Wild North America 1846

Regardless of the fact that the United States of America is burdened with huge debts of up to 18.75 billion Tang Yuan, but sitting on the endless high-quality resources in North America, its debt repayment ability is much stronger than that of the Qing Dynasty at the same time.

International loan sharks taking advantage of the fire to take over the Appalachian coalfields are pure ass, and the probability of success is close to zero.

The Tang Empire did not fight the North American War for them, and it was already a great honor to be able to pay off this huge war debt.

Why not do it now?
This thing is not useful for a long time. In the final analysis, it depends on the strength. Without strength, any idea is useless.

Don't worry, when President Nick Jones-Marmont is struggling under the pressure of international loan sharks and is at a loss, it will be more appropriate for the Datang Empire to propose generous terms.

For example, Datang Empire does not seek to take full control of the Appalachian coalfields, 30%, 40% or a little more is fine. Of course, there are two prices for holding and not holding, and the former is much more favorable.

In terms of valuation, there is no need to insist on a value of 3 million Tang Yuan, that would be too dark.

For example, the valuation is 4.2 million Tang Yuan or a little more, and it can be flexible according to the amount of shares acquired.

Moreover, it also provides a huge consumer market like the Tang Empire, which is conducive to a substantial increase in the production of the Appalachian coalfields, from 4000 million tons per year to 6000 million, 7000 million or more, and of course the money earned is also That's more.

For another example, Datang Empire promised that once the two parties reach a shareholding agreement, they will act on their behalf to put pressure on the international syndicate. You must know that every half point reduction in the interest rate will mean a staggering reduction in the amount of debt repayment. Is this tempting? ?

For another example, the Tang Empire promised not to use all the money to offset the war debt, but to use part of the cash or materials to restore the economy of the United States of America (Northern) and support its reconstruction. Is it tempting?
Li Cha held many bombs in his hands, and he was in control of the current situation in the United States of America (North), so after listening to the report for a while, he waved Director Zheng Yuan to step down.

Just keep this matter, you don't need to pay too much attention, it will definitely take a long time.

The Appalachian Coalfields are different from Manhattan, New York. This is the lifeblood of the United States of America (Northern). In any case, it is impossible to let it go easily. Even if you take a stake, you are very vigilant.

If it weren't for the huge mess of bad debts after the defeat, the Tang Empire and the international loan sharks would have no chance to get their hands on such high-quality assets. This is the world's largest high-quality coal mine that can be mined for hundreds of years!

It should be said that the President of the United States, Nick Jones-Marmont, is also a ruthless person, after the former president signed a deal with Datang Empire to sell Manhattan and New York Harbor.He immediately sent people to New York. On the one hand, he strictly controlled the distribution of food in Manhattan and the exchange of personnel. On the other hand, he used food to lure real estate owners to sell it at a low price.

just over a month

The strict traffic blockade caused an extreme shortage of food in Manhattan. Many people starved to death in their apartments, leaving a large number of homeowners to escape from this starvation hell.More than 9% of the property was acquired by the government through various means, which greatly reduced the cost. What was used was only a few hundred tons of high-quality flour and dozens of tons of beef. …

The government pretended to use Irish gangsters to trouble those owners. On the one hand, it used food and money to cite it, and on the other hand, it used both soft and hard methods. It is said that even the police and secret agents were used. That is really heartless!
As for the Port of New York, it is much better. It was originally the property of the government and belonged to the New York Port Authority under the City Hall. It was also the primary port where millions of European white immigrants landed in North America every year, and it was the most lively and prosperous area.

The Tang Empire directly dispatched the local garrison, and New York Harbor was cleared immediately, and the local law and order improved greatly.

The Irish, Italian and Spanish gangsters, who were so numerous, stayed away, and there were no more thieves, tramps and vicious thugs on the pier, and they all behaved a lot.

Irregularity is not acceptable, because the army of the Tang Empire doesn't care if you are a petty thief or deliberately making trouble, they surround a gun butt and smash it down, and then drag people to death and throw them into the hard labor camp. Working hard all night.

For example, building military camps, plowing fields for military officers, building houses for military bases, or throwing them to the US government to participate in post-war reconstruction, the workload will be overwhelming, and I don’t know when it will end?

The most valuable thing about New York Port is not the port, but the large amount of high-quality land near the river. It can be said that it is the largest landowner sitting on a gold mine. If you pluck a leg hair, it is much thicker than the waist of the largest real estate developer in New York.

After obtaining the corresponding property rights in Manhattan, the Royal Household Office soon announced that a large shipment of grain would arrive in New York through the Toronto Canal, with a total of more than 6800 tons, which would greatly alleviate the severe famine in New York.

Then, ship after ship of food will arrive in New York, helping the city to restore normal social order and igniting the hope of the people.

Soldiers of the Tang Empire established a stable zone in Manhattan to drive away the homeless and restless elements. Only wealthy families can find a comfortable apartment here and enjoy ample supply of meat, eggs, milk and vegetables.

Soldiers cooperate with the police to patrol the streets frequently to nip any crimes of petty theft and robbery in the bud.

all of a sudden
Just inside and outside Manhattan, two completely different worlds have formed, one is rich, the other is poor and chaotic, and the huge gap is visible to the naked eye.

Banks, trading companies, trading companies and various Chinese businessmen of the Tang Empire flocked in. The first choice was Manhattan, which was safe and well-supplied, because they had a lot of Tang Yuan hard currency in their pockets.

In New York, the largest city in North America, business opportunities are everywhere.

The Chinese businessmen who have already geared up will never let go of the best opportunity to enter the New York metropolis. It is of great benefit to the business to follow the occupying army into Manhattan, New York just like now.

More than half a month passed quickly
Emperor Richard had already concluded his visit to the United States of America. He arrived in Richmond by train to start an official goodwill visit to the Confederate States of America. A few days later, he took the royal train to New Orleans along the Southern Railroad, and made his next stop. Houston, and finally all the way west to Mexico City.

After a two-and-a-half-month visit schedule, Shengjia returned to the imperial capital Chang'an City in late June, almost circling the North American continent from north to south. …

In general
New York, Philadelphia and Boston, the more developed eastern coastal cities, left a deep impression on Richard.These cities are aiming at the world's advanced level of development, with a high start, well-planned, urban layout and architecture are remarkable, and they are more than one level higher than those in the south.

As for the important cities in the south, Richmond, New Orleans, and Houston, they are not developed at all, that is, cities with a population of 10,000+. The largest city is Richmond with a population of 278 million. The facilities are backward and the streets are everywhere. Cow dung and horse urine, it feels like a big countryside.

After watching it on the spot, he knew it well, which made Li Cha feel that the north has great potential for development, and the corresponding threat is also greater, and he needs to spend more time penetrating and controlling the economic lifeline of the north.

For example, cross-holding infrastructure such as ports and railways through multiple means, such as acquiring banks and insurance companies in the financial industry, taking shares in steel mills and coal mines, and extending control to every industry is very necessary.

Although the area of ​​the Northern Territory has been castrated to less than 60 square kilometers, all of them are relatively developed areas along the East China Sea in North America. The cities have a good foundation for agglomeration and a solid foundation. Once they get on the right track, they will soon be able to regain their vitality.

Comparison
Although the Confederate States of America (South) took advantage of the period of victory in the war, they brought back a wave of blood from the north, and the total population recovered to more than 640 million, including more than 290 million black slaves and more than 73 Chinese immigrants. , 281 million whites, still greatly reduced compared to before the war.

Among them, the number of black slaves decreased by more than 110 million, and the casualties of white officers and soldiers of the Southern Army exceeded 130 million in the war. Almost two generations of young men and middle-aged men were killed, and the losses were extremely heavy.

As an economy dominated by agriculture, the South of the United States is far less capable of repaying debts than the North. Now it is helpless to face the huge war debt of the Tang Kingdom as high as 5.8 million Tang Yuan.

This is still excluding the 3.5 million Tang Yuan war reparations, and some debts with lower interest rates are retained, and the interest rate level is generally between 8.5% and 12%, which is an unbearable burden for the Confederate States of America.

Therefore, the relevant debt arrangement Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Secretary of State Henry Daniel, Treasury Secretary Robert Jr. and other high-level officials are negotiating with the consortium headed by the eight major banks of the Datang Empire to find a debt repayment plan acceptable to both parties. .

This also includes the sale of Texas, but the asking price of the Confederate States of America is very high, asking for 2.8 million Tang yuan, which is almost 50 times the price of buying Alaska.

Today's Texas is just a barren land, with more than 100 small towns with a low level of development. There are only four or five cities with a population of more than 5, and most of the others are small towns or villages with hundreds to thousands of people.

But don't forget that Texas has a very large area, and it is not a wild land like Alaska, which is icy and unsuitable for human survival. The price of land in the two cannot be compared.

The U.S. launched the U.S.-Mexico War in order to expand, but spent more than 2 million U.S. dollars in military expenditures, and more than 1.7 officers and soldiers were killed or injured. The price paid is not small. …

It's not that the Confederate States of America are willing to voluntarily give up Texas, but that they are really overwhelmed by huge debts and have to reluctantly give up.

Just do the math

If the principal and interest of the huge debt of 5.8 million Tang Yuan is repaid, if it is calculated at an ideal annual interest rate of 30% to 5.5% over a 5.8-year period, the total principal and interest of 30 billion Tang Yuan in 13 years will not be able to bear it, and the annual repayment of principal and interest will exceed 4300 million Tang Yuan.

The Confederate States of America (South) has an agricultural economic structure, and its own agricultural products are relatively limited, and there is no cornucopia like the Appalachian coal mines. If the government tax revenue is exhausted, it can only pay back a few million or thousands Ten thousand, no matter how much more, I can't pay it back anyway.

If half of the debt is removed, for example, if Texas is sold for 2.8 million Tang Yuan, then there is still a debt of 3 million Tang Yuan, which will be much easier to repay.

Based on 20 years of repayment and a basic interest rate of 5.8, the total principal and interest is about 5 million Tang Yuan, and the annual repayment is more than 2400 million.

For the part of the government’s insufficient tax revenue, there will always be a way to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall at that time, or issue domestic bonds or borrow new ones to repay the old ones. If that doesn’t work, then sell some assets or something.

After Secretary of the Treasury Robert Jr. settled the account, the Confederate States of America began to change their attitude and did not shy away from discussing the sale of Texas.

Otherwise, everyone will be dragged down, and no one will be able to please.

As for the non-repayment of debts, no one in the Confederate States of America (South) really thought about it. The Tang Empire was originally a man-eating tiger. Who would dare to provoke him if he could be coaxed?

Wouldn't that be a great death?

Relevant matters were under close consultation, and since it was a matter of major interests, a decision could not be made for a while. Therefore, in the second quarter of 1862, the entire North America spent peacefully in the process of recovery and social foundation reconstruction.

After the abundant grain, oil and milk products from the Tang Empire arrived in the north and south of the United States in a steady stream, the famine that had been rampant for a while was suppressed. After years of war and smoke, people's minds were settled, and there was an upsurge of rebuilding their homes everywhere.

Emperor Li Cha returned to the imperial capital Chang'an at this time because the National Day was approaching.

At that time, Chang'an will hold a grand triumphal military parade ceremony for the expeditionary army. The officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army will enter from the tall and majestic Arc de Triomphe that is being built on Danfenghuang Street, and receive the emperor's review amidst the cheers of thousands of people.

Later, Li Cha will personally go to the Martyrs' Shrine to pay homage to the heroes, comfort the heroic souls of the imperial army who opened up the territory, and hold a 49-day water and land ritual.

At the same time, the Great Court Meeting will be held. After offering sacrifices to heaven, earth and ancestors, the generals of the expeditionary army will be awarded titles and fiefs, rewards will be added, and prisoners from all over the world will be amnesty, and the whole country will celebrate together.

By holding this series of grand activities, we will further unite people's hearts, strengthen the people's sense of belonging and honor to the Tang Empire, use newspapers and public opinion to praise the great achievements of His Majesty the Emperor, and praise the invincible and invincible strength of the imperial army. It will surely win the wide acclaim and admiration of the people.

In addition to the victory parade, parade and various celebrations in Chang'an, the imperial capital, various localities should also hold celebrations according to local conditions. Where there are lakes and rivers, there are dragon boats and rowing. In inland areas, you can race horses, dance dragons and lions, and walk on stilts , or hold poetry competitions, or hold celebrations such as guessing lantern riddles, fireworks shows, etc., to celebrate the glorious victory of the Tang Empire in the North American War.

According to Li Cha's idea;
To hold the victory commemorative event grandly and grandly, it does not necessarily need to spend a lot of money, but it must mobilize as many people as possible to participate, so that everyone can feel the strength and pride of the empire.