Chapter 141: Changing Appetite and Serving Hong Zhuangyuan
"On the morning of the 15th, the Cantonese people in Hong Kong saw the dragon flag on the bow of the ship, and the four sides gathered. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info heard that the envoy crossed the border, and asked for a quick sight. Xuan landed on the shore to raise overseas Chinese, the French admiral personally greeted, and led to the China Town (the Chinese dwell, all the goods are gathered such as the Middle Earth Market, the local name is China City Cloud) tour, back to the boat about the book of those who have seen and heard. It's a day to stay in the boat. β
"Sixteenth, fine. Yin Ke sailed and headed due south. At noon, travel 300 miles. The flying fish is big, jumping out of the water in hundreds, and there are arranged like a team, a real spectacle. β
"On the seventeenth, it was sunny and very hot. Go due south, at noon, and travel 900 miles. The second servant was sick and could not get up, and died this morning. In the case of boats, the death of a guest falls into the sea and is called a sea burial. Yu checked his relics, and there were books and ten taels of bequeath. Yu instructed the steward to take care of it, and return it when he returned to China, and generously compensate his relatives. β
"On the 18th, Mao carved to the west, Chen carved to Xinjiapo, and docked the boat at the beginning. Six hundred and eighty-four miles. The British consul came to greet him, and then he went ashore to travel, and the British fort was set up at the foot of it, which was very majestic. At noon, as a guest house western-style building, quite grandiose. Take a tea break. Late return. Check the ancient name of Xinjiapo, and the old part of Malacca, which belongs to Siam, and is now called Xinjiapo. Returning to the boat, there is a hat to supplement the person who comes to confess, saying that it is easier to make a living here than in the hometown, so in recent years, there are more than 100,000 people in China, and they are not afraid of danger and distance. β
"On the twenty-fourth, it was fine. Seven hundred and ninety-six miles at noon. Shin is berthing in Ceylon. Ceylon is in the southeast of South India, and is a large island in the sea. In the first year of Jiaqing, the British possessed it. The prosperity of the buildings in the market is all from Taixi and Middle-earth. It's a day's boat, and it's extremely stable. In the past, China has not been connected since ancient times, and the registration cannot be verified. However, according to the translated maps of various countries donated by Kunyu, please refer to the examination. On that day, six of the remaining servants contracted beriberi and died. Those who build boats are most taboo for this disease, and if they are swollen to the legs, there is no help. When Kunyu heard this, he told Yu to be careful, those who are not tired of eating and drinking are most likely to get this disease, and the sailors on the ship eat more curry beef and coarse wheat bread to prevent this. The remainder. Persuade the servants to eat it, but there is no one to hear, and there is nothing to do. β
"On the third day of the first month, it was sunny. Nine hundred and twenty-one miles at noon. It is more than 800 miles away from Aden, and the boat can be parked tomorrow afternoon. At the beginning of Mao, he crossed the three northern borders of Africa and Africa. The sun rises, there are big mountains in the south, such as the column screen, the sun is ochre, there is no grass and trees in the child, it is about forty or fifty miles long. It's late, and the moon is wider than the eyebrows. He traveled to the West Indies Sea (known as the Little Western Ocean) for several days, and the Baloch (ancient Persian land, that is, the country of rest) and the Arabo (that is, the country of the Han Shutiao Branch) were all in the north. β
"On the fourth day of the first month, it was sunny, and at the beginning of the afternoon it reached Aden. The mountain is on the right, tens of miles, if the mouth is open, the boat is parked in it. The mountain shape is abrupt, the strange rocks are craggy, dozens of miles are barren, there are several volcanoes in it, there are more than 100 houses on the shore, all of them are British military houses, and the coal is used for sea ships. More than 6,400 miles from Ceylon to this place, without this port, coal and water cannot be sustained. Therefore, the British set up troops here, and the east and west must go by the road, so as to provide for the needy, and the system is very good. But there was nothing to be produced in the land, and cattle and sheep, food, and coal were brought from other places. It was the end of the night. β
"On the seventh day of the first month, we crossed the Suez Canal and went to the Mediterranean. Many people in the boat fell ill with fever, and ten of the remaining servants died, six were beriberi, and four were scurvy, all of whom did not eat the boat. The remnants of the repentant followers. Persuaded to eat the ship's food, but there are still those who do not listen. At night, when he heard the noise, Yu was shocked to see that the three servants were stealing the dried rice noodles stored by the sailors, and Yu was very angry and scolded him with a rod. They all ate on the ship, and since then there have been fewer and fewer sick people. β
December 16, 1871, noon, Mediterranean.
The "Weiyuan" ship's majestic big nose and horn bow ploughed out two blue waves on the sea, the golden dragon flag on a red background hanging from the ship's towering mainmast was hunted by the sea breeze, and the "Weiyuan" ship, driven by two steam engines in the engine room, galloped at high speed on the sea surface, and looked from a distance as if it were gliding on the sea.
The weather was sunny and cloudless, Lin Yizhe was sitting at the table and looking into the distance, and Hong Jun came over from afar.
"Brother Tao's outfit today......" Lin Yizhe looked at Hong Jun with a playful expression, he considered the words, but in the end he didn't say another word, but just smiled instead.
Hong Jun, who was sitting opposite him, looked down at his clothes, and couldn't help but smile dumbly - this champion who was always dressed in a neat and tidy long shirt and occasionally wore a melon skin hat actually changed into a Western costume for the first time today. He wears black trousers and a white shirt and black jacket. It seems that he is almost like the Hong Jun in Lin Yizhe's impression.
Don't wear foreign clothes, don't eat foreign food, these rules that Hong Jun set for himself back then have now been thrown out of the clouds under the effect of Lin Yizhe's "strong brainwashing".
"I don't look bad at this foreigner's clothes, and the tailor made a few of them." Hong Jun smiled, "How does Kunyu feel when you look at it?" β
"Not bad, not bad." Lin Yizhe said with a smile, "I was afraid that the tailor would not sew clothes for Brother Tao Shi for foreign food, but I didn't expect that I would be willing to make foreign clothes for Brother Tao Shi today." β
"Ants are still greedy for life, let alone people? If you don't eat foreign food, do you want to die of illness and throw your body into the sea? Hong Jun glared and said.
"The so-called starvation is a small thing, but the loss of festival is a big ......"
"At this time and that time, human life is at stake, and those who are stubborn and ineffective will die quickly."
"Hehe, Brother Tao Shi said it well."
"Last night at dinner. I see that there is something wrong with your face, so I will get up this morning and visit you in your cabin, but ...... I didn't see anyone...... Hong Jun smiled: "I had to find it all the way along the deck, but fortunately it was worth the trip." β
"Thank you, Brother Tao, for your concern." Lin Yizhe replied, looking a little moved.
"Traveling far away is a big deal, and your own health is naturally the most important." Hong Jun continued, "If you are in a hurry, the saint also has to be flexible, let alone you and me. β
"Exactly."
"Here comes the wine." Hong Jun stood up. He took the tray from a servant, handed a glass of rum to Lin Yizhe, and then took a glass himself.
Hong Jun first raised the goblet to Lin Yizhe and said, "Kunyu, come!" I salute you! Then he said: "I hope that my Huaxia can wake up and strengthen myself, so that you and I will not be in vain." β
Lin Yizhe didn't say much, just picked up the cup and drank another cup with Hong Jun.
"I've been thinking about one thing these days...... Hong Jun was already overwhelmed with alcohol, and he was already a little drunk after half a glass of rum, but his eyes were still clear: "Kunyu thinks that in the next ten years, what will be the most harmful to my Daqing?" β
Brother Tao Shi laughed. Lin Yizhe gently turned the goblet in his hand. Looking up at Hong Jun and smiling: "Where is the trouble of my Chinese henchmen." Presumably, your Tao Shi brother already knows this. Why do you want to do this thing? β
Hong Jun couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, but he laughed out loud: "I can't hide it from you!" He pointed at Lin Yizhe and smiled, "I really can't hide it from you." β
"Don't hide it from Kunyu......," Hong Jun said straight to the point, "These days, comparing the situation of my Great Qingxing and Western affairs with the Taixi countries, the conclusions I have reached are the same as what Kunyu said before. β
"You must know that the gap between my Qing Dynasty and the Taixi countries is not the force of this gun and ship......" Hong Jun's eyes were full of respect, "but ......"
"Brother Tao Shi said cautiously, it's a pity that you and I are not in their position, and at most we are just doing our best to obey the destiny of heaven."
"If you are not in your position, you will not do anything......" Hearing Lin Yizhe's slightly depressed words, Hong Jun did not look lost, "Kunyu, if there are some things that can be done in his position, do you dare to do it?" β
"What do you mean?" Lin Yizhe's body leaned forward slightly, and his eyes looked directly at Hong Jun's face, "In addition to negotiating for the two palaces, there are other things that the junior brother can do on this trip?" β
"Exactly!" Hong Jun replied solemnly.
Although the cheongsam was replaced by a dress, Hong Jun's body still exuded the strong bookish atmosphere accumulated after being immersed in the sage's classics for a long time, but the pedantic taste that had enveloped Lin Yizhe when he first met him that day, like those Confucian students in China, has disappeared.
"And this matter ......" Hong Jun glanced around, and when he saw that no one was coming, he lowered his voice and said: "It's not what Kunyu can't do!" β
"Oh?" When Lin Yizhe heard this, he leaned back, he turned his head to the side, looked at the dolphins jumping on the sea on the side of the boat from time to time, and asked, "Is there such a thing in this world that must be done to me?" β
"Indeed, there is such a thing." Hong Jun continued quite firmly: "Moreover, even if it is Kunyu, I am afraid that it will have to wait a few more years before this matter can be greatly developed. β
Hearing Hong Jun's answer, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked lightly: "I want to hear about it!" β
Hong Jun's face suddenly became solemn, he pondered for a moment before he said to Lin Yizhe: "Promote Western learning and change the law!" β
Lin Yizhe realized that his "brainwashing" seemed to be a little excessive, and couldn't help but smile slightly, he couldn't help but stroke the wine glass on the coffee table with his hand, and only took a sip after a long time, and then put the wine glass back. Only then did he speak: "Brother Tao Shi said in a suitable way, but my brother doesn't understand it very well. β
"This change is a big deal, and it's even more difficult!" Lin Yizhe suddenly became solemn, and he didn't know whether he was saying it to Hong Jun, or saying to himself: "Since the defeat of the Qin coup, the future generations have taken law-abiding as their heart. Since Shang Ying and Wang Anshi changed the law and were punished, later generations of ministers were pleased with the law. Nowadays, all countries are changing and thriving, and the independent middle earth is conscientious in abiding by the law, that is, defeating and extinction without regret......" He bit his lip slightly and continued: "Yi Yun: If you are poor, you will change. With today's situation in the Qing Dynasty, it is obvious that it is time to change...... It's just that my brother never dared to think of being the one who presided over the change of the law...... Because, after all, you and I are not in that position now. β
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