Canghai Park was brightly lit at night, and in the room, Zhao Liewen and Yi Zhengxing were sitting on the desk, recording and sorting out Yi Zhixing's words and deeds.

Putting down the pen, Yi Zhengxing gently shook his wrist that was a little sore, and said, "Mr. Zhao, I heard that there are not only officials in the palace who specialize in note-keeping, but also special institutions, called note-taking officials and living note-keeping halls. ”

Zhao Liewen raised his body and groaned before saying: "The imperial court began to set up the living note hall in the west corridor of Taihe Gate in the ninth year of Kangxi, which belongs to the Hanlin Academy. There are Manchu and Han Dynasty note officials on duty, and their posts are both daily lectures and officials, which are called "daily lectures and living officials". ”

After a pause, he continued: "I asked the chief treasurer early next morning to set up a similar annotation officer and living note hall, but the chief treasurer did not agree, saying that there was no need to ....... ”

Before he finished speaking, a confidential secretary hurriedly came in with a telegram and reported: "Shizi, Mr. Zhao, France is in a hurry." ”

Yi Zhengxing took the telegram and glanced at it quickly, and said: "The Paris Commune has fallen, and Paris is bleeding like a river...... ”

At noon on 20 May, the government troops passed through the German positions and launched an attack on Paris from the north, and after a week of fierce street fighting, the government army fully recovered Paris on 27 May, and 70,000 rebels of the Paris Commune were killed.

Yi Zhixin was not surprised by the failure of the Paris Commune, put down the telegram, and said in a calm tone: "Although the Paris Commune only existed for two months, it will have a profound impact on all countries in the world. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Some of the measures taken by the Paris Commune are also worth learning from, such as the reform of national education, the drafting of a draft law on free and universal secular education, the idea of separating schools from churches, and the implementation of free and compulsory education in accordance with scientific principles, and emphasizing that education should be handled by the state.

It may be proposed to the Consultative Council and the Advisory Council that the universal compulsory education in the country be established in legal form, that the right of school-age children to receive education be ensured, and that teachers' salaries and packages be increased as appropriate. ”

After a quick record, Yi Zhengxing spoke: "My country has a vast territory and a large population, and to popularize compulsory education, not only a huge amount of money is needed, but also a large number of teachers. ”

Yi Zhixiang glanced at him and said slowly: "Universal compulsory education is not only to improve the quality of the whole people and promote industrial development, but also to promote national integration and assimilate the newly conquered land. ”

After a pause, he continued: "In addition, this also involves the issue of geographical balance, the southeastern provinces have been vigorously promoting free education for more than ten years with the active support of Yuanqi, and any further delay will cause a serious imbalance in education, thus causing huge differences between regions. ”

As soon as he heard that there were so many questions involved, Yi Zhengxing knew that he was thinking too simply, and hurriedly said humbly: "Children are taught." ”

Early the next morning, after breakfast, the sky was a little gloomy, and Yi Zhicontent estimated that he could not go to sea, so he ordered to change the itinerary and prepare to go to Qingdao Naval Academy for inspection, which was established for only ten years, mainly to train all kinds of ship commanders, and according to the usual practice, Yi Zhicontent served as the principal of the school.

Just as he was about to go out, Zhao Liewen hurriedly came in and reported: "The big shopkeeper, Cape Town, Guan Changhai called." ”

Guan Changhai's telegram was extremely simple in just ten words: fortunately, he did not disgrace his life and successfully completed the task. After reading the telegram, Yi Zhizu instructed: "Postpone the trip and go to the Naval Academy in the afternoon." With that, he lit a cigarette and paced to the desk and sat down.

The signing of a peace treaty with the Transvaal to monopolize the gold mining rights in the Transvaal is only the first step, and the next step is to strengthen the military strength of the Transvaal as soon as possible, and the development of the port of Maputo must also be carried out quickly, and the large-scale mining of the Transvaal gold mines cannot be concealed, and the Transvaal and Maputo must be connected as soon as possible before the British start the war, and the railway must be opened, so that it is possible to be invincible.

After a slight groan, he spoke: "Send a telegram to Groba and order Xiao Mingliang to send the main fleet of Nanyang to Mozambique immediately, and take over the territory south of the Zambezi River to Maputo. ”

"Send a telegram to Guangzhou, South African railway line surveyors, Maputo submarine cable laying personnel and the fleet will immediately set off for the port of Maputo."

"Send a report to Baoshan, and the arms convoy will rush to Maputo immediately."

Zhao Liewen and Yi Zhengxing cooperated with the tacit understanding to quickly record the telegrams, the two glanced at each other, and they were all shocked, this is the construction of a railway, and the laying of cable telegraphs, with such a large investment, how big is the gold mine in South Africa?

After Yi Zhishu checked the telegram and signed it, Yi Zhengxing couldn't help but say: "Father is planning to open up a colony in South Africa?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "It's all just for the gold mines of the Transvaal." After a pause, he continued: "We can't chew too much, the territory we have expanded over the years is large enough, and there is no need to go to Africa to open up colonies thanklessly. The land in Mozambique, which we bought from Portugal, will sooner or later be sold to the Transvaal. ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhengxing couldn't help but be stunned, and Zhao Liewen was even more surprised, he had never seen Yuanqi buy land, when had he ever seen Yuanqi sell land? Besides, Yuan Qi was not short of money, so he said tentatively: "It's also for the gold mines of the Transvaal?" ”

"Sort of." Yi Zhixin said vaguely, he didn't want to explain more, African countries will become independent sooner or later, and it is impossible for the Land Gold Mine to be occupied for a long time.

Nanyang, Java Province, Provincial Capital, Gropa.

As one of the two major ports open to the outside world in the South Seas, Groba has developed very rapidly in recent years, and has become the world's largest spice market, but also one of the largest rubber markets.