Julian's work was not over.
He then introduced many senior officials in Lanfang to Cornley, such as Zhuang Qiang, the director of religious affairs, who was in charge of religious affairs in Lanfang and was related to church missionary matters. He was a key figure who could not be bypassed.
There is also the Chief of Justice Peng Minzhi, who was responsible for legal matters during the Lanfang Company period. It is said that he was also a key figure in creating Lanfang's first code of law with Zhao Xuening. It is related to the convenience of doing things in the future, so he has to have a good relationship.
The remaining ones include Fei Yongfeng, the director-general of civil affairs, who came from an official family in the Fujian region of the Qing Empire. He once served as a local official in Fujian. He had to fake his death and fled because he offended his superior. Later, he was taken under Zhao Xuening and became an important person in charge of civil affairs. figure.
Chen Luofu, the director-general of education, was from Guangxi and had a good reputation as a civil servant. He couldn't stand the county magistrate's bullying of the villagers and led the people to cause trouble. He was expelled and put on death row. He was later rescued, escaped from the prison and fled to the island of Borneo.
After that, he has been working as a teacher in a Chinese mining company, specializing in teaching the children of the company's senior executives. Because he is a decent man, he is quite prestigious.
After Zhao Xuening's rise to wipe out these Chinese mining companies, he was taken under Zhao Xuening's command. After a series of twists and turns, with Zhao Xuening's support, he set up Lanfang's education system.
Of course, it is not that the four books and five classics are important, but that science and engineering are more important.
Chen Luofu was not an old-school scholar, but rather a flexible spirit. After seeing the strength of Lanfang's army with his own eyes, he changed his views.
Overall, he is one of the few lawful good people among the high-ranking Lanfang group.
Such a group of people from all over the world, who could even be said to have no connection before they came together under Zhao Xuening, have now come together to become the helmsmen of this emerging country. It has to be said that it is very impressive. things.
Julian has a very clear understanding of this.
"The only reason why such a group of people with different origins, different ethnic groups, different languages, and different beliefs can come together to build a very powerful country is because of Zhao Xuening. The country is called Lanfang, but it is actually Zhao Xuening.
If Zhao Xuening died today or tomorrow, this country would fall apart in an instant. The reason why it can exist and compete with Batavia is because Zhao Xuening is too powerful and people are willing to follow him. Because of his power. "
Cornley glanced around the "shining" Lanfang group of orangutans in the living room, suddenly smiled, and whispered in Julian's ear.
"In other words, if Zhao Xuening dies suddenly, then these people will fight among themselves, and Lan Fang will be destroyed immediately?"
"You can say that, but I don't recommend you to do it this way, because there are many people doing this, but the result is the same."
Julian pushed up his glasses.
"Zhao Xuening has lived well until now, and those who wanted him to die are basically dead."
"………………"
Cornley fell silent.
Although he thought about letting Zhao Xuening die, he had a very deep self-awareness.
He felt that his life should not be as hard as Zhao Xuening's.
Three months ago, he got malaria when he first arrived in Batavia, and he was cured by the quinine sent by Zhao Xuening. If he wanted to do anything to Zhao Xuening, the result would probably not be good.
Since they can't win, they have to find a way to join. The Lanfang group of apes gathered together to talk and laugh, and you came and went. Conley saw that Marek had already started chatting with Albert, and his heart felt itchy. , so based on Cornley's suggestion, Morris was placed as the primary target.
the reason is simple.
Morris is a Scotsman, and according to rumors, Morris dislikes the English very much. Since Marek has found the English, he will go to the Scots.
Anyway, everyone's ultimate goal is to influence Zhao Xuening's decision-making through managing diplomatic relations, so it is not appropriate to reach out to Lanfang's sensitive departments in advance, and it will easily arouse Zhao Xuening's vigilance.
Marek obviously realized this, so he chose the Ministry of Industry, while Cornley went tit-for-tat and chose the Ministry of Commerce and Trade.
Morris was talking with Matthew when Cornley began to act.
Obviously, being Europeans without any big hatred makes it easier for them to get together and chat - the one who has hatred against Spain is England. I am a Scotsman, what does it have to do with me?
But Matthew is not a nationalist. He doesn't care about Spain's past glory or its current decline.
It would be better to say that he is a staunch Lan Fang sect.
When Lanfang decided to found the country, Zhao Xuening proposed the concept of "nationality" and stated that Lanfang would not accept dual nationality. If he joins the Lanfang Republic, he will be a Lanfang citizen from then on, protected by Lanfang, and has no relationship with his mother country.
At the same time, paying taxes to the Lanfang Republic and being loyal to the Lanfang Republic will be the basic natural obligations of every Lanfang citizen. There will no longer be relevant obligations to the original country.
You can say that you are from a certain region, but you will no longer be able to say that you are from a certain country. You must be a citizen of Lanfang Republic.
At present, there is no written law as a clear comparison on the concept of nationality in European countries.
The king of one country can serve as the king of another country at the same time. Everyone is a family when they come and go, and their bones are broken and their tendons are connected. Even the king is like this, so the citizens are not very clear about the concept and relationship of nationality. The concept of national allegiance.
So all the Europeans working at Lanfang Company were a little confused about this.
Of course, it's not just Europeans, but other local aborigines, Vietnamese, Filipinos and Japanese who are also confused about this.
They do not know the relationship between Lanfang nationality, Lanfang citizenship and their place of origin.
In such confusion, and before Zhao Xuening gave any further lectures, Matthew Titus made a decision.
He took the lead in responding to Zhao Xuening's call and was the first to become a Lanfang nationality, declaring his taxes and allegiance to Lanfang. From then on, he had no affiliation with his native Spain.
Then he took the first [Lanfang National Certificate] from Zhao Xuening.
The second person to get a Lanfang National Certificate was Morris.
For both of them, their motherland represents memories of sadness, despair, and resentment. Every time they think of it, they feel angry. At this point, their emotions are similar to Abel Klimans.
They also want to send those devils to hell.
It's just that it's too early now. They need to work with Zhao Xuening to make Lan Fang strong enough for them to send those devils to hell.
Therefore, these two people always have quite full emotions and a high sense of responsibility for the affairs of the Republic.
Precisely because of this, these two people quite cherished each other.
When Cornley approached, Morris was boasting to Matthew about his achievements in this voyage, and Matthew looked at Morris helplessly, obviously feeling very helpless about his self-bragging.
In Matthew's view, Maurice is a good guy, humorous, talkative, energetic, always with a smile on his face, and has strong professional abilities, but there are only two things that he is very dissatisfied with.
Matthew is a devout Christian and very conservative emotionally. He lives his life with his wife who followed him to the East and struggled to survive. He has no pursuit of men and women.
Morris claimed to be a Catholic, but he was very emotionally dissolute. The fact that he had many mistresses on the premise of having a wife made Matthew dissatisfied and felt that he was blaspheming his faith.
Another point is that Morris always likes to brag about his achievements and show his strong presence, which makes the low-key Matthew feel uncomfortable.
If you have merit, just take it. President Zhao Xuening has clear rewards and punishments. He will definitely not let your contribution go in vain. You will definitely be rewarded, so why do you keep talking about what you have done?
However, these two points of dissatisfaction cannot affect the friendship between Matthew and Morris. At best, they can only be regarded as a small test.
"You don't know how many hardships and hardships are waiting for me on this voyage. We encountered many storms along the way. The waves were so violent that they almost rolled up my boat and tore it to pieces. Our sails were almost torn to pieces. There is nothing left.
In such a dangerous situation, thanks to my wisdom, we made the right decision, and our fleet was able to come back with only one ship lost, and brought back everything the president wanted, so The president promised me a salary increase. "
Morris looked at Matthew with a proud expression, as if he wanted to see Matthew's expression of appreciation.
But Matthew, who was wearing Lanfang uniform, looked calm and slowly drank Chinese tea from a Chinese tea cup that Zhao Xuening liked.
"I'm not interested in anything else. I just want to know, how many women did you bring back this time?"
Morris' complexion changed.
"Who said I brought a woman back? You are slandering me!"
"Are you still using me to slander you?"
Matthew sneered: "You brought back a woman from the Philippines, a woman from Batavia, a woman from France, and another woman from Spain. How many women have you brought back over the years?" ? No wonder your wife wants to make trouble at the president's house.
I have advised you many times not to get entangled with so many women. You are a man with a wife, how can you be unfaithful to your wife? Do you know that this is not only a blasphemy against your faith, but also exposes you to many risks? "
Morris smiled coquettishly.
"What risk can there be in this? Besides, they all love me, and I love them too. The Lord once said that love is the only thing in the world that cannot be let down."
"Your love is divided into too many parts!"
Matthew shook his head and said: "Your income is limited. The more women you have, the more expenses you will have. Now you don't think there is anything. What will you do if you are short of money later? You control all the channels of commerce and trade in the Republic. Can you guarantee that you won’t make mistakes? Or can you always stay awake around so many women?”
Morris opened his mouth.
"Of course...I won't do that kind of thing! Business is business, and my own business is my own business."
"You think so, but the people around you may not. The more people around you, the greater the risk. Your position is inherently sensitive, not to mention that you are not even Lao Lanfang. You have to take a look at Tang Wenshan. How he does things, don’t…”
Matthew seemed to want to say something more, but in a blink of an eye he saw Cornley approaching them with a wine glass and a smile on his face.
