Strictly speaking, privately accepting disciples from foreign countries as disciples was not allowed, but by the mid-Ming Dynasty, it didn't matter.
Zhu Yuanzhang also set a rule at that time that officials were not allowed to make friends with foreign envoys in private. Wang Yangming still made friends with the monk An, and even wrote a farewell article, but no one made an issue about it.
However, Wang Yuan's character is "cautious", just like he did not accept the three thousand taels as a apprenticeship gift.
In addition to Ouchi Yoshitaka, Hougang Guiyang and others, Wang Yuan is going to send these Japanese students to study in the Imperial College. Whether they want to go or not is one thing. Just sign up for the Imperial College.
, this requires the Ouchi family to complete a diplomatic document, and it must be in the name of the King of Japan.
The Ming Dynasty not only recruited foreign students, but also allowed them to take part in the imperial examinations and serve as officials.
In the third year of Hongwu, four students from Korea (not yet called North Korea) were allowed to study in the Imperial College of Nanjing. In the fourth year of Hongwu, Jin Tao, a North Korean student, passed the third-ranking examination and was awarded the title of county magistrate - the Jinshi at that time.
It was rare to directly grant county magistrate positions. Jin Tao did not stay in the Ming Dynasty as an official, but chose to return to China and later became the prime minister of Goryeo.
As for Japanese students, they began to be recruited in the 22nd year of Hongwu, and the Imperial College even built dormitories specifically for them.
The most favored country was the Ryukyu Kingdom. At that time, the Ryukyu Kingdom had not yet been unified, and three kings, Zhongshan, Nanshan, and Beishan, coexisted. The Zhongshan King and the Nanshan King were recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang at the same time, and each sent students to study in the Ming Dynasty.
However, after Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, there were fewer and fewer international students because the admission requirements were more stringent. Even his own son, North Korea, was declined by the emperor to send overseas students. Gradually, countries became too lazy to apply, otherwise there would definitely be many foreign officials.
By the way, there were many civil servants and eunuchs from Jiaozhi. Even though Jiaozhi became a vassal state of Annan, these people still stayed in China as officials.
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Zong Sheqiandao bowed and presented a knife box: "This famous thing is presented to you by the guard."
In order to facilitate Wang Yuan to take the knife, the wooden box has been partially opened.
Wang Yuan held the scabbard and took it out, and slowly pulled out the sword. The blade was shining with black stripes like a catfish. It looked weird and cool, and it seemed indeed extraordinary.
The inscription on this sword is very simple, only the six words "Binchu Aoe Sadji", and uncharacteristically, it is not engraved on the stem of the sword, but on the "inside" of the blade.
Wang Yuan pointed to the six words and asked: "What does this mean?"
Zongshe Qiandao explained: "This sword is a famous thing made by Zhenci, a swordsman in Qingjiang, China."
"I see." Wang Yuan finally understood. It was the same as carving "Zhang Xiaoquan" on a kitchen knife, but the craftsman also engraved the production address.
Zongshe Kendao was afraid that Wang Yuan would not understand the beauty, so he explained: "Sadaji was one of the most famous sword-smiths in Japan more than a hundred years ago. Any Japanese daimyo who gets a sword made by Sadji will use it to make swords."
Consider it a family heirloom."
Wang Yuan suddenly had a bad taste and asked: "Doesn't this knife have a name? Dragonfly cut, boy cut or something like that."
Zong Sheqian said: "The governor can name it himself."
Wang Yuan thought for a while and said: "Then let the craftsman engrave the eight words 'Physical Wuji, my heart is endless', and the name of the sword can be 'Wuji' or 'Endless'."
A generation of famous swords, the Wuji Blade, was born! (Note: This sword is also known as Wuji Slash, Endless Slash, Endless Blade, and a physical treasure.)
The blade of this sword is five feet long (Japanese ruler), about 1.45 meters. The blade alone is taller than many Japanese generals, and even longer than Wang Yuan's Longque sword.
Wang Yuan swung his sword twice and asked, "Is this sword used for horse fighting?"
Zongshe Kendao explained: "Mr. Governor, this is a wild sword, mainly used for horse fighting."
The reason why Ouchi gave this famous sword to Wang Yuan was that Japan at this time was mainly engaged in foot combat, and secondly, the sword was too long and no one was accustomed to using it, so if he didn't give it away, he could only keep it at home as an ornamental object.
Ouchi Yoshitaka suddenly babbled a few words, and Sosuke Kendo translated and said: "Children don't know etiquette, and I hope to see the governor's martial arts."
"Can."
Wang Yuan smiled, swung his sword and slashed horizontally, and a beam of sword light passed over Ouchi Yoshitaka's head.
Ouchi Yoshitaka was so frightened that his vest was sweating. Wang Yuan put away the knife before he realized that his scalp seemed to have been cut off. He stretched out his hand and touched it. There was no blood, and only a bunch of hair was cut off by the tip of the knife against his scalp.
It doesn’t matter whether Japanese samurai men have hair or not. Anyway, when they grow up and fight for a few more years, their scalp hair follicles will be worn out by the helmets, and all of them will be either bald or Mediterranean.
Ouchi Yoshitaka was extremely shocked and amazed by Wang Yuan's sword skills. He knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Please teach me martial arts!"
After listening to Zong Sheqiandao's translation, Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Learn Chinese well before you speak it."
Wang Yuan likes this Nodachi quite a lot, but unfortunately it has little practical use.
It's hard to unsheath the sword during a foot fight, it's too damn long, so you have to unsheath it before you draw it.
Horse fighting is even less practical. It can only deal with enemies without iron armor, and is extremely unfavorable for cavalry hedging. The correct way to use it is to use it to kill unarmored infantry on horseback, or to fight with enemy generals on the battlefield.
Conduct a one-on-one challenge (the burst is powerful, but not suitable for long-term battles).
Wang Yuan put the Nodachi back into its sheath, put it on the confession table and said: "I'm sending you money, you're sending me a sword, and I'm sending my eldest son to be my disciple. Let's be honest, what do the Ouchi clan want from me?"
Zongshe Kendao bowed his head and replied: "Please boldly ask your Majesty the Governor not to hand over the Haiyin documents to other feudal lords in Japan."
Wang Yuan immediately laughed: "The Ouchi clan wants to monopolize trade?"
Sosheki Kendao said: "In the whole of Japan, only the Ouchi clan has the new survey document, so it should be that the Ouchi clan has the exclusive monopoly on Sino-Japanese trade."
The document of exploration and cooperation was issued to the King of Japan. In the past, both the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan had it. However, after the fall of Liu Jin, the civil service group issued a new document and declared the old version of the document invalid. The Ouchi clan thus monopolized the official trade between China and Japan.
Wang Yuan sat down with his golden sword: "Don't talk about Japanese daimyo, even Japanese merchants. As long as they give enough money, they can get sea documents. If the Ouchi family wants to monopolize trade, then build more ships and use other ships to
It’s enough to kill the team so hard that they don’t dare to go to sea.”
"This..." Zong Sheqiandao was momentarily speechless.
The Ouchi clan really didn't have many ships at sea, and their performance was worrisome. For naval battles, they could only rely on their numbers.
Nowadays, there are four types of ships in Japan. In the final analysis, they are developed from one type of ship. You can refer to the "sampan" for that initial ship type.
Make the sampan bigger and it will become Japan's "small morning boat".
Make it bigger and taller, add more oars and small sails, and it will be the Japanese "sekifune".
Then make it bigger and taller, add more oars, and bigger sails, and it will become the Japanese "Antaku ship", which can be used for offshore navigation and trade with Japan.
Continue to make it taller and bigger, get more oars and bigger sails, and add wood to the bottom and hull of the ship to make it able to withstand big waves. This is the "Shiming Ship" used in Sino-Japanese trade. This thing doesn't even have a keel!
Japan's shipbuilding technology at this time was probably similar to that of the Tang Dynasty of China, and the ship types were very similar to those of the Southern and Northern Dynasties of China.
The "Shiming Ship" has gone to the limit of Sino-Japanese trade. How dare it fight other ships at sea? If it were to fight in offshore and inland seas, the Ouchi clan's navy would not be worried. Once public anger is aroused, pirates and seamen
The thieves united and were able to defeat the Ouchi clan until they dared not go out to sea.
Zong Sheqiandao knelt down and kowtowed: "Ouchi wholeheartedly supports the Governor, please give us some convenience."
Wang Yuan finally accepted someone else's son as his apprentice, and also accepted a precious sword. After careful consideration, he said: "Let's do this. There is no limit on the number of trading ships for the Ouchi family's maritime documents. The maximum number of other families' maritime documents can only be
Five boats, if you want more, you have to add money."
This is also an advantage.
Zong Sheqian was very happy and kowtowed again: "Thank you, Lord Governor, for your kindness!"