The Ming Dynasty's reforms are proceeding steadily. Reforms like this will basically not have much resistance. For most officials, it is actually more in line with their interests.
After all, the channels for growth have become more diverse.
And it is also a good thing for the people, which means that it is easier to become an official. With 300,000 scholars, this is only one year in the 32nd year of Hongwu. It is estimated that more scholars will be derived.
Usually, the total number of people admitted to the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty in the three years was only four to five hundred, which means that a large number of scholars will lose their names. But it is different now. As long as you study hard, it is not difficult to become a scholar, and your chances of entering the yamen will also change.
Got very big.
However, the current situation of candidates is very different from that of scholars. Although the number of admissions has increased a lot, it is only a few hundred people.
In comparison, the competition is more intense, but it will only be this year. After the university is established, the assessment of candidates will become more detailed, not like it is now.
Regarding the positioning of Juren, Zhu Ying referred to the masters of later generations.
The imperial court's support for universities is still very high. Zhu Ying directly allocated 10 million precious needles from the treasury to build universities.
First of all, it was naturally the Capital University, and then Jiangnan University, Guangdong University, Fujian University and other more than a dozen provinces were established one by one. Now it is impossible to reach the scale of later generations all at once. However, before the establishment of the Capital University, the first batch of students
There are probably around 7,000 people.
There are more than a dozen primary schools, enrolling tens of thousands of people, but the ratio is still very low. Chai Bai has not yet asked the Di News Department to disseminate news about primary schools.
As for the privileges of being elected, the occupation of cities will also be canceled this year. Hundreds of people from the Navy camp were waiting at the gate of the camp.
In addition to the dozen or so gang leaders, there are still a small group of gang leaders who are worried that the Navy will attack us at that time, but are worried that other gangs will make big moves. No matter what, it is dangerous.
Is it the first one?
Behind the small camp, there are more than a dozen gang leaders together. The gang members in front are far away. They must be very close. It is a bad thing to be misunderstood by the navy. "That's half an hour too late.
Well, it seems that the navy doesn’t take you seriously at all.”
The woman wearing a gorgeous silk robe could not help but complain.
"Humph, it's only been half an hour, but he's already living there. He lies outside a pile of men every day. You see, Xu Xian is always using others to do it. Sooner or later, he will die under the man's belly."
The speaker was Zhu Ying, the leader of the Ax Gang.
Zhu Ying made Xuan Hua's father masterful. Every time he took the lead in the fight, he had a thick beard on his face, just like the reincarnation of Zhang Fei. He was four feet tall and extremely strong. He had seven limbs and a complicated mind.
Is there any other way to collect the protection fee for the territory? There are many gangs who are not willing to provoke me. Zhu Ying, who is wearing a heavy armor and using fire guns, is there any way I can do it?
During the firefight, he was not a human bulldozer at all.
Among those fierce women, the most attractive one is Xu Xian, the leader of the Qing Gang who looks like a white-faced girl.
Xu Xian was obviously afraid of Zhu Ying, so he snorted and said: "Zhu Ying, others are afraid of him, but you are afraid of him. You have more than 80,000 Qinggang members. No matter how ferocious he is, he will be exhausted to death."
"There are only a few thousand people. Who gave you the courage to fight with you? If his territory was adjacent to your Qing Gang, he would have been wiped out long ago."
The Qinggang's income from human trade is huge. Xu Xian, as one of the eight small gangs, is naturally willing to spend money to hire thugs. When Zhu Ying heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Someone with a special face dares to scream at a certain family. Is it really his grandfather?"
who."
"That's not at the entrance of the naval camp, otherwise it would look like someone would crush his head and blow it. While talking, Zhu Ying walked towards Xu Xian, as if he was about to take action.
There were people around Xu Xian, who were obviously afraid that the pig-brained man would really take action. The only one who would suffer would be himself. He had to take two steps forward. Tan Chen, the leader of the Bahetang Gang, saw this and laughed again. He took a few steps to the side and gave way to Zhu Ying.
The position is so bad that Zhu Ying directly hits people.
Xu Xian had a false look on his face. He must have been beaten to death with one punch. This was too boring. The leader of the Cao Gang, Jiang Dongruo, just watched quietly, with no intention of going down to break up the fight. At that time, Zhu Ying was also not very good at riding a tiger.
Difficult to get on.
The road has been cleared, so it would be a shame to go over and punch him twice.
With so few gang leaders watching, it is a big deal to lose face. But although I am considered stupid, I am still stupid. Outside is the entrance of the small navy camp. A group of navy soldiers next to me are really about to take action. Who knows what the navy soldiers will do?
how.
In fact, I gave less thought to the soldiers watching here who were whispering to each other.
"Hey, did he say this guy would take action? It looks like a fight is about to start."
"You should probably know how to do it. You must have the guts to start a fight at the entrance of our small camp.
"That can be said to be bad. Those are all gangsters. Face is the most important thing. If you say anything, you have to go down and punch me. This guy looks very weak. He said he was killed with just one punch. That's it.
Smiling evilly."
One punch should be enough, maybe two punches at most.
"You said one punch would bring you seventy guan notes?"
"Just bet."
The two general flags expected to fight, but unfortunately things turned out to be the opposite.
A gang leader came out and said, "Okay, I have nothing to do here today. This is the place where they are fighting. Please stay calm so as not to annoy the navy."
Zhu Ying saw that this was what he wanted, so he stopped and said to the gang leader: "Okay, gang leader Zhang, a certain family will let that guy go today for his sake."
Xu Xian, the leader of the Qing Gang, did not say anything else, but the coldness in his eyes was very obvious and he said loudly: "Thank you."
Zhang Yifan shook his head heavily: "He is your small client, so he will turn a blind eye to such a big deal.
Although Zhang Yifan's Huomen Gang has more than 8,000 members, they are engaged in the firearms trade.
A small number of the firearms on the Champago side are from the port where I left. The nearest city is Guan Xianghai, which is also the main base of the Cao Gang. The Huomen Gang does not have a large base in Guan Xianghai. It mainly sells firearms and is
Participate in turf wars.
It is said that the main residence of the Huomen Gang is in the mountains and forests, and there are not many firearms workshops outside. Although it is an eight small gang, some people dare to take a look. There is no news that the Huomen Gang does not have the support of the Xiaoming family.
After all, it was so difficult to find firearms craftsmen in those days. To be able to supply such a small number of firearms, there must not be a small number of firearms craftsmen. A small number of craftsmen were controlled by the court, but these aristocratic families did not have some hidden treasures. Therefore, it is speculated that they are not related to the Xiaoming family.
, it was an unfounded news. The soldiers watching the show in Xiaoyingkou were obviously not disappointed, but immediately no messenger came over to "Command the envoy, order all the gang leaders to enter the camp."
As the herald came, there were two rows of chaotic soldiers standing on both sides of the small camp, which was quite a shock.
Even if there are only a few dozen people, the hundreds of gangs who are fighting against Bai Liang can understand what it means to be a mob. "Gang leaders, please!" came the voice of the herald.
The gang leaders had a choice. Under the leadership of the herald, they retreated towards the outside of the military camp and before entering, they could hear the sound of drills coming from everywhere. These powerful shouts made the gang leaders really feel the enthusiasm of Xiao Ming's officers and soldiers.
majesty.
After walking all the way, we finally came to the small tent. "Go back, the commander is waiting outside." After the herald said this, he stood guard at the entrance of the small camp with the other guards.
The eight guests in the camp, Tong Long, Guan Fengju, and Guan Fengju, looked at the gang leaders filing in. Cao Gang leader Long Dongqiang was shocked.
I used to be the adopted son of Guan Feng, the commander of the Zhenhai Guards. I was lucky enough to meet Li Youwei from a distance. This was the smallest official I could ever see in my life. It has always been deeply engraved in my memory. Now in person, how can I
You can still recognize it outside.
And the eunuch knew that it was Jiangdong Rui who was from outside the palace. His heart was beating wildly. What kind of crude lineup was that? Did Xiao Ming really want to retreat and clean up the gangs that occupied the city?
"Meet the little commander."
All the gang leaders bowed in unison and saluted. Although we were occupying a city, we were all under the command of Xiao Ming. Bin Tonglong paused slightly and said, "Excuse me. Come, give me a seat for each gang leader. The seats are obviously early."
It was ready to be broken, but it was not a chair, nor a special bench. Even so, many gang leaders relaxed and were so polite, at least they were risking their own lives. Bin Tonglong looked at Li Youwei.
Li Youwei shook his head slightly: "Please ask Commander Jin to speak."
Bin Tonglong then looked at Jin Kaishan and Guan Fengju said the same: "We are good at speaking. Commander Jin can speak."
Commander Jin then told the crowd: "We have invited all the gang leaders to attend today. There are few things that need to be explained.
"You all come from Xiaoming and work for a living in the city. We are considered a family. We should help each other and support each other.
Now that your Champa Navy Headquarters has been stationed here for a long time, although there is no help from the imperial court or Champa officials, there is still no shortage of military pay, so I need the help of all the gang leaders, I know if you are willing."
"Everyone who is worried is just Xiao Ming. Your navy will definitely force you. Everything is done on your own free will. When Bin Tonglong opened his mouth, he didn't mean to harm the gang leader, but he was very nervous. When he came, he would be old.
Preparing for bad blood, Midwin took a step forward and then asked: "It is becoming increasingly difficult for the navy to suppress Champa. If Xiao Ming, the navy, was not there, how could the navy not be living the bad life you are today."
"It is naturally your equal responsibility to help the Navy solve the military pay issue. No matter how little or how much, your Cao Gang will definitely support it even if it means selling iron.
Bin Tonglong smiled and nodded at the Cao Gang's Long Dongwei. His bad impression increased slightly. The gang leaders had thought that Long Dongwei was so insidious. They actually stood up first while Xiaojia was paying attention. He immediately followed suit and said, "Your Qing Gang is willing to serve the navy."
The work of dogs and horses.
"You, Bahetang, give your full support, and your ax helps Tianlao command and make arrangements for the villain."
"You Huomen Gang..."
'You Chaozhou Gang..."
"Your Shanshui Gang..."
Although he knew that the gang leaders would definitely refuse, such a smooth operation still made Bin Tonglong feel distressed. "Thank you for your help. Your Navy will definitely forget the specific amount. I will ask my subordinates to discuss it in detail with the gang leaders when the time comes."
Bar."
Hearing those words, the gang leaders had nothing to do.
We also wanted to set the amount in front of it, but it was obvious that the amount in front of the set was much less, and even the opportunity for praise was given. Bin Tonglong continued: "That is the manager of the Xiaoming Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce.
I am in charge of the area occupied by the Chamber of Commerce, and now I have to go outside to open the Chamber of Commerce stronghold. If you, the gang leaders, have heard of the name of the Chamber of Commerce in the world, please give me some help."
Li Youwei stood up, clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "You, Xiao Ming Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce, are headquartered under Hong Kong Island and are engaged in business in Qihai. Naturally, you also need help from Qihai's friends."
"It doesn't matter in China. At present, the chamber of commerce mainly deals with the sale of silk, porcelain, tea, snowflake salt, icing, and wine. If the gang leaders are not interested, you can also get the goods from Guan. The price is low.
There should be no discount."
All the gang leaders were frightened when they heard this.
Silk, porcelain, tea, snowflake salt, icing sugar, wine, etc., all of which are restricted in Xiaoming, but if you don't have any of them, you can eat them in the sea trade, and the Chamber of Commerce actually has them all
Sell.
No wonder he was able to bring eunuchs and navy commanders to the platform. It was clear that Tian Xiao’s background was true. Everyone was frightened and quickly showed off to Guan Fengju.
Both things have been settled, and Bin Tonglong has some minor matters. After he said that he was giving a banquet to the gang leaders, he was still complaining to the water master. The current banquet is naturally just a verbal exchange. Of course, the gang leaders may have met each other that time.
The meeting has begun once it's outside.
In the middle of winter, just as the gang leaders were about to return home, successive heralds came over and said, "Please stay, Master Long."
Long Dong said respectfully, "I know that I didn't ask for an explanation."
The herald replied: "Come as you wish." Jiangdong Rui turned around in a circle and then turned back to Xiaoren. "Meet Commander Jin, my father-in-law, and Mr. Guan."
In the middle of winter, I bowed respectfully one by one.
Li Youwei was surprised when he heard this: "Does he know you?"
The title "villain" is only used by ordinary people when dealing with officials, or when there is a very small difference in grade.
And Guan Fengju is now just a steward of a chamber of commerce. On the occasion of the seventy-first year of Hongwu, the villain inspected the sea transportation. The common people were not lucky enough to see the villain Zun Yan. Long Dong weakly explained to Li You
To recall, I did go to Xiahai for inspection in the 71st year of Hongwu.
"I'm calling you a villain. Now that you are not an official, you are just a steward of the Chamber of Commerce." Li Youwei explained that Long Dong weakly replied respectfully: "Yes."
Of course I would think that it was just a steward of some chamber of commerce whose affairs were so complicated. God was in command of the navy, and he could not be so calm and talkative after being interviewed by a palace eunuch.
If you really believe that, you'd be a fool.
"I asked him to come back this time. One of the reasons is that the Cao Gang has been established for the longest time and is unfamiliar with other gangs. Therefore, I wanted to use him to take a look at the gang's accounts and ask him for his opinions on collecting help fees."
"The seventh one is that the Chamber of Commerce wants to open a stronghold in Guan Xianghai, and that area is his Cao Gang's territory, so he needs to come forward to arrange the first seven.
Guan Fengju spoke at this time. Faced with Bin Tonglong's words, Long Dongxiu said quickly: "The knowledge of the grass people is shallow and they only know arithmetic. The specific situations are all handled by Long Chunsheng, the younger brother of the grass people. If the villain does not need it,
, the common people call him here for the use of the villain."
"Guanxiang Haidong City is close to the port, and the grassroots have bought some properties outside. If Mr. Guan dislikes it, the grassroots are willing to give it all to Mr. Guan for use as a base for the Chamber of Commerce."
Everyone thought that it would be no trouble for Long Dong Rui to be so considerate. After all, handing over the accounts would be tantamount to exposing one's own background, and the other gang members would also be provoked by the bad guys to resort to violence.
ban.
There were no conflicts between the imperial court and Jianghu. Even if the situation forced many Jianghu people to do things for the imperial court.
Li Youwei also wanted to spend money to buy it, but Lundong Ruo immediately gave it to him: "His baby is very sensible. Whether it's wrong or wrong, our family is dissatisfied with him. Jin Kaishan, who has never spoken, suddenly smiled at that time."
Opening his mouth to praise, Longdong Ruo listened to the eunuch's words. He was stunned for a moment, then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he knelt down and worshiped, "The grass people have lost their parents since childhood, and there is only one younger brother and one younger sister in the family. Today I can see the voice of my father-in-law."
My heart beats with admiration, just like when my parents were in front of me when I was young."
"If the father-in-law is abandoned, the common people are willing to worship the father-in-law as their adoptive father. Previously, they disobeyed the orders of the adoptive father and supported him until his death."
After saying that, Midwin weakly prostrated on the ground, burying his head deeply in his words. Jin Kaishan was startled for a moment and then burst out laughing, "Bad, bad, bad, our family is already in its sixties. I never thought that when I get old, I can still have a son. I'm so happy."
,Xiaoxi!”
Eunuchs accepting adopted sons is a very common behavior in many dynasties. Special eunuchs also have that qualification, especially eunuchs who are not in power, and middle eunuchs are not. After that, Jin Kaishan was just a superintendent in Kunning Palace, and it was difficult for him to survive.
I still dare to take in my adopted son. Now that I have arrived in Champa, it will naturally be different. And I bowed to my adoptive father in the middle of winter. Obviously I have taken a fancy to that. Besides, I am not familiar with the place of worshiping my adoptive father.
, he successively worshiped Guan Feng, the commander of the Zhenhai Guards, as his adoptive father and became the puppet leader of the Cao Gang.
A common man, even a puppet gang leader, has reached the sky in one step. Even if something happened to Lai Lai and Guan Feng disbanded the Cao Gang, he did not deprive Long Dong of his reputation as a weak son, including Lai Zhan, and Qiao Zhong did not contribute.
Because, otherwise it would not be so smooth. It's just that in occupying the city, Zhenhai Weitian is always out of reach, and the weak midwinter has to take care of it. At first, the grandson didn't interfere with this matter, but now Zhenhai Weitian is very honest.
In the middle of winter and during the New Year and festivals, people would send gifts to Zhenhaiwei to honor their adoptive father Guan Feng.
So before Jin Kaishan opened his mouth, Long Dongwei immediately took hold of him and worshiped the eunuch as his adoptive father. He was looked down upon by others. But Long Dongwei didn't care about me. I grew up with my younger brothers and sisters through great hardships, so what else do I need?
The actual disadvantages of face are the most important