Chapter 109: Aid to Africa

Since its construction, Ningbo has become an important maritime lifeline in Lin'an. A large amount of materials are transported from Guangzhou and Fuzhou, and the goods from Zhejiang are transported to Guangzhou through this port, and Fuzhou is then transported to the sea. It is this important geographical location that has made this port city begin to take shape in less than a year, with shops and a prosperous scene. Li Jun, who was traveling to Ningbo again, walked to Duan Ganmu next to him: "Danmu, I can bet that this place will be more prosperous in a while."

The construction of Ningbo port was mainly strategically considered. Li Jun planned to build an important military port as a base for the navy and take into account civilian use. But the situation is just the opposite. It is because civilian use is more than military use, and the reason is too simple. The geographical location here is really important, with constant ships, and countless ships entering and leaving here every day. This was during the war, and the Yangtze River Delta was in the post-war reconstruction period. If Jiangnan recovered to its former prosperity, it would be better than the past.

"This is because the boss is wise, so he has the prosperity of Ningbo." Duan Ganmu was also wearing plain clothes, following Li Jun closely and said confidently.

Li Jun made a private visit and agreed to Duan Ganmu that he would not call him the emperor, just call him the boss. Duan Ganmu kept remembering that he performed well. Li Jun was very satisfied and said, "It is rare to have half a day of leisure in the air. I haven't had time to come out for some time to breathe. The air here is so fresh and beneficial to health. The prosperous scenery of people coming and going is quite comfortable, making people feel happy."

Think about what kind of situation did the Southern Song Dynasty face when Li Jun first arrived in this world? It is a problem whether the Southern Song Dynasty could survive under the circumstances at that time. How could he dare to imagine a prosperous city like Ningbo? Li Jun really felt like he was a different world.

Duan Ganmu reminded: "Boss, we have been out for a while and it's time to do a good job."

"Yes, you are such a good supervisor. You don't even give others half a day of free time." Li Jun complained helplessly.

People say that being an emperor is good, and having great power is in control. Life and death is at your own hands, which can make people rich and tribes destroyed. This is just one-sided. People only see the mighty side of the emperor, but don’t know how much suffering he has. To be a good emperor, you must face many difficulties. The emperor faced more difficulties during the war. How many sufferings did the Zhongxing emperor like the Southern Song Dynasty have? It is really hard to tell whether it is not an eyewitness. Li Jun was so busy that he didn’t even have the ability to breathe. He finally got this skill and would be lazy. He was urged by Duan Ganmu, and complaining was inevitable.

Duan Ganmu naturally understood Li Jun’s thoughts and explained: “Boss, there’s nothing he can do, it’s business.”

Li Jun knew that Duan Ganmu was loyal and smiled and said, "You are right. Let's go up the pier and go to see our guests." He took a big step and walked in his head. Duan Ganmu hurriedly followed.

As an important military port and an important seaport, Ningbo is of course the busiest place is the dock. Countless ships come in and out every day. The busiest time is all night, which can be said to be a city that never sleeps.

Li Jun came to the military port with Duan Ganmu and saw more than 30 ships parked on the shore. The ship was full of people, including Liao Shenggong, Su Dingfang, VIPs Rubin, Bei Luo and others who came from afar, looking forward to Li Jun's arrival.

As soon as Li Jun arrived on the boat, Liao Shenggong and the others were about to salute Li Jun. Li Jun shook his hand to stop him and said, "Forget it, today I am here to see off my friend in my private capacity, so all these etiquettes will be exempted."

Liao Shenggong and the others knew that Li Jun did not like etiquette, so they had to receive the order and said, "Abide by the order."

Li Jun smiled and said to Su Dingfang: "Dingfang, you went to sea last time and made great contributions to the court. Not only did you bring back the funds urgently needed by the court, but more importantly, you brought back Rubin and the others. This is a great merit."

If Su Dingfang hadn't brought back ten ships of diamonds and two ships of gold, Li Jun, who was worried about silver, wouldn't know what worries were like. At that time, Li Jun was so eager for silver. From Li Jun's sigh, he could see one end. Li Jun said, "This silver is really a good thing. I can't imagine it during the day, so I can sleep in my dreams." Li Jun thought about silver and thought about it to the extent of dreaming, but there was still no silver. It was Su Dingfang who solved his urgent problem for a while. Li Jun sincerely thanked Su Dingfang for this "timely rain".

Su Dingfang hurriedly said: "This is all the wise and wise of the emperor! I am ashamed of you."

"This is your credit. If a gentleman does not plunder others' beauty, please let me be a gentleman." Li Jun smiled and said, "Rubin and his friends have been studying in Middle Earth for so long, and they have made great progress. With our help, I believe that in the future, a beautiful city will emerge on the African continent, and their lives will change. This is all your credit. In Buddhist terms, it is a great thing that saves all sentient beings and has immeasurable merits."

Li Jun knew the hardships of the lives of the indigenous people in Africa. After consideration, he decided to change their lives through Rubin and others, which posed a difficult problem for Huang Yongshan, asking him to select some people who know technology and read books to teach Rubin and their knowledge, culture and technology. Perhaps God wants them to change, so don’t underestimate Rubin and the five uncivilized barbarians. They study very hard and make rapid progress. Not long after, they mastered the wheat cultivation technology, were able to open machines, and mine.

Their performance was too surprising to Li Jun. Li Jun originally thought that it would take several years for them to learn to behave, but he did not expect that their progress was so fast that Li Jun had to praise "Don't underestimate other people's wisdom."

Rubin and his friends came to Middle-earth because they were reluctant to let Su Dingfang come. Unexpectedly, they made arrangements for Li Jun, but they became the first batch of international students to come to Middle-earth from the African continent, and their influence was very far-reaching.

Li Jun was very satisfied with their progress and decided to ask Rubin and others to return to Africa to spread the knowledge they learned, the culture they learned, and the technology they learned to benefit the local indigenous people and let them live a good life. Rubin and others have been out for a long time, and they are also homesick. When Li Jun said the idea, Rubin and the others lit their heads like rattles and kept agreeing, and this matter was decided.

Li Jun is an elder who likes to help others, so he decided to help Rubin and the others. First, he asked Su Dingfang to choose a group of potential barbarians to come to Zhongtu to study and cultivate more talents for them.

The second is to give them a batch of mechanical equipment, several steam engines, such as machine tools, as well as cement production equipment, mining equipment, textile machines. After Rubin and others returned, they set up their own factories and engaged in production, and changed their lives through their own efforts.

Third, I will give them a batch of wheat and sugarcane seeds, which can be sown after returning to Africa. As long as they are planted well, their life will end if they can’t eat enough (wheat and sugar are the specialties of South Africa).

Fourth, select a group of technicians to provide technical guidance to Rubin and others, and train them a group of talents locally, which can promote Rubin and others' transformation faster.

The number of people, equipment and seeds was added together was quite large, and thirteen cargo ships were loaded. In order to ensure safety, Li Jun asked to send warships to escort them, and to remove the pirates rampant on the sea, creating a safe environment for the Song people engaged in overseas trade.

If Li Jun's plan was realized, the African continent would undergo earth-shaking changes, and all this happened due to Su Dingfang's efforts. Its significance is comparable to Zhang Qian's trip to the Western Regions and his transportation to the Western Regions. It would be a historical event with far-reaching influence. It would be a great thing with great merits. However, Li Jun said it was a great thing with great merits and virtues, which was the best evaluation.

Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions to dig out the air, introducing advanced Western Han technology and culture to the people of the Western Regions, which greatly promoted the development of the Western Regions. However, the reward for the countries in the Western Regions was to "stop the Han envoys" and plunder their property, so that the Western Han Dynasty, which changed the Western Han Dynasty became the target of plunder. In order to safeguard the interests of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han launched an army in anger and attacked the Second Division City, which shocked the Western Regions countries well. Later generations of pedantics who were unclear about the practice of Emperor Wu of Han denounced the people as a waste of money and abdicated the military and military force in order to get the good horses of the Second Division City.

A wise monarch like Emperor Wu of Han really likes good horses, that's right. If there is no legitimate reason, he wouldn't have launched a large-scale army just for two good horses. Facts have proved that Emperor Wu of Han had a very far-reaching impact on China's final Western Regions.

Li Jun's move was similar to the mission sent by Emperor Wu of Han to Zhang Qian on a mission, but the ending was completely different. Emperor Wu of Han got war, while Li Jun got friendship and rich rewards. The rich rewards made Li Jun himself a little unimaginable. The Southern Song Dynasty not only had the exclusive right to use the diamonds here, but also obtained an extremely important overseas base.

After Rubin and his friends returned, with the help of the Southern Song technicians, they taught their tribesmen to make self-change. They quickly planted small tables and had a full meal. They knitted cloths and made clothes to wear them, and they were comfortable to wear on their bodies. They no longer had to wear animal skins or be naked all day long. They created cement and built a house with a comfortable dry bath and good ventilation conditions, and no longer had to live in a low and humid cave, which was not conducive to health. In a word: bid farewell to the rock caves, eat raw meat and drink blood in the old era, and stride forward to the new era!

The indigenous people who lived a good life changed everything, but they did not change the simple customs of the people, knew how to repay kindness, and unanimously decided to provide South African diamonds to the friendly Song Dynasty for free. Li Jun would not be able to do without diamonds.

Li Jun is not a greedy person. He helped Rubin and the others sincerely, and sincerely hoped that they would live a good life. He did not want them to repay them. He did not dare to accept Rubin and the others' kindness. However, Rubin and the others were extremely determined to repay their kindness. They put diamonds and gold on a boat and transported them to the Ningbo Pier and gave them to Li Jun. Li Jun couldn't help but think about it.

It was with the help of the Southern Song Dynasty that this change continued to expand like ripples in the water, and thousands of African barbarians embarked on the road to enlightenment. The first modern metropolis on the African continent was able to appear, and its location was almost the same as Cape Town, South Africa. The emergence of this city solved a big problem for Li Jun, that is, when the Song Dynasty Expeditionary Force expeditions to Europe in the future, this will be an extremely important base, and the Southern Song Dynasty Expeditionary Force will receive the necessary supplies here.

What Li Jun unexpectedly did not expect was that the indigenous people here actually joined the army enthusiastically and strongly demanded to join the Southern Song Expeditionary Force and go to Europe to fight together, and performed many heroic stories.

At this time, Li Jun had no idea what kind of benefits his kind behavior would bring to him. He just did it as a kind of good deed, and helped Rubin and the barbarians who were in great need of help based on the virtue of the Chinese people's love of helping people.

"You will definitely send the flame of civilization to this uncivilized land on the African continent. Although this flame is small, it is the beginning of civilization and can start a prairie fire." Li Jun then praised the historical significance of Su Dingfang's trip and said, "I have nothing to say, so I won't say much. Just remember that I, the court, are always thinking about you! I hope you and the good Chinese men you lead will return safely as soon as possible!"

Li Jun's words were very thoughtful. Tears suddenly flashed in Su Dingfang's eyes and he choked and said, "Thank you, the emperor! I will definitely do my job well, even if I am broken into pieces!"

Patting Su Dingfang's shoulder, Li Jun said, "I understand what you mean. But this is just that, I don't say it well. What I want is your return safely, don't say anything bad."

"Yeah!" Su Dingfang focused his attention and could no longer speak.

Li Jun walked up to Rubin, opened his arms to hug Rubin. Thinking about the scene that Rubin and the others were in Ningbo Port when they came to Middle Earth, Li Jun still remembered it fresh. According to his idea, he wanted to hug Rubin, and Rubin was 100% happy. However, this is not the case. Rubin is no longer Rubin when he arrived in Middle Earth. He has changed a lot. He already knows what the emperor and the emperor's majesty is, so he dare not hug Li Jun. He knelt in front of Li Jun and said, "Your Majesty, I must not be."

Rubin had this reaction, which was very unexpected to Li Jun, and said in surprise: "Rubin, get up quickly. What are you doing? We are friends, not monarchs and ministers, so don't use these etiquettes. Get up, get up." Sheng dragged Rubin up, hugged him in his arms, patted him with his back: "Friend, I am very happy to have come to Middle Earth, and sincerely welcome you again."

Li Jun spoke very sincerely, and Rubin was very moved and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Rubin remembers, Rubin will definitely come to visit my emperor friend again."

"Rubin, what are you saying? Friends are friends, and what other emperor friends are there?" Li Jun patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

Rubin said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you are so approachable as an emperor. You regard me as your friend. I am sincerely grateful to you. I am very grateful to the emperor's friends for their selfless help!" He knelt down in front of the sea and said: "Here, I swear to the sea, I, my tribe members, and my descendants are willing to be good friends of the Song Dynasty for generations! If you violate this promise, my soul will go to hell. In the words of the Song Dynasty, it will never be reborn!"

After this period of study, Rubin really learned a lot of Chinese culture and could speak a lot of words. It goes without saying that his pronunciation is much more accurate.

Although it is a great thing to provide assistance to Rubin and others, it is still confidential to equipment like steam engines and machine tools. It is really a bit unreliable to provide Rubin and others. Liao Shenggong, Wen Tianxiang, Li Tingzhi and others opposed it a lot. Li Jun opposed it and persuaded them. Li Jun's reason was "Although these equipment is very advanced, as long as we work hard, we will develop more advanced equipment. We cannot do a good or good deed because of this reason." After Li Jun insisted repeatedly, Wen Tianxiang and others had to reluctantly agree.

Rubin vowed to reassure Liao Shenggong, nodding and admiring Li Jun's courage and courage from the bottom of his heart. After a long time, Rubin and the others provided great help to the Expeditionary Force. At that time, Liao Shenggong sighed and said, "If it weren't for the emperor's vision, the expeditionary force would have been much greater. The emperor is so great!"

"No need to swear, no need to swear." Li Jun hurriedly pulled Rubin up and said, "We are friends, helping friends is something we should do, you don't have to remember it in your heart. As long as you live well, we will be happy."

Rubin only said three words: "Real friend!" Although it only has three words, it contains gratitude that cannot be expressed in thousands of words.

Li Jun patted Rubin on the shoulder and said to Bei Luo: "Miss Bei Luo, if you have time, welcome to visit Middle Earth again. I and the people of the Song Dynasty sincerely welcome you."

Bei Luo Yingying said with great blessings, "Thank you for your kindness, Bei Luo is very grateful." Bei Luo is now very different from when he first arrived in Zhongdi. The biggest change is not because the sun is not so poisonous, and his skin has become much whiter, but because his weight has dropped a lot, he has lost a lot, and has looked much better. This kind of salute for a woman from Middle-earth is really a bit "Yingying".

Li Jun smiled and greeted the other three, said some blessings, picked up the wine glass from the plate brought by the guards, and gave Su Dingfang, Rubin, Beiluo, Liao Shenggong and others one cup, and held the last cup by himself, saying, "Dingfang, Rubin, Beiluo, you are about to set off, I have said everything you should say. After drinking this glass of Zhuangxing wine, you can set off." He drank it all.

Su Dingfang and the others also drank it all in one go.

"Dingfang, Fang Mao is waiting for you in Guangzhou. You go to Guangzhou to meet him, and then go out to sea." Li Jun clasped his fists at them and said, "Take care!" He led Liao Shenggong to get off the ship.

The military band on the shore played the music, and Su Dingfang and others set sail with the melodious music to create an important historical process!

It was not until the fan shadow was gone that Li Jun took back his mind and said to Liao Shenggong: "General Liao, it's rare for half a day to have free life. I have only been idle for a while and urged the supervisor to come and see the guests. I haven't breathed well yet. Let's go to Ningbo again and then go back to Lin'an to see what changes have happened in Lin'an these days."
Chapter completed!