Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2454
Due to the relationship between the roadbed and the front of the train, although the Lingao City Railway is on standard gauge, its maximum speed is only 30 kilometers per hour, and it usually runs at a speed of 15 to 20 kilometers per hour.According to the standards of the old time and space, this speed is close to that of a tour bus in a theme park.But for passengers who take the city railway for the first time, it can be called "speeding like lightning".As soon as the train moved, many people in each carriage rushed to the windows, looking out of the window curiously.

Most of the members of the inspection team had the experience of taking the train from Dashijie to Dadongmen, and relatively speaking, the experience of taking the train was not so novel.However, the distance from Dadongmen to Dashijie, even though the emperor has changed, is still the same as Daming used to be. As for Dashijie, to be honest, the rich have been there a lot, and they are somewhat tired of it.

At this moment, they are sitting in the first-class compartment of the serious "Lingao City Railway", enjoying the elasticity of the kapok-filled cowhide seats under their buttocks.Although there is nothing valuable about the open glass windows, the exquisiteness of the objects and the comfort of use are something they have rarely experienced in the past.Just say that the sedan chair that everyone rides in every day, the hard Taishi chair is not as comfortable and close to the body as this seat.

Sit on such a chair and enjoy the scenery outside the window comfortably, just like their pictures in Guangzhou "Lao-Australia Film" and Australian "Pictorial".No, it is more beautiful than that, it is completely "Australian landscape".

The railway line from Bopu to Maniao used to be barren hills and beaches.After the railway was completed, this area entered the stage of large-scale development.Because Lingao's year-round wind direction is easterly, there are not many industries in this area, and the agricultural and forestry development is basically carried out around the hilly area.In addition to supporting some farmers, a number of large-scale agricultural and forestry farms have also been opened.And with these agricultural and forestry farms as the core, residential areas and simple small processing enterprises have been set up.

Windbreaks have been planted along both sides of the railway's embankment to mitigate erosion along the sea breeze route.From the car window, the land along the line has been carefully developed. Most of the hills have been opened up as plantations for various cash crops. If the big households have orchards in the countryside, you can probably see that some of the hills are orchards, but most of them Most they don't recognize -- many are new breeds brought over by the elders from old times.

Bananas, lemongrass, coconuts, coffee, sisal, tea are grown in these plantations.In the valley between the hills, rice and sugar cane farms are one after another.The rice has been harvested, but the alfalfa and winter wheat have been planted, and the fields are still green.In the sugarcane garden, the late sowing sugarcane has been harvested, and the farmers are plowing the land for the spring sowing of sugarcane in February.

The land is carefully managed: the diversion canals extend in all directions, and the huge windmill rotates slowly, driving the piston pump, which is elegant and calm; the steam pump emits black smoke and white steam, making rhythmic rumbling sounds, and from time to time, it also has an impatient chirp. with.The canals are designed at a uniform elevation, and where they meet valleys, rivers, and ponds, the water flows through aqueducts.

Some of the precious water flows from many specially built small ponds in the hills, where the water is stored in the rainy season and irrigates the fields in the dry season; some is drawn from farther rivers and reservoirs.Some are introduced into fields to irrigate crops; others have to flow into fish ponds to raise fish and shrimp.

On one side of the railway track, in the fields that have just been harvested, a group of ducks are strolling leisurely, looking for leftover grains and worms; on the other side, goats roam the land near the beach, eating the rich and Salt grass.

From time to time, the village flies past the window.The castles are like castles - because it is a coastal area, the early settlements here were built according to the "standard village" designed by Wen Desi; The aesthetic taste of the Senate.

Almost every big family has farms in Guangzhou and even in Guangdong, but where is there such a quiet and rich place?If it is said that the fields are well-maintained, the fields of the Australians are not first-class, but the canals, the windmills, the roads and the houses where the farmers live are really unimaginable.The Senate is really generous, really willing to spend money!
From time to time, the city railway stops at small stations along the way to pick up and drop off passengers.The facilities of the small station are naturally not as good as those of Ma Niao, but no matter how small the small station is, it is clean and orderly, and the station staff direct and coordinate, and the arrangements are well-organized.The big households have seen the world, and they don’t just watch the fun: they fully understand how much wisdom and ability is needed to maintain the normal operation of such a "railway".

"It's no wonder the Australians managed to dominate Guangdong and Guangxi in just a few years!" Chen Ding thought to himself, "There are some masters!"

"The train will start in 1 minute, and will leave in 1 minute. Passengers who haven't got on or off the train should hurry up and get on and off..."

On the platform, a naturalized citizen wearing a navy blue uniform held a large iron horn and yelled along the platform in "Newspeak" for a while, and Cantonese and Hokkien for a while.

At this moment, suddenly there was a commotion on the platform, as if someone was making noise.Chen Lin poked his head out of curiosity to have a look, but saw a middle-aged man with a bun and patched short brown clothes "squeezing" out from the door of the third-class car.

At this time, there were not many passengers getting on and off the train on the platform. The reason why he was so laborious was because there were several large and small bags hanging all over his body, but he was still holding a shoulder pole in his arms.

There were so many things on him, so messy, two railway staff helped him get out of the car safely without losing the "treasure" on his body.

Immediately afterwards, a woman in the same shabby clothes came out, also carrying several bundles.On the back was a baby under one year old, sitting in the bamboo basket, staring at the surroundings curiously with black eyes.

Behind the woman, there are several children, the older one is thirteen or fourteen years old, and the younger one is only four or five years old, all of them have dark eyebrows and unkempt faces.The big one is holding the little one, the little one is pulling the big one, and a string of children are following their mothers closely.His eyes were full of fear and uneasiness.

"Third brother!" Suddenly someone ran over to greet him, but it was a man with short hair and short clothes, "You guys are here!"

At this time, the whistle of the train blew, and Chen Lin never had a chance to hear what they said. The last thing he saw was a person called "Third Brother" carrying luggage on a pole, and followed the person who picked up the station with his wife and children. After getting off the platform, I walked all the way to the depths of the landscape like a painting.

"This is probably an immigrant from Laingao," Chen Ding said. "The family is desperate. There are relatives or something here."

"I heard that Laigao will distribute the fields and houses. Is there such a thing?"

Chen Ding just shook his head: "I've only heard about this..."

Chen Xiaobing, who was sitting in front, heard it, turned around and said, "Of course there are land and housing divisions, but it's not generalized. It depends on the situation and needs of the immigrants themselves. Do they intend to work or farm? Or become a trader." Or sailors are all right. Those who share the house and land, and some who reclaim the wasteland by themselves, or those who go to the farm to do agricultural work, are different."

"I heard that there is not much land in Lingao now. Most of the new immigrants go to Nanyang or Taiwan? The best place is Sanya at the end of the world?" Chen Lin asked curiously.

Chen Ding turned pale when he heard that.Just trying to make a change.Chen Xiaobing smiled and said: "This is a rumor. I have already said that where to go depends on the immigrant's own situation and needs. If he commits a serious crime, the Senate will forgive him and sentence him to exile. Is it going to Taiwan, Jeju or Nanyang? If it is an ordinary immigrant, with some savings and no lack of labor at home, thinking about opening up wasteland and farming to start a family business, there are many suitable places on Hainan Island, why go overseas? Sanya on this island is summer all year round and harvests three times a year. It is a fertile land. In the past, there was miasma, Lidong and pirates made trouble there, and the people naturally did not want to go there. For example, the Senate has medicines to cure miasma. , Lidong has been converted into a registered household, and the pirates have also been wiped out. What's wrong with building farms and houses there? Even if you have to stay in Lingao, there is still a lot of undeveloped wasteland. There are old and young waiting to be fed, and several state-owned farms are recruiting workers all year round. After entering the farm as a worker, they have a house and land, and their children still go to school..."

Chen Xiaobing's words were full of hype, but Chen's uncle and nephew were somewhat suspicious: This is too nice to say!Where in the world is there such a good thing!

It was so real and fake that they couldn't tell the difference when they were newcomers.However, there are indeed many people who have flowed into Hainan from Guangdong in recent years.Especially after the Australians occupied Guangdong and Guangxi.Thinking about it, what Chen Xiaobing said was somewhat true.

Thinking of what his cousin said, Chen Lin became playful and asked, "Master Chen..."

"Just call me comrade."

"Comrade Chen," Chen Lin asked curiously, "Your surname is also Chen, and our uncle and nephew are also surnamed Chen. I don't know where comrade's ancestral home is, where is the prefecture? Maybe we were still a family 500 years ago?"

Chen Xiaobing smiled slightly: "I'm ashamed to say that my surname is not Chen, and I don't know my ancestral home and prefect."

"That……"

"I was born as an orphan." His voice was a little low, "I've been wandering in the city since I can remember—I don't even know which city it is. When I was in my teens, I heard people say that Fucheng is a big place, and it's easy to make a living if you go there. , and came to Guangzhou with the adults. He registered at the Guandi Temple and begged for several years. Later, he contracted a disease and was abandoned by his companions. Only then was he saved to Lingao by the Senate. This surname Both the name and name were given by the Senate."

"So that's it!" Chen Lin hurriedly said, "Heroes don't ask where they come from..."

"Hahaha, where is it?" Chen Xiaobing laughed, "I can be regarded as some kind of hero, just an ordinary person. It is only thanks to the kindness of the Senate that I can live like a human being."

(End of this chapter)