"Let their descendants improve their social status? How do you say it?" Zhu Di asked curiously.

"Your Highness, now you want to improve your status, there are only two ways. One is through military achievements, but being a military household is doing something, which has nothing to do with the merchants. Besides, the Beiyuan energy is severely damaged and there is no longer a large-scale war to fight, so it is impossible to take the path of military achievements."

"There is another way to go to the imperial examination. Although the status of merchants in the Song and Yuan dynasties improved, making them no longer a low-ranking family, it was impossible to participate in the imperial examination. So at present, the only way for the descendants of merchants is to inherit the industry and continue to have a low social status."

"However, merchants are rich. They will not be satisfied with their low social status. They also want to have the same treatment as scholars and officials, but they are just suffering from no way out. That is why they have to work hard to establish a good relationship with scholars and officials. But if Your Highness can allow their descendants to participate in the imperial examination, then they will not have any complaints about how much money you ask them to spend, and they will even be grateful to Your Highness." Hu Ye said.

"Let their descendants participate in the imperial examination? As you said, although businessmen are very profitable, their social status is still low. Even if they are out of the low status, they must not participate in the imperial examination, otherwise they will mess up the court." Jin Zhong's head was like a rattle, and he tried hard to deny Hu Ye's remarks, as if he had had sex with Hu Ye today.

"Your Highness, since you can all regard the Mongols as equals with the Han people, why can't you regard the Han people as equals? They are all Chinese children, why should you be dwarves first? Could it be because they are behind merchants?"

Hu Ye ignored Jin Zhong's rebuttal and knew that he might be dissatisfied with his own child and talked loudly in front of the King of Yan.

"I also oppose this hierarchy, but it has existed for thousands of years. It is impossible to just say it is abolished. Besides, even if I am willing, my father will not be willing, civil and military officials in the court will not be willing, and scholars in the world will not be willing."

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and said in a little confused manner.

"Your Highness, do you think if these merchants take out half of the treasury, can they change the emperor's mind? If they can take out more silver than the treasury, will the civil and military officials agree? If they take out twice the treasury, can they block the scholars all over the world?" Hu Ye said with a treasury.

"They can really give out so much money?"

Zhu Di asked a little disbelief.

"Your Highness, 80% of the wealth in the world is in the hands of two hundred people, and half of these two people are businessmen. Do you think they can take it out? Your Highness has heard that Shen Wansan, who was sent to Yunnan by Emperor Hongwu, was a rich man who was as rich as a country, and was known as the most wealthy man of the Ming Dynasty. His money is definitely much more than the treasury of the Ming Dynasty. Although it is difficult to find a wealthy businessman like Shen Wansan in the world, there are many people with a lot of family members."

"A businessman is nothing more than just seeking profits. As long as you have enough benefits, it is worth it to spend much money. It is a great temptation to allow their descendants to embark on the career of the government." Hu Ye said hehe.

"I think you are a qualified businessman." After hearing Hu Ye's method, Zhu Di felt something was right, so he made fun of Hu Ye.

"Your Highness, you are wronged. My white hat is of great value. I have only changed to thirty-three women. I suffered a great loss. I originally wanted to ask you for some money today, but seeing that your highness is too short, I won't mention it. If those profiteers find that there are a loser like me, I can guarantee that I can drown me with saliva. How can your Highness say that I am a qualified businessman?" Hu Ye shook his head and said.

"I paid the money with one hand, but you haven't delivered the goods yet. Isn't this equivalent to making a fortune by making money? I also said that you are not a qualified businessman? I have also bought a big house. You guys take advantage of it."

Zhu Di personally brought a rag and wiped off the tea on the table. The fire he had just gotten a little too high.

Oh my God! Hu Ye felt that he had been in Zhu Di's hands for the rest of his life, so he gave him a white hat. Unexpectedly, he even wronged himself to make a fuss. How thick-skinned it would take to say such words. Hu Ye could only pray silently, "God, come an earthquake, shake me back to the twenty-first century. I can't stay here anymore."

After praying silently, Hu Ye could only return to reality and had to live his life. If he wanted to go back to the 21st century, he would have to live another six hundred years.

"By the way, Your Highness, why did you give me such a big house? Even if you live in a few hundred people, it would not be a problem." Hu Ye asked carefully.

Since knowing that there is a courtyard house behind the Wuming Mansion, Hu Ye has been very nervous, afraid that Zhu Di would arrange any conspiracy for him, and he thought Zhu Di could do anything.

"Hehe, I can only tell you that when I took over the general's mansion, a master appeared. He whispered a few words in my ear. As for what he was saying, it would be inconvenient for me to say. When I meet him next time, I can ask myself." Zhu Di also kept it in secret.

He admired Hu Ye's look of seeking knowledge, which made a person who seemed to be a child prodigy look at him with the desire to seek knowledge, and Zhu Di felt very accomplished.

"Expert!"

Hu Ye repeated Zhu Di's words, and a figure suddenly appeared in his mind. He had white hair on his head and a sloppy face. He held the dust in one hand and a crutch in the other. This seemed to be the old god Lao Qian said.

Oh my God, this liar is really powerful. He even dared to cheat the future Ming Chengzu, and he successfully deceived Ming Chengzu. Hu Ye felt that if he really had the opportunity to meet this old liar, he must learn to learn fraud from him, and he would definitely be able to use it in the future. For example, cheating girls and other things, it seems that they can hook up with a Ming Dynasty girl, which seems to be very accomplished.

"Okay, let's talk about the matter of masters later. Since these merchants are very rich and they are willing to spend money for their descendants, the only problem at present is how to make their father and the civil and military officials of the court agree to let their descendants take the imperial examination." Zhu Di appreciated Hu Ye's desire for knowledge, stopped at the right time and shifted the topic to the main topic.

Hu Ye was really convinced. Zhu Di's method of governing people was really good. Hu Ye really wanted to ask what the master said to Zhu Di. But Zhu Di opened the topic and made Hu Ye's curiosity stop abruptly, so he had to answer in disappointment, "It's just that Chen said it's amazing. I think there are so many literati and poets in Your Highness's house, so it should be no problem to write two good articles."

"The most important thing is to give examples. The poet Li Taibai is a typical example. He was unable to participate in the imperial examination after a businessman, which made the officialdom lose such a great poet. If he could participate in the imperial examination, he would definitely be the top scholar."

"So, if these people continue to be excluded from the imperial examination, maybe a lot of talents like Li Taibai would be buried, which would be a loss for the Ming Dynasty."

"Then it's waiting for the first person on both sides to try to get some merchants to participate in the imperial examinations first to see if there are talents in it. These merchants can also see if their descendants are suitable for this path. In fact, such win-win situations should have been implemented long ago, and there is no need to wait until today." Hu Ye said slowly.
Chapter completed!