In the early morning in Bunas, the confused guard was looking listlessly at the old man sweeping the floor passing in front of him.
This place must have been much deserted before, and the old people who stayed behind were telling the new young people about the glory of Bunas all the time.
In the past, Bunas really did not close their homes at night and did not pick up things on the streets. Even the beggars here could earn several times that of farmers in other places.
It is no exaggeration to say that this place was once the richest place on the entire planet. People who have never been to Bunas will not be able to appreciate the prosperity of this place at all.
In fact, after living here casually for a few days, you can easily understand how luxurious this place was back then.
The roads here are all covered with electric street lights, and the electricity consumed in one night has already made some cities salivate. What's more, the streets and alleys here are still flashing countless neon lights every night.
There are 7 large casinos here, more than 30 small casinos open all night, and a huge movie theater that continuously broadcasts the latest movies every night.
At the racetrack outside the city, bettors wave their tickets and shout wildly every week, and the cars parked around them can even block traffic.
Thousands of workers work in the factory in Bunas every day. When they get off work, countless bicycles and cars instantly fill the streets of the city like a tide. The scene is absolutely spectacular.
The air in this city is filled with a proud industrial smell. The severe pollution makes people here cough non-stop every day. As long as the window frames are not wiped for a day, black soot will fall down and accumulate into thin layers.
A thin layer.
The huge chemical factories here have spherical storage tanks connected one after another, and steel pipes connect the surrounding factories. Even walking on the paths of these factories, you can't see the complete sky when you look up.
This is Bunas, this is the industrial pearl Bunas that Lanes has been dreaming about all his life and tried his best to get!
Unfortunately, this place is no longer what it used to be. Although the Lions Empire has tried its best to restore the glory here, it still cannot return to its former appearance.
Although a series of compensation policies have been launched and a large number of workers have been relocated, Bunas is still in irreversible decline, which is visible to the naked eye and is unstoppable.
It was once hard to find a room in the bustling Bunas Hotel in the past, but now the occupancy rate is not even half of what it used to be.
The door of the Silver Fox Tavern, which was bustling with people half a year ago, was locked. Even the sign hanging above was damaged, and no one was repairing it.
The nobles of the Lions Empire came here, carved up the former wealthy areas and took away some profitable industries. The rest of the place began to irreversibly decline and become desolate.
But even so, the Lions empire still made a lot of money: when Datang Group retreated, the machines and equipment left behind were worth hundreds of millions, which suddenly provided Lynes with more than ten times its production capacity.
These instant increases in production capacity even caught Lions off guard and gave them indigestion: they didn't even know what many production projects were for.
Of course, more of the products in factories actually produce some outdated products. Since the development of Long Island, the industry in Bunas has rarely undergone industrial upgrades.
It is hard to imagine that now that Datang Group has begun mass production of the third generation of Rolls-Royce luxury cars, the first-generation Rolls-Royce production line left by Bunas has no use.
For the Lions Empire, these technologies may still have reference value, but for the Datang Group, these things are of little use.
Of course, for the Lions Empire, this is not the only improvement: in the Bunas military factory, there is a complete production line for Thompson submachine guns, as well as a supporting production line for .45 caliber bullets.
At the same time, there are production lines for Maxim machine guns, howitzers, MK tanks, and airships...
This is simply pie in the sky: if you wanted to buy these weapons before, it would cost a lot of money. Now, the Lions Empire can have these advanced weapons and equipment without paying any money.
Putting aside the arms factory for now, just a part of the remaining pharmaceutical factory can make the Lions Empire make a lot of money.
However, in order to prevent Datang Group from taking away any piece of equipment, Lions Empire still took over some production contracts from Datang Group.
These are the weapons sales contracts signed by the Datang Group back then: For example, the MK series of tanks sold by the Datang Group are now taken over by the Lions Empire.
Now these factories are still operating, and workers transferred from various regions have begun to resume production in Bunas. Although it is not possible to restore production capacity to its original state for the time being, the vast majority of factories have resumed operations.
On the pier, a sailboat gradually came closer to the pier, the gangway was lowered, and the sailors calmly carried down the catch.
These days, if you are purely engaged in transportation, you will rarely see new sailboats. Most sailboats are fishing boats. The number of ocean-going sailboats is gradually decreasing, and they are just old ships waiting to be eliminated.
The sailboat parked on the dock is obviously one of these old sailboats waiting to be phased out: the boat itself is very worn out, but it is still not willing to be phased out, so it is just used temporarily.
In fact, this kind of improvisation does not save money: motor-sailing boats and similar ships are not necessarily much more expensive than sailing boats in terms of usage costs. They may be more powerful, so they may be more cost-effective.
Only whether they can obtain oil and coal, and whether they can get a quota to buy ships, are the important reasons that hinder ship owners from changing ships.
The dock was not busy this morning. Only a huge cargo ship arrived. This cargo ship was carrying rubber from Dorne. The crane was lifting the goods to the dock.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Next to the sailboat, the dock workers gathered around are already unloading the catch. The small dock here is specially prepared for the sailboat. There is no crane, so it is more troublesome to unload the cargo.
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"Woo!" Along with a long whistle, everyone's eyes fell on another pier not far away, where a large ship was entering the port.
It was a battleship, with light smoke still floating from its two huge chimneys. It gradually came to rest on the dock, and the front and rear gun barrels were covered with waterproof canvas.
Without careful identification, you can clearly tell that this is a Bunas-class ironclad ship manufactured by the Datang Group, with the flag of the Lions Empire hanging on it.
Not far away on the sea, another cruiser made by Cyric was also preparing to enter the port, and next to it another cruiser made by Cyric was adjusting its course.
This is a fleet! The fleet that Lyons transferred to Bunas from the south! At a glance, there are as many as seven or eight battleships, all of which are iron-clad, densely black, and smell of wealth.
The porters on the dock watched the warships gradually docking. The foreman shouted impatiently behind them: "Work quickly! Work quickly! What are you looking at? Haven't you seen enough after all these years?"
Along with their shouts, these workers lowered their heads helplessly and began to carry the catch that had just been unloaded from the boat.
The old man sweeping the floor disappeared without knowing when, and the Lions Empire soldiers standing guard didn't pay attention. He stood there with his weapon on his back, curiously looking at the warships in the distance one by one.
In a building near the dock, a stooped old man knocked on a door. The sound of his knocking was regular, and soon an old woman opened the door.
The two people looked at each other, and the old man reached out and pressed a few times on the old woman's palm, and then left as if nothing had happened.
The old woman closed the door, then walked to a room inside, opened the closet door, pushed the secret door, and walked to the next room.
This was next door to the house where she lived. There was a telegraph machine on the table. The old woman took out the code book from her pocket, placed it next to the telegraph machine, put on her earphones and started working.
She typed very carefully and quickly sent out the most important information she wanted to send. Then she put away the code book and calmly returned to the room where she lived.
In the telegraph room far away on Long Island, the officer on duty pulled down a telegram he had just recorded and handed the newspaper to the officer on duty behind him: "Telegram from Candle 17!"
"Candle 17? Bunas's?" Upon hearing this, the officer on duty immediately lowered his head to read the intelligence content. The next second he turned around and ran away, without any trace of his usual leisurely attitude.
The sound of his leather boots hitting the floor tiles resounded in the corridor, and soon a telegram flew across the endless sea to Anpu.
"Information from Bunas! Information from Candle 17, Lines' fleet has been found in Bunas!" An officer rushed into the conference room and shouted loudly to everyone.
"Huh!" The naval liaison officer let out a long breath, and the expression on Loew's face became slightly more relaxed.
"It seems that the enemy fleet has not all assembled. At least Lions did not participate in Cyric's military operation against Dragon Island." A general took off his hat and scratched his head and said thankfully.
"It seems so." Tang Mo on the side also showed a smile - it seems that the other party has not completely united. This is definitely good news for the Tang Kingdom.
"Report!" Another officer rushed into the conference room panting, bringing another piece of good news: "The Ice Empire's fleet has also been found, and their fleet has returned to Everwinter Port!"
"Fortunately! It seems that apart from Cyric's fleet, only the fleets of Dorn and Goblins are left, which pose a threat to us." The smile on Tang Mo's face became wider.
