Chapter 1168 Talent Introduction in Progress (Second update, please subscribe)
Strong sunlight shines into the room through the window. The yellow light cuts out light and shadow in the room. This light and shadow is like the essence of many things, with light on one side and darkness on the other.
Kang Wen, lying on the bed, watched for a long time the light moving slowly, almost imperceptibly but unstoppably in the room. The desk by the window was full of books, as was the bookshelf next to it.
There was a newspaper lying listlessly on the cement floor. The front page was very simple - the provincial control line was announced!
The provincial control line has been announced!
With a depressed look, Kang Wen looked at the light blankly. Now he felt that his life had fallen into darkness.
His score was 32 points higher than the national line, but still a full 20 points away from the provincial control line.
what to do?
Going to college is impossible!
If he can't go to college, it will be difficult for him to realize his ideals and ambitions.
In fact, he still had another chance, which was to study at his own expense. But... thinking of his father who worked hard to support the family, Kang Wen couldn't bear to let his father spend the money he saved on his college education.
The cost of attending university is not small! It is an expense that his family can hardly afford.
What now?
Despite his frustrated look, his eyes were still full of desire, and he finally murmured again.
“There’s still one chance!”
Standing up suddenly from the bed, Kang Wen thought of the advertisement clipped in his notebook.
"This is the only way!"
Let’s go to Datang!
As long as I can go to university, it will only take ten years. In other words, I need to work there for ten years.
Just ten years...
When he made this decision in his heart, that pretty figure flashed through his mind, making him feel a little disappointed.
But going to college...that's his dream!
And she... was just someone he missed.
In fact, even if she went to college, how could it be possible? Her family was rich, and there was no possibility between them at all.
He persuaded himself in his heart, and then walked in the city in a confused state. He was so confused that he couldn't even concentrate. Therefore, when he found himself in the city center, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Opposite is the Tang Dynasty Consulate. People are constantly coming in and out of the tall building. It is already 10 o'clock in the morning.
Kang Wen stood there and looked at the Tang people entering the embassy.
There is no difference between the people of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the Ming Dynasty, at least in terms of appearance, there is no difference at all. They are all Chinese, have the same blood, and speak the same language.
Finally, after a long sigh, Kang Wen walked over.
Some students have already arrived at the embassy. They are queuing and talking to each other. From their facial expressions and sighs, it can be heard that they seem to regret and feel sorry for their grades. Of course, each of them is eager to seize the opportunity that is right now.
Just as Zhan Tianyou said, we just need to wait until the national joint examination and the national admission line are announced, then people will naturally come. After all, everyone is eager to go to college. In the Ming Dynasty, going to college is like passing the imperial examination, which is something worth celebrating.
In the following time, at every hour in every place of the Ming Dynasty, the topic people talked about was always whose child was admitted to which university, and when people discussed these topics, their words were full of envy.
In fact, even those who are hostile to Confucianism cannot deny that the thousand-year heritage of Confucianism has made the emphasis on education the biggest feature of China and the entire Confucian cultural circle. This is also the fundamental reason why they are destined to rise.
The emphasis on education has long been ingrained in the Chinese people's blood, and this is precisely the fundamental reason why China can rise. In essence, in the process of the development of modern industrial civilization, all rising countries are ultimately based on education.
Only countries that value education can eventually rise. After all, in the industrial age, the rise of a country does not rely on the barbarity of human nature, but on the power of science.
The two watched the busy traffic on the road under the dusk. Taxis, cars, and trucks quietly waited for the traffic light to turn from yellow to green so that they could move forward a few cars.
"Brother Xiaowen, have you really decided?"
Li Yuxin sighed softly.
"You say it as if you have a choice."
Kang Wen muttered to himself.
"It will only take ten years!"
He chanted those words like a mantra.
"Ten years, well, just think of it as being sent abroad after graduating from college."
"You are right."
Li Yuxin looked at him and said.
"But... there is another way."
Her eyes rolled and she looked at Kang Wen.
"Is there any other solution?"
"My dad would definitely agree..."
"Need not!"
Before she could finish, Kang Wen hesitated for a moment:
"I have been to the consulate and signed a contract. A man without integrity cannot stand."
After saying that, he continued walking forward, talking as he walked.
"Um, Yuxin, let me take you home. It's getting late."
"Brother Xiaowen, let's go to the movies. I heard it's opening today..."
"I'm going to the library."
"I can go too!"
"It will be late by then, I'll take you back first..."
Finally, at Kang Wen's insistence, he sent Li Yuxin back home, and then he left without looking back.
In the great era, the fate of many ordinary people will always change with the times. Young people like Kang Wen don’t know what their future will be.
But one thing is certain: for the Tang Dynasty, in the next decade or so, at least before they truly established a modern education system, the talents from the Ming Dynasty supported the industrialization of China, and this also invisibly strengthened the "Chinese integration" advocated by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
“That’s a good thing.”
Emperor Zhu smiled when he learned that the Tang Embassy had sponsored more than 500 Ming students to attend university.
"It's a win-win situation for both sides. China gets more talent, and these young people get the opportunity to go to college."
Nodding slightly, Emperor Zhu said with regret.
“It’s a pity for those people indeed!”
There has never been absolute fairness, only relative fairness. For Emperor Zhu, who established the imperial college entrance examination system, he was well aware of some of the problems therein, but... he was also helpless.
"Now I have the opportunity to enter university, which is not bad..."
After thinking for a while, Emperor Zhu said again.
"Well, this method has reminded me of something. I think we can set up a service period, and the overseas provinces and colonial authorities can learn from this method and sponsor some candidates to enter university."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Qian Degong immediately nodded in agreement.
"Actually, this doesn't cost much. It wasn't convenient to intervene in the past, but now if the colonies and overseas provinces step in, it's a solution. On the one hand, they get the opportunity for higher education, and on the other hand, the local areas get talents."
Nodding, Emperor Zhu said.
"In the future, the key to competition is talent. Compared with Europe, our foundation is still relatively weak. Strengthening talent training is the key to our success in future competition. The only problem is time..."
After thinking for a while, Emperor Zhu looked into the distance and talked to himself.
"I just don't know if time will be on our side..."
(End of this chapter)
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