Wild North America 1846

Chapter 189 The Great Wedding

End of 1849
The first heavy snow fell in Seattle. Li Cha led the cavalry hunting team back on the snow. A dozen or so carriages behind him were loaded with huge North American brown bears and fierce jaguars, leaving two rows of deep carriage tracks. , apparently a bountiful harvest.

In addition to dealing with state affairs, he sneaked out to relax.

Back in the Seattle Palace, a group of guards began to busy pack up and pack the hunted beasts in iron cages, preparing for the long-distance transport back to Chang'an Maple Leaf Palace, where North American brown bears can also hibernate peacefully.

Li Cha took off his cloak and handed it to the royal attendant, then strode into the warm room, the fireplace was burning, and there were two quaint incense burners, exuding the unique and refreshing smell of ambergris, which made people think Clear it up.

"Qing'an, what's going on these days?"

Gu Yan, secretary-general of the royal family, held a few documents in his hands, and stood by his side with a respectful expression.

Li Cha took the tea served by the maid in the royal court, gestured for Gu Yan to sit down and said, then sat down on the soft sofa and took a sip of the hot tea.

"Thank you Your Majesty for granting the seat, I am ashamed to be a humble minister." Gu Yan clasped his fists in salute, then carefully sat down with half of his buttocks, his upper body straightened, picked up several documents in his hand and began to report one by one, said;

"There are four important documents here, which involve important military and political affairs, and His Majesty needs to personally review and show His Majesty, so that all military and political departments can implement them according to the regulations. I will briefly describe them.

This first document is a letter of inquiry from the Foreign Office of the British Empire, asking whether our inclusion of Hawaii without authorization will take care of the interests of the nationals of Britain, France and other countries?Did you respect the sovereignty of the local indigenous kingdoms, did you consider the senses of surrounding countries, and was it too careless?
Similar issues include Panama, which was also brought up to discuss matters, nothing more than expressing dissatisfaction.

How to reply specifically, I still ask His Majesty to judge. "

"Fucking grandma, this is the british guy. It's disgusting. The British have encroached on the world unscrupulously, conquered and colonized other countries, and wiped out countless ancient civilizations in the world. On the other hand, they are pretending to be defending the world order. Let me teach you with the attitude of a prostitute, if you are a bitch, you have to set up a memorial archway, I... bah..." Li Cha suddenly became angry, and couldn't help but swear.

Gu Yan saw that His Majesty the King was furious, so he didn't dare to say anything for a while, and asked cautiously after waiting for a while; "Your Majesty, how should the royal court secretariat respond?"

"Respond with some fake and empty formulas. These British guys are really slow. How long have we eaten the two lands in our mouths? Can we still spit them out? Inform the parliament to act faster and pass the two lands of Hawaii and Panama as soon as possible. Accept the resolution of the kingdom, 15th and 16th provinces, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

"Weichen understands, and will start to do it as soon as possible." Gu Yan replied cautiously, then turned to the next document, browsed a few lines and said;
"This second document is a happy event. Since the signing of the "Wangxia Treaty" between the United States and Qing Dynasty in 2, the United States has enjoyed great trade and immigration facilitation in Manchuria. Negotiations, recently signed the "Jiaozhou Treaty" in Weihaiwei, and obtained trade and immigration facilities similar to those of the United States, which provided us with a favorable guarantee for further immigration from the Chinese mainland, and I pray for His Majesty's ruling."

"This is a good thing. If I said it earlier, it wouldn't affect my mood. Let's talk about the next one." Li Cha's expression softened slightly.

If the Tang Kingdom does not scrape the fat of the Manchu Dynasty, other countries will, especially on immigration and trade issues, which are crucial to the development of the Tang Kingdom.

Therefore, the formal signing of the "Jiaozhou Treaty" ensured that the local governments of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties would not deliberately embarrass the above-mentioned issues, and also guaranteed the super-national interests of the expatriates of the Tang Kingdom, which was of great benefit to the two countries in the field of trade.

The Tang Kingdom needs the population of the Qing Dynasty, tea, porcelain, silk and various handicrafts, and the Qing Dynasty needs iron products, silver and copper coins, cheap woven cloth, foreign guns and cannons in stock, salted fish, bacon and sausages and other materials, the trade between the two sides is highly complementary.

Now the Jiaodong area has not rained for more than a month. Seeing that the spring drought is severe, and it may be another disaster year for grain shortage, the demand for food is extremely strong.

After the great autumn harvest in the Tang Kingdom, the grain and supplies in the warehouse are full of pits and grains, and they need a big market to digest them.

only from an economic point of view
It seems that the loss outweighs the benefits of transporting cheap and popular goods such as food on the North Pacific route, and the freight is not even enough.

but look at it from another angle

When a cargo ship full of 5000 tons of grain arrives at Weihaiwei port, how many refugees will be exchanged who are struggling on the verge of life and death?
How many lives will this save?

Half a bag of millet, two steamed buns can be exchanged for a 10-year-old girl. How many people will this bring new hope?
Isn't it worthwhile to exchange the original backlog of food for the immigrant population that the Tang Kingdom urgently needs, to win the love and loyalty of the people, and to save countless Chinese compatriots while digesting the stockpile?
A formal treaty is an official document that maintains the trade and immigration relationship between the two countries. With it, the local governments of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties must cooperate and cooperate, and open the door to convenience.

Li Cha's expression improved greatly. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Juan Carlos, has been running around in the past few years and concluded the "Ottawa Treaty" with his own hands. He won an extra province of Nebraska for the Tang Kingdom and went to Hawaii on behalf of the royal family. The goodwill visit with Panama has greatly relieved the uneasiness and apprehension in the newly conquered lands, which can be described as hard work.

This time, I traveled thousands of miles to Shenzhou and signed the "Jiaozhou Treaty" as I wished. As long as the parliament passes it, His Majesty the King can implement it with his seal. It's really hard work.

Put the right person in the right position, and he will make outstanding achievements and reap rich rewards.

For example, Count Juan Carlos, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Count Kahn and Rabio in the military, the most impressive is the former Northern Cavalry Commander (formerly US Tennessee Cavalry Commander) Harry Frazier count.

During the third Western Expedition of the United States, Earl Harry Frazier led the cavalry of the Northern Legion to burn, kill and loot when they went deep into the Great Lakes region.

Even if a Chinese general is dispatched as the head coach, no one dares to say that Earl Harry Frech has done it more thoroughly, with more cruel and bloody methods, and of course it is more hated by the Yankees.

In the depiction of American public opinion;
Richard, the demon king of the Tang Kingdom, has four major demon generals, each of whom is a murderous figure who can stop a child from crying at night. They are Earl Dai Changfu, Earl Harry Freche, Earl Kahn and Earl George Rabiot.

Among the four great demon generals, white men accounted for three, which shows how much Yankees hate them?
"The third document is also a happy event. The three resource survey teams sent by the Royal Government at the beginning of the year have recently sent back good news. They have discovered abundant oil and gas resources in central and southern California and southern New Mexico. In addition, coal, Gold, iron, aluminum, zinc and other mineral deposits need to be planned and developed after the reserves are further determined.”

"Okay, okay, okay... Hurry up and contact the European side as soon as possible, and import a complete set of refinery equipment and drilling equipment as soon as possible. All government departments will give the green light, and this matter should be completed as the top priority of economic development."

Li Cha stood up as he spoke, rubbing his hands excitedly, his brows and eyes brimming with uncontrollable joy, he finally found an oil field, and now he can't make a fortune.

The output of petroleum smelters in this era is impressive. It is considered too much to produce dozens of tons of kerosene a month, and the efficiency of steam reactors is outrageously low.

But this is not a problem, every petrochemical technological difficulty is broken, and the productivity increase brought about by it is calculated by ten times and a hundred times, which means huge wealth rolling in.

In order to make a fortune, Richard can hire the world's top physicists and chemists with high salaries, perfect and greatly improve the performance of petrochemical refining equipment, and earn more money for the kingdom.

If it doesn't work, you can also spend a lot of money from the system store to exchange for oil refining process blueprints, which will further accelerate the development of the world's technology line.

Of course, that is a last resort, and it can only be chosen as option B, which will have a serious butterfly effect and make the future world even more unpredictable.

The demand for lighting and heating in today's world is too strong, and kerosene is the main demand. Only one European market has amazing potential, with an annual demand of tens of thousands of tons, let alone other markets?

At this time, Li Cha seemed to see the golden template of Saudi, a big dog beckoning to him, and couldn't help laughing "hehe".

Seeing His Majesty the King's overjoyed appearance, Gu Yan was speechless for a moment.

As a qualified old bureaucrat, trying to figure out what the king means is a basic skill. If you can't understand His Majesty's preferences, you can't understand His Majesty's hilarity, which means that you are extremely unqualified as the secretary-general of the royal family, and the holy family is worrying!
It seems that when I go back, I still have to burn the night to study these mineral resources and oil resources in depth. Why did His Majesty lose his composure?
Your Majesty is not a king who has never seen the world. The American River produces 360 million to 400 million ounces of gold a year, and the Morenzi Copper Mine produces more than 2.35 tons of copper a year, each of which is a huge fortune.

Even so, His Majesty was never so happy that he lost his composure?

If he can't figure out this problem, Gu Yan will definitely suffer from insomnia all night.

"I remember you said that there are 4 documents. Let's report them together. Wouldn't this be another happy event? Hahahaha... This move is well done, hahahaha..."

Li Cha couldn't help looking up to the sky and laughing loudly, expressing the endless joy in his heart, he couldn't stop laughing.

This made Gu Yan even more afraid to report. The fourth matter was not a good one. It suddenly interrupted His Majesty's interest, and he didn't think he could bear it on his shoulders.

At this moment, he deeply regretted the order in which he reported the documents, and dug himself a big hole that he couldn't climb up.

Although His Majesty spoke of "Brother Qing'an" and seemed kind and gentle on weekdays, it was just the illusion of a tiger taking a nap, and could violently eat people at any time.

Once angry, no one in the Tang Kingdom can bear it.

When the king was angry, his corpse lay down for thousands of miles, and his blood flowed across the oars. It was really a great fear of the end of the world, and it was no joke.

At this moment, Gu Yan's mouth was full of bitterness, and his expression was hesitant to speak.

It made Li Cha laugh wildly for a while, and then looked at him with a strange expression, his smile gradually subsided, and a mountain of pressure swept over him, making Gu Yan almost breathless.

"What's the matter... is there anything I can't say?"

(End of this chapter)