Shirin walking on the street could clearly feel that the state of Rewind Port had changed. She didn't know where the problem was, but she just felt that it seemed to be on a different path.
There were more cars on the streets, and the number of human soldiers began to decrease. On the contrary, there were more and more humans without weapons. The shopping malls reopened, and each store was decorated with lights.
I don’t know why, but the business of all the small merchants and hawkers has improved. Those soldiers of the Tang Army who came back from the front line to rest are very rich. They are also willing to spend money, respect the local people, and do not bully or exploit the local civilians at all.
Sometimes the other party will also give some tips. They give candies to the children who shine shoes, and soap to the girls in the laundromat. They are as generous as a group of tourists here on vacation.
The new ships arriving at Refeng Port not only transported a large amount of materials, but also hundreds of civilian cars and countless engineering vehicles.
These things are changing Hot Wind Port and making everything better. I heard from Charlie that the Tang Dynasty has acquired several sets of large-scale power generation equipment, which provides sufficient power for the entire Hot Wind Port.
Electricity has never been so plentiful here in the past, so now government departments have begun replacing their own lighting, replacing incandescent lamps with something called fluorescent lamps.
As the power system is enhanced, wires must be replaced, so new poles have been erected on many streets, and the ground has begun to be excavated in some places, making everything dirty, but it makes the whole city feel more beautiful.
Energetic.
"Madam! Come and see our vegetables! They have just been brought into the city. They are fresh and delicious! Go back and cook them. They taste very good." Seeing Shirin passing by, the owner of the roadside vegetable shop said enthusiastically
call.
His recent business has been very good, because many people have received salaries from working in the Tang Empire, so their spending power has also increased. After he had the courage to open his business, he did make a lot of money.
What surprised him was that the city defense troops who used to collect taxes never came again. The patrol police from the Tang Empire often passed by, but they never asked him for any fees.
Before, he carefully accompanied Smiley Face, preparing to hand some money to the elves in uniforms, but the other party was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he didn't even dare to enter the next time he passed by.
There is no other way. The superiors of the Tang State have offered these patrol officers a good salary, but if someone is found to have violated the laws of the Tang Empire, they will be dealt with according to the wartime regulations - corruption and disobedience to His Majesty's will are two completely different things.
As a result, even a fool knows that it is best not to challenge the bottom line of the Imperial Military Police at this time.
Later, more and more shops opened, the city began to become prosperous again, and the advertising signs that had not been lit for a long time flashed again in the streets and alleys. Everyone knew that a new life had begun.
"Not bad, such fresh vegetables, sent from outside the city?" Shilin stopped and turned over the vegetable leaves on the table. In fact, these vegetable leaves are not particularly fresh, but at this time, you can see
It’s already very difficult to make vegetables like this.
"You are really discerning. Most of the farmland outside has been destroyed, and the yield is pitifully small. It is not easy to find such goods. Buy some back, there may be no more tomorrow." The boss is very good at talking, and tells how his vegetable leaves are doing.
He talked a lot about how hard it was to get into the city.
But Xilin often buys vegetables in the past two days. Of course she knows that the cargo ships of the Tang Empire have transported potatoes and sweet potatoes and other easily preserved vegetables. There are even cold chain ships that can transport green vegetable leaves. The goods in the hands of the vendors
Maybe it was obtained from the port and not something produced locally outside the city at all.
So she put down the food in her hand, smiled and prepared to leave. Knowing that she had met an expert, the boss quickly lowered his voice and gave Shirin a price that sounded very attractive: "Seven silver coins! How about this price?"
"From the port?" Shilin was also planning to buy something back. She was not short of money. Fran's family gave her some money and asked her to be responsible for buying vegetables and cooking: "Those Tang people are very powerful. They can even bring vegetables from the sea."
Ship it over there."
"It's more than amazing. Let me tell you, it's really peaceful outside the city. Those Tang troops have fought dozens of kilometers away. I went to several villages outside to find vegetable farmers, but I couldn't hear the sound of cannons.
The boss sighed and said, "It seems that this place will be their territory from now on... Let's not call them Tang Ren Tang Ren."
In fact, when he said this, he was looking forward to getting positive feedback from the listener. He hoped that the other person would agree with his statement, because he felt that he was a Tang person a few days ago.
When the police patrolling the streets were free of charge, when the soldiers carrying guns bought things and gave them money, when those noble men were hung on the chandeliers, when he secretly received seven or eight dollars from several food ration points.
When the Tang army didn't capture him, he felt that he should be a Tang man.
He had never seen a victorious army give food to the locals, so when he counted the money he earned these past few nights and looked at the relief bread on the table, he had already decided in his heart that the Yangmu Empire should be
Can't come back.
"..." Without saying anything, Shirin also knew that she should change her name: Charlie, whom she almost regarded as half her son, was already working for Tang State, and she really shouldn't be called Tang Ren Tang Ren anymore. But everything was wrong.
She was still not used to it, and she had no concept of the Tang Empire at all.
After paying and getting the food, Shirin walked back to the building where she was. When passing by the bombed telegraph office, she saw that the workers who were repairing the building were already removing the scaffolding on the exterior wall.
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The new building looks quite beautiful. There is a relief sculpture of the national emblem of the Tang Empire on it. This thing seems to have been shipped from the other side of the sea and directly inlaid on it. It is convenient and quick. But although it is very convenient, it is at best
If you insist on it for a few years, it will be damaged and peeled off by wind and sun.
But what the new mayor of Refeng Port from the Tang Empire wants is these few years. He wants to make the people here feel they belong as quickly as possible. This is the territory of the Tang Empire, and everything here belongs to His Majesty the Emperor.
s things!
After a few years, the national emblem has been hanging on everyone's heart, so it will not be a problem no matter how the national emblem on these buildings is peeled off or damaged. At that time, we only need to find the best craftsmen and use marble to carve it into fine details.
Just make one and that’s it.
"The weather is really getting colder." She withdrew her gaze and continued walking towards her home.
