Chapter 156: Moving to a new house
The sound of "crackling" firecrackers is full of red and full of festive colors unique to the Chinese.
"Congratulations to Chief Tian on his housewarming, congratulations!"
"Brother Tian is promoted to make a fortune and buy a house, congratulations!"
"Wrong, it should be four joys, don't you see that your aunt is already pregnant?"
"Hahaha...... It's really four joys, congratulations! ”
A group of officers laughed and walked into the courtyard, and Major Tian Mantun greeted him with a few soldiers who were helping with his fists, and the bright joy on his face could not be concealed.
He happily gave up all the military robes into the newly completed single-family villa, served tea, cakes, cigarettes, and hospitality.
It is located in a hilly area of the noble residential area of Taoyuan City, and the development is all single-family villas, with a large number of families of military officers, businessmen and government officials.
Major Tian Mantun's house has a two-story brick and stone structure, typical of the British Victorian architectural style, belonging to an eight-bedroom house with four auxiliary rooms (maid's room, tool room, etc.), the ground is paved with red stone slabs, with a fireplace, a separate bathroom and other convenient living facilities, it is a first-class 1 residence, and the price is as high as 8200 Tang Yuan.
With Major Tian Mantun's salary income, it would not be easy to buy such a mansion if he did not have a large amount of looting income in the Second Northern Front War.
Coincidentally
Tian Mantuan was one of the immigrants who arrived in North America from Panama at the end of 1846, and also enlisted in the army in the same year, experienced the second American expedition to the west, the first battle of the northern front, because of the outstanding performance in the battle, was promoted to cavalry squadron leader, lieutenant rank.
It really came to prominence in the army and entered the sight of His Majesty the King from the Battle of Hugo's Oasis.
In this battle, Lieutenant Tian Mantun led a cavalry squadron of 65 people to meet the US cavalry brigade of more than 200 people who invaded the territory (note, the United States did not recognize it), and completely annihilated the enemy, so he became famous in the first battle and became a shining star of the cavalry corps.
After that, he was promoted to Captain Tian Mantun, the captain of the cavalry brigade, and led his troops to follow His Majesty in the second northern front operation, and made new contributions after many major battles, so he was awarded and stepped into the ranks of the school officers of the Tang Kingdom, won the honor of "Knight of the King", and was transferred to serve in the cuirassier regiment of the royal guard, serving as the deputy head of the cavalry regiment.
Everybody knows
If you win the honor of "King's Knight" in the Tang Kingdom, you will inevitably be a member of the military aristocracy in the future, as for how high the noble title, manor and noble mining can be obtained, you will have to rely on military merit and Your Majesty's favor to elevate it.
This day should be at the national celebration after the end of the US-Tang War.
Now
The Tang Kingdom has invested in the Colorado Plateau, Wyoming, and Oregon areas north of California to build a number of aristocratic estates for future rewards.
According to the General Construction Administration;
According to the counts, viscounts, barons, manor mansions built from the four ranks of barons, there are more than 110 mansions.
This news made all the officers in the army redden, and they broke their fingers and counted, the officers above the school level in the entire Tang Kingdom are more than 140 people, if you remove the titles taken away by politicians, and follow Your Majesty to fight the world, one of the two people may get the title of nobleman.
Your Majesty once said; "The title of nobility is there, if you want to take it, you can speak by merit,"
Some of the officers who came to congratulate have already purchased similar villas, while others were slow to start and were still waiting for the delivery of their new homes.
anyway
The officers of the kingdom are all newly rising wealthy classes, who have the ability to consume high-end properties, and the obsession with buying real estate that has precipitated in the blood of the Chinese is extremely obvious in the development of Taoyuan City.
Whether an officer or a soldier, after accumulating a large amount of money, the first thing that comes to mind is to buy a land, buy a property, marry a wife and have children, and start a branch for the family.
This led to the great prosperity of Taoyuan City and Phoenix City, and the demand for real estate has bred a series of needs such as construction, cement, masonry, steel, textiles, clothing, porcelain, furniture, wine, midwives, medical care, etc., and promoted the overall economic development of the society.
Major Tian Mantun received a group of military colleagues on the first floor, and the second floor was the place where the wife roll was located.
The hustle and bustle of the housewarming celebration lasted for a whole day, and after a full meal and drink, everyone dispersed.
At dusk
Under the reflection of the sunset, the villas located on the hills are particularly beautiful under the shade of green trees, presenting a peaceful and tranquil living atmosphere.
Major Tian Mantun returned with a drunken spirit, stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and was drunk looking at this beautiful picture, his eyes flashed with tears, and his heart was filled with a great sense of happiness.
Not long since
He was just one of the Chinese laborers who were trafficked to Panama to build a railway, braving the scorching heat and harsh tropical forest environment to build the railway.
The Chinese workers around him fell one by one, or died of tropical diarrhea, or died of dysentery, or died of overwork, and the bitterness and misery are difficult to describe one by one.
Then
When Tian Mantun was extremely weak due to tropical dysentery, he only had a minimum hope in his heart, that is, to live, where could he imagine the glorious life of a man today?
When I came to North America, everything was different......
"Sir, today is a day of great joy, what are you doing?" Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei, who was beside him, asked with a slightly surprised expression.
Major Tian Mantun wiped the corners of his eyes with his hand and said with a full of gratitude; "I am reminded of the difficult days of the past, when no one treated us as a single person, either in China or in Panama. Only when you come here, follow Your Majesty all the way through the thorns and thorns, and make contributions, can you have such a good life! I really can't even think about it. ”
"Sir, I am an orphan who escaped from the Jiaodong Peninsula, and I can fully understand your current mood." Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei felt a deep resonance when he heard this.
Which of these Chinese who have been displaced overseas is not a bitter tear?
People are cheap when they leave their homes
In the Chinese tradition, who is willing to travel thousands of miles away from their relatives to fight for a way out of their lives unless they have to do so?
"We Chinese! I can see that this life and future generations must follow His Majesty closely in order to have a good life. The land of North America is vast and rich, and this is our homeland, our Chinese kingdom, and a good place for our children and grandchildren to reproduce and develop. As Your Majesty said; "All compatriots must be tightly united, hateful and united, in order to gain a foothold here and create our own royal paradise." Major Tian Mantun said what was in his heart with a slightly drunken spirit, and his expression was full of emotion.
Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei nodded like pounding garlic, he also believed in this truth, and believed that the vast majority of Chinese were also like this.
Overseas Chinese who have experienced deep hardships cherish today's beautiful life even more.
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