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Chapter 1024 – 1020 [Jin Wang Is Very Close]

Chapter 1024 1020 [Jin Wang is very close]

Although Zhao Han broke the boundary between officials and officials, it has become increasingly difficult for officials to become officials since the imperial examination was on the right track.

After graduating from elementary school, and taking the examination for junior officials in the county, they belong to the lowest level of officials.

After graduating from middle school, and taking the examination for junior officials in the state capital, the grade of officials is slightly higher.

Graduated from university, and failed to pass the Jinshi exam. At first, they could be released as ninth-rank officials, but now they can only be sent out to officials. But you can directly serve as a first- and second-class official, and after three to five years, at most six or seven years, you can basically be promoted to a ninth-rank official.

Officials who only have a primary school diploma, unless they have excellent practical ability or have connections in the family, they will not be able to really be an official in this life, and promotion to the first-class official is already the limit.

Clerks with a high school diploma will have a special test of their talents and chances. Generally until retirement, the ninth-rank official is the top of the sky, but there are overseas consulates and the Protectorate!

Jinshi are reluctant to go to those remote and bitter cold places, unless they can become high officials.

He finally passed the imperial examination and was sent to Tibet to do eight or nine grades. How could he not feel resentful? Vietnam and Myanmar are okay, at least the conditions are not so bad.

Therefore, the imperial court has a policy to let the chief officials of the provinces, prefectures and counties register the first-class officials who are willing to risk their lives, and the list is sent to the capital together with the taxes of the provinces every year.

The first-class official is a hurdle to be promoted to be an official, but it is very difficult to overcome.

Teng Wenlong has been a first-class official for eight years, and has changed three positions. Although the real power is getting bigger and more lucrative, but life and death just cannot go up. He was already in his thirties, and while he was still alive, he registered to give it a try.

He was actually selected. You must know that there are many first-class officials who are willing to risk their lives, and they all have excellent resumes. Whether they can win the lottery depends entirely on luck.

Knowing where he was going, Teng Wenlong couldn’t laugh or cry.

Neither to Tibet, nor to Heilongjiang, nor to the Mongolian grasslands. Even Malacca and Chittagong are fine, what the **** is Malacca?

Mashima, which is Madagascar, is a transliteration from the indigenous language.

Arabs, Portuguese, and French have given this island many names, such as Moon Island, Vazamba Island, Ma Island, Da Island, etc. Zhao Han thinks that transliteration is the most convenient.

If there is a loss, there is a gain. The Falkland Islands are remote and the salary is high.

Teng Wenlong was directly promoted from the first-class official to the sixth rank, and became a seventh-rank official. But he had to serve for six years, and if counting the round trip, it would take seven or eight years to return to China, by which time he would be in his forties.

Teng Wenlong also brought several subordinates, who were also promoted by the first-class officials, and the lowest ranks were all promoted from the eighth rank.

The fleet docked without even a proper port.

A Chinese living in Malagasy Island was in charge of managing this simple port. After meeting him, he said: “Shangguan, please sail the boat to the north. There is a port called Marenga, which has been renamed Renjia Port, and it is called ‘recognize home and return to the country’.” It means that there is a river in Renjia Port, which can go directly to Xinguang City where the Governor’s Mansion is located.”

Teng Wenlong asked doubtfully, “Isn’t the Governor’s Mansion on the west side?”

The man explained: “We have conquered the capital of a small indigenous country, and many old brothers have moved there. I am not in a hurry to leave. After this port is abandoned, I will take over the nearby salt field. Hey, my ancestors have been salt workers for generations. I never thought that one day I would be able to open a saltworks by myself.”

This guy not only owns the salt field, but also the nearby aborigines (mostly fishermen) are all under his jurisdiction. He also has five adopted sons, who form a five-person private army, ready to recruit natives at any time, and pull up a miscellaneous army of three to four hundred people.

Compared to those city lords, he didn’t feel aggrieved either.

Because only the west coast of the island is suitable for boiling salt, and he owns the only sea salt field on the island. As for Xinguangcheng, the natives eat rock salt, which doesn’t taste very good, and the old brothers prefer sea salt.

Teng Wenlong chatted with this person for a while, and then boarded the ship and headed north under the guidance of the guide.

The sea ships sent by the imperial court were also equipped with many small boats, and the materials were loaded on the ships and walked along the river, enjoying the unique exotic scenery along the way.

“Mountain…mandrill?”

Teng Wenlong observed both sides of the river with binoculars, and suddenly a ghostly thing came into view, which really shocked him.

“Show me.” Cao Yue said hurriedly.

Cao Yue also came to Mashima to serve as an official, but he was only promoted to the seventh rank, because his official resume was not as good-looking as Teng Wenlong’s.

Teng Wenlong handed over the binoculars and reminded: “It’s scary.”

Cao Yue watched for a long time with a binoculars, and finally found a strange animal.

This thing seems to be a monkey, with white hair on the chest, neck, forehead, cheeks and ears, and the rest is black. It looked like a ghost at first glance, no wonder Teng Wenlong thought it was a mandrill.

Uh… Madagascar lemurs.

Suddenly, more lemurs appeared, watching human ships in groups. They opened their mouths and made a hoarse sound of “hohohohohoho”. The calls of hundreds of lemurs gathered together and echoed on both sides of the valley.

The sound is very penetrating, and it can be directly used as the background sound effect of ghost movies.

“I’m getting goosebumps when I’m in his mother’s place.” Hao Shan from the eighth rank shrank his neck and said.

The person in charge of guiding them was called Lin Xiaotian. He took out an earthen jar and said, “Masters, I forgot to give you this. You can apply it on your body or on your clothes. Mosquitoes won’t bite you, and it can also prevent malaria.”

“Malaria prevention? This is a good thing.” Teng Wenlong was surprised.

Malaysia has more than 13,000 kinds of herbs, and most of them are unique to the island.

Like the concoction in Lin Xiaotian’s jar, this plant is found all over the island. When crushed, the juice can be extracted, which can kill the adults and larvae of Anopheles mosquitoes, which are the carriers of malaria parasites. This medicine has no detailed name in later generations, and the juice is purified and called “RDO No. 2”.

There are also indigenous doctors on the island, and they are often part-time by wizards.

The naval doctor who drifted to the Falkland Islands has all the skills but no medicine to use, because he doesn’t know most of the plants on the island. By chance, the military doctor discovered that wizards could cure diseases, so every time they conquered various tribes, they must capture wizards alive to ask them for medical skills.

There are not only herbal medicines for malaria prevention, but also herbal medicines for colds, toothaches, etc.

Over the past ten years, military doctors have recognized hundreds of types of medicine, and their medical skills are getting better and better, and the child mortality rate is also decreasing year by year.

Lin Xiaotian explained the situation, and Teng Wenlong asked: “There are a lot of this kind of herbal medicine in the Maldives Islands?”

“It’s everywhere.” Lin Xiaotian said.

Teng Wenlong smiled and said: “It can be shipped to China, not to mention the prevention of malaria, but the prevention of mosquito bites is very useful.”

Lin Xiaotian said: “The fresh grass has to be squeezed into juice. I’m afraid it won’t work after a long time.”

Teng Wenlong said: “Then transplant the grass to the country.”

Obviously, they don’t know what species invasion is. When this thing arrives in China, it will probably grow everywhere.

After passing the hilly area, it enters the plateau area.

“Huo, that kind of tree is so strange.” Cao Yue pointed to a bread tree and said.

Lin Xiaotian introduced: “We are called hozen trees, and monkeys often pick fruits from the trees. This kind of tree is also full of treasures. The fresh leaves can be used to cook soup, the dried leaves can be used as seasoning, and the fruits can also be used to fill the stomach. The seeds can be used to extract oil, and the tendons of the bark can be used to weave cloth and make ropes. Old Chen… well, Doctor Chen learned from the wizard that the fruit, leaves, and bark of the hozen tree can cure malaria.”

Teng Wenlong couldn’t help laughing and said, “There are quite a lot of people who can cure malaria in the Falkland Islands.”

Baobab fruit, vitamin C content is three times that of oranges, calcium content is 50% higher than spinach!

All kinds of strange animals and plants opened Teng Wenlong’s eyes along the way, and he suddenly felt that being thrown here was not too bad.

The closer it is to Xinguangcheng, the more it looks like a civilized world.

The banks of the river are all cultivated areas. The indigenous people here not only know how to grow rice, but also dug many diversion channels. They weave linen and baobab bark cloth and sell them to underdeveloped tribes in exchange for other living materials. The craft of pottery is also very mature, and the carpenter is also quite proficient, and can build a “big boat” that can accommodate 20 to 30 people.

Continuing to develop, it is estimated that sea ships can also be built, and they can communicate with Africa and India.

The reason why the navigation technology is not lit is not that the technology is not in place, but the problem of regional distribution. The most suitable places for farming are concentrated in the central plateau, and they don’t rely on the sea at all. In the coastal area, the tropical rainforest climate in the east and the savannah climate in the west are not suitable for the development of human civilization.

Arriving in Xinguang City, Deng Youzhang came out to greet him with a group of old brothers.

After some exchanges with each other, Teng Wenlong was invited into the city and asked as he walked, “How many people are there under your rule?”

Deng Youzhang shook his head and said, “We can only directly govern the cities and surrounding villages. The farther places are all tribal autonomy, and the population cannot be counted at all.”

“Then how many people can you count?” Teng Wenlong asked.

Deng Youzhang said: “There are about 120,000 to 30,000 people. There are more than 40,000 people in Xinguang City and its surrounding areas alone. This is what is left after the war just now. What is the constitution of the court?”

Teng Wenlong said: “The governor is still in charge, and none of the magistrates and county magistrates you appoint will be changed. I will bring a group of officials to serve as your deputy. There are also officials who specialize in supervising gold mines. Mr. Xun Mine will also give you Brought two.”

“Your Majesty is wise.” Deng Youzhang finally breathed a sigh of relief, the court did not directly send people to pick peaches.

Teng Wenlong also said: “Your Majesty asked Falkland to build a seaport. The imperial court will send two ships, and the shipping officials will be dispatched from China. From now on, the supplies from Falkland will no longer be brought from China, and they can go directly to India to trade with King Jin.” .”

“King Jin?” Deng Youzhang didn’t understand.

Teng Wenlong explained: “The king of Jin is the king of Jin. The prince born by His Majesty was entrusted to a small country in the south of India.”

Deng Youzhang and the old brothers around him were all silent after hearing these words.

They also have stargazers who know how to calculate latitude and longitude, and they also have nautical charts to know how close southern India is to the Falklands.

If they are disobedient and one day angers the imperial court, King Jin can directly send troops to kill them.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away, but the king of Jin is not far away.

(end of this chapter)