Chapter 137 The moment of unveiling the list (Part 2)
Of course Liu Ruoyu didn’t know the situation behind Zhou Yanru, let alone that this would involve another turmoil for the Donglin Party.
He continued to announce:
"Fourth place, cabinet scholar Han Xu!"
Han Xu, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, was not present, but the Cabinet Clerk's Office took a name card for him.
Winning fourth place is a very good honor. Han Xu talked about his thoughts on finance and trade, especially the Shanxi merchants in his hometown.
He believed that if Shanxi merchants could be restrained and guided, they could buy a large number of tribes on the grasslands for the Ming Dynasty, detect a lot of intelligence, and become helpers in expanding the grasslands.
On the other hand, if it cannot be restrained and the collusion between government and businessmen and smuggling are allowed to develop, they will be counterattacked by profit-seeking businessmen. Especially the smuggling of food and weapons is close to collaborating with the enemy and must be severely punished.
His solution was to increase factory supervision at the front lines of Datong and Yan'an, and to open specialized trading stations similar to the Shipping Department in nearby Zhangjiakou and Yulin to encourage legal business and crack down on smuggling.
Zhu Youxiao saw that Han Xu was very closely following the recent financial policy and made very constructive opinions on the trade between Shanxi merchants and Qin and Jin.
This method can also be implemented. After it is implemented, the "eight imperial merchants" of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties who surrendered to the enemy will no longer be able to be rampant and harm others.
If the top three did not have higher insights on the overall economy and technology, Han Xu would also be in the top three.
The top three are still left, and the scholars present are looking forward to seeing who can get such a glorious result.
A batch of Jinshi are admitted every three years, and the same batch is compared with each other. This time, a large number of officials in Beijing participated in the examination. Regardless of their position and the year they were Jinshi, they competed on the same stage to determine who was the best.
The scholars in the capital all want to know who will stand out in the end.
The time has come, Liu Ruoyu said loudly: "The top three are not only extremely honorable in their rankings, but their answers this time are also very exciting, either inspiring or far-sighted.
The Prince Supervisor decided that the top three articles should be displayed outside Zuo Chang'an Gate. You can feast your eyes on them and copy them for dissemination and discussion!"
"Pa!"
Several scroll-sized articles were displayed, and the third-place work was announced.
"Third place, Xu Guangqi, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry!"
"Wow! Sure enough!"
Some people shouted in surprise, some admired Xu Guangqi's knowledge from the bottom of their hearts, and some were ecstatic because they won the bet.
But there are also many people who lament in frustration. A small number of conservatives hate all Western learning. What they lament more is that they made a wrong bet.
"Come on, come on! I'm willing to admit defeat. The winner will make a big fortune this time. This banker is a fool~"
Liu Ruoyu squinted his eyes and looked from a distance, always feeling that the person opening the gambling game looked familiar.
The man's face was a bit old-fashioned, and his clothes were bright, but it looked like he was wearing newly bought clothes for the first time, but judging from his expression when he spoke, he seemed to be a proficient person. He must have done this kind of thing often...
"Wait a minute!? Wei Zhongxian's nephew, right?"
Liu Ruoyu took a closer look and saw that the man was Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing.
Watching the scene together, the people maintaining order are Wei Zhongxian's old friends, all of whom are members of the mixed society in the capital.
"Buy it and leave! There are still the top two. If you want to make money, don't miss the opportunity. One tael of silver will be doubled fifty times!" Wei Liangqing shouted loudly.
"Who dares to buy something with fifty times the odds... If you want to buy it, buy Yang Lian, the great hero of the Donglin Party, and Qian Qianyi, the great writer of the Donglin Party!" A scholar said that he would not buy those with high odds. p>
"That's right, one of them must be among the top two. Who among the rest can compare with these two?"
"I think it's possible for Xiao Feng Hanlin!"
"Xiao Feng Hanlin? Who is it?"
"Feng Quan of the Hanlin Academy is also a friend of Dong Lin. His father was a Hanlin at that time, and he became an Hanlin at the age of twenty-five."
"I think it works! Feng Quan pays ten for one, so I can buy it!"
"I think Miao Changqi of the Donglin Party has more hope."
"How do you say that?" This man's friend looked at the odds of Donglin boss Miao Changqi, who paid eight to one.
The man lowered his voice and said: "I heard that Feng Quan is a handsome man. He often goes to Miao Changqi's house to serve Miao Changqi, the Donglin boss who is a good friend of Longyang. I am sure Miao Changqi will read Feng Quan's article, so don't buy it if you buy it."
Feng."
"Wow, the Donglin Party is really good at playing~" After listening to my friend's advice, I quickly bought Miao Changqi instead of Feng Quan.
Wei Liangqing and his friends kept these gossips in mind.
His Highness Jianguo said that in the future, in addition to accommodation, catering, and conferences, their big hotel will also serve as an intelligence station.
Now we must learn to accumulate some information. The news in the market may be rumors, but there may also be particularly valuable information~
This piece of information is really useful.
Donglin boss Miao Changqi, "Little Feng Hanlin" Feng Quan and the number one scholar Zhou Yanru have a very close relationship with each other.
This time Zhou Yanru's test papers were stolen, and it was Miao Changqi who was behind it. Feng Quan stole Zhou Yanru's test papers.
Immediately an internal turmoil began within the Donglin Party.
Liu Ruoyu didn't care about them, he waved his hand and unfolded the second place test paper.
"The second place is Sun Chengzong, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry!"
The officials and scholars were shocked. The two ministers of the Ministry of Industry who had just been promoted by the Crown Prince turned out to be the second and third.
"Is it intentional to be biased?"
"I thought too much. I copied all the test papers and made them public."
"Go and have a look!"
Everyone came over to take a look and suddenly became quiet.
In terms of shocking warnings, Xu Guangqi's sentence "China cannot make money from ceramics and silk forever" sounded the alarm to everyone.
The writing style and vision of Sun Chengzong, who was ranked second in the rankings at that time, were characterized by his sincere literary talent, step-by-step approach, and demonstrated his love for the people and benevolence in every aspect.
"Hiss! So awesome."
Everyone was very touched when they read it. After reading it, they really thought about how to make a country rich and what it is.
"These two are so awesome."
"The prince overseeing the country is really a Bole!"
"With two people in the Ministry of Industry, we will definitely be revitalized, and there is great hope for the prosperity of the country and the people's security!"
The crowd unconsciously burst into cheers and applause. As soon as these two answers came out, almost everyone admired them.
Among the crowd were Yang Lian and Qian Qianyi, who sweated on their foreheads after watching from a distance.
The article selection may not be as good as that of Sun Chengzong, but in terms of overall vision and focus on technology, it is far behind the two of them!
The betting game later was about who would be the first, and now the two of them were pushed to the maximum probability, but they knew how many pounds and taels they had, so they quickly left secretly.
As for who is ranked first, many friends are paying attention, and it will spread soon. The article will also be copied and spread all over the world. Then we will naturally know who has written and what level of writing can rank first.
Before Yang Lian left, he looked back at Sun Chengzong's second-place answer sheet.
"Fortunately, I communicated with him a few days ago about the false surrender plan. It will definitely be reused in the future, and maybe a lot of important information can be conveyed~"
Not long after they left, Wei Liangqing's bets had been placed, and the banker only took one-tenth and made nearly a thousand taels of silver.
The scholars are looking forward to seeing who can be first and who can make the last fortune.