Wild North America 1846

Chapter 664 Disarmament by 15

End of 1884
The Royal Army of the Tang Empire has a total number of more than 43 people, the Royal Guards has a total number of 18.3 people, and the land military force has a total of more than 61.4 people. This ranks sixth in the world, second only to Russia, Qing, France, Germany, after Austria, before Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire.

If the Royal Guards are excluded, the Royal Army will fall another three places, ranking ninth in the world after the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire and Italy.

If the British Royal Navy, which has a total strength of more than 41, is included, it can only rank 10th in the world.

On March 3, after the Tang Empire government announced that it would disarm 17 troops, it aroused considerable attention from the international community, and also attracted the attention of European powers.

According to the announcement information;

The Royal Army will cut 11.2 jobs, and the Royal Guards will cut 3.8 jobs, for a total of 15 officers and soldiers.

After the layoffs, the total number of the Royal Army is less than 32, and the total number of the Royal Guards is 14.7. The size of the troops ranks middle and low among the world powers.

Can such a small force maintain the safety of a huge empire with a territory of 1962 million square kilometers?
The answer is yes.

More than 9% of the land of the Tang Empire is in North America, Central America, and South America. In the entire American region, the Tang Empire is now in the United States, the Republic of Mississippi, the Republic of Florida, the Kingdom of Kentucky, the Kingdom of Oklahoma, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia and other countries have garrisons, with as many as 10,000+ and as few as [-] to [-].

82% of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire is distributed in American countries and overseas provinces. Overseas provinces include Beihai Province, Alaska Province, Paradise Province, Luzon Province, Cebu Province, Mindanao Province, Yunzhong Province and In Suez City, the total number of troops reached more than 34.

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The number of troops stationed in the United States alone exceeds 20, and has remained between 21 and 22 in recent years. The reduction of military personnel is mainly the reduction of troops stationed in the US General Command, accounting for more than 9%, totaling about 10 The officers and soldiers withdrew from the army on the spot and were demobilized.

The Tang Empire has no enemies of sufficient strength in the entire Americas. It has the benefits of both oceans. It also has more than 700 million reservists and an unknown number of militias, which is enough to maintain the security of the empire.

Most people pay attention to the superficial disarmament news and fail to realize the deeper steps.

After the disarmament, the empire added 10 Chinese veteran families in the three major cities of New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, which added 10 votes, and increased the right to speak by almost 6%.

At the end of 1884, the total population of the United States reached 3 million, of which New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and other northern provinces accounted for about 065/2 of the total population, or more than 3 million.

This area is an area where Chinese immigrants concentrated. After 8 years of large-scale concentrated immigration, the Chinese population has increased from more than 520 million to more than 890 million. Minus the black freedmen who do not have the right to vote, it is almost half of the total population of the northern states. .

According to the election laws of the United States;
Voters must be adult men with a fixed income, a fixed residence, an annual tax payment of more than $45, no criminal record and no prison sentence.

Such regulations have almost eliminated 8% of the population. First, women do not have the right to vote, and then children and underage men, as well as homeless people and street loafers, who do not have a fixed residence and do not have enough income to pay the $45 tax, all have no right to vote. .

That is
Among the total population of 2171 million in the northern states, the number of adult males who have the right to vote is about 430 million, and it is limited to have more.

More than [-] retired officers and soldiers were concentrated in the northern New York, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia areas, which not only increased more than [-] votes, but also increased cohesion and organization, which is crucial to the possible separatist turmoil in the United States.

Due to hardworking and thrifty reasons, the proportion of Chinese Americans owning permanent jobs and independent houses is much higher than other ethnic groups.

Therefore, the proportion of adult Chinese males who have the right to vote is much higher than the proportion of the population. Together with 56 newly retired officers and soldiers, accounting for about [-]% of the above-mentioned northern states, it has ensured that the Liberal Party will get more votes in cities and counties in this year's elections. right.

All of this is to prepare for the possible social changes that may come.

From a set of figures, we can clearly see the changes in the population structure of the United States;
End of 1872
The proportion of white people in the total population has further increased, from 10% 73.2 years ago to 76.1%, and the proportion of Chinese Americans has increased from 15.4% to 19.3%.

three years later
At the end of 1875, the total population of the United States was close to 2 million. Whites rose steadily from 600% to 76.1%, and the proportion of Chinese rose steadily from 78.3% to 19.3%. These two major ethnic groups exceeded 20.6%, and the proportion of blacks increased from 99%. further down to 3%.

The real change came from February 1877, when Zhang Zongliang, the first Chinese-American president, was elected to office and introduced an anti-Italian bill at the beginning of his tenure, which led to a precipitous decline in the number of Italian immigrants to North America.

at the same time
The scale of Chinese immigration to the United States has increased. This increase and decrease, eight years have passed, the proportion of the Chinese population has risen sharply from 8% to 20.6%, and the white population has dropped from 34.9% to 76.1%.

Most of the Chinese immigrants are concentrated in the north, which leads to the fact that the Chinese population in the north accounts for nearly half of the total population, while the proportion in the southern states is only more than ten percent.

Los Angeles

In a low-key and luxurious manor

Emperor Li Cha was wearing well-fitting plain clothes, sitting at the top of the lobby, sipping tea leisurely, and chatting with some of his closest ministers, but what he was talking about was all state affairs.

"We are not in a hurry. The advantage of time is on our side. In another 5 or 10 years, as long as the anti-Italy bill is not overturned, compatriots will have a greater advantage in the proportion of the population and will be more proactive.

What is urgent now is the British, they have no way to compete with us. "Emperor Li Cha said calmly.

After taking a sip from his teacup, he put it on the table and continued; "I noticed that a professor from New York University, David Spences, criticized the disarmament policy of the empire in the "Washington Post", saying ; "This is a show, a North American Trojan horse show.

You see, how accurate and sober this Professor David Spences is, I think the British can also see it.

The issue is;
There is no way to see it, because we are playing by the rules.

According to the multiple treaties signed between the Tang Empire and North and South American countries, the subjects of the empire have the rights to move freely, settle down, buy property, naturalize, marry and do business, and their personal safety and property are protected by law.

Not the other way around.

This is the privilege of the Tang Empire as the overlord of the Americas. You can have opinions and express dissatisfaction, but you must abide by the rules of the game.

The new President Grover Cleveland has been in office for more than a month. How does the government evaluate him? "

Earl Yao Guangyi, the former Minister of the Colonial Department and the current Deputy Prime Minister, stood up first, and replied respectfully;
"Return to His Majesty;

The government has been paying close attention to the words, deeds and policies of the new US President Grover Cleveland. From the current point of view, it is normal, but there are two aspects that deserve attention;

First, during the campaign, President Glover promised to protect the equal interests of Chinese voters, respect the contributions made by Chinese voters to rebuilding the United States, and will continue to pay attention to the demands of Chinese voters in areas such as employment and business, and address them.

In fact, since the new President Grover took office, he has visited 17 neighborhoods and gathering places, and met with people from all walks of life in about 42 batches. None of them were Chinese communities, and no Chinese representatives attended.

Second, during the campaign, President Glover promised to do everything in his power to maintain the integrity and unity of the country and the glory of America.

In more than a month after his election, he participated in a total of 9 high-society activities with the British ambassador and the upper class, which were mainly British whites, almost every 4 days, and the density was quite high.

In the "Citizens' Equal Employment Act" introduced by the Parliament for the first time, it made quite detailed and rigid regulations on the ethnicity of employees recruited by factories, which was obviously aimed at many Chinese companies.

In many Chinese business firms operating in the United States, almost [-]% of the employees are Chinese employees. According to the "Citizens Equal Employment Act" proposed by the new president, the company is suspected of discriminating against other ethnic groups.

According to the total proportion of white people in the population, at least one-third and less than two-thirds of the positions must be reserved for hiring white people. Otherwise, they will be suspected of breaking the law and will face a fine of up to $1.

If 1000 companies violated it, it would be a $1 million fine.

The Chinese have operated about 2.63 large and small enterprises and firms in the United States. Even if only 1/10 of the enterprises violated the Act, the fine alone would be an astronomical sum. "

"Well, the chosen angle is very tricky, but it is really effective, so is there any countermeasure?" Emperor Li Cha raised his brows and said in a teasing tone.

Deputy Prime Minister Yao Guangyi replied;
"We can only use rules to deal with rules. The Equal Employment Act for Citizens is expected to encounter great resistance in the lower house of parliament. The opposition, dominated by the Liberal Party, will inevitably stuff a lot of their own things.

For example, restrict retroactive clauses, that is, the current bill cannot retroactively retroactively perform previous faults, nor can administrative fines be imposed accordingly.

For example, the exemption clause. According to the "Preferential Treatment of Veterans and Military Dependents Act" introduced by the former president, military personnel should enjoy preferential treatment in employment, regardless of ethnicity, industry and skin color. Therefore, enterprises and commercial firms employing veterans and their families are not included in this list. .

For example, exclusion clauses;
Family-run shops with less than 10 employees, small handicraft workshops and small trading houses are excluded. The small business places here are for the purpose of solving their own employment and should not be hindered.

Excluding key enterprises, the "Introduction of Key Enterprise Incentives Act" introduced by the former president clearly lists taxation, recruitment and various industrial and commercial preferences.Allowing enterprises to recruit workers autonomously, what kind of workers to recruit is the right of key enterprises, and it is also the preferential treatment given by the government of the United States, which should not be changed overnight.

Besides
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Colonial Department will organize a legal aid team with famous lawyers, select several typical cases to provide powerful legal aid, and strive to win the lawsuit or drag it down to strive for a favorable situation for the relevant enterprises.

In addition to the above-mentioned measures, the states governed by the Liberal Party will introduce relevant state bills to suspend or restrict the implementation of the Citizens' Equal Employment Act. A variety of measures will be taken to turn this fire into sparks, and it will not reach much heights. .

It is estimated that in July and August of this year, the bill may be passed by the lower house of Congress. After being signed by the president, it should be implemented within the United States in September.

How the situation will be then needs further observation and response. "

"Well, the measures are very organized, not bad." Emperor Li Cha praised a sentence, and Deputy Prime Minister Yao Guangyi felt that his body was lightened several times, and he replied respectfully and joyfully; "This is the result of brainstorming by all the cabinet ministers. Ashamed to take it."

Emperor Li Cha didn't pay attention to it, but continued talking on his own, saying;
"Look, veteran colonists like Britain are good at making use of rules, and are good at using some inadvertent places to leverage the situation. Now you have seen it very well, right?
I dare say
President Grover-Cleveland never had such a brain. To be able to come up with such a tricky and ruthless trick, there must be a British guy behind his back to advise him.

Yankees engage in politics, and they can't even learn 1% of the essence of the British, and they will still be like this 100 years later.This is called looking old at the age of three, and it is hopeless. "

His Majesty's words elicited bursts of laughter from all the officials.

The Tang Empire has risen in North America for nearly 40 years, and has dealt with these Americans too much, and knows how much they are.

Some policies are not written by Yankees at first glance, and they don't have the brains to come up with such tricky bills.The spearhead is directed at a large number of employees of this ethnicity in Chinese enterprises, and is intended to attack the dominant Chinese business owners and businessmen.

Which side of the new president Grover Cleveland sits on is already a lice on a bald man's head~ It's obvious.

But the Tang Empire was good at taking precautions before they happened, and it made the layout 8 years in advance.

Most of the states in the northern part of the United States are now under the control of the governors of the Liberal Party, and there are more Chinese in power in counties and cities.

Knowing that this presidential election cannot be won, the Chinese-dominated Liberal Party gave up the elections in the southern states and concentrated all its energy on the reelections in the northern states.

He successively won the governorships of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Maine, as well as several important county and mayor elections, which can be regarded as some gains.

With the retirement of 10 soldiers, in the three important cities of Philadelphia, New York, and Pittsburgh, there will be an increase of 10 Chinese votes, further consolidating the leading position of the Liberal Party in the region.

No matter what kind of turmoil occurs, it has always been invincible.

After the disarmament of the Tang Empire, France had a premonition of the storm from North America. The recent frequent communication with the high-level imperial government showed the high anxiety of the French.

Don’t be anxious. Seeing that the United States is not in the limelight, the French still hold a large amount of debts from the “International Creditor’s Committee”. The person responsible for paying off is the government of the United States of America.

Seeing that there are still two years left to expire, once the Customs Trusteeship Committee is disbanded, the Tang Empire will withdraw its troops again...

If the country of the United States suddenly collapses and splits, who can ask for this debt?
The creditor's rights still held by the Tang Empire are only about 1.55 million Tang yuan left, so they don't have to worry about the creditors running away.

Because the government of the United States of America is heavily indebted, the customs and high-quality assets can be sold, and those that can be mortgaged are basically unable to take out any collateral.

Therefore, the short-term and medium-term bonds issued in the follow-up are mostly issued in the name of the city or state, such as the 5-year short-term bond of New York State, the 8-year bond of Pittsburgh, the 5-year construction bond of the Port of Maine, etc., held by Datang Empire The 1.55 million Tang Yuan creditor's rights basically fall into this category, which is completely different from the situation in France.

(End of this chapter)