Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1850, Prosperous Penglai City

At the port of West Penglai City, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin stood on the deck of the big ship and looked at the busy Penglai Port in front of them. The port was extremely busy, and large ocean-going ships were moored here.

The workers on the docks were extremely busy. These people from the Aztec Kingdom or other tribes descended from the Shang Dynasty were strong and working hard.

They work for the Ming people, especially the physical work at the wharf, and they can earn a few taels of silver every month. This income is enough to support themselves and a large family easily, and live a comfortable life in this Penglai city. .

Many descendants of Yin and Shang are now speaking Ming dialect and wearing Ming clothes. They have already become no different from Ming people. Regarding the life of the original tribe, they never want to go back.

Living in a tribe, although it seems to be more free, but there is no guarantee for life, and medical treatment is also a big problem.

It's different here in Penglai City. They can enjoy the same treatment and status as the people of Ming Dynasty, and they can support their families by working. There are many hospitals and clinics here, and it is very convenient to see a doctor and treat everything.

Coupled with the convenient transportation here, various means of transportation, various entertainment items, etc., more and more local aborigines live in Penglai City.

Most of them are engaged in labor-intensive work. For example, the docks in East and West Penglai City need a large number of dock workers to be responsible for loading and unloading goods and transporting goods.

In addition, Penglai City is currently the largest industrial center in Huangjinzhou. There are many factories set up by Ming people here, such as cement factories, steel factories, glass factories, textile factories, carriage factories, etc. The number of factories is very large. Easy to find a job.

Because it is far away from Daming, many things need to be transported from Daming. This also allows many commercial firms and factories to start branch factories here to meet the needs of the Golden Continent market. At the same time, it is also possible to export some products to Europe and West Africa. side to go.

A large number of factories, coupled with its special geographical location, also contributed to the rapid development and growth of Penglai City in just a dozen years.

Up to now, it is still the largest city in the entire Golden Continent, with a population of more than 500 million. Even if it is placed on the mainland of the Ming Empire, Penglai City can still be regarded as a big city, comparable to Beijing, Tianjin, Songhu and Shanghai.

Penglai City is divided into East City and West City. The East City is located next to Penglai Bay (later Mexico), and the West City is located on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean. The entire location is located in the narrow area in the middle of the North and South Gold Islands. The distance between the east and the west is only 300 miles. It can be said to be very close.

The reason why it developed into two cities in the east and the west is mainly related to the traffic here. If the exchange of gold and the east depends on shipping, it needs to detour the entire South Gold Continent. The road is very far and the time is very long.

But by land, the distance between Penglai City and Penglai City is only 300 miles, and a spacious cement road is built in the middle to connect them. The transportation of four-wheeled carriages and cars is very convenient.
Moreover, Penglai City still plans to build a railway to connect the east and west cities. Once the railway is completed, it will be more convenient and faster to travel.

Because of the special geographical location, this has also led to the concentration of freight between the east and west of the Golden Continent. The goods from Daming have to be unloaded here, and then the goods from the Eastern Golden Continent have to be loaded. Less goods from Europe are transported back to Ming Dynasty.

This also makes the East and West Penglai City ports very busy.

From the very beginning, the rule of the Ming Empire on the Golden Isle began with immigration and colonial strongholds one by one, and all the settlements were by the sea. This also means that the Ming people and ships here in the Golden Isle are inseparable. .

Whether it is personnel or goods, almost everything is transported by ship. Road transportation is not very convenient for the current Golden Continent, because there are few roads in the Golden Continent except for East and West Penglai City.

For these local indigenous people, except for the dirt roads built by the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire, there are no roads at all in other places.

"This is West Penglai City, it's really bustling and lively."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at everything in front of him with a smile on his face.

The port is bustling and bustling. The flags of different companies are flying on the ships. When you look at it, the colorful flags are fluttering. Looking at the Penglai City in front of you, it stretches along the vast coastline, and there are many buildings standing. Neatly, the roads stretch to the end of the field of vision.

There is a lot of traffic on the road, not only can you see a large number of four-wheeled carriages, but also a lot of cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, etc. Obviously, the economic level here is quite high, and people can consume these new products.

Occasionally, you can see groups of children playing carefree in groups on children's bicycles, and you can also see some teenagers whizzing by on motorcycles, which provoked a lot of adults. reprimanded.

This is a city full of vigor, vitality and vitality.

"Your Majesty, this Penglai City is the largest city on the Golden Continent, with a population of over 500 million."

Liu Jin smiled and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Last year, the entire city of Penglai contributed more than 5000 million silver in taxes to our Ming treasury."

"Oh, that's really amazing."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately said with a smile.

"Isn't it? This Penglai City gathers rich people from the entire Golden Island. Almost all gold mine owners and silver mine owners live here. At the same time, it is also the largest industrial center in the Golden Island. There are a lot of factories here, attracting a large number of descendants of wealthy merchants to work, live and settle here."

"Plus this thing, the port trade in Penglai City is very hot, so the tax money is naturally collected a lot."

Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said.

"Let's go and have a look."

Emperor Hongzhi became interested, and took the lead to get off the boat and head for Penglai City.

It is a little different from other cities in Ming Dynasty. In addition to the strong flavor of Ming Dynasty, Penglai City also has a lot of styles and tastes of descendants of Yin and Shang.

You can see many artistic styles and architectural styles of Cusco City, and you can also hear local descendants of wealthy merchants communicating in their own language everywhere.

In addition, the biggest feeling for Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin is that there are a lot of children here, and children can be seen everywhere, in groups, playing and playing, group after group, the number is very large, and they are playing everywhere in the streets and alleys. Some places, sometimes ran to the road, causing passers-by to reprimand for a while.

In addition to children, there are also a lot of women. Women can be seen almost everywhere, in small groups, chatting and busy doing things, very busy.

Men are relatively rare. It seems that the men here don’t know what to do. Except for a lot of manual labor in the port, other places are relatively rare. Many shops and the like, most of them are still shopkeepers by women.

"Look for a teahouse to drink tea. It's too hot here. It's almost the Chinese New Year, and it's as hot as summer here."

After walking casually for a while, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin became very hot.

Penglai City is located in a tropical region, and the weather is hot all year round.

For Emperor Hongzhi, who lived in cool Beijing since he was a child, the heat in this winter was really unbearable.

"Your Majesty, this is the tropics, the tropics, it's pretty much the same all year round, and it's very hot."

Liu Jin took Emperor Hongzhi to a tea house called 'Qingliang Pavilion' and explained to Emperor Hongzhi with a smile.

"In the past, I always didn't believe it. I thought the whole world should be similar to Beijing. Now I go out and take a look to see how big the world is. There are so many wonders. The world is also colorful."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed with a smile.

It is better to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books.

Only by going out for a walk and taking a look can you truly understand this point.

It is difficult for you to understand the outside world without actually going out and seeing it.

After entering the teahouse, I realized that the teahouse was extremely lively.

Men from Daming, who are rarely seen outside, gathered here in groups of three or four, ordering a pot of tea and some snacks, chatting while drinking tea, it was really lively.

So much so that Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin couldn't find a place. In the end, someone just happened to be leaving, so there was a place by the window, and the waiter quickly cleaned it up, and then carefully wiped the small yellow door with him. It was clean, and even the stools were replaced with carry-on stools.

"Two guests, what would you like to order?"

The shop waiter looked at the style of the two people in front of him, they were really full of style.

The two were drinking tea, followed by more than a dozen people standing upright, guarding the two of them indistinctly, and a few special servants carefully waited on them, so that the guests drinking tea around were very nervous. Curious, looking curiously at the two people in front of them, what is the origin of such a big style.

"Bring me two pots of the best tea, and bring me any special dishes and snacks."

Liu Jin looked around and said with a smile.

"Okay~"

"One pot each of Longjing before Yuqian and Dahongpao of Wuyi ~ Specialty dishes and a full set of snacks."

As soon as Xiao Er heard it, he immediately sang happily. The two of them were very stylish, and they were willing to give up this little thing. They asked for the best tea, specialty dishes and snacks.

Even if the people around looked at Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin, they saw that although they were very powerful, when everyone looked at them, they all smiled and nodded, showing politeness, and everyone bowed their hands in salute, and then drank Tea, bragging.

(End of this chapter)