Chapter 1596 New York Republic (First update, please subscribe)
What does it feel like to travel into the future?
And this world was created by himself.
Emperor Zhu.
No, Zhu Xianhai didn't know, but when the supersonic plane he was on landed at the New York airport, he looked back. The supersonic plane was completely different from the Concorde, which was a typical wide-body plane. The supersonic plane produced by the Ming Empire is now the mainstream plane for intercontinental flights in various countries around the world. As for subsonic planes, they are often only used for short-distance branch routes.
New York!
Zhu Xianhai, holding a suitcase in his hand, didn't even know why he came to New York, just like he didn't even know why he took off from Africa.
What am I doing here?
While he was wondering, he noticed that the customs checkpoint had three channels.
"Domestic Channel", "Foreign Channel", "Imperial Channel"
Although this is New York, the access signs are still written in large Chinese characters, and the English characters are not very obvious.
"The Imperial Passage, there's actually a separate passage? Hmm, I should go from here..."
Looking at the few people there, Zhu Xianhai walked over with his passport.
"Hello, welcome to New York."
A beautiful customs officer with blond hair and blue eyes smiled at him and spoke standard Mandarin, authentic Jianghuai Mandarin.
"Hello."
He handed over his passport, and the other party just took a quick look at it. Before Zhu Xianhai could figure out what was going on, the other party stamped it.
Is that all right?
This is the beautiful customs? It's so easy...
It was at this time that Zhu Xianhai noticed that the seal actually said "Republic of New York" and even had Chinese characters in addition to English.
Apparently there is no more beauty in this world - well, isn't this exactly what I have done?
That's pretty good.
This... After taking a look at the passport in his hand and then looking at the words on the stamp, Zhu Xianhai felt mixed emotions for a moment.
While he was feeling mixed emotions, he unexpectedly discovered a note inside his passport with a phone number on it - it was left by the female customs officer.
Well, I didn’t expect that they have such a strong sense of service and can provide corresponding services outside of work.
Worthy of praise.
This, this is New York...
New York is no longer the Empire State, but... the capital of the New York Republic. Today's New York is far from having the influence of another world. It is just a big city on the east coast of North America... Although it is still prosperous, that's all!
"Why am I here?"
Just when Zhu Xianhai was puzzled, there appeared a sign with "Zhu Mingde" written on it. Under the sign, stood a woman in a windbreaker.
Zhu Mingde is the name of Zhu Xianhai's body. He changed his name but not his surname. Although his surname is Zhu, he has nothing to do with the royal family, at least according to his passport.
Just an ordinary person.
"Hello, I'm Zhu Mingde, who are you?"
"I'm Kelly, the assistant manager of the New York branch of Huamei Trading Company, Manager Zhu."
He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but the moment the woman saw him, Zhu Xianhai felt that her eyes were shining, just like... a wolf touching fat meat.
prey?
This must be an illusion!
"Welcome to New York, Manager Zhu. I will be your assistant from now on..."
What does this world's New York look like?
Sitting in the car, Zhu Mingde couldn't help but look out the window. The New York outside the window didn't look much different from another world. There were still tall buildings, but the Empire State Building was missing - that building was in Yingtian and had been the tallest building in the world as early as the Shengde period.
As for the Statue of Liberty, it had long been reduced to ruins under the bombardment of the Imperial Navy, and even the remaining copper was looted by the people.
"...Later, we built the Statue of Reflection on the base of the Statue of Liberty. Well, even if it was for reflection, it was also for commemoration, to commemorate that ridiculous war."
Reflection on the statue of the goddess?
Zhu Xianhai suddenly became curious. He really wanted to go and see how Americans reflected on things. They even erected a statue of the goddess of reflection. They really knew how to reflect!
However, it seems that the United States no longer exists in this world. That’s not right. Isn’t there a Confederate State in the South? That’s also the United States.
Oh, it’s a pity that there is still America in this world…
Looking at New York outside the car window, the New York of this world is not a melting pot of races, because there is no place for blacks here at all. The division of the country and the economic recession have led to the exclusion of blacks everywhere. As early as the Heyday, white people began to kidnap blacks from the North and sell them to the South. In order to avoid being sold as slaves, many blacks fled to the South and volunteered to be "lifelong servants" on the plantations.
This world is so magical. After feeling the iron fist of the North in various parts of the North, the black slaves who originally longed for freedom fled back to the South. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, at least they don’t need to worry about food and clothing on the plantation. Of course, "lifelong servants" are different from ordinary slaves. Semi-slaves can get a small piece of land of their own, build their own houses there, and have their own families. The plantation owners will pay a certain amount of compensation every month in addition to food and clothing. Although it is very little, it is definitely freer than slaves. They don’t need to worry about being sold because they have masters, and they don’t need to worry about being beaten or even killed by white people.
Although he was somewhat curious about whether slavery still existed in the South during this era, Zhu Xianhai was more curious about the world.
What kind of changes have taken place in this world after I left?
"Manager, because the head office informed you that you are single, the company rented an apartment for you near Central Park..."
As she spoke, Kelly took a special look at the man. He was unexpectedly young and handsome. In her opinion, this man was simply the leading actor from a Ming Dynasty movie - handsome and elegant. Such a Ming Dynasty man would make the whole New York crazy. As she spoke to him, Kelly only felt her whole body getting hot.
Isn't this the man she longs for?
"Thank you, Miss Kelly. Do you know where there is a library near the apartment?"
Although he felt Kelly's enthusiasm, Zhu Xianhai had no interest in love at the moment. He had been an emperor, with three palaces and six courtyards, so what kind of woman could he not want?
He really has no interest in ordinary women.
I was reborn again, and I had to figure out the era I was living in first. Thinking this in my mind, looking at the cars and neon lights outside the window, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but glance at his mobile phone... It was a foldable phone, silver in color, and looked a bit like the V3 of his father's era.
Is there Internet in this era?
"library?"
Kelly was stunned for a moment, then said.
"Manager, it's already evening now. If you want to read a book, there is a computer in your room. The computer is connected to the Internet and you can check the books you like online."
What?
There is internet!
That's really not too convenient...
(End of this chapter)
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