Wild North America 1846

Chapter 600
After entering March 1873
The world economic situation is getting worse and worse. France took the lead in using the magic weapon of high tariffs to shut out foreign industrial and agricultural products, which triggered a series of reciprocal counterattacks.

The Tang Dynasty, Germany, and the United Kingdom successively announced the increase of tariffs against France and the French colonial regions. The three major trade zones of the British pound, the Tang Yuan and the French franc became increasingly fragmented, hindering the progress of global trade.

In order to protect their own product market, European countries have raised customs tariffs one after another, forming a trend of protecting the domestic market.

The Datang Empire inevitably suffered a considerable impact in this trend of trade protection, and the export of commodities fell precipitously.

In the first quarter of 1873, compared with the same period last year, the export value of international trade dropped by 37.2%. The fiery economic development seemed to be poured with cold water and cooled down quickly.

Facing an unfavorable international trade environment

The Tang Empire government immediately took measures to protect itself, united the North and South of the United States, and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, the Andean Governor's Palace and other countries and regions that signed the South American unified market to form an American trade alliance, which unified and increased imports from Europe. The tariffs on products involve a total of 723 varieties in eleven categories.

The unified action of the "American Trade Union" demonstrated the powerful leadership of the Datang Empire in the Americas.

For Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and other countries that did not participate in the unified action, the Datang Empire immediately took severe disciplinary measures.

The Imperial Royal Navy stepped up patrols in the Caribbean Sea, seized 37 Venezuelan and Colombian cargo ships, and escorted them all to the Port of Colle, Panama Province, in the name of not implementing the South American unified market decision.

All the goods were auctioned off, and the cargo ship was detained at the military base.

this action
It is equivalent to blocking the foreign trade routes of Venezuela and Colombia, which has led to soaring domestic prices. A large number of agricultural and sideline products that want to be exported are piled up at the docks to rot, but the goods that want to be imported cannot be shipped in. Both exporters and planters have suffered. huge loss.

Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and other countries on the Pacific coast have been notified that their land exports to Europe and North America have been closed, and the sea route southward to Tierra del Fuego to Europe has also been suspended.

The reason is that the recent sea conditions are not good, and the route into the Atlantic Ocean via Tierra del Fuego is completely closed, and cargo ships are not allowed to pass.

When will it be restored, only God knows?
The Tang Empire's own cargo ships are not subject to this restriction, and can still travel to and from Europe unimpeded. This kind of differential treatment made some South American countries roll their eyes angrily.

This action has also been criticized by European countries, but in the face of interests, the empire's demands for trade protection have been louder and louder.

At this time, the Tang Empire showed a tyrannical imperialist face, pursuing the policy of "those who follow us will prosper, and those who oppose us will perish", and provoked disputes on the border of Bolivia through Paraguay.

Some Paraguayan cavalry frequently crossed the border, ransacked remote villages and towns in Bolivia, committed murder and arson, and looted women wantonly, triggering turmoil in the region.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that the Tang Empire has let dogs bite people.

Paraguay, a small country known as "Prussia in South America", suffered a devastating blow in the South American War, and lost half of its population of more than 46 people.

到了1869年战争结束前只剩下24万多人，男性人口不足2万（包含8岁以上，70岁以下全体公民）。

Thanks to the full support of the Tang Empire, about 20 to [-] young and middle-aged Chinese immigrants settled in Paraguay every year in the few years after the war, which quickly rejuvenated this small South American country and reorganized more than [-] small families. .

According to the statistics at the end of 1872, the population of Paraguay rebounded to 59.3 people. The large wave of immigration has passed, but it is still increasing at a rate of 3 to 4 people per year.

However, with the increasing number of young and middle-aged Chinese immigrants, there is a big gap for local women, which will be difficult to solve for a while.

look around
Uruguay was originally a small country with a smaller population than Paraguay. After the South American War, it also ushered in a large wave of Chinese immigrants, and there was a surplus of male immigrants.

Argentina was badly beaten in the South American War, and its main population is concentrated in the surrounding area of ​​Buenos Aires Province, which has a population of over one million and a considerable number of Chinese immigrants.

Brazil is the main destination of Chinese immigrants today. It continues to import at a scale of 6 to 7 per year. It is expected to last for 1869 years since 15. A total of more than one million Chinese laborers have been imported to make up for the huge loss caused by the suspension of the black slave trade. Labor gap.

This part of the immigration funds is paid by the Brazilian Empire government and supported by the mature transoceanic immigration system of the Datang Empire, which has formed a profitable immigration trade.

According to the Labor Import Treaty, the officials of the Datang Empire in Brazil are responsible for supervising the implementation of equal treatment and equal pay for Chinese workers. So far, everything seems to be fine.

Chile is a South American country dominated by white immigrants. For many years, the military government has been in power, with a strong military force and a relatively stable domestic environment.

Looking around the neighbors, it seems that only Bolivia is the best bully.

Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia are the traditional territory of the Inca Empire in South America. After independence from Spanish colonial rule, they are also the most populous countries in South America.

At the beginning of 1873, apart from Brazil with a population of more than 1400 million and Argentina with a population of 150 million, the remaining populous countries were Colombia with a population of more than 590 million, Peru with a population of 375 million, Venezuela with a population of more than 440 million, Chile with a population of 315 million, and Bolivia with a population of 230 million... …

Colombia, Peru and Bolivia have relatively close relations. It is said that the domestic population is dominated by Indians, supplemented by a small number of native whites and mixed blood, which is a typical agricultural social structure.

After the rise of the Tang Empire in North America, the colonial expansion everywhere was accompanied by bloody suppression policies, and the Indians in the country were suppressed, and their proportion in the social population was decreasing day by day.

Many native Indians in North America were put into hard labor camps. In some provinces in the south that originally belonged to Mexico, economic development was relatively lagging and they suffered from discrimination and suppression.

In order to make a living, a large number of Indian women went north to work in wealthy families or became playthings, while men entered mines or plantations to work illegally. The future was gloomy.

When the Emperor of the Tang Empire was inspecting the southern provinces, a regicide riot broke out. This riot, which spread to a large extent, was brutally suppressed by the imperial military.

Two imperial duke families and dozens of South American nobles were annihilated by the whole family, and hundreds of thousands of Indians were liquidated, either suppressed or thrown into mine labor camps...

The combination of various factors resulted in a sharp decrease in the proportion of Indian population in the Tang Empire, with the overall proportion being only a little over 1%. This decreasing trend has not yet seen a turning point.

When the rabbit dies, the fox is sad, and things hurt its kind.

Seeing the tragic situation of the Indian compatriots in Central America, how could Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia, four South American countries dominated by Indians, have a good impression of Datang?

Even in the first month of the year, South American countries will send high-level government delegations to the imperial capital Chang'an for a pilgrimage.

from the heart
These South American countries are extremely alienated from the Datang Empire, unwilling to participate in regional organizations such as the South American Unified Market and the Andean Customs Union, and have always maintained a distance from the Datang Empire.

For these few South American countries that seem to be in harmony with each other, the Tang Empire has long intended to beat it, and instructing the younger brother Paraguay to do it is just an appetizer.

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The only border with Paraguay is Bolivia. Its national strength is relatively weak, because it has gained a lot of income from the sale of guano minerals and its overall economy is still good, so it was listed as the first target to attack.

The Chinese armed cavalry who invaded Bolivia were mainly Chinese armed cavalry. They formed a team of two to 300 people, roared in when they moved, and retreated quickly after the robbery was successful.

Due to its well-equipped combat effectiveness and high cavalry mobility, Bolivia's army of only tens of thousands of people could not resist at all, and could only concentrate on guarding some large and medium-sized towns.

Watching these intruders roaring back and forth, plundering a large number of young women, wealth, cattle and sheep in the township.

The total number of Bolivian troops is less than 5. Except for more than [-] people equipped with muskets, most Indian soldiers still use cold weapons. How can they resist the Paraguayan cavalry armed to the teeth?

Just over two months
Paraguayan cavalry ravaged several provinces on the border of Bolivia, abducted as many as 10,000+ young women and children, destroyed a large number of villages and towns, and hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the war poured into surrounding major cities.

The sudden increase in population pressure has made these cities miserable, and there has been a shortage of food and other living materials, leading to skyrocketing prices.

In a crisis, Bolivia can only turn to neighboring Peru.

The relationship between the two countries is very deep. On July 1821, 7, they declared independence from Spanish rule and established the Republic of Peru.

In 1835, Peru and Bolivia merged to form the Peru-Bolivia Confederation. In 1839, the Confederation disintegrated, forming the two countries that are now Peru and Bolivia.

Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia were once part of the Inca Empire in history, with the same language, religion, and customs, and frequent exchanges.

Since Peru was the first country to sell guano to become rich, its military weapons and equipment were better, and it hired European instructors for training. It is the country with the strongest military and economic strength among the three countries.

In response to the little brother's request for help, Peru immediately took action to provide some arms and material assistance to help alleviate the current predicament.

But he also had troubles, because the Datang Empire closed the route to Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of South America, and the rich guano resources in Peru could not be exported, so they had to be sold to the Datang Empire at a low price.

For this alone, hundreds of thousands of Tang Yuan will be lost every month. This is simply cutting flesh!
Hundreds of thousands of losses a month, what about a year or more?
(End of this chapter)