Wild North America 1846

Daming Palace

The festive colors of the Spring Festival still remain in the palace full of palaces, and the giant palace lanterns hanging in the palace have not yet been taken down.The hot golden couplets at the foot of Longevity Hill are shining brightly, and the continuous palace buildings are in the corners where the sun cannot shine, and there is still a little residual snow.

In the first lunar month, the roar of tigers and lions on Wanshou Mountain shook the sky, and the roars of pet animals contained excitement and flattery, and everyone seemed eager to try.

Emperor Li Cha walked through the forest lightly, and hundreds of ligers, brown bears and other ferocious beasts pounced fiercely, but all of them returned in vain. In his eyes, it was really too slow.

A flick, a push, a drop.

These tigers, lions, and brown bears all rolled out like gourds, and they couldn't get close at all, and their arms were amazing.

close to the top
A huge brown bear pounced out, and Li Cha swiftly stepped aside. He stretched out his hand to grab the thick bear's leg and yanked it violently, while pushing hard with the other hand.

The huge body of the brown bear left the ground in an instant, flew several meters into the air with a roar, and then rolled and fell down the mountain.

Along the way, he broke a lot of bushes with thick arms, and fell down with a roar, which was quite heavy.

Fortunately, the brown bear has rough skin and thick flesh, so there will be no damage.

Li Cha's figure flew towards the top of the mountain like lightning, followed by a large group of ligers, tigers and ferocious beasts, only to hear him give a long shout, and his figure suddenly appeared in the group of beasts more than a hundred meters away, with fists and feet making "crackling" bursts The tingling sound of the impact.

In a blink of an eye, the herd was in chaos.

I could only hear the howls of these ligers, tigers and ferocious beasts continuously, and the huge figures flew into the air in various postures, and the roars of the beasts roared into the sky.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

In the blink of an eye, the group of ferocious beasts was emptied, and Li Cha's full energy was released.I laughed heartily.

It has been many years, and the "prestige mission of [-] million people" has finally been achieved. After adding points, the physique has increased rapidly, and new options have been opened. This is the biggest surprise.

The unexpected joy is the minor achievement of the Suzaku body, which greatly prolongs the lifespan. There is no more powerful reward than this.

Standing on the peak of Longevity Mountain with his hands behind his back in high spirits, Li Cha's domineering aura was released, and the invisible coercion spread.

The ferocious beasts following behind all had a keen sense of smell, and could clearly sense the almost irresistible aura of the superior.They crouched obediently one after another, wagging their tails and whimpering in low growls, expressing their absolute submission to their masters.

Li Cha stood on the top of Longevity Hill, overlooking the numerous palaces and pavilions of the Daming Palace.

The huge Taiye Pond is full of smoke and waves, the palaces and pavilions built around the lake are well-proportioned, and the golden glazed tiles show the solemn and solemn style of the royal family. This is the power center of the Datang Empire and the nerve center of the entire empire.

In the direction of the West Palace and the Harem in the distance, you can see the palaces and pavilions under construction.

It was a construction site independently set up by the Construction Department of the Royal Household Office, where large-scale projects such as the Treasure Pavilion, the Book Pavilion, the Sword Pavilion, and the Royal Internal Treasury were built.

Since entering the Daming Palace

This huge group of royal palaces has been continuously under construction, all kinds of beautiful gardens, palaces and exquisite handicrafts, wood, stone, gold and jade carvings, etc., continue day after day, year after year Accumulating.

In the next few decades, palaces, rockeries and royal gardens will continue to be built.

The Royal Household Office allocates a huge sum of up to tens of millions of Tang Yuan every year to add new buildings to this huge royal palace complex.

Thousands of skilled craftsmen in the Craftsmanship Department made rare treasures for the emperor and concubines living in Daming Palace, carved jade Buddhas and various jade basins, jade cups, gold ornaments, Suzhou embroidery screens, embroidered curtains, etc. And other exquisite works of art.

The Zangbao Pavilion and Zangshu Pavilion under construction have two floors underground, which can maintain constant temperature and humidity all year round.It is used to collect countless curios, porcelain, antiques, books, calligraphy and paintings exchanged from the Qing Dynasty every year.

In Daming Palace, there are only three sets of Siku Quanshu and one set of Yongle Dadian.

From the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Tang Dynasty, the Ming and Yuan dynasties, and the late Qing Dynasty, the royal family of the Tang Dynasty collected countless treasures, and there are also many treasures and antiques from the courts of France, Tsarist Russia and European courts, all of which are collected in different categories.

Taking advantage of the turmoil in Shenzhou and the turmoil in European countries, the Tang Empire took advantage of the opportunity to absorb a large number of good things, which were shipped to China one after another. It was the largest buyer of international antiques.

The Imperial Household Office of the Tang Empire has directly affiliated antique shops in the above-mentioned countries, and invests huge sums of money in purchasing rare antiques every year.

More than ten years ago, when the British and French allied forces broke through Beiping, the antique shop of the Royal Household Office set up a stall directly on Qianmen Street to buy the items looted by the soldiers of the British and French allied forces.

Porcelain is purchased according to size, small ones are a dime, and large ones are one yuan.

Antique books are weighed by the pound, basically 3 to 5 cents a pound, and a complete set of Siku Quanshu was bought for more than 9300 yuan. It is said that they were bought at three cents a pound, and the complete set weighed more than 150 tons.

That time

Most of the cultural relics and antiques robbed by the soldiers of the British and French allied forces were sold to the antique shops on Qianmen Street, and they were exchanged for money to happily take back.

Only a few military officers returned to Europe with some souvenirs. In this era, the loss of cultural relics in China was not as serious as in the past. Even if they were lost, most of them were in the Tang Empire.

in North America

In a society with a high concentration of Chinese population, there is a very high demand for antiques and cultural relics from mainland China, which is the root of pursuing culture.Every year, a huge amount of porcelain, tea, Chinese medicinal materials, bamboo products and other special products are imported from the mainland.

Looking to the south, Li Cha could see the towering Bell and Drum Towers on Danfengmen Square, and in the distance there were many high and low buildings stretching all the way to the end of the sky.

Chang'an, the grand imperial capital, is now the second largest city in the world, with a population of over 1870 million in early 323, second only to London, the largest city in the world.

What makes Li Cha proud is;
He single-handedly changed the situation in the entire Americas. The imperial capital Chang’an and Los Angeles are the first and second largest cities in the Americas respectively. Due to the small population base of the United States of America, New York has been reduced to the third largest city, far less prosperous than the former two. heyday.

as of early 1870
The total population of the empire has grown substantially from 1866 million at the end of 5 to 241 million at the end of 1869, and it is possible to break through the 6 million population mark by the end of this year, making steady progress towards the goal of a large country with a population of 577 million.

Since 1867, the empire has increased its efforts to import Chinese immigrants to Central America. It has imported a large number of Chinese immigrants to Paraguay, Uruguay and other countries for several years, and has become the de facto mainstream ethnic group in the above-mentioned countries, accounting for up to 9%. above.

The national language is the common language of society, and Portuguese has become a weak language.

from 1869 onwards

According to the "Memorandum of Understanding on the Introduction of 150 Million Chinese Laborers" signed by the Datang Empire and the Brazilian Empire, under the condition that the Brazilian Empire bears immigration fees and other related expenses, the import of Chinese laborers to the Brazilian Empire through the trans-Pacific central route has become the first choice for Chinese immigrants. an important destination.

In 1869, 16.12 people of Chinese descent entered the Empire of Brazil through a formal agreement between the two countries to work.

Most of the immigrants on the golden route in the central Pacific are used to send Chinese immigrants to South American countries to supplement the total population of the Andean Governor's Palace and develop the provinces in Central America. In the next ten years, the demand will continue to be relatively strong.

Due to the factors of immigration diversion, the average annual number of immigrants in the Datang Empire has been between 110 million and 120 million in recent years, and most of the increase in immigrants has flowed to South American countries.

This part is about 24 to 26 per year, and may grow to an average of 28 to 30 in the future.

Li Cha is generally satisfied with the flow of Chinese immigrants. A large number of Chinese immigrants who entered South American countries are natural supporters of the Tang Empire. They are completely compatible with each other in terms of language, culture, religion, and customs. remodel.

What the Tang Empire can do is to help local Chinese immigrants, establish a wide range of Chinese schools, and through banks all over South America, help Chinese immigrants take root and gradually multiply and grow.

This is an extremely favorable win-win result and a huge business opportunity for the eight major consortium banks in the empire.

Chinese immigrants in this era believe more in Chinese banks with the same language. After settling in countries such as Brazil and Argentina, they will become a loyal customer base of Chinese banks, which greatly expands the influence of consortium banks.

The Chinese group generally puts more emphasis on reputation, and they are the bank's excellent customer base, which promotes the development of Imperial Bank in South America and seems to be a good deal.

as superior

Li Cha is happy to see the increasing influence of the Chinese ethnic group in South American countries. The so-called one flower blooming alone is not spring, but a garden full of flowers competing for beauty is the most beautiful scenery.

Under the situation that Chinese immigrants entered South American countries on a large scale, Chile led by the military dictatorship, Bolivia, Peru and other countries that lacked labor force also relaxed restrictions, and carefully began to introduce Chinese immigrants to supplement the domestic labor force.

For this situation, the Imperial side welcomes the premise that it provides Chinese immigrants with a non-discriminatory equal employment environment and business environment, and guarantees the property and personal safety of Chinese families. This is the premise of cooperation.

Richard believes;

In a few years, industrious and intelligent Chinese immigrants will control the economic lifelines of the above-mentioned South American countries, form large and small Chinese family businesses or consortiums, and become important political forces close to the Tang Empire.

say something blunt

Whether the Spaniards or the Portuguese are good at economics, they are scumbags. They are the role of the floor in the whole of Europe. The colonial world has not developed the economy for hundreds of years, and even missed the important wave of the first industrial revolution.

The wealth of these countries is indeed profound, but in the entrepot trade with the Tang Empire (imported from other countries, mainly kerosene, some beef and mutton and agricultural products), a large amount of gold and silver wealth was lost, and the unilateral trade deficit was serious.

Sitting and eating mountains and empty mountains, is there any reason not to decline?