Wild North America 1846

Since 1887

After six rounds of peace talks in Panama have broken down, Bolivia and Peru have established a military alliance against their enemy Chile.

On May 5 and May 11, Bolivia and Peru formally declared war on Chile, and the Bird War officially broke out.

Chile officially declared war on the above two countries on May 5, and a war for resources in the Atacama Desert began...

This war, which was 8 years later than the original history, still came again as expected. After the rise of the Tang Empire caused a chain reaction, history still corrected the direction with tenacious inertia.

As the leader of the entire America, the Tang Empire tried its best to mediate peace among the three countries in South America, but in the end they could only declare failure and let them fight like cockfights.

no way

Bolivia, Peru, and Chile are all confident that they can win the war, and they are eager to fight this battle and completely resolve the dispute through war.

Behind this
The British have been fanning the flames, and Germany has also sent officers to Chile to organize and train soldiers. France has announced that it will provide large loans to Peru and Bolivia to purchase French rifles and arms. The Spanish military officer corps has arrived in Lima, the capital of Peru.

At the negotiating table in Panama, the representatives of the three South American countries were simply distracted and did not obtain the government authorization to make substantive concessions. How could such peaceful mediation not break down?
In this case, the Tang Empire could only choose to let go.

In this South American war, the Datang Empire declared its neutrality, and dispatched peacekeeping troops in the name of the "American Alliance" to protect the mines and properties of the Pacific Yingtang Mining Company, maintain normal operation, and prevent the war from being affected.

As for who owns this precious resource that makes people jealous, it depends on the barrel of a gun to speak, and whoever wins will win.

This incident caused the imperial government to experience a great sense of frustration in the diplomatic field, and also proved that the American alliance is not omnipotent, and the cooperation of the "American alliance" does not involve the military field is the biggest weakness.

The "American League" has always been a regional national organization with the main purpose of economic cooperation, and has considerable influence on general issues.

But when it comes to important government decisions, it is impossible to influence the will of South American countries.

From 1886 to the second quarter of 1887, workers' strikes and urban riots in the United States made this country the focus of attention of Datang and European countries.

In spite of the strong opposition of the United Kingdom, France successively sent two batches of reinforcements from the French Foreign Legion to Baltimore, Newark, and Kenton counties, increasing the size of the French garrison to 2.72.

With such a force size, France already has the ability to influence Washington's policy.

After the United States paid the last war reparation principal and interest, it will last for 25 years, with an annual interest of 5.5%, and a total of 5 million Tang yuan in war reparations will be paid off.

Unsurprisingly, the U.S. government requested the "International Customs Supervision Committee" led by the Datang Empire and participated by countries such as Britain, France, and the Netherlands to formally return the pledged control of the U.S. Customs.

The representatives of Britain, the Netherlands and other countries agreed successively, while France strongly opposed it. The Tang Empire was caught in it and had not yet expressed a clear attitude. It was actually waiting and watching.

In today's world, the law of the jungle of "the strong prey on the weak" is followed.

But there are also some international rules that need to be followed. For example, the defeated country should pay war reparations of varying amounts, and once the defeated country has fulfilled its responsibility for repayment, the victorious country cannot delay leaving with excuses.

For example, in the Franco-Prussian War, the French raised a huge sum of 50 billion francs in just two years, which greatly exceeded the expectations of the German Prime Minister Bismarck.

After France paid a huge amount of war compensation, the German Empire had to hold its nose and withdraw its troops in order to avoid public anger, and returned the occupied French territory and controlled customs to the French government.

This is also the case with the Tang Empire. After all, so many European powers are watching, so the food should not be too ugly.

Since the United States has paid off the huge amount of war compensation principal and interest, it should return it to the customs supervision and withdraw its troops from the US territory one after another.

After the Tang Empire disarmed 15 troops, 123 of the 44 military bases originally under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Command were vacated, and many of them had been handed over to the local government.

Some of the remaining military bases were occupied by the French Foreign Legion that came across the sea. There were a total of 27 military bases in Baltimore, Newark, and Kenton counties, which were handed over to the French by the imperial military.

What needs to be explained is

The withdrawal of the Tang Empire was not all withdrawals, but the military bases belonging to the Royal Army distributed in various states and large and medium-sized cities in the United States. There were about 92 to 95 military bases in this part.

Some of the remaining important coastal military bases, such as the "Shipyard Barracks" stationed in New York Harbor, the Royal Navy Base in Port of New Jersey, the Philadelphia Garden Military Base, Naval Station and warehouses, etc., are not included in the withdrawal.

This is because the above-mentioned military base has signed a long-term lease agreement with the US government for a period of 99 years, and it exists as a base for the Datang Empire to fulfill its military protection obligations to the US.

As for why there is such a treaty?
Then you have to find out from the various unequal treaties signed by the United States after the war, all of which are crowned with high-sounding reasons such as maintaining regional peace, preventing the tragedy of war from happening again, and promoting the peaceful and stable development of the North American market.

There are 27 military bases involved in these treaties, of which 9 belong to the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire and 18 belong to the Royal Army.

The current Datang Empire has a total of 13.2 troops stationed in the United States. After the withdrawal, it is expected to retain about half of them, that is, between 6.2 and 6.5, which belong to different units of the Royal Army and Navy.

The current attitude of the Tang Empire government is;
It is okay to withdraw troops, or not to withdraw troops. The specifics depend on the outcome of the game between Britain and France. Anyway, it will not affect the interests of the empire.

The multinational financial institutions of the Datang Empire are indeed holding debts worth hundreds of millions of Tang Yuan issued by the United States, most of which are guaranteed in the name of states or cities, financial bonds that "tear down the east wall and pay for the west wall".

Even if the United States collapses, as long as these states and cities are still there, they must repay these debts, and it is impossible to let them go.

France's debts were different, mostly huge debts owed before 1861 guaranteed by the government of the United States of America at war.After the debt restructuring of the "International Creditor Committee" after the war, the government of the United States of America is still responsible for repaying the principal and interest of the debt.

Once the United States is divided and the government of the United States of America no longer exists, it will be a real headache from whom to ask for the money.

Even if you think about it with your heels, you know that there will never be a divided government willing to bear the heavy debts left by the former United States of America government. Isn't that stupid?
The general perception of the British and Americans is;
In the past 25 years, the United States has repaid about 12.6 billion yuan worth of international debts, and international creditors have basically recovered their capital, with a slight surplus, which is almost enough.

But the French don’t think so. The principal and interest of millions of loan sharks in France is as high as 8.2 to 8.5 million Tang yuan. This is a huge sum of money that can pile up into mountains.
The British guy has always been vicious and sinister in his heart. He is thinking of using the French's money for favors!
Therefore, on the issue of the United States, Britain and France are fighting each other, and France's continuous dispatch of foreign legions to the North American continent is a strong signal;
Even if the relationship with the United Kingdom breaks down, this debt cannot be avoided.

The Tang Empire retreated to the second line, watching Britain and France fighting each other, and stood up from time to time to say a few innocuous words.

As for the US customs, it must not be handed over now.

Chips are only valuable if they are in your hands, and handing them over is tantamount to automatically giving up the right to speak. Is it a fool to do that?
The Americans fiercely criticized the Datang Empire for not abiding by international rules, and the Datang Empire could only "haha", and the opinions of the United States were directly ignored;
A group of top international bosses are playing games, when will it be little Karami's turn to speak?

"What's the current trend in Britain, France and other countries?" Emperor Li Cha asked.

He was in a relaxed mood. He was playing with an imperial green jadeite Pixiu in his hand.

Foreign Minister Liu Daqing took a step forward and responded respectfully;
"Show Your Majesty;
Britain, France and other countries have recently made new military moves. A British fleet will arrive in Quebec next month and then go to Montreal.

This is a powerful fleet led by three 6-ton main ironclad ships, including six ironclad cruisers with a displacement of 3500 to 5000 tons, and plans to join the British North American fleet.

The fleet's arrival is a clear flexing of the Royal Navy's muscles.

The first is to promote Quebec to join the Canadian Confederation, and the second is to plan to visit the ports of the United States and southern countries in succession from August to September to further expand the influence of the United Kingdom.

Remind the French overtly and secretly; who is the overlord of the seven seas in this world?

The French are not to be outdone, and have already negotiated with the Royal Navy Department of the Empire to dispatch a fleet led by the "Admiral Bodin" and the "Dreadful" in July, accompanied by two ironclad cruisers and other ships. There is a military auxiliary ship, and a complete Normandy musketeer division with more than 7 people.

I can tell
Paris is ready to be tough on the US debt issue, and in fact he cannot back down.

As long as there is any turbulent news that shows signs of the Paris government's stance of retreating, the current cabinet will be overthrown by the angry French immediately.

Now the helpless London turned on us. Prime Minister William Cecil sent two transoceanic telegrams in succession, expressing anger at the tacit understanding between the Empire and the French.

London wants us to follow international norms, withdraw troops on time and return customs control.

The French said;

They were more than willing to replace the Reichs representative as chairman of the Customs Control Committee.And further signed a new trade treaty with the empire.

The aim is to significantly reduce French import tariffs, especially on machinery, agricultural machinery and chemical products, from the original 110% to 150% to an average of 30%, but this does not include agricultural products.

The agricultural products exported by the empire are in direct competition with French agricultural products, and the field of agricultural products is also the last bastion of the French, and it is absolutely impossible to compromise easily.

But the promise of tariff reductions in the industrial sector meant a lot to the imperial government.

After all, this is the largest single market in continental Europe. The centuries-old colonial heritage of the French is not built on, it is really rich. "

Lord Liu Daqing's words revealed joy in his words. The game between Britain and France on the North American issue has already allowed the Tang Empire to reap the fruits. This is a big piece of fat!
Emperor Li Cha raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he said;

"It seems that in the face of interests, Britain and France are not willing to give in!

this year and next year
The Americas will become the main battleground for world powers to compete. One is the guano war in the south, and the other is the American issue in the north, which will attract the attention of European countries.

Let's ignore him for now, let's eat the benefits first.

Since the French had this intention to show their favor, the government immediately sent people to France to negotiate a new trade treaty and open up the largest single market in Europe as soon as possible.

As for the issue of the United States, the Ministry of the Army can provide necessary assistance. They can send troops if they want to. Anyway, it is the British who are anxious.

Mr. William Hassel in London has been unwilling to be lonely for the past two years, and our old friend Prime Minister Bismarck has also been very active in international affairs recently. "

Speaking of here
Emperor Li Cha shook his head with a smile, and said, "Let the tide ebb and flow, and I will stand still. It is most appropriate to remain unchanged.

The imperial government still needs to focus on the country, on economic development, on important aspects such as improving the rule of law and expanding and consolidating the influence of the Huaxia Circle.

International affairs adhere to the concept of "waiting for change", not taking the initiative to stir up troubles, not taking the initiative to fan the flames, not taking the initiative to stand out, and it is best to have both sides.

Let's wait and see what the Brits can come up with to impress us. "

Speaking of this, all the ministers laughed heartily, and they all bowed their hands and saluted; "Your Majesty is holy, and the ministers will naturally obey everything!"

Due to the in-depth and complete industrialization, Britain and Datang are both countries that vigorously promote the policy of free trade. Now Germany is added. These countries are also developed industrial countries with relatively low tariffs in the world.

France is one step behind in industrialization, and its industrial products are less competitive.

Therefore, it is a representative of a conservative country with heavy tariff barriers, aiming to cultivate domestic industrial and agricultural competitiveness through high tariff protection.

Prevent fragile domestic industrial enterprises from being washed away by a flood of imported products before they develop.

In the 70s, the world's severe economic crisis lasted for three years, and countries erected high tariff barriers one after another. This was a major setback in world trade and seriously damaged the export-oriented industrial economy of the Datang Empire.

those years

The Tang Empire survived the economic crisis by frantically expanding the scale of infrastructure and exporting colonial wars to consume the huge industrial and agricultural production capacity of the society.

After learning from the pain
The Tang Empire has accelerated the establishment of international organizations such as the "American League" and "Pan-Pacific Cooperation Organization", and has painstakingly built its own circle of friends in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

Facing the olive branch thrown by the French, how can you be willing to reject it?

this age
Although the overall economic scale of France is only 1/3 of that of the Tang Empire, it is slightly weaker, but if the colonies are included, it can almost have 8% of the total economic volume of the Tang Empire.

France is in the harsh strategic environment in Europe, its military power is very strong, and it is willing to invest heavily.

Especially after the failure of the Franco-Prussian War, the stimulating French invested heavily in the military field, and both the land and sea armies were very powerful.

Before 1870, the French Army received an annual appropriation of 7500 million francs, which was equivalent to 1500 million Tang Yuan, nearly three times the military budget of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire in 1886.

In 1886, the French Army allocated 1 million francs, worth about 4200 million Tang Yuan, 2850 times that of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire.

The French government plans to quadruple the military appropriation for the army in the next ten years to reach 6 million francs per year.

In 1886, the French army reached 50.2 troops, which was twice the size of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire.Among them, the French No.19 Army is stationed in Africa, the French Foreign Legion is spread all over the colonies, and the main force of the rest of the army is all in Europe.

If a large-scale war breaks out, the French army has the ability to increase the total number of troops to 90 within one month and 150 million within three months.Under extreme conditions, France can mobilize 400 million to 450 million troops.

Compared with the period of the Franco-Prussian War, its war mobilization ability has been greatly enhanced.

until the end of the nineteenth century

The French Navy has always occupied the second place in the world. In 1870, the total tonnage of French naval ships was 45.7 tons, and by 1885 it was 48.06 tons. Among them, there were 58 iron-clad ships with 33.68 tons. , There are 95 pure wooden sail ships, totaling 14.38 tons.

According to the development plan of the French Navy;
The main ironclad ships under construction and the ironclad ships planned to be built in the next five years have a total of 13 ships of four types, generally with a displacement between 6500 and 11 tons, and are equipped with 000mm main guns.

It is estimated that by 1890, the total tonnage of the French Navy will rise to 53.5 tons, including 71 ironclad ships with a total of 39.53 tons, still ranking second in the world.

There are 102 non-iron armored ships of 11.97 tons, including old-fashioned sailing warships, and 194 speedboats of various types with 1.57 tons, which are quite strong.

In response to the arms race, the French Navy plans to start a new shipbuilding climax...

One sow, one harvest.

Britain, France, Germany, Austria and other countries have invested huge amounts of money in the field of armaments, which is far beyond the reach of the Tang Empire. Their strength is naturally strong, far surpassing the developing Royal Navy of the Tang Empire.

There is nothing to be indignant about. World maritime powers such as Britain and France have been developing for hundreds of years. They have invested heavily in the fierce competition in Europe and built a fleet of extraordinary strength.

The rise of the Tang Empire has only been for more than forty years. First, it does not participate in the European arms race. Second, it has the geographical advantages of two oceans. Looking around, there are no comparable competitors. Naturally, there is no need to spend huge sums of money to build a large-scale army of astonishing scale. fleet.

Isn't it good to use so much money to develop the economy?

The development of the Tang Empire in the military field was moderate. It was much stronger than the United States in history, but it still followed the old path of the United States, that is, it paid more attention to economic development.

This contains inevitability, and it is also the only correct choice for the current Datang Empire.

Even though the Tang Empire rose in North America, it seemed to have become the hegemon of the entire Americas, with an undoubted dominant position in the Pacific Rim, and a group of vassal states under its control.

But it should be noted that in the 19th century, European culture and white people still occupied the center of the stage and were the protagonists of the whole play, while the Tang Empire was just a supporting role that stole some of the limelight.

If you don't understand your own position, you will inevitably stumble.

With the current strength of the Tang Empire, it is not enough to challenge the status of the protagonist. It is the right thing to carefully polish the acting skills and accumulate practical experience on the stage, instead of aiming too high.