My Daming New Empire

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One month into the wedding, regardless of the newlyweds, Dong took the initiative to pack Yu Qian's bags and sent him out of the house. "The concubine can't relieve my husband's worries in terms of learning. I can only take care of my grandfather and parents at home. I hope my husband will go well in the examination room and win the first prize in one fell swoop."

Yu Qian said with a smile: "In this world, heroes come forth in large numbers, and they can't win the championship in Hangzhou, let alone the Great Ming Dynasty. This time, if you can successfully obtain a Jinshi background when you enter Beijing, you will not live up to the expectations of your father and ancestors, and you will not waste more than ten years of hard work. Qing Niang, it’s just a pain for you. From Jiangxi to Qiantang, you just left home to get married, and you have to go out again as a husband..."

Dong Shi looked at Yu Qian shyly and adoringly, and said softly: "I am a woman, and I don't understand the principles. But I also know that marrying a chicken follows the chicken and marrying a dog follows the dog. Today, as Yu's wife, I should honor my elders at home , don’t let your husband worry about family affairs.”

Yu Qian is still very satisfied with this wife.The two families are good friends. Mrs. Dong is good-looking and treats others virtuously. After marrying into Yu's family for a month, she has been recognized by everyone in Yu's family.

Wang Gan, who was waiting at the side, said with a smile: "Brother Ting Yi, sister-in-law is virtuous, don't worry at home, let's set off as soon as possible. Jiaxing Du Yaozu and the others have been waiting for us for more than ten days..."

Wang Qian was also selected this autumn. His family was poor, and many people from his family came to vote after he was selected.However, he was not greedy, and only selected a few income families, leaving a total of less than [-] mu of land and a big house.

In terms of marriage, many people proposed for him, but he refused them all.Because of his low self-esteem at the beginning, he was also quite arrogant, and he wanted to wait until he was admitted as a Jinshi before getting married, otherwise, he would marry Yu Qian as well.

Someone's whole family came to vote, and at this time, Wang Gan naturally had no shortage of money.With the [-] mu of land under his name, there is no need to pay taxes. This year's tax is not a small amount. Even if Wang Gan only takes half of it, it is enough for the whole family to improve their lives.

Yu Qian's trip was delayed because of marriage, while Wang Gan's family affairs were settled, and the two delayed their trip to Beijing until October.

The two will go together and will take a boat all the way, from the canal to Zhenjiang, and then directly to Beijing.

The two of them were not in a hurry along the way, they took the boat all the way, they could review their homework on the boat, and when the boat stopped, they went to visit mountains and rivers, visit relatives and friends.

In Jiaxing, they joined up with Du Yaozu and his party from Jiaxing Zhongju, and arrived at Yingtian Mansion on the tenth day of October.

In Qiantang, the three of them thought that Qiantang was already a land of fish and rice in the world, and the world was rich, but along the way, they found that the development of many areas was no longer weak in Qiantang.

Especially the closer it is to Yingtianfu, the more waterwheels there are on the riverside, and there is a kind of prosperity different from Qiantang.

When the three of them arrived at Yuejianglou Wharf and saw the endless workshops on both sides of the bank, the students in this group were always amazed.

"This is Yingtian Mansion? No wonder it's the capital city, it looks much more prosperous than Qiantang..."

Wang Ganzi has never been out of Qiantang, but he only knew that Qiantang is the most prosperous place in the world in the book, but he did not expect that everything in front of him would be so shocking when he came to Yingtian Mansion and had not yet entered the city.

"Brother Ting Yi...you once said that you came to Yingtian Mansion when you were young, and the two places are not the same, but this..."

The other passing candidates also looked at Yu Qian. Yu Qian stared at the endless factory buildings, such as the waterwheels in the forest, and couldn't help but shook his head and said: "I only came here once when I was a child. At that time , I don’t think Yingtian Mansion is better than Qiantang, but... this change is too big.”

Du Yaozu's native place is Jiaxing, and he is also a child of a big family in Jiaxing. The family's participation in overseas trade also makes a lot of money.

He said at this time: "The prosperity of the capital is really extraordinary. In the past, I just heard people say that the capital is prosperous, and I didn't take it seriously. Now I know that I am a frog at the bottom of the well. All of this is probably due to His Royal Highness. Since the 13th year of Yongle, His Highness Only by removing obstacles and vigorously developing industry and commerce and overseas trade can Yingtianfu be prosperous today."

Yu Qian also responded: "It should be so. I am the same age as His Highness. When I was young, His Highness was still young. Naturally, he never participated in politics. These changes are all made after he joined politics."

A group of people docked with shock, and a large group of helpers and servants who came to pick up the boat had already gathered on the shore.

Du Yaozu's family owns a property in the capital, and several classmates who have made good friends with him have already agreed to live in his house.

But on Yu Qian's side, they haven't set off from Qiantang yet, and they have already arranged a place to live.

Today's Minister of War, Fang Bin, is also from Qiantang. After the announcement of the list, the Fang family hosted a banquet for the students of Qiantang Zhongju, and everyone presented Cheng Yi. As long as they participated in Chunwei, they could stay at the Fang family.

In this day and age, classmates, fellow villagers, and the same class are the closest relations in the officialdom.

Fang Bingui is the minister of the Ministry of War, and he is also a big man who the students want to climb, but has no connections.

Just to get in touch with him, no one would refuse his kindness.

Someone from Du Yaozu and the others came to pick them up, and they wanted to bring Yu Qian and their school boy with them, but met Kang Shun, a classmate from Qiantang who had arrived in Beijing at that time, came to pick them up.

Kang Shun and the others have already come to Yingtian Mansion since September, and they have been making friends in the capital and studying together.Yu Qian also wanted to ask him about the situation in the capital, so he exchanged addresses with Du Yaozu, and see you another day.

Four of them came from Kang Shun, together with Yu Qian and Wang Gan, this year they have six students from Qiantang County who won the exam.

After being away for more than a month, a group of friends were also very affectionate, chatting and laughing while helping the two bookboys unload their luggage and leave the pier.

The square outside the pier was full of various horse-drawn carts, ox carts, and rickshaws, and many people were pulling business.

Kang Shun called a carriage for two schoolboys, put all the luggage of Yu Qian and the others on it, handed the driver twenty copper coins and said: "Send the luggage to the right courtyard of Fang Shangshu's mansion in Taipingfang."

Yu Qian wanted to pay, but was stopped by Kang Shun. "Brother Ting Yixian arrived in Beijing today, and a few of us came to welcome you. Naturally, you will have to pay for it. Don't argue about the fare..."

After paying the money, he sent two more bookboys into the car, and said to Yu Qian: "Although the Shangshu Mansion will not lose our food, after all, it will not be big fish and meat. In recent days, birds have faded out of their mouths." Let the two book boys go back first, I have already told my book boys to entertain them, you don't have to worry."

It was the first time for the two bookboys to leave home. Although they were very excited to come to the capital, they felt a little guilty about being separated from their masters as soon as they arrived.

Yu Qian asked, "Isn't it impolite if you don't tell Shang Shufu for the first time today?"

Kang Shun said with a smile: "Fang Shangshu is now in the northwest, and the family members of Shangshu's mansion are not easy to disturb. Now there is only one butler. When we went out, we heard that the butler is also going to watch the Cuju match today."

Another student from Qiantang, Zhao Shucheng, took out a few receipts from his pocket and said with a smile: "You guys are lucky today, just in time for the Cuju competition to start, and it will be held in the newly built arena. It is said that His Highness will attend today, and now a Tickets for Zhang Gaotai were sold for ten taels of silver."

Yu Qian didn't feel anything yet, but Wang Gan couldn't help being stunned.Ten taels of silver, which is rare for many people to save in a year, but now it is just an entrance fee.

Yu Qian asked: "Didn't it say that the arena can seat 10 people? Can the tickets be sold?"

"There are many rich people in this capital..."

It was still early for dinner, and the group was not in a hurry. They found a carriage with people and watched the scenery along the way.

Wherever he passed, Yu Qian found that many houses had been demolished, and the streets had been enlarged a lot, but many people were laying square logs on the roads, for unknown reasons.

Wang Gan couldn't help asking, Zhao Shucheng smiled and said: "It is said that the imperial court now has a train that can carry hundreds of people at a time, and now Yingtian Mansion is digging roads everywhere to build train roads."

"Hundreds of people? Train?"

The two country bumpkins suddenly felt that their brains were not enough. What kind of car is that?

The carriage first arrived at the Qingliangshan Arena in Qingliangmen. After more than half a year of construction, it has all been completed.

For future generations, this gymnasium is simply a backward gymnasium without much decoration.But in this era, the shock of this huge building is unparalleled.

The gymnasium has not yet opened to the public, but a lively market has formed on the square outside.They just looked at the stadium from a distance for a while, and then went to a restaurant for dinner.

During the meal, Yu Qian and Wang Gan felt that they were more than a month late, and the information they obtained was much behind.

For example, His Highness wants to take additional exams on overseas current affairs and mathematics. Nowadays, there are countless books on various overseas current affairs and mathematics in the capital.

For example, the Guozijian no longer accepts students from foreign enemies because there are too many students rushing for the exam.However, His Highness opened the college dormitory he built in Xiamaqiao to accommodate students from all over the world.

It is said that the students living in the Imperial College regret it, because the university built by His Highness in Xiamaqiao has much better accommodation conditions than the Imperial College, and there are more professors who are proficient in mathematics.

What else does His Highness ask Mengxue to start teaching Pinyin, and is planning to open a Pinyin academy in Xiamaqiao, where scholars who are willing to study will be taught for free, and will be appointed as government-run academic officials in various places in the future. Monthly fixed salary can be received.

These news are constantly impacting the three views of Yu Qian and Wang Gan...

Satisfied with food and drink, the few of them couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts. They first walked around the outside of the Gongyuan, and then walked to the arena where the Cuju competition was going to be held.

When I came before dinner, there were not many people here, but when I came here at this time, there was already a sea of ​​people outside the arena.