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Chapter 962 The Colonial Ministry's Ambition (First update, please subscribe)
Who else could it be?

Of course it is Emperor Zhu!

In fact, as early as three years ago, Nikola Tesla, no, it should be said to be Nicholas, a naturalized citizen surnamed Ni and given the name Gula, had already entered the emperor's sight.Although he didn't deliberately pay attention to Tesla, he still attracted Emperor Zhu's attention in his unique way.

How could a young student who won the "Royal Young Scholar Award" for inventing a new type of doctor "X-ray machine" before graduating from university not attract the attention of Emperor Zhu?
Besides, the name of Nikola Tesla was still very familiar to Emperor Zhu.So in the next three years, I paid a little more attention, facing some of the achievements he had made when he was a graduate student, and even discovered the legend of the "rotating magnetic field" while walking on campus.

Emperor Zhu came to a conclusion that this Tesla has not been buried, a genius is a genius, and with a good environment, his achievements will only be more and better.It is also because of this that Emperor Zhu ordered the company to subsidize him.

As for what kind of fruit Tesla will bear in Ming Dynasty... Although Emperor Zhu is full of expectations, that's it. After all, for Daming in 1881, Nikola Tesla's achievements are comparable No, it has no effect at all.

When Tesla was looking forward to signing the contract with the company, ordinary people who had eaten Laba rice were busy with the upcoming New Year, and every household was preparing for the New Year. Of course, there were many people who were eager to return home I'm rushing home.

The train sped through the fiery red sunset, passing by patches of tree shadows and patches of fields, and the still sky receded rapidly, and the twilight deepened.Sun Mei leaned her head on the back of the chair and looked out of the window, the golden sunlight lightly shone on him through the car window.

Seven years!
For the past seven years, he has been doing business in Hawaii, from a small grocery store in Honolulu to a farm of several thousand acres in Yilan Island.Even thinking about it now feels like a dream.

Seven years ago, even Sun Mei himself never imagined that one day, he would become a farmer with thousands of head of cattle, and it only took seven short years to create such a family business.He was even commended by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Empire, and the reason why Sun Mei traveled all the way from Hawaii to the mainland of the Empire this time was to participate in the award ceremony held by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month.

While talking about the commendation conference, Sun Mei had another kind of longing in her heart.

"Nebula Medal..."

The Nebula Medal is a medal that has been awarded since the first year of Shengde. It can be awarded to those who have made great contributions to the society. The medal is divided into nine grades. This is the easiest medal for ordinary people to obtain. Only a hundred pieces were issued.

The commendation conferences of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture have been guiding to a certain extent for many years. Every year, the recipients of the Nebula Medal are commended by the two ministries in that year.

However, Sun Mei just thought about it.

After all, he participated in the meeting as a "representative of outstanding overseas Ming merchants". A farmer like him is not ranked in Daming, that is, in Hawaii - that place is not the territory of Daming, it is considered overseas. Pick the general to fall on him.

"Forget it, I don't want to do this anymore, when we get to Yingtian, let's go and see the little brother first."

Six years ago, Sun Mei brought her mother and younger brother Sun Wen from their hometown in Guangdong to Honolulu. Because Sun Wen didn't want to help in the store but wanted to study, she sent him to Daming to study.The brothers have not seen each other for six years.

"I don't know how my younger brother's studies are going."

Just when Sun Mei put aside his desire for "Medals" temporarily, he didn't know that Liang Baitao, the minister of the Imperial Colonial Department who was promoted from the governor of Beihai, was discussing with the Minister of Industry and Commerce in the study room of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. his business.

"Are you sure you want to reserve this spot for him?"

"Yes, one must be reserved for Hawaii no matter what."

Pointing to Sun Mei on the roster, Liang Baitao's tone seemed very certain.

"His farm is not that big. Although it's not bad in Hawaii, but in comparison, there are many larger farms in the colony than him! You have to think about it carefully."

Fang Zhanbo looked at Liang Baitao and asked again, the number of Nebula Medals issued each year is only a mere hundred people, which seems to be quite a lot, and it is rare that they can be distributed to all walks of life across the country.It is indeed a pity to use up a quota directly.

"What's the relationship between Sun Mei and you? After an old friend? Or..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liang Baitao shook his head again and again.

"What kind of old friend, I, Liang Baitao, was originally from Hubei, so I can't talk about Guangdong. I'm thinking about Hawaii!"

Hawaii can be said to be Liang Baitao's eternal regret. When he was the governor of Beihai, he had been eager to incorporate Hawaii into Ming Dynasty, but due to luck, Ming's attention was not on the Pacific Ocean at all in those years.From Africa to the Middle East, from the Middle East to Brazil, there is nothing about the north. No, until he left office, he failed to incorporate Hawaii into Ming Dynasty.

"What does reading Hawaii have to do with medals?"

Fang Zhanbo looked at Liang Baitao with puzzled eyes. Who doesn't know Liang Baitao's nickname "Nine-headed Bird", this guy may have some crooked ideas.

"How come it doesn't matter?"

Liang Baitao said directly.

"Since the annexation of Brazil, the expansion of our Ming Dynasty has basically relied on a certain stage, but you also know that my Ming Dynasty reaches the four islands of Dongying in the west, the North Sea in the east and Alaska in the north, and the Pacific Ocean and my Ming Dynasty are almost equal to the inner lake. Hawaii Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, if I want to control the Pacific Ocean, I must control Hawaii, so..."

Before Liang Baitao could finish speaking, Fang Zhanbo shook his head again and again.

"I said, Brother Zhixian, Hawaii is important, but you know the current situation. The situation is very different from a few years ago! We have the "Alliance of Four Emperors", and the "Five Nations Entente" between Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands ", and you also know that the five countries, especially London and Washington, have reached a consensus long ago-resolutely curb our overseas expansion."

"Of course I know this. The golden age of expansion is over, but... Hawaii, it is related to whether I, Ming, can control the Pacific Ocean in the future! Therefore, I must take it no matter what!"

Liang Baitao took a deep breath and explained.

"That's why, my little brother wants to do something in other aspects, such as increasing the influence of the Hawaiian diaspora. You know, the Nebula Medal seems inconspicuous, but the medal winners have the right to directly write to the cabinet."

This is the uniqueness of the Nebula Medal - it can be directly written to the cabinet, in other words, it is equivalent to having the privilege of direct court, and even many middle-level officials do not have such power.

The recipients of the Nebula Medal have such power, not only that, they also patrol the place to ensure that the local government is effectively managed and that no one is treated unfairly.To a certain extent, it is the same as newspapers, and they are all non-governmental supervisory forces for government behavior.

"So, you want to make some fuss about this? But, it won't affect the overall situation!"

After figuring out what the other party was thinking, Fang Zhanbo said with a frown.

"The overall situation right now is that we can't take the initiative to break the balance. If the balance breaks, I'm afraid there will be a war!"

"I know it can't affect the overall situation, and I don't want to influence the overall situation, but..."

Looking at Fang Zhanbo, Liang Baitao said.

"What I want is to increase our influence in all aspects of Hawaii, so that Americans dare not act rashly!"

Facing his answer, Fang Zhanbo thought for a while, and then said.

"Oh, it's the New Year now, let's not talk about this. When will we wait until the New Year is over..."

"Then what I just said"

Before Liang Baitao could finish speaking, Fang Zhanbo evaded again.

"Didn't I say it? We'll talk about it after the new year. I'll definitely give you an answer then!"

(End of this chapter)