Across the Cape of Good Hope, is the Indian Ocean, compared to the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean is calmer, and China has been operating here for a long time, before Yu Guozhen ascended the throne, he had a foothold in Ceylon, and also found the island of Madagascar, and built a port at the north and south ends of this giant island, as a place for steamships to replenish coal and fresh water.

The port is not well inhabited, and Huaxia has not yet had time to make it the focus of its development, relying more on the local people. Unlike the European colonizers, who regarded the natives as slaves everywhere they went, the Chinese regarded the natives more as "students", teaching them to be civilized and help them organize and build a more organized state, never using slavery directly, but using the wage labor system. In the short term, it is not as quick and fast as the European colonization profits, but in the long run, it is more acceptable to the locals.

Therefore, in the "Port of New Springs" in the southeast of Madagascar, Niu Yu and the ministers saw for the first time that outsiders and natives got along quite well, and this discovery was very new to them.

"Sir, why can the Chinese people be like this?" Niu Yu asked Huang Zongxi.

England also had colonies overseas, such as North America, where the English arrived on land on the Mayflower ship, cold and hungry, and only about 40 of the more than 100 colonists remained, and it was the chiefs of the local Indian tribes who gave food and clothing out of mercy and humanity to keep them alive. The English thanked the Anglo-Saxons in the usual way: they cut off the heads of the chieftain's eldest son, the second son, and hung them on the flagpole, and then set up a thanksgiving festival to show their gratitude to the Indians they sent to heaven.

"This is the essence of Confucianism that I want to teach you, Confucianism has only one word in sociology, 'benevolence', benevolence loves others, as long as you love the natives as you treat your own people, you can also arouse the goodness in their deep human nature."

"Sir's insistence on the theory that human nature is good?"

"No, good and evil are human nature, just like the land has its own seeds, but the environment is suitable, what is planted is rice, and if the environment is bad, what is planted is weeds."

"Benevolence loves ......"

"If you don't have the heart to love others, you can't uphold integrity, you can't uphold integrity, you will act utilitarian and selfish, just like that Mr. Ma, who is also a masterpiece for a while, but after all, he can only leave his name on the list of traitors." Huang Zongxi patted Niu Dull on the shoulder: "Your ambition is not here, but as long as you have a benevolent heart." ”

While Huang Zongxi was educating his disciples, Ma Shiying was also educating his own disciples.

It's just that the key to what he said is not benevolence.

"China is different from the countries of Europa, China has the elegance of accepting all rivers, so it can tolerate these natives, the countries of Europa are trapped in the dispute of one god, narrow-minded and extreme, and treat people insincerely, how can they be compared with China! Fuge, if you want to do something in Huaxia, you can do nothing else, but this god's faith, I'm afraid it will have to be changed. ”

"This ......"

"I remember that in front of a temple in our Huaxia, which is equivalent to your monastery, there is a couplet, the upper couplet is the big belly can tolerate the intolerable things in the world, and the lower couplet is the laughing person who often laughs at the ridiculous people in the world. Without such open-mindedness and generosity, you are a rich learner, and your final achievement is just comparable to that Mr. Huang. Fuge, I have accepted a lot of disciples, you are the most outstanding among them, Mo Zai lost to that kid. ”

The ministers looked over there, and it happened that Niu Yu also looked over here, across the wide deck, the two looked at each other, and both tilted their heads to the side.

They feel that what their mentor says is a wise statement that can rejuvenate the country and endanger the country.

After Madagascar, which was named Giant Whale Island by China, it was followed by a diagonal crossing of the Indian Ocean. Ceylon was the place where Niu Yu and his ministers saw the most Chinese immigrants, and here the Chinese immigrants built a city with a population of more than 50,000, mainly to serve the business travelers.

After Ceylon, the characteristics of China became more and more obvious, and the number of merchant ships also increased, coming and going, and it was even possible to see more than ten ships in a day, although most of them were Chinese, but there were also a few Indians and Europas, and there were very few Arab merchant ships. This puzzled the ministers, the Arabs had always been fond of commerce, and they were the first to communicate between China and Europa, who had been rampant in the western half of the Indian Ocean, but now they had disappeared completely.

"Why is that?"

Ma Shiying had no way to answer the minister's question, but fortunately, when they were in Ceylon, someone came on the ship, and Ma Shiying summoned him to ask, only to know that the relationship between China and the Arab countries has not been harmonious recently, especially with the Persian Safavid Dynasty is almost on the verge of war.

There are two main reasons for this: first, the reclamation army led by Li Yan has invaded the hometown of Zhaowu, and the converted Hui, Dzungar and other tribes have either restored their faith in Buddhism, or have been driven away and entered Persia in a big way, and the Safavid Dynasty, which was the center of a certain religion at this time, naturally had to come forward for it; The second is that the Chinese merchants directly engaged in maritime trade with Europa, bypassing the area controlled by Persia, and the Persian merchants were jealous and greedy, and instigated the Safavid dynasty to seize the trade routes.

In order to cope with this situation, the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy have each sent a detachment to the Indian Ocean, and at the same time forbade any Persian and Arab merchant ships to enter the sea east of Ceylon.

This situation made Ma Shiying and Huang Zongxi a little worried, on the one hand, a detachment was put into Europa, on the other hand, there was a dispute in Persia here, and the war with the Rakshasas in the north was still going on - reckless military force, not the way to hold the country for a long time!

However, this can not be said in front of Niu Yu and the ministers, both of them hid this matter in their hearts, after they returned to China, according to the usual practice, Yu Guozhen would definitely take time out to meet, and at that time he would seek an opportunity to propose it directly to Yu Guozhen.

Zheng He City is the only way to go, to here, even if it is to the Chinese mainland, and Zheng He City is also the largest city they have traveled all the way, in just ten years, the city has gathered more than 300,000 people. When their fleet arrived at Zheng Hecheng, they entered the dock for overhaul, and they changed to a cruise ship from Zheng Hecheng to Shanghai.

Although Zheng Hecheng was also an exotic city for Niu Yu and his ministers, they thought that in just twenty days, they would be able to reach Shanghai, the capital of China, and arrive at the most prosperous and bright city in the world, so the two had no interest in staying in Zheng Hecheng.

But they couldn't help it, the cruise ship departed on the day they arrived, this big ship carried more than 200 guests, the space for activities was much larger than the previous merchant ships, this is a cruise ship between Zheng He City and Shanghai, so there are rules on how long to stop at each place, for example, when it passes through Junzi Port, it will anchor here for a day, waiting for passengers to get on the ship

"Since you want to park for a day, then Ru Li, you can come with me to visit the city lord here, the city lord here is Chen Wozi, who was also a friend of the teacher at the beginning." Hearing that he was going to stop here for a day, Huang Zongxi was happy in his heart: "He doesn't know that the teacher is coming, and the teacher wants to see what he will look like in this gentleman's port, after all, it has been seven or eight years......"

When Huang Zongxi was sent to Europa, it was when Chen Zilong and others established a foundation in Yamaguchiyang, Borneo, so many years, the original Yamaguchiyang has become the current Junzigang, but Chen Zilong only mentioned his situation in his letters, where is it better to see it with his own eyes? Since he has a day to spare, of course Huang Zongxi has to come and ask.

He led Niu Blunt ashore, and then pulled the port to ask: "This brother, do you know where Mr. Chen Wozi is now?" ”

"Mr. Woko? Oh, you mean Counselor Chen, you just happened to come back from Shanghai yesterday. When you go out, call a rickshaw, and just say that you will go to the Lishi Garden on Zhongxian Road, and ask the doorman there. ”

"Zhongxian Road, Lishi Garden." Hearing this name, Huang Zongxi felt happy in his heart, this is the name of Confucianism!

Out of the pass, sure enough, there were more than a dozen three-wheeled vehicles waiting outside, Huang Zongxi called one, and after sitting on it with Niu Du, he said happily: "Ru Li, Chen Wozi has long been famous, you look at this gentleman's city, the layout is planned, well organized, in line with the Tao, in line with the Tao!" ”

"Mr. Chen Wozi is a good person." Just like the coachmen in all places, the one who pedaled for them was also a good talker, and when they mentioned Chen Zilong, he casually interjected: "If it weren't for them, no one would have come to our pimple, and we would have wasted this treasure land." ”

"Exactly, Chen Wozi is naturally amazing." Huang Zongxi also didn't care about the quarrel he had with Chen Zilong, and said with great joy: "The prosperity of this gentleman's port, I think he has made a great contribution!" ”

"That's natural, if it weren't for Mr. Chen Wozi's quick decision, we would have nothing here a long time ago." The coachman muttered.

Although he could barely understand the coachman's Huaxia with a strong northern accent, Niu Yu still heard something in his tone that was not a compliment. But Huang Zongxi took it for granted, and only felt that Chen Zilong was not only Confucian orthodoxy, but also brought a group of gentlemen who were close to Donglin to establish a foundation overseas, so it must be a vast sea with a fish leaping into the sky and allowing birds to fly, and although the gentleman's port in front of him is not as prosperous as Zheng He City, and even more deserted than Ceylon, the resources in their hands are limited after all, and it is not easy to do this.

"Mr. is a friend of Mr. Wako?" The coachman didn't say much, but asked again.

"Exactly, old friend of many years."

"Oh...... So sir, this is going to see Mr. Chen Wozi? ”

"Yes, yes."

"Okay, this is Zhongxian Lu Lishi Garden, Mr. is a friend of Mr. Chen Wozi, so ...... Can you give Mr. Chen Wozi the money he owes me for the car first? ”

The coachman drove them for about two miles, and when they came out of the port city, they came to a place between thatched huts, stopped, and turned back to Huang Zongxi with a smile.

Huang Zongxi was stunned. (To be continued)