Chapter 1343 Geographic Knowledge
Paying attention to the quality of life has always been an insistence of time travellers. Even during the most difficult period in the early days of time travel, many people would still make themselves a pot of tea after eating the big pot of rice cooked in the earth stove. Although Chen Yixin was only 19 years old at that time, he had been working hard in Sanya with the adults for nearly a year, and many of his living habits were imitated at that time. It was just that I had a lot of inconveniences in the military in the past, but now that I have temporarily retired and worked as a civilian, I have changed my living environment, and I have picked up some of my previous living habits again.
The conditions in Majiapu are naturally not as good as those in Sanya. Although the style of this house is based on the drawings, the internal facilities cannot be copied one by one. For example, the bathroom system that the Haihan people are most particular about can only be used in this house. Simplified version. The complete set of facilities produced in Sanya is still on its way to Shandong by sea. Fortunately, the family also hired several servants, so Chen Yixin and his wife didn't need to do everything personally, so it wasn't too much trouble.
The most inconvenient thing for Chen Yixin is actually the problem of electricity. Haihan didn't bring many solar power generation devices with him when he went north to Shandong. They were all installed at the headquarters on Zhifu Island. They were not at Chen Yixin's private residence, so he only had a hand-operated generator and two batteries here. A large box of batteries serves as the power supply. When he was alone with Ma Yuling in private, he would use his laptop to show her another world - the space before the time travel.
Chen Yixin did not reveal the secret that the Haihan people traveled from hundreds of years later. He only told Ma Yuling that in the real homeland of the Haihan people, their civilization was much ahead of the Ming Dynasty today. Nowadays, the country established by the Haihan people who crossed the ocean and came to the South China Sea is far less powerful than even one ten thousandth of the motherland. But even so, the governance skills they have mastered are enough to build an emerging power on the coast of the South China Sea.
If it were just empty talk, Ma Yuling would naturally not believe such a boast, but the image data displayed by Chen Yixin on his laptop was enough to convince anyone who had doubts about it. What's more, he wasn't just bragging verbally. The powerful Haihan Fleet was docked in the harbor of Zhifu Island. Ma Yuling also went to Zhifu Island to live for a few days and witnessed this armed fleet from thousands of miles away. Even the Dengzhou Navy before the outbreak of the Denglai Rebellion was far smaller than this fleet. What's more, the Dengzhou Navy did not have the ability to travel thousands of miles away - they even reached the Liaodong Peninsula across the Bohai Bay. Can't get it back.
Chen Yixin has mentioned to Ma Yuling many times that after Haihan's layout in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty is completed, they can move their family south and settle in the south where it is warm as spring all year round. There, there is no need to worry about natural and man-made disasters such as war and famine, and everyone can live a carefree and peaceful life. Of course, as for the specific time, Chen Yixin could not give an accurate commitment. After all, he did not know what goals the executive committee wanted to achieve in Northeast Asia before temporarily stopping.
But before that, Chen Yixin must prepare for these plans in advance. There are hundreds of people in the Ma family, and he certainly cannot take care of them all, but he must make good arrangements for his wife. In addition to adapting her living habits to the Haihan model as early as possible, Chen Yixin also consciously taught her some geographical knowledge, at least to let her understand where she will live in the future and how far it is from Shandong.
Chen Yixin put down the purple clay pot in his hand and said to Ma Yuling: "The homework assigned to you yesterday, now let's test the learning results!"
Ma Yuling nodded, stood up obediently, walked to the hanger on the wall, hung a scroll and unfolded it. This four-foot-square scroll is a map, which depicts the mainland coastal areas starting from the Liaodong Peninsula and all the way south to the Indochina Peninsula. The main offshore islands are also carefully depicted, but there is no place name mark on it. For people who don't know geography, the winding lines on this picture are completely incomprehensible. But if someone who knows the world sees it, they will definitely be shocked. How could a landlord in the countryside of Shandong appear in his home? A complete map of the Ming Dynasty maritime territory.
This picture is naturally from the masterpiece of Chen Yixin. He has traveled all over the country in the past few years and has already memorized the map of the Ming Dynasty coastal areas. It is not difficult to draw such a rough map. He deliberately did not mark the place name on it, so that even if a servant accidentally saw it, he would not understand what the picture was about, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to the Ma family.
Of course, there is another purpose of doing this, that is, after teaching Ma Yuling geography knowledge, you can also use this picture to test how much she has remembered. The homework assigned by Chen Yixin to Ma Yuling yesterday was to memorize the names of coastal places from Hangzhou Bay to the junction of Fuzhou and Guangdong. Although this question is not difficult, for Ma Yuling who has no foundation in geography, she can basically rely on rote memorization. Writing it down in a short time is not an easy task.
"Which state capital is it bordering to the south of Ningbo Prefecture?" Chen Yixin started to ask casually when he saw that Ma Yuling was ready.
Ma Yuling looked at the map, seemingly recalling the approximate location of Ningbo Prefecture, and then responded in an uncertain voice: "It's Taizhou Prefecture."
"Where is it south of Taizhou?" Chen Yixin continued to ask without comment.
This time Ma Yuling took longer to think before she responded: "It's Wenzhou Prefecture."
"Of all the health centers along the coast of Wenzhou Prefecture, which one is the southernmost one?" Chen Yixin asked a new question without thinking, and it seemed that he was determined to ask Ma Yuling until he was defeated.
As expected, Ma Yuling was stumped by this unexpected question. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly and she was speechless for a long time.
Chen Yixin smiled slightly and said: "This is what I told you yesterday."
Ma Yuling said angrily: "You said so much yesterday, how can you remember it?" Chen Yixin was in an even better mood when he saw her acting coquettishly, and responded with a smile: "Then I will say it again, you can't forget it, it's Jin Xiangwei.”
Chen Yixin did not expect to train Ma Yuling into a scholar with a map in his mind, not to mention that Ma Yuling might not use the military intelligence set up by the Coastal Guard in her lifetime. He just wanted to use this method to make Ma Yuling familiar with geographical knowledge, but also subconsciously realize how many troops of the Ming Dynasty garrison Haihan had surrendered while marching north, so that he could have this direct route to Shandong. State routes.
This is naturally to make Ma Yuling feel the power of Haihan more deeply, and to adopt such a roundabout way is also to try to avoid making her feel disgusted. However, this trick is not original to him. In fact, Haihan’s basic education has this arrangement. Various subjects are used to demonstrate the strength of the country to the educated, so that they can develop their identity as a Haihan citizen from an early age. A proud attitude. Chen Yixin is determined to cultivate Ma Yuling's ideology into a state that is as consistent as possible with his own. Of course, he will make full use of these educational methods that have been proven to be effective in practice.
When Ma Yuling writes down all the place names along the way from north to south, she will naturally realize that these coastal areas are actually controlled by several Haihan occupied areas scattered along the Ming coastline. Although this process of instilling knowledge will be relatively long, the final actual effect is quite good. Although Ma Yuling has automatically obtained Haihan nationality as a relative, Chen Yixin still hopes that after his painstaking education, Ma Yuling can apply for Haihan naturalization on her own.
It is very difficult to achieve this goal, but Chen Yixin takes this as a challenge to himself and Ma Yuling. With nothing to fight for the time being, he could only find some shows to entertain himself. Ma Yuling is talented and has a certain cultural foundation, so she can write down many place names on a map without markers. She has never traveled far in her life, but now she can know places thousands of miles away. This is also extremely difficult.
Chen Yixin occasionally felt that the educational methods he could provide were too simple. If he could have taken Ma Yuling south to Sanya earlier, he could have arranged for her to enter a high-end university in Haihan to receive a more systematic education, which would definitely be better than his own. It's better to do it this way. However, when I thought about it, I didn't intend to train Ma Yuling to be a strong woman in her own right. It might not be a good thing if she learned too much, so I slowly gave up the idea.
Ma Yuling didn't know that her husband had so many thoughts. She simply thought that Chen Yixin, as he said, was just to "broaden her horizons and increase her knowledge." Moreover, the knowledge imparted by Chen Yixin was of no use to her. It was also very fresh. Chen Yixin also promised to take her to every place on the map in the future, which made her very interested in learning. However, she still doesn't understand the profound meaning behind Chen Yixin's move, and she is just learning it out of interest.
Before meeting Chen Yixin, the "world" that Ma Yuling knew was only Denglai. Most of the time it was limited to Fushan County, and further away she only knew a few big cities in the Ming Dynasty. She never thought that outside of the Ming Dynasty, there was a country as powerful as Haihan. According to Chen Yixin's explanation, the Ming Dynasty was just an object that they were unwilling to use force to invade because of the same roots and sect. Judging from the performance of the Haihan people in Fushan County, this statement is extremely credible, because until now, Ma Yuling has not seen any plans by the government to expel these Haihan people.
The two of them asked and answered questions, and occasionally stopped for Chen Yixin to give an explanation. Although it was a lecture in name, the young couple actually enjoyed themselves. Chen Yixin finished checking his homework, rested for a while, then got up and left home to continue working.
In the afternoon, people from Zhifu Island came and brought the latest news. The fleet going north to aid the construction had set off from Sanya, and this team also included several officials specializing in trade, civil affairs, and diplomacy. This means that Chen Yixin can finally throw away these secular affairs that he has been entangled with for a long time. When these officials arrive in Shandong, he can return to the army and continue to lead the troops.
It's just that the arrival of this news didn't seem to bring much relief to Chen Yixin, because the handover of work also meant that his living conditions would undergo huge changes. There was definitely no way he could live in Majiazhuang anymore. He had to return to the military camp. Thinking that it had been less than half a year since the house was built and moved in, Chen Yixin couldn't help but feel a little sad. This is already the eighth year after time travel, but before that, he had never felt like "home" in any place other than the military camp. The yard in Majiazhuang was built under his personal supervision and was completely based on his own vision. Although there are still many details that need to be perfected, it can be said that this place is where he truly feels like home - a feeling that is different from that of a military camp.
Of course, the most reluctant thing is actually my current family. Although the young lady in the family is a bit petty, she generally has an appetite for Chen Yixin, and she is still young, which gives Chen Yixin a sense of "nurture" while enjoying her newlywed life. Having been together day and night for more than half a year, Chen Yixin has long been accustomed to the presence of people around him. Chen Yixin still feels a little uncomfortable when he is suddenly separated in two places. And he knew without trying that his little lady was extremely clingy, and when he heard the news, he was afraid that she would cry and make trouble again.
Ma Yuling's family is also very kind to Chen Yixin. Her father-in-law and brother-in-law are now devoted to Haihan, and they are running the trade and immigration affairs for Haihan with peace of mind. Although the Ma family was born into a wealthy family, they had a good long-term vision and had already selected several talented children from the family to study abroad in Sanya with Chen Yixin as guarantee. This can be seen as a long-term talent investment, and it can also be seen as a declaration of allegiance to Haihan. Haihan will definitely be happy to see the results.
But Chen Yixin really couldn't give up the army. He had been in the army for eight years and had long been accustomed to the pace of life in the army. If you have to completely break up with the military and choose to change careers and retire, it will definitely be more uncomfortable than being forced to go on a blind date and get married. Moreover, Chen Yixin still has many set goals for his military career that have not been achieved. He also wants to become a unique general like Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun, leading the army to conquer countries that are unwilling to bow to Haihan. Although Haihan now controls a large territory, as a soldier, he still hopes to continue to expand territory for this country and keep his name in history through continuous victories.
Starting from Sanya to Shandong, it takes about a month with stops and starts on the way. Chen Yixin decided to take as much care of Ma Yuling as possible during this period. After all, after returning to the military camp, the two would no longer be able to see each other all the time. If you want to lead troops on a mission, it is normal for you not to see anyone for ten and a half months or even several months.
(End of chapter)