Wild North America 1846

Chapter 651 A New Journey Starting Point
1878. 7, 12

The Tang Empire and the Kingdom of Spain formally signed the "Berlin Treaty" to end the Tang-Xi War. In addition to returning the Spanish captives and ensuring the personal and property safety of the local Hispanic expatriates in the treaty, there is only one most important thing in the treaty;
The Spanish Royal Government transferred Cuba, Puerto Rico, Luzon Islands and their affiliated islands to the Tang Empire for 1 million Tang Yuan, and the two parties signed a formal transfer agreement on this.

It will not work if they don't transfer, and now these three former Spanish colonies are all under the control of the Tang Empire army.

Today's Kingdom of Spain is a tiger in its twilight years whose teeth have been pulled out.

"You mean...the Cuban rebels want the empire to help them establish a free, just and prosperous democratic republic in Cuba? The natives of the Luzon Islands also have such demands?"

Emperor Li Cha asked in a teasing tone, his expression became very strange, and he looked at Director Zheng Yuan with a look of "why haven't you woken up yet".

This made Director Zheng Yuan very embarrassed. He knew that he had acted ugly in front of His Majesty this time, and he always asked for instructions from the emperor habitually. Didn't he "slap" his face this time?
Some things can be asked for instructions, and some things cannot be asked for instructions.

Sweating slightly on his forehead, he quickly bowed his head to salute, and replied: "I am stupid, I already know what to do, I beg your Majesty to forgive me."

This is really self-inflicted embarrassment, knowing that His Majesty the Emperor in front of him is an out-and-out Han chauvinist, the most hardcore, most stubborn and the largest expansionary colonial backer in the empire, and the Tang Empire government has branded His Majesty the Emperor personally from top to bottom Why do you need to ask more questions?

Isn't it full?
His Majesty the Emperor has his own way of thinking about his words and deeds, and he cannot directly issue orders to slaughter Cuban rebels or Luzon indigenous chiefs. What kind of dignity is that?
With the majesty of the emperor, how can he act like this?

These things used to be operated by the joint military of the Imperial Colonial Department, and they were familiar with it.

The Royal Department of Internal Affairs led by Director Zheng Yuan really has no experience. The former royal territories directly under Texas, Alaska, Beihai Province, and Paradise Province did not have many aboriginal people, so this big oolong happened.

The newly conquered Luzon Islands, the territories directly under the royal family, Cuba and Puerto Rico are quite different, and both have large populations.

During the Spanish colonial period in 1795, the Luzon Islands had a population of more than 150 million according to statistics. Today, it is about 360 million to 370 million. Among them, Hispanic whites account for less than 3%, and Chinese account for about 7.5%.

The situation in Cuba is even simpler. After 10 years of civil war, its total population is probably between 62 and 65, no more.

Puerto Rico also has about 16 to 17 people, and the proportion of native whites is slightly higher, accounting for about 4%.

Director Zheng Yuan went down with a terrified expression, and what would follow would be to strengthen the implementation of the empire's policy of forced assimilation of the colonies, seconding experienced officials from the Colonial Department to participate in the management and development planning of the new colonies.

Anyway, building bridges and paving roads requires labor, and these local aborigines are just right.

Emperor Li Cha didn't take this matter to heart. He already had a plan for the newly acquired territory directly under the royal family. He would send a governor to manage it. After it matured, the empire would be provincialized.

The Cuban archipelago is known as the "Key of the Gulf of Mexico", and it is also the location where the geographical essence of Central America gathers. It is beneficial for the empire to turn the Caribbean Sea into its own inland sea, which is very important for the entire American empire.

Now that you have it in hand, you can do the colonization and assimilation step by step.

One is to build roads and railways, and the second is to build docks, towns and bridges, and develop sugar factories, coffee and cigar processing industries based on local resources.

The island of Cuba itself is not large, only more than 10 square kilometers. Together with the Puerto Rico Islands and its affiliated islands, it can be established as a Cuban province in the future and included in the territory as one of the overseas provinces of the empire.

The Luzon Islands have a relatively large area, with more than 7100 large and small islands, and a total area of ​​nearly 30 square kilometers.

Emperor Richard plans to divide it into three parts: Luzon Province in the north, Cebu Province in the center and Mindanao Province in the south. Each province has an area of ​​about 12 to 8.3 square kilometers and is under the unified jurisdiction of the Governor-General of Luzon. , so as not to form a trend of too big to drop.

In 1878, the Tang Empire acquired more than 40 square kilometers of land again, and its total territory increased from the original 1 million square kilometers to 892 million square kilometers.

Such a vast territory is second only to the British and Tsarist Russian Empires, ranking third in the world, higher than the French Empire and the Qing Empire.

In terms of the quality of the territory

Except for the northern provinces of Alaska and Yukon, which are more than 400 million square kilometers in the high-latitude extremely cold zone, most of the Tang Empire is in the temperate, tropical and coastal grassland climate zone. The area suitable for human habitation exceeds 1500 million square kilometers. Doubt ranks first in the world.

There are 4 large parts of the British colony, one of which is about 750 million square kilometers in high-latitude Canada (note; the area of ​​​​Yukon Province is deducted), and more than 9% are in the high-latitude frigid zone, which is not suitable for human habitation. area.

One is that the total area of ​​African colonies is about 860 million square kilometers. Most of the land is barren and barren, arid and full of deserts. Only South Africa, Egypt and other places have superior natural conditions.

The third place is Australia, with a total area of ​​3 million square kilometers. The disadvantage is that it is sparsely populated, but it is a rare treasure land with unique natural conditions.

The fourth is the colony of the British Indian subcontinent, with a total area of ​​4 million square kilometers and a population of about 430 million. It includes later generations of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and recently conquered Burma. This is the essence of the British colony.

The others are sporadic colonies scattered all over the world. In terms of quality, they are far from the territory of the Great Tang Empire. There is only quantity but no quality.

There is no need to mention Tsarist Russia. The entire Siberia region at high latitudes is uninhabited for thousands of miles. It will not be developed in 150 years, let alone 1500 years.

After the Tang Empire, the French Empire, with a territory of about 1 million square kilometers, ranks fourth in the world, and its quality is also worrying.Most of its colonies are located in Africa, and the total area of ​​African colonies is larger than that of the United Kingdom, about 280 million square kilometers.

France's vigorous development of African colonies originated in the early 19th century. After the French emperor Napoleon, who was in Europe, was defeated and died in successive battles in Europe, the French understood that there was no future for expanding their territories in Europe.

As a result, they turned their attention to Africa, and the colonization and development in Africa was in full swing and out of control.

The Qing Empire, which ranks fifth in terms of territory in the world, has a total area of ​​about 1190 million (note; including 44 square kilometers in the northeast of Ili and 180 million square kilometers in Outer Mongolia). This huge central empire has a unique environment and abundant resources. Owning the territory with the broadest core in the entire East Asia, it can be described as outstanding people.

Taking stock of the achievements of colonial expansion in the past 32 years, Emperor Li Cha was filled with a strong sense of accomplishment, as mellow and intoxicating as fine wine.

back in the day
Even if he had the guts, he would not dare to imagine that he could break into such a huge empire. It can be said that there is no one in the past, and there will be no one in the future. It is enough to write a rich and colorful stroke in the history of China.

This miracle was not created by him alone, but the result of the joint efforts of billions of subjects.

Hard-working Chinese immigrants are like tenacious seeds. As long as they are sown in the right soil, they can grow rapidly and become a dense forest.

Thanks to the inexhaustible Chinese population resources, the process of colonial expansion and assimilation of the Tang Empire was greatly accelerated with the help of tough colonial methods.

National assimilation, which would have taken tens to hundreds of years or even longer, was achieved in just two or three decades.

This will inevitably be accompanied by countless blood and tears of the conquered, but all the price is worth paying. The Chinese population of the Tang Empire has reached a very high proportion of 84.7% (note; the newly conquered Colombia, Luzon Islands, Puerto Rico and Cuba 920 million population), is the foundation of social stability.

No matter how hard European colonists such as Britain, France, Russia, Spain, Holland, and Belgium worked hard, the sparse population is a fatal flaw, and it is doomed to be impossible to completely assimilate and fully include the vast colonies.

The Great Tang Empire is not the case. Backed by the endless population resources of the land of China, the oriental culture accumulated for thousands of years and the inextricable relationship between the Yanhuang bloodline, it can easily transform Chinese immigrants into imperial power and achieve transcendence. colonial expansion.

The population transformation of the new colonial area needs a process. Fortunately, this is the most friendly era for the colonists, and there is no strange talk about everyone being equal.The world recognizes the natural existence of unequal classes, and the great powers of various countries have a high tolerance for the brutal suppression of the colonies.

Why, because they do it themselves?

In the primitive period of feudal capitalist accumulation, every pound and every Tang Yuan was soaked in the bitter blood and tears of the conquered and oppressed, but so what?
Who cares about the world powers who have the right to speak when the money earned is transformed into real strength?
Emperor Li Cha also didn't care. The Tang Empire he created could bring shelter and a better life to more ethnic Chinese, allowing them to stand proudly among the nations of the world with dignity and become a member of the colonial oppressors.

It will enable the ethnic Chinese to eat enough, wear warm clothes, and their children and future generations will receive formal Chinese education, so that they will not die of hunger and cold in the wilderness. They will be able to cultivate strong industrial capabilities and agricultural and animal husbandry production capabilities. Happy life, these are enough.

Wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat. The law of competition in today's world is the law of the jungle. If you can't adapt, you will be beaten, bullied, and insulted. No one will sympathize with a weak person.

After completing the colonial expansion of the entire Americas, Emperor Richard can finally calm down and deal with the upcoming event of the entire Americas.

That is, the Panama Summit of the Americas to be officially held on September 1878, 9. This will be a diplomatic event for the establishment of the Organization of American Cooperation and the culmination of the glory of the empire.

Emperor Richard will attend the meeting in person, and personally shovel the first shovel of soil for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the headquarters of the Organization of American Cooperation, and sit on the throne of the American hegemon under the fear and support of the heads of state.

This historic event will forever be recorded in the annals of history, representing the most glorious moment of the Tang Empire, the beginning of a new era, and the starting point of a new journey.

(End of this chapter)