"Chinese Current Affairs Section, First Article——"
In the little tea house, Zeng Juan is holding a newspaper and reading it. Dozens of tea guests around him are all listening attentively.
This job of reading newspapers in Chaju was introduced to him by Zhang Yu. Since Zhang Yu's family got a loan to expand the scale of their business, he had no time to continue his career of making extra money by reading newspapers, and he didn't like the small money. After seeing it, I recommended Zeng Juanquai - reading newspapers requires not only literacy, but also understanding the countless "Newspeak vocabulary" in newspapers. Ordinary readers can only read and have no idea of the meaning, so this life is still a waste. Only those who have "common knowledge" can do it.
In the past, all they could read were story novels and legends published in Australian publications. However, since the Australians took over Guangzhou, more and more people have a strong interest in this newly released "Song Dynasty". I became interested and paid attention to the various policies of Australians - after all, their actions in the city are closely related to the lives of the general public.
People like Zeng Juan were very popular. Not only did the ordinary citizens look at him with special eyes, but even some big businessmen in the area were very polite when they saw him. Some even asked him to explain the above article with newspapers and copied notices. Content.
"At the beginning of the year, Li Zicheng, the bandit leader who participated in the attack on Fengyang, excavated the ancestral graves of the Ming royal family, and burned the Huangjue Temple where Zhu Yuanzhang once became a monk, has been convinced that he will invade the Guanzhong Plain this month. Hong Chengchou, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, fought with this tribe many times but failed. can achieve a decisive victory. Our observers believe that Li Zicheng's troops will move towards Xianyang and try to besiege Xianyang City..."
"Due to the movement of some bandits to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal area, the Ming Dynasty court was worried that the canal water transportation would be damaged by bandits, and has officially issued an order that all grain from Jiangsu and Zhejiang this year should be concentrated in Shanghai County, and then transported by sea to Tianjin Wei..."
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"International Current Affairs Section, First Article..."
"The British merchant ships entering Macau this month brought unexpected news. In mid-April this year, the British East India Company reached an agreement with the Portuguese Governor of Goa, India. Portugal promised that British merchant ships could enter and exit freely, tax and material supplies. enjoyed the treatment of Portuguese merchant ships; at the same time, the British East India Company promised to sell gunpowder and other military supplies to Portugal's colonies in Goa, Ceylon and other Indian regions, and to transport the Australian and Song Dynasty-made arms products stored in Macau by Portugal... Observers of this newspaper believe that the Netherlands and The struggle for Portugal's colonies in India, Borneo, and the Lombok Islands will become increasingly fierce, while the Spanish government, which nominally rules Portugal at the same time, seems to be indifferent to this. This move by the United Kingdom fully demonstrates that the United Kingdom is not satisfied with the Dutch actions in Asia. …”
"The Lee Dynasty of North Korea ignored the repeated forbearance of our Senate on the issue of Jeju's ownership and ignored the fact that Jeju Island has been our territory since ancient times. Recently, it once again sent ships and soldiers to invade our Jeju territory. Our Jeju garrison attacked them head-on and annihilated them. The place of attack. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently issued a stern warning, hoping that Li Chao would not go further down the wrong path...
"Manila's recently rising legend, Count Van Nonova, has recently started a business. He has circled an exclusive development zone on the southeast coast of Palawan Island. This man who once miraculously dug out gold mines in many places
Can the 'Nuggets' recreate the miracle this time? This newspaper specially interviewed several Spanish captains who were resting in Macau..."
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"Current political news from the Liberated Areas of the Song Dynasty, the first one..."
"The main body of the first scissor trade clipper has been completed at the Hong Kong Shipyard and will enter the outfitting stage later this month. The ship will soon be put into use on the trade route between the Song Dynasty and Europe."
"Yesterday, the 8th Vocational Skills Level Examination concluded successfully, and the test results will be announced later this month. The types of work involved in this exam include fitters, lathes, and electricians... The 9th Vocational Skills Level Examination will be held in October this year.
, it is reported that this exam will be set up for the first time in three new test centers in Jeju, Kaohsiung and Guangzhou besides Lingao and Sanya in Hainan Province to facilitate local reference personnel..."
"This month, the Sanya telegraph exchange center was completed, marking the complete completion of the island-circling telegraph project in Hainan Province. Telegram sending and receiving tests will be carried out in the near future. After it is put into operation, messages from the ends of the earth can be transmitted to Lingao and Haikou in just a few minutes.
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"Good news came from the Jeju Island state-owned horse farm. All the newly born foals in this batch survived."
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"Local news, first..."
"Mayor Liu inspected the reconstruction site of the Old Gongyuan today. After the reconstruction, it will be used as the Guangzhou Municipal Administrative School. It will be responsible for the training and further education of cadres in Guangzhou and Guangdong Province..."
"Several more suspects have been arrested in the serious murder case at Maojia Inn. The police station stated that some suspects are still on the run. We hope that the general public will be more vigilant, always pay attention to whether there are suspicious tasks and incidents around them, and report to the police department or the nearest police station in a timely manner.
The police station reported that the police agency will give certain rewards to those who provide useful information and capture the suspect..."
After Ding Ding arrived in Guangzhou, the page of "Yangcheng Express" was greatly expanded, adding international, domestic, cultural life and other pages. Of course, most of the content was reprinted from "Lingao Times", but the editing and editing of local news also
It took some effort.
Because this newspaper not only involved various orders and policies of the Senate in Guangzhou, but was also rich in content and entertaining, and could entertain the poor citizens, the influence of the newspaper spread easily.
Although there is not much current affairs section, there is a lot of news on it. It took Zeng a full hour to scroll through it one by one.
After reading the newspaper, my mouth was dry and I didn’t talk about him. After reading it, many people still had questions for him to explain.
"Ajuan, what is this telegram? How can it send letters?"
"Where is this Jeju Island? Why do the North Koreans want to fight with us?"
"The civil service examination is the civil service examination administered by Australians."
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Zeng explained everything in the book one by one. Some of them he didn't know himself, so he had to fiddle with them casually. But the case that everyone was most interested in was the case of Maojia Inn.
"In addition to apprehending the fugitive, is there anything more to the Maojia Inn case?"
Zeng Juan shook his head and said: "There is no new news today."
Since the incident at the Maojia Inn, the case has been a topic of conversation among Guangzhou citizens. The serialized minutes of the case in newspapers have become the news that teagoers are most concerned about recently.
Seeing that everyone was a little disappointed and there were no new questions, he said:
"I've finished reading the domestic and foreign affairs section today. I'm going to take a rest. I'll read the daily life section in an hour, oh, two hours." Zeng Juan wiped the sweat from his forehead and drank a bowl of Chen Liji's herbal tea. He didn't care about the people around him.
The circle of noisy listeners went straight to the back hall. I picked up a fan made of palm leaves and fanned myself for a few minutes. After calming down for a while, I stopped delaying and took out a copy of "Public Basics" from the drawer.
The review of "Knowledge Manual" has begun.
"Ajuan! You are indeed here!"
While Zeng Juan was shaking his head and memorizing things by rote, a familiar voice came over. Zeng Juan looked up and saw that it was his classmate and friend Zhang Yu, holding a food box in his hand.
"A'yu, are you here to deliver tea and food again? It's too expensive! Don't do it again. After all, you are still running a small business..."
"People feel refreshed when happy events happen." Zhang Yu said with a smile, "You can go to Ayu's place and take this with you later, and give it to Mingnu to try - you are probably tired of eating walnut cakes. What I am giving you now is a new thing.
"Zhang Yu deliberately said half of his words to whet Zeng Juan's appetite.
Zeng Juan didn't show any signs of greed, and sighed: "I'm really sorry for Brother Ziyu this time!" After saying that, his eyes suddenly turned red. A few days ago, Li Ziyu sent someone to explain that his daughter had been found, and he ran all the way.
He rushed to Li Ziyu's house, hugged each other and cried with Ming Nu - he never thought that he had such deep feelings for this niece. The Australian book said: Everything is most valuable only when it is lost. This
For a moment, he had an unforgettable feeling about this.
Apart from being grateful and happy, Zeng Juan secretly felt ashamed that he was also a man of seven feet and a person who had read books to understand things. It was about his own flesh and blood, but he was completely powerless. If Li Ziyu hadn't tried his best, Ming Nu would probably have found someone.
It's okay not to come back.
No matter what, I must be admitted to the Australian civil service, so that I can have the opportunity to repay Li Ziyu's kindness in the future. Because I have become more "motivated" these days, and I even bring review materials with me when I go out to make money.
"Ayu is really loyal!" Zhang Yu said, "There is another happy event. I received a new letter yesterday!"
"Oh?!" Zeng Juan's eyes widened at this time - Guangzhou was still in the Ming Dynasty when Chen Shixin went to Lingao - "How is he doing in Lingao?"
"He said in the letter that he came to Lingao and was recommended by Chief Hong, and now he is learning painting from a Westerner. He does not have to pay tuition, and the Australians also give him living expenses. He is living a good life. The Australians said that they
There is a great need for people who can draw. After they finish their studies, they will naturally have food to eat, so we are told not to worry. He will return to Guangzhou to visit his parents soon, and we will get together then."
"I didn't expect to learn new things and become more prosperous." Zeng Juan said. While he was happy for his friend, he also felt a strong sense of anxiety that he was still "doing nothing" until now.
Rumors in the market: Hua Xia Xing, the Elder Emperor. The arrival of the Australians brought a lot of opportunities. His friends all grabbed them one by one, but he still had nothing...
"When he comes back, we must have a good get-together to make things clear!" Zhang Yu, immersed in the longing for a better future, hummed the latest Australian tune: "Today is a good day..."
Zeng Juan was not as happy as he was. He had other thoughts: with only two hours of rest time, he still had to hurry up and recite the book. He turned around and started to read and recite a paragraph again. (To be continued.)