January 11, 1861

This was the beginning of the fifth year of the American Civil War and the beginning of the second year of the North American War, and the streets of Detroit had been cleaned, and there was still a lingering smell of corpses.

Surrounded by a group of high-ranking generals, Richard stood on the pier by Lake Erie, looking at the vast lake in front of him, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

After a long time

Richard asked, pointing in a northeast direction; "Toronto should be in that direction, right?"

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, from here you can reach the entrance of the Toronto Canal about 254 kilometers by boating to the northeast, and about 330 kilometers from Toronto, and you can reach it by ship in one day."

"Are the British ships still coming?"

"Back to Your Majesty, there are still two British freighters arriving the day before yesterday, carrying grain and cloth, which are now the most surgent goods in the northeastern United States. The British side said; We are willing to strengthen close cooperation with us in the field of trade. ”

"If we want to grow into a great empire that the world admires, we really have to learn from the cheekiness of the British, which is what we lack." Richard said with a light sigh.

The senior generals looked at each other with strange expressions, but they didn't squeak.

Spitting about the British is now a very popular hot topic in the military and political affairs of the Tang Kingdom, and if there is nothing to do, the British old man will be taken out and damaged, but I didn't expect His Majesty to be very interested, and it is not good to be a courtier, so I will be ashamed of His Holiness!

Admiral Dai Changfu coughed dryly and said;

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that a soldier should be pure, loyal to Your Majesty, loyal to the kingdom, and maintain a noble character of bravery, humility and adherence to the oath. Those intrigues are what politicians should do, and the military disdain to do them. ”

"It makes sense, standing on the edge of Lake Erie is really open-minded!" Richard didn't dwell on the previous question, but changed the subject and said; "After the war, there were many casualties, and the Buddhists and Taoists should be invited to do more large-scale water and land rituals, and the priests of the Christian Church of God can also participate, so that the deceased can rest in peace, and the moment of grief will become a thing of the past as soon as possible. Detroit needs a fresh start, and it needs to start arranging as soon as possible. ”

"Wechen understands." Dong Jie replied with a solemn expression.

I don't know why, standing on the shore of Lake Yili and watching the waves lapping on the shore, the cold wind blowing with the cold water vapor makes people feel a cold feeling that penetrates the bone marrow, and I always feel depressed and have a feeling of seeping.

If there is no smell in the city, it will inevitably make people think about it......

Finding some monks and Taoist priests to do the practice really helps to remove the psychological shadow.

After visiting Detroit, His Majesty concluded his eastern tour and returned to the imperial capital of Chang'an.

The New Year's Spring Festival sacrifice is coming, and the king will lead the royal family and ministers to pray to heaven and earth, worship ancestors, and hold an annual grand Spring Festival sacrifice event.

This includes the canonization of dignitaries, the acceptance of the Hajj and the presentation of credentials by envoys of various countries, a whole set of cumbersome royal etiquette and countless diplomatic activities, all of which take place at the beginning of the year. The year 861 is different, and a new year is coming.

Unlike the cold weather, the restored Detroit Railroad ushered in a booming wave of transportation, with 21 passenger trains and 14 freight trains arriving in a single day, bringing with them a large number of Chinese immigrants with hopeful faces.

These Chinese immigrants are all old immigrants who have obtained residence permits in the Kingdom for more than three years, and they are like sardines that smell money, and they migrate here with their wives and children.

Every time the Tang Kingdom opens up the frontier, it will bring countless opportunities to make a fortune.

"Eastward Expansion...... Blaze new trails! ”

"The east is a natural place to realize the dream of wealth, a paradise for adventurers."

"Go to the east and set off a new round of colonization and development."

Such a slogan is the focus of the current public opinion circles in the Tang Kingdom, and the newspapers have reported all kinds of strange things.

For example, someone bought a super-large mansion at an astonishingly low price of cabbage, or an urban independent villa, and a Caucasian woman bought one and got two free, and bought a number of urban gold shops, and since then she has lived a rich life without shame.

In the report, someone took over the white farmer's amazing manor at a price that was almost nothing, and he also had a beautiful wife, and he went to the peak of his life......

Someone has dug up a treasure in the yard, someone has taken advantage of something, and all sorts of wealth myths are played out in turn, turning the newly conquered land into a golden dream land.

This kind of advocacy is in line with the interests of the Tang Kingdom.

From the perspective of the royal government, it is not necessary for those new immigrants who have nothing to develop the east, but to favor the older group of immigrants who already have a certain amount of capital and are more familiar with the operating rules and social conditions of the Tang Kingdom, an immigrant country.

There are countless opportunities in the eastern region, from urban homes to shops, villages and towns, and farms and ranches on vast lands, which need to be taken over by people with a certain level of financial strength rather than given away for free, and must be done according to the laws of the market.

Although there are opportunities everywhere in the Tang Kingdom, no one can never get it for nothing.

By selling the city's shops and properties, the royal government was able to quickly recoup a large amount of money for the financial shortfall caused by the war.

With so many assets in a city, it is easy to return hundreds of millions of yuan of social funds, and it is possible that the government of the Tang Kingdom will also make a war fortune because of this.

After the conquest of Detroit, the Northern Corps entered a long-term rest and replenishment period of 3~4 months, and at the same time undertook the task of urban reconstruction and township clean-up in Chicago and Detroit.

As many as 30,000 disabled soldiers will be retired, and some of the meritorious veterans who have overserved will also be retired, and will be arranged in Michigan and Illinois on the spot, and the fields and houses will be divided according to their merits, so that they can live a peaceful and comfortable life without shame.

After this round of adjustment, the number of soldiers in the Northern Corps will reach more than 100,000, half of which will be replenished from the mainland's recruits, and the other half will be replenished from the conscripts recruited from within the kingdom.

During the 3~4-month period of rest and replenishment, the Northern Corps allowed its officers and soldiers on active duty to participate in the feast of wealth sharing in the newly conquered lands, and provided all conveniences for this, which was an excellent measure to unite the morale of the army.

this day

Captain Wu Erbao (newly promoted) on leave wears a crisp officer's uniform and joins a group of fellow officers and newcomers as they tour the shops on the bustling streets of downtown Detroit.

Each of them had a pamphlet in their hands and followed the young municipal clerk as they listened carefully to the young man's explanations.

"Ladies and gentlemen, and friends who are willing to invest in Detroit shops;

You're visiting Detroit's prime neighborhood, a four-story reinforced concrete building at 177 Kalterman Avenue, built in 1853 in the Victorian style and decorated with snow stone granite, which is only seven years old.

On the first floor of this building are 12 shops, each with an area of 60~85 square meters, and the price is also high and low.

I can provide you with a price reference;

In 1856, before the outbreak of the Civil War, each of these shops was worth more than 6,500 Tang Yuan, and we set the starting price of each shop at 700 Tang Yuan, which is almost 1/10 of the value.

After the auction starts a while, the highest bidder wins.

The property on top of this building has a total of three floors, and we will sell the whole floor in a package, each floor is 830 square meters, worth 25,000 yuan before the outbreak of the war, and we will start at 3,000 yuan per floor, which is also the highest price.

Take a look at the Kingdom's thriving western coastal cities and you'll see what the potential for appreciation is huge.

The newly conquered eastern cities are full of opportunities to make a fortune!

According to the information in my hands;

In less than a month, the total number of Chinese immigrants pouring into Michigan has reached 311,700, and as many as 178,200 are interested in staying in Detroit.

Moreover, most of the officers and men of the Northern Army were willing to make their homes in the city, and a look at the many officers and gentlemen in our visiting ranks will prove that the contemptible people were right.

This shows that the property we are selling is very valuable and has great potential for future appreciation.

Here, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Imperial soldiers who have followed His Majesty's orders and shed their blood to conquer foreign lands, and thank you again for your dedication that has brought us countless valuable wealth opportunities. ”

After finishing speaking, the young government employee bowed deeply with a respectful expression, which attracted warm applause from the audience.

Captain Wu Erbao and more than a dozen other officers accepted the compliment with a reserved expression, which was the honor that soldiers deserved.

The people who come to the property auction are the older generation of immigrants who have considerable assets and value the bright future of Detroit, which is the closest city to the export of the Tang Kingdom to Europe, and the Windsor region of Canada on the other side of Lake Erie.

It is only 993 kilometers from Detroit to New York, the largest city on the east coast of the United States, and similarly, the export from Detroit to Europe is only more than 1,000 kilometers longer than New York's canal voyage, and if the ship is traveling at a speed of more than 20 kilometers per hour, it is almost two days and two nights.

Compared with the traditional trade route of the Tang Kingdom to Panama in Central America, more than 6,800 kilometers have been saved, and compared with the Southern Railway, which is transferred through the Mexican Railway and exported from the Gulf of Mexico, the distance has been shortened by 3,150 kilometers.

Anyone with a little discerning can see that the city of Detroit has the potential to develop into a bright future that is not inferior to Los Angeles.

The Tang Kingdom is different from the United States, which has a series of excellent seaside port cities such as Philadelphia, New York, and Hampton on the East Coast. The territory of the Tang Kingdom is located on the west coast of North America, which is heavier than the major port cities on the Pacific coast, and lacks ports to the Atlantic Ocean.

And because of its geographical limitations, the importance of Detroit is even more prominent.

The importance of the eastern cities of Detroit and Chicago has been clearly analyzed in the newspapers, and they have an excellent foundation for development, with easy access to canal shipping, rail, and road.

Taking advantage of the fact that the smoke of war has not completely dissipated, buying urban property at the bottom is definitely a good deal that will make a sure profit without losing money.

Captain Wu Erbao and his colleagues also agreed with the analysis in the newspaper, so they took advantage of their vacation to make a large-scale purchase of property assets, which has become a common practice among the officers and men of the Northern Corps.

The young municipal clerk who led the tour was an outstanding graduate of the Taoyuan School of Administration, and joined the newly formed Detroit City Hall. Selling some of the city's assets to recoup the funds as soon as possible, prospering the market, and providing stable and consistent tax revenue is one of their important tasks at present.

There are as many as a dozen such sales working groups.

After a tour of the shop structure and the upper floors, the enthusiastic young municipal staff waited downstairs to start the live auction when the auctioneer arrived.

It didn't take a while

The auctioneer arrived in a horse-drawn carriage, and the crowd helped to carry down an auction table from the carriage, accompanied by a lawyer, a bank clerk, and two other city officials, who were responsible for witnessing the legality of the process and the registration of the participants, as well as collecting the auction funds afterwards.

These people came from after the end of another auction, and they were really busy with the next one after the auction here.

"Hey, Brother Tongde, do you have a fancy for a shop or a whole floor of property upstairs, if you have any ideas, let me give you a detailed reference." Captain Wu Erbao said with a smile.

Major Geng Tongde is the oldest person in this wave of officers, and his position is also the highest, and he now serves as a senior staff officer in the General Staff Department of the Fourth Army, and Captain Wu Erbao, who was transferred after his new promotion, is in the same department, and he has quite a prestige among officers.

Major Geng Tongde is also a straightforward person, he stood aside and waited for registration, anyway, he cleared his throat when he had nothing to do, and said;

"In my experience, the newspapers say that Detroit is as good as Los Angeles in the future, and I agree with that.

The prosperity of commercial trade will inevitably lead to an increase in the rental prices of shops along the street, so it is more cost-effective to be able to auction a shop than the entire floor of the property above, and the appreciation potential is higher.

As long as you can take pictures of two shops, you don't have to do anything to be a charter office in the future, and you can see the money in your account every month, isn't it beautiful!

The whole floor of the property above is also good, whether it is rented to people to live, or rented to the company's office is cost-effective, mainly because of the large area, there are 830 square meters on the first floor, but the appreciation potential is definitely not as good as the shops below! ”

Major Duan Tongde's analysis drew frequent nods from a group of officers, and many commanders of the Corps also invested in buying city properties, and Major General Zheng Shi (Zheng Laosi), the commander of the Fourth Army, bought half a street by Lake Yili.

Although the location is a little remote, it can't stand the volume!

There are more than 10 large and small buildings, as well as apartments and warehouses, and it earns more than 100,000 yuan in rent every year while sitting still, which can maintain a decent life for the upper military aristocracy, which is much more cost-effective than running a ranch.

There are more than a dozen streets in Detroit City on the edge of Lake Erie, and there are not a few commanders of the corps and divisions, which makes Wu Erbao, a middle- and lower-level officer, look at it with enthusiasm and join the investment army one after another.

The kingdom has generous rewards for military meritorious service, mainly based on the meritorious field system, but for officers and soldiers who do not want to operate farms and ranches, they can also be discounted, that is, if they voluntarily give up the meritorious field reward, they can be converted into cash and spent, or they can be used to buy fixed properties.

Generally speaking

No officer and soldier is willing to give up the meritorious field reward, after all, this is a field that can enjoy the "ten taxes and one preferential tax rate" for a lifetime, and it is also a symbol of the glory of the army.

Even if these meritorious officers and soldiers pass away, the nature of the "meritorious field" inherited by their families will be changed to private land, and the "ten taxes and three ordinary tax rates" will be used, which is also very cost-effective.

But look at it from another angle

It is a very cost-effective investment to buy a shop or other property with the "merit field discount funds" and wait for the appreciation while collecting rent.

The premise, of course, is; There have to be such conditions.

For example, Chicago and Detroit, which were won by the Northern Army, have a bright future development prospects, so it is worth investing 10 points.

And Kansas City, which was destroyed by the Colorado Army, is in ruins everywhere, everything has to be torn down and rebuilt, and the investment value is greatly reduced.

Many officers of the Colorado Regiment went to buy land and had to work hard to build houses, so how could they buy ready-made properties to facilitate investment?

If the Colorado Corps successfully conquers Cincinnati, because the city is not the implementation area of the Tang Kingdom's "free cages for birds" policy, the officers and soldiers of the Colorado Corps will not have such an investment opportunity, so they can only honestly accept the meritorious field reward.

Therefore, now the officers and soldiers of the Northern Army are full of happiness.

"Brother Erbao, the second-class meritorious service you have won this time is in the bank, and you can get an additional preferential loan amount of 2,000 yuan, which is all real money! Later, the auction will depend on how many shops your brother buys. Major Geng Tongde said with envy.

"It's all the chief's love, Erbao is fortunate to be honored with second-class meritorious service, and after a while, I have a treat after the auction is over, please be sure to appreciate the light with Brother Tongde."

"Okay, then I'll touch the joy of you, a second-class hero."

Speaking of which

Captain Wu Erbao is also in high spirits at the moment, he has just been promoted to the rank of captain, and he can get 86 yuan of military salary every month in the future, if you add combat allowance, job allowance and other miscellaneous subsidies, it is almost close to 1,000 yuan.

An annual salary of 1,000 yuan a year, a proper high-income group.

But Wu Erbao's deposit is not much, and it all adds up to more than 400 yuan. When he arrived on the North American continent from Paradise Island in January 860, he was only an artillery second lieutenant, with a monthly salary of 37.5 yuan, and he was promoted two levels in a year.

Captain Wu Erbao's biggest asset is the meritorious field, the officer will be evaluated after every battle, and now his personal account meritorious field has accumulated to 115 acres (about 690 acres), each acre is discounted by 30 yuan, a total of 3,450 yuan can be discounted, plus the second-class meritorious service can be discounted with a preferential loan of 2,000 yuan, then the funds he can use are 5,450 yuan.

With so much money, it's enough to shoot a few shops.

Just as he was saying this, several officers lined up for their turn to register, and they took out their military ID cards to register with municipal officials, and they did not have to pay a deposit with their military ID cards, which was also a convenience for soldiers.

Because the status of a soldier is a golden signboard, city officials are not afraid that the military will break the contract after the auction. As long as the complaint is filed in the army, those commanders who regard honor as their life will naturally repair their subordinates fiercely, so that these guys know why the flowers are so red?

Under no circumstances should the honor of the army be tarnished in the slightest.

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