8. The Age of Crisis
Entering New Dengzhou University, with Allen's lazy and playful personality, he just wants to do not get expelled because of his bad grades. He likes to go to the various sororities organized by the students or cultural and sports activities, or play cards and gamble for money, or play with some girls and hang around with them. As a result, Alan Kelly failed his midterm exam when he entered college. He rarely did his homework and missed a lot of classes. Despite this, such test results also surprised him.
Professor Rasinzer Klein asked Alan to come to his office to talk.
“…… I don't know what kind of person you're going to become. But I think it's good for your future to concentrate on one subject. History is an interesting subject, and sometimes you will find that we are still following the same path that has been denied in the past...... If it's a career that interests you, you'll still have great prospects. If you're not interested in that, I'd suggest you look for some art history or something like that. ”
Professor Racingzer Klein was a Jew and an expert on Jewish history, and was close to the leader of the Zionist community, Mr. Abdullah Hamid, whom he often wrote to ask questions about Jewish history.
As he left the professor's office, Professor Klein gave Allen two books he had written: "The Roman Empire and Jerusalem" and "The Messiah on Mount Zion." As a result, these two books aroused Allen's interest in Jewish history, and he often went to Professor Klein to ask and discuss some questions, and he became friends with the professor.
This was the first time Alan Kelly was able to meet a high-level intellectual, and as a result, he became a faithful believer in the professor's ideas, repeating the professor's opinions like a slave, and by the time of the final exam, he actually achieved excellent results.
Alan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and this winter's Christmas holiday was finally able to pass relatively peacefully.
Taking advantage of the holidays, Alan Kelly took a trip to the port of New Jeju in South America before the start of school.
When it comes to New Jeju, European immigrants from South America naturally think of General Bovar, the pioneer of the American independence movement.
One of the most important ports on the Central Caribbean coast of New Jeju, more than 100 years after the Tang people opened up the United States, the Spaniards, who had completed the unification, began to migrate to the Americas as the navigation technology was introduced to Europe. The Caribbean Sea and the New North Sea (Gulf of Mexico) became the preferred destination for these European immigrants.
Slightly different from North America, the proportion of Tang people in the northern part of South America is only about 20 percent, and the rest are descendants of European immigrants from Spain and indigenous Indians.
Due to the lack of labor, the early Tang pioneers adopted a friendly policy towards Indians and immigrants from Europe, and concluded the famous "peace agreement" with the Indians. However, with the implementation of the Tang Empire's land nationalization policy in the Americas, fierce conflicts broke out between Indian tribes and these farmers from Europe, and the area around New Jeju and New Yun became the focus of fierce battles between the two sides.
In 219, under the leadership of General Bovar, a large-scale "War of Independence" broke out in Jeju against the colonial rule of the Tang Dynasty, and the rebel army once occupied most of the area under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Northeast South America, and this movement swept most of South America and the eastern coast of North America.
In the end, under the suppression of the 500,000 troops mobilized by the Tang Empire from the mainland, the first American War of Independence, which lasted for five years, finally ended in tragedy.
After this war, the Tang Empire began to strictly limit the number of European immigrants to the Americas.
Alan Kelly came out of the new Dengzhou Port wharf at the southernmost tip of the New Liaodong Peninsula and built a beautiful small park on the square next to the passenger terminal. There is an artificial fountain on the east side of the park, and the shade of the trees shades the row of rock pedestals around the fountain, which is very cool in the breeze.
The economy is now in a state of recession, and on the docks, there are a large number of beggar-like descendants of southern European immigrants, who form the main force of the city's underground society.
Immigrants from the cold regions of Ireland and West Francia are not only able to endure hardships and stand hard work, but also, like the Tang people, have the habit of saving up on a regular basis, so they are more able to withstand this economic crisis. The descendants of immigrants and Indians from the warm shores of the Mediterranean, on the other hand, continued the tradition of their ancestors' freedom and spending, earning as much as they wanted, and having little family savings, so that they immediately fell into the destitute class after becoming unemployed.
South America is different, in the Sindengju Peninsula, where Tang people and immigrants from Northern Europe are the majority, which is the opposite of South America's free-spirited character. The ladies here dress modestly, while the men look relaxed and relaxed in their light summer clothes.
Alan bought a newspaper from a street stall and flipped through it as he walked.
After a few more moments on the stone seat, Alan stood up, folded the newspaper, held it in his hand, and walked in the direction of the bus stop.
He didn't notice the bustling crowd of passengers around him and walked straight towards the No. 17 bus stop. Suddenly, a young girl ran towards her, and saw her running towards Allen like a light swallow! When she put her arms around his neck and reached over to kiss him on the cheek, Alan reacted.
Then the girl leaned back, blushed and said happily, "Alan! Is that you? What a coincidence! I just came back from New Yingzhou and I don't know why I ...... along the way."
Alan stood a little bewildered, leaving him not only with the fiery kiss just now, but also with the wonderful feeling that arose in that moment. This is Katerina, his new girlfriend in college, with short ear-length hair. She looked excited about the success of the sneak attack: "I wonder why I kept thinking that maybe we might meet all of a sudden?" As a result, oh my God...... You really showed up! ”
"Well, I took advantage of my vacation to go to South America for a few days." Alan said in a daze.
Caterina stood smiling with a touching glow on her face, which looked very beautiful at this moment.
The two took the bus back to Sindenju University together, and after breaking up with Katerina, Alan walked back to his apartment alone, feeling like he had grown wings, and he was really happy.
Caterina was originally from New Jersey, but Hispanics preferred to call the port city Havana, and General Bovar was arrested after absconding to the city after his defeat and was hanged for treason.
Homeless everywhere and a growing number of poor people living on the streets, they looked at the wealthy Tang people and the more affluent Nordic immigrants with hatred, believing that the top ruling class of the Tang Empire was to blame for the current situation.
The volcano of anger is accumulating......
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