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Chapter 986 The Conquest of Civilization (Second Update, please subscribe)
Early in the morning, five o'clock.

Next to the platform of Dar es Salaam Railway Station, there is a train parked. In the railway guide, this train is called "Blue Steel Express" majesticly, because the general train carriages are wooden, and this train is The steel compartment painted in blue and black, coupled with its speed of up to 60 kilometers per hour, is called the "Blue Steel Express".

Beside the footboard at the door of the sleeper car, Long Dingchuan, dressed in a khaki military uniform, was saying goodbye to Tamura. There was a big difference in size between the two, and Warrant Officer Tamura, who was not tall, stood there respectfully.When the captain was about to board the car, Warrant Officer Tamura bowed again.

"Mr. Long, I look forward to your next visit."

"Tamura, thank you for your hospitality. You are welcome to Bechuanaland as a guest."

After all, Long Dingchuan got on the car. Before getting on the car, he took a special look at his luggage - a native flight attendant had already delivered his luggage to the luggage compartment of the Blue Steel Express.

Blue steel express trains are generally used for special lines, and this train is the express train from Dar es Salaam to Bechuana.

If we talk about Africa under the rule of the Ming Empire, what is the biggest change?
It's traffic!
Almost from the first day when it extended its tentacles to Africa, the Ming Empire planned the African railway.In just five years, more than [-] kilometers of new railways were built.The railway united Ming's African colonies as a whole.

The railway and the towering telegraph network are regarded as "civilization's conquest of barbarism". It is through the railway that modern civilization can penetrate deep into the hinterland of Africa that has not changed for tens of thousands of years.Let the local people be baptized by modern civilization.

Soon, amidst the sound of the whistle, the train slowly left the railway station.

Five o'clock in the morning is an embarrassing time to get on the bus, and there is still more than an hour before dawn.Long Dingchuan, who felt that he didn't get enough sleep yesterday, fell asleep in the private room of the carriage after getting on the train.

When I woke up, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.After walking out of the private room, he walked towards the dining car.Want to get some breakfast.

Although it was already nine o'clock in the morning, there were still some passengers in the carriage, but upon entering the carriage, Long Dingchuan was attracted by a young girl, and he liked her delicate face and delicate fair skin very much.

Looks like he should be Chinese.

She seems to be occupying a position somewhere.

There are many Japanese immigrants in the African colonies, not only because the African Legion that conquered this land was composed of Japanese people, but also because the Japanese immigrants have always been loyal servants on Chinese farms.

At this time, a dark-skinned middle-aged man in his 40s with slightly gray temples came over.

"It must be a farmer."

Long Dingchuan talked to himself authentically.

As soon as the man came in, the girl quickly stood up and said softly to the man.

"Sir, I've already ordered breakfast."

The man nodded slightly, then sat down carelessly.

"Good cabbage makes pigs arch!"

In an instant, this idea popped up in Long Dingchuan's heart.

But in the African colonies, such a combination of husband and wife is normal. The man is a farmer of Chinese descent, and the wife is of Japanese descent—her father or brother may be the foreman or supervisor of the farmer's house. In order to please the owner, the daughter or sister is married to the owner.

Just at this moment, two Europeans in suits walked into the dining car. They glanced around in the car, and then walked to the seat next to Long Dingchuan and sat down. Chinese ordered a breakfast.

Then the two foreign countries began to chat.

It's German.

Although not many people in the colony can speak German, Long Dingchuan, who once studied military affairs in Germany, is no stranger to German.

"...Woke up early and caught up with the evening episode."

"what?"

"I mean the Europeans, they came to Africa earlier, but who would have thought that the most fertile place in Africa would be occupied by Ming."

While enjoying breakfast, Long Dingchuan didn't mean to eavesdrop on what they were saying, but their words still reached their ears verbatim.

"It is true, I remember Mr. Henry Morton Stanley once said that when he first entered Africa and began his expedition, it was still a desert, but when he was halfway through the expedition- —This place has become the domain of the Ming people!"

Hearing them mention the explorer Henry Morton Stanley, the corners of Long Dingchuan's lips twitched. He knew that this guy, a European explorer, had entered the hinterland of Africa even earlier than the Imperial African Army. During the expedition, he unexpectedly encountered the Legion Expeditionary Force. He was almost dumbfounded watching "those guys in khaki military uniforms raised the flag of Ming Dynasty under his gaze."

Since then, this land of no man has had his master.

"Two years ago, Mr. Henry Morton Stanley once published an article in a newspaper saying that under the colonial rule of the Ming Empire, the African continent was still mysterious and bizarre. There, Ming gentlemen wore straw hats to enjoy Looking at everything on the Dark Continent, the Japanese warriors under the scorching sun are collecting taxes everywhere. In the summer resort under the Kilimanjaro Snow Mountain, on the sumptuous banquets of the empire, delicacies from mountains and seas, mixed with water and land, on the lawn of the club, football The climax of the game fell, and in the arid African savannah, the hunting of lions and elephants was exciting..."

This is typical jealousy!

Just can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour!

Obviously Long Dingchuan is not the only one who thinks this way, another German also holds this view.

"This is nothing more than Mr. Stanley's sour and jealous words. He has never seen how the African continent under the rule of the empire has stepped into modern civilization!"

"Just like the millions of laborers who are building the railway now? Mr. Stanley once said in his travel notes that under every sleeper on the African railway, there is an aborigine's body buried."

When he heard this sentence, Long Dingchuan couldn't stand their conversation anymore, he turned his head to look at the German and said.

"Sir, everything you said is just hearsay, and it's just Stanley's jealous and envious nonsense!"

From Long Dingchuan's point of view, that fellow Stanley couldn't even believe a single punctuation mark.

"Mr. Captain, but this cannot deny the fact that many people died during the construction of the railway!"

Facing the question from the European, Long Dingchuan took a sip of milk and said in bland words.

"If you want the happiness of civilization, you have to experience the pain of civilization. Civilization... always has a price."

(End of this chapter)