Chapter 2145 Flower Struggle (53)

Although Nick's exam teacher failed the exam many times, he was also familiar with the process of the "harem exam" after winning the exam.

The day before the palace examination, the ministers who read the papers will gather in the Wenhua Hall to discuss the examination questions. Just like when the Pope is elected, the cardinals gather in a room. After being selected, they will send the questions to the emperor for review, and then go to the East Meridian Gate together.

The Cabinet Hall on the side was monitored by the "Examination Censor" who was responsible for supervising the examination discipline, and the examination questions were carved overnight. Martial law was imposed in the Cabinet Hall, and the Imperial Guards patrolled both inside and outside the walls day and night. At dawn the next day, the Cabinet Grand Master would

The test questions were placed on the yellow table in the Baohe Hall, and then the Minister of Rites placed the test questions on the yellow table outside the hall. The ministers who read the papers and the Gongsheng students knelt down together to show that the test questions were sealed and intact, and then entered the hall to take the test.

The discipline in the examination room is very strict, and soldiers, not government officials, are often in charge. The military camp where Cao Xi arranged for Nick to live is not far from Gongyuan, and the two soldiers guarding his door did not restrict his freedom. He could have two

Go for a walk nearby with one of the people following you.

It is not the examination period now, and there is no one in the Gongyuan except the gatekeeper. Nick hopes that the other party will allow him to go in and visit.

After passing through a courtyard, we arrived at the Yimen Gate. Candidates had to line up and search here to avoid being caught. After passing the Yimen Gate, we could see the central axis of the Gongyuan. The first two-story four-column building we saw was

The building is named "Dragon Gate", which means a fish leaping over the dragon gate, and candidates will receive their "number plates" there.

Behind the gantry and also located on the central axis is the Mingyuan Building, which is the tallest building in the entire Gongyuan. The examiner can have an unobstructed view from the second floor.

Guangzhou Gongyuan is one of the four major Gongyuan. Candidates from Guangdong and Guangxi have to take exams here. There are thousands of "number houses" densely packed on both sides of the central axis. Each row of "number houses" is close to the wall of the central axis.

There were words written on them. At first Nick thought they were some kind of slogans, but later he found out that these words were all non-repeating. They were all taken from the serial numbers of the "Thousand Character Classic", such as the "number" the examinee had just received at Longmen.

The card will say "Gong C", so he needs to look for the room with "C" written next to the row of houses with the word "Gong". Each room can only accommodate one person sitting in it. There are two

A wooden board is used to make a table and a chair. When sleeping, the two pieces are combined into a bed. All food and accommodation are in the dormitory, and they are only allowed to leave when handing in papers.

There is also a watchtower near the outer wall, and it is said that soldiers will be on duty up there during the exam.

After a brief visit, Nick was kicked away, but he did not feel unhappy because he saw an unforgettable scene that Europeans would be amazed to see.

After he returned to the house full of red flowers, he painted the scenery he saw in the tribute courtyard.

Guangdong has a long coastline, not only rich harbors, but also tidal flats that provide natural conditions for salt production. Therefore, Guangdong's salt industry has a long history. In addition to farming, locals can also fish and dry salt.

After experiencing the wars in the early Qing Dynasty and the "relocation to the sea" during the Kangxi period, Guangdong's salt industry began to flourish again in the 17th century, and some salt merchants also accumulated considerable wealth.

The status of salt merchants can be said to be second only to the merchants of the Thirteenth Industry. Like the salt merchants in Jiangnan, they turned their attention to culture and education. The government supported the development of academies and encouraged wealthy businessmen to donate. After donating, the children of salt merchants enjoyed special treatment in the imperial examinations.

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Due to the war, the cultural and educational level of Guangdong has greatly declined, and there is no place for the children of salt merchants to study. Among the four tragic events in life, "a young child without a good teacher" corresponds to the four great happy events in life, "when one is named on the gold medal list".

Nick didn't understand why Juren didn't apply for jobs in those academies, but instead made a living by writing for people on the street.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the ruler of Japan was Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He fought a war with the Ming Dynasty in Korea, and the trade between the two countries should have been interrupted.

At the same time, there was the Netherlands, who established the East India Company and gained hegemony over East Asian trade in the 17th century.

As the seven northern states of the Netherlands gained de facto independence due to their victory against Spain, the Netherlands became a powerful country in Europe. Then it snatched the spice trade from Portugal, and the Thirty Years War concentrated commercial activities in Amsterdam. In a short time

Inner Holland gathered a lot of wealth, and then there was a group of elegant people who were keen on collecting tulips, causing tulip fever.

There is no difference in the dress between the poor and the rich in the Netherlands. Why do the Dutch embark on the path of speculation?

Without the import of foreign copper and foreign silver, Yunnan's copper coins became very important. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty tried to issue banknotes, the Ming Dynasty Baobao, but due to the lack of a reserve system, it was gradually abandoned by the market.

Eliminated, it is not difficult to imagine why the Ministry of Revenue distributes pepper as salary to officials.

The pepper brought back by Zheng He during his voyages to the West indirectly caused Columbus's journey to the New World. Nobles and royal families needed to spend more silver to buy pepper.

The British and the Dutch competed fiercely for pepper purchases in Batavia and other Southeast Asian regions, causing the price of pepper to rise sharply. As a result, farmers in Southeast Asia and other regions opened more pepper plantations to adapt to the increasing demand in the European and Chinese markets.

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Later, a war broke out between the Dutch and the British. The Dutch tried to bombard the British pepper ships to drive away the British. At this time, the British had not yet achieved maritime hegemony. They divided the trade share of cloves, nutmeg, and pepper with the Dutch in the form of a contract.

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After the bankruptcy of the Dutch East India Company, their trade share was not completely swallowed up by the British. Merchant ships from the United States also came to the Pepper Coast. These ships came from Boston and Salem, which is famous for the witch trials. They visited Sumatra frequently, so that

Local residents thought the two New England cities were two separate countries.

"What's the matter?" asked Bonaparte.

Georgiana didn't expect to see Salem here.

"Because of the witch trials?" said Bonaparte.

"There were many innocent women in that trial who became 'witches' because of other people's stories."

"Pirates are not innocent," said Bonaparte.

"I know, do you think it was really the pirates who came up with this plan?"

"Even if they had no intention of doing so, they would see an opportunity and take action," Bonaparte said after a moment.

"So it was wrong for the admiral to mobilize soldiers to protect Guangzhou?" Georgiana asked.

"You don't know how many sober-minded people there are in that city. When we were in Egypt, Kleber told me that many soldiers felt as if they were in the Vendée and the enemy was surrounding us... Do you think the admiral let that island go?

Are the residents doing the right thing?”

"There is no soil for rebellion in Guangzhou, and they don't need to use fear to make residents comply," Georgiana said.

"Then have you heard of what Akpasha did?" he said jokingly, "He would build the slaves he bought alive into the wall, and he would also ensure that the price in the market was fair. If anyone failed to bid

When it was appropriate, he nailed the man's tongue to the wood. He raised many precious flowers in the garden, and then weaved a tapestry while looking at the sea and flowers."

She was a little confused.

"Gizal was bought by Ali Bey from the slave market."

"I don't want to know this." She said painfully.

"Don't you know how to shout for mercy like Nick?" he said coldly.

"He was afraid that killing those islanders would arouse the same public outrage as Yang Rong and trigger a larger-scale rebellion."

"And you?"

"Civilization and humanity, do you want those children to be haunted by nightmares for the rest of their lives?"

He looked like he was going to get angry.

"Think about those soldiers wandering on the streets. They can no longer return to normal life. The good thing about you is that you care about their life and death, unlike others who just throw them away after using them." She said helplessly.

Said, "Keep the little conscience you have left, Leon."

"If you become a politician, you can't..."

"I'm not interested in politics." She interrupted him. "I'm just interested in this story. If you don't want to read it..."

"Read it." He said unhappily.

Georgiana stared at him.

"What?" he said impatiently.

"Why can't it be a simple love story?" she complained.

He smiled.

"why are you laughing?"

"Because this is a dream full of myths and epics, correct thinking is the best way to improve efficiency."

She still hasn't figured it out.

He shook his head with a smile, snatched the book from her hand, and started reading.
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