1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2625
In order to set off on schedule today, everyone got up early before dawn. At this time, there was nothing to do on the ship, and it was inevitable that they were a little depressed.Shi Chengwu and Wang Anguo discussed taking turns to be on duty, and arranged for others to go to the cabin to rest for a while.

The living space on this warship is extremely tight, only the captain has an independent cabin, obviously unable to accommodate their group, so they can only go to the rest area of ​​ordinary sailors to catch up on sleep.

The rest area is arranged on both sides of the passage on the second deck, with a floor height of less than six feet. It is divided into three layers of berths from top to bottom, where the sailors who take turns resting sleep.Sleeping in this kind of place naturally has no comfort at all. Wooden bed boards, buckwheat pillows, and a thin quilt are all the items on each bunk.

Although Tao Hongfang and the others were not sailors, they had received military training many times since they were young, so they were no strangers to such an environment, so they found empty beds and climbed up to catch up on sleep.

Seeing this, Zhu Zian could only follow suit, but he has grown up so much, he has never slept in this kind of bed with three floors. He finally found a bed with three floors that were all vacant, but which one should he choose? However, it still made him a little difficult.

The bottom floor is absolutely unacceptable. When I think that there may be two people on top of me, I can't sleep well.But the top floor is too high for him, and he has to step on a narrow step at the head of the bed and pull the edge of the bed to turn over, which is really difficult for a person like him who has no strength to restrain himself big.And judging by the height, even if you managed to climb up, how to get down would be troublesome.

It seems that only the second bed with the height of the chest and abdomen is suitable.However, the space between the beds on the second and third floors was extremely narrow, and it took Zhu Zian a lot of effort to get in.

Lie down, but Zhu Zian still couldn't fall asleep.The displacement of this boat was more than [-] tons, and the navigation on the inland river was actually relatively stable, but Zhu Zian was from the north, and he would feel dizzy when the boat shook slightly.This reminded him of the last time he crossed the sea to Liaodong, he was also bumped to pieces on the boat and almost lost half his life.But this time he was sent to Korea and Japan as an envoy, and he spent more than a day or two at sea, and the next period of time might be quite sad.

The air in the cabin was very stuffy, filled with some unpleasant smells faintly, while other berths next to it kept snoring one after another, and from time to time there were sailors on shifts talking in low voices and creaking sounds from the deck when they walked around. Environment suitable for rest.

Zhu Zian lay down for a while, but instead of falling asleep, he felt more and more uncomfortable, so he simply got up and got out of bed, intending to go outside to get some air.

Zhu Zian came to the upper deck and stood by the side of the ship for a while, feeling better after blowing the river wind.

"Zian, are you still not used to the feeling on the boat?"

Zhu Zian looked back, but saw Shi Chengwu standing behind him, and quickly responded: "When I seldom took a boat in the north, I couldn't help feeling a little seasick. Brother Shi laughed!"

Shi Chengwu nodded and said, "Zi'an will live in the south in the future, and there will be many opportunities to take boats. Exercise more, and the seasickness will gradually disappear."

Zhu Zian nodded in agreement, but he thought that this kind of training was really uncomfortable, and what he had learned in the past had almost nothing to do with sailing. If the Haihan people arranged for him to be on an errand at sea all year round, it would be useless at all. .

As if he had seen through Zhu Zian's thoughts, Shi Chengwu went on to say: "Don't worry, you are Xie Yuan who passed the imperial examination for the first time in Donghai Region, and there are countless pairs of eyes on your future. This mission is just It's a temporary mission, there are many positions suitable for you in the government, and you will definitely not be assigned to be on duty at sea."

After hearing Shi Chengwu's words, Zhu Zian felt a little relieved, and immediately asked curiously: "I don't know what kind of errands you got for the Jie Yuan obtained in the rural examinations in various places in Haihan before?"

Zhu Zian has limited knowledge of Haihan's rule in the south, but he also heard that Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places have been actually controlled by Haihan many years ago, and the time for Haihan officials to hold imperial examinations in those places should be longer than that of Donghai The area is much earlier, but it can be used for comparison.

Shi Chengwu said: "Actually, our country's talent selection system is not limited to the traditional imperial examinations, but there are many other channels. It's just that the East China Sea and Northern Regions continued the previous practice in consideration of the public's awareness and acceptance. , continue to hold township examinations, so as to select talents from the people."

Shi Chengwu said this in a more tactful manner, but Zhu Zian has already understood the implication: "Brother Shi means that the imperial examination system is not actually implemented in Haihan, and the rural examinations held in Donghai and Northern regions this year are just special cases. ?”

Shi Chengwu said: "In the early years, like the Donghai District, we held imperial examinations and selected talents by grade. But later we realized that this method also has many disadvantages, so we added more selection methods and channels."

Zhu Zi'an said: "I don't know what the disadvantage that Brother Shi is referring to?"

Shi Chengwu glanced at Zhu Zian, saw that his attitude was sincere, and he should be sincerely asking for advice rather than arguing with himself, so he patiently explained: "The subset of classics and history learned by the literati in the previous dynasty is only good at theory, but for the ruling place or serving For a certain yamen, there is still a lack of corresponding experience and ability. Therefore, it is difficult for talents selected through this channel to be assigned positions immediately, and they need to be trained in a targeted manner, even Xie Yuan is no exception."

Although Zhu Zian didn't completely agree with Shi Chengwu's statement, he still nodded.

Shi Chengwu went on to say: "Students who can get the first place in the provincial examination, of course, their knowledge will not be bad, and they will definitely be a great Confucian in a few years, but these people's abilities and ambitions may not be suitable for governing. The most important thing in our country is practical. People who can only write beautiful articles will not be allowed to occupy important positions, so if they encounter such a situation, they will arrange to go to the academy to teach and study, and try to give them room to develop their expertise."

Zhu Zi'an faintly felt that Shi Chengwu's words meant some beatings on him, and immediately responded: "I have always been studious, and I will never rest on my laurels. Brother Shi can wait and see."

Shi Chengwu said with a smile: "Zian, don't be nervous. I know you are talented and ambitious, and you will definitely get the opportunity to display your talents. The promises made to you by Mr. Chen and my father will be fulfilled one by one. After this errand is over When you return home, we will make corresponding arrangements depending on your performance."

(End of this chapter)