Huang Xunkun was speechless for a moment, yes, what is the thief Kun trying to do? Become an emperor yourself? Although the territory of the Kun thieves is not large, it is a big situation to occupy a palace in Qiongzhou. If they are planning to rebel, they will have no problem sweeping across half of China with their warships and guns. The officers and soldiers are definitely no match for them. .
If they want to change dynasties and compete in the Central Plains, since they bombarded Humen and bloodbathed the Central and Left forces, any armed force on the mainland has been destroyed. Even though Kun's army doesn't look like much, as long as they rush into Guangdong and make a shout, hundreds of thousands of troops can be recruited in an instant. These days, as long as there is military pay and food, there are poor people who eat food and serve as soldiers.
But they just stayed on the island in Qiongzhou, working tirelessly to build roads, erect iron lines, open up wasteland and cultivate land everywhere, organize water conservancy, recruit exiles, set up schools... and make this deserted pirate business prosperous. Not only that, they seemed to use this For fun, he also made a lot of messy so-called "Australian stuff" - in Huang Hankun's view, these "Australian stuff" are simply meaningless and just a waste of money and food.
He thought for a long time and then said: "I think they want to create a 'New Australia'!"
"New Australia?!" Several people exclaimed.
"Not bad!" The more Huang Hankun thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct, so he shared his knowledge and thoughts one by one. Everyone listened very carefully.
Although they know a lot about Australians, they mostly get it from Australian books, periodicals and rumors. They don't have the personal experience of people like Huang Hankun who have lived in Lingao for a long time and have frequent contact with Zhenkun. Now when I heard Huang Hankun's words, I felt surprised and happy.
"Ship cannons and machines are, in the final analysis, nothing more than strange and ingenious objects. If they are present, they will enhance their appearance, but if they are not available, it will not hinder the overall situation." Huang Xunkun talked eloquently, "If they want to dominate the world, why bother printing these Australian studies books and disseminating them? The world? When I was in Qiongzhou, I saw that the people were gradually getting used to Australian ways and used Australian Newspeak, and Australian customs were even more popular. The clothes and clothes of Kun people have become a fashion, and the children sang nursery rhymes of Kun people when they had nothing to do..."
"Transform barbarians into summer!" Mr. Liang said softly.
"Exactly!" Huang Xunkun slapped his fan hard, "I don't believe that Australia is a descendant of the Song Dynasty. How can Miao descendants of the Song Dynasty change their uniforms and abandon the clothes of the Song Dynasty? They can only say a few words, 'I In addition to the Song Dynasty and the Australian line, it does not avoid the names of the emperors of the Song Dynasty, nor does it use the laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty."
"The so-called transformation of barbarians into summer is just wishful thinking." Lin Zunxiu said with a smile.
Everyone nodded. Then Lin Zunxiu asked him many questions about Australians. Compared with the scholars on the day of the banquet, the questions were mainly foreign-style questions. Most of the questions Lin Xiucai asked were about the laws and regulations implemented by the Australians in Qiongzhou and matters about state governance. The topics were not only clear, but also very in-depth. Some problems are far beyond Huang Hankun's scope of knowledge.
When the conversation got underway, Lin Zunxiu and Liang Cunhou exchanged words, and Liang Cunhou nodded. Lin Xiucai said: "Brother Huang, please come with me."
The group of people got up and Lin Zunxiu walked all the way to the backyard, but they found a small building. The center was built in the middle of the courtyard and did not want to lean against the surrounding houses. Huang Hankun secretly wondered: What kind of pattern is this?
Lin Zunxiu took out the key from his sleeve and opened the door. There were only some large water tanks on the first floor, all filled with clean water, and there was a staircase in the middle. Huang Hankun suddenly realized: It turned out to be a library.
Several people climbed up the stairs, and as expected, the second floor was filled with bookshelves filled with all kinds of books. Huang Hankun vaguely felt something was wrong, and suddenly he realized: all the books collected here are Australian!
Huang Xunkun has seen the scale of Australian libraries. This library is not a big one in terms of scale, but it is the first time that there are so many Australian books in a scholar's courtyard.
Lin Zunxiu said: "As long as there are Australian books on the market, I will ask my subordinates to search for them as much as possible. Even their novels are not missed. It's just a mixed bag of fish and dragons, mud and sand, and I don't know which ones are useful and which ones are useless. Brother Huang is on his way to the top. Come, please give me some advice from Brother Huang."
Huang Hankun took a look and saw that the books collected inside really contained everything. From the various "magazines" he saw in Guangzhou bookstores. From "pictorials", "reading books", to "textbooks" that are only available in Lingao... you can think of everything. There is also a shelf in the corner, filled with things he is very familiar with: "Lingao Times" - almost every household of the Lingao gentry subscribes to a copy to study Australian policy trends.
""Lingao Times"!" He couldn't help shouting, walked a few steps quickly, and came to the bookshelf.
But I saw these newspapers stacked neatly according to the month and date. However, judging from the condition of the paper, it seems that it has not been read much.
"I specifically entrusted Dongzhu Guo to buy the Australian newspaper from Lingao." Liang Cunhou said, "He delivers it to me once a month. Look at the date above, is it published daily?"
"Exactly!" Huang Kunkun said, "The so-called daily newspaper. One page is published every day." He rubbed the paper, "This newspaper has a lot of articles!"
"Brother Huang, please teach me!" Several people's eyes flashed. They know that this newspaper is equivalent to the "Chao Bao" of Australians. Reading the Chao Bao can tell the direction of the court. This has existed since ancient times. But they have no idea how the Australian "court" operates and how to judge it. Moreover, the Australian court reports are all mixed up, covering everything from astronomy and geography to farming seasons and all kinds of market conditions. . It is really difficult to see the "wind direction" from this.
Huang Hankun was very proud - judging from the "Lingao Times" what the Australians probably wanted to do, there was already a certain understanding among the gentry in Lingao. He casually pulled out an old newspaper.
The headline on the front page was "Maintaining order in maritime trade is an unshirkable responsibility of the Senate."
"Please read this, what does this article mean?"
Several people read it over, and the articles were mixed with narratives and discussions. They just said that the maritime trade order must be stable and safe, so as to be beneficial to the people's livelihood and prosperity of the coastal countries, and so on.
"I can't see anything." Wu Dai said, "I don't think it's just the sea power that the Australians advocate all day long."
Huang Hankun nodded, turned to the second page, pointed to an article on it and said, "Read this again."
The title of this article is "Another tragedy occurred in Quanzhou Prefecture - a maritime merchant and his entire family committed suicide." The article talks about a certain maritime merchant who failed to purchase the Zheng family’s trade flag, so his ship was intercepted by Zheng Zhilong and all the cargo was confiscated. The maritime merchant involved went bankrupt and his whole family committed suicide.
The group of people were silent, thinking a little. Huang Xunkun then turned to another page, and there was another article on it: "What limits the pace of Chinese maritime merchants".
"...and this one: "The Voyage of Europa Countries (Serial)."
"These?" Several people looked at Huang Hankun with doubtful eyes - although they probably understood a little bit, they always felt that there was something behind them.
Huang Xunkun pointed at the date and said: "The date of this report is three months before the Australians attacked the center and left and defeated Zheng Zhilong..."
"That's it! That's it!" Shi Xiucai was very excited, "Brother Huang really woke up the dreamer with his words!"
"Excellent!" Huang Hankun said, "This newspaper can not only tell the direction of the Australians, but also other things. There are endless mysteries."
"I will ask Brother Huang for more advice in the future!" Lin Zunxiu was also very happy, "Brother Huang is really the number one talent in the field of work! It will come to light after seeing you today."
Beside the mottled bamboo forest, in the bamboo pavilion, a group of people were talking heart-to-heart. The sky in the west gradually turned from bright to crimson. Finally, the setting sun broke through the clouds and revealed its fiery red corner at the last moment before it fell into the Western Mountains. The afterglow dyes Baiyun Mountain red, indicating that tomorrow will be a sunny day. Lin Zunxiu waved to the servants outside the window, and when people came in, he ordered:
"Prepare a banquet. I want to get drunk with my brothers tonight!"
A few days after returning from Zhuguan, Huang Hankun found that he had become a "kun service talent" and a "kun scholar". There was an endless stream of visitors to the inn every day, and the inn was crowded, which made him very uneasy. Thanks to Liang Cunhou's help, he soon moved out of the inn and moved to a temple in the city for temporary residence. The environment here is quiet and the housing is elegant and clean. Lin Zunxiu also sent a handsome young man to take care of his daily life. The days were passed happily.
He just asked Mr. Liang to find a list of civil and military officials and staff who had participated in the campaign against the Kun thieves. He quietly visited a few people but had no results. When I entered someone's house, when I heard that he was from Lingao, I was invited in politely. The concierge didn't even ask for a door bag. However, after entering the door and interviewing the owner, they only greeted each other with a few polite words and then sent the guests off. Although a servant came to present gifts to the guests the next day, there was no further expression.
Huang Xunkun hit a soft spot again today, and walked back depressed. It was already time to turn on the lights. Although there was no curfew in Guangzhou Dabu, there were not many pedestrians on the road. On the way back to his residence, Huang Xunkun kept He felt that someone was following him. When he was still in an alley away from the temple, he saw a figure flashing around the corner, and there seemed to be a guy in his hand. Huang Xunkun didn't think too much and was going to bypass this alley and walk away. As soon as he turned around, he saw two black figures coming out of the corner, hitting Huang Hankun on the head with a stick. Fortunately, Huang Huangkun had fought against bandits before. His agility and intelligence were extraordinary. He easily dodged the stick on his head, punched the person in the face, kicked another one away, and turned around to attack. When he ran, he saw three more people running over with sticks. Several people surrounded Huang Hankun at the core. Huang Hankun saw that these five people were all wearing Confucian shirts, but their skin was darker and their arm muscles were slightly convex, obviously they had done farm work. One of them shouted: "Thief Kun! Stop leaving!" (To be continued.)
