Zheng Yi, Zheng Xuan's only son, was eleven years old, sitting beside his father, curiously looking at the scenery on both sides of the road.It was a bright day in winter, and the sun shone on the wilderness. Occasionally, scattered harvested farmland could be seen through the gaps between the trees that had fallen leaves.

The closer to the ocean, the milder the climate, even the north wind is not so cold.Zheng Yi is more lively when he is not restrained.

"Father, we have already passed Dongmou." He frowned, "I thought Dongmou was the easternmost end of Qingzhou, and there were barren hills ahead. Where are we going?"

After all, Zheng Xuan is well-informed: "Crossing these hills is the sea. In the former Han Dynasty, there was Buye County in the far east of Qingzhou, which was the boundary of this land. However, because of Wang Mang's rebellion, the population decreased, and the seawater poured back into it. The natural disaster caused the people to move inward one after another, and gradually became desolate. At the beginning of this dynasty, Buye County was immediately abolished until—”

When he said this, he glanced at A Sheng, who was leaning on the railing of the carriage, and seeing that she didn't care, he continued to tell his son: "I heard from a merchant in Muping that until the Cao family led the refugees in the hometown The Buye County cultivated fishing and hunting, and appeased the natives in the mountains, and this road into the night became prosperous again."

One of Zheng Xuan's disciples asked: "I heard that in ancient times, someone saw the sun at night in the east of Qingzhou, so they were destined to never sleep, but is it true?"

This question was answered by A Sheng first: "'Night day' is a very rare phenomenon, much rarer than solar eclipse meteors. My family has been operating Night Night for nearly ten years, and it has never been recorded."

Zheng Xuan asked her with a smile: "Can 'night and day' also be counted?"

"No."

She denied it too quickly, which made Zheng Xuan stunned for a moment.

"The so-called calculation is to use the known to speculate the unknown. There is no record of 'night and day', and the time, weather, size, and shape are all based on people's imagination, so it is impossible to speculate. Let's observe first. Observe for hundreds of years, maybe you can forget it." .If a few hundred years is not enough, then a few thousand years will be counted one day. But at present, it cannot be.”

Zheng Xuan suddenly felt relieved, and taught his disciples: "Knowing what you know is knowing what you don't know, and what you don't know is what you don't know. As you have seen, this is the attitude of scholarship."

Thirty Chinese teachers: "No." In fact, most of them don't understand astronomy.

Unlike the disaster victims who walked eastward, Ah Sheng and his party were a convoy, so they took the Cao family's main road to deliver goods.Without tunnels and bridges, the roads in hilly areas cannot be made straight.The bullock cart turned around between mountains and mountains, and the way it came could not be seen in the blink of an eye, only the occasional sounds of wild animals from the depths of the forest remained.

Zheng Yi panicked, grabbed his father's clothes, and never opened his brows.This child was raised rather pampered, and he looked like he was being kidnapped, but fortunately, he didn't say anything about going back.

After walking for about half an hour, mountain people's archery towers appeared on both sides of the road, either stone or wooden structures, still retaining the architectural style of Laiyi.A three-meter-high wooden fence stood at a narrow and dangerous crossing, blocking the road.On the arrow tower next to the fence, a small official shouted in unprofessional Mandarin:

"Weihai in front of us is under the jurisdiction of Marquis Changyang of the Great Han Dynasty, and the Donglai Cao family's manor. If you are a Shangguan from the county, please show your identity; if you are a Hakka family, please show your flag and letter; if you are a caravan refugee, please register and sign."

Ah Sheng asked people to hang up two banners: on one side was written a Chinese character Cao in seal script, and on the other side was a white rabbit standing under a lily-of-the-valley flower.

As soon as the flag was hung, I heard someone shouting excitedly from the watchtower: "The master has arrived!" Several teenagers poked their heads out, looking eager and curious.They took a few glances before thinking of going to perform official duties: "Quickly, go to register. Ada, you ride to the manor to inform Mr. Kong."

The small door next to it opened, and the excited middle-aged clerk ran to the side of the bullock cart with the registration book: "Who is the owner? You have heard the name a hundred times but you can't see it once."

He speaks with a thick Donglai accent, and it seems that he was recruited locally.But he was able to work as an immigration registrar, which shows that his background is clean enough and his brainwashing is thorough enough.Ah Sheng felt that she should trust Donglai's steward here, even if there was any problem, Qin Liu's screening would be waiting in the next few days.

As he thought about it, Ah Sheng showed his jade pendant and asked the little official to compare it with the drawings, and then he was the first to sign and seal the registration book.

The little official's hands were shaking when he took the register book, and the smile on his face couldn't stop.

The second one to register was Hua Yan.He belongs to the disciples, and has a unified custom-made sapphire card and sapphire seal, with a complete number, place of origin and affiliation.Just copy it.Lu Bu received the same treatment. He also registered in Qiaoxian County and Yanzhou Women's Hospital, and completed the work with a few strokes.

Even the servants of the Cao family have their own Mashi plates and numbers: Nursing homes start with "ge", doctors start with "arrow", and craftsmen start with "jin".This is the method of splitting characters, which refers to a radical in the responsibility.Zheng Xuan was amazed by its tight structure.There are also Qin Liu, Du Mi, Luo Chi, etc., with the prefix "Shi", and Yan Wen, a single seedling, with the prefix "Dong".Zheng Xuan couldn't figure out what characters these two radicals were taken from.

"The second son is rigorous in running the family, quite like a soldier, and has the legacy of the Qin Dynasty." In less than a quarter of an hour, more than 60 servants were all registered, and even a young apprentice like Wang Rui did not delay at all.

Next, 46 Sili refugees and [-] foreign tourists, including Zheng Xuan, entered the house one by one to register the fingerprints and facial features of their relatives. It was a simple file, in duplicate, and one was kept and the other was taken with them. Go as proof.

Zheng Xuan stared at his profile picture on the temporary ID card, and almost jumped up in surprise.

"This is facial sketching," Ah Sheng explained to Zheng Xuan standing at the exit of the registration room, "It just started last year. There has been a shortage of manpower before, but fortunately the first batch of painters who can sketch have been trained."

Some of Zheng Xuan's disciples were from a wealthy family, and they looked at A Sheng meaningfully with the teacher: "The background of the Cao family is really unfathomable. I am afraid that people with ulterior motives want to enter the territory of the Cao family, and it will be difficult for them to take a single step." From the top The control under him is as delicate as a hair.

Asheng stood there calmly.

This is just the first hurdle to enter Weihai.The quarantine on Shen Island and the body search and security check on South Island are still ahead.

The Weihai Immigration Department has done a good job.Ah Sheng was a little happier, and when he got back on the road, he pointed at the forests on both sides with his bamboo pole: "The leaves are falling now, but these are actually fruit trees. There were wild citrus in the first place, and later we planted jujubes, peaches, Persimmons, chestnuts, plums, and nai trees moved from Liangzhou, but the locals call them apples."

As for plants, Hua Yan, who collects herbs himself all the year round, has a lot of research, so I follow along.Sure enough, the further to the east, the more obvious the artificial traces of the mountains and forests.In addition to more and more fruit trees, gravel-paved paths also appeared on both sides of the road, winding and disappearing into the mountain forest.That is the path taken by loggers and orchardists.

"Who is in charge of the nightless Biezhuang?" Hua Yan said, "Erlang should reward him. Peach, plum, and nai are all high-yielding. The thousand-acre fruit forest alone can support tens of thousands of people."

Zheng Xuan was reminded by Hua Yan, and suddenly realized a problem: "What Yuanhua said is right. Although the county has been abandoned, as the people of the Han Dynasty, it is more appropriate for us to call Buye. The name 'Weihai' has a bit of a tone. big."

"Duke Zheng is worrying too much. I don't dare to use the name of the county that never sleeps. The so-called 'Weihai' is the name of a nearby island. It was originally called Liugong Island, and later a shipyard was built. I asked the warlocks in Huang County to test the divination. , it was renamed 'Weihai', but it was just a superstition of the boatmen and fishermen to pray for the safety of the ship. But because Changyang Hou also thought the name was good, it gradually spread."

Only then did Zheng Xuan feel relieved, and listened to Hua Yan talk about the medicinal value of various fruit trees.

When we got out of the mountainous area, we could see fruit trees with numbered plates hanging on them. Under the trees, there were a few free-range roosters looking for insects to eat.

After leaving the fruit forest, the field of vision suddenly opened up.

Facing the sunset, stretches of farmland spread out, until it connects to the coast in the distance.Different from the wasteland in other places, the farmland here is full of winter beans for fertile fields, which are lush and green.The sea breeze is blowing in the face, mixed with the smell of cooking smoke from every household cooking dinner, the openness and warmth are mixed, which makes people almost want to cry.

"Just by smelling the smell of meat and looking at the smoke from the cooker, you can know that the Cao family is a benevolent family. Not to mention the road trip, it is also a well-off atmosphere."

"Duke Zheng raised his eyebrows. This is just struggling to get enough food and clothing. Where can we get to a well-off life?"

As soon as Ah Sheng finished speaking, he saw a galloping horse approaching in front of him, and before he reached the front, he heard Kong Mo's overly emotional voice: "Master~Gong~" When he found out that there were still outsiders present, he would think about it again. It's too late to get up the doorman's airs.

Ah Sheng suppressed his smile: "Mr. Kong, don't come here without any problems."

Kong Mo wiped away his tears: "It's all good, all is good. It would be even better if the lord can approve Fang Dayi's marriage application as soon as possible."

Ah Sheng: "Fangfeng never wrote a report, it was you, sir."

Kong Mo looked away guiltily: "Isn't my report the same as Ah Feng's report?"

"There was never a report signed by a single person."

Kong Mo frantically tossed his belt with his fingers, and muttered in a low voice: "Ten years, our Da Lang is three years old." The boat is already on board, so it is so difficult to make up the ticket?

Ah Sheng sighed silently in his heart, this was the hurdle that Fangfeng couldn't get over.She can't force the bull's head to drink water, can she?After all, even the child's father couldn't push this head down.

Ah Sheng could only change the subject. "Tian Ma manages the school, how is it doing? I always said that there are not enough teachers. This time, I invited Mr. Zheng Kangcheng. Mr. Zheng has thousands of disciples, and his name is all over the Kanto. If he can learn two points, he will benefit for life."

Kong Mo raised his eyebrows when he heard the words: "It's natural. Now the only one who can stand out with his own knowledge is Zheng Xuan. Disrespect and disrespect."

Zheng Xuan hurriedly returned the gift: "Thank you, thank you."

Ah Sheng pulled Hua Yan to the front again: "This is the miracle doctor Hua, I think you have received the news. Are the clean rooms in the medical hall ready?"

"That's natural. In addition to the clean room, the pharmacy and the dormitory are also the best."

"Abu is coming to Weihai for the first time, so report to Zhao Qi according to the regulations. By the way, let him learn to float."

"No problem no problem."

Lu Xiaobu's eyes widened: "Wait a minute. What? Floating water?" Why should I, a cavalryman, learn to swim?

Before Lu Xiaobu could speak his words of protest, the team that came to greet him had already rushed after Kong Mo.Sitting on the bullock cart opposite was a fair-skinned frail young man, whose facial features were somewhat similar to Ah Sheng's.

"Second brother! It's the second brother! I haven't seen the second brother for many years. I look forward to the White Rabbit Flag day and night. I didn't expect that it will be six years."

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Note 1: The espionage department is "Shi", and the mapping survey, geology, and navigator are "Winter".

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