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Because the Ming Dynasty widely invited countries from all over the world to participate in the upcoming International Games, European countries with interests in Nanyang, such as Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal, as well as many native countries in Nanyang, such as Myanmar, Siam, Lan Fang, Bo Ni, and Johor, all sent envoys over. Even the United States, on the other side of the ocean, sent envoys to watch this gimmicky games.

Calculate the time, and now the countries that are closer to the future have come to come. Those who are a little farther are also on their way to come. Then the envoys visited and toured the scenery of the Ming Dynasty under the arrangement of the Ming Dynasty and learned about the customs of the Ming Dynasty.

There is no doubt that this is a good time for Daming to establish its image and expand its influence. If used properly, it could also be turned into a world conference that strengthens ties between countries.

It was at this time that "Daming Daily" broke another explosive news. That is the official name change of the Ming Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. In the past, the Ming Dynasty referred to the local people as Daming, and there was no more specific subdivision. It's just that with the expansion of the territory, a large number of overseas outlying islands were included in the Ming Dynasty. In terms of title, it is very easy to be confused with the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty finally decided to change the mainland to 'Xiazhou'. The islands of Palau in Guinea in the north, Auckland in New Zealand in the south, Hawaiian Islands in the eastern Pearl Islands (i.e., Polynesian Islands) in winter, and Sumba Island in Timor province in the west, are all included in the state of Xia. This area is obviously beyond the local area.

On the same day, the island of Guinea was renamed Anbei Province, the island of New Zealand was renamed Annam Province, the three Pearl Islands were unified into Andong Province, and the name of Timor Province remained unchanged. They are local, not considered overseas. Geographically, it has no relationship with the Nanyang Military Region.

Due to the continuous deepening of the population replacement policy in the Ming Dynasty in recent years, the local ethnic structure has become more and more diverse. In towns like Ann Pei, native Guineans do not have a numerical advantage. The Maori people of Annam province are also not advantageous. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty was in the local Xinghua language and performed Han salutes, so there was not so much resistance.

After all, when resettling these immigrants, Daming arranged them very scattered. For example, when Guinean natives move into Timor, they are scattered in different towns. Different tribes will also cross and break up with each other. Then they lived in the same community as the Maori from Annam, the Burmese, Siamese and Vietnamese from Indochina, the Javanese and Malays from the South Seas, and a small number of European immigrants and Chinese.

The language, culture, and living habits of these people are very different. If you want to talk for a while, talk for a while, it's difficult.

Then, you can only learn the official language of the Ming Dynasty - Mandarin! Otherwise, the living will be forced to be dumb! The practice of Han family etiquette facilitates the interaction between different ethnic groups and is conducive to harmony. In order to avoid conflicts due to different living habits. And this is the national gift of the Ming Dynasty, which must be used in major events. If not, it is impossible to obtain national status.

This is the same as learning Mandarin is the obligation of every Ming people. Once the Chinese language is not up to standard, it is difficult to obtain national qualifications, even if you graduate from a temporary vocational university. Because the temporary vocational university is a place where every new immigrant must study, if you can't finish your studies, you can't get out. Becoming a Ming person can only be an untouchable dream!

But that's just the urban area. In the deep mountains and old forests of Anbei Province, there are many indigenous tribes living in isolation. Da Ming didn't have the energy and time to find them and assimilate them. Therefore, until now, the Ming Dynasty has only controlled the relatively rich coastal plains, hilly lowlands, and vast inland areas, and has not yet set foot in it. Therefore, extending to the whole province, the penetration rate of Mandarin is not high.

But it is foreseeable that when the Ming Dynasty has the strength and strength, these natives in the deep mountains will be forced to communicate with the outside world. At that time, Mandarin will also become the language they will have to learn!

As for why the Ming Dynasty is called Xiazhou, it is because the first dynasty in Chinese history was the Xia Dynasty!

That was the origin of the Han people, the Huaxia people, under the leadership of the ancestor Yellow Emperor, formed a tribal alliance of the Yellow Emperor and the Yandi tribe, defeated the Chiyou tribe, and established a state in the Central Plains.

As a result, a great nation has been created that has lasted for thousands of years and will always stand in the long river of history. The name of the Ming Dynasty is 'Xia', which is to reproduce or even surpass the great achievements of the ancestors. So that the Chinese family, proud of the world, is in charge of the world.

And the Ming Dynasty not only changed the local area to 'Xiazhou', but also changed East Asia to 'Huazhou'. The Qing Dynasty, Japan, and all of Korea, as well as most of Vietnam, Siam, and Burma, were included.

It's hard not to wonder about the motivation for this!

At the British Embassy, the visiting envoy to the Ming Dynasty, Magorny, was staring at the newspaper article without blinking, muttering to himself: "The word 'Huaxia' was first seen in the Zhou Dynasty's Shangshu. Zhou Shu. Wu Cheng", said: "The Chinese barbarians are reckless and reckless. ”。 Used to refer to China.

Later, there was "Left Biography. "Ten Years of Dinggong" said: "China has great etiquette, so it is called summer, and the beauty of uniforms is called Hua." ”。 It shows that the ancient Chinese were based on the beauty of clothing, and the vast territory, cultural prosperity and moral prosperity as the summer.

The two are obviously one and the same! ”。 The ambition of the Ming Dynasty can be glimpsed from this.

It seems that this China expert has studied Chinese history a lot. Otherwise, we would not have such a clear understanding of Chinese history books. It is really appropriate for him to serve as an envoy to visit the Qing Dynasty.

It's just that now he has become an envoy to Mingming, representing Britain and being invited to participate in the Games. However, this was impromptu and not part of his itinerary. After all, he didn't expect that the visit to Qing would end so soon, and there would be such a result that could not be said to be successful, but it was not a failure.

The failure was that Britain did not establish trade ties with the Qing after all, nor did it become an ally with the Qing to jointly deal with the Ming Dynasty. The success lies in the fact that the Qing State banned the Ming Dynasty, which made the Ming Dynasty lose the Qing market, and thus made the Qing State vigilant and defensive against the Ming Dynasty.

But overall, the losses are still greater than the gains!

On the way back, the Games were just around the corner, and Magorny had some time to spare. He himself is interested in Da Ming again! He took the initiative to ask the Governor of India for help and snatched the errand.

The Spanish envoy Field sat opposite him, sipping Daming's herbal tea, and responded, "What are you talking about?" Why didn't I understand a word of this Chinese? ”。 As the supreme military commander of the Philippines, he should now stay at the station. It's just that although the current situation in Nanyang is tight, it is still a little short of a big war. He took advantage of this invitation to run Daming.

Because the Nanyang region is rumored, Daming is a heavenly place. So he wanted to see with his own eyes whether this paradise lived up to its name.

Originally, he thought that his Chinese was quite good, although he couldn't speak it, but he could understand ordinary words.

But as soon as he heard Magorny's words, he was confused.

In response, Magorny smiled, put the newspaper down, looked at Field gently, and said, "It's nothing, it's just some old Chinese sayings!" ”。 English is spoken.

"Really?" , Field was a little unconvinced.

Magorny didn't respond, raised the glass, and drank the herbal tea inside.