Chapter 565 How dare you be the emperor?!
In Central America, the Isthmus of Panama, a winding cobblestone post road is full of unicycles, transporting bags of sand and stones to the construction site next to the post road, which is built near a wide road with a width of about three feet.
An old man with gray hair and over 50 years old, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, was standing on the avenue that had just been grouted for several hours. He carefully pressed the ground with his hand, nodded with satisfaction, and then raised his head and looked at the busy scene ahead.
"Mr. Carlos, we are already laying the 25th kilometer section today. In addition, the construction of the 39th and 47th kilometer sections is not smooth, because this cobblestone post road is too narrow. Although we have opened several sand factories near those sections, other materials But it can only be transported from this side, which affects the progress of construction. Next to him, his Chinese deputy is telling the old man the situation in fluent Spanish.
"It doesn't matter, dear Ye, our speed has greatly exceeded my expectations. According to this momentum, we can complete the construction of this cement road at most by the end of next year. At that time, the excavation of the canal can be carried out smoothly. Before the canal is completed, this road will become a golden road. Tons of Peruvian silver and European goods can be traded here without the need for two sides to run another 6,000 or 7,000 kilometers of sea. Carlos stood up, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hand, and his eyes were full of joy for success.
Jose. Carlos, a Spaniard and a famous road designer in Spain, has designed many roads near Panama. He is extremely familiar with the geography of this area and was finally hired by Liang Pengfeihua to be the supervisor of the construction of the Panama Canal and Panama Avenue.
In fact, as early as the 15th century, the Spanish Vasco conquered Mexico. Cortez proposed to build a canal, but he did not specify a suitable location for excavation, later in Vasco. Nunieri. After Balvoya's conquest of Panama, in 1523, King Charles I of Spain (Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire) clearly put forward the idea of a Central American canal.
In 1534, King Carlos I of Spain ordered a survey of the Isthmus of Panama. The Spaniards paved a post road through the isthmus with pebbles along the ridge, which was in preparation for the quarrying.
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However, after the inevitable decline of the Spaniards, the idea of cutting a canal became unrealistic, and even almost forgotten. There was such an idea.
Since the 18th century, the colonial ax also had the idea of a canal, and has inspected a total of four places, the Tevantepec Isthmus in southern Mexico; a location near the Atlato River in northwestern Colombia; the Isthmus of Nicaragua and the Isthmus of Panama.
However, now, it has become a Chinese colony. Naturally, Liang Peng, who had run business in South America in his previous life, flew to Spain for the Isthmus of Panama, which is naturally for this canal.
It is precisely because of the information obtained by the Spaniards in the early exploration, coupled with Liang Pengfei's knowledge of some stories about the excavation of the Panama Canal, the correct excavation plan was determined at the beginning: the excavation was a sluice-up canal.
In the Qin Dynasty of China, it was already possible to dig such a canal, and Guangxi Lingqu was such a canal excavated by the Qin Dynasty.
However, compared with the sea level canal originally designed by the Spanish colonial axe, such a canal is more cumbersome in construction and will cost more money. However, Liang Pengfei stubbornly believes that the sea surface of Panama's isthmus at the end of the Pacific Ocean is five to six meters higher than that of the Caribbean Sea is required. It is necessary to dig the canal according to this idea, so that everyone has to follow his instructions, and interfere with Liang Pengfei to let Jose. Carlos was very dissatisfied, but the conclusions obtained after some scientists' field tests were very similar to Liang Pengfei's prediction. This not only made everyone more convinced of Liang Pengfei's prophetic conclusions, but also made those people more motivated.
"Your Excellency the head of state is indeed a genius. He actually wants to use this method to construct multiple sections of the road at the same time, which can really greatly improve efficiency and shorten the completion time." Jose. Carlos looked at the transport side, and along the ridge, the post road covered by trees was the endless stream of people.
"It's nothing. Your Excellency the Führer just doesn't want to waste time, let alone that so many workers have nothing to do when they come here." Ye Qingyan, the Chinese assistant, explained with a smile.
"Originally, I expected to use 40,000 to 50,000 workers, and it would take about ten to fifteen years to complete the canal. However, if a road is built first and then a canal is built, with the support of the road, the excavation of the canal can be at least one-third of the time." Jose. Carlos said with a smile. Unfortunately, all we can do now is to build roads. After all, we have only built a fortress and a few villages and towns in the Isthmus of Panama. The population and labor are too small.
"There is nothing we can do about it. After all, the most important goal for us adults is the New World. This canal can be excavated successfully within the deadline." Ye Qingyan's eyes also fell on those workers, who shaved the Mediterranean Sea. These workers are all Japanese workers from the Japanese countries. At present, the number of Japanese workers working in the Isthmus of Panama has reached 30,000.
However, at least until the food and products of the settlements in the New World have increased significantly, the number of workers will not increase for the time being. After all, the focus of development today is the New World, and there is also a United States of America on the East Coast.
Another point is that a large number of prospectors are now prospecting in the area of Panama, trying to find a coal mine that can be excavated in this area. At that time, a cement factory can be built here. At that time, not only can the progress be accelerated, but also pave the sand and gravel road. Cement has become a more durable road.
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Today's Japan has long been in chaos. After Liang Pengfei, a hooligan, has now become a sworn enemy to the emperor, and the Tokugawa shogunate is far stronger than the Kyushu, Shikoku and those in the southwestern part of Honshu Island, who support the emperor.
However, with the support of the Liang family army, the two sides fought fiercely in the Kansai region. Originally, the richest Kansai area on Honshu Island, was almost a thousand miles away, so that the emperor faction and the Tokugawa shogunate faction had to continue to sell their own national interests and increase trade with the Liang family army, and those who were exiled. The Japanese people fled one after another. Under the clever tongue of the Liang family army, a large number of Japanese left their homes and boarded the ocean-going giant ships to the New World or Australia to make their due contributions to the expansion of the Chinese nation.
And the people of North Korea, who could not stand the oppression of those scholars, fled their homes and went to the northern region controlled by the Liang family army. After that, they became the new force of the Liang army to pioneer Siberia.
After nearly two years of long wars between the White Lotus Sect and Qing Ting officers and soldiers, at least tens of millions of people have been displaced in several provinces in the middle of China, and the Liang family army has successively transferred more than two million Chinese people to the New World, Nanyang, Annan and other regions.
And this stream of people not only did not stop after the head of the Qing Dynasty was taken over by the Liang family army, but also had a more and more intense momentum.
Although in many places, the landlords and gentry who have countless fields find that their tenants and employees are running out, and they are very angry and ask the local officials to restrain this matter, the local officials are busy wondering whether they can keep their official positions in the New Deal, plus those who have After the Liang army officials who began to set foot in the local area not only did not oppose the flow of displaced people, but also acquiesced in and even supported the migration of these displaced people around the mainland to explore those newly occupied areas. Naturally, those officials simply ignored it.
Those landlords and gentry had to reduce their land rent interest and harvest commission again and again, and finally did not make the land they owned barren.
In addition, Liang Jiajun started joint ventures or joint ventures with merchants to build a large number of factories in Guangdong and Fujian and the newly occupied Zhejiang provinces through the relationship between the thirteen banks and merchants in various places, and also digested some of the exiles.
At this time, Liang Pengfei heard the news that Liu Zhixie, the head of the Bailian religion, became emperor in Xiantao, Hubei Province. At that time, Master Liang was playing with the little guy who was only three or four months old in the house with Shi Xianggu, who had given birth to another big fat boy.
After receiving the news from Pan Bingjie, Liang Pengfei, who was holding his youngest son, really felt a feeling of crying and laughing. Shit, isn't this girl's head struck by thunder? He is still the emperor. I think he can't even be called a governor. How dare he be the emperor?
"What's this? The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. At that time, it was not the emperor flying all over the sky. Today you call the emperor, and tomorrow he will be the emperor. The world is in chaos." Pan Bingjie hugged the little guy from Liang Pengfei's arms and kissed him with a loving look on her face, but she still let Aunt Shi Xiang hug her. Sister, be careful. If you are heavy, you should pay more attention.
"Oh, with a big belly, I'm going to die. I really don't know when this little guy will stay in it until he comes out." Pan Bingjie's little mouth pouted high, and her watery eyes were full of coquettishness. Liang Pengfei couldn't help smiling and reaching out to shave Pan Bingjie's face. Don't worry, it's almost time. When the child is born, I'll take you around and don't let you hold back all the time, right?
"Really?" Pan Bingjie's eyes widened with a look of joy.
"Of course! I don't have the courage to lie to you. Liang Pengfei helped Pan Bingjie sit down and said.
(to be continued)