MTL - I-Chapter 1005 1001 [Old Country and Other Land]

  Chapter 1005 1001 [Old Country]

  Carlos was arranged to enter Jinling University, where he took a literacy class with minority students.

  He only has one year to study, and next year he will return to America with the ship, but his wife and children will stay in Nanjing.

   In order to leave a good impression on the Inca friends, Zhao Han gave rewards many times. Adding up the front and back, I rewarded a mansion outside the city, thirty pieces of silk, a luxury carriage, more than ten pieces of jade and jewelry, several pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and more than two thousand yuan in gold and silver.

  People are going to make revolution in America, so they must be treated well.

  The richer the Datong court rewarded Carlos, the more he thought China was good. Especially as time goes by, Carlos has lived in America for a long time and suffered all kinds of discrimination and suppression, and the China in his memory has become more and more beautiful.

  The rubber seeds and saplings brought back by Cheng Jingming have been planted in various overseas territories, but it will take at least five or six years before the rubber can be tapped.

  Siam has been particularly misbehaving in recent years. About half a year ago, King Narai suddenly sent troops to Meng and occupied all the coastal cities in Myanmar. The king of Meng cried and complained, and the Pingnan military and civilian government immediately reprimanded and questioned him. King Nalai came up with a bunch of excuses for sending troops, anyway, he was forced to send troops.

  Of course, Siam did not dare to really expand. It withdrew its troops before the rainy season came, and snatched up all the coastal areas of Myanmar.

  Before Zhao Han sent anyone to question him, Siam sent many tributes.

   To put it bluntly, divide the spoils!

   Zhao Han received the stolen goods sent by King Nalai, his anger subsided a little, and he decided to deal with it leniently. It is still necessary to go through the process of condemnation and interrogation, and then order Siam to return some goods and people, and this matter will be cleared up.

  Of course Zhao Han is not greedy for money, but is happy with Siam's behavior.

  Siam was surrounded by the vassal states of the Celestial Dynasty, and expansion was impossible. The more King Narai bullied the Mon Kingdom, the more the Mon people had to hold on to the thighs of the Celestial Dynasty to facilitate China's penetration of Myanmar's political culture.

  But Siam also has to be on guard. Under the rule of King Narai, the strength of this country has greatly increased.

   King Nalai worked as a bodyguard for Zhao Han for several years, and also studied at Jinling University. After returning to the country to seize the throne, he gained prestige through military victories, then ruled out dissidents and monopolized power, and then rectified household registration, cleaned up farmland, built water conservancy and official roads, and actively encouraged the development of industry and commerce.

  Siam is already the little overlord in Southeast Asia. Except for China, no one can beat it there.

  At the same time, internal conflicts are also great!

   King Narai has two trusted advisers, one from China and one from Greece. The Chinese were in charge of civil affairs, while the Greeks were in charge of diplomacy and business, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Siamese nobles.

  Especially Prince Pabiraja, who is in charge of military affairs, is in the same situation as the Greeks. In history, this coup killed the Greeks and put the seriously ill King Narai under house arrest. Siam has since embarked on the road of seclusion.

  Zhao Han didn't take Siam too seriously, but the information from the Western Regions made him feel happy.

  Following the caravan to Kashgar, Datong worked closely and brought back a big news.

  Prince of Yarkand and governor of Kashgar, Yaolebas, blatantly supported the religious leaders of Baishan faction from Central Asia. In the past, it was supported secretly, but now it is directly put on the table, and the Montenegrin faction in Kashgar was killed and expelled.

   King Abdullah Khan of Yarkand was enraged by his son, but he was unable to send troops to suppress it.

  King and prince, open break!

The huge Xinjiang is now divided into six major forces: one is the prince of the Kashgar region, the second is the king of the Aksu region, the third is the prince of the Turpan region, the fourth is the Hezhuo of the Hami region, the fifth is the Heshuote tribe in the north of the Tianshan Mountains, and the sixth is the prince of the Turpan region. It is the Jungar Department further north.

  The front expedition to Mobei has consumed too much food and grass, and the court now has to postpone it for two years.

   When the grain and grass are sufficient, the troops can leave Jiayuguan.

   And the teachers are well-known, Yumen, Guazhou, Dunhuang... These lost lands are in the hands of Hami and Zhuo, and they all need to be recovered, which is China's inherent territory.

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  Northern seaside of San Francisco, Xindeng Village.

  Another batch of severe criminals were brought in. They were actually death row prisoners, and they were not even allowed to be exiled in Heilongjiang and Tibet. Li Quan wrote letters and begged several times, and Emperor Zhao finally threw a batch of death row prisoners here.

  Li Quan treated these death row prisoners very well, and specially provided them with wives, all of whom were bought from Japan.

   "The boat is coming!"

   "Dang Dang Dang Dang!"

  Simple port, someone rings the bell and shouts.

  Compared to the original state a few years ago, the estuary is full of farmland.

  This place belongs to the Mediterranean climate, with different periods of rain and heat, so it is not very suitable for growing rice. Therefore, rice is grown in the farmland near the river, and corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes, wheat, etc. are grown in the farmland a little farther from the river.

  There are 74 adult men in the village, all of them are serious criminals without exception.

  Their wives come from a variety of sources, including Nanyang women, Japanese women, and Indian aboriginal women. More than a hundred children have been born here, and there is no need to pay taxes here, and there has been no war for the time being, so we can afford to have a few more children. Usually there is a lack of recreational activities, and after dark there is only human-making activities.

  The head of the village is Wei Zhaonan, a corrupt criminal. Because of the highest level of education, he was elected as the leader by the villagers.

  This place is very democratic, everyone is a felon, who can bully whom? Wei Zhaonan usually coordinates conflicts and is always trembling. Corrupt officials face murderers with a natural sense of fear.

  The captain of the militia is named Tian Li. He worked as a farmer and soldier in his hometown for three years. He returned home happily with the money he saved, only to find that his mother was dead, and his wife gave him a cuckold.

  Tian Li suspected that the old lady was mad at the dogs and men, so he killed four people in a fit of rage, and even killed two of the adulterer's children.

   "All gather, go to the pier to move the goods!"

  Tian Li heard the bell and immediately blew his whistle in the village, calling all the men in the field back.

   There is a large warehouse in the village, which is dedicated to storing trade materials.

  Excess food, dried meat, salted fish, etc. can be stored in the warehouse, and the village chief will register and sell them to Li Quan's fleet as supplies. It's all barter, money is useless, and it can't be spent if you hold it in your hand.

   "Village Chief Wei, Captain Tian, ​​long time no see!" Li Quan smiled and cupped his hands.

  Wei Zhaonan and Tian Li hurriedly returned the gift.

  Wei Zhaonan asked: "Commander Li, what new books did you bring this time?"

   "More than a dozen new books are enough for you to read slowly," Li Quan said with a smile, "craftsmen have invented new molding machines and character furnaces, and the imperial court has also promulgated a general font size standard. In the future, books and newspapers will become cheaper."

  Wei Zhaonan sighed with emotion: "I am in the same dynasty, and it is really changing with each passing day. It is a pity that it is difficult for us to return to our homeland."

  Li Quan said: "You are here to educate the barbarians, maybe you can't turn America into China."

   "Commander Li is right." Wei Zhaonan forced a smile.

  Salt, cotton cloth, agricultural tools, pots and pans, pens and inks, paper, books, newspapers... One by one, items were carried off the ship in exchange for grain, dried meat, salted fish, fresh water, fruits and vegetables.

  After the exchange of supplies, the crew went ashore to rest.

  The villagers gathered together, scrambling to grab the newspaper. Many people in the village under the age of 30 can read a few words. "Datong Monthly" is their favorite, and they can learn the latest news from the distant motherland.

  The old newspapers from the past year were all brought by Li Quan, and they were divided up in an instant.

  Those who could not read were also laughing around and asking what was written in the newspaper from time to time.

   "Hahaha, the court has won another battle!"

   "Which one is playing this time?"

   "To attack Mobei Mongolia, the imperial court dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, and completely defeated Mobei and Beihai. Governor Fei and Governor Zhang reined in Yanran Shi, sealed the wolves as Xu Xu, and returned to the court to make them kings."

   "What? Show me!"

Wei Zhaonan snatched the newspaper excitedly, immersed himself in reading it several times, and said with tears: "Super Han and Tang Dynasties, Great Harmony!" As he spoke, he suddenly knelt down to the west, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live! age!"

  When he was first exiled to America, Wei Zhaonan hated the emperor to death.

  But as time passed, the feeling of nostalgia fermented, and Wei Zhaonan felt that everything in China was so beautiful. The emperor is also a good emperor, he was wrong, he should not embezzle huge sums of money.

  In addition to "Datong Monthly", tabloids in the market are also popular.

  They even know the big football teams in Nanjing very well, and they also know the popular stars in Washe and the theater. If there is an illustration of a star's portrait attached, the newspaper and magazine will definitely be torn apart. It seems that seeing the star's portrait, they are really listening to opera and watching acrobatics in Nanjing.

  Li Quan asked someone to bring a box of books: "This is the latest version of the "Dictionary of Great Harmony" and elementary school textbooks."

  Wei Zhaonan picked up the big dictionary and asked in surprise, "Just one copy?"

   "Printed in small characters." Li Quan explained.

  The previous "Datong Dictionary" had a set of six volumes, which was very inconvenient for students to use.

   With the introduction of movable lead type formula and European inks, smaller printing became possible. Zhao Han asked people to cast and engrave lead plates, not movable lead type, but something similar to engraving. After eight years of casting and engraving, he finally got the lead plate of the dictionary.

  Each lead plate is framed with good wood to prevent the hard and brittle lead plate from being damaged and broken.

  With these stereotypes, there is no need for typesetting in the future, and the "Dictionary of Datong" can be printed indefinitely until the stereotypes are worn out. From now on, only a single copy of "Datong Dictionary" can contain all the content, and the more copies are printed, the cheaper it is to share the cost.

  Wei Zhaonan picked up the elementary school textbooks, all of which were new editions with standard font sizes, which were more beautiful and concise than before.

  Wei Zhaonan stroked the books and said, "Good books, good books, it's time to build a school in the village."

  There are more than 100 children in Xindeng Village, the oldest is five or six years old. I have been speaking Chinese with my father since I was a child, and it is time to learn Chinese characters. Wei Zhaonan decided to teach it himself.

  Li Quan asked: "Is there any change in the nearby indigenous people?"

Wei Zhaonan said with a smile: "The natives in the east often fight with the natives in the south, but no one has come to provoke us. But last year, a southern native came quietly and wanted to exchange iron axes from us. It must be because of the defeat in the battle. The benefit of the ax."

   "Didn't you change it to them?" Li Quan asked.

  Wei Zhaonan shook his head and said, "No, we are allies with the aborigines in the east, and we also bought the land in the village from them. How could I exchange the iron ax for the enemies of our allies?"

   The ally is for sale, but this ally is too close to be sold for the time being, otherwise the village will never be peaceful.

  (end of this chapter)