Wild North America 1846

Chapter 724 Wise Decision
at the end of the year

A total of more than 1890 soldiers overdue their service in 1891 and 16.2, and all of them were concentrated in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland, which greatly enhanced the stability of the above-mentioned areas.

The only question is that Maryland does not belong to the territory of the Tang Empire, but the "Colombia Dispute Area" whose status has not been determined. Why are tens of thousands of soldiers retired and resettled in large numbers?
With this move, the proportion of Chinese families in Maryland, which originally had a total population of about 67 people, rose sharply by 7.5 percentage points (Note, many Chinese retired soldiers will marry local white girls, because they have relatively stable jobs, and they are very popular. .).

Coupled with the immigrant Chinese families from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, the proportion of Chinese Americans in Maryland has increased by more than 13% a year, showing a sharp increase.

News media reporters who pay attention to this point disappear without a trace as soon as they write an article and send it to the newspaper office.

This situation has happened many times, and the relevant practitioners wisely shut up.

As early as last year
The New York Republic has rectified the news media on a large scale. A large number of editor-in-chiefs and reporters with British backgrounds have been accused of "publishing false information", "suspecting of inciting public antagonism", "slandering the government", and "slandering the government". -The prosecution of crimes such as "conspiring to create divisions" and other charges, the rectification is ecstasy.

Similar situations have also occurred in the Republic of Connecticut and the Republic of Maine. A large number of news media have closed down, and many important mouthpieces of public opinion have replaced their bosses with Chinese descent. They behaved more disciplined than before.

Philadelphia
As one of the earliest important cities of American independence, there are hundreds of years of historical buildings everywhere in the city, which rarely reflects the sense of historical vicissitudes.

Several important departments of the North American Affairs Department have their headquarters in Philadelphia, including the Culture and Education Promotion Agency, the Poverty Alleviation and Disaster Reduction Agency, the Publicity Agency, the International Cooperation Agency, etc., occupying several famous historic buildings in Philadelphia as their offices.

The structure of the North American Affairs Department is very large, several times larger than the South American Affairs Department, and it has a special financial allocation from the imperial government, highlighting its importance.

Lord Pan Shouguo, the Minister of North American Affairs, set up his important office in Philadelphia, and Chang'an, the imperial capital, only kept a symbolic existence. There is an important reason.

The first is of course geographical reasons;
Philadelphia is located in southeastern Pennsylvania, the capital of the province, the largest metropolitan area in the east after New York, and the central city of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area.

Only across the river from New Jersey, Philadelphia is the 10th largest city in the empire, second only to Chang'an, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Xi'an, Mexico City, Taoyuan, Salem, Gallup, Seattle and other nine metropolises. Ranked 10th.

Philadelphia has a superior geographical location, about 160 kilometers away from New York to the northeast, and about 220 kilometers away from the former capital Washington, DC to the southwest, with convenient rail, water and road transportation.

The Port of Philadelphia is one of the largest estuary ports in the world today.There is a wide canal connecting the Delaware River and the Chesapeake Bay. Ships under 8000 tons can directly sail into the Port of Philadelphia wharf. There are 6 bridges in the urban area across the Delaware River, which are closely connected with towns in New Jersey on the opposite bank.

The second is its influence. Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the former United States. During the ten years from 1790 to 1800, it was the capital of the former United States, so it has a very important position.

It is very convenient to go here to all countries in North America. These countries are also the main target countries for the work of the Minister of North American Affairs. The most fundamental reason is that the main institutions are located here to facilitate their work.

The official office of the Ministry of North American Affairs is located in an ancient four-story Norman-style building. The British Norman-style buildings have always been famous for their simplicity and simplicity.

When I saw this building made of large gray rocks, my first impression was that it was sturdy, and it would not be damaged after hundreds of years of use.

Lord Pan Shouguo's big office is located on the east side of the third floor. It is an elegant and prosperous suite. There are two telephones on the large desk, one red and one black.

The red phone is for long-distance calls, and the black is for ordinary city work calls.

"Secretary Liu, is the promotion plan for the newly opened Chinese-English bilingual schools in North American countries next year ready? If you're done, hurry up and show me it. I'm running out of time."

"Master, please wait a moment, I will urge you again."

"Let them act faster, and work overtime if they can't. The next year's plan is related to appropriation and a series of other matters, so we can't delay it any longer."

"Obey, my lord."

Unable to control how his subordinates rushed to work, Lord Pan Shouguo put down the phone in his hand, pinched his eyebrows with some headaches, and calmed down here to review the entire work plan.

According to His Majesty's will;

It is necessary to comprehensively promote and deepen the influence of Chinese culture, establish the promotion of cultural education led by Mandarin, pay attention to the promotion of opera, traditional Chinese medicine, music, tea art, religion and traditional Chinese festivals, and deepen and establish the soft power influence of Chinese culture.

The North American Affairs Department has established a two-handed strategy focusing on immigration and education, not to mention immigration. Every Chinese immigrant is a seed, and a large flower will bloom.

Chinese-English bilingual education is very popular in North America. It has become a common practice that all classes in North American countries are willing to send their children to Chinese-English bilingual schools for education.

Everyone knows
If you want to have a decent and well-paid job, want to enter the government sector, and want to have a bright and beautiful future, you must be proficient in Chinese and English, both of which are indispensable.

Schools that only teach English and schools that only teach Chinese are not well accepted in North American countries and the eastern coastal areas of the empire.

This is completely different from the central part of the empire, Central America, and South America, where Chinese charity schools are popular, and Spanish, Portuguese, and local Indian indigenous languages ​​are generally not taught.

If you want to go, go, if you don't want to go, get out.

The North American countries and the eastern coastal areas of the empire are traditional English-speaking areas, with a high proportion of local white residents, English is dominant, and Mandarin is only a latecomer.

Only by taking both into account can it be widely welcomed by local residents.

The Chinese families who settled here also require their children to be able to use English proficiently, so that they can communicate with more people without barriers and lay a solid foundation for future work and life.

It is this practical requirement that makes Chinese-English bilingual schools popular.

As long as children come to school, Chinese musical instruments such as Erhu, Guzheng, and Xiao can naturally be included in music classes.

Courses such as etiquette, tea drinking, calligraphy, chess, and painting can be naturally arranged in the arts class, allowing children to receive the grand influence of Chinese culture.

Courses such as geography and the history of the founding of the country, which promote loyalty and patriotism, can also be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and subtly affect the children's worldview.

in european schools
Religious education occupies more than half of the curriculum, but in the five-year primary education and three-year junior high school education of the Tang Empire, religious education is only a small and inconspicuous part.

You just need to understand, no exams are required.

In some areas, North American Affairs overlapped with the Ministry of Culture, Health and Sports, except that the latter was focused within the Empire and the North American Office abroad.

"Beep bell..."

The red phone rang, Lord Pan Shouguo frowned, and pressed the call button anyway.

"what's up?"

"The British Special Representative for North American Affairs, Mr. Baron Henry Lind, sent a call request from New York. Has the humble request been approved?"

"Well, take it here."

"Obey, my lord."

Then there were several "beeps" on the phone. Obviously, the telegraph office was transferring the call from China Unicom, and then there was a call with a noisy voice, and it sounded like it was Mr. Henry Linde.

"My lord, is that you?"

"It's me. I heard that you are an old friend, Mr. Linde. I'm glad to receive your call. What's the matter?"

"Oh, please allow me to extend my greetings to you. During this period of time, the French special envoy Jean-Migne-Perrier approached me several times, intending to re-advance the second round of debt restructuring negotiations. What is your intention?"

"Mr. Sir, our side has already made a public position on this. Before the creditors have settled their positions, it is a waste of everyone's time to start negotiations hastily."

"Your Excellency, what if the French seriously consider your proposal?"

"Sir, I don't want to discuss this on the phone. It would put a lot of burden on the phone company."

"Hehehe...I very much agree with your point of view, then, Your Excellency, is it convenient for you to receive me and Mr. Perrier at an appropriate time?"

"Well, there are a lot of affairs at the end of the year. If it is placed in mid-January, I think it is appropriate."

"Excellent, thank you very much for answering the call, I hope you have a good appetite today."

"Thank you Sir, I look forward to your visit."

Putting down the phone in his hand, Lord Pan Shouguo picked up the cigarette on the table and lit a cigarette. After taking two deep puffs, he stood up and walked to the window of the office to look out.

He frowned, thinking about this troublesome matter.

It is now certain that the British and the French have come together.

The British expressed strong opposition on various occasions to the Datang Empire's large-scale resettlement of Chinese veterans and immigrants in Maryland and Delaware.

It's a pity that His Majesty's will has been determined and cannot be changed.

The French can run wild in North America wantonly, but the Tang Empire can't staking land?

The empire will take into account the opinions of the British on many non-important issues, but on core issues, it has always gone its own way.

It is an indisputable fact that every step of the spread of Chinese influence to the east coast and the deep penetration of influence will cause inexplicable anxiety in countries such as Britain and France.

The Tang Empire did not hide its expansion intentions. It was already strong enough to ignore the strong opposition from Europe. At best, the transatlantic trade relations were seriously damaged.

Once this weapon is sacrificed, countries such as Britain and France will surely suffer greater backlash, because they have also obtained enough benefits from bilateral trade.

The key is
The petroleum and chemical products, machinery, copper, coal, sucrose rubber, and grain products exported by the Datang Empire are highly irreplaceable.

After the embargo against Chile, the copper ore powder exported by the Datang Empire accounted for 8% of the world's import demand. This is an indispensable and important bulk raw material for the development of industry, and the same is true for petroleum and chemical products.

Once the transatlantic trade relationship is damaged, from London to Paris will be plunged into darkness. London lacks coal fuel, and sugar, meat, milk, wheat soybeans and other products will face skyrocketing prices.

With the Tang Empire's important position in the world's grain exports, searching all over the world, Europe can't make up for the huge demand gap at all.

On the contrary, the export products of countries such as Britain and France have strong substitutability. For imperial nobles and wealthy families, it is not a big deal to drink a few bottles of expensive wine from France.

from the heart
Lord Pan Shouguo also agrees with His Majesty's wise decision. Just look at the map. How important is this disputed area in Colombia?

Taking control of this place, the imperial army is stationed on the border. It is only less than a hundred kilometers away from Richmond, the capital of the Republic of Carolina, to the south, and only more than 400 kilometers away from New York to the north.

The tremendous pressure this brought to the Carolina Republic, is it a "cool" word?

Based on what they think is the aggressive and brutal nature of the Tang Empire, the border line has been pushed directly to the door from more than 1300 kilometers away (note; referring to Indiana Province). Dazed.

(End of this chapter)