Located between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, surrounded by the sea and numerous islands, Hanwangzhou is a strange continent that is still unknown to the world.

The eastern part is a rolling mountainous terrain that has not been thoroughly explored by the Han Chinese, while the central part is a large plain, and the western part is a plateau.

The coastal area is full of wide sandy beaches and verdant grassy forests, and the terrain is very different from Middle-earth, with many unique natural wonders, which are very suitable for Han Chinese settlement.

Most of the central part of the country is perennially arid and looks like barren land, with deserts of all sizes occupying one-fifth of the area, rainfall is scarce, and it is still in the stage of gradual exploration, and most officials have given up on farming, even if they have unique mineral resources, they will be useless for a long time.

In this way, a "green belt" was formed around the entire continent, with abundant water sources and fertile land, which nurtured later generations of Australian citizens, and now it has gradually become a fertile land for Han Chinese immigrants to settle.

Zhu Gaoxu doesn't like it here, with the eight thousand guards of the Yan Wangfu, he gradually conquered this continent with an iron-blooded style, and the local natives either fled or died, Xu Hao turned a blind eye to this early on, immigrants will never have justice at all, occupy other people's houses and land, what kind of benevolence, righteousness and morality?

But this place is too desolate, and the population is too small, all the Han people combined, less than 50,000.

Even if he finally established himself as the emperor, with only tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians under his rule, it was not as majestic as the county prince of a small county town in the Central Plains, which inevitably made Zhu Gaoxu extremely depressed, and after the battle, he became more and more eager to return to Middle-earth, and did not want to be a barbarian chieftain anymore.

In fact, Xu Hao really wanted to migrate people here on a large scale, just because Zhu Gaoxu was here, there was no big move for the time being.

As for undesirable officials such as Wang Wenzao, it is not said why they followed the Han king voluntarily or involuntarily. Everyone hopes to govern Hanwangzhou well, and only after good governance can they prosper, show their ambitions, and get promoted to become rich, otherwise they will be trapped here, and when will they be able to return to their homeland?

Wang Dinghui saw his uncle and complained unceremoniously: "Uncle, why are you so impatient!" You are a first-class noble product, you just need to follow the rules and follow the steps, and serve the Lang Shangshu inside. Outside the governor, are you afraid that you won't be promoted? Why can't I play at every turn, so that Hanlin can't be done, not only is it a pity, but it also hurts me to come to this bird without, oh, it's a poor country with more birds and more water and not many people. ”

Wang Wenzao was squeezed by his nephew's head and face, and his face couldn't help but turn red, and he said after a while: "Bastard." Did you speak to your elders like that? I'm also too enthusiastic about fame, and I figured out the atmosphere in the capital, who wants Xu Dadu to open a new school newspaper, but he is complacent about the new policy? Bad luck. There's nothing to be done. Now a thousand sentences and one sentence to say, you are good to help me, in Hanwangzhou, let's do some new policies, in a few years in case things are not harmonious. I begged Governor Xu to let me still be my Hanlin. ”

Wang Dinghui asked, "What's the matter?" Uncle, you make it clear. ”

"No, it doesn't do you any good, but it hurts you." Wang Wenzao refused.

"Forget it." Wang Dinghui, who was full of complaints, saw that his uncle said so. Maybe there is a way to go back, but I don't know, how can there be a reason not to make suggestions? He said: "When it comes to the new policy, the world should be the first in Liaodong, and I happen to have a lot of classmates in Liaodong, so I immediately wrote a letter to ask about it, and if there is an opportunity to learn from it, I will help my uncle Tutu." ”

"Okay, this is my good nephew." Wang Wenzao became happy, kept him in the office, and met his aunt and siblings.

Every day Wang Dinghui also came out to wander around, Zhennan City was probably located in the Sydney area of the later generations, which was finally decided after several choices due to the geographical environment, not from Xu Hao's opinion.

The city is a grass creation, which naturally looks very simple, but each building is very atmospheric and does not care about materials, such as the price of a big tree, except for the entrance tax, it is outrageously cheap.

The inland wind and sand generally can't blow here, making the climate of hundreds of miles in a radius of one and the same humid and pleasant, Wang Dinghui is a scholar, writing on the wall, writing on the wall, inscribed poems in the store, and opening his mouth to close his mouth about astronomy and geography, so as to relieve boredom, but also to improve his fame.

A month later, a letter came from Liaodong, and Wang Dinghui saw that all the new policies had new learning, and he advocated that new learning should drive all walks of life, so he told his uncle.

Immediately, Wang Wenzao brought his nephew to Ji Dudu, and Ji Dudu was immediately overjoyed and said: "There is an urgent need for a chief teacher who is proficient in practice, and you deserve it." ”

Wang Wenzao also said: "The local area is not as good as the Central Plains, and it can't be conservative anymore, for example, the population is sparse, and who will farm and farm if the woman binds her feet?" I also want to set up a school with adults and open up the atmosphere, but it just so happens that you are here and help the adults rectify it, which is really a great blessing. ”

Wang Dinghui was happy in his heart, and said with a humble face: "Adults advocate academic affairs, I don't know what instruments and books to do, how many teachers do you invite?" ”

Ji Dudu said: "I don't understand, naturally you will be the dispatch, the four books and five classics are easy to say, but there is a lack of talent in geographical knowledge." ”

Wang Dinghui said: "I can teach the class myself. By the way, there is a friend who has studied arithmetic all the way, which is a specialized study, and he will not be dishonored if he is invited. ”

Ji Dudu said happily: "That's the best, as for the instruments and books, I don't know how much treasury silver needs to be used, so that the following preparations can be made." ”

Wang Dinghui groaned: "The book is easy to do, but the instrument has to be purchased and shipped from Liaodong, which is not easy, and it will roughly cost more than 10,000 taels of silver." ”

Recently, due to the discovery of several gold mines, the Governor's Mansion and the Han Wang's Mansion have divided the accounts, so Ji Dudu said very generously: "Please make a list so that you can do it." ”

Wang Dinghui said: "Although the names of these appliances can be opened in the later years, it is not clear whether they can be completed or not. Why don't I write to my fellow students in Liaodong, what do you use in the chemical grid, what don't you use, or they are doing it. If you send money through the guò silver number, let him call the shots. ”

"It's fine." Ji Dudu finally got a talent, and asked Wang Dinghui a lot of things, and talked for an hour before serving tea to guests.

Under the guidance of his uncle, Wang Dinghui went to the Han Palace, visited the yamen at all levels, remitted the money to Liaodong, and looked for the address of the school everywhere.

Although Wang Dinghui said that he had done the chief teaching, his traditional cultural attainments were mediocre, even if he was a new learner, he learned averagely, because he saw Xu Ye's literary brilliance on the road, don't look at people's young age, not to mention that he is a treasure of new learning, he is proficient in all the four books and five classics, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can be hired as his right-hand man.

I have already inquired clearly, that is the eldest son of the dignified British government, how could Wang Dinghui let go of such a good opportunity? Go and hire someone in person, and you have to hire a superintendent.

Xu Hao didn't dare to let his son be incognito, he had already 'announced' the world, Xu Ye was worried that he had nothing to do, so he came to see Wang Dinghui in the morning.

Wang Dinghui said with a smile: "The superintendent is a very important errand, the student's diet and daily life, you should take care of it by your brother, in case the student neglects his homework and causes trouble, it is your responsibility brother." ”

Xu Ye got up seriously and agreed: "Yes, I remember." ”

Later, three people who had been turned from small officials to teachers came in in a big way, and each of them made a gesture.

Wang Dinghui is a newcomer, and he is naturally not interested in traditional readers, and when he sees them like this, he is really disgusted, on the other hand, Xu Gongzi, although he is a useless rich young master, he can look at the way people do things, and he is worthy of being from a big family.

During the preparation of the school, Ji Dudu asked him to draft a few current affairs topics because he wanted to select a group of officials.

How do you know that the knowledge taught by Mr. Wang can only be written by reading books, and if he asks him to come up with a topic out of thin air, it is inevitable that there will be some of that. But he couldn't show his useless feet, picked up a pen, sat in front of Ji Dudu's official case and bowed his head to meditate, and beads of sweat the size of beans flowed down his neck one by one into the official uniform.

finally came up with two topics, and presented them to the boss with respectful hands, Ji Gong looked at it, well! Unfathomable, he praised "good", and said: "Don't bother the two masters, when the exam is over, please bother to evaluate A and B, this is a new official, it is related to their future, and it must be kept secret." ”

Thinking that there are tens of thousands of people in total, Zhu Gaoxu has a big heart, and has formulated a number of prefectures and counties, and the people have been diverted out, even if the whole continent selects talents, how many people can be found who can write?

However, there is a person from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, named Jin Zixiang, who earned tens of thousands of silver by sea, and he was a businessman and a good man, without a little ink in his chest, and he was admitted to the Han Wangzhou Tongsheng by relying on a gunman.

Tong Sheng is now equivalent to the Central Plains Xiucai, in the yamen as an official, I heard that Ji Dudu is very serious about this official exam, if the exam is not good, the future is very dangerous, hurriedly wandering around the city all day long, looking for a gunner.

Where can I find it? After a day of blind bumps, he returned home and scolded: "What kind of world, just a few officials also have to take the test, isn't this disgusting?" ”

Just as he was complaining there, a friend came, this person was one of the three teachers, surnamed Zhou, seeing his sad face, he asked why, and said with a smile: "I know this matter, our chief teacher Xi went to the governor's mansion yesterday, and the governor asked him to come up with the topic on his behalf." So, I'll go back tonight and be a lobbyist for you, but if you get two or three hundred taels of silver, you will say that you admire his learning, and you are willing to worship under the door, and with the money plus my persuasion, you are afraid that he will not accept it? ”

Jin Zixiang said happily: "Can it be done?" ”

"Why not." Teacher Zhou looked like he was in his chest, "It's easy for him to agree, even if the topic is not out of him, ask him to draw up a few more pairs, and you can also respond to the emergency." It's just a course exam, it's much wider than the exam, and you will answer it, and you will definitely be able to pass, so it's fine. ”

Jin Zixiang felt that what he said was reasonable, turned around and went back to the bedroom, took three new silver tickets, each with a denomination of one hundred taels, presented them with both hands, and asked again.

"Wait for my news." Teacher Zhou immediately said goodbye and returned. (To be continued......)