"So, men must protect themselves when they go out. Those women are always coveting my seed. It's really terrible. Lao Mou, do you think all women in the royal family are like this?"
On the way back, Lu Chen chatted with Mou Ping beside him with a curious look on his face.
Mou Ping was so scared that his liver was trembling. How could a eunuch like him know such a thing so casually?
After returning to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lu Chen called his men together for a meeting.
The atmosphere of this meeting is much better than the last time. Through Lu Chen's series of tricks, there will definitely be a large number of candidates coming to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to take part in the mock exams and visits. As long as he can trick people in, Lu Chen has ten thousand ways to keep them.
"We must provide excellent service and make these candidates feel at home. Say hello to the cafeteria. During the mock exam days, the meals must be excellent. I will invite the chefs from the two restaurants on the commercial street to take charge of the cooking, and the cafeteria staff can watch and learn from them."
The two hotels on the commercial street have master chefs in charge. Coupled with the seasonings and advanced cooking concepts provided by Lu Chen, these two restaurants have become the leaders in the entire imperial capital's restaurant industry.
What’s more important is that if you are not qualified to enter the commercial street, then you are not qualified to go to these two restaurants. Therefore, for the people in the capital, these two restaurants in the commercial street have always been legendary. Some people even say that the two restaurants provide fine wines that only gods can eat.
Now Lu Chen actually wants the chefs from those two restaurants to come here and cook a big pot of food for the candidates. This treatment is really the best.
"We also need to do a good job of sanitation. We must leave a great first impression on these students. The windows and tables must be spotless. Are there any rooms without glass windows? Install them quickly. Also, arrange for glass oil lamps as soon as possible. We must give these unsophisticated people a good shake."
"Rooms need to be arranged properly. Four-person rooms are standard, and each room must be equipped with a separate bathroom and flush toilet. Don't tell me there are difficulties. If there are no difficulties, do we still need you? We asked you to come here to solve problems."
"In the coming period, not only will candidates come to our office, but also some officials and scholars. After all, it's an exam, and they have to set questions and mark the papers. This imperial examination reform is not only a reform for the candidates, but also for these people. The examiners who mark the papers must also be familiar with the scoring system."
"Anyone who is assigned to mark the papers must be quite capable. If they feel comfortable here, they might choose to stay."
Just as Lu Chen was making detailed arrangements for various matters, news of the imperial examination reform finally spread.
When people heard that the imperial examination system was going to be changed, both southerners and northerners were shocked.
You should know that the current imperial examination system has been in use for more than two hundred years, and everyone has always been taking the exam in this way. You suddenly told me today that the imperial examination system will be changed in the future. Are you kidding me?
Even if it was to be changed, shouldn't it have started with the next class? With the exams less than a year away, what's the point of changing it now? What if we can't adapt?
"What's more, there are still many candidates who have not come to the capital. They can't adapt to this examination mode in advance. Is this fair to them?" A student standing at the door of the Imperial College angrily shouted impassionedly.
His speech drew countless responses, and everyone felt that the sudden change of the examination mode was too unreliable.
But soon everyone stopped arguing, because many people realized that if the imperial examination model was really to be changed, then those of them who were currently in the capital would be the biggest beneficiaries.
They can take multiple mock exams to adapt to this new scoring system in advance.
As for those candidates who haven't come to the capital yet, it's really unfair to them, but why should I say such things? They are the ones with vested interests!
Nowadays, few scholars who can come to the capital are stupid. Soon the atmosphere became eerily quiet, and then some people began to ask how to get to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. They planned to go and take a look first.
Afterwards, some people even shouted slogans, saying that they would teach the northerners a lesson in the mock exam and let those northern barbarians know the gap between the two sides.
It was not until this time that these candidates suddenly realized that mock exams can also be used to resolve grudges and slap each other in the face.
They had only taken the test once before, so naturally no one was willing to give in.
But now there is still half a year before the imperial examination. With so many exams in half a year, it should be possible to tell the difference between the strong and the weak.
So no matter whether they were candidates from the south or the north, they were all excited and ready to work hard.
In fact, after understanding the point allocation system, most candidates are no longer resistant to it. This system is indeed fairer and more convincing.
As long as the general framework of the imperial examination remains unchanged and as long as the Four Books and Five Classics are still tested, these scholars will not be afraid.
A good article is a good article, and if it is changed to a scoring system, it means that the score can be higher.
At first, when Sun Jijiu heard that the candidates outside were not satisfied with the imperial examination reform, he felt very happy, so he hid in his room and drank a few sips of wine happily.
He could naturally see that Lu Chen's Chinese Academy of Sciences wanted to poach people, and he was on guard, but when he saw the reactions of the candidates, he felt relieved.
The Imperial College was still the Imperial College, a treasure trove of culture and prosperity for the entire Great Qi Dynasty. This kind of cultural heritage was something Lu Chen and his idiotic Chinese Academy of Sciences couldn't even begin to compare to.
During this period, he discovered several good talents. As long as they were cultivated, they would be able to pass the imperial examination.
In next year's imperial examination, those who will take the top spot will still be those from the Imperial College.
But just as Sun Jijiu was about to finish his drink and take a nap, the door of his room was roughly pushed open by a servant. A panicked servant came crawling in and said, "Master, this is bad! There are quite a few candidates outside who are planning to go to the Chinese Academy of Sciences together!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Jijiu spilled the wine in his hand all over himself. He stood up in panic, grabbed the servant in front of him and said, "What did you say? Say it again!"
The servant faltered in panic, "Many students have gone to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and even some have gone for lectures. We can't stop them!"
Sun Jijiu was immediately furious and said, "What are you still standing there for? Prepare the sedan chair!"
At the same time, the entire entrance of the Chinese Academy of Sciences became lively because a young man could no longer get up from his knees.
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