Qin Yan was slightly startled when he heard Li Maolin's words.
He has been taking the imperial examinations all his life and is already over 50 years old. To be honest, he has stopped thinking about this since he moved to Nanyang. He can live a peaceful life as a rich man here.
It’s also very good.
Well now, after arriving in Nanyang, Li Maolin actually asked himself to take the provincial examination.
"No, no, no~"
"I have long figured out that fame and fortune are fleeting, so I can just plant my sugar cane here in peace and contentment."
Qin Yan thought about it and shook his head. If he really wanted to take the exam for merit, he would not move 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 for merit and honor, but in this Nanyang, the exam is very simple."
"To tell you the truth, this time, here in Nanyang, as long as you have a good reputation, whether you are a scholar or a child, you can take part in the provincial examination. The requirements of the 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 a sure success. You will never be able to pass the examination."
"Furthermore, by the divine grace of the Emperor, the Nanyang Province, the Jiaozhi Province, the Xianglin Province, the Liaodong Province, and the Grassland Province will be separately established as a Dongbang Province. It will be very easy to pass the Jinshi examination at that time."
"You are only in your fifties, Jiang Ziya only came out of the army at the age of eighty, and Wang Linyuan, the county magistrate of Crescent City, the capital of Nanyang Province, is already over sixty years old, and he is still not as prosperous as he is."
"This is a God-given opportunity. Who would have thought that the imperial court would actually hold the imperial examination in the newly established province, and with so much grace, our Nanyang Province has more than 70 places in the provincial examination this time.
"
Li Maolin said earnestly.
On the one hand, this is also for the sake of my old friends. On the other hand, the above has also issued an order that someone must take part in the imperial examination in every place. All scholars under the jurisdiction of the state capital must be brought to Crescent City to participate in this exam.
Rural examination.
As long as you are a scholar, you can go to anyone who can write and read. This time, it doesn’t matter whether you are a scholar or not. You can also be a student, even if you don’t have any fame. Anyone who can write can take the science and technology exam.
This may seem very ridiculous to traditional scholars. In the past, they did not obtain academic honors through hard work and ten years of hard study.
But what about now? As long as you can write, you can take the imperial examination. This is really incredible.
But this matter was approved by the imperial court? The Nanyang Province was new to the Ming Dynasty. People's hearts were unstable, so the imperial court gave a certain amount of grace for the sake of the stability of the Nanyang Province.
Even for the native Luzon people here in Nanyang Province, the requirements are even lower? Just being able to write is enough.
"real?"
Hearing Li Maolin's words? Qin Yan's mind came alive again.
This is the urine of scholars.
When you are unhappy, you are unrecognized for your talents, complaining about others, showing that you regard fame and wealth as floating clouds, and showing disdain for those powerful people and courtiers.
But when there is an opportunity to express one's ambition? He will not hesitate to act like a dog, immediately rush to seize the opportunity, and firmly seize the opportunity.
"Would I still lie to you?"
"Is this a newspaper from the imperial court? Take a look for yourself, and this is a newspaper from the Ming Dynasty? Because of this matter, many local scholars have taken to the streets to cause trouble? Do you think this is very unfair? For
It’s too unacceptable for students like them, who are studying hard in poverty.”
"But this is His Majesty's grace. The princes in the court have thought deeply. It is definitely not wrong."
Li Maolin took out the newspapers issued by the imperial court and the newspapers shipped from Tianjin.
In the early Ming Dynasty, it was not only published in the Beijing and Tianjin areas, it had spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. Even with the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, people in North Korea and Japan also read the newspaper every day.
Of course, there will definitely be a lag due to transmission, but even here 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 from several days ago.
I read newspapers, but gradually I got used to reading them, and it’s the same.
"This is indeed quite unfair. Local students studied hard in the cold and worked hard step by step. It is really unfair that the requirements of overseas provinces are so low."
After reading it carefully, even Qin Yan couldn't help but cry out for the local students of Ming Dynasty.
"This is also a special treat. From the Nanyang provinces, new members of the Ming Dynasty have unstable hearts. They should be given appropriate grace. This is also to stabilize their hearts."
"But this is a great blessing for those who immigrated to the Southeast Asian provinces. It is another benefit of immigrating here."
Li Maolin also nodded. He was a person who had been through the imperial examination and was well aware of the difficulty of the imperial examination. He had spent his whole life in the imperial examination and was just a candidate. If the imperial court did not need a large number of officials, he would not even be a county magistrate.
"There is another news to tell you. This time, the examiner of Nanyang Province is the famous person around today's emperor, Liu Jin Liu Gongzi, the number one scholar in the billion-year imperial examination."
"If you can be his disciple, your career will be bright in the future."
Then Li Maolin revealed another piece of news to Qin Yan.
"The examiner turned out to be Mr. Liu?"
When Qin Yan heard this, he was slightly dumbfounded.
"Yes, he has just swept across the Southeast Asian countries and is preparing to return to the imperial court via Nanyang, but he is appointed as the chief examiner by the imperial court."
"You must also know about Mr. Liu. He has followed others and made a great fortune."
"Well, I'm going to participate~"
Without any further hesitation, Qin Yan nodded and agreed.
This is indeed a rare and good opportunity. If he misses this time, he may not have the chance to become an official or anything like that.
…
In Crescent City, the capital of Nanyang Province, as the provincial examination approaches, the entire Crescent City becomes more lively.
There was a ship moored in Crescent Bay, and many captains and crew members who were sailing on the sea rushed back after learning the news.
Although none of the sailors trained by Tianjin Maritime Academy can write eight-part essays, they can write and do math. They walk on the sea all year round and have nothing to do. Most of them can read books and so on. They may not be as good as traditional scholars in taking the imperial examination, but they have to
With this knowledge and ability to do things, I don’t know how many ways I can beat those people.
But under the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, there was no possibility for people like them to become officials.
This time it was different. The imperial examinations in the Nanyang provinces did not require any restrictions on fame. Anyone who could read and write could take the imperial examinations. This made the people who moved to the Nanyang area extremely happy.
Many crew members and captains immigrated there very early because they were knowledgeable and knew the benefits of immigrating to Southeast Asia.
I am running a boat outside, while my family is setting up plantations in Nanyang. I can accomplish more with one stone, which is much better than staying in Ming Dynasty.
I didn't expect that this time I would still have the opportunity to take the imperial examination, and it might be very possible to gain a title.
In addition to these crew members, among the many industries under Liu Jin's command, they have always insisted on promoting literacy and basic education among their employees.
There are even more rigid requirements for the promotion of managers. Therefore, in many industries under Liu Jin's command, the managers can basically read and write. Everyone likes to read newspapers. Over time, they can all write in vernacular.
The article comes out.
After these people heard the news, they all cheered.
The people who immigrated here also quickly gathered from all over Nanyang Province and came to Crescent City, ready to show off their talents, gain fame and honor their ancestors.
With the arrival of these people, the already bustling Crescent City became even more noisy.
Liu Jin, wearing shorts and shorts, took Erhu and a few followers to wander around Crescent City very casually.
As the capital of Nanyang Province, and the earliest transit point between the Ming Dynasty and Nanyang, Crescent City has developed extremely rapidly.
Huge ports and dock areas have been built on both sides of the Crescent River near the estuary. It is very busy with many ships. There are merchant ships going south and north, fishing boats returning from fishing, and patrol guards in Nanyang Province.
Warship.
They are densely packed and neatly arranged in the port. On the dock, slaves are busy loading and unloading goods, creating a bustling and lively scene.
On both sides of the river, concrete roads extend in all directions, and on both sides of the cement roads are buildings, with glass windows reflecting dazzling light under the sunlight.
Further away are huge plantations and dense sugar cane forests, and you can vaguely see many slaves busy among them.
There is also no city wall, and the entire city is constantly radiating outwards. Although it cannot be compared with the big cities of the Ming Dynasty such as Tianjin and Songhu, it is already quite prosperous and lively.
In the commercial district, the entire street is filled with offices set up by business firms in Nanyang. Each one has a bigger sign than the other, and they are doing big business.
There are many merchants here in the specialty market. You can buy goods from various places here, including things from the Ming Dynasty, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, corals, pearls, agarwood, ivory, jade jewelry, etc., from the West
Gems from the region, blankets from Persia in the Middle East, Nepalese scimitars from India...
Here in the slave market, a large number of slaves are transported every day, and then they are quickly bought up by the plantation owners. In addition, there are also a large number of workers from Korea and Japan, who are plantation owners and farmers.
What I like the most is that I am hard-working, extremely diligent, and my wages are low, so I am very popular among everyone.
