Chapter 997: A Chance to Change Destiny (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

Everyone is trying to please the Empire!

Of course, the one to please is the Ming Empire!

There is nothing wrong with joining if you can't win.

As for the Brazilian Empire... didn't it perish long ago?

Whether Brazilians are willing to face it or not.

The Brazilian Empire no longer exists!

In fact, for many so-called "Brazilians", they have no feelings towards the Brazilian Empire at all. After all, this is an immigrant country. Among the five million Europeans and mixed-race people, at least half are from Germany, Italy, Russia and other countries. As for the northwest region, it is mainly composed of indigenous people, who have no loyalty to the Brazilian Empire.

That is, in Rio, Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, there live many Portuguese and mixed-race people. Many of them have lived in Brazil for hundreds of years, especially the plantation owners. They own land, wealth and privileges, which means they still have some loyalty to Brazil. But for others... whether it is the Brazilian Empire or the Ming Empire, they are nothing more than rulers.

For those "New Brazilians", the demise of the Brazilian Empire has little impact on them. All they need is to follow the trend and transform from "New Brazilians" to "New Ming People"!

Of course, for them, this kind of adaptation always comes with a hint of reluctance, because the empire was established by neither white people nor indigenous people, but by Chinese people. But fortunately, some things can be done as long as you get used to them.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this. You know, there have been several Indian presidents in Mexican history. Now for these Europeans, they just need some time to adapt.

In the past few years, with hundreds of millions of dollars invested, the twelve northern provinces have undergone tremendous changes - tens of thousands of kilometers of new railways connect the inland and coastal areas, and the north and south.

Large tracts of land were allocated to the Chinese as ranches or farms, and millions of Chinese poured into this land, deeply influencing it in every aspect.

"Captain Dunn is happily married to Miss Eliza Rodriguez..."

The news in the newspaper made the people in the cafe feel complicated. As everyone knows, Rodriguez Ranch is the largest ranch in the area, and now the only female heiress of this ranch married a Chinese officer. How could they not feel jealous? Of course, they were more jealous.

"What a bunch of shameless bitches. Those women always like to marry Chinese men! When they see Chinese men, they can't wait to take off their skirts and rush to the beds of those Chinese men..."

The men in the coffee shop were sour in their words when they talked about those women.

Almost everywhere, you can see European women wearing colorful dresses and holding hands with Chinese men. Those women prefer to throw themselves into the arms of Chinese men because they have money!

Chinese people are generally very rich!

In fact, not all Chinese are rich, but they are generally wealthy. Even the most ordinary Chinese have a piece of land or a stable lifelong job. In contrast, most ordinary Europeans either have only a small piece of land or have no stable job.

Marry a man to provide you with clothes and food.

Regardless of the era, people are always realistic, and women are naturally more realistic. For many women, throwing themselves into the arms of a man is just for the sake of living.

Ordinary women work to make a living, and even rich ladies like Eliza work to make a living. Through marriage, they integrate themselves with the empire. They are no longer collaborators in the occupied areas, but citizens of the empire's new territories.

"Haha, Chinese? Not to mention the Chinese, even the indigenous people are proud of it. They try every means to imitate the Chinese. They wear South China-style clothes and cut their hair short like South China..."

“But those indigenous people can never speak fluent Chinese.”

"But this doesn't stop them from looking very similar to the Chinese. Many people can't tell them apart!"

It is impossible to tell the difference at all. There are hundreds of thousands of indigenous people living on the Maso Grosso Plateau. In the past, they worked as tenants on ranches or farms for generations. But what about now?

Although they still live the same life as in the past, this does not prevent them from imitating the Chinese, especially many young people. They abandon their Portuguese names and replace them with Chinese names. They speak poor Chinese, as if this has made them Chinese.

In fact, this is normal. From Chile to Argentina, the Mapuche and Patagonian peoples actively integrated into the Ming Dynasty, learning Chinese and changing their Chinese surnames to change their own destiny. The reason for this is that in the cities of the Ming Dynasty, after such changes, they will not be discriminated against because of their skin color.

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In the face of change, those who only complain will eventually be eliminated by the times, but those who adapt to change will survive in this era.

Although he had only learned less than a thousand Chinese characters, while waiting for the interview at the Professional Registration Office, Pele picked up a newspaper beside him and started reading. The newspaper was in Chinese - all Portuguese newspapers had been closed four years ago, and newspapers without a press license were banned according to law.

There was only one language in the empire - Chinese. Although Bailey's mother was a black slave and his father was an ordinary white farmer, when the government began to promote Chinese, he still went to school to learn Chinese. In his view, this was his only chance to change his fate.

Like everyone else, he had been applying for a work permit. He didn't care about the Brazilian Empire or the Ming Empire. He needed a job and wanted to live like a Ming Dynasty person.

"If you don't have a work permit, there are some short-term jobs you can do."

Bailey said to himself that without a work permit, there would be no permanent jobs, but there were many short-term job ads in the newspapers.

Just as he was looking at the job ad in the newspaper, his number was called. As he entered the office and bowed, the interviewer asked.

"I noticed you were reading a newspaper? Do you know Chinese characters?"

"Yes, sir, I went to night school. This is my Chinese night school certificate."

The interviewer took the certificate of completion, then looked at the other party again, took out a registration form and said.

"Please fill out this registration form,"

The registration form is in Chinese characters and of course only Chinese characters can be filled in. This is also part of the interview.

Soon, Bailey filled out the registration form. The interviewer checked it and although the handwriting was really ugly, there were indeed no mistakes. He nodded and said.

"Very good, Mr. Bailey. Since there are few job opportunities locally, would a work permit from outside the area be ok? There is a job at the Northwest Mining Company that should suit you well."

Hearing this, Bailey said excitedly.

"Thank you sir, thank you..."

It doesn't matter whether you are from another place or not. The most important thing is work. For many ordinary people, a work permit and a long-term job are definitely opportunities to change their destiny... Of course, it is very tempting!

(End of this chapter)