As the imperial court issued edicts requiring people from all over the country to come to Beijing to serve as floating officials and be sent to new territories overseas, the entire staff became extremely busy.
Every year, a large number of candidates from all over the Ming Dynasty came to the capital happily to receive their appointment documents from the Ministry of Personnel, and then happily went overseas to take up their posts.
Changli County is very close to the capital, so Wang Linyuan was among the first batch of Juren to arrive in the capital.
"Dad, do you really want to go?"
Wang Youguan accompanied Wang Linyuan to the capital. After looking at the official office in front of him, Wang Youguan asked again.
"Nonsense~"
Wang Linyuan shook off Wang Youguan and walked inside alone.
"How old are you?"
Han Dingsheng, the official in charge of the matter, looked at Wang Linyuan who came to report and couldn't help but ask.
His beard and hair are all gray. Instead of enjoying the happiness at home, he actually goes out to become an official.
"I'm sixty years old this year, what's wrong?"
"It doesn't say there is an age limit, and my identity as a judge is not false."
When Wang Youguan heard this, he immediately became unhappy. Everyone said that he was old, but he refused to accept it.
"Old sir, there is no age limit mentioned above, but you must also know that this time the imperial court shows mercy, it will be sent overseas to new lands. If you are younger, maybe Mr. Liu from the Household Department will still be able to do it.
Invite you, if you are sent overseas, it will be too dangerous. If you cross the ocean all the way, if something happens to you, then it is not worth it."
Han Dingsheng shook his head helplessly and said.
He could understand the thoughts of these candidates. When he was a candidate, he also longed to be an official, but Wang Linyuan was indeed too old.
"When you cross the ocean, you just cross the ocean. When you go overseas, you go overseas. I'm not afraid of an old man. What are you afraid of? Stop talking nonsense and open the paperwork for me quickly."
Wang Linyuan was very old-fashioned, and he was not timid at all because the other party had a higher official position than himself. He was already young anyway, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
"Okay then~"
Han Dingsheng shook his head slightly helplessly, then opened the map, looked at it and said: "You, you came quite early, so you don't have to go too far. Crescent City still lacks a county magistrate. Can you think of it?"
"Okay, as long as there is an official to do it, it doesn't matter where it is."
When Wang Linyuan heard this, he immediately nodded happily.
Normally speaking, when people are promoted to officials, they usually start from the rank of edict, chief minister, county magistrate, etc., that is, a minor official of the eighth rank, not even the seventh-rank Zhima County Magistrate.
Nowadays, a large number of people are needed to go overseas for observation. It is great that they can also serve as county magistrates.
"Okay, I'll open the paperwork for you, and then you go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to get the official title and official seal. With this document, you can go to Crescent City and take up your post."
Han Dingsheng looked at Wang Linyuan and knew immediately that he was a man obsessed with being an official. How could he know where Crescent City was and how far it was from the Ming Dynasty?
Starting from Tianjin, it took almost a month to reach Crescent City. The bumpy journey made Han Dingsheng suspect that Wang Linyuan was about to burp before he even reached Crescent City.
"Hmm~"
Wang Linyuan nodded with satisfaction.
Soon, Wang Linyuan got the paperwork and walked out excitedly.
"Haha, I am also a county magistrate."
"Dad, where did the dispatch go?"
Wang Youguan outside had been waiting patiently. When he saw Wang Linyuan coming out, he quickly asked eagerly.
"That Crescent City should be the county magistrate."
Wang Linyuan opened his appointment letter, looked at it and said.
"Crescent City?"
"This is in Luzon. I heard someone said that it takes almost a month to get there from Tianjin."
When Wang Youguan heard this, he thought about it and said.
"One month is just one month, what are you afraid of?"
"Come on, follow me to get your official uniform and official seal."
When Wang Linyuan heard this, he said nonchalantly, and took Wang Youguan to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect his official uniform and official seal.
After receiving his official uniform and official seal, Wang Linyuan hurried to Tianjin.
"Hurry up and find someone to find out if there are any merchant ships going to Nanyang now, and ask them to give me a ride."
After receiving his official uniform and official seal, Mr. Wang Linyuan felt refreshed and suddenly looked many years younger.
Not tired from the journey at all, he was in a hurry to go to Crescent City to take up his post.
"Dad, the New Year is coming soon. Otherwise, it wouldn't be too late to go after the New Year."
Wang Youguan was really helpless.
"You can just spend the New Year at home. I'm already old, so it doesn't matter if I spend this time. If I go to Crescent City early, I can also get familiar with the situation there early, so that it will be easier to do things later."
"If you miss me, just come to Crescent City to see me next year. It's much more convenient to travel to Nanyang now."
Wang Linyuan said indifferently.
"Dad~"
Wang Youguan immediately knew that there was nothing he could do to stop him, so he could only sigh.
Soon I arrived in Tianjin. I inquired about it and found out that there are quite a lot of merchant ships traveling between Nanyang and Daming. Almost every day there are merchant ships going to Nanyang, and there are also merchant ships returning from Nanyang.
The porcelain, tea, glass products, cloth, silk, ironware, etc. of the Ming Dynasty are very popular in Nanyang, and the market demand is huge.
Similarly, pearls, corals, precious trees, spices, ivory, etc. in Nanyang were also very popular in the Ming Dynasty.
Since many fleets followed Taiping Hou Du Mingen to Nanyang and opened up the Nanyang trade route, the trade between Ming Dynasty and Nanyang has become very frequent.
The profits from the trade are very considerable, much higher than those from Korea and Japan. Now it has become a new development direction for major commercial banks in Tianjin.
Almost all commercial houses, large and small, in Tianjin have trade relations with various countries and regions in the Southeast Asia region, and there are regular ship exchanges.
When a merchant ship learned that Wang Linyuan was the magistrate sent to Crescent City by the imperial court, they immediately agreed to Wang Linyuan's request and agreed to take Wang Linyuan to Crescent City.
Crescent City was the Ming Dynasty's first territory in Nanyang, and it is now an important stronghold of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang. All the major business firms that went to Nanyang to make money had their offices in Crescent City.
Moreover, most of the plantations that are now popping up in the Nanyang region are on Luzon Island around Crescent City. Naturally, the magistrate of Crescent City must be currying favor with him.
On the second day after arriving in Tianjin, Mr. Wang Linyuan and a few servants boarded the "Ping An" merchant ship bound for Nanyang, and hurried to Nanyang Crescent City to take up his post.
On the merchant ship 'Ping An', Mr. Wang Linyuan went to the official residence on the ship, put on his official hat, stood on the deck and looked towards the south, his heart was surging and he was extremely excited.
"Master Wang~"
"We will arrive at Ryukyu City in a few days. After resting here for a few days, we will go directly to Luzon Province and arrive at Crescent City."
Peng Ji, the captain of the merchant ship 'Ping An', chats with Mr. Wang Linyuan every day.
Whenever he saw Mr. Wang Linyuan wearing official clothes and an official hat, he couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he was also afraid that Mr. Wang Linyuan would die on his ship.
Fortunately, Mr. Wang Linyuan was not seasick, and his condition and energy were quite good. In addition, there were ports to berth all the way south, so nothing happened.
"Mr. Peng, you have traveled all over the country and are well-informed. Can you tell me about the situation in Crescent City? You also know that I have never been out of Beizhili in my life, let alone overseas.
I am completely slanderous about Crescent City and I don’t know anything about it.”
Wang Linyuan smiled and nodded to Peng Ji.
"Of course~"
Peng Ji nodded cheerfully, then he ordered someone to find a map, opened it and began to slowly talk about it.
"This is North Zhili, coming down is Shandong, South Zhili, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian. Here is Ryukyu. To the south of Ryukyu, here is Luzon~"
"Crescent City is located here. It's actually not far from Ryukyu, it's very close."
"Speaking of Ryukyu Castle, I have to talk about my first trip to Nanyang with Marquis Taiping a few months ago..."
"Those natives wantonly killed my people of the Ming Dynasty. The Marquis was furious, so he sent troops to attack them and easily occupied Manila. Later, he also changed its name to Crescent City and declared that Crescent City will be directly under the jurisdiction of my Ming Dynasty.
It’s the land of the Ming Dynasty.”
"Currently, there are many plantations here in Crescent City. All major commercial banks have established large and small plantations near Crescent City, mainly growing sugar cane."
"Because Nanyang is far away from the Ming Dynasty, there are relatively few people from the Ming Dynasty here. Many of the plantations employ natives to work."
"These natives work quite hard, and the wages are very low, but don't be too nice to them, be cruel to them, so that they will be afraid of us and work for us honestly."
"In addition, Crescent City has now become the most important trading port in the Nanyang region. There are not only our Ming Dynasty merchant ships and firms, but also many merchant ships and merchants from various countries in the Nanyang region."
"It is actually very good for Lord Wang to be the county magistrate in Crescent City. There are many trading houses, merchants, and plantations here, and there are many large and small gold and silver mines on Luzon Island."
"Nowadays, many commercial banks are opening gold and silver mines, which are very profitable."
"My lord, if you go here and become a county magistrate, it won't take you a few years. You can easily make hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. It's not a problem at all. It's much better than being an official in the Ming Dynasty."
"Many people don't know. They always think that overseas is a barren land, but they don't know that overseas is rich and gold and silver are flowing everywhere. If nothing else, I will bring a ship of cargo to Nanyang, and then bring another ship from Nanyang.
When the goods come back, I can easily earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every time I come back."
Peng Ji began to slowly talk about the situation in Nanyang.