Malacca is not Dakan, but it is indeed the territory of Dakan.
Marco Polo had no way of understanding this.
The Daqian court now seems to be intentionally or unintentionally promoting public opinion and instilling a certain mindset in the people.
"I would rather have a bed here than a house overseas."
"I would rather have a three-foot field here than a farm overseas."
Not only that, the Daqian court was also promoting the importance of ancestral land. The land previously distributed by the court to the people was no longer taken back, but was handed over to people of the same clan for cultivation. At the same time, it established regulations that the tomb land belonged to the dead and must not be destroyed. .
The purpose of doing this is to increase the influence of Daqian and improve the status of Daqian in the hearts of the people.
In other words, if the people of Daqian later work as bad people overseas, or die overseas, their descendants can take their ashes back to their hometown of Daqian and bury them in their ancestral land.
It can be regarded as acknowledging ancestors and returning to the clan. After death, you can also meet your ancestors or relatives.
This concept is also quietly being promoted.
This is Daqian Secretary Supervisor’s effort.
What does a secretary supervisor do?
His first task was to assist the emperor in dealing with various problems that occurred in the country.
The second point is publicity!
More than 70% of the large-scale newspapers in the Daqian Empire are all under the control of the Secretary Supervisor... The newspapers that are not under the control of the Secretary Supervisor are only various "Business News" and poetry newspapers.
As long as newspapers are really spread, for people who have difficulty in having other news channels, it doesn't matter whether what is said in the newspapers is correct or not. They get the news anyway.
Each province also has its own newspaper, and the content of the reports can only be positive reports.
The supervisory censor, Jin Yiwei, and the secretly Dongchang, these informants are all over the place.
Especially Dongchang, Dongchang's spies are rewarded, and they are more like golden eyes, specializing in reporting corruption and perversion of the law.
Once local newspapers report bad content, Dongchang's spies will report it immediately.
Once the radio station placed in the imperial study of Daming Palace in the imperial palace received the message.
This matter will reach the ears of the emperor immediately.
Things can be big or small.
The content that should not appear in local newspapers means that the management of this place has been lax, and the officials may have alienated themselves from the court.
There are many scholars who are loyal to Da Qian. At this time, there is no need to be tactful or make secret arrangements.
A direct inquiry means that if there are errors in a newspaper, it is written in black and white, and that is direct evidence.
Marco Polo liked newspapers very much. He liked all kinds of newspapers. However, the newspapers in Malacca were often newspapers from half a year ago. Even so, Marco Polo was still fascinated by them.
This is the second time he has come to Daqian.
In Venice, he hired a Dagan man as his teacher to learn Chinese.
To this end, he gave himself half of his savings.
"Oh my god, when workers were building the embankment of the Yellow River, they dug up the fossilized skeleton of an elephant. Its tusks were actually two meters long?"
"This is really a great discovery!"
The fellow businessmen liked these Western businessmen's praise of Daqian and said with a smile: "Yes, it was reported in the Di newspaper a long time ago that the first people to live on this planet were not humans, but these giant beasts."
"We call them dragons."
"Dragon?"
"Yes, some giant dragons are very tall. I heard that our archaeologists from Daqian have discovered the bones of a very tall giant dragon."
"In order to be able to erect this huge corpse, another tall dragon pavilion needs to be built."
"I heard it will take another two years to complete."
"At that time, you can also go and take a look. These dragon pavilions are open for free for people to visit."
"Oh, my God, Emperor Daqian is so wise, wise, mighty, and generous."
"They are actually willing to let us visit the Dragon Pavilion for free."
"If he were our king, he might have hidden the dragon's bones long ago."
"He is alone, holding wine, sitting in front of the dragon's bones, admiring the greatest miracle in the world."
When the businessman heard Marco Polo's praise, he straightened his body and said, "That's right, our Majesty is the most sage and sage in the world. Your Majesty is the son of His Majesty the Supreme Emperor, so he naturally has the blood of the Supreme Emperor."
"yes."
The businessman talked endlessly to Marco Polo about everything about Daqian, telling what he had seen, heard, and thought about since he was a child.
Of course, they are all things that make him proud.
After all, it is impossible for him to tell some bad things to the outside world. That would only make Marco Polo feel that he was not doing well.
Businessmen know that the higher the status of Daqian in the hearts of these Westerners, the more valuable their goods will be.
After more than a thousand merchant ships left Malacca, the people on board seemed to have entered a new stage.
The captain has put on his snow-white military uniform, the officers on the ship have also put on their own uniforms, and even the sailors have taken off their dirty work clothes and put on their own clothes.
The cannons on the deck had been wrapped in oilcloth by the sailors, and the sailors' guns were missing. The bottom of the ship was cleaned and repainted in Malacca, and even the flags on the warships were replaced with brand new ones.
After wandering overseas for many years, Daqian has long become a sacred place in their hearts.
In particular, I saw the poverty and backwardness of the western land, and my inherent sense of superiority as a Daqian person.
It also made them respect Daqian even more.
Marco Polo also put on the Confucian robes worn by Daqian scholars that he bought from merchants, and trimmed his beard.
He has already learned the basic etiquette and etiquette of Daqian, and also learned the Chinese of Daqian.
There are no longer any barriers to general communication.
When the iconic tall lighthouse of Qiongzhou Pier appeared in view, everyone on the ship began to cheer. Arriving here meant that the year-long sea journey had finally come to an end.
As the merchant ship slowly sailed into the harbor led by the barge, Marco Polo came to the bow, opened his arms and shouted: "Dagan, I'm back...!"
Yes, eight years.
Eight years.
He learned Chinese, learned the basic etiquette and etiquette of Daqian, and also read some books by Daqian.
At the same time, he also wrote two books about what he saw and felt in Daqian, namely Marco Polo's Travels.
Then he began to translate Daqian's books so that people in Venice could understand this mysterious ancient oriental country in this way.
And he became the most popular man in Venice.
The king of Venice received him personally and awarded him a title and a medal.
And because of his two travel books and the translated Daqian books, he became one of the largest publishers in the West.
But...his heart has long been in Daqian.
