Wild North America 1846

Chapter 177
In the warm and cozy room, Li Cha waved his hand, and all the serving maids stepped back quietly, walking lightly like cats.

Deep in the sofa, Li Cha was flipping through the newspaper in his hand, his eyes were attracted by the news reported by a French newspaper;

According to the Paris Anglican Journal;
Beginning of the new year
French Emperor Napoleon III Louis Bonaparte sent Marquis Lavaletti to Constantinople as a special envoy in order to close the traditional friendly relationship with the Ottoman Empire, enhance mutual understanding and trade exchanges, and strengthen political, military and cultural exchanges. A journey of meaningful harmony...

Li Cha slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, with a complex look in his deep eyes, he saw the huge crisis facing Europe from this seemingly simple news about his foreign visit.

Napoleon III really made a move. His purpose was to provoke the "Holy Land Controversy" and stimulate the sensitive nerves of Russian bears, thereby creating a widespread European crisis.

The French special envoy, Marquis Lavaletti, went to Constantinople, apparently for the sake of good-neighborly and friendly exchanges between the two countries, and secretly asked the Ottoman Empire to clearly recognize that France has the right to protect most churches in the Holy Land, and did not hesitate to use force to protect them. threaten.

On the issue of the "Holy Land of Jerusalem", the Ottoman Empire hesitated, no matter whether it was France or Russia, it could not afford to offend anyone.

The Marquis de La Valetti would reassert, with the threat of force, the centuries-old French privilege of "defender of the Holy Land," an honor that now belonged to the Tsar.

If you think about it with your toes, how could the arrogant Russian tsar endure such humiliation?

Russia and France do not border, and the Russian tsar has no way to directly seek revenge from the French. This bad breath will naturally be spread on the Ottoman Empire.

The Russians have been greedily coveting the territory of the Ottoman Empire. There have been 8 Russian-Turkish wars between the two sides, and it will be nothing if there is one more.

Now that the pretext for war has been handed over, why is the Russian bear hesitating?
At the end of 1815, Britain, Russia, Prussia, and Austria specially signed the "Quadruple Alliance Treaty" to prevent France from posing a threat to Europe again.

Once the war breaks out, the Holy Alliance will naturally disintegrate.

The internal logic is simple;
Out of the need to safeguard the interests of global hegemony, the United Kingdom must not allow Russia to swallow up a large amount of territory of the Ottoman Empire and extend its black hands to the Black Sea and the warm Mediterranean coast. This is also the common demand of Western European powers.

From the bottom of their hearts, Britain, France, Prussia and European countries have never regarded Russia as their own, but as a barbarian from the East. Greed has become hard to fill, a huge destructive force, with Extremely vigilant precautionary attitude.

Once Tsarist Russia sends troops to the Ottoman Empire and a war breaks out between the two sides, Britain will inevitably help the Ottoman Empire, and it may also pull Prussia and other countries into the water, including France.

In this way, no matter who wins or loses in this war, France will be the final big winner.

The holy alliance against France naturally fell apart, and Napoleon III of France unloaded the heavy shackles. From then on, he can flex his fists in Europe and the world, making ups and downs. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

As a result of the war, tens of millions of people will be displaced and their lives will be devastated, and tens of millions of soldiers and civilians will die in the flames of war. These small issues are completely out of the scope of Emperor Napoleon III's consideration.

Is the suffering of ordinary people still a matter?
Li Cha stood up, with thoughts surging in his heart, and walked to the window to look out. In front of him, there were many buildings in Sunshine City, with different heights. The roofs were all covered with thick snow, presenting a beautiful snow scene in the Northland.

When the window is opened, the strong chill and the cold wind rush towards the face, which refreshes the body and mind, and makes the mind clearer.

The arrogance and ruthlessness of the ruling class of the European feudal kingdoms has a long history. They regard the people as worthless and cold-blooded. This has been proved countless times in hundreds of years of European history.

far away
Taking what Emperor Napoleon III did, he deliberately provoked a war of mass destruction in Europe for his own self-interest.

The Great Irish Famine has entered its fifth year, and the population of Ireland under British rule has dropped by a quarter. In addition to starvation and disease deaths, this icy figure also includes more than 5 million Irish people who emigrated overseas due to the famine.

In 1848 alone, 3.77 Irish people immigrated to the Tang Kingdom, making up the main part of white immigrants.

Richard once spent 1.7 pounds to purchase two shipments of grain and sent them to Ireland for relief, but was ordered to unload the goods at the Scottish port. As for whether the grain will eventually be delivered to the victims of the disaster in Ireland, only God knows.

The cold blood of the British royal family makes people feel cold to the bone, but this is a private matter of the family, and Li Cha knows that the most sensible thing to do is to keep his mouth shut, turn a blind eye and listen but not hear.

Countries such as Britain and France are not alone. If you look at what other European countries have done, you will find that this is a common phenomenon.

The bloody suppression and massacre of the Assyrians, Greeks and Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, the brutal exploitation of feudal serfs by the Tsarist Empire, and the iron-handed suppression of uprisings in the Balkans and Hungary by the Austro-Hungarian Army...

Li Cha took a deep breath of the cold air, discarded his complicated thoughts, and did not think about the mess in Europe, but concentrated on the situation in North America.

In the foreseeable future 3 to 5 years, the Tang Kingdom will usher in a rare period of peaceful development. The chaotic Mexico has no time to look north, and the battered US government has no time to go west.

The Tang Kingdom must seize this period of peaceful development, further increase the scale and pace of immigration, fully develop the industrial and agricultural economy, consolidate the foundation of the kingdom, and realize the comprehensive development of the industrial and agricultural industries.

The current economic structure of the Tang Kingdom is not healthy. Two-thirds of the total economic output comes from the mining industry, especially the American River Gold Rush, which accounts for almost half of the national economic output.

no doubt
Gold will be mined out one day, and such a day is not far away, that is, two or three years.

Today's American river gold rush has entered the second stage. It is difficult for ordinary gold prospectors to find large pieces of gold sand that are easy to wash near the river and on the river beach. The dream of getting rich overnight is gradually fading.

The current stage of the gold rush
Most of them need to use equipment such as washing tanks to obtain considerable income. The simplest gold pan can earn 40 to [-] yuan after a hard day.

It can't be less, and it can't be more.

Compared with the myth of one or two hundred yuan a day in the early days of the gold rush, or even getting rich overnight, it is much inferior.

From the perspective of the kingdom, it is urgent to find an alternative industry that is comparable to the gold mining industry, so as to maintain the overall economic output of the Datang Kingdom, and prevent large-scale fluctuations that affect the income level of the general public.

nowadays

With the waves of Chinese immigration booming, large tracts of barren land were reclaimed, and countless farms, pastures and plantations sprung up within the kingdom, covering 14 provinces and coastal and railway areas.

The output of agriculture and animal husbandry is increasing rapidly every month, and the characteristics of Chinese people's industriousness and thrift have been brought into full play. The supply of poultry and livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese, cattle and sheep on the market is becoming more and more abundant, and there are a variety of fruits and vegetables. On the side, it confirms the current booming development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

The industrial development is equally gratifying. There are 5 iron and steel factories in the kingdom, 11 cement factories, hundreds of wood factories and brick kilns each, hundreds of various food processing factories, and thousands of handicraft workshops. basic industrial capabilities.

Next Step

First of all, the Kingdom plans to import two more sets of copper screening and smelting equipment, focusing on increasing the mining and smelting production capacity of the Morenzi copper mine, increasing its annual output from less than 2 tons to [-] tons per year, and cultivating it into a national economy. pillar industries.

Second, Datang Kingdom will focus on the development of the cotton plantation economy. In the eastern and southern parts of New Mexico, there are large areas of land suitable for growing cotton. This is an important industry that can support the entire national economy. It must focus on investment and development.

The current pillar industry in the UK is the cotton textile industry, which imports a large amount of cotton from the southern United States, processes it into cheap woven fabrics through advanced textile machinery, and sells well in Europe and the world.

The overall population of the Tang Kingdom is small. Even if it develops the cotton textile industry, it is far from enough in front of a world textile giant like Britain, and it will not affect anything.

The third is heavy industries such as weapons industry, shipbuilding and steel industry. Due to the needs of immigration and trade, Datang Kingdom has always had a strong demand for shipbuilding and steel industry. This is an industry worthy of priority development.

The weapons industry is a new business card of the Tang Kingdom, especially led by the Colt Weapons Company, behind which are hundreds of sword workshops and gunsmith workshops. The exquisite weapons produced are detailed in every field, forming an increasingly big influence.

For example, a precision rifle that focuses on hunting, pulls out the rifling in the ordinary flintlock musket, lengthens the barrel, and uses special bullets, so as to obtain a longer distance and more accurate excellent shooting performance.

In Fenghuang City and Taoyuan City of the Tang Kingdom, there are several gun-making workshops that are famous for producing precision rifles. They open up the market with customization and professionalism. Many officers who like hunting have a gun with the name of a famous gunsmith The precision rifle is proud, and the business is booming.

Among the hunting rifles, there is also a powerful rifle or a double-barreled shotgun, which can bring down buffaloes, North American brown bears, North American elk and other large wild animals with one shot. They are extremely powerful and require special gunsmith workshops to craft them.

Another example is cold weapons such as swords, Chinese swords, Damascus scimitars, Italian cross swords, cane swords, Fuso samurai swords, etc. In these subdivided fields, many well-known workshops have emerged in the Datang Kingdom.

In the martial arts atmosphere, business is generally good.

Social development has its own laws. As long as there is a need in the market, supply will naturally be generated to fill the gap and demand in the market, and a gradually prosperous arms industry will gradually develop.

Relying on the relatively developed shipbuilding and steel industries in North America, the future economic development of the Datang Kingdom will focus on foreign trade. Britain's vast colonies and circle of friends are huge untapped markets. Qian Jing is happy!

(End of this chapter)