Wild North America 1846

Nov. 1858, 9

The completion ceremony of the Bell and Drum Tower was held in Chang'an City. This is a landmark Chinese building standing on Danfengmen Square in Chang'an City. Its shape is similar to that of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Fengmen is directly opposite, separated by a wide square.

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When the Bell and Drum Tower issued a grand and melodious bell, the people participating in the celebration cheered. There is the largest clock in the world today on the Bell and Drum Tower. The diameter of the dial on all sides is 9.6 meters. The see giant pointer.

On the ninth floor of the Bell and Drum Tower, there is also a huge bronze bell, which is the largest and heaviest bronze bell in the world today, with a height of 9 meters 6, a diameter of 4 meters and a weight of 3.6 tons. It is honored as the "Supreme King Bell". ".

Whenever the hour is on the hour, the Supreme King's Bell will ring.

The melodious bell is diffused through the specially designed acoustic channel on the ninth floor of the tower, which has a significant amplification effect and can be heard throughout the city.

If you go into it and check carefully, you can find that every window around the 9th floor is covered by a huge brass horn. The bells ringing through 6 giant copper horns can spread the bells throughout the city.

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At the World Congress of Sciences held in Chang'an City, the "Origin of Species" written by Darwin, an academician of the British Academy of Sciences and a famous zoologist and botanist, was officially published at the conference.

The full name of this scientific masterpiece is "Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life". The first edition of 1 copies was sold out within half a day.

Lord Gu Yan, Prime Minister of the Tang Kingdom, spoke highly of Darwin's "creation or formation of species" theory in his long opening speech, calling it "an eye-opening scientific idea" and "dividing the history of science before and after." A watershed between two worlds".

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Los Angeles submitted an application to host the World Expo to the Organizing Committee in the United Kingdom. This city hopes to further expand the city's influence and create a new city card by hosting a world-class scientific event.

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At the Salem Shipyard of the Royal Navy in the north, the first armored destroyer "Qiuyue", which the Royal Navy has been eagerly looking forward to, was officially completed and launched. Vice Admiral Pan Hengchen, Chief of Naval Staff, personally attended the launching ceremony of the first ship to show his importance.

The "Autumn Moon" class armored destroyer has a displacement of more than 3600 tons. It was designed by the famous British ship designer Sir Owen Jess Robb. This is a design that has been overturned 6 times and has been continuously revised for 7 years. The main ironclad warship that was finally completed has reached the highest level of ironclad ships in the world today.

This class of ship uses a large floating bow design. This kind of bow has a very good wave suppression effect. It has the best seaworthiness in the open sea where the sea conditions often change suddenly, and can avoid burying waves, large roll and swing, etc. The shortcoming is the solution after repeated demonstrations.

The overall shape of the "Qiuyue" class armored destroyer is "jujube-shaped", with a hypertrophy in the middle of the ship and sharp thinning at the front and rear ends. This is mainly due to the consideration of ship stability and speed, and the actual application effect is very good.

It can be said

This is the most satisfying work of British designer Sir Owen Jess Robb so far, bar none.

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In an elegant streetside tea house not far from Chang'an City Railway Station, Captain Fan Pengju met his cousin, Major General Fan Pengfei, who had just stepped down from his position as the commander of the Snow Mountain Division. He had just returned by train from Mexico City in the south, and his family and luggage were sent back first. The house is here.

"My brother Pengju, you look pretty good. I heard that you are dating Lord Colter's daughter. Where is the progress?" Major General Fan Pengfei looked carefully at the exquisite Yixing purple sand pot in his hand, and said asked non-stop.

Captain Fan Pengju respected this high-ranking cousin very much, so he didn't dare to hide it at the moment, and replied with a respectful and ingratiating expression; "Brother Mingjian, I just want to wait for you to come back to host the marriage proposal. Our old Fan family doesn't have any high-ranking officials. Only the elder brother can hold the field, lest the woman look down on us."

"Lord Colt is highly respected. He has sent a lot of excellent weapons and equipment to our army to expand the territory. He is respected by the big men in the army. He is such a daughter, and he really can't be neglected." Major General Fan Pengfei put down the Yixing purple sand pot in his hand, Tapping the table lightly with his fingers, he thought for a while, then said briskly;

"Well, pick a good day as soon as possible. I'll take you across the house to propose a marriage in person. All gifts must be prepared in a decent way. Later, I will ask the housekeeper to send you three carts of Mexican specialties. Sending it to the Earl's Mansion must not disgrace the face of our Fan clan."

"Everything is up to the eldest brother, and I am grateful to you."

"What's this called? If you can't write two characters in one stroke, do you rely on outsiders if your family doesn't help?"

"What the big brother taught me is that the foolish brother is fooled."

The family concept of Chinese immigrants in this era is extremely serious, far higher than national identity. This is a serious hidden danger brought about by the Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years. Although the Tang Kingdom has been strengthening national identity and national identity propaganda, but for a while The effect cannot be erased.

The two talked privately for a while, and the topic came up with the resignation of Major General Fan Pengfei and his return to the Army Staff Headquarters, which was a major concern of the Fan clan.

"It's already been decided. His Majesty will personally appoint the assistant to the deputy chief of staff to preside over the military training work. It is estimated that he will go to Salt Lake City soon, so your marriage must be paid close attention."

Now that he asked, Major General Fan Pengfei didn't need to hide it. This was originally a military appointment made public by the Army Staff Headquarters, but it was not publicized everywhere in the society.

The position of assistant to the deputy chief of staff is similar to that of the assistant to the deputy minister of foreign affairs, and its authority is slightly lower than that of the deputy chief of staff. It can be regarded as a high-level military officer.

Presiding over military training is the most important and core task of the General Staff Headquarters today. His Majesty appointed Major General Fan Pengfei to take charge of this part. It must be the Holy Family. This is great news.

When Major General Fan Pengfei said this, he couldn't help showing a look of complacency on his face.

He is a fanatical follower of His Majesty, one of the young and hardcore members of the army, the backbone of the "Iron Blood Loyalty Association" in the army, and he was born in the direct line of the Royal Guards. With his outstanding ability, it is not surprising that he is reused up.

"Congratulations brother, congratulations brother, this is Jane in the heart of the emperor!"

"Brother Pengju, the current situation in North America is very strange, and there are countless opportunities to get ahead. It depends on whether you dare to fight."

In front of his cousin, Major General Fan Pengfei did not hesitate to share some insights. This is the benefit of having someone above him. He is not afraid of going the wrong way, and he will go up with a little help at the critical moment.

Since the cousin mentioned this aspect on his own initiative, Captain Fan Pengju couldn't help but sit upright, listening to his cousin's face-to-face instructions with a serious expression.

Seeing Captain Fan Pengju being so upbeat, Major General Fan Pengfei nodded inwardly; this cousin has trained in the Royal Guards for six or seven years, has a solid military foundation, and has a solid diploma from the Chang'an Lecture Hall, so he is indeed a talent for development.

Compared with other bigwigs in the military, only one of the Fan clan has performed well and has emerged in the army. It is worthy of being among the top ranks of the military, and its strength is extremely weak.

Other bigwigs with profound backgrounds, such as the Kahn family, are flourishing in the army and have many children. Even if there is Brigadier General James Kahn, Brigadier General Stie Kahn, Colonel Mark Kahn, and Mandehai Colonel Mu-Kahn and Lieutenant-Colonel Schlieffen-Kahn are really talented and should not be underestimated.

The same is true of the family of Deputy Chief of Staff Mike Rabiot. One of the two sons is Major General George Rabiot, who serves as the commander of the overseas military region, and the other is Brigadier General Embiid Rabiot, who is the deputy commander of the Central Military Region. one.

There are other military leaders who have similar situations. Under the control of His Majesty, the Tathagata Buddha, the military has large and small hills, or clans, or classmates, or in-laws, and so on.

If his cousin, Fan Pengju, could get married with Earl Colt, then he would be of great value in himself, and it would be worthy of his efforts to cultivate him and become another force of the Fan family in the military.

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Major General Fan Pengfei no longer concealed the considerations in his heart, he lowered his voice and said with a serious expression;

"The current situation in North America has begun to emerge. After the Kingdom has quelled the military turmoil in southern Mexico, it has been able to free up its hands and feet to sit back and watch the Yankees fight between the North and the South and wait for opportunities to attack.

Today's Holy Lord is ambitious to dominate the North American continent, and the only obstacle is the hard thorn in the North of the United States.

as far as I know;
The Yankees' infighting between the north and the south cannot be separated from the ingenious arrangements of today's saints. The subtleties are different from what you said, you just need to remember;
This is the most favorable situation for Datang Kingdom, watching tigers fight from the other side.

Say one thousand, say ten thousand.

If you want to realize His Majesty's grand plan of dominating North America, and let the Great Tang Kingdom move towards the prosperity of the Great Tang Empire, the Kingdom's army will inevitably have to do it themselves, using the numerous corpses of the enemy to establish the glory of the empire.

On this point, high-level people of insight in the military and political circles have reached a consensus, and they are all gearing up to arrange for their children to occupy seats in advance.

The current military base in Salt Lake City can be described as a gathering of wind and clouds, where you can almost see the direct descendants of all the nobles of the kingdom, all ready to take a share of this gluttonous feast.

Soldiers, naturally have to rely on military merit to speak.

After I stabilize at the General Staff Headquarters, I will arrange for you to be transferred from the stable greenhouse of the Royal Guards to work at the Salt Lake City military base.

In the initial stage, it should be a flat transfer, but when the Salt Lake City army is formally established, it is no problem to be promoted to a major military officer.

Therefore, your marriage should be done as soon as possible, and don't delay participating in this unprecedented event.

What happens in the future depends on your own performance. "

Captain Fan Pengju who said these words was full of emotion, looked gratefully at his cousin's stern face, opened his mouth to say something, but Major General Fan Pengfei stretched out his hand to stop him.

He shook his head lightly and said, "You don't need to say anything, everything is self-evident."

Captain Fan Pengju nodded solemnly, keeping this kindness in his heart.