September is here, and the new semester begins.
More ordinary people and local gentry sent their school-age children to study here, and as the principal, Jiang Yue naturally had to participate in the enrollment and screening process.
However, since Master Lu and Master Qian were already very familiar with these procedures, she took a break from her busy schedule to check the students' summer homework.
A pulley system is composed of several fixed pulleys and movable pulleys, which can achieve the purpose of both saving effort and changing the direction of force.
The amount of effort saved and the way the rope is wound during use depend on the effectiveness of the pulley system.
The movable pulley is supported by two ropes, meaning that the force each rope bears on the object and the movable pulley is a fraction of the total weight of the object and the movable pulley.
Simplified diagram
And you know what? The dozen or so teams did manage to come up with a few gadgets.
Among them, the finished installation made by Zhang Chao's team surprised her greatly. Indeed, when the youth are strong, the nation is strong!
Zhang Chao also demonstrated to her many times that the force used to pull the rope varies depending on the direction.
If this device were put into use, it could save a lot of manpower, especially in construction and reservoir building, where it would play a significant role.
Jiang Yue asked Zhang Chao's group of students if they were willing to hand over the blueprints and the model to the imperial court.
"The principal taught us to love our country, and we are willing to hand over the blueprints to the imperial court to share the emperor's burdens."
The young boy had no objection to this.
Jiang Yue graded this set of summer homework as Grade A, and the individual reward was distributed before the end of the school day.
In addition, another group of students used ordinary bamboo and rope to make a hand-cranked "water pump".
She had the students use this device on the well in the school cafeteria. After the experiment, the cafeteria ladies praised it for being useful and saving them a lot of effort.
This set of summer homework was graded as B, and the individual reward will be distributed before the end of the school day.
The remaining eight or nine groups of assignments were only so-so, and the results were not as good as the first two groups.
Therefore, there is neither a reward nor a punishment.
Each student has different potential, so class division is urgent.
The groups that are rated as A or B will each receive a scholarship of two taels of silver, a set of writing implements, two catties of pork, and two catties of candy before school ends.
Each member of Group B received a scholarship of one tael of silver, one jin of pork, and one jin of candy.
From that time onward, inventions, creations, and scientific experiments became deeply ingrained in people's minds.
Parents who have received scholarships and other awards tell everyone how successful their children are at school and how they've won scholarships!
Parents who didn't benefit were kicking themselves, wishing they had encouraged their children to build things during summer vacation instead of nagging them to do chores like harvesting wheat...
After a three-day selection process, the school admitted more than two hundred new students.
Similarly, three notices were posted on the school's wall of honor:
1. Returning students will be assigned to classes based on their interests and hobbies. Each student will fill out a class assignment application form, which will be signed or fingerprinted by their parents to indicate that they are aware of the assignment.
II. Newly enrolled students will not be assigned to classes; the same applies to the first notice after one year.
Third, the school encourages students to invent and create, recognizing that every profession can produce an expert.
The specific arrangements will be based on the opinions of the students and their parents. The school does not mandate job assignments, but may recommend students for employment after graduation based on their achievements and rankings.
Important Note: The school will reward outstanding students from time to time, while also criticizing and educating students who do not comply with school rules. Those who repeatedly fail to correct their behavior will be expelled.
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Attached was a red list, which prominently featured the names, achievements, awards, and encouraging words of the members of the two teams that had excelled during the summer vacation.
Wujiacun School's unique teaching model attracted not only students and gentry from the surrounding villages, but also people from other places.
More and more people have learned about Wujiacun School and are becoming interested in it.
But this school is peculiar; it only admits a limited number of students, and bribery doesn't work.
What's frightening is that the school's principal is Jiang Xianjun.
You may not have heard of this person's name, but remember this: never offend him!
This person can write directly to the emperor!
Be careful, she might tattle on you!
As Jiang Yue's reputation gradually became demonized, the person involved didn't seem to notice anything.
She discussed with the teachers and decided to put the pulley model and drawings designed by Zhang Chao and his team into a suitably sized box, along with a letter, and have it escorted by the镖局 (bodyguard agency) to the mansion of Prefect Liu.
The rest is up to him.
She's not good at dealing with the emperor; let Prefect Liu, who's skilled at it, handle it.
With school matters temporarily settled, Jiang Yue generally shirked her responsibilities, except for the miscellaneous classes she attended every Friday.
I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?
The good news is that her grandson can recognize people and has grown teeth.
The bad news is, my grandson has started biting.
It bites whoever it likes, and it really hurts.
Don't ask her how she knew; the answer is always tears.
"Waaaaah, it hurts! My little brother is so mean, hit him!"
Poor little Wenwan, she excitedly hugged and kissed her younger brother, only to be bitten on the shoulder by him, which hurt her terribly.
Jiang Yue rubbed her wrist; she had also been bitten, but she couldn't bear to hit it back.
So she looked to her daughter-in-law for help, realizing that she couldn't soothe the older child, so she had to let her daughter-in-law, the mother, do it.
"Wow wow wow~"
As a result, Little Tangyuan took the initiative to complain and started crying incessantly.
That's right, it's just empty sobbing, no tears.
Tsk tsk, how old is she? She's already learned how to compete for favor. Who taught her that?
Or, who did you learn it from?
He looked at his dumbfounded granddaughter with a skeptical gaze.
Alright, case solved.
"Hey kid, what are you yelling about?"
Aoyama walked over from the front yard, covered in sweat, and was about to open his arms to hug his son when the little guy turned his head away and refused.
"Dad, my little brother doesn't want you to hug him because you're all sweaty and smelly."
Wen Wan pinched her nose and deliberately fanned herself. As soon as she finished speaking, her father hugged her and poked her forehead with his stubble.
"Giggle~"
"Dad, I was wrong, I was wrong, Dad smells the best~"
"Grandma, save me!"
Okay, brine is used to curdle tofu; one thing subdues another.
Faced with her granddaughter's plea for help, Jiang Yue gave her a look, and her son readily stopped and put the little one down.
"Hmph, Daddy only let you off the hook because of your grandma, otherwise..."
Qingshan emphasized this point, and then burst into laughter.
Wenwan pouted, put her hands on her hips and stomped her feet unhappily, and even said some harsh words—
"Grandma, Daddy laughed at me, so I'm not playing with him anymore!"
"Alright, alright, if you don't want to play with your dad, come on, let's go to the old house with Grandma to play with your brothers~"
Jiang Yue couldn't help but chuckle, took her granddaughter's hand, and gave her son and daughter-in-law a meaningful look.
She took the older, troublesome child out for a stroll first, while leaving the younger one in the care of the couple...
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