Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

It was precisely because of the destruction of those thirteen high-ranking noble families that everything went smoothly in the early days of the academy's enrollment.

However, these nobles obviously would not give up.

If you can't make big moves, then make some small moves.

Mr. Mo's slogans of 'free admission' and 'food and accommodation included' are a huge opportunity for these nobles to take advantage.

Compared to ordinary civilians.

Each of these noble families has many descendants.

If you add in various concubines, collateral bloodlines, illegitimate children, etc., a clan can have at least dozens of bloodline descendants.

And if you just randomly choose among them, you can pick out a dozen children of school-school age.

If these nobles are allowed to throw these heirs into the 'New Academy' at will, it will not only bring a greater burden to the academy's finances, but more importantly, they will also occupy the admission qualifications of other ordinary civilians.

Even the mission that many aristocratic children received from the beginning was not to enter the academy to study, but to cause damage inside and disrupt the normal order of the academy.

Many nobles are not stupid.

At first they might not be able to see what Mo Jun and Ying Zheng were planning, but when the new academy started enrolling students, they immediately realized it.

These nobles want to safeguard their rights and status, and do not want anyone in this world to threaten their privileges, even if there is even a slight possibility.

But alas, times have changed.

These nobles secretly made some small moves behind their backs, thinking that Lord Mo would play this trick with them. However, in Hanzhong today, Lord Mo is the one who makes the rules.

As for fairness?

What a joke.

Mo Junke never said that this admissions meeting would be fair.

He had said that in this recruitment, all nobles and commoners would be treated equally, but the "discrimination" in the "equal treatment" came from Mr. Mo's own eyes.

Mr. Mo never thought about eliminating class and privilege, and even he himself maintained the existence of class and privilege.

For example: the main courtyard of the new academy.

The main academy located in [Shengping Town] is the only academy that does not recruit students from outside. Seventy percent of the admission qualifications in this academy are given to some of the top nobles of the Qin Kingdom.

Twenty percent was given to wealthy businessmen and landowners who contributed a lot of ‘investment’ to the academy.

The last percent is reserved for some civilians who pass the examination, the so-called 'geniuses'.

Mr. Mo never minded the existence of privilege and class, because privilege and class themselves are one of the driving forces that inspire human beings to strive upward.

What he wants to break is 'monopoly' and 'solidification'.

Mo Jun knew very well that in this enrollment, a large number of civilians were just for "eating and drinking", and even sent their children to the academy with the idea that the academy could help them raise their children for free.

But he doesn't care.

Because as long as one percent or even one thousandth of these children can achieve something, that would be enough.

After all, for the vast majority of the people at the bottom.

In fact, no one knows whether reading can bring benefits to people. They can't even tell what the use of reading is.

And many people understand that even if they study, they may not become talented in the future.

But what if?

The academy built by Mr. Mo is like a candlelight on a dark road. Although the light is very weak, it represents a glimmer of hope.

Man is a very tenacious and terrifying creature.

Throughout the ages.

Countless heroes and heroines have accomplished feats that will be passed down through the ages with the help of a faint ray of light.

And when these weak lights begin to ignite, they will eventually cause a prairie fire.

"By the way, you don't have to drive away all the nobles who applied for admission. You only need to keep three people from each family according to the rules. In addition, tell all the academy teachers to maintain the order of the academy. If anyone dares to cause trouble, you don't have to be polite."

"yes!"

Chen Jing responded.

In fact, Mr. Mo's last words of advice were somewhat unnecessary. The relationship between academy teachers and students these days is not as harmonious as it would be in later generations.

If any student dares to cause trouble in class now, he will be punished severely, and at worst, he will be expelled from the academy.

However, in order to prevent someone from taking advantage of the authority of the nobles and causing chaos in the academy, Lord Mo still said a few words.

"In addition, in the next period of time, many people from other places may come to Hanzhong to study. As the county governor, you must also make corresponding preparations."

"I understand."

The academy built by Mo Jun this time was built in the style of later generations. Although it is not large in scale, an academy can accommodate at least a thousand people.

That is to say.

If all academies are fully enrolled, they can absorb hundreds of thousands of students at the same time.

The current population of Hanzhong is only a few hundred thousand. It is obviously impossible for Hanzhong alone to meet the needs of the academy. Therefore, many days ago, Ying Zheng had sent people to various counties and counties in the Qin State to carry out propaganda.

And this is also a good opportunity for Mo Jun to absorb the population of Hanzhong.

There is a serious labor shortage in Hanzhong today.

Ever since Lord Mo expropriated the fields from the hands of the old aristocratic forces and redistributed them in the form of "semi-public ownership", as if by magic, at least 200,000 to 300,000 acres of farmland had been created in the entire Hanzhong area.

In addition, Mo Jun later bought a large number of cattle and used the [Quyuan Plow] to cultivate a large number of new fields.

For a while.

With Hanzhong's current population, just cultivating farmland is already somewhat beyond its capabilities.

Not to mention that Hanzhong is still engaged in large-scale industry, building roads, building bridges, iron smelting, papermaking... and all kinds of coolies needed for commercial development.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't do it, Mr. Mo would really like to break one of the entire population of Hanzhong into two and use it.

Not to mention that in the second half of this year, the second half of [Qinping Avenue] will be officially opened. By then, more merchants will pass through Hanzhong, and the demand for all types of labor will be greater.

Therefore, in the second half of this year, according to Mo Jun's plan, Hanzhong will recruit at least 50,000 people from the outside world, with no upper limit.

This task is not easy.

Although the living standards in Hanzhong are now known everywhere, in this era, most civilians are unwilling to leave their hometown.

Unless there are some force majeure natural or man-made disasters, even if they live in hardship, most people will choose to guard their family property and will not leave easily.

However, the war between Qin and South Korea will begin soon, and Lord Mo can take advantage of this period to absorb the victims.

It can not only strengthen Hanzhong, but also provide a way out for those who are homeless due to the war.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Mo Jun lay on the armchair and murmured: "Well! The enrollment will absorb 10,000 people, and the war will absorb 40,000 people. We will recruit 50,000 at the beginning, the more the better... Speaking of which, Xiong Da and the others seem to have almost arrived. Let’s go to Nanyang!”

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