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Chapter 185 Another Governor Comes

Chapter 185 Here Comes a Governor Again (First update, please subscribe)
History seems to have gone a little bit awry.

The triple-expansion steam engine, which was supposed to be put into use in the early 1870s, was born in Nanhua Shipyard several years in advance under the dedicated processing and assembly of technicians and workers.

Although it only has a "mere" [-] horsepower, the appearance of the triple-expansion steam engine still changed Nanhua's shipbuilding industry—installing steam engines for merchant ships was put on the agenda.

In the days to come, the three-expansion steam engine produced by Nanhua Shipbuilding Company will definitely not be sold to the outside world. Just providing steam engines for the 36 merchant ships of the Ameria Shipping Company is enough for the shipbuilding company's power workshop to produce for a long time.

"Expand a professional steam engine and boiler production enterprise!"

Faced with the sudden increase in demand, Zhu Xianhai made a straightforward decision. As early as last year, Nanhua Shipyard had already started producing steam engines. After all, steam engines in this era are not complicated, and there is not even a unified blueprint. Type, steam engine is completely designed and produced according to the needs of users.However, the three-expansion steam engine produced by Nanhua has a set of standard drawings and can be mass-produced.

That is, when the new steam engine was put into production, the "Great Eastern" sailed back to Nanhua. Its arrival not only brought 43612 new immigrants to Nanhua, but also made the population of Nanhua exceed [-]. At the same time, a passenger on board, Surprised, Zhu Xianhai didn't react for a long time.

Here comes another governor of Zhejiang!
Nanhua already has a Zhejiang governor——Wang Youling, no, his current alias is Wang Yingjiu.Under Hu Xueyan's recommendation, after teaching in the school for several months, he has already joined the company and became Zhu Xianhai's staff.

"My lord, why don't I go and meet this Zuo Jigao first?"

Wang Yingjiu also sighed in her heart.

He was "sold" to Nanhua by Changmao when he was the governor of Zhejiang. Who would have thought that his successor Zuo Zongtang would also come to Nanhua.

This is too coincidental!

Zhu Xianhai muttered to himself.

"No, let him hang out in Nanhua first. Take a look around, and then I'll see him again!"

In fact, among the so-called "famous ministers of Zhongxing" in the late Qing Dynasty, Zhu Xianhai had a very good impression of Zuo Zongtang, and there is no other reason... Xibeier.

Just when Zhu Xianhai was going to let Zuo Zongtang visit Nanhua, he was on the deck, watching the passengers on the ship being sent ashore by sampans and small steamers, gazing at the city in front of him, Zuo Zongtang’s The expression is a bit complicated.

"The proprietor still has to worry about how to see him later?"

Su Shijing asked.

"Ok!"

Nodding, Zuo Zongtang said.

"Zuo was greatly favored by the imperial court. He was promoted to the governor of Zhejiang after one year in office. He originally wanted to serve the imperial court to quell the chaos, but he was defeated in Zhejiang and fell into a foreign country. Now the lord of South China that I want to meet..."

Unlike others, Zuo Zongtang's road to the imperial examination was very bumpy and hard.Although he is a famous talented man in Sanxiang, his research is all about practical knowledge, and the level of stereotyped essays is not very high. He failed to pass the Jinshi examination three times.

After being completely desperate for the imperial examination, he vowed never to take it again, and returned to his hometown to farm and teach.This kind of rural farmer's life, Zuo Zongtang worked until he was forty years old, well, he was even a "son-in-law".

Nothing can be achieved before the age of forty. For a person like Zuo Zongtang who has great ambitions and is better than "now bright", one can imagine the depression.If there was no such thing as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he would probably have spent his entire life in his father-in-law's house as a door-to-door.

Although he was a well-known talent in Sanxiang, he was recommended by local officials and bigwigs such as Zeng and Lin, but he was never used by the court.He was in his forties, and he didn't get a half-job, so he naturally didn't have much loyalty to the court.

Even this is the reason why he almost voted for the Taiping Army in his early years.But since he entered Zhang Liangji's shogunate, he became an official as an aide two years ago, and was promoted to the governor's "Zhiyu" one year ago.It made him feel that the imperial court was very kind to him. Who would have thought that when he was preparing to serve the imperial court, he would become a captive and be "sold" to Nanhua.

And this Lord of South China.

"The Lord of Nanhua is said to be a descendant of Zhu Ming!"

After staying on the boat for dozens of days, Zuo Zongtang has almost learned from the mouths of other people that the identity of the Lord of South China is actually after Zhu Ming.Unexpectedly, at the same time, he also murmured in his heart, maybe this master thinks it is also a rebellion.

With a wry smile, Zuo Zongtang said to himself as he watched Wu Yangyang hustle and bustle with people on the deck.

"He has created such a large foundation in the territory of foreigners. I am afraid that his ambition is not small!"

Its ambition is not small!

What is this ambition?

When Zuo Zongtang was muttering in his heart, it was finally his turn to disembark. Unlike other people who went to the new immigrant education camp to receive some training, he and a dozen of his subordinates were brought to the pier.The people who received them were actually old acquaintances. It was beyond the imagination of Su Shijing and others to see old friends tens of thousands of miles away, but then they were relieved, and now the city of Hangzhou is under Changmao's control , since Changmao keeps selling people here, I saw a few old friends from Hangzhou here.Of course it's a normal thing.

"Why is Brother Jiayu here?"

"How else could it be?"

Ding Bing smiled helplessly.

"Not all come here in the same way,"

Shrugging helplessly, Ding Bing saluted Zuo Zongtang.

Under Ding Bing, I have met Lord Futai! "

"Sigh, why should Ding Xiandi be so polite? I only hate Zuo for being incompetent. Although a virtuous brother passed on information, he failed to save the people of Hangzhou. It's really a pity!"

In one sentence, it tells what Ding Bing did when Hangzhou was occupied - he once sent information to Zuo Zongtang, but his fate has also undergone some changes, and he failed to rescue Wenlan Pavilion's "" "Siku Quanshu" and rebuilt Wenlan Pavilion, but "sold" to Nanhua together with the collection of books at home. Nanhua not only wanted people, but also wanted books.As a result, the Ding family was very unfortunate and could not escape this catastrophe. The Ding family's collection of books and the "Siku Quanshu" in Hangzhou's "Wenlan Pavilion" became the collections of the Nanhua Library. As for him himself, he also went to Nanhua. .

Ding Bing said directly.

"Hey, what's the pity, Mr. Futai doesn't know something, if you can defeat the current long hair, it would be so strange!"

"Oh? Why is that?"

Zuo Zongtang was puzzled.

"Master Futai, haven't you understood yet?"

Ding Bing said.

"The reason why we came here, to put it bluntly, is that Long Mao was plundered here. Why did he plunder us? Isn't it to exchange foreign guns with Nanhua? Now there are many long-haired guns with sharp firepower." How could it be their opponent..."

In fact, Zuo Zongtang knew what Ding Bing said, but he still looked around in confusion and said.

"Nanhua replaces people with guns. Could it be that they can also make foreign guns and cannons?"

(End of this chapter)

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