At the end of the 40th year of Jiajing, after Yang Changfan returned from the second expedition to Nanyang, there was no war in the southeast, and both the government and the people of the Huiwang Mansion cherished and enjoyed this period of stability that did not know how long it could last. In Dongfan and Ambon, for the first time, the East and the West began to engage in "equal trade", and the Franc Ji could no longer exchange the spices that were close at hand for high-priced goods, and they had to exchange Indian and even European goods, and in the exchange, they also had to accept the Huiwangfu's commission, and the goose was plucked.

On the contrary, the maritime merchants of Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang entered the safe and orderly sea for the first time, although from the globe from Fujian, Moss Bay, through Manila, to Ambon is still so short, but it is already a qualitative leap for the country.

All of a sudden, the maritime merchants rose, there were big wealthy families, officials and relatives, and there were also outlaws who were hungry and went to sea to fight for a future, and the Huiwang Mansion became the spokesperson of the ocean, and Dongfan also became the customs in the substantive sense.

Under the exchange of a large number of goods and silver and copper coins, it became a fact that the Huiwang Mansion was rich and rivaled the country.

Under the huge advantage, Dongfanxing the imperial examination, building a school, and creating a new term called "Academy of Sciences". Although the name of the academy of sciences is "Hanlin", it is by no means the only Confucianism, the world's craftsmen or strange skills and ingenious people are gathered here, and then study any category of technical theory, can get the huge financial and human support of the Huiwang Mansion, and the treatment is no less than that of the imperial court.

The status of craftsmen has also been thoroughly improved in Tohoban, and the term scholar has been coined to enhance the sense of identity and honor of craftsmen in society.

At the same time, He Xinyin presided over the Eastern Imperial Examination, not to mention the fact that he was also a meritocrat, and selected more than 100 "science and engineering talents" and dozens of "business and political talents", respectively, to supplement the workshop and yamen, learn shipbuilding and cannon thaumaturgy, and assist the commercial administration, customs, banking and financial supervision.

There is no way in the east, which can also be called a hundred ways of contention.

In February of the forty-first year of Jiajing, the prosperity of the east reached the first apex, and the people of the southeast called it "a hundred birds and a phoenix".

If it is said that a series of actions of the Hui Wangfu still maintain at least respect for Confucian etiquette in terms of banner rhetoric, then since the beginning of "Hui Wang's recruitment of relatives", it has officially embarked on two paths with traditional etiquette.

The Hui King, the Grand Duke of the Royal Family.

Marriage, three media and six hires.

The eight characters of birth, the door is right, and there is no one.

A woman from a good family, hidden in the boudoir, don't want it all.

Beautiful and virtuous, regardless of background, enter the palace and seal the main room.

It is true that some families still want to be face-saving and will not let their daughters participate in such depraved things, but the majority of people seek survival and happiness, and the emancipation of the majority of women has never been extinguished. All of a sudden, the girl who escaped from home, the girl who was led by her parents, and the woman who fell into the dust but still kept her chastity came to vote, among them, especially the military households, fishermen, happy households and slaves, whether it was the woman herself or her parents, they did not want to be locked in the bottom forever, if they could marry into Dongfan, even if they could not be the wife of the shipowner of Mrs. Huiwang, marrying an ordinary official and scholar, it could be called a turnover.

This move has completely surpassed the meaning of King Hui's marriage, but to find wives for the men of the entire Huiwang Mansion and marry in the southeast.

Due to the large number of candidates who came to vote, the Dongfan Inn was seriously insufficient, Yang Changfan was the first to open the door of the house, hang the big words "welcome relatives and good houses", and charge low room money and meal money to accommodate the virtuous women to stay. Under his call, the Huiwang Mansion and the local people opened the door of the house one after another, collectively referred to as "welcoming relatives for the Huiwang".

The selection of the Japanese is set for the ninth day of February, but from the first month to the eighth day of the second month, the east has become dozens of good things, the east guy can't wait to be courteous, and the girls who participated in the selection of the talent can't bear the loneliness, but it is before the king of Hui has become dozens of marriages.

It stands to reason that it is disrespectful to dig the corner of King Hui, but Yang Changfan likes it, he personally officiates the marriage of each couple, and he is basically running the field throughout the first month of February, and the newlyweds have the blessing of the shipowner's wedding, and they are even more happy.

Finally on the ninth day of the second lunar month, Wang Wei was dressed in royal dress, sitting side by side with his mother Hu and the shipowner Yang Changfan in the square in front of the Dongfan Mansion, behind him were the guards of the Thirty Hui Palace, and on the side were the new clerks selected from the imperial examination.

Hundreds of people such as the generals of the Hui Wangfu, the envoys, the Hanlin, and the leaders of the Yi people sat in a circle, and a sergeant stood behind each person, forming a circle of human walls, and vacating the center as a selection venue. On the outside, almost all of them gathered to watch the lively Dongfan people. Interestingly, many Dongfan Tu people even paid tribute, asking for a position, and if they were lucky, they could ask for a white and tender daughter-in-law to go back.

At that time, Yang Changfan personally fired a salute, red smoke exploded in the sky, and the selection officially began.

This selection of talents has been selected in the primary to ensure that the appearance is passed, literacy and numeracy, and a good family background. After the selection, there were 100 beauties and 8 people to compete for the position of Mrs. Huiwang.

One hundred and eight beauties have entered the Dongfan Mansion first, with six people in each group, divided into eighteen groups, and each group appears once.

The first group of six people lined up in a row, wearing the most beautiful clothes in the boudoir and walked out of the palace, although the people standing behind could not see clearly, but looking at this posture, this gait, they couldn't bear to applaud, and it was lively.

Yang Changfan smiled and tilted his head and said, "Old lady, this is enough to choose, right?" ”

"Enough, enough." Mrs. Hu smiled from ear to ear, and instructed her son beside her, "Other girls, but they all come from all over the world, marry home, you must be good to others, and don't engage in those things anymore." ”

"Mother......" Wang Wei was very innocent, "At this time, don't talk about these things." ”

As she was talking, the matchmaker led the six beauties to Yang Changfan and the three of them and saluted respectfully.

Where have a few girls seen this formation, their expressions are shy again, and their faces are about to let go, which is really itchy and makes people.

The girls introduced themselves one by one, showed their voices, and then looked at their talents and calligraphy. Yang Changfan helped Wang Wei as a staff officer, and the other two sides of the clerk described and commented on the beauty with a text record and gave a score. As for the surrounding circle of guests and audiences, they each have their own abacus, this is really a game, they may choose a wife for themselves, or for their son, but they can't rob Wang Huang of his fancy, so they have to spread a big net, write down all the appropriate ones, and then negotiate after the selection, and they will have to compete with several families.

Wang Wei has lived in Kyushu for a long time, far from reading countless beauties, although he already has a few children, but seeing the virtuous and virtuous beauties of such a selected family, he is still in the spring, and the first group has written down two women who look good. (To be continued.) )