$77, Five Schools Plan

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Teacher's College, Xipu where students rest.

Bai Gui took cold water to wash his face. The cold water splashed on his face, and the dizziness of the hangover completely disappeared. Then he took off his suit, merged the suits of the three roommates, and sent it to the dormitory manager, asking him to send it to the dry cleaner.

Dry cleaners have existed since the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an had a special dry cleaning market - Indigo Market Lane.

When he left the ear room and returned to the dormitory, he had a stack of new newspapers under his ribs. These were newly shipped from other provinces. Every ten days, a bound newspaper was shipped.

"Brother Bai, Mr. Fujino is here to see you."

Wu Huaixian also yawned and said.

After Bai Gui asked where Mr. Fujino was, he went straight there.

"Bai Sang, that's great. When I was drinking tea this morning, the dean told me that your place in Japan has been confirmed, and it is publicly funded..."

"It's just a place for the five special schools. According to the regulations, you have to take a test before going abroad..."

Fujino Hachihei was sitting in a pavilion in the West Garden, reading a newspaper. When he saw Bai Gui coming, he stood up and congratulated Bai Gui.

"Thank you for Mr. Fujino's recommendation."

Bai Gui also bowed slightly and thanked Fujino Hachihei.

During this period, Fujino Hachihei had been running around for him, just for the matter of publicly funded study in Japan, but the effect was not very good. After all, Mr. Fujino's influence was not strong, and the Normal School just refused and said that they would see and did not confirm it.

But I didn't expect that after attending a Wufu Salon, the quota was confirmed after returning.

Cultural Salon?

Yes! It must be related to this cultural salon.

Bai Gui immediately came back to his senses. The priests of Dun Chongli were willing to let him go to the university hall and apply for a place to study in England... During the meeting, Mrs. Wu Zhou Ying also expressed her appreciation for him, and Wu Huaixian hinted vaguely when he came back. It is certain that the Wu family must have contributed a lot in this.

With the help of everyone, the public-funded quota for studying in Japan was determined, which was just as it should be.

"Is it the quota for the five special schools?"

Hearing the second half of Fujino Hachiheiji's words, Bai Gui was slightly stunned. Thinking of some of the things he had inquired about studying in Japan these days, he understood something.

The earliest student studying in Japan was in 1896, when there were only 13 people. In the following years, the number increased sharply every year, because under the same educational conditions, studying in Japan is less expensive than studying in other countries.

In "On Japan", Mr. Dai said that under the same educational level, Japan saves more than half of the money compared to Europe.

Three years ago, it was the peak of studying in Japan, and the total number of people in Japan reached 13,000. In the 32nd year of the Guangxu period, the Ministry of Education's official bulletin detailed the number of students studying in Japan in each province and the number of students going to various schools in Japan in Japan.

However..., compared with other provinces, Qin Province's finances were stretched, and the number of students studying in Japan was only 37. The highest was Hubei Province, with 1,366 people...

This also includes students funded by the government and students who paid for their own expenses. The statistics are not complete. The number of people counted by the Ministry of Education is only more than 5,000, but it can be seen.

As for the special five-school plan, it is interesting.

It was discussed by Yang Shu, the ambassador to Japan, and the Ministry of Education of Japan the year before last. It was planned that the five schools in Japan would accept 165 Qing students each year. This plan would end in 15 years. All students would need to compete through trials, but the expenses would be shared by each province.

Among them, the provinces were divided into large provinces and small provinces according to the different expenses they borne. Large provinces borne the tuition fees of nine people, while small provinces borne the tuition fees of six people.

Qin Province is a small province.

"Bai Sang is the governor of the capital of Qin Province. It should be safe for him to participate in the Five Schools Plan."

Fujino Hachihei said for a while, feeling a little embarrassed, and said guiltily: "Bai Sang, I also asked the headmaster if he could confirm the quota for other provinces, but the headmaster said that the quota for this session has been basically confirmed. There is no other way except this special five-school plan."

"Mr. Fujino, don't mind. The special five-school plan may be a good thing for me."

Bai Gui thanked Fujino Hachihei again. It was very good to help him run errands to ask the headmaster. Although the final confirmation of the quota was related to the Wu Mansion's efforts, without Fujino Hachihei's recommendation these days, this matter would still be ambiguous.

"And the special five-school plan, for me..., is not necessarily a bad thing."

Bai Gui smiled faintly, very confident, what he is least afraid of now is the exam.

The special five-school plan is to compete with students from all provinces across the country to study abroad. It is undoubtedly more qualified than those students who study abroad without taking exams. Similarly, this is equivalent to him changing from a provincial school to a national school, which is somewhat different in nature.

"Bai Sang, are you sure?"

Although Fujino Hachiheiji has confidence in Bai Gui's talent, he has surpassed many students by learning Japanese in just one month, but compared with the geniuses in the whole country of Qing, it is inevitable that it is a bit difficult.

"Mr. Fujino, do you know how long it took me to learn the Four Books and Five Classics?"

Bai Gui asked back.

"I don't know this?"

Fujino Hachiheiji looked puzzled. He thought for a while and said, "I heard that your private schools all start at the age of four or five. Bai Sang was able to pass the provincial capital exam, so he should have started earlier. Now Bai Sang is sixteen years old, which means he has studied for more than ten years."

"Mr. Fujino can go and ask the school."

Bai Gui stood up from the stone bench in the pavilion and bowed goodbye to Mr. Fujino.

After Bai Gui left, Fujino Haheiji shook his head, with a puzzled look on his face. He had gotten along well with Bai Gui these days, and the friendship between the two was very good, otherwise he would have thought that Bai Gui was making fun of him.

He thought for a while, then went to the wing next to the lecture hall, asked Saifu and brought him the roster of Shiwuzai students.

The information on the roster is basically unprotected for lecturers. Apart from some brief introductions, there is nothing else.

Bai Gui's page is easy to find, it's on the last page.

"What? Only a few months?"

Fujino Hachiheiji was immediately surprised. He had also done some research on the Four Books and Five Classics. The education of Chinese studies in Japan began at an early age, but he was not proficient in it after studying it for so long.

Not to mention being able to win the first prize in a provincial capital full of talented people.

His hand holding the roster trembled a little, and it took a long time before he closed the roster.

"Mr. Fujino, I was also surprised when I learned about this, but since ancient times, there have been many geniuses like him."

Saio took back the roster and said to Fujino Haheiji.

"This... I also heard my brother say in Japan that when he was at Dongda University, he met a wizard, I think his name was Nan Xiong Nan or something. He had the ability to recite words by ear and was proficient in several languages... "

Not to be outdone, Fujino Haheiji held up the existing geniuses of Japan and said.