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Carlos was assigned to Jinling University to attend literacy classes with minority students.

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

In order to leave a good impression on his Inca friends, Zhao Han gave many rewards. All in all, he was rewarded with a mansion outside the city, thirty pieces of silk, a luxurious carriage, more than ten pieces of jade and jewelry, several pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and more than two thousand yuan in gold and silver.

If people want to make revolution in America, they must be treated well.

The richer the reward given to Carlos by the Datong court, the more he thought of China. Especially as time went by and Carlos lived in America for a long time and suffered all kinds of discrimination and repression, the China in his memory became 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 rubber can be tapped.

Siam has been particularly bad in recent years. About half a year ago, King Narai suddenly sent troops to Mongolia and occupied all the coastal cities in Myanmar. The King of Meng cried and complained, and the Pingnan Military and Civilian Office immediately condemned and questioned the envoys. King Narai 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 and grabbed 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!

After Zhao Han got the stolen goods sent by King Na Lai, his anger subsided slightly and he decided to deal with it leniently. There is still a process for condemning the envoys and asking Siam to return some property and people, and this matter can be put aside.

Of course, it's not that Zhao Han is greedy for money, but that he is happy to see the results of Siam's behavior.

Siam was surrounded by the vassal states of the Celestial Empire, and expansion was impossible. The more King Narai bullies Meng, the more the Meng people will cling to the Chinese Empire to facilitate China's political and cultural penetration of Myanmar.

However, Siam also had to be on guard. Under the rule of King Narai, the country's strength increased greatly.

King Nalai worked as a bodyguard for Zhao Han for several years and also studied at Jinling University. After returning to the country and seizing the throne, he gained prestige through military victory, then eliminated dissidents and took over the power. Then he reorganized household registration, cleared fields, 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 there can beat it.

At the same time, there are also great internal conflicts!

King Narai had two close advisors, one from China and one from Greece. The Chinese were in charge of civil affairs, and the Greeks were in charge of diplomacy and commerce, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Siamese nobles.

In particular, Prince Papiraja, who was in charge of military affairs, was on the same level as the Greeks. Historically, this guy killed the Greeks in a coup and put the seriously ill King Narai under house arrest. Siam has since embarked on the path of isolation.

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

Datong Xizuo, who followed the caravan to Kashgar, brought back important news.

Prince Yarkand and Governor of Kashgar Yaolebas openly supported the Baishan sect religious leaders from Central Asia. In the past, it was supported secretly, but now it is directly brought to the table. The Montenegrin sect in Kashgar was killed and expelled.

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

King and prince, break openly!

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 It is the Jungar tribe further north.

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

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

Moreover, the divisions are well-known. Yumen, Guazhou, Dunhuang... these lost lands are in the hands of Hami and Zhuo, and they all need to be recovered. They are China's inherent territories.

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Xindeng Village, on the northern coast of San Francisco.

Another group of serious criminals were transported. In fact, they were all death row prisoners and were not even allowed to be exiled to Heilongjiang and Tibet. Li Quan wrote and begged several times, and Emperor Zhao finally sent a group of death row prisoners.

Li Quan was very kind to these death row inmates and specially matched them with wives, all of whom were bought from Japan.

"The ship is coming!"

"Dang-dang-dang!"

In the simple port, someone rang the bell and shouted.

Compared with the original state a few years ago, the river mouth is now covered with farmland.

The climate here is Mediterranean, with rain and heat at different periods, so it is not very suitable for growing rice. Therefore, rice is grown in farmland near the river, and corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes, wheat, etc. are grown in farmland farther away from the river.

There are 74 adult men in the village, and without exception, they are all serious criminals.

Their wives come from a variety of sources, including Nanyang women, Japanese women, and Indian indigenous women. More than a hundred children have been born. There is no tax here, and there is no war for the time being, so I can afford to raise more. There is a lack of entertainment activities in normal times, and after dark only the human-making movement is left.

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

This place is very democratic, everyone is a serious criminal, who can bully whom? Wei Zhaonan usually handles conflicts with trepidation. Corrupt officials are born with a sense of fear when facing murderers.

The militia captain's name is Tian Li. He has been a peasant soldier in his hometown for three years. When the army recruited people, he was not selected, so he went to sea to work as a sailor with his fellow villagers. He happily returned home with the money he had saved so hard, only to find that his mother was dead and his wife had cuckolded him.

Tian Li suspected that my mother was angry to death because of the bitch and he killed four people in a rage, including two of the adulterer's children.

"Everyone gather and go to the dock to move the goods!"

When Tian Li heard the bell, he immediately blew the whistle in the village and called all the men in the field back.

There is a large warehouse in the village dedicated to storing trade supplies.

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

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

Wei Zhaonan and Tian Li quickly returned the courtesy.

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

"A dozen new books are enough for you to read slowly," Li Quan said with a smile. "The craftsmen have invented new molding machines and type furnaces, and the imperial court has also promulgated universal font size standards. Books and newspapers will become cheaper in the future."

Wei Zhaonan lamented: "We, the Great Tong Dynasty, are really changing with each passing day. It's a pity that sinners like us can't return to our homeland."

Li Quan said: "If you educate the barbarians here, you might not be able to turn America into China."

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

Salt, cotton cloth, farm tools, pots and pans, pens and ink, paper, books, newspapers and periodicals... items were moved off the ship in exchange for grain, dried meat, salted fish, fresh water, fruits and vegetables.

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

The villagers gathered together and rushed to grab the newspaper. Many people under the age of thirty in the village 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 divided up in an instant.

Those who were illiterate also gathered around and had fun, asking what was written in the newspaper from time to time.

"Hahaha, the imperial court won another battle!"

"Which one are you fighting this time?"

"In the attack on Mobei Mongolia, the imperial court dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops and defeated all Mobei and Beihai. Governor Fei and Governor Zhang restrained Shi Yanran, sealed the wolf as a minor, and all returned to the court and were crowned kings."

"What? Show me quickly!"

Wei Zhaonan excitedly grabbed the newspaper, immersed himself in reading it several times, and said with tears: "The great Han and Tang Dynasties, the prosperous age of Datong!" As he said that, he suddenly knelt down to the west and said, "Long live my emperor, long live, ten thousand years." age!"

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

But as time went by, his thoughts about the country fermented, and Wei Zhaonan felt that everything in China was so beautiful. The emperor is also a good emperor, but he was wrong. He should not have embezzled huge sums of money.

In addition to Datong Monthly, tabloids are also popular.

They even know the major football teams in Nanjing very well, and they also know the popular stars in the theater and the villa. If it also comes with a portrait illustration of a certain star, the newspaper and magazine will definitely be turned over. It seems that when they see the portrait of the star, they are really listening to opera and watching acrobatics in Nanjing.

Li Quan asked someone to bring in a box of books: "This is the latest edition of "Datong Dictionary" and primary school textbooks."

Wei Zhaonan picked up the big dictionary and said in surprise: "Have you finished printing just one copy?"

"It's printed in small print." Li Quan explained.

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

With the introduction of movable lead type formulas and European inks, printing in smaller sizes became possible. Zhao Han asked people to make a lead plate, not a movable lead type, but something similar to an engraving. It took eight years to make the lead plate of the dictionary.

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

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

Wei Zhaonan picked up the primary school textbooks. They were all 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 a hundred children in Xindeng Village, the oldest of which is five or six years old. He has been speaking Chinese with his father since he was a child. When it was time to learn Chinese characters, Wei Zhaonan decided to teach himself.

Li Quan asked: "There is no abnormal movement among the nearby indigenous people, right?"

Wei Zhaonan smiled and said: "The natives in the east often fight with the natives in the south, but no one has come to provoke us. However, last year, the natives from the south came quietly and wanted to exchange iron axes from us. It must have been a failure in the battle. I found out. The benefits of an axe.”

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

Wei Zhaonan shook his head and said, "No, we are allies with the natives in the east, and the land in the village was bought from them. How could I exchange the iron ax for the enemy of my ally?"

Allies are for sale, but this ally is too close and cannot be sold yet, otherwise the village will never have peace.