Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 761 Establishment of Chu State 【End of the book】

It has been two months since Fan Ning returned to the North Island. Many things have happened in these two months. First, the envoy of the Son of Heaven arrived in the Kingdom of Chu and officially conferred the Kingdom of Chu. The golden seal of the king.

Secondly, some conflicts occurred in his family. His mother Zhang Sanniang refused to accept that Ashabel would marry into Fan's family in the future and become his son's concubine.

In a rage, Zhang Sanniang moved to her daughter's house and ignored her son. In the end, Zhu Pei persuaded her mother-in-law Zhang Sanniang to make peace.

Although Zhu Pei also felt awkward, it was not her age. Her husband was only 35 years old, and it was normal to marry a teenage concubine. The main reason was that she was of a different race, and she was a Western Caucasian woman she had never seen before.

But Jupe knew her husband's ambition. He wanted to use this marriage to intervene in the West, not just for tobacco and tea, but also to change the politics of the West.

In my husband's words, the next [-] years will inevitably be a contest between the two civilizations of the East and the West, so how to suppress the power of the West, so that Byzantine civilization will no longer be introduced to the West, and the Renaissance will no longer occur in the West is up to him. things.

Jupe didn't understand these things, but she knew her husband's foresight, and taking this white girl as a concubine was the most important part of his plan.

It was Zhu Pei who understood this truth, so she accepted Ashabel first, taught her tea art and Chinese, taught her music, and transformed her into a qualified daughter-in-law of the Fan family.

At the same time, Zhu Pei persuaded her mother-in-law, Zhang Sanniang, and at this time, Fan Ning's grandmother Yang died of illness, and the whole country of Chu mourned, including Ashabel, who also wore hemp and mourning to guard the spirit of her grandmother. Zhang Sanniang saw this, and the thorn in her heart It was finally pulled out, in her opinion, as long as this western daughter-in-law knows how to behave filially, then nothing else matters.

Fanning, however, could not take care of these troubles at home. He was too busy. After spending the first seven days with his grandmother, he set off to inspect the resettlement of new immigrants, and he went for a whole month before returning.

Immediately afterwards, Fan began to set up various government offices and supervisory institutions in the North Island. The Presbyterian Church was the first institution established, formulating various rules and exercising some powers at the same time. With the gradual establishment of the official government system, the administrative power of the Presbyterian Church disappeared.

But the Presbyterian Church itself is a good thing. It is elected by the people of each county and represents public opinion to a certain extent. It exercises legislative power and at the same time exercises supervisory power to supervise military and political institutions.

So far, Fan Ning is in control of the military, government and investment power, and the highest government official is only the chief minister of Chu Wangfu, but this is not the ultimate form of Chu State.

Fan Ning decided that in his later period, he would set up the Prime Minister of Chu, and the Prime Minister of Chu would be elected by the people of Chu State with one person, one vote.

The king of Chu will gradually become a symbol of a kingdom, no longer enjoying real power, but only wealth. Only in this way can his descendants rule the Chu kingdom from generation to generation.

This morning, Fan Ning arrived in the Southern Continent. Fan Ning is also the Governor of the Southern Continent. He is mainly responsible for formulating the general direction of the development of the Southern Continent. He does not interfere with trivial government affairs. At the same time, he controls the [-] garrisons of the Southern Continent.

The Southern Continent has a population of more than [-] and [-] Japanese miners. The population is mainly concentrated in the central and eastern coasts and the southeastern coast. It is currently divided into two prefectures and ten counties. The central and eastern coast is called Dingnan Prefecture, with four counties. , the southeast coast is called Zhongnan Prefecture, and there are six counties. At present, the mines are mainly deep in the central part, while agriculture and animal husbandry are concentrated in the southeast coast.

Zhongnan Prefecture is the area around Sydney today. The southeastern part of the southern continent has the best climate, the most abundant rainfall, and the most extensive and fertile land in the entire southern continent. Nearly 30 people live here, but there are still millions of square kilometers. The fertile land has not been developed.

Now it happens to be March, which is autumn in the Southern Continent, and it is the harvest season for wheat. Fan Ning came here mainly to participate in the sacrifice of the God of Five Grains as the governor, and then opened the sickle to harvest.

Fan Ning's ship slowly landed in Zhongnan County, and the prefect and county magistrate as well as the main generals of the garrison were all waiting on the pier.

The magistrate of Zhongnan Mansion is Lu Huiqing. He has been the magistrate here for three years, and his term will expire next year. But whether he can be transferred back is still a question. He has done a good job in Zhongnan Mansion. Xiang Guofu Bute intended for him to serve another term.

Fan Ning, the county magistrate, also knew him. It was Cai Jing, who only applied for transfer this year and is currently serving as the county magistrate of Zhongnan County.

The general of the garrison was a commander named Ma Weihong, who commanded 1000 people. Although the population in the southeast coast was the majority, the majority of the garrison was in Dingnan Prefecture, because there were concentrated mines and [-] Japanese laborers were there. Army guards are required.

"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu for humble positions!" Lu Huiqing stepped forward and bowed.

"Is Zhifu Lu feeling better?" Fan Ning asked with concern.

Fan Ning came here two months ago. At that time, Lu Huiqing had just learned that he had to serve another term and fell ill. Fan Ning persuaded him that if he worked for another term, his qualifications would be deeper. It may not be a bad thing, Lu Huiqing slowly figured it out.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the humble body has fully recovered."

"That's good. Bring the mother, wife and children as soon as possible. I can arrange for them to take the best boat, so that the journey will be more comfortable."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, I have already written a letter home, asking them to pack their bags, and they are expected to leave next month."

"I will write a letter to the Overseas Economic and Strategic Office and ask them to arrange a ship."

Fan Ning is still very concerned about the lives of his subordinates, and tries to provide them with the best conditions. For example, he decides that all officials in the Southern Continent have official residences, and even government officials also provide dormitories, and the standards exceed a certain standard set by the court. To three times, for example, the imperial court stipulated that the county officials live in three acres of houses, while Nanlu has ten acres of official residences, and Lu Huiqing's prefect has twenty acres of official residences, with all kinds of pavilions and pavilions.

As for the salary, it is stipulated by the imperial court and cannot be changed, but various local subsidies are five times the salary, and all kinds of benefits are complete, meat, rice, charcoal, cotton, and ice are available at all seasons, and there are carriages and horses for travel. If you dislike this place for being too far away, then there is nothing to say about the various treatments here.

Fan Ning met with Cai Jing and Ma Weihong again, and then took the carriage to the Governor's Mansion.

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Fan Ning only stayed in the Southern Continent for five days, and hurried back to Chu State. The reason why he was so anxious was because Chu State had a major ceremony that he needed to preside over.

At this time, the Jiangnan Great Plain to the north of Chu City was already crowded with people.

Chu City is the original Wucheng County. After the establishment of the Chu Kingdom, it was renamed Chu City, but the people call it Chu Capital.

Almost hundreds of thousands of people in the whole city came out. In a wilderness in the southeast, a ten-mile-long railway track was built. A train has been quietly parked on the temporary platform. The train is covered with red and green. Desperately maintaining order, people retreated beyond the red line fifty steps away from the railroad tracks.

Fan Zhener, Fan Linger and Isabel were running on the platform, looking for the best seat. In terms of age, Fan Zhener was the oldest, at 15 years old, and Fan Linger and Isabel were both 12 years old. Although their generations were different, Fan Zhener Both Fan Linger and Fan Linger called her Isabel, and they didn't reject her. Under the guidance of their mother, they got along very well.

There is also a ten-year-old black girl, Ruth, who also stays in the Kingdom of Chu. She often plays in the streets and attracts many people's attention every time. The little native on the road is darker than her.

But Isabel followed the Fan sisters to the street twice, and both caused a sensation. The golden hair like a waterfall, the skin as white as ice and snow, and the eyes as blue as sapphires are really amazingly beautiful, but soon Everyone knows that she is a princess from the west and will marry His Highness the King of Chu.

At this time, Fan Ning personally cut the ribbon on the train and announced that the train could start.

"Ugh-"

The whistle blew, the wheels turned rumblingly, and slowly increased the speed, driving along the rails, with five carriages behind them, the speed of the train was not fast, only twenty to thirty kilometers per hour.

People ran with the train, cheering and jumping, and the number of people on the platform gradually decreased.

Fanning had just boarded the carriage, when a figure flashed, Isabel also boarded the carriage, sat beside him, smiled sweetly at him, hugged his arm, and rested her head on his shoulder.

Fanning patted her hand and ordered: "Let's go!"

The carriage started, getting faster and faster, and chased the train along the official road.

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postscript:

In the fifth year of King Chu, Fan Ning married Isabel as his concubine.

In the seventh year of the King of Chu, the fleet of the Chamber of Commerce of Chu State discovered the Cape of Good Hope, and the fleet went around the Cape of Good Hope to Europe, opening up a new route.

In the eighth year of King Chu, Fan Ning, king of Chu, visited Europe with Isabel at the invitation of Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich IV under the guidance of Ban Sai, and arrived in Rüdesheim in August of that year.

In the tenth year of the King of Chu, the first steam train from Bianjing to Yangzhou in the Song Dynasty was opened.

In the 14th year of the King of Chu, Fan Mingren led a fleet to discover South America. Three years later, he discovered North America on his second voyage. The Song Dynasty set off a big wave of overseas development.

In the 20th year of King Chu, oil purification technology appeared.

In the 32nd year of the King of Chu, Shen Kuo's son Shen Chong invented the internal combustion engine technology at the Chu State Power Research Institute. The next year, the first internal combustion engine ship was launched into the sea.

. . . . . . .

350 years later, the Ottoman Turk Empire launched the Battle of Istanbul. The Ottoman Turk Empire was hit by Eastern Fire and Thunder under the city of Istanbul. More than 10 people were killed in battle. The loss was extremely heavy. The Battle of Istanbul failed. attack.

Before this battle, hundreds of missionaries escaped from Byzantium by sea with countless classics. They arrived at Crete, which had been purchased by the eastern state of Chu for 300 years, where they were picked up and sailed to the east. The sea ship, headed for the far east, the Kingdom of Italy passed by these classics.

The Renaissance did not happen, and European history took a turn here.

【End of the book】

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