Withered tom! Withered tom! Ding-ding-clang!

"Comrades, hey! Cheer up, roar, hey! ……”

"Great! That's great! Our Grand Canal! It's also a preliminary completion! The main project has been completed, so let's take a rest, comrades......"

"Oooo

Panama was still noisy at night, although the moon had risen, but the construction site of the Grand Canal was still busy until the person in charge of the project announced that the project was almost over, and it was time to rest, and Panama, a small place, was quiet.

"......" Arthur. MacArthur, the youngest colonel in the history of the United States, was now crouching on a concrete pier on the side of the canal locks with a lunch box, and the moonlight was served!

This image ...... There is no way, follow the local customs, MacArthur, a loyal patriot, this young man with great potential, the youngest colonel, since he came to Panama, since he participated in the construction of the Grand Canal with these Chinese workers, he has eaten like this......

It's all learned, the most difficult thing is, of course, the skill of holding chopsticks, it's really not easy, MacArthur really hasn't eaten Chinese food before, when he first came, he really refused, but when he was hungry for a day, and still went to work, he completely gave in, especially after eating the food on the construction site!

Food!

Real food! It's a glittering meal! A delicacy full of vitality! ……

Anyway, MacArthur, who ate like an old sow, praised it in his heart, naturally because he was hungry. On the other hand. That is, the meal is indeed delicious. The taste is really great.

You know, in this part of the United States, there is actually no American food, and now in this year, the most upscale is French food, such as the Delmonique, this is a French restaurant, and American food. Most of the food cooked at home is British food, and most Americans are descendants of the United Kingdom, British food...... That's a thing.

So he followed the customs, because he saw a lot of Chinese workers, they all eat like this, and they don't need any tables and chairs to eat like this, but the construction site, how can there be so many things.

Eat like this, fragrant!

So how did this MacArthur come to Panama?

This has to start after the Battle of Vicksburg.

MacArthur was also taken prisoner. And these prisoners, General Mead's side accounted for a large part. MacArthur came with Mead. Of course, there are also quite a few Shermans.

However, unexpectedly, the Shermans' behavior at that time was particularly despicable, and after they surrendered, they said that they could help the Imperial Army to fight!

That is to turn the gun on the people of the United States of America!

This was so unexpected that no one could have imagined that these guys would be so leftist and General Mead half to death.

But in fact, such a psychological state is easy to understand, because these guys have done a lot of evil before, many of the people they burned, killed and looted were southerners, and they were all their own compatriots before, on the one hand, they were afraid of being executed, so they naturally had to behave well, and on the other hand, anyway, they didn't kill their own compatriots, and now it's just a matter of adjusting the muzzle of the gun, what's so difficult?

It is undeniable that these guys are indeed a fighting force, although there are not too many people, but Li Mengyang didn't use them, because the battlefield discipline of these guys is really uncontrollable, even if they don't have two hearts, the imperial army can't let them ruin the good reputation they have built up with great difficulty.

But after all, it's such an enthusiastic 'surrender', showing loyalty, you don't want to use it at all.

Therefore, Li Mengyang organized this part of the people into the Production and Construction Corps!

Hey, yes, this trick is actually not the first time he has used it, he is very experienced, and it is impossible for these people to be completely trusted, the weapon that Li Mengyang issued to them is very reasonable.

Stick!

It is this primitive weapon, and the inspiration naturally comes from the later name of a small peninsula country in East Asia.

It's quite a matter of care, led by a part of the Imperial Army, and then everyone goes to reclaim it, anyway, the empire has so much territory now, and everyone still needs food.

Sherman's people were very happy, they didn't have to fight, they didn't have to do evil, they could still farm, and they also said that as long as it was cultivated and became fertile land, then everyone could distribute it, and they could also concentrate on farms, which was good.

But Sherman himself was not treated like this, and he was imprisoned as a war criminal.

Sherman's gang is so shameless, so naturally Mead's gang can't go along with them!

Meade's gang is very tough, they have shown enough loyalty to the United States, you Imperial Army will kill Lao Tzu! Come on!

This kind of loyalty, Li Mengyang really appreciates.

But appreciate and appreciate, you guys are against me, you are my enemies, so I can't let the tiger go back to the mountain, right?

Labor reform!

When Li Mengyang, the emperor of the empire, proposed to use labor to reform these enemy prisoners, it was really a thunderous applause, long live the mountain!

This is so merciful! Really, what emperor is so merciful?

Labor is paid, of course, they are prisoners of war naturally have to be treated differently, and they must not be given much, but this is really not to put people to death, everyone works the same, but it is definitely not paid equally, and part of your labor is to be used to atone for sins.

Before that, it was really the prisoners of war who were directly put to death......

The Geneva Conventions?

What the hell is that?

Now a bunch of Europeans are negotiating in Geneva?

What does that have to do with us Americans?

This is the case, there are no conventions on the battlefield.

Moreover, MacArthur's gang came very quickly, because not long after the end of the battle, Dahlgren also surrendered!

The Navy of the United States of America could be used to transport prisoners of war from the United States......

Escorts, escorts. Monitored. These are of course also used. Take the waterway, and soon get to Panama, it's really not far.

So, MacArthur had been working on the site for months, and he naturally got into the habit of some Chinese.

If you want to talk about this, it is actually because of the appearance of Li Mengyang that the trend of the entire history has changed.

Let's just talk about this ship, in the original history, the United States fought a civil war. In the Battle of Hampton in 1862, the ironclad played a decisive role in sinking the southern iron-clad ship Virginia.

The ironclad ship became famous in World War I, and then the northern government of the United States went crazy to build this kind of ironclad ship, and the US Navy has a lot of equipment, but this kind of ship is small, and the United States is not pursuing giant ships at this time, and the warship itself is not big, but the ironclad ship is smaller than the average warship.

And this ironclad ship is actually the Erickson!

Yes. Because Erickson, the inventor of the ironclad ship, has long worked for Li Mengyang. Therefore, in terms of the manufacture of ironclad ships, it is naturally greatly discounted. At this time, the capital ship of the US Navy was still the kind of iron-clad ship, and this kind of ship was relatively large, no different from ordinary ships, and could carry a lot of people, so it was naturally competent in transporting prisoners.

Li Mengyang didn't know any of the above, but these things really helped him, and it was really a mistake.

After MacArthur was sent to Panama to start working, he not only appreciated the charm of Chinese food, but also deeply felt it......

Chinese workers are really capable!

Although MacArthur had very little contact with the Chinese, he had heard that the Chinese workers were called by many to be the best workers in the world. can endure hardships, can work, have skills in work, and the requirements are low, and even as far as he can see, many Chinese workers should not rest, and take the initiative to ask for overtime!

It's such a simple reason to make more money, but it's a big impact on MacArthur.

Don't you need a break?

Enough rest? Just sleep?

Don't you need entertainment?

What the? Work is play? Just chat and fart? Or...... Fighting landlords? What the hell is this?

……

Anyway, MacArthur was really shocked, he saw here something he had never seen before, rapid construction, unbelievably fast!

There were six locks in total, three on one side, and the difficulty of the project was very high, and now it is said that the British side was in charge of the east side, but he did not see the British when he came.

It was contracted by the Chinese workers themselves, and you British guys just gave money, of course, it was real money!

The British have engineering supervisors, and they all think that hiring Chinese workers is the lowest cost and the most suitable!

And ah, MacArthur saw a lot of machinery that he hadn't seen before!

It's called a tractor......

This one is called a piledriver......

Look, cement mixer......

These things don't exist in the United States, there really aren't!

There are a lot of construction machinery on the construction site, and it is really useful, these machines make the project very fast, just such a big project, it is about to be completed, I heard that it will be two years to start.

France has been building the Suezhue Canal for ten years!

MacArthur naturally knew about this, and now he saw the speed of construction of the New Tang Empire in the United States, which was simply beyond his imagination!

Could it be that this empire has super potential? Is this empire the highest technology of mankind? This empire......

There were many times when MacArthur was surprised by the idea that this empire was just' in his head, and he was desperately trying to suppress it.

This empire may be very powerful, but she is definitely not righteous, the imperial empire, the emperor can have good?!

Yes, MacArthur, who was squatting on a cement pier and pulling rice, used such a belief to support his loyalty to the United States, but today......

"Comrades! Hurry up, everyone is ready! Let's get it up and see how it goes! ”

"Operation? What works? ”

"There's a big guy coming! To pass through the canal! ”

"What?"

"Don't ask so much! Order from His Majesty the Emperor! ”

“ALL-HAIL-LEE！”

Among these words, there are English and Chinese, MacArthur listened to it half-baked, but ......

With a click, the lunch box fell to the ground!

Woo~

An earth-shattering whistle thundered, and a huge black shadow appeared in front of MacArthur's eyes like a mountain under the moonlight...... (To be continued......)