Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 255: As soon as the test questions came out, everyone went numb
Chapter 255: As soon as the test questions came out, everyone went numb
Royal palace, in the main hall.

Candidates for this subject are extremely stressed.

All fools know that today's question has exceeded the meaning of the original palace examination.

He is not only showing off his talents, but also affecting his future career!

To put it bluntly, the test questions this time were clearly designed to ask them to offer their opinions and suggestions from the perspective of officials.

If this is done.

That is, he has already appeared in front of His Majesty and some of the big shots in the court before he even started his official career.

In this way, at least decades of detours will be saved.

Not to mention rising through the ranks, at least the career path in the future will definitely be much more relaxed than that of ordinary people.

But...what if it's not said well?

Then the fun will be great!
If it is just a matter of saying nothing or the article is not on topic, then the worst possible outcome would be to dismiss it.

But if you accidentally create something taboo inside, it will be really fun.

What would His Majesty think?
What would the court bosses who seemed so amiable right now think?
Will they think you are being rude?

No, they will think you are rebellious!
This is so fucking difficult.

Several scholars from the Jiangnan generation looked at each other very covertly, only to find that the other party had the same troubled look on their face.

Got it!
It seems you still have to rely on yourself.

These people seemed to be ordinary Jiangnan scholars.

But in fact, they knew very well that their farmland was not very large, just an "ordinary" thousand acres.

However, their family's wealth is really no worse than that of ordinary wealthy businessmen's families.

As for the origin, they actually knew it when they were very young.

They actually started out as maritime merchants.

To put it bluntly, their family has been engaged in sea trade in defiance of Zhu Yuanzhang's prohibition from the beginning.

There is no way, who makes this sea trade so profitable?

There is no need to pay taxes on the sea, and there is no need to open up trade routes like other merchants and bribe officials along the way.

Not to mention those shining silver cuties and yellow treasures in the pockets of foreign countries.

Who doesn't like that stuff?

No need to do anything, just transport some ordinary goods from Daming over by sea.

Once you get there, you will be robbed by nobles and wealthy families from all over the country.

The price is scary to say!
It is precisely because of this that these families have the strength to spend a lot of money to train them from an early age.

The senior master received one-on-one lessons from his family.

Well-known scholars gave lectures specifically to them!
There are certainly some favors here, but more of it is because their family gives them a lot of money.

After all, old masters and great scholars also need food, clothing, housing and transportation.

They also have a group of disciples, disciples, grandchildren and their own relatives to take care of.

How could it be possible to really regard money as dirt? !

It can be said that everything they have enjoyed and owned since childhood came from the sea.

So, how could they not have a deep understanding of the sea ban?

They had even been to the sea earlier and had seen with their own eyes the splendor and danger of the sea.

Therefore, if they speak frankly about matters at sea, they can be said to have the clearest understanding of everyone present.

After all, who knows more about the benefits, profits, and routes of maritime trade? But, then they will honestly support the lifting of the sea ban and let everyone go to sea with confidence and boldness?

That seems impossible!

Let’s not talk about whether these words would offend Zhu Yuanzhang if they were written down.

Not only were they able to do more business under the sea ban, but also the benefit of not having to pay taxes would probably disappear without the sea ban.

Since these candidates can reach the stage of the palace examination, they are certainly not stupid.

Not only is he not stupid, he is also extremely smart.

They knew very well that if the sea ban was gone, it would be impossible for the court to just ignore the sea area.

Since there is no sea ban, there must be an yamen in charge of matters such as maritime trade.

Then, after other people know about the huge profits in sea trade, won't they be greedy?

Impossible to think about!

It is a wise saying that people die for wealth and birds die for food.

In other words, once the maritime ban is lifted, for veteran maritime trading families like them, except for the benefit of "not breaking the law", all other benefits will be gone?
On the contrary, they had to deal with a large number of wealthy families from all walks of life vying for the first place.

These scholars are also knowledgeable and they know clearly.

Facing a brand-new field, how can we quickly gain an advantage based on our already strong strength?
It's very simple, just recruit a few small aristocratic families who have been in this field for a long time.

The process is just like that, treat guests, behead people, and treat your subordinates as dogs!
Even if we can resist these means through various means, will we still have to compete when we reach the sea in the future?

The key is, you will most likely have to pay taxes after you come back.

Damn!

Thinking of the various disadvantages that would come after the maritime ban was lifted, these scholars from maritime merchant families felt their scalps go numb.

How come this digression doesn't look like the work of His Majesty at all, but rather looks like the work of "Gou Hu"? !

However, aren’t palace examinations generally conducted by the emperor himself?
Look up, yes!
Zhu Yuanzhang and all the civil and military officials were just watching!
Forget it, we can only give it a try, there is no other way out.

However, even if you make up your mind to take action, you will still be in trouble at the end.

Because whether it is the advantages or disadvantages of writing a sea ban, it requires true knowledge and insight.

But the vast majority of scholars spent their days either studying or living and drinking, eating and drinking. How had they ever been exposed to these things?

Even if there are several people who come from a family of officials, it would be a great blessing for those elders to be able to tell them something about the political affairs and rules of the place and the court.

Sea ban?
Who has nothing to talk about?
Therefore, no matter how unwilling they are, candidates can now only rely on their own understanding to write articles.

The key is that you have to write seriously and well.

After all, it is no longer a matter of taking exams or not, it seems to involve one's wealth and life.

Time passed bit by bit.

Soon, everyone had stopped writing before the time was up.

They still have this ability to grasp time.

All the candidates handed in their articles anxiously.

The palace examination is different from the previous examinations. There is no need to organize the examiners to name and copy the papers before grading the papers.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally reviewed the examination papers for the palace examination one by one and issued the results on the spot.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was also curious at this time. What was the effect of the sea ban he issued?

We still have to see what the candidates think.

Brainstorm ideas.

(End of this chapter)