Wild North America 1846

20 minutes later
Two cars drove into a secluded three-entry house on Pidgin Road one after the other. The size of the house was small, but thanks to the towering trees, it looked quiet and comfortable in the hot California sunshine in late May.

Yangjingbang Road is an area densely populated with embassies abroad, and there are many noble mansions on the nearby streets. It is a high-end residential block in Chang'an, the imperial capital. Along both sides of the street, you can see many luxurious buildings of different styles.

The location is good and the price is of course not cheap. A few years ago, when the Fusang Embassy in Tang bought this property, the prices of buildings in Chang’an City had skyrocketed for more than 10 years.

The purchase of this one-and-a-half-acre property cost 3.75 Tang yuan, which is still a preferential price.

Today, this property is worth at least 6 Tang yuan.

Living in Chang'an is not easy!

According to the valuation of the well-known British accounting firm Chris, the Daming Palace, which occupies more than half of the entire Longshou area, is the core essence of the entire Chang'an City, and it is also the area with the most expensive land. Shouyuan District is proud to own a house.

The hundreds of hectares of land occupied by the Daming Palace alone, not including the palaces that cost a lot of money to build, are worth hundreds of millions of Tang Yuan, about 2000 million pounds.

The name of the richest royal family in the world is genuine.

more than ten days later
Inside the Fuso Legation, there is a Japanese-style Japanese room.

It was really destroying villages and towns, killing people and wilderness, burning things that could not be taken away, making people want to forget but never forget!

There are loud voices in the society, and a dangerous tendency of unrestrained anger is brewing among the people. As time goes by, it may erupt at any time.

But in the past ten days, seeing how powerful the Tang Empire is, the rest of the journey is unnecessary.

The Russian Empire ranked fourth in the number of troops stationed in Fusang, with a total of 300 officers and soldiers, and the last one was the Netherlands, with only 61.

The Royal Navy of the Tang Empire really had no sense of presence in the Atlantic Ocean. The few dozen iron-clad steamships in the Atlantic Fleet were not conspicuous or powerful in the thriving European navies.

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Originally, they planned to travel to various European countries, and the destinations were mainly Britain and France. After all, selling one's body as a dog requires finding the right owner, so it is reasonable to compare.

The reason why the domestic powerful vassals have been slow to stand still is that no one wants to be the first batch of cannon fodder to stand out.

So up to now, those rebellious forces still haven't slowed down.

A lesson from the past, a teacher of the future.

"I agree with you, father, this may be the most feasible and most powerful support for the future of the Fusang Kingdom. Among other things, if the remnants of the fierce Taiping Army on Amami Island can be used by me, I will unite with the military strength of the bannermen It's easy to suppress those powerful clan names who dance the most," Yiyi Xiuji replied without hesitation.

As usual
The five masters took turns to take charge of the administrative power of the shogunate, and held the position of Guan Bai. The important cabinet members in the office all appointed their own children and loyal ministers, quite similar to the style of the emperor and the courtiers.

In addition to the garrison factor, the predecessor Guanbai Ichijoki decisively chose to join the Datang Empire. The strong combat effectiveness of the armed militia on Amami Oshima and the strong military and economic strength of the Datang Empire are two other important factors.

The French Empire ranked second in the number of troops stationed in Fusang, sending a total of 1173 officers and soldiers to Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama ports.

Troubles come out of poor mountains and bad waters, and they are talking about Fusang Island now.

Fortunately, it is because after the sudden "Lieutenant Incident", European and American powers dispatched strong ships and guns to deal a fatal blow to those reformers who shouted "respect the king and fight against the barbarians" all day long.

say something bad
Except for some big and strong feudal clans who can barely survive, those many weak and small feudal clans are really poor. During the spring famine season, watching the people in the fiefs starve to death has nothing to do, and the landlords have no food left!
As for the five cameras in power, their glory, wealth and power came from the shogunate, so they naturally stood firmly on the side of the shogunate, and have been trying to launch a comprehensive attack on traitors and thieves.

Wherever the army arrives, the names of the feudal vassals will inevitably be wiped out.

The advanced steam ironclad battleship built from the shipyard is given priority to equip the European local fleet and must form a certain scale to maintain its traditional maritime status.

In this way, the Tang Empire agrees to pay tribute, and the shogunate can use the Nagasaki garrison and the Amami Oshima armed militia. It would be even better if they could send troops from the mainland to fight together. Are you afraid that those powerful vassals will not be slaughtered?
War will indeed kill some people and burn some villages and towns, so what is it worth?

"The remnants of Amami Oshima... This is a sharp knife!" A Xingshu's expression changed slightly, he still had lingering fears about the remnants of the Taiping Army that wreaked havoc on Fusang Island two years ago.

"In today's domestic situation, there are three roads ahead of the shogunate;

Yiyi Xiuci is a middle-aged man in his 30s. It is not surprising that he has heard and seen it for so many years. He just listened to his father's narration quietly, without any intention of interrupting.

The main reason why he can stay in office is that Guanbai Erjo Qijing wants to use the rich political experience of the Yiyi family to deal with the current difficult situation facing the shogunate.

After the "Bombing of Tokyo Incident", the five countries of Tang, Britain, France, Russia and the Netherlands forced Fusang to sign a series of unequal treaties, which further opened the door of Fusang and added concessions. This deepened Fusang's semi-feudal and semi-colonial status and reduced it to a playground for European and American countries.

What is lacking now is not enough strength!
Among the five major powers stationed in the Fusang Kingdom, the Tang Empire ranks first with a garrison of 4300 people. Its garrison is larger than the total of the other four countries combined, and its strength is also the strongest. It leases ports like the United Kingdom and also stationed warships. .

And this is the original intention of the daimyos of the powerful vassals to launch the slogan "respect the king" in an attempt to overthrow the decadent shogunate rule and innovate politics.

As a veteran global ocean-going navy, both the British Royal Navy and the French Royal Navy are equipped with a large number of sailing warships. The historical burden is very heavy, and it is impossible to replace them all at once.

Pause for a while
Ichijo Koki continued with a dignified expression;

The former Kanbai Ichijo Yuki and his son Ichijo Hideji were both dressed in kimonos, sitting face to face on the tatami mats, on a low Japanese-style desk in front of them, with a cup of tea in front of each of them, and nothing else.

In order to shatter the dream of the eternal puppet emperor to govern himself, the shogunate will turn around and slowly reform the government and punish corruption. This is the best strategy at present.

"Xiuci, you have seen and heard a lot of reality when you came to the Tang Empire. This is a far more powerful empire than we imagined. The answer is already very clear, just be a dog of the Tang Empire."

In that case, I would not be reconciled to death! "

"So?" Yi Xiuci asked in an extremely concise and appropriate manner.

We can take this opportunity to strengthen the authority of the shogunate and bring local powers up, so as not to restrain the elbow everywhere, to do things on their own, and to obey and violate.

In comparison, how much military power can Britain and France invest in East Asia?

This is also the current coping strategy adopted by Mr. Erjo Guanbai. With the help of the military deterrence of European and American powers, it can be maintained for a while, but this is not a long-term solution.

The third largest number of troops stationed in Fusang is the British Empire, which has sent a total of 685 officers and soldiers, most of whom are soldiers from the Huayong Battalion of Weihai Wei, and only dozens of British officers.

However, Britain, France, Tanghe and the four countries are unwilling to see the expansion of the greedy Tsarist Russia in the east, and it is even more impossible to leave an opportunity for Tsarist Russia to expand its influence.

How many ants kill elephants!

When he was in power as the former Lord Guanbai, he was also tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, so as to maintain the crumbling rule of the shogunate, and he knew this situation very well.

Don't look at the fact that under the rule of the daimyos of the Fusang Kingdom, the royals are not full enough to eat and wear warm, and people starve to death every year during the spring famine, and the poor clothes do not cover their bodies, but so what?

The British Empire planned to send the Foreign Legion to the Fusang Concession, but the Foreign Legion was also dominated by Chinese soldiers, plus some Caucasians and Germans. It is estimated that the vast majority of the troops stationed in Fusang were Chinese soldiers.

Up to 1860 years

The first way is to strike first.

With the dominant naval power of the above three countries in the Pacific region, the Tsarist Russian Empire has no room for bargaining at all.

This process of replacing the old with the new will take at least 25 to 30 years.

Now it's like sitting on the crater, there is not much time left for Lord Guan Bai, this is really an embarrassing situation! "

The third way is to catch them without a fight.

Master Ertiao Guanbai and I tend to take the first path, and we have passed the gas with other Patriarchs, so we must not be caught without a fight.We watched helplessly as the power to govern the country that had been passed down by the Wushe family for thousands of years (note; including the Teng Yuan period) was lost in our hands.

Once the vassal daimyo join forces to overthrow the rule of the shogunate, based on the current banner and royal family of the shogunate, the final defeat is a high probability event.

We should learn from the Tang Empire. The policies and laws promulgated by the central government are implemented unconditionally in all localities, and only one voice speaks. There are a lot of useless involvement and resistance from the feudal towns. Why not worry about major events?
If we really want to achieve this step, the national ZTE is only a matter of time.

The spirit of the warrior exists widely in the market, and even those townspeople are willing to take up swords and guns to fight in order to defend their homes, rushing to the front.

Under this guiding ideology, it can be said that in the next 15 years, it is impossible for the Indian Ocean and Pacific Fleets of the British and French navies to be equipped with steam ironclad warships, unless a sharp war for maritime supremacy broke out with the Datang Empire.

The untouchables are growing like weeds, and it's time to clean them up. "

In the British and French Royal Navies, the Indian Ocean and East Asian Fleets are the squadrons with lower priority in construction, filled with a large number of backward sailing warships and old-fashioned warships, and there is not a single advanced steam ironclad warship.

the answer is very limited
In 1857, during the Second Opium War, the Anglo-French allied forces assembled a total of more than 2 people, including more than 5700 French troops, who used sharp firearms to attack Wuyang City and captured Ye Mingchen, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and won the first phase of the war of aggression.

My family knows my own family affairs, and my predecessor, Kanbai Ichijo, knows very well that once the shogunate launches a war against the local powerful vassals, it is very likely that they will encounter strong resistance from all over the country, and the war will be very brutal and bloody.

During the Second Opium War, the British and French invaders brought together the largest number of troops, with a total of more than 2 troops. This includes a total of more than 23000 officers and soldiers from the respective fleets of the British and French allied forces, and no more than 5600 soldiers could be used for land combat.

After Yiyi's family resigned, the original Yiyi family's children and staff retired one after another, and they were replaced by the current Guan Bai Ertiao's children and retainers.Hideji Ichijo was one of the few people left serving in the shogunate, and he was inevitably marginalized.

"Before the trip to North America, Mr. Nijo and I had an in-depth discussion. Nowadays, including the Satsuma Domain and the Choshu Domain, the positions tend to be "respecting the king and eliminating the barbarians, eradicating the poor, replacing the old government, and rejuvenating with pictures".

In today's era, Fusang is poor and weak, with many internal problems and rampant corruption. The shogunate rule is extremely unpopular.

It's not that the Tsarist Empire didn't want to send troops. According to the Tsarist Empire's own thinking, it would be more appropriate to station an army of 2 to 3 troops, and one or two thousand more would do.

A Xingshu slightly shook his gray-haired head, and Weiran sighed softly.

Under the joint suppression of Britain, France and Tang Dynasty, Tsarist Russia was only allowed to send a maximum of 300 troops, and no more than one more.

Otherwise, these old galleons will suffice in the Asian region.

A Xiuci was much more ruthless than his father, his face twitched slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said;
"My lord father, I'd rather have the flames of war lit everywhere on Fusang Island than tolerate the rampant rampage of traitors and thieves. Isn't this a good opportunity to completely clean up the place.

The second way is to wait for changes.

As long as they can eat a rice ball, these warriors dare to fight to the death without giving an inch.

"That's right, let's do it this way." A Xingshu finally made up his mind.

With such a scale of troops, it is far from enough to fight a war to wipe out the daimyos of the powerful vassals in Fusang Kingdom, and it is far from enough for Ichitoko to at least double it.

The shogunate should seize the opportunity to quickly mobilize troops to deal a severe blow to those powerful vassals with undisguised intentions of rebellion, kill a group, arrest a group, and deal with a group of traitors and thieves, so that the court can be eliminated.

His father, after all, was the former Lord Guan Bai.

But it is different in the Pacific Ocean. In the entire Pacific Rim region, the Pacific Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Great Tang Empire is the most powerful armored fleet in the region, and its strength is undoubtedly the strongest.

The firearms of European and American adults are sharp, and it is impossible to ensure the victory of the war.

For example, being surrounded, fighting in the mountains and forests, fighting in the rain, encountering surprise attacks at night, etc., a little carelessness will lead to a big defeat.

The civil war in Fusang was more difficult than the second Opium War in terms of difficulty alone.

Yiyi Xingshu has learned that during the North American War, the Tang Empire continuously imported hundreds of thousands of well-trained recruits from the mainland of China, which further strengthened the confidence of Pong Thigh.

Britain and France are beyond reach, and the Tang Empire is more suitable.