The sun never sets in America

Chapter 191 The Atlantic Ocean of Han State
  Youzhou Province, Longhe Port...

(Texas, Port of Houston)

At this time, more than three years had passed since the Han Dynasty captured Texas in October of the fourth year of Longwu.

During these three years, the Han State transported hundreds of thousands of immigrants to what was then Texas.

It can be seen that the Han Dynasty attaches great importance to Texas.

As the region with the richest resources in the Han Dynasty, the development of Texas, later known as Youzhou, has been the biggest issue in the Han cabinet since the fifth year of Longwu.

Compared with the Oregon region, which also needs development, Texas has one of the biggest advantages, that is, it has an outlet to the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. This is very important, even in the eyes of senior officials in the Han cabinet. , there is nothing more important than this.

After all, Han's current trade in the Pacific has only temporarily reached a bottleneck. The markets of Eastern countries such as Japan and Vietnam are either close to saturation like Japan, or like Vietnam and North Korea, which can only reach half-full and half-full due to the obstacles of national power. The state of being full.

The development of Atlantic trade is urgent, especially at this tense moment when the United States and the United States are competing for the South American market. Regaining new trade channels is a top priority! !

It is precisely because of this that the opening of Longhe Port attracted the attention of the top leaders of Han Dynasty.

Cabinet Prime Minister Yan Jun even came to Longhe Port to watch the ceremony in person.

This is the importance attached to Longhe Port and Youzhou Province. Even the new governor of Youzhou, Du Mingzhang, rushed from other places non-stop to accompany Yan Jun to visit the entire Longhe Port.

"Mr. Yan, this is the plan for our third phase project. Please take a look at it." Du Mingzhang took a thick drawing from his secretary and handed it to Yan Jun who was visiting the other side.

Yan Jun flipped through a few pages and then asked with some confusion: "Why are there only drawings of the trading port and no military port??" Yan Jun looked at Du Mingzhang in confusion. In Yan Jun's opinion, Longhe Port should Like Jinshan Port in the early days, it was both a trading port and a military port. If there were no warships to guard it and only the forts on the shore were used to fight a real war, how could they defeat the Americans? ?
  "The Navy said that it wanted to redesign a military port, so our original plan was scrapped." Du Mingzhang replied to Yan Jun.

"Since the navy wants to be managed by itself, then don't control it." After being the prime minister for several years, Yan Jun has obviously matured a lot and knows what should be controlled and what should not be controlled.

Considering the relationship between the Cabinet and the Navy, it is better to leave it alone, as long as the Navy does not overspend and ask for money from the Cabinet.

Then Yan Jun, accompanied by Du Mingzhang, wandered around Longhe Port.

Longhe Port is a typical deep-water port. The entire port is designed for trade and ocean-going. The space is larger than Jinshan Port. After all, Jinshan Port was designed in the time when Han Dynasty was just founded. At that time, no matter what experience or what Construction machinery is not as good as it is now.

Therefore, Longhe Port can be said to be the port with the highest standards in Han Dynasty, if not one of them.

Whether it is the supporting facilities of the port or the road next to the port, they are all the top cement roads in Han Dynasty, with large trees planted on both sides of the road.

It gives people the feeling of traveling back to the [-]st century.

The entire Longhe City is built to high standards. The designer is Dill, the British designer who originally designed Jinshan City.

His deputy is currently the most famous designer in Han Dynasty, having designed Muranfeng in several cities.

According to the design plan discussed by the two of them, the entire Longhe City will be composed of five areas.

It is composed of areas named after the five sacred animals: Qilin, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Qinglong and White Tiger.

In fact, there was a big dispute over the naming of these five areas in the earliest times.

After all, in the eyes of many people, this name is different from a magic stick, but Liu Peng couldn't resist Liu Peng's bad taste, so the plan to name it after a mythical beast was approved.

The entire Longhe City, after more than three years of continuous expansion, is now a large city with a population of more than [-], ranking among the most famous in the entire Han Dynasty.

Even Mayor Long He even shouted the slogan of breaking [-] by the end of the year.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is actually very realistic. The biggest reason is the support of the Immigration Department for the Youzhou area.

According to the immigration plan of the Ministry of Immigration this year, a rough estimate is that at least [-] people will immigrate. These [-] people are mainly from China, Japan, Vietnam, North Korea and other countries. Except for China, many countries are dominated by women. .

Among them, the Chinese population in Shenzhou is the main group. This group of people is about [-], and at least [-] of them are to be allocated to the Youzhou area. From this, we can see that the Han cabinet was very interested in developing the Youzhou area. How determined.

For this reason, they even reluctantly reduced the immigrant population in Hanzhou. The reduced population naturally joined the team going to Youzhou. This is why Mayor Long He has the confidence to say that the population will exceed [-] by the end of the year.

In the entire Longhe area, due to the influx of a large number of immigrants, the first impression given in the past four years is that of land reclamation.

There have been countless land reclamations. It turns out that the population of Texas is not large, and most of them are still concentrated in the capital city of Austin. The construction of ports is even more so-so.

The port is like this, and other places in the area are even more miserable.

Because of this, when Longhe City was first established, there were actually only more than [-] white people there and a small port called Houston. It was completely different from Texas, which ranked among the top cities in the United States in later generations.

The reason is still population. The immigrant population in the Americas mainly flows to the east coast of the United States and South America. Texas is relatively remote and sandwiched between the United States and Mexico. It is a very embarrassing existence.

You can say that it has superior geographical conditions and sufficient resources, and that is indeed the case.

But just like that, not many people came over. The people who came to Texas to open up the original time and space were Americans from the eastern region. You can imagine how wild Texas was at that time.

Because of this, one of the things the Han people did when they came to the Longhe area was to build roads.

After all, there are no roads, and the economic population will not appear out of thin air.

However, Texas, like many southern states in the United States, has a fine tradition of raising many slaves.

The contribution of these black slaves to Youzhou is simply unparalleled.

They not only built [-] kilometers of roads, but also helped the Han Dynasty build infrastructure including reservoirs, bridges and other infrastructure. Even part of Longhe City was built with the help of those black slaves.

Finally, after some friendly exchanges, these people were sent to work in other places to contribute their own strength to the rise of the Han Dynasty.

As for whether this power has blood or not, that is unknown! !

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United States Washington……

At this time, there were not too many people on the streets of Washington because it was noon.

People in twos and threes on the street are wearing the costumes of this period and wearing octagonal hats from Britain. This kind of octagonal hat is very popular among British workers today. It is said that even gangsters in London are wearing this kind of hat as a way to express their feelings. Show their identity.

In addition to those wearing octagonal hats on the street, there are more men wearing Western-style hats. These hats can be long or short, and most of them are black.

After all, the color black is more versatile and more serious than other colors.

It is more in line with the aesthetics of the American upper class during this period.

At this moment, the sound of newspaper sales came from afar, attracting the attention of many people on the street.

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers..."

"The Port of Houston in Han Dynasty was officially opened..." (The United States still calls Youzhou Texas, and Longhe City is still the Port of Houston)
  "The Chinese navy will be stationed in the Port of Houston in the future, which may threaten the maritime security of the United States of America and coastal cities..."

A newsboy wearing a vest, leather jacket and hat was shouting the latest news on the street.

In fact, the news was only obtained early this morning and was sent back to China through the newly built telegraph line. (An experimental telegraph line, mainly connecting the border between China and the United States, is one of the important means for the United States to defend against Han Dynasty)

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers..."       "Give me one..."

While the newsboy was selling, a middle-aged man stopped him.

"Sir, here you go..." The newsboy took out a newspaper from his hand and gave it to the man.

"When was this newspaper published??" The man picked up the newspaper, read it several times, closed it and asked the newsboy when it was published.

"It was just released!!" After hearing this, the newsboy was a little confused as to why he was asking for the release date, but he could only answer truthfully.

"Today's??" The man was obviously stunned, then seemed to think of something, and then took out ten dollars and handed it to the newsboy.

"Sir, you gave me too much. I can't find it." The newsboy looked at the ten dollars and said to the man hesitantly.

After all, the U.S. dollar was still very valuable at this time. The largest denomination of banknotes was only ten or twenty dollars. As for the later one hundred dollars, there was no such thing.

"Take it, the extra tip is my tip for you." The man smiled and said to the newsboy, then he took the newspaper and left quickly.

"gentlemen……"

The newsboy looked at the ten dollars in his hand. He was in disbelief at first, and then became excited. After all, his monthly salary was only a little more than two dollars. Ten dollars was equivalent to four months' salary.

In the White House, senior American officials were having an intense meeting because of the opening of Longhe Port.

"I think we can't continue like this. We can't let the Han people enter the Atlantic Ocean so easily, otherwise they will threaten our coastal cities!!" U.S. Secretary of the Navy Luxey said to everyone in the White House. The problem is considered from a military perspective. After all, when Han enters the Atlantic Ocean, it will definitely be accompanied by its army. The threat to the United States and the U.S. Navy is too great.

"Mr. President, I think we'd better let the Han Chinese limit the number of warships in the Port of Houston and not let them threaten us!!" U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawton suggested to the current U.S. President James Knox Polk.

"That's right, let the Han people restrict the warships in the Port of Houston!!"

"That's right..."

Throughout the White House, there were voices calling for limiting the naval strength of Han Dynasty's Longhe Port.

"Everyone, be quiet..." President James Knox Polk pressed his hands to signal everyone to calm down.

"Everyone, our war with the Han people has only ended for less than four years. It is definitely not a wise choice to conflict with the Han people at this time." President James said to everyone in the White House.

Hearing President James mention the war that has humiliated the United States to this day, even the most arrogant people know what the consequences of a conflict with Han will be. The war more than three years ago has already told them the answer.

"But we can't just watch the Han build their navy in Houston to threaten us. Once they build a powerful navy, they can even hit New York!!" U.S. Navy Secretary Luxey stood up and told everyone present. warned.

"But the question is, who will fight the Han people, you or me??" President James asked Luxi, with a trace of sadness on his face. He knew very well that after just a few years, he was about to provoke a war. Not to mention that he agreed to the conflict in the Han Kingdom, Congress would not agree to it either.

"But the least we can do is let the Han people know that we are very dissatisfied with their presence in the Port of Houston..." At this moment, Secretary of State Rotter stood up and said, easing the tense atmosphere between the President and the Secretary of the Navy. .

"Mr. President, let's not forget that the Atlantic Ocean is not just for us, the United States, but also for other countries..." Secretary of State Rotter said to President James with a smile.

"You mean, Britain??" President James was stunned for a moment, then reacted and asked Lott.

"Yes, they are the British!!" Secretary of State Rotter nodded and replied to President James, "The British have always regarded the Atlantic as their inland sea and forbidden area. We Americans have to be restricted by the British everywhere in the Atlantic. It makes no sense, Han Not our countrymen." Secretary of State Rotter replied to President James in a mocking tone.

"I can guarantee that London will also be worried about Han entering the Atlantic Ocean in the next few days. They will not simply watch Han go unscrupulously in the Atlantic Ocean." Secretary of State Rotter guessed the British thoughts very clearly.

"But how can we ensure that the British are on our side? You have to know the original relationship between Britain and Han..." After hearing this, President James looked at Lot with some confusion and asked.

"It's very simple. As long as the British want the region to maintain balance, they will do so." Secretary of State Rotter looked at the looks cast by the people around him and replied with a smile.

"In order to ensure that we are safe enough, Mr. President, we should sign a peace agreement with the Han people to ensure that the war will not break out at sea for the first time. Only in this way can we have more buffer room on land... "Secretary of State Rotter's words are very clear, that is, try to protect the United States' rear in possible future wars. To ensure this, the Han Navy must not threaten the ability of the U.S. Navy.

It would be best for the U.S. Navy to have the upper hand, but it is estimated that this will be difficult, so the United States will also have to make certain concessions, otherwise such a treaty will be impossible to reach.

"Why did the Han people agree to our request? They can develop naval power in the Atlantic to deal with us??" President James frowned and asked Lot again.

"Because of the United Kingdom, the British will not just watch the Han people get the maritime advantage. After all, they already have the advantage on land, don't they?" Secretary of State Lott said looking at everyone present.

The land advantage he talked about was actually the Rocky Mountains. The western section of the Rocky Mountains controlled by the Han State was basically a mountain basin, which was extremely easy to defend and even connected together.

The American side is a vast plain, which is easy to attack.

From a land perspective, the United States is definitely at a disadvantage, and the British, who are good at offshore balancing, how can they let Han have a maritime advantage and completely eliminate the United States when Han has a land advantage.

"Mr. President, we should invite the British Minister to attend a meeting on Atlantic maritime security, what do you think?" Secretary of State Roth looked at President James and suggested.

"Of course, I will invite Mr. Howarth to the White House tomorrow to discuss the Atlantic issue." President James said the word "Atlantic" very strongly.

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The British people who received the invitation from the White House quickly understood the meaning after thinking about recent events.

After the British minister left the White House, he immediately sent the news back to London. Although London had not responded yet, according to the British's urine, they would not let go of such a good opportunity to intervene in the situation in America.

After all, at the beginning of this year, Han and the United States joined forces to deal with Britain and France, and apparently expelled Britain from the Americas. The British remembered it very well. Now that they have such an opportunity to stir up trouble in the Americas, the British will of course be happy.

Even happy! !
  Liu Peng, who is in Xijing, is also observing the reactions of neighboring countries after the Longhe Port officially opened and the navy began to be stationed.

When he learned that the British minister in Han was coming to visit him in the palace, he knew that the British had intervened, and it was not ruled out that the Americans had done so.

Because he could see clearly, Liu Peng made several demands to the British minister at the palace dinner.

The first is to ensure the smooth flow of trade between Han and Europe.

Second, ensure the freedom of navigation of Han ships.

The third is to build an Atlantic fleet that is evenly matched with neighboring countries and can at least protect itself.

As for the so-called neighboring countries, everyone knows who they are.

It can be said that these three requirements are very low-profile and not at all arrogant as the British imagine.

Even Liu Peng implicitly told the British minister that if the Americans made concessions, Han could also make concessions.

This surprised the British. After all, according to the situation of the Han-American War, Han should be very arrogant when facing the United States. How could he have such a humble attitude.

In fact, Liu Peng had no choice but to do this. After all, the war only ended a few years ago. Without igniting the flames of war in America and causing the situation in America to collapse, it is certain to make certain concessions. After all, Han is not the United States. There is only the Atlantic Ocean, Han State and the Pacific Ocean.

Therefore, making certain decisions while stabilizing trade, as long as it is not an excessive concession, does not matter to Liu Peng. After all, Han has no intention of competing with the United States and Britain for supremacy in the Atlantic Ocean.

Apart from anything else, controlling the Pacific Ocean at this stage is much better than competing with the British and Americans for the complicated Atlantic Ocean.

Liu Peng knows better than anyone in this era what to do and what not to do.

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  (End of this chapter)