"Young man, we have the most vast land in the world, and every inch of land needs someone to protect it. Please go to remote areas. If you are a soldier, go to protect the stability of the border. If you are a scholar, go
Spread Chinese culture. No matter how splendid the civilization is, it is created and spread by generations of scholars. There is no nation that can create a splendid culture by closing itself off..."
Soon, a passionate article spread in newspapers.
The signature of the article is Dugu Appreciating the Moon.
This kind of article can make the front pages of many official newspapers, and anyone who cares can guess who wrote it.
However, this did set off a wave of enthusiasm for going to the frontiers, especially since the government immediately issued a series of preferential policies. For example, official teachers who went to remote areas could be given priority to teach in cities.
Teachers who do not have a staff position can be given priority after they go to teach.
Soldiers stationed in remote and cold areas can receive double subsidies and have more places to attend military academies.
Suddenly, going to the frontier became the hottest topic at the end of Fuxing 6.
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Tanggu Passenger Terminal is currently one of the busiest passenger terminals.
An old white man wearing a green and black woolen coat and a gray beard stepped off a cruise ship sailing from Xiangjiang to Tanggu.
This is a 5,000-ton standard cruise ship. All the chimneys on the deck are arranged at the back to give passengers a better riding experience.
Cruise ships are divided into first class, business class and economy class, and can carry thousands of people at a time.
This kind of cruise ship has a mixed structure of iron and wood, is fully steam-powered, and is independently designed by the Fuxing Army.
At present, dozens of ships have been produced and are active on various routes in the Pacific. Now they have even opened routes to the Indian Ocean.
This kind of cruise ship can also be requisitioned as a troop carrier during wartime. Its cruising speed can reach fifteen knots, surpassing most merchant ships in speed, greatly improving the delivery capability of the Renaissance Army.
When Bao Ling was on the boat, he saw this modern dock from a distance.
He still remembered that the last time he came here was ten years ago. At that time, he was preparing to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but he did not succeed.
Those officials from the Qing Dynasty were all ignorant, conservative, backward, and always had their eyes set on the top.
At that time, it was still a desolate reed beach. Merchant ships had to enter the Haihe River from Dagu Port to find a landing place.
But now, among the originally withered reeds, a new city has sprung up.
From a distance, you can see buildings with four or five floors. The main body of the house is a masonry structure, but the roofs are all decorated with Chinese-style black tiles, carved beams and paintings.
This seems to create a new architectural model.
Bao Ling, who has traveled to most countries in the world and has studied architecture quite a lot, can see at a glance that this architectural model is not a patchwork of Chinese and Western architectural models, but an innovation.
An innovation brought about by advances in construction technology and construction materials.
After boarding the flat and solid cement floor of the pier, Bao Ling stamped his feet heavily. In the reception area in the distance, someone was holding a sign. A young man wearing a blue-gray Renaissance Army civilian uniform was standing there holding a sign.
The certificate written on the sign is exactly Bao Ling's English name.
Once upon a time, Bao Ling was an important guest in this land, and Dong Shuheng personally received him every time.
Now he is treated like an ordinary guest.
Bao Ling was followed by two Nanyang servants, whom he hired on Xiangjiang Island. These natives from Luzon Island are now working as servants in various big cities in Nanyang. You can sign long-term contracts with them.
Contract, short-term employment is also possible, billed by the day.
A gentleman like him would not be able to drag himself around with a salute.
This time he visited the Fuxing Army homeland in a private capacity. The new Prime Minister Mr. Stanley specifically sought out Bao Ling, hoping that he could find Dong Shuheng in his own private capacity to discuss the armistice.
The Great Empire did not want this matter to be made public. Bao Ling had lived in China for many years and had connections there, so he could negotiate with the Renaissance Army through his private identity.
The Great Empire is ready to give up most of its interests in the east in exchange for peace and a chance to breathe. What the injured overlord needs most is time to lick his wounds.
There were many, many people disembarking from the cruise ship, and Bao Ling was just one of them.
The composition of these guests is also very mixed, including envoys from various European countries, who come to replace the embassy staff whose terms have expired.
Most of them are people from countries within the Great China Circle, and only these people can enter the new capital.
Bao Ling saw the looks in these people's eyes that were similar to those of pilgrims.
People from non-Chinese circles can only reach the area designated by Tianjin City as far as possible.
The entire mainland of the Ba'ath Army is now not open to "foreigners".
Only "foreigners" from countries that have joined the Greater China Circle can obtain passes to enter the inland areas.
"Hello, Mr. Bao Ling!" Zhu Jianwen shook hands with the old diplomat generously.
Zhu Jianwen was only 22 years old, had just graduated from college, and was assigned to the Europa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He has double majored in English and French. He is tall, handsome, and well-spoken. He is a good candidate for a diplomat.
This time the ministry sent him to pick up the ship, not only to give him a chance to exercise, but also to show an attitude to Bao Ling.
That is, the Renaissance Army will not give him any privileges because of his past status.
His only privilege was a special pass to visit as a friend.
"Hello, young man, has your Minister Liu been busy recently?" Bao Ling asked.
What he meant was that at least Liu Qingbei should come to pick him up.
Zhu Jianwen pretended not to understand, and said with a smile on his face: "Our minister's itinerary is not something that I, a junior staff member, can know. But Mr. Bao Ling, if you have any questions, you can tell me, and I will be happy to help you.
Serve.”
It is said that you should not hit someone with a smiling face. Zhu Jianwen took advantage of his age and pretended to be thick-skinned.
"Okay, young man, I would like to know when President Dong will be free. He and I are also old friends."
"Mr. Bao Ling, I will help you ask when I get back. I believe the president will be happy to see you if he has time." Zhu Jianwen said this perfectly.
Bao Ling followed Zhu Jianwen to a parking lot not far from the waiting area.
Parked here was a black car with a golden dragon flag on a red background hanging on the front.
Zhu Jianwen talked to Bao Ling and guided him towards the car.
Thanks to Bao Ling, Zhu Jianwen could finally enjoy the privilege of traveling in an official car this time.
Bao Ling was also looking at the parking lot. Most of the cars here were four-wheeled and two-wheeled carriages.
There is a tram stop not far away, and there are many people there. Some people wearing civilian clothes are queuing up to buy tickets at the tram stop.
There are also some public carriages leaving the station one after another.
Bao Ling had never ridden in a four-wheeled vehicle like this in the parking lot.
However, he is not an ignorant person. He knows that this is a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine.
In China, people have long made four-wheeled vehicles powered by steam engines.
This kind of car does not need rails and can travel freely on the road.
Just using a steam engine for power made this kind of car too heavy and heavy, and its speed could not even be compared to a horse-drawn carriage.
So it can only be regarded as a toy.
In the past few years, people in various European countries have been developing internal combustion engines, but no practical results have been produced. Coupled with the lack of official support, progress has been very slow.
At this time, he saw at least four or five cars in the parking lot.
The one Zhu Jianwen guided him towards was obviously better, at least from the outside.
Some of the cars next to them had only three seats, some had no roofs, and some clearly had wooden frames.
"Mr. Bao Ling, please come in." Zhu Jianwen walked to the left rear of the car, opened the door, and made an inviting gesture.
Bao Ling sat in the car generously. He was surprised by the sofa seats in the car, and the leather-trimmed lining, which completely covered up the roughness of the metal shell.
At this moment, Bao Lingcai suddenly thought of his two Filipino maids. His salute was still in their hands.
Before he could speak, Zhu Jianwen's handsome face with Chinese characters stretched out.
"Sir, put your greetings in the trunk. I rented a carriage for the two Filipino maids. They will meet you at the hotel. I don't think you want to squeeze into the same car with them.
Bao Ling looked around him and saw that there was indeed a large space, but it would definitely not be possible for those natives to sit next to him.
The design inside this car is really exquisite, comparable to a luxury carriage.
The car soon started, and the sound was not too loud. At least it was much quieter than a steam engine.
The car left the parking lot and drove onto a wide road. There was a special lane for trams in the middle of the road, and horse-drawn carriages drove on both sides.
There are very few cars on the road, and most of them are horse-drawn carriages.
It can be seen that the Renaissance Army has not completely popularized this type of diesel locomotive.
At this time, Bao Ling's focus had shifted to both sides of the road.
There is no farmland visible near the road, and factories on both sides of the road are surrounded by walls.
The wall blocks part of the view, and only the tall chimneys and white reaction towers can be seen.
There are rows of telephone poles on both sides of the road, and almost every factory is connected to electricity.
Bao Ling is familiar with these things, and the Chinese are also promoting electrification now.
London already has trams.
But when it comes to electrification, Berlin is doing better. Bao Ling visited the German Confederation at the beginning of the year.
The development speed there is very fast. It has become a new star in the Europa region. It seems to be somewhat similar to here.
There are also telephone poles everywhere in the German Confederation, which is just as dynamic as here.
The speed of cars is much faster than that of horse-drawn carriages. This shows that the technology of the Renaissance Army in manufacturing cars has been very mature.
An hour and a half later, the car arrived at the embassy district on the outskirts of Tianjin, where there is a hotel dedicated to receiving foreign guests.
"Mr. Bao Ling, it's a little late today, and you've been tired from traveling, so please take a rest in the hotel first." Seeing that the car was about to reach its destination, Zhu Jianwen said to Bao Ling.
He, a temporary receptionist, had no right to talk to Bao Ling about the armistice between the two great powers.
In the past two days, he was only responsible for taking Bao Ling around and letting Bao Ling see the real Renaissance Army, mainly to feel the strength of the Renaissance Army.
Dong Shuheng likes to show off his strength before negotiating.
"Okay, thank you Mr. Zhu for your hard work in coming to pick me up. Today I saw a different Tianjin. If possible, I would like to see your new capital tomorrow," Bao Ling said.
He really wanted to know more about the Fuxing Army. In the past few years, the Fuxing Army had become more and more mysterious in the eyes of the people of Yu.
So much so that many people in the Great Empire attributed the recent defeat to the lack of intelligence on the Renaissance Army.
Many nobles in the Great Empire even thought that the Renaissance Army had braids.
Bao Ling came here this time not only to negotiate, but also to understand the purpose of the Renaissance Army. As for spying on intelligence, Bao Ling could not do it alone. There were specialized people to do that.
At the Shanghai Pier, Zhang Yong was wearing a cyan top with a dark brown sweater underneath and a hat on his head. It is a round-brimmed wooden hat that is very popular in Southeast Asia.
However, in Shanghai, most people wear felt hats because it is already winter here.
Although it is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the temperature is not too low, but the humid air turns into a biting cold wind, which still makes people feel chilly.
Cotton hats and scarves are sold at stalls outside the pier.
The vendors are very smart and know that most of the customers coming from the south lack clothing to keep out the cold.
Zhang Yong's home is in eastern Guangdong, but he landed in Shanghai.
This was of course arranged by the intelligence personnel of the Great Empire.
Zhang Yong was previously selected as an intelligence officer and received a period of training, including intelligence spying, cryptography, assassination, etc.
This training really gave Zhang Yong a lot of knowledge.
When he was selected by the Intelligence Department of the Renaissance Army, he basically received no training. He was originally a wild man, but now he was trained by his own enemies.
The Chinese people did not completely trust these Chinese, so they were allowed to work in groups of three.
Each group has a single line of contact with the head of the intelligence service.
Zhang Yong is the leader of his group. Two of his subordinates are from Cape Town, and one of them is a subordinate of Zhang Yong's previous development.
But the other person is not reliable. When the Chinese formed a group, they deliberately formed the group randomly.
The leader of the team was a Korean intelligence officer, who was hiding in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone as a Frenchman, which was the original concession.
Now the free trade zone is the place where foreigners have the most freedom.
Zhang Yong and others took a Dutch merchant ship and arrived at the Dutch colony in Java.
The current Dutch colonies are closely intertwined with the local Chinese small countries. The Dutch colonial method was originally to control some major cities.
Most places outside of cities are autonomous by natives.
And those natives simply could not resist the expansion of the Chinese country.
Nowadays, Nanyang is dominated by large plantations. The force of a single large plantation is enough to crush the surrounding native tribes.
The Dutch are now unable to cause friction with these Chinese countries. Otherwise, the several small Chinese countries in Southeast Asia can completely drive the Dutch away without the need for the Renaissance Army to take action.