New World 1620

It was night, and the vast neighborhood in southern Manhattan was sparsely lit with lights.Without TV, Internet, and movies, the nightlife in the 17th century would be extremely boring. Homemade poker and mahjong became one of the few entertainment activities that could pass the night time.

And another kind of entertainment venue that has never been lacking in almost every era is still unfolding in a corner of the commercial street in the Manhattan community, but the extremely high consumption and the contemptuous eyes of female residents make many people dare not go there often. .

The bar with only one floor and an area of ​​no more than 100 square meters is one of the few buildings in the Manhattan community that is still purely log style.Except for the modern energy-saving lamps placed behind the bar, the other corners are only lit with candles to enhance the atmosphere.

The middle-aged man dressed in a short shirt leaned on the bar with a smile, and looked at the bar he designed himself with satisfaction, as if he was thinking of his previous life.

The serious issue of gender has made all the bigwigs on the serious community committee compromise on a certain issue.Although Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong sent a few women with special occupations who could not get along in Europe, the male committee members, who took into account the face, quickly reached a consensus after sighing and condemning on the public face. The establishment of a red-light district in the Manhattan community Second only to the production of cannons and steam engines at present.

But who will run it?This question has stuck the committee members who lead the brave survivors of the catastrophe to pioneer life in the new world.In the end, it was an unsolicited letter that brought a sigh of relief to those at the helm of the community board.

Guan Yun, before the catastrophe, was the owner of a private restaurant in the dock area of ​​City Y.He is 39 years old this year, with a medium build and a gentle appearance. He doesn't look like a small self-employed businessman who has operated a variety of catering and entertainment but failed to manage them several times.

His personality is straightforward and optimistic. He is a typical liberal. Maybe he was limited by the social rules in the past. In addition to his cooking skills and bartending skills, Guanyun has a very restrained life in a hippie smile. .

In this way, Guan Yun became the owner of the "Phantom Bar" in the commercial street of the Manhattan community. The property rights of the bar are very complicated and vague.

Well, if it weren't for Guanyun who would also show his cooking skills from time to time in the back kitchen of the bar, then this wooden house full of wild and seductive style from the outside to the inside would not be able to connect people with eating.

Not long ago, the Mermaid, which went out to sea to hunt for whaling, rescued dozens of Irish and Scots from an unlucky English sailing ship. Most of the ordinary men and women were sent to settle in West Point, and a few skilled male craftsmen were sent to Brooklyn. The industrial area absorbed them, and among the women, they unexpectedly got two young women who also belonged to special occupations.

In this way, after adding the "new force" to the Phantom Bar, there are as many as 6 hostesses, Portuguese, Hispanic, Irish, Scottish, from different origins... Ever since the establishment of Guanyun Bar, It has become a lingering place for high-level technical talents with good salaries. Of course, ordinary skilled workers who have saved enough money to come crazy are also welcome.

Today, at the bar sit a few young men in overalls from an industrial Brooklyn area, one of whom appears to be an engineer.

"Hehe, Xiao Di, don't be awkward, don't you all do things for the public, you don't have to be so serious." Guan Yun looked back from a corner, and took two pieces from the counter behind him. The small cup was filled with freshly brewed blueberry fruit wine, and it was pushed in front of the two young people sitting opposite.

The young man dressed as an engineer looks to be about 30 years old. His full name is Di Zugong. He is a safety production and quality supervisor in the Brooklyn Industrial Zone, a management position that has just been established.But in front of Guan Yun, who is almost half his body in his forties, he can only be called "Xiao Di".

The safety and quality supervision engineer who took off his glasses grabbed the small wine glass with a cold expression, drank the mellow fruit wine in one gulp, and then stared blankly at a Scottish wine companion not far away. female.

Showing a charming smile, the female driver who had only been in North America for less than half a month leaned over with ease, and put her slender hand on the engineer's shoulder.

"Yeah, Brother Di, you don't need to make trouble with them, isn't it just some Indians? Anyway, our people are very careful about safety." Christine's European hostess.

Guan Yun poured another glass of wine knowingly and handed it to the Scottish hostess who was "on business", then lowered his voice: "Xiao Di, I didn't mean you, except Li Xiang, who is a brain, you don't have to It's not worth offending one's own people and venting anger about the Indians on one's own people..."

Depressed, Di Zugong suddenly raised his head, smashed the empty wine glass in his hand on the bar counter, and yelled, "It's all in a careless and crude working environment, not to mention the Indians, even our own people. One day will be fatal! In the cement firing site, it’s fine if you don’t wear masks for the Indians, and the working time for one person should not exceed 8 hours a day, otherwise people will die within a year! There is also a cast iron workshop, At least let people wear asbestos gloves?! Just let people work like that, and if something happens, it will be fine!"

The sudden loud noise in the bar caused all the hands and feet in every corner to stop suddenly, and many people turned their heads and looked in the direction of the bar in a daze.

"Okay! You have a loud voice! I'm afraid of you, brother!" Guan Yun quickly winked, and the hostess walked away tactfully.

"Now that we are gradually becoming stable, we should pay attention to details. It is not easy to train Indian workers, and now they have almost replaced most of the junior jobs. And one day, they will become one of us..."

Di Zugong drank another glass of blueberry fruit wine, his eyes were a little blurred.

"Could it be possible to build a Chinese America with only a few hundred of us? Shit! How many people are we? We must face the objective fact of living with Indians and Europeans. Sooner or later, they will understand that they suffered in industrial areas. The injustice! If we want to get their real support, we must consider their feelings and personal rights!"

As soon as these words came out, even the young man beside Di Zugong was stunned, and Guan Yun opened his mouth wide and remained silent for a long time.

"What? Do you think I'm talking about drinking?" Di Zugong smiled silly, with a sad expression on his face, "Actually, it's not just Indians... look at those skilled dock workers, their current working environment is much worse than that of Indians. It was not so good before, we really regarded them as our own? Which so-called leader of the community committee dares to work for a day in any factory building in the industrial zone?!"

"Di Zugong drank too much, help him go back quickly, I'll pay for the drink today!" Guan Yun looked at a young man in the uniform of the Marine Guard in a certain corner, and quickly suppressed Di Zugong's mouth , and then whispered a reminder to the young man who followed Di Zugong.

Di Zugong was helped away on the ground, and Guanyun felt that the stone had fallen to the ground.If Di Zugong's remarks are spread, God knows what big storms will be caused in the community.The former restaurant owner, who is proficient in personnel affairs, realized that his palms were sweating.

There was another shadow in front of him, and a tall young man stood in front of the bar.When he looked up, he suddenly found that it was Sun Yang, an officer of the maritime garrison who had been drinking alone in the corner at night.

"Lao Di got teased today?" Sun Yang swallowed the wine imported from Europe in one gulp, looked towards the door of the bar with a sneer, and then stared into Guan Yun's eyes, "Why does he look like a human rights defender?" smell?"

"Hehe, I just drank too much..." Faced with the fact that the military system occupies most of the community committee, Guan Yun is naturally very careful about the people in the maritime guard.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just talking casually." Sun Yang knew that the other party was jealous of being a member of Zheng Quan's family, so he patted the other party's shoulder, "Now we are all grasshoppers on the same rope, he is a bookworm It's okay to be angry, if you really want to scold your own people, there will be no good fruit in the future..."

"Di Gong has a straight temper. In his line of work, he dares to say anything cruel." Guan Yun thought for a while, and chose a vague way, "He may just use such a thing as an example."

"I hope, we are desperately trying to get out now, and we don't want to have any internal troubles. Of course, Lao Jiang and Lin Youde are responsible for the safety of the industrial zone... Everyone's safety problems will definitely be solved step by step. Let alone our own people How about in the factory, look at those brothers in the ground guard, the look of flintlock guns makes me tremble." Sun Yang is also a little alcoholic, and while stretching his waist, he looks at him with mysterious eyes. Guan Yun's eyes were caught, "Old Guan, do you think there will be an opposition group among the hundreds of people here?"

"Ah..." Upon hearing this, Guan Yun was stunned again.