Chapter 878
2021-06-16
Chapter 878 The Godfather
bang bang bang.
A red and black imposing manner is amazing The “steel giant beast” crushes the snow-white steam and runs at high speed along the long railway tracks between green hills and clear water.
Beep—!
Passing through a deep tunnel that runs through the mountain, it happens to meet the other steam locomotive running in the opposite direction, and the two cars sound a high-pitched whistle to greet each other.
It attracted the passengers in the carriage who witnessed the two cars passing by at high speed, their hearts peng peng and their mouths exclaimed again and again.
The year 201 of the Haiyuan calendar is already the first year of the third century of the Great Voyage Age.
However, the railway that this “steam locomotive” is running on is no longer a “coastal railway” running through the northern and southern coasts of the Eastern Sea. Instead, it connects the east and west coasts – the “Broken Star Sea Railway”, which is also the first railway across continents in the world.
And different from the “Binghai Railway” built in the early days, this “Broken Star Sea Railway”, which was also constructed by the “Binhai Railway Company”, is a double-track railway that can allow two-way simultaneous operation.
The starting point is the city of St. Alwin on the shore of the Eastern Sea, and the end point is Santa Monica, which was originally occupied by the “Mother of Water” on the west coast, with a total mileage of more than 4,000 kilometers.
The speed of the car has also increased to 80 km/h, and the one-way journey of the ordinary person across the entire dukedom takes only two days.
Construction began at the same time as Operation Westward, and was not fully completed until a year ago.
Through this railway and the “world bridge”, Garriott dukedom is completely integrated in economic operation, and promotes dukedom to become an economic power linking “Black Sea” and “Broken Star Sea”.
It also integrates resources such as land, minerals, population, etc.
The total population of dukedom was 12.2 million when “Operation West” started eight years ago.
Today, according to the annual net growth rate of 5%, the population has rapidly increased to 18 million people. Coupled with the continuous immigration wave this year, the total population has grown to 20 million people.
The vast and fertile land in the Midwest needs more people to reclaim and cultivate; large and small gold and silver mines, copper mines, iron mines, and coal mines also need continuous manpower mining;
The east in turn provides processing sites and markets for various natural resources in the west.
With the vast land and abundant population, Garriott dukedom’s economic development has entered a period of turbulence. In other words, the GDP growth rate is already well-deserved world number one!
Talent, capital, population. Flocking in.
Of course, in addition to the wise leadership and hard-working people of dukedom’s rapid development, the “international currency” of the “gold pound” also has a little bit of credit.
At this time, in the luxuriously decorated VIP compartment of the last steam locomotive, the people were far less noisy than before, except for a few beautiful court ladies in uniform.
On the seat near the window, there was only Alwin in a white shirt, Olivia in a soft green lady’s skirt sitting beside him, and Lily in a rose red puff-sleeved dress on the opposite side. Wella.
Although they had packed three full VIP carriages with no one else, they were just conducting a two-day “private visit in micro service”.
This is the limit of simplicity.
“Oh, it’s still good to paint on white paper. Maybe it’s only a matter of time before the vast Garriott dukedom surpasses the native Pharretis.
The long island in front of you is only developed by dukedom. A microcosm, the development of the Midwest from scratch to the present is even more shocking.”
Liweina held the iced juice in her hand, looking out the window at the vast farm, the roads extending in all directions, The tall buildings rising from the ground can’t help being a little ecstatic.
In recent years, with the continuous improvement of transportation, a large number of clippers and large commercial steam freighters have been launched.
Especially after the “Golden Palm Federation” opened the first domestic fixed steamship route, the Tulip Alliance was also the first to open the first cross-“Black Sea” route.
Just because steamships rely heavily on logistics, the “Great Wall at Sea” and “supply points” controlled by Tulip are also few routes in the Black Sea that can allow steamboats to sail across the ocean.
In disguise, it has created an actual monopoly, and it is also open to ships from other countries. Just collecting port fees, supply fees and other taxes and fees can make a lot of money.
Especially on the new continent, the Port of St. Alwin’s Long Island as a hub for maritime traffic.
The old continent is connected to the outside, and the internal canal, Long Island Railroad, Long Island Highway and other facilities are built one after another, so that the east and west traffic is completely connected, and the development speed is like sitting on a rocket.
Additionally.
The continuous development of ocean-going commerce and trade, the insurance industry for seafarers and the financial industry for businessmen also continue to develop, and Long Island’s status as an economic and financial center is quietly taking shape outside the political center of dukedom.
After Livina sighed, she couldn’t help but give Alwin a glance:
“It’s just a “Five-Year Plan”, and the colony of Pharretis will soon only know that there is a duke, I don’t know there is a queen.”
As Garriott dukedom continued to exert its strength, the economies of the colonies of Phalatis just next to dukedom were directly “kidnapped”.
Capitalists can influence public power through economic means, how could Alwin not be able to? Even if he didn’t do it deliberately, the colonies had their own interests.
“he he he”
What can Alwin say about this? You can only give a “simple and honest” smile back to Your Majesty, the queen of thin anger.
Olivia next to him poured another glass of iced watermelon juice for Liwina.
“Ha!”
Spit out a sweet fruity aroma.
Actually, she didn’t mean to pursue it either. The benefits of the bilateral cooperation between Pharretis and Garriott were far beyond what a few colonies could compare.
If she wasn’t the queen representing an entire interest group, even giving it directly to Alwin would be nothing.
Right now.
Beep—!
The steam locomotive slows down through a thriving new town.
Seeing the scene here makes people suddenly realize that the economic development of this country is second, but the development of science and technology is enough to make anyone look at it.
da da da ..
Drop! drop!
There are primordial carriages on the country roads, but there are also steam-powered locomotives, cars with internal combustion engines, and even electric vehicles powered remotely by [Magnetic Stone] or [Artificial Sun] In the driving
farm, animal power is almost completely eliminated, all kinds of agricultural machinery spew steam, and one machine can be worth the work load of dozens of people without sleep.
In the distance there is the rumbling of the steam war chariot defending the town.
Following the style of “Steam and Mechanicism”, it is full of old-fashioned, bulky, complex but advanced mechanical devices, vehicles and weapons.
They use steam engines, internal combustion engines, or electric motors as primordial power. Mechanical transmission structures, gears, knobs, pipes, pistons, bearings, pressure rafts and other structures strongly impact the human visual nerve.
A tribute to the beauty of industry and machinery everywhere.
Since the steam industrial revolution, this world has changed a lot, and it has become a world where magic and science coexist. Some people are fighting with the [Giant Divine Weapon], and some people are also using witchcraft.
Of course.
There are [Steam Divisions] within the dukedom range, and a large number of [Electrical Engineers] within the “Tulip Union” range. No technology is omnipotent, and no one will reject more advanced productivity.
In the last days before the epoch, science and the extraordinary rays of light radiate radiance of incomparable magnificence.
bang!
Suddenly, the door of the VIP car leading to the previous car was opened.
“mother! Godfather! Abel’s big brother bullied me.”
A cute little girl with long golden red hair and pink carvings, wow from another carriage He ran over screaming and threw himself into Liweina’s arms.
The little girl looks only about four or five years old, dressed in luxurious clothes, wearing a sparkling jewel Princess crown, and her little face buried in Liweina’s arms seems to be about to cry.
The queen Your Majesty didn’t eat her at all, and tapped the little girl’s cute nose.
“hmph, Christine, you naughty bastard, don’t I know you yet? You must be disturbing your Abel big brother’s study again, right?”
” Ah! How can there be?”
Liweina still looks like a pretty girl, and after being promoted to “Knight”, she can maintain this state for at least five-six hundred years, but after all, Cough. Old.
It is related to the stability of the inheritance of the Kingdom of Phalatis. Domestic interest groups, especially those members of the upper council, have been urging marriages every day for a long time.
Liweina was so annoying, she simply hid in Alwin’s White Swan Castle.
With the reformed administrative system in place, she does not need to do it herself, whether it is [spirit net network] or telegram, she is enough for remote command.
Just a few days after hiding, a big piece of good news suddenly came and saved Liweina’s life.
After years of hard work, Queen Stephanie and Gerros finally have their own love crystallization!
And in one step, a son and a daughter were born at one time.
In the end, she was coax and pester by Liwena, who pretended to be pitiful when she was reasonable, and took away the youngest daughter Christine, who had no wizard aptitude, and the elder son, Christine, continued to be raised by their husband and wife.
Alwin, who blessed Christine when she was born, naturally became her godfather.
Following Little Princess, a teenager in a hunting suit with a book in his arms walked in.
Blue hair, fair skin, black eyes, and the facial curves are softer than normal Niemans. He is a mixed race with less obvious features.
Walking in front of a few people, the teenager also called out to Alwin:
“Godfather.”
This year, Milan and Apsuya’s son Ya Bo is already eleven years old, and his personality is far from that of Milan, but somewhat similar to Alwin.
Is it more stable?
The companions around her are gradually succeeding, and Olivia, who has been married to Alwin for 11 years, has her envious eyes turning red.
However.
Alwin has indeed reached the age of being a father, but he doesn’t want to learn a certain beard and say to everyone: “Boy, I am amazed by your skeleton, an aura is about to emerge from your top of the head. Come out, come on, be my son!”
So, the only godsons are Christine and Abel.
“Abel, how did you learn about the First Volume of Rite of Flesh.”
Huh!
The voice didn’t fall, accompanied by a sudden burst of air.
In the woodland in front of the steam locomotive, there is a terrifying silhouette that is nearly five meters tall, with a long tail dragging a corner on the top of its head, and a terrifying silhouette covered in gray scales suddenly sprang out.
áo hǒu ——!
Opening his mouth and screaming, the sound shook the mountains and forests for a long time.
At this point, they actually hadn’t left the area of the boomtown just now.
That arrogant silhouette was also printed directly into the eyes of locomotive passengers and many town residents.
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(end of this chapter)