Manhattan, Americas.

Zhao Hongyu had already led a fleet to the East, and it had been almost five months since he left the Americas.

In the five months since he left, things have been going very well here in the Americas.

Manhattan under Zhang Tie's control has changed a lot at this time compared to when he left.

This change is mainly from the streets, but also from public facilities.

There are still some buildings in the basic houses, but they have not changed much.

Because of the future population growth of the city, Zhang Tie planned the main public facilities of the city.

For example, schools, sewage pipes, road roads and urban rail transit.

Because of the opening of urban rail transit, it is greatly convenient for people to travel.

And the urban facilities here in Manhattan are a shock to the Europeans who come here.

After all, science in Europe at this time had not yet developed considerably, and theology and some disciplines under the control of the Church were still prevalent there.

Science is something that the European Church has severely suppressed.

After all, if people understand too much, how can they control the ignorant people?

You know, the ordinary people of Europe are the source of their wealth.

However, when the merchants who came to the Americas returned to Europe, they would always tell the people in Europe what was happening in the Americas.

Therefore, the Americas are full of mysteries for Europeans who have never been there.

In addition, the relaxed and beautiful, non-oppressive environment here makes the European people, who have been tormented by war, yearn for it very much.

For Europeans in this era, the Song Empire is like the country of USA that Chinese people yearn for in the 21st century, and it is even more attractive than it.

With a low tax rate, everyone can have a good life without worrying about starvation. This is unthinkable for Europeans.

Even, many Europeans believe that only heaven can have such a country.

Those businessmen are just bragging.

But there is a fact that almost none of the Europeans who fled from Europe to the Americas were willing to go back.

As soon as they came to Manhattan, they were immediately drawn to the country.

As a result, there were many stranded people in Manhattan, who were called 'black households' in later words.

These people included sailors who accompanied ships, as well as bankrupt peasants.

Finding a job here in Manhattan is more money than farming on a boat or at home.

Although the consumption here in Manhattan is also high. But as long as you have a job, you have absolutely no problem supporting yourself or your family.

Because the commodity bee honey in Manhattan, the European and Arab worlds, and even some uncivilized chiefs in Africa, are very fond of it.

As a result, more and more merchant ships came to Manhattan in the Americas to do ocean trade.

Because of the increasing number of merchant ships, it also led to the development and job opportunities in Manhattan.

Especially on the dock side, tens of thousands of people work here every day, loading and unloading goods.

And Zhao Hongyu has been away for the past five months. The docks in Manhattan have been widened a lot, and now the docks in Manhattan can basically dock 100 ocean-going ships at the same time, which can be said to be the largest port.

Even then, there are not enough berths in the port.

On the surface of the open sea. There are also a lot of ships waiting to enter the port.

In the face of such a business prosperity, Zhang Tie is of course very happy.

At present, the commercial export of the Song Empire in the Americas has slowly expanded from simple animal skins and iron tools to daily necessities and daily consumables.

A variety of knock-off goods from the XXI century. It has flooded the European continent.

However, it may be because the goods come from Huaxia in the virtual world, so the quality of these copycat products...... It's not good.

Let's use an analogy. For example, 'canned meat', a kind of food that is popular on European ocean-going ships, is a very bad item.

This kind of junk food, in the 21st century, it is absolutely impossible to have much market.

And in the 21st century, the quality of this stuff is very poor.

However, it was this commodity that was favored and sought after by seafarers and sea-going traders in the seventeenth century.

The reason for this is simple, it can be left for a long time, just enough to be used as a food reserve in the ocean.

Compared to those moldy foods, this thing is a blessing for them.

Therefore, after Zhang Tie bought a batch of this kind of garbage cans from Chen Zhenbang, he was immediately sought after when he put them into the market, and it was simply in short supply.

This junk food tastes very good in the 21st century, no matter how rubbish it is.

Even, some European merchants took this kind of canned food as a luxury and gift, and brought it to Europe to give away.

All of a sudden, this kind of canned food became popular on the European continent.

Especially when some small nobles and lords hold some gatherings in their homes, you are embarrassed to meet people if you don't put such a little tin can on the table.

And the taste is really good, so everyone flocks to it.

Of course, there are also people who see the greater advantages of this can.

That is, it can be used in the military.

Because this kind of canned food is easy to carry and very convenient to eat.

So, if each soldier carried such a few cans in battle, basically the logistical pressure would be much less.

Therefore, Portugal and France sent people to the Americas to order this kind of canned food and put it back in the army.

And the soldiers ate this canned food and thought it was very good.

At the very least, this kind of canned food is said to be 'full of meat'.

When everyone thinks that the country eats meat for themselves, how can they not be grateful in their hearts.

There will also be some spirit in combat.

Today, Europe is in turmoil, and war has swept across the continent.

Basically, the land was left barren due to the effects of the war.

If there is no one to farm, then the country will have no food, and how can it fight without food.

Portugal and France were allies with the Song Empire in the Americas, so the Song Empire began to lend money to Portugal and France. The loan was used by both countries to buy much-needed supplies in the Americas.

It can be said that this is completely a matter of switching from left hand to right hand.

In addition, a series of contracts were signed, and the Song Empire reaped great benefits.

Not only the Portuguese and French, but also the church group, as well as the Dutch and the British, who had already made enemies with the Song Empire, also found some agents to come to the Song Empire to buy this kind of tin cans and go back to the army.

There is no way, now there is a shortage of food in Europe.

If there is no food, no one can fight. The army will all collapse.

The Song Empire, on the other hand, took advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

For those agents, of course, the empire turned a blind eye and ignored them, pretending that they didn't know anything.

After all, the price of these materials sold to the other party is much higher than usual.

Besides, even if you don't sell it to them, then there will be a lot of smugglers or something to do it.

Therefore, this money is not earned in vain.

It's just that everyone doesn't know what to do. This kind of canned food is really very cheating.

First of all, this kind of canned food comes from a small black workshop on the outskirts of a third-tier city in the virtual century China, and the legal person of this factory is Chen Zhenbang's brother-in-law.

Because they are familiar with Zhao Hongyu and Zhang Tie, they will also contact Chen Zhenbang to buy some copycat products. So Chen Zhenbang's brother-in-law saw a business opportunity.

At the beginning, Zhao Hongyu and they fooled Chen Zhenbang, saying that the goods they bought from him were basically sold to the third world of the country, so Chen Zhenbang's brother-in-law thought. The old blacks over there have a lot of money and are stupid enough to make money.

Moreover, Zhao Hongyu's gang is very capable over there.

What kind of knockoffs. can be marketed.

Then, you can also find a business opportunity to make a fortune while you are looking for an opportunity.

In the end, this guy thought about it and invested a small amount of money to get such a small workshop for making canned food.

After some encouragement from him, the products of this small workshop were really made.

It's just that the quality of this canned food is not complimentary.

In order to pursue high profits, when this guy makes canned food, some of the meat used is dead pork or some dead cat, dead rat meat, and spoiled pig water.

In order to improve the taste and quality, I don't know how many preservatives are added to this can, as well as various chemical additives.

This is what makes the canned food look good and taste very delicious.

In addition, there is a lot of gutter oil in this can.

Therefore, the canned food appears to be oily, which is very popular.

For this guy's approach, Zhang Tie is quite complaining and despised.

However, because it was related to the relationship with Chen Zhenbang, Zhang Tie pinched his nose and subscribed to a batch of canned food, and promised to sell it to Africa instead of it.

In fact, Zhang Tie's plan was very simple, that is, to order a batch of canned food every month, order the canned food and throw it into the sea.

He knew the quality of these cans very well, but he didn't dare to sell them on the American continent, for fear that everyone would get sick or something after eating them.

It's just that I don't know how to do it, this batch of canned food was put on the market before it could be processed.

This is also because of a small negligence on the part of the subordinates.

However, no one expected that the reaction of this canned food would be very hot after it was put on the market.

The Europeans not only ate it fine, but also said it was delicious.

I'm going to go, if I don't make a lot of money, then I'm really sorry for these mortals.

In this way, this batch of black-hearted canned food began to be sold to Europe in large quantities as a fist product, and even some Europeans living on this side of the American continent bought some tooth sacrifices from time to time.

Zhang Tie didn't understand anyway, why did the Europeans eat this thing at all, could it be that their bellies are made of iron?

He was very puzzled by this.

In fact, Zhang Tie, who is not well-behaved, does not understand that there is a shortage of food at this time in Europe.

Therefore, Europeans have developed a habit of eating what they have, even if it is spoiled.

So, they have developed a good 'appetite' since childhood.

This can is a piece of cake for them, and there will be no problem at all.

Europeans don't know what to do, they think that this kind of black-hearted canned food in the Americas, if ordinary Chinese people in later generations eat it, they will have food poisoning at the lightest, and they will have diarrhea and collapse at the worst.

But in any case, this black-hearted canned food opened up a market in Europe, and although it was not expensive, the empire still made a lot of money.

And Chen Zhenbang's brother-in-law in the virtual world has also made a real profit, which makes him very happy.

At the same time, he also became a stable supplier of black-hearted canned food.

In addition, his brother-in-law Chen Zhenbang has now been promoted to become the leader of the city, so his black-hearted little workshop is very safe and not afraid of investigation at all.

Zhang Tie's side, although he made money, of course, he did not forget to cultivate Huaxia gene people.

At the same time, I also invest in some commodity technology from time to time.

It's just that investing in this thing is too cheating, and every time it's basically a failure.

Therefore, this made Zhang Tie very disappointed.

When Zhao Hongyu left, it was the height of summer in June, and now five months have passed, and the Americas have entered late autumn.

People living in the Americas wore the military green coats and coats of the later 70s, which was a very popular costume in Manhattan.

If modern people came to the Americas at this time, maybe they would have thought that they had suddenly come to the Chinese city in the sixties.

Unlike the sailors and merchants on the docks, anyone who lives here can tell at a glance.

Because on their faces, you can see smiles, as well as expectations and hopes for the future life, as well as longing.

There is no such numbness and despair as Europeans at all.

Moreover, those people in Europe are still wearing the clothes of this era.

It can be said that after living in Manhattan for a period of time, people's aesthetics will also change.

At this time, Zhang Tie was wearing a dark blue Zhongshan overalls and appeared at the dock with a group of subordinates.

Basically, the civil servants in Manhattan are dressed like this.

Only those in the army will wear the costume of the party in line.

The reason for this is simple, to attract young people to join the army and serve the empire.

Whether the military uniform is beautiful or handsome or not is also a factor in whether it can attract people.

In this regard, Zhang Tie did not object at all.

Zhao Hongyu's old father-in-law, who was also wearing a dark blue Zhongshan overalls, followed Zhang Tie to the dock.

The two looked at the lively dock and the people coming and going, and couldn't help but sigh.

Yes, just over two years ago, it was a barren land.

But looking at it now, it's so bustling that it feels like you're in a dream.

At the berth, a merchant ship slowly departed, and then a ship of a different style than a European ship, flying a flag with a crescent moon and a star motif, stopped at the vacant berth.

Zhang Tie and Zhao Hongyu's father-in-law, Black Bear, glanced at each other, and then walked towards the boat. (To be continued......)

PS: Tomorrow is my wife's due date, and the doctor said that it will be these days to give birth.

I'm really nervous.

I don't know if I can stick to 10,000 words this month, I'm afraid that readers will be disappointed