Wild North America 1846

late at night

Daming Court, Inner Palace Imperial Study Room

Emperor Li Cha flipped through the yellowed historical documents, and raised his head after a long time, rubbing his brows with a tired expression.

At this time, he knew the scene of the Continental Conference more than a hundred years ago as if he had personally experienced it.

sighed lightly

Emperor Li Cha casually threw the yellowish original Declaration of Independence into the gold-plated swallowing beast brazier on the side of the imperial case, lit the flames, and watched the dancing flames completely engulf this precious historical document.

Then all these historical originals were thrown into the brazier and burned.

After finishing all this, Emperor Li Cha had a satisfied look on his face.

It is better for these so-called historical materials to disappear forever, just like those ancient books of the Inca civilization and other things, there is no need for them to exist anymore.

After the Great Tang Empire rose in the North American continent, history has opened a new chapter. What is the point of always clinging to things from the old era?

Emperor Li Cha really didn't expect that the 71st son of the emperor sent another big surprise unexpectedly, not to mention, he is really a lucky general!

Otherwise...why can't others come across this?

The secret decree has been issued, and the relevant personnel involved in this matter will investigate to the end and solve it completely without any future problems.

The complete determination of the North American continent made Emperor Richard's greatest wish come true; that is, to have a convenient seaport on the east coast belonging to the empire, which has now been realized.

The metropolis of New York is located at the junction of New York State and New Jersey Province. Many residents of Northwest New Jersey work and live in New York, and take convenient ferries between the two places.

The Port Authority of New York includes the Port of New York and the Port of Jersey, while the royal family of the Datang Empire owns the prosperous Manhattan Island and Brooklyn in New York. Chinese multinational capital controls the local economy, industry and financial lifelines, creating a smooth eastern sea for the Datang Empire. Great passage.

With these, it is enough.

Not long after North American affairs stabilized, Baron Tang Dezhao's government once again brought up the immediate plan to expand to the East Indies at the end of 1891, which was the colonial plan that was urgently suspended at the end of the previous year.

In order to secure his hand, Emperor Richard once again vetoed the imperial government's new expansion and colonization plan.And clearly informed the current cabinet ministers that the motion will not be passed during their second five-year cabinet term.

At this stage

Emperor Richard asked the government to devote itself to absorbing the achievements of North American expansion, try its best to bridge the conflicts between different ethnic groups, put economic development as the top priority, and use prosperous economic development to cover up deep-seated discord.

This is not an easy task, and requires a high level of attention and a nuanced assimilation policy, with no room for sloppiness.

leave time
Through various means such as immigration, sinicization, and education, it will take 583.2 to 1 generations to gradually digest the 2 million white citizens who were included in the empire's territory.

In the original historical time and space of the United States, it was through prosperous economic development that a high degree of patriotism was established to integrate all nationalities. This is a correct path that has been proven to be successful.

A prosperous economy is enough to cover up many deep-seated contradictions, leaving plenty of time for the empire.

This reflects the inconsistency between the interests of the monarchy and the government. Emperor Li Cha is more concerned about the long-term, while the cabinet seems to be eager for quick success.

Every cabinet government wants to make dazzling achievements in order to lay a solid foundation for the party's election for power in the future.

With the tricky taste of the citizens of the empire, if the current cabinet government does not have the dazzling achievements of colonial expansion, even if it is said to be hype, many Chinese voters will not look down on it.

The direct consequence is to lose the prime minister's election or lose a lot of seats in the imperial parliament and the provinces, as well as a series of repercussions such as losing the election of senior officials and the election of independent prosecutors.

The engulfment of three North American states and one vassal state this time is enough to make the Tang Dezhao government look good, and it also establishes the strongest capital for the next prime minister election, but who would think that the government has too many achievements?
The preferences of the citizens of the empire directly affect the policy direction of the cabinet government. Compared with practicing internal strength, the economy is developed step by step.It is more direct, more dazzling, and more eye-catching to launch the expansion and colonial war, which is enough to arouse the jubilation of the government and the opposition, and win a lot of applause.

Politicians have won rich capital, soldiers have won supreme glory and even noble titles, businessmen have won a larger market, and ordinary citizens have the honor!
With so many benefits, who wouldn't love it?
Keen on expanding colonial wars, this kind of atmosphere is not only extremely strong in the imperial army, but also has a green light all the way in the political circles, and it has become a common practice now.

Emperor Li Cha is now well aware that this is a cocoon, and the fanatical colonial expansion of the empire is one after another. If you trace the source, he cannot escape.

Therefore, Emperor Li Cha did not hesitate to use the supreme authority of the royal family to suppress the Tang Dezhao government's strong impulse to expand and colonize, leaving it for a long-term plan.

The Tang Empire is like a train running crazily on the road of expansion and colonization. It is time to step on the brakes and slow down the running train.

In Emperor Li Cha's opinion

An additional colony of the East Indies or an additional territory of 200 million square kilometers is of little practical significance to the empire. Basically, all the good sites in the world are occupied.

The East Indies that Tang Dezhao's cabinet was interested in were actually not a good place.

The Kalimantan Islands and Sulawesi Islands are located near the equator line, hot and humid all year round, and the geographical environment is full of tropical rainforests, making development quite difficult.

It turns out that in history

After more than 130 years, this area is still a relatively backward and underdeveloped area, and it is by no means without reason.

Just like the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, which is often called "green horror" by local pioneers, various tropical plagues, malaria, flying insects and venomous snake bites are deadly enough, and dangers are everywhere.

The death rate of the early settlers in Brazil was high, and the surrounding environment was very unfriendly to human colonization.

The best way is to keep it in a relatively primitive rainforest state to maintain the balance of the world environment.

The Dutch colonists ruled the East Indies for nearly 300 years. More than [-]% of the population is crowded in the small island of Java, and more than [-]% of the population lives in Sumatra. Ripe, the quintessence of the entire East Indies.

The Kalimantan Islands and Sulawesi Islands have never been developed, and the biggest obstacle comes from the harsh local tropical rainforest environment.

If you really want to take it down, you have to choose a good time.

For example, when Britain launched the second Boer War at the end of this century, the help of the Tang Empire would definitely be indispensable.

If the majority of the Dutch colony is taken advantage of, the British will just pretend not to see it.

Without the British fanning the flames, the Dutch can't make big waves with their small bodies, and they can't even splash the slightest splash in the international arena.

Wouldn't it be wonderful for the empire to eat secretly?
Compared with Kalimantan Island, which is full of tropical jungles, what Emperor Richard really likes is the Arabian Peninsula, which is full of yellow sand, which is the oil depot of the world!Contains endless wealth.

In any case, this treasure land must be included in the bag.

It has been 1872 years since the signing of the "Tang Ai Peace Treaty" on March 3, 18, which established the legal military presence of the Tang Empire in Suez City.

On April 1872, 4, Yunzhong Province in East Africa was established. It is the most distant overseas province of the empire, and it is also the bridgehead for the Tang Empire to expand and colonize Africa in the future.

The Overseas Military Region of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire established the Red Navy Region here, which consisted of Suez City Garrison Command, Yunzhong Province Garrison Command, North Yemen Special Military Region and Sana’a Special Military Region, a total of four directly subordinate military units. exist.

The Royal Navy has the Red Sea Fleet in Suez City and several naval bases, among which the Sanaa City Naval Base has a Royal Marine Expeditionary Regiment stationed all year round.

These 19 years

The Tang Empire has been quietly sending Chinese immigrants and businessmen to Yunzhong Province, Yemen, Jeddah, Lis, and even Kuwait in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula to strengthen its power in the region and accumulate strength for the next outbreak.

From the bottom of his heart, Emperor Richard is not interested in most African territories.

He can deeply understand Queen Victoria's current state of mind, and Her Majesty the Queen who built the "Empire on which the sun never sets" single-handedly feels really overwhelmed.

I am not interested in looking at this place, and I have no appetite to look at that place. I am not interested, and I have completely lost the momentum of forging ahead in the early and mid-term.

Emperor Li Cha also has this kind of mentality now, standing in front of the world map in his spare time, watching himself lay down a huge empire, his heart is filled with pride and a strong sense of accomplishment.

Looking at other places, I am not satisfied with this, and I have no appetite for that. I really feel full.

The only areas that have been laid out in advance for long-term planning are the coast of the Red Sea and the Arabian Peninsula.

nowadays

After nearly 20 years of unremitting immigration development, even in the most remote Kuwait, there are more than 6300 local Chinese immigrants, forming a fairly powerful Chinese community.

These local Chinese businessmen have their own armed smuggling teams and iron-hulled fast boats, most of which carry between 200 and 500 tons of cargo, and are known for their flexibility and speed.

Local Chinese businessmen mainly rely on smuggling to Basra Province, Baghdad Province and the Kingdom of Iran in the interior of the Ottoman Empire. The smuggling is sugar, milk powder, wool and petrochemical products that are popular in the region, such as plastic pots, plastic barrels, plastic Daily necessities such as shoes are very popular in the black market.

In addition, there are many industrial products of the empire, such as rifles, pistols, sharp sabers and leather boots, leather saddles, delicious cans and so on.

The Chinese smuggling businessmen colluded with some well-established big families in the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Iran, making the smuggling business flourish and earning a lot of money.

Kuwait has also become the famous "City of Dreams" and "City of Fall" in the Gulf, attracting many rich Arab businessmen, tribal elders and Ottoman nobles to linger and enjoy themselves.

There are beautiful Arabian belly dancers, luxurious night banquets with bright lights, extremely delicious Chinese cuisine, all-night casinos and gambling stalls, and all kinds of very charming brothels. White people, black people, and people from Southeast Asia and Fusang girls have everything you need.

As long as you have money, you can find everything you need in Kuwait.

There are many such examples in the Arabian Peninsula. There are more than 3.7 Chinese residents in the city of Sana’a in Yemen. There are many adventurers from the empire and Europe, as well as North American cowboys eager for excitement. The city has become more prosperous than before. lively.

Eastern and Western cultures and Arabic culture are intertwined in Sana'a City, bursting out brilliant sparks.

In the city, you can see Arab mosques, Huaxia eaves buildings and manors with a strong Mediterranean style. People of all skin colors can be seen here, bustling and bustling.

Yunzhong Province with the largest Chinese population (note; a total area of ​​28 square kilometers including Eritrea, Jibouti and the upper reaches of the Nile) has now built a 1370-kilometer Red Sea trunk line along the Red Sea and a number of railways feeder.

A series of port towns such as Massawa, Yunding, and Assab on the Red Sea have been built, and a relatively complete urban system has been formed with the provincial capital Yunzhong City. Hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land and vast pastures have been colonized and developed.

Although it is located in East Africa, Yunzhong Province belongs to the northeast region of the Ethiopian plateau and is on the verge of the Red Sea. The climate is kept between 23°C and [-]°C all year round, which is cool and pleasant.

The area is full of sunshine, rainwater and rivers, which is very suitable for the development of farming and animal husbandry, especially the fruit trees planted are crispy, sweet and delicious, which are exported to Europe after being made into cans.

19 years
Yunzhong Province has grown to a population of nearly one million, of which more than [-]% are Chinese immigrants, and less than [-]% are Arab or European immigrants, especially Italian and Spanish immigrants, and a small number of British and French immigrants.

As for the black tribe, it is almost invisible locally.

Massawa, the largest port along the Red Sea coast, has now become a must-stop Red Sea replenishment port for ocean-going cargo ships from countries such as Britain, France, Tang, Germany, and the Netherlands. It is simply a sacred place in the hearts of sailors on long voyages.

Many British sailors spent the last shillings in their pockets here. Some people owed a lot of debt in the casino and could not return to Europe with the freighter, so they had to stay in Massawa Port to earn money to pay off the debt.

There is the most developed ship repairing industry in the western Indian Ocean region of the entire Mediterranean, as well as convenient ports and warehouses, forming a distribution center for materials radiating to Africa and the Near East, and the local economy has become increasingly prosperous as a result.

I have to admire the business acumen of the Chinese. There are even tailor-made second homes for many European captains. They can easily own an outhouse in Massawa City, and have their favorite women and even children.

Many European captains are unable to walk as soon as they arrive at the port of Massawa, and the cargo ships stop for ten days and a half months. It is definitely not without reason.

The Tang Empire was very cautious in its expansion and colonization in the Red Sea and East Africa. It only strengthened its local presence, but did not expand aggressively.

Emperor Richard was waiting patiently for the opportunity. The Ottoman Empire will fall apart in the First World War more than 20 years later, so there is no need to worry now.

he firmly believes;
I will definitely see the day when this fertile peninsula area is included in the bag. What is needed now is patience, or patience, and hot tofu cannot be eaten in a hurry. (end of this chapter)