Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2477 Leisurely away from war ([-])

The sky is blue and the air is fresh.A railway track with mottled rust extends to the distance. On both sides of the railway track, there are green grass and delicate wild flowers. A few butterflies are flying around among the flowers, as happy as elves.

There was a vibration from the railway track, and a caterpillar that was jumping up and down, gnawing on the green grass was startled suddenly, and disappeared into the sparse grass after three or two strokes.

"Woo——" the "Star of La Plata" train blew its whistle as it entered the station.The old locomotive pulled a full ten carriages, drove into the station, and then stopped slowly.This is a passenger and freight train from Qingdao Port in the south. Except for two cars full of passengers, the rest are all kinds of local commodities.Although Dongfang Port is no longer the capital, there are still a large number of wealthy and middle-class people living in it. It is an important industrial and agricultural production area on the east coast, with strong spending power.

It should be noted that the development and decline of a region has inertia.Dongfang County has been the capital for decades, with profound heritage and wealth, it is impossible to disappear in just ten years.Moreover, the port terminal facilities built by the time travellers, who spent decades and painstakingly, ensured that even if the former largest port did not invest in it for 20 years, it could still secure its position as a first-tier port.After investing so much, there is no reason to give up hastily!

Therefore, Dongfang County still has a considerable scale of industry and commerce. Although the Dayuhe Arsenal and the Dayuhe Naval Shipyard have been relocated one after another, the largest local enterprise is only the East Bank Precision Instrument Company (under the jurisdiction of the Scientific Instrument Factory and the Henan Glass Factory. , Measuring Tool Factory, etc.), Dayuhe Textile Factory and Dong'an Building Materials Company, but there are many small and medium-sized enterprises, mainly concentrated in agricultural product processing, wood, leather and metal processing, and their strength is still strong, which is not comparable to any new industrial counties.

In addition, Dongfang County is one of the earliest counties in the country, with complete infrastructure and many public services provided by the government.With the successive relocation of various heavy industrial enterprises, the environment of this city is also gradually improving, especially in the suburbs of the city, where a large number of old villas have become a landscape of the city.Even the railway, which symbolizes industrial civilization, is basically integrated with the environment. The large tracts of rapeseed flowers and jacarandas beside the railway track attract a large number of tourists every year. They are a model of the harmonious coexistence between human industrial civilization and the natural environment—no way , rich is self-willed, there are no heavy polluting enterprises, relying on high-tech and strong business to reap profits, people and nature can live in harmony, and pollution can be passed on.

Since the environment is so good and there are so many opportunities, there is no need for many people who originally lived here to move away.Especially for the children of high-ranking officials, if you don't want to be in politics or business and live only on dividends from the company's shares, then Dongfang County is indeed more suitable for them to live in, not to mention the industries run by many people are here.

After the train enters the station, passengers get off first as usual.Afterwards, the train will also drive along the branch line to the special cargo yard for loading and unloading, but this has nothing to do with the passengers.Li Peng got out of the car with a big bag on his back. After looking around, he negotiated the price with a driver. Then he rented the car and went to a villa on the outskirts of the city. Today there was a small circle gathering, mainly from cultural acquaintances.

The carriage traveled fast and steadily on the asphalt road.Li Peng has not been back to Dongfang County for two or three years. He has been traveling here and there all these years, gathering and traveling, getting used to the vibrancy of new industrial cities, and seeing the unrestrained wildness of the western wilderness and high mountains. Now he is back in Dongfang County. , found that the place where he grew up when he was a child can bring him more peace and tranquility in his soul, although in the eyes of many people, the city is gradually aging and has not changed much.

"Li reporter, Li writer, Li musician, Li painter, which title should I call you?" After the carriage arrived at the destination, Qian Qing, who was chatting and smoking in the courtyard, walked over, grabbed Li Peng's arm, Said with a grin.

"Let's call me Reporter Li." Li Peng smiled wryly and said, "I have been busy in Zhenhai Port for about ten days, and my legs are running thin. I finally sent the first group of uncles away. I was dispatched to Shanghai Port to interview the local industrial development history in the past five years, and I had to give a special report. Grandma, I was so busy. After finishing the work, I didn’t rest for two days, and went to the upper reaches of the Bianhe River. The local flood control facilities began to take shape. I have to give it a good commendation. In the end, I wandered around with a group of Italian businessmen in Qingdao Port for a week, and various affairs, alas, really killed me."

It is said that the first mixed group has been gone for more than a month.They set off from Zhenhai Port. A whole regiment of 5000 people and their equipment boarded the ship at the home port of the First Fleet of the Navy, and then sailed across the ocean to Europe to fight for the cause of the Great East Coast.The main reason why this regiment has attracted so much attention is its composition: the children of the capital.

Well, to be precise, its soldiers mainly come from the old and new capitals of Dongfang County and Luoyang Prefecture.There are many children of officials and eunuchs, accounting for more than two-thirds of the total, and they are a veritable "yamen group".But don't underestimate this regiment. They have served in the mainland, the Far East and Europe, and their combat effectiveness is not low.People criticize this regiment mainly because of its domineering and domineering style, average military discipline, love to brag, and like to steal the limelight, but it should charge and fight with bayonets, which is unambiguous at all.The folks on the east bank are martial, even these noble children born with golden spoons in their mouths have a sense of arrogance. A certain regiment in the surrounding area is much stronger, and that regiment is doing business while fighting, which is really overwhelming.

Sending the First Mixed Regiment to Europe was also the result of a compromise between the military and the government.The military department originally planned to send the children of iron and steel workers who were more able to endure hardships and stand hard work to Europe to show off the demeanor of soldiers on the East Coast in the new era.Reluctantly, many people in the government hoped that the First Mixed Regiment would have more chances to show their faces. After a lot of wrangling, they finally got their way. , A small yamen who loves to make trouble and is not afraid of making trouble, the Poles can ask for blessings.

"The grandchildren of the First Mixed Regiment, I don't know what to do when they go to Europe. The military police have always been tolerant of them, but they are more or less restrained in the mainland, and they will let them out, so it's good. Damn the Poles." Qian Qing laughed and said, "By the way, I just attended a banquet held by the Polish embassy a while ago, and the charming Miss Korczka—oh, it should be called Mrs. Zhang now Yes—they kept promoting the friendship between East and Poland at the banquet, calling on the East Bank to improve relations with Poland and increase aid to their country. Haha, it’s all interesting. Few high-ranking officials went that time, and I was there Eat and drink in it."

"Which king does the Polish ambassador support now? I haven't been back for a long time, and I don't know the truth about it." Li Peng asked while greeting his acquaintances.

"Whoever is in the central government supports whoever." Qian Qing said disdainfully: "In the beginning they supported August, and they kept saying how many Swedish troops they annihilated today, and where they defeated Charles XII tomorrow. In the end, someone with a heart took out a map. Look, I found that the place where they 'defeated' the Swedes was getting closer to the capital Warsaw every time. Haha, this is funny. Later, August was disheartened by the losing streak and announced his resignation from the position of King of Poland. As a result, they Began to represent Leszinski, advocating that the East Bank and Poland should be neighborly and friendly all day long, and they don’t know what kind of neighbors they are. They recently raised funds among the Polish national group, saying that it was to purchase food in the East Bank and ease the Food famine in Poland. This is really new. Poland, a country with a large grain exporter, is actually running out of food. This is a damn war!"

"Poor people must have something to hate." Li Peng waved his hand, and said: "I have studied Polish history and literature, and found that this country has small cleverness, but lacks great wisdom. The price must be paid at critical moments. Swedes, Russians , Turks, Austrians, who doesn't stare at them? Even the Germans, who are also in a state of disunity, are coveting their land and resources. Before the Teutonic Knights marched east, now there are Prussians against the old master. This country , There are still troubles! By the way, old money, is there any news recently? About the European war. When will our country enter the war?"

"Join the war? How hard do you want to join the war now?" Qian Qingle said helplessly: "The business is doing well, why join the war? Didn't you just go to those industrial zones for interviews? Our country exports a lot of industry and agriculture. Over the past few years, the export volume has more than doubled, and the shipping industry and the insurance industry have also benefited from it. Various businesses have flourished, and everyone has shared the benefits. In addition, even if they did not participate in the war, many countries gave us Many rights and interests, many of which were difficult for us to obtain in the past, are even more precious. Nowadays, the common people are deeply benefited from what they eat, wear, use, and play! Waiting for a price, understand? The later Only by participating in the war can you extract more benefits, and the value will be higher. Don’t worry, you will definitely join the war in the end. Recently, the Dutch have issued so many bonds in the Qingdao financial market, the total amount exceeds 1000 million French currency, and it is still increasing , Several major state-owned commercial banks and policy banks have also given a lot of loans to the Dutch. With so much money, can we let the Dutch lose? Sooner or later, we will enter the market and get back the principal with interest!"

"Hehe, I'm not sensitive enough. That's right, after borrowing so much money from the Dutch, even the British and Italians have come to discuss loans. If they lose, won't they become a pile of waste paper?" Li Peng smiled and said: "Let's go, let me see who came today. I saw several people just now. There are so many talents here."

(End of this chapter)