jdhmnovel Chapter 382: Opening of Academy
Chapter 382: Opening of Academy
In some villages, villagers choose to stop while they are ahead. After reaching a deal with the managers, they go home and transport the produce from their fields to the gathering point, waiting for the managers to personally inspect and accept it. After the inspection and acceptance, the two parties exchange money and goods, and the whole process is neat and tidy.
However, some villagers in some places are greedy and are still not satisfied after receiving a second price increase. They even want the other party to continue to raise the price.
The villagers were making their own calculations, thinking they could gain an advantage, but they had no idea that all this was seen by the experienced managers.
Although the managers had received instructions from their boss not to be too demanding on the price, they had been doing business with others outside for a long time and could see through the villagers' intentions at a glance.
The managers thought that the price they offered was quite reasonable, and if they continued to appease these greedy villagers, they would only become more greedy. So, the managers decided not to condone this behavior anymore, but to return to their usual haggling attitude.
They began to carefully inspect and select the agricultural products that were delivered, and then divided them into different grades based on factors such as appearance and quality, and gave corresponding purchase prices.
As a result, those villagers who originally wanted to raise the price were dumbfounded. They did not expect the managers to be so shrewd, and they did not know how to deal with it for a while.
Just when everyone was at a loss, there was a person in the crowd who thought quickly and suddenly realized that based on the current situation, the actual profit they would get in the end might not even be as much as before the other party raised the price a second time!
So he stood up without hesitation and lodged a strong protest on the spot. However, facing the villagers' doubts and opposition, the managers became extremely resolute.
They told the villagers in no uncertain terms that if they wanted to sell their products to them, they had to accept the new purchasing standards. Otherwise, they would go directly to the next village to purchase the products.
After hearing this, some villagers who had been firm in their stance suddenly became restless. They were afraid that the managers would walk away in anger, which would not only cause them to lose the business, but they would also suffer greater losses because they missed the best sales opportunity.
So, some people couldn't wait to jump out and expressed their willingness to sell the items according to the second price proposed by the managers.
Seeing that the managers were unmoved, the villagers began to compete with each other to express their sympathy, saying that their lives were hard, that their mothers could not afford medical treatment and that their children did not have enough food to eat. They hoped that if they could sell more of the harvest from the fields, their families would be able to get through this difficult time. They asked the managers to be kind. Similar words came out of the villagers' mouths one after another.
The managers made such a fuss, not because they really wanted to stop purchasing and turn around and leave. Seeing that the villagers had changed their attitudes, they felt much more relieved.
Considering that they may have to maintain long-term cooperation with these villages in the future, they are unwilling to make the relationship between the two sides too tense.
After several rounds of bargaining, they finally adjusted the acquisition price back to the first round of offer level.
At this moment, the villagers were filled with regret. If they had known this would happen, they should have accepted the price after the second increase from the beginning. Now, the price that had been agreed upon was lowered again, and they lost a lot of money for no reason.
However, there is no regret medicine in the world. At this time, the villagers no longer dared to be arrogant, but honestly followed the instructions of the village head, transported their own agricultural products to the designated gathering place, and then lined up in an orderly manner to deliver the goods.
Although the procurement process occasionally encountered some twists and turns and obstacles, it was generally very smooth. The final result was just as Lin Chuyi expected, achieving a win-win situation.
Seeing this situation, Lin Chuyi finally felt relieved. After handing the follow-up matters over to Qian Laiye to continue to take care of them, she began to concentrate on the "third fire" since taking office.
This fire is as majestic as the previous two fires, but to see concrete results, it still requires the accumulation of time. This fire is "literacy".
In the name of the eldest princess, Lin Chuyi embezzled most of the property confiscated from officials and landlords who had been dismissed some time ago, and established academies of various sizes in the three states in the official name.
Compared with traditional academies and private schools, the academies founded by Lin Chuyi have a stronger purpose in teaching philosophy. According to their specific functions, these academies can be divided into three categories.
The first category is the large number and widespread distribution of junior colleges, which have two different class types: pre-school and literacy classes.
Preschool is a learning class for children aged 6 to 12. It can be said that it is the place where they start to learn to read. Here, young children will begin to be exposed to the ocean of knowledge and take the first step in their school career.
Literacy classes are for young adults aged 12 to 40. People in this age group who wish to learn to read and write can sign up for literacy classes during the unified enrollment period.
This educational opportunity provides a platform for those who have missed out on formal education to relearn.
The normal study duration of a junior college is three years. Students can study step by step according to the course schedule. After completing the three-year academic task, they can choose to enter a higher-level college for further study with the final transcript and certificate of completion, or enter the society with this academic certificate and start their own career.
The teaching content of the junior college is relatively basic and simple, and mainly focuses on the training of students in terms of literacy, word recognition, and reading and writing skills.
Through this educational model, a solid cultural foundation is laid for the students, enabling them to better adapt to more in-depth learning or workplace needs in the future.
Taking into account that some students are smart and quick-thinking, and can understand and master the knowledge content at an extraordinary speed, the junior college has specially formulated a rule in the spirit of humanitarianism.
If students still have spare time after completing the current stage of study, they can choose to study subsequent courses and apply for a grade skipping exam. As long as the exam results are qualified, they can skip the current grade and enter the next grade, or even graduate early.
However, for ordinary people who have never received formal education and cannot read a single word, this rule is of little use. After all, there are only a few true geniuses in reading, and it is already difficult for most people to complete their academic tasks step by step.
However, this seemingly insignificant regulation played a huge role in the future.
As the reputation of Sanzhou Academy spread far and wide, many scholars from all over the country came to visit it, and a considerable number of them chose to enroll in the junior college.
These people come from all corners of the country and enjoy a certain reputation in the local area. They have already mastered reading and writing, as easy as eating and drinking. Therefore, basic education institutions such as junior colleges are obviously not suitable for them.
Their main purpose of enrolling as junior college students is to obtain a junior college certificate so that they can use this diploma to apply for the imperial examination college they aspire to.
This regulation of the junior college is equivalent to opening a convenient door for them, so that they don't have to repeat meaningless learning and waste three years of time. This regulation has also invisibly completed the task of introducing talents for the three states and played a certain role in promoting the cultural development of the three states.
The imperial examination academy that students from all over the country yearn for is the second type of academy that Lin Chuyi has specially distinguished.
Students who have obtained the junior college graduation certificate can use the graduation certificate to register for admission in the new round of enrollment activities of the local Imperial Examination Academy and enter the Imperial Examination Academy to start the new academic year.
The Imperial Examination College, as the name suggests, is an institution established specifically for the Imperial Examination. This college has five classes: the Tongsheng class, the County Examination class, the Prefecture Examination class, the Academy Examination class, the Provincial Examination class, and the Joint Examination class.
After entering the Imperial Examination Academy, students will first be assigned to the Tongsheng class. At this point, these students have no academic achievements. Whether they can be promoted to a higher class does not depend on how long they study or their age, but entirely on their academic performance.
Only those who passed the Tongsheng exam could obtain the title of Tongsheng and be promoted to the county exam class, thus starting the next stage of exam preparation and learning process. The same was true for the promotion criteria of the remaining classes.