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Chapter 652 Friedrich's Letter (Fourth Update, please subscribe)
In 1866, Nanhua appeared on an international route for the first time. Before that, only the American company's own ships could enter Nanhua. The opening of international routes meant that Nanhua was truly "open".

It was also from then on that almost every day, businessmen and skilled immigrants from various countries passed through Nanhua's office and obtained visas to enter Nanhua.The same is true now, without a visa, one cannot enter Daming.

Skilled immigrants entering Daming need to go through a relatively strict review, and then obtain a visa for half a year. If they cannot obtain a long-term employment contract, they must leave Daming when the visa expires.

And business visas are relatively easy to obtain, after all, Nanhua is a trading country!
On April 1874, 4, on this day, an ocean-going ship from the United Kingdom arrived in Yingtian. On board, there was a middle-aged man with a beard, looking solemnly at the country that was about to arrive. For this country, in the past In the past few years, he was full of curiosity about this country. They subverted his understanding of the military time and time again, and even set off military revolutions time after time.

Since last year, the news from this country has made him unable to calm down for a long time.

The "Sickness Insurance Law", "Workers' Compensation Law" and "Disability and Pension Insurance Law" they promulgated caused a stir in Europe, which is unimaginable to the outside world. and lose income.

What prompted the empire to pass these laws?
It was with such curiosity, and of course, because of business needs, that he came to Daming.

When he walked to the customs channel with his suitcase, he took out his visa and handed it to the customs officer, who took the visa and spelled it out with difficulty.

"F... Friedrich... En..."

When the customs officer spelled it out, he asked doubtfully in English.

"Are you from England?"

"Yes, I was born in Germany."

Friedrich replied in English.

"What is your purpose in coming here?"

"Business meetings."

Soon, the customs officer stamped the visa and reminded him at the same time.

"Your visa is valid for 12 months. If you overstay, you will be arrested as an illegal immigrant and sentenced to hard labor for more than three years."

Facing such a reminder, Friedrich's first impression was not very good. After all, there is no country in the world that treats foreigners like this, at least in other countries, they are free to travel.

But not in Daming!
Why not, of course it is to limit the entry of European immigrants!
The moment he walked out of the customs building, Friedrich was stunned by the city in front of him. What kind of city is it?

Looking at the trams running on the street, Friedrich couldn't help thinking, perhaps, this is the future!
"Dear friend Heydrich:

I am very glad to be able to write to you. Since arriving in the Ming Empire, all kinds of novel knowledge have been constantly filling my mind. I think it is necessary to share these knowledge with you.Now I believe that going to Nanhua will definitely open my eyes even more.

Because of the company's business needs, I arrived in "Yingtian" on April 4th, which is an unfamiliar place name. Before that, it was called "Buenos Aires", a city founded by the Spaniards—— Now it is the capital of the Ming Empire, a dynasty in Chinese history. Although the kingdom has been destroyed for more than two hundred years, the royal family members of the dynasty created this empire in the New World. They annexed Chile, Argentina, and made more than three million Man fell to their dominion, a newly arrived people established a nascent empire in the land once colonized by the Spaniards.

You must remember that we have discussed many problems in China, such as the revolution of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, such as the invasion of China by the British and French allied forces, but we never thought that one day, people in this country created an empire here, and this empire The development of science and technology far exceeds the scope of our comprehension.

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After I arrived at the customs, they also gave us a small hard paper card with my information written in Chinese and English, my name, the time I arrived here, and of course the most important thing is the validity period of my visa , if I overstay without permission, I will be thrown into prison.

It has to be said that this is a typical oriental country. They use laws to restrict people's freedom of travel. Of course, this restriction refers specifically to European immigrants. It seems that they restrict the entry of European immigrants and the former Certain freedoms for people in Chile, Argentina, that's a very interesting topic that we can talk about in depth when I get back to London.

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As many people have described, Yingtian is a city that never sleeps. There is no difference between Yingtian at night and daytime. The tall street lamps beside the street emit bright light.Bright electric lights illuminate the streets very brightly.Different from London, the street lights here not only exist on the main street, but also can be seen in the side roads and even the alleys, but they are not as dense and bright as on the main street.

In this city driven away by street lights at night, its law and order is better than any other city.The light drove away the best cover for the gangsters to do evil - the night, but this is not the whole reason, the more important thing is the police.

Even until midnight at that time, the police could be seen patrolling the streets, the police and the bright streets made pedestrians feel safe, even if the streets were empty, which is hard to imagine in Europe Yes, as we all know, the dark night is full of evil.

Later, I learned that in Yingtian, which has only 45 people, there are more than [-] policemen, and there are military police in charge of rural security outside the city.

What is certain is that their investment in security certainly has the effect of maintaining the rule - there are more than one million Argentines living here, and not every Argentine supports the rule of the Ming people, but at least when it comes to security issues, everyone can all benefit from it.

Out of curiosity, I have entered many remote alleys many times.What is surprising is that the streets in Yingtian City, both the main streets and the alleys, are very neat and tidy - this is really a miracle.In any corner of the city, you can't see the litter and horse excrement that are common on the streets of London or other European cities.All pavement has flagstones or floor tiles.The streets are all paved with asphalt and gravel, and the roads are clean and without any sewage.

It's hard to believe that this city is managed by the Chinese. After all, as far as we know, Chinese cities are dirty and chaotic. Perhaps, this is what they emphasize-the relationship between the Han people and the Tatars The difference is that China is now ruled by the Tatars.

In order to ensure the sanitation of the city, many garbage bins are set up at the end of their streets and alleys. Pedestrians must put their garbage into them, otherwise they will face punishment—not only fines, but also 50 to 200 hours of community corrections. Service, I've heard that even a general who violated this law could only wear a waistcoat and use his vacation to do 200 hours of corrective service, that is, cleaning the streets.

In their urban planning, the distance between public toilets used by the public is clearly stipulated, so a sufficient number of public toilets can be seen in the streets and alleys here.Of course, these two points alone are not enough to ensure hygiene, but through strict enforcement of laws and penalties, they keep the city clean.

I think that under the rule of Ming Dynasty, the moral standards of both European and Chinese residents have been greatly improved.Moreover, their laws are fair, and they will not treat people differently because of their race.

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Of course, this is not the purpose of my trip. What I want to know most about this trip is the lives of workers in Ming Dynasty. After all, it is well known that almost all adults in this country are workers..."

(End of this chapter)