London, United Kingdom of Britain, 6 September 1794.

Since the last jumping incident, Ye Shihan has changed her reserved and introverted image of traditional Chinese women, and has become enthusiastic and bold, unabashedly admiring and liking Wickham.

These changes made Wickham feel strange in his heart, because compared with Ye Shihan's boldness, Georgian, who is a Westerner, is very shy, as if Ye Shihan is a hot and hot beauty in the West, and Georgiana is a subtle Oriental woman.

To tell the truth, the little girl's love for Wickham is very useful, because in his previous life, as a member of Diaosi, Wickham has never tasted what it is like to be a girl, not to mention that Ye Shihan is still a beautiful girl full of bookish atmosphere.

Despite this, Wickham never dared to take a step beyond the thunder pool, because Wickham knew very well that although a rich lady like Ye Shihan was also looking forward to a talented and beautiful love, she was even more looking forward to a stable married life with a husband and children.

And marriage is exactly what Wickham can't give her, because he won't take the initiative to live up to Georgiana, the stubborn and innocent romantic girl, he doesn't want to live up to her. Wickham dared to be 100% sure that if he dared to provoke Ye Shihan and did not intend to be responsible, Zhang Mingxia, the "temporary guardian", would definitely ignore the old feelings, pick up the long sword and chop himself alive.

So during this period of time, Wickham basically had no other thoughts except for honestly asking Ye Shihan to explain the Confucian classics. How could Ye Shihan not notice Wickham's apparently polite but actually respectful attitude, but Ye Shihan pretended to know nothing, and worked hard to learn English while quietly helping Wickham translate the Analects every day. This made Wickham's heart feel a trace of inexplicable loss, and he didn't know whether to rejoice or be annoyed.

I have to say that Ye Shihan's economic and historical cultivation is very good, and Wickham bets that if Ye Shihan is a man, he will definitely be able to get a famous name. With the help of Ye Shihan's "super cheat", Wickham finally overcame the obstacle of ancient literary skills and successfully translated the Confucian classics into English.

Although some of the things in it are still inexplicable in English at the level of Wickham, he is sure that this version is much stronger than the French and Portuguese two-knife "China Expert", which is enough to open a different window for Europeans who want to understand the Chinese culture.

Wickham, who was idle again, once again by chance, noticed that Ye Wensheng, the "sister control", in order to let Ye Shihan pass the boring time of sailing at sea, he actually moved hundreds of books to the ship in a frenzy! In addition to books on classics and history, there are also some Ming and Qing scripts, that is, vernacular novels used for entertainment in the market.

Wickham flipped through it roughly, and found the history of Confucianism inside! The book written by Wu Jingzi is famous in later generations, and Wickham still remembers a text in junior high school called Fan Jinzhongju, which is a story in this book.

Although most of the stories in this book are spicy and satirical about the imperial examination system, objectively speaking, it also comprehensively presents the imperial examination system, an official election system, in front of the world. Wickham decided to translate this novel on the spot, not only to introduce Europeans to the customs of Qing Dynasty Chinese society, but also to let Europeans understand the great innovation of China's imperial examination system.

Contrary to what many people think, the thriving Kingdom of Britain at the end of the eighteenth century was extremely bloated and unclear in its government institutions, especially the civil service, which was vital to the government system.

The King of England often uses government positions to bribe opposition MPs, and the ruling party often uses government positions to reward key figures who have played a significant role in elections. The result of this move is that a large number of children of the aristocracy who are not familiar with government affairs flood the various departments of the government, often making jokes about laymen guiding insiders.

But Wickham knew that this situation would not last long, and soon Britain would imitate China's imperial examination system and create the civil service selection system that would later make the empire run smoothly. If Wickham can get a head start in this coming political change in Britain, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance Wickham's prestige in the UK, and if Wickham does not know how to take advantage of this opportunity, then he will be ashamed of his status as a time-traveler.

When the returning fleet sailed through the Dover Strait, Wickham basically completed the translation of the Confucian History, adding some of his own insights on the imperial examination system and his suggestions for future reform of the British civil service. Wickham knew that when the book was published, he would become one of England's top academics, and it would be one of his stepping stones to high society.

As it was two years ago, the Port of London is still full of sails and merchant ships, as if it were an emerging maritime power. Guided by a navigation ship, the fleet returning from a visit to China slowly docked on a stone-built trestle.

Ye Shihan looked at the city in the distance, which was very different from the Chinese style, the four-wheeled carriages coming and going on the dock, the blonde woman wearing a whalebone tunic dress, and the gentleman with a civilized stick in a top hat, all gave Ye Shihan a different experience.

This is not a wild place as most Chinese imagine, but a prosperous place that is not inferior to the south of the Yangtze River in China. Ye Shihan quietly turned her head and glanced at Wickham's resolute side face, a sweet smile bloomed on her face, as long as she was accompanied by this man, she didn't care where she was.

Zhang Mingxia stood on the deck, looking at the crowded dock, and sighed a little: "I didn't expect that England, thousands of miles away, turned out to be a prosperous place not inferior to Guangzhou and Jinling. It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, and the ancients did not deceive me. ”

Wickham explained with a smile: "Brother Mingxia is right, seeing is believing. London is the largest city in Europe, with a population of more than one million for a long time, which is why it is so prosperous, but there is only one city of such a scale in Europe. ”

After disembarking with a group of Chinese guests, Wickham saw that Lord Margarny had stepped onto a white Arabian steed, as if he was in a hurry.

After all, they had been together for two years, and there was some friendship, so Wickham asked, "Lord Magalny, why are you in such a hurry, is there something urgent?" ”

Margarny pulled the reins of his horse and nodded: "His Majesty is urgent, I must rush to the Jacoes's Palace as soon as possible." Captain Wickham, you are a good young man, and I will show His Majesty the King what you have done for the Kingdom, and we will meet again in the future. With that, he threw his horse out of the dock.

Bert looked at the distant back of Magalny and muttered, "Your Excellency Lord has not fulfilled the mission given to him by the kingdom, and I don't know what will happen to Lord in the future. ”

Wickham is not at all worried about what will happen to Magalny by George III, George III is a very affectionate person, a person who wins his trust, even if he messes things up, it will not affect his career, Marquis Cornwallis is a typical example, I believe that Magalny will not be bad.

"Bert, do you know of any good inns? After a long trip, my Chinese friend needed a place to rest. Wickham touched the pound in his pocket and said to Bert with confidence.

Thirty years in Hexi, thirty years in Hedong. Two years ago, Wickham didn't have much money in his pocket, only living in a dilapidated hotel in the East End, and now, with a huge amount of money, he has returned to this familiar and unfamiliar city again, naturally to show the change of his status.

Bert patted his chest and said, "Sir, don't worry, I am very familiar with this hotel in the West District, and I will definitely satisfy the chief and your friends." "Just kidding, when he Bert and the actresses of the opera house, he almost slept in the whole of London's high-end hotels, can he not be familiar.

With that, Bert went straight to the hired carriage. The horse-drawn carriage rental business of this era was very developed, and some of them were similar to the taxis of later generations, and the customer base was generally middle-class. Ordinary people, on the other hand, rode in public carriages packed with passengers, similar to buses that stuffed canned food in later generations.

Outside the wharf, there are a number of horse-drawn taxis waiting for customers, making it easy for the wealthy and middle class to enter the city.

As soon as Barnett settled the commission with the captain of the merchant ship, he walked over: "Sir, what about our goods, should we find a buyer now, or find a warehouse to store it?" ”

Wickham doesn't plan to sell those Chinese luxury goods now, he already plans to hand over the goods to Bert's family to deal with, in addition to his blind eyes to the London business community, but also with the meaning of fat and water not flowing into the fields of outsiders, after all, after getting along day and night, Wickham has regarded his three subordinates as his good friends.

Thinking about this, Wickham said, "Let's find a warehouse and put it up first." ”

There was a large warehouse behind the trestle for naval ships, and Wickham only quietly stuffed fifty pounds of money to one of the Navy's quartermasters, and the smuggled goods he and Bert brought back from China were temporarily stored in the special naval warehouse in the name of military supplies.

In fact, since Britain declared war on France, the British Royal Navy has been in a state of combat readiness, and most of the munitions warehouses are full of war supplies, but fifty pounds is really tempting, you must know that the annuity of a lieutenant officer is a little more than one hundred pounds. In the end, the quartermaster could not resist the temptation of money, so he "reluctantly" agreed.

After renting the warehouse, Wickham remembered that he didn't have a place to stay in London, and he didn't want to stay in a hotel all the time, so he said to Barnett: "By the way, Barnett, I don't have a property in London yet, can you help me inquire about any houses for sale in the West End recently, and help me introduce them." ”

Barnett was a man of London's aristocratic circles, and it was very easy to find a house for sale in a wealthy area.

Barnett nodded and said, "I'll find someone to ask tomorrow, it shouldn't be a big problem." ”

After asking Barnett, Bert had just called four carriages and was waving in this direction. After Wickham called a few soldiers to load the luggage of several people into the carriage, he then said to Ye Shihan: "Miss Ye, I still have a house in London City, so I can only temporarily wronged you to live in a hotel." ”

Wickham also feels that it is inconvenient not to have a house in London, and it seems that the matter of buying a house should be put on the agenda quickly.

Ye Shihan didn't care, stared at Wickham with a pair of beautiful eyes and said, "What does Lin Gongzi say, he will trouble Lin Gongzi in the next time." Wickham was furious by Ye Shihan's loving eyes, and hurriedly lowered his head and helped Ye Shihan to board the carriage.

PS: The plot in Europe is about to unfold, and finally I don't have to be drowned by the saliva of my friends... This article is a multi-heroine.,But there's no stallion.,The wife keeps it secret for the time being.,Hehe.。。。