Not long after William finished visiting the buildings in the academy, the hour hand turned to nine o'clock, and nine o'clock was the time for the candidates to enter.
The order at the gate of the academy was fine, and under the maintenance of the soldiers, the candidates lined up in ten columns to pass through the checkpoint one after another, fortunately the gate was big enough, otherwise the crowd would have squeezed people to death.
After passing through the checkpoint, each candidate will get a card, the card has their own tent number, according to the number on the test sheet, there will be a special person to tell the candidate the location, only the candidates recommended by the army will enter the teaching building to take the test, and most of the others will take the test in the tent in the square.
The duration of the exam is 20 and 21 days, with two subjects per day, and the first one from 10 to 12 o'clock.
From 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock the college arranges lunch and rest, and from 1 to 3 o'clock in the afternoon it is the second subject of the day.
In order to allow the candidates to take the exam in time, they will be sent to ring the bells of various churches in the city at seven o'clock every morning, and at the same time, they will be sent to ring the gongs in their hands on every street.
This arrangement allows candidates living in Brandenburg to have enough time to get back to the city and rest in time.
William, accompanied by a retinue, stood at the gate and watched, and from time to time the wild cries of the soldiers who kept order could be heard from the crowd: "Stand up for me, rabbits," William laughed dumbly at the sound of this voice.
In this way, the long queue of candidates passed through the checkpoints very efficiently, and William watched the candidates rush into the Tang Taizong period from his eyes: "The heroes of the world are all in my place!"
After looking at it for a while, William turned around and walked towards the square, he had to fully understand every detail, this exam would become a template for the future, so he should not take it lightly.
In the square, there are countless small tents, due to the large number of candidates, so only a small number of candidates can be placed in the teaching building, and most of the candidates are arranged in the small tents on the square.
As mentioned earlier, the test depends on how the candidate takes the test.
This is the only way to do this, because there is a limited number of recommended places in the army, and the number of ordinary people who take the test is unknown to everyone.
William walked step by step between the tents on the square, this square will be the future of the military academy, this piece is responsible for a series of important tasks including military training in the future, so the square is very vast, about the size of four football fields, and only such a large square can accommodate countless ordinary candidates for the exam.
The whole square is divided into ten sections, with soldiers standing between each area, and toilets on the periphery of each area so that candidates can have a convenient time during their breaks.
While William was leisurely strolling around, old Saito, who was walking beside him, asked: "Your Majesty, look, is it up to you to lecture the candidates before the exam?"
"No need, time is already tight, I can't delay everyone's precious time, wait until the exam results come out, and I will talk to you on the day the students enter the school," William said with a smile In fact, for the old Saito's proposal, William is still quite moved, this is an opportunity to show himself in front of the people of the whole country, you must know that among the candidates, there are people from all over the country, even if these people can't pass the exam, but when these people return to their hometowns, they will definitely make a free publicity for themselves.
But considering that the time for the exam is running out, it is better to let those candidates take the exam with peace of mind, William thought.
Not long after William politely rejected Qi Teng's proposal, people were already sitting in the tents on the square one after another, and after William walked half a circle, the tents on both sides of the road were already full of candidates.
And when those candidates who sat in the tent saw this large number of people looking up one after another, when they saw William's clothes, some of the candidates who hurriedly saw William's eyes in the morning cheered loudly, in order not to affect the order of the examination room, William could only wave to these candidates under the leadership of Qi Teng, and walked away slowly.
There is a temporary small high platform every 200 meters on the edge of the square, which is used to monitor the examination room, and when the exam is held, there will be a special person to patrol the examination room with binoculars.
At the same time, there will be ten examiners with a hundred soldiers patrolling back and forth in each area, and candidates who look around will be expelled from the examination room immediately after one invalidation.
It is necessary to explain the structure of these small tents, which are like simple tents in later generations, with only a canvas on the top and no obstruction on all sides.
William ascended to the largest platform on the periphery of the square, which was not yet fully completed, and after completion, this platform would take on tasks such as military parades and the awarding of titles.
But now there are enough people standing on it, and there are three big drums on the high platform to prompt the candidates.
Shortly after William ascended the high platform, the big drum on the high platform was beaten, and at the same time as the big drum was beating, the drum was also beaten on the temporary small high platform in the square, and with dozens of drums beating, each soldier began to launch the test paper one tent after another.
A few minutes later, the test papers were handed out and the candidates quickly started the exam.
After the candidates started the exam, the entourage moved a few stools, William and Qi Teng and others sat on the stools and chatted, and soon Qi Teng's attendant handed a piece of paper to Qi Teng, Qi Teng glanced at the paper after taking it, and immediately handed it to William.
William took the paper and looked at it, and it showed the specific number of people for this entrance exam.
There are 864 candidates who have submitted quotas for the army, and 8,232 candidates have taken the exam.
After William handed the statistics back to Old Qi Teng, he took a deep breath and calmed the excitement in his heart.
Qi Teng smiled after reading the statistics, and he said to William: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, there are so many people taking the exam this time, it is really unprecedented in the history of Prussia, presumably there are not a few talents among them, and the rise of Prussia is not far away."
After listening to Qi Teng's compliment, William waved his hand, and a modest smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
After sitting for a while, Qi Teng asked William if he wanted to go to the examination room again, William shook his head and said: "Now let's let these candidates take the exam with peace of mind, once we go, I'm afraid that few of these candidates have the heart to continue to bury their heads in the exam."
After listening to William's words, Qi Teng had no choice but to give up, and while the people were quietly sitting on the high platform drinking tea, a soldier ran over and whispered something in Dessau's ear, and Dessau immediately said to William: "Your Majesty, there are dozens of candidates outside the gate who have not had time to enter the examination room, and they are making noise outside the gate at this time, please decide what to do with them" After listening to Dessau's words, William frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Tell those people to leave immediately, since they missed the time, it means that their discipline needs to be strengthened, and that a Prussian soldier must have a strict and unfit for them" After receiving William's answer, Dessau answered yes, and then he walked himself to the gate.
William, after answering Dessau, picked up the telescope that Bouel had offered and looked into the examination room.