At the port of Xipeng Lai City, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin stood on the deck of a large ship and looked at the busy Penglai Port in front of them. The port was extremely busy, with large ocean-going ships moored at the docks.
The workers at the dock are extremely busy. These people from the Aztec Kingdom or other tribes descended from the Yin Shang are strong and working hard.
They work for the people of Ming Dynasty, especially manual labor at the docks. They can earn a few taels of silver every month. This income is enough to easily support themselves and their family and live comfortably in Penglai City.
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Many descendants of the Yin Shang now speak Ming dialect and wear Ming clothes. They have become no different from the Ming people. They never want to go back to the life of the original tribe.
Although living in a tribe seems to be more free, there is no guarantee of life, and medical care is also a big problem.
It's different here in Penglai City. They can enjoy the same treatment and status as the people of Ming Dynasty. They can support their family just by working. There are many hospitals and medical clinics here, and it is very convenient to get medical treatment.
Coupled with the convenient transportation here, various means of transportation, various entertainment projects, etc., more and more local indigenous people live in Penglai City.
Most of them are engaged in labor-intensive work. For example, the docks in Dongfenglai City require a large number of dock workers to load, unload, and transport goods.
In addition, Penglai City is currently the largest industrial center in Golden Continent. There are many factories built by the Ming Dynasty here, such as cement factories, steel factories, glass factories, textile factories, carriage factories, etc. There are many factories.
It's very easy to find a job.
Because it is far away from the Ming Dynasty, many things need to be transported from the Ming Dynasty. This has also allowed many companies and factories to start branches here to meet the needs of the Golden Continent market. At the same time, some products can be exported to Europe and West Africa.
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With numerous factories and its special geographical location, Penglai City has grown rapidly in just over ten years.
Today, it has still become the largest city in the entire Golden Continent, with a population of more than 5 million. Even if it is placed on the mainland of the Ming Empire, Penglai City can still be regarded as a big city, comparable to Beijing, Tianjin, and Songhu.
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Penglai City is divided into the East City and the West City. The East City is located next to Penglai Bay (later Mexico), and the West City is located on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean. The entire location is a narrow area in the middle of the North and South Golden Continent. The distance between the east and west is only 300 meters.
It can be said that it is very close.
The reason why there are two cities in the east and west is mainly related to the transportation here. If you rely on shipping to travel between the east and west, you need to go around the entire South Golden Continent. The roads are very long and take a long time.
But by land, the distance between Penglai City and Penglai City is only 300 miles, and a spacious cement road has been built in the middle to connect it. Four-wheeled carriages, cars and other transportation are very convenient.
Moreover, Penglai City is still planning to build a railway to connect the east and west cities. Once the railway is built, travel will be more convenient and faster.
Because of the special geographical location, this has also led to the concentration of freight between the east and west of Huanghuangzhou. The goods from Daming have to be unloaded here, and then the goods from East Huanghuangzhou have to be loaded. Sometimes there are many
Few goods from Europe were transported back to Ming Dynasty.
This also makes the port of East and West Penglai City very busy.
The rule of the Ming Empire in Golden Continent started from the immigration strongholds and colonial strongholds from the very beginning. All the immigration points were all on the seaside. This also means that the Ming people and ships in Golden Continent are inseparable.
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Whether it's people or goods, almost everything relies on shipping. Road transportation is still inconvenient for the current Golden Continent, because there are very few roads in Golden Continent except from East and West Penglai City.
For these local indigenous people, except for the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire, which built prescribed dirt roads, there were no roads at all elsewhere.
"This is the city of Xipeng. It's really bustling and lively."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at everything in front of him with a smile on his face.
The port is prosperous and lively. Each ship is flying the flags of different trading companies. When you look at it, the colorful flags are fluttering. Then look at Penglai City in front of you. It stretches along the vast coastline. Buildings stand one after another. The planned
Neatly, the roads stretch to the end of the field of vision.
The roads are busy with traffic. Not only can you see a large number of four-wheel carriages, but also many cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, etc. It is obvious that the economic level here is quite high and people can afford these new products.
Occasionally, you can see groups of children riding children's bicycles and playing carefree in groups, and you can also see some teenagers whizzing past on motorcycles, causing many adults to scold them.
Immediately reprimanded.
This is a city full of vigor, vitality and vitality.
"Your Majesty, Penglai City is the largest city in Golden Continent, with a population of over 5 million."
Liu Jin smiled and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Last year, the entire city of Penglai contributed more than 50 million silver in taxes to our Ming dynasty treasury."
"Oh, that's really incredible."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately smiled and said.
"Isn't that right? This Penglai City is home to rich people from the entire Golden Continent. Almost all gold mine owners and silver mine owners live here. At the same time, it is also the largest industrial center in the Golden Continent, with various industries.
There are so many such factories, attracting a large number of descendants of the Yin Shang Dynasty to come here to work, live and settle down."
"In addition, the port trade in Penglai City is very prosperous, so the tax money will naturally be collected."
Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said.
"Let's go and have a look."
Emperor Hongzhi became interested and took the lead in getting off the boat and walking towards Penglai City.
It is somewhat different from other cities in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the strong flavor of the Ming Dynasty, Penglai City also contains a large number of styles and flavors of the descendants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.
You can see many artistic styles and architectural styles of the city of Cusco, and you can hear local descendants of the Yin Shang communicating in their own languages everywhere.
In addition, the biggest feeling for Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin was that there were so many children here. Children could be seen playing in groups, groups after groups, in large numbers. They were playing everywhere in the streets and alleys.
Sometimes I would run out onto the road and get scolded by passers-by.
In addition to children, there are also many women. Women can be seen almost everywhere, in groups, chatting and doing things, very busy.
Men are relatively rare. It seems as if the men here don’t know what to do. Except for the many people doing manual labor in the port, they are relatively rare in other places. Even the ones opened here
In many shops and the like, most of them have women as shopkeepers.
"Find a teahouse to drink tea. It's really hot here. It's almost the Chinese New Year, and it's as hot as summer here."
After walking casually for a while, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin became extremely hot.
Penglai City is located in a tropical area, and the weather is hot all year round.
For Emperor Hongzhi, who had lived in cool Beijing since childhood, the heat in this winter was really unbearable.
"Your Majesty, this is the tropics. It's the tropics. It's pretty hot all year round."
Liu Jin took Emperor Hongzhi to a teahouse called "Qingliang Pavilion" and explained to Emperor Hongzhi with a smile.
"I used to not believe it. I thought the whole world should be similar to Beijing. Now when I go out for a walk and take a look, I realize how big the world is and how full of wonders it is. This vast world is also very colorful."
Emperor Hongzhi sighed with a smile.
Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.
Only when you go out and take a walk can you truly understand this.
It is difficult for you to understand the outside world without actually going out and seeing it.
After entering the teahouse, I found that the teahouse was very busy.
The Ming Dynasty men who are rarely seen outside are gathered in small groups here, ordering a pot of tea, some snacks, and chatting while drinking tea. It is really lively.
So much so that Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin couldn't find a seat. Finally, someone happened to be leaving, so they found a seat by the window. They quickly asked the waiter to clean it up, and then wiped the small yellow door carefully.
It was clean, and even the stools were replaced with portable stools.
"Two guests, what would you like to order?"
The waiter looked at the two people in front of him, they were really full of style.
The two of them were drinking tea, and there were more than a dozen people standing upright next to them, vaguely guarding the two of them in the middle. There were also several special servants who were waiting carefully beside them, so that the guests drinking tea around them were very nervous.
He looked at the two people in front of him curiously, wondering what their origins were and how they were so powerful.
"Bring over two pots of the best tea, any special dishes, snacks, etc."
Liu Jin looked around and said with a smile.
"Okay~"
“A pot each of Yuqian Longjing and Wuyi Dahongpao~specialty dishes and a full set of snacks.”
As soon as the waiter heard this, he immediately started singing happily. These two people were very dignified, and they were willing to give up this little thing. They asked for the best tea, specialty dishes, snacks and so on.
Even if the people around looked at Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin, they saw that although they were very dignified, when everyone looked over, they all smiled and nodded, showing politeness. Everyone also raised their hands in salute, and then drank each other.
