Alchemy Greater China

After passing a checkpoint, Tesla was suddenly startled, and found that the city was actually above his head, with rocky peaks and steep slopes, as if it was a city of heaven built on a cliff.

Patting his head, Tesla realized after careful consideration that when the concrete road approached Tianji City, the terrain dropped suddenly, which gave people a feeling that Tianji City was suddenly elevated.

Looking up at the suddenly towering city, Tesla murmured: "This is a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The location of Tianji City is located here, with the majestic mountains at its back and lakes on the left and right... It really took a lot of painstaking effort!"

Tesla didn't know that he was right. Tianji City broke ground a month and a half later than Hongri Bay. This geomantic treasure really took a lot of hard work from the development and construction team.

The low-lying terrain is only a section, compared to [-] kilometers, it is just a small pit. Soon, at the end of the road, the entire outline of Tianji City is exposed in front of the taxi.

There are military camps on both sides, still under construction, and the Tianji City on the front is full of steel, and there are still people under construction.

Tesla suddenly had another idea: rather than saying that this is a newly hatched city, it is better to say that it is a never-ending large construction site!

The concrete road came to an end, and an eight-meter-high iron gate stood in front of it.

The door is six meters wide and five meters thick, with bright and hard granite as the base, and gleaming metal columns as the spine. There are a total of eight large columns, plus a metal beam engraved with an undyed oriental dragon, forming the gate. This 'secret gantry'.

"Get out of the car, Tianji Longmen, taxis are not allowed in!"

Lin Mo said to Tesla. At the same time, the taxi also turned a corner, drove to an open area next to it, and stopped.

There are taxis, six trucks parked in that area, and a few four-wheeled vehicles wrapped in black iron and not named Tesla... Needless to say.This is a parking lot.

The parking lot occupies an area of ​​​​over an hectare and stretches as far as the eye can see. The road is a loess road with potholes like hills. You can drive, but you can't run fast. People sitting on it will be tortured like a wooden donkey.

In the parking lot.Not only Tesla, there are still many other people, and they are all busy in full swing and in an orderly manner.

The goods are unloaded from the six-point truck and loaded into the small iron car continuously. The small iron car runs on the rails, and the lever is pressed by people to move forward at a slow speed.

The rail tracks roughly circle the city, extending from the parking lot into Tianji City, and Tesla can't see all of it.Can only rely on guesswork.

"Mr. Carnegie has already left, and we will enter the city quickly, Mr. Tesla, you now have two choices."

Lin Mo said goodbye to the driver, led the Tesla, walked out of the parking lot, and came to the Tianji Longmen.

"Which two?"

Tesla asked casually, so far.He is still reminiscing about the scene of working in the parking lot: the non-stop work, the small iron cars that are constantly entering and exiting.Soldiers and workers are racing against time, obviously no one is supervising, and they are not slack at all, as if they are in a state of war emergency.

No wonder a city can be built out of thin air in four months. The Chinese people are indeed a nation that is good at creating miracles in life!Tesla sighed.

"First. Let's go to Mr. Carnegie and have a sumptuous dinner with them. Second, go to register your identity now. You will be assigned a residence, but the sumptuous dinner will definitely be missed."

Lin Mo replied.

"It seems that the first choice is better? Isn't it a more reasonable process to go through identity registration after a sumptuous dinner?"

Instead of making a choice right away, Tesla asked back.

"It's like this. According to the regulations of Tianji City, the dormitory must be allocated before dinner, and you can check in tonight. If you miss it, doctor, you can only stay in Tongzhao Hotel today." Lin Mo explained: "Tongzhao The conditions for recruiting a hotel are not very good, I'm afraid you won't be used to it."

"That's it, then I'll choose the second one, let's go through identity registration first!"

It's not that Tesla can't bear hardships, but he instinctively feels that it's better to get to know Tianji City as soon as possible and devote himself to work.

A sumptuous dinner... Well, for him, pulling Edison down from the throne is his gluttonous feast!

Passing through the Tianji Dragon Gate is considered to have entered the Tianji City.

The streets in the city are not neat, but they are absolutely wide, with a well-shaped road structure, and it is not easy to get lost while walking inside.

Roughly divided, Tianji City is divided into three major areas: factory area, living area and administrative area.

Each area is just a prototype, and it is under construction all the time. If you want to compare, the factory area is probably the one with the highest percentage of completion, and it is also the most densely populated area.

Because the factory area has output every day, for example, if the steel factory inside stops working for a day, not only the Tianji City, but the construction progress of the entire Xiajia will be seriously affected.

To apply for identity registration, you have to go to the administrative area. Tesla and Lin Mo can walk there, because the administrative area is the closest to the Tianji Longmen.

Listening to Lin Mo's scraps, the Tongzhao Hotel with terrible conditions is also in the administrative area.

There is less dust in the administrative area, and there are fewer people walking. The roads seem to be deserted. There are several taxi-like vehicles parked next to the houses, and there are lots of open spaces, which are as big as the assembly square. The birds landed, pecked and walked.

Occasionally meet people on the road, all of them are in a hurry with their paper bags, and a few of them are estimated to have high positions. arc of travel.

"Is this a bicycle?"

Tesla turned sideways to avoid the mad cow-like bicycle, squinted his eyes to enjoy the cool wind brought by the speed of about 30 yards at that time, and asked.

"Yes, that's the name. In Tianji City, it's more popular than taxis!"

Lin Mo looked at the back of the bicycle with a little envy, and replied: "The popularity is second only to horses. Unfortunately, the number is too small, and it is even more difficult to apply for than horses!"

"Why is that? Bicycles are much less difficult to manufacture than taxis and trucks?"

Tesla dragged the small suitcase and asked puzzledly.

"Manufacturing is not difficult. Unfortunately, steel and rubber must be prioritized to ensure urban construction, road paving, and automobile manufacturing. The quotas for bicycles are negligible." Lin Mo replied: "Anyway, like this There is not much time to send official documents urgently, a few bicycles, plus the horses bred in the livestock farm, are enough.”

"I see."

"Besides, regular running can also strengthen your body. The administrative area is only this big. If you run around, you will be healthy both physically and mentally..."

"Oh, you can think about it."

The identity registration is done in a building in the administrative area. This building is not high, with four floors, and the roof is not even sealed. It looks like an unfinished building.

Lin Mo showed his pass at the door.When the receptionist saw it, he immediately looked awe-inspiring, said something, saluted, and then ran upstairs quickly.

"Is it quite empty in this building?"

While waiting, Tesla looked around the building with his probe, but saw few people.

"Tianji City was first built. There is a huge shortage of administrative personnel, and they often have to go out. There are only a very small number of people sitting at the desk to issue orders on the spot."

"Oh, the vigor is to be commended... the staff won't be tired?"

"There's nothing I can do if I'm tired. Everyone wants to build Tianji City quickly and well. Hold your breath! Fortunately, Stanford University has helped us a lot. In the past two months, they have sent more than 100 students every month. Administrative professionals come here."

"Stanford University is run by the Earl? No wonder, although you Chinese are the mainstay here. But I also saw many white faces..."

"Dr. Tesla, don't be racially discriminatory. California is already cracking down on racial discrimination crimes, and the punishment is heavy. In Tianji City, only contribution points are considered, not skin color!"

"Hey, contribution points? What's that?"

"Hehe, I won't be able to tell for a while, but you will know soon."

During the chat, the host ran back, said something to Lin Mo, and then turned around to lead the way.

Lin Mo smiled and said, "Doctor, you are very important, and Section Chief Chen will personally register for you!"

Tesla laughed aloud: "Is that the function of the pass issued by the Earl? Although I don't understand what you said, I still have a few catties and a few taels, so I still have a sense of proportion. Well, let's go!"

Tesla strode to keep up and walked towards the stairs, but he was thinking in his heart: It seems that if you want to gain a foothold in Tianji City, you have to learn this Chinese!

Section Chief Chen's office is in the west corner of the second floor. Walking along the corridor, the rooms on both sides are very quiet. You have to prick your ears to hear the rustling of the pen tip and the tapping sound.

Tesla glanced at it, and found the same three Chinese characters written in ink on the half-closed doors: Data Section.

Hey, it's really inconvenient if I don't know Chinese!Tesla sighed and sighed again.

Section Chief Chen is called Chen Rui, and was originally Long Ganruo's deputy. This time, he was transferred to the administrative area of ​​Tianji City to be in charge of the data department.

"Please come in."

Chen Rui used to be a machine gunner in the army. He has a serious face, a serious face, and looks like a tough soldier. He was able to stand at the door to greet Tesla. .

Tianji City has been under construction for more than [-] days, and this pass is the first time it has appeared, so Chen Rui can't help but pay attention to it.

The section chief's office is also very simple, with paper materials piled up in the corners into hills, uneven in height, and the desk is new, but it is also covered with documents, and several oil-based pens are spread out, which looks rather messy.

"Sit down, there's no tea here, drink plain water!"

Chen Rui sat behind the table, took out a form from the drawer, and handed it to Lin Mo: "Assist Dr. Tesla in filling it out. I will naturalize him first, and then give him the villa before dinner."

Lin Mo was slightly taken aback, and said in a low voice, "Section Chief Chen, do you really have a villa? Tsk tsk..."

"Tsk you bastard, I tell you, hurry up, it's only half an hour before we leave the meal, don't blame me for the delay!"

Chen Rui stared, sat down again, bowed his head and continued to correct the documents.

The form was filled out quickly, and Lin Mo's translation assistant should take the lead. When the form was handed over to Chen Rui for processing, Lin Mo quickly poured two glasses of water, one for Tesla and the other, and started to drink.

The weather in Xiajia is too hot!

With Huaxia Town in Alaska, they are completely two extremes!

Lin Mo found it interesting when he thought about it: the two pieces of land that the young master won for us, one is extremely cold and the other is sultry, the sky is full of ice and fire, it's a great exercise!

Swish Swish Swish, Chen Rui put down his pen, inserted the form into a stack of papers, raised his head and handed out another piece of paper, saying: "Lin Mo, take this numbered paper. Go to the next door to get the key and ID card."

Tesla looked up and saw a red seal on the paper, with a string of Arabic numerals on it, which he recognized: 138xxxxx.

"This is your ID number, remember it. In Tianji City, everyone has it! Let's not talk about it, let's go get things."

"Thank you, Section Chief Chen, farewell."

Tesla was still very polite. Before leaving, he thanked Chen Rui in English.

Although the name of the data department is very silly, the authority is really great.Not only the registration, search, and cancellation of identity and naturalization, but also the recording and modification of contribution points. In addition, resources in the living area such as villas are also deployed by it.

After leaving the building, Tesla looked at a paper bag in his arms and couldn't believe it: I own a villa here?

No matter what age the villa is.It has a sinister allure to intellectuals.

Tesla is no exception, he came from a poor background.I have been struggling for my ideals, not to mention villas, I don’t even have a bed in the United States, I rent a house all the year round, and travel between cities, so.This villa was like a huge gold ingot that fell from the sky and knocked him out!

"Keys, identification cards...dollar bills, a suit of clothes..."

Lin Mo helped Tesla count seven or eight items in the paper bag.Said: "The identity card is the most important thing, and the dollar bills don't matter. If you don't go out, the dollar bills are useless! Clothes are also in short supply here. You wash and dry them often, and they are easy to dry. Shoes, rubber soles, Rare goods..."

"Okay, let's go to the villa first, I have a lot of questions, I will ask you slowly on the way."

Tesla regained his senses, clutched the paper bag tightly, and decided to go to the villa first.

This hopeful excitement even surpassed his founding of the Electric Lighting Company in 1886!

"Okay, doctor, you can ask casually, in fact, there will be a long time in the future, I can't live in the villa with you?"

Lin Mo is also very happy. Living in a villa is also a novel experience for him.

By the way, how about the villas in Tianji City?The last few times I came here, the time I stayed in the living area was short... oh, oh, I'm really looking forward to it!

"The identity registration is complete, Lin, let me ask you, what does naturalization mean? I am an American citizen. Which country does this Tianji City belong to?"

"Doctor, are you reluctant to bear American citizenship? Oh, don't worry, we support multiple nationalities! It's very democratic and open!"

"I've been thinking about it since I got off the boat. Now I dare to ask, is Xiajia the country founded by the Earl? According to rumors, he has the right to establish the Commonwealth of Nations with the permission of the Queen of England..."

"Hehe, internally speaking, yes, this naturalization is to join the earl's North Island country... But externally, Xiajia is still a territory leased from Mexico in the name of Spain. The North Island country can't get in. international political arena."

"Unjust in law, but in fact, right?"

"That's right, that's the reason!"

"This skip, politics or something, is the most waste of life... The second question, what are the contribution points?"

"This is very important. Every person who is registered in Tianji City has a contribution point. With contribution points, you can exchange for anything in Tianji City. If you don't have contribution points, if you take dollars out, you may also You can’t buy groceries.”

"Financial internalization? The currency of the North Island country?"

"The general meaning is understood, but I think that contribution points are better than currency. I heard that it was proposed by the young master. Currency can be circulated, stolen, and discarded, but contribution points are not. Its increase and decrease are all recorded. It's, well... more like a bank account, tied to everyone!"

"Interesting... Lin Mo, you know a lot!"

"Hehe, the young master gave me an introduction brochure of Tianji City. I burned it after memorizing it. It's a confidential document! Otherwise, I don't know how to be your guide, doctor?" Lin Mo smiled grinningly.

"What is my contribution point?"

"You were introduced by the young master. The initial score is 100! It's very high, like ordinary Chinese, who do not have naturalization skills. The initial score is 1. Workers with skills have an initial score between 10 and 30. They have graduated from college, can speak English and In Chinese, the initial score is generally 30~40...Party members can get [-] points, military service years can add [-] points every year, military ranks can also get extra points, and those who have invention patents, Huaxia town household registration, accumulated meritorious service, etc., can get extra points... The calculation of the initial score is very complicated!"

"Heh, do I count as a patent bonus?"

"I don't know about that. I'm going to ask Section Chief Chen. He set [-] points for you. Usually, if someone is naturalized, he won't ask. The people below will jointly calculate it... Today, it's a special case. !"

"What can contribution points be exchanged for? Well, pick rare and valuable ones!"

"Ah, doctor, you want to exchange your contribution points for something? No, contribution points are very precious, like me, I only have 27 points now!"

"Tell me, let me understand."

"The specific exchange form has to be obtained from Section Chief Chen, but there are regulations in Tianji City. During the city construction period, the exchange frequency and quantity of each person's contribution points are strictly limited, so as not to affect production and construction in order to run on good things. .”

"That's not bad... I roughly think that the contribution points should be frozen now, and they should only be increased but not redeemed. It would be better to release them when the city is prosperous and the population increases... Actually, the contribution points system is more suitable. Exists in highly prosperous social countries, such as Britain, Germany..."

"I believe that under the leadership of the young master, we will surpass the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom sooner or later!" Lin Mo said proudly: "I am a party member!"

"Uh, well..."

Tesla blinked at the light on Lin Mo's fat face, and sighed: "Just say something that can be exchanged. If it's suitable, I want to exchange a few. Well, we can use it together!" (To be continued. .)

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