Two days later, Wang Yu and Cheng Chen boarded the boat to Dingzhou again.
They had just met for a few days and were about to part again. Cheng Chen touched Dabao's head. Dabao was the one he felt most sorry for, and Cheng Chen felt bad when they parted.
"Dabao, be obedient at home, study hard, and write to us more often."
"Well, Dad, I will study hard."
Dabao was already ten years old. He was a very sensible child, and after two years of studying, he became even more sensible. He knew that his father went to Dongyi on official business, so he just nodded.
"Good boy."
Today, Chen Yanwen and others came to see Wang Yu off and watched him on his long journey.
It’s similar to the last time I went to Dingzhou, but that time we went there in spring. This time it’s about to enter winter, and the weather will get colder and colder, so we need to get to Dongyi earlier.
The three of them arrived in Dingzhou first, rested for two days, and prepared to take a boat to Dongyi. Unexpectedly, Ling Chufeng, Meng Yu and others got the news from somewhere and were also waiting for them in Dingzhou.
"Chongguang, Miss Meng Yu, Ling Xiao Ling Shuang is here too?"
I haven't seen them since Ye Mingqing's case last year.
Ling Chufeng: "Well, I haven't congratulated Xiuzhi on his promotion yet. The two of them knew you were going to Dongyi, so they insisted on coming with you. They wanted to go to Dongyi and take a look."
What's wrong with that? It would definitely be better to go to Dingzhou with more friends on the way. He smiled and nodded.
Ling Xiao and Ling Shuang were very excited. Since they returned last year, their mother knew that they were in danger and kept them at home to practice martial arts. This time, they had to ask their eldest brother for help to get them out.
Ling Xiao: "I know that you are going to Dongyi to take up your post. You must have a lot of things to do. We don't need to bother you. You can just go around Dongyi and have fun. You haven't been to the island yet."
Wang Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, but the conditions on the island are definitely not as good as those in Dali. It's fine as long as you are willing."
Ling Xiao and Ling Shuang didn't care at all. They had traveled around the world and even stayed in dilapidated temples. It was no big deal. Then they saw Cheng Chen holding the second baby. They hadn't seen him for a year and he looked even more handsome and cute.
"Erbao, do you still remember your aunt?"
Erbao's little head couldn't hold any memory for more than a year, so he had no memory and looked at Ling Shuang blankly.
Cheng Chen picked up Erbao and asked, "Call me auntie?"
"aunt."
Ling Shuang knew that he was shy and didn't remember her, so she just touched his head and said, "Hey, Erbao is so good. Auntie found a lot of fun things for you. I'll give them to you later."
Wang Yu scratched his nose and said, "Thank you, auntie."
The playful Erbao still knew it, and said in a baby voice: "Thank you, Auntie."
The ship to Dongyi was arranged by Xue Hai, who went to Dongyi earlier than him to arrange matters. The warship was used, but now that the war was over, the warship could not be used temporarily and was used as a passenger ship.
This time, many reserve officials were recruited from the Hanlin Academy to serve in Dongyi. Dongyi is so big that it is impossible for Wang Yu to manage it alone.
A group of people boarded the boat and headed towards Dongyi. Some of the officials on the boat were nervous while others were expectant. After ten years of hard study and spending so much time in the Hanlin Academy, the time was finally coming when they would be of use. Although Dongyi was far away, there was a lot of work to be done, and if they did a good job, there would still be many opportunities for promotion.
Ling Xiao stood in Class A, looking at the boundless sea where the sea and sky merged into one, and sighed, "This steamship is really great. If it were to be popularized, it would be as fast as riding a horse."
As they were talking, a dozen white dolphins appeared in front of them, jumping on the water and making cheerful whistles. The group of people watching stopped in their tracks and all exclaimed in admiration at how beautiful the creatures in the ocean were.
"What is this, it's so beautiful?"
Wang Yu hadn't expected that they would encounter so many schools of white dolphins, so he said, "Dolphins."
"Dolphins?" Everyone was puzzled.
Wang Yu suddenly realized that this place is not called dolphin, so he explained: "It's sea slug, a very gentle marine creature. Oh, and some people call them sea pigs because of their round shape that resembles a pig."
Ling Shuang smiled and said, "Since they are so beautiful, let's just call them sea slugs."
Wang Yu smiled without saying anything, watching the dolphin gradually jump away. It was the first time for him to see a dolphin up close, and it was far more shocking than what he saw on TV.
The baby who was picked up watched the dolphin jump away and pointed in the direction of the dolphin: "Daddy, it's gone."
"Well, let's go. The sea slug is going home."
However, with the toys Ling Shuang prepared for him, Erbao's attention was immediately attracted and he no longer wanted to see the dolphins.
The steamship was indeed fast and arrived in five days. The 50,000 soldiers who had landed on the island before were already stationed on the island and a guard command headquarters was established. However, the person in charge of the command headquarters was the commander-in-chief Xue Hai. He would return to Beijing after the Dongyi affairs were sorted out.
Xue Hai greeted Wang Yu and others in Haikou. There were only people from their Guard Command Headquarters on the island, and Wang Yu would not be able to find the place if he had not come.
Wang Yu bowed and said, "Please excuse me, Master Xue, to wait for us here."
Xue Hai waved his hand: "Nothing, I'll take you to the government office."
At first, Xue Hai didn't know why the emperor valued the young man Wang Yu so much, but after getting along with him, he felt very comfortable communicating with Wang Yu. Unlike other civil servants who always spoke tentatively and said things with hidden meanings, what he hated most was civil servants who spoke in a roundabout way.
Wang Yu is different. He always speaks directly and generously, which is very good.
"Okay, thank you Master Xue for leading the way."
There was a lot of work to be done on the island, so there was no time to waste and they set off right away. Then a large group of people headed to the place where the government office was set up, which would take another two or three days.
Along the way, this place is indeed not as prosperous as Dali. The towns they passed by are all inhabited by Dongyi people. They did not recognize Wang Yu and his group, but they knew that they were officials and officers of Dali. They knew that they were the ones who occupied Dongyi, so they stayed away from them.
Even at the inns they stayed at along the way, the people who received them were trembling with fear, as if the people from Dali were all monsters. Wang Yu could understand their thoughts. After all, the country had just been destroyed, and the people who came didn't know whether they were good or bad. But in this situation, it really took some effort to change their minds.
It will take time to gradually influence the situation, but Wang Yu is still confident that he can manage it well. After all, there have always been wars between countries since ancient times.
The territory of Dali was not so large at the beginning. It developed slowly through the dynasties, from primitive society to feudal dynasties. Now, all the people in the territory of Dali recognize themselves as Dali people.
As long as we slowly assimilate the people on the Dongyi Island, one day they will also call themselves Dali people.
What's more, the previous dynasty had a great influence on the Dongyi, including the fact that it had been trading with Dali for decades. It was not completely closed, and the people on the island did use the Dali characters, but spoke the Dongyi language.
The written language was introduced to the Dongyi people six or seven hundred years ago. Before the introduction of written language, the Dongyi people had no written language. Their deeds and legends were passed down orally. After the invention of written language, their pronunciation gradually emerged, and slowly the Dongyi people formed their own written language. To put it simply, it evolved from the written language of the Dali period.
This was very helpful for Wang Yu to transform and assimilate the people on the island, because those who had read books knew the Dali characters, and they are still using Chinese characters now.
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