"The provincial examination is extremely difficult, especially in the area south of the Yangtze River. However, the people in the south of the Yangtze River have more official background, so I changed you. Since you are so sure, it is the best." Governor Wang said happily.

Then Wen Rensheng took the exam.

After the provincial examination, he really got to know Yuan.

The old master praised his article: "It is smooth and flawless, every part is appropriate, and it is an excellent piece of writing."

He also said that he had to be among the top three Jinshi to be able to write this.

Governor Wang was very happy and recommended Wenren for promotion.

This time he was promoted directly to the provincial capital magistrate. Although it seemed to be a deputy position, there was a governor behind him, and even the magistrate had to listen to him.

This is where the name and reality are different.

In the 17th year of Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty (1384), the imperial court officials from all over the world were ordered to recommend honest and capable officials. Later, the nine ministers were ordered to recommend officials, and the governors and vassals recommended officials in prefectures and counties.

When Wenren is promoted and wants to take the imperial examination, he can resign first, then take the exam, and enter the Imperial Academy of the Qing Dynasty.

This is not a waste of time. It is the same as later generations who after taking the college entrance examination found that they did not do well, dropped out of school and took the exam again.

Wen Rensheng naturally handled the affairs of the government easily, everyone was employed, talented people were selected, dirty officials were eliminated, and the government was quickly managed.

For a time, he was called a capable official.

At the same time, he multitasked and continued to expand his express shipping line.

It also opened an account business, which is a piggybacking business. You can deposit money here with flying tickets and withdraw money with flying tickets at another place.

Pay the handling fee in the middle.

This kind of thing completely tests your credibility and official background.

You can’t do it without background.

Once you do it, you will get free profits.

You must be aware that the time difference in between can also be used to slightly misappropriate loans, but you must be extra careful not to lose money.

As the express boat trip expanded, Wen Rensheng began to gather industries in the counties, prefectures, and provincial towns along the way.

Finally, when the total industrial value reached one million taels, development stopped.

Because no matter how high you are, the background of governor and Tongzhi is no longer reliable.

At this time, the eight Shanxi merchants had a net worth of several hundred thousand taels, and behind them were senior officials such as deputy generals, generals, and governors.

After doing these things, Wen Rensheng began to develop his own private army.

In fact, it is backdoor development.

He is not a military commander, and it is not easy for him to follow the path of a military commander for the time being. Instead, he can win people's hearts and make friends with others.

In the late Ming Dynasty and early to mid-Ming Dynasty, generals still could not stay in one place, and they often changed defense zones.

A typical example is to transfer border troops to Liaodong to die.

Who doesn’t know that it’s a desperate place?

But how many can disobey?

This is the result of the Ming Dynasty's use of literature to control martial arts to its peak.

Only in the last few years did warlords appear, and the emperor ordered that they could not be mobilized.

This is much better than the Han and Tang Dynasties.

It was also much stronger than the later Qing Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty was very successful in using literature to control martial arts.

The governor-general relied on the governor Biaoying to control the generals. Although there were many disadvantages, it at least prevented the generals from becoming separatist and powerful.

But it is precisely because of this that when the Ming Dynasty fell, there was no large vassal town within the country, and the internal power could not hatch strong vassals. As a result, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties defeated them one by one and took over the world.

Otherwise, if it becomes the trend of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it will be internal digestion.

Wen Rensheng first allocated grain and silver to buy iron, and then supported the local gun-making factory to re-manufacture a batch of muskets and artillery that met the requirements and standards of the time.

The musket is naturally still a matchlock.

Hitting 60 steps is lethal.

But it can be used as a carry gun and heavy matchlock gun.

Originally, this thing was useful for dealing with Manchu white armor.

If you hit it after 20 steps, you will die, and the triple armor is useless.

However, the materials provided were insufficient, resulting in a rough and shoddy product that no one was willing to use, or it was put away early, resulting in no effect at all.

As a result, there were only three thousand white-armored soldiers in the battle formation, and they were invincible.

If the muskets really reached the level they should have, if 5 musketeers killed 1 Baijia, the Manchu Qing would have been wiped out long ago.

Therefore, the end of the Ming Dynasty was the end of the entire system.

It cannot be rescued by a certain emperor or general.

It must be a systematic transformation, such as the rebirth of a certain vassal town, such as the rise of Cao Cao in the Han Dynasty, who reorganized the farmland, trained troops, gathered children from poor families, and then defeated the northern grassland tribes.

Wenrensheng's current total industrial scale is one million taels, and its annual net profit is 120,000 taels.

This is very conservative.

In fact, the profit and capital of the business these days must be at least 30% or more, so that it can be maintained.

Because the people behind the scenes need to be given a lot of shares, the final net profit is not high.

For example, if you have a capital of 100,000 taels, you need to earn 30,000 taels every year before you can divide it.

Otherwise, there is no need to open it.

Even if you don't earn enough points, you may earn 30%, 40% or even multiple times, and only a few of them end up in your own pocket.

Moreover, if you make more money, the accountant assigned to your store will also be more filial.

And Wen Rensheng relied on the power of the governor to integrate shipping in a large area of ​​​​water. The profit was quite high, but he still had to manage it up and down. In the end, only 120,000 taels fell into his pocket.

It can be used freely and cannot be expanded.

This is uncomfortable.

But there is no way, unless he uses the concepts and technologies of later generations, otherwise under this feudal system, this is the limit.

No matter how high it is, there will be princes and eunuchs coming to deal with him, and even the governor will have to cut off a lot of meat.

How much silver and fine iron are needed to make a musket? Wen Rensheng can make up for it.

In this way, a batch of muskets were created.

They also followed the same method and created a batch of artillery pieces, which were modeled on the methods of Western cannons.

This will take time, so you can buy naval guns for the time being.

After all, the land of Jianfu is close to Guangdong and Guangxi, and many Western businessmen come here.

The muskets they then built can basically reach the pinnacle of current technology.

At least the amount is sufficient, the gun is heavy, and there is no need to worry about exploding the chamber.

It's quite sophisticated and has a high fire rate.

There are enough spearmen and shield soldiers in front of the musketeers.

It uses a giant shield that can resist throwing weapons such as axes.

You should know that in addition to being able to use light and heavy arrows, the white-armored soldiers are also good at throwing axes.

If he had only used a long spear, he would have been beaten to pieces by the opponent.

One cannot count on how high the morale of soldiers is these days.

The advantage of a musket is that it allows a person who has only practiced for half a year to kill an elite warrior who has been practicing for 20 years.

The Ming Dynasty clearly had firearms and cart camps, and the Ming Dynasty defeated the White Armor, but its poor finances and contempt for craftsmen resulted in poor muskets, no training, no military pay, poor morale, and firing too early.

He didn't reach the level of Qi Jiguang at all.

The red cannons that were later cast were specially supervised and the materials used were sufficient, so the Manchus had no choice but to besiege the fortress with ten red cannons for a long time.

A direct attack would result in the loss of too many elite soldiers, which they could not afford.

A strong attack will definitely be successful, but after a siege, 10 cannons fired a total of 30 rounds during the defense of the city, killing 50 people in each round, which is equivalent to killing 5 people per round, which is a loss of 1,500 people.

How can you bear this?

If you were hit by the cannon at this time, you would definitely die.

Moreover, the opponent can specifically attack the opponent's elite soldiers.

Unless they hide their elite soldiers out of range, how can they be a match for the servants just by relying on the armored bannermen?
Chapter completed!