Chapter 91 Qiushi Academy
The school was on the Nanshan side of the village, not far from the roadside. It only took about ten meters to reach the school entrance. The road was paved with bluestone slabs, wide and flat, and very clean and tidy.
Many osmanthus trees have been transplanted on both sides of the path. Most of them are alive and sprouting, but some are dead. I believe Hu Zi will arrange people to come and replant them in a few days.
Walking further, the first thing that catches your eye is the two heavy vermilion-painted doors. On both sides of the doors stand two majestic stone lions, as if guarding this palace of knowledge.
After passing through the gate, there is a spacious courtyard, which is also paved with blue bricks, flat and clean.
In the center of the front yard, a small octagonal pavilion is particularly eye-catching. There are stone tables and stone benches in the pavilion, which is a good place for students to rest during class breaks and exchange knowledge.
Behind the front yard is the core of the school - the teaching building.
The teaching building is tall and spacious, with flying eaves and brackets, showing its simplicity and elegance, but also revealing a hint of an atmosphere that does not belong to this era.
Because Gu Jiayue incorporated some construction styles of modern teaching buildings.
The teaching building has two floors, with five lecture halls on each floor. Above the main entrance of each lecture hall is a different plaque.
Take the first one, for example. It has "Enlightenment Class 1" written on it. It's simple and clear. Anyone who can read will know that this is an enlightenment school.
There were four such teaching buildings. One was used for introductory and basic courses, hence the name "Enlightenment Building." One was used to teach students who aspired to take the imperial examinations, hence the name "Entering the Imperial Examination Building." One was used to train students who did not wish to take the imperial examinations but had other specialties, hence the name "Technical Building." One was used to train female students, hence the name "Jinxiu Building."
The four buildings are located in four different directions, forming a square.
However, they are not connected together. There is at least 50 meters between them, and they are separated by gardens, ponds, pavilions, waterside pavilions, etc.
This is also taken into consideration because it is best not to interfere with each other during teaching. After all, the sound insulation of ancient buildings is really poor.
We also considered that if we recruit female students in the future, it would be best to teach boys and girls separately. After all, the rules are here, and we can't be too rebellious.
Walk through the teaching building and go back to the school’s office building.
The layout of this building was similar to the teaching building, but the rooms were slightly smaller. Gu Jiayue planned to give each teacher a room in the future, as much as possible, so that it would be more private and convenient.
Going further in, you will find the school’s library.
The library has three floors. The first floor only contains a few children's enlightenment books and some fables, and more are various educational toys.
Gu Jiayue spent a lot of education points and the system to buy these fables and toys.
Of course, she gave the instructions for buying those toys to Hu Zi, and Hu Zi found a skilled craftsman to make them.
This is also because the children who come here to read are relatively young and they are not very self-disciplined. If there are too many books, it will not be very pleasant. It is better to put some toys so that they can develop their brains through play.
The layout of the second floor is no different from that of a modern library, with rows of bookshelves standing in the center and tables, chairs and benches all around.
However, many bookshelves are now idle, and the books that Gu Jiayue brought from the Marquis' Mansion only occupy less than three bookshelves.
But Gu Jiayue has already asked Kangzi to collect books from the market, and she has spent more than a thousand education points to buy a lot of modern books from the system. However, the converter is too expensive, so she can only wait until she has time to convert those modern books into things of this era and then take them out.
She believed that as time went by, she would fill up this floor.
The layout of the third floor is completely different from that of the second floor. It is composed of independent rooms. Each room is not big, and the cramped space can only accommodate a small wooden bed and a desk.
This floor can be called a mock examination room. It is specially prepared for students who want to take the imperial examination in the future.
She knew how terrible the examination environment was in ancient times. In fact, many people failed not because of lack of knowledge, but because they could not tolerate the harsh environment of the examination room.
So she planned to train students who wanted to take the imperial examination from the very beginning, so that after a long time and more times, they would get used to it and would not feel disappointed when they took the exam again.
After leaving the library, there are three small courtyards in the distance.
The courtyard is not big, with five rooms in it. Each room can accommodate two to three people.
This is a dormitory for students whose homes are not in Taohua Village in the future.
But it’s too early to say these things now, so the yard only has a framework, and the furniture and decorations inside have not been put in yet.
Let's wait and do it slowly in the future, there's no need to rush now.
Going further to the right, there is a large martial arts field.
In the future, students can take physical education classes here, such as horse riding, archery, Cuju, etc.
Further to the right, through a forest, is another small courtyard.
But this courtyard is a little special because it belongs to Gu Jiayue alone.
The yard isn't large, but it boasts a tranquil little garden planted with a variety of flowers, plants, and trees, creating a different scene each season. In the center of the garden, a rockery rises, from which flows a clear spring, which converges into a small pond where a school of colorful goldfish swims, adding a touch of life and vibrancy to the entire backyard.
The backyard is surrounded by a corridor with exquisite carvings. It allows people to stroll and enjoy the beauty of the garden, and also provides shelter for pedestrians on rainy days.
Walking further in, we arrived at the main courtyard where people lived. The courtyard had two floors, with about ten rooms on each floor.
There is no furniture inside either.
But it doesn't matter. In a couple of days, someone will bring the things from the yard in town over here, and this yard will be filled up in an instant.
The peculiarity of this courtyard is that, from the inside, it appears to be integrated with the academy, as its main courtyard is connected to the academy's wall and uses the same green bricks and green tiles.
But from the outside, she is independent.
Because there is a back garden outside the main courtyard, and there is also a door in the back garden. You can go out by pushing it open, and there is no need to take a detour through the school.
Moreover, not far to the left of the courtyard is the new house of the Gu family which is under construction.
Gu Yuhe ran around the classroom excitedly.
I'll touch the weapons in the square later.
After a while, he took Song Chuyan and Sun Hai to play Cuju.
I'm going to the library to play with those educational toys later.
He had gone mad and completely forgot that this was a school and that he would spend the rest of his childhood and youth here.
Now all he could think of was how much fun it was, how much fun it was here.
Gu Jiayue took a look and ignored them. Instead, she took Hu Zi and the others back to the teaching building.
"Miss, has the name of the school been decided? If so, please let me know so that I can carve the plaque and go to the county government office to handle the formalities."
Yes, in ancient times, setting up a school also required going through relevant procedures. The first thing was to decide on a name and location, and then prepare relevant materials for review by the official in charge of this matter in the county government.
Only after the review will your school be recognized by the court, and only students graduating from the school can take part in the imperial examinations.
Some dynasties even required specific qualifications to establish a school.
However, there is no rule on this in Dagan. Otherwise, Gu Jiayue really can't be the headmaster.
After all, in those dynasties, the most basic requirement for having this qualification was to have the title of scholar.
Gu Jiayue was reminded by this and took out the paper she had prepared long ago. "Let's call it 'Seeking Truth' School."
She thought about this name for a long time.
Although her original intention of setting up this academy was to complete a system task, during her time in Taohua Village, she had already regarded herself as a part of Taohua Village.
Her primary goal is to eliminate illiteracy.
Yes, she set herself the goal of achieving literacy for all men, women, and children in Taohua Village within a year. At the very least, she wanted to lift more than 60 percent of the population out of the illiteracy standard.
Of course, the main goal is to educate the children in the village and provide them with personalized education based on their interests, hobbies, abilities and specialties.
The ultimate goal is for every girl in the village to have a skill. Embroidery, cooking, accounting, etc. As long as they master one of these skills, they will be able to hold their heads high even if they marry into their husband's family.
After all, the one who makes money is the boss.
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