When the cruise ship left the port and sailed on Lake Baikal, the gloomy sky began to snow.
The snow in Siberia is different from that in other regions. The snow here starts out as goose-feather-like flakes, accompanied by cold wind blowing from the north, which brings the temperature between heaven and earth down to below zero.
However, the cabin was still as warm as spring. Like many tourists, Zhu Xianhai stood in the cabin and admired the snow scene outside the window.
"...Su Wu, who remained a noble among the barbarians, endured the snow and ice for nineteen years. He drank snow when thirsty and ate felt when hungry, while herding sheep by the North Sea. With the Han Dynasty in his heart, he never returned home...The North Sea in the text is the shore of Lake Baikal today...The Roman Empire was in civil war, and hundreds of millions of people suffered. At that time, the Roman people in Siberia, out of their longing for peace, requested the Empire to send troops to maintain peace, and passed a popular resolution to become a Ming autonomous region...This also allowed Su Wu's sheep herding area to return to the land of Xia..."
When the tour guide was telling the history of this place, Zhu Xianhai just smiled. Who could have imagined that the huge Roman Empire would fall into civil war and collapse because of internal problems.
In fact, everything was destined. When the Roman Empire tried to escape the economic crisis through expansion, it fell into the quagmire of war. The economic recession, domestic unrest, and tribal rebellions in the northern Indian region made the domestic unrest in Rome increasingly severe, eventually leading to a civil war.
The civil war lasted for a full ten years under the manipulation of all parties. Even with the help of the empire, although the Roman Caesar was successfully restored, it disintegrated into multiple countries. And Siberia also returned to China at that time.
The world is always so wonderful.
At this time, Zhu Xianhai, who was on the cruise ship, looked at the falling snowflakes outside the window and the beautiful snow scenery of Lake Baikal, and couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
In the past year, he has been traveling around China, enjoying the beautiful scenery. Although he has been to many places, his feelings are different. In this world, no one has enclosed the beautiful mountains and rivers with walls or fences and charged high fees. Anyone can freely enjoy this beautiful land.
Just like here, at Lake Baikal, since no one has put up a circle of barbed wire around the lake, there is no visitor center with expensive tickets and shuttle buses.
All of this gives people a brand new feeling.
Just then a helicopter came towards the cruise ship. Under the gaze of the people, the helicopter landed on the top deck of the cruise ship. Soon Zhu Xianhai, who was admiring the scenery outside the ship, saw a familiar face.
"Joanna!"
Looking at Joanna who suddenly appeared on the boat, Zhu Xianhai was stunned and asked.
"Why are you here..."
Before he finished speaking, the surprise on Zhu Xianhai's face turned into joy. He saw Joanna took out a palm-sized mobile phone in her hand. The familiar appearance surprised him.
"Yes, is that it?"
"Yes!"
Joanna walked to his side with a proud look, raised her cell phone and said.
"Look, is this what you want?"
Taking the phone, under Joanna's gaze, Zhu Xianhai turned on the screen, then gently slid his fingers across the screen. The long-lost feeling immediately emerged in his heart. After trying it repeatedly for a while, he smiled and said.
"Yes, that's what people need..."
The moment he said this, Zhu Xianhai knew that the door had finally been opened, at the dawn of the new century.
…
As the bell of the new century rang, when many people were queuing in front of Tomato Garden waiting to buy new smartphones, 18-year-old Anne Hathaway was also queuing. From time to time, she would look at the gate not far away with expectant eyes - the Ming Empire's Embassy in New York.
As usual, there was a long queue outside the embassy. She seemed a little nervous at this time. Perhaps seeing the nervousness of this beautiful girl, a young man next to her came up to her and started a conversation.
"Miss, don't worry. Even if your visa is rejected, you can still apply again next time."
Anne Hathaway said after glancing at the man.
"No, I won't be denied a visa. I'm applying for a marriage visa."
The girl's answer made the man stunned at first, then there was a hint of disdain on his face, but more of it was envy. What was he envious of?
Of course, it is the opportunity to easily obtain a visa to enter the Ming Dynasty by relying on a woman's beauty.
According to the strict immigration laws of the Ming Empire, there are only two ways to immigrate to the Ming Empire: high-skilled immigrants and marriage immigrants. The requirements for the former are very high. The latter is not open to foreign men - because a large number of young women from other countries immigrating can reduce the population of other countries. This has always been the national policy of the Ming Empire and even the various countries in the Xia Dynasty! Of course, this national policy only exists in the empire's top officials.
On the contrary, the marriage of Chinese women to foreign countries has always been strongly prevented by the various countries in the Xia Dynasty... For example, if a Chinese woman marries a foreigner, the man cannot obtain citizenship, and even a long-term visa cannot be obtained immediately. He has to wait for ten years and can only obtain a one-month family visit visa every year. In fact, the essence is to use distance to separate the couple.
The conditions for women from various countries to marry out were harsh, but they were very relaxed for young women from various countries to marry in. There was even a special "marriage visa" - foreign women over the age of 18 could apply for a visa to enter the Ming Dynasty. As long as they could marry themselves off within a year, they could obtain a long-term visa and could naturalize after ten years.
Even many years ago, in order to increase the empire's total fertility rate, this visa was further relaxed - foreign women could obtain a long-term visa as long as they were pregnant and the Chinese father signed the birth certificate and underwent a paternity test when giving birth.
This is also known as "birth migration". In the past ten years, millions of young women from various countries have entered the Ming Dynasty or Zhuxia in this way every year. For the Ming Dynasty, this is a good thing - it not only obtains cheap labor, but also increases the birth rate.
"Miss, what you need to know is that if you are not married and you get pregnant and give birth, you will have to wait fifteen years before you can be naturalized."
The visa officer looked at the girl in front of him and solemnly reminded her,
"I know, sir."
Anne Hathaway.
"And you need to take a pregnancy test when you enter the country."
"I know, sir."
As a beautiful girl, the process of obtaining a visa was extremely easy, and soon, Anne Hathaway got what she wished for.
A few days later, when boarding a supersonic plane to Ming Dynasty, Anne Hathaway was so excited that her eyes kept moving among the passengers, half of whom were of Chinese appearance.
"Now, all I need is to find a man..."
Anne Hathaway thought to herself that although her heart was full of desire, she did not try rashly. After all, who knew if they were from the Ming Dynasty?
Just like that, with this in mind, Anne Hathaway observed all the passengers. Finally, her eyes fell on a young man. Not only because he was handsome, but more importantly, he was dressed ordinary and looked like a typical backpacker.
Sometimes you can see such Ming people in New York. They don't have much money, and some of them even rely on their Ming faces to cheat people. Not only do they trick girls into having sex, they even cheat money from them. All they rely on is their Ming faces.
Such people generally don't have much money.
"That's him!"
Anne Hathaway thought to herself, however, she was not sure whether this man was from the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, Anne Hathaway, who was sitting on the plane, always kept her eyes on the target. A few hours later, after the plane landed in Huizhou, Anne Hathaway, who was waiting to pass through customs, saw the man holding his passport and going directly into the national channel.
"He is really a Ming Dynasty person!"
Although she was happy inside, she immediately became a little anxious when she saw the man passing through customs.
Hurry up, hurry up, I want to catch up with him...
But soon, he disappeared, and Anne Hathaway was still waiting to pass the customs.
I don’t know if God heard her call, but more than ten minutes later, when Anne Hathaway walked out of the airport somewhat disappointed, she was surprised to see the man.
The man was holding a cell phone in his hand, as if waiting for something. Knowing that she couldn't miss the opportunity, Anne Hathaway walked straight forward.
"Good morning, sir."
"Hello……"
The moment he turned around, Zhu Xianhai was stunned. This beautiful Western girl looked familiar, as if, as if...
Before he could remember where he had seen her, he heard the girl say.
"Sir, I would like to ask you to do me a favor!"
Is it a loan?
Just when Zhu Xianhai wanted to take his wallet, Anne Hathaway looked at the man in front of her and mustered up the courage to speak.
"I hope you can give me a child."
What!
In an instant, Zhu Xianhai was completely stunned. Just as he stood there in a daze and had not yet come to his senses, Anne Hathaway spoke again.
"Sir, I am still Chu..."
Looking at the woman in front of him, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but feel a little confused. This, this is the legendary street... In an instant, he understood the reason. The girl in front of him was using him as a stud! He had seen similar things on the Internet. After some foreign girls ran to Daming, they would look for men who were willing to have children with them.
"Miss, I'm not a casual person!"
In fact, it’s okay to be casual occasionally. It can be considered as setting an example!
"are you sure?"
Anne Hathaway stared at the man in front of her with her beautiful eyes. She believed that no one could resist her temptation. She was confident enough about her beauty.
Faced with the girl's beautiful face, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but hesitate.
"Miss……"
While he was hesitating, a car stopped by the roadside, the door opened, and it was Catherine who walked out. She looked at the girl, then nodded with satisfaction and said.
"Dear, did you bring her back from New York? She looks pretty good, why don't you take her home..."
What? Anne Hathaway was stunned for a moment. She looked at the extremely sexy woman in front of her. What was she talking about?
Go home? What does she mean?
She looked at the man again, and before he could speak, the woman smiled and spoke to her.
"What? You don't want to? Little sister, you must seize the opportunity!"
After saying that, Catherine took Zhu Xianhai's arm and said.
"My dear, do you think this arrangement is appropriate?"
It’s suitable, why not... No one would mind such a life!
Now it's finally our turn to enjoy life. We've worked so hard for so long, now is the time to enjoy it...
Finally, the book is finished.
Thank you for your continued support and encouragement. I am currently planning a new book. It should still be a story based overseas, but the time period will be changed to World War II. I hope everyone can support me! Thank you.
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