Chapter 443 This is a new continent, this is our new hope!

In the past three years, the road construction in Guangdong has been very fast, because the land in Guangdong is relatively barren, the population is far less than that of the Central Plains, and the population is mainly concentrated in cities and towns and surroundings, so land acquisition is not very difficult.

And Liang Pengfei is in the dark, co-funded by the thirteen banks of Guangdong, to build the road from Guangzhou to the states and counties. Because it is not official construction and folk charity, it adopts the form of employment, not the corvée of the government. In addition, in the past two or three years, a large number of exiles have poured into the relatively calm areas of Guangdong and Guangxi, making There is no shortage of labor.

Due to the use of cement, the explosives of Lie, and the non-human mechanical gravel of the steam engine, in less than two years, the waterway avenue has been built from Shaozhou Prefecture in the north of Guangzhou, Chaozhou Prefecture in the east, Leizhou Prefecture in the west, and Liuzhou, Guangxi in the northwest.

And these projects have used more than 200,000 migrant workers, because most of them are exiles, which not only affect local production, but also allow those exiles to make money to support their families with their own strength and technology. Therefore, whether they are gentry or officials, they are all good, and even speak to the court and reward the thirteen lines. A charity act.

After that, with the strong support of the government, the turmoil in the Central Plains became more and more serious, with a large influx of exiles, and the construction of roads in the thirteenth line became more and more unscrupulous. This kind of great leap forward, no cost, no return investment, has made almost a county-to-cement road in Guangdong, and it has begun to radiate to the surrounding provinces.

When the road is completed, the journey will be faster and more convenient, and the circulation of people and goods will naturally be faster. People find that not only is it much more convenient to travel, but also seems to be more profitable to start a business. Of course, they put all these benefits on the top of the thirteen merchants.

Originally, in the eyes of the gentry and those landlords, these merchants who rely on selling barbish goods to make a fortune are very in their eyes. However, the changes in the past few years, such as the wanton alliance with the local gentry and the landlord merchants, everyone invested in the construction of a factory, and the wealth on hand has soared.

Coupled with a series of measures such as 13 lines of Jianyi learning, building roads, opening pharmacies for the people, etc., their image in the eyes of the people of Guangdong and Guangxi has been greatly improved.

And all this also makes those in the thirteen banks who only know how to buy land and build a big house as soon as they make money, hoping to get the attention of others. As a result, in the end, the merchants who can't even take out the liquidity gradually find that through this method, the effect will be more OK.

At the beginning, the main investors were Liang Pengfei, and the merchants of the thirteen banks were just covering up. However, later, after they gradually found the benefits, the main investors became them, and even some businessmen engaged in other industries contributed to make these reputations. For a while, the Guangdong business community vaguely had a certain weight in the minds of the people in Guangdong and Guangxi, and even in several provinces around the state.

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Just when the Qing Dynasty let the white lotus teach scratching the head and bleeding, like a dysentery full of fleas under the body, the New World, that is, the central part of the west coast of North America, the tip of a narrow peninsula, a new small town is being established.

Liang Wengeng stood on the high platform on the fourth floor of the state capital of San Francisco, which had not been built for a long time, overlooking everything around him. In the distance, there was the deep blue sea level. The dark blue of the sky was dotted with a trace of white clouds. Those unknown seabirds shuttled between them and sang happily, as if this was it. Our paradise, and on the silver-white coastline, there are rows of tall trees, facing the sea breeze, like dark green coats flying with robes.

On the sea, a little bit of white ripples in it, closer, you can see clearly that the beautiful and beautiful sail leaves are stretching. Around, there are pieces of greens of different depths mixed in the yellow ground. Strange tall plants stand tall, using their sharp needles all over their body and the thick main stems to prove their difference from ordinary plants, while those galloping horses in the distance galloped happily, with feathers on their heads on their backs. The strange shouts of the knights, coupled with these beautiful scenery, are an exotic scenery.

With the state capital under him as the central axis, on the east side of the town, many rooms with concrete masonry structures are being quickly built with the efforts of a large number of workers, and brand-new three-story buildings are rising.

Located on the west side of the state capital, there are either flowers and plants on the window sills of nearly a thousand beautiful buildings that have been completed, or those bright clothes. The wide and neat and clean road was crowded with crowds who came to the market. Some of them walked on foot, and some drove four-wheeled carriages, which were already full of purchased goods and supplies, but they couldn't stand the pleas of their children, and the merchants' ** took off their wallets again and again and counted them one after another. A coin in exchange for some snacks or some goods.

At the end of the road, the coastal pier less than a mile from the town is also very lively. A large number of ships are docking to load and unload goods, and some ships are not loaded with goods, but a group of Chinese who are dressed in rut and slightly malnourished, but in high spirits. .

When they set foot on land, their faces were relieved. They looked at everything around them and the noisy town not far away, which made their faces more curious than a trace of vigilance against this unknown continent.

Because, whether it is on the dock, the crew, or the residence in the town, it seems that except for the Chinese and the Chinese, although the dialects are different, after slowing down the speed of speech, they can probably understand each other's meaning.

"This official, this is the new continent you are talking about?" A plagiarism man with a Shandong accent, although he was shabby, could not cover his strong and oily body. He reached out and pulled the guide who was unblocking the order and asked loudly.

When the guide heard the word official, he couldn't help laughing bitterly. He didn't let these people call themselves officials. That's because they were not officials in the first place. What's more, Master Liang said that they were just civil servants, not officials. Who wants to hold the condescending mentality of old-fashioned officials? To treat these compatriots, because these people are their compatriots, their parents and brothers, the guide thought of the scene when he was accepted by Master Liang to review their guide team in Hong Kong, and his chest couldn't help but be quite high.

"Don't call me official, just call me a guide. I'm the guide who is responsible for your group of people from Shandong to this new continent to explore their own homes."

"It's all the same, hehe, well, this guide, why are all our people here?" The Shandong man pointed to the people around him and asked the guide.

"This is our town, and of course we are all Chinese. You don't know that more than a year ago, our first pioneers, along with our General Liang's fleet, went through a lot of hardships to find this land and began to build towns here, so that we could live and work here in the future.

The guide guided the displaced people who were extradited from Shandong who had lost their homes and land because of the chaos of the White Lotus Church to continue to move forward, explaining the origin of this place to the curious Shandong man.

"In fact, there are also some Westerners in the town, that is, those Westerners with white skin and green eyes, but there are very few. There are no more than 100 households in this area. They were originally scattered around here. They were very curious and hostile to our arrival, and even wanted to make trouble with us. Unfortunately, the trouble didn't work, so I just let them go to see their God. But later, when they saw the arrival of our large number of immigrants and built towns here, they also knew that they were not our opponents at all. In the end, they simply moved here and became our residents..."

"And over there, have you seen it? There is a military camp over there, in which there are 3,000 elite Liang soldiers, enough to deal with any invading enemies around us, and there are dozens of giant shore cannons near the wharf. Although the city does not have a city wall, but on the periphery of the city, although there are very Many military buildings..."

Not only the big man, but also the exiles around him also slowed down and listened attentively.

"Well, guide brother, can we really get the land here?" An old farmer, who was sixty or seventy years old and had white hair, hooked his body and asked timidly.

"Of course, we will definitely keep our word. You will not only own your own land, but also provide a large number of farm tools and seeds, and your children will receive free and good education. If you have any difficulties, we will find a way to help you solve them, no matter what kind of difficulties. The guide nodded with certainty and told loudly the exiles who had gathered around him.

"As long as people live, everything will be there, whether it is land or wealth. As long as you work hard, you will have it! Believe me, the future and hope are in your hands.

The crowd around seemed so quiet, as if they were holding their breath and listening at the moment, so as not to miss any important words. There is a light in their eyes that has never been seen before. Is it hope? I'm still looking forward to the beauty as he said.

"Do you know why this place is called San Francisco? We adults said, leaving all the old and tragic past behind. This is the new continent, this wharf is new, this town is also new, and here is our new hope. Use our diligence and sweat, and use our wisdom and courage to achieve wealth like Jinshan..."

(to be continued)