Chapter 124 The Future of Nanhua (First update, please subscribe)
In the following days, it was more like sightseeing than a long journey. After crossing the Andes Mountains, we returned to the Pampas again.
With beautiful women accompanying you along the way, the journey is quite pleasant. There are countless charming scenes and endless tenderness. The fiery passion of Latin girls always makes people indulge in it.
Because of this, their speed is naturally much slower.
Fifteen days later, before the New Year, Zhu Xianhai finally returned to Nanhua after a long absence. Although he had been away from Nanhua for less than half a year, the changes here were amazing. Half a year ago, most of the buildings in the city were made of wood, but now there are many red brick buildings near the streets.
At the same time, more factories were put into production. More than 20 small-scale factories acquired from Buenos Aires, including printing factories, glass factories, and canning factories, further enriched Nanhua's industrial base.
Of course, the most gratifying change is the arrival of a new batch of immigrants - the arrival of 30,000 new immigrants has doubled the population of Nanhua again.
It has to be said that compared to South America, which is short of population resources, China at this time is simply a treasure trove of human resources.
“Is this Nanhua?”
The city that appeared before Maria's eyes, although unfamiliar, could clearly be felt to be different. It was a city that was developing day by day and full of vitality.
Factories and shipyards, things that come into view make it hard to believe that all this took only one year.
"A year ago, was this really just a deserted place?"
“Is that factory also newly built?”
"The shipyard too?"
"Everything you see is true."
"Oh my God, how is this possible? Even God can't do this."
"God can't do it, but the Chinese can."
Zhu Xianhai's tone was full of pride. China in this era not only has the richest human resources in the world, but also has the hardworking and diligent national characteristics of the Chinese nation. This is unmatched by any other nation, and it is precisely because of this that the Chinese nation has risen from decline time and time again, and has amazed the world time and time again.
The current Nanhua is just trying out its own business.
“It’s really hard to believe how you guys did it.”
However, her curiosity was soon stopped by the arrival of the Countess. When the carriage stopped in front of the mansion and she saw the Countess through the window, she felt ashamed of herself when she saw the elegant and noble Countess.
"Welcome home, dear!"
Although Elizabeth wanted to throw herself into Zhu Xianhai's arms, she still kept a little distance. When she saw Maria getting off the car with him, she walked up to him with a smile and welcomed him.
"You must be Miss Rickmeyer, welcome to South China."
"lady."
Elizabeth said as Maria bowed.
"You don't have to be so formal with me. Your grandfather and my grandfather both served in San Martin's army. They knew each other as early as Mendoza."
In 1814, after the fall of Rancagua, Bernardo O'Higgins led the remaining patriotic troops to retreat to Mendoza, Argentina to meet with San Martin. At that time, Elizabeth's grandfather was an officer under San Martin.
It doesn’t matter whether you know each other or not. What’s important is that after having shared experiences, two people will naturally become much closer.
Seeing this, Zhu Xianhai finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he instructing the maid to take Maria to wash up, Elizabeth looked at her back and smiled.
"My dear, she should be a good marriage partner. O'Higgins has a high reputation in Chile and Peru. The only regret is that her mother is an illegitimate daughter."
"You know, this isn't what I had in mind."
Putting his arm around her waist, Zhu Xianhai spoke softly.
Elizabeth said softly, naturally resting her head on his shoulder.
"You should seriously consider this issue."
"Because your business needs a successor."
Elizabeth's light words made Zhu Xianhai smile at first, then he picked her up and said.
"Then let's try our best now..."
"It's daytime now!"
With her arms around his neck, Elizabeth's tone became extremely coquettish.
"During the day... so what!"
Zhu Xianhai couldn't care less about all that. Of course, if there was a chance, he could bring Maria along. The absurd scene at the Andes Hot Springs was really nostalgic.
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After returning to Nanhua, Zhu Xianhai was not idle. He was even busier than when he led the troops before. Although the construction of Nanhua was on the right track, there were still many things waiting for him.
Of course, no matter how important the matter is, it is not as important as going to school - school!
After he left, Fang Zhanbo and his team finally compiled a set of elementary school textbooks, or to be more precise, several textbooks.
As soon as he entered primary school, Zhu Xianhai heard the sound of reading.
"It was not until the Qin Shi Huang conquered the six kingdoms that the world was unified. In the north, the Qin Shi Huang defended against the Xiongnu and built a Great Wall that was over 5,000 li long and 30 zhang high. Forts were set up every 36 zhang for defense. It was a magnificent project, one of the greatest in the world..."
Listening to the sound of reading coming from the classroom, Fang Zhanbo spoke without waiting for Zhu Xianhai to speak.
"My lord, I think Chinese language classes are not just about learning to read and learn common sense, but also about learning the history of China. Although we are in Nanhua, we are Chinese and should not forget our roots!"
Fang Zhanbo's explanation made Zhu Xianhai smile and nod.
"You did a great job! We really shouldn't forget our roots, China..."
As he muttered these two words, Zhu Xianhai's expression became quite solemn.
"People of China should learn Chinese history. In future history textbooks, Chinese history can be put together with national history. After all, Nanhua's roots are in China."
Roots in China!
This will never change. The students educated at Nanhua in the future will definitely not be a group of banana people. Zhu Xianhai is confident about this.
“How many textbooks have I edited now?”
"We have already compiled three volumes of Chinese, the first grade volume, the second grade volume, and the second grade volume. In addition, my wife helped translate three volumes of mathematics. I took a look at them with a few friends in the editing team. Western arithmetic is not that complicated except that the numerical symbols are easy to write..."
Before Fang Zhanbo could finish, Zhu Xianhai laughed.
"That's just elementary school addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. What's the point of compiling a book?"
"The museum is still being translated, but my wife has helped translate some teaching posters. Students can learn from them for now."
All things are difficult at the beginning, especially education.
To give a simple example, the first set of elementary school textbooks was not compiled until 1906 after the Qing Dynasty opened its doors. When Japan implemented compulsory education in the 1870s, it had not yet compiled suitable elementary school textbooks. However, during the shogunate era, the latter already had thousands of scholars who were proficient in Dutch studies, Dutch or English.
Just then, Zhu Xianhai heard the sound of English reading coming from a classroom. Although the students' English was not fluent, he was still pleasantly surprised.
“Is English already taught in schools?”
As Zhu Xianhai spoke, he walked towards the classroom, and Fang Zhanbo followed him and said.
"Yes, lord, but we only have one English teacher right now. Speaking of which, it was purely a coincidence that we were able to offer English classes. My lord, you may not know that one of our immigrants worked as an interpreter in Ningbo and speaks fluent English. I felt that such a talent should not be left idle, so I asked him to teach English in school. He even wrote some teaching materials himself..."
When Fang Zhanbo introduced the school, no, there was only one Chinese English teacher in Nanhua, Zhu Xianhai seemed a little excited, thinking that there are talented people to be missed!
Nowadays, there are hundreds of thousands or even millions of Chinese people who have read the Four Books and Five Classics, but how many of them can speak English?
How to study abroad without learning English? How to learn modern European science without studying abroad? How to open up the industrial revolution in South China!
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