Wild North America 1846

Chapter 672

Half a month later
Taoyuan Palace
Taoyuan City, located on the plateau, has a cool and pleasant climate in the hot summer of August. It is a good place to escape the summer heat. Emperor Li Cha came here again with a group of concubines and young princes and princesses, planning to live there for a few months. .

After more than 20 years of continuous construction, today’s Taoyuan Palace has formed a continuous group of French-style palaces, with a beautiful environment and a double-line tram between them, which brings great convenience for going up and down the mountain.

The trams here are luxury gadgets in gold and white, all carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen, and the inlaid gold and jade are exquisite.

There are small castles, complicated floats, dragon chariots specially used by the emperor, and animal shapes such as white tigers and sea eagles, all of which have a strong meaning of summer and leisure.

Located at the highest point on the top of the mountain, there is a Lingxiao Pavilion.

Inside the Lingxiao Pavilion
Emperor Li Cha of the Tang Dynasty sat leisurely on the cloud couch and sipped tea. The 1885th issue of "Summary of World Situation" edited by the Royal Secretariat in 7 included a summary of news about the general strike in New York, but it did not arouse His Majesty's heart. A wave of waves.

Noisy, anyway, it will not affect the normal economic operation of the Tang Empire.

The Tang Empire has more than 2000 million subjects who need him to worry about, and there are so many vassal states, no matter how big the emperor's heart is, it is impossible for Emperor Li Cha to worry about others.

Today's international society is such a harsh reality, pursuing lower costs, otherwise it will not be able to compete with other industrial powers?

The Great Tang Empire also faced this dilemma. Compared with other industrial powers, the Great Tang Empire's advantage lies in its rich resources.Mineral deposits such as petroleum, copper, and silver rank first in the world, and grain output, rubber, tobacco, and livestock and poultry meat exports also rank first in the world. Others cannot learn from it, nor can they envy it.

In Emperor Richard's original plan, he planned to incite dissatisfaction among the people of the United States to create division and independence, and it has already been implemented.

Strive to split the United States of America into several smaller North American countries and completely eliminate its potential threat to Datang, which is more conducive to the manipulation of the Datang Empire.

Now that the British have made a move, the Tang Empire doesn't have to be this villain, and quickly changed its plan to wait and see what happens.

Stop all the original actions, and push back if necessary.

The United Kingdom really hopes that the United States will split, so as to shed its heavy debt burden and become more independent, shorter and more capable, and its combat effectiveness will be stronger than that of the United States, which was plagued by debt traps before.

This strategy is correct. Think about Fusang, Bangzi, Luzon and Vietnam around China in later generations, as well as the separated hometown of Taiwan Island. How much energy is involved in the huge China?
The arrogant British guy is very confident in his own strength and in the influence of the white European world.

He has great confidence in the Anglo-Saxon-dominated Western culture and religion, and is even more confident in Britain's influence and alliances in the diplomatic field, so he is willing to promote the division of North America.

But the division expected by the British is not the same as the division expected by the Tang Empire. It can be said that it is the opposite.

The British just want the United States to be divided into two, or one into three.If you don't want to weaken it too much, then you will not be able to achieve the purpose of checking and balancing the unprecedentedly powerful Datang Empire.

The Great Tang Empire is different. It is hoped that the smaller the United States, the better, and the more fragmented the better. The former Confederate States of America in the south are divided into five, which is very in line with the expectations of the Great Tang Empire.

Looking at it this way, the United States, which has a larger population, cannot be lower than this figure.

For example
Although the Chinese in New York State have a relative advantage, Emperor Richard does not want the split New York State to be too strong in the long run.

Therefore, depending on the specific situation, it will take the initiative to restrict its annexation of surrounding areas.

For example, merging New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire is not allowed. If necessary, Datang will join forces with the British to destroy the ambition of the Chinese governor of New York.

It is for this purpose that many nails and backhands are buried in advance.

It cannot be said that Emperor Li Cha is too cold, it can only be said that he is too rational. He will not imagine too well the Chinese-dominated country after the split.

The Carolina Republic would go over to the British, wouldn't the New York Republic?
it's really hard to say
He believes that power and money should never be used to test people's hearts. Eastern culture, ethnic blood or inextricable kinship ties cannot withstand the corrosion of interests.

Emperor Li Cha's strategy to deal with it is;
Dismantle the United States as much as possible, the more fragmented the better, and solve the potential threat to the Tang Empire once and for all,

After all, people's minds are subject to change, and no one wants to live in the shadow of the Great Tang Empire forever, even if they are of the same origin.

"Zheng Aiqing, where are Baipi and Facai? I haven't seen much today, where have these little things gone?" Emperor Li Cha suddenly remembered, and asked casually.

Today's Baipi, Hongzhong and Facai have been for three generations, and Emperor Li Cha is used to the company of these animal pets.So after they are old, they peel off their skins to make mattresses or cushions, and place them in the palaces they frequent.

Director Zheng Yuan went forward to salute, and said back; "Returning to Your Majesty, they all went to take the tram with His Royal Highness and the princesses. This time, the newly built garden has mountains and water, and there are many slide toys, Your Highness." I love it with the princesses too!"

"Well, Yuan Jia has a heart, and reward some of the secret treasures in the palace to make up for Yuan Jia. He is also a veteran of the founding of the country."

"My minister acts temporarily as Governor Huang, and I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness." Zheng Yuan immediately agreed.

The Governor of the Central District, like the Governor of the Southern District and the Eastern District, is now only an honorary position. There is neither a yamen nor an office. It is a title that shows honor.

Huang Yuanjia, the governor of the Central District, was the first batch of Chaoshan veterans, serving His Majesty together with Prime Minister Chen Cailiang. It is said that it was September 1846, almost 9 years ago.

Back then, the group of founding fathers and veterans died, fell sick, retired, and there are very few who can still stand in the court. Marquis Huang Yuanjia is one of them. He has been presiding over the expansion of this Jinghu Palace, which is obvious. I thought about it.

after the order

Emperor Li Cha stood up with emotion in his heart, walked to the window of Yunxiao Pavilion, and looked out from here.

The Ling Xiao Pavilion is located on the top of the mountain, overlooking the entire city from here, you can see the huge Taoyuan metropolis separated by a green mountain.

On both sides of the mountains, the tall buildings in the city spread all the way to the end of the sky, which is truly spectacular.

After 36 years of development
Taoyuan has now become a metropolis in the central region with a total population of 142 million. It is connected to Chicago in the northeast, the imperial capital Chang'an in the southwest over the Sierra Nevada, Daxiliu City in the north, and Gallo, known as the "treasure house of resources" in the south. Pu, continue south is the famous Mexico City.

Today's Taoyuan is a railway hub city in the central part of the empire. More than ten railway lines pass through the city. It is convenient to reach Seattle and Vancouver through the northern railway, and it is very convenient to go to major cities in the empire.

It is also an industrial center in the central part of the country, famous for its light industry and developed building materials industry, with a relatively complete range of light industries, and the famous plateau beer is produced here.

in the early days of the city
There are often tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of passenger pigeons in the air here, flying up and huffing, covering the sky and covering the sun, like dark clouds.

With the arrival of a large number of Chinese immigrants, these delicious passenger pigeons are in bad luck and have become a favorite dish of many Chinese immigrants. The antler passenger pigeon pot in Taoyuan City is famous all over the world, and it is a local specialty.

The standard method is to stew a passenger pigeon in a casserole. Each adult passenger pigeon weighs about one catty. After removing the feathers, the internal organs and other sundries are about 6 taels, plus a few slices of local specialty velvet antler and wild mushrooms. Boil a casserole soup, the taste is really delicious.

Nowadays, it is rare to see flocks of passenger pigeons flying in the air. It used to be the cheapest breakfast for Taoyuan residents; a serving of antler passenger pigeon stew and two cakes cost only two cents.

Nowadays, the price has soared in a straight line. A biscuit that used to satisfy one's hunger weighs two or two, but now it is getting smaller and smaller.The small biscuits are about the size of a fist, sprinkled with sesame seeds, crispy and delicious, much more delicate than before.

Nowadays, to enjoy such a breakfast, you have to pay at least three yuan, which is more than ten times higher than the previous price, so you can't drink it even if you go late.

It should be noted that in the era without price inflation, commodity prices have remained unchanged for decades, and Tang Yuan's purchasing power has always been strong.

This kind of price increase of more than ten times is extremely rare, reflecting the huge change in supply and demand.

The extinction of certain animals is not without reason, and the passenger pigeon is a pest that all farmers hate.

They often fall into wheat fields in groups and eat the juicy green ears of wheat, rapeseed, cauliflower, grapes, berries, etc., and peck apples and pears with holes everywhere.

So as long as there is an opportunity, whether it is a farmer or a plantation owner, they will use nets to kill this kind of bird.

If you get tired of eating it, just bury it on the spot, and you will not allow this kind of harmful bird to exist.

Even if the government stipulates some protection policies and requires farmers not to catch passenger pigeons indiscriminately, the actual effect is not good.

Excessive numbers of passenger pigeons will reduce the yield of large areas of farmland, including many types of agricultural and sideline products.

On the issue of protecting the food safety of the empire or protecting the passenger pigeons, the imperial government did not hesitate to choose the former, which is the root cause of the increasingly scarce passenger pigeons.

Perhaps within a few years, a serving of antler passenger pigeon stew can be sold at a sky-high price of 1 yuan, becoming a luxury that the general public cannot afford.

by then
Driven by the desire to pursue profit, people will deliberately catch and sell them, and the living environment of passenger pigeons is even less optimistic.

During the summer vacation in the Jinghu Palace, the delicious dish of passenger pigeon was put on the banquet of the royal court, and it was loved by many empresses and little highnesses with its delicious taste.

The cooking of the royal court is more sophisticated and varied. The charcoal-grilled passenger pigeon is more popular because it is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and it tastes delicious.

(End of this chapter)