Cai Bixia and Xiang Ying walked out of Prince Heshuo Zheng's Mansion hand in hand. Behind them was Prince Zheng Chengzhi who was bidding farewell, and two young eunuchs followed behind, each holding a pot of exquisite chrysanthemums!
After the false politeness, the two got on a rickshaw and left the palace in a leisurely manner. Behind them were two eunuchs holding chrysanthemums, riding in a cart to the Chinese Embassy!
The people pulling the rickshaws have all been vetted by the Chinese and are definitely not spies. The couple can chat in a low voice about some secret topics in the car.
Cai Bixia looked at her lover, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly said, "You...listen to what you just said, do you have any plans?"
"Let me remind you, even if the master continues to defend you, if you do something too much, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Xiang Ying held her hand and smiled, "What are you talking about? It seems that I have become the master's rebel. Don't you understand me? Anyone who betrays will never betray the master!"
"The Hidden Dragon in the East China Sea... This is not only China's hope, but also the only hope for the entire East Asia to get rid of Western colonization!"
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore... I heard that Zai Chun sent a message to the master. The day after tomorrow, he invited us to go to Yuquan Mountain to see the snow scenery and overlook the huge scale of the Jingshi Iron Works..."
"The weather is too cold. You have to wear the white fox fur cloak I brought you from the Far East. Don't be reluctant to part with it... You grew up in Ryukyu. The winter in the north of the mainland is not easy..."
The young couple happily found a place to eat out, but the others had to be busy as they should!
Further away, in the Tanggu Northern Industrial Zone, the thick smoke of industrial pollution mixed with coal ash is floating on the ground. Since the operation of the industrial zone has been on track, the people around Tanggu have never seen any snow scenes again!
The mountains, rivers, and land, including the Haihe River and the Bohai Sea, are all polluted black and gray by industry. No matter how much snow arrives here in winter, it is either melted by the billowing heat waves released by industrial production, or burned into filth by black and gray coal ash. of ice slag!
But no one will dislike such an environment. Everyone knows that the unpolluted environment in the pastoral past was very beautiful, but what is behind that beauty?
Poverty, hunger, cold, plague... What is hidden under the most beautiful landscape paintings is a life of hardship!
Although the current pollution has brought a lot of inconvenience to people's lives, at least within the radiation range of the industrial zone, people have no worries about food and clothing, warmth, housing, medical care, and wives to start a family when their children grow up. !
Money, there is no picturesque scenery here but there is money for people to live well!
The steel plant and the coke plant are neighbors. The gates opened at ten o'clock in the morning. The workers who had started working shifts in the middle of the night dragged their tired bodies out. They were covered in filth and their faces were covered with soot. When they smiled, only their teeth were white. of!
Their work is very hard, which is unimaginable to those farmers who depend on the sky for food, but their income is really high. The factory's income in one year is worth ten years of harvesting from the land!
Everything is good when you have money, not to mention that today is the day when monthly salary is paid. These workers who have just received their salary from the accounting department are calling their friends and inviting them to the pub for a drink!
"Let's go! Xin Jian... This month you helped the factory solve six steel component design problems. You make the most money, so you have to treat me!"
Xin Jian cupped his hands and said apologetically, "I can't do it today. I have an appointment...I'll definitely do it another day!"
"Really? Don't you think you're careless and don't want to give up money? That's not true. It's just one or two silver dollars. It wouldn't be fun if you skipped the table again!"
Xin Jian laughed loudly, "What I'm saying is, let alone one or two silver dollars, it's okay to ask a few brothers to be hosts for ten silver dollars... But that's really not possible today, something really happened!"
The friends were also joking among themselves, and they laughed and dispersed. Xin Jian watched the workers taking over to drink, then he wrapped himself in a cotton coat and walked in the opposite direction to the northwest!
After walking through the streets and alleys, after two intersections, there is the Haiyan Building, the largest restaurant in Tanggu. Sit high in the elegant room!"
Xin Jian walked through the lobby to the backyard. When he arrived at the backyard, he did not enter the private room but went directly into the warehouse behind the large kitchen. By this time, someone was already waiting for him in the warehouse!
People nodded without saying anything, and then a wooden board was lifted from the ground to reveal the stairs going down!
After Xin Jian walked down, he passed through two wooden doors and entered the huge wine cellar of the coastal building!
The fame of Haihailou is still thanks to Xiao Letian. At first, Tanggu was just a small town on the coast. It became a commercial town with the convenience of the foreign devils using strong ships and cannons to open the country!
Haihailou is just an ordinary restaurant in a commercial town. There are three or four waiters and only two cooks. The boss has to do everything personally!
Until Xiao Letian settled here forcefully, bringing funds and overseas business, the special zone quickly became prosperous. As the first designated hotel for the head of state to entertain guests, the Haihai Building suddenly developed explosively!
The head of state likes foreign styles, and there are many foreign devils talking about business. The dishes at Haihailou are a combination of Chinese and Western, especially the wine. The foreign wines in the cellar of Haihailou are as good as those in high-end restaurants in Paris and London!
And because transportation is not easy, the storage capacity is very large!
After Xin Jian walked down, there were huge wooden barrels like walls. Inside were red wines produced by various French wineries. Going further inside, there were rows of wooden shelves densely packed with glass bottles!
Champagne, dry red, dry white...these are not calculated by the number of bottles, but by the number of walls!
At this moment, the aroma of spirits can be heard in the wine cellar. When you twitch your nose and smell it, you will know that this is the cane sugar rum produced in Naha, which is the favorite of blue-collar workers and sailors!
Xin Jian walked to the deepest part of the wine cellar. He didn't know how many oil lamps and candles were burned. This corner was extremely bright. A dozen workers dressed up were gathering around to drink. The wooden boxes were placed with the characteristics of the coastal building. Cold dishes, everyone is sitting on the floor and eating happily!
"Hey... Xin Jian is here. I'm waiting for you alone. What can you drink..." He couldn't help but pass over a glass of rum, and Xin Jian raised his head and took a big sip.
"It's out of season, why did our mutual aid club gather early? What's the matter..." Xin Jian asked, throwing a piece of shrimp dumpling into his mouth.
"The mutual aid association held an emergency meeting. Of course it has a mission..."
No one among the workers present answered Xin Jian, but a hoarse voice came from behind a row of beer barrels.
