Wild North America 1846

Chapter 669 New York
new York
A 9-story building in Lower Manhattan
Liu Shunli, a retired colonel who is over 12 years old, and his family live in a luxury suite on the top floor. This luxury suite has 4 bedrooms, [-] bathrooms, and an independent European palace-style study and dining room. Heating and heat can be provided in winter. water.

The apartment even has an elevator, which is extremely rare in apartment buildings these days.

Colonel Liu Shunli retired with the rank of colonel in the 15 major disarmament.His current identity is the director of Guangliang Trading Company and the vice president of the New York Branch of the Royal Changan Bank. He is a baron of the Empire, and he is undoubtedly one of the nobles in New York's high society.

The secret identity is the director of the New York Division of the Imperial Security Bureau, the highest official stationed in New York and New Jersey, with a high position and authority, and directly obeys the director, Major General Gai Yuntian.

in the study

Sir Liu Shunli is flipping through a thick stack of newspapers. This is a routine job he does every day. He can fully grasp the latest domestic and foreign situations from news reports and cultivate a vision that is good at identifying valuable information.

after awhile
He put down the newspaper in his hand, and on the second page of the New York Times published the causes and consequences of the "Jensen incident" in Philadelphia. This is part of the social news hotspots, and it is difficult to reflect the current turbulent new situation.

Liu Shunli took a sip of the teacup, with a look of regret, when the butler Zhongbo came in.

Said to him softly; "Master, this morning's arrangement is to go to the Port Authority to attend the next year's coal order meeting for European merchants. The car is ready. Look..."

"Well, don't worry, Uncle Zhong, take a look..." Liu Shunli tapped the newspaper on the table and continued; "What's the big news?"

The housekeeper, Zhong Bo, is also a senior officer in the Security Bureau. After hearing Sir Liu Shunli's words, he looked at the newspaper on the table, and was first attracted by the large "Jensen incident" report, and blurted out an answer;
"If you mean this, my lord, I don't think it's different. In the small-scale neighborhood riots that are taking place in Brooklyn, New York, the military has killed or wounded 300 rioters. It hasn't affected the city either. The operation of the city, what people should do or do."

"Hehe...you got it wrong, it's this..." Sir Liu Shunli laughed in surprise, pointed at the tofu-sized report at the bottom of the second page of the New York Times, and tapped lightly.

This is a notice of appointment and dismissal of official personnel;

The personnel of the Tang Empire's headquarters in the United States changed. The former commander, Lieutenant General Lei Juekun, was transferred back to the local staff headquarters, promoted to the rank of general, and served as the deputy chief of staff.

The new commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Fan Pengfei who was transferred back from the Red Sea Colonial Area, a new-generation general with outstanding military exploits and in the prime of life.

Lieutenant General Fan Pengfei?
Uncle Zhong and this person have never met before, so he looked over with some doubts...

Sir Liu Shunli sighed lightly and said;

"This man and I graduated from the same Chang'an Army Lecture Hall, and we were assigned to serve in the 302nd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the Royal Guards, and we were on duty at the Emperor Yuwan, and we shared the delicious tortoise liver of the Galapagos tortoise , and spent 5 years of green years in the barracks together, it can be said that they are inseparable!"

My God, there is such a big melon?
The military ranks of the Tang Empire were promoted from second lieutenant to colonel without any surprises, step by step, as long as they performed well, they could be promoted.

but further up

Brigadier generals, major generals and lieutenant generals are really first-class ones, not only must they have an excellent resume and sufficient military exploits.You need to experience the field army, the military academy system, and the headquarters three-site inspection system, and you need to rely on the background of the military faction behind you or be appreciated by the royal family to be able to rank among the generals.

Only when you are in the military system, do you know how difficult it is to climb up?

The chief boss of the Imperial Security Bureau, Gai Yuntian, is no more than a major general. Over the past ten years, he has made numerous contributions, but he is still in the position of chief director, as if he was welded to death.

So it is conceivable, how much is the weight of this appointment the size of a tofu block?

Uncle Zhong suddenly cheered up, looked back and saw that there was no movement outside the study, suddenly a flattering smile appeared on his face, he leaned over and said in a low voice; Hold on tightly! This is really a blessing that can't be cultivated in a few lifetimes. As long as Mr. Fan thinks about the old love, you definitely have the potential to bloom new flowers!"

"What nonsense, it's unreasonable?" Although he cursed, Sir Liu Shunli was not angry at all.

This loyal uncle is his confidant, and it is definitely a fateful friendship. It can be said that it is much more important than the white housewife in this mansion.

Uncle Zhong didn't care about being scolded, and curled his lips and said, "If you can jump out of this small temple, who would have the patience to stay here? Doing sneaky things all day long can make the brothers suffocate to death." .”

"Okay, soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty, don't think about those unnecessary things. By the way... please pay attention to whether the North American Command has any public welcome reception recently. Welcome your Excellency Commander-in-Chief to take up his new position. If If so..."

"I didn't say that, I have to get an invitation card for the master." Uncle Zhong slapped his chest with a "bang bang" sound, as if it was a matter of course.

The noise here attracted the attention of the outside, and a beautiful white woman in a luxurious dress came over with a surprised expression, stood at the door of the study, looked inside, and asked, "Dear master, what happened?" ?”

"It's all right... Margaret, I'll tell Uncle Zhong to do things, and he's here to give me a pat on the chest to assure me!" Sir Liu Shunli replied kindly.

Uncle Zhong also bowed politely and said, "I have disturbed Madam, please forgive me."

Mrs. Margaret gave him a blank look, turned her face and said to Sir Liu Shunli with a charming smile; "My dear master, the Morano-Montigny tailor has sent us all the custom-made dresses. I heard that The master is going to attend an important European customer order meeting today, I think it is more suitable for you to wear a Scottish light plaid striped suit, and it will be perfect if you match it with an ivory walking stick."

"Everything is under Madam's arrangement, oh, then hurry up and try on the clothes, and you will go out in a while." Sir Liu Shunli said, stood up, and strode out, giving instructions as he walked; "Uncle Zhong, tell me The driver leaves in 10 minutes."

"As you wish, sir."

The streets of New York in June are sunny and the weather is getting hotter.

Sir Liu Shunli's white "Chicago" car is a convertible car with a new 0.9-liter gasoline engine. It does not have the annoying black smoke of a diesel car. It runs with less noise and has a smooth and elegant shape. used by wealthy classes.

The "Chicago" car was driving on the street, attracting the attention of passers-by.

At the end of the 19th century, New York was already a bustling scene. There were mostly 4-6 storey buildings on both sides of the street, and some newly built high-rise buildings rose from the ground, with eleven or twelve storeys at every turn, showing the style of a world-class metropolis.

However, unlike the big cities of the Tang Empire, New York’s transportation is still dominated by horse-drawn carriages, supplemented by public trams. On both sides of the street, you can see many horse-drawn carriages selling agricultural products, and the peeled and vegetable leaves are scattered all over the place.

Some women with baskets gathered around the carriage, chattering happily.

They were not bargaining, but chatting about gossip news in the city and countryside. Daily grocery shopping is a routine social activity for New York women, and many people are keen on it.

White cars passed through the crowd and carriages, attracting envious eyes. This is a luxury that only the rich can enjoy.

According to newspaper reports;
The total population of New York City is likely to be close to 200 million this year. The population of the once largest metropolis in the Americas reached more than 25 million 160 years ago. After experiencing ups and downs, it has never exceeded 200 million.

This is because the United States, which has been castrated many times, is now only a small country in North America. Its national size cannot support the world-class metropolis of New York, so its development is not satisfactory.

In today's New York City population, Chinese Americans account for about 36%, but they own 55% of the electoral votes and 76% of the wealth. This shows that the Chinese American group is richer, more stable, and has a larger middle-class population.

This has contributed to the substantial Chineseization of New York State, New Jersey, New York City and surrounding counties and cities, especially during the 8-year term of President Zhang Zongliang, a large number of Chinese officials stood out and took up important positions.

From the governor of New York to the mayor of New York, from independent prosecutors to courts, from police chiefs to New York city councilors, there are Chinese Americans everywhere.

throughout the United States

There is no white girl who does not want to marry into a rich Chinese family. They have a very simple idea and just want to live a richer and better life.

The easiest way to achieve this wish; is to marry a wealthy Chinese man.

And this is also the most hated part of the Chinese ethnic group. All the beautiful women belong to you, so what about us?

Compared with the metropolis of the empire, the streets of New York appear chaotic, dirty and traditional.Tradition refers to the fact that most of the cars seen on the streets are horse-drawn carts and ox carts, which are full of the smell of horse dung and cow urine, while imported cars are relatively rare.

Unlike the Tang Empire, which is the world's largest exporter of petroleum products, kerosene, gasoline, diesel, and lubricating oil are in sufficient supply in all provinces of the empire, and the price is low, which greatly promotes the automobile industry to flourish everywhere, and earlier and more entered a middle-class family.

The United States is different. All petroleum products need to be imported, which means that precious Tang Yuan foreign exchange will be spent. Therefore, under the heavy tax system, gasoline, kerosene and diesel are naturally expensive.

This situation has caused the popularization of automobiles to be greatly hindered, and wealthy families who are not quite financially can't afford it at all.

Similar situations are common in European countries, which caused the automobile industry of the Tang Empire to flourish, develop faster and faster, and become more and more popular in middle-class family life, creating a new type of automobile lifestyle.

However, in European countries, the United States and other places, the popularity of automobiles is not satisfactory, and they are only expensive gadgets that can be enjoyed by a very small number of social elites, far behind Datang.

(End of this chapter)