The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Shangguan Jie pointed his fingers and praised: "If you foolishly regard fame and fame as dung, I will wait for a few people instead of many."

Wen Yingxing: "That is, if all the ministers in the court can be as dedicated to serving the public as Ruoyu, why should I, the great Chu, not be rich and powerful?"

Lin Yun said modestly: "Brother Wen is overly praised, and I would be too embarrassed to deserve it."

Zhao Lin said with emotion: "A few days ago, I thought that Ruoyu won the prize because of luck, but today I know that Ruoyu is more courageous than me, and you deserve this prize."

Lin Yun blushed when he heard that, he wrote the policy on lifting the sea ban and restoring the Shibo Department, but he just didn't want to stay in the Imperial Academy, but few people thought so noble.

Next, several people exchanged the content of the palace examination with each other, and guessed whether they could raise their rankings in the examination.

Of course, Zhao Lin was too embarrassed to speak up!He will try No.2, and the premise is that he will be the champion.

Now that Lin Yun has made a big mistake, his chances of winning the first prize have greatly increased.But you can only think about it in your heart, and you will be despised if you say it.

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When several people were discussing, Xiao Mo hurried in and reported to Lin Yun: "Third Master, Uncle Master is back, let you go and answer."

"Uh,"

When Lin Yun heard that Lin Ruhai was back, he suddenly had a headache.No need to guess, he also knew that Lin Ruhai must have rushed back to scold him after hearing that he had set off a firecracker in the palace examination.

Seeing that he had something to do, those people quickly got up and said goodbye.

After sending them away, Lin Yun went to the west courtyard alone to meet Lin Ruhai.

Chapter 269: Advice

Lin Yun came outside Lin Ruhai's study with an umbrella, and was surprised to see Chang Lu standing on the edge of the corridor with his hands behind his back.

He hurriedly put away his umbrella, stepped forward to salute and said, "Master, why are you here?"

Chang Lu said cheerfully: "I heard that you set off a big firecracker in the imperial examination. I will accompany the head of the mountain to have a look and see what you really think, kid?"

"The head of the mountain is here too?"

"good."

Lin Yun put down his umbrella and walked quickly into the house. He saw Lin Ruhai and Lu Xingzhi sitting behind the desk, looking at the paper in their hands.

He hurried forward and saluted the two of them, "Nephew pays respects to uncle."

"The disciple pays homage to the head of the mountain."

Lin Ruhai put down the paper in his hand, and said with a dark face: "Uncle Wei has told you many times that the matter of the sea ban is of great importance, so don't mention it lightly, why didn't you listen?"

Lin Yun respectfully said: "Uncle calm down, if it is normal, my nephew would not dare to talk to Lang, but this time His Majesty made a plan in the palace examination, my nephew did not dare to hide his secrets, so he can only speak out what is in his heart for the emperor's reference. "

Lin Ruhai hated iron for being weak and said: "Do you know how much resistance there is to opening the sea ban? You, a little Jinshi, want to overthrow the national policy. You really don't know how to live or die."

"Since the national policy is determined by people, why can't it be overturned? In my nephew's humble opinion, it is only a matter of time before we open the sea ban. Even if we don't open it, the Folangji people will come in sooner or later and force us to open it."

"You, presumptuous!"

When Lin Ruhai heard Lin Yun's last words, his face turned red with anger.

Lu Xingzhi put down the paper in his hand and smiled at Lin Ruhai: "Brother Ruhai, calm down first. I really want to hear, why did he conclude that the Folangji people will come and force us to impose a sea ban?"

Lin Ruhai: "This kid is full of nonsense, don't take it seriously."

Lu Xingzhi smiled and said, "Young people always have some fantastic ideas, and it's good to listen to them."

"Ok."

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Lin Yun took out a simple world map from his arms, stepped forward and spread it on the table in front of Lu Xingzhi, then pointed to the location of Portugal, and introduced to Lu Xingzhi: "This is Portugal, a small country of Danwan. With strong naval ships and strong guns, they are domineering in the South China Sea, occupying the mouth of Macau, and will not leave."

"Chief Shan, think about it, a small Portugal is so difficult to deal with, and if a country with a stronger navy attacks us, how should we deal with it?"

Lu Xingzhi: "Although the Fulang Robot's ship is strong and its guns are strong, the warship is still in the sea and can't get to the shore. Why should we be afraid of it?"

Lin Yun retorted: "Warships can't go ashore, but if the Francobots train a marine corps to land and rob the coastal areas, how should we deal with it?"

Lu Xingzhi asked in surprise, "What is the Marine Corps?"

Lin Yun: "The Marine Corps is like a death squad trained by disciples in Zuowuwei, except that they can board warships and fight with the navy."

Lu Xingzhi thought for a moment, and then said, "Aside from Portugal, which overseas countries have huge fleets?"

Lin Yun raised his hand and pointed at the map, "This is the United Kingdom, and this is the Netherlands. Both of these countries have powerful navies and are also predatory pirate countries."

After a pause, Lin Yun continued: "These countries all have a common characteristic. They use their powerful fleets to do business and rob overseas. After making money, they continue to expand their navies. In this way, they are like blood-sucking leech, greedy. There is no end to it. When they become strong enough, they will focus on our fat Chu army. If we don’t have a strong navy, how can we resist it in the future?"

Lin Ruhai was shocked when he heard it, and asked Lin Yun, "Ruoyu, where did you know these things?"

Lin Yun: "When my nephew took the provincial examination in Jinling last year, I met an interpreter who was doing business in Guangdong. I learned most of these things from her."

Lu Xingzhi said solemnly: "According to your analysis, if this shipping company recovers, wouldn't it allow the Franc Robots to make more profits and make their naval fleet grow faster?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "In terms of business, who can be a businessman better than our Dachu? The disciple is not worried about this, but worried that Fu Langji will have the idea of ​​robbery. Therefore, our Dachu should It is imperative to increase investment in the navy and train a strong naval fleet."

Lu Xingzhi smiled wryly and said, "Your boy has created a big problem for us. The court's current finances are beyond its means, so there is no money to build a new naval fleet."

Lin Yun said with a smile: "The court has no money, but the merchants have it. As long as you ask the court's navy to escort the merchant ship, I'm afraid they won't pay for it."

"Uh, that's okay too?"

"Of course you can, that's what Francobots do."

Lu Xingzhi looked at Lin Ruhai, and said in his heart, "Your nephew is too bold. If you give him a fleet, he will dare to imitate the Fulang robot and go to sea to rob everywhere."

Lin Yun said again: "Shan Zhang, if His Majesty is worried that the opening of the sea ban will cause trouble, then choose a seaport along the coast of Guangdong as a pilot, see how the effect is, and then decide whether to continue to open it."

"That's a good idea."

After a pause, Lu Xingzhi said again: "Go back and sort out all these contents, and let your uncle show it to me."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "The disciple respects his life."

Lu Xingzhi picked up the paper on the table and handed it to Lin Yun, saying: "This is a policy written by Sun Zhaolin, a scholar from Guangdong, during the examination. He suggested to the imperial court to promote the nationwide promotion of pedigrees and mu. Officials and gentry work as errands and pay for food. Do you think his proposal is feasible?"

Lin Yun was taken aback when he heard the words, he never imagined that there would be someone more daring than him who wanted to be Zhang Juzheng's second.

He hurriedly took the paper that Lu Xingzhi handed over, and read it carefully.

After a while, he put down the paper, nodded to Lu Xingzhi and said in praise: "This man has a great talent, and there are not many disciples."

Lu Xingzhi smiled and said, "Do you also agree with Sun Zhaolin's idea?"

Lin Yun: "My disciple appreciates this good strategy for governing the country, but I think that now is not a good time to implement this strategy."

"Oh, when will it be implemented?"

Lin Yun: "The best time to implement this policy is when the external aggression is removed and the internal stability is stabilized."

Lu Xingzhi: "I'm afraid that if this policy is not implemented, internal stability will be difficult."

Lin Yun was surprised and said, "Why did you say that, sir?"

Lu Xingzhi: "A few days ago, the court received an urgent report from Fang Kunming, the governor of Shaanxi. The spring drought in Shaanxi is severe this year. In addition, the war between the court army and the Mongols has been protracted for a long time. I'm afraid this year~"

Lin Yun felt bitter when he heard the words, natural disasters plus military disasters, this time I really don't know how many people will die.

He asked Lu Xingzhi: "Can the court buy another batch of grain from Siam?"

Lu Xingzhi shook his head and said, "The 30 shi of grain brought back from Siam last time was still stored in Siam. If they buy more grain, they will starve themselves."

Lin Yun picked up the map, pointed to it, and said, "There is a country here called Qianxiang Country, which is rich in rice. We can send a naval fleet to buy grain from them."

Lu Xingzhi shook his head and said, "Qianxiang Country is not a friendly ally of our Great Chu, and they may not be willing to sell us grain. Besides, the sea route is far away, and our navy is not familiar with the waterway. Even if there is grain, it will not be able to transport it back."

As soon as Lin Yun heard this, he became discouraged. With Da Chu's navy, he could only circle around the door of the house. This really raised a bunch of waste.

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Chapter 2 Seventy: A Double Exploration

On the morning of the 360th, [-], five new scholars gathered outside the left gate of Chang'an to wait for the results of the palace examination.

The list of imperial examinations is released, which is commonly known as the imperial list or the golden list among the people. This is where the title of the golden list comes from.

More than 300 scholars gathered in groups of three or four and communicated with each other, and many of them wanted to build relationships and make friends.

Although the imperial examination does not dethrone scholars, but only distinguishes them from good or bad grades, there is still a world of difference between the top and bottom scholars.

Scholars who rank high in the palace examination will have a great chance to enter the cabinet and the six yamen in the future, and become famous court ministers all over the world.

The top few in the second class also had the opportunity to enter the Hanlin Academy and serve as shujishi, while the rest went to the six yamen to serve as chiefs, censors, and ministers.

As for those who are also Jinshi in the top three, if they are lucky, they may have the opportunity to be promoted to be the seventh-grade county magistrate or the eighth-grade county magistrate.Those who are unlucky will have to wait and wait.

There is a saying in the official circles that a first-class Jinshi is like a regular wife, a second-class Jinshi is like a good concubine, and a third-class Jinshi is a lowly concubine.

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Lin Yun, Zhao Lin, Shangguanjie, Wen Yingxing, and Du Shaoxuan gathered together to become the leaders of the scholars in Nanzhili. Everyone walked over in an orderly manner, said hello to them, chatted a few words, and looked forward to getting along with them. Familiar.

Zhao Lin and Wen Yingxing have become the targets of everyone. One of them is the second in the test, and the other is the No.6 in the test. They both have a chance to be selected for the first class and enter the Imperial Academy.

As for Lin Yun, his article suggesting that the court lift the sea ban has long been circulated.Although the scholars greeted him with smiles, most of them had sentenced him to death in their hearts and naturally did not want to spend more time on him.

Lin Yun tactfully retreated to the side and gave up the middle position to Zhao Lin. He now has the greatest chance of being selected as the No. [-] scholar by the emperor, and he is also the target pursued by everyone.

As for Sun Zhaolin, No. 3 in the examination, just when Lin Yung thought of this, he saw a young man in a white gown coming over, cupping his hands at him and smiling: "I'm Sun Zhaolin, I've met Brother Lin."

Lin Yun was taken aback when he heard the words, this is really about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

He hurriedly replied, "Brother Sun."

Sun Zhaolin smiled and said: "I heard that brother Lin suggested in the imperial examination that the court should lift the sea ban, restore the Maritime Department, and expand the navy. This kind of insight really breaks Sun's heart."

"Brother Sun also supports the establishment of a sea ban?"

Sun Zhaolin nodded, and then said: "Although I support your idea of ​​banning the sea, I don't agree with implementing it now."

"Oh! Why is that?"

"My country is weak at present, and I don't have the financial resources to support a huge navy. If we rashly lift the sea ban now, it will only allow the Francobots to invade our country's shipping terminals, forming a trend that cannot be lost."

"Brother Sun, what you said makes sense."