New World 1620

"Nonsense! How can you talk nonsense?! Just let you observe the situation of those Europeans. Where did you find such a mess!"

The chairman of the committee, Zheng Quan, slammed the table violently, and almost the entire oak house trembled.

Under the illumination of the lights, the 40-year-old former captain of the customs anti-smuggling ship blushed, and it was the first time that people saw his angry side.Even after going through so many troubles up to now, people have never seen Zheng Quan lose his temper even once.

The honest uncle obviously couldn't accept the content that has been passed down as a joke in the Manhattan community this time.

There are more than a dozen members of the self-rescue committee who have been expanded twice. The oldest is 68 years old, while the youngest is only 22 years old.The typical three-generation leadership team built by Zheng Quan seems to be experiencing a serious challenge.

"Hehe, it's just a joke."

Yan Xiaosong stood up apologetically, and in his smiling eyes were the faces of committee members, old or young.

After looking around for a week, Yan Xiaosong took out a piece of paper from his pocket and put it on the table: "This is the report from the material arrangement department today. I submitted it to the committee for review and kept it on file. I apologize for my careless and excessive words and deeds." Taking full responsibility, I express my resignation as a member of the committee and ask Chairman Zheng for approval."

After finishing speaking, Yan Xiaosong nodded politely to everyone and walked out of the cabin.

It seemed that everyone was mentally prepared, even Zhou Kemin, who usually talked the most, lowered his head cautiously.

"Um...Old Zheng, don't be angry. After so many days, everyone knows what our committee has done and how to do it. The compatriots trust each of us very much, and we have no reason not to trust each other. Yan Xiaosong."

Qi Jianjun, the vice chairman of the committee, stood up quickly at this moment, and glanced at the younger members of the committee with a look of hatred, and spent more time on Su Zining.

Except for Su Zining who was still staring at the desktop with a pensive look, the other young committee members almost agreed with time to show a nonchalant expression.

"I was a little impulsive, I apologize." Zheng Quan also stood up at this time, took off the customs hat, and took a deep breath, "I propose that the chairmanship of the committee should be assumed by Comrade Liu Mingjun and old comrade Liu. Individuals go back down below to lead the fleet."

If Yan Xiaosong's voluntary resignation before was considered a small internal tremor, then Zheng Quan's voluntary resignation this time is like pouring a dipper into oil.

The first person to jump out to stop him was Zhou Kemin, a post-[-]s young man who was greatly promoted by Zheng Quan and Qi Jianjun because of his dedication and tireless work style in various tasks.

The second person who objected was Wang Tiechui, the acting captain of No. 516.The former naval officer usually doesn't talk much, but he absolutely supports any decision made by Zheng Quan.

And the third person who expressed objection was the old man Liu Mingjun himself.The 68-year-old retired police officer is a typical demeanor of the older generation of revolutionary workers, humble, low-key, and extremely tough-tempered.Together with his daughter and female bailiff Liu Lanxi, Mr. Liu has managed the security situation in the community to a satisfactory level.

"For young people, it is good to have a dream. Dare to do and think is one of the important factors for the hundreds of us to survive in unity. We should not be afraid of making mistakes, but we must know how to correct them. "Old Liu waved his hands, smiling unpretentiously, as if he had returned to the time when he was educating the first batch of police disciples.

For the next ten minutes or so, Mr. Liu kept his words to himself. He neither pointed out Yan Xiaosong’s excessive behavior by name, nor emphasized whether Zheng Quan was making a fuss out of a molehill.

"Hey, Mr. Liu, now we need an old comrade like you to watch, stare, and protect. Old Zheng is outspoken and can't tolerate a little sand in his eyes. It's not a bad thing to be strict with young people." After finishing speaking , Qi Jianjun called Su Zining by name, "Xiao Su, you and Yan Xiaosong are usually the closest, you need to communicate more, and you must check each other on key issues. You can't doubt each other's ability, but you can't follow blindly." .Our big ship can only sail steadily if everyone understands each other."

Well, I'm still nodding... Su Zining grimaced and could only nod.

In the end, Zheng Quan remained in the committee and was in charge of all military and security affairs. Mr. Liu became the new chairman of the self-rescue committee under everyone's vote.

The whole meeting was full of steady and classic Chinese meeting style, neither left nor right, everything continued to maintain the original speed and position like an oiled gear.

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It was night, and the lights in the spacious residential area were lit up, like fireflies still sticking to their posts in the winter night.The Siemens energy-saving lamps imported from Germany play the role of traveling through time and space at night, as if people have returned to a small coastal village.

"Hehe, don't, don't look at me with this expression, I really don't care about it!"

On the same watchtower, in the cold night wind and under the lights, Yan Xiaosong still had that optimistic and chic smile.On the other hand, Su Zining, who was facing him, had an indescribable expression on his face.

"Well, you didn't worry about it, but now, there is one more thing in the hearts of hundreds of people, and this thing will be more important than what they can eat tomorrow!" Su Zining quickly swept back and forth from the other person's face. However, he didn't find the change he expected, so he could only sigh slightly, "The Republic of China, the United States...I know what you mean."

"I thought you would sing a play with me, but you shrank away like a cat whose tail was burned, boring." Yan Xiaosong patted the other party's shoulder, and his tone gradually became low, "We must You can't turn a blind eye to the things you are facing. Brew some in advance, so that everyone can have a mental preparation, an idea, and room for thinking, otherwise, when faced with a sudden overwhelmed situation, anxiety and anxiety will trigger Overreaction."

"Are you influenced by that self-proclaimed social psychologist?" Su Zining glanced at Yan Xiaosong meaningfully, "Yes, there are at least a hundred ** and Wenqing among the residents who are already calling for the establishment of the Chinese American Republic. Slogan."

"You just used this joke to draw a dividing line in front of everyone, which we have to face, to treat other ethnic groups, other countries, and even other ideological groups?" Su Zining did not refute when he saw Yan Xiaosong. He paused, and finally expressed his opinion.

"Hmm... What was that sentence you said when we first met? There must always be someone who stays out of the matter and thinks about worrying about the country and the people when others are in a mess?" Yan Xiaosong laughed again, "Have a chance to express Let’s talk about your position, and this position has actually existed and thought about it in your heart, so why don’t you want to say it?”

"Well, maybe I'm too worried about gains and losses..." Su Zining had to nod to admit.

"The Mayflower is ours now, and I actually plan to go to Europe." At this time, Yan Xiaosong also spoke the final truth.

"Well, I guessed it, you also want to get away and do something alone." Su Zining nodded and recovered his calm smile.

The two fell into silence again, and the next topic remained in their hearts.

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The "prisoners of war" detained by the "U.S. government" for the crime of military invasion have now formally become legal laborers in the Manhattan community.Beginning in mid-November, these people replaced all Indian hired laborers and became coal diggers in the Stanton Coal Mine.

The woman who had just given birth was allowed to live in a Manhattan community orphanage with her baby, and was responsible for assisting the preschool teacher Li Lin to take care of all the children.

The rest of the European emigrants were divided in two, with Captain Adelaide and his crew of 16 quarantined in a lumberyard west of industrial Brooklyn.The rest of the immigrants, men and women, mined coal and settled on Staten Island. The elderly and women opened up wasteland by themselves, and the Manhattan community provided the necessary tools.

In order to prevent accidents, all winter supplies at the Stanton coal yard are strictly controlled. Every three days, the fishing boats that come to pull coal will send supplies at the same time.

The poor English Puritans lived temporarily like this. They didn't know how long the Chinese American Republic, which fell from the sky, would imprison them, and they didn't know what would happen to them next.

On November 11, the most important meeting since time travel was finally held at the Manhattan Community Council.After the personnel change that night, within a few days, the self-rescue committee changed its name again.From the temporary self-rescue group, to the self-rescue committee, and now to the Manhattan community committee, most people can understand the changes and implications.

Now, we are no longer a bunch of fleeing victims, but a group with greater survival goals and road choices.

The Ministry of Industry under the committee started repairing and refitting the Mayflower as early as a week ago. During this process, the crew of the Mayflower and several craftsmen among the immigrants were politely invited to the project site .

Those young people in the Ministry of Industry have an extraordinary admiration for the Sailing Age, especially a young man named Shi Yige.

The 25-year-old former ordinary drawing technician of Dalian Shipyard participated in the surveying and mapping of Varyag. He is also a lover of ship models and one of the few owners of laptops.In the face of this real sailing ship in history, the young man was very serious and almost used his broken English to communicate with several English craftsmen all day long.

"I participated in yesterday's sea trial, and I have confirmed that the Mayflower has been repaired. The captain of Adelaide has accepted our employment." Zhou Kemin, the person in charge of supervising the Englishman, held the manuscript with a smile, full of energy, "One Pack of cigarettes, a glass and a small vanity mirror, the British uncle was very excited."

The materials sorted out are adding new content every day.In the latest batch, 16 sets of glass wine sets imported from Italy were taken from the warehouse of Bulk Carrier Fengcheng No. [-], and there were also thousands of sets of famous-brand cosmetics imported from France.

The whole committee is ecstatic about these gains, what does that mean?A set of high-end Italian glass wine sets is synonymous with gold in this era!According to the calculations of the history department of a certain two knives, such a beautiful set of glassware can probably cost at least 4000 Dutch guilders in the pockets of profiteers in Antwerp. It will also double.

A total of two thousand sets, all worth at least 80 pounds!Of course, the premise is not to appear so many in the market at once.

Going to Europe? !The people in the Ministry of Industry became excited, and Jiang Zhaolong, the person in charge, almost slapped the table and yelled.

Although there are a bunch of professional talents with two knives and ample repairable equipment on hand, due to the natural resource situation in this unlucky Manhattan area, it is necessary to realize the mass production of many light and heavy industrial products within a few years. There are so many raw materials, so Jiang Zhaolong, who is less than 35 years old, has almost grayed hair during this time.

In addition, the Ministry of Chemical Industry is also making trouble, and even the Ministry of Agriculture, which will really have something to do after the beginning of spring, is also making trouble.

"Okay, everyone, I understand the current predicament of each department." Mr. Liu finally calmed down everyone's enthusiasm by pressing his hands, "I have communicated with Xiao Zheng and Xiao Qi, and the most important thing at present is to get With more ships and increased transportation capacity, we can obtain more sources of raw materials, and trade with Europe is imminent."

"Well, so the next step is to determine who will be sent to Europe to be in charge of this first trade." Although Zheng Quan is no longer the chairman, he still has a great say in the committee. The personnel of the customs and police departments have been integrated early. As a result, they are currently the most influential people in the entire Manhattan community.

Almost everyone was silent now.

If hundreds of years later, it is estimated that all the people at the scene will raise their hands.But Europe in the [-]th century...even Chairman Liu has heard of it.

"I think it's like this. Everyone has their own search plan first, and then goes down to communicate with relevant personnel. It's better to have a voluntary one."

Qi Jianjun was able to draw out the plan that was the least likely to cause the meeting to end without a problem, and the committee members nodded one after another.But in the end, it is difficult to say how many people will implement this resolution.

"I know who can go."

Su Zining stood up at this time, took out a list from his pocket, first glanced at Zheng Quan, and then handed the list to Chairman Liu Lao.

"Voluntary application?" Mr. Liu put on his reading glasses and read out the title. Everyone, including Zheng Quan, was taken aback for a moment.Then Mr. Liu continued to read: "Yan Xiaosong, Yuan Xinyi, Zhu Xiaoli."

"Huh?" Chen Liwen, the former deputy head of the Economic Investigation Brigade of City Y, couldn't help muttering.

Among the three, the first two left a very deep impression on the committee.One seems to have caused a "big disaster", and the other successfully translated a passage of text to reveal the problem of the people present traveling through time and age.But the last one was a relatively unfamiliar name except for Chen Liwen.

"Oh, let me explain. Zhu Xiaoli used to be the squadron leader of the economic reconnaissance team under me. He was a retired scout. He is skilled and smart. He has made several achievements." Chen Liwen quickly stood up and explained the situation. .

Zheng Quan frowned slightly, but did not clearly express his objection.

Some people have been working together in private for a long time. Although the community committee has to approve it in the end, Yan Xiaosong has set a precedent in the management team that is different from the previous style of doing things.

Organizational distribution is still the way of doing things in the entire Manhattan community.In Zheng Quan's view, only a highly unified division of labor can guarantee everyone's unity.The idea of ​​doing what you want to do is very inappropriate for the present.Because it may lead to emotions that you don't want to do at all.

At this time, Qi Jianjun also showed the same expression as Zheng Quan, thinking deeply.

"Okay, I'll send three more armed policemen from the security department to accompany me." Zheng Quan thought for a while, made an addition, and after finishing speaking, he looked at the young man who provoked the incident.

Su Zining, who poked another hornet's nest, tactfully did not express any opinion, but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

It is only a preliminary decision at present. For the first trip to Europe, people in the entire Manhattan community have to make more preparations. The real departure time will not be until after January next year at the earliest.

Through the window of the wooden house, Su Zining's eyes fell on the distant pier. The Mayflower, which was repainted, was full of people traveling through it with great interest...