1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 113 Tune the monkey's correct posture

Except for a few North American Special Forces members who were armed to the teeth, every member of the expedition team was required to at least learn how to use a pistol.Of course, in view of the limited reserves of ammunition, the military and police department did not arrange live ammunition shooting training, so these selected members only used gun gestures under the guidance of instructors, and their level was only up to the basic use of pistols.For safety reasons, they have to wait until they set off to receive the allotted pistols and bullets.Although the possibility of a battle in this survey is very small, the Military and Police Department still needs to make the members fully prepared.

In addition to military training, all the team members also took four days of sailing training at sea, mainly to teach them how to control the two catamaran sailing boats, as well as some simple sea navigation knowledge.This is also to avoid that in case several professional crew members are unable to steer the boat, other people can act as sailors temporarily.Since the time is too short, this kind of training naturally cannot be said to be very effective, but as long as there is an old crew member directing these novices to operate, they can barely move slowly on the sea.

The Ministry of Information Industry worked overtime to collect and organize detailed maps of the Halong Bay area from the large database, as well as the layout of the port construction of the Hongji Port in later generations.In addition, there are various local customs and customs. Of course, the main source of this information is various travel reports of later generations.

Among these complicated information, the nautical charts of the Halong Bay area are particularly important.Halong Bay is located off the coast of Hon Gai Port, covering an area of ​​about 1500 square kilometers. There are [-] islands of various sizes scattered on this sea surface, and the waterway is also relatively complicated.This is also one of the most famous scenic spots in Vietnam in later generations. There are several people who have traveled to Halong Bay.In this era, not many people would choose to live on small islands far from the mainland, but it cannot be ruled out that there will be a small number of fishermen and even pirates on these islands.

The day before the departure, the executive committee held a meeting, and someone asked a question: "What if I can't speak the language of the Vietnamese? None of the people sent here can speak Vietnamese."

It was only then that the executive committee realized that this seemingly insignificant issue had been neglected before. Not to mention that among the 400-odd members of the entire crossing group, not to mention that there was not a single person who could speak Vietnamese.The meet-and-greet meeting was also temporarily suspended, and someone went to quickly find Ning Qi who was in the evening school.

Ning Qi laughed after listening to the question: "Don't worry, everyone, there is no language problem in going to Vietnam in this era." After speaking, Ning Qi gave everyone a brief science introduction.

The vassal relationship between Vietnam and China has a long history. From the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in 111 BC to Vietnam's independence in 939 AD, taking advantage of the chaos in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, Vietnam was under the direct rule of China during this period.But after that, Vietnam still paid tribute to China and recognized China's suzerain status. It was not until France invaded Vietnam in the second half of the 19th century that China's status was replaced by France.

However, in the hundreds of years after Vietnam's independence, those in power still adopted the imperial examination system and Confucianism introduced from China to maintain their rule. Therefore, all dynasties in Vietnam's history have always regarded Chinese characters as orthodox and the only one used. official text.All Vietnamese can only read Chinese characters, and can only read Chinese books, so there is no language difference in communication.

"This means that the difference in language may even be smaller than our local dialect in Hainan?" Yan Chujie hurriedly asked.After crossing, he has been suffering from being unable to make progress in dialect, so now every time he goes to the recruit camp to train soldiers, he still has a headache. The recruits can't understand the Hainan dialect he speaks, and he can't understand the Mandarin that the recruits have not yet mastered. .

Ning Qi shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. In fact, in this era, Vietnam is somewhat similar to North Korea and Japan. Although our Chinese characters are used, there are still some differences in pronunciation and usage habits."

"I'll understand once you say that, it's the Vietnamese dialect." Yan Chujie nodded half-understanding.

"It's almost the same meaning. The Vietnamese call this localized Chinese 'Zi Zi Nan', and there are also corresponding coined characters. But even if you want to learn this localized language, you still have to learn Chinese characters first. Otherwise, there is no way to understand the meaning of 'Zi Zi Nan'." Ning Qi patiently explained to Yan Chujie.

"Then what about the Vietnamese language and characters we know in later generations?" Now that this topic was mentioned, Tao Donglai continued to ask with great interest.

Ning Qi was taken aback when he heard the words, and suddenly slapped the table forcefully, everyone was shocked when they saw this, did they not take the medicine or took the wrong medicine?

Ning Qi didn't care what other people thought now, and said loudly: "It's a good time for us to intervene in Vietnam, and we can cut off their chance to be culturally independent!"

Although Vietnam has begun to appear rote localized characters during this period, its roots cannot be separated from Chinese characters and the Chinese system, and these created characters are often more difficult to write and read than Chinese characters.Until the beginning of the seventeenth century, European missionaries began to enter Vietnam. In order to better communicate with the local people, they designed a new writing system for Vietnamese using the Roman characters they were familiar with.The first dictionary of Roman characters in Vietnam was published by French missionaries in 1651, and after continuous modification and improvement in different periods, this language became the language used in later generations of Vietnam.

Of course, in the current period, this kind of Vietnamese characters is still in the initial stage of creation, and the scope of dissemination is extremely limited, and only exists among a very small number of missionaries and believers.The intervention of the time-traveling people is very likely to affect the birth and dissemination of this kind of writing.

In the current historical period, it is basically impossible for a region without its own language and characters to break away from the status of a colony or a vassal state.And once it has its own language and characters, it can almost be said with certainty that the independence of this region is only a matter of time.

Ning Qi knows very well that there are many people in the Time Traveling Group who have deep hatred for the future Vietnam, and even himself is one of them. For this major historical turning point that can affect the future trend of Vietnam, Ning Qi feels that the Time Traveling Group is very happy. It is necessary to get a foot in from it.

After Ning Qi explained the reasons, he immediately won the support of Yan Chujie, the main force of the "Rebel Faction": "This must be done! I think that after we have a certain strength in the future, we must offer rewards to capture those Europeans in Vietnam." Missionaries, put an end to the possibility of their cultural independence, let these monkeys feel at ease to be a vassal state for hundreds of years, so that they don't think about it all day long... Well, I am also thinking about the future generations of the monkeys "Yan Chujie spoke righteously, without the slightest bit of self-consciousness as an aggressor.

The executive committee members didn't pay much attention to Yan Chujie's random nonsense. Even if they really want to attack European missionaries in Vietnam in the future, it is not something that can be done in the near future.The most important thing right now is to ensure the smooth sailing of the expedition team.However, although everyone did not clearly express their approval for Yan Chujie and Ning Qi, they all believed that this was the correct posture for training monkeys.

June 1627, 6, the fifth day of May in the seventh year of Mingqi.The crew members who are about to go to Hongji Port for route investigation have gathered at the pier. After nearly ten days of emergency training, they are very clear that this ten to fifteen-day inspection trip will determine the future period of the crossing group. The invisible pressure also made the young people who were clamoring that they could go to Halong Bay for free travel become more stable.

Almost all the executive committee members who were able to spare time were present, which also shows how much the executive committee attaches importance to this investigation.As many important construction projects have come to a critical moment recently, no executive committee members joined the expedition team this time, and Wang Tom, who has always performed calmly in various sea missions, was appointed as the captain of the expedition team. Old Morgan, the oldest member of the team, Appointed as deputy captains, the two will be fully responsible for the command of all operations of the expedition team during this journey, and have the power to decide whether to use some unconventional means to ensure the smooth progress of the operation if necessary, such as receiving external support. Take the initiative to use force in self-defense when threatened.This is also the first time that members of the North American Gang have been entrusted with such a heavy responsibility by the executive committee after time travel. It can be seen that these outsiders have gradually gained the affirmation and trust of the executive committee for their loyalty based on their performance all the time.

"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, so the food group specially made some zongzi, you can eat slowly on the road." Tao Donglai handed a large bag of steaming zongzi to Tom Wang.

"Please thank Chef Fan and his friends for me!" Tom Wang obviously learned the more fashionable way of making jokes from the forum.

"You are all veteran sailors. The Executive Committee believes that you are capable enough to successfully complete this expedition. However, I still want to repeat the same old tune and emphasize once again that your own safety must be the most important thing under any circumstances! After Tao Dong said it, he stretched out his hand and shook Tom Wang tightly.

The members of the expedition team boarded the two sailboats one by one, then unmoored and raised the sails, and slowly sailed away from the pier.In just over ten minutes, they had sailed out of Victory Harbor and slowly disappeared from the sight of the sending team.

According to the voyage arrangement made by the crew in advance, the expedition team will mainly inspect the coastal conditions on the west coast of Hainan Island during the voyage to Hongji Port, and select several suitable places for rest.If possible, they will also temporarily stay near the Changjiang River on the west bank to see if the water conservancy conditions here can allow small ships to sail to the upper reaches of the Shilu Iron Mine, and make some preliminary preparations for the future development of the Shilu Iron Mine.

(End of this chapter)