The weather in New York is very cold in winter, especially after a winter snow, the weather here is even colder.
For Zhu Xianhai, who has been in New York for two months, he is slowly adapting to his new identity - a senior executive of a state-owned enterprise. His job is extremely simple, and apart from signing some orders, there is almost nothing else to do.
Today, New York, like other North American countries, is part of the empire's world supply chain - cheap labor makes the cost of their goods much lower than that of the empire.
Over the past few decades, the empire's politicians and experts have carefully constructed a global supply chain, making full use of materials and labor from countries around the world to meet the empire's demand for materials and cheap goods.
And this saved the whole world, including the United States.
"Bang..." Suddenly, a sound like an explosion came from the sky. Without looking up, Zhu Xianhai knew that it must be a sonic boom. Now he has become accustomed to this sound - the plane taking off from Roosevelt Airport will enter supersonic flight over the sea.
Roosevelt Airport is the airport where Zhu Xianhai landed when he came to New York. The airport was built during the Great Depression of the last century. It was ordered to be built by then-President Roosevelt to provide jobs, but it was of no avail. The Great Depression that lasted for 20 years caused countless New Yorkers to die of hunger.
In order to survive, millions of white people, with their families, crossed the border and sneaked into the northern territories of the empire and Mexico. In order to make a living, the white men who were living in the empire worked illegally, while the women made a living by selling their bodies. Because most of them spoke English, in the following decades, "English sister" was even synonymous with prostitute in the empire.
This even affected English... It became a lowly language in the Empire. The reason why Zhu Xianhai was sent to New York as a supervisor at such a young age was, to put it bluntly, that he knew English... In the Empire, few people learned English.
"Hey, why are they discriminated against so much?"
Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but sigh at the impermanence of the world. Once upon a time, even in this world, the early Ming Dynasty achieved its subsequent rise by learning from Britain.
And now?
Not only has the United Kingdom declined into a second-rate country in Europe, but English has not only fallen into the status of a non-universal language, it even has a derogatory connotation.
“English is just a bird…”
While feeling emotional, I looked at Manhattan outside the window. The Manhattan before my eyes seemed to be as prosperous as another world, but its influence on the world was not worth mentioning at all.
The Great Depression, which lasted for more than two decades, almost destroyed the New York Republic and other North American countries.
What finally saved them?
It was the empire's industrial transfer - a large number of labor-intensive industries such as textiles, printing and dyeing, and clothing were transferred from the various Xia circles including the Ming Empire to North America, the South Asian subcontinent and other places after the 1940s. This saved their economy and allowed the people of those countries to finally survive the Great Depression.
However, even so, until now, millions of illegal immigrants still pour into Ming Dynasty every year and stay in Ming Dynasty as illegal workers.
…
"Perhaps, this is the truest side of the world..."
The world is always like this, with a rich side and a poor side. After leaving the company, in the prosperous city of New York, the atmosphere of chaos and poverty unique to backward countries hit me.
Although the streets were blocked by a flood of cars, most of those cars were second-hand cars produced by Empire. Although North America was also the first region to establish an automobile industry, their automobile industry had long disappeared during the Great Depression. Even the few automobile manufacturers were joint ventures of Empire.
In addition to second-hand cars, there are also many electric locomotives produced in the empire, which clog the crowded traffic. Coupled with the turbid air, everything makes people feel only poverty and chaos.
Along the way, Zhu Xianhai would always receive flirtatious glances from women. Now, he has gotten used to it all - on many occasions, he would always be surrounded by a large group of New York women eager to have in-depth communication with him. All they wanted was to take a photo with him and post it on social networks - a Chinese sex partner was enough to make them proud.
"Even a poor man in an empire will be sought after by women here."
"Thank you, I'm in a hurry..."
After finally getting rid of their entanglement, Zhu Xianhai came to the beach listlessly. Standing on the beach, he could clearly see... the statue of the Goddess of Reflection.
That is a goddess with her head bowed in reflection. What is she reflecting about?
Is it to reflect on the failure? Or is it to reflect on the pain that the war brought to North America?
Looking at the statue of the goddess in the distance, Zhu Xianhai found that he didn't seem to know much about the story behind her. How could he know?
It's just a landmark in the New York Republic.
"war……"
Just at this moment, a woman's voice came from the side. A woman in a camel-colored woolen coat was standing not far away, speaking fluent Chinese.
"In order to reflect on the damage caused by the war, our ancestors built the Statue of Reflection. Once upon a time, we came from the Old World to the New World, where we established a prosperous country - the United States of America. The founding fathers once warned us that the United States must stay away from the disputes in Europe and focus on its own affairs. Only in this way can the United States maintain prosperity. However, the long-term prosperity has made politicians arrogant. They first forgot that the United States is a country established by independent states on the common will. The politicians in Washington tried to force the South to give up their way of life. The subsequent Civil War led to the division of the United States. But it all started from this. The ambitious politicians did not reflect, but formed an alliance with the Old World..."
Zhu Xianhai participated in everything the girl described, so he naturally understood it very well. The girl slowly told the story of North America in a sad tone, telling the decline and disintegration of a country, and their memories and reflections on the past.
“…when all is over, just as the founding fathers predicted, America will be divided and poor, poor…”
Turning her head to look at Zhu Xianhai, the girl said.
"North America is so poor now. Who can believe that it was once as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty? She..."
The girl said, pointing at the statue of the Goddess of Reflection in the distance.
"She is there to remind us...how many mistakes we have made and what kind of mistakes have led to the demise of a country."
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