Wild North America 1846

Chapter 125 The Vigorous Reclamation Movement

While the U.S. military is hesitating

Li Cha led more than 4000 cavalrymen under his command (more than 400 cavalry were damaged in the battle) roaring back and forth in the northern states. There was no disadvantage in attacking cities and towns. Ha, Lincoln, Yankton, Sioux City, Orange and other towns raised their butcher knives and blood flowed like rivers.

These towns have as many as tens of thousands of people, and as few as 3000 or [-] people. Together, they are quite a large population.

until the end of February 1847
The main cavalry of the Tang Kingdom escorted nearly 5000 carriages and 2.2 captives, and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep went south to Denver. The long convoy stretched for more than [-] kilometers, which was spectacular.

Three days after the main cavalry forces of the Tang Kingdom retreated, the definite news from Minneapolis came, and the American troops marched northward in fear and entered the almost deserted city of Minneapolis.

what you see

The city is full of skinny women, the old and the weak. Everything that can be eaten here has been burned or robbed. Even the large wheat fields in the wild have been ruined. There must be no good harvest this year.

If it weren't for these young wheat seedlings being difficult to burn, they would have been burned by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom.

The city's original population of more than 5 is now less than 2. Young white women of childbearing age from 14 to 30 are almost invisible, and young and middle-aged white men are rarely seen.

After the catastrophe, the city of Minneapolis and its surrounding towns, pastures and pastures were deserted, and there was a mess everywhere. Only those old white women who had cried out their tears fell to the side of the road, muttering something blankly, obviously insane.

in the northern states
South Dakota and North Dakota were less affected by the flames of war, and the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty roared from their fringe towns without going deep into the interior.

The worst was in the three northern states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. Towns and cities, large and small, were almost plowed through. Local residents feared that they would be affected by the war and hid deep in the mountains and grasslands. There is panic everywhere.

These three northern states have more than 10,000+ people and less than 8 people. After being severely ravaged by the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, the frightened local residents abandoned their farms and pastures, drove their wagons southward with their families, and entered the population of the Great Lakes. Dense area.

rough calculation

Nearly half of the residents escaped in just half a year, which made the originally small northern states almost uninhabited, and relics of human social life were everywhere.

The arable land is barren, the towns people go to empty houses, the development of agriculture and animal husbandry economy has been hit hard, and the legend about the murderous cavalry of the Tang Kingdom is becoming more and more popular. The name spread far and wide.

In addition to the nickname of "Mad King", Richard also has the nickname of "Devil King Richard", because he is cruel and ruthless. Once he heard that "Devil King Richard" led the army to kill him, he scared the northern American cowboys and ran away. .

Everyone knows that once a white man falls into the hands of "Devil King Richard", there is no chance of him surviving.

Affected by this unprecedented and tragic defeat, the US government was forced to strengthen its military defense measures against South Dakota and North Dakota, and dispatched more than 5000 cavalry and 1.2 musketeers into important towns in the two states .

Coupled with the protection of local militia forces, the local situation in South Dakota and North Dakota has gradually stabilized, and they live in fear with lingering fear.

No one knows

When will those ferocious and sturdy eastern cavalry come down from the Colorado plateau again, causing the lives to be devastated and falling into a boundless hell of fear.

All American families with some ability and capital migrated from the above-mentioned two states to the Great Lakes in the southeast in an attempt to escape this dangerous place.

South and North Dakota were originally the most populous states in the north, with a permanent population of more than 37 and a permanent population of more than 23.6. The production of agriculture and animal husbandry is quite developed.

Due to the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, the above-mentioned two states lost nearly 1/5 of their population in about a year, which can be described as traumatic.

When returning

After nearly a month of difficult trek, Li Cha led the main force of the cavalry to escort the captives and countless supplies back to Denver, and was welcomed by the Chinese people along the way.

From Minneapolis to Denver for more than 1840 kilometers, the road is full of grassland forests and alpine meadows. The geography is complex and changeable. There are no decent roads at all, but there are roads everywhere.

Following the ruts they passed two months ago, this huge team finally overcame various difficulties and returned to the Colorado Plateau.

It's the middle of winter

The ground was frozen hard on this road, and the heavily loaded carriage would not sink into the meadow and silt, and could barely pass.

If you wait until the spring is warm and the weather warms up, there will be a few more spring rains, and there will be stagnant water and swamps everywhere, then you will really have no way to go.

after returning to denver
Li Cha immediately issued a royal decree, giving heavy rewards to the [-] cavalrymen who participated in the northern front. Each person was rewarded with at least a four-wheeled carriage, a white woman, five cows and some other property.

The more than [-] musketeers who stayed in the Denver castle could also get a white woman, a cow and some rewards.

Moreover, Li Cha promulgated the "Decree of the Great Tang Kingdom's Military Meritorious Land Recognition";
It is stipulated that all officers and soldiers who have won military exploits have the right to obtain their own land, with an area of ​​no more than 200 acres, and enjoy a preferential agricultural income tax of ten taxes and one.

As soon as this order is issued

The whole of Denver was boiling. King Richard fulfilled his promise and won the unanimous love and support of military officers and soldiers.

Subsequently, on a large area of ​​land on the southwest side of the Indian Valley, more than 6000 cavalry, that is, more than 6000 families, carried out large-scale reclamation activities on the Colorado Plateau with cavalry squadrons as units.

Most of these Chinese-dominated cavalry families have 1 or 2 Indian women, and now a white woman has been added, and each family has 5 cows and some chickens, ducks and poultry, and the labor force is quite abundant.

Each cavalry squadron consists of more than 60 families, gathered together to form a village, and surrounded by carriage formations, this is a carriage camp.

Every year in March and April, it is the time of spring sowing.

More than 6000 cavalry families and tens of thousands of Chinese labor families staged a vigorous reclamation movement on the Colorado plateau, and there were lively scenes of labor everywhere.

The Kingdom Sequoia Bank played a huge role in promoting this process. They issued a preferential agricultural loan of no more than US$100 to each Chinese immigrant, charging an annual interest rate of 7.2%.

What can you do with $100?
You can buy an Indian woman for 50-80 dollars, which is equivalent to an iron plow, which is very cheap.

100 US dollars can almost collect all the tools needed to open up wasteland, and then two or three people can jointly buy a cow, and the cattle will undertake the heaviest plowing work.

In Denver’s Main Fort and Cherry Fort, it costs about US$60-2800 to buy a townhouse with two floors, three bedrooms and one bathroom, and a yard of more than 3300 square meters in the back.

Buy a house in the same condition in Indian Valley for half the price.

still in the south
The price of an ordinary strong black slave is 500-800 US dollars, and a beautiful black slave can be sold for 900-1500 US dollars. There are very few white women in the market, and they cost three to four thousand US dollars.

It can be seen from this alone

King Richard is so partial to the cavalry. Not only does each cavalry family have 1 or 2 Indian women, but he also rewards a white woman, 5 cows and a carriage, and allows the cultivation of no more than 200 acres of land. A favorable rate of 10 tax 1 for a total value of thousands of dollars.

He also didn't treat the Musketeers guarding Denver Castle lightly, but the rewards were much reduced, but everyone had a share.

Therefore, the love for His Majesty the King is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially these soldiers.

In doing so, Li Cha has his own far-reaching considerations.

Only a Chinese who has a family and a business will do his best to protect his family and property. He not only urgently needs to import Chinese immigrants from overseas, but also urgently hopes that these Chinese will have more children to form a sustainable social development.

Today, the area from Denver to Indian Valley has a total population of 12.3, making it the largest city in the Tang Kingdom.

Among them, more than 6.7 Indian women and white women were captured, 1 soldiers (including cavalry and infantry), more than 1.2 Chinese immigrants, and 3.4 convicts (including more than 9700 whites).

Such a social structure is unhealthy and unsustainable. Only by making full use of the role of these women and giving birth to a large number of children can Denver usher in explosive population growth.

Now in Denver Castle, the soldiers of the Kingdom are a group that everyone envies. They have a very high status and relatively well-off family conditions, which is a level higher than ordinary Chinese immigrants.

Especially the more than 6000 cavalry families, all of them are wealthy households after robbing in the northern United States. They can often exchange valuables such as gold rings, gold bracelets, pocket watches, and walking sticks for money. Some cavalry families even own three or four A carriage, which was acquired later in the family business.

Richard deliberately made the soldiers rich first, which greatly promoted the enthusiasm of the Chinese immigrants in the Kingdom to join the army. Among the current 1.1 Chinese immigrants, most of them have signed up for military training.

This is the role of role models, so that the people of the kingdom are closely united by King Richard's side, and as the banner points out, they will go through fire and water without hesitation!
count carefully

Richard didn't spend a huge amount of money, but made tens of millions of dollars, and won the unanimous support of the soldiers and the people, and he was the biggest beneficiary.

The cows, carriages and various supplies rewarded to the soldiers, as well as the 3.7 white women who were plundered, only accounted for a part of the total, and the rest were in the hands of the royal family.

For example, more than 7 cows will be rewarded with 3.4 heads, more than 7800 carriages will be rewarded with more than 6300 vehicles, and more than 1 white women will be rewarded. There are still many left.

Some of these white women will be evacuated to reward officials and troops within the kingdom. About 4000 to 2 people will be needed, and there will be more than [-] people left. They will be uniformly arranged to enter textile factories, weaving factories, clothing factories, and food factories. , Flour mills and other enterprises work to squeeze out more value.

In the future, it can also be used as a reward for military exploits to soldiers, the best of both worlds.

As for the wasteland reclaimed by soldiers and Chinese immigrants, military meritorious land is paid at a preferential tax rate of 10 to 1, and the land ownership belongs to the individual and can be enjoyed for life.

That is
After the death of a veteran, the ownership of the land is transferred, and these military fields can no longer enjoy the preferential tax rate of 10 tax 1, but must pay the tax of 10 tax 3 for civilian land.

The more land is reclaimed, the more tax sources the kingdom will have and the stronger its economic strength will be.

from which point of view

King Richard was the biggest beneficiary. By the end of March, the population of the Tang Kingdom officially exceeded the 3 mark, doubling from half a year ago.

(End of this chapter)