Wild North America 1846

Chapter 260 Burying the Dream of World Hegemony

Good times are always short. After breaking up with Miss Sally, Lieutenant Fan Pengju reached out to stop a public carriage and drove to his station.

This is a tracked public carriage drawn by two horses. It first appeared on the streets of London in 1807, and is now the main public transportation in major cities such as Chang'an, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Taoyuan.

In these large cities, private horses are not allowed to enter due to urban hygiene and safety reasons.

Cowboys from other places had to deposit their horses in the outskirts of the city to run errands, and pay a certain fee to be cared for, fed, and then took a public carriage to the city to do errands.

There are big signs on the front of the stagecoach, showing where to go, and there are very vivid pictures, such as the spire of St. John's Cathedral and the Peking Opera face of Lesheng Grand Theater, which look clear at a glance.

Lieutenant Fan Pengju got off at a place called Erliying in the west of Danfengmen Street, Longshouyuan District. This place is only 700 meters away from the majestic Danfengmen. It is located on the side of Danfengmen Square. where.

He walked into a large courtyard with guards standing guard. This is a camp of the Royal Guards. Soldiers in military uniforms come and go. Single officers have dormitories here, which are in two-story buildings with 6 rows in front and back. .

When passing by the playground, the recruits who had just joined the company were training, the shouts were deafening, and they were full of energy.

These recruits were all assigned to various units after four months of intensive military training. Regardless of whether it was in the queue or in the hand-to-hand assassination technique, they had already been well trained.

Lieutenant Fan Pengju’s dormitory is on the first floor, a single room divided into two, with a desk and a pair of chairs on the outside, where visitors are received and usually studied. The inside room is a bed, a bedside table and a large wooden wardrobe.

Several sets of military uniforms were ironed without a trace of wrinkle, they were neatly hung in the closet, and the quilts on the bed were neatly folded, looking clean and tidy.

As soon as Fan Pengju opened the door, he was stopped by an enthusiastic voice; "Brother Pengju, you are back. The brothers from the third battalion are going out for a drink. I heard that the Chaozhou Wild Vegetable Restaurant in Tongluo Lane has opened a new restaurant. Only the Galapagos tortoise, this is a rare delicacy, Captain Hu Hanbiao has already ordered it, it is a coincidence that you are in time."

The one who spoke was Lieutenant Liu Shunli, the commander of the Fifth Company, who was also a good friend in the single dormitory next door.

Fan Pengju was also quite surprised, and responded with a smile; "Then I am lucky. I heard that the government is now making a law to strictly prohibit the hunting and killing of Galapagos tortoises. Over the years, we Chinese eat too much. This kind of good stuff It's almost invisible."

"So while the regulations allow, hurry up and try the turtle steak and delicious turtle liver. If you miss the time, you won't be able to eat it."

"Hahaha... Come in and tell me, I happen to have two bottles of very strong gin here, and we will wipe it out together at night."

"Miss Sally gave it to you, right? The earl's mansion is all exquisite, so you must try it."

Lieutenant Liu Shunli smiled and walked into the dormitory with Fan Pengju. The two were comrades in the same company and knew each other very well. He picked up the water bottle to make tea by himself.

during the california gold rush
There is a strange wild animal on the table, which is a variety of large turtles, the most famous of which is the Galapagos tortoise, which is famous for its extremely delicious food.

Even in Chang'an City, the Galapagos tortoise is a rare delicacy. A Scottish captain once said: "The tortoise liver is delicious, much better than any meat I have ever eaten. It's a god-given delicacy."

Butchering a Galapagos tortoise is not an easy task and requires an experienced chef. It can be used in a variety of foods, pies, soups, stews and baked goods.

Galapagos giant tortoise steak is a famous dish in Chang'an. One tortoise is enough to feed hundreds of people. The tortoise shell is even made into handicrafts, which has high collection value.

The Galapagos tortoise is the largest tortoise in the world, with a body length of 1.2 meters. Adult tortoise males are larger than females. Adult male tortoises weigh about 580-650 pounds, while female tortoises weigh about 260-400 pounds. They have a long life span Up to 200 years old.

After the Chinese in Chang’an City discovered that the Galapagos giant tortoise was extremely delicious, a variety of cooking methods came into being, such as fried elephant tortoise steak, stewed elephant tortoise claw, stewed tortoise meat with spiced red, deep-fried skirt, pan-fried tortoise liver, etc. Wait, it became a trend for a while.

in just a few years

The number of Galapagos tortoises has rapidly decreased from about 1.3 to less than 1000 today. This has aroused the great attention of the Chang'an City Government. The city council proposed to strictly prohibit hunting and eating sea turtles, especially Galapagos tortoises. Goss tortoise.

"Brother Pengju, you are well-informed. I heard that the Yankees at Fort Omaha were restless. They sent a small army of more than a dozen people to cross the river several times to harass and conduct infiltration investigations in the area. Is there such a thing?" Liu Shunli The lieutenant took a sip from the teacup in his hand and asked with concern.

Lieutenant Fan Pengju spread his hands, and replied with a wry smile; "You are embarrassing me. On weekdays, except for Xiu Mu, we spend 10 out of 9 days hanging out together. I can't know the news you don't know, brother. I won't mention these things in the letter."

"That's true." Lieutenant Liu Shunli nodded and accepted the explanation, but said unwillingly; "Brother Pengju, I think there is no trouble in this matter. Conspiracy, eight or nine of the ten cases involve the Yankees, it's so damn hateful! Follow my idea and go straight there, and kill these lazy Yankees."

"Brother Shunli, Yankees are not Mexicans. The national strength of the two countries is not the same. If there is a border war and a full-scale war is triggered, the cruelty of the war will not be inferior to the Crimean War."

"Hmph, how can soldiers be afraid of war?" Lieutenant Liu Shunli snorted, and said with a longing look in his eyes; "Take your cousin General Fan as an example. It will take at least ten years for the threshold of a major. If it wasn’t for his shining in the Crimean War, he wouldn’t be able to be promoted from a lieutenant colonel to a brigadier general in a straight line. He doesn’t seem to be a few years older than you, right?”

"Well, 6 years older."

"That's right, although your cousin is 6 years older than you, he is already an important minister guarding one side, with the rank of brigadier general. If there is no war, it is estimated that if you and I spend another 20 years, we may not be able to reach the rank of colonel, let alone be promoted. The rank of Brigadier General, there is no possibility at all."

Lieutenant Liu Shunli held the tea and took another sip. The hot ambition in his eyes could not be suppressed. The young man was full of energy and blood, eager to make contributions and earn the glory of being a wife and a child.

Both he and Fan Pengju were scholars among immigrants. They graduated from the Chang'an Lecture Hall and underwent three years of rigorous military officer education. They are very high-quality grassroots military officers.

It is a pity that they came late and missed the vigorous wars in the early days of the founding of the country. A large number of military nobles were born in the kingdom, and that was the time when it was easiest to get ahead.

Going forward, it became more and more difficult to advance to the title of nobility through military exploits.

After the victory of the Tang-Mo war, the empire entrusted 4 viscounts and more than a dozen barons, and some of them were lifelong nobles from the barons. This is a noble title that cannot be hereditary without a fief.

Strictly speaking
In the British aristocratic system, the baronet does not belong to the nobility.However, in the aristocratic system of the Tang Kingdom, the baron belonged to the lowest lifelong nobility.

In the subsequent Crimean War in Europe, the fighting was so bloody and brutal, and the expeditionary army performed so well that the Kingdom did not confer a single viscount title, but only rewarded six baron titles and a group of sub-baron titles based on military merit.

One reason is that this is a European war, and its significance cannot be compared with the war of the kingdom to expand its territory.

Second, the meritorious ministers who originally had noble titles in the army were not included in the list of honorary titles, and were more rewarded for their meritorious service by being promoted to military positions and ranks, instead of awarding another noble title.

The title of nobility is not so cheap, and once obtained, it will not change for life.

Unless he made an earth-shattering feat, the king might award another earl or even a higher-level noble title, but this situation is extremely rare.

The third reason is that the standard for the kingdom to award noble titles is getting higher and higher and stricter. This is an indisputable fact.

Therefore, although Fan Pengju and Liu Shunli are both 25 and [-] years old, they are still only lieutenants because they have no chance to make contributions.

Their situation is not rare, but it is very common in the army. The young and passionate young soldiers are eager to fight, and the last group of young and middle-aged soldiers who have just come out of the flames of war are full of morale. The Chinese suppressed young officers.

The Yankees are ready to move, and the Kingdom's military is well aware of it, and there is no way to hide it.

It's a pity that His Majesty has been calmly suppressing the army's impulse to start a war, and has always maintained a strategic determination, not to be confused by the little tricks of the Yankees. This has made many people anxious.

Counting since the Mexican-American War, North America has ushered in the sixth year of peace (referring to the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty). The war in Crimea in Europe is so far away, and it has no effect on the peaceful environment of the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty. Produce a slight fluctuation.

The Crimean War in Europe was a great supplement to the economy of the Tang Kingdom, but it was a pity for many soldiers.

His Majesty has become more and more willing to train new recruits over the years. Some young and middle-aged officers, led by Major General Duan Debiao and Brigadier General Fan Pengfei, rose up in the Tang-Mo War and the Crimean War. At that time, Liu Shunli had just landed in North America with the immigrant ship...

"Don't think about those good things. Didn't you see it? Today's Holy One is no longer the passion and impulsiveness of the earlier years, and he is becoming more and more stable in state affairs. He requires the army to practice hard and fulfill the sacred mission of defending the country." Fan Pengju He smiled helplessly, sat on the chair beside the desk with a teacup in his hand, took a sip leisurely, and continued in a slightly melancholy tone; "One has to believe in fate! There are times in fate, and there is no time in fate." Don't force it."

"Hmph, I don't believe the Yankees can stand it. I, Liu Shunli, have already approved the horoscope for those ghosts; the clown will make his debut one day."

"Hehehe, I hope so."

On September 1856, 9, the results of the U.S. presidential election were officially announced. The Democratic presidential candidate James Buchanan defeated his opponent and was elected the 16th president of the United States.

The new president's swearing-in ceremony will be held on the first Monday in March of the following year, and the Democratic Party is full of joy, celebrating the victory of the election.

Philadelphia, USA

Slogans and flags after the presidential election can be seen everywhere on the street. Abraham Lincoln was sitting in a carriage wearing a top hat, his face was always stern and expressionless. He looked at the receding street scene outside the car window, as if thinking about what.

not for a while
Abraham Lincoln withdrew his gaze, picked up the newspaper on his lap, and started to read it...

The "Philadelphia Observer" reported the news of the Democratic presidential election victory on the front page and called it "another great victory for American democracy."

James Buchanan delivered a speech to a crowd of more than 750 at a rally after his victory in the election, publicly declaring; The dream of opening up the West, and the pursuit of freedom, democracy, and justice spread throughout the North American continent..."

Before taking office, James Buchanan exposed his naked aggressive intentions. What is a natural mission?

In the interpretation of previous US presidents, the so-called natural mission is to continue to develop to the west coast, so that the United States has the advantages of two oceans and is in an invincible position.

To advance can be attacked, and retreat can be defended.

Maintaining the hegemony of the United States on the North American continent is a natural mission. Americans firmly believe that God has given them the sacred right to rule the North American continent, and then maintain the entire American continent, including North, South America and Central America. This is the "Monroe Doctrine".

The core policy of the "Monroe Doctrine" is "America is the America of the Americans, that is, the America of the United States."

However, with the rise of the Tang Dynasty, Yankee's fantasies were shattered time and time again, the face was slapped again and again, and the pride of the United States was trampled underfoot and crushed into mud time and time again.

Over the past 10 years, the clamor of fanatics of the "Monroe Doctrine" has been seldom heard in the United States, and they have become much more honest.

Did you give up?
This is absolutely impossible. The "Monroe Doctrine" has been the cornerstone of the policies of successive US governments. How can it be easy to give up the dream that has been unswervingly realized?

Abraham Lincoln joined the newly established Republican Party two years ago. This time, as the Republican Party's presidential candidate, he also participated in the current presidential election, and lost without a surprise.

However, Abraham Lincoln was an extremely firm figure in political ideals. Immediately after losing the election, he had already decided to run for the next presidential election, running for his dreams.

if history doesn't change

Abraham Lincoln will become the 16th president of the United States, leading the north to fight against the division of the south, and won the victory of the American Civil War after paying huge sacrifices and heavy casualties.In the end, Citigroup was unified, and this country moved towards a prosperous future, rushing out of the Americas to dominate the world...

"Sir, you are here."

"Oh, thank you Flamingo, please go back and thank the generous Mr. DuPont for me. I will visit him again when I have the opportunity. We had a good chat."

"Don't worry, I will pass it on to Mr. Dupont."

"Then goodbye!"

Abraham Lincoln raised his hand and took off his hat, then pushed open the door of the carriage and came down. His tall and thin figure was like a bamboo pole. He stood beside the carriage and waved, watching the Dupont family's carriage leave.

He saw three people approaching from across the street. Abraham Lincoln didn't pay attention. He turned around and tucked the newspaper under his arm, and walked towards the yard with an extended special grip in his hand.

This is an apartment building. There is a small yard at the entrance of the building, separated by a half-person-high iron fence door, which is more decorative than practical.

Just as Abraham Lincoln pushed open the iron door, he heard someone shout from behind; "Hi, Abraham Lincoln."

Hearing this, Abraham Lincoln stopped in his tracks, and turned around with his usual reserve, only to see a black muzzle pointing at his chest, only 3 to 4 meters away.

"Oh... God!"

"Crack, crack, crack..." A series of crisp gunshots sounded, and the killer calmly poured out 6 rounds of bullets in the revolver, knocking Abraham Lincoln's tall body back again and again, hitting the iron door with a slumped He fell to the ground, the blood hole in his chest was gurgling, and he died immediately.

The killer immediately turned around and ran away, and soon disappeared on the street...

The assassination on the streets of Philadelphia immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding neighbors, and soon the police whistle sounded, and the Philadelphia police rushed to the scene.

Lincoln was not sent to the hospital, but was sent directly to the morgue. After the police arrived, they found that he was dead and hard, and there was no need to waste any more effort.

The next day

The "Philadelphia Observer" reported the news of the assassination of the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln in a small tofu block under page 6, which caused small fluctuations.

Then there is no more then.

An unknown small party took advantage of the popularity of the presidential election and elected an unknown candidate, that's all.

The reputation Abraham Lincoln won in the Kansas Civil War needs to be slowly fermented and gradually publicized in the next few years to establish a glorious image of a strong fighter.

Only then will he be able to stand out in the 4th presidential election of the United States four years later and win the presidential election in one fell swoop...

In this time period, everything is over before it even started, so how can there be any waves?

A few days later

Witnessed by a dozen relatives and friends, a coffin was buried in the cemetery behind St. Mary Joe's Church. The tombstone was engraved with the name of Abraham Lincoln. fighters in the

The dozens of relatives and friends who attended the funeral did not realize that what they buried was the hope of the United States, the future of the United States and the dream of world hegemony...

(End of this chapter)