Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 747, another benefit of immigration

"Take the provincial exam?"

Hearing Li Maolin's words, Qin Yan was slightly taken aback.

He has taken the imperial examination all his life, and he is already in his fifties. To be honest, since he moved to Nanyang, he has already put out his thoughts on this aspect. It's also very good.

Well now, when we arrived in Nanyang, Li Maolin asked himself to take part in the provincial examination.

"Don't go, don't go~"

"I've figured it out a long time ago. Fame and wealth are like a passing cloud, so I can just plant my sugar cane here with peace of mind."

Qin Yan thought for a while and shook his head. If he really wanted to test his fame, he wouldn't have migrated to Nanyang.

"Old Qin~"

"You may not know that this Nanyang is completely different from our Jiangxi. It is very difficult for us in Jiangxi to take the exam, but in this Nanyang, the exam is very easy."

"Let me tell you the truth, this time, in Nanyang, as long as you have a reputation, no matter if you are a scholar or a child, you can take part in this provincial examination. The requirements of those Luzon people are even lower. , As long as you can write, you can take the imperial examination."

"You are also a scholar after all. If you take the exam, you will be sure, and you will definitely not be able to pass."

"Furthermore, the Son of Heaven, Shengen, separately set up an East List for Nanyang Province, Jiaozhi Province, Xianglin Province, Liaodong Province, and Grassland Province. It will be very easy to be admitted to the Jinshi at that time."

"You are only in your fifties, Jiang Ziya only came out of the mountain at the age of eighty, and Wang Linyuan, the county magistrate of Crescent City, the capital of Nanyang Province, is already in his sixties, and he is still doing well."

"This is a god-given opportunity. Who would have thought that the imperial court would hold the imperial examination in the newly established province, and there are many graces. There are more than [-] places in our Nanyang province's provincial examination this time. "

Li Maolin said earnestly.

On the one hand, it is also for the sake of my old friendship. On the other hand, the higher-ups have also issued an order that every place must have someone to participate in the imperial examination, and all the scholars under the state capital under their jurisdiction must be brought to Crescent City to participate in this competition. Township examination.

As long as you are a scholar, anyone who can write and read can go. This time, it doesn't matter if you are a scholar or not, you can also be a child. Even if you don't have any fame, you can take the science and technology test if you can write.

This may seem absurd to traditional scholars. In the past, they did not earn their fame through hard work and study hard for ten years.

But now, anyone who can write can take the imperial examination, which is really unbelievable.

However, this matter was approved by the imperial court. Nanyang Province was newly entered into Ming Dynasty, and people's hearts were not stable. The imperial court gave a certain grace, which was also for the stability of Nanyang Province.

Even for those Luzon natives here in the Nanyang Province, the requirements are even lower, as long as they can write.

"Really?"

Hearing Li Maolin's words, Qin Yan's mind came alive again.

Such is the urine nature of scholars.

When you are not satisfied, you are unrecognized for your talents, complaining about others, showing a look of disregarding fame and wealth like floating clouds, and dismissing those dignitaries and courtiers.

But when there is an opportunity to display his ambitions, he will not hesitate to be a dog, and immediately seize the opportunity firmly and firmly.

"Am I still lying to you?"

"This is a newspaper from the imperial court. You can read it yourself. Also, this is a newspaper from Ming Dynasty. Because of this, many scholars from the mainland have taken to the streets to make trouble. They think this is very unfair. For It is too unacceptable for these students who study hard in the poor window."

"But this is His Majesty's grace, and the princes in the court have thought carefully, and they will definitely not be wrong."

Li Maolin took out the newspaper issued by the imperial court and the newspaper shipped from Tianjin.

The Ming Dynasty has not only been published in the Beijing-Tianjin area, it has spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, and even with the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, people in North Korea and Japan also read newspapers every day.

Of course, because of the transmission, there must be a delay for a while, but even in Nanyang Province, there are merchant ships going back and forth every day, so there are newspapers to read every day, even though they are all a few days ago Newspapers, but slowly get used to reading, it is the same.

"It's really unfair. It's really unfair for local students to study hard and get up step by step. In these overseas provinces, the requirements are so low."

After reading it carefully, even Qin Yan couldn't help crying out for the local students of Daming.

"This is also a special treat. The Nanyang provinces are new to our Ming Dynasty, and people's hearts are not stable. Appropriate grace is given, which is also to stabilize people's hearts."

"However, this is a great thing for those who immigrated to the provinces of Nanyang. It is another benefit of immigration."

Li Maolin also nodded. He is a person who has experienced the imperial examination. He is well aware of the difficulty of the imperial examination. He has been in the exam all his life and has been a juren. If the court did not need a large number of officials, he would not even be a county magistrate.

"I have another piece of news to tell you. This time, the chief examiner of the Nanyang Province is the celebrity around the current emperor, the number one scholar in Hongzhi's billion-year imperial examination, Mr. Liu Jin and Mr. Liu."

"If you can be his disciple, your official career will be bright in the future."

Then Li Maolin revealed another news to Qin Yan.

"The chief examiner is Mr. Liu?"

When Qin Yan heard this, he was slightly dumbfounded.

"Yes, he just swept through the countries of Nanyang, and he was going to return to the court via the Nanyang class teacher, but he was appointed as the examiner by the court."

"I'm sure you know about Mr. Liu, and you've made a fortune following others."

"Well, I'm going to participate~"

Without any further hesitation, Qin Yan nodded in agreement.

This is indeed a rare and good opportunity. If he misses this time, he may really have no chance to rely on Juren and become an official.

……

In Crescent City, the capital of Nanyang Province, the entire Crescent City became more lively as the township examination approached.

There were ships moored in Crescent Bay, and many captains and crew members who were sailing at sea rushed back after hearing the news.

The seafarers trained by Tianjin Maritime Academy, although they don’t know how to write stereotyped essays, are able to write and count. I don't know how many streets to throw away those people with this knowledge and ability to do things.

But under the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty, there is no possibility for them to become officials at all.

This time it was different. The imperial examinations in the Nanyang provinces did not require any fame restrictions. As long as they could read and write, they could take the imperial examinations. This made the people who migrated to the Nanyang region very happy.

Many crew members and captains immigrated here very early because they were well-informed and knew the benefits of emigrating to Nanyang.

I am running a boat outside, while my family members are opening plantations in Nanyang, which is more than one move. It is much better than staying in Daming.

Unexpectedly, this time there is still a chance to take the imperial examination, and it is very possible to get a fame.

In addition to these crew members, among the many industries under Liu Jin's command, they have always insisted on popularizing literacy rates and basic education for their employees.

There are even more rigid requirements for the promotion of management personnel, so in many industries under Liu Jin's command, those management personnel are basically able to read and write, and everyone likes to read newspapers. Over time, they can also write some vernacular stories The article comes out.

After these people heard the news, they all jumped up with joy.

The people who immigrated here also quickly flocked to Crescent Moon City from all over the Nanyang Province, and they were ready to show off their strengths and gain fame and honor their ancestors from then on.

With the arrival of these people, the already bustling Crescent City became even more noisy.

Wearing short sleeves and shorts, Liu Jin took Erhu and a few entourages to wander around Crescent City very casually.

As the capital of the Nanyang Province, and also the earliest transit point between Daming and the Nanyang region, Crescent City has developed extremely rapidly.

Huge ports and wharves have been built on both sides of the Crescent River near the mouth of the sea. They are very busy and there are many ships. There are merchant ships traveling north and south, fishing boats returning from fishing, and the Nanyang Province who are in charge of patrolling and guarding. battleship.

Densely packed, neatly arranged in the port, on the wharf, the slaves are busy, loading and unloading, a bustling scene.

On both sides of the river, concrete roads lead in all directions, and on both sides of the cement roads are buildings with glass windows reflecting dazzling light under the sunlight.

Farther away, there are huge plantations and extremely dense sugarcane forests, and many slaves can be vaguely seen busy in them.

There is also no city wall, and the whole city is constantly radiating outwards. Although it cannot be compared with the big cities of Tianjin and Songhu in the Ming Dynasty, it is already quite prosperous and lively.

Here in the commercial district, the entire street is full of offices set up by commercial firms on the Nanyang side. The cards are getting bigger and bigger, and they are all doing big business.

There are many merchants here in the specialty market. You can buy commodities from various places here, such as things from Daming, Japanese, Korean, and Nanyang native corals, pearls, agarwood, ivory, jade jewelry, etc., from Western countries. Regional gems, Persian blankets in the Middle East, and Nepalese scimitars from Tianzhu...

Here in the slave market, a large number of slaves are transported every day, and they are quickly bought by the plantation owners. In addition, there are also a large number of migrant workers from North Korea and Japan. They are plantation owners and farmers. My favorite, hard-working, hard-working, low wages, very popular with everyone.

　Well, the ancient version of imperial examination immigration~ will definitely explode.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)