Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 963

[Ah~~~Good morning, you slept so well last night. Hey, why are you blushing? ]

"Ah? Is that so?" Shangluo touched his face.

[Yes. When I woke up, I saw that your face was very red, especially the left side. Did you press on it while sleeping? ]

"Ah, probably."

[It wasn't like this before. It turns out that after suppressing the celestial body, even the physiological state has recovered. I feel that my blood pressure and body temperature are a little higher than usual, and the corners of my mouth are constantly rising. Do you have a fever? ]

"No, no, I'm fine."

[Oh, by the way, where is this? I am so sleepy. ]

There were many people around, and Apollonia was a little confused. In the distance, there was the wind pressure of the train entering the station, the crackling sparks between the pantograph and the contact network, and the high-frequency whistle of the motor.

"The subway station. I'm going to school."

[Ah! I haven’t brushed my teeth yet! Are you already going out? ]

"Brush your teeth? I have brushed my teeth."

[I mean, if I don't watch you brush your teeth, I always feel like you haven't brushed your teeth. Ah, it's so uncomfortable. Can't you rinse your mouth with mouthwash? Otherwise, I will feel uncomfortable psychologically. ]

"Why are you so troublesome? Wait a minute, I'm in a hurry to catch the bus. I'm quite busy."

[When do you go to school by train?]

"Today we are visiting the Imperial College. Did you forget? Because the enrollment has basically been decided. So there are no classes today. Everyone is going to visit their respective universities. Those of us who were admitted to the Imperial College have to go to the Imperial College today. Don't you listen in class? What are your ears for?"

[Oh, it's you who's in the class, not me. Besides, I have recorded all the lessons, and I'll replay them when I review them later. As an auditor without a student status, I'm already very, very, very serious, okay?]

"Well, alright. You'll be bound to it later anyway. You'll make a lot of money by going to the Imperial College for free."

[Tsk, I can't take the imperial examination, how can I earn money? Besides, isn't the Imperial College free of charge? ]

"Only students like me who are outstanding tribute students who are admitted are exempt from tuition. Both the Yinjian and the Donjian have to pay for it. If public funds are included, the students who came in from Nanyang with special treatment also paid, and the money was paid by the Guoxing. In addition, the international students selected by various countries also pay their own tuition fees, just like the Guoxing. The difference is that the Guoxing paid money and can participate in the regular imperial examinations, after all, they are citizens. Those who came as tribute are not considered citizens, so they can't participate in our imperial examinations." [Woo woo woo ~ Am I discriminated against as a foreigner?]

"Strictly speaking, the Romans were not considered outsiders?" Although I had never encountered this in reality, the imperial court did not completely reject naturalization. Although the conditions were very harsh and required the signature and seal of the Minister of Rites, Koreans and Ryukyu people occasionally naturalized. Romans could actually be naturalized as well. Recently, as the Roman Empire was gradually heading for its "end", Shangluo could occasionally see Romans passing by.

However, I have not heard of any systematic naturalization of Romans. Because everyone has to be examined individually - of course, the trouble is only naturalization. Because naturalization is related to the imperial examination. Under the fundamental national policy of the imperial examination republic, the imperial examination is more important than anything else. But if you do not participate in the imperial examination, but just stay and work, there are many department store employees in Korea and Ryukyu, who can live relatively simply, as long as there is a company to recruit them.

For example, Phaethon initially obtained temporary residence rights through this channel.

[I saw your school's announcement posted on the forum. Wow, your school still hasn't enrolled enough students this year.]

"Isn't that a certain Holy Emperor wants to drag me in to fill a hole?" Shang Luo shook his head. "Originally I was going to choose by myself. But he insisted that I go to the Imperial College, so I went. I knew long ago that they would not be able to recruit enough students, because in terms of the difficulty of applying for the unified examination, the cost-effectiveness of the Imperial College is too low. Nanjing University with the same score is definitely a better choice. Apart from being free, there is no advantage in applying for the Imperial College, but these days everyone really doesn't need the tuition fees. People who lack tuition fees will not be able to make money if they go to the Imperial College."

This is what Shangluo encountered, and the biggest difference from my "hometown". Due to the extremely rich educational resources, the population is only about 8 million to 9 million, and the low birth rate for many years, in fact, the college entrance examination cannot recruit enough people.

Only the top universities have fierce competition, such as National Nanjing University in Yingtian. The Imperial College is a second-tier university - but it is only a second-tier university, and it cannot recruit enough students.

However, the Imperial College was not worried about the source of students. This was because the Imperial College was a national university, a private university, a government agency, and a public welfare institution. Therefore, the Imperial College not only accepted examinations like national universities, but also accepted donations like private universities.

At the same time, as a government agency, it was also deeply involved in various social activities organized by the court, so each province also had a large number of recommended students who were exempt from examinations, that is, tribute students, who were among the best tribute students - of course, this was also not enough.

Because of this relaxed environment, Shangluo sometimes felt that the exams here were a little difficult to adapt to. Except for those students who really wanted to apply for top schools, others were almost not in a state of sprint preparation. And as far as his high school was concerned, many people had already passed the interview and entered other schools a year before the official exam. For example, the three people from Suzhou Arts and Crafts Academy, and the school in Yingtian that Qi Yuan was going to. When it came to the final exam, everyone was indeed not in a hurry.

[That’s true. But it seems that the Yinjian and Donjian are still full this year. ]

"Of course. The Imperial College is very cost-effective outside of the unified examination. From the perspective of money, the Imperial College is the only national university that can be attended by paying. Other national universities do not accept donations for admission according to the law, and can only accept examinations. Only the Imperial College legally states that it accepts donations. Because this is the law of our ancestors, people came to the Imperial College to donate students during the time of Emperor Taizu Gao."

[Tsk, you guys are so hard-working, and you still have to take exams. ]

"What about Rome?"

【Rome? What university a Roman can go to is decided at birth. And most of the Roman nobles did not receive public education at all, they all studied at home. Generally, several families with close relationships would run private schools together, and the children of relatives and friends would study together. Then when they reached the age and received the admission notice from the school, they could go to school. For a while, the Palace of Muses used owls to deliver letters, because owls are a symbol of wisdom. 】

(End of this chapter)