New Ming Empire mixed in America

The matter of splitting up the Royal Academy cannot be completed in a day or two, and Li Mingqi is not in a hurry.

So it will be three months after the split of the Royal Academy is completed.

After the split, all branches were moved to the newly built defense system in Sacramento.

And now Sacramento has been officially designated as the capital of the Xinming Empire and renamed Jinling!

California has also been renamed Xinmingzhou!

Li Mingqi accepted the proposal of the officials of the New Ming Empire and planned to name the future states after the names of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

For example, Qinzhou, Chuzhou, Yanzhou, Hanzhou, Zhaozhou, Weizhou, Qizhou, etc...

The name of San Francisco has not been changed. Firstly, it is because the people of the Empire are used to it. At the same time, San Francisco also has a nickname of San Francisco. (Secondly, it is because I am afraid that future officials will not remember where it is!

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The current Jinling City was built under the supervision of Liu Youcai, and it took nearly a year to rely on the sweat and lives of countless workers. With the nationwide efforts of the New Ming Empire, the construction of the defense system was finally completed.

Although the bastion-style city wall does not look as neat as the city walls in other Chinese periods, it allows artillery to maximize its effectiveness and reduces the blind spots for shooting.

At this time, the Imperial Guards, which had swelled to more than 10,000 people, had quickly formed combat effectiveness under Liu Erhe's reorganization in the past few months.

The defense of the capital Jinling is personally responsible for the Imperial Guard.

There are independent rail connections between the defense systems, special walkie-talkie base stations, independent water sources, arsenals, etc.

There are wide asphalt roads in the city. Except for the more spectacular buildings in the city, the rest of the buildings such as slum neighborhoods have been demolished and replaced with new courtyard-style buildings.

In order to cope with future major earthquakes, Li Mingqi didn't even think about building any high-rise buildings at this time.

It’s not like there isn’t enough space, they gave me a room in an improved modern courtyard house!

Some courtyards in high-rise buildings also have independent bathrooms, independent water supply, etc...

In order to build the capital, even the laying of railway tracks was delayed, and more than 60,000 white laborers were busy on the construction site day and night.

And advanced machinery such as excavators and forklifts are also used in key locations.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the construction work inside the city is not as heavy as the defense system outside the city. There are no various buildings. If you just build a courtyard, it will be very fast.

The only troublesome problems are the excavation of sewers and the supply of drinking water.

Drinking water is easy to solve. Let the Feng Shui master find the location of the groundwater, then dig a well, repair the factory and add a water pump. Through the pre-arranged tap water pipes, every household can use tap water. (Don’t mention it, refer to the tap water supply in rural areas)

Moreover, Jinling can be said to be connected in all directions, with the Jinling River (formerly the Sacramento River) connecting it to the San Francisco Bay.

Overland, there are asphalt roads and short-distance railways connecting Oakland, San Francisco and other places.

For communication, the telegraph lines left over from California’s past can realize basic communication, which will be gradually replaced by telephone lines in the future.

And the white talents who were "invited" one after another have been placed in a specialized centralized research center on Angel Island and began research on wireless telegraphy.

There are not only electrified barbed wire walls, bunkers, minefields and other security measures here, but we strive to make these talents live in a safe and secure manner.

In order to improve the quality of life of these people, their families were also moved to Angel Island, and the gallows and patrolling Ming Xie troops everywhere ensured the security of the island.

As for the San Francisco natives who were originally resettled on Angel Island, they were sent out of the country after being given a severance package.

Of course, according to reports from the Ming Xiejun, most of them felt the beauty of the new Ming Empire and would rather build railways than leave.

How could Li Mingqi have the heart to refuse such a request? He could only grit his teeth and agree to these people's 'unreasonable' requests, allowing them to realize their life value on the construction site.

'Today, the people in the empire live in harmony and happiness. Both blacks and whites can find their own place in the Xinming Empire, which has become a paradise on land!'

After writing the last stroke, Zhao Zhen, the historian of the New Ming Empire, put away his sketch pen and rubbed his wrist.

He stood up from the stone next to the unknown cemetery where countless black people were buried, and looked at the white workers who were working, with a smile on his face.

"Sir Ming, the railway just planned will pass through this mountain. Do you think we should move these remains?"

A white public intellectual wearing a safety helmet walked up to Zhao Zhen and said respectfully:

"I think they should be cremated, and then their ashes should be scattered into the sea, so that these black brothers can enjoy the breath of freedom..."

Nodding, Zhao Zhen replied: "These are issues you should consider. I am just a historian, and I am here to record the construction of the railway."

Nowadays, the short-distance railway construction projects connecting various towns in the Xinming Empire are generally contracted out to local towns, and then each town subcontracts them to white contractors who have transformed themselves from Shin Ming Gongzhi.

These labor contractors would go to the labor importing countries designated by the New Ming Empire to recruit workers, such as Peru, Mexico, and eastern United States.

As for the closer states of Oregon and Southern California, they have been excluded from the list of labor importers.

Laborers from these two places do not need to be paid, so there is no labor importation.

"Sir Ming, there is a horse dealer named Little Joseph who wants to see you."

Just when Zhao Zhen was about to leave the construction site, another contractor who was close to the public and had a part-time job came over and informed him of a request.

"Are you talking about Mr. Joseph Jr. who has a big ranch in Southern California?"

Zhao Zhen was very familiar with this name because he had interviewed this good friend of the Xin Ming Empire during a series of Empire broadcasts some time ago.

"Yes, that's the gentleman who has a big property in Southern California."

The contractor smiled and confirmed Zhao Zhen's doubts. He had paid an introduction fee to help connect little Joseph this time.

Of course, part of this extra income needs to be paid as special taxes, but the rest is legal income.

After getting Zhao Zhen's consent, the contractor touched the crown coin in his pocket and went to notify little Joseph.

"Dear Mr. Zhao, I have a heartfelt request for you this time. Neptune, can you agree to it..."

Little Joseph looked at Zhao Zhen with a smile on his face and said his request.

In fact, it's not a big deal. Young Joseph said that he has some manpower that he hopes to send to the construction site, and at the same time, he can also earn some agency fees.

"Aren't you in the horse business anymore?" Zhao Zhen asked strangely after hearing his request.

"Sigh, the horse business is hard to do now. People in Southern California...the cost is too high now."