Tianjin Port is prosperous and busy. Ships arrive all the time, transporting goods and people from all over the world to the Beijing-Tianjin area. There are also ships leaving all the time, leading to the north and south of the world.
With the emergence and development of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty, and with the continuous expansion of the Ming Dynasty, Tianjin Port, as the gateway to the Beijing-Tianjin region, has become increasingly important and prosperous.
A ship from Nanyang is slowly mooring at the shore. On the ship, a group of gentle and elegant scholars wearing long robes are looking curiously at the bustling Tianjin Port in front of them.
These people were all scholars from Nanyang Province who came to take the imperial examination this time. Among them were gray-haired old men, such as Qin Yan, who had been taking the imperial examination all his life in the Ming Dynasty, but had never been able to pass the imperial examination.
Unexpectedly, I immigrated to Nanyang. In the autumn of last year, I passed the first test and was admitted to the Juren Examination. This time I had the opportunity to come to the capital to take the Spring Examination.
There are also people who have never taken any serious imperial examination before. They have only read some books and can write and read. They are either captains sailing on the sea or accountants.
Because of the embarrassment of the first imperial examination in Nanyang Province, it was extremely difficult to read and write, so he was admitted to the imperial examination and gained the title of imperial examination.
This makes many people unable to help but sigh that their ancestors are smoking. I don’t know how many generations they have been farmers, but suddenly a scholar appears.
Although he will be despised by traditional Ming Dynasty scholars, this fame is real.
There are also some people with dark skin who look very different from the people of the Ming Dynasty, such as Tian Muming, who was originally a native of Luzon Island. Luzon was conquered by the Ming Dynasty and became the province of Nanyang.
He was among the first batch of people to receive the Ming Dynasty's orthodox education. Although the time was relatively short and his level was actually very limited, he was selected by Liu Jin to be a civil servant in the autumn examination last year, so he came to take the imperial examination this time.
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Wearing a Confucian robe, a square scarf on his head, and holding a fan in his hand, anyone would have said something in admiration if they had not seen his appearance.
But after seeing his appearance, everyone couldn't help but secretly say in their hearts that this is a monkey wearing clothes, which always feels weird.
Without him, Tian Muming has a typical Nanyang appearance, with dark skin, prominent stork bones, flat nose, deep eye sockets, curly hair, thick lips, protruding mouth shape, and generally has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, which is very different from the appearance of the Ming Dynasty people.
, the key is that it does not conform to the aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty people.
“Prosperous Tianjin, thousands of sails are racing, millions of people flow, it’s so majestic~”
Qin Yan looked at the Tianjin Port in front of him and couldn't help but feel very high-spirited. Although he was already quite old, he had passed the examination.
Even if there is no spring this time, there is still a chance to become an official, because now the Ming Dynasty is in a hurry to recruit officials, and the newly incorporated Western Region Province has a vast territory and requires many officials to go to the Western Regions to serve as officials.
In addition to the Nanyang provinces, many places still have vacancies, and officials are also needed. It is said that the imperial court is planning to send officials to Huangjin Island and Australia this year to establish provinces and states in Huangjinzhou and Australia.
Government in order to strengthen the management of Golden Island and Australia.
Therefore, the past few years have indeed been the best times for scholars like them, because as long as you pass the exam and are willing to become an official, the imperial court can basically send you to become an official immediately.
Moreover, in the past, when people were promoted to officials, they basically started from the position of magistrate, county magistrate, etc. But now, as long as they are willing to go to the Western Regions, Nanyang and other regions, they can basically become a county magistrate.
It can be said that this is definitely the best era in the history of Ming Dynasty.
"Brother Qin~"
Hearing Qin Yan's voice, Tian Muming smiled and cupped his hands.
"Brother Tian!"
Qin Yan returned the favor with a smile. As a scholar, no matter what, you must not forget this etiquette, even though the strange shape of Tian Muming in front of you is not in line with the aesthetics of the Ming people.
But the other party passed the national examination at the same time as me, and now they come to the capital to take the exam together. They are classmates and the same period. For scholars, this is also a deep relationship.
"I have long heard about the prosperity of Tianjin. Today I saw it and it is indeed well-deserved. Compared with it, our Crescent City in Nanyang Province is still far behind."
Tian Muming looked at the Tianjin Port in front of him and sighed.
"Yes, there is a long way to go, but Crescent City has the beauty of Crescent City. At least in my opinion, Crescent City is also very beautiful."
Qin Yan nodded and sighed.
The ship slowly docked, and people got off the ship one after another and landed on the land of Tianjin.
"Yoshi~"
“Tianjin’s prosperity is well-deserved!”
As soon as we got off the boat, a ship from the Japanese country arrived at the dock next to it. A group of Japanese people on the ship were full of praise when they looked at the Tianjin Port in front of them.
Some of them were wearing Confucian robes and square pingding scarves on their heads, but their words were mixed with some commonly used colloquialisms of the Japanese.
"Du Jun~"
"It's a good thing that you are still a scholar. How did you learn this Ming Dynasty dialect? It's so Western. If other people hear this, we Japanese will definitely laugh to death. You stay away from us in the future. Don't say that you are Japanese. We
I can’t afford to lose this person.”
"Brother Liu, you are wrong too."
"In the Ming Dynasty, scholars generally called each other brother or sir. If you call each other king, others will know that we are Japanese. It is also extremely incorrect to call us king."
Someone next to me corrected me.
"Yes, yes, yes, thank you Brother Wang for the reminder."
The three Japanese people spoke in Ming dialect. When they saw Qin Yan, Tian Muming and the others, they smiled and bowed their hands slightly in salute. Tian Muming and Qin Yan also returned the greetings.
Among scholars, etiquette is the most important thing.
Soon, the ship anchored, and dozens of Japanese scholars got off the ship. Each one of them was dressed exactly the same as the Ming Dynasty scholars. Some were accompanied by book boys, and even the book boys were dressed exactly the same as the Ming Dynasty scholars.
"Several brothers must also be here to take the Chunwei exam, right?"
Liu Ye brought Du Mingli and Wang Sixian to Qin Yan and Tian Muming with a smile, bowed their hands and said in salute that his Ming Dynasty speaking was quite good and very standard.
The three of them are the children of three great nobles from the Japanese country. Liuye was born in the Yagyu family of the Japanese country. The Yagyu family is a prominent family in the Japanese country.
Du Mingli came from the Uesugi family, which was a powerful daimyo family in Japan. As for Wang Sixian, he also came from a daimyo family in Japan.
Since the Japanese country signed an agreement and officially became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, according to the agreement, everyone in the Japanese country must fully learn from the Ming Dynasty. Changing Chinese surnames to Chinese names is also the first thing to do.
Therefore, the great names of the Japanese country changed their surnames one after another. Some changed their surnames themselves, and some were given surnames by officials of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese kings of the Japanese country were all given the surname Dongfang by the Ming Dynasty. The entire Japanese country also followed suit, and all of a sudden, they changed their names one after another.
surname.
At the same time, these nobles and daimyo of the Japanese country paid a lot of money to hire teachers from the Ming Dynasty to teach their family children to study the Four Books and Five Classics, respect Confucianism and Taoism, and learn Confucian culture and thought.
"Yes~"
"I am from Xia Qinyan, a native of Nanyang Province. I have a plantation in Nanyang."
"This is Brother Tian Mu Mingtian."
Qin Yan nodded with a smile and introduced himself and Tian Muming to the three of them.
"Brother Qin, Brother Tian!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye, Du Mingli, and Wang Sixian bowed their hands and saluted again. Among them, Du Mingli had to bend down and lower his head as a habit, but he quickly came to his senses and smiled slightly awkwardly.
"My name is Liu Ye, and I come from the Liu family in Kyushu, Japan. This is Du Mingli, who comes from the Du family in the Tokyo area of Japan. This is Wang Sixian, who comes from the Wang family in China."
Liu Ye smiled and introduced the three of them.
"Brother Liu, Brother Du, Brother Wang~"
Qin Yan and Tian Muming also paid tribute one by one.
"The Ming Dynasty is really prosperous and powerful, which makes people yearn for it!"
Liu Ye looked at the prosperous Daming Port in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.
"Brother Liu, the Japanese country is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, and the ministers of the Japanese country are also the subjects of our Ming Dynasty. They are free to enter our country in the Ming Dynasty, and they are also free to settle in our Ming Dynasty. If you want me to come and settle in my Ming Dynasty,
, it’s also a very simple thing.”
Qin Yan smiled and said.
"Haha, that's right, that's right, our family also has a plantation here in Nanyang. If I have time to go to Nanyang, I will definitely meet Brother Qin and Brother Tian to have tea and chat."
Liu Ye nodded happily and said.
On this point, it's really good.
People from the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty could freely travel to and from the Ming Dynasty, settle down in the Ming Dynasty, and do business in the Ming Dynasty. Many Koreans and Japanese also came to the Ming Dynasty.
The Japanese daimyo who used to be busy fighting for power and territory in the Japanese country have finally stopped in recent years. The shogun took the lead, and the daimyo and nobles from various places were the main force. They also invested heavily in various business fields of the Ming Dynasty.
There are many Koreans and Japanese living in Tianjin, and they have their own trading houses. They also have contacts with many Ming Dynasty business houses, and have close contacts with many Ming Dynasty businessmen, dignitaries, etc.
Of course, similarly, a large number of people from the Ming Dynasty went to Korea and Japan to do business and settle in Korea and Japan. Moreover, because of their status as suzerains, people from the Ming Dynasty went to Korea and Japan. Their status and status were extremely high, and they enjoyed many things.
privileges.
Generally speaking, because of the existence of the Ming Dynasty vassal-state agreement, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the vassal states is very good. Following the Ming Dynasty, the vassal states have enjoyed the benefits and fruits of capitalist development and the development of great navigation, and the Ming Dynasty has also benefited from the vassal state.
The country obtained raw materials, markets and labor force, and more importantly, spread the culture of the Ming Dynasty, gradually penetrating Chinese civilization into the bones and souls of the vassal countries.
Now in Korea, Japan, and Luzon, people with status and status all speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin, write Chinese characters, and read Chinese books. The powerful Chinese civilization has quickly taken root and grown.
