Great time travel

Chapter 30. Invite political commissar father to a brothel
It was New Year's Eve at the end of Chongzhen's fourth year, and Guangzhou, the city of Yangzhou in the south, also entered the coldest day of the year.

Today is the Little Ice Age with cold waves and turbulent climate, so the winter in Guangzhou in the late Ming Dynasty was much colder than expected in later generations.

But no matter how cold the weather is, there will be no snow here. The flowers in the city have withered, but the vegetation is still green and full of vitality.The lanterns and couplets that appear in the streets and alleys add a new year's joy to the city.Of course, those rich and wealthy households decorated with lanterns and festoons, called for friends and friends, and continued to have banquets, enjoying the luxury of luxury.Even a poor poor family with no food, as long as they can barely survive, they will try their best to scrape together some money to buy a little bacon and salted fish, and a half pot of bad wine, so that the whole family can live a good life. Decent New Years.

To be honest, the two years on the ground in Guangzhou have not been a good time - because the Ming court has never collected much commercial tax, last year the government sent troops to attack Qiongzhou's "Kun thief" military pay, after the defeat The redemption fee paid to the Lingao crossing people, as well as the apportionment of military expenses for this year's crusade against the rebel chieftains in the southwest, plus the additional taxes levied by the imperial court for military affairs, almost every penny has to be passed on to those poor farmers in the Pearl River Delta region , let these Guangzhou farmers who were not suffering from natural disasters and were looking forward to the harvest suddenly add a appalling man-made disaster.

——Under the doubling of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, countless "scumbags" who were looted by the landlords and the government, but refused to die, fled their hometowns in groups, begging, stealing, and selling their children The prostitutes flocked to Guangzhou, hoping to find a way out in the city.

If it was in the past years, these famine refugees who flooded into Guangzhou would probably cause serious social unrest.But in the past two years, the Lingao Traveler Senate, which has rapidly embarked on the road to industrialization, is like a black hole that constantly absorbs labor, and it has virtually solved this problem for the Ming government.

Under the deliberate connivance of the Guangzhou government, these refugees fleeing from famine flooded into the charity hall opened by those "Australians" in Lingao under the name of Guangzhou gentry. After coming down, they have already been familiar with it—first, shave their heads for "purification", give them treatment and recuperation, women and children will be transported to Lingao after reaching a certain number, young and middle-aged people will adopt militarized management, uniform training and recuperation on the spot for half a month, and then Pulled to work on construction sites in Hong Kong and Guangzhou Great World: There are currently endless jobs in these two places.

——All-you-can-eat hot meals, free clothing and bedding, and strict discipline that will be severely punished once violated, quickly transformed the refugees in the refugee camp into hard-working workers.After all, no matter how strict the rules of the "Australians", compared with the government, landlords and rogues who made them flee from famine before, the "Australians" can almost be called Buddha alive in terms of the treatment they provide to their subordinates.

Indeed, except for some craftsmen with outstanding skills and special treatment, most of the workers trained from the refugee camps had to sign a contract of prostitution for more than seven years. They will be paid a certain amount of wages and given a certain amount of personal freedom, instead of working for nothing all day like slaves, and even being chained and imprisoned in hellish concentration camps.

Although what the lords gave them as wages was not copper coins and silver, but a kind of "Australian currency notes" made of paper, but it was different from the waste paper-like banknotes of the Ming court, and could be issued by Australians for a few minutes. Buy items in a shop, such as food with Australian and Song labels, simple uniforms worn by workers, and various household items such as sewing needles, building knives, planes, and agricultural tools. If workers want to go to the outside market If you want to buy something, you can also take the circulation coupons to "Zichengji" or "Delong Bank" in Guangzhou to exchange for silver.

At the beginning, the workers were still a little uncomfortable with taking circulation coupons, and many workers chose to exchange them for silver when they got their salaries.But seeing that the shops opened by Australians have a complete range of daily necessities such as oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, candles, tea, etc., which are plentiful and good, and the prices are fair. The key is that they only accept circulation coupons, and they quickly accepted this fact. , No one goes to Zichengji to exchange money anymore.As time went by, instead, many people in Guangzhou exchanged silver with workers for circulation notes in private, so that they could go to Australian shops to buy some rare things on the market, so that the proportion of circulation notes exchanged for silver on the black market became increasingly common. Rise - After the reputation of the Australians for trustworthiness has been established, the circulation coupons are no different from silver in the eyes of the people in Guangzhou, and they are more convenient and easy to carry without checking the fineness. The terrifying military strength also let the common people know that the Australians are no more red-haired than Frangji in Haojingao (Macau), and the Ming Dynasty government will definitely not drive them away, so they are not so worried about the invalidation of the circulation coupons.

——The various population settlements under the Senate, such as construction sites, mines, refugee camps, etc., are usually closed economies, with small cooperative-style shops that sell Lingao at the lowest price close to cost for use Exported uniform clothes, food, utensils and other daily commodities are used to recycle circulation coupons issued to workers as wages.In order to convince the first batch of workers who received the circulation coupons, and also because the circulation coupons had to be recycled, these small shops absolutely did not accept money, at least in the initial stage.And the gadgets produced by the traversers through industrialized mass production are definitely cheap and high-quality conscientious goods compared to the dregs produced by those handicraft workshops in the late Ming Dynasty...

In addition to these rural refugees who live under the hands of the "Australian lords", most of the Guangzhou citizens and wealthy gentry who have lived in the city have a good impression of the "Australians"—since these "Australians" first came here a few years ago. Since Guangzhou appeared, their reputation for excellent business reputation and outstanding product quality has spread far and wide, and even the distant Beijing court has heard of it.Then there was the battle that swept the Pearl River and bombarded Guangzhou last year. The "Australians" in Lingao not only made a name for themselves, but also earned face for the "pro-Australian" aboriginal forces in Guangzhou.

Next, in order to build the "Guangzhou World" outside the city, there is also the expansion of the "Three Purple Projects" of Ziminglou (nightclub), Zichengji (commercial firm) and Zizhenzhai (luxury specialty store) in the city. The "Australian masters" recruited a large number of craftsmen, craftsmen and coolies in Guangzhou, and provided employment opportunities for a considerable number of citizens. Although the "Australian masters" recruited rural refugees to serve as basic labor, carpenters and the like Professionals often have to be recruited separately.Three meals a day with full rice, meaty food from time to time, especially the generous wages that are paid on time and never in arrears, plus the occasional welfare prizes that can be obtained, all make the same bitter people flock to it.

——In general, the entire group of the Lingao Travelers Senate is still very pragmatic at the current initial stage, and there are basically no "Long Aotian" type idiots.Even people with that extreme mindset usually don't get into leadership positions.Generally speaking, as long as the natives of the Ming Dynasty became the subordinates of the Senate and were loyal to the Senate, no matter what difficulties they encountered, the Senate would take care of them as much as possible.

The villains in many low-level brain-dead martial arts novels often have self-inflated to an incredible degree, thinking that they are more important than anything else.As long as you play a high-sounding banner of righteousness, others should sacrifice for him by nature, and you can't ask for any return. In the end, you will use up all your pawns and capital. There are no children available...

Generally speaking, the traversers who can obtain real positions of power are not such people, and generally speaking, they will not become such people.

Then, for the sake of generous filial piety and the cooperative attitude of joining hands to make a fortune, the upper class in Guangzhou does not have much hostility towards Australians, but only regards them as good business cooperation partners... However, in just over a year, those tragic wars and fights seemed to have been forgotten. Almost everyone in Guangzhou, from the government to the porters, praised the Australians.As for those allies who have been in close contact with Australians, such as the Gao family who used to sell "Australian goods" as agents, the Liang family who helped open shantangs to recruit refugees, etc., they have gained more face in Guangzhou than before. There is an endless stream of people from all walks of life visiting and begging to board the "Australian ship" together.

And Huifu Street, where the "Australian industries" such as Zizhenzhai and Ziminglou are located, has become a den of feasting and selling money—street lamps that light up every night, turning the entire street It shines like daylight; various "new Australian songs" and "new Australian dramas" released by Ziming Building are very popular in the market; there are also huge transparent glass windows along the street, which are used for tea and rice in Ziming Building The colored glass cups, the pipes that can discharge water just by twisting them by hand.Even the place where it comes out is full of magic—the kind of white porcelain flush toilet that has gradually become popular in the homes of the rich in Guangzhou, not to mention comfortable to sit on, and then lightly pull the rope afterwards, and it will be flushed clean... ...All these things made the natives of the Ming Dynasty feel incredible, and then they were so happy to see Liexin, that they even regarded Huifu Street as the "Ten Mile Foreign Market" in the Shanghai Concession of later generations.

Now it’s New Year’s Eve, and although every family in Guangzhou is holding a banquet at home, there are also many foreigners living in Guangzhou who are homeless and can only celebrate by eating and drinking in inns and restaurants.Therefore, the business on Huifu Street is still quite prosperous, and there are customers from all over the world who come to "open Macao meat".And those wealthy citizens who have a little spare money will often grit their teeth and squeeze out a little money at the end of the year, and bring the whole family here for a luxury.

sex

However, amidst the hustle and bustle of this school, the person in charge of the Guangzhou Station of the Lingao Senate, Guo Yi, the well-known "big gangster" on the ground in Lingnan, did not stay in Zizhenzhai or Ziminglou , mingled with those wealthy businessmen, but stayed bored on the construction site of "Guangzhou World" outside the city, lying in a small courtyard like a dead fish being dried, enjoying the lonely time without the company of relatives and friends .

——It has been more than three years since the last time I met my parents and relatives!
Before leaving modern time and space, part of the preparatory actions of the Lingao Traveling Group actually alerted the police, and some people thought it might be an organized and premeditated large-scale fraudulent pyramid scheme, or a cult that preached the end of the world.Therefore, as an unemployed detective of a "relevant department", Guo Yi volunteered to investigate the actions of this group of people in order to save some capital for future promotion or transfer.

During the time of scouting and monitoring this time-traveling group, Guo Yi was first puzzled by their strange behavior, but then he was overjoyed: he was the first case of such a weird and entertaining fraud and gun smuggling case. Meet once!He reckoned that the final case was worth over [-] million—although the case was not worth much, this case was too rare.Enough to be included in the public security textbooks.After the case is solved, his promotion and reward will be just around the corner.

After the time travel was successful, Guo Yi almost went crazy: Needless to say, he had no hope for the promotion and awards, and he just "evaporated" in the original time and space, and he must have become a "martyr" in the end.He couldn't even imagine what would happen to his family when they heard the news.

Although people in his line of work are accompanied by all kinds of dangers, and are prepared to sacrifice every time they go on a mission, "disappearing" in such a dramatic and nonsensical way is not the ending Guo Yi wants—— There is really no heroism at all!

Fortunately, the Lingao Crossing Group was not a real criminal organization, so at least they accepted these government spies to join.After a few days of depression, Guo Yi also correctly estimated the situation and decided to settle down as soon as it came. He formally joined the group and became a "veteran" to conquer and transform the old world with these ambitious traversers.And he gave full play to his professional skills as an agent, sitting in Guangzhou, fighting wits and bravery with the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty, spying on intelligence, making contacts, and expanding business routes, but he did it quite impressively.

As for the extravagant enjoyment of all kinds of sensuality, he also took the opportunity to benefit a lot, and even had several women.

However, every New Year's reunion, Guo Yi still can't help but think of his relatives who are far away in another world... At this time in previous years, there are several other time travelers around him who can gather together for a drink and sigh with each other. I lamented the bitter experience and narrated my heartache, but this year, because Lingao is going to hold the Global Traveler Summit, several timetravelers who were originally stationed in Guangzhou and Hong Kong have all returned to the Lingao headquarters, leaving Guo Yi alone Staying in Guangzhou to watch the scene, besides a bunch of gentry and officials who need to intrigue, there is not even a person who can talk to each other...

So, watching the bustling streets in the city, the sound of firecrackers, the scenes of citizens celebrating with their families, full of relatives and friends, and the family coming out to buy new year's goods happily, Mr. Guo Yi's mood was extremely low, and he didn't even think about it. Continue to socialize in the city, and run outside the city to hide.However, as soon as he closes his eyes, the New Year’s Eve dinner in the modern world will still appear in his mind. Although there are no luxury such as having a large number of servants and living in eight seats, and there are not so many delicacies to enjoy, but there are many things that cannot be found here. human touch...

--oh!This day is really unbearable!

Guo Yi sighed with a gloomy face, and opened his eyes from the reclining chair. The sky seemed to ignore his mood at all, and it had a clear azure blue when he was so depressed.Until he drank a small cup of Limushan Oolong tea under the service of the maid, the unique sweet and fragrant oolong tea finally made him feel a little relieved, and then he got dressed and prepared to inspect the "Guangzhou Great World" construction site again .

According to the planning of the Lingao Senate, "Guangzhou Great World" looks like a pentagonal bastion in the shape of the American Pentagon - the entire building complex is backed by the Pearl River, and a road from the city of Guangzhou passes through the square in front of the big market, and passes The trestle pierces into the water, and the cargo can be handed over directly.Four of the five corners are three-story five-corner forts, and the front corner is the Big Clock Tower, plus a two-story Dashijie Police Station.In the middle of the pentagonal building, the designer imitated the modern commercial street and arranged a department store integrating catering, trade and entertainment.

The cantilevered corridor between the pier and the center is decorated with exaggerated floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls, and at the same time divides the upper half of the area into two echoing large squares. This plane is definitely already a stunning visual effect like Qionglou Yuyuyue.In order to increase the visual effect as much as possible, a removable light strip is arranged along the interior of the double-layer glass for lighting, even if it is only an incandescent lamp produced in this plane, but its unique soft yellow light matches the diffuse reflection effect of the frosted glass plate , the visual shock to people is even better.

The plan for the west square is to invite those garden and landscape craftsmen in Guangzhou to take pictures and arrange them on the spot, and use the Pearl River system to form a living water system.A large area of ​​open space for activities is reserved in the east square, and a stone screen and supporting columns are erected at the same time for open-air movies, which can be seen on the glass corridor.The connection between the large department store and the East-West Fortress is also arranged for two blocks with a closed high wall, completely blocking the two squares at the rear of the pier.The large square in the front is divided into two areas with a stone partition, half of which is a playground, and the other half is a public activity square facing ordinary citizens. To enter the cave at the back to experience the glass corridor and beautiful scenery on good days, you need to be a VIP or a veteran.Along the wall of the front and rear squares is a food street. It is planned to create a noisy night market. For this reason, enough lighting fixtures must be arranged in every corner for safety.

Of course, as an important stronghold in the enemy-occupied area, this seemingly entertainment and leisure building can also be turned into an impenetrable fortress at any time-every corner of the pentagonal complex is set up with solid turrets. The gun positions and machine gun positions are reserved, and a gentle slope is installed at the same time, so that the garrison can directly pull the gun carriage up to the top floor from the inside, and cooperate with the reserved position of the machine gun below to form a full range of fire coverage without dead ends.

Because the above-mentioned project is really huge, even with the help of steam-powered engineering machinery, there is still a long way to go before it is completed.Right now it’s the New Year’s Eve holiday, the construction site is empty, only a few firecrackers can be heard faintly from the labor camp area in the distance... Just as Guo Yi looked at the building complex that had just taken shape, and imagined the prosperous scene in the future, Suddenly, a commotion was heard outside the gate of the construction site.Then a soldier ran over panting to report that an old man with short hair who claimed to be Guo Yi's father came here to find his son!
"...Damn it! Where did this liar come from? It actually fell on me!" Guo Yi rolled his eyes, turned around cursing and walked over... A moment later, he stood in disbelief at the construction site gate On the road outside, I saw sister Wang Meiling, a colleague from the busy work unit, and my own father, Guo Jing, and political commissar Guo, who was wearing a silver-gray Chinese tunic suit, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was not angry and arrogant!Oh, God!This shouldn't be a hell of a life!
In an instant, Guo Yi fell into a state of collapsed thinking and confusion in the wind, and it took him a long time to force out a sentence: "...Dad, why are you here?"

Political Commissar Guo sighed, "...Son, it seems that you are having a good time here, and you have gained a lot of weight!"