The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 726
The canal was not frozen, and the British Duke was going to Nanjing along the Grand Canal to visit his brother-in-law, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji, and then take the "Nanming" sea passenger luxury cruise ship all the way to the south for sightseeing.

Since many nobles and civil servants of Ming Dynasty are shareholders of "Huaxia Development", they are also the most active purchasers of "Nanming" stocks, and they have received generous dividends in recent years.

Everyone is not short of money, so they are not stingy, and they don't disturb the places along the way. Wu Xiang will arrange all the board and lodging, and the expenses will be settled safely.

Wu Xiang had a small child in his heart, he watched Daming go from bad to worse, while "Nan Ming" was in full swing, the Wu family and the Huang family had been friends for more than ten years, it would be a pity for Wu Xiang's high IQ to do business if such a relationship was not used well.

Wu Xiang knew that Nan Wang didn't like officials to harass the common people, and he even despised the scum who oppressed and blackmailed the common people. Therefore, when Wu Xiang led the sightseeing group to the south, he followed the example of the "Nan Ming" army and did not offend Fang Qiu.

Not only that, but Wu Xiang also asked the "Nanming" Tianjin Wei Office to buy a lot of food out of his own pocket. He was reluctant to give food to the people for nothing.

Because there are no hundreds of soldiers and horses to help verify the authenticity, doing such a thing is filling a bottomless pit, and those who give free food may not necessarily be hungry people who urgently need food to survive.

Every time the fleet docked, Wu Xiang arranged for the nobles to bring most of the guards to the shore to help open the porridge factory.

During the turmoil in the mainland of Ming Dynasty, many hungry people flocked to the canal to beg for a living. The porridge given by the nobles was good porridge that guaranteed to fight hunger, which really made many hungry people feel full.

A large number of hungry people simply followed the fleet south along the Grand Canal. The inland river boats of this era could definitely keep up on foot. With a full stomach, the hungry people regained their strength and began to migrate thousands of miles.

Wu Xiang looked at the people who were thankful and chanting Buddha at the porridge scene, and he was overjoyed. He enjoyed the pleasure of doing good deeds very much.

Wu Xiang only served porridge two or three times, but the old grandfather Zhang Weixian was not happy.

He knew that his son-in-law had always been popular, and he didn't do anything on the boat, so what's the point of seeing Wu Xiang's invitation to buy people's hearts?
As a result, when the fleet docked again, the porridge was put out for a longer time. The common people who came to receive the porridge knew that it was the "Southern King"'s father-in-law Yingying Gong and his friend Ping Xibo who were grateful for such a kind deed.

Afterwards, all the nobles and civil and military colleagues quit, they didn't dare to talk to the old man to find Wu Xiang's theory.

It's no big deal, just stop Wu Xiang and ask, "Could it be that you, Ping Xibo, are the only ones who are caring, and we are all hard-hearted?"

Wu Xiang is worrying, because he didn't expect hungry people to swarm here. There are tens of thousands now, and how many people will come in the end is unpredictable. If there are more than 20 people, each person will have a big bowl of porridge that can't be poured with chopsticks , You need three or four hundred shi of grain in one day.

The large bowls that ordinary people used to drink porridge in this era are terrible, and they can definitely bury their faces in it.

"God of War" helps the victims with the attitude of letting the common people eat as much as possible. Those who are responsible for serving the porridge always give two tablespoons full, and one stone of grain can cook three to five hundred bowls of real porridge.

For Wu Xiang to do good deeds and learn "God of War", of course he has to learn the whole set, and he also serves porridge according to the standard of "God of War". The common people who get a big bowl of porridge can definitely resist for a day, but if this continues, the Wu family and the Zhang family will have to spend every day. Nearly 1000 silver coins were used for porridge.

This is still based on the fact that the food Wu Xiang bought was price-limited food in Nanming, two and a half silver coins per stone of polished rice, but the freight, labor and firewood costs are not decimals!
When Wu Xiang, who was good at calculating, was trembling with distress, a large group of colleagues came who offered to ask for money. Wu Xiang was overjoyed.

The final result is of course everyone's happy. Although the grain sold by "Nanming" is cheap, the supply is limited according to the account. Wu Xiang contacted the Haizhou warehouse to explain that the purpose of buying a large amount of grain has been supported.

It didn't take long for the food that Wu Xiang needed to be dispatched, and the nobles, civil and military officers each contributed money according to their own abilities to contribute to the porridge.

In the future, giving porridge belongs to everyone's behavior. This kind of action shows that the nobles and civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty are deeply aware of the suffering of the common people, and everyone is sparing no effort to save them.

These dignitaries followed the "Nan Wang" to get benefits, and everyone kept their feet on two boats. Doing good deeds not only flatters the Nan Wang, but also makes a good reputation, so why not do it.

Soon the news spread that there was a porridge factory by the Grand Canal, and a large number of hungry people came to support the old and the young. When they came to Yangzhou, there were 10,000+ people.

The magistrate of Yangzhou was shocked when he heard the news. It was terrible that so many refugees gathered and caused trouble. He quickly sent soldiers to drive them away.

In the end, the old man came forward and told the magistrate of Yangzhou to be calm and calm. He asked the soldiers in Yangzhou to maintain order and guide the refugees to Guazhoudu. At that time, there will be a "Huaxia Development" river-sea transport ship to pick up the refugees.

Zhang Weixian's coming to Nanjing was of course the most solemn reception. Wei Guogong asked his sons to go south with him. His family already had businesses in Jiaozhi and Hainan Island, and this time decided to increase overseas investment.

There are more idle officials in Nanjing, and there are also many nobles. The team that took gold and silver treasures to "Nanming" for sightseeing and looking for business opportunities immediately doubled.

In recent years, it has been popular for scholars from the south of the Yangtze River to seek employment in "Nanming", especially in Shaoxing and Songjiang areas where there are many academic masters, because there are too many scholars here, and they have no hope of imperial examinations and are addicted to officials.

The prosperity of all industries in "Nanming" naturally requires scholars to join in. As long as the Ming Dynasty scholars receive training and pass the open recruitment examination, they can get jobs as grassroots officials.

Although reading the books of sages and sages does not acquire practical skills, it has an immediate effect on moral cultivation.Huang Sheng never discriminated against the students of Ming Dynasty, on the contrary, he admired them.

Because the imperial examination is so difficult, the proportion of those who can pass the test and become a scholar is as high as that of later generations who are admitted to prestigious universities.

"Nanming" should not have limitations in the use of talents. We must maximize our strengths and circumvent weaknesses, and provide more stages for scholars to showcase their talents.

What is Wenzhiwugong?It is not advisable to govern the country without a large number of literati becoming the mainstream, and a general with great military exploits may not be able to become a qualified local official.

Like the crumbling imperial examination scriptures, scholars can continue to learn, and successfully pass the county, government, and hospital examinations with a very high elimination rate, which is enough to show that their intelligence is very high.

As long as they put in a little effort to learn new things, their grades will definitely be much better than those of the farmers who were educated by "Nanming" and their overall quality is beyond doubt.

Many Xiucaigongs got job opportunities. After grassroots experience, many people with both ability and political integrity have indeed emerged. Examples of Xiucaigong being able to become county magistrates without being elected have often occurred in "Nanming".

(End of this chapter)