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- The first place Milton visited was "Xi'anmen Street Primary School" in Nanjing.
The most prosperous places in Nanjing are Nanshi and Beishi.
Most of the wealthy businessmen live in the south, and their address is located in the southwest of the imperial city, which belongs to Jiangning County.
Most of the high-ranking officials and nobles live in the north, and their addresses are located in the west and northwest of the imperial city, belonging to Shangyuan County.
Xi'anmen Street Primary School is near the area where dignitaries and dignitaries live. No matter what the emperor thought, the teachers in this school must be the best.
Even if they were not excellent at the beginning, after a few years, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will make them excellent!
Milton and Marvell walked all the way here. Except for Xi'anmen Street, the rest of the streets are relatively narrow, and they can even be called alleys. Both sides are full of deep houses and large courtyards. It doesn't look very good from the outside of the fence, but only when you go in will you find something strange.
It was the afternoon, and the principal Yan Bangqi personally received them.
"How many teachers and students are there in this school?" Milton asked.
Yan Bangqi replied: "There are 32 teachers (including principals and other administrative staff), and more than 600 students."
While talking, everyone has arrived near the playground, and two classes are having physical education class.
When Milton saw girls on the playground, he was startled and said, "Coeducation?"
"Not bad." Yan Bangqi smiled.
Rich families like to send their daughters to girls' schools. But Xi'anmen Street Elementary School is different. The students here are either rich or noble. The teachers here are all celebrities.
Therefore, the ratio of boys and girls is almost 50-50.
Milton asked again: "Why are they wearing the same clothes?"
Yan Bangqi introduced: "This is a Confucian shirt, which is also the uniform of scholars. Your Majesty has ordered that primary and secondary school students are not allowed to wear silk clothes, so these students all wear cotton Confucian shirts."
Milton looked carefully again and asked: "What are they wearing around their waists?"
"Jade pendant, a gentleman is like jade." Yan Bangqi explained.
The translator of Honglu Temple said: "Those are ornaments made of jade. In ancient China, only philosophers with high moral character were eligible to wear jade.
This is to encourage students to develop excellent moral character. "
"So that's the case." Milton nodded.
In fact, students must hang jade pendants on their waists, which is the first requirement of Jinling University.
The jade pendants of Jinling University all belong to medicine jade, that is, stained glass. The pattern is also the school badge, and the jade pendant hanging on the waist is equivalent to wearing the school badge.
Xi'anmen Street Elementary School quickly imitated, but wore more advanced. This place is not glass, it is all real jade, and it is very valuable, you would be ashamed to wear cheap Xiuyu. If you can't compare in clothes, then change it to a jade pendant for comparison!
"Are they practicing combat skills?" Marvell said, pointing to the students in physical education class.
Yan Bangqi smiled and replied: "Students are practicing sword sticks. The "Sword Classic" handed down by Yu Wuxiang can be used for physical fitness and combat. When fighting, you can use sticks or use swords instead. At the end of the month, the students will go to Chengdong Racecourse to practice riding for half a day. If there is heavy rain, they will practice indoor archery at the end of the month."
The translator of Honglu Temple said: "More than a hundred years ago, there was a victorious general in China, Yu Dayou. He left behind a set of fencing skills, which can be practiced with wooden sticks and can be replaced with real swords at any time. This is the student's Physical education class, at the end of each month, I also practice riding and archery."
Swordsmanship, riding, archery?
Marvell immediately understood that this was a noble school. In Europe, only nobles can learn these things. Firstly, it is a family secret, and secondly, ordinary people do not have the financial resources to learn it.
Yan Bangqi stroked his beard and smiled: "Your Majesty has a saying that a gentleman in ancient times had six arts. Nowadays, scholars should not just study hard, but also practice martial arts to keep fit. Schools in all provinces of the country have arranged physical education courses. But, only When I was in Bingmasi Elementary School, I invited experts to teach swordsmanship, riding and archery. Students who go out of this school, regardless of gender, are both civil and military!"
When the director of Honglu Temple translated, he directly omitted half of them, not to mention that these are unique to this school.
Milton's educational views also believe that schools should have sports content. He said in admiration: "China's education is the best in the world, and all schools should have physical education classes."
Go around the playground and come to the classroom area.
The quality of teaching here is also reflected in the number of classes. All are small classrooms, and there are no more than 2 students in each class, so as not to overwhelm the teacher.
Yan Bangqi pointed to the window and said, "Except for the emperor'sOn Chuanmen Street, the area along the street is becoming more and more prosperous. From Jinchuanmen Street,
?The goods can be shipped directly to the Yangtze River Wharf for loading. I used to walk on Shitoumen Street, and I had to transfer boats from the Qinhuai River, and large ships couldn't pass through at all.
The advantage of opening the sea is that in the northwest urban area of ??Nanjing, along the line of Jinchuanmen Street, the common people nearby are getting richer and richer. Their houses are worth more, they can find more jobs, and the commercial atmosphere along the street has become stronger.
The real slums are between Jinchuan Chuanmen Street, Dinghuaimen Street, Qingliangmen Street and Gulouwai Street.
The houses here are very densely built, but whenever there is a gap, poor people will go to build shacks. There are dense houses, but no two-story buildings can be found. The houses are also built with rammed earth and bamboo strips. The window is just a hole left in the earth wall, and a few wooden strips are embedded.
Compared with the city center, it seems to be two worlds.
The director of Honglu Temple said: "The men in this area mostly work as coolies on the wharf, and most of the women work in textile factories outside the city. Although their income is not high, as long as they are willing to work, they don't have to worry about food and drink. That is Nanjing Housing prices are too expensive, and they can¡¯t afford a good house.¡±
Milton nodded again and again, that's right, if it's all like the city center, China would be too scary.
The director of Honglu Temple smiled and said: "In the past few years, the imperial court has not collected exorbitant taxes, and even the people here have a better life. Let's see, the houses in front are obviously newly built. The homeowner must have saved money.¡±
Those few houses really stand out from the crowd in the slums, because the outer walls of the houses are actually plastered.
The people at the bottom have only that little dream. They work hard, live frugally, save money to live in a better house, and it is easier for their sons to find wives. </div> - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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