Novel East
Chapter 207.1
After several recruitment attempts, hardly anyone signed up.
What on earth is going on? If you cant give me a reasonable explanation, I will strip you of your official hat and throw you into the dungeon! Great Luo Emperor demanded an explanation from the Ministry of Rites Vice Minister.
This Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites was someone he had promoted over the noble families, specifically to be in charge of this matter.
However, he had not expected that the results would be so mediocre up to now, which disappointed him.
Your Majesty, please forgive me!
The Ministry of Rites Vice Minister immediately knelt down, pleading earnestly, Its not that weve been neglectful in our duties, nor are we incompetent, but there truly are no candidates to recruit!
The Great Luo Emperor grew even angrier: How can there be no one? As far as I know, in our Great Luo, there are a total of 362 Advanced Scholars registered, more than 3,400 individuals with the title of Apprentice Scholar, and even more numerous are those still in the process of studying. And youre telling me theres no one to recruit? ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
Your Majesty, we truly have no more scholars in Great Luo!
The Ministry of Rites Vice Minister continued to report, Its because those scholars have all gone to Great Xia to participate in the imperial examination and then never returned! We want to recruit people, but theres no one to recruit!
The Great Luo Emperor was astonished: Is that really the case?
Yes, Your Majesty! Right when the Great Xia imperial examination ended, the Great Xia court announced the implementation of free education and a system of graded teachers, which kept many scholars there. The same happened to the scholars from our nation!
So, Your Majesty, its not that we dont want to recruit people, its that we truly cant find anyone to recruit!
The Great Luo Emperor was well aware of the fact that scholars from Great Luo went to participate in the Great Xia imperial examination.
However, he didnt care much about it.
In fact, this had already happened twice before.
For each imperial examination session, Great Xia opened its doors to scholars from all over the world, but only 300 people or so were recruited. ๐ฃ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐.๐๐ค๐
With so many participating in the imperial examination, how many from Great Luo could actually pass?
Even if all the qualified scholars from Great Luo went to take the exam, how many could pass?
Wouldnt they all obediently return in the end?
But he never expected that the Great Xia court would suddenly play a big move and recruit most of the scholars.
Still in disbelief, Great Luo Emperor asked,
Those scholars not a single one returned?
In the end, only about a hundred or so came back
Hope flickered in the eyes of the Great Luo Emperor.
But they quickly took their families and slipped away to Great Xia again!
The Great Luo Emperor: F*ck
Your Majesty, we really cant do anything about it, so please forgive us! The Ministry of Rites Vice Minister kowtowed.
Great Xia again! Its always Great Xia!
The Great Luo Emperor gritted his teeth in anger, Not only did they deceive my common people, but they also lured away my scholars! Cant you swindle someone else? Even those noble families wouldnt exploit me this badly!
The kowtowing Ministry of Rites Vice Minister trembled, not daring to respond.
Alright, I am aware of the situation now, and indeed the fault is not yours! However, you must recruit for me, recruit from all over the world, and offer them better conditions than Great Xia. I refuse to believe we cant recruit a single scholar!
Yes, Your Majesty!
The recruitment of teachers continues, and next up is student enrollment.
The Great Luo Emperor continued to adopt the Great Xias method of recruiting students, waiving tuition fees to allow more children to afford education.
But in the end, the number of applicants was still very few.
The Great Luo Emperor was angry once again: Whats going on? Ive already waived the tuition feesIts such great conditions for studying, why are there still so few applicants?
Your Majesty, we really cant recruit anyone! Because many of the children who have the means to study have already gone to Great Xia!
The Great Luo Emperor: F*ck me
Damn Great Xia!
Not only did they steal my common people, my scholars, but they didnt even spare the children!
Cant you be a little less ruthless?
The Great Luo Emperor spread his hands in exasperation: Surely they cant all have left? Look at Great Luo, we still have so many people, so many children!
Your Majesty, those people they say the cost of education is too high, they cant afford it, and they dont want to study!
The Great Luo Emperor grew even angrier: Havent I already waived the tuition fees?
Your Majesty, the tuition is waived, but the textbooks are too expensive that they cant afford them! said the Ministry of Rites Vice Minister.
They say that they would go to school if the price of textbooks could be halved, like in Great Xia!
Great Luo Emperor remained silent.
He was aware that his textbooks were a bit more expensive than their books!
But the extra money was for supporting the teachers, so it certainly couldnt be cheap!
Even so, the overall cost of studying has been reduced quite a bit since the price of paper has gone down!
However, there were still very few people willing to study!
The price of textbooks definitely cant be lowered. Go tell them that if they study well, there will be scholarships and other forms of financial aid! Great Luo Emperor promised a big incentive.
Yes, Your Majesty!
The scholarship policy was quickly publicized.
But those who could afford to educate their children were insightful and smart people who knew how to calculate.
They figured out that if they took their children to study in Great Xia, they would first save on tuition fees and only have to pay half the price for books and paper, which would significantly reduce the cost of education by more than half.
However, staying in Great Luo, although tuition fees were waived, the price of books and paper was higher, so there wasnt much money to be saved.
Even though the Emperor promised scholarships for good academic performance. But in a normal class, how many students perform well?
What if their child was not cut out for studying? Wouldnt that be a loss?
So, after all the calculations, it was still less risky to go to Great Xia.
Moreover, not only was education cheaper in Great Xia, but there were also more job opportunities to earn money, which further reduced educational expenses.
More and more people moved to Great Xia with their families for the sake of their childrens future and their own.
As a result, even fewer children enrolled, and some even came specifically to cancel their registration.
Great Luo Emperor was furious when he learned of this.
Great Xia! Its always Great Xia! Issue my command: no one is allowed to leave Great Luo, especially the scholars and children!
The families preparing to move showed an indifferent attitude when they heard this news.
If worst comes to worst, we just wont study.
What can you do?
Thus, Great Luo could neither attract teachers nor students, and the plan to promote education came to an abrupt end.
Meanwhile, in Great Xia, teachers and students were abundant, and the schools were filled to the brim.
The entire nation was thriving with a vibrant educational scene!
Seeing this, Lin Beifan was very pleased: Just give me 10 years, and I will have a continuous supply of talent to utilize!
At that moment, a familiar figure arrived.
Lin Beifan smiled: Miss Yufei, its been a long time!
Your Majesty, its been a long time! Song Yufei looked at the familiar face, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
In the past, they could have been considered comrades-in-arms walking side by side.
But now, they were more like rivals.
She really shouldnt have come, but she couldnt help herself.
She came for an answer in her heart, or perhaps for
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