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The summer of 1660 AD, Latin America, Panama.
Xu Canlei, the 45th son of Xu Xingxia and the second son of Zhu Yilan, is sweating profusely at the construction site of the Panama Canal and busy directing the workers to operate. Despite his young age, the workers around him were quite cooperative. Because Xu Canlei is considered a veteran at the excavation site of the Panama Canal.
Xu Canlei is a trainee engineer and has been at the Panama Canal construction site for five years. He has been dealing with the Panama Canal project since its design and establishment. He is also one of the most senior engineers and technicians. Although, his age is only twenty-eight years old.
In 1655 AD, after the joint efforts of hundreds of thousands of workers, the Suez Canal was officially opened. The opening of the Suez Canal marked the significant shortening of the distance between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. From then on, merchant ships from the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean no longer needed to circumnavigate the Cape of Good Hope. The connection between Asia and Europe has been further strengthened.
After successfully digging the Suez Canal, Xu Xingxia proposed opening the Panama Canal to shorten the navigation distance between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Beginning in 1 AD, the Panama Canal was officially excavated. This time, the Federation still invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. The overall commander of the project is still Xu Xingxia himself.
When the Suez Canal was being excavated, Xu Xingxia came to the site in person to direct the excavation work. He stayed at the Suez Canal construction site for three full months, solving practical problems for technicians and engineers.
All construction workers know that Xu Xingxia is by their side. Therefore, they were very motivated and completed the task ahead of schedule. The Suez Canal, which was originally designed to take ten years to open, was officially opened in just six years.
Regrettably, Xu Xingxia was not present in person when the Panama Canal was being excavated. It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he can't. At this time, Xu Xingxia was already in his sixties. Time is a ruthless knife that cuts off the contours, cuts off the beauty, turns the fungus black, turns the grapes purple, and softens the bananas. No matter they are heroes or beauties, they cannot escape the ravages of time.
No matter how glorious Xu Xingxia¡¯s past was, his body could never be as strong as before. It was impossible for him to draw the three-stone bow again. If he travels across the ocean again and appears in the Panama Canal, it will cause great harm to his body. Therefore, everyone was expressly opposed to his physical presence.
In fact, there is no need for Xu Xingxia to continue doing this kind of work in person. When the Suez Canal was first excavated, the technicians, engineers, and workers were inexperienced and needed Xu Xingxia's personal guidance. Many practical problems require Xu Xingxia to use the knowledge of later generations to solve. His existence is to solve problems.
However, after the construction of the Suez Canal, the Federation has accumulated enough experience and has enough technicians, engineers and workers to cope with various difficulties encountered during the excavation of the Panama Canal. In a sense, they no longer need Xu Xingxia's personal guidance. Of course, if Xu Xingxia really wants to come, they will also express their utmost welcome.
As Xu Xingxia¡¯s son, Xu Canlei actually arrived with his father¡¯s ardent expectations. In him, his father's deep expectations for the Panama Canal were placed. Perhaps, for Xu Xingxia, this is the last major event that he needs to pay personal attention to. As he has grown older, Xu Xingxia has delegated most of his powers.
Xu Canlei certainly knew what his father expected of him, so he worked hard to make some achievements to show his parents. After the establishment of the Earth Federation, the profession of engineer became quite popular. Several of Xu Canlei's brothers are working hard in this emerging industry, and the competition among them is also fierce. Who is willing to admit defeat?
As Xu Xingxia¡¯s sons, they don¡¯t have any other privileges, but they still have the privilege of enjoying high-quality education. They received a good education from a very young age. They were the first to receive new education, and they were much better than others in physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc. This is a prerequisite for them to become engineers.
In the past, during the war years, their eldest brothers Xu Canxu, Xu Canhuai, Xu Xiangfeng, Xu Xianghua, Xu Xiangtian and others all chose to serve in the army. By the time these little brothers grew up, the war was over. There is no need for them to serve in the army. In peaceful times, constructive talents are the most popular.
The common people who have experienced more than ten years of war are very tired of war. The only hope for the people now is to live a better life. Specifically, it means being able to live in a brick house and eat white rice or steamed buns.?, and you can often eat meat. Of course, it would be better if you could live in a building made of reinforced concrete and have meat for every meal.
Those who have higher requirements include dressing appropriately, eating quality food, living in a spacious and bright mansion, and having access to trains and ships. Some families who were the first to become wealthy also required lights and telephones upstairs and downstairs. The military, which used to be the focus of public attention, has indeed been forgotten by the common people for the time being.
After the war, all parts of the world are desperately trying to develop their economies and improve their living standards. Who doesn¡¯t want to live a better life? Who doesn¡¯t want their family to live a decent life? To achieve this goal is to redouble your efforts. In the thirty years since the establishment of the Earth Federation, it has been the era of peace, transparency and openness. As long as you do it, as long as you work hard, you will definitely be rewarded.
After the war was completely over, the world was unified and the economy developed quite rapidly. This can be seen from the stock trend.
In 1648 AD, the first batch of stocks was issued. The stock index at that time was less than 500 points.
By 1650 AD, the stock index had reached more than 3,000 points.
By 1655 AD, the stock index exceeded 10,000 points.
By 1660 AD, the stock index exceeded 20,000 points.
The booming economy is first reflected in transportation. The concentrated expression of transportation is the railway. In the thirty years since the founding of the Federation, railroads in various places continued to expand wildly. Basically, railways were built wherever there was need.
In 1648 AD, the total length of railways around the world was only more than 13,000 kilometers, and most of them were concentrated in the area around Xi'an. These railways were all funded and built by the White Army, and naturally they were also the strategic needs of the White Army. The purpose of building these railways is simple, purely to solve the logistics and transportation needs of the White Army. Distributed in the eastern coastal areas of the Ming Empire. This is to meet the needs of maritime trade. In order to transport goods from the inland to coastal ports, or to transport goods from outside to the inland, railways are constantly extending and crossing, forming a tight railway network.
By 1655 AD, railroads had spread all over the world. A large number of railways have been built or are being built in Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, North America, Oceania and other places. The total length of railways in the world exceeds 200,000 kilometers. Railways have also been opened in Siberia and other places.
By 1660 AD, the total length of railways in the world had exceeded 500,000 kilometers. Basically, wherever the population is concentrated or where resources are abundant, railways have been opened. Even some remote and desolate places have opened railways in advance. This is mainly for the needs of immigrants.
By around 1680 AD, the total length of railways in the world reached an astonishing 800,000 kilometers. In most places, the railways are almost saturated, and there is no extra space for building more railways. At this time, when investing in railways, you also need to consider input-output issues. At this point, the crazy development of the railway has slowly slowed down.
Subsequently, part of the old railways were demolished to allocate lines more rationally and save resources. Part of the railway was renovated and new fuel-fired locomotives were used to improve the speed and comfort of train operations. After all, coal-fired locomotives are always dirty, and after a long journey, the passengers are all covered in black. Some heavily trafficked railway lines have begun to build double tracks to improve operational efficiency.
With the rapid development of railways, maritime trade has also made great progress. In the past, there was excessive competition in maritime trade and the threat of piracy, which always inadvertently curbed the development of maritime trade. The establishment of the Federation eliminated all these risks, and ocean trade and transportation experienced a blowout in just three to five years.
According to statistics from the Federal Maritime Administration, in 1650 AD, there were a total of 900,000 tons of registered trading ships in the world. Calculated based on an average of about 1,000 tons per merchant ship, that is more than 600,000 merchant ships. That's a pretty big number. Moreover, there are still many merchant ships that are not officially registered!
¡° Among the smartest women in Xu Xingxia¡¯s harem, Na Mu Zhong must be on the list. Even though she is usually inconspicuous, her grasp of opportunities is unparalleled. From Xu Xingxia's conversation, she clearly felt the vitality of the shipbuilding industry. Therefore, as early as 1639 AD, she used her private money to build a civilian shipyard in Huludao in the name of her relatives, specializing in building merchant ships.
With the explosion of maritime trade, orders from Namu Zhong's shipyard were queued from 1650 to after 1660. A steady stream of orders were brought to her,Naturally, there is a steady stream of profits. Among all the sisters, she is the one with the most honest income, the one with the least fear of investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and the most generous one.
In peaceful times, heroes are always easily forgotten. Even if his name is Xu Xingxia. Since 1660 AD, Xu Xingxia's name has rarely appeared in public. On the one hand, Xu Xingxia didn't want anyone to disturb him in his later years. As an old man, it is indeed unpleasant to be disturbed by others.
On the other hand, he wanted to see what would happen in a world without himself. For example, let's see if there are a few "ambitious elements" who want to jump out. In fact, nothing happened. The entire world is developing steadily and orderly according to a certain track. I haven't seen any of the so-called ambitious elements for the time being.
In fact, there are conflicts within the Federation. Where is there no contradiction? Wherever there are more than two people, there is bound to be conflict.
This is what the old saying often says, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. In such a large federation, there are naturally more conflicts of all kinds.
In fact, the Federal Parliament is quarreling every day. The discussion and passing of each bill are accompanied by noisy discussions among the members. When arguments get heated, full-on martial arts can even take place. Xu Xingxia quietly visited the parliament several times and saw with his own eyes that members of different factions were fighting each other regardless of politeness.
In fact, parliaments in many places are also quarreling. It seems that if the congressmen do not quarrel, they cannot demonstrate their importance. Fortunately, there are benefits to quarreling. If you have any dissatisfaction, it is better to vent it through quarrels than to solve the problem through war elsewhere. Facts have proved that the parliamentary system may not be the best, but it is the fairest.
Xu Xingxia¡¯s era is gradually passing. By 1670 AD, Xu Xingxia was already over seventy years old. The traces of time are obvious on his body. When there are no outsiders, he is just an old man. Fortunately, my memory is pretty good and my eyesight is pretty good, so I won't forget everything, even the people I know most well.
His wives and concubines also passed away. In 1677 AD, Zhu Yilan also left this world. Outsiders are speculating that Xu Xingxia's life may not be long. In fact, Xu Xingxia himself thinks so. Seventy years are rare in life, and he has lived to be eighty, which is almost enough. Guessing that his days were short, he planned to leave a large amount of wealth to his descendants.
The most wealth he left behind was books. These books were compiled through his dictation and were compiled by his daughters. Perhaps, these books should be called whimsical. Because a lot of the information in it cannot be understood even by his daughters. They can only call it a heavenly book. In fact, Xu Xingxia used his time in his later years to record every bit of it, and most of it was about the future drought.
In Xu Xingxia¡¯s later years, his biggest wish was not to live forever, but to return to the 21st century through his own efforts. An era where there are computers, TVs, the Internet, games, airplanes, ships, and spaceships. An era where one can stay at home and be a comfortable homebody.
In fact, in his old age, Xu Xingxia misses his previous life even more. After all, his personality tends to be that of an otaku. When he traveled through time and came to this world, he used the memories of his previous life to do many things that went against the development of the world. However, he actually didn't feel too proud. Not even a little bit happy. Compared with a hero, he prefers to be an otaku, a otaku who has enough clothes to eat and food to eat without ever leaving the house.
However, unfortunately, Xu Xingxia¡¯s wish is obviously not possible to be realized. Because, during his lifetime, airplanes were still not manufactured, and even gliders like the Wright brothers did not appear. Cars and ships are only prototypes. They still need a lot of time before they are truly mature.
As for the computer, it is basically a book from heaven, a concept that stays on paper.
In the seventeenth century on Earth, research in applied sciences such as physics, chemistry, and mathematics had not really started yet. There are even fewer people who can master this knowledge proficiently. Even if Xu Xingxia created a complete education system and strengthened research in physics, chemistry, and mathematics through his own efforts, it would be unrealistic to train a large number of scientists at once.
Thirty years is, after all, too short. It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. If we want to create a large number of talents in physics, chemistry, and mathematics in this world, it will take at least a hundred years. It's a pity that Xu Xingxia will never see this scene.
The only good thing is that the development of science and technology has found the right direction. The improvement of the education system?It will also greatly help people master relevant knowledge. The combination of the two will greatly accelerate the progress of science and technology. As long as people in the future continue to work hard, they will surely be able to enter the modern world as soon as possible.
As for whether there will still be disputes, divisions, and wars in this world after his death, Xu Xingxia no longer has the ability to control it. After all, the world is so big and there are so many contradictions. Even if he is a time traveler, he cannot completely take care of it. He has left a relatively complete system to this world to avoid war as much as possible. However, if war still breaks out, he has nothing to say.
He believes that even if there are disputes, divisions, and wars, someone will definitely come forward to calm them down. This world has always been a world of heroes. They say times make heroes. However, on the other hand, haven¡¯t heroes profoundly affected the world? Since he can cross over, who can guarantee that no one else will cross over?
Technology alone, only improving human life, will never change. Human life is always changing. Human beings are always pursuing a better, more comfortable and healthier life. This is the greatest driving force for the progress of human society and the greatest driving force for mankind to maintain world peace. As long as this does not change, peace will always be the mainstream in this world.
In 1688 AD, Xu Xingxia passed away at the age of ninety.
His era has officially ended and a new one has begun.
That¡¯s a new story again.
¡¾The whole book is finished! ¡¿
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