Chapter 565: Do you dare to be called emperor?!

In Central America, Panama Isthmus, a winding cobblestone post road is full of wheelbarrows coming and going, transporting bags of sand and stone to the construction site next to the post road, and the construction site is built near a wide road that is several three meters wide and is undergoing tamping.

An old man with gray hair, over 50 years old and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses was standing on the avenue that had just passed the grouting for several hours. He carefully pressed the ground with his hand, nodded with satisfaction, then raised his head and looked at the busy scene ahead.

"Mr. Carlos, today we are laying the 25th kilometer section. In addition, the construction of the 39th and 47th kilometer sections is not going well, because this cobblestone post road is too narrow. Although we have opened several sand factories near those sections, other materials can only be transported from here, which affects the progress of the construction." Next to him, his Chinese deputy was telling the old man in fluent Spanish.

"It's okay, my dear Ye, our speed has exceeded my expectations. With this momentum, at most we can complete the construction of this cement avenue by the end of next year. By that time, the excavation of the canal will proceed smoothly. Before the canal is completed, this avenue will become a golden road. Tons of Peruvian silver and European goods can be profitable here, without the need for both parties to run another six or seven thousand kilometers of sea route." Carlos stood up, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, his eyes full of joy for success.

Jose Carlos, a Spanish, is a famous Spanish road designer. He has designed many roads near Panama and is extremely familiar with the geography of this area. In the end, Liang Pengfei spent a lot of money to hire the supervisor to build the Panama Canal and the Avenue of Panama.

In fact, as early as the fifteenth century, the Spanish who conquered Mexico, Vasco Cortez, proposed the proposal to build a canal, but he did not specify the location suitable for excavation. Later, after Vasco Nuneri Barvoia conquered Panama, in 1523, King Charles I of the Spanish King (i.e. Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire) clearly proposed the proposal to dig a Central American canal.

In 1534, King Carlos I of Spain ordered an investigation of the Panama Isthmus. The Spanish paved a post road through the isthmus with pebbles along the ridge, which was considered to be a preparation for digging.

However, after the inevitable decline of the Spanish, the idea of ​​digging a canal became unrealistic, and it was almost forgotten by people. There was such an idea.

Since the 18th century, the colonial government has also had the idea of ​​digging a canal, and has inspected a total of four places, the Isthmus of Tevantepec in southern Mexico; a certain location near the Atrato River in northwestern Colombia; the Isthmus of Nicaragua and the Isthmus of Panama.

However, now, this place has become a colony of Chinese people. Naturally, Liang Pengfei, who had run business in South America in his previous life, asked Spain for the Panama Isthmus, which was naturally for this canal.

It is precisely because of the information obtained by the Spanish in the early investigation and Liang Pengfei knew some stories about the excavation of the Panama Canal, so the correct excavation plan was determined from the beginning: a sluice lifting canal was dug.

In the Qin Dynasty, such canals were already dug, and the Lingqu Canal in Guangxi was such a canal excavated in the Qin Dynasty.

However, compared with the sea-level canal originally designed by the Spanish colonial government, such a canal is more complicated in construction and costs more money. However, Liang Pengfei stubbornly believed that the sea surface of the Isthmus of Panama facing the Pacific Ocean is five to six meters higher than that of the Caribbean Sea, and required that the canal be dug according to this idea, so that everyone had to follow his instructions. The interference with Liang Pengfei made Jose Carlos very dissatisfied. However, the conclusion obtained after some scientists' on-site testing is very similar to Liang Pengfei's prediction. This not only makes everyone more convinced of Liang Pengfei's prophetic conclusion, but also makes those people more motivated.

"The Head of State is indeed a genius. He actually thought of using this method to construct multiple roads at the same time, which can greatly improve efficiency and shorten the completion time." Jose Carlos looked at the transportation side. The post road along the ridge, hidden by trees, was filled with endless figures.

"It's nothing. The Head of State just doesn't want to waste time, and I don't want so many workers to have nothing to do after they come here." The Chinese assistant Ye Qingyan explained with a smile.

"Originally, I expected to use 40,000 to 50,000 workers, which would take about ten to fifteen years to complete the canal. However, if we build a highway first and then build the canal, with the support of the road, the excavation of the canal can be at least one-third of the time." Jose Carlos smiled. "It's a pity that what we do now is to build roads. After all, we have only established a fortress and several villages and towns in the Isthmus of Panama, and there are too few people and labor."

"This is impossible. After all, the most important goal for us adults is the New World. This canal canal can be successfully excavated within the deadline." Ye Qingyan's eyes also fell on those workers, who were all shaved with the Mediterranean. All of these workers were Japanese workers transported from Japan. Currently, there are 30,000 Japanese workers working in the Isthmus of Panama.

However, at least until the food and products of the settlements in the New World have increased significantly, the number of labor will not increase for the time being. After all, the focus of development is now on the New World, and there is also a United States of America eyeing the East Coast.

Another point is that nowadays, a large number of prospecting workers are conducting prospecting work in Panama, trying every means to find coal mines that can be dug in this area. At that time, cement plants can be built here. At that time, not only will the progress be accelerated, but this sand and gravel road can also be paved with cement, becoming a more durable avenue.

Today, Japan has long been in chaos. After Liang Pengfei, a gangster, used a series of secret moves to damage the moves, the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Emperor have become mortal enemies, and the Tokugawa Shogunate is far stronger than the Daming lords who support the Emperor, Shikoku, and the southwest of Honshu Island.

However, with the support of the Liang family army, the two sides fought fiercely in the Kansai area. The wealthiest Kansai area on Honshu Island was almost barren, which made the Emperor's faction and the Tokugawa Shogunate faction have to continue to sell their country's interests and increase trade with the Liang family army. The displaced Japanese people fled one after another. Under the temptation of the Liang family army, a large number of Japanese people left their homes and boarded ocean-going giant ships to the New World or Australia to make their due contributions to the expansion of the Chinese nation.

The people of North Korea could not bear the oppression of the gentry, so they fled their homes and went to the northern area controlled by the Liang family army. Later, they became the main force of the Liang family army to pioneer Siberia.

After experiencing a long war between the White Lotus Sect and the Qing Ting officers and soldiers in the past two years, at least nearly ten million people were displaced in several provinces in central China, while the Liang family army gradually moved to the New World, Nanyang, Annan and other areas to more than two million Chinese people.

Moreover, this tide of refugees not only did not stop after the head of the Qing government was taken down by the Liang family army, but instead showed an increasingly fierce momentum.

Although in many places, the landlords and gentry who had countless lands found that their tenants and employees were almost running away, they were very angry and asked local officials to restrain the matter, the local officials were busy at this time to worry about whether they could keep their official positions in the new government. In addition, the Liang family officials who had already begun to enter the local area not only did not object to the refugees, but also acquiesced, and even supported these refugees to migrate to the mainland to open up new lands. Naturally, the officials simply ignored them.

The landlords and gentry had to repeatedly reduce their land rent and harvest commissions, and finally did not make the land they owned deserted.

In addition, in Guangdong, Fujian and the newly occupied Liangzhe area, the Liang family army began to jointly build factories with merchants from all over the country through the relationship between the Thirteenth Bank businessmen and merchants from all over the country, and also digested some of the refugees.

At this moment, Liang Pengfei heard the news that the leader of the White Lotus Sect, Liu Zhixi, was proclaiming himself emperor in Xiantao, Hubei. At that time, Master Liang was playing with his Shi Xianggu, who had given birth to a fat boy for him, was teasing the little guy who was only three or four months old in the house.

After receiving the news from Pan Bingjie, Liang Pengfei, who was holding his youngest son, felt a sense of laughter and wail. "Damn, this guy was hit by the lightning, right? He was also called emperor. I think he couldn't even be called a governor, but he dared to be called emperor?"

"What's the matter? The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. At that time, the emperor was still flying all over the sky. Today you proclaim the emperor, and tomorrow he proclaimed the emperor, and the world was in chaos." Pan Bingjie hugged the little guy from Liang Pengfei's arms and kissed him, with a loving look on his face, but Shi Xianggu still hugged him. "Sister, be careful, you have to pay more attention when you are heavy."

"Oh, I'm almost feeling sad with a big belly. I really don't know when this little guy will stay inside." Pan Bingjie pouted her mouth high, and her watery eyes were full of coquettishness. Liang Pengfei couldn't help but smile and reached out to shave Pan Bingjie's face. "Don't worry, it's almost there. When the child is born, I'll take you around and don't let you keep it in your hands. I'm going to do it?"

"Really?" Pan Bingjie widened her eyes, looking happy.

"Of course! I don't have the courage to lie to you guys for my husband." Liang Pengfei said after holding Pan Bingjie down.
Chapter completed!