readx(); In mid-January 1780, Bai Nan returned to Los Angeles, and although he had not been away for more than a year, the charming city was basically transformed every three months, and Bai Nan doubted that he would be like a foreigner, unable to find a way and relying on a map or a guide.

This is not an unexpected situation, as the capital and largest city of Datang, Los Angeles can be said to be the fastest in terms of development. Originally, downtown Los Angeles was a small part of downtown Los Angeles in another dimension, but almost every month, several new neighborhoods were added to the city.

Since the industrial area is located in the Long Beach District and the Kangton District, the urban area of Los Angeles is mainly a number of residential areas, commercial areas and office areas, and new citizens need new homes to live here, and they need infrastructure that can meet the normal life services, such as supermarkets, hospitals, schools, financial institutions, etc., so the civil engineering in Los Angeles has never stopped for a day since 1774.

Bai Nan disembarks at the harbor of Long Beach, where two large and one small woman await him. They are their own family, and they have been away from home for nearly a year, because their daughter is still young, and he is going to war, so he can't take his family with him, and now seeing Xu Xin's mother and daughter and Meora, Bai Nan can't help but feel warm in his heart.

He often thinks about his family, when he became one of the pioneers in the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, and constantly seeks opportunities for the sake of his fellow nations in this plane, sometimes he feels that these grand goals are too illusory. But seeing his wife and growing children, Bai Nan can feel more clearly that he has a mission - he is fighting for a better future for his offspring.

Xu Xin hugged her daughter, Bai Nan stepped forward and hugged the mother and daughter in her arms, and her little daughter, who was only two or three years old, looked at Bai Nan with big eyes. Obviously, Bai Nan has been away for a little too long, so that her memory of Bai Nan is already a little blurred.

"Xinxin, call Dad." Xu Xin coaxed her daughter.

The little girl is often asked by her mother to call her uncle and aunt or something. This is the first time I've called Daddy. The little girl often heard the word "daddy", in fact, she could already call before Bai Nan left. But she seemed to care more about Bai Nan's handsome face, staring at him stunned without speaking.

Bai Nan didn't care, and kissed his daughter's little cheek, making the little girl giggle. Xu Xin complained a little: "It's been so long, you can't remember anything at work, and you don't even bother to write a few more letters to your family." ”

Bai Nan was slightly embarrassed, he was just not very good at expressing his emotions

。 Otherwise, there would be no situation between him and Xu Xin chasing men, he wrote a letter to his family every month when he was in the Qing Dynasty, and sometimes sent some gadgets and photos or something. Bai Nan didn't have the string in his head to fill his own pocket, and the funds in his hands were hundreds of millions of taels of silver, and there were countless antiques and treasures in the capital, but Bai Nan didn't take one at all. Even if the souvenirs he sent home, he bought them himself. As a high-ranking military officer, Bai Nan's income is considerable, and in his opinion, it is enough for himself and his family. That's fine, there's no point in taking more and taking more.

Meora also came up, but she didn't show much affection in public. Just said with a little worry: "I've lost weight, and it's dark, have you suffered a lot over there?" ”

Bai Nan laughed and said: "What do you want, I eat and drink well every day, sitting in the office, what kind of hardship can I suffer?" You're all delusional, my weight keeps fluctuating in plus or minus a kilogram. ”

Xu Xin smiled: "It's all thanks to you that you haven't come back for too long, and if you don't come back, I don't remember what you look like." ”

Bai Nan quipped, "I don't believe it." ”

Xu Xin said: "Yes." You have turned to ashes, and I know it is your ashes. ”

On the dock, it was not only Bai Nan's family who was happy to reunite after a long absence, and returned with Bai Nan. There were also some soldiers of the expeditionary force who were the first to end their stationing, and there were many of their families on the docks. Speaking of which, though. Although there are many people who have become families, they have not reached the point of six or seven percent. On the contrary, most of the soldiers of Indian descent came to greet them.

Not too far from Bai Nan's family, a tall Indian soldier lifted a teenager into the air, "Koou, my precious son, are you okay, Daddy wants to kill you." ”

If Bai Nan and Xu Xin saw their father and son, they would think of a young and stubborn child who went to steal buns from the public canteen for the sake of his father, who was forced to work in the mine.

The young man hugged his father's sturdy waist and said, "Dad, no one has called me Keou for a long time, everyone calls me Liu Zhengyi and Liu Zhengyi." ”

The Indian soldier laughed and said, "Dad's Yokuz name is no longer needed, and the comrades-in-arms in the army call Dad Liu Baotong." ”

The boy grinned: "No matter what others will call you, I will call you Dad." Dad, how are you in the army, have you taken out a few enemies? ”

Liu Baotong touched his son's head, with a sense of arrogance, and said: "That's natural, but it's not a big deal, those Qing people, unlike our Tang people, don't pay attention to glory and are not brave, they suffered any setbacks, they fled, and there is no sense of accomplishment in fighting them." But do you know son, my dad and I have been allowed to be promoted from private to corporal because of my excellent performance, and my dad can continue to serve in the army. ”

For many Indians, military service was an excellent way out. They do not have strong production skills, their education level is not high, and most of them are not very proficient in Chinese, nor can they write a few words, so they are naturally unable to do more complex work. But in the military, it is clear that the cultural requirements of combat are not particularly perverted. Moreover, the Indians have a strong martial complex, and the worship of warriors is very high, and the social status of warriors is also high. In addition, the treatment and income of soldiers are good, which is higher than that of most Indians who are engaged in industrial and agricultural occupations, so about eighty percent of Indian men choose to be soldiers.

However, Datang's service period is limited, and if you want to continue to stay in the army, there are only two ways: to be promoted and become a non-commissioned officer. Regardless of whether to do it or not, becoming a non-commissioned officer means that the combat ability has been recognized by the troops, which is definitely a very honorable thing for Indian soldiers.

Ke Ou is also extremely happy with his father, and he never thought that Liu Baotong's career was life-threatening, because Datang is always invincible. (To be continued)