Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

As soon as this poem came out, everyone applauded.

Zhu Zhishan was ten years older than Tang Yin. He had failed many times in the imperial examinations, and his character was sublimated in the tempering, so his talent was fully revealed.

Tang Yin was moved by this poem, looked up at the plum blossoms in full bloom outside the Ten-mile Pavilion, and his eyes were filled with memories.

This time he went to the Indian Ocean to take up a post. Although he had a heart full of patriotism, he was going to a completely unfamiliar place after all, and he didn't know if he could still see such beautiful plum blossoms.

But no matter how sentimental he was, he had never been a hesitant person.

The great eunuch Wang Zhi could go there, tens of thousands of Ming soldiers could be stationed there for many years, and many officials and clerks were also sent there by the court to take up their posts. How could he be hypocritical?

Even if he couldn't see the plum blossoms, he could still see the Indian mandrake flowers.

Tang Yin had adjusted his state to go to the Indian Ocean to assist Wang Zhi, so he changed the subject and said, "Brother Zhu, it is really gratifying that you can join the Imperial College this time and display your talents!"

Like Yan Song, Zhu Yunming was a beneficiary of the expansion of enrollment in the Hongzhi Dynasty, which changed his fate of failing the exams and was also on the list of successful candidates in this year's spring exam.

Although his palace exam ranking was very low, he successfully entered the Art Academy under the Imperial College with his excellent artistic accomplishment.

The current Hongzhi Dynasty can accommodate talents from all aspects, no longer limited to management talents for governing the country and local governance, and also provides a stage for artistic talents like Zhu Yunming.

Poetry, painting and songs are all showing a thriving posture, and the status of construction teachers has been unprecedentedly improved. Now the construction of teaching staff is also an important part of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, the biggest representative is Wang Hua, the new construction earl of the Imperial College. Although Wang Hua has been nailed to the position of the Imperial College, the principal is already famous all over the world.

Even if he is the minister of six ministries, his current status may not be better than Wang Hua, and Wang Hua is almost an invincible and terrifying existence in the eyes of scholars all over the world.

Now the Ming Dynasty intends to establish the Ministry of Education to integrate the educational resources of the whole country, and the teaching staff will also be on the political stage, so Zhu Yunming will not only play his strengths when he enters the Imperial Academy of Arts, but also has a bright future.

Several friends standing beside him also cast envious eyes towards Zhu Yunming, but they know that this person may not be prominent in the political arena, but he will definitely have a place in the field of art.

"Today, I meet a wise monarch and am valued by my superiors. This is a fluke!" Zhu Yunming prefers a plain life, and said with a smile on his lips.

The others all have their own destinations. Some of them entered the officialdom like Tang Yin and Zhu Yunming, but there are also two who failed the exam and plan to return to Nanzhili to continue preparing for the exam.

The gears of fate are slowly turning, and everyone has their own destiny.

Tang Yin had decided to dedicate his lifelong learning to the court. After drinking the practice wine, he reluctantly said goodbye to his friends such as Zhu Yunming who came to see him off.

He got on his horse very casually, waved goodbye, and set off on a new journey with only an old servant.

On the other hand, Wang Shouren and Yan Song also went to take up their posts.

Wang Shouren, the new second place winner, was arranged to enter the Governor's Office of Nanyang. Since he personally led the fleet to explore Australia, this appointment made him feel like a fish in water.

The assignment direction of Yan Song, the third place winner, was sympathetic. This new third place winner was actually assigned to the American continent, which was the most distant official assignment.

Yan Song himself accepted this arrangement very optimistically. Although Nanyang was the closest to the Ming Dynasty and the Governor's Office of the Indian Ocean was the strongest, the American continent had gold and fur.

If we talk about the place that attracted the most attention from the emperor and the court, it must be the American continent, and Yan Song will surely become the most dazzling political star.

That's right, in the sympathetic eyes of some people, he took a train to Tianjin, and then boarded a ship to the American continent from Tianjin Wharf.

April of the 12th year of Hongzhi was a very lively month.

Six hundred newly-minted officials rushed to various places to take up their posts, and they all had a heart to build the motherland and wanted to help the emperor create the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, it is not limited to the civil examination. The military examination also cultivates a large number of new military scholars, and these talents are also sent to several governors' offices overseas to serve.

Now the governors' offices in various places overseas have soldiers and food, and the best talents of the Ming Dynasty are continuously imported. They will definitely become stronger and stronger in the future.

The current policy of the Ming Dynasty is very clear. It will not only strengthen the control of the world's seas, but also send outstanding talents overseas to cultivate more far-sighted national pillars.

It is under Zhu Youtang's layout that domestic infrastructure is in full swing, and scientific research projects such as steamships continue to be invested, but the training of talents is also not lagging behind.

Four months later, outside Bai Guming City.

"We're here!"

"We're finally here!"

...

Tang Yin, exhausted, brought his old slave to the end of the Ming-Myanmar Highway. He saw a familiar city wall from afar and couldn't help but shout with joy.

Generally speaking, officials going to the Governor's Office of the East China Sea, the Governor's Office of the Americas and the Governor's Office of the South Seas would take the sea route to take office, while those going to the Governor's Office of the Indian Ocean would take the land route.

Starting from Beijing, Tang Yin entered Bashu through Shanxi and Shaanxi, and then entered Myanmar through Yunnan. He could reach Baigu Mingcheng located at Baigu Port along the Ming-Myanmar Highway.

Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

Along the way, Tang Yin not only saw the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland, but also saw the customs and customs of various places, and saw a prosperous Ming Empire.

Since the completion of the Ming-Myanmar Highway, this road has become a gold rush for Ming merchants.

A large number of merchants carried ceramics, textiles, tea and other commodities to Myanmar, and it was often seen that Ming merchants returned with Indian food and beauties, and everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.

"So you are the new champion, please come into the city quickly!" The general flag guarding the city personally checked Tang Yin's official post and immediately let him go.

The accompanying merchants were also shocked to see that Tang Yin, who only brought an old servant, was actually this year's top scholar Tang Yin.

Tang Yin felt the envious and shocked eyes around him. It was not that he did not want to enter the city with a ceremonial guard, but it cost a lot to bring an old servant from Beijing to take office. If he brought a group of servants, he would probably go bankrupt.

But now he prefers this pragmatic way of taking office. Doing practical things is the standard to measure the quality of an official. He immediately went to the Indian Ocean Governor's Office.

It was already October, and the Pacific Ocean was being ravaged by the north wind.

A fleet sailed along the east coast of North America. After nearly half a year of sailing, they were getting closer and closer to the American Daming City.

The Mingyuan Treasure Ship became the biggest trump card of Daming's navigation. Now it is carrying a large number of officials, merchants and craftsmen across the Pacific Ocean, and the target is Daming City standing on this new continent.

"America, here I come. May God bless me to bring back a shipload of furs!" Wu Sanlang, dressed in a gentleman's outfit, looked at the new continent in front of him and raised his hands and shouted.

He was originally from the market, but his brother who sold sesame cakes went to sea to do business. He first made his first pot of gold by selling seafood from Kyushu Island, Japan, and then aimed at whale oil in Hokkaido.

In just a few years, his brother Wu Dalang had become the whale oil king, and he was also fortunate to become the younger brother of the whale oil king.

With the support of his brother, he also resumed his studies and entered the school, but he was not a material for the imperial examination.

Later, he transferred to the Business School of the Imperial Academy, but after learning about the gold mining opportunities in America, he dropped out of the Business School and borrowed money from his elder brother to come to this strange place to mine gold.

"The current price of fur coats in China is thirty taels of silver dollars, and everyone is scrambling for them! Let alone a shipload of furs, even if it's 10,000 pieces, you'll make a fortune, stop daydreaming!" an old boatman immediately teased.

Wu Sanlang rolled his eyes and said confidently: "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan! As long as this road works, I will get 100,000 pieces or even a million pieces!"

Although the price of Ming cotton cloth is low, compared with natural fur, the cold-proof performance of the two is not at the same level. Even in later times, fur is better in terms of cold-proof quality.

That's why cotton cloth is destined to pose no threat to fur.

There are now a large number of wild animals living in North America, and the cost of obtaining high-quality fur there is extremely low, especially since the tribes there don't understand the value of fur at all.

On the other hand, the quality of life of the people in the Ming Dynasty has improved, and the demand for fur has increased year by year.

As long as he can get fur from North America and bring it back to China, he will be able to make dozens or even hundreds of times the profit.

Wu Sanlang was obviously not satisfied with just a one-time deal, but had the ambition to build a supply channel, so as to become a fur king like his brother.

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall young man immediately applauded and said, "This brother has ambition!"

Wu Sanlang looked at this bookish young man and immediately became interested and said, "Thank you for your compliment! Judging from your clothes, you don't look like you are going to pan for gold, but you are going to work in the Governor's Office of America."

"Brother, you have a keen eye. I am indeed going to work in the Governor's Office of America!" Yan Song said with a smile.

The old boatman who was basking in the sun sneered and pointed at the Mingyuan treasure ship that had left the fleet and said, "What do you mean by sharp eyes! The Mingyuan treasure ship that just left carried official personnel. You got off that ship, and with your clothes, you must be a clerk who is going to work in the Governor's Office in America!"

Each Governor's Office not only needs to recruit officials, but also needs a large number of staff, so many young clerks are transferred here, so Yan Song is easily mistaken for a clerk.

Wu Sanlang ignored the old boatman, but wanted to make friends with the young clerk and said, "I am Wu Sanlang, may I ask your surname?"

"My surname is Yan!" Yan Song did not intend to reveal his identity, and said with a slight smile.

Wu Sanlang did not care, just thought that the clerk was trying to put on airs: "Brother Yan, you and I hit it off at first sight. I will be the host. Would you like to have a drink in the cabin?"

Now, business is everywhere. This ship not only provides food and accommodation to merchants, but also provides wine, but the value of wine here is several times more expensive than in China.

"Okay!" Yan Song nodded happily, seeing that there was still some time before the destination.

The old boatman was a wine lover, and he immediately shamelessly wanted to ask for wine.

After a few glasses of wine, Yan Song also made a decision: "If you can really have the ambition to become the fur king, then I can help you!"

"Help me?" Wu Sanlang pointed at his nose in surprise, completely unable to understand why a small clerk dared to say such big words.

The old boatman sneered and said, "You help him? You are a clerk. Not to mention that you don't know which base you will be assigned to, even if you meet the governor, will the governor look at you more?"

Yan Song ignored the old boatman and added very seriously, "I can help you, but you must remember two points! What the Ming court needs is a long-term fur trade. First, you can't compete viciously with your peers, and second, you can't fish in a dry pond!"

During this journey, he had guessed the mind of Emperor Hongzhi, that is, he hoped to open up the fur trade.

Once the Ming Dynasty and North America establish a good fur trade, it can not only help the Ming Dynasty obtain a steady stream of fur resources, but also deepen the connection between the Ming Dynasty and the people of North America.

If he can cultivate a fur trader who can engage in fur trade for a long time, he will surely be rewarded by the emperor, which is probably the significance of the emperor sending him as a civil servant.

"Brother, aren't you a clerk?" Wu Sanlang looked at Yan Song's preaching and said with a slight heart.

Yan Song drank the wine in his hand and simply introduced himself: "I am Yan Song, the new judge of the Governor's Office of America, in charge of trade between the two places!"

Plop!

The old boatman was so scared when he learned that Yan Song was actually an official that he immediately knelt on the ground.

But he never expected that this young man was actually the young scholar who won the third place in the imperial examination and was also the pillar of the Governor's Office of America.

"I will definitely remember your teachings! If you can help me establish a fur purchasing point in North America, I will never forget your kindness!" Wu Sanlang also expressed his attitude very sensibly.

Yan Song frowned slightly, but his face turned cold: "Wrong!"

"I don't know what's wrong?" Wu Sanlang was shocked and said nervously.

Yan Song bowed solemnly towards the east, with a loyal and courageous look: "I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and now I am helping the emperor to manage America! If you want to remember the favor, you should remember that your majesty has been kind to the world, and thank you for letting my Chinese children become the superior people of the four barbarians."

"Your Excellency is right!" Wu Sanlang thought of his brother's achievements and nodded sincerely in approval.

The freshly baked seeds have been sown all over the world, and these excellent Chinese seeds have begun to take root and sprout, and will surely become the pillars of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

However, things always break out unexpectedly. Just as the twelfth year of Hongzhi was about to pass, the Qingning Palace suddenly caught fire, and the gate of the Qianqing Palace was burned.

When this happened, the court and the public were shocked. (End of this chapter)