infer the reliability of the content he does not know by asking questions about what he already knows. If you can help him He won't waste time because he's busy. Next time he may ask you to read all the books he hasn't read. Then by asking you, he will be able to judge whether reading this book will be helpful to him and decide whether Add this book to your schedule."

"By the way, what questions does he usually ask? So I can prepare?"

"You can't prepare, because he's going to ask you academic questions. Mr. Wen is a researcher in the history of thought, and he's read everything from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign. When he makes the book list, he's already prepared the questions. For example, if he asks you to read François Quesnay's 'The Theory of Corn' or 'Tableau Economique', he'll ask you what Quesnay meant by 'surplus value' and 'reproduction', how his surplus value differs from current views, and what your personal views are - of course, he's definitely read all of this, he's just testing you."

“Wait a minute, what if I’m not in the history of ideas?”

"You can do it. The freshman year of the Imperial College is not divided into subjects. What you learn in the freshman year is the cross-cutting thinking and research methods of various subjects. The research methods of history are the content of the course. So asking you to do an internship is actually not the same as asking you to choose Wenge Lao's 'private lessons' are no different. They just really help him."

"Good fellow, do all the elders have this kind of free time? Do they all have time to take care of students?"

"Nine out of ten of our cabinet ministers are engaged in research on benevolence or neo-Confucianism. Wen Ge is always engaged in research on benevolence. Those who are engaged in neo-science research have to go back to the laboratory at least once a month. Although Their energy is shared by the government, but their research work will not be put down. After all, whoever joins the cabinet will leave the cabinet - having said that, so many interns are needed because there is research work to be handled from top to bottom. .”

"Wait a minute. So interns are not actually for departments, but for people?"

"Yes. It's for people. It's the elders, ministers, ministers, etc. who recruit you to be their personal intern. Generally speaking, they are academic tasks, but occasionally there are administrative tasks. It needs to be dealt with. For example, there are two extremes, the General Affairs Department and Huang Ceku. In theory, the General Affairs Department recruits you as an intern, and you run errands for the emperor. But Huang Ceku has no one to recruit you at all. Then It’s an exception.”

"Um, what's the exception?"

"The traditional exception - because the intern system of the Imperial College started from Huangceku, or from Emperor Gao, Taizu in the Hongwu Year, because there were a lot of bullshit things in Huangceku that needed to be investigated, so it was Send students from the Imperial College who want to earn credits for free. The Imperial College was very strict back then, and the credit standards were quite extreme. It was impossible not to go to Huang Ceku. There was no wages there, it was hot and stuffy, and there were mosquitoes in the middle of Xuanwu Lake. You couldn't light a fire even when you were eating. , because Huangceku can’t see a single spark, and it’s the same now. So when working in Huangceku, you can only order takeout.”

"How do I feel?" Shangluo pondered for a moment, "How do I feel that our court is like a research institute? A huge research institute."

"Hey, you guessed it right. In fact, the Imperial College is the body of this institute. Because there are clear regulations that all Sanpintang officials are not allowed to hold teaching positions in any university except the Imperial College. Therefore, high officials in the DPRK will transfer their affiliations Come to the Imperial College - of course they are unlikely to come to take care of students, just give a few lectures a year. There are only a few people who are really willing to come to take care of students except Mr. Wen Ge."

"Including the Emperor?"

"Ahem. Without him."

"No?"

Chapter 566 Imperial College

"We don't think so." Han Xingsi lowered his voice, "Actually, we all know that Associate Professor Zhu Da from the Department of Chemistry is the emperor, but you can't say that this person is here. Just like the mighty General Zhu Shou, you can't say it to his face. It's Emperor Zhengde or something. If he wants to act, just act with him."

"What's the point of doing this?"

"Of course it makes sense. It's called Piyong when the emperor comes to the Imperial College to give lectures. It's a very important ceremony. And it's impossible for him to tell you about his major, the 'synthesis of a new type of formamide'. He must be talking to you. You lecture on scriptures. When he runs his own research laboratory, he must use a pseudonym. Otherwise, what if he makes a mistake in his research? How could the emperor make a mistake? If the emperor makes a mistake, there must be something wrong with the laws of nature. So he must use a pseudonym. "

"Oh, right" Shangluo suddenly thought of it.

"Senior, I have a question for you. That is, I have such a friend."

"Usually it's you who says that."

"No, no, it's really another person."

"I can testify." Han Xingzhi next to him added, "It is indeed a person, a woman."

"girlfriend?"

"Yes!" Han Xingzhi nodded, "That person is my sister-in-law."

【ha? Black beans! Young man, your road is getting narrower and narrower. You didn’t have red beans before you came here! 】

"Ahem" Shangluo coughed, "Let's not talk about this for now. I would like to ask, can she be admitted to the Imperial Academy? What are the requirements for admission to the Imperial Academy?"

"Is there anyone else rushing to come in? It's a good thing, your friends should be reliable, and besides, there are not enough people to recruit." She recalled:

"There are six admission methods in our school: Excellent, Gong, Yin, Li, En, and Fu. There are many admission methods. You can get in if you choose one of them. Except for Fu students, they are hostages selected by the tributary country. This is different from others. It doesn’t matter. All the above are acceptable: school recommendation, early batch examination, unified examination, or Nanyang special admission, special admission for relatives, etc.”

"Wait a minute. Actually, the last one is related to her."

"Huh? Is she a princess from some country?"

[Administratively speaking, she is the daughter of a Maltese general. She can also be regarded as a princess. 】

"Ah, yes, she is a princess." Shangluo nodded, "How do I get into school for this?"

"Well, I have to ask my classmate. There is a North Korean princess. But I remember it is like this: we have six bureaus, and each tributary country has its corresponding six cao. This matter is that the North Korean rites officer sent a rite to the Yingtian rites department. Report, and after the Ministry of Rites agrees, ask the King of Joseon to make a statement to the emperor to talk about this matter, and then the princess can be asked to come to the Imperial College. Generally, it is not difficult. Which country is the princess from? "

"It's the princess from Rome."

"Huh?" Han Xingsi was stunned for a moment, "The one from Rome? Then this one... This doesn't match up. We don't have a tradition of docking with Rome. Wait, why don't you call Mr. Wen Ge? You Do you have his number?"

"Yes, I'll ask. My friend is also planning to enroll, so I have to ask."

Shangluo and Wenzhong had a phone call.

"Ah, that's right." Wen Zhong replied on the other end, "It's not possible in principle, but it's possible in practice. Let me tell you what's going on: First of all, entrance must take an exam, and everyone has to take it. But you can take the exam You have to have a household registration first, and you have to record a name in Huangceku. Like Nanyang expatriates, they are recorded as 'guest registration' in Huangceku, so they can directly take the examination in Kinei."

"What if you don't have household registration?"

"This is not possible in principle, but in fact there is a way to do this. If you don't have a household registration, you can enroll in the school according to the example of Fu Sheng, let the relevant departments on both sides write the documents, and then the monarch of the country himself will submit the certificate to the emperor. This is a tribute hostage. Therefore, it is limited to the direct blood relatives of the monarch himself, or the heir to the throne, or the son of the most important minister of the country."

"Ah, this." Shangluo was stunned for a moment, "Do you know about Phaethon, Mr. Ge? If she wants to enroll in school, what should we do?"

"Following this example, we have to ask the Roman Caesar to write a letter to the emperor. But this has to go through the channel of credentials, and thousands of people must be busy before and after."

"Then this is too grand!"

"National diplomatic relations. We are the only foreign country, and only Rome can be considered a 'foreign country'. It has been like this since ancient times. They live on the other side of the earth. When the sun rises here, the moon is shining over them, so they are not on the same sky as us. . Because it’s such a foreign country, everything is very grand.”

"Ah. Is there any other way?"

"Well," Mr. Wenge thought for a while, "Actually, we occasionally open Enke in close vassals such as Korea. There are indeed some people from Korea who have passed the hard exam. Not just students, but also foreign students and monks studying abroad. Hard exams are good for them. It’s very difficult because after all, this is not their mother tongue. In this case.”

Mr. Wenge paused for a moment: "Everything here can be accommodated. Enko, as the name suggests, is the emperor's favor. You and the emperor are familiar with Shangluo, so you can let him open an 'enko'. It is better than letting the two sides do it." Thousands of people from the foreign affairs department were busy working behind the scenes."

"Huh? Is this enough?"

"The emperor can do anything, but there are certain rules - what the emperor has done before, especially what Emperor Taizu Gao has done, if there are no exceptions, it needs to be done according to the old rules. Referring to Kai Enke's example here, it can indeed be done Let her take the exam without household registration. But in the past, all Enkos participated in open recruitment, which means she had to take the exam by herself."

"Ah this."

"Can she get in? Just take the exam and go through the unified recruitment process."

"is it hard?"

"It's not difficult, not difficult at all. The entrance exam for the Imperial College is really not difficult, because there are not enough people to recruit. Young people nowadays are getting lazy and are not willing to work for us old men. Well, to be honest, It would be good to find a few more people to come. However, I said it is not difficult, based on our level. After all, Chinese is not her mother tongue, so it is still quite difficult to pass."

"Good guy, how long can she prepare for? When will the exam start?" Shangluo did the math and realized it's almost the end of the year.

"She can't take the unified examination. We have separate admissions for non-unified examinations. Just let her take the examination. As of April, there is still one more time. I will ask someone to send you a copy of the examination scope and examination requirements later. , just let her study according to it. Basically, it is the same difficulty as the unified examination, the subjects are the same, it may be a little more difficult. After all, the teacher who sets the questions here occasionally fails to count. In short, let her work harder on her own. good."

Chapter 567 Enrollment

"So, the situation is like this." After returning to the house in the evening, Shangluo explained to Phaethon: "Elder Ge said that if you want to enter the Imperial Academy, you can only take the unified admissions examination. Because you will be granted the 'Affiliated Imperial Academy' The admission procedures are too troublesome. You need your monarch to send a letter to the emperor, and then the emperor needs to approve it himself."

"Ah, okay." Phaethon pressed his forehead, "Although it is more troublesome, I already have expectations. How long do I have?"

"next week."

"Next week??? Are you sure next week? What should I do? What is the scope of the exam? How are liberal arts and sciences counted?"

"What we call Renxue and Neo-Confucianism." Shangluo replied, "If we compare it with yours, the divisions between Renxue and Neo-Confucianism are somewhat different. For example, biology belongs to Renxue, but geography belongs to Neo-Confucianism. But biochemistry It also belongs to Neo-Confucianism.”

"Ah, I feel like I don't even know how to classify them."

"It's very simple. The study of things that are directly related to people is benevolence. Some disciplines do not meet this characteristic, but because they are related to the definition of 'people', they will be classified, such as biology. Of course, the two disciplines The first point is not that obvious. What you want to learn here at the Imperial College is comprehensive disciplinary thinking. When you are a freshman, there is no distinction between benevolence and neo-Confucianism."

"Isn't the freshman year the senior year in high school?"

"It's not just the senior high school students. We don't distinguish between benevolence and science in high school. We all study together, and we all take the exams together. You can tell by looking at my class schedule." Shangluo pulled his schoolbag over and showed it to her:

"The classes for the week include Chinese language, music, etiquette, history, etc., and then there are biophysical chemistry, etc. Generally speaking, they are benevolence and science. We don't have physical education classes, because the club activities in the afternoon are enough for physical education. . But even though it doesn’t, we still have an archery assessment. You have to learn how to draw a bow and shoot an arrow, because it is the Six Arts of a Gentleman. Although it is not included in the score, there is a passing assessment."

"It's over. It's over. It's over."

"So what did you learn?"

"Science, or the science part, is the same for both of us, so it's not a big problem. But the history, etiquette, and monthly studies... we don't know it at all! And in your Chinese class, what we learn is 'Academic Sinian', which basically only involves In terms of written language, just being able to read is enough. And I can only read modern documents. It seems to me that it will be very difficult for me to learn ancient texts."

"In other words, you still have to make up for it."

"What exactly should be supplemented?"

"The Four Books and Five Classics are required to be recited in full. Among them, four books must not only be memorized but also understood. There will be some content on the meaning of the scriptures to be examined, but they are relatively shallow, and you are not required to write an eight-legged essay, which is about two to three hundred words combined with situational analysis. Just one moment will do it. Can you handle it?"

"Hahahaha. Hahaha."

"So, how much exactly?"

"I did take part in tutoring, and I did read them all recently. But if I want to meet the exam standards, I'm afraid there's still a long way to go."

"Tsk." Shangluo shook his head, "In this case, you have to let me take action. There is no way, who calls me your employer? And your aunt asked me to take good care of you."

[Hmm~ This is the love and care of a parent. 】

"She said it was the love and care of a parent."

"Okay. Thanks. So what can I do?"

"Go to hell."

"Huh? Why are you swearing?"

"That's not what I mean. I want you to go to hell. Apollonia is waiting for you in hell. She will come to tutor you. I will also go for a while, because I am afraid that she will recite the sutra incorrectly."

【Hello! Are you doubting my academic standards? 】

"Nonsense, who knows if you have any understanding other than memorization. This is not an endorsement test. The endorsement part is not important, what is important is understanding. Because the content of the scriptures is not 10 points in total, but your understanding of benevolence There are no less than a thousand words on a paper—let me remind you.”

Shangluo said to the two people: "There is no essay question at the end of our exam. Instead, there are 5 big questions on the last page of the paper, two questions on classics and meanings, and three questions on policy. Each question has two to three hundred words. Taken together, you have to Write to words. You can't write too long at all, because there is simply not enough time. You must answer as concisely and directly to the main point. Best, you still have to have some formatting, otherwise it will be difficult for the marking teacher Find your scoring spot.”

"Ah" Phaethon understood, "So if my level is not good enough, the last five big questions are equivalent to going to jail? Because my level can be seen between the lines?"

"Yes." Shangluo replied, "I'm not too worried about the scholar exam because it's basically all objective questions and no subjective questions. Just check all the four options A, B, C and D. It's very easy to pass. But the actual admission The exam is completely the opposite. There are almost no objective questions. You have to compose, compose, compose the whole article. There is a composition for the small questions, write one sentence. There is a composition for the middle questions, fifty words. There is a composition for the big questions, and you have to write within two to three hundred words. Let’s make things clear.”

"It's over." Phaethon leaned back, "I know what you want me to do. You want me to make up all the courses at 365 times speed, right?"

"Well, what do you think? I think three days is enough."

"If you make up for three days in there, it will be three years!"

"You can make up for three years of study in three days. This is a blessing."

"Do you want this blessing for you?"

"No, because I know how to memorize it, I don't need to make up for it. Before, I just didn't understand a few arithmetic symbols. For some reason, Lao Shang always allowed me to use his own addition, subtraction, multiplication and division signs. But I made up a few After a little meeting I had it all figured out.”

"Okay." Phaethon pressed his head, "I have one last question: Are there any restrictions on fonts? For example, how to write the word "fennel"? Because I saw that some writing methods are different from what we learned there."