Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1919, Peter Chen's House

An old-fashioned castle of the nobles of the Principality of Moscow on the outskirts of Moscow. The architectural style of this castle is the architectural style of the Byzantine Empire. Under the pointed spire is a round building with a dome.

However, this ancient castle can also see a lot of elements from the East. Red festive lanterns can be seen everywhere, and the glass windows are decorated with auspicious clouds from the East.

There are also Spring Festival couplets at the gate of the castle and the word "Chen's Mansion" on the plaque. There is even a pair of stone lions at the gate. The style of the gate is also built according to the style of the Ming people. Copper nails show the identity and status of the owner of the house.

This is the residence of Chen Luofu, director of the Education and Education Bureau of Heitu Province.

At this moment, Chen Luofu was preparing for his son Chen Peter to go to the capital for the imperial examination.

"Son, these things are brought to your sister. She will definitely miss some things and delicacies from her hometown here in the capital. You should bring some more to see your sister."

"And these are for the little prince born to Miss Ni. There are swords, precious stones, jade, pearls, emeralds, gold and silver jewelry, etc."

Chen Luofu pointed to the piles of things, and also gave Chen Peter instructions.

Since my daughter followed Prince Zhu Houzhao and became Prince Zhu Houzhao's woman, she has not seen her for several years, and it is unknown whether she will see her again.

This time, it was a rare opportunity for his son to go to the capital to rush for the exam. Naturally, he wanted to meet him and brought a lot of things along the way.

There has always been a tradition in Europe to regard daughters as heirs. In the absence of sons, daughters, son-in-laws, and nephews can also inherit the family business. This can also be reflected in the inheritance of European royal families.

For example, the current King of Spain, Fernando, has no sons but only a few daughters, so the throne will also be passed on to his son-in-law and nephew.

This is completely different from Daming. If Daming had no sons and only daughters, the throne would definitely not be passed on to his daughter and son-in-law. and people with foreign surnames.

Chen Luofu attached great importance to the little prince born to his daughter and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty. This time, he also prepared a lot of things for Peter Chen to take with him.

"In addition, Daming people have always talked about poor families and rich roads. This time, going to the Daming capital to take the exam is a long way away, and there are many places where money is needed."

"In addition, I also asked about some rules of the imperial examination. The imperial examination is not only as simple as the examination, but more importantly, it is to establish contacts. This is a very important relationship in the same year, in the same class, in the same class, and in the same period."

"So the communication between people is also very important. You should bring more money with you and make more friends. It will be very useful for your future career."

After finishing speaking, Chen Luofu also took out a small box, and when he opened it, there were stacks of bank notes filling the entire box.

He used to be an aristocrat here, and his family had a lot of savings. During the Ming Dynasty's sweep of Eastern Europe, he surrendered to Ming Dynasty early, and he also gained a lot of benefits from it.

In fact, he led people to raid many nobles' homes. When Mocheng was breached, he even boldly ransacked the homes of several nobles and made a fortune.

After Daming established the Black Earth Province, he also relied on his own identity and status to engage in some business transactions. Because he was a nobleman left over from the Slavs, his business was quite good and he made a lot of money.

This time, he was very generous and directly gave his son tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Tens of thousands of taels of silver, this is a very large amount of wealth, you must know that the house in the capital of Ming Dynasty is only more than 2000 taels of silver per set.

These tens of thousands of taels of silver can buy more than a dozen sets of houses in the capital, and the purchasing power is amazing.

"Father, it doesn't take much money, does it?"

Chen Peter saw that the stacks of banknotes were all 100 taels of silver bills, and the small box was filled with tens of thousands of taels of silver.

"I also said less."

"I've already asked your teacher Wen Shiliang. As one of the few candidates from the local Slavs in our Black Earth Province, even if you don't do well in the exam, you must be able to enter high school."

"At that time, you still don't know where you will be transferred to become an official. According to the official rules of Ming Dynasty, you will definitely not be able to return to Heitu Province to be an official."

"So bring some extra money with you now, and it will be useful when you need to manage it when you become an official in the future."

"In addition, there are several boxes of gold, silver and jewelry here. You should also take them with you. They will definitely be useful in the future."

Chen Luofu smiled and shook his head.

He used to be an aristocrat of the Principality of Moscow, and now he is the director of the Education Bureau of Daming Black Soil Province. He is also a well-informed person. After spending a long time with these officials of Daming, he naturally understands some things and rules of Daming officialdom.

This son is going to take the imperial examination, which is a big deal, and he will be an official in the future, which is a very important thing for his family.

My family used to be an aristocrat. After the Black Earth Province was included in the Ming Dynasty, my status as an aristocrat was useless, and it was useless in front of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the Chen family had to follow the path of the imperial examinations, from the Slavic nobility to the scholarly family of the Ming Dynasty, and cultivated and studied the heirloom, so that their family could continue to be brilliant.

It's a good start for Chen Peter to become an official. I hope he can get bigger and bigger and make a good start.

"Yes, father~"

Peter Chen nodded solemnly in agreement.

He has been in contact with some classmates of Daming for a long time, and he also knows that these scholars in Daming actually spend a lot of money, traveling in mountains and rivers, eating, drinking and having fun, just about anything is very expensive.

It costs money to make friends with contemporaries, classmates, classmates, etc. It’s nothing to treat guests to dinner, and sometimes to visit some seniors and so on. Silver is indispensable.

Yesterday I went to visit my mentor Wen Shiliang, although I only went to drink some tea, but I spent dozens of taels of silver, which is called respecting the teacher.

In short, whether it is studying or being an official, there are indeed many places to spend money. It is true that only rich people can afford to study. This is why many children of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty only go to free new schools.

Because it is very expensive to study in the academies where you can take the imperial examination, Shu Xiu is just the beginning, and then you need to dig money into it like a bottomless pit.

"Hmm~"

Chen Luofu nodded in satisfaction, and then stroked his beard. He even grew a beard like a Daming man now. He also tried his best to learn from Daming people in terms of clothes, living habits, and speaking, in order to blend in. The main society of Ming Dynasty.

Daming has been expanding outwards, and a large number of tribes have merged into Daming. The people of Ming also treat all tribes equally, barbarians are not barbarians, and whether you are recognized or not depends entirely on your degree of Sinicization and Damingization.

If you speak like Ming people, have the same habits and lifestyle, etc., even if you are not Han Chinese, they will still recognize your identity.

But if you are different from their living habits, lifestyle, etc., even if you look like a Ming, they will still think you are a barbarian.

Cultural identity is the most important point.

"I'm going to the capital now, and I don't know when we can meet again."

"Whether you arrive in the capital or go out to be an official in the future, you should be more careful and prudent, and don't offend others."

"After all, we are Slavs. No matter how good our Mandarin Chinese is, no matter how beautiful our Chinese characters are, this will not change the fact that we are Slavs."

"So keep it as low-key as possible."

Looking at his son, Chen Luofu also sighed.

Daming is really too big, its territory is too wide, and people of Daming have always been officials in other places, and it is impossible to be an official in their hometown.

Except for being able to return to your hometown to take care of your life after retirement, basically you can rarely go home throughout your life.

Chen Peter is going to take part in the scientific examination, and he will be an official in the future. He doesn't know where he will be sent to the ends of the world.

It's really hard to see each other after this.

He was very reluctant, but reluctant to do so.

Because he knows that this is an important thing to maintain the glory of his family. In Daming, only scholars are the most noble, and only those who become officials can be regarded as scholarly families.

Otherwise, even if their family wants to marry a Daming person, the other party may not be willing.

"The child knows that after the child is gone, the father and mother must also take care of their health."

Chen Peter's eyes were slightly moist. This farewell is estimated to be difficult to see again in the future. Thinking of this, the whole person is even more reluctant.

"Don't worry, we will take care of ourselves, but you, you have to be careful everywhere when you go out."

Chen Luofu's eyes are also wet. His daughter is in the capital with the crown prince, and his son is going to take the imperial examination. He will be an official in the future. It's very difficult to see each other today!
(End of this chapter)