Wild North America 1846

Chapter 388 Richard's Happy Life

The British Empire was the first country in the world to start steam industrialization, leading a series of major inventions in the steam industry, and the most developed country in the world, known as the "world factory".

At its current peak, Britain's industrial output value accounts for one-third of the world, and with its colonies all over the world, it is the only hegemon in the world. The political, economic, and military fields have entered the peak since the Victorian era.

After entering 1850, Britain started the beast mode of economic development. From 1850 to 1862, the average annual growth rate of British industry was as high as 3.12%.

If the original history has not changed
The high-growth period of British industry will continue until 1870, and in the following 40 years, the average annual growth rate is only 1.9%, which is caught up and surpassed by the world's emerging industrial powers such as the United States and Germany...

In the British industrial sector, traditional industries such as textiles, food and coal still occupy a dominant position, but their outdated equipment, stagnant technology, and slow development have affected the development speed of the entire British industry.

After the 60s, the wave of the new industrial revolution rose, and electricity opened up new energy sources and new driving forces. The emerging capitalist countries, especially the United States and Germany, adopted the latest science and technology to develop new industries, so the economy appeared. Leaps forward.

Faced with the increasingly powerful competition from emerging industries in the United States and Germany, British capitalists were unwilling to spend huge sums of money on updating equipment, adopting new technologies, and taking risks to establish new industries that were not sure of high profits. Their business methods became increasingly conservative and rigid.

The British would rather continue investing in traditional industries and rely on the huge colonial market to sell traditional industrial products than to try new fields.

The desire to learn from those who pushed Britain to continuously explore new fields and try to integrate the technical strengths and advantages of countries around the world from the 17th century to the 19th century seems to have disappeared, leaving only arrogance and rigidity.

Think back since the 17th century
Britain's development largely lies in its ability to learn from the technology of European countries, including France's accomplishments in silk, clothing, architecture, and hardware craftsmanship, and the Netherlands' achievements in linen, wool weaving, glass, and clock craftsmanship. , Italy's expertise in shipbuilding and weapon manufacturing, etc.

As early as the 17th century, the United Kingdom began to implement the patent law, which provided legal protection for the commercialization of personal inventions and creations. This is an important law that promotes social progress and human creativity, and its historical significance cannot be underestimated.

But as the British Empire reached its peak during the Victorian era, it seemed lost...

The UK Government considers;

As long as certain new technologies can be applied to the military industry and the development of new weapons to maintain Britain's status as a maritime power, it doesn't matter if the civilian industry lags behind.

more than 40 days later

April 1862

Qinzheng Hall of Daming Palace

There are more than 10 beasts lying or lying in the tall hall, including three colorful white tigers, two male lions, two huge brown bears weighing more than one ton, and five wild wolves the size of calves with silvery hair all over their bodies.

These are all powerful overlords on Longevity Mountain (note; homophonic Wanshou Mountain), and here are all white-washed animal pets, as obedient as they can be.

next to the emperor's case

It has always been the core territory of the three colorful white tigers. They lie lazily on the side of the imperial case. As long as the emperor Li Cha is resting, they will docilely put their furry heads on top and put them in the most convenient place for their masters to enjoy pampering. .

I have to say that the fighting power of tattoos is still stronger than that of perms, and the two lions can only lie under the golden steps, and further away are two giant brown bears, one on the side with a lazy expression, and five wolf king-level North American wild wolves. Only the corners and the passage into the hall are left.

Even so
These ferocious beasts are also more caring than the most loyal guards, because they can smell the sacred breath exuded from their masters, and after a long time, their own strength has also subtly increased, and even their spiritual intelligence can increase.

The three white tigers at the nearest distance are about as smart as an 8-year-old human child. The smart ones know almost everything, but they just don't bother to show it.

Accompanying the emperor to deal with political affairs during the day, and staying outside the palace at night, almost inseparable.

"Ertiao, ask Yushanfang to bring up a Ningbo gnocchi, and then fry a large portion of Tomahawk steak, add more cumin and pepper, I'm a little hungry."

busy for a while
Li Cha raised his head, stretched his arms, and ordered casually.

In fact, at the moment when he raised his head, the 12 beasts in the Hall of Qinzheng raised their heads almost at the same time, turned their eyes to the master, and Lao Gao waited for the order with his ears pricked up.

And a tall wild wolf named "Er Tiao" who was patrolling back and forth in the passage heard the order, and disappeared in a flash of silver light. His figure was unbelievably fast, and he ran like a silver lightning.

"Bai Pi and Fa Cai, you two big stupid bears move, Bai Pi calls Deputy Director Lu to report the situation, and Fa Cai goes to see who is on duty at the Royal Guard Office today, and I have something to tell you."

Li Cha's right hand naturally drooped down, and it just landed on the furry head of the colorful white tiger. He scratched it lightly, enjoying the fluffy, soft and comfortable touch, and gave orders casually.

After receiving the order, the two giant bears immediately cheered up, and ran out with their wobbling big buttocks. The speed is not too slow. Are you angry?

After winning the North American War

Li Cha's strategic layout of the past ten years has finally been realized, which fills his heart with great joy of success, but at the same time, he is indeed a little slack.

They spend more time on Longevity Hill, and the group of Yingying and Yanyan in the harem are more favored, so they are inevitably a little relaxed about political affairs.

But the "Lieutenant incident" reminded him that it was far from the time to relax?
The system of the empire is not impeccable, and the army has been completely infiltrated by others. This is a sign of danger!
stimulated by this event
Since August, the imperial army has entered into the "comprehensive army plan", which consists of eight aspects: loyalty to the empire, loyalty to the monarch, military discipline, military skills, military honor and disgrace, knight character tempering, military quality development, and military and civilian families. On the one hand, a one-year systematic training will be conducted for all officers and men of the army.

The focus is on officers, including senior officers, all officers must go through a series of rotation training education, which also includes secrecy, anti-espionage education, the purpose is to improve the quality of officers as a whole, and prevent such incidents from happening.

After this training syllabus, the imperial army from top to bottom really complained, and almost hated the instigator Fusang little devil to the core.

All the training has to take an exam, and those who fail to pass will face the loss of their bright future and have to retire sadly.

think about it

Isn't this a disaster that flew out of nowhere?
But no one dared to be jealous of His Majesty the Emperor and the military bosses. In the end, this endless hatred fell on the Fusang Kingdom, which was thousands of miles away, so that it triggered many big events that went against the original historical trend. event.

It has profoundly changed the face of history, and this is a later story.

As the supreme ruler of the empire, Li Cha is very proud of this set of measures to strengthen ideological education, to prevent the passing of time, just to suppress the arrogance of the imperial army.

More precipitation, no harm.

Although the giant silver wolf named "Er Tiao" was very fast, the first to arrive were Lu Dawei, the deputy director of the Royal Secretariat, and Major General Mo Chengcai, the deputy director of the Royal Attendant and Military Attaché, and they stood respectfully at the bottom of the golden steps.

"Mo Aiqing, the steam ironclad ship "Guangfeng" has been launched into service. I haven't inspected it yet. You can make arrangements for it. Let's leave it tomorrow. Tomorrow morning, we will leave for Oak Bay Harbor, which is too far away from San Francisco Bay. It is eye-catching. Oak Bay Harbor is quieter, so I will stay there for one night and return to the palace the next day."

"Your Majesty complies with the order, and I will arrange your Majesty's travel with the Royal Guards."

Major General Mo Chengcai didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately left in a hurry after bowing to accept the order. He will be so busy that he will hit the back of his head from now until tomorrow morning.

The emperor's travel is not a trivial matter. It involves various matters. Not only must the cabinet be notified, but also closely cooperate with the secretariat and the Royal Guards, and every detail of the itinerary must be carefully considered, so as not to be foolproof.

The advance personnel will be dispatched immediately, and they will be on guard along the way from tonight, with the cooperation of local police forces along the way, and there are a lot of other things to take care of.

Not to mention that His Majesty intends to spend the night in Oak Bay Port, then the entire Oak Bay Port will be subject to a curfew for the next two days, and no unrelated personnel will be allowed to pass.

This is a typical case where the top moves its mouth and the bottom runs broken legs.

Oak Bay Port is a coastal port in Pana County to the north of Chang'an City (San Francisco). It is a complete military port and the residence of the Royal Navy Fleet. The nearby Oak Town is a small town with a population of more than [-]. The largest local enterprise is Royal Navy Dockyard, Naval Station and Naval Depot.

The Royal Navy Ship Repair Yard has three [-]-ton shipyards, which can repair various types of steam iron-clad warships equipped by the Navy. It usually also undertakes some civilian ship repair business, and the business is very prosperous.

Because the shipyard has strong technical strength and excellent quality, and it is close to Chang'an City, an international port, civilian ships waiting to enter the Royal Shipyard have to wait in line for a year and a half. This is strength.

After sending away Major General Mo Chengcai in a few words, Li Cha sat on the throne with a leisurely expression, stroking the head of the colorful white tiger with one hand, and asked;
"Lv Aiqing, has the 1863 International Policy Research Report led by the Secretariat been released?"

"Your Majesty Qizuo, the draft has been completely finished. I was still staring at this matter just now. After the revision of the second trial, I am currently working overtime to rewrite the rewriting. The first volume "The End of the Turmoil in China" has just been bound, and the second volume The volume "British New Year's Outlook" is being bound, and the next three volumes will definitely be completed tonight, and I promise not to delay your Majesty's reading at any time on the road tomorrow."

"That's very good. Bring the first volume here first. After the second volume is bound, send it to the Baixiang Palace in the West Palace. I will rest there tonight. Hmm...do you have anything to report?"

"Qizou Your Majesty, the letters of apology from the kings of Fusang, North Korea and Vietnam have arrived recently. In addition, the king of Ryukyu wrote a letter of gratitude and plans to send a mission to visit Tianyan of the Empire. The cabinet has dealt with them one by one. The specific report , and present it later."

"Well, I already know."

"His Majesty, the Tang Empire ordered the Fuso Kingdom to return the Amami Islands in the northern part of the Satsuma Domain. The country has withdrawn all government personnel and troops within three months of the order, returned the island to the Ryukyu Kingdom, and signed a formal Regarding the handover treaty, the cabinet has a positive attitude towards Fusang Kingdom's well-behaved performance, and I hereby report it."

"Well, the little devils pretend to be human, so let's just leave it at that, and I don't have the time to play with them now." Li Cha said casually, and then waved Lu Dawei back.

He was a little hungry, so he couldn't help but look outside the hall again. Why haven't the Ningbo gnocchi and the Tomahawk steak arrived yet?
"That..." Wu Tiao" you go for a trip, the tomahawk steak is roasting more slowly, tell them to bring me a bowl of Ningbo dumplings first, remember to add more wine and sweet-scented osmanthus."

The silver-headed wolf named "Wu Tiao" responded with an "嗤", meaning "Understood", and disappeared like lightning...

(End of this chapter)