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At the end of September 1836, a primary school in Xinhua City was officially established, and King Long Yufei was invited to attend the inauguration ceremony of this school. Several similar schools have been established in Xinhua City. The Government Council implemented Long Yufei's order very thoroughly.

Although people were somewhat resistant to the government's mandate that boys and girls under the age of 12 must attend school, they still chose to follow it, considering that it was an order issued by Long Yufei himself, and it was a holy decree. Especially for girls going to school, many people don't understand. In this era, the Chinese also advocate that women are virtuous if they are not talented. Instead of wasting time at school, it is better to help out at home and wait until you are a teenager to find a good family to marry. When the time comes, it will be the in-law's family, why do you read so many books?

Long Yufei also knew that it was more difficult to promote equality between men and women in this era, especially among the Chinese who were deeply influenced by feudal ideology. However, he hoped that the situation of women would be improved by slowly improving their knowledge.

In order to attract more Chinese to send their daughters to school, in addition to the executive order, Long Yufei also ordered that any family that sent a daughter to school could get a slave for free. You must know that the price of a slave has now increased to ten yuan. As for the boys, there is no such treatment. The vast majority of Chinese are not ignorant of the importance of Taoist knowledge, but they simply did not have that condition before. If possible, the vast majority of people are willing to send their boys to school. After all, Chinese also have great respect for cultured people.

Watching the students sit in the classroom and attend classes seriously, Long Yufei suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment at this moment. Although the current school building is very simple, and the desks, chairs, benches, etc., used by the students are very simple, it is still a new beginning. Long Yufei believes that as long as he persists, the fate of the entire nation will eventually change because of this!

"Your Majesty, now the Government Council and Xinhua City are trying their best to open schools. It's just that we still have a lot of work to do to send all school-age children to school! Premier Li Decheng said. It takes time to build school buildings and recruit teachers.

"Well, I know! Education is the foundation of the country, and if Xinhua is to continue and become stronger and stronger, we need more talents. The hope for the future of the country lies in these students! Long Yufei looked at the students in the classroom and said.

Li Decheng nodded approvingly. Although he was born as a pirate, he was not highly educated. But since the pirates of Flying Fish Island established themselves in Mindanao, he has been in charge of the political side, and he is aware of his weaknesses. So while working, I studied and asked others for advice, so that my knowledge improved quickly. This is not easy for an old man who is already in his fifties.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an urgent matter to report!" Long Yufei's guard captain Li Hu came to his side and said in a low voice.

"Well, let's go back to the palace!" Long Yufei nodded, turned around and left the school. After he paid attention to the issue of education, the Government Council did not dare to slack off and began to push it with all its might. Long Yufei's goal has been achieved, as long as this policy can continue, it will be a great thing for the entire nation.

In less than ten minutes, Long Yufei returned to the palace. Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government Council, was already waiting in Long Yufei's study.

"Your Majesty!" After seeing Long Yufei, Lin Zihao bowed and saluted.

Long Yufei nodded and said, "Sit down, Minister Lin!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Zihao sat down at this time. Although Long Yufei asked for simplicity in terms of etiquette. However, the officials of the Government Council are still a little restrained in this regard. Long Yufei knew that among these people's concepts, the concept of hierarchy is very strict, and if you want to change, it will not be possible to achieve it in a while. In this regard, he is not easy to force. It's great to be able to do a mandatory kneeling!

"Your Majesty, the Sultanate of Maguindanao and the Sultanate of Buayan have sent envoys, who have arrived in Xinhua City and are now arranged in the post house. Would you like to take the time to meet them? Lin Zihao asked.

"Moroch? What did they send messengers for? For Zamboanga's sake? Long Yufei frowned. The Xinhua Kingdom and the Moro people were not anxious. Although the next goal of the new Chinese state is to eliminate the Maguindanao Sultanate and the Buayan Sultanate established by the Moro people, and unify the whole of Mindanao. However, before that, there was no contact between the two sides.

"It's not just Zamboanga. And then there are indigenous reasons! The army is making all-out efforts to eradicate the indigenous people, and has achieved great success. Many natives fled to the territory of the Moro people in order to flee for their lives, and many natives poured into their country, so there were many problems. They sent an envoy to presumably also want to communicate with us to solve this problem! Lin Zihao said.

"Well, let's schedule it until two o'clock in the afternoon! I'll take the time to meet them then! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has figured out what the Moro's idea is! Long Yufei said. The Moro's initiative to send an emissary was indeed somewhat unexpected for him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Zihao received the order, and after saluting, he withdrew from Long Yufei's study.

The Moro people are the Muslim ethnic groups of Mindanao, Palawan, Sulu and Borneo, including Sulu, Samar, Maguindanao, Maranao, Yakan, Sangil, Tausug, Baggio, Palawan, etc., and are the mixed descendants of Arabs, Malays and local indigenous peoples.

Islam first appeared in the Philippines by the Arabs of the Persian Gulf and Malabar. In 1380, the first Islamic missionary, Makhdum Kari, arrived in the present-day Philippines from the Persian Gulf, and Islam flourished in the south, and in the mid-15th century the Sultanate of Sulu and the Sultanate of Maguindanao, the former of which included the islands of Basiland, Tawitawi, Palawan and the surrounding islands. They have trade relations with Malaysia and Indonesia.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the king of Sulu once came to Jin to meet the Ming Emperor Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, who contracted an illness on the way back to China, died of illness and was buried in Dezhou, China. In addition to the eldest son who returned to Sulu to inherit the throne of the sultan, his descendants such as the second son, the third son and most of their entourage have stayed in China to live until now, and many of the ** in Dezhou, Shandong are their descendants.

After the Spanish invasion in the 16th century, the Spaniards found that the locals were very similar in appearance, culture and customs to the Muslim inhabitants of Andalusia in southern Spain between the 8th and 15th centuries AD, so they called them Moor, and later Moro.

Unlike the Moro, the indigenous people united and established the state. As a result, the population of the Moro people is not as large as the natives, but it is stronger than the natives. The Moro established a total of three sultanates: the Sultanate of Sulu around the Sulu Sea, the Sultanate of Maguindanao in western Mindanao, and the Sultanate of Buayan in southern Mindanao. Xinhua now has to face mainly the Maguindanao Sultanate and the Buayan Sultanate. As for the Sultanate of Sulu, there is no conflict between the two sides at the moment. Of course, after the navy of Xinhua was established, Long Yufei would definitely not allow the Sulu Sultanate to continue to exist.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, after Long Yufei took a nap, he came to the main hall of the palace and prepared to receive the messenger of the Moro people. Originally, in the afternoon, he was going to the arsenal to guide the development of a new cannon. The arsenal's 105-mm howitzers, as well as the 105-mm naval guns, have reached the stage of finalization. As the designer of this artillery, Long Yufei had to find time to participate in the whole process.

However, this time the process of receiving the messenger of the Moro people was not destined to go well. Long Yufei arranged the time at two o'clock in the afternoon. But when Foreign Minister Lin Zihao came to the palace hall with two long black natives wrapped in turbans, it was already half past two in the afternoon, half an hour late. After being wasted half an hour, Long Yufei was very dissatisfied, and his eyes when he looked at the two Moro messengers were also very unkind. However, the two Moro envoys didn't seem to be aware of Long Yufei's dissatisfaction at all.

Lin Zihao, the foreign minister of Xinhua, had already sent someone in advance to inform Long Yufei of the reason why the two Moro envoys would be late. Two Moro envoys ate and drank in the inn, and they ended up eating and losing their stomachs. This made Long Yufei very disdainful, although these Moro people are slightly stronger than the natives, but in terms of eating, they are either cooked or baked, where is Chinese food so delicious. As a result, such a problem arises.

"Your Majesty, this is Carol, the emissary of the Maguindanao Sultanate, and this is Musa, the emissary of the Buayan Sultanate! Two envoys, this is His Majesty, the king of our new country! Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Xinhua China, introduced to both sides.

Long Yufei nodded, looking at the two natives, waiting for them to salute him. After all, he is now the king of a country, and the two messengers should salute him.

However, the two envoys of the Moro people, as if they had not heard Lin Zihao's introduction, looked at the main hall of the palace instead. On their faces, there was undisguised contempt. Obviously, Long Yufei's humble palace made these two envoys very disdainful.

"Allah, is this the palace of a kingdom?" I thought it was an ordinary merchant's home! In Cotabatar, even an ordinary merchant's house is much more luxurious! Carol, the emissary of the Maguindanao Sultanate, said in a very exaggerated tone.