Huang Juezi learned to draw maps at the Royal Army Academy of Sanhurst, west of London. He picked up a pen and sketched the simple shape of the world map for Lin Zexu.

The com brush depicted lightly and gracefully on the rice paper. As the tip of the wolf's brush moved, the black lines walked out of a flat map. Soon the tip of the pen marked the Pacific Ocean in a large blank space on the rice paper, followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Asia, Europe, Africa, etc. Finally, Huang Juezi drew uniform vertical and horizontal lines on the map, dividing the map into many small grids, and at the intersection of the grids either indicated the east longitude and the north latitude. Looking at the drawings, Huang Juezi pointed at the map and explained it.

From the perspective of modern people, this map is seriously inconsistent with the proportion. But after all, it is the first map of China that marks Eurasia, Africa and the Americas, and this sketched map officially spread the advanced concept of "the world is round" to China.

Lin Zexu widened his eyes in surprise, "It's round!" He screamed without realizing it.

"Impossible!" Lin Zexu exclaimed again.

He picked up the paper, stretched his arms and looked carefully, muttering, "Impossible!"

Huang Juezi suffered a lot at the Royal Army Academy of Sanhurst. Not to mention the cowardly affair he received among the big foreigners, he was so tired that he was very tired every day from running in the morning to emergency gatherings at night. But every time he saw the world map in the office of the dean of the college, he felt that it was worth it because China needed to understand the world, and he was shouldering this mission.

When Huang Juezi heard Lin Zexu's shock today, he could fully understand it. It was as if his reaction to seeing this map was the same.

At that time, the dean of the general wearing a medal-covered uniform told Huang Juezi very seriously: "Mr. Huang, more than 300 years ago, Columbus had personally sailed a boat to prove that the earth was round. I could swear in the name of Viscount that this is true."

Lin Zexu had calmed down at this time, and he said to Huang Juezi: "It seems that what the "World Geography Collection" says is not bad. The official always thought that this was compiled by foreigners themselves."

Speaking of this, Lin Zexu burst out laughing. The laughter was low and bitter, as if he was crying. The people in the room felt sad.

Lin Zexu was silent for a while and raised his head high. A firm look ejaculated in his eyes. He bowed to Huang Juezi and said, "The official invited Mr. Decheng to stay here. Let's draw the world map with the best and largest paper to present it to the emperor."

When Wei Yuan heard Lin Zexu's words, his originally sad expression cheered up. He nodded and said, "In addition to drawing maps, I also want to write a book, which is called "Haitutuzhi"."

Du Shoutian stood up when he heard Wei Yuan's words. He held his head up, his chest thrust, his hands on his waist, and his hands waved hard in the air, saying, "We China also need strong ships and sharp guns. The ocean is no longer safe behind. Without coastal defense, there will be no China's security."

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More than 3,000 overseas students were expelled by the British and did not all return. A large part of them went to the European continent, especially the hundreds of teenagers aged 10 to 15 who were finally sent. These teenagers were helped to enter the University of Paris by Thackeray. In addition to those who went to the European continent, a small number of people also stayed in the UK in the name of merchants. Those who stayed in the UK were only Dai Lanfen because the remittances from the motherland were often delayed, and the rights and interests were opened near the embassy.

Chinese restaurants, who knew that the British felt very good about Chinese food. Not long after, this restaurant became famous in London, and Dai Lanfin selected some business people among the students to be responsible for the sale of restaurants. In more than two years, it has become the first choice for high-class people in London to have dinner together. It also opened branches in Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and other cities in the UK. When the British expelled Dai Lanfin, they seemed to have forgotten these restaurants and allowed them to continue to exist in the British Isles.

In short, there were only more than 1,200 students returning to China this time. They were divided into several groups and arrived in China on merchant ships from various countries.

In a blink of an eye, autumn has arrived. The maple leaves in Xiangshan have turned red, and the autumn chrysanthemums in the Old Summer Palace have bloomed at this time. Shortly after the Double Ninth Festival, frost has fallen and the weather has become obviously colder. Men in the capital have added jackets to their long gowns, and some even wore leather jackets.

It happened to be this day when the first batch of international students returned to the capital. At that time, Liu Ji was talking to Deng Tingzhen, who was about to be the governor of Anhui in the Summer Palace. Deng Tingzhen was a big man, but he was very energetic at his fifties. He spoke like a loud voice. Those who didn't know thought Deng Tingzhen was a martial artist. In fact, Deng Tingzhen was a Jinshi during the Jiaqing period. He was good at poetry and rhyme, and was a typical practitioner of Confucian culture.

When Liu Ji heard about the return of overseas students, he immediately asked Deng Tingzhen to meet these students with him.

Liu Ji and Deng Tingzhen came out of Sizhi's study room, and looked at the round scenery along the way, and the students at Qinzheng Hall arrived.

Cao Jinxi brought the first 300 students outside the hall, and the guards on duty shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is here!"

The students under the tall pine and cypress outside the Qinzheng Hall suddenly fell down and knelt on the bluestone road outside the hall. The hall where there was originally a voice was silent immediately. Only the footsteps of Liu Ji and Deng Tingzhen were heard recently.

Liu Ji stood on the stone steps outside Qinzheng Hall with soft-soled satin shoes, and said happily: "Thank you all for your hard work!"

The students answered neatly and loudly: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After the sound, someone cried in the crowd. The cry seemed to be contagious, causing a lot of crying below.

Liu Ji looked at the international student who had put on his long gown again and breathed a long sigh and said to Deng Tingzhen beside him: "Although they have suffered some hardships, they have finally come back."

"Yes! I'm a thousand miles away, and I don't understand why the Lord sent them abroad?"

Hearing Deng Tingzhen's words, Liu Ji turned around and said, "Weizhou, you will understand when you meet these students with me and listen to their conversation."

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In the spacious and bright hall, there was a curling blue smoke in the incense burner. It separated the people who met with the emperor from the throne with the dragon, and also cast a layer of smoke on the emperor, making the people on the throne with a layer of mystery.
Chapter completed!