Daming 1805

Chapter 241 Manhattan and Brooklyn
When Ruan Yuan and Mu Yongfu took over Wilmington, more than 100 kilometers north of Wilmington, New York State was also handing over territory to the fleet sent by Ming Dynasty.

When the Ming Fleet arrived in Virginia, it split into two directly at the mouth of Dongyi Inner Bay.

One entered Dongyi Bay, went to Norfolk, and then turned to Wilmington.

The other went straight north into New York Bay.

New York Bay is the estuary of the Hudson River, surrounded by Manhattan Island, Long Island, Staten Island in New York, and Hudson County, New Jersey.

These areas later became the core of the New York metropolitan area.

Now, the eastern part of this metropolitan area, the most populous place in the history of New York City in later generations, King County (Brooklyn) and the entire Long Island where it is located are assigned to Ming Dynasty.

When Daming's fleet entered New York Bay, both sides of the bay were also crowded with people, far more lively than Wilmington.

Because the bay is surrounded by the largest urban area in the United States, the current total population is approaching 200 million.

The admiral of this fleet is also the future commander of the navy in the Dongyi area, Vice Admiral Li Changgeng.

Now standing on the deck of the Guangdong-type battleship Fujian, looking at the coast of Long Island on the right with a telescope, and looking at the people on the shore of King County, he said with some doubts:
"These people on the shore seem to be very happy, do they know what we are here for?
"Didn't the people in the West Factory say that the news of the cession of Long Island to Daming has already spread in the local area?"

Major General Lu Junde, the head of the army unit on board the fleet, said noncommittally:
"It's really strange that they're all British, or American, or Canadian.

"The area they are in has been ceded to us, Daming. Shouldn't they feel indignation and humiliation?"

The person in charge of the administration of Long Island, the left chief historian of Dongyi Kingdom, Liu Weizhi, laughed and said after listening to the two generals' discussion:
"Didn't General Lu say that they may be British, American, or even Canadian controlled by the French, so where are they from?

"If you put the people of Dongyi who belonged to Ming Dynasty together with these three identities, who are already somewhat confused about their identities, which new identity would they choose?"

Lu Junde seemed to understand a little bit.

Napoleon and Adams jointly promoted this War of Independence. They themselves did not put forward clear slogans and declarations, and the forces involved were too intricate, which may have confused these ordinary people.

But Li Changgeng still doesn't quite understand:

"Why do you want to be a Daming person so much? Can you be like us Daming people if you don't look at your face in the mirror?"

The fleet moved forward like this, leaving part of the patrol fleet cruising in New York Bay.

The fleet carrying officers and soldiers inserted into the fjord between Manhattan and Bricklin, and docked in Brooklyn Harbor one after another.

The entire New York City, even the entire New York State, and even the representatives of high-level and celebrities in the entire northern United States.

Gathered on the Brooklyn pier, and prepared a rather warm welcome ceremony.

When Lu Junde followed two lines of soldiers and walked down the gangway, he saw the welcome team coming up not far away, and once again felt that something was wrong.

There are young and old among these people, and most of them are wearing the new Ming-style formal clothes designed by His Royal Highness Prince Dashi.

Except for a few with unsightly expressions, the vast majority of people obviously came to welcome them from the bottom of their hearts.

Lu Junde glanced at Liu Yanzhi behind him, and muttered in a low voice:
"It doesn't feel right, Mr. Liu handles it carefully, I pay attention to the surrounding situation..."

Liu Weizhi nodded slightly and walked at the front of the team.

At the same time, a group of people on the opposite side had already greeted them, and then they took the initiative to report themselves here.

Headed by the Duke of Massachusetts, Acting Prime Minister of the United States, John Adams.

Then there was Governor of New York, Morgan Lewis, and Lewis went on to introduce others.

Next up was Governor of New Jersey, Joseph Bloomfield.

Baron George Macartney, ex-Governor of the British Colony of New York.

Former Governor of the British Colony of New York and Virginia: John Murray Earl Dunmore.

Son of former Bank of New York President Isaac Roosevelt, James Roosevelt (great-grandfather of Franklin D. Roosevelt)

There are also famous New York businessmen John Jacob Astor and Stephen Gillard, two contenders for the richest man in the United States.

Other people who are not well-known at the moment are not qualified to be introduced to Liu Weizhi for direct acquaintance.

Some are not well-known just yet, like another serious contender for America's richest man, Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Now I am just a 12-year-old child, watching the fun with my father who is a farmer in the distance.

The ones who can be introduced are all the real dignitaries in the local area, but Liu Weizhi lacks interest.

Liu Weizhi found an opportunity to interrupt Governor Lewis:
"We are here to accept Long Island. Are all the people on site residents of Long Island?"

Lewis rightly said:

"We're all Long Island residents, we all have real estate on Long Island.

"Those of us who are still working, come back to live occasionally, but when we retire, we come to Long Island to retire.

"The two noblemen from England are now retiring in their manor on Long Island.

"So I would like to ask Master Changshi to show mercy and allow us to take the citizenship of Dongyi Kingdom."

After listening to Lewis' explanation, Liu Weizhi subconsciously glanced at the architectural style differences between Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Manhattan is full of skyscrapers, steel jungles, especially lower Manhattan, full of skyscrapers.

Now the counties and cities of New York only include the island of Manhattan, excluding other areas.

This island located in the mouth of the Hudson River has a total area of ​​less than 110 square kilometers, but its total population has exceeded 300 million, with more than [-] people per square kilometer.

This has reached the scale of the core area of ​​a modern metropolis.

But in the Brooklyn area across the river, there are basically independent courtyards with courtyards.

Most of them are Thai-Western buildings, but there are also many Ming-style courtyards.

Some villas are decorated very delicately, which should be the housing of the wealthy class.

There are also many ordinary small courtyards with similar patterns, and a large number of row-by-sparse buildings with two or three floors, which may be the houses of ordinary Brooklyn natives.

But all the yards and buildings are very low. On the way Liu Weizhi passed through Brooklyn by boat, he didn't see a few buildings with more than three floors.

According to the information I learned before, even the number of such courtyards is actually not that many.

The entire Long Island has a total area of ​​60 square kilometers and a total population of about [-].

On average, there are 140 people per square kilometer, which is lower than Jilin Province.

Those residential areas are currently concentrated in the Brooklyn area, and most of the rest of Long Island is still dominated by farms.

Historically, Brooklyn has been in such a state for a long time.

So much so that it is called "the city of homes" and "the city of trees", which shows what New Yorkers think of Brooklyn.

So the current state of Brooklyn is really the place where these people are going to retire.

Their current main assets and financial investment should be in Manhattan, and the factory may be in the interior of New York or even New Jersey.

They probably only have a few houses or some farms in Brooklyn.

The value of these things is not particularly high, and they can all be kept at a certain level.

Now that Daming has acquired Long Island to establish the new Dongyi Kingdom, these people all want to obtain the citizenship of a Daming vassal state.

Those who have retired live in Long Island, those who are still working hard go back to Manhattan, and go back to Long Island when they are old.

After Liu Weizhi figured out what these people were thinking, he began to seriously consider whether they could be allowed to do this.

(End of this chapter)