Lin Haoran's identity is here, especially in the last "traitor incident", he also cleaned up some of the scholars who went to hug Han Shisheng's thighs, so it is difficult to be afraid of these scholars.

After sitting down in the first seat, Lin Haoran said directly to the scholars: "This is the first time that this mansion has presided over the Hengwen ceremony, if there is anything wrong, please correct it!" ”

"The lower officials will do their best!" The scholars saluted respectfully. It's just that no one dares to take Lin Haoran's words seriously, at most they just make suggestions, where do they really dare to correct King Lin Yan.

Lin Haoran continued to say in an official tone: "The government examination will be held in two days, everyone supervise the candidates in each county!" The imperial examination is fair and just, no matter who engages in favoritism, the government will severely punish it! ”

"Remember!" The scholars saluted solemnly.

Lin Haoran was satisfied with everyone's attitude, turned his head to look at Professor Ruan, and said gently: "Professor Ruan, you are invigilating the exam with this government, and I also bother you to be more responsible and beware of candidates cheating!" ”

"The lower officials will live up to the trust of the lord!" Professor Ruan didn't dare to put on a stand with a third-class jinshi background, and he also bowed respectfully.

He is a Jinshi of Jiajing for 35 years, but he is already in his forties, so he was appointed by the Ministry of Officials as a scholar. Originally, he wanted to make a move, but the situation in Leizhou Mansion disappointed him, and it looked even more dim under the dazzling aura of Gaozhou Mansion.

originally thought that his career would be like this, but with the arrival of Lin Haoran, especially seeing Wei Guozhong and Dai Beihe being promoted successively, he had a fighting spirit again.

I not only hope that there will be a few good seedlings among the students this year, but also hope that Lin Haoran can support him, hoping to pick up a heavier burden.

Lin Haoran actually deliberately put up a little shelf, but when he spoke, he paid attention to everyone's reactions.

This presiding over the government examination seems to be a trivial matter, but if there is fraud in the field, it will attract the attention of the entire Shilin. At that time, the board will inevitably hit him, a "young official" who is in the limelight, or even be directly dismissed.

In this evil feudal era, we don't pay attention to what "the capable go up, the mediocre go down, and the inferior are eliminated", everything is based on seniority to determine the position. And the better Lin Haoran is, the more people will be ready to give him a decision.

is also the case, Lin Haoran has to be cautious about this government examination, not seeking any merits, but seeking no faults.

Things really had a hint of abnormality, he found that Xu Wen's Song Jiaoyu was still calm and normal at the beginning, but when he said "severe punishment without loans", Song Jiaoyu's face was obviously different.

At the same time, the United Restaurant welcomed a group of distinguished guests, which immediately made the restaurant lively.

The situation in Guangdong has changed, and those shrewd businessmen naturally know it. Although Wang Bai is still in the position of political envoy, the era that belongs to him has undoubtedly passed, and the era that belongs to Lin Haoran has officially come.

In the same way, a group of businessmen from Guangzhou City came to Leizhou Mansion together, intending to witness this vibrant Leizhou City and see the most legitimate window to the outside world of the Ming Dynasty - Leizhou Wharf.

This time, it was not only the businessmen of Guangdong, but also Chen Changshou, the vice president of the Huguang Chamber of Commerce, Wu Shanshui, the vice president of the Jiangxi Chamber of Commerce, and the Lin Ronghua brothers of the Fujian Chamber of Commerce.

Although they came in the name of sightseeing, it was obvious that the drunkard did not mean to drink, and undoubtedly came for the upstart Lin Haoran.

Since Lin Haoran had to concentrate on the affairs of the government examination, Shen Liuye was fully responsible for the reception work, and he first led the group of businessmen to the United Shipyard, and then came to Leizhou City.

"I really didn't expect such a big change in Leizhou City!"

"That shipyard looks really big, but can it really make a treasure ship?"

"You're a layman! The bottom boat has been completed and placed there, proving that there is indeed no problem! ”

……

This time, more than 20 merchants came, most of them were dressed in silk and satin, and they could attract the attention of others wherever they went, while they talked as if no one was around.

Although a long time has passed, they can't hide their shock when they think of the huge United Shipyard.

When they went up to the second floor, the black and shiny tables and chairs had already been cleaned up, and there was a white porcelain pot in the middle of the table, which was the most distinctive hot pot in the United Restaurant.

"Sit! Sit! You may be seated! Yang Chunlai, as the helmsman of the United Restaurant, also appeared here, and warmly greeted these businessmen from afar.

In the face of the visiting businessmen, after their discussion, they decided to take the initiative to throw an olive branch. They planned to bring in this group of powerful merchants to join the United Foreign Trade Bank, and then conspire to make huge profits from maritime trade.

If the joint workshop is willing to play the role of a producer and provides cheap cotton cloth for merchants such as Franc Jiren, it naturally does not need to bring in external funds.

But their ambition is clearly not limited to this, but they want to build a fleet of their own, and participate directly in the maritime trade, so as to extract the most profits.

It's just that building a fleet alone can easily cost nearly 100,000 taels, which is not to say that the joint workshop is completely unaffordable, but this undoubtedly magnifies their risk factor.

The special construction of the fleet also requires the allocation of personnel and equipment, which is also an astronomical amount, and even requires an investment of 200,000 taels. All of this is a money-burning job, and although maritime trade is hugely profitable, it undoubtedly carries endless risks.

In the same way, they abide by Lin Haoran's decision to take this opportunity to bring in these wealthy businessmen to share the risks and benefits of maritime trade.

After they sat down, Shen Liuye fully revealed Lin Haoran's intentions, and then raised his wine glass and said loudly to everyone: "Cooperation is not love, let's drink together!" ”

"Who said cooperation can't be done! I, Huang Dafu, were the first to disagree, and I didn't dare to say more, there is absolutely no problem with 40,000 or 50,000 taels! Huang Dafu is a smuggler of salt, but he doesn't know if he is rich or really optimistic about this project, so he was the first to say it.

Hush!

Hearing this amount, the businessmen present couldn't help but gasp. Although he knew that Huang Dafu was second only to Li Yunhu as a wealthy man in Guangdong, it was really scary to take out so many silver taels at once.

"I'll invest 10,000 taels!"

"I'll invest 20,000 taels!"

"I'll also invest 20,000 taels!"

……

The three businessmen who followed Huang Dafu at the same table immediately expressed their attitudes, two from Guangdong and one from Jiangxi, but they all expressed their willingness to participate and gave specific amounts.

Hush!

The surrounding businessmen looked at them and gasped again, but they didn't know if these people were really optimistic about the project, or if they were just rich and had no place to throw money.

"Who are these people?"

Xiao Er brought the dishes up, wiping the sweat stains on his forehead and sighing secretly. While they were busy with a tael of silver, these people regarded it as a piece of paper.

Even Shen Liuye couldn't have imagined that he would raise almost 100,000 taels all of a sudden, plus the silver taels that they were going to invest in the joint workshop, it was quite close to their target amount.

Shen Liuye saluted Huang Dafu and the others with wine, and said with a smile at them: "Huang Yuanwai and all of you can participate, on behalf of the United Shipyard, I would like to extend a warm welcome!" But let's talk about it privately, okay? ”

Today, they don't have to ask anyone to play with them.

In essence, they are now past the stage of starvation. The partner needed not only to have financial resources, but also to be able to bear risks together, believing that wealth would be at sea.

This is Lin Haoran's intention, and it is also his selection plan, and he will definitely be screened in the end. Especially after experiencing the "traitor incident", they have more reason to keep the truth from the false.

"Huh...... That's naturally good, thank you Shen for your hospitality! Huang Dafu's fat face was shiny, and he had the intention of forming an alliance in his heart, so he naturally would not go against Shen Liuye, and responded with a wine glass.

Not to mention that his smuggling business needs a big tree, Lin Haoran's ability and mind alone are enough for him to take out this large amount of money to gamble. Although the profits of illicit salt are huge, it is still much worse than that of maritime trade.

"This project seems to be a try!"

"Although it is a bit risky, so many people are involved, and they are afraid of a hammer!"

"Not really! This starves the cowardly, supports the bold! Do you see how beautiful Yang Fat Man is now since he followed Lin Tiju last year? ”

……

The world is so magical, you may not have an effect if you sell hard, but Shen Liuye's hiding and teasing is more attractive. In particular, Yang Dafu's eagerness and Shen Liuye's low-key made others float the words "strange goods can live", and they couldn't help but feel ready to move again, but they made up their minds to participate.

Just when Shen Liuye was promoting the introduction of investors and building a new fleet, the government test also quietly began.

The eighth day of the fourth month is an auspicious day.

The examination room is located in the Fuxue Palace, which was originally in disrepair, but not long after Lin Haoran took office, he repaired the Xue Palace and replaced a batch of brand-new tables and chairs.

By the time more than 1,000 candidates had all entered, it was already dark.

Lin Haoran walked out of the mansion and led the scholars into the next mansion palace, and after burning incense to worship the saints, he announced the start of the first exam of the government examination.

The scribe took the test questions of the government examination, first copied them on a piece of white paper, then pasted the white paper on the wooden board, and then handed them over to the yacha to walk among the candidates with a sign to convey the test questions.

Lin Haoran, who was wearing a fourth-grade official robe, sat on the high platform, looking down majestically at the candidates who were quietly answering the papers below, and suddenly felt a sigh of emotion in his heart.

That's how amazing it is! Two years ago, he was an ordinary scholar who took the prefectural examination, but now he has become the chief examiner of the prefectural exam, holding the coveted place for scholars.

Looking back, I find that the days are still more nostalgic. At least the tiger girl can stay quietly in Changlin Village to herd cattle, but now the tiger girl has completely become a wild girl, and now she left him and ran to Wuzhou Mansion to play, and even went to Xincheng to join in the fun.

Hey?

Lin Haoran was suddenly stunned for a moment, and for a moment thought that it was Zhao Dongcheng sitting below, but when he looked closely, he found that it was a beautiful scholar who was working hard there.

What made him quite helpless was that he found that this beautiful scholar not only looked like a woman, but also had a feminine demeanor in his demeanor, which was really more like a woman than Zhao Dongcheng.

"It can't really be a woman, right?"

Lin Haoran guessed so in his heart, but then shook his head with a wry smile. This boy is okay for the test, but if he goes to the township test, he will have to take off his clothes, and he can't hide at all.

Proctoring is undoubtedly a chore, especially for the sake of your own prestige, and you have to maintain a good sitting posture.

By noon, he couldn't sit still. walked around the examination room, and deliberately passed by the beautiful candidate, but found that he had written a good hand.

After returning to the high platform, he continued to sit upright with nothing to do, but his thoughts drifted away.

For him, the most important thing at the moment is not this government test, nor the change in the situation, nor when his future father-in-law will be able to enter the cabinet, but when his plan to open the sea will be successful.

This plan to open up the sea is not only related to his career, but also related to whether his foundation can take root in the land of western Guangdong, so that he can have the ability to protect himself in this feudal dynasty.

It's just that the ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny.

Looking at the current maritime trade situation, the most oily route for the Ming maritime trade is naturally "Daming-Japan".

Although Japan is in the midst of war, it is precisely a silver-producing country, and it has the silver that the Ming Dynasty needs most. However, the Japanese still seem to be stupid and have a lot of money, and they can easily get more than ten times the profit.

Why Wang Zhi can become the owner of Wufeng, it is this route that fattened him, and even in order to be able to reopen the route from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Japan, he is willing to risk returning to China to accept Zhao'an.

It's just that the current Ming Dynasty's Japanese problem is at the most tense moment, and the Japanese in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have made a comeback, which once made Jiajing want to close the Guangdong City Bosi again.

Lin Haoran has the courage to take risks, but there are some risks that cannot be taken, especially this kind of thing will be related to his career and even his head. At the very least, he could not form a fleet to go to Japan to pan for gold for the time being, otherwise he would be charged with being a convict at any time.

In the same way, after excluding the Japanese route, Lin Haoran also listed two routes as priorities.

The first is the eastern route of "Leizhou-Siam". Siam is a large rice producer, a good "granary" for the "cotton and rice" trade, and Siam can go further to Malacca.

The second is the middle route of "Leizhou-Luzon". Luzon is a sparsely populated land that is suitable for growing cotton, and is rich in mineral resources, making it undoubtedly a golden land.

At the end of last year, Lin Haoran planned to let Jiang Ronghua go to Siam and then make a detour to Luzon to find out the situation. Unfortunately, Jiang Ronghua's expedition fleet was sniped by the Red Flag Gang, so his plan had to be terminated.

Even now, he didn't dare to easily send a fleet to the eastern route, because he was worried that the Red Flag Gang would ambush them again. But it's not that he's timid, it's that his current strength is obviously not enough, and he needs time to accumulate strength, after all, the Red Flag Gang is too strong.

Knock knock! Knock knock!

But at this moment, the drum of grievances next door sounded.

"What's wrong?"

A look of surprise flashed on Professor Ruan's face, according to the previous agreement, it was not that someone was complaining, but that someone from outside needed to deliver important news to the inside.

With Lin Haoran's consent, a messenger climbed the ladder to inquire about the situation.

Wei Zhongguo's eyes in Haikangzhi County were not good, and he mistook the yacha on the wall for Lin Haoran, so he said with a sad face: "The Red Flag Gang and a gang of Japanese robbers attacked our Leizhou Wharf, Han Qianhu asked us to go to support quickly!" ”

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