Chapter 2843 The Imperial Examination Begins to Take a Detour

When the sun rises on February 15th, the candidates each drink a large glass of water an hour before getting up, and they will soon have physiological reactions.

Then take a shower, change clothes, enter the examination room, and eat in no hurry.

This year's examination room is much better than last year. The examination room is large and equipped with beds, toilets, showers, and electric lights.

There is also a menu with pictures printed on it. If you want to eat something, pick up the phone next to it and order it, and someone will bring it to you.

Zhuangzi arranged for one person to be responsible for the telephone calls of twenty candidates and to conduct separate wiring.

For example, if the examinee wants to go out for a walk, he will tell him on the phone that an invigilator will come and accompany him.

After getting used to it, some candidates answered the questions directly, while others ordered breakfast.

On the sea, Li Yi, who was eating, looked at the candidates with envy. He did not get such treatment during the exam.

Fortunately, my exam time is short, unlike now, where the exam lasts for ten days, and papers submitted in advance will not be counted.

"In a few days, we will return to Datang." Su Ting sat over and looked at the big screen.

"If we don't go far around and speed up, we will have reached Zhenzhou."

Li Yi nodded. On his way back, he took a large circle to the south of the Philippines and passed through the Makassar Strait. The big island to the west is Kalimantan.

At that time, three countries had territory on the island, Brunei, a small country, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

After walking through the Karimata Strait, we will reach Singapore and Pulau Thong. The local people have become their own Tang Dynasty people and sent them something.

Drones fly in the sky and take pictures of the situation on land. When they find someone on or near the beach, the ship goes over and asks if they have anything to exchange.

The drone took pictures of part of the terrain, vegetation, and areas where people live. Those who are willing to exchange things will be exchanged for whatever is available in the local area.

First let the other party know that there is a country called Datang and that you can trade with them.

About two-quarters of an hour later, Li Longji and others came over, bringing juice and dried fruits made from fruit powder.

"Xiao Yi, I thought of a question when I was eating just now. What if I sell the sailboat to others and use it to trade with the Mayan Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty?"

Bi Gou grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and placed them in front of him.

"Without navigation equipment, their voyage is purely a matter of luck. Our supply points are armed with our people stationed there.

We found their boat and told them not to sail in any direction. If they didn't comply, we detained the boat and sent them back to Guangzhou, but the boat was not given.

They find a way to take someone else's boat back. For the time being, the mainland over there and the two large islands further south cannot let them pass. "

Li Yi thought about it and felt that those who bought a boat would want to travel elsewhere, and their original boat would not work.

Yao Chong took a sip of juice and said: "It's better not to sell it now. It's not worthwhile to make the money. The local merchants' sailboats are not easy to use, so we rent steam engines instead. We will take over their boats."

The money for collecting the ship was included in the rental fee, which saved a lot of money. The trade volume of the Yi merchants was large, and not all of them might be traded with the Tang Dynasty. "

"Yeah! I won't sell it anymore. Let's buy the sailboat from the Tang Dynasty merchants."

Li Yi agreed that selling it to the Tang Dynasty would be a huge loss. The reason why he built his first steam engine ship, the Huang Hu, was because others would not sell the ship to the country at that time.

It's not that they won't sell it, they will sell it, but the jurisdiction of the fleet is not given to the Qing government, but to an official. Isn't this nonsense?

If you have no other choice, make it yourself. Once you master the technology, you can buy it if others are willing to sell it.

There are no good sailing ships in foreign countries now, and the sailing ships of the Tang Dynasty have their own technology.

"Xiao Yi, you sometimes make mistakes!" Song Jing laughed beside him.

"It's not a mistake to make a mistake, but it's a fear of knowing the mistake and not correcting it to avoid embarrassment, which will bring disaster to the country and the people."

Li Yi doesn't care, the decision was wrong, aren't you still here?

What's more, I was really negligent. I waited for someone else's first ship to reach a place where it shouldn't be, and immediately used force to recover it. At worst, I would have to compensate the owner of the ship.

"We reported the matter to the public, and when officials discovered the situation, they were heavily rewarded."

Zhang Jiuling admitted that a group of ministers did not expect that things would have to be arranged downwards, and there were many knowledgeable people below.

“It’s just time to save the wood to build steam engines and ships, so build more of them.

The steam engine ship will be used for a long time, and the internal gas is short of oil. It is better to use it for road construction and farming first.

I thought about it again to see what the next generation of steam engine ships would look like, but the current ones are still small. "

Li Yi nodded and asked for a reward. In the future, he would not build a sailboat if he could get good wood.

On the morning of the fourth day of the imperial examination, the fleet arrived in Puluozhong.

The people were waiting. Datang troops were stationed there. When the fleet went to America, Datang's foreign trade continued.

It travels to Africa, Australia, New Zealand and other places, but does not enter the Mediterranean. It only hires people to dredge and widen the Suez Canal.

Tianzhu is a place where gold and precious stones are abundant, and the Persian Gulf also comes to trade with others.

Li Yi himself does not want gems, and gems cannot be used as food.

Things that couldn't hold up against Datang were low in cost and high in output, and others couldn't come up with other things for a while.

If others think the gems are valuable, just exchange them for them, and then go back to Datang to see how the income is calculated.

A large box of gems and a ship of food must require gems. In the local area, one gem can be exchanged for a ship of food.

As soon as the fleet appeared, the locals who had received the news in advance cheered. UU Reading www.uukanshu． net

A fleet of steam engines can be seen at a glance. Are the other three ships?

When Li Longji and others disembarked from the ship and saw the welcoming scene of the people, they were in a happy mood and felt that they had the territory of the Tang Dynasty wherever they went.

Nothing to say, reward!

Brought back a lot of cocoa beans and chocolate from Maya.

Chocolates were given to the people and the garrison, and extra ornaments carved from obsidian were given.

Li Longji personally gave gifts to the local leaders and other important figures, and other people were given gifts by ministers.

When he arrived at the garrison, Li Longji patiently gave gifts to each one, and patted each one on the shoulder.

Li Yi called out names on the side, he had data, cheating.

Datang now has cameras, and people's household registrations are posted with photos and stamped.

Each soldier's photo was handed in, and it was scanned and stored in the manor.

Now Li Yi followed Li Longji and called out names one by one.

The soldiers trembled with excitement. His Majesty personally sent things, and Li Dongzhu knew him?

"If there is no need to fight to the death, hurry up if there is danger, we will set up artillery and don't get ourselves involved."

Li Yi repeated this sentence from time to time. He was worried that the soldiers would get excited and fight hard in any situation, which was not worth it.

For example, if you are fighting for a piece of land and you have no bullets, run quickly, no need to put on the bayonet, go to a safe place to call for support, and airships will be sent here in the future.

But if civilians are besieged, you have to fall before the civilians die.

After one round, Li Longji waved his hand and gave a banquet.

The locals also know this tradition. The last time Li Yi came, he invited everyone to dinner.

Naturally, they had barbecue, all seafood and game were grilled. Li Longji was concerned while eating, asking the leaders what difficulties they had in local life, etc.

The leaders kept praising the welfare of the Tang Dynasty. Look at the silk clothes they are wearing now, which were given by the Tang Dynasty and worn on important days.