My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 794 Chatting in the Car (Part )

The speed of the steamship was faster than Barcelona expected. It didn't take ten days at all. It arrived at Dahan's Beizheng Port in just nine days.

During these nine days, Barcelona and Aldan talked a lot about Dahan. Aldan spoke highly of Dahan and even decided to settle in Dahan in the future.

However, Barcelona felt that even if the big man was strong, he would not be without any shortcomings, so he asked Aldan.

As a result, Aldan thought for a long time and finally came up with a shortcoming, that is, the population of Dahan was too small, so Dahan tried his best to immigrate from Dahan. However, the time was too short, and the number of immigrants still could not meet the needs of Dahan, which also seriously affected The Han Dynasty expanded outward.

Barcelona was shocked at first when they heard that the population of Han Dynasty was too small, because if Han Dynasty did not have a large population, it would be very difficult to expand to the Mediterranean in the future. In this way, the situation they faced in Venice might be simpler.

However, when Barcelona asked about the current population of Han Dynasty, Aldan told him that the population of Han Dynasty should be around one or two million. This made Barcelona smile bitterly, because Venice only has a population of several hundred thousand, which is already the largest population in the Mediterranean. A powerful country.

But when Barcelona later learned that the population of the Ming Dynasty should be tens of millions, he was shocked for a long time, because he really couldn't imagine what a large empire with a population of tens of millions looked like.

The steamship came to Beizheng Port. There was a pier specially prepared for steamships at the port. There was no need to queue like ordinary ships.

Therefore, the ship quickly docked at the pier, and then Barcelona and other guests disembarked one after another.

"Brother Barcelona, ​​I need to visit some good friends in Beizhenggang. I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Xijing in a short time, so we can only say goodbye here!"

At this time, Aldan raised his hands and said to Barcelona.

He has several business friends who live in Beizhenggang. It is rare to come here now, so he naturally wants to visit in order to strengthen contact. In contrast, Barcelona is in a hurry to go to Xijing, so the two of them must not be able to go to Xijing at the same time. On the way.

"Okay, Aldan, take care of yourself. When you go to Xijing, if I haven't left yet, I will definitely treat you to a drink!"

Barcelona also returned the courtesy, and then the two said goodbye to each other before leaving the dock.

After leaving the pier, Barcelona followed his custom and first found an inn to stay, then went out to find a good restaurant and tasted the local delicacies of Dahan.

In fact, the food on the steamboat was pretty good. After all, after paying so much money, we were guaranteed hot food every day. However, eating the food on the ship for nine days in a row was still a bit unbearable for Barcelona.

In the restaurant, Basa was thinking about his thoughts while enjoying the delicious food.

The reason why he decided to go to Xijing immediately was because he felt that Miss Helen would definitely be given to the nobles of the Han Dynasty by the Ottomans, so Miss Helen should be in the capital of the Han Dynasty now.

However, Barcelona is also having a headache now, because there are many nobles in the Han Dynasty. The information he has received before is limited, and he has no idea who Miss Helen was sent to, so he needs to find out by himself.

However, Barcelona is unfamiliar with Dahan and knows no one at all. As for Aldan, he is just a businessman, and it is impossible for the other party to know the senior management of Dahan. What's more, Barcelona does not dare to reveal his identity. After all, whether it is Osman or Big food, they are not very friendly to Venice.

In addition, Barcelona also learned from Aldan that the nobles of the Han Dynasty have always been very protective of their female relatives and rarely let them appear in public. If Miss Helen falls into the hands of these nobles, they will probably keep them in a deep house. middle.

Thinking of this, Basa's face became even more ugly, but no matter how difficult it was, he had to go to Xijing to give it a try, otherwise he would not be able to go back and report to the Governor. So Basa made up his mind, and after dinner, he went back to the inn and had a good sleep. He left Beizhengang early the next morning and got on the carriage bound for Xijing.

Beizheng Port is the gateway to the sea in Xijing, and there are frequent exchanges between the two places. Therefore, a large carriage specially used to attract passengers has appeared. This carriage can carry twenty people at a time. It has four wheels underneath and is pulled by four horses. , it runs very fast, and you can even change horses at the station in the middle.

Basa sat in the corner of this carriage, with his eyes closed and seemed to be dozing off, but in fact he raised his ears and listened to the chatter of some passengers in the carriage. From the chatter of these people, he could also glean a lot of useful information. news.

In fact, Barcelona saw something called a newspaper in Beizheng Port, which published various articles related to the Han Dynasty and contained all kinds of information. Unfortunately, Barcelona was illiterate and could not read the newspaper at all.

"I heard that your son has graduated from elementary school. What are your plans next? Should he continue to go to school or learn business from your brother?"

At this time, a man sitting in front of Barcelona asked his companion next to him.

"My son is really not good at studying. It took him several years of schooling before he could barely read a newspaper and do some simple accounting. He wanted to continue schooling but was not accepted, so he had no choice but to follow me and learn how to do business."

The fat man next to him mentioned his son and slapped his thigh angrily.

After graduating from elementary school, if you pass the examination, you can enter middle school to study. It is said that if you have excellent grades in middle school, you can even be admitted to the Imperial College as a supervisor in the future.

You must know that the current Imperial College students are very popular. As long as they successfully graduate, they can become officials. Even if they are not successful, they can also teach in elementary schools. In the eyes of many people, this is simply a step to the sky, so most people hope that their children can continue to go to school. .

"Don't you have two sons? How is the second son studying?"

The fat man's companion asked him again.

"Forget it, the second child is not as good as the eldest child. He will graduate in two years, but there are still many typos. The teacher has come to me several times, saying that this child is not material for reading, and it would be a waste to continue reading."

The fat man was even more annoyed when he mentioned his second son. He asked himself that he was not a stupid person, and he didn't know why he gave birth to two such stupid sons.

"Brother Cui, don't be too angry. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Maybe they can't study well, but they can learn business from you. It's not bad to become a rich man in the future."

The fat man's companion comforted him again.

"That's all I can think about, but although my two sons are stupid, my daughter is very smart. I sent her to a girls' school before, and she came out on top every time. Maybe there will be a female champion in our family in the future. !”

The fat man suddenly mentioned his daughter and immediately showed a proud expression.

(End of this chapter)