Chapter 962 The ambitions of the Colonial Department (first update, please subscribe)
Who else could it be?
Of course it’s Emperor Zhu Da!
In fact, as early as three years ago, Nikola Tesla, no, I should say Nikola, a naturalized citizen with the surname Nikola and the name of Nikola, had already entered the emperor's sight. Although he did not pay attention to Tesla deliberately.
Pull, but he still attracted the attention of Emperor Zhu Da in his own unique way.
How could a young student who won the "Royal Young Scholar Award" for inventing a new type of doctor "X-ray machine" before graduating from university not attract the attention of Emperor Zhu Da?
Moreover, the name Nikola Tesla was one that Emperor Zhu Da was very familiar with. So in the next three years, he paid a little more attention to it and faced some of his achievements as a graduate student, even on campus.
While taking a walk, I discovered the legend of the "rotating magnetic field".
Emperor Zhu Da came to the conclusion that Tesla was not buried. A genius is a genius. With a good environment, his achievements will only be more and better. It is for this reason that Emperor Zhu Da gave instructions.
The company funded him.
As for what kind of results Tesla would bear in the Ming Dynasty... Although Emperor Zhu Da was full of expectations, that was all. After all, for the Ming Dynasty in 1881, Nikola Tesla's achievements were as great as
No, there is no impact at all.
When Tesla signed the contract with the company with high expectations, most ordinary people who had already eaten Laba Rice were busy preparing for the upcoming New Year. Every household was preparing New Year's goods. Of course, there were also many people who were eager to return home.
On the way home.
The train was speeding through the fiery red sunset, passing by tree shadows and fields. The still sky quickly receded, and the twilight was getting thicker. Sun Mei leaned her head on the back of the chair and looked out the window. The golden sunlight filtered through.
It shone faintly on him through the car window.
Seven years!
For the past seven years, he has been doing business in Hawaii, from a small grocery store in Honolulu to a farm of thousands of acres in Yilan. Even thinking about it now feels like a dream.
Seven years ago, even Sun Mei himself never thought that one day he would become a farmer, owning thousands of cattle, and it only took seven years to create such a family business. He even got an empire.
Commendation from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and the reason why Sun Mei traveled all the way from Hawaii to the mainland of the empire this time was to attend the commendation conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce on the 13th day of the twelfth lunar month.
While talking about the commendation ceremony, Sun Mei had another desire in her heart.
"Nebula Medal..."
The Nebula Medal is a medal that has been awarded since the first year of Shengde. Those who have made outstanding contributions to society can be awarded the Nebula Medal. The medal is divided into nine levels. This is the easiest medal for civilians to obtain. Although it is easy, in fact, every year in the Ming Dynasty, only
Only a few hundred coins are awarded.
The commendation conferences of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture have provided certain guidance for many years. Every year, the recipients of the Nebula Medal receive commendations from the two ministries that year.
However, Sun Mei just wanted to think about it.
After all, he was attending the meeting as an "outstanding overseas Ming business representative". Farmers like him would not be ranked in the Ming Dynasty at all, that is, in Hawaii - that place is not the Ming Dynasty's territory, it is considered overseas, among the lame.
The choice of general fell to him.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about this anymore. When we get to Yingtian, let's go see my little brother first."
Six years ago, Sun Mei brought her mother and younger brother Sun Wen from their hometown in Guangdong to Honolulu. Because Sun Wen did not want to help in the store and wanted to study, she sent him to Daming to study. The two brothers have not been together for six years.
Met.
"I don't know how my little brother's studies are going."
Just when Sun Mei temporarily put aside his desire for a "medal", he did not know that in the Imperial Ministry of Industry and Commerce's Chamber of Commerce, Liang Baitao, the Imperial Colonial Secretary who had been promoted from the post of Governor of Beihai, was discussing with the Minister of Industry and Commerce.
His thing.
"Are you sure this spot should be reserved for him?"
"Yes, no matter what, I have to leave one for Hawaii."
Pointing to Sun Mei on the roster, Liang Baitao's tone seemed very certain.
"The size of his farm is not big. Although it is okay in Hawaii, in comparison, there are many farms larger than his in the colonies! You have to think about this carefully."
Fang Zhanbo looked at Liang Baitao and asked again, the number of people awarded the Nebula Medal every year is only a mere hundred, which seems to be a lot. It can be distributed to all walks of life across the country, which is very rare. It is indeed a pity to use up one quota directly.
"What is the relationship between Sun Mei and you? After being old friends? Or..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liang Baitao shook his head and said.
"What an old friend? I, Liang Baitao, am originally from Hubei. No matter how much I talk about it, I can't talk about Guangdong. I'm thinking of Hawaii!"
Hawaii can be said to be an eternal regret in Liang Baitao's heart. When he took office as the governor of Beihai, he had always been eager to incorporate Hawaii into the Ming Dynasty. However, due to timing and luck, the Ming Dynasty's attention in those years was not on the Pacific at all. From then on.
From Africa to the Middle East, from the Middle East to Brazil, there is nothing to do with the north. No, until he left office, he could not annex Hawaii to the Ming Dynasty.
"What does thinking about Hawaii have to do with medals?"
Fang Zhanbo looked at Liang Baitao with puzzled eyes. Who didn't know Liang Baitao's nickname "Nine-Headed Bird"? This guy might have some crooked ideas.
"How come it doesn't matter?"
Liang Baitao said directly.
"Since the annexation of Brazil, our Ming Dynasty's expansion has basically been one step at a time, but you also know that our Ming Dynasty stretches from the four islands of Japan in the west, to the North Sea in the east and to Alaska in the north. The Pacific Ocean and our Ming Dynasty are almost the same as Lake Nei and Hawaii.
Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, if the Ming Dynasty wants to control the Pacific Ocean, it must control Hawaii, so..."
Before Liang Baitao could finish speaking, Fang Zhanbo shook his head and said.
"I said, brother Zhixian, Hawaii is important, but you also know the current situation. The situation is very different from a few years ago! We have the "Four Emperors Alliance", Britain, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands have the "Five-Nation Entente"
", and you also know that the five countries, especially London and Washington, have long reached a consensus to resolutely curb our overseas expansion."
"Of course I know this. The golden age of expansion is over, but... Hawaii, that place is related to whether our Ming Dynasty can control the Pacific in the future! So, we must take it no matter what!"
Liang Baitao took a deep breath and then explained.
"That's why I want to do something in other aspects, such as increasing the influence of the Hawaiian diaspora. You know, the Nebula Medal may seem inconspicuous, but recipients of the medal have the right to directly write to the cabinet."
This is the uniqueness of the Nebula Medal - it can directly submit a letter to the cabinet. In other words, it is equivalent to having the privilege of direct courtship. Even many middle-level officials do not have such power.
The recipients of the Nebula Medal have such power. Not only that, they also patrol the local area to ensure that the local government is effectively managed and that no one is treated unfairly. To a certain extent, it is the same as the newspaper, which is a review of government behavior.
Civilian supervision force.
"So, you want to do something about this? But, it won't affect the overall situation!"
After understanding the other party's thoughts, Fang Zhanbo frowned and said.
"The overall situation at the moment is that we cannot take the initiative to break the balance. If the balance is broken, I'm afraid there will be a war!"
"I know I can't influence the overall situation, and what I want to do is not to influence the overall situation, but..."
Looking at Fang Zhanbo, Liang Baitao said.
"What I want is to increase our influence in all aspects in Hawaii so that Americans will not dare to act rashly!"
Facing his answer, Fang Zhanbo thought for a while and then said.
"Oh, it's the New Year now, let's not talk about this. Why don't we wait until the New Year is over..."
"Then what I just said"
Before Liang Baitao finished speaking, Fang Zhanbo excused himself again.
"Didn't I say that? We'll talk after the New Year. I'll definitely give you an answer by then!"
