Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 838, Cultural Invasion
Tianjin Port is bustling and busy, with ships arriving all the time, transporting goods and people from all corners of the country to the Beijing-Tianjin area, and ships leaving all over the world, leading to the north and south.

With the germination and development of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty and the continuous expansion of the Ming Dynasty, Tianjin Port, as the gateway to the Beijing-Tianjin area, became more important and more prosperous.

A ship from the Nanyang region is slowly mooring. On the ship, a group of gentle and elegant scholars in robes are looking curiously at the bustling Tianjin Port in front of them.

These people are all scholars from Nanyang Province who came to take the imperial examination this time. Among them are old men with gray hair, such as Qin Yan, who has been in the imperial examination for a lifetime in Daming, but still fails to pass the imperial examination.

Unexpectedly, the immigrant went to Nanyang. Last year, Qiu Wei passed the exam and passed the Juren exam. This time, he even had the opportunity to come to the capital to take the Chun Wei exam.

There are also people who have never taken any serious imperial examinations before, just read some books, can write and read, and are either captains sailing at sea, or accountants and the like.

Because of the embarrassment of the first imperial examination in Nanyang Province, it was extremely difficult to be able to read and write, so he was admitted to Juren and gained the fame of Juren.

This makes many people can't help but lament that their ancestors are smoking green smoke. I don't know how many generations have been farmers, but suddenly a scholar appeared.

Although he would be despised by traditional Ming scholars, this fame is real.

Among them are some dark-skinned people whose appearance is quite different from that of Ming people, such as Tian Muming, who was originally an aborigine on Luzon Island. Luzon was conquered by Ming and became the Nanyang Province.

He is one of the first batch of people who received the orthodox education of the Ming Dynasty. Although the time was relatively short and his level was actually very limited, he was still selected by Liu Jin as a candidate in the autumn exam last year, so this time he also came to take the imperial examination. .

Wearing a Confucian robe, a square scarf on his head, and a fan in his hand, anyone would have praised him if he hadn't seen his appearance.

It's just that after seeing his appearance, everyone couldn't help but secretly said in their hearts, this is a monkey wearing clothes, which always feels weird.

Without him, Tian Muming has a typical appearance of Nanyang people, with dark skin, protruding stork bones, flat nose, deep eye sockets, curvy hair, thick lips, and protruding mouth. , the key is that neither conforms to the aesthetics of Daming people.

"Prosperous Tianjin, thousands of sails competing, millions of people flow, mighty~"

Qin Yan looked at Tianjin Port in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel high-spirited. Although he was quite old, he was admitted to Juren.

Even this time, Chunwei is not the first to have the opportunity to be an official, because now the officials of the Ming Dynasty are rushing, and the Western Regions Province, which is newly included in the territory, has a vast territory, and many officials need to go to the Western Regions to serve as officials.

In addition to the several provinces in Nanyang, there are still many vacancies in many places, and officials are also needed to go there. It is said that the imperial court is planning to send officials to the Golden Island and Australia this year to set up provinces and states in the Golden Island and Australia. government in order to strengthen the management of Golden Island and Australia.

So the past few years have indeed been the best times for scholars like them, because as long as you pass the exam and are willing to be an official, the imperial court can basically send you to be an official immediately.

In addition, in the past, when raising people to be officials, they basically started from teaching orders and county magistrates, but now, as long as they are willing to go to the Western Regions, Nanyang and other regions, they can basically become magistrates.

It can be said that this is definitely the best era in the history of Ming Dynasty.

"Brother Qin~"

Hearing Qin Yan's voice, Tian Muming smiled and cupped his hands.

"Brother Tian!"

Qin Yan also returned the gift with a smile. Scholars, no matter what, this etiquette must not be forgotten, even though Tian Muming in front of him has a strange shape, which does not conform to the aesthetics of Daming people.

But the other party and I passed the exam at the same time, and now they come to the capital to take the exam together. This is a classmate and the same time. For scholars, this is also a deep relationship.

"I've heard about the prosperity of Tianjin a long time ago, and today I saw it and it really deserves its reputation. Compared with it, Crescent City in Nanyang Province is still too far behind."

Looking at Tianjin Port in front of him, Tian Muming sighed.

"Yeah, it's far away, but Crescent City has the beauty of Crescent City, at least in my opinion, Crescent City is also very beautiful."

Qin Yan nodded and sighed.

The boat docked slowly, and everyone got off the boat one after another, and landed on the land of Tianjin.

"Yo Xi~"

"Tianjin's prosperity really lives up to its reputation!"

Just after disembarking, a ship from the Japanese country arrived at the pier next to it. A group of Japanese people on the ship looked at Tianjin Port in front of them and were full of praise.

Some of them were wearing a Confucian robe and a square flat scarf on their heads, but their words were mixed with some colloquial words commonly used by Japanese people.

"Du Jun~"

"Fortunately, you are still a scholar. How did you learn this Ming dialect? It's still good. If other people hear this, we Japanese people will laugh to death. Stay away from us in the future. Don't say that you are Japanese. We I can't afford to lose this guy."

"Brother Liu, you are also wrong."

"In Daming, scholars usually call each other brother or sir. If you call yourself king, others will know that we are Japanese people. It is also extremely incorrect to call you this way."

Someone next to him corrected him.

"Yes, yes, yes, thank you, Brother Wang, for your reminder."

The three Japanese spoke Daming dialect. When they saw Qin Yan and Tian Muming, they also smiled and bowed their hands in salute. Tian Muming and Qin Yan also returned the same salute.

Among scholars, etiquette is the most important.

Soon, the ship moored, and dozens of Japanese scholars got off the ship, all of them were dressed exactly like the scholars of Ming Dynasty.

"Several brothers must have come to take the Chunwei exam, right?"

Liu Ye brought Du Mingli and Wang Sixian to Qin Yan and Tian Muming with a smile, and bowed his hands in respect, saying that his Da Ming's words are quite good and very standard.

The three of them are the children of the three great nobles in the country of Wa. Liu Ye was born in the Yagyu family of the country of Wa. The Liusheng family is a prominent family in the country of Wa.

Du Mingli is from the Uesugi family, and the Uesugi family is a powerful daimyo family in the Wa country. As for Wang Sixian, he is also from the Wa country's daimyo family.

Since Wa Kingdom signed an agreement to formally become a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, according to the agreement, everyone in Wa Kingdom must learn from Daming in an all-round way, so changing the Chinese surname to the Han name is also the first thing to do.

Therefore, the great names of the Wa Kingdom all changed their surnames one after another, some changed their surnames themselves, and some were given surnames by officials of the Ming Dynasty. surname.

At the same time, these nobles and daimyos of the Japanese kingdom also paid a lot of money to hire teachers from Daming to teach their family children to learn the Four Books and Five Classics, respect Confucianism and Taoism, and learn Confucian culture and thought.

"Yes~"

"Under Qin Yan, a native of Nanyang Province, has a plantation in Nanyang."

"This is brother Tian Muming."

Qin Yan smiled and nodded, and introduced himself and Tian Muming to the three of them.

"Brother Qin, Brother Tian!"

When Liu Ye, Du Mingli, and Wang Sixian heard this, they clasped their hands together and bowed again. Among them, Du Mingli habitually bent down and bowed his head, but he quickly reacted and smiled awkwardly.

"My name is Liu Ye, and I come from the Liu family in Kyushu, Japan. This is Du Mingli, from the Du family in Tokyo, Japan. This is Wang Sixian, from the Wang family in China."

Liu Ye also introduced the three of herself with a smile.

"Brother Liu, Brother Du, Brother Wang~"

Qin Yan and Tian Muming also bowed their hands one by one to pay tribute.

"Daming is really prosperous and strong, which makes people yearn for it!"

Looking at the bustling Daming port in front of her, Liu Ye couldn't help sighing.

"Brother Liu, the Wa Kingdom is a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, and the officials of the Wa Kingdom are also the subjects of my Ming Dynasty Son. You can freely enter my Ming Dynasty, and you can also freely settle in my Daming. If you want me to come to my Ming Dynasty to settle down , is also a very simple matter."

Qin Yan said with a smile.

"Haha, that is, that is, our family also has a plantation here in Nanyang. If I have time, if I go to Nanyang, I will definitely meet Brother Qin and Brother Tian for tea and chat."

Liu Ye nodded happily and said.

On this point, it's really good.

People from the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty can freely travel to and from the Ming Dynasty, settle down in the Ming Dynasty, and do business in the Ming Dynasty. Many Koreans and Japanese also come to the Ming Dynasty.

In the past few years, the daimyos of the Wa kingdom who were busy fighting for power and territory in the Wa country finally stopped. The shoguns took the lead, and the daimyos and nobles from all over the country were the main force. They also invested a lot in various business fields of Ming Dynasty.

There are many Koreans and Japanese living in Tianjin, and they have their business houses, and they also have contacts with many Ming business houses, and have close contacts with many Ming businessmen, dignitaries, etc.

Of course, in the same way, a large number of Ming people went to North Korea and Japan to do business and settle down in North Korea and Japan, and because of the status of the suzerain country, Daming people went to North Korea and Japan, their status and status were extremely high, and they enjoyed many benefits. privilege.

Generally speaking, because of the existence of the Daming vassal state agreement, the relationship between Daming and the vassal state is very good. The vassal state followed Daming to enjoy the benefits and fruits of the development of capitalism and great navigation, and Daming also followed the vassal state. The country obtained raw materials, markets and labor, and more importantly, spread the culture of Ming Dynasty, gradually deepening the Chinese civilization into the bones and soul of the vassal state.

Now in North Korea, Japan, and Luzon, people with status and status all speak Ming Dynasty official dialect, write Chinese characters, and read Chinese books. The powerful Chinese civilization has taken root and grown rapidly.

(End of this chapter)