Cheng Quan was obviously shocked. It took a long time to come back to his senses. He took a step forward and arrived in front of Su Minggang. He asked nervously with a little nervousness and a little nervousness: "So, my mother...my mother is still alive?"

Su Minggang nodded after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Life is well. By the way, your brother has also married a wife, and his son is almost ready to make a fuss!"

Chengquan seemed to be unbelievable. After standing for a while, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Minggang's arms and said, "You just said... you said... the emperor will pardon me? What about my brothers?"

"It's all the same!" Su Minggang let him grab it and continued with a smile, "And the emperor also said that if you perform well in the future and can make contributions, you may be able to return home in glory!"

"Returning Home in Glory?" Chengquan let go of his hands and repeated a little dazedly, "Returning Home in Glory..."

Since he fled to Nanyang, since he was excluded by other pirates, he has dreamed of going home more than once, and dreamed of going home one day with glory one day. Of course, no matter how much he thought, he never thought that he would return home in glory!

After a while, he turned around, stared at Su Minggang and asked, "You said, can the emperor really forgive us?"

"Well, what the emperor said personally, Governor Sun and Commander Zheng saw it." Su Minggang nodded and replied, "The emperor said that Liu Xiang and other thieves were bound to be arrested by the court. Other criminals, as long as they reform, they will be exempted from investigation."

"Then...what should we do?" Cheng Quan asked again with hope on his face.

"Just listen to me," Su Minggang replied, "For now, please cooperate with the head and fool the Dutch people together and try to delay the construction period!"

There is no way to tell anyone about the news that the Ming army will come to rescue him at this time. If you become the whole person, you will naturally not be able to say it.

The delay in the construction period will definitely have to bear the pressure from the Dutch, but as long as they join forces to fool them, the pressure will not be too great.

Cheng Quan thought for a while, then nodded and said, "This is OK. Is there anything else that we brothers can do?"

"In order to avoid leaking news, it is best for the boss not to tell your brother about this matter. It is not too late to announce it later." Su Minggang said with a slightly serious expression, "In short, the most important thing for us at the moment is to delay the construction period. After a period of time, there will be new things to do. As long as you do it well, you will be waiting for the reward of merits!"

After hearing this, Chengquan nodded with a serious expression and said, "Okay, I understand, it's just for me. Even if you lied to me, I'll do it!"

Obviously, he still had a slight disbelief. However, in order to get home, he chose to believe it.

After dealing with these pirates, Su Minggang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In this way, the best problem was solved. Although the emperor was thousands of miles away, he could still solve Batavia's difficulties. It's so amazing!

While sighing secretly, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen. The matter on Batavia secretly started to operate.

At this time, the Chinese New Year is coming soon in the Ming Dynasty. The days are getting better and better every year, and the sound of firecrackers is getting louder and louder every year. But at the same time, sulfur dioxide is getting more and more year by year, and there are even fires. This may be pain and happiness accompanying you!

In the year of the Ming Dynasty, the northern part of the Mobei tribes swept away, and only a few of the remnants of the Mobei tribes fled to the west. Wei Lat Mongolia surrendered and became a new part of the Ming territory. In this year, even if it was not considered the territory of the vassal states, the territory of the Ming Dynasty itself had been greatly expanded. At least the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty was in the Arctic Ocean.

In the south, three vassal kings were granted, namely the Yi King of Luzon, the Fu King of Annan and the Zhou King of Nanzhang. In this way, a large grain field was vacant in the country to collect taxes, and the burdens of the three royal families were dumped, which also boosted the economy between the vassal states and the mother states.

I always thought that there were many people in the Ming Dynasty, but after the four vassal states were enfeoffed, many of the Ming people from several provinces in the vassal states did not do well in the country and went to the vassal states to make a living.

As the Ming Dynasty expanded its territory and immigrated its vassal states, the disasters of floods and droughts in the south and droughts in the north often had serious impacts on the Ming Dynasty, but now it is a bit insignificant. The Ming Dynasty has become increasingly capable of solving these problems. The victims who are affected can easily be placed in other places, at least they will not starve to death.

The southern vassal states basically harvested grain fields three seasons a year. People from Ming Dynasty took the lead in planting, and the grain had already been fed back to China.

In addition, the tomorrow is changing with each passing day. Not to mention the court becoming a science and technology department, there are also official new yamen such as the Ministry of Transport. Just say that in Yingtian Prefecture, the hot air balloon took off and floated across the entire Yingtian Prefecture, realizing the dream of people flying in the sky. This impact on the people of the Ming Dynasty was unparalleled.

After this incident, the people of the Ming Dynasty, especially those in Jiangnan, remembered what the emperor said: There is nothing that cannot be done, only unexpected! This sentence is domineering and easy to talk about. Even a three-year-old child can say it.

In addition, there are new projects on the side of the cement road in the capital and Tongzhou, laying subway strips onto the ground. It is said that there will be new means of transportation next year, called trains, and I don’t know what it is. Many people are thinking about this and want to take a look at it as soon as possible.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1634, scientific and technological knowledge, with the emergence of these new things, has become more and more popular. Even some voices were heard from the court and the government, suggesting that the court list scientific and technological knowledge as the content of the imperial examination. Some voices said that they should learn from the pre-Tang system, reopen the Ming law, Ming characters, Ming conscience and other imperial examinations, and they all said everything, but they are not mainstream for the time being and are not accepted by most scholars.

But no matter what, the restructuring of the imperial examination content has already come to the surface. Many discerning people speculate that the court will probably make a formal discussion on this matter next year.

In addition, there are some things that are only circulated within a specific range. For example, Qian Qianyi, a Confucian scholar, was dragged down by his clan members and was sent to Guihua City. It is said that he had to go further away. This thing was only circulated in Shilin, Jiangnan. After hearing this, some great scholars or friends secretly warned themselves to take good care of their family or clan members.

Another thing was only spread in the Jiangnan Scholars, saying that it was the Confucius family in Shandong. After the Confucius Sage, he clearly stated that Confucianism and science are both one person and one is indispensable. Only when the son of the sage is wise today can science be born!

This incident was actually quite surprising to Jiangnan Shilin. Because many of them knew that the Kong family had previously expressed support for the re-shelf to submit the court to abolish fallacies, but now it has turned around! Many people can't understand why the Kong family's position changed, and it has changed so thoroughly, saying that science and Confucianism are equally important! Ignoring some remarks from the current government and the opposition, many people couldn't help but worry. Maybe the imperial examination will really change next year.

In fact, very few people know the inside story. When Emperor Chongzhen sent the factory guards to Shandong, he also secretly investigated and obtained many evidences of the contemporary Yan Shenggong. After an interview, if Yan Shenggong did not claim so, the court would change to Yan Shenggong and would send him to accompany Qian Qianyi to the distant northern land.

This Yan Shenggong was indeed surrendered, but it was not over yet. Emperor Chongzhen decided to use this Yan Shenggong again next year.

The New Year is about to celebrate, and the capital is naturally very lively. Many yamen have also enthroned the yamen to prepare for the New Year, such as the Science and Technology Clearing Office.

Since Song Shigui came to the capital with his father, he has been helping the Qing Lishu Department, but he has received the gift from this and went to the Imperial College to study in the Imperial College. So, after the Science and Technology Qing Lishu Department sealed the yamen, he went to a restaurant with Wang Dele, the same year as the Imperial College.

I have to say that Song Shigui has a special identity. He met and was not a pedantic person in the same year. He had a certain understanding of technology. This made them get close to each other, eat and have a happy chat.

After leaving the restaurant, the two of them walked on the bustling streets, their faces full of red.

"Brother Song's talent is very talented and knowledgeable!" Wang Dele said with a smile, "If the content of the imperial examination begins next year and the scientific and technological knowledge are combined, Brother Song will definitely win the championship!"

Song Shigui was filled with joy when he heard this, but he said modestly on the surface, "This may not be necessary. I have a lot of talents in the Ming Dynasty, and maybe there are even more powerful people there! Besides, it is not certain whether it will be restructured next year! You didn't see how many people in the Imperial College are opposed!"

"Haha, what's the use of their opposition?" Wang Dele sneered after hearing this, "The use of scientific and technological knowledge is so great, it is the general trend. Sooner or later, the emperor will incorporate such important knowledge into the imperial examination."

Speaking of this, he looked at Song Shigui, pointed at him with a finger, and said with a smile: "I don't believe it. Brother Song will not know this. Your father is a doctor in the Science and Technology Qing Lishu. You are also helping in it. It should be the clearest thing, right?"

Hearing this, Song Shigui smiled and took a few steps, as if he had appreciated the lively scene on the street, then turned around and whispered: "I asked my father privately, and it was probably not next year, or the year after tomorrow. In these few years, the imperial examination will definitely be restructured. Brother, you have also studied scientific and technological knowledge. Once the reform is restructured, you will definitely be better than other years in the same year!"

When Wang Dele heard this, he met Song Shigui, and then both of them burst into laughter. The movements in the court were very obvious. Only those sour scholars who were not as good as ancient times held the Four Books and Five Classics. How could these sour scholars stop this trend now? It’s so naive!

They were talking about important things to them while walking on the street, which was quite comfortable.

After walking for a while, Wang Dele said to Song Shigui a little enviously: "It's New Year's Eve soon, but Brother Song is good. His family is reunited in the capital. Unlike me, who traveled thousands of miles away and went to study in the capital, the New Year is deserted."

"Yes, I miss my family more every holiday!" Song Shigui also sighed at this, "When you say that, I miss my grandma a little!"

Speaking of this, the atmosphere had some effect, but there was nothing we could do about it. Both of them were silent for a while and just walked forward.

Suddenly, I saw a large group of people surrounding me, looking very lively.

The two of them were curious and looked up, but they saw many people talking and vaguely listening, "Impossible", "true and false".

When the two heard this, they were a little curious and their paces accelerated a little. There were people watching, as if two scholars were walking towards this side. Wang Dele clasped his fists and asked, "Brother, why is this so lively before?"

"The court has established a new yamen, and it has just opened it!" One of the scholars shook his head and replied, "What instant messaging yamen sounds so awkward!"

When Song Shigui and Wang Dele heard this, they looked at each other. When they heard this name, they felt that technology was very good, and it was probably a yamen related to science and technology. At this moment, no one knew what others did, and they immediately became interested. After thanking him immediately, they accelerated their pace and walked over.

As we were getting closer, there were indeed a bunch of people surrounding us, discussing and doubting.

"I'll say something here, you can receive it from Yingtian Mansion. Isn't this too outrageous? Can such a thing happen?"

"Who knows if it's a fraud? We don't know if Yingtian Mansion can really receive a message!"

"This is a yamen, you won't lie, right?"

"It's too expensive. One or two silvers are only limited to Yingtianfu City. Otherwise, you can try it?"

“…”

Listening to the discussions of the people around, Song Shigui and Wang Dele also squeezed in and saw them. As expected, there was a notice posted at the yamen gate, and the contents were similar to what they discussed. A yamen runner stood there and shouted a little unhappily: "Don't surround anyone who is okay. It's going to be the Chinese New Year, where should I go!"

After reading the notice carefully, Song Shigui couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if Nanchang Mansion had this too. It's just a tael of silver. I have to try it. Give my grandma a greeting and wish my grandma a happy New Year and good health."

The treatment of the Qingguansi Department of Science and Technology is considered high among many similar yamen. In the Song Dynasty, he was also given a salary, so he also had some small money.

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Wang Dele and said, "Brother, isn't your family just in Yingtian Mansion? Why don't you go and try it?"

When the people around heard their conversation, they couldn't help but stop talking and turned to look at them. No one has tried it until now. Now when they heard that someone wanted to try it, they were all curious and began to instigate them.

Compared to the lack of confidence among others, Song Shigui and the others were very close to things related to technology. When Wang Dele heard Song Shigui say this, he happened to miss his relatives in the distance, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try it!"
Chapter completed!