Wild North America 1846

Imperial Capital Chang'an
As the saying goes; Wanbang came to court in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and Chang'an is full of prosperity.

At this time, it is April in spring and summer, and the climate is pleasant.

The total population of Chang'an in April 189-7 reached 4 million. The huge city expanded to Oak Town dozens of kilometers away in the north, and covered the Fernando Valley in the south. The city covers an area of ​​417 square kilometers, densely packed with high-rise buildings, and an extremely prosperous metropolis scene.

Chang'an City is the first city in the world to build a fast ring road. The second ring road and the third ring road under construction will help to quickly clear a lot of traffic pressure and deal with the growing car traffic problem in the city.

The Fourth Ring Road has been included in the planning, and the demolition and leveling of the site will begin next year, paving the way for the start of construction.

As of the end of last year
The number of cars in Chang'an City has exceeded 17.2, which has put a huge pressure on the current urban roads, and the wide Danfengmen Street has been congested.

A series of new things such as traffic regulations, red, yellow and blue traffic lights, traffic police, and police boxes at intersections emerged as the times require, becoming the highlights of the major cities of the empire.

near the end of the nineteenth century

The Tang Empire, which has been developing peacefully for 51 years, is approaching its peak stage, with economic prosperity, social stability, and unprecedented self-confidence of the citizens of the empire.

Especially in the economic field, Britain has been left far behind...

More and more cars have entered the households of the citizens of the empire. In Chang'an, Los Angeles, Chicago, Mexico City, New Xi'an, Salem, Philadelphia, Gallup, Detroit, Houston and other famous metropolises of the empire, with the frequent occurrence of traffic congestion, the rapid ring road and subway construction to solve traffic problems have also entered a period of intensive development.

The imperial capital Chang'an, Los Angeles, Salem and other cities are all located in the Pacific Rim earthquake belt, so the development of the urban rapid ring line is given priority, and the subway project is not considered for the time being.

In the central and eastern metropolises of Chicago, Taoyuan, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Mexico City, subway construction projects have been launched. Chicago was the first to build a 27.6-kilometer-long Line Zero, which played an important role in alleviating traffic pressure.

In the court of Daming

Emperor Li Cha, who has been in charge of the highest authority in the empire for 51 years, does not show many signs of age on his tall body. He is still tall and straight, with a ruddy and healthy complexion. He looks much younger than the already fat Crown Prince Tang-Li Gan.

At this time, the Emperor Li Cha in the Palace of Qinzheng was sitting on the throne, and on the imperial case in front of him was a pile of memorials about moving the capital, some agreed and some opposed, and the tone of the debate was very high.

Among them, about 7% are against moving the capital, [-]% are in favor, and [-]% are cautious. I hope you don't make a hasty decision, and it is prudent and prudent.

In fact, it is also against moving the capital.

As the second largest super metropolis in the world, Chang'an, the imperial capital, is the political, economic and financial center of the Tang Dynasty, the center of advanced machinery and petrochemical industry, and the largest port and trade distribution center on the west coast.

The whole of Chang'an has grown from 10 regions to 15 districts, each with a population of 50 million or 30 million, and it is a moderately large city in other places.

But the bigger the city, the more prominent the disadvantages.

Transportation is difficult, some busy streets are heavily congested, housing prices are high, commodity prices are expensive, medical treatment is expensive, and education is expensive. People often lament, "Living in Chang'an is not easy!"

Considering that the imperial capital Chang'an is located on the Pacific Rim earthquake belt, during urban construction, earthquake resistance requirements have been added to new buildings, and reinforced concrete structures have begun to be commonly used, which has largely alleviated people's concerns.

Emperor Li Cha's slender fingers gently tapped on the imperial case. The proposal to move the capital has been discussed for more than ten years, and it is not a new proposal.

However, due to the rapid development of Chang'an in recent years, the agglomeration effect of the metropolis has become stronger and stronger, so the voice for agreeing to relocate the capital has risen again.

There are several options for moving the capital. One is Mexico City, which has a long history and numerous palaces and castles because it is located in the south-central part of the empire.

The other is Chicago, the largest city in the Great Lakes region. It has an excellent public base and a deep affection for the imperial family, which is unmatched in the country.

The other three alternative locations for the capital are Philadelphia, Eastern Capital (Washington) and Panama.

Among the five candidate cities, Emperor Richard preferred Philadelphia, where the construction of the palace and government buildings and various departments are readily available, and that is the world's largest urban park with an area of ​​5 hectares - Fairmont Park.

The advantages of Philadelphia are very prominent. This is a large eastern city with a population of more than one million. It has the largest inland port in the world, the Port of Philadelphia. From here, you can go directly to the Chesapeake Bay along the Delaware River. Luxury cruise ships with five or six thousand tons can enter the Atlantic Ocean from Philadelphia unimpeded and go directly to major cities in Europe.

Philadelphia has a superior geographical location, about 160 kilometers from New York to the northeast, about 220 kilometers from the East Metropolis (Washington) to the southwest, and 281 kilometers south from the East Metropolis (Washington) to Richmond, the capital of the Republic of Carolina.

What caught Emperor Richard's fancy the most was that Philadelphia was neither too big nor too small, and its geographical location was very close to the capitals of the two major eastern countries, making it easier to travel to Europe.

It takes at least 42 to 45 days to travel directly from the imperial capital Chang'an to Europe by taking a luxury cruise ship in Philadelphia, and it takes 13 days to arrive in London or Paris at the fastest.

With the advent of the latest generation of fast cruise ships, the time of this journey will be greatly shortened, which is expected to be shortened to eight to nine days.

on the other hand
Compared with the mature and stable major cities on the west coast, moving the capital to Philadelphia is conducive to suppressing the more turbulent eastern cities. The 20 royal guards are not a joke, they are a huge military force.

Such a powerful force is placed in the imperial capital of Chang'an, and there is no threat within a radius of [-] kilometers. It is really a waste.

Thinking of this, Emperor Li Cha drew a circle on the word "Philadelphia" with his imperial pen, and finally delineated this place as the new capital of the Tang Empire.

The next step is to start large-scale construction work.

The subway, the urban express loop, the widened roads and urban buildings, the new palace and government buildings, the permanent camp of the Royal Guards, etc., all need to be planned and constructed in a unified manner.

After 5 to 6 years of large-scale construction, almost at the beginning of the next century, the capital can be officially moved to Philadelphia.

Philadelphia?

Emperor Li Cha thought for a while, picked up the imperial pen and erased the word "Philadelphia", and then wrote the word "Chao Ge" in a flamboyant manner. After reading it, he nodded in satisfaction.

With regard to the controversy over moving the capital, Emperor Li Cha had never expressed his inclination before, so the courtiers below had a very heated debate.In particular, some important ministers and fathers owned a large number of fixed property manors, shops and buildings in Chang'an, and they were unwilling to move.

Some people will say, if you don’t want to move, don’t move!
If those important ministers heard it, they could really spray him in the face and scold him for not hurting his back while standing and talking.

Where is His Majesty the Emperor?

Even if an aristocratic family is prosperous temporarily, it cannot stay away from the power center of the empire for a long time, otherwise it is doomed to decline.

Emperor Richard didn't care about the thoughts of these imperial nobles. He saw that moving the capital was really conducive to the consolidation of the Tang Empire's rule, to the unification of the eastern North American countries, to the further reduction of traditional oriental royal red tape, and to being closer to the concept of modern society.

The Daming Palace is too big, too prosperous, and too eye-catching. It does not meet Emperor Li Cha's idea of ​​keeping the royal family low-key. It may become a target of public opinion in the future.

People without thought, he must worry about.

The development of the Tang Empire was not all smooth sailing. It encountered several economic crises in the past 30 to [-] years, but fortunately it survived without any danger.

During the economic crisis, a large number of workers lost their jobs, tens of millions of factories, shops and companies closed down, the income of the citizens of the empire shrank severely, and their living standards declined.

At this time, there will be some noises. Some people are targeting the extravagant life of the imperial nobles, some are hostile to the Tang royal family for having an incomparably rich wealth, some are dissatisfied with the status quo of society, and all kinds of small fish come out.

Emperor Li Cha knew it well;

With the development of civilization in modern society, there will be more and more such things in the future, and there will be more and more markets for some extreme remarks. This is an inevitable trend of social development.

For now
The reason is to move the capital first, and in the future, the Daming Palace will be dismantled into several parts. The magnificent palace complex with the three main halls in the past will be used as a venue for major ceremonies in the future.

Longevity Hill can be turned into "Royal Longevity Hill Zoo", and Taiye Pool and West Palace can be turned into "Royal Taiye Pool Park", with multiple museums attached to exhibit the royal family's top collections to the public.

In particular, the opening of the exhibition to the public will surely win the unanimous support and praise of the citizens of the empire.This reflects the royal family's goodwill attitude and is closer to the people through these channels.

The East Palace and the North Palace are still forbidden areas for the imperial family. They are the forbidden areas of the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an.

The East Palace is the forbidden palace of the emperor and empress, while the North Palace has a large number of constant-temperature secret warehouses, dozens of treasure pavilions, and a vast collection of precious cultural relics, antique calligraphy and paintings, and historical books, which are the essence of the royal family.

Thus

The possibility of the Tang royal family being targeted has been greatly reduced. His Majesty the Emperor has donated most of the palace, so there must be no place to live, right?

Over the past few decades, the royal family of the Tang Empire has built hundreds of palaces, castles and manors, and there is no shortage of this, so they donated it for public welfare.

Besides, these palaces, parks and museums with royal titles can provide dignified and stable high-paying positions for the children of the royal family, and pass them down from generation to generation. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?
After Emperor Li Cha sketched it out, the proposal to move the capital was finalized.

After the emperor's attitude is clarified, a large number of officials and ministers in the empire will change, and more than 8% of the people in favor of moving the capital may be more than [-]%, and the proportion is completely reversed.

The empire has been established for more than 50 years. After countless glorious victories and countless pioneering colonies, the prestige of Emperor Richard has been praised to the altar, and no one dares to question it.

After solving this matter, Emperor Li Cha picked up another memorial, read it for a while, and wrote the word "Zhun" with a pen, then put it aside.

This memorial is for His Royal Highness Tang-Li Gan, the Crown Prince of Qin, to lead eight princes and grandchildren to the British Empire to participate in the grand ceremony for the 8th anniversary of Her Royal Highness Queen Victoria's ascension to the throne. According to the practice of royal exchanges between the two countries, they must agree.

On May 5 last year, the 1th anniversary of the Tang Emperor's ascension to the throne was just held. A series of grand events such as the grand military parade of 50 officers and soldiers on Danfengmen Long Street and the parade of millions of people in the imperial capital are still fresh in people's memory.

in Europe

The European grandma, who established the glory of Queen Victoria, is the spiritual totem of all the citizens of the British Empire. On the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne, it must be celebrated grandly.

On the one hand, it is to demonstrate the powerful military, diplomatic and economic capabilities of the British Empire, and more importantly, to demonstrate the vast territory of the British Empire of 3 million square kilometers and the glorious history of countless colonies.

So, as we enter the new year

The colonies of the British Empire around the world began to stir up, one grand celebration after another was held in the colonies, in India, in Malaysia, in Myanmar, in Sri Lanka, in Egypt, in South Africa, in Australia, in Canada...

The core of the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's ascension to the throne is in the United Kingdom. I heard that the Royal Navy has organized a 20-mile main ironclad cruise for this purpose to showcase the world's most powerful naval power.

The Union Jack of the British Empire is flying in every corner of the world. A small island country rules more than 3300 million square kilometers, accounting for more than half of the earth. This is the most amazing achievement since the birth of human civilization.

On June 189, 7-6, the 22th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne was celebrated, which was the pinnacle of the British Golden Age. The celebration ceremony in London turned into a worldwide military parade.

Colonies from all over the world have sent parade squares, and they have now gathered in London to be inspected by Her Majesty the Queen.

Straw hats from Canada, plaid skirts from Scotland, feathers and leaves from Africa, Australian cavalry and Maori, and Indian princes. Xiangjiang also sent police formations, and the bustling city of London was unprecedentedly grand.

His Royal Highness Tang-Li Gan, the Crown Prince of Qin, was going to participate in this grand celebration, bringing blessings from the Tang Empire. His Royal Highness was accompanied by 1200 cavalrymen of the Imperial Guard, all dressed up to attend.

Fortunately, the war horses did not need to be transported all the way there. The empire had already prepared 1500 horses in the Royal Manor in London, all of which were pure white. The white horse coat with gold rims was the royal emblem of the Tang Empire.

At that time, His Royal Highness Tang-Li Gan, the Crown Prince of Qin, and other members of the royal family will, under the escort of the cavalry of the Royal Guards, walk through the 6-mile-long street crowded with London citizens to the central venue of the grand ceremony - the Royal St. Paul's Cathedral.

At the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Emperor Richard of the Tang Empire, Britain also sent 460 cavalrymen and 320 Canadian Mounted Police to participate in the grand military parade at Danfengmen Square.

(End of this chapter)