Great time travel

Chapter 35, the five major forces have entered the arena
Compared with the East Coast Republic, which is accompanied by wars every day and has a strong military atmosphere, the Huamei Republic, which is located in North America, has a relatively more relaxed strategic space.Unlike the East Coast countries in South America, although the Huamei America with the New York area as its core in the future is also isolated and exotic, the competitors around it are not the Spaniards and Portuguese who have been rooted in the Americas for hundreds of years, but only Indians who are relatively easy to deal with. The natives, as well as the British and French colonists who were too weak to protect themselves.As for the nearest Spanish power, it is still thousands of miles away in the Caribbean Sea.

Moreover, Huamei Group has intermarried and formed alliances with the local Delaware Indians from the very beginning of the crossing, thus obtaining valuable and reliable human resource supplements, instead of always serving as the core ethnic group like the East Coast Group The unsolvable problem of population shortage is distressing: hundreds, thousands of Indian men and women joined the construction team, and the same number of Indian children sat in the classrooms of the traversers and learned Chinese... and Many traverser boys married Indian girls, and sent the Delaware tribe an advanced and wealthy production and lifestyle, so that they no longer have to worry about plague and famine, and even attracted other nearby Indian small tribes to come to join them one after another. and join.

With such a relatively stable basic market, even if the Huamei Republic still has to recruit many immigrants from Europe, there is no need to worry about the big tail. In any case, Indians and Chinese are yellow races, and in the eyes of European colonists they are all The same heterogeneous Indians with a low level of civilization want to abandon their original backward customs and integrate into the group of traversers, but it is easier than European Christians.

In this way, inadvertently, Huamei Group won the recognition and support of the aborigines and gained a firm foothold in this strange land.Before that, it flexibly used military strikes and economic temptations to annex various Indian tribes step by step, expanding the territory and population of the Republic.

The only nearby contenders for a similar level of civilization in the Huamerica were the French colony of Quebec and the English colony of Virginia.But the French colony of Quebec was simply a trading post for collecting North American furs. They couldn't even grow food for food, and needed supplies from overseas.Any severe famine, plague, and Indian native attacks, or even a collapse in the price of fur in the Paris market, can push this fragile colony, which is suffering from internal and external troubles and is on the verge of collapse, to death, not to mention dealing with the distant and beautiful republic.

The British who stayed in the southern Virginia colony were also poor and hungry, and had a bad relationship with the nearby Indians, struggling on the verge of death all day long.What's more terrible is that at this time, Britain was on the eve of the civil war, and the confrontation between the royalist party and the parliament was on the verge of intensification. Due to the problem of taking the wrong side in the domestic political whirlpool, the colony of Virginia unfortunately became an embarrassing existence that parents did not love and did not love. , It is impossible to use the strength of the motherland to fight against the Huamei Group-in fact, with the development and growth of the Huamei Republic, the current Virginia has almost become a vassal force of Huamei, economically controlled by the Huamei traversers, and politically controlled by the Huamei Group. The "guidance" of the Huamei Republic is not far away from being officially annexed.

As for another group of immigrants who founded the New England colony and are regarded by modern people as the ancestors of the United States on the "Mayflower"... Well, sorry, they have already been captured by Huamei Traveling Group with their people and boats, and now they have become Huamei. The loyal subjects of the Republic, among them several "activists" who joined the army, even followed the Huamei Far East Fleet to Batavia in Southeast Asia, and probably arrived in Lingao County, Hainan Island in a few days.

Since there are no foreign enemies that need to be dealt with seriously around the border, there are only all kinds of soft feet and weak chickens and fat meat that can be abused. Therefore, from the satellite pictures, the development speed of the Huamei Republic is quite amazing, and the territory of development is far larger than that of the East. The shore republic is even wider.The current core territory of this country is lined up along the coast of North America, centered on "Manchester City" (named because it is located on Manhattan Island), the capital of later New York, the northernmost settlement village has been developed to Maine, and the most The southern sphere of influence reached Virginia - where the modern capital of the United States, Washington, is located.Tentacles expanding inland have initially reached the shores of the Great Lakes.In another world, the thirteen-state territory of the United States of America at the beginning of the founding of the United States, the half of the territory that belonged to the north during the Civil War, has now fallen into the pocket of the Huamei Republic, which has just been founded 11 years ago.

Compared with the densely populated Old Continent, the Huamei Republic still appears sparsely populated, but in the entire New Continent, at least North America, it is already a well-deserved supreme overlord. Through satellite pictures, Wang Qiu and the others saw rows upon rows of people on Manhattan Island. Neat buildings, bustling bustling streets, steam ferries sailing in the sea and the Hudson River, large wheat fields and vegetable fields distributed in strips, industrial towns emitting black smoke...even those who have been traversed' The Indian tribes on the edge of "civilization" also planted crops and pastures, and lived in brick houses.

Although the industrial towns scattered along the Atlantic coast of the Huamei Republic may not be as technologically advanced as the group of "rich men" from the Vladivostok Far East Company who carried too much belongings—it seems that they have just reached the level of the [-]th century, but their scale and coverage are not. It is a sky and a land, no longer a lonely stronghold, but a real industrialized country, a huge and complicated industrialized division of labor system!
If the Far East Company in Vladivostok is like a heavily guarded secret base, Zhongnan City in Australia is like a shoddy refugee camp, and the East Coast Republic is like a murderous war fortress, then the Huamei Republic really looks like a prosperous country. Modernized country!
"...From Maine to Virginia, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Great Lakes, plus the overseas colony in Cape Town, South Africa, almost 30 million square kilometers... really robbed the old beauty' The foundation of the chosen country! Especially the capital on Manhattan Island, not only has the power system and radio station, but also the street parks and statues are so beautiful! It looks like it was in the [-]th century America is here!"

Looking at the animated mock-up of the capital of the Huamei Republic "Manchester City" on the screen, Guo Yi couldn't help admiring - although Dongmen City in Lingao already had broadcast speakers and street lighting, but in terms of the size of the city and the The grandeur of the building does not seem to be comparable to Manchester City in the Huamei Republic: Hainan Island is not as rich in high-quality wood and stone resources as the North American mainland...

As he spoke, he took out a mimeographed booklet from his pocket and spread it out on the table, "...I thought it was because the scholar of the Ming Dynasty who wrote this stuff was ignorant and bragging, so he bragged about Huamei so much. It's so powerful. I didn't expect that this Huamei's traverser is really not to be underestimated..."

Wang Qiu and others curiously picked up the volumes and passed them on one by one. They found that the title was "Ji Mei Lue Ji", and then opened the cover. The content was in the style of classical Chinese. Kuangfu, attacking the Huns in the north, An Baiyue in the south, now the former Song Dynasty died in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and the later Song Dynasty ruled the West in Taixi, crossed the seven seas, and dominated the Western Ocean. What I saw and heard during the year was recorded on paper and compiled into a book. It was named "Ji Mei Lue Ji", and I hope that you can have a glimpse of the gorgeous scenery and a little bit of knowledge..."

——Combining the content of the book and Guo Yi's introduction, Wang Qiu and others just found out that the person who wrote this "Ji Mei Lue Ji" was a scholar named Zhang who was born in southern Fujian. Unfortunately, he was attacked by pirates and his village was broken down. He himself was kidnapped by pirates and then sold to the Portuguese in Macau. Afterwards, he sailed across the ocean on an immigrant ship and traveled all the way to the Huamei Republic thousands of miles away.

Zhang Xiucai from southern Fujian has stayed in Huamei for nearly three years. When he first arrived, he was very contemptuous of this foreign country, but after seeing the scene of this country of travelers with his own eyes, he was very impressed Shocking... This year the Huamei Republic organized an expedition fleet to go to the East. Zhang Xiucai, who missed his hometown, took the initiative to sign up after learning about it. Because he was well educated and familiar with the Ming Dynasty officialdom and the etiquette of the gentry, he was successfully hired and accompanied the Huamei fleet all the way to Java. Island of Batavia.Although the Huamei fleet stayed in Batavia for many days, it has not yet arrived in mainland China.However, the giraffes, alpacas and other "auspicious tributes" prepared to be presented to the Ming court by the fleet, as well as the diplomatic envoys carrying credentials, had already boarded the fast boat provided by the Lingao Senate in advance. Entering Guangzhou, it immediately caused a sensation in the whole city.

Therefore, this Zhang Xiucai, as an aide, followed the Huamei envoy to Guangzhou ahead of schedule. Later, because he met relatives and friends in Guangzhou, he did not follow the Huamei envoy to escort the tribute to the north, but continued to linger in the city every day. A wealthy gentry invited him to tell him about his wonderful experience in "Huamei"... After the "Jimei Lue Ji" written by this scholar was leaked, it quickly became the most popular bestseller in the Guangzhou book market, and it was everywhere. Excerpts are being passed around.Even after hearing the news, the Lingao Senate obtained the manuscript as quickly as possible, and immediately released this paperback version of "Jimei Lue Collection". When it was put into the market, it was quickly sold out. The current price of the book has been fired to two taels of silver a book, but the supply is still in short supply.

Well, to get down to business, since this book is written with the vision and way of thinking of people in the Ming Dynasty, the deepest first impression of the "Huamei" thousands of miles away, or any group of traversers and advanced forces, There is nothing better than "a strong boat and a sharp gun"-"... I read Tiangong Kaiwu, and the book said that Song was good at building a boat, and it can travel hundreds of miles a day without slack in the wind, and it is so huge that it can carry hundreds of miles. There are too many people, and everyone in the academy said that exaggerated, and I said that I was silent. At that time, I was sold out to sea and traveled to the land of Africa. For the first time, I saw a beautiful ship, like a mountain, with a length of several tens of feet and a width of more than ten feet. It can't be described as great. It does not depend on the wind, but only on clean coal and coal. It can break through the waves, regardless of the direction of the huge waves and the wind. It is said that the workmanship is extremely high. The others all sighed that the skills of the former Song Ge can be mastered. The owner of the ship is called Hua America. The most refined ship, which abandons sails and uses fire steam, is called a steam ship.

There are also huge warships, the fast ones are called cruisers, the giant ones are called iron armor, and the vital points of the cannon giant ships are all covered with iron armor. Heavy weapons cannot be defeated by manpower. Yu sighed that although the Taizu of this dynasty expelled the Tartars and restored the clothes of the Han family, the secret skills of the previous Song Dynasty were all lost. Skilled craftsmen traveled far away to America, and the descendants sighed in vain..."

In addition, the "Huamei" is very different from many magnificent buildings in the Ming Dynasty, which also shocked the author: "...the beauty is especially good at building. Yu Chu came to the Huamei Capital Manchester City. Standing on the deck, leaning on the railing, Manchester City is facing the sea. In Yiqiu, the roads are like a chessboard. During the mosaic period of fine houses and mansions, you can see its vastness. The market is bustling with people, the roads in the city are straight and wide, and pedestrian lanes are distinguished. Professionals hold red and green cards, direct their actions, and be orderly. Trees are widely planted on both sides of the market, like a canopy for cover. Although it is hot in summer, they are not afraid. All buildings, no matter how big or small, are built with square bricks and huge stones. Civil engineering can stand for a hundred years, and it is not afraid of water, fire and ants, which is completely different from Zhongtu.

Afterwards, I visited the magnificent National Assembly Pavilion, and saw the majesty and majesty more than tens of feet high. The rock was drilled into bricks, and the stones were carved into pillars. There are 36 huge pillars under the eaves around the building, and there are exquisite and complicated carvings on the eaves. The figures, appearances and clothing are Chinese and non-Chinese. Mirror, the atrium hall of the Capitol Building, the center of state affairs, can seat thousands of people without embarrassment. It is so vast that there is not a single supporting pillar. The gatekeeper is gorgeous and beautiful. The dome is enough. Yu Fubi sighed and said; it is so beautiful Beautiful, tall and majestic, I don’t know how much manpower and money is wasted. Those who rule the country spare no effort for the people. Qin Jian is not far away. The gorgeous and beautiful little officials are absolutely amazed. , We are all dumbfounded.

After that, I often wandered around the houses in the market. I experienced it first-hand, and felt the prosperity of China and the United States. The red roof and white bricks of the houses are all made of ashlar. There are many potted flowers along the window, and clusters of jacarandas in spring and summer, like a colorful practice in the sky, so beautiful that it is a great attraction in Manchester. It is full of colors, so magnificent, high-rise buildings, gorgeous people call it office buildings, I can't think of it.

I got acquainted with Tang, a master craftsman of Huamei, who said that the family has been building for generations, and I invited Tang to be the architect of Huamei. The stone weighs more than [-] catties, and lifting it is like child's play.Practitioners need to study in a college for three years before they can study. They are called architects. The knowledge and skills of the academy are passed down from generation to generation, and they are becoming more and more refined.Let’s talk about the colorful and beautiful people prefer the neo-classical style of Rome and Greece. I can’t explain it when I admire it. I lament that the common people in Ming Dynasty can’t afford their own houses, but they are gorgeous but everyone has a place to live. The ancients said that people who have property have perseverance. Don't lie to me..."

Next, Huamei’s culture and entertainment also left a deep impression on the scholar of the Ming Dynasty: “…When I first came to Huamei, I saw children carrying paper bags and selling them along the street, chanting nicknames and nicknames all the time, and traffickers, pawns, dignitaries and dignitaries also invited them to buy them. After living for a long time, I know that this is a newspaper, or newsprint, national events, rural anecdotes, all published on it, and when there is a change in national policy, it will also be published in a supplementary newspaper. Small sentiments are read in the newspapers, and all the beautiful and beautiful people can submit books to the newspapers, express their feelings directly, and the speaker is not guilty. If the newspapers choose them, they will pay an extra fee for the manuscript. If the papers are enthusiastic, if the government makes mistakes, the newspapers will attack In other words, officials are mediocre, lazy, and corrupt, and they will report and expose them relentlessly. Temple officials are vigilant and dare not be unfair and go against public opinion. Yu Chang sighed and said: "Gorgeous newspapers are flourishing, and officials are especially afraid of them. It can be said that a single piece of paper can resist thousands of histories, and the officials dare not be clear-cut. Yu Shen thinks that those who print and publish newspapers publish them every day without interruption. , There are many newspapers and journals, there are big newspapers and small newspapers, big newspapers, the writing is rigorous and reasonable, the opening is clear, the purpose is clear and powerful, there are reasons and evidence to criticize the current problems, the pros and cons of national policies are orderly, I love it, and it is famous , The Manchester Times, The Atlantic Review, and the Financial Times are the best among them. I read them every day. The tabloids are full of obscene content. What I mean is that ignorant people are keen on this, so there are many people who sell it even more.

There are quite a lot of novels in Chinese and American novels, famous writers come forth in large numbers, and beauties governing the novels are as good as they are. They are divided into categories and complicated in variety. I have been in the United States for many years, and I have read them all. Among them, the martial arts novels are the most respected, and the most famous one is The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The Legend of Condor Heroes has two ears. After reading it, I can't leave the scroll, and I don't think about tea and rice. I hit it at the point of the wonderful part. I slapped my knees and sighed. The real hero, the good man, and the family members are surprised. He is a great chivalrous man who serves the country and the people. The so-called small words and great righteousness are all here, but those who serve the country and the people are not limited to the great chivalrous ones. It is a pity that there are few gentry in the world who serve the country and the people , There are many people who are selfish for profit.In addition to being a martial artist, the gorgeous romance storybook is also a must.When Yu lived in Huamei, there was a troubled scholar named Yan who rented a house with Yu. He was young and romantic, and he was especially fond of him. His love story in Manchester was highly praised. Words are the first of gorgeous romances. Taste and read it all in one go. During this period, don’t eat water or rice, don’t think about food and drink. When you read to the sad place, your eyes are full of tears, and your fists are clenched.At the end of the reading, it is difficult for a lover to get married. Yu was overjoyed and deeply saddened, and wept bitterly, and she was really tearful. Although what she said did not conform to the etiquette of the name and the etiquette of men and women, it was also very touching. Thanks to this book, the gorgeous girl boudoir There are too many people named Lixiang..."

Of course, after saying so many good things, this scholar who has been influenced by feudal ethics, even after seeing so many exotic wonders, still can't accept some things at all: "... gorgeous people, beautiful clothes Also, even those who are famous, the gorgeous costumes are quite different from those of the country. Guochao has wide clothes and wide sleeves, and a collar with the right lapel to tie the hair. The hair is gorgeous and the hair is short. The short shirt, the top and bottom pants, and the clothes are buttoned. Clothes, trousers are tied with belts, especially belts, which are tough and beautiful, and are better than cloth belts. When you are dignified and serious, you often wear gorgeous suits, neck ties, white shirts, and trousers, which are quite majestic and capable. , women all wear skirts, with graceful waists, what's more, young women prefer short skirts, even those that are as short as knees and over feet, size miniskirts, matching off-shoulder blouses, light and thin , with a swaying demeanor, swaggering through the market, but people are the same. Woohoo, where are the scholars of Zhu Cheng in the Song Dynasty, abandoned for the rest of the rites..."

Flipping through here, Wang Qiu couldn't help but chuckled, threw the book to Ma Tong and Liu Chaozuo who had been waiting impatiently, turned around and said to Guo Yi, "...Hey, I never imagined that the ancients really couldn't see women showing their faces! Nanyang natives don't It is common for people to wear clothes. When they see a woman wearing a short skirt, they call it immoral. Such old etiquette should have been abolished long ago... However, according to the content of this book, it is estimated that scholars in the Ming Dynasty would read it after reading it. I will immediately connect you who are entrenched in Hainan Island with the two groups in America—after all, they look too similar no matter how you look..."

"...Yeah, actually, the Dutch in Batavia have noticed this since our three-party meeting, and the 'naturalized people' in our three-party camp were also very surprised by this, making it difficult Rumors are flying everywhere, both internally and externally. Even the Guangzhou government, which has always been obtuse, has quietly sent someone over this month to ask if we are 'from the same line'..."

Guo Yi shrugged his shoulders and replied with a wry smile, "...Lingao has not yet considered how to explain it, so I can only deal with it vaguely... What should I look at next? The South African colony of the Huamei Group ?"

"...No, we only need to know about these forces outside of China's territory. Now there is only Hainan Island, which is the closest to us, which is the Senate where you are. I don't know how many years you have been What kind of situation has been managed here, has it reached the level of the two gangs in North America and South America...Senior Guo Yi, you might as well introduce what they have worth seeing on Hainan Island..."

While saying this, Wang Qiu adjusted the observation object of the remote control screen to the nearby Hainan Island... The live scene of the fifth and last large-scale traveler group base in this time and space was completely displayed in front of everyone.