Wild North America 1846

Chapter 530 In 1870, the 12 Dukes were conferred.

In 1870, the Lunar New Year Grand Palace was unprecedentedly grand, and all the vassal states sent envoys to congratulate it. For a while, the guests from all over the world were full of guests, demonstrating the current prosperity of the Tang Empire's cultural, political and martial arts, and its decisive influence in the Americas.

Among the vassal states, the new President of Paraguay Stuart and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Zheng Fengrong, the President of Uruguay Bernardo Bello and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Dai Xueli, the Tokugawa Shogunate Kanbai Nijo Satoshi, and the Navy President General Ben Wuyang, Chen Enguan, President of the Lanfang Kingdom, and Shang Jian, Crown Prince of Yinjiang of the Ryukyu Kingdom, all brought congratulatory forms and gifts to the pilgrimage.

Besides
Ben Simmons, Vice President of the United States of America, Hughes, Secretary of State of the Confederate States of America, Lord Palmerston, Governor of Canada (he and his wife have not left, and have lived in Chang'an City for more than 5 months, and it seems that they are planning to continue to live ), and vice presidents or senior government officials at the speaker level of Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and other countries came to congratulate the Spring Festival, and were generally warmly received.

Here's an interesting little episode
Bolivia sent Foreign Minister Suarez as a representative, but upon arriving at the imperial capital Chang'an, he learned that the Tang Empire had no agenda for ministerial officials from South American friendly governments to enter the palace to meet His Majesty, and it may not be arranged in the future.

In other words: I dislike the low-level government officials sent by Bolivia.

His Majesty the Emperor is so busy, how can he have time to meet the Foreign Minister of a small country like you?Where to stay cool and where to stay.

The Tang Empire now has a feeling that I am the overlord of the Americas. If you don’t come to congratulate me, you don’t respect me. I’m not happy to send officials with low ranks.

Don't blame me for reminding you...

With so many guests coming, His Majesty may not remember all of them, but whoever does not come will definitely remember it firmly in his heart.

Without any choice
Minister Suarez sent an urgent telegram back to the country, and a delegation led by Congress Speaker Fernandez-Antonio took a cruise ship for an emergency visit. After arriving in Mexico Province, he transferred to the express train of the Tang Empire, and it took nine days and eight nights to arrive at the imperial capital Chang'an.

This journey was fast and slow, just in time for the day before the Lunar New Year's Grand Court Meeting.

throughout the Americas

Only the Kingdom of Spain, which is extremely hostile to the Tang Empire, did not send a representative to the DPRK. These days, the newspapers of the Datang Empire are full of voices, demanding that the empire send troops to Cuba and Puerto Rico to save the Cuban people who are in dire straits.

The radical press stated;

"The empire must trample the Spanish Expeditionary Force under its feet, and let those stupid and arrogant Spaniards know who is the talker in America?"

Related fierce remarks triggered strong protests from the Spanish ambassador.

As a result, the Spanish ambassador who submitted the protest documents could not even enter the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because the sentry said that the chief was not there, and the relevant protest documents could just be thrown in the concierge.

This extremely contemptuous attitude almost blew up the Spanish ambassador, Count Juan Rodriguez, but there was nothing he could do.

In the heart of Count Juan Rodriguez, he is deeply worried about the current relationship between Tang and Xi.

He could sense that the danger of war was gradually increasing. Could it be that the Great Tang Empire was just being warm-hearted when it pointed and commented on Cuban affairs with ill intentions?
Don’t say that Earl Juan Rodriguez himself didn’t believe this answer, even the subjects of the Tang Empire didn’t believe it. Cuba and Puerto Rico are just two pieces of fat on their lips. It just so happens that the relationship between the two countries is quite bad. Look, isn’t this the answer? Is it a coincidence?
The issue of Cuba was very hot in the Tang Empire. People from the common people to politicians expressed their opinions in newspapers and radio stations. Most of them were hardliners. Many people talked about the plan of military invasion, and they never tired of it.

The opinions of the government departments of the Tang Empire are ambiguous, but the people are stirring up the issue of Cuba and Podolik.

Even some economists have begun to talk about how to develop the Cuban plantation economy?How to develop industry and Caribbean shipping in a targeted manner?How to connect the South American Andean Governor's Palace more closely through Cuba, a transit island?
……

As a Spanish nobleman, it would be false to say that he would not be angry when he heard such unscrupulous remarks, but if he heard too much, he could only let him go, and he could not even protest.

At the 1870 Lunar Court Meeting

The most dazzling guests were His Royal Highness Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Nicholas Carl from the Kingdom of Prussia and Crown Princess Victoria and his wife, as well as their 11-year-old eldest son William, later William II.

Accompanied by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the King of Prussia to the Tang Empire, there were also the Grand Dukes, Crown Princes and other nobles of the German Confederation, together with their entourages, formed a large delegation of more than 330 people, which became the most dazzling event at the Spring Festival meeting highlights.

In the majestic main hall of Hanyuan Hall, the imperial court and guests from all over the world gathered together. After presenting state gifts and performances one by one, more than two hours passed.

Immediately following, the second agenda item of the New Year’s Court Meeting was held, which was to confer the titles of 2 adult princes and dukes, fiefdoms and conferred meritorious service in the South American War, including a marquis, three earls, and 12 viscounts and baron.

The twelve adult princes are;

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Xiao, the fifth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Costa Rica, granted a duke's mansion, entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and received the fiefdom of Costa Rica province.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Yao, the sixth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Straits, and was given a duke's mansion, which was entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and remote control of the fiefdom of Straits Province.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Xin, the eighth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Zhennan, granted a duke's mansion, entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and led the fiefdom of Zhennan Province.

His Highness Tang-Li Zhe, the Ninth Prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Tierra del Fuego, and was given a duke's mansion, which was entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Jia, the tenth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of La Pampa, and was given a duke's mansion, which was entered into the Royal Fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and he received the fiefdom of La Pampa Province from afar.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Qi, the twelve princes, was conferred the title of Duke of Storms and granted a duke's mansion, entered into the Royal Fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and took the feudal fief of Storm Province from afar.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Nan, the thirteenth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Shuguang, and was given a duke's mansion, entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and took the fiefdom of Shuguang Province far away.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Heng, the fourteenth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Cordoba, granted a duke's mansion, entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and received the feudal fiefdom of Cordoba province.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Zheng, the fifteenth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Glory, and was given a duke's mansion, entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and received the fiefdom of Glory Province from afar.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Mo, the sixteenth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Mendoza, granted a duke's mansion, entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and took over the fiefdom of Mendoza province.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Sen, the seventeenth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Dahe, and was given a duke's mansion, which was entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and he received the fief fiefdom of Dahe Province.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Peng, the eighteenth prince, was conferred the title of Duke of Dongshan, granted a duke's mansion, entered into the royal fund to enjoy the duke's salary, and received the feudal fiefdom of Dongshan Province.

After the imperial approval of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, 18 adult princes have now obtained the title of duke, moved out of the palace, opened a mansion and built teeth, married and had children, and lived a free life.

Most of these princes have their own duties, some join the Royal Army, some join the Royal Navy, and some enter various ministries to observe politics after returning from European experience, and take up different positions, starting to accumulate political experience.

Some are obsessed with academics or art, and are not satisfied with the title of honorary chairman of the imperial museum, institution of higher learning or charitable foundation, but participate in actual work, which adds an extra sense of participation.

After the victory in the South American War, not many officers received the title of nobility.

The reason
It was because the intensity, level, and importance of the South American war were slightly lower. The imperial military only participated in a marine division of the Royal Navy from the beginning to the end, and the rest were mainly hired armed militias.

Lieutenant General Lei Juekun, the commander-in-chief, received an additional title of marquis, which was a step ahead of his original title of earl. The fiefdom awarded was located in Shuguang Province, just south of Buenos Aires Province, in the Fertile on the pampas.

Other officers who performed well were rewarded, so I won’t go into details here.

It was almost noon when these agendas were completed. Emperor Li Cha waved his hand and hosted a banquet for guests and ministers from all over the world. There were more than 300 tables at the banquet, and there were laughter and laughter everywhere.

The scale of this imperial banquet was unprecedented, and the banquet was not over until the evening.

The Spring Festival of 1870 came quietly. On the second day, little snowflakes fell in the imperial capital of Chang'an, which attracted more than 2 million people in the city to look forward to it, hoping that there would be a good sign of auspicious snow for a good year.

Counting with fingers, Chang'an, the imperial capital, has not seen snow for 7 years.

The sky was covered with overcast clouds, and after three days in a row, the fluttering goose feather snow finally came on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

I saw that the sky was filled with large clusters of white snowflakes dancing with the wind. In just two or three hours, the huge imperial capital Chang'an had been covered with a layer of silver, completely changing its appearance.

The residents of Chang'an City were crazy about joy, especially the children who were happily rolling and playing in the snow. Even though their noses were so cold and their faces were flushed, they still had great interest in playing.

This is a prosperous and prosperous year, and it is also a year full of pride and pride. The rich and confident subjects of the empire are full of hope for the future, and the joy in their hearts blooms in the falling snow.

They firmly believe that through their hardworking hands, they will create a better life.

Smart and wise Chinese children only need an equal and free development environment, and they will radiate incomparably enthusiastic creativity and bear fruitful results.

The prosperous commercial economy and industry of the Tang Empire, agriculture and animal husbandry, and the fiery night market economy that is unique in the world, all of which are the prosperity created by the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of Chinese immigrants.

(End of this chapter)