Chapter 443: This is the New World, 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 in the Central Plains, and the population is mainly concentrated in towns and surrounding areas, so the land acquisition work is not very difficult.

Liang Pengfei was secretly invested by the 13 Guangdong merchants to build a large-scale road from Guangzhou to various prefectures and counties. Because it was not official construction or folk charity, it adopted the form of employment rather than the official corvee service. In addition, in the past two or three years, a large number of refugees have poured into the quiet Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong area, which has caused no shortage of labor.

Due to cement, strong explosives, and non-human mechanical gravel such as steam engines, the waterway avenue from Guangzhou to Shaozhou Prefecture in the north, to Chaozhou Prefecture in the east, to Leizhou Prefecture in the west, to Liuzhou, Guangxi northwest, had been built and formed in less than two years.

These projects have used more than 200,000 migrant workers, because most of them are refugees, which do not affect local production, and can also allow those refugees to make money to support their families with their own strength and skills. Therefore, both gentry and officials praised them for their good deeds, and even advised the court and commended the 13 traders' charitable acts.

After that, with the strong support of the government, and the turmoil in the Central Plains became more and more serious, and the influx of refugees, the Thirteenth Army became increasingly unscrupulous in the construction of roads. This great leap forward, investment without cost or demanding returns, made almost all counties in Guangdong open to cement roads, and it has begun to radiate to surrounding provinces.

When the road is built, the itinerary will be faster and more convenient, and the circulation of people and goods will naturally be faster. People find that not only travel is much more convenient, but also seems to be more profitable when doing business. Of course, they counted all these benefits to the thirteen industry merchants.

Originally, in the eyes of gentry and landlords, these merchants who made a fortune by selling barbarian goods were not attracted by them. However, the changes over the past few years, such as the large-scale alliance between local gentry and local merchants, and everyone invested in the construction of factories, and the wealth at hand increased.

Coupled with a series of measures such as Thirteen-League Jianyi School, building roads, opening Jimin Pharmacy, etc., their image in the eyes of the people of Guangdong and Guangxi has greatly improved.

All of this also made the Thirteen-Shanxing merchants who only knew how to buy land and build large houses and set up their own wealth as soon as they made money, hoping to gain the attention of others. In the end, the merchants who could not even get liquidity funds gradually discovered that this method would have better results.

At the beginning, the main investor was Liang Pengfei, and the merchants of the Thirteen rank were just covering up. However, after they gradually discovered the benefits, the main investor became them, and even some businessmen engaged in other industries also invested in these things to gain fame. For a moment, the Guangdong business community in Guangdong and Guangxi, and even in the minds of the people in several provinces around the state, also vaguely gained a certain amount of weight.

Just when the Qing Dynasty made the White Lotus Sect scratch their heads and bloody, like a dysentery covered with fleas, the New World, that is, the central area of ​​the west coast of North America, a new small town is being established at the tip of a narrow peninsula.

Liang Wengeng stood on the high platform on the fourth floor of the State Prefecture of San Francisco, which had just been built, looking down at everything around him. In the distance, there was the deep blue sea level, the deep blue in the sky was dotted with a trace of white clouds, and the unknown sea birds were shuttled between them and sang happily, as if this was their paradise. On the silver-white coastline were rows of strong tall trees, facing the sea breeze, like dark green battle suits flying up the corners of the robe.

On the sea, little white ripples in between. Beside it, you can see clearly that beautiful and beautiful sail leaves are stretching. Around them are green of varying depths and mixed on the yellow ground. Weird and tall plants stand tall, using their pointed needles and thick main stems to prove their difference from ordinary plants. The galloping horses in the distance are galloping happily, and the strange shouts of the knights with feathers on their heads on the horse's backs are accompanied by these beautiful scenery, a exotic scenery.

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

On the west side of the prefecture are the windowsills of nearly a thousand beautiful buildings that have been built are either flowers, plants, bonsai, or newly bright clothes. The wide and neat and clean roads are filled with people coming to the market. Some of them are walking on foot, some of them are driving four-wheeled carriages, which are already filled with purchased goods and daily necessities, but they cannot withstand the urges of their children, and the temptation of those vendors. They pick their wallets again and again, count coins after another to exchange for some snacks or some goods.

At the end of the avenue, the coastal pier less than a mile away from this town is also very lively. A large number of ships are docking and loading and unloading goods. Moreover, some ships are loading not cargo, but group of Chinese people dressed in rags and slightly malnourished faces, but are very energetic.

After stepping onto the land, their faces were relieved. Looking at everything around them and the noisy town not far away, they made their faces more curious than a little bit of vigilance towards this unknown continent.

Because, whether it is on the dock, the crew, or the living in the town, it seems that in addition to Chinese people or Chinese people, although the dialects are different, after slowing down the speed of speech, you can probably understand each other's meaning.

"This official, is this what you are talking about the New World?" A skewed man with a Shandong accent, wearing a worn-out dress, could not block his sturdy and thick body. He reached out to pull the guide who was clearing the order and asked loudly.

The guide couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the word "Official Master" and did not allow these people to call him official because they were not officials. What's more, Master Liang said that they were just civil servants, not officials. Who would treat these compatriots with the old-fashioned mentality of officials? Because these people are their compatriots, their elder brothers, the guide thought of the scene when he accepted Master Liang's inspection of their guide team in Hong Kong, and his chest couldn't help but feel taller.

"Don't call me an official, just call me a guide. I am a guide who is responsible for the development of your own homes from Shandong to this new continent."

"It's all the same, haha, okay, this guide, why are there all our people here?" The Shandong man pointed at the people around him and asked the guide.

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

While guiding the refugees who were on the same boat as him who were extradited from Shandong and lost their homes and land due to the White Lotus Rebellion, the guide continued to move forward, and explained the origin of this place to this curious Shandong man.

"In fact, there are some Westerners in the town, namely those with white skin and green eyes. However, there are very few. There are no more than one hundred households in this area. They were originally scattered around and lived around. They were very curious about our arrival and were very hostile. They even thought about causing trouble for us. Unfortunately, they didn't find any trouble and directly asked them to meet their God. But later, they saw the arrival of a large number of our immigrants and built a town here. They also knew that they were not our opponents at all. In the end, they simply moved here and became our residents..."

"And there, have you seen it? There is a military camp there, with three thousand elite Liang's soldiers stationed in it, enough to deal with any invading enemies around us. There are dozens of giant shore cannons near the dock. Although the city has no walls, there are many military buildings on the periphery of the city..."

Not only this great man, but also the refugees around him also slowed down and listened attentively.

"Well, brother guide, can we really get the land here?" An old farmer in his sixties and seventies, with white hair and beard, asked with a timid look on his back.

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

"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. A light flashed in their eyes that had never been seen before. Is it hope or hope for the beauty as he said.

"Do you know why this place is called San Francisco? We adults said, put all the old and miserable past behind us. This is the new world, this pier is new, this town is new, and this place has new hope. With our hard work and sweat, with our wisdom and courage, we can obtain wealth like a mountain of gold..."
Chapter completed!