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People in it may not have noticed that the days actually pass quickly day by day. Winter goes and spring comes. After New Year's Eve, the Lantern Festival is the Lantern Festival. After Lantern Festival, the dragon raises its head. Before they know it, tender buds sprout on the branches, surrounded by pink and tender stamens. After the "Spring" is over, Qingming Festival is coming again.

When the cold in the north might not fade, the south was already filled with flowers and trees, grass and birds flying.

The spring scenery is brilliant along the way, and the flowers are filled with joy when you see it, and the spirit seems to fly with you.

Bian Wendong was no exception. Looking at the new green on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, he slowly let out a breath, as if he poured out all the resentment in his heart over the years.

He has been taking the Juren exam for several years, but he was not lucky and failed the exam. So he gave up this idea and made other plans instead.

The imperial examination is like a single-plank bridge. On the other side is the road to heaven. Everyone in the world wants to pass, and the few people who can squeeze through it in the end are after all.

Bian Wendong was also one of those unlucky people, but he did not complain like many failed scholars. After trying three times in a row and found that he was probably not the material, he made a quick decision and decided not to spend his whole life on the imperial examination.

Nowadays, scholars don’t study, so there is a small choice. They either go home to farm, but the Bian family is well-off and there is no need for Bian Wendong to be a farmer or travel around. Bian Wendong felt that this was too inappropriate, so after thinking about it, he prepared to go to the south to take a look and do some small business.

It happened that a cousin who had made friends in the south was doing business. He heard that Jiangnan was prosperous and wealthy everywhere, so Bian Wendong went south all the way to Ningbo to meet his cousin and make plans.

He was born and raised in the north and had never been to the south. This journey gradually went south. What he saw and heard really surprised him. The more he went to Ningbo in Hangzhou, the more prosperous the towns became. Not to mention anything else, just dressing, it was more beautiful and fashionable than the north, and the atmosphere was more open.

A scholar can understand the world without leaving the door.

Bian Wendong thought to himself that he was not a nerd who didn’t understand anything. Even if he reads, he would at least pay attention to major events in the world.

He knew that in the third year of Hongzhi, the imperial court sent Wang Zhi to the admiral Ning "Bo" to expel Japanese pirates;

I also heard about the Ming Navy formed by Wang Zhi who completely expelled the Japanese pirates in the sixth year of Hongzhi.

I also heard that in the seventh year of Hongzhi, the court agreed to Wang Zhi’s memorial request to expand the scope of exploration and cooperation trade, gradually open up the private maritime ban and impose commercial taxes.

But when he went out this trip, he found that he didn't know much about it and had many things he had never heard of.

For example, staying at an inn not far from Hangzhou, Bian Wendong heard from the person who claimed to have returned from overseas that there were not only the Ming Dynasty west of the Ming Dynasty, but also many countries.

At that time, Bian Wendong said: I know this, isn’t it just ‘Jie’ toe, Tianzhu, and Siam!

Unexpectedly, he was ridiculed by the other party: This is the old calendar of what year it was, and now who doesn’t know that there are these countries? I’m talking about the west side.

Bian Wendong was very dissatisfied: further west, isn’t that big food?

The other party still shook his head, with an unspeakable expression: it is even more western than the big food!

Now Bian Wendong decided that the other party was just a bragging person and was too lazy to talk to him, so he patted his butt and left.

Bian Wendong was born into a rich family. Although he was doing business, he actually didn't lack that much money. When he arrived in Hangzhou, a paradise on earth, he was ready to have a good time to have fun and stroll. Unexpectedly, he lingered in the teahouse and bookstore for a few days before he realized that the ignorant person was actually him?!

What are Europa, Italian, Asian, Melica, Thai, Red, and Florida, these are like fairy tales, making him dizzy, and Bian Wendong almost thought he had come to a foreign country!

Hangzhou City is indeed prosperous. In addition to his black and yellow-skinned compatriots like himself, there are many foreigners with high noses, deep eyes, blonde hair and blue eyes, just like the legendary "Sew" eye. Bian Wendong had not seen the scene of the gathering of four foreigners in the Yuan Dynasty in the book, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still affected a lot.

I heard that these people are not called "Se" people, but come from a place called Europa. The locals call them the Thais. They come from Dashi, and some of them take the sea route, but the sea route is too far and the wind and waves are too strong, so they often capsize halfway.

I heard that there are many countries in the Taixi area, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty is similar to that of the entire continent of Europe.

I also heard that there are two very powerful countries on the side of Europa. Their navy is very powerful and often sails out of the sea. Because they were originally poor, they had to plunder gold and treasures from all over the country, which made the country gradually become richer...

Tsk, such robbery behavior is simply contrary to the teachings of the saints. No wonder how can I compare with my country like an uncivilized barbarian!

No matter how Bian Wendong complained in his heart, all this and what he saw made him extremely shocked. Like all those who had just moved from the north to the south, he went from ridicule and questioning, disdain to gradually shaken, doubting himself, and then to seeing with his own eyes, he was extremely shocked, relaxed in his heart, and finally half-believing and half-doubting.

Different from others, Bian Wendong's 'breast' is wider and his horizons are wider, so he is more likely to accept these "absurd and unruly" new things.

After arriving in Hangzhou, Bian Wendong originally wanted to go to Ningbo by land, but someone told him that you can walk from the sea in Hangzhou and take a boat to Ningbo, which will be faster. Now the government and the people have opened up such a waterway, and the travel fee is cheaper than taking a carriage.

Many northerners have never tried the sea route. When they see the vast sea, their legs are weak, worried about wind and waves, worry about capsizing, and worry about going back, Bian Wendong excitedly found a local merchant ship specializing in sea management. Although he vomited all the way until he got off the ship, his legs are still soft, but he also saw the vast sea in the mouths of others.

Is it right or wrong to expel Japanese pirates and open up the maritime ban?

Since the fourth year of Hongzhi, the government and the people have been arguing about this issue. Some people even called Wang Zhi a "traitor" and Tang Fan a "back of the eunuchs". Some even lamented that merchants were a cheap business. If everyone saw that it would be profitable to open the sea ban, and even farmers gave up arable land and turned to business, the world would be in chaos!

But over time, such a voice is getting smaller and smaller, because the benefits of lifting the sea ban are very obvious to the court. Not to mention anything else, the silver that enters the treasury every year is real, and it is not a merit that can be erased by many people's verbal slander.

Bian Wendong was just a little scholar. He didn't know how deep the meaning was behind these things, nor did he know how much role Tang Fan played in it. But what he could see was the openness, tolerance, prosperity and prosperity that was different from the north.

I heard that there are many businessmen in Ningbo City and the people have benefited a lot. It is difficult for Bian Wendong to describe it more specifically. But in his opinion, the prosperity of Ningbo City is indeed almost comparable to that of the capital. Ten years ago, this was just a slightly more prosperous city in Jiangnan, and it could not even be compared with Hangzhou.

The cousin of his friend who came to pick him up was Gao Chang. After hearing Bian Wendong's thoughts, the other party smiled in surprise: "Brother Liangcai has adapted so well. As far as I know, many northerners came here, and they felt it was difficult to accept it for a while. I also saw an old man who sighed loudly that the Ming Dynasty was almost occupied by the barbarians, and ran to the government to ask the government to expel the barbarians!"

Bian Wendong disagreed: "If the barbarians enter China and are willing to be educated by China, why can't they accept it? I thought that in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City was full of Hu people. Are we not as ridiculous as the ancients now? This is ridiculous!"

Gao Chang laughed and said, "Not everyone thinks so much like you. I heard that when Guangzhou saw Ning Bo's situation, I was very jealous and also submitted a memorial to the court, wanting to expand the scale of the Maritime Bureau and specialize in the Nanyang Investigation and Trade, so that all the countries in Nanyang will not be able to travel to our Ning Bo!"

Seeing that he was gentle and elegant in his tone, his clothes were neat and comfortable, he thought he had a good life. No wonder they all took root here, got married and had children, and never returned to the north.

"I'm a newcomer and I don't understand many things. I have to ask you Brother Xinyue for advice!"

Gao Chang laughed and said, "You are Zhengya's best friend, so you are like my cousin. You don't have to be so polite. If you have anything I can help, just speak up!"

Bian Wendong: "I dare to ask Brother Xinyue, what kind of livelihood should I do in this Ningbo City?"

The two were walking from the port to the most prosperous place in the city. Gao Chang wanted to take him to dinner. They talked while walking, and their pace was not fast.

Gao Chang said, "You just ask the right person. According to me, Ning 'bo' is everywhere... Huh?"

He stopped before he finished speaking. Bian Wendong waited for a long time but didn't wait for the second half of his sentence. He had to follow his gaze and wanted to see what suddenly attracted the other party's attention.

But I saw a group of people walking by not far ahead. Surrounded by two men, one in blue and the other in a royal blue trouser. Although they were all wearing regular clothes, from their demeanor and appearance around them, you can see that they are not ordinary people, not to mention that they have entourages on their sides.

"That's..." Bian Wendong thought Gao Chang had seen an acquaintance. After all, the other party had been in Ning'bo City for many years and was said to have many connections on the official side.

"That's Admiral Ning 'Bo' Eunuch Wang!" Gao Chang looked at him with a little excitement.

What! Bian Wendong quickly opened his eyes wide, afraid that he would take a few less glances. This is a well-known figure!

The fact that Wang Zhi expelled the Japanese pirates has become a legend. With him in Ning'Bo City, everyone felt at ease and regarded him as Ning'Bo's protector. It is said that someone wanted to set up a temple for Eunuch Wang, but Eunuch Wang himself was happy, but he was dissuaded by Tang Fan's letter.

Today, Zi trusted this eunuch with outstanding military achievements, just like Emperor Yongle trusted the eunuch of the Three Treasures back then. It was another story that the king and his subjects got along. As the matter of Xichang gradually faded away in the early years, what people can remember now was the things that Eunuch Wang defeated the Tatars and the Japanese pirates.

It was not without censors who impeached him, but because of the emperor's trust, Wang Zhi himself was successful and had no handle to discredit. What the impeacher could say over and over again was that Wang Zhi was domineering in his "nature" and his establishment of the Western Factory in his early years, etc., which could not shake Eunuch Wang at all.

"Who is the person next to Mr. Wang?" Bian Wendong asked.

The other party was obviously not a eunuch, but he was not inferior in temperament. He was elegant and elegant, and he didn't look like a pure scholar. A proud person like Wang Zhi had a faint polite attitude next to that person, which was truly amazing.

Gao Chang looked at it several times and answered the question irrelevantly: "I heard that the cabinet minister Tang recently returned to his hometown to visit his grave to worship his ancestors. His hometown is Zhenjiang, and he is still a distance from Ning'bo."

"Brother Xinyue is saying...?!" Bian Wendong thought for a while and couldn't help but be surprised.

After a closer look, the man's behavior is so outstanding, but he doesn't look like...

"I'm just guessing. I've seen many Ning'bo' and even Zhejiang officials, but there is no such person. Besides, with Mr. Wang's status, he doesn't have to work to greet him in person!" Gao Chang laughed and pulled him, "Let's go, we can't control the affairs of those big guys. Let's go to Huixianlou first. I've ordered a banquet to wash you up! Huixianlou is one of the best in Ning'bo's city..."

Bian Wendong couldn't help but look back several times, and then he gradually drifted away with Gao Chang's footsteps.

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