Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1921, Students from all over the world

Chen Peter, Zeng Ziying, Sun Tianjing, Jiang Xi and others first spent more than ten days in a carriage from Mocheng to Kafa City, which is located in the north of the Black Sea.

Here in Kaffa City, they switched to a large ship again, and after a few days of sea voyage, they arrived at West Pole Port on the east side of the Black Sea.

"Uh~"

After getting off the boat, Chen Peter couldn't help throwing up, but there was nothing to vomit, because he had already almost vomited when he was on the boat, and his whole body was about to collapse.

For Peter Chen, who was seasick for the first time, this trip was definitely a nightmare journey and experience, and the feeling of seasickness was really too difficult.

Fortunately, they have now arrived in Nanyun Province, and when they arrive in Nanyun Province, they can start to take the train directly to the capital.

"Brother Chen, are you okay?"

Zeng Ziying, Sun Tianjing, Jiang Xi and others also said with a smile when they saw Peter Chen in a panic.

"It's okay, it's okay~"

"It's so hard to get seasick."

I will never take a boat again.

On land, Peter Chen slowly recovered, and then asked worriedly: "Will you get motion sickness by train?"

"I've heard people say that some people get motion sickness when they ride a car, so they won't get motion sickness when they ride a train, right?"

"Haha, Brother Chen, don't worry, few people will get motion sickness when taking the train, and we can buy a first-class sleeper ticket at that time, and we can sleep directly on the train, and after a short sleep, we will go to a far away place, falling asleep, sleeping Then we will arrive at the capital."

"Moreover, the train is very stable. There is no problem with reading books or playing chess on the train. Now everyone likes to take the train when traveling far away."

"Yes, yes. When I immigrated to Heitu Province, I also came by train. It was very comfortable and relaxing. If I used a horse-drawn carriage, it would probably fall apart."

"Let's go, let's go and have a good meal first. I heard that the wine in Nanyun Province is very good. Everyone must try it. I have already asked the book boy to buy train tickets."

"I heard that there is a Confucian Temple here in Xiji Port. It was a local scholar named Li Bai in Xiji Port who was admitted to the first rank in the imperial examination. The emperor specially gave permission to build a Confucian temple here in Xiji Port."

"We must go to visit and worship. We are all disciples of saints. When we arrive at the Confucian Temple, we must go to worship."

"Brother Sun is right. I heard that there are many famous talents in Nanyun Province this year. I don't know if they have already set off for the capital. Otherwise, we must get to know each other."

"That's right, that's right, we need to get to know each other better. This is also the same year. If we can go to high school, we will have more contacts in the future when we are officials in the same dynasty."

When they arrived at Xiji Port, Chen Peter, Zeng Ziying and others did not leave in a hurry, but chose to rest here for a few days.

The time of the imperial examination has already been revised.

Because the territory of Ming Dynasty is too vast, to the west is Heitu Province, and it is thousands of miles away from the capital of Daming. It will take nearly two months for students from Heitu Province, such as Chen Peter and Zeng Ziying, to go to the capital. , This is because the traffic has been greatly improved now, and there are a lot of concrete roads and railways.

If it was in the past, it would take longer to simply ride a horse to the capital, and it might take at least half a year to reach the capital.

If you are a poor scholar and can only walk to the capital, you don't know how long it will take.

Of course, in Daming now, people who can afford traditional private schools are all well-to-do families, so buying a horse is definitely not a problem at all.

This is the Golden Continent to the west. The students of the Golden Continent need to go back to Daming to take the exam. They need to cross the vast Pacific Ocean. The risks of sailing at sea are no worse than those on land.

To the south, if students from Daming Nanyang and Australia want to go back to the capital to take the exam, the journey is also very long. Even if there are faster ships, it will take about 2 months to go back to Daming Jingshi from Australia. It is very far away, and only those who have experienced the hardships of the journey know.

Therefore, taking these factors into consideration, the imperial court also postponed the time of the imperial examination to autumn. In the past, the provincial examination was called Qiuwei, because it was taken in autumn, and the general examination was called Chunwei, because it was taken in spring.

Now the examination is also postponed to the autumn, and it is held at the end of autumn, so that the students from all over the Ming Dynasty can have enough time to travel, and after arriving in the capital, they can also have a period of time to have a good rest.

Chen Peter, Zeng Ziying and others set off early, and they had plenty of time. They were also planning to play in various places in Ming Dynasty and rush to the capital along the way.

Xiji Port is the capital of Nanyun Province and the most prosperous and lively city in Nanyun Province. It has a population of more than one million and is very lively. Naturally, it is necessary to visit here.

Chen Peter, Zeng Ziying, Sun Tianjing and others can still eat, drink, have fun and rush to the capital side along the way, as long as most of the journey is by land, and most of them are connected by trains, so the rush is not so urgent , but candidates in other places are not so comfortable.

Golden Island Penglai City here.

"Crackling~"

Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers, Tian Yuanshan, the son of Tian Erniu, embarked on the long journey to the capital for the exam with the hope and blessings of his family.

Last year in the North Golden Continent's rural examination, Tian Yuanshan lived up to everyone's expectations and became a master in high school in one fell swoop. This is also why Tian Erniu was so happy from ear to ear, bluntly saying that his old Tian family finally produced a scholar.

This Tian Yuanshan's status in the Tian family has also risen sharply. He was originally just the son of Tian Erniu's concubine, and had no status in the family. Now, even his mother's status has been improved.

Tian Yuanshan walked in front on a horse, followed by several slaves, and these slaves also rode horses and dragged a four-wheeled carriage, carrying Tian Yuanshan's luggage, books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, as well as a large box full of gold, silver, jewelry, and silver tickets. And a lot of local products of Huangjinzhou.

Because he was the first candidate of the Tian family, Tian Erniu was very happy, so he gave Tian Yuanshan a large sum of money to take with him, including his expenses for rushing to the exam, and also the money he would use when he became an official in the future.

Of course, the most important thing is that there is a large sum of money and gifts to be brought to the capital for Liu Jin.

If Tian Yuanshan can go to high school, he will be an official in the future. Even if he doesn't have high school, he can still be an official. With Liu Jin's help, he can get a good position. He can be promoted and promoted at will in the future. The future is boundless.

In addition, when Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin came to Huangjinzhou, they lived in their own home for a while, Tian Yuanshan also left a very good impression on Emperor Hongzhi.

This time I went to the capital, I also brought a lot of local products from the Golden Continent, and I will send them to the imperial palace for Emperor Hongzhi to try the dried salmon, bison, northern ginseng, and dried fish of the Golden Continent. and so on.

Although the things are worthless, they still show an attitude. More importantly, they must leave an impression on Emperor Hongzhi, so that Tian Yuanshan's official career will be much smoother in the future.

So this time, Tian Yuanshan brought a lot of things and needed several slaves to help transport them.

Fortunately, the Tian family is rich and powerful, and there are many slaves under his command. He brought some slaves to carry these things.

When Tian Yuanshan left home, he also gathered with a dozen scholars from Penglai City, and they all went to the capital to catch up with the exam.

According to the itinerary, Tian Yuanshan needs to spend a few days from East Penglai City to West Penglai City, and then it takes about 35 days from West Penglai City to arrive at Tianjin Port of Daming by boat.

In terms of the whole trip, the time spent is not too long, but all of them are spent at sea, and life will naturally not be too easy.

Here in Cochin Province, Nanyang, Ruan Wenhao also bid farewell to his family, and got on his horse to go to the capital for the exam.

The Ruan family used to be considered a wealthy family here, a family of gentry, even the king of the Houli Dynasty could not do anything to them, but Liu Jin led an army to sweep Nanyang back then.

Focused attacks on these gentry families in Cochin, not only cut off their military strength, but also repeatedly weakened and attacked their land, family, etc.

A large number of ethnic groups have been relocated to other places, and at the same time, a large number of Han immigrants have migrated here, which has greatly changed the situation here in Jiaozhi.

The Ruan family is no longer a noble family, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. The Ruan family is still very rich and has provided a large number of family children to study. I hope someone can stand out and reproduce the glory of the Ruan family.

Ruan Wenhao is the most outstanding one of this generation. He was only in his 20s and already passed the high school exams last year. This year he will go to Beijing to take the imperial examination. As long as he can go to high school, someone from his Ruan family can become an official again.

With a few bookboys, Ruan Wenhao also embarked on a long journey. According to the plan and itinerary, he needs to ride to the seaside port first.

Then it took more than ten days to go to Songhu by boat, and here in Songhu, I changed to a train, and it took a few days to get from Songhu to the capital.

The whole process will take about a month, not too slow, but not too fast. If there are no faster and faster ships and trains, if you go from Jiaozhi to the capital of Daming, if you just take the walking test, it is estimated that it will not be a few months. It is impossible to reach the capital in such a short time.

Rushing to take the exam is a huge test for these candidates, a physical and mental test. Fortunately, the traffic is getting more and more convenient now, and rushing to the exam has become much easier.

pS: Suppose you are a scholar who was rushing to take the exam in ancient times, and you went from Yunnan to the capital to catch the exam, walking the whole test, would you go or not?

(End of this chapter)