Wild North America 1846

Chapter 358
After a 4-month rest, the Northern Corps has retired some injured and expired veterans, and accepted as many as 11.8 new recruits. This part of the recruits includes mainland recruits and kingdom recruits, and has regained its full strength and fighting spirit. In the heyday of unprecedented bursting, the officers and soldiers have a strong desire to fight.

Before the final East Coast war comes
The Northern Corps still wants to retire some experienced and honorable veterans. What kind of fairy operation is this?
Actually

This stems from the decision of the highest level of the Kingdom to retire veterans who have served for more than 4 years in a planned rotation, so that they can retire with honor and the pride of being a soldier, and return to the place to enjoy a peaceful and respected peaceful life. Important move to stabilize newly conquered areas.

Most of these retired officers and soldiers are arranged in Illinois, Michigan and Missouri, where there are well-equipped farms and ranches, and there are very good houses and agricultural production facilities.

After the officers and soldiers retire, with meritorious service and preferential loan policies, their peaceful life can quickly get on the right track, which is much easier than opening up farmland in the wilderness.

Following the Northern Corps, the Colorado Corps and the Southern Corps will also carry out the work of retiring disabled veterans and overserved officers and soldiers during the rest period, creating the best possible conditions for a total of 10,000+ veterans to return to their places.

And this is also part of the policy of "vacating cages and changing birds". Putting these 10,000+ veterans who fanatically respect His Majesty and are loyal to the kingdom on the newly conquered Great Plains in Central North America will greatly stabilize the local social structure and strengthen agriculture and animal husbandry industry and industrial production capacity, allowing these newly conquered areas to quickly rejuvenate.

Today’s Datang Kingdom has no shortage of recruits. From January to April 1861, nearly 1 mainland recruits arrived one after another, and more than 4 newly mobilized conscripts in the country supplemented the strength of the existing field corps, and were even more powerful Once upon a time.

Because the war has always been carried out in the north and south of the United States, and has never spread to the territory of the Tang Kingdom, the economy of the Tang Kingdom has maintained rapid development, the society is prosperous and stable, the people's self-confidence is high, and the cohesion and sense of honor of the kingdom's subjects have been further enhanced.

until the end of April 1861
The total population of the Datang Kingdom has exceeded 2520 million. Compared with the other side in the war, the United States of America, with a population of less than 1200 million, the size is more than twice that of the other side, and the economic output is three times that of the other party, which further highlights its advantages.

At the end of 1858, the Datang Kingdom achieved a population surpassing that of the United States of America (Northern). During the statistical period, the total population reached 1682 million, surpassing the total population of the United States (Northern) of 1660 million.

In the first year when the American Civil War broke out, that is, at the end of 1, the total population of the United States (Northern) once reached the peak of 1856 million. The total amount decreased year by year, showing a clear downward trend.

After the Kingdom of Tang officially declared war on the United States (North) on January 1860, 1, it launched a series of violent offensives, crushing and annihilating several heavily armed field groups in the United States (North), and occupying the Great Plains in Central America. The land of Kyushu (including Indiana).

The situation of the North American War has been completely reversed. The United States of America (North), which had seen the dawn of victory, was kicked into the abyss of failure by the Tang Kingdom and struggled. Tens of thousands of Americans fled north into Canada.

Coupled with the loss of 60 to 1200 people in the central occupied area, the total population of the United States of America has shrunk sharply to less than [-] million. The national strength has been severely damaged, and the progress of the war is difficult.

And the Tang Kingdom took advantage of the darkest moment when the land of China was in the turmoil of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and further steadily increased the intensity of introducing Chinese immigrants, and the population of Chinese immigrants reached a new high.

The scale of immigration reached a new high of 1860 million per year in 186, and the new domestic population also exceeded 159 million per year. Coupled with the addition of 137 million white women and 10,000+ white farmers in the occupied areas, the total population surged again .

With this increase and decrease, the advantages of Datang Kingdom became more prominent.

It was precisely based on his strong confidence in winning the war that King Richard suppressed the military's objections and insisted on promoting the retirement of disabled veterans and overserved veterans as scheduled.

On the one hand, there are a large number of empty towns in the occupied area, which is very conducive to honoring the rewards in the army, and will not bring heavy economic pressure to the kingdom. From an economic point of view, it is very cost-effective.

On the other hand, it is out of the consideration of stabilizing social production and life in the occupied areas.

Retired veterans serve as local village chiefs, town mayors, police officers, and squires and manor owners to achieve a complete change in the social structure, which will help the Central North American Great Plains to integrate into the empire's territory as soon as possible, and there are many benefits.

King Richard calculated this account very shrewdly. After starting the asset sales process in big cities such as Chicago, Detroit, and Milwaukee successively, the Kingdom government obtained hundreds of millions of large revenues, which not only made up for the huge financial deficit, but also made up for it by a large amount. surplus.

To put it simply, I made money, and I made a lot of money.

This made Prime Minister Liu Xianjun's happy mouth shut.In the future, when the government operates these cities, it will also receive a steady stream of industrial and commercial taxes, which will further enhance the financial strength of the kingdom.

The royal family of the Tang Dynasty also benefited a lot. The front-line officers and soldiers obtained the city property through the discount of meritorious service. The Royal Household Office did not take out cash to trade with the government, but directly relied on the strategic reserve investment that had lasted for more than ten years. A large amount of money invested after the outbreak of the North American War was offset to balance the accounts.

Not only were the accounts evened out, but also a large number of fixed assets appeared in the accounts of the Royal Household Office, including properties and buildings in the Golden District and large tracts of undeveloped land, which belonged to the royal family’s war proceeds.

For the sake of the war, the government of the Tang Kingdom, the royal family, the army, and even the common people in the society have benefited extensively, and only the United States of America has been damaged.

Under the condition that the occupied areas quickly resume production vitality, the economic aggregate of the Tang Kingdom in 1861 will reach another level, and the gross national product may touch the range of 27 to 28 billion Tang yuan, which is compared with 1860 billion yuan in 22. The total amount of Tang Yuan will skyrocket.

The direct reason is;

The 1861 statistics will include the output value of the 8 central North American states, and the 8 central states received 156 million Chinese immigrants in one and a half years, far exceeding the originally estimated million-immigrant scale, and the recovery of the states in the occupied area is gratifying .

This year, 16.3 retired and transferred veterans will be resettled successively, and no less than 25 retired and transferred veterans will be resettled in the next two years, and more immigrants will settle in the central states of North America.

As of March 1861

The urban population of Detroit has recovered to 31, which is close to the 38 before the outbreak of the war. The industrial and commercial economy has recovered by 7%, and trade with British Canadians has been extensively carried out.

only one;
The issue of the canal has not yet been dealt with, and the international trade exported to Europe through the Toronto Canal has come to a standstill. This has caused the British to lose a large amount of transit tax revenue, and at the same time restricted the development prospects and space of Detroit.

Chicago was severely damaged by the war. By April 1861, the urban population had recovered to 4, and more than 46.9% of them were Chinese immigrants.After the war, the city's cement factories, brick and tile factories, and building materials and sanitary ware businesses are booming. Eleven cement factories have settled in Chicago, and there are more than 9 brick and tile factories.

Today's Chicago has entered a stage of comprehensive reconstruction. The city is full of construction sites and scaffolding. Chinese businessmen from the coastal areas flocked in. Black smoke has reappeared from large and small factories. The recovery of the entire city has reached about 4%.

leave time
Chicago and its surrounding towns will become new hotspots for immigrants in central North America. A few years later, a metropolis with a population of one million, with an absolute majority of Chinese population, will stand proudly in the Great Lakes region of central North America.

The Datang Kingdom government has steadily advanced the governance and continuous immigration of the great plains in central North America, and at the same time launched a large-scale transfer of officers and soldiers, chewing up and swallowing this vast and fertile black land, and completely digesting it...

Therefore, military actions appear to be much slower.

In the new year, apart from the Battle of Cincinnati carried out by the Colorado Corps, we will also count the raids and harassment operations of the Changan Cavalry Corps. The land of human beings has brought serious war disasters to the North of the United States, and further drove a large number of refugees to flee north to Canada.

The U.S. Northern Army also tried its best to organize cavalry to chase and intercept them, but they were repeatedly defeated by the cuirassiers and fierce firepower of the Chang'an Corps. They were even lured into the encirclement if they were not careful. Quite tragic.

According to the estimate of the Army Staff Headquarters of the Kingdom of Tang;

It is estimated that by the end of June 1861, that is, two months later, the large-scale hunger outbreak in the northern United States will be superimposed with the fleeing tide, and the total population of the United States of America will be further reduced to less than 6 million people.

The act of recruiting 60 volunteer militias will further shake the foundation of the United States of America. With a total population of 1100 million, maintaining an army size of 160 million and an astonishing number of people serving the war, it can be described as militarism, which will cause violent violence in its society. The turmoil in the country greatly weakened the national strength.

In large and small towns and villages in the eastern states of the United States, old and weak women and children can be seen everywhere. It is difficult to see young men aged 16 to 50, and most of them serve in the military.

The unprecedented tragic civil war caused the disappearance of two generations of male population in the north and south of the United States, young and middle-aged, and had a profound impact on the entire society.

Without a large number of young and middle-aged people from Europe, these two countries would be useless.

Li Cha knew that things were not that simple;
In the original history, in less than 20 years from now to the beginning of the 40th century, the total number of European immigrants to the United States was about 3600 million to 4000 million, with an average annual population of about 85 to 110 million. Time more than 150 million people every year.

It is these white immigrants from Europe that created the glory of America. This is a mighty historical tide, and it also stems from the profound historical and realistic contradictions in European countries, which are easy and difficult to change.

Suppressing the United States in an all-round way is far from a simple matter.

From now on

The Datang Kingdom teamed up with the Allied States of the United States to comprehensively suppress the political symbols of the northern United States. After winning the war, if the states in central North America are successfully ceded, the geographical territory that meets the expectations of the Datang Kingdom will be established.

Then, without the fertile black land in central North America, the United States of America will forever lose its foundation to become the world's largest agricultural country, and it will become an importer of food and agricultural and animal husbandry products for a long time in the future. This is one of them.

However, after losing the important Great Lakes industrial cities such as Chicago and Detroit, the United States of America (North) is left with Pittsburgh, New York, Boston and Philadelphia as the core of the eastern industrial area, whose industrial scale, categories and resources are far inferior to the Great Lakes region , Industrial development potential and stamina are insufficient, this is the second.

Under the leadership of today's Chang'an Cavalry Corps, cavalry are constantly dispatched to attack Pittsburgh and other places, set fire to manor factories, massacre local resistance forces, and plunder young white women, causing heavy blows to its industry and social production. three.

some places further afield

This is due to the heavy hoarding of troops in the northern United States and it is difficult to start, so it has not been taken into account for the time being.

This will have to wait until the Northern Army and the Colorado Corps join forces and go deep into the eastern states of the United States to carry out a devastating blow to the industrial base of the northern United States, destroying its emerging signs of industrialization, and re-entering the old road of the farming era. , this is the fourth.

In terms of the overall strategy toward the United States, Richard has always regarded the North as the enemy of life and death. He will weaken the North by supporting the South, control the North through financial and economic means after the war, destroy its industrial production capacity through industrial product dumping, and occupy its The market, reducing it to the role of an economic puppet, this is the fifth, and it is also an overall strategy that is deepened step by step.

Even if the rise of the United States of America cannot be completely suppressed, this process must be greatly delayed, such as 50 or 80 years or even longer.

At this stage

Li Cha is also facing pressure from his allies. US Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Southern Army Commander-in-Chief General Robert Lee led a large delegation to Chang'an in mid-April to discuss the alliance's overall combat intent this year.

This is what it means on the surface, but what it means secretly is that the Confederate States of America (South) can't take it anymore, and hope to join hands with the Tang Kingdom to launch a decisive battle as soon as possible, defeat the United States of America (North) in one fell swoop, and get out of the quagmire of war.

For the Confederate States of America (South), Total War has entered its fifth year, and they have really endured very hard!
The young and middle-aged people were almost wiped out. The soldiers in the southern army were old and young, and the potential for recruiting soldiers again had almost been exhausted, so they had to turn their attention to the white captives.

Every time the Chang'an Corps attacked in the north, the Confederate States of the United States demanded that some of the male population be taken back. The representative of the Southern Army, General Hill, sent troops to guard Romulus County, south of Detroit, hoping to see through.

Whenever the troops sent by the Chang'an Cavalry Corps return with a large number of people, General Hill's soldiers will happily go forward and take away the young and middle-aged white men. Most of them will be stuffed into the army and eliminated. The remaining population is used for manor labor.

At the very least, you can take care of the black slaves, right?

After 5 years of brutal war, the original population of more than 900 million in the Confederate States of America has also greatly shrunk. The number of black slaves fleeing to the north has reached between 130 and 145 million, and 10,000+ black slaves have suffered cruel torture and died. This makes the original population of nearly 400 million The black slave population was reduced to more than 240 million, which may be lower than this figure.

再加上5年战争伤亡的72～75万青壮年白人男性人口，如今的美利坚联盟国（南方）总人口不足650万，这其中前线军队还要占据70余万。城市乡村一片荒凉景象，国内仅剩下230余万白人老弱妇孺和差不多同样数量的黑奴。

Cotton production, which is the mainstay of the economy, is less than half of its heyday. Large areas of cotton fields are deserted and uncultivated. Coupled with the scorched-earth policy implemented by the Yankees, many white farmers and their families have died out.

How can you survive after being beaten like this?
Chang'an, Daming Palace
King Richard met with President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and General Robert Lee, Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate Army in the magnificent main hall. In a peaceful atmosphere, he said;
"The Tang Kingdom has paid great attention to the concerns of its allies, and the Army Staff Headquarters has conducted a comprehensive and detailed study on this issue, and conducted multiple sand table deduction verifications, but the results are not satisfactory.

Now that the new government of the United States of America (Northern) has come to power, President Andrew Johnson is ambitiously preparing to compete with us again. It is difficult for them to easily surrender without suffering heavy losses.

should see
Our enemy has serious internal and external troubles. Taking the initiative to launch a large-scale decisive battle before July will help the United States of America (North) divert domestic conflicts and unite the hearts of the people to resist aggression, which is not beautiful.

With the huge size of the enemy today, it is less likely to be killed in one blow in the military.

at this point
General Robert Lee should have a say, I want to hear your opinion..."

above the hall
King Richard asked with a pleasant face, and pushed the question to General Robert Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army.

Richard looked at the problem from the perspective of the struggle of the entire North American country, not limited to the suffering of the people in the south. If you have a compassionate heart, you might as well become a priest.

When the name was called, Admiral Robert Lee stood up with a respectful expression, put his right hand on his chest and gave a deep salute, saying;
"Your Majesty the King;

On behalf of all the soldiers of the Southern Army, I would like to express my most sincere respect to you. After arriving in Chang'an, we saw the magnificent city and the prosperous economy, all of which made us deeply envious, and felt the power of the Tang Kingdom Prosperity.

As an ally in the quagmire of war, we hope to end this suffering as soon as possible. With the strong support of the army of the Tang Kingdom, we finally see the dawn of victory.

This shows that all our efforts are worthwhile.

The war has entered its fifth year, and the government and society of the Confederate States of America (South) have paid too much to win this war and are already on the verge of collapse. This is the original intention of our eagerness to end it all.

From a purely military point of view;

Although the North has been defeated, it still has spare strength. The move of recruiting 60 volunteer militias shows that the Yankees did not give up and wanted to fight to the death.

But we can't go on anymore. The huge consumption on the Eastern Front is like a grindstone for flesh and blood. The average daily casualties of more than 300 people are seriously eroding our national strength. The casualties among young and middle-aged people exceed [-]%.

Here I implore Your Majesty the King, please send a legion to join the Eastern Front to help us share the pressure of the war until the moment of final victory.

Only in this way can we persist until the end. "

"Yes, I can strengthen the Southern Corps to 20 people, transfer it to the Eastern Front through the railway, and support the allies in fighting." King Richard readily agreed.

Continuing the progress of the war is the kingly way, and it is the kingly way to consume the national strength of the North and the South. As for paying more, it is a trivial matter, and it is not within the scope of discussion by the high-level kingdom.

After the Confederate Army entered the Eastern Front, they fought side by side with the white allies of the Confederate States of America (South). This blood-curdled friendship spans races and countries, and is easier to remember deeply and integrate.

For Richard, what if the entire Southern Army was given to the Confederate States of America (South)?

What cannot be changed is the bloodline and skin color, what cannot be changed is the culture, accent and religion, and the fact that the Southern Legion is part of the Chinese population cannot be changed.

If he really integrates into the mainstream society in the south, it will help strengthen the sincere friendship formed by the blood of the two sides, and it is also a situation he is willing to see.

Hearing such a generous promise from King Richard, President Jefferson Davis and the Southern United States delegation all stood up excitedly, bowing deeply to the throne above.

President Jefferson Davis said gratefully;
"On behalf of the war-stricken people of the South, I sincerely thank Your Majesty for your assistance, which is more precious than gold. This gives us the confidence to defeat the hateful Yankees and usher in the day when blood debts will finally be settled.

The southern government also wants to conduct in-depth negotiations with the Tang Dynasty government to introduce no less than 50 Chinese immigrants to participate in the economic reconstruction process in the south.

The war has deprived many white families of males. These families urgently need a pillar. We can only turn to our allies for help. Please Your Majesty extend a valuable helping hand, we will be very grateful. "

"How is the implementation of this year's immigration plan? Is there still a huge labor gap between urban and rural areas?" Li Cha didn't respond immediately, but turned his head to ask the Cabinet Prime Minister, Viscount Liu Xianjun.

Prime Minister Liu Xianjun stood up, gave a deep salute and replied;
"In recent years, the introduction of a large number of mainland immigrants has greatly alleviated the employment gap in the western coastal cities. The eastern and central immigration reclamation plans are advancing in an orderly manner, and the demand is not strong. We can consider the requests of allies as appropriate, but only in terms of funding arrangements and In terms of quantity, further discussion is needed.”

"Well, try to arrange it on your behalf. Strengthening the strength of the southern allies will help us deal with our enemies together, and this will be the long-term strategic layout of North America." Richard made a decision after careful consideration.

The Chinese population immigrating to the South of the United States is not suitable for new immigrants, because these new immigrants have not yet formed loyalty and cohesion to the Tang Kingdom, nor have they experienced the friendliness of the Tang Kingdom to Chinese immigrants, and they are easily confused by the sugar-coated shells in the South Head, trapped in the gentle township and unable to extricate himself.

In this way, it is easy to be won over by the southerners and become a banana man with yellow skin and white heart.

A better way should be for people at the bottom of the domestic society. Due to their meager income, they are temporarily unable to solve their personal marriage problems, and they have no professional skills. They just mobilize immigrants to the South of the United States to be door-to-door son-in-law. Houses, wives, and manors are all solved, and maybe children They are all ready-made, as long as they continue to output reproductive ability.

I usually help with farm work, anyway, men always have the strength and strength to support the family.

Coupled with a high sense of identity with the kingdom, it is a better choice to get closer to the Tang Kingdom from the heart.

The jobs of immigrants at the bottom of the society can easily be replaced by new immigrants. Under the current environment of large immigration tide, it will not affect the domestic economic development, so it is a relatively safe choice.

(End of this chapter)