Wild North America 1846

Stimulated by the changes in the situation of the Prussian-Austro-Prussian War, France immediately began to send more troops to the border between the two countries. Trains full of French soldiers rumbled to the eastern provinces, and the situation in Europe suddenly became tense.

Who knows just three days later
Shocking news came from the front lines of the Prussian battlefield. In the Battle of Koeniggritz, the Prussian army annihilated the main force of the Austrian corps in one fell swoop and won a complete victory.

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The army of the Kingdom of Prussia wiped out a total of 8.76 enemies and captured 13.1 Austrian soldiers. Only more than [-] remnants of the Austrian army fled.

The Kingdom of Prussia's army itself lost about 2.71 people and won a complete victory at a relatively small cost.

So far, Austria has been unable to fight anymore.

Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph has admitted defeat and asked France to mediate. The Austrian-Prussian War has in fact come to an end.

Faced with this epic and complete victory, Prince William and his generals, who were dazzled by ecstasy, prepared to continue marching, capture Vienna, and fulfill the ultimate dream of unifying Greater Germany.

There are two versions of the Unified Germany; one is the Greater Germany and the other is the Lesser Germany.

The so-called Greater Germany refers to the complete unification of the German nation including the Austrian Empire, 38 states and free cities, which can be called the ultimate dream.

And Little Germany is to kick off the Austrian Empire, unify the states of North Germany, and establish a German feudal autocratic kingdom with the Kingdom of Prussia at its core.

King William and the generals were overwhelmed by fanaticism. At this time of excitement, Prime Minister Bismarck, who had always kept his head clear, had great political foresight and stood up to openly oppose it.

Bismarck rejected the public opinion and told King William categorically that if His Majesty insisted on going his own way, he would resign as Prime Minister.

He worried that if the war dragged on for a long time, it would lead to French intervention, or cause a mass revolution in the defeated Austria, leading to complete corruption of the situation.

The longer the delay, the greater the variables, and the greater the possibility of foreign powers such as Britain, France and Russia intervening.And this would ruin Prussia's plan to unify Germany, so he advocated peace talks.

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After all, the Austrians are of the same ancestry as the Pan-German region, and have the same religious beliefs and cultural heritage. If they hurt the feelings of the Austrians too much, they will be forced to put all their eggs in one basket, or even take risks, and eventually go to the opposite side of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Then, in the Franco-Prussian War that is bound to come in the future, Prussia will not be able to win the neutrality of the Austrians, which will put Prussia at a huge risk of two-front warfare.

Therefore, he rejected all opinions, advocated an immediate treaty, and even threatened the king with resignation.Prince William I finally gave in after weighing the pros and cons.

On July 7, representatives of Pu and Austria held negotiations in Fort Nichols. On July 13, the two sides signed the Preparatory Treaty of Fort Nichols.

In order to prevent France or Russia from intervening in the war, Bismarck persuaded William I to negotiate a peace with Austria quickly, not to rush for success, and to become fat with one bite.

Today's Kingdom of Prussia does not have the military power to defeat France, and it is even more impossible to deal with the two great powers of France and Austria at the same time. First, eat the benefits of the Prussian-Austrian War in your stomach, and then consider other long-term plans.

Think again and again
William I finally defeated the greed in his heart and chose to believe in Prime Minister Bisman's gradual policy of "cutting flesh with a small knife".

After the Kingdom of Prussia unified its policies, it quickly advanced the process of peace talks between the two sides. The Austrian army accepted the mediation of the French Emperor Napoleon III and did not ask for more. This prompted the post-war peace talks to enter the fast lane.

On August 1866, 8, the two sides formally signed the "Prague Peace Treaty".

The treaty stipulates:

The German Confederation Diet is dissolved and Austria completely withdraws from the old German Confederation.Prussia has the right to establish the North German Federation headed by it, and Austria cedes all the management rights of Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia and pays a large amount of compensation to Prussia.

At the same time, Austria also ceded Venice to Italy.

In the "Prague Peace Treaty" after the war, the cheating ally of the Kingdom of Italy hitched a ride and took back Venice, which had been occupied by the Austrian Empire, and further contributed to the unification of the Apennine Peninsula.

What remains are the two disputed regions occupied by the French Empire.

While the situation in Europe is in turmoil, two more heavy news came from North America.

Nov. 1866, 7

The Tang Empire has newly established the Central Plains Province in Central America. This is a new province composed of two small Central American countries, Honduras and Ecuador. It has just been declared to belong to the Datang Empire and has become a new province in Central America.

Another small country in Central America, Nicaragua, merged with the province of Costa Rica to form the new province of Costa Rica. The territory of the new province expanded by two and a half times.

Mid-August 1866.

Emperor Li Cha of the Tang Empire ended his two-month and 21-day European tour and arrived in Panama Province quietly.Here, he met with the southbound royal train, and made an important public appearance and delivered an important speech "on promoting the construction of the rule of law", which was reprinted by major newspapers in the empire.

In the more than two months since leaving, the empire has added two large territories, one south and one north. The south is the original territory of the three countries in Central America. Now it has been fully taken over and has become the new Central Plains Province and the expanded Costa Rica Province.

The Northern Territory is the former British Yukon Territory and British Columbia. After the merger of the two, a referendum was held, and the self-government resolution was passed with a turnout rate of 92.3%, announcing that it officially joined the Datang Empire.

The Datang Empire passed the parliamentary vote in a swift action, officially accepting the Yukon Territory (including the Yukon Territory and British Columbia Province) as a new province of the empire, named "Yukon Province".

Therefore, the territory of the empire will increase by about 173 square kilometers (48.6 square kilometers in Yukon, 94.5 square kilometers in British Columbia, and about 26.38 square kilometers in Central Plains and Costa Rica).

The total territory of the empire increased from 1082 million square kilometers after the North American War to 1866 million square kilometers in 1255 (note; South America is not included).

The ups and downs of the situation in Europe caught Britain and France by surprise. Looking back, North America and Central America have also changed drastically, and their noses are almost crooked with anger.

But the deal is done, so what can we do?

The mood of the British is more complicated, although the Yukon is located in a high-latitude arctic zone and sparsely populated.But after all, it is a colony that has ruled for more than 100 years, so it is really unwilling to let people be taken away for nothing.

At this time, the hard-liners in the political circles in London turned up the warning of the late former Prime Minister Henry John Temple: "Men, MPs, never underestimate the ambition of the dictatorship of the Tang Dynasty. He will swallow North America up to the bone. Nothing will remain."

For a while, it attracted a lot of discussion and caused a lot of influence in British society.

But in European countries today, the topic of the Prussian-Austro-Prussian War occupies most of the pages of newspapers, large and small, and it is also the central hot topic that the top leaders of various countries are most concerned about. The same is true for the United Kingdom.

The topic of the Tang Empire's forcible annexation of the Yukon Territory was quickly submerged in the heated discussions about the German-Austrian War and the subsequent European situation, without even a small wave.

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The timing chosen by the Emperor of the Tang Empire, Li Cha, was too good. The old power structure in Europe had been broken, and a new balance of power had not yet been formed. It was in a period of turmoil. Who would care about the affairs on the other side of the Atlantic?

The Kingdom of Prussia rose rapidly to unify the North German state, and its strength abruptly rose to a higher level. It has inevitably risen to become a powerful country that cannot be ignored in Europe, and gradually formed a situation where France, Prussia, and Russia are the top three.

After this setback, the international influence of the Austrian Empire plummeted, and it had become a second-rate power in the world. It could only join forces with the Ottoman Empire across the Eurasian Continental Bridge.

With the huge influence of the victory of the Prussian-Austro-Prussian War, the newly independent Kingdom of Italy became confident and active, and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Cavour, publicly declared;

"The Kingdom of Italy teamed up with its allies to defeat the Austrian Empire and established itself as a world-class power. In the future, it will assume more responsibilities and play a more important leading role in European affairs..."

U.K;"……"

France;"……"

Prussia; "..."

Austria cursed with grief and indignation, and said, "We lost to the Kingdom of Prussia, so what does it matter to you Italians?"

Italy spread its hands; "Italy is a close friend of the Kingdom of Prussia. We defeated Austria together. Prussia won the war, and Italy won the war. There is nothing wrong with this logic."

Austria;……

The future of the European situation in the future is confusing, which is related to the cornerstone of British foreign policy; that is, the "European balance of power policy", London also dare not neglect.

Most of the energy of the London government is devoted to the situation in Europe. The British Foreign Office has sent 11 delegations in the past month, traveling to the North German states, Austria, Prussia, France, Italy and other surrounding countries to reshape the new European situation. work hard on the pattern.

I'm so busy right now that I don't have time to deal with things like the Yukon and Central America.

Regarding the memorandum of understanding on the self-determination of the Yukon people, the Tang Empire and the British Empire had already made proper arrangements through political transactions, and many of the benefits exchanged under the table would not be widely announced to the general public.

Some hardliners against the Tang Dynasty in London took advantage of this to fan the flames, especially a few politicians, for their own self-interest, repeatedly publicized the "Threat of the Tang Empire" and "The Theory of Richard the Devil's Desires" in public in the parliament, trying to incite the opposition of the people , in order to win political capital based on London politics.

But they forget that these actions are exactly what irritated and annoyed the London establishment...

Birmingham

a rainy afternoon
An out-of-control carriage crashed into the cafe, and three people who were drinking coffee under the arbor on the street were caught under the carriage, killing three and seriously injuring one on the spot.

Among them were two members of Congress, Chris Perber and Owens, the leading voices of Don's hardliners, as well as an editor-in-chief of the New England Journal newspaper.

Again;
The most radical solution is to make some people shut up forever.

Lake Nicaragua

The summer breeze blows gently, and the vast lake is boundless. The largest lake in Central America is located in the southwest of Nicaragua. The overall shape is oval, about 177 kilometers long, and the average width is about 58 kilometers. The lake area is 8157 square kilometers.

There are more than 300 small islands in the vast lake, which are sprinkled on the lake like dots of pearls. The shores of the islands are rugged and the scenery is too beautiful.

Due to its tropical maritime climate and abundant rainfall, more than 40 rivers flow into Lake Nicaragua, with a huge amount of water all year round.

There is a 19-kilometer isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and Lake Nicaragua. The water depth in the isthmus varies from 23 to 70 meters. The lake flows into the Caribbean Sea through the 180-kilometer-long San Juan River. Lake Managua.

Wearing a light-colored loose short-sleeved shirt, Li Cha was watching the ancient Indian temple accompanied by everyone. Standing under the tall stone pillar and looking up, he could see the beautiful scenery all around.

"It's really a good place. There are mountains, rivers and beautiful scenery, as well as large fertile land and forests. It should be an orchard with fragrant melons and fruits, a plantation rich in tobacco, sugar, and spices. Fishing can be done in the lake. You can raise pigs. If you plan well, it will definitely become a treasure land for the empire in the future!" Li Cha couldn't help but said as he climbed up and looked into the distance.

Based on the basic policy of "strong stems and weak branches", the border provinces of the empire will not focus on the development of industrialization, and basically focus on agriculture and animal husbandry, and develop corresponding agricultural product processing industries.

Such as rice mills, oil mills, sugar factories, tobacco factories, food factories, fruit and meat canning factories, etc., to further increase the added value through deep processing of agricultural products, nothing more.

His Majesty was accompanied by Earl Dong Jie, Governor of the Southern Region, and local officials from Costa Rica and Central Plains Provinces, especially Earl Dong Jie.

Earl Dong Jie saw that His Majesty was so excited, he took a step forward and said back, "Qi Zou Your Majesty;
We are now developing the economy because there are few people!
After four or five years of large-scale wars in these Central American regions, the remaining population is just over 10, and most of them are women.

Since last year

Through the deployment of the Ministry of Colonies, the Golden Immigration Route in the Central Pacific has increased the reserved share of Central America, which is about 15 to 17 people a year.

Until now, it has only recovered to less than 26 people, and the gap is still huge!

This area is a traditional farming and pastoral area with an ancient development history of thousands of years.

As long as the deserted villages and farmland water conservancy facilities are repaired, they will soon be revived again. Compared with Paradise Island, which starts from all blanks, it will save worry and effort.

As long as there is a population, Weichen has the confidence to restore the order of social production in a short period of time, and build this place into a land of abundance and prosperity for everyone. "

"Hahaha...Dong Aiqing is here with my important person." Li Cha burst into laughter when he heard this, waved his hand, and said domineeringly; "I have made my own decision. From now on, half of the immigrants on the Central Pacific route will belong to the Central Plains." Provinces and Costa Rica provinces, the specific population is allocated and resettled by you.

Time, two years tentatively.

I have only one requirement, which is to build a beautiful new countryside with advanced thinking, do a good job in village and town planning, and create a model of garden-style countryside.

I don't want to see those traditional villages and towns full of excrement and urine, destroying the beauty of the lake and mountains. Wouldn't that be a disastrous sight? "

"Your majesty, please rest assured. You must carefully plan a beautiful new countryside, one village with one beautiful view, one town with one characteristic, so that you can live up to your majesty's great trust." Earl Dong Jie is a solid doer, and he answered with confidence. .

He has already made detailed plans for these two southern provinces. As long as there are sufficient human resources, the realization of his beautiful blueprint is just around the corner.

Think about the number of immigrants in the central Pacific route reaching 72 to 75 a year, and the total population of the region will be close to one million in two years. It has the prerequisites for thriving and large-scale development, and the future is bright.

Earl Dong Jie's body was full of energy, and he couldn't help but climbed his brows with joy;

After all, it is His Majesty, it is majestic!
Li Cha secretly nodded in satisfaction, and reminded him;
"Dong Aiqing, there's no need to do everything yourself here, it's just right to spend some time cultivating young capable officers.

After the reconstruction of the provinces in the southern region has been sorted out, I have another appointment for you. You should not be too entangled in trivial matters, and you must take a long-term view.

This year is the second term of Liu Xianjun's cabinet. There are a number of major policies in the central government that need to be implemented as soon as possible. It requires a courageous and important minister to take the lead. You must be mentally prepared.

After the year at the latest, the decree will come down. "

"My humble minister thanked you for your grace, how can this humble minister He De be worthy of His Majesty's favor? Even if you go through fire and water, you will not hesitate."

"Okay, I'm so relieved." Li Cha nodded in satisfaction, and then walked forward first.

All the officials who followed behind focused their eyes on Earl Dong Jie, all kinds of envious eyes were full of envy.

According to gossip handed down from the upper echelon;

Earl Dong Jie is a popular candidate for the next Prime Minister of the Cabinet, because he is the former Minister of Colonial Affairs, the commander-in-chief of the development of Paradise Island, and has served as the head of the Royal Secretariat, the Wartime Governor of the Northern Region, and the Governor of the Southern Region. He has made great achievements and is recognized as a doer in the imperial political arena.

He has done almost all the important positions from the central to the local, and has accumulated rich experience in politics.

Now that the holy family is rich, the future is limitless!

Earl Dong Jie was the head of the royal secretariat. He didn't notice the fiery eyes of the officials behind him. He followed closely behind His Majesty, expressing his attitude of being a lonely minister.

The important task that His Majesty wants to deliver must be to offend many imperial dignitaries. Dong Jie has already made up his mind to be a knife.

Wherever His Majesty points, he will slash there, even if he offends the whole world.

This is the way of a wise man. The likes and dislikes of all people combined are not worth a little finger of His Majesty.

The so-called powerful forces of the empire, what kind of faction on the top of the mountain, if His Majesty just said a word, it would collapse immediately, so what is it?
Earl Dong Jie was full of expectations for the upcoming development boom in Central America.

Now he can be regarded as an old horse who knows his way, and he is an unquestionable authority in the field of imperial colonial development. Today's Central America is like a piece of white paper waiting to be splashed with ink, and it will surely glow with a thrilling and beautiful scene.