boyutpedia Chapter 226 Women Can Also Go to School
Chapter 226 Women Can Also Go to School
Fortunately, Gu Huaiyi quickly explained on the stage, "The court has already sent 5,000 books to the academy, and more books will be sent in the future."
"And the reason why the court did this is because of our county lord."
"What new thing has the county lady come up with?" the people discussed with each other.
"It must be something extraordinary."
Otherwise, why would the court be so generous?
Gu Huaiyi nodded and said, "Yes, the county lady presented something to the court that is enough to change the current educational situation, but it is not convenient to tell you what it is now."
"You just need to know that the free writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones provided by Ning County Academy were obtained by the county lord for us. This is an honor that belongs exclusively to Ning County Academy."
"I also hope that the students who will study in the academy in the future will cherish this opportunity to study, work hard to obtain honors, and make the academy proud of you!"
There was a burst of warm applause.
When Qin Tiancheng heard Gu Huaiyi's explanation, his heart was suddenly filled with shock, surprise, and disbelief.
Thinking of what he had done before, he suddenly felt a surge of fear in his heart and staggered back a few steps unconsciously.
I even felt a slight pain in my butt.
The person standing behind him supported him and asked in confusion, "Brother Qin, what's wrong?"
They didn't understand why Brother Qin's face suddenly turned so pale and his body seemed to be trembling slightly.
Qin Tiancheng tried to steady himself and said, "It's okay. I have something to do so I'll go back first."
After saying that, without waiting for their response, he turned around and left quickly.
Gu Yin and the others also saw him leave in a hurry, and looked at each other in bewilderment, "Why did he leave so suddenly?"
"Who knows? He has always been abnormal. Maybe he was stimulated by the special treatment from our academy."
At this time, Gu Huaiyi had already invited Gongsun Sheng to the stage and introduced his identity to the people.
Suddenly, there were exclamations from the crowd. Not only did their academy have writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone provided free of charge by the court, but now they even invited the president of the Imperial College.
The president of the Imperial College serves as the president of their college. Doesn't that mean that their college is on the same level as the Imperial College?
Oh my God, such enormous wealth actually fell upon their Ning County!
The boiling and enthusiastic atmosphere reached its peak when Gu Huaiyi and Gongsun Sheng jointly removed the red cloth on the college gate.
"Ning County Academy!"
"We can read! We can read!" The children cheered happily.
"We in Ning County now have our own academy!" The scholars were excited.
"In the future, our children will be able to read books and learn to read..." The people's eyes were filled with tears.
Gu Huaiyi walked back onto the platform, his usually serious face flushed with excitement. "Anyone in my county who has children of school age can line up and sign up now. Boys and girls are welcome to sign up!"
As Gu Huaiyi finished speaking, the red cloth covering the table behind him was lifted up, and two rows of books piled high on the ground suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
"Books. Lots of books."
"Let's go, let's go. I have to register my child quickly so that we can have a scholar in the future."
"I'm going too. I'm going too. I never thought my child would have the opportunity to study. It's like a dream."
"Hiss... who pinched me!"
"It's me, Lao Liu. I'm asking you to see if you're dreaming."
People who have children of school age rushed forward to register their children.
However, some people questioned, "Did I hear it right? Girls can also go to school?"
"You heard it right, girls can also register for school!" Gu Huaiyi answered affirmatively.
"This is against the rules. How can a girl enter the school?" The speaker was a young man dressed like a scholar but looked to be in his twenties.
"Why can't girls go to school?" Gu Yin interrupted, "They also have the right to receive education."
"Ridiculous! I have never heard of any academy that would accept women. Besides, women cannot take the imperial examinations, so it would be a waste to study there."
"Whether other colleges accept girls or not has nothing to do with us. Ning County Academy has its own rules. It's enough that girls are allowed to go to school here."
"As for saying that it is a waste for women to study, I think only short-sighted people would think so. What do you think?"
The scholar's face turned pale and blue in an instant. He wanted to refute but was unable to utter a word due to Gu Yin's identity.
However, other people didn't care whether it was a boy or a girl. Most of them would not send their daughters to school anyway. Only a small number of people had thought about it.
Some people were worried that they would not be able to report the relatives and neighbors who did not come, so they asked loudly, "Sir, my cousin's family did not come today, and he also has children. Can he come tomorrow?"
"Of course. Fellow villagers, please go back and tell your neighbors and friends that the academy will be open for registration in the next three days. Please make sure to register as soon as possible!"
"That's great!" The people who had just been worried about not being able to report their relatives' deaths were relieved at once.
People who had children of school age went to line up, and suddenly there were fewer people in the audience, and most of the remaining people were students over fifteen years old.
In this way, the students are happy for the people of Ning County, but also sad that they have missed the age limit.
However, at this moment, they heard the county magistrate say,
"Students who cannot go to school for free don't have to be sad. The college also accepts self-funded students. Moreover, all students in our college can borrow all the books in the college library for free!"
"The library will provide tens of thousands of books of all kinds for students to borrow and copy!"
"As long as you want to learn, as long as you are willing to learn, the college will do its best to provide all the conveniences and help you on your road to the imperial examination!"
boom!
Gu Huaiyi's words were like boiling water falling into a boiling oil pan, instantly stirring up a thousand waves in the students' hearts.
“Ten thousand books!”
“Borrow for free!”
"Am I really not dreaming?"
"How much is the tuition fee for the college? Isn't it because the tuition fee is expensive that we can borrow so many books?"
These words awakened some students, and they all went to Gu Huaiyi to verify it.
Gu Huaiyi patiently explained, "The academy charges different tuition fees for different classes. The most expensive class for scholars charges 10 taels of silver per year. The class for students who are students with disabilities charges 5 taels of silver per year."
The academy is roughly divided into introductory classes, student classes and scholar classes. As the name suggests, the students in the scholar class have already passed the examination for scholar and are preparing to take the examination for juren.
"Only ten taels!"
The students were shocked. The scholar class only cost ten taels of silver. You know, in ordinary private schools, the general tuition fee is ten taels of silver. But this is a college, and the most expensive class only costs ten taels of silver!
Upon hearing this, some students' eyes immediately turned red. They knelt on the ground and bowed to the platform, "Mr. County Magistrate is so righteous. We will definitely live up to the academy's cultivation!"
Seeing this, other students also knelt down to express their gratitude.