Wild North America 1846

Chapter 666 No.12 Los Angeles Expo
The 12th Los Angeles Expo was successfully held, with a crowd of 530 million visitors. The dazzling array of high-tech products and inventions in the expo greatly broadened the horizons of Chinese people, and many students became very interested in scientific inventions.

For the public visiting the expo, Datang Empire specially opened special discounted trains, from Chang'an to Los Angeles, from Salem to Los Angeles, from Seattle to Los Angeles, from Chicago to Los Angeles, from Taoyuan to Los Angeles, and so on.

For the college, middle and primary school students organized by the school, a special train with Chinese food and dinner subsidized by the government has been launched. The purpose is to let more young students broaden their horizons, increase their knowledge, and aspire to join the vigorous innovation wave of the second industrial revolution. middle.

During the expo

The organizer invited professors and celebrities in the scientific and technological circles, and held more than 300 lectures. Through the new way of combining pictures and real objects, the participants' strong interest in new technologies was aroused.

The 12th Los Angeles Expo was another large-scale commercial event. The 10,000+ kinds of commodities that appeared at the expo led to transaction orders of astonishing value and added new strength to the development of the empire’s industries.

Just take petrochemical products as an example;

A large number of plastic products are emerging, such as plastic pots, buckets, spoons, boxes, clips, flowers, raincoats, cloths, bags, stools, mats, rubber shoes and other new products with bright colors. It is beautiful, cheap and high-quality, which has aroused the panic buying of many European businessmen.

At the main entrance of the 12th World Expo in Los Angeles, there is a line of big characters written by His Majesty the Emperor; "Science and technology are the primary productive forces".

Datang Empire has a strong scientific and technological research and development atmosphere, respect for knowledge, and respect for talents. After decades of vigorous advocacy, it has become a common practice.

on the tram
It is often seen that some young people are holding a book in their hands, reading with relish, and bookstores and newspaper kiosks are blooming all over the city streets, and a large-scale book media cultural industry has been formed.

It is this positive immigrant social environment that breeds the vitality of economic development.

Compared with the lifeless and conservative society like the United Kingdom, the Tang Empire has more opportunities for advancement. The legend of getting rich overnight has happened in various industries, and newspapers and magazines often publish such news.

After 39 years of rapid development, Los Angeles, a major city on the west coast, now has a population of 227 million, second only to the imperial capital Chang'an and the second largest city in America.

In terms of world rankings, it is the fourth largest city in the world after London, Chang'an and Paris with a population of 268 million, higher than New York, the fifth largest city with a population of 187 million.

If Chang'an, the imperial capital, is said to have a solemn atmosphere and magnificent urban architecture, then Los Angeles, a major city on the west coast, is more dynamic.

This is a city of sunshine, a city full of beauties, a city of industrial innovation where the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures bursts out dazzling sparks, a city loved by people in the cultural and art circles, and a fashion atmosphere leading the world trend flows everywhere.

Lord Palmerston of the United Kingdom has settled in Los Angeles with his wife since he resigned as the Governor General of Canada. He said frankly that he loves the sunny beaches, charming climate and colorful nightlife here.

If I go back to London again, I can’t bear the wet and cold climate that lasts for more than 7 months every year from autumn to early spring, I can’t bear the severe smog in London that lasts for more than 230 days a year, and I can’t bear the British nobles chatting blah blah blah.

"Sincerely thank His Majesty the Emperor for giving me such a precious opportunity to meet again. This is a great honor for me and the Palmerston family. You are the supreme ruler of America. Please allow me to offer a humble respect .” Lord Palmerston can speak Mandarin fluently, but his accent is slightly strange.

In his spare time, Emperor Richard took the time to meet with this old British friend and talk about some topics of mutual concern.

To Lord Palmerston's compliment, Emperor Richard responded indifferently; "You don't need to be too modest, Mr. Lord, you and your family have always been old friends of the empire, and a profound friendship has been formed during the long-term friendly exchanges.

And it was a large group of British friends, led by Lord Palmerston, who played an important role in promoting the long-term alliance between Tang and Britain, and the empire expressed its appreciation and affirmation. "

"I am very grateful to His Majesty the Emperor for his affirmation. I think that it is the best choice for both parties to deepen the long-term alliance between Britain and Tang Dynasty. I will share this view with my colleagues in the British political circle and promote parliamentary cooperation. levels and more politicians visit North America to learn about this great empire."

"It's very good. Mr. Lord must have seen the success of the 12th World Expo held in Los Angeles, which was unprecedented. Some big cities in the central and southern regions, such as Chicago and Mexico City, have successively proposed to host the 14th or 15th World Expo. The imperial government has a strong interest in this application. I hope that Mr. Lord can play an influential role in the bidding process and promote this world-wide exposition to be held in the imperial city again."

"Please rest assured, His Majesty the Emperor, Lord Palmerston's family will definitely do their best to facilitate this matter. In fact, my heir to the title, Robert Palmerston, has accepted the invitation of the Chicago World Expo Organizing Committee to serve as the vice chairman."

"Oh...that's exactly what I want! Hahahaha..." After hearing this for a moment, Emperor Li Cha burst into laughter.

chatted for a while

The topic turned to William Hassel, the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The new Prime Minister from the Liberal Party is incompatible with the heavyweight Lord Palmerston of the Conservative Party, and Lord Palmerston does not think highly of him.

he said;
"To tell the truth, His Majesty the Emperor, I have not seen this Liberal politician for at least sixteen years, and he is not thought of very highly in London society.

The first thing that Prime Minister William took office was not to introduce important domestic and foreign policies, but to apply for a new set of copper heating equipment and boilers for the Prime Minister's residence in Downing Street, for which he applied for a budget of 1 pounds.

Therefore, the upper class in London jokingly called him "Mr. 3600 pounds". In terms of important international and domestic events and personal enjoyment, Mr. Prime Minister seems to pay more attention to the latter.

He was born in a family of dentists in Whiteshire. Such a commoner background restricted his vision of the world. He lacked the grace and gentlemanly demeanor of the British aristocrats, and paid more attention to practical gains and unscrupulous means.

The Conservatives lost the prime ministership not because William Cecil was better, but because the Conservatives were worse. "

"This is really an impressive evaluation." Emperor Li Cha couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, the atmosphere of the conversation seemed much more relaxed, and then they talked about American affairs.

Emperor Li Cha said;

"Recently, the French side has been deeply disturbed by London's frequent meddling in American affairs, which may lead to another turmoil in the originally calm situation and further threaten French interests.

In particular, there are still two years before the day of repayment.

President Francois plans to deploy more troops to the United States next year. On this issue, the governments of Tang and France are discussing and may reach an agreement.

The empire welcomes countries such as Britain and France to play a greater role in maintaining the situation in North America.The empire also tends to strengthen international cooperation, rather than operating the Americas as its own small circle. "

Just listen to some words, don't take them seriously.

Emperor Richard revealed some cooperation with the French side through the occasion of the talks, which appeared to be more ingenious and easily accepted by the French side, without affecting the traditional alliance between Britain and Tang.

Since the defeat in 1862

The United States of America signed an armistice agreement on the basis of accepting international mediation, and has since become a semi-colony that lost part of its national sovereignty. Naval Base.

Many people forget that countries such as Britain, France and Prussia also have troops stationed in the United States.

However, in order to prepare for the European war, the Kingdom of Prussia withdrew hundreds of Prussian soldiers early. Britain and France retained a certain amount of garrisons near Washington. There were about 1200 British troops and about 320 French troops.

The garrisons of countries such as Britain, France, and Prussia are serving as international mediators, sending troops to supervise the two sides in the war to fulfill their obligations under the armistice treaty, including customs trusteeship, international debt restructuring, financial order restructuring and other major issues.

So to a certain extent, it is no problem for the French government to negotiate with the Tang Empire to increase its military presence in the United States, while the United States simply ignored it.

After disclosing the news, Lord Palmerston seemed a little surprised. After serious consideration, he said;

"Your Majesty the Emperor;

London has criticized France's massive expansion and colonization in the past few years, which has caused turmoil around the world. Obviously, this is not what a responsible international power should do.

In 1881, France sent troops from Algeria to invade Tunisia, setting off a bloody storm in North Africa, and then invaded Syria, Lebanon and other regions, which seriously damaged the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire.

that's not counting
In the past few years, the French army has used a large number of troops in the Indochina Peninsula, successively annihilating the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Laos. In 1864, the Kingdom of Vietnam was destroyed, and a large Indochina Peninsula colony was laid for France.

The French were not satisfied with this, and even invaded the Friendship Pass to the north, trying to tear off a large piece of fat from the Qing Dynasty.

Fortunately, the rotten teeth of the French could not match their big appetite, and they encountered a shameful failure in southern China.

In recent years
The French colonized the Near East, North Africa, Indochina, and western and southern Africa on a large scale. Colonial wars followed colonial wars with almost no pause.

Now it is trying to meddle in North American affairs, which is not a situation that the London government would like to see.

William Cecil's government may react to this, and it seems to me that London will not be happy with the French overreaching. "

Sure enough, this touched a sensitive nerve of the British.

Emperor Li Cha had no intention of discussing this issue in depth, and made a short comment before changing the topic to other aspects.

I believe that London will receive the news soon. It is completely predictable that Britain and France will continue to quarrel, and it has nothing to do with the Tang Empire.

(End of this chapter)