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From 1880, when Huo Jiajun gained a foothold in Nanyang, and then to the end of 1884, a full five years have passed, although five years is not too long for a country or force. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But with a large amount of money and energy, the islands in the South Seas under the rule of Huo Jiajun are no longer as wild as before.

Especially as more and more Han Chinese move to Nanyang, the population of the entire Nanyang has approached 60 million, constituting a vast market that will make any country drool. In addition, with the continuous enhancement of the naval strength of the Huo family, the pirates who originally hindered the development of Nanyang have completely disappeared, and the improvement of the public security situation, coupled with the background of the economic crisis, is changing with each passing day, and the rapid development of Nanyang has become the only hot land in the world!

No matter day or night, there are passenger and cargo ships from all over the world entering the port, especially Dong Wanlu, the capital of Borneo Province, which is located in the center of all the islands in the South Seas, and it seems to have become the most prosperous city in the entire South Seas! Although Machen City, which is the political center of the Huo Jiajun in the South Seas, is also developing very fast, it lacks some background and time compared to East Wanlu.

"Woo......!"

With the sound of a loud whistle, a large number of passenger and cargo ships slowly sailed in, and it has reached the East Wanlu Port, which has an annual swallowing capacity of 400,000 tons and 12 berths!

It took five years to build this place, and even if it is taken to the whole world, it is a rare Palembang. But thanks to the help of the natives of the South Seas, although because of the poor living conditions and heavy manual labor, more people died. But these indigenous monkeys, who were once stained with Chinese blood, were able to contribute to the development of the Huo family army before they died, and it can be regarded as their atonement for their previous evil deeds!

"It's so spectacular!" Lu Dong and Wang Wei carried their luggage, looking at the colossal Palembo Port that was getting closer and closer, there were already hundreds of different types of ships docked, and a large number of ships were entering and leaving almost every minute, and they couldn't help but let out an exclamation that was almost moaning.

"Two little brothers. It seems to be the first time to come to Nanyang, right?" At this moment, a person with short hair with spirit next to the two of them was wearing a black jacket with sleeves. The middle-aged man, who was about forty years old, asked with a smile.

"Yes, sir, my brother and I are here to study in Nanyang?" Lu Dong said with his fists clenched. The two people from the big family are also extraordinary, and it can be seen from the dress and temperament of the middle-aged person that this person is extraordinary, so. Lu Dong's tone was very respectful.

"Study?" he said. The middle-aged man looked stunned for a moment, and then after taking a large number of clothes on the two of them, he shook his head and said: "I originally thought that you were just immigrants from the Qing Dynasty, but I didn't expect you to come to school, but although our university here has been established a lot over the years, I'm afraid you won't be able to get in!"

"Why?" Wang Wei couldn't help but ask, they had traveled thousands of miles by sea to come here just to go to university. Then they get to know the outside world and succeed in their careers! Now the most important goal in their minds. was denied by the middle-aged man, and the anxiety in his heart was immediately reflected on his face.

Seeing that the two of them were anxious, the middle-aged man was not verbose, but directly brushed and said: "First of all, we have regulations here in Nanyang, and students and Qing Dynasty people who officially settled in Nanyang are not allowed to renew braids. Second, although we speak Chinese here, we write simplified characters that are very different from traditional Chinese characters, so if you want to live or study in Nanyang, you must first start by recognizing characters. In the end, all our universities in Nanyang are not like all the schools in the Qing Dynasty that only learn what eight shares, but mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, history, biology, physical education and other subjects will be examined, if you want to go to university, then you must be excellent in two or even three subjects, and then you must pass the other subjects!"

Although, Huo Shan came from later generations, but did not use the college entrance examination system of later universities, but adopted a comprehensive examination system, a total of eight exams in the four years of middle school, mid-term, and final, and the combined results can be used as the key to enter the university, which also ensures fairness to the greatest extent!

In addition, the examination system formulated by Huoshan does not require students to learn every course. Instead, you can choose to major in two or three major courses according to your interests. For example, if you want to apply for the chemistry department of a certain university, then you only need to improve your grades in mathematics and chemistry as much as possible, and as for the others, you can achieve a passing grade of 60! After all, people's energy is limited, and the tone is proficient in everything, and everything is average, and it is better to specialize in one! After all, there are not so many geniuses!

After listening to the middle-aged man's words, Lu Dong and Wang Wei couldn't help but be stunned, they just wanted to come to Nanyang to study at university according to the news in the newspaper, but they didn't expect that there were so many rules here.

The rest is nothing, even if there are so many new subjects waiting for them to learn, but the two of them who are conceited and intelligent are not afraid, but when they go to college, they have to cut off the braids that have been left on the back of their heads for more than ten years, which makes the two of them feel a little embarrassed. There is a saying that is 'the parent of the body', and in the Qing Dynasty, it is a big crime for a man to kill his head without braids, so the two of them are also a little embarrassed for a while!

Song Desheng looked at the two embarrassed teenagers with great interest, and he was also a little looking forward to what they would choose next! As an old immigrant who had immigrated to Nanyang for more than four years, when Song Desheng first came to Nanyang and was asked to cut off his braids, he was also as embarrassed as the two of them are now.

But without the ugly pig tail behind his head, his whole person seems to have lost his heavy shackles, after a few years, coupled with the support of Huo Jiajun, and his own efforts, now Song Desheng is already a large-scale canning factory owner!

The reason why he appeared on this cruise ship from Tianjin to Dongwanlu this time was to expand his canned food business and open up new sales channels in the north. Because of years of continuous development, the fruit market within Huo Jiajun is close to saturation, and the vast Qing Dynasty in the north is a potentially huge market for many merchants in Huo Jiajun! In addition, the Nanyang Chinese of the same culture and species are far more dominant in the competition of agricultural products and light industrial products than the foreigners in Europe, and they have the strong support of the Huo Jiajun behind them, and they are not afraid of others bullying them!

"Brother Wang, have you really decided?" Lu Dong looked at the three-inch sheathed dagger that Wang Wei took out of his arms with a solemn expression, and asked in a condensed voice.

"Yes, Lu Dong! This time, I did not hesitate to give up my identity as the concubine of the Wang family and run away from home and go to Nanyang to study, just to be able to have a good future, even if it costs a lot, I am willing!"

"Alas, it seems that I have no choice but to 'sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman'!" Saying that, Lu Dong also took out a dagger for self-defense from his arms, this era is not a future generation with good public security, but the last years of the Qing Dynasty when bandits were rampant, whether it was a merchant or a scholar, he would carry a sharp weapon on his body for self-defense!

The two of them grabbed their braids that they had maintained for more than ten years, looked at each other and smiled, and their eyes showed determination at the same time!

"Whew!" "Snort!" two sounds, as if the oilcloth was torn, and the drumming sea breeze blew away the messy short hair behind the back of the two heads, but in an instant, there was a thick and shiny black braid in their hands, about half a meter long!

Seeing that the braid that had been cared for for more than ten years in his hand was now cut by himself, the hearts of the two were full of joy, happiness, regret and other complex and incomprehensible feelings, and they couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

"Hehe, the two little brothers are decisive and resolute people, much stronger than when I cut braids!" Song Desheng said with a smile.

Looking at the braid in his hand, after the two glanced at each other, Lu Dong said: "Sir, it's wonderful! But now I cut off the braid, but the whole person feels a lot more relaxed!"

"Hehe, that's natural, without that big braid of one or two kilograms on the back of the head, it will naturally feel relaxed, and this pig's tail is not our Han thing, it should have been cut off a long time ago!" Song Desheng said with a smile.

Huo Jiajun vigorously popularized education in Nanyang, and tried his best to eliminate the illiterate population, coupled with the continuous propaganda in the newspapers, as well as the rapid development of the economy, more and more Han people began to get rid of the original ignorance, become open eyes to the world, compared with their previous life, it is natural that they have no good impression of the feudal and backward Qing government.

"Okay, the boat is about to dock, and I should leave too!" said the middle-aged man who took out two business cards with his phone number and address from the pocket of his jacket and handed them to the two of them, "This is my address in Dong Wanlu, if you need help with anything, you can go to me then!"

Although it was the first time they met, the nobility of the two of them could still be seen with the eyesight that Song De had trained for half his life, and now there are really few people who can rush to Nanyang from Tianjin, the north of the Qing Dynasty, to study, but there are really few people, and the courage and perseverance of the two are extraordinary! So, out of the keen intuition of a businessman, he is optimistic about the future of the two, and of course he also needs emotional investment!

"Thank you!" Wang Wei and the two were not polite, they took it with both hands, the two of them were not familiar with each other when they first came to Nanyang, and it was of course great to have an acquaintance to guide them! Moreover, from the relationship just now, it can also be seen that the middle-aged man in front of him is not a cunning person.

"You're welcome, after the ship docks, you still have to complete some formalities, but naturally someone will teach you how to do it, so I'll leave first!"

"Thank you, sir, for your help!" (To be continued.) )