Chapter 1165 Postscript 21: Meng Zhao's descendants

Before it snowed, my second brother left.

Those who left Huangzhou together were Wang Sheng and his second brother’s friends (similar to Shutong).

They all have to return to their hometown in Hebei and take the county and government examinations in February and March next year. If they can successfully pass the exam for scholars, they will continue to take the provincial examinations in autumn.

If you are a scholar of the past, you will have to take the subject before taking the provincial examination.

The subject examination is similar to the qualification examination to take the provincial examination.

If the scholars of the past don’t study all year round, lose too much homework, and fail even the subject exam, they are not qualified to take the provincial examination. It doesn’t matter if the scholars of the past are fresh, they can take the exam directly.

As soon as my second brother and the others left, the house became much deserted.

As a southerner, Xie Yan was still a little excited and excited when he saw the first snow after crossing the road.

Although it was not heavy.

The winter was not too cold at this time. The temperature has been warming since the early years of the Ming Dynasty.

It has been warming up for a hundred years and finally returned to the level of the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty.

And it will continue to recover for a decade or twenty years, and then it will fall all the way.

After the fall, although there were ups and downs in the middle, the temperature had to wait until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China before the temperature could rise to its current level.

At this moment, the Ming Dynasty is in an era that is warmer than the entire Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty in different time and space!

After the Lantern Festival, Xie Yan will also travel far.

The family arranged four health servants for him and set off on the official "suspended boat".

The parents and younger sister came to the dock to see her off, but the father just told me some important things, but the mother and younger sister cried.

Against the Yangtze River, the ship sailed to Hanyang and turned into the Han River Basin.

The lower reaches of the Han River, especially the southern region, were relatively poor during the Northern Song Dynasty. There were swamps, floods, and large areas and sparse populations.

After more than a hundred years of governance in the Ming Dynasty, water conservancy projects have long been improved, and swamps have become lakes and fertile fields.

In the past, the land was vast and sparsely populated, but now it is densely populated.

When the railway was just completed, Hanyang Port was divided into half of its cargo volume, but the economy only declined for 30 or 40 years. With the civil use of steam engines and surrounding minerals, a large number of factories were opened in Hanyang and Jiangxia, and the three towns of Wuhan in later generations instantly completed a counterattack.

In comparison, Huangzhou is much poorer.

When she arrived in Wuhan, Xie Yan stood on the deck of the official ship, looking at the towering factory chimneys on both sides of the Yangtze River and the people who were coming and going in ancient costumes on the shore, the magical feeling of steampunk became even stronger.

"My grass!"

Xie Yan's literary talent is not good, so he can only use these two words to express his mood.

"Liu Lang, the official said he wanted to take a break in Hanyang." The head of the Jian servant who was accompanying him came over.

These healthy servants all carried swords and arrows on their backs. They could kill people when they really encountered bandits.

Today, the Ming Dynasty only prohibits the possession of firearms, armor and crossbows by the people, and all other weapons are not strictly regulated.

As social security deteriorates, the trend of martial arts practice reappears, and when traveling far away, we often carry weapons.

Especially those caravans, they either recruit armed personnel themselves or cooperate with the escort agency for a long time.

At present, the central officials of the court are quarreling whether to issue a ban on bows.

The public security is too poor. Not only do you have to ban crossbows, but you also have to ban bows.

Of course, there have never been banned from bows and crossbows and leather armor in the border areas and overseas jurisdictions, only various types of firearms and iron armor are prohibited.

The official boat docked, and Xie Yan also went down to take a walk.

The officials went directly to the inn to drink and took the opportunity to relax. They went to the provincial capital Xiangyang to deliver official documents.

Generally speaking, only emergency documents will be communicated by telegram.

Ordinary official documents still need to be sent by someone, which can save a lot of trouble.

But except for the scholars who take the exam, no official is allowed to eat and drink for free at the post station along the way!

"Are those people taking the exam?" Xie Yan pointed to a group of teenagers who looked like students.

Jianpu said, "We should be here to take the county and government exams. Houses in Hanyang are in short supply, so we can't find a place to live if we come late."

Xie Yan looked at it carefully and it felt quite interesting.

If his mind is not damaged and he has not forgotten the Four Books and Six Classics, he should also go back to his hometown in Hebei for an exam.

This Ming Dynasty in time and space has no concept of childbirth.

The county magistrate presided over the county examination, and after passing the exam, he went to the palace examination.

Although the prefecture examination is organized and organized by the prefect, the invigilator must preside over the examination and review. Just as the examination is organized and organized by the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites shall not participate in the examination and review, it is all about separating the organizer of the imperial examination and the examiner.

Supervise each other to prevent cheating.

The clones are not skilled in learning, and they can only be the chief examiner of one government and one government. Therefore, the examination time of each government is different, and the exam questions for preventing secrets are also different.

It is usually held in February and March. The closer it is to the provincial capital, the earlier the government test will be.

In some remote places, it will even be delayed until May.

Xie Yan followed and listened to what the students were saying.

"I've inquired about it. Last year, the new student envoy supported the reform. The government's trial policy must be written on the reform."

"Hehe, how are you liberal arts students studying the new version of the textbook?"

"It's okay, I've given half a year to study."

"Stop talking. My original scriptures, Xunzi, and the annotations of Xunzi are very much changed!"

"Isn't the law really difficult? The new version of the "Da Ming Law" has been revised a lot. It doesn't matter if the provincial examination is held. I heard that the provincial examination will also have to take the "Industrial and Commercial Law"."

"You guys are so stupid? You can memorize wherever there are any changes. It must be the focus of the exam."

“…”

Xie Yan was secretly listening to it, and couldn't help but recall the college entrance examination that year.

Perhaps because Xie Yan was dressed well, there were several armed entourages following him, and those students considered them to be children of aristocratic families.

Soon someone took the initiative to step forward and bowed and said, "Lu Gui in Xiahanchuan County, whose courtesy name is Meiying. He has already obtained the qualification and can take the exam directly. I don't know that my brother Taizun's surname is the name."

After traveling through time, Xie Yan also learned some ancient etiquettes and bowed and said, "I am Xie Yan, whose courtesy name is Chaozong, is a native of Hebei."

Lu Gui said in surprise: "Didn't Brother Chaozong come to Hanyang to participate in the palace examination?"

"Go north and pass by." Xie Yan answered briefly, without revealing the specific itinerary.

Since he was not a fellow townsman who took the exam together, Lu Gui had no intention of making friends. He looked at Xie Yan again and saw the jade pendant, but did not recognize it as the Royal Bachelor's waist card.

Even if I recognize him, I won’t think about it because Xie Yan is too young.

Stayed in Hanyang for half a day and overnight, and continued to take a boat north the next day, and finally transferred to the train in Xiangyang.

During the two dynasties of Taizu and Taizong, the trains only arrived in Nanyang, and now Xiangyang is open to traffic.

Xiangyang is the provincial capital of Hubei, with most of the supplies from Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei and Hanzhong. Now most of them go north through Xiangyang. Its status as a water and land hub has become more prominent and has become a city with a population of one million!

Of course, the port was built in the Fancheng area on the north bank, and Xiangyang directly annexed Fancheng.

This place is much more prosperous than Hanyang, which makes Xie Yan look forward to: What will the capital Luoyang look like?

"Young Master, there is a train station in front of you." The temporarily hired coachman reminded.

Xie Yan quickly got out of the car and walked towards the train station.

It was a three-story brick building, and the waiting hall was extremely lively.

There were many poor people in the Ming Dynasty, but there were also many rich and middle-class people, so there was no shortage of money for those trains.

Even some small vendors transport goods by train. Their cargo is not large in quantity, and they can get tickets after boarding the train, and they don’t have to collect taxes anyway.

Of course, it must be a small and small commodity, otherwise the profits will not be enough for the ticket.

When we arrived at the platform, the locomotive was thick and domineering.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, the greatness of machinery is beauty, and the strength is great and the bricks fly.

Especially for the insufficient airtightness, steam engines are often made very large, and the leaking point of gas can be ignored.

"Senior Time Traveler is awesome!"

Xie Yan stared at the behemoth in front of him, feeling more and more magical.

He bought a premium ticket. Although there are no sleeper berths, the seats are more spacious and comfortable, and the cleaning is better.

He chose a window seat and sat down, and four servants sat around him.

This high-end car can seat eight people, and the remaining three seats are temporarily vacant.

Then I waited for more than an hour.

There are not many trains, and the departure interval is very long.
To be continued...