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The first batch of merchant ships that followed Zhao Kuangli to sea had already returned to Palembang.

Not only did they earn food freight, they also brought spices, porcelain, tea and other goods and sold them to the Dutch in Ceylon and made a fortune. On the return voyage, it was loaded with cotton, ivory, gems and other commodities brought back from India (and Ceylon).

Maritime merchants from Guangdong went to Palembang to trade and brought these Indian goods back to the mainland, bringing back Zhao Kuangyi's immigration policy.

Zhao Kuanglui's old classmate Fang Zixin was sent back to Guangzhou to accept immigrants. He not only spread news along the coast, but also spread the immigration policy to Jiangxi through inland freighters.

The first large group of immigrants came from the Badai Yao area. Zhao Kuanglui's cousin brought more than 600 people, more than 80% of whom were Yao people who were proficient in Chinese.

Immediately afterwards, the Hakka people in the southern Gansu mountainous area heard from merchants who came to buy tobacco that they would be allocated paddy fields when they went to India, and they would also receive a settling-in allowance before going to sea. Some Hakkas in the mountains were moved, and nearly a hundred people came to report to Fang Zixin in Guangzhou.

Continuing further north, the people of Ji'an Prefecture got the news.

This is Zhao Han's land of Longxing, and it is also the place with the largest population, the most tense land, and the most intractable imperial examination in Jiangxi!

The prosperity of Ji'an Prefecture is no less than that of Nanchang Prefecture. Especially with the boom in maritime trade, a large number of Jiangxi commodities were transported down the Gan River from Ji'an Prefecture and through Guangdong to coastal ports. This place was more prosperous than in the Ming Dynasty.

Within half a year, two hundred people successively went south to Guangzhou to find Fang Zixin to sign up to go overseas.

Of the two hundred immigrants from Ji'an, more than 95% have graduated from primary school, and more than 60% are middle school dropouts. They are willing to go to India, and the next step is to divide the land, but they are going to become officials!

The competition in the imperial examination here is too fierce.

In this time and space, the Ming Dynasty had a total of more than 80 champions, 12 of whom came from Ji'an. Especially in the 80 years from Jianwen to Chenghua, one-third of the number one scholar came from Ji'an Prefecture. In the second year of Jianwen's reign, a scholar from Ji'an Prefecture won the top prize, the top prize, and the second prize. Zhu Di came to power and took the first imperial examination. Ji'an scholars took the top seven places.

In Jishui County, Ji'an Prefecture, within ten miles, there are five champions.

Before the establishment of the new Datong Dynasty, Ji'an Prefecture took the lead in implementing compulsory education. Thanks to the excellent imperial examination tradition, the poor people here in the mountains still have to send their children to study. The primary school dropout rate is the lowest in the country. If you ask any young man on the street, most of them have obtained a primary school diploma.

However, the number of publicly funded students in middle schools is limited. Those who can study in middle schools at public expense are the top students who have fought their way out of the school. There are countless self-financed students in middle schools, and there are even coolies on the docks who eat chaffy vegetables to support their children in middle schools at their own expense.

The number of places for publicly funded students in universities is also limited, and the tuition fees for self-funded students are prohibitively high.

As a result, a large number of middle school graduates emerge in Ji'an Prefecture every year. After all, only a small number can pass the civil service examination, and the rest can only find jobs on their own.

I heard that King Jin founded the country in India and scholars became officials when they went there. The scholars in Ji'an Prefecture quickly became a sensation.

If India were not too far away, I am afraid that more than 200 people would have signed up to go overseas. Even if the destination is changed to Nanyang, there will probably be thousands of applicants, and the long sea route will scare away most of the interested people.

With these high-level intellectuals gone, Zhao Kuangyi will have no shortage of officials for the time being, and all of them are treasures!

Waiting for these two hundred Ji'an scholars to successfully arrive in India and settle down. Some of them would write letters and send money home, and some would simply take their family members with them. After a few years, the demonstration effect would be established, and more scholars would be willing to go overseas.

If you go there, you can become an official, be allocated rice fields that can be harvested twice a year, have wives and concubines, and have slaves everywhere. When this kind of information spreads, it is like a paradise for scholars who cannot be admitted to the civil service and are not satisfied with working in a trading company.

Perhaps in a few years, with the addition of a large number of scholars, Zhao Kuangyi will be able to completely rule Camme City. By then, with Taiwu City and Kanmei City as the center, and colonization in the two counties at the same time, the expansion speed will inevitably be doubled.

Zhao Kuanglui obtained a high-quality population, and Ji'an Prefecture alleviated the contradiction between man and land and the employment pressure of scholars. Win-win!

Maybe after someone emigrates, he may take his whole family with him.

For example, my father is a dock coolie, my mother is a housewife, and she does odd jobs to support the family. There are many brothers and sisters in the family. If their children were to be officials in the Jin State and assigned land, the whole family would definitely have to immigrate. My parents enjoyed their happiness in the village community, working as an old man and an old lady, with a bunch of Shudras and untouchable slaves waiting on them. The brother may not have a high level of education, but he is more than capable of managing tenants. There is no need to let soldiers manage the village community. Just choose a prestigious Han village chief.

In a few decades, this kind of lower-class family in Ji'an Prefecture will become a prominent local family in India.

The only one who is really troubled is Li Quan. This guy's American immigration plan has always been difficult to implement. In the past, ordinary people immigrated to Southeast Asia, but now there is an additional choice of India. Who is willing to go to America to explore unless they have enough to eat?

Li Quan could only rely on high profits to attract more maritime merchants to do business in the Americas. Relying on high wages, he attracted people to work as crew members for him. As for immigration, you have to rely on the court to send a few serious criminals to exile.

Today's Datong China has ushered in a real population explosion period.

Many children born in the new dynasty can play soy sauce. The society is stable, there is plenty of food and clothing, children are giving birth to babies, and schools are crowded with school-age children.

Three years of compulsory education has long been out of reach.

Now not only are there no free lunches, but you also have to pay for books, and some states and counties have even begun to charge miscellaneous fees. The purpose is to reduce the number of students enrolled, otherwise there will not be enough classrooms.

The court turned a blind eye to this.

However, the court has repeatedly emphasized that book fees cannot be forcibly collected and school children can bring their own books.

Local officials also have some conscience. Children who cannot afford tuition and fees can stand outside the classroom and observe, and still have student status. Once an audit student with excellent academic performance is discovered, all fees will be waived and they will be put into the classroom to listen to lectures, so that these poor problem solvers can study with peace of mind.

Zhao Han's compulsory education policy has entered an embarrassing state. As the population continues to grow, the situation will become even worse in the future. The number of children who have not attended primary school for a day will become increasingly large.

Again, the backward productivity of agricultural society cannot support an advanced education system.

…

The second prince, Zhao Kuangping, became famous in India, and the third prince, Zhao Kuangping, also graduated from college.

Zhao Kuangping and the prince share the same mother and were both born to Fei Rulan.

Moreover, Zhao Kuangping had very good academic performance, and his problem-solving ability was better than that of his two brothers. He obtained his college diploma entirely based on his strength. Next, he can even take part in the examination, and maybe he can become an official as a Jinshi - provided he gives up his title.

By the way, the second prince was named King of Jin, and the third prince was named King of Chu.

Zhao Kuangping, the king of Chu, is obviously not stupid. Is it inappropriate for a good prince to be sent out to the outside world and start as a junior official?

Of course, in order to prove himself, he decided to participate in this year's examination. Moreover, he told his father in advance that he would only take exams and not become an official, and asked the Ministry of Rites to admit an extra place when admitting Jinshi scholars, so as not to cause a certain scholar to fail because of himself.

Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites.

After ten days of grading, this year’s list of tributes was finally released.

The Ministry of Rites is only responsible for organizing examinations and is not allowed to participate in invigilation and marking. Wang Tiaoding, the Minister of Rites, rushed to inquire about the situation: "Has the King of Chu passed the exam?"

The person who presided over the grading was the censor of Youdu of the Inspectorate. He smiled and replied: "The king of Chu passed the exam and was among the best, ranking 142nd. In addition, a female tribute scholar was born this year. She came from Jishui. Zou Huaiyu from the county."

Wang Diaoding said with emotion: "The Zou family is a prominent family in Jishui. Although the main sect was confiscated by Your Majesty, I didn't expect that another branch of the family would have a female Jinshi."

It was normal for the first female Jinshi in the New Dynasty of Datong to come from Jishui County, but coming from a wealthy family whose family was confiscated was a bit difficult for Zhao Han. Of course, Emperor Zhao is generous and would not embarrass a little girl.

Outside the Gongyuan, a list of tributes was posted.

Zhao Kuangping and Zou Huaiyu are particularly conspicuous because the Ministry of Rites marked their identities with red pen when making the list.

Behind Zhao Kuangping's name, draw a red circle and write the word "King of Chu". Behind Zou Huaiyu's name, draw a red circle and write the word "female".

The list was posted, and the scene was shocked.

Zou Huaiyu was wearing a Confucian shirt, with a long sword slung across his waist, looking up at his name with a smile. Not only was she admitted as a tribute scholar, but she was ranked ninth on the tribute list, much higher than the more than 100 people ranked by the King of Chu.

"Is there a female tribute?"

"Who is the female minister? Can you please come forward and tell us?"

"May I ask where this lesbian is? I am so impressed that I would like to ask for advice."

"..."

Voices came and went, all asking for news about the female tribute.

When Zou Huaiyu graduated from middle school, he was admitted to Jinling University as a publicly funded student. But her family was worried about their daughter leaving, so she stayed at Nanchang University to study. Therefore, she was really not well-known in Nanjing.

Candidates from Nanchang University naturally recognized Zou Huaiyu and came over to greet him and congratulate him.

The bystanders looked at it and shouted: "The female tribute is here, the female tribute is here!"

Not only the candidates, but also the people watching the excitement gathered around, wanting to see with their own eyes what the first female Jinshi of this dynasty looked like.

Zou Huaiyu's appearance is not outstanding, not very beautiful, nor ugly, just ordinary. But she was wearing a Confucian shirt and a long sword hanging from her waist. She stood there with a heroic appearance, and with the aura of a female Jinshi, she looked so dazzling at the moment.

"What a talented woman. She has an extraordinary appearance."

"I dare to ask my female husband if he has ever been married. Although my son failed this year, he can still continue to take the imperial examination. Even if he fails the imperial examination, he can still be a state official. My family has more than ten trading companies, spread across the north and south provinces. If my female husband is willing to get married, From now on, I can work as an official without worrying about money."

"This girl is in the same year and several of us have passed the exam. We plan to go to Xuanwu Lake to hold a literary party to celebrate. Can we attend together as a favor?"

"..."

Facing the messy inquiries, Zou Huaiyu bowed and said, "Although I have not yet gotten married, I have already been engaged. After the palace examination, I will go home to get married." He also said, "I have to go back to the inn to prepare for the palace examination. I will not participate in any entertainment. I am letting you down." Kindness of the same year.”