Liu Jin, wearing a crimson robe, was rushing in the examination room.
Looking at these candidates in front of him, Liu Jin couldn't help but want to laugh.
This is perhaps the group of candidates who are least likely to be scholars.
Most of these people were not scholars before, and even if they were scholars, they could only be regarded as wild people. Many of them were accountants, crew members, etc.
It can only be said that they know how to read and can write. If you really ask them to do anything like eight-part essay, they won't be able to do it at all.
In view of this, in the imperial examination of Nanyang Province this time, the subject of Liu Jin, the examiner, was relatively simple, and there were no requirements.
Anyway, in things like the Provincial Examination, the quota of successful candidates is fixed. As long as you can rank before the quota, you can be considered as a candidate. In the hometowns of examination masters such as Jiangxi, South Zhili, and Beizhili, you may be full of knowledge and talents.
, but it may be difficult for you to pass the exam even if you are the best among the best.
For places like Nanyang Province, this is the first time for the exam to be taken. In Liu Jin's opinion, as long as someone can write a reasonably fluent and reasonable article, they can basically pass the exam.
In fact, this can be considered an injustice.
But this is relatively fair.
Perhaps there is no absolute fairness in this world.
Liu Jin thought a lot while thinking quickly.
Before time travel, Liu Jin also took the college entrance examination. Compared with the imperial examination, the college entrance examination is really nothing. The imperial examination is really like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Everyone who can pass the exam is very awesome.
people.
"Local Aboriginal?"
Soon Liu Jin's eyes were fixed on a row of candidates.
These candidates have dark skin, short stature, hair, face shape, etc., which are very different from those of the Ming Dynasty. They are typical people from the Nanyang area.
But at this moment, they were all like other students, wearing robes and scholar hats, holding brushes and scratching their heads and ears in a decent manner.
Liu Jin walked over with a smile on his face, eager to see what articles these natives could write.
The reign of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang was very short. Although it has been vigorously promoting Han culture, after all, the time was short and the effect was definitely not ideal.
"Students have met adults!"
Seeing Liu Jin coming over, Tian Muming quickly stood up and gave a very respectful student salute.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty imperial examination, the students who participated in the imperial examination were all students of the proctor, so he also performed the student ceremony, although this Tian Muming seemed to be much older than Liu Jin.
"No need to be polite~"
Liu Jin smiled and looked at his exam papers casually without much communication. This is an exam room and there are always many rules.
However, with just a very casual glance, Liu Jin basically saw his test paper. It was almost blank, except for some crooked words written at the beginning.
"I don't know if I would be impeached to death if I were elected to these natives."
Liu Jin couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.
Since there are natives who come to take the imperial examination, in order to show the favor of the court, Liu Jin will definitely ask a few people to serve as examiners, but if the level is really shabby, Liu Jin will definitely be scolded to death.
However, even if you are scolded, you still have to do what you have to do.
The stability of the imperial court in the Nanyang region is the most important. These natives are willing to obey what is naturally best.
Now they have begun to change Chinese surnames on a large scale, respect Confucianism and Taoism, and popularize the Ming Dynasty Mandarin. Compared with some provinces in the Ming Dynasty, perhaps it will be more unified here in the future.
Because Ming Dynasty Mandarin is promoted here, dialects do not exist and everyone speaks Mandarin.
Exam time was boring, and Liu Jin also did other things.
"His Majesty actually agreed to allow the vassal king to go to sea. What's even more incredible is that he allowed the vassal king to establish a kingdom overseas and treated it as a vassal state."
Liu Jin was slightly surprised when he received the news from the capital.
To be honest, it is not surprising that Emperor Hongzhi would agree to the feudal king going to sea.
Because everyone knows the benefits of the vassal kings going to sea for the Ming Dynasty, and then taking this opportunity to get the vassal kings out, the Ming Dynasty will get rid of an increasingly heavy burden.
What really surprised Liu Jin was that Emperor Hongzhi actually allowed these vassal kings to establish their kingdoms overseas. This was different. This colony was completely different from the vassal state.
Although they are essentially the same, a colony is a colony and a vassal state is a vassal state. With the word "国", the difference is huge.
"This should be to encourage these feudal kings to go to sea."
"Your Majesty must have wanted to solve the problem of the feudal kings for a long time. He just took this opportunity to encourage these feudal kings to go to sea. It is estimated that in the future, the whole world will be built by the descendants of their old Zhu family."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help laughing.
It is a good thing for the vassal king to go to sea. It is definitely a great good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
As soon as this policy of vassal kings going to sea came out, the vassal kings in various parts of the Ming Dynasty would definitely not be able to sit still.
These vassal kings will definitely try their best to go overseas. Even if they are unwilling to leave now, it is estimated that their descendants will definitely go overseas.
No one wants to be locked up in a small place and raised like a pig.
What's more, Emperor Hongzhi has made it clear that he wants them to go out. If you are willing to go out, he will also find ways to force you out.
The large and small vassals going to sea will inevitably drive a wave of people to go to sea, which will greatly accelerate the development of colonization. This is a great thing for the Ming Dynasty in all aspects.
Just when Liu Jin was thinking that in the future, all parts of the world would be vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, someone came over and said to Liu Jin: "Sir, King Ning sent someone here, hoping to borrow 10 million taels of silver from the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty.
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"Borrow ten million taels of silver?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he was slightly startled.
Ten million taels of silver is not a small amount, it is an extremely huge sum of money. You must know that the Ming Dynasty's current treasury income is about 80 million taels a year.
Prince Ning wanted to borrow ten million taels of silver, but he really dared to ask.
"Yes, the matter is too big and the people in the bank can't make the decision, so Prince Ning sent people to Nanyang to find you, Master."
The visitor nodded and said.
"Prince Ning acted so fast. As soon as the news came out, he came to borrow money. It seems that he has been prepared for a long time."
"What did he pledge as collateral?"
After thinking about it, Liu Jin also asked.
"As for the young master, Prince Ning said that he will use the minerals and taxes of the vassal state he established overseas as collateral."
"Minerals, taxes?"
"Where is he going to establish a vassal state?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately laughed. This Prince Ning is really a talent. He actually knows how to use things that have no shadow as collateral to borrow money. This is a typical white wolf with empty hands. This also caught Liu Jin's hands.
On the head.
"Africa!"
"Africa?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately laughed, thought for a while and said, "Prince Ning's appetite is really big enough."
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Prince Ning's Mansion in Nanchang.
"My lord, I don't know if Liu Jin will agree to lend us a loan?"
"Relying solely on the financial resources of our royal palace, I am afraid that we will only be able to buy more than 20 ships by then, and we will not even be able to transport people to Africa at once."
Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi, and Zhu Chenhao were studying a world map non-stop.
Emperor Hongzhi and His Majesty allowed them to go overseas to establish vassal states, which made them as excited as if they had been given blood. The entire Ning Prince's Palace began to be busy.
"They should lend us whatever they want. We don't need too many boats. If we don't have enough, we can rent them or hire them. The key is to bring more people and supplies with us."
"This Africa is far away from our country, the Ming Dynasty, and it is extremely inconvenient to travel there. Even though shipping is now developed and a large number of merchants travel to the West, it is still too difficult to go back and forth once."
Liu Yangzheng thought for a while and said.
"Mr. Liu's words make sense. We should contact as many merchants as possible and ask them to help transport people and goods. We can pay as much money as we can first. Our funds are limited, so we still have to save as much as possible."
Zhu Chenhao nodded solemnly, looking very energetic. Looking at the map of Africa, he imagined in his mind the scenario of occupying the entire Africa in the future.
He was extremely ambitious and was naturally not satisfied with just occupying a small place. He set his sights on Africa.
"Your Majesty, I have spread the news to all parts of Jiangxi and Huguang and other places. Anyone who is willing to go to sea with your Majesty will be rewarded with thousands of acres of fertile land and hundreds of slaves."
"The soldiers who are willing to fight for the prince in Africa will have high-ranking officials and generous salaries, thousands of acres of fertile land, and countless slaves."
Li Shishi also reported to Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao.
Obviously, this is writing a bad check again. Prince Ning doesn't even have a piece of territory, yet he dares to shout out such a generous reward. This is really a bad check.
"How many people have been recruited?"
Zhu Chenhao nodded with satisfaction. If you don't write a blank check, who would be willing to go overseas with you? Life is going well today. I don't know what will happen if I go overseas.
"We have recruited three thousand strong men and fifteen thousand followers. There are still many people who are willing to follow the prince to Africa."
Li Shishi quickly said that the strong men were naturally used to fight in Africa, and the followers were ordinary people who followed them to Africa for construction and immigration.
"Okay ~ continue to recruit, the more people the better, it is best to recruit some skilled people, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, etc. When we get to Africa, we must build our own ships, guns, etc., so that we can
Be self-sufficient without relying on Ming Dynasty for everything."
When Zhu Chenhao heard this, he immediately said happily.
"Yes, Your Majesty~"
"I have always focused on recruiting these craftsmen, and I have also made my own decision to promise these craftsmen high-ranking officials and generous salaries."
Li Shishi nodded quickly.
"It's okay, as long as the person goes to Africa, it's fine. There's nothing wrong with high-ranking officials and generous salaries. In the future, the new dynasty will need talents from all walks of life. As long as they have the ability, I will give them high-ranking officials and generous salaries."
Zhu Chenhao looked at the huge map of Africa and said very generously.
Prince Ning dares to rebel, so he should be considered a talent, right?