Chapter 59: Acknowledging Ancestors and Returning to the Clan, Developing Tamna

"Chumo, your idea is novel enough! That Hokkaido is near the Northern Sea, so there is naturally no problem with the name, but aren't the names of the other three regions a bit too casual?" Qin Huaiyu looked at his good brother and said.

"Hehe... Isn't Kyushu Island near the sea to the west, Shikoku Island near the sea to the east, and Honshu Island near the sea to the south? They are all by the sea anyway. If His Majesty feels it's inappropriate later, we can just change them then," Cheng Chumo laughed.

Everyone present could not deny Cheng Chumo's words; after all, what Cheng Chumo said was indeed reasonable and well-founded.

Upon hearing this, Zhangsun Chong said in a deep voice: "True... It is better that the names Kyushu and Shikoku of the Wa Kingdom do not exist. Since ancient times, only our China can be called Kyushu; now that the Wa Kingdom has been conquered, it cannot be called Shikoku either."

Subsequently, the Six Young Masters of Changan were busy implementing the Tang Dynasty's latest bureaucratic system and the complete Han culture.

After several days, with the unremitting efforts of the Liu clan members and the Ezo people, the Six Young Masters of Changan were now completely at leisure.

Seeing this, the noble families of the Wa Kingdom were also quite adept at social graces, scrambling to send female slaves from the Wa Kingdom to the Six Young Masters of Changan. Afterwards, the few of them completely let themselves go, enjoying the life of being 'daddies' in the Wa Kingdom...

Just as they were enjoying themselves so much they forgot home, something that surprised them quite a bit happened.

For several consecutive days, a large number of Wa people kept coming to acknowledge their ancestors and return to their clans, claiming to be descendants of China. Some claimed to be descendants of Jizi, some descendants of Xu Fu, some descendants of the friends and relatives of Liu Azhi, some descendants of the Xianbei, some descendants who had fled the ravages of war during the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, and some descendants who had come over during the Sui Dynasty to spread technology...

In short, there were all sorts of situations.

However, what shocked them the most was that there were actually those who claimed to be descendants of Shandong fishermen, whose ancestors had encountered a storm while out fishing at sea, drifted to the Wa Kingdom, and settled down there.

This... this... is truly a real-life 'Life of Pi'!!

The few of them did not know what to do about this for a time. In the end, they helplessly dumped the matter on the Liu clan to handle, sent word back to the Tang Dynasty, and then the few of them continued to live it up.

At the same time, the Tang Dynasty's immigration plan was also nearing its end.

The Tamna people were ecstatic over the various novel items brought by the Tang people.

Not only that, Su Liang also brought many clothes to gift to the Tamna people, as they would all be subjects of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

"Good son-in-law, can these Tamna people not build houses? How come there isn't even a decent house?" Li Shimin also saw the miserable state of the Tamna people at this moment.

"Hehe... Your Majesty does not know, in the summer, the Tamna people can easily build tents with leather to live in, and in the winter, they naturally live in the caves on the island."

"This island was formed by a volcanic eruption 1.2 million years ago; there are many stones and caves on the island," Su Liang explained to Li Shimin.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly realized. During this time, Li Shimin had been traveling with Su Liang, and while Su Liang was cramming knowledge for the ladies, he had incidentally included Li Shimin as well.

"Alright... Good son-in-law, let's go back early today. The Empress and the others are still waiting for us to have dinner," Li Shimin said happily, not bothering to dwell on this matter. It wouldn't be long before Zhantang Island naturally developed better.

Su Liang had been increasingly speechless regarding Li Shimin recently. Ever since they returned to Changan last time, Li Shimin had handed over all matters, big and small, to the Cabinet to handle, letting the Crown Prince Li Chenggan oversee the state, while he himself would return before the imperial examinations. If there was anything important, he would have the Thousand-Bull Guards report it by motorcycle.

During this time, Li Shimin was either thinking about eating or pondering how to attack other countries.

Time passed slowly, and Su Liang also spent a sweet honeymoon peacefully with the ladies.

In his spare time, he completed the overall planning for Zhantang Island and continuously transported infrastructure materials from various workshops to Wendeng in Shandong, which were then shipped to Zhantang Island by the Zhenguan.

Su Liang gave Zhantang Island one year for construction. He did not ask for speed; there was only one requirement: to do his best to build Zhantang Island into a better place.

For this matter, Su Liang specifically transferred ten thousand skilled old craftsmen to go and help.

While Zhantang Island was under construction, Li Shimin received a letter from the Six Young Masters of Changan in the Wa Kingdom and immediately found Su Liang, who was fishing for fish and shrimp by the sea.

"Good son-in-law, is what is said in this letter a bit too exaggerated? There are actually a full million Chinese subjects in the Wa Kingdom."

"This is very easy to verify. Those who claim to be Chinese subjects must also have preserved corresponding genealogies."

"If Your Majesty sends people to investigate thoroughly based on the genealogies they provided, wouldn't you know exactly what is going on?" Su Liang looked at the shocked Li Shimin and said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin immediately had the accompanying Thousand-Bull Guards go and investigate.

At the same time, Li Shimin also promoted the Six Young Masters of Changan to the rank of General of Pacifying the Distance.

After Li Shimin finished handling state affairs, he immediately looked at Su Liang and said: "Good son-in-law, the Autumn Examination is in one month. Should we head back? I still need to oversee this year's imperial examination questions."

After more than a month, Su Liang was also a bit tired of playing. It was better to go back early; after all, he still had other plans.

Three days later, Su Liang, Li Shimin, and their party returned to Changan City.

Upon returning to Changan City, Li Shimin was also busy with the imperial examination questions.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty's imperial examinations were divided into the Autumn Examination (Provincial Examination), the Spring Examination (Metropolitan Examination), and finally the Imperial Examination (Palace Examination).

In the eighth month, students who met the requirements would register for the Provincial Examination by province. The Provincial Examination consisted of three sessions (Four Books and Five Classics, policy questions, and poetry/essays), each lasting three days. The results were released in the tenth month, and those on the list could then rush to Changan to participate in the following year's Metropolitan Examination (which also consisted of three sessions of three days each). Those with excellent results in the Metropolitan Examination would then participate in the final Palace Examination. The Palace Examination only had one question, set personally by Li Shimin, usually a policy strategy, and lasted only one day.

At this time, the Agricultural Academy, Business Academy, Medical Academy, and Engineering Academy did not participate in this year's imperial examinations. Firstly, the academies had not been established for long, and the knowledge learned would not be much; secondly, after the students of these four academies completed their studies, they could immediately take up posts and serve the Tang Dynasty without needing to pass the imperial examinations. Simply put, as long as they finished their studies, they were guaranteed placement.

Su Liang had no objections to this; after all, the number of people who could read now was not like in later generations.

Developing an educational system like that of later generations was not something that could be achieved overnight; it required time.

Just as Li Shimin was preparing the imperial examination questions, Su Liang in the Furong Garden was also busy manufacturing yachts, cargo ships, and other means of transport. Not only that, Su Liang also needed to forge several swords for Li Shimin, Hongfu Nü, and others. A month ago, the materials for forging had already been fully prepared.