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Chapter 1112, prosperous Hong Kong

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    The most southwesterly part of the European island of England, formerly Cornwall, is now the overseas colony of the Ming Empire, Hong Kong.

    Because the Ming Dynasty New Year is about to usher in, according to the system stipulated in the Ming Dynasty's latest Xiu Mu Code, during the New Year period, the entire Ming Dynasty will have a fifteen-day holiday.

    Therefore, the whole of Hong Kong is also ushering in the first Spring Festival in history.

    In the newly built huge harbor, ships flying the Ming flag are moored in the harbor. These ships are basically Ming ships coming to Europe for business.

    Because time was too short to return to the Ming Dynasty, I chose to come to Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year. After all, only on my own territory can I feel more at home.

    In the harbor, according to the order of the Governor of Hong Kong, everywhere in the harbor is decorated with red.

    Red lanterns, red window paper, and red couplets can be seen everywhere, and there is a happy red everywhere.

    There are crew members from the Ming Dynasty pasting red couplets and words on large ships, usually praying for peace, blessings, wealth, and so on, for everything to go well in the coming year.

    At the same time, some captains and businessmen brought various tributes to the pier to offer incense and sacrifices to the Ship God, Mazu, Guanyin, Dragon King, Turtle God, etc., praying that these gods can continue to bless them at sea in the coming year.  safe and sound.

    Various firecrackers and fireworks were set off one after another, and the sound resounded through the sky.

    Tom and Jack are queuing up to receive their wages.

    In the sixteenth year of Hongzhi, the entire Hong Kong has experienced unprecedented changes.

    Because it became an overseas colony of the Ming Dynasty and the first colony of the Ming Dynasty in Western Europe, it naturally became the bridgehead for the Ming Dynasty to enter and contact Europe.

    Not only did it attract a large number of Ming merchants, merchants, and Ming people to come to Hong Kong to do business and settle down, but also benefited from Hong Kong¡¯s special status, it also attracted a large number of European businessmen to come here to do business.

    This has greatly promoted the prosperity and development of Hong Kong. In just one year, Hong Kong has undergone earth-shaking changes.

    In the past, the port was just a small fishing village, but now it has turned into a large port and a big city, with spacious cement roads, tall buildings painted white, and glass windows shining in the sun.  The sky is shining, it is no longer the small fishing village it used to be.

    As local aborigines, Tom and Jack naturally enjoyed many benefits.

    In the past, they made a living by fishing. In addition to the heavy taxes from the British king and the church, Tom and Jack could only eat the most unpalatable horse bread and black bread to survive.

    But now I work here at the dock. At first I was involved in large-scale infrastructure construction, and then I worked as a porter at the dock, loading and unloading goods.

    Although it is also very hard and tiring, the wages given by the Ming Dynasty people are high, and life has undergone earth-shaking changes.

    "Jack, how much can you get this month?"

    Tom looked at the long queue in front of him and silently calculated his income in his heart.

    "It's less than three taels of silver~"

    Jack thought for a while and said, the currency in Hong Kong quickly switched to the currency of the Ming Dynasty as it became a colony of the Ming Dynasty. Copper coins, silver dollars, and silver notes also replaced the original pounds and pennies in a very short period of time.

    "I'm about the same. Ming people are still rich. I heard that these Ming sailors can easily earn more than ten taels of silver a month, and some can even earn dozens of taels of silver."

    Tom looked at the Ming Dynasty sailors who were relaxing in the port. With the beginning of the annual vacation, these Ming Dynasty sailors also became more leisurely.

    Hong Kong is home to a large number of merchant ships, captains, and sailors. These wealthy Ming sailors have always been the object of Tom's envy.

    These Ming sailors have endless money and are always surrounded by people, whether they are little sheep from England, Gallic chickens from France, blond female bullfighters from the Iberian Peninsula, or even women from the Mediterranean.  Hot girls are extremely enthusiastic about these generous Ming sailors.

    In addition to money and women, these Ming sailors also have a very high status. As long as they are willing to settle in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Governor's Office will directly give them 100 acres of land to attract Ming people to settle here.  .

    But such a policy has no appeal at all to these Ming people. These Ming sailors are basically wealthy people.

    Almost everyone is in the Golden Continent, the vassal states and colonies overseas of the Ming Dynasty.Locals are not allowed to live here. They can only work and pass by here during the day. At night, they are not allowed to appear in the commercial district.

    In the commercial district, the streets are spacious, the roads are neat and clean, the houses are very new, and the planning is neat. There are hospitals, schools, etc. run by the Ming Dynasty people.

    The local aborigines of Hong Kong live in another area, which everyone habitually calls the old district. The roads in the old district are all original mud roads, the houses are very small, very dilapidated, and everything is dirty.  Chaos.

    The Knight¡¯s Tavern is located in the old district and has always been a favorite place for locals.

    "Old John, two large glasses of dark beer~"

    As soon as Tom entered the Cavalier Bar, he immediately shouted loudly to the bartender Old John inside the bar.

    "Haha, it seems that our dear Tom has been paid again~"

    When Old John heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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