Lu Ming

Then he clicked on an island on the east side of the map: "Well, this place looks pretty desolate, a place where wolves don't shit, I'll do what I can, and I'll help you deal with non-performing assets."

The location of his first circle is called Lujiazui in later generations.The location of the second circle is called Manhattan Island in later generations.The two pieces of land add up to almost 100 square kilometers.

……

Rao is a group of officials who have experienced many battles, and they were shocked by the emperor's thick skin at this moment.

The so-called tax-free territory is nothing more than providing some compensation to the royal family with huge expenses.In this regard, everyone is tacit: don't make publicity, just let the people talk less.

However, someone just wants to pretend to be stupid: the palm-sized Manhattan had a GDP of 2016 billion U.S. dollars in 5500, but Cha Sledgehammer has been on standby for a lifetime, and his total assets are only 3 million U.S. dollars...

Are the bridgeheads of these two eastern and western continents privately owned?Taxes alone can bring $800 billion to your family in a year?emperor?You are afraid that it is Shi Lezhi, do you know that there is a device called guillotine?

"Cough..." Xia Xianze's expression was rarely lowered at this time: "Mr. Cao, as for us, just pretend you didn't hear. You can choose two new places here."

"Why should I choose a place based on my ability?!" Cao Chuan was furious.

"Cough... Well, Your Majesty, what you call competing for profit with the people is indeed too terrifying!" Bai Hongda also stood up to help at this time.

"I have invested in the empire, I have been seasick for the empire, I... I have made up my mind, please follow it."

"This is a disorderly order, and I dare not obey the edict."

Difficult negotiations officially start from this moment.Afterwards, the courtiers took turns to take part in the battle, taking advantage of the large number of people, knowing their advantages and disadvantages, and earnestly speaking. During the period, with some teacups flying, they finally calmed down the swollen Emperor Cao.

The two sides eventually reached an agreement.The previous fief has become three pieces. As for the location... Lujiazui thinks it's impossible, but next door to Lujiazui is fine.So the Taicang area in the north was allocated a piece of land for the emperor to ruin.

The same is true for Manhattan: don’t even think about going to the island, draw a piece of land in a place like New Jersey full of low-end population... Anyway, it’s also next to Manhattan, so they are all neighbors, right?

An additional piece of land is in Hawaii, and it will be enough for the emperor to be a charterer in the future.

……

After all the issues were discussed, it was already early morning before we knew it, and dawn was about to break in the east.And these people who have "worked hard for the country" for a day and a night are standing in front of the Jianyuan Hall, breathing the cool morning air, looking at the shining Taijiang River, and then looking down at the few hard-won drafts in their hands. , everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In just 24 hours that have passed, the immature controllers of the empire have stumblingly completed the incubation of the core system of the empire. This four-faced regime that has grown up under the circumstances of fierce collisions between Eastern and Western ideas still has a lot to do in the future. Walk.

After deciding the future of the empire, the next moment people dispersed... Now they need to go back to catch up on sleep.

But Xia Xianze and Cao Chuan were not so lucky.Lao Xia has to hurry up and arrange for his subordinates to transcribe and record the draft, and there is still a lot of follow-up copywriting work.

Cao Chuan wanted to return to later generations.The commemorative coin companies that I contacted before, the companies that customize the national flag, and the clothing factories can all be started now.Thanks to the developed light industry in later generations, as long as the money is in place, gold and silver dollars, flags and dresses, etc., which are necessary for enthronement, can be made quickly.

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As the big day approached, the atmosphere on the small Dayuan Island became more and more tense.Not only have additional guards been deployed in front of all commercial buildings, diplomatic envoys from various countries have also received a clear notice: In the past half a month, all commercial personnel are not allowed to trespass except for the Binhai Fengqing Road, which can be used for walking.

Or, you can temporarily relocate to Ojima on the northern line opposite, and come back in a few days.

However, unexpectedly, all the envoys of the commercial embassy expressed their respect for the notice, and made it clear that they would never move their nests: Foreigners who anticipate major events will never let go of this good opportunity to observe .

In the following days, a large number of ships cruising outside also returned to Taijiang one after another.Accompanied by the arrival of these ships, all the traversing people scattered in Daming and some "progressives" also came to Dayuan one after another.

All the intelligence station personnel stationed by the empire in Jiangnan and Fujian were withdrawn this time.In addition, Mr. Zhou Tong, an old friend of the Travelers, the leader of the Hangzhou Beggar Clan, also came with the boat this time.

On the day of the appointment, Zhou Tong enthusiastically ran to the Kiln District Industrial Park to have a look.Although Zhou Tong, as one of the natives who know the time-travelers best, has already overestimated the abilities of these "Upper Realm Immortals", when he saw those cold, emotionless assembly lines and the industrial products rolling out of them Still was shocked.

What shocked Zhou Tong the most was not the industrial park. What do people in traditional agricultural countries care about most?food!Even a bandit has extremely sensitive nerves in agriculture.

So when Zhou Tong saw the grass seedlings on the plain like a green carpet, and the gas tractor that was smoking black and dragging the long steel plow slowly plowing the plains, he really felt the truth at this moment. He let go of his worries about the future of the empire, and lamented the good luck of the brothers in Pingfengzhai.

In addition to people like Zhou Tong, there is another person who has to be mentioned: Comrade Huang Zhicheng who is loved by everyone.Brackets: Deputy Office, Juren.

Chapter 309 Organization (seven)

Huang Juren arrived at the Grand Priest on the evening of the third day before the grand ceremony.Thanks to the well-developed cross-strait flights, Mr. Huang, who took a leave of absence from Xiongda University and went out to travel under the banner of "visiting friends", took a direct flight from Fuzhou to the passenger terminal in Chikan in only one and a half days.

After disembarking at the passenger terminal, the entourage assigned to him by the intelligence bureau had his own place to go, while Mr. Huang himself, accompanied by several intelligence bureau agents in gray linen shirts, directly boarded the transportation boat to the other side of the Taijiang River.

Dayuan Island has been completely sealed off at this time, all unnecessary activities have been cancelled, and only traversers can enter and exit freely.

After Huang Zhicheng went ashore, he immediately went to his unit - the intelligence bureau office located in the corner of the second floor of the imperial city.

Here he met his long-separated "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism" trio of companions: Xiong Dao and Lu Cheng.Although these two started from Hangzhou, they came and went freely, so they arrived a few days earlier than Huang Zhicheng... Even the fake Cao Chuan who was sitting by the side smoking came earlier than him.In fact, Huang Zhicheng is the last time-traveler in place in this grand ceremony.

After chatting and joking with his colleagues, Huang Zhicheng went to the small office next to him to give a brief report to Director Dai Yun, and then he hurried upstairs to the Jianyuan Hall to meet Emperor Cao.

In the brightly lit hall, Emperor Cao was wearing a casual suit and shiny leather shoes, sitting on a dragon chair with his legs crossed, chatting with a group of bigwigs.Seeing Huang Zhicheng come in, Cao Chuan laughed: "Look, look, Mr. Juren is here. By the way, didn't you bring your beautiful daughter-in-law? Do you want to make a lady?"

Then, amidst the teasing and teasing laughter of the crowd, Huang Zhicheng stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hands, and shook Cao Chuan tightly a few times-this was the last time that the two sides treated each other as equals. It's a handshake, and since there's a distinction between upper and lower, the taste will be different.

The brief meeting ended quickly.Huang Zhicheng was signing in before the meeting, and Cao Chuan didn't need to listen to any reports, so after a few jokes and a few gossips, the experienced Huang Juren left in time—with his gift bag.

Huang Zhicheng was the last one to sign in, and the last one to receive the gift package.After returning to his private residence in the villa area, after taking a shower, he didn't bother to visit this new home that had been vacant for a long time, but directly opened this gift bag imported from later generations.

The gift package is an aluminum alloy sealed suitcase.

This suitcase is specially designed, and every four small boxes can be assembled into a large storage box.In fact, medical, chemical, and weapons and intelligence systems have long been eyeing these boxes.

In other words, after the people who eat melons eat the flesh, the rind will be recycled afterwards...

Inside the box are some clothes and matching accessories: men's watches, belts, rings, necklaces, leather shoes, cuff studs, etc.

Huang Zhicheng opened the clothes and looked, and found that it was a suit including the inner jacket and a windbreaker, which seemed to fit well.He was not surprised by this: everyone's clothes size had been reported a few months ago, and he was late, so he couldn't choose the style and color of the clothes, but the size should be fine.

The light blue thin Gucci suit with small lapels is of good texture. "Probably this year's new model." Thinking of this, Huang Juren couldn't help shaking his head... The longer he left that world, the more he felt the separation, and the longing gradually faded.

After changing into a suit from the inside out, Huang Zhicheng stood in front of a half-length rosewood mirror and looked at his own image: Yes, the down-and-out fake painting dealer back then returned to the mirror, but he couldn't afford such expensive clothes at that time suit.

However, when he put on the thin windbreaker designated as "court dress", his style of painting suddenly changed.

Probably because "Zhuzi" is a traditional noble color, this windbreaker also happens to be lavender.The quality is good, but it is obviously rushed by domestic manufacturers: because there is no brand.There are beautiful silver pattern embroidery on the waist, cuffs and left chest of the windbreaker. The overall pattern of the clothes looks a bit retro, and it has a faint taste of Hanfu after wearing it.

Needless to say, this "court dress" must have been designed by the emperors.Changing the Western-style trench coat into a retro style is only possible with this awkward country that mixes various schools of thought.

Looking carefully at the silver embroidered pattern on the cloth, Huang Juren expected that it was still the pair of Panlongs, but the style was changed to a lower-level Panchi: "Isn't this the simple version of the python robe? Helping others...there is no cure." Huang Zhicheng shook his head and smiled while trying on the clothes: "It seems that I can't take these clothes to Fujian, and if they are seen, they will raid the house!"

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November 1628, 1849 (traversing the new calendar year of 11), it is appropriate to open, break ground, accept mining, travel, go to office, and ascend the throne.

The weather is fine today, cloudless, and the sea waves are not happy.

The moment the white belly of the east was exposed, the traffic boats on the Taijiang River began to shuttle busily.More than 200 people wearing lavender windbreakers boarded boats from the special wharf in the villa area and were sent to Dayuan Island one after another.

At this moment, the Taijiang River is quiet, only those streamlined boats with white sails are shuttling back and forth on the sea.In the past, it was bustling and noisy, and the scene of boats rubbing shoulders disappeared—today is a special day, and the Taijiang River is also under martial law.

All the people under the rule of the empire, except for some on duty, the rest are on holiday today.The workers who are accustomed to accepting orders and living together, received the order today: clean up the housework in the morning and move freely in the afternoon.

It is rare to come across a day of extra paid leave, so in the stilted building communities in Chikan New District, most people who don't know what happened are still happily supplementing their sleep.But when they were sleeping soundly, no one had fallen asleep in the row of barbarian merchants on the other side of the Taijiang River.

"Whoa, look what's coming out of the castle, it's a knight, and that golden carriage!"

In the Dutch business house closest to the port of Dayuan Island, all the employees are crowded behind the milky white floor-to-ceiling grille windows, staring at the rare scene in the distance with wide eyes.

And the one who sighed was Comrade Johannes van der Hagen, an old friend of the time-traveling crowd, a former prisoner, and a Dutch businessman.

Van der Hagen returned to Dayuan not long ago.The old friend came here to assist Consul Majer to further expand the trade pattern of the Inter-Provincial Republic here.

He was standing on a low stool, watching with a brass telescope.Through the round lens, through the transparent glass windows and the low wall of the shop covered with green vines, what caught Vander Hagen's eyes at this moment was the golden Rolls that was slowly driving this way. Les Phantoms.

...rewind time to not so long ago.

Early this morning, not only the time-travelers were tossing around, but also a group of foreigners who were already hungry and thirsty.When they found that the road in front of the business hall was blocked by a large number of soldiers shouting slogans, they knew something would happen today.

Sure enough, when the sky got brighter, the Crooked Nuts discovered the abnormality immediately.

The first is soldiers.On the concrete road in front of the door, there are now soldiers with guns in their right hands standing at regular intervals.The difference from the past is that these soldiers who are already familiar with crooked nuts have changed their costumes today.

Not only did they wear a strange-looking hat with a shiny iron piece on the front, but they also wore a kind of olive green stiff military uniform with a few thin yellow threads on the chest, and some people had shiny shiny iron on the chest. of iron and copper.

In addition to the strange soldiers, the small boats arriving one after another on the Taijiang River quickly attracted the attention of those who watched from a distance: a large number of travelers wearing purple trench coats boarded the pier.

"Is that the traditional costume of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty?" In the Dutch business house closest to the dock area, the consul Mao Zheer, who was also holding a telescope and had a big red beard, asked more like a pirate than a businessman.

"No, maybe it's just the traditional costumes of their country." Van der Hagen, who knew more about the time traveler, gave an accurate answer at this time: "It seems that something must happen today... I have never seen them wear It has to be so unified."

"Today's ceremony...is it possible to welcome a certain Ming official?" Mao Zheer continued to ask after a moment of pondering.

"Perhaps... to welcome some exiled prince." Van der Hagen said here, his lips curled up slightly: "Sir, you know, they don't have a good relationship with the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. They have their own princes. .”

"Is it His Excellency Cao Chuan who went to Fujian as a hostage?"

"Maybe, who knows? No one has ever seen that mysterious leader." Van der Hagen didn't know that he had inadvertently touched the crux of the problem.

The next moment, his brain opened again: "Maybe we are thinking too much. Today is just a routine... about the indigenous gods... a religious event similar to a mass?"

Mao Zheer's beard trembled: "The original God forgives these heretics..." At this point, he bowed his head and ordered to an unnamed subordinate: "Go and prepare the highest gift, maybe today's dinner I can use it."

Just as Majer was preparing for a rainy day, Van der Hagen exclaimed again: "Wow, look at something coming out of the castle, it's a knight, and that golden carriage!"

Recently, from time to time, someone would drive that Rolls-Royce Phantom around the imperial city for a test drive.Although businessmen from all over the world have become accustomed to the miraculous delivery cars running on this land, this noble-looking "golden carriage" still attracts everyone's attention.

Today's scene is extraordinarily grand: 4 beautiful, pure white Arabian horses for breeding are dressed up and made the lead.A few cross-travelers who are interested in leading the cavalry group to gallop the Northland in the future are now riding cavalry swords on their waists and hips, wearing general uniforms, and are riding proudly on their horses, urging their mounts to take small steps, showing that they have trained hard for more than a month of riding.

Leading the motorcycles... leading the cavalry followed by two teams of army soldiers carrying mahogany rifles.These soldiers in shiny short boots were running neatly on both sides of the car, and the whole team was slowly moving towards the pier.

It didn't take long for the golden car line to arrive at the gate of the port building next to the pier along the main road in the middle of Dayuan Island, under the watchful eyes of people from various business houses.

Chapter 310 Organization ([-])

The location of the port building is the Dutch business house that was demolished before.Since merchant ships are not accepted here, the area of ​​the port building is not large, and it is in a refined style: a three-story red brick building with a large area of ​​glass, taking into account the functions of port affairs, a viewing restaurant and a fort.

When the convoy came to the gate of the building, it was already full of people.At this moment, most of the crossing people are already waiting in the building. In addition, there is a group of young soldiers in white navy uniforms waiting in line at the dock area.

The next moment, the door of the Rolls-Royce opened, and Xia Xianze and the driver, the former captain of the Armed Police, "Minister of National Defense" Lu Sheng got out of the car.

The ceremony has officially started from now on: Of course Cao Chuan cannot "jump" out of the dragon chair to ascend the throne, there is a symbolic step of "leading the officials into the palace", so at 5 o'clock in the morning today, Cao Chuan had already Waiting on the third floor of the Harbor Building.

The moment Xia Xianze got off the car, the tweeter hanging on the corner of the building played the "Separate March" and "Unity and Friendship March". in the air.

Xia Zhongtang, who was also wearing a purple windbreaker with a ribbon on his chest, walked through the crowd and came to the third floor amidst the whispers of the surrounding melon-eating crowd.

At this moment, Cao Chuan was wearing a windbreaker with a more gorgeous style, but the color was bright yellow that met social expectations.He was sitting on the chair alone, and beside him were the people who traveled through the world like stars and moons.After seeing Lao Xia appearing, everyone stopped chatting.

Immediately, Xia Xianze walked up to him and bowed slightly: "Cough... Your Majesty, it's time to go."

"Then let's go." Cao Chuan laughed when he heard the words, then stood up, looked around at the excited faces of the time travelers around him, and after nodding, he took a historic step forward.

After going out, Cao Chuan didn't stop, and quickly got into the car.But Lu Sheng turned the car around slowly, and drove towards the imperial city on the same road behind a few horses.

At the same time, the cross-travelers of the brigade also lined up and followed behind the car.

Behind the purple line is the green and white line of soldiers.

The parade-like team walked towards the imperial city in such a mighty way. People chatted happily along the way, without the solemnity and grandness that a grand ceremony should have.

……

At the moment when a round of red sun jumped out of the horizon, 251 traversers had already gathered in the Jianyuan Hall on the top of the imperial city. At the same time, the echo of salutes sounded from the fort at the corner of the imperial city—108 rounds.

At this moment, there was no sound in Jianyuan Hall, more than 200 people stood neatly around, Emperor Cao was already sitting on the dragon chair, and there was a crown on the table in front of him-everyone was waiting for Xia Zhongtang on the stage to read "Persuade Jin surface".

If he followed the ancient traditions provided by the emperors, Xia Xianze would be ashamed today: he couldn't read well, and he couldn't understand.

In addition, the dicks in the audience, including Cao Chuan himself, also did not understand.

So what Xia Xianze finally read into the microphone was a succinct and concise declaration of the boss of the gangster: With the unanimous consent of all the traversers...a constitutional monarchy...to jointly elect Cao Chuan as emperor...to ascend the throne today...who agrees and who opposes?

Seeing the sound of "approval" from the audience, Xia Xianze turned around and bowed to Cao Chuan who was sitting on the dragon chair, "Please crown the emperor." After Cao Chuan nodded, Chairman Luo, who was waiting by the side, stepped onto the stage .

Speaker Luo is Professor Luo, whose real name is Luo Lixian.According to the rule that "the speaker must be a person without party affiliation", he was finally elected as the speaker.

And he is also responsible for crowning Cao Chuan today.

After walking quickly onto the stage, Professor Luo first bowed slightly to the audience, then turned around and came in front of Cao Chuan, took the crown from Xia Xianze, picked it up with both hands neatly, and placed it gently on top of Cao Chuan's head.

At this time, Cao Chuan could only accept it silently - he was a little helpless.According to his personality, the whole Yishanguan would be done if he just fooled around, and Mianyan was too much.

However, he failed in this matter: people hope that the program can conform to the imagination, and then used in the coronation of later emperors.

The next moment, Licheng, the "officials" began to pay homage to the new monarch.

There is no such thing as three kneeling and nine prostrating, but there is three bowing and one kneeling. The more than 200 novices imitated the two on the stage and first bowed three times in a chaotic way, and then everyone moved down on one leg unevenly. Coupled with the insincere "Long live my emperor", the scene is chaotic and funny, like a third-rate crew in Hengdian.

Cao Chuan, who got up slowly, looked calm: It is obviously unreliable to expect these socialist old men with mobile phones to play feudal superstition; he is fully mentally prepared for today's situation.

But recklessness is recklessness, from the moment Cao Chuan got up wearing the crown, he has become the emperor of the empire in terms of law, which is true.

After getting up, Cao Chuan first said softly: "I declare that the empire will start today."... When these words were spread by the microphone on the table, the "Golden Dragon Empire" established by the cross-travelers officially opened.

After the simple upper-level procedure, it is the popular official appointment and wishing link.

The first is to make a wish.Emperor Cao then publicly announced: I will rule the world with you.