Ting Fang raised her eyebrows: "They want to go to Jiangxi with them?" ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "I can't hide anything from you." ”

Ting Fang said: "It's not unusual, they have long wanted to enter the inland, but the imperial court is not allowed." I don't think there's anything about it, it's a great power to come to the DPRK, but it doesn't seem good to openly disobey the order. ”

Xu Jingchang said: "I'm also so worried, but they can transport a lot of porcelain when they go there." Now we're making less money. ”

Ting Fang asked, "You agreed?" ”

"No," Xu Jingchang said, "If you are calculating people's affairs, I naturally have to ask you first." ”

Tingfang: "......"

Xu Jingchang smiled and asked, "Do you think it's feasible?" ”

Ting Fang said: "There is nothing impossible, since this is the case, it is better to bring a few craftsmen and take a look at their boats." I pretended to be curious and asked. The imperial court seized us from shipping, and always had to put ideas to benefit us. It's a big deal to get a few scoldings, and if it doesn't hurt or itch, go with him. ”

That's all there is to it.

Many of the residents of East Lake depend on the port for their survival, and a large number of immigrants form an army of porters. In a few days, all the goods purchased by the foreigners were loaded onto the ship. Immediately afterwards, Tingfang and his party followed and boarded the boat. At this time, there was no concept of cruise ships, and there were too many uncontrollable factors in sailing in the era of sailing, and it was not until the nineteenth century that circumnavigation became popular, and at that time there were also large cruise ships. The Galen was already the top fitting of its time, and the conditions were still extremely difficult. Fortunately, a group of people are doers and can barely adapt.

The large ship more than 50 meters long is very spectacular, with countless cargoes pressed on the bottom of the ship, and the offshore navigation is very smooth. Except for the beans and bean sprouts, the two little girls were a little seasick, and the rest were fine. The sailors and Tingfang are of different races, and they don't understand the language, so they form the Chu River and the Han realm when they get on the boat. Only Xu Jingchang climbed up and down with Hawke, who was fluent in Chinese, and observed the internal structure of the Galen ship.

Hawke didn't know that Xu Jingchang still had a royal background, and he only made general acquaintances. Now that he knows Tingfang's identity, he has become Mo Wei when he lands. Ting Fang pulled the tiger skin as a big banner, and did not tell them that his identity as the county lord was a copycat. It's stupid to tell the truth. They also have to set up intelligence, and the better the natural background, the better it is to fool.

The scenery of the sea and sky is beautiful, but after the novelty, there is only boredom. Now there is no industrial pollution, the water is blue, and you can occasionally see fish swimming. Sailors who have lived on the water for a long time have to put a few fishing rods in their spare time, and they will have fresh seafood to eat. Tingfang touched her stomach and thought regretfully: It's a pity that pregnant women can't eat sashimi.

Swinging back into the cabin, Lang Lang's reading voice rushed to his face. The ship is rocking, and it is not suitable for writing. Qian Lianggong took the students to read sentence by sentence. It doesn't matter if you can't memorize it, I have a general impression, and then I will learn it quickly. Ting Fang sat aside and let the baby in her womb listen to it. The group drove lightly, Tingfang's piano was not brought, and it was not bad to change the mode of prenatal education.

After the girls got out of class, Xu Jingchang came back in ashes, followed by Hawke. Hawke smiled when he entered the door, "Does the county lord have time to learn our language?" ”

Ting Fang smiled and nodded: "Priest has worked hard. "Ting Fang has not been exposed to English for more than ten years, let alone his Chinese, even his native language must be discounted. The official language she speaks now is very different from the Mandarin of later generations, and she wears it back immediately, and she has to correct her pronunciation first. It took less than half a month to sail from East Lake to Jiangxi, and it was impossible to pick up English, but it was also idle on the boat, and it was good to learn casually. After all, other people's boats, many inconveniences, such as □□ practice, have to be stopped.

Xu Jingchang listened carefully on the side, a large number of drawings need to be translated, and it would be best if he could learn it. Hawke saw that Tingfang was interested, and worked harder. I can't wait to pour out all the things I've learned all my life.

At that time, the priests were generally well educated and had a deep study of natural sciences. They are usually accompanied by missionaries to spread scientific knowledge. This is also an important reason why Ting Fang would rather risk being reprimanded by the imperial court and be willing to take a group of foreigners into the interior. Matteo Ricci once repaired the calendar for the Central Plains, so that the lunar calendar of later generations could be so accurate. Missionaries are selfish, but it's just a matter of how they do it.

But most of the knowledge that the priests knew was similar to that of the students of later generations, who learned it in the classroom and then read it from the textbook. When Hawke first met Xu Jingchang, he was shocked by Xu Jingchang's mathematical level, and when he met Tingfang, he was even more amazed. I never thought that there were people in China who liked natural sciences, and the priest who was illuminated by the light of industry was very happy. Ting Fang was even more happy, her mathematics was ahead of her time, but she had almost forgotten about physics, chemistry and biology. I just caught a one-on-one tutor to make up the lesson. Hawke had the heart to please, Tingfang studied seriously, and in less than two days after departure, several people had already mixed as if they had been friends since childhood.

After chatting about scientific knowledge for a while, Hawke asked Tingfang: "Is Jiangxi your grandfather's fiefdom?" ”

Ting Fang smiled: "No, he is an official there." We don't have a sub-seal system for a long time. It has been a county system since more than 1,000 years ago. ”

Hawke nodded: "I heard you don't have nobles. ”

Ting Fang shook his head: "Look at the standard of the nobles." If there is no such aristocrat with fiefdom, if it is said that there is no hereditary replacement, there are many. Pointing at Xu Jingchang as he spoke, "That's it." ”

Hawke said: "The nobles of your country seem to prefer to be officials. How can a guest of honor be a businessman? After a few days of mixing, Hawke changed his name to Xu Jingchang to show respect.

Ting Fang blinked: "Aristocrats always have more willful qualifications than others, don't they?" ”

Hawke was depressed: "Your political system is so complicated! ”

Ting Fang smiled silently. Isn't it complicated to have such a vast territory and to try to control the scale of the administration? The civil and military generals, officials, and squire clans constitute the management system. It's strange that foreigners figure it out for a while. Hawke has been in China for many years and has always been a little confused. There were still a few missionaries in the Qing Dynasty who could sneak into the court, but none of them were allowed to leave Guangzhou, and they were caught and repatriated directly. So even though Hawke speaks Chinese very well, he doesn't know anything about Huaxia, especially the center. It is close to Tingfangtao, and it also has the meaning of learning more about the central event. But Tingfang is currently in the stage of swagger and deception, how can she elaborate? I was really asked, so I started dropping my book bag. Open your mouth for a piece of classical Chinese, don't talk about Hawke, Xu Jingchang wants to die when he hears it. Ting Fang looked at Xu Jingchang's face and smiled unkindly. The abolition of classical Chinese is really beneficial to the present generation, and the merit is in the future!

It was getting dark, and Hawke couldn't bother anymore and drifted away. The sailors of the foreigners ate very casually, not as elaborate as they were. The different customs on both sides have to accommodate each other. Ting Fang is okay, people who have been baptized by global economic integration, the bread is broken, and the meat is a meal. The rest of the people are not used to eating bread, and they all choose to nibble on steamed buns.

Zhou Inspector looked at the bread with disgust, not understanding why Ting Fang could eat it. Ting Fang said with a smile: "You really don't know how to eat it, it's delicious just out of the oven, they only bake it once in a few days, and the day after tomorrow, it's as hard as a stone, and I won't eat it again." ”

Xu Jingchang only ate staple food, and didn't touch any snacks. was not lightly stimulated by the bread against the sky, and could only sigh at Tingfang's miscellaneous recipes: "Do you have anything you don't eat?" Qian'er also watched the fish drool, and told Hawke to tell them to go to Fusang to make mustard, and directly cut it and ate it raw. ”

Ting Fang pouted: "Everyone in the Song Dynasty ate raw fish, and you are picky." ”

Qian Lianggong shuddered: "How to eat raw?" ”

Ting Fang said: "I'm pregnant with a child, otherwise I'll eat it for you today." Alas, change the subject! I'm dying of hunger! You still recruit me. ”

Douzi sighed: "The county lord even eats sweet potatoes, and I see that fish is much more expensive than sweet potatoes, and it is not unusual to eat them." ”

Dou Qing said: "I see that they learn to eat meat from the county master!" ”

Ting Fang smiled: "Those buns of dirt buns, I haven't even seen sandwiches!" I don't know which of the flotillas came from the horns. ”

Zhou Inspector waved his hand: "Sure enough, it came from the horns, I saw them eating their vegetable leaves raw yesterday!" ”

Ting Fang said silently: The salad is quite delicious.

After Qian Lianggong finished nibbling on the steamed buns, he asked Xu Jingchang: "Did the guest of honor understand the boat thoroughly?" ”

Xu Jingchang shook his head: "It's not that simple, but it's easier than looking at the drawings than the real thing." The main thing is that the guns on their ships are not simple. ”

Ting Fang said: "Don't ignore it at sea. As we thought, the sea ship enters Tianjin Port, which is close to the capital. Foreigners can see it. The boundary of the capital is really not suitable for the capital. To the north, it is a flat river, and to the south it is too close to the sea. ”

Qian Lianggong said with a smile: "The county lord still wants to move in the future?" ”

Ting Fang said: "That's not my care. But if we continue to make the capital, the underground drainage system should be built. Nowadays, sweet water wells in the capital are becoming more and more scarce, and the people have been suffering for drinking water for a long time. For such a big project, I'm afraid it would be faster to rebuild one. ”

In ancient times, there was no systematic urban planning, except for ancient Rome, which was against the sky, and any capital city was dirty and messy for a long time. The Chinese civilization is not bad, at least the tradition of using human and animal manure to make fertilizer, and has produced a lot of dung digging. However, the capital is always prone to gathering population, and when the number of people exceeds the amount consumed by the surrounding farmland, the terrible scene of dirty and messy capital at the end of the Qing Dynasty is inevitable. However, moving the capital to any dynasty is a big deal, and all they can do in the future is probably to repair the drainage and diversion system, and nothing else is really up to them.

That's all in the future, and now a few people are just chatting. The casual doctor checked Tingfang's pulse while talking, and there was no problem, so they went to sleep. The speed of the Galen ship is about 10 kilometers per hour, and it can reach it in nearly five days from the East Lake to the Yangtze River port, and with all kinds of delays and supplies on the way.

However, when they reached the Yangtze River estuary, Captain Field stopped sailing. Ting Fang stood on the deck and looked into the distance, and clearly saw the rolling Yangtze River surging towards the sea with a large amount of sediment!

Qian Lianggong looked at the scene in front of him, and his face changed greatly: "Not good! There is a flood upstream! 166 Reading Network