Wild North America 1846

While Colonel Lei Xiao was enjoying the Gulf region, in the mainland of the empire, the government was re-examining and reviewing the foreign colonial expansion policy at the end of the century, so as to establish the leading policy.

At the end of the 19th century, the Tang Empire was prosperous and prosperous in the economic field, ranking first in the world for many years, leaving Britain, Germany, France, Russia and other countries far behind.

The development of the military field is both good and bad, which cannot be summed up in one word.

The good news is that after decades of unremitting and steady construction, the Royal Navy already has a powerful fleet including 33 main ironclad ships, more than 140 warships of various types, and its technology and training level ranks first in the world.

The Royal Navy was initially built as an ocean-going navy, with 76 bases all over the world, about [-]% of which are located in North America, Central America and South America, and a small part are distributed in the Red Sea in East Africa, the Far East and the Western Pacific.

Such a powerful ocean-going naval force is comparable to the navies of France and Germany. Although it is slightly insufficient in scale, the various types of ironclad warships are advanced in technology, reasonable in layout, and their combat capabilities cannot be underestimated.

Today
Having been in service for decades, the old generation of main ironclad ships has gradually withdrawn from active service. The first ship of the new generation of 13000-ton vassal state series "Kentucky Kingdom" will soon be built into the water and will enter the Royal Navy in June next year.

The follow-up "Kingdom of Oklahoma" has already laid iron plates at the shipyard and started construction. The "Kingdom of Luzon" and "Kingdom of Amami" have been included in the construction plan for the next year.

The construction of a new generation of main ironclad ships is steadily progressing in the form of one ship being commissioned each year, one being launched into the water, and one new ship being built on the berth.

It is estimated that in the ten years from now to the beginning of the next century, the Imperial Royal Navy will build two batches of sixteen main ironclad warships of the vassal series to replace the old and decommissioned Zhenyang, Zhenhai, Zhenjiang, and Zhendong. No. [-], No. Zhennan, No. Zhenxi and No. Zhenbei, the "Seven Sons of Zhenzi".

While the strength is steadily improving, the number of main ironclad ships is also steadily increasing, and the scale of the main ironclad ships will be expanded to about 40 to cope with the impact of the world military wave in the new century.

Both the Royal Navy and the Royal Army of the Tang Empire have established a system of elementary, middle, and advanced military academies, ranking among the top in the world in some fields, and cultivating a large number of high-quality military personnel every year.

From the perspective of the size of the army

At the end of the period, the total number of personnel in the Royal Navy of the Datang Empire reached 33.7, the total number of personnel in the Royal Army of the Datang Empire reached 36.25, and the number of the army was only 2.5 more than that of the navy.

This is due to the fact that the Tang Empire basically has no realistic opponents and no real threats in the Americas. The existing Royal Army has sufficient strength to ensure the maintenance of the empire's security and interests, and there is no need for excessive expansion.

The second point is that the Tang Empire has 2 royal guards that belong exclusively to the royal family, responsible for stationing in Central and South America and overseas vassal states, and the territories directly under the royal family (Paradise Province, Beihai Province, Alaska Province, Texas Province), Greatly reduced the burden on the use of troops of the Royal Army.

The third point, which is also the most important point, is that after decades of persistent construction, the Datang Empire has a total of 3 million well-trained and huge reserves of reserve soldiers, and has a complete military reserve system, including those located in various parts of the empire and overseas. There are thousands of military bases and large reserve warehouses in the province.

Once all-out war breaks out

Under the circumstances of the military mobilization of the Tang Empire, it has the ability to assemble more than 150 million troops within one month, and 300 million troops within three months, and throw them into the battlefield one after another.

Such a perfect comprehensive military mobilization system can only be achieved by Tang and Germany in today's world, and people in other worlds are slightly inferior.

Therefore, the Royal Army of the Tang Empire can maintain the security of the huge empire territory from violation on a relatively small scale.

Referring to the size of the armies of the major powers in the world during the same period, after several expansions of the French Army, the total number of troops reached 68.5, posing a substantial threat to Germany.

In response to the challenge of the French army, the German Imperial Army carried out several expansions accordingly. The total number of troops in the army increased by more than 7%, and the total number of troops in the establishment reached 59.2.

The German army has always been well-trained and known for its strong combat effectiveness. Coupled with the Triple Alliance formed with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy, it can effectively confront the French-Russian alliance.

among the great powers of Europe
Tsarist Russia has always had the largest number of troops. Facing the increasingly tense military competition in Europe, its total number of troops has exceeded one million, undisputedly ranking first.

As the hegemon of the world, Britain, due to the sharp deterioration of the situation in South Africa, has decided to launch a war against the Boers, and the size of its army has begun to expand rapidly.

look around the world
The construction of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire was left far behind. This was because its security environment was unprecedentedly good, and there was no strong demand for military expansion. Naturally, there was no need to invest huge sums of money in the military field.

Imperial Capital Chang'an
Qingyuntai, the center of the head of government

The Prime Minister, Duke Pan Shouguo (Note; Marshal of the Navy, Duke Pan Hengchen, the former chief of staff of the Royal Navy, has died of illness, and the eldest son succeeded him) convened a closed-door cabinet meeting, unified the differences among the cabinet ministers in the recent period, and finally decided to "consolidate North America, orderly expansion" basic policy.

In view of the current turmoil in the world, the European continent is showing a tendency to intensify the arms race. In particular, the conflict between Britain and Germany has blatantly erupted, forming new factors of instability in the world.

During the period between the end of this century and the beginning of the next century, the imperial government will strengthen its allocation of funds to collect and store, and plans to build ammunition and military material reserves capable of arming an army of 10 million in more than 150 years to cope with the new world situation.

The request of the Royal Army to expand the size of the staff was once again rejected by the imperial government.

The resolution formed by the imperial government will be submitted to His Highness the Crown Prince for approval, and will be finalized by His Majesty the Holy Emperor who lives in Daming Palace.

Actually

Due to His Majesty the Holy Emperor's substantial delegation of power in recent years, the status of cabinet decision-making has increased unprecedentedly. After the above-mentioned government resolution is passed, it can be promulgated and implemented.

Submitting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for review is only a ceremonial procedure.

His Royal Highness Huangfu does not have the right to object, nor does he have the right to overturn the government's resolution. This ultimate right is in the hands of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, but it has not been used for a long time in the past few years.

However, the imperial government will still follow the procedures, and after submitting it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for approval, His Majesty the Holy Emperor will make a final decision before it will be implemented.

This is the reverence for the imperial power, and also the pious worship of His Majesty the Emperor who lived in the deep palace for a long time, that god-like figure.

Qingyuntai

Inside the office of the Prime Minister who acts on official duties

Prime Minister Duke Pan Shouguo put down a document in his hand, looked at Lord Liu Daqing, Minister of Colonial Affairs sitting opposite him, pondered for a moment, and asked;

"Liubutang, what's your opinion on this telegram from the 71st prince requesting Kuwait City's attachment?"

"My lord, according to the instructions of His Majesty the Holy Emperor;
In the future, the empire will need to expand its influence in the Red Sea region and the Arabian Peninsula, and further extend to southeast Africa to improve the empire's world layout.

Starting from this programmatic policy, the Colonial Department intends to agree to the request of the region and gradually bring it into colonial management in two steps.

The first step is to follow the old example of Sana’a city, dispatch military contingents and colonial officials to Kuwait City, bring the city into the unified colonial sequence of the empire, clarify interests, smooth out relations, and implement substantive colonial rule.

The second step is to separate the region from the rule of the Ottoman Empire and formally establish an overseas province after the situation becomes clear in the future.

It doesn't take a lot of resources, the Kuwait City problem has been unresolved for more than 20 years, and it's time to get it right. "

This is to bully the corruption of the Ottoman Empire beyond reach. It is similar to the practice of the great powers of various countries in the world today. First, they will infiltrate their forces, and when the time is right, they will be included in their pockets.

The British reached out to cultivate power everywhere in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Baghdad, Egypt, and Sudan, and even supported the local rulers to fight against the Ottoman Empire in a big way to infiltrate power.

The French and Germans were not idle either, and their forces entered Syria, Baghdad and the Kingdom of Iran one after another, and colonized Algeria, Tunisia and other places, which were more or less former territories of the Ottoman Empire.

The prime minister, Duke Pan Shouguo, thought about it, nodded, and said, "His Majesty's decree states that the empire should gradually control the Arabian Peninsula side of the Persian Gulf, and now it's time to implement it.

In the early stage, it gained a foothold in Kuwait City. From the next year or two, the imperial finances will allocate a part of the funds to develop and colonize the coastal areas from Kuwait to the north.

we want to see

Today in Europe, the confrontation between the Triple Alliance headed by Germany and the French-Russian military alliance is the main contradiction.

The arms race between the two major military blocs is constantly escalating, and the contradiction between Britain and Germany has completely deteriorated. This is a new change in the main contradiction in the world, and we must be vigilant enough.

His Majesty the Holy Emperor no longer gives specific guidance to the government's policies, so we need our cabinet ministers to think more about the world situation, carefully study and judge, and make correct decisions.

in east asia

Tsarist Russia's southward expansion has become more and more obvious. The eastern end of the Trans-Siberian Railway it built, which passes through the three eastern provinces, is called the "Middle East Railway", which marks that Tsarist Russia's aggressive ambitions have not been concealed.

For now
Supporting the Japanese against the aggressive impulse of Tsarist Russia has become the only feasible way, and this is also the consensus of the high-level leaders of Tang and Britain.

In the next 5 to 7 years, that is, before the Russian-Russian-Siberian Railway is officially completed, there will be a big war between Japan and Russia.

in Africa

The contradictions between the Orange Federation and the Transvaal Republic established by the British and the Boers became more and more intensified, reaching the brink of war.

It is the established policy of the current British government to deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Dutch, and we can just get a share of it. "

Speaking of here
Prime Minister Pan Shouguo smiled gracefully, opened the cigar case on the table and took out a cigar case, then turned the case around, signaling to Lord Liu Daqing to help himself.

Each of the two had a top-quality Cuban cigar, and after lighting it up, they began to smoke and enjoy.

Lord Liu Daqing certainly knew what the Prime Minister meant. He took a deep puff of his cigar, exhaled the smoke slowly, and said, "So, is the expansion plan of the previous government about to be implemented?"

"Well, now the military mobilization has been carried out in Paradise Island and the Luzon San Francisco. The corresponding military training is in full swing. It is estimated that the preparations will be completed by the end of the year and will be implemented at an appropriate time."

"My lord, the scope of this time..."

"It is a vast area dominated by three islands, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. The Royal Navy and the Royal Guard will be the main operations, and the Royal Army will cooperate."

"Tsk tsk tsk... This is larger than the expansion area delineated by the previous government, and the scale of the war is not small. Are Britain, France and other countries willing to cooperate?"

"How is that possible? At most, we will not intervene, and we will be satisfied if we can do this." Prime Minister Pan Shouguo smiled, took a leisurely puff of his cigar, and then continued;

"Liu Butang, this battle is of great significance!

Annihilation of most of the East Indies, which the Dutch have operated for more than 300 years, will allow the empire's power in the Western Pacific to reach the Indian Ocean, face the British Straits Settlements across the Strait of Malacca, and extend the empire's power 2780 kilometers westward (note; in new Starting from Xi'an City, heading west to Banda Aceh, the northernmost tip of Sumatra Island).

At this point, the empire's layout in the entire Western Pacific region will be perfected day by day, with the support of vast coastal bases.

Correspondingly, it will greatly expand the strategic security depth of the empire and advance the frontier of defense to the Western Pacific region.

these years
The Royal Navy has brought all the islands in the vast Pacific Ocean into the empire's ruled area. As the place where the exiled prisoners belong, the vast Pacific Ocean will become the inner sea of ​​the empire.

fully conceivable;

In the future, the entire Southeast Asian region will be a situation where the three kingdoms of Britain, France and Tang stand together, and there will be almost no free space to accommodate the new colonial powers. "

Reminiscent of the glorious future, Prime Minister Pan Shouguo couldn't help blushing with excitement, and his heart was overwhelming.

This is a great achievement completed during his tenure as Prime Minister, and it will surely remain in history forever. The Pan family can rely on this huge historical achievement for more than ten lifetimes and share prosperity with the empire.

The rise and fall of the nobility is closely related to the entire empire.

"Congratulations to the first lord, congratulations to the first lord, some meritorious deeds, enough to catch up with the great achievements of the founding fathers of the empire, from now on you will be listed in the Hall of Heroes, and enjoy the incense of sacrifices for generations, family glory!" Lord Liu Daqing also stood up with a blushing face Congratulations.

The Liu family can more or less share this supreme glory.

In every top family of the empire, there is a tradition of children continuing to join the army in the army, and in the upcoming gluttonous feast, they will naturally gain something.

From the political circles to the military circles to the society, the massive colonial expansion of the empire is the common wish of almost everyone, because everyone is one of the beneficiaries.

Wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, and the Tang Empire is expanding step by step towards its peak.

For more than ten years, His Majesty the Emperor has been holding back the impulse to expand the empire. The purpose is to digest the results of the expansion of North America, without causing too much trouble.

Well now, finally ushered in a new wave of colonial expansion.