Chapter 56, Satisfaction and Frustration (Part 2)
Lingao, Dongmen City, the newly completed new train station
After several years of hard work, the former Lingao Traveler Senate has built an urban railway system in the county from Bobu Port to Nanbao Town (the edge of the actual jurisdiction of the county, close to the Li ethnic village in the mountains) , in order to transport the coal and iron resources unloaded at the Bobu Port Terminal to the industrial zone, transport the food and daily necessities imported from overseas to the populated areas, and at the same time facilitate the circulation of people and goods within the territory of the travelers.
However, although such a railway has amazed the natives of the Ming Dynasty, and it does have great practical significance, after all, it is just a mini gadget like an amusement park train. Not only is the speed of the train very slow, it may run as fast as ordinary people. The speed is almost the same, so that it can "sell tickets" like the modern Indian Railways to engage in plug-in passenger transportation, and the total operating mileage is only about 20 kilometers.
The Hainan Island Western Ring Railway, now completed, is a completely different concept - from Lingao County in the north of Hainan Island to Sanya Port at the southernmost tip, plus a branch line extending to Shilu Iron Mine, encircling the entire island along the coastline Half a circle, passing through six counties and cities, with a total length of more than 300 kilometers. Compared with the original urban railway system in Lingao County, it is almost the size difference between a Chihuahua and a German Shepherd.
Of course, a railway of this scale would take at least one or two years to be completed, even at the "China speed" that modern Chinese engineering teams are famous for. But after having Doraemon's magical props, laying this railway was just like playing.
——You know, when Doraemon and Nobi Nobita wanted to make it easier for Nobi's father to go to work in the morning and no longer have to squeeze into the subway car with turbid air like sardine cans, the two of them only used it for a few nights. In the short time, a private subway was dug under Tokyo from Nobi's house directly to Nobi's father's company, not counting the delays of digging in the wrong direction several times and digging into the river...
Nowadays, the subway, which requires drilling holes to resist pressure and prevent leakage, has been replaced by an above-ground railway, which is less difficult to construct. And the location selection of the laying route and the geological data along the way can be copied from the existing records of the modern Hainan Island Circle Railway. Then The construction speed of the railway is even more jaw-dropping: more than 20 black-tech fully-automatic paving machines of the entire construction team were started together, and the entire railway was completed in just one day!
As for the remaining time during the construction period, it is mainly spent on building railway stations, installing warning signs, paving accessory roads, repairing workshops, training train drivers and railway maintenance personnel, etc., and by the way resolving some late land acquisition disputes - due to the railway paving It was so fast that in several areas, the construction trucks simply and roughly ran over the landlords' large houses, adding a train to the yards of these gentry. Station, so naturally it caused countless disturbances afterwards, and some villagers even wanted to smash the train and block the railway track: the rule of the Traveler Senate over Hainan Island is currently only in Lingao, Chengmai, Qiongzhou Fucheng and other small towns. In some places, relatively tight all-round control has been achieved, while for many remote places on the west coast far away from the core of the rule, due to the insufficient number of qualified cadres, they can only be left in a laissez-faire state for the time being. Therefore, there are still many country gentlemen who are hostile to the "Australian thieves". Coupled with the losses caused to them by the brutal construction of the Western Ring Railway, these rural areas soon exploded together.
Obviously, the various "group movements" of these ignorant villagers have seriously interfered with the construction of ancillary facilities of the Circum-Island Railway (Western Line), delayed the official opening of the railway, and caused great distress to the People's Liberation Army Engineering Corps. Because they were not familiar with the local people's customs in this time and space, and to avoid getting their hands dirty, these troubles were eventually packaged up by the People's Liberation Army Engineering Corps and thrown to the Lingao Traveler Senate to figure out how to solve them.
The Senate of Lingao Travelers, who had already understood the cruelty of this era, immediately dispatched the most brutal and brutal special security force under their command - this security force who was ordered to take the train to "maintain stability" along the railway line was led by the people who made mistakes. Naturalized civilian officers are trained and led by They include Japanese ronin who have been unable to eat all year round, Annan slaves who have had no personal freedom since childhood, Li and Miao hunters who are so poor that they have no pants to wear, poor fishermen and pirates who yearn for a new life, and some who came to the East with dreams of getting rich but became prisoners. of western sailors and so on. Needless to say, these guys are a group of strictly disciplined rabble, and they can impose orders and prohibitions to an astonishing degree just for three meals a day of fishy rice and bloody trophies.
Previously, this unit was stationed in the Shilu Iron Mine and the Sanya Slave Camp to supervise the indigenous slave laborers from Malaya and Java imported from Southeast Asia. Therefore, it was very proficient in all kinds of torture, and its level of cruelty was said to be enough to stop a child from crying at night. The overall person in charge of this "stability maintenance" operation is the old boss of this army, an outstanding representative of the naturalized people in the Senate, and the cruel-faced Sanya civil affairs consultant and slave camp supervisor Comrade Hu Xun - before the travelers arrived , this guy Hu Xun dominates Anyou The wealthy family in Leshi (the name of Sanya in the Ming Dynasty) seemed to be the dominating local emperors. They sold stolen goods to pirates all year round and dealt with all kinds of sea heroes every day. Therefore, they developed an extremely cruel and cruel temper, otherwise they would have become rich. Take the fat out of other people's mouths.
After Hu Xun surrendered to the time traveler, the Senate wisely sent him to take care of the slaves, and Hu Xun made the Sanya slave camp look like Auschwitz. No matter how unruly the guy was, he was After being stuffed in, even with a flogger and a whip, he can quickly turn into an obedient walking zombie... In short, even a tiger has to kneel down, and a dragon has to lie down! As for the mass graves filled with bones outside the slave camp, they are also expanding at an alarming rate every year. It is said that the local wild dogs have red eyes because they eat dead human flesh all day long...
In short, as soon as such a group of ferocious men appeared, the troublemaking villagers along the railway line were immediately frightened to the point of peeing their pants - Hainan Island is located in a remote area and has a weak literary style. Even the so-called landlords and squires can hardly find many of them. A scholar with a reputation. In the social environment of the Ming Dynasty, if there was no fame, even if there was good land and a beautiful house, it could not be called a gentry, and they would not have the courage to go against the government: therefore, most of the gentry whose interests were harmed happily accepted it. He received land acquisition compensation from the Senate, expressed his warm welcome to the railway passing through his village, and "voluntarily" took on the labor of regularly cleaning the railway tracks. A few die-hards were shot with several bloody holes and then hung on coconut trees - dead people did not need land expropriation money... The entire efficient sweep process lasted only three days, and calm was restored along the railway line. No one dares to speak or act nonsense anymore.
Therefore, now the west line railway around the island from Lingao to Sanya can be opened to traffic. In the other direction, the east line railway around the island from Lingao to Sanya is currently under intensive preparation and planning. By then, there will be an approximately ring-shaped railway system surrounding the entire Hainan Island, and the great goal of industrialization and modernization of the entire island will be one step closer...
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
At this moment, Wang Qiu, his mother Wang Meiling, Huang Shi, Ma Tong and others were standing boredly on the cement square in front of the new train station, watching a certain old comrade who once served as prime minister wearing a suit. Wearing leather shoes, he stood on the stage and delivered a lengthy speech that made people sleepy.
Above the head of the retired chief, a red chemical fiber cloth banner read "Qiongdao West Ring Railway Opening Ceremony".
——As for Doraemon, who was the biggest contributor to the miraculous completion of this "quick railway" and provided a purchasing channel for props, he had no interest in appearing here at all. Instead, he followed Nobi Nobita and the others to continue playing on the beach and eating by the way. BBQ and watermelon beating...
The speeches delivered by the chief ministers at the opening ceremony were nothing new. They were just the same official articles that we were tired of hearing. However, seeing so many Ming Dynasty natives with loose clothes and large sleeves, Li mountain people with bare feet and tattoos, and Westerners dressed in the Renaissance era, standing together with the modern People's Liberation Army in camouflage uniforms, raising their necks to listen to the leader's speech... ...Well, this thing feels really interesting.
In addition, Wang Qiu, who has sharp eyes, also noticed that when the former prime minister first came up, his expression seemed a little strange. Except when it was his turn to give a speech, he could not help but sit in his seat and secretly laugh, or make some silly remarks. Some weird expressions... What on earth is going on?
Next, Wang Qiu soon got a weird answer that was ridiculous from his mother Wang Meiling, who liked to gossip.
"...Hey, it's really funny to say that less than an hour before the opening of the ceremony, a Ming Dynasty scholar knelt down in the middle of the road with a piece of paper and shouted that he wanted to complain. The leaders thought it was very interesting, so they asked I brought this guy over, but as soon as I met him, he opened his mouth and sprayed..."
As Wang Meiling said this, she took out her mobile phone and pulled up a somewhat blurry video. Inside, she saw a young scholar with messy clothes and a red face. He was being dragged by two People's Liberation Army soldiers, but he was still spraying with indignation. spit, and cursed loudly in Cantonese: "...you Wait for these shameless Australian thieves and filthy barbarians! They are determined to destroy the legal system of our religion! You have set up an academy in Qiongzhou, where men and women live in the same room, and the saints are destroyed. It is shameless to turn a place where preaching and teaching into a filthy place for male thieves and female prostitutes; forcibly betraying the country and court officials The gentry keeps all kinds of useless playthings, corrupts the social customs, and exploits the common people, which can be described as unjust; you recruit unruly people as your minions, do not know how to treat the scholars politely, and kill the Jin gentry even more than the Japanese pirates, which can be described as unkind; claiming to be descendants of the former Song Dynasty is a remnant of the Celestial Dynasty Foreign countries, but they do not want to spend all their family resources to serve the imperial court and fulfill the righteousness of the Chizi vassal. Instead, they stole the territory of the Ming Dynasty, refused to obey the king, and even blackmailed the government. Such a shameless, unjust, benevolent and unfaithful person dared to stand up in front of a gentleman. Do you really think that there is no one in the Ming Dynasty? If you don't change your ways as soon as possible? , there will be great disaster in the future..."
Wang Qiu was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say for a moment, but Huang Shi groaned helplessly, "...Oh, here we go again! Is this a show of force? Or is it a trick of the imperial staff? Or maybe Are you following Fan Wencheng's "Visiting the Army with a Sword"? These guys are trying to impress people..."
"...So this guy is pretending to make shocking remarks just to gain fame? But this is too risky! Have scholars in the late Ming Dynasty gone crazy in order to gain fame?" Wang Qiu muttered in disbelief. Said, "...and what about Fan Wencheng's allusion?"
"...Well, it is said that when Nurhaci captured Liaodong, several Ming Dynasty scholars came to him like this. Most of the fools were naturally chopped off, but there was also one who was particularly good at talking. But because of this, he was appointed, that is, the great traitor Fan Wencheng..."
Huang Shi replied, "...the Ming Dynasty went too far in dealing with nobles and military officials, and the government treated the distinguished scholars to the extreme. As a result, all the scholars in the world were spoiled. This guy was probably that Scholars of this kind self-recommend themselves to seek official posts, and I have heard so many dramas about the monarch being polite to the virtuous and the corporal, and doing things in front of him, that I thought that as long as he showed some integrity and made some nonsense, we here would tolerate his offense and even treat him with respect as a guest..."< br>
After hearing this, Wang Qiu also understood. Isn't this the kind of modern "public intellectual" who criticizes the party, the country and the people all day long?
——Throughout the ages, from the Qingliu to the Donglin Party to the "Five Cents", it seems that the same routine has been followed: they are only responsible for talking and writing. Constantly blaming others for their shortcomings and mistakes, constantly discrediting others and promoting yourself. He claims to be a role model for all people in the world, and it seems that as long as they get the official seal, the seas, rivers, and rivers will immediately be clear, the world will be peaceful, and all people will be happy. If they still can't do it after they seize power, they may even make the world worse. Sorry, this just requires you, the common people, to endure the labor pains for a while, but they did not say whether the labor pains will last for several years or generations. Anyway, Buddha once said that one moment is the same as ten thousand years, so you should suffer the pain for ten thousand years first.
Moreover, for these literati, the standard of "people" in their eyes was very high. Basically, only gentry with official titles could be regarded as common people. The rest are just ants who have the obligation to feed themselves with food and taxes. No matter how many ants they starve to death, it will not damage their reputation... This is the same as the upper castes in modern India. In their eyes, less than 100 million people out of the billions of people in India can be considered human beings.
"...This is the real-life version of the ancient crazy life, right? How did you deal with this guy later?" Wang Qiu asked his mother.
"...It's nothing like that. I just stuffed a rag into my mouth, tied it up, and handed it over to the police station organized by the Lingao Traveler Group."
Wang Meiling shrugged and replied, "...otherwise, wouldn't we have to find a professor of ancient literature to debate with him?"
"...This is a very appropriate decision. It is completely meaningless to argue with people who live in their own fantasy world. Such crazy people in the Ming Dynasty usually regard themselves as omnipotent gods, and at the same time My brain is as stubborn as granite. Under normal circumstances, I can’t understand what they are talking about. It’s like they are from a completely different world than us. People. And even if you can really refute him verbally, he will only put on an expression of contempt, refuse to admit defeat, and refuse to talk to you. In short, he just means to look down on you. This is the kind of person I have met. One of the typical examples, if possible, I now try to talk to them with knives and bullets..."
Huang Shi nodded and said, "...According to the usual practice here in Lingao, because they want to follow the Song Dynasty's tradition of 'not using words to sin', this crazy student should be labeled a mental patient and have his hair shackled." He was sent to serve his sentence in the slave camp in Sanya. Considering the general physical fitness of Ming Dynasty scholars who could not carry their hands or shoulders, it is estimated that in less than three months, he would be able to serve as feed for wild dogs along with the corpses of the Nanyang natives..."
——Oh, it seems that this "being mentally ill" trick is really easy to use, it is almost universal!
Classmate Wang Qiu rolled his eyes and thought this way. At the same time, he also said something very pretentious and flirtatious in his heart: I have witnessed the birth and destruction of countries, the prosperity and decline of nations, and countless times. Under the long time, only the stupidity of mortals is eternal...
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
By the time more than a dozen leaders from senior to junior had finished speaking, more than two hours had passed, and the sun had already set...
So when the red ribbon hanging above the two rails was cut with a "click" by a pair of giant scissors painted with gold paint, a cartoon-looking steam train (also from Doraemon's Black Technology Toy) sounded a loud whistle and rumbled into the platform. Many listeners who were already drowsy and had sore hands and feet couldn't help but cheer up and cheered with relief.
——This boring hypnosis ceremony for Lao Shizi is finally over...
Then, a large number of People's Liberation Army soldiers lined up and boarded the bus, preparing to leave Lingao and head for Sanya. Next, the medical staff and service staff of Lingaojiao Special Seaside Sanatorium will also be transferred to Sanya one after another - because Lingao has a large flow of people and a mixed bag of forces, which is not conducive to security work. Moreover, central officials, People's Liberation Army soldiers and troops from the Traveler Group are in the same city, and various conflicts are prone to break out.
Therefore, according to the scheduled plan, after the railway that can quickly connect the two places is opened, the modern time and space government will transfer its main force to Sanya, which is more geographically remote, and build a new large-scale health center there to accommodate more visitors. Patients undergoing diagnosis and treatment...
On the other hand, the distance from the government's direct forces can also make the members of the Lingao Crossing Group feel more comfortable - to be precise, in this way, it is equivalent to returning the core area of Lingao to them, thus Avoid confusion in society.
However, looking at the bustling scene of people coming and going, Wang Qiu suddenly felt a little melancholy and couldn't help but whisper.
"...Hey, is this my big adventure through time and space just to provide services for the health of the leading comrades?"
"... Think about it! Son! Don't think that serving leaders is disrespectful. If you show your skills in a capitalist country, then the next people who can enjoy black technology medical services will not be able to do so. Are they still the bosses of large conglomerates and senior government officials? ”
Wang Meiling patted him on the shoulder and persuaded him, "...Think about it! All the leading comrades of the entire Central Committee owe you a favor, and they even saved their lives because of you, even if it was just in the spirit of According to the old rules of reciprocity, your future is destined to be smooth sailing. At least if you want to be promoted to the department level, it should be absolutely no problem! As for spending money, you can take it directly from the treasury!
Moreover, I wonder if you have noticed that according to the list, those who can enjoy these black technology medical services are not only previous leading cadres, but also many well-known domestic scientific researchers in various fields - this is very important for our country and nation. , it is even more significant!
You must know that today's modern science and technology are becoming more and more difficult. Without enough time to accumulate knowledge, it is impossible to conduct breakthrough research on the cutting-edge of science and technology. Human lifespan is limited. Except for some special subjects, if a scientist wants to accumulate enough knowledge through professional study to the point where he can independently create new topics, he usually has to learn it in his thirties or forties. OK.
In this way, when many scientists finally develop a valuable result and are on the verge of success, they are usually in their fifties or sixties. Within a few years, their thinking will begin to slow down. Moreover, due to long-term research work, lack of exercise, and lack of regularity in life, a considerable number of scientists are not in good health and do not live long... Genius scientists with truly extraordinary value are scarce in any era. Yes, the premature demise of every technology superstar will make people sigh.
Now, through this unprecedented large-scale time travel operation, as well as these future medical black technologies that can only be used in other worlds, we have successfully extended the prime time of these scientists to engage in scientific research, cured their diseases, and made them stronger. Their physique not only allows them to produce more scientific and technological achievements, but also improves their performance in disguised form. Our country's scientific research capabilities are a boon to the progress of civilization for all mankind... In addition, there are some specialized talents such as level 8 technicians who require time and experience accumulation and are very scarce in the country, thus extending the time limit. Time to serve the people - so, how could your current job lack meaning? "——In an instant, Wang Qiu suddenly understood, and his originally depressed mood suddenly became brighter...