Chapter 3 Departing from Qianyang to participate in the first round of selection
Qianzhou Province is an inland province in the southwest of Xia Kingdom.
Because Qianzhou Province is mountainous, it is known as "there is no land three miles flat".
So this province has had barren land and poor people since ancient times, and is one of the least economically developed provinces in Xia.
Because of the terrain restrictions, the transportation in Qianzhou Province is extremely underdeveloped.
As the saying goes, ‘If you want to get rich, build roads first.’ How can Qianzhou Province develop its economy without even convenient transportation?
Fortunately, in recent years, Xia State has launched a major infrastructure construction boom.
Qianzhou Province also benefited from this.
Bridges and roads are being built everywhere in the province.
In a few years, Qianzhou Province will be the first province in the western region where counties and counties are connected to expressways and cities to cities are connected to high-speed rails.
But that was nearly 10 years later.
This year is 2012.
As of October this year, there are only two or three expressways in Qianzhou province.
There are still two full years before the Guizhou-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, the first high-speed railway in Guizhou Province, is put into operation.
So Qianzhou Province in 2012 is still a province with extremely inconvenient transportation.
Luzhou City is the third largest city in Qianzhou Province.
It is about 180 kilometers away from the provincial capital Qianyang.
There is no expressway connection between the two cities, only a two-way two-lane high-grade highway.
Qixingguan District is the only municipal district in Luzhou City and the seat of the Luzhou City Government.
It is also the economic, political, cultural and transportation center of Luzhou City.
It's just that even the entire Qianzhou Province is a poor place.
Although Qixingguan District is a municipal district of the third largest city in the province, its economic development is even more difficult to describe.
Let’s not talk about rural areas.
Even the urban area is built like a big slum.
There are low buildings and narrow streets everywhere.
A few high-rise buildings of 20 to 30 floors are the only modern buildings in the city.
Look up.
The numerous telephone poles and densely packed wires have become the best resting place for sparrows.
Look down.
The sewage flowing everywhere is the best playground for stray dogs.
As an out-and-out local, Jiang Chen was already used to this dilapidated scene.
However, although the economy in Qixingguan District is underdeveloped, the education is pretty good.
For example, the city's No. 1 Middle School, where Jiang Chen studied, has an admission rate of about 90% for the second class every year.
As for the one-time rate, it can also reach 55%.
Although this data is very poor in economically developed areas, it is second to none in Luzhou City.
Dingle bell, dinged bell.
Boring math class.
It’s finally over.
As soon as the math teacher stepped out of the classroom, there was a buzzing noise in the classroom.
"Little Chengzi, you really want to participate in the Air Force physical examination and selection. I thought you were joking."
Just as Jiang Chen put away the textbooks, his best friend Liang Shi came over and asked impatiently.
Jiang Chen slowly stuffed the math book into the desk, and then said, "This kind of thing is probably a joke."
Liang Shi saw his serious face and couldn't help but dissuade him. , "What Lao Zhang just hinted was so obvious, you didn't listen to a word of it, right? You just got a score of eight, even if you don't score enough in the selection, it's bullshit."
"Listen to me, don't waste time and money. If you really have too much living expenses and can't find a place to spend it, I will help you." He patted his chest, looking proud.
Jiang Chen glanced at him and said, "Get lost"
At this time.
A boy sitting in the front row of Jiang Chen also turned his head and joked, "What if little Chengzi starts working hard from today on? Human potential is unlimited."
< br>"Just him?"
Liang Shi pointed at Jiang Chen, "Is he someone who can 'work hard to become stronger'?"
"Okay, even if he really wants to" You have to have the brain to work hard, right?”
Liang Shi patted Jiang Chen's shoulder with a look of helplessness, and continued, "Alas, this kid's skills are not right. He has strong hands-on ability and is a good player whether it is playing games or basketball, but let him learn Haha, being able to play online is already his limit."
The boy in the front row nodded in agreement.
Having been classmates with Jiang Chen for more than two years, they have indeed gotten to know Jiang Chen very well.
"Little Orange"
At this time, another boy came over.
This boy is tall and thin, with darker skin.
"There are only four of us in our class going to Qianyang. How about we act together as a group and take care of each other?"
The boy asked again.
His name is Zhao Dongyang.
He is the monitor of the third class of senior high school.
His grades are good and he ranks among the top 50 in the school all year round.
Also have a dream of flying.
In his previous life, he also applied for the Air Force Academy, but was rejected during the physical examination.
Jiang Chen nodded and said, "Okay."
"Okay, then let's meet at the school gate at 7 o'clock."
After Zhao Dongyang said this After saying a few words, he turned around and left. Liang Shi chatted with Jiang Chen for a few more words and returned to his seat.
Because the bell for the next class has already rang.
7pm.
A bus has stopped at the gate of No. 1 Middle School.
Because of the lessons learned from the past two years, only about 10 senior high school students from No. 1 Middle School in the city signed up to take the Air Force physical examination this year.
Only 30 people signed up in the entire Qixingguan District.
So only one bus is enough.
Don’t think that this number of registrations is already large enough. There are about 30 people in one municipal district. So looking at the whole province, there are hundreds or even thousands of people?
Actually.
In 2011 and 2012, four to five thousand people signed up.
Even if the elimination rate of the Air Force physical examination is too high, only one out of ten students will pass the primary and secondary selections.
However, hundreds of people still pass the physical examination every year and enter the final stage.
The total admission quota for each Air Force University in Qianzhou Province is only twenty or thirty.
Hundreds of people compete for twenty or thirty places.
Competition is certainly fierce.
The number of applicants this year is only a fraction of the previous two years.
Of course the number of people who pass the physical examination is only a fraction.
That is to say.
In the past two years, hundreds of people competed for 20 or 30 places. This year, dozens or hundreds of people competed for 20 or 30 places.
It is inevitable that admission scores will plummet.
Although it is autumn now, it gets dark relatively late.
It is 7 o'clock in the evening. Although the street lights on the roadside have been turned on one after another, the sky is still not completely dark.
A lot of people were already standing at the entrance of No. 1 Middle School.
Most of them are students.
Some are from our own school, and some are from other schools.
Because students from other schools also come to the entrance of No. 1 Middle School to catch a ride.
Not every school will send a teacher to lead the team, but a staff member from the Education Bureau and a teacher from the Municipal No. 1 Middle School will serve as the team leader.
They first took a roll call at the door of No. 1 Middle School to confirm that no student was late.
Then the students were rushed to the car like they were chasing ducks.
The bus starts.
Soon we left the city and got on the highway to Qianyang.
Although Qixingguan District is only about 180 kilometers away from Qianyang, the journey took more than five hours.
The reason is simple.
Because there is only this high-level kilometer connection between Luzhou and Qianyang.
Luzhou is the third largest city in Qianzhou Province.
Poor is a bit poor, but as a 'big' city with a population of one million, the daily necessities alone are a huge number.
Crops can be self-sufficient.
But what about various industrial products?
So every day, large trucks transporting supplies and buses transporting personnel drive on this road.
Plus the cars coming and going.
This highway has long been overwhelmed.
So for the 180 kilometers journey, we were stuck in traffic for an hour or two just on the road.
Add a speed limit of 60 kilometers.
It has become commonplace to spend five or six hours.
It's past 12 o'clock in the morning.
The bus just arrived at its destination.
When the bus drove into the downstairs of an ordinary-looking hotel, the leading teacher stood up with a tired look on his face and said loudly to the students in the car, "The hotel has been reserved for you. Get the room card from me."
"But there are two things I want to emphasize."
"First, you are not allowed to go out after entering the hotel, even if the sky falls. If anyone disobeys even half a step outside the hotel, he or she will be responsible for anything that happens."
These students are only seventeen or eighteen years old.
And from a small place to a ‘big’ city.
So the teacher leading the group was afraid that they would not be able to restrain their curiosity and sneak out quietly.
“Not only will I be responsible for anything that happens, but I will also record it in the book and report it to your school. When the time comes, whether it is a demerit or probation, your school will handle it yourself.” from the Education Bureau. The staff were also 'threatening'.
"The second thing is that the physical examination time is at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. We will gather downstairs for breakfast at 6:30 and get on the bus to the physical examination center at 7 o'clock on time."
"Two things, did you hear clearly?"
All the students in the car said in unison, "You heard clearly."
The tense face of the leading teacher relaxed slightly.
Waved his hand and said, "Get off the car."
(End of this chapter)