Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

People always think of sailing as very romantic, and Xiao Zirong was not immune to it before, but in fact, except for the fact that it was relatively new at the beginning, the journey of sailing is very boring.

When I first boarded the boat, I still felt fresh, and I took a group of people to eat, eat and play, but after a long time, I would get tired of seeing the same scenery every day when I opened my eyes.

Xiao Zirong has also seen all kinds of sunrise and moonrise. The sunrise is not bad. It really makes people feel agitated and feels the natural grandeur.

It's just that the sea at the beginning of the month is not so beautiful. In the dark, a red ball appears little by little, which looks like a doomsday scene.

Especially when the red moon was reflected in the picture, Xiao Zirong even thought for a minute that he was going to cross again.

At that time, he regretted that most of the lights on the boat were turned off in order to watch the moonrise on the sea, which made him a little scared now.

After silently reciting Prosperity, Democracy, Harmony, and Friendship three times, he stabilized his heartbeat and began frantically looking through the library in his mind to see if there were any records in this regard.

Don't say it, there really is.

After reading it, Xiao Zirong realized that this was a normal phenomenon, and then he came back to his senses, but when he had time to look around again, he found that most of the people on the boat, except Jin Lingwei, had already started to kneel and prostrate!

Really accidentally started a large-scale superstitious gathering.

The only thing that made Xiao Zirong gratified was that Zhai Ling and the two school students who followed her performed better. Although their expressions were a little stiff and their knees were trembling, they did not bow down anyway.

Xiao Zirong walked over and said, "How is it? Isn't nature particularly magical?"

Zhai Ling turned his head stiffly and said, "Yes... yes."

Xiao Zirong looked at her and smiled, "Don't make that expression, it's a normal phenomenon, but you haven't touched it yet."

Perhaps his calmness affected the people around him, so Zhai Ling asked curiously, "Master, why is the moon red? Eh? It's turned yellow again!"

At this time, the moon has fully risen, and the red color has faded to become the same as before, but the appearance of the red moon just now left a particularly deep impression on people.

Xiao Zirong directly learns and sells: "Because the atmosphere, the concept of the atmosphere has already been discussed in your physics textbooks. Don't explain it here. If you don't understand, go back and read the book. This is because the color of the moon is affected by the transparency of the atmosphere. Influence, when the transparency is poor, the short-wavelength blue-end light is easily absorbed or scattered, thus forming a red moon. If you are interested, you can find time to look at it again, not only at sea, even on land. The moon rises occasionally It will be red."

I don't know if it was his illusion, but after the explanation, many people around him seemed relieved.

In fact, when encountering something that they don’t understand, people always like to think in fantasy terms. Once they understand the scientific principles, as long as there is an explanation, they will have such a feeling.

Even if you don't understand it, you will know that it has nothing to do with gods or the like.

Having said that, since this time, Xiao Zirong has never seen the moonrise again. Even if you understand the truth in that kind of atmosphere, you will feel afraid.

It’s okay to have light and people around you, but once everyone keeps silent, you will fall into a sense of panic that only you are left.

He had already experienced this feeling many times when he was Ah Piao, and he didn't want to continue to experience it.

Sailing at sea is boring, and Xiao Zirong's only pleasure is probably writing books.

Well, instead of writing a storybook, I write down those things that are suitable for textbooks in my mind.

Strictly speaking, the textbooks in Taoyuan City are not suitable for Jinling's school.

The school in Jinling definitely did not engage in basic education at the beginning, and even the school would be divided into two parts. One part had participated in the imperial examination and had a certain basic level, but in fact it was not qualified for official positions, or lacked knowledge.

These people will be given a chance, and those who are willing can enter the academy for further study. Of course, this kind of further study requires money.

There is no way, Xiao Zirong wants to popularize free education for future generations, but even for future generations, higher education requires money, and what really needs to be free and universal is basic education.

The other part is passed through the palace exam.

The exams in the academy are definitely not as strict as the imperial examinations, so these students have a strict age limit, and they must be around 15 years old to be accepted. Similarly, students who come out of the academy can take the scientific exam, and outstanding students can directly become officials.

However, although the exams in the academy may not be so harsh, the graduation exams are absolutely strict. If you fail to meet the standards, you will be sent back to retake the exam. Every school year, you have the opportunity to retake the exam. You will be given three chances, and if you fail to pass the three chances, you will be dropped out of school.

Students who are not studying can only take the imperial examination if they want to become an official.

Along the way, Xiao Zirong would go down and take a look around when he first docked in other countries, wanting to experience the customs of other countries.

It's just that the countries in the South China Sea are honestly not as prosperous as the Qi State. At first, they still feel a kind of quaint charm, but he didn't bother to read them after waiting more times.

In these countries, they will also conduct transactions. The main output of the transaction is silk, and the exchange is for some more precious spices.

Some of these spices are edible and some are used for aromatherapy. Anyway, there are all kinds of spices, many of which even Xiao Zirong doesn't know.

Therefore, Xiao Zirong will not disembark unless he will stay there for two days when he docks. He will either write the relevant rules of the academy on board, or ask someone to bring over spices that he does not know and ask The name is then searched in the mind, and then the changes of these things are compared through the library.

Not to mention that this is quite interesting, and he took a cursory look at it. At least dozens of these spices they bought have not been recorded in later generations. They are probably extinct, but because they were not recorded or recorded because of the war Lost, so can't find these things at all.

In addition, Xiao Zirong also collected a lot of currency from different countries along the way, intending to keep it as a souvenir.

He knew very well in his heart that he was able to run out this time because no one expected him to run so far, thinking that he just ran to the sea for a few laps to relax.

It is estimated that he will not have the opportunity to sail so far again in the future. Well, even if he has the opportunity, it may be a long time later. He will retire with Xiao Xuexing, and then travel around the world by boat.

So what he saw and heard this time was a very rare experience, for which he even wrote a travelogue.

It's a pity that in recent years, what he wrote was either edicts or government orders, or he wrote textbooks, and the most common ones he wrote were memoirs.

These things require rigorous thinking, and the choice of words and sentences are also very serious, which makes Xiao Zirong a little bit unable to think of some beautiful sentences with gorgeous rhetoric.

But he didn't force it, anyway, he didn't rely on it for a living, as long as he wrote down all the experiences along the way in the simplest words.

This activity continued until they reached the end of this time - Persia.

From Qi to Persia, they drifted on the sea for three months.

When Xiao Zirong got off the boat, he suddenly felt like he was still staggering.

However, the strange people he saw and the strange language in his ears reminded him that he had arrived in another capital.

Xiao Zirong standing in the port of Persia is somewhat attractive, even in Persia, which has frequent trade with other countries, Xiao Zirong's face, temperament and demeanor are very outstanding.

Among other things, just looking at the clothes, one can tell that this person is quite wealthy. After all, Xiao Zirong is wearing silk clothes specially.

In Persia, silk from Qi State is one of the most popular commodities. Even when they got off the ship, Persian merchants rushed to buy silk.

Of course Xiao Zirong couldn't understand what they said. When he saw those people rushing over excitedly, his heart rose instantly, and the guards around him also put their hands on the dark crossbow.

It was said to be a dark crossbow, but in fact it was just a sleeve arrow, which Xiao Zirong specially made for the guards who followed him before he came out.

No way, when you arrive in other countries, you can't go in with weapons in a big way. What's the difference between this and provocation?

His current identity is just a rich businessman, oh, counting his age... Forget it, son of a rich businessman, this is the first time he ran this transportation line, so he invited guards to come over.

But the series of things that happened when he went to the Northern Wei Dynasty last time made him a little more vigilant. It was okay last time.

If something happened in Persia this time, it would be ineffective every day.

Xiao Zirong stood where he was and let the guards block those people, then turned to look at the interpreter he had found earlier and asked, "What are they talking about?"

The interpreter was used to it, and said calmly, "They all want to buy silk."

Xiao Zirong was a little surprised. He knew that silk from Qi State was popular here, but... so popular?They all rushed to buy it, and thought they didn’t need money if they didn’t know!

The interpreter looked at Xiao Zirong cautiously and said, "Master, there are many idlers here, why don't we find a place to stay first."

Xiao Zirong nodded, and decided to withdraw first after leaving the matter to his subordinates.

Originally, he didn't come here to sell silk, so he stopped messing with these merchants.

Of course, the most important thing is that he really can't bear the smell here.

Originally, the port was used to transport all kinds of goods, even live animals, and the smell was already unbearable, and these Persians... It's not that they smell bad, but that they smell too good!

Are Persian spices free?When they rushed over, Xiao Zirong even suspected that his nose was going to fail, and all kinds of smells filled it, and he sneezed several times in a row!

Xiao Zirong hurriedly followed the interpreter and left the scene. As for the buying and selling of goods, he recruited a veteran who specialized in this route, but the other party always set sail from Panyu, which is also the future Guangzhou. This is probably the first time. Set sail from Yangzhou once.

After leaving the port, Xiao Zirong followed the crowd into the carriage.

The means of transportation in this era are actually pretty much the same, but Qi State is a bit special. The nobles all use ox carts, probably because ox carts are easier to obtain and more stable.

It's just that the carriages in Persia are obviously different from those in Qi. They are filled with a lot of blankets, even hanging on the walls of the carriages.

The pattern of the blanket is also a variety of portraits, and the pattern of the silver pot on the small square table is also a scene of wine making.

This country likes to leave traces of life in various places that can be painted.

After arriving at the posthouse, Xiao Zirong turned to look at Tong Yi: "Where can I buy black fire oil?"

The interpreter was a little uncertain and said: "The folks don't sell black fire oil, you can only buy it from the government."

Xiao Zirong nodded: "See if we can contact their officials."

Xiao Zirong has a lot of good things in his hands, such as steam engines, which are very suitable for trading.

Since it is a trade route, it is best for people to come and go, not just people from Qi, as this is not good for trade.

As for advanced weapons, don’t even think about it. Persia is far away from Qi now, but as one of the more powerful empires, what if one day it conflicts with Qi?

Looking back, these Persians are holding the weapons he sold. Isn't this an enemy?

Xiao Zirong didn't feel particularly uncomfortable when he came to a foreign country, except that he missed Xiao Xuexing every day.

Oh, besides yearning, he was still thinking about whether Xiao Xuexing would beat him up when he went back.

Or maybe not only Xiao Xuexing, but also Xiao Xuan, these two people should not be a united front, right?

It's better to buy black fire oil as soon as possible and then go back as soon as possible. If it really takes a year or so, he is afraid that he will be locked in the small black room again.

It's just that Xiao Zirong's wish come true skills are probably at level zero for now.

The next day, the interpreter came over in a panic and said, "Your Highness, all the local officials have already escaped!"

Xiao Zirong: Huh?