Chapter 44: The Faces of Vladivostok (I)

By the second day of the Lunar New Year, a group of central government commissioners had successfully taken over the assets of the Vladivostok Far East Company at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and had begun to take stock and sort out the work so that they could sort out an accurate set of information for the reference of the high-level leaders of the State Council and the Political Bureau.

So far, Vladivostok Far East has only been born in this time and space for about two years. However, since there were no strong enemies around, it has been developing quite smoothly. Today there are thermal power stations, military-industrial complexes, modern ports and large farms. Oil wells have also been drilled on Sakhalin Island across the Sea of Japan and improvised oil refining facilities have been built to make their armoured vehicles, automobiles and modern ships self-sufficient and refueled.

Of course, the core foundation of any political force is a large number of subordinate population, without which there would be no army and productive forces, and the traversers of the Far East Company all understood this truth - in the second half of the third year of Chongzhen and the spring of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the exploratory attacks on Liaodong, Korea and Japan, as well as the trafficking of human traffickers, the company successively obtained about 5,000 immigrants from the three countries, and initially completed training and naturalization. In the second half of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the company dispatched the whole army to collect more than 20,000 people from Dongjiang Town, which was suffering from hunger and cold, but the resettlement work has not yet been completed, and most of them are still stranded on the way to Vladivostok, and only less than 3,000 people have arrived in Vladivostok.

In addition to absorbing labor from the surrounding civilized countries, the Far East Company also sent a large number of newly annexed natives to form caravans to roam around the Northeast. The preferential policies of the Far Eastern Company for recruiting immigrants were publicized everywhere, and modern commodities such as needlework, refined salt, and small hardware were also traded with some small tribes to expand their influence. Coupled with the previous big battle of breaking the Qing army of Ningguta and burning Ningguta City, the Far East Company has become the largest tribe with a population of hundreds of thousands in the eyes of many natives in the northeast, and they have also defeated the tribe of the old Khan King of Jianzhou in the east, which is not only strong, but also rich and rivals. And relying on the strong has always been the way of survival for many small tribes in the Outer Northeast, even if they are exploited by others.

What makes those poor tribes even more excited is that as long as they are attached to the "Far Eastern Tribe", they can be assigned to an inherent mountain and forest area to build a village, and no matter who they are, they will be treated equally. They could hunt and fish in the mountains and forests around their villages, and they only had to hand over a small amount of ginseng, herbs, and mink furs to the "Far Eastern Tribes" every year, which was much easier than the old exploitation of the big tribes.

And as long as they move their families there, the construction team of the "Far East" tribe will build "luxurious" wooden houses for their villages for free. You can also exchange the mountain goods collected by the village in the mountains and the Far Eastern tribes for various production and living materials - where to find such good treatment? As a result, not only countless poor and small tribes that had originally depended on the big tribes for their survival, but also migrated thousands of miles to the territory controlled by the Far East Company. Even some lower-class people of the big tribes fled the tribe with their families and came to Vladivostok Far Eastern Company to pursue a happy life.

If it is a densely populated place like Japan, this kind of influx of immigrants will definitely cause a social impact on Yanzhòng. Fortunately, the Outer Northeast is really vast and sparsely populated in these years, and even if there are many tribes attached, as long as they sprinkle into the vast mountains and forests, they can be easily settled.

So far, including the 2,000 traversers, mainly retired veterans of the People's Liberation Army, the population under the name of the Far Eastern Company has reached nearly 60,000. Among them, more than 20,000 "civilized immigrants" from Japan, North Korea and Liaodong have been resettled in the core urban area of Vladivostok according to the plan, except for some who stayed at the transit station on Jeju Island. More than 30,000 natives who belonged to the Far East Company lived in small villages on the outskirts of the Far East Company, earning a living by hunting, logging, fishing, and grazing – surprisingly, these indigenous tribes were more loyal to the Far East Company than the Ming immigrants who were theoretically of the same species.

Among the immigrants of the Ming Dynasty, there were still a few scholars muttering and eating a few full meals of the Far Eastern Company, not only not being grateful, but also saying strange things all day long, on the one hand, they despised the "strange skills and tricks" of the traversers, and tried their best to incite the people not to cooperate with the "thieves"; On the one hand, they arrogantly demanded all kinds of preferential treatment, to put it simply, they didn't eat for nothing, but they were decisively suppressed by the traversers who rolled their eyes in anger, beat up these sour people who looked at people with their nostrils, and then threw them all into the pit to dig coal together with the Liao people who were instigated by them to engage in "non-violent non-cooperation".

The indigenous villages scattered around Vladivostok are simply worshipping the Far Eastern Company as if they were immortals. After the government took over, the People's Liberation Army soldiers were sent to inspect the area, and they were immediately warmly welcomed by various villages, and at night, there were many indigenous "beauties" vying to sleep. It's a pity that the smell and dignity almost scared the soldiers to death - the tribes in the Outer Northeast are still in a state of ignorance, and the indigenous "beauties" generally don't pay attention to chastity, especially like the soldiers of the Far East Company, because they often have a lot of useful gadgets on them to give away, and even many women who have men are willing to hook up with the soldiers of the Far East Company, hoping to keep a seed.

While government workers were surveying the vicinity of Vladivostok with great interest, the travelers of the Far Eastern Company were lamenting helplessly.

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Although, on the whole, the central government's attitude towards Far East companies has been generally friendly and supportive – in short, it has turned them from shareholders in charge to wage earners: under normal circumstances, the Chinese government will not take things lightly. Besides, the government has never stopped them from allowing these belligerent veterans to conquer the Quartet, but they have to accept the government's guidance in some general directions.

However, no matter how generous the conditions put forward by the state and how generous the all-round assistance provided to the Far Eastern Group were, this New Year was still extremely lonely, frustrated and aggrieved for the Far Eastern Group that had been ambitious to be the master of the country.

“…… Okay, now we have become a state-owned enterprise, and there will be military representatives and government representatives to be stationed in the future, please be sure to cooperate......"

Still in the conference room with a beech floor, Chairman Li Ming, who is the supreme leader of the Far Eastern Company's crossing group, announced,

He was answered by silence. Although there are mangoes, bananas, coconuts and dragon fruits that the government has just sent on the table, as well as strips of Chinese cigarettes, no one wants to enjoy them - the state has torn off its skin and wants to inject capital into the control, which is the rhythm of turning them into the white gloves of government agencies

Although it seems to have some benefits, who wants to change from the company's controlling directors to ordinary employees of state-owned enterprises?

But it's impossible not to agree, after all, only fists are the biggest truth in this world.

You see, is it better to be a wage earner for the country? Or is it better to go to Changping to sift sand? I believe that anyone will give a sane answer.

But understanding is understanding, and the grievances and depression in my heart still haven't changed - don't forget, why did they run to ancient times? Fundamentally speaking, it is mainly because they can't find a good way out in the modern world and can't see the hope of becoming a master, so they choose to travel to another new world with infinite possibilities, and draw a blueprint on a blank piece of paper, which is not fundamentally different from the European adventurers who ran to the East to work hard in the colonial era: what democracy and human rights are virtual, and the core and key point is that in modern times they are ruled by people, In ancient times, it was they who ruled over others – it was such a simple matter of position.

At this moment, although it has not been a long time and the cause of conquest has not yet started, those who are used to being leaders will be willing to bow down and be small?

You must know that after crossing into another world, all traversers with the halo of the protagonist will soon become poor and handsome, and the otaku and weak chickens will become heroic geniuses, slaughter foreign races and dominate the world, and the harem will sing for three thousand nights...... This is the standard life of a Long Aotian version of a traverser

But the cruel reality at the moment slapped them in the face, and the defeated dogs can't escape the claws of the government wherever they go, even if they travel to the seventeenth century, they are still firmly remembered by the government of the original time and space - the reason why these time-travelers have resistance is not that the government's attitude towards them is good or bad, but that the appearance of the government itself has ruined their dream of breaking through the shackles of a qiē in this time and space and acting recklessly from then on.

In fact, Wang Qiu was not unable to understand their frustration and grievances, when he had just entered the infinite space, he had encountered many reincarnation newcomers with mixed qualities. Most of them are more rational and forbearing, and they will know how to restrain their feelings and try to survive in the cruel plot world. But there are also some pretentious brain-dead fools who immediately regard themselves as protagonists after entering another world, and instantly become arrogant. If this kind of person immediately rushes into the street, in case they get lucky enough to get through a plot and get points, skills and props, they will be even more rampant and their tails to the sky. Such a person does not know the truth of being with the light and being cautious, and only knows that as soon as he has the ability, he will show off, and he will be powerful and provocative, and he will be described in one sentence: "Mouth beard, Lao Tzu is going against the sky"

Although this kind of guy will almost inevitably end up dying without even scum, they often have already cheated an unknown number of people before they die. Wang Qiu's team has encountered such pig teammates who have not achieved enough things and more than failed several times, and they will quickly die so that only Wang Qiu is left.

In the same way, a considerable number of time-travelers of the Far Eastern Company think that they are going to another time and space to win glory for the country, even if they never come back, it turns out that no one in time and space knows where their brilliance is, but they are still great heroes who open a new era like Columbus...... So when the government didn't recognize their heroic status at all, but wanted to investigate the facts of their crimes in the original time and space, it naturally exploded.

It's a pity that just as a kitten can't defeat its owner no matter how much it blows up, in the face of the overwhelming strength of the country and the government, the anger of these "tsundere" traversers can only make their stomachs hurt at best - the rest of those who are more rational have already seen it.

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“…… Ahem, in short, the Far Eastern Company will become a state-owned enterprise from now on, and it is obliged to pay profits and taxes to the state. At present, we have stockpiled a batch of mink, bearskin, deerskin and ginseng. Of course, our side is not without benefits......"

Seeing that everyone was dejected and excited, Gao Jianguo, the former chairman of the Far East Company, who didn't know how long it would last, coughed and took over the conversation brightly, "...... The government has sent a number of very practical 500 watt household biogas/petrol micro-generators to ensure that every one of our settlements has electricity. There are also three sets of 200,000 kilowatt thermal power generating units, and maintenance parts are included. Then there is a comprehensive field hospital with a full set of medical equipment, even including a mobile combined sterile operating room. Next is a ground receiving station for satellite signals, which will be available after the country launches a communications satellite from Hainan Island. The engineering corps is helping us to build an automatic telephone system in the city, as well as three large greenhouses, to ensure that Vladivostok has a supply of fresh vegetables in winter...... Finally, on the other side of the space-time gate is Shanghai, the country's largest city, where you can get almost any kind of goods...... Do you have any personal items you want? ”

“…… Hehe, nothing else, it's just that I used to go to the cinema to watch the latest blockbusters, but now I can only watch old movies on the computer, which feels quite boring. In our absence, are there any new Hollywood blockbusters over there? Can you make a copy of it for us to see? ”

After a moment of silence, as if to liven up the atmosphere, a young traverser stood up and grinned and coaxed.

“…… Ahem, I'm afraid this request is a bit difficult, comrades. Although it's been more than half a year since the final disappearance of the wormhole across time and space on your side, in our world, only a week has passed, and the new movies haven't been released yet, and even the new Japanese animation has only come out with an episode. Wang Qiu, who was attending the meeting, touched his nose and replied, "...... However,This week, there is a new mythological theatrical version of the animation in China.,I can copy it in the h disk and bring it over.,Interested in watching it? ”

Obviously, everyone here has a lack of interest in domestic animated films. And when Wang He, the director in charge of civil affairs of the Far Eastern Company, stood up coughing and informed everyone of the next news, the atmosphere in the conference room returned to a state of low pressure again: within the Far Eastern Company, many members retreated and took the initiative to apply to the government and the company, wanting to take this opportunity to resign and disperse and return to the original time and space......

- No way, although at the beginning of the crossing, every volunteer was full of passion and spirit, and wanted to break into a new world. But with the passage of time, even if they are not disadvantaged in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation, the boring and barren spiritual entertainment life of the ancient world will eventually wear down the fighting spirit of some people - in the materialistic 21st century, the "transcendental" cast with special materials is after all a minority, and most of the traversers who voluntarily join the Far Eastern Company are only cut at best. Grava is the thrill-seeking "little bourgeois". These people treat both revolution and exploration as the most intense play, throwing themselves into it like moths to a fire. But deep down, they will still think of their hometown after all......

Hey, probably all normal traversers will gradually become like this, all kinds of new and interesting things in the other world, and the pride and ambition to open up new worlds, in the final analysis, can only maintain the popularity for a period of time. After the enthusiasm slowly subsides, it's time to be homesick - just open the bow and don't turn back, because there is no turning back after the crossing, so I have to slap my swollen face and become fat, cheer myself up, and continue to grit my teeth and hold on.

And these people of the Far East Company in Vladivostok were at least a little luckier than the other traversers, and they even had a chance to go home.

Of course, in order to ease the conflict with the top management of the Far Eastern Company, the government did not directly accept the application, but politely threw the issue back to the directors of the company, fully respected their views, and asked them whether they agreed to release the person home.

——In the face of the current situation where the host and guest have already been replaced, what else can Chairman Li Ming and the directors say? Pull hatred for yourself?

“…… My opinion is that the so-called twisted melon is not sweet. If you want to go back, let them go back."

Li Mingyi waved his hand happily, "It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, and I can't stop it." If you forcibly detain them, it will make them resentful, and God knows how much more chaos will erupt...... Everyone hurried up to hand over the work to the central government, and at the same time packed their luggage. According to the requirements of the central government, we, the board members, will soon have to go to Hainan Island. The main task is to discuss with other travelers on issues such as peaceful coexistence, solidarity and cooperation, and common development under the guidance of government representatives, and to reach a proper consensus or agreement......"

Speaking of this, he turned his head and glanced at Wang Qiu, "...... By the way, Comrade Xiao Wang, when does the government arrange for us to leave? ”

“…… When your Russian landing ship takes the southern General Huangshi from Jeju Island to Vladivostok, we will probably be able to leave for Hainan Island...... The organization is very interested in the experience of this general Huang's conquest, and our contacts with the other crossing groups also need a mutually acceptable middleman, so as not to get into trouble at the beginning - in case we unfortunately get into trouble, this matter will be even more troublesome......"

Wang Qiu replied as he operated the [Mini Reconnaissance Satellite] ground receiving device in the corner of the wall, adjusted the real-time satellite camera on the screen to the western part of the Sea of Japan, and with the assistance of the computer, he quickly found the eye-catching "Crocodile"-class Russian landing ship, "...... Calculate it by this distance...... Well, if nothing happens, he'll be here by tomorrow afternoon at the latest......"