Chapter 2736
Chapter 2736
Chapter 2736
When the mission departed from Zhoushan Dinghai Port, the planned itinerary was to return to China before the end of the year.However, because it took a lot of time to deal with various emergencies encountered during the visit, the actual itinerary was much delayed than the original plan. In the end, the mission had to choose to welcome the beginning of the new year in the heavy snow in Edo Castle.
Haihan now uses a dual calendar to record the year, and all official affairs and file records must be based on the Gregorian calendar.This is a rule set by the previous generation, the purpose is to prepare in advance for various major historical events that will happen in the future, but as the world line of this time and space is gradually changed by the traversers, many events that have not yet happened I am afraid that it is already difficult to accurately match the timetable they have mastered.
But in any case, since the founding of Haihan, the Gregorian calendar has been used in the bureaucratic system.Therefore, although there are still about forty days before New Year's Eve, for these officials who are used to the Gregorian calendar, today is also a special moment worth celebrating.
On the last day of 1655, Ma Boran had two sheep slaughtered, and used a delicious mutton soup pot as the main course of the New Year's Eve banquet.When meal time came, the air of the Edo embassy was filled with the smell of mutton soup and coriander.Ha Jianyi took people to the port and brought several boxes of Sanya special wine from the ship.Anyway, there are no diplomatic activities scheduled for the next day, so everyone can relax after a long absence.
"How does it feel to celebrate New Year's Eve in a foreign country for the first time?" Shi Chengwu put down his glass and asked Tao Hongfang beside him.
Tao Hongfang responded with a smile: "Actually, in the past years when New Year's Eve was held on Hainan Island, we would eat and drink with relatives and friends, which is not much different from today."
Bai Letong also continued: "It is said that I am born without a home, and peace of mind is where I go. The dishes in the bowl, the wine in the glass, and the people around me are actually the same as in China. I can welcome the New Year here with everyone. It's also a blessing."
Shi Chengwu nodded, and said to Ma Boran: "If I remember correctly, this is the third time for Brother Boran to welcome the New Year here, right?"
Ma Boran said with a smile: "Yes, but I haven't held a New Year's Eve party like this in previous years. I'm used to it, but this year it was so lively, and it will be deserted by this time next year. Maybe I will feel lonely."
Shi Chengwu said: "Then you should arrange your time early next year, go back to Hangzhou to report on your work and celebrate the New Year, and rest in peace of mind for a month or two. When the time comes, I will arrange all the activities for you!"
In fact, not only those from Hainan Island were the first to spend New Year’s Eve in a foreign country, but Zhu Zi’an from Shandong was the same.However, Zhu Zian does not have much obsession with returning to his hometown. Although the life in Haihan is sometimes very hard, almost every day is full of freshness, and there is always a new world that has never been seen before. Waiting for him to explore.For him, life now is much more meaningful than staying in Shandong as a local rich man.
The stronger Haihan is, the slimmer the chance of Da Ming's restoration.From the standpoint of a member of the Ming royal family, Zhu Zian shouldn't be happy with the achievements of the Haihan mission during the visit, but the experience of the past few months has slowly changed his view on the situation in the world.
In Zhu Zian's previous cognition, Haihan established the country with force and made profit through commerce, and had no culture at all. The official propaganda of Ming Dynasty has always derogated him as "Sea Man".But the actual situation is not like this. During this visit, he saw Haihan's various clever means in the diplomatic field, and gradually understood that the decline of Ming Dynasty was not only caused by military failures, but included politics, economy, and even Total failure of culture.
As the loser, it is of course very difficult to admit this. Zhu Zian also imagined various possibilities of resisting Haihan, but he soon discovered that Da Ming had basically tried all the methods he could think of, but the effect Not ideal.
To change the situation of Ming Dynasty at that time, there must be an efficient bureaucratic system, a good economic situation, firm support of public opinion, and a strong armed force.But it is a pity that Daming does not meet any of these conditions, and there is no possibility of improvement in the short term.
Zhu Zian had also discussed related topics with these young officials of the mission, and their opinion was that the problem of Ming Dynasty did not lie in who was in power in the Forbidden City, but simply the inevitable trend of a dynasty at the end of its life.No dynasty can get rid of such historical laws, unless it is replaced by a more advanced power system, it is possible to break the laws.
And Haihan is such a more advanced system, and the replacement of Daming is also an inevitable trend of social development, and it cannot be resisted by manpower.It is impossible for the rulers of Ming Dynasty to voluntarily give up their power and start anew. Naturally, there is no way to evolve into this power system, so decline is a doomed result. Even if there is no Haihan, it will be replaced by other emerging forces.
It took Zhu Zian a long time to understand the truth, but once he figured it out, all the knots in his heart were resolved.Tao Hongfang said that he was in this state of "beginning with a single thought, and the world is wide in an instant", but Tao Hongfang couldn't explain what it meant to be a communist, but he only knew that this sentence was passed down from his father's generation to describe people after abandoning darkness and turning to light. mentality.
In any case, Zhu Zian is much more natural when getting along with these Haihan officials now than when he came here, and he can communicate with them with a more peaceful mind.Sometimes he even thinks that if he keeps walking around with this group of people, traveling all over the world, it would be an interesting life.
However, Zhu Zian also knew that this was not realistic. With the progress of the talks, the mission of the mission was coming to an end, and it would be disbanded soon after returning to Zhejiang.At that time, this group of people will return to their respective positions, but there is no certainty about how Zhu Zian will be arranged.
"Zian, what are your plans when you go back? You are Xie Yuan, the provincial examination officer in the Donghai Region this year. Regarding the appointment, the higher-ups will probably ask for your opinion first, and then give you an appointment."
Shi Chengwu's question made Zhu Zi'an recover from his contemplation, and replied with a smile: "I'm not afraid of Mr. Shi's jokes. I used to feel that I was full of skills, but I didn't have the opportunity to use them. If I can set foot in the court, it must be a matter of governing the country." A good hand in politics. But after coming here, I gradually realized how naive my thinking is. With that little ink in my stomach, it is barely enough to do a clerical job. The more I see here, The more I feel that what I have learned is not enough, after I go back this time, if I have the opportunity, I would like to apply for a period of study in Haihan Academy."
(End of this chapter)
When the mission departed from Zhoushan Dinghai Port, the planned itinerary was to return to China before the end of the year.However, because it took a lot of time to deal with various emergencies encountered during the visit, the actual itinerary was much delayed than the original plan. In the end, the mission had to choose to welcome the beginning of the new year in the heavy snow in Edo Castle.
Haihan now uses a dual calendar to record the year, and all official affairs and file records must be based on the Gregorian calendar.This is a rule set by the previous generation, the purpose is to prepare in advance for various major historical events that will happen in the future, but as the world line of this time and space is gradually changed by the traversers, many events that have not yet happened I am afraid that it is already difficult to accurately match the timetable they have mastered.
But in any case, since the founding of Haihan, the Gregorian calendar has been used in the bureaucratic system.Therefore, although there are still about forty days before New Year's Eve, for these officials who are used to the Gregorian calendar, today is also a special moment worth celebrating.
On the last day of 1655, Ma Boran had two sheep slaughtered, and used a delicious mutton soup pot as the main course of the New Year's Eve banquet.When meal time came, the air of the Edo embassy was filled with the smell of mutton soup and coriander.Ha Jianyi took people to the port and brought several boxes of Sanya special wine from the ship.Anyway, there are no diplomatic activities scheduled for the next day, so everyone can relax after a long absence.
"How does it feel to celebrate New Year's Eve in a foreign country for the first time?" Shi Chengwu put down his glass and asked Tao Hongfang beside him.
Tao Hongfang responded with a smile: "Actually, in the past years when New Year's Eve was held on Hainan Island, we would eat and drink with relatives and friends, which is not much different from today."
Bai Letong also continued: "It is said that I am born without a home, and peace of mind is where I go. The dishes in the bowl, the wine in the glass, and the people around me are actually the same as in China. I can welcome the New Year here with everyone. It's also a blessing."
Shi Chengwu nodded, and said to Ma Boran: "If I remember correctly, this is the third time for Brother Boran to welcome the New Year here, right?"
Ma Boran said with a smile: "Yes, but I haven't held a New Year's Eve party like this in previous years. I'm used to it, but this year it was so lively, and it will be deserted by this time next year. Maybe I will feel lonely."
Shi Chengwu said: "Then you should arrange your time early next year, go back to Hangzhou to report on your work and celebrate the New Year, and rest in peace of mind for a month or two. When the time comes, I will arrange all the activities for you!"
In fact, not only those from Hainan Island were the first to spend New Year’s Eve in a foreign country, but Zhu Zi’an from Shandong was the same.However, Zhu Zian does not have much obsession with returning to his hometown. Although the life in Haihan is sometimes very hard, almost every day is full of freshness, and there is always a new world that has never been seen before. Waiting for him to explore.For him, life now is much more meaningful than staying in Shandong as a local rich man.
The stronger Haihan is, the slimmer the chance of Da Ming's restoration.From the standpoint of a member of the Ming royal family, Zhu Zian shouldn't be happy with the achievements of the Haihan mission during the visit, but the experience of the past few months has slowly changed his view on the situation in the world.
In Zhu Zian's previous cognition, Haihan established the country with force and made profit through commerce, and had no culture at all. The official propaganda of Ming Dynasty has always derogated him as "Sea Man".But the actual situation is not like this. During this visit, he saw Haihan's various clever means in the diplomatic field, and gradually understood that the decline of Ming Dynasty was not only caused by military failures, but included politics, economy, and even Total failure of culture.
As the loser, it is of course very difficult to admit this. Zhu Zian also imagined various possibilities of resisting Haihan, but he soon discovered that Da Ming had basically tried all the methods he could think of, but the effect Not ideal.
To change the situation of Ming Dynasty at that time, there must be an efficient bureaucratic system, a good economic situation, firm support of public opinion, and a strong armed force.But it is a pity that Daming does not meet any of these conditions, and there is no possibility of improvement in the short term.
Zhu Zian had also discussed related topics with these young officials of the mission, and their opinion was that the problem of Ming Dynasty did not lie in who was in power in the Forbidden City, but simply the inevitable trend of a dynasty at the end of its life.No dynasty can get rid of such historical laws, unless it is replaced by a more advanced power system, it is possible to break the laws.
And Haihan is such a more advanced system, and the replacement of Daming is also an inevitable trend of social development, and it cannot be resisted by manpower.It is impossible for the rulers of Ming Dynasty to voluntarily give up their power and start anew. Naturally, there is no way to evolve into this power system, so decline is a doomed result. Even if there is no Haihan, it will be replaced by other emerging forces.
It took Zhu Zian a long time to understand the truth, but once he figured it out, all the knots in his heart were resolved.Tao Hongfang said that he was in this state of "beginning with a single thought, and the world is wide in an instant", but Tao Hongfang couldn't explain what it meant to be a communist, but he only knew that this sentence was passed down from his father's generation to describe people after abandoning darkness and turning to light. mentality.
In any case, Zhu Zian is much more natural when getting along with these Haihan officials now than when he came here, and he can communicate with them with a more peaceful mind.Sometimes he even thinks that if he keeps walking around with this group of people, traveling all over the world, it would be an interesting life.
However, Zhu Zian also knew that this was not realistic. With the progress of the talks, the mission of the mission was coming to an end, and it would be disbanded soon after returning to Zhejiang.At that time, this group of people will return to their respective positions, but there is no certainty about how Zhu Zian will be arranged.
"Zian, what are your plans when you go back? You are Xie Yuan, the provincial examination officer in the Donghai Region this year. Regarding the appointment, the higher-ups will probably ask for your opinion first, and then give you an appointment."
Shi Chengwu's question made Zhu Zi'an recover from his contemplation, and replied with a smile: "I'm not afraid of Mr. Shi's jokes. I used to feel that I was full of skills, but I didn't have the opportunity to use them. If I can set foot in the court, it must be a matter of governing the country." A good hand in politics. But after coming here, I gradually realized how naive my thinking is. With that little ink in my stomach, it is barely enough to do a clerical job. The more I see here, The more I feel that what I have learned is not enough, after I go back this time, if I have the opportunity, I would like to apply for a period of study in Haihan Academy."
(End of this chapter)