Wild North America 1846

Before the relevant currency system was determined, the Tang Kingdom had already ordered steam coinage equipment and ink banknote printing machines from the United Kingdom, and hired relevant British technicians for guidance, which are expected to arrive before the end of the year.

At that time, it will be a good time for the Tang Kingdom's new currency "Yuan" to be officially issued.

Currency issuance involves a lot of detailed preparations. After the new currency is issued, there will be a period of coexistence of the new currency and the existing currency. The chaotic various banknotes in the market can only be replaced step by step. The plan will take two years to comprehensively

Complete the work.

The third thing is education, which is also a task that Richard attaches great importance to.

He understands better than anyone else in this era that talents represent the future of the kingdom, represent the hope of the kingdom, and are also the new driving force for the Tang Kingdom to move towards a powerful empire.

It is difficult to turn back from the development path that Richard has chosen now. This has inadvertently given him a lot more responsibilities, shouldering the ardent hopes of hundreds of thousands of Chinese people, and he must not give up halfway.

His character is that of a serious person. Either he doesn’t do something, or he must do his best if he does something.

According to Richard’s immigration requirements;

Today, a total of more than 8,000 boys and girls aged 9 to 12 have arrived in North America. Most of them are refugee children. They only need two pieces of cake or a few kilograms of millet for one child, and they have come all the way here.

Considering a child's endurance, 9 years old is already the lowest level. Younger children cannot withstand the harsh environment of ocean voyages in today's world, and their mortality rate is too high.

These children are now placed in the Moon Valley in the Grape Valley. The newly built schools here are all under unified military management. They will teach the children to learn knowledge, learn Chinese, history, geography, mathematics, physics and chemistry. In the senior grades, they can

Choose from English, French, German and Spanish.

All the study and living expenses of these children are borne by the royal family.

From second grade onwards

The children will have a half-day military or labor class every day. In the labor class, they may go to the orchard to pick grapes, help in the fields, or learn to sew plush toys, and do whatever work they can.

The new school was named the Royal Mercy School, which in Moon Valley was the Royal Moon Valley Mercy School, and in Los Angeles it was the Royal Mercy School of Los Angeles II, or the Royal Mercy School of Los Angeles III.

Richard squeezed out special funds from his limited funds to build benevolent schools in various places. The reason why he was given the name of the royal family was to show that he attached great importance to it, to frighten Xiaoxiao, and to make the royal family famous and establish a benevolent and caring school.

Golden body.

His current evil reputation is enough, but it is getting more and more tarnished by the Yankees. In order to show a benevolent image of caring for the people in the country, education is an indispensable and important channel.

Education should start from childhood! You can’t go wrong.

The fourth thing is administrative divisions.

Today, the administrative divisions of the Tang Kingdom are quite confusing, and are only roughly divided into the California region, the New Mexico region, and the Oregon region.

Today, the total area of ​​the Tang Kingdom reaches 3.01 million square kilometers, which is the original 2.31 million square kilometers plus the Oregon area of ​​700,000 square kilometers.

This territorial scope does not include the three northern states claimed by the Tang Kingdom from the United States, but includes a total of 900,000 square kilometers of northern land in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming.

Denver, in particular, is now officially occupied by the Tang Kingdom, but its territorial sovereignty belongs to the United States. There is no objection to this and it has been recognized by all countries in the world.

It was part of the Louisiana area that the United States purchased from France in 1803. Until an international treaty to cede territory was reached, it could not be counted within the territory of the Tang Kingdom for the time being.

The Louisiana region has a total area of ​​2.44 million square kilometers. The United States originally bought it for US$15 million, at a price of less than three cents per acre. It was a huge advantage and established the current overall layout of the US territory.

The Tang Kingdom had a total territory of 3.01 million square kilometers, and it was only roughly divided into three regions, which is really nonsense.

Richard didn't want to waste too much time thinking, and planned to directly apply the administrative divisions of the American market, divide the entire country into more than 10 provinces, and then clarify the administrative system.

There is no need to rush this matter. The population of the Tang Kingdom is currently over 410,000, and it is expected to exceed 500,000 by the end of the year (including 32,000 to 35,000 newborns). The overall population is relatively small, so we can consider it slowly before proceeding.

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However, the establishment of some specific towns is imminent, and royal decrees will be issued in the near future to implement them.

For example, the current situation in Grape Valley is that the total population has reached 27,000, and it will exceed 30,000 in less than two months. It is no longer suitable to continue to use the previous village-level administrative system.

Especially in Sidaoling Village, where industry is relatively concentrated, the total population has exceeded 5,500 people, and the demand for labor in various factories is still huge, which means that there will be an outbreak period of residents.

Therefore, from Daoling Village to Wudaoling Village, they will be unified into towns.

After passing Wudaoling Village, the geographical environment deep in the Grape Valley suddenly opened up, forming several large valleys and plains, which are also one of the important areas for recent industrial and agricultural development.

The depth of the Grape Valley is about 130 kilometers long. The largest valley basin is the Sunshine Valley not far from Wudaoling Village, covering an area of ​​about 340 square kilometers.

Steel plants and cement plants were built here, as well as coal mines and iron ore mines, forming a large emerging market town with a total population of more than 11,000 people, making it the most populous town in the Grape Valley.

After comprehensive consideration

Considering that the population in the area has exceeded 10,000, Richard decided to upgrade it to Sunshine City, one of the municipalities directly under the California Province.

Continuing deeper, there are two smaller valley basins, one is the Moon Valley, covering an area of ​​about 110 square kilometers, and the other is the Calabash Valley, which is composed of a series of small plains with a total area of ​​about 70 square kilometers.

Moon Valley is now an important vegetable and fruit growing area, producing poultry, eggs, and milk. There are already more than 170 Chinese plantations in the surrounding towns. Commercial development in the valley is rapid, and the total resident population has reached more than 6,300 people.

After comprehensive consideration

Richard decided to upgrade it to a moon city, focusing on the development of vegetables, dried fruits, fruits and poultry eggs and milk farming and processing, supplemented by the development of the textile industry, and the future is promising.

As for the population gathering area of ​​Hulu Valley, most of them are engaged in animal husbandry and agriculture. The total population is a little more than 2,000. It temporarily fails to meet the standards for establishing a city and is set up as Hulu Town.

A similar situation exists in Shanghewan Village and Lower River Bay Village on the American River. With the rise of the gold rush, more and more gold prospectors have poured into the American River, and now the number has exceeded 13,000.

Shanghewan Village and Xiahewan Village prospered accordingly, with large buildings rising from the ground, and the size of the town expanding like a balloon. Business flourished, and they became a place where gold diggers lived and died.

After comprehensive consideration

Shanghewan City and Xiahewan City will be set up. These two cities have strong European architectural styles, blending British, French and German-style architecture. They are more like two European towns with unique characteristics.

Shanghewan City and Xiahewan City also have the highest proportion of white people in the entire Datang Kingdom. The proportion of white people is basically between 35% and 40%. Therefore, the exotic customs are particularly strong.

It should be noted that in the household registration of the Tang Dynasty, everything was based on the ethnic group of the head of the household, which would give the illusion that the proportion of Chinese was particularly high.

For example, if the head of a family of a Chinese cavalry officer is this Chinese cavalry officer, then the whole family will be registered as Chinese no matter how many members there are. It is a typical Chinese family.

This Chinese officer has two white wives, four Indian maids or concubines, and three new-born children. The total family members are ten, so there are ten Chinese.

Neither whites nor Indian convicts had the right to register. In the future, they would either follow their masters, work to death, or obtain pardon from the king before they could become freedmen.

Therefore, the proportion of Chinese in Denver is as high as 82%. This is why.

There was no law prohibiting human trafficking in the Tang Kingdom, but there was an unspoken rule that must be followed.

That is, regardless of whether you buy or sell whites, Indians or blacks, you must not buy or sell Chinese. Otherwise, if you are found out, it will be a felony, and your home will be confiscated and your property will be confiscated, and you will need to pay a huge fine of tens of thousands of dollars.

In severe cases, they could be sentenced to hard labor. Even if a Chinese violated this unspoken rule, he would still be severely punished.

The fifth thing is to establish a parliamentary system modeled on the British. Relevant British administrative experts have put forward their opinions, but Richard has put it on the list of postponed matters and will not consider it for the next two years.

When the People's Republic of China was first founded, Richard chose the feudal royal system instead of the democratic state system.

First, it is to consider integrating with the system of feudal kingdoms all over the world today. The Chinese people are more accepting and do not want to take too big a step and make trouble.

Secondly, Richard has a "bug" that is familiar with past and present life. Which measures are more conducive to the development of the country can be seen on the palm of his hand. He does not want to let the democratic system interfere with the development of the Tang Dynasty. Monarchy and dictatorship are more conducive to the development of the Tang Dynasty.

Third, there is also a little selfishness, which is not enough for outsiders to understand.

Therefore, there is no rush to implement the democratic parliamentary system and electoral system of a constitutional monarchy until the kingdom is stabilized.

After approving many documents, I looked at the clock and saw that it was already past eleven o'clock at night.

Richard stood up, stretched out, and shook his head vigorously, and a crisp "crackling" sound came from his bones.

His current body is young and full of vitality, and the hard work of staying up late is nothing to worry about. However, it is already so late without realizing it, and a wry smile can't help but appear on the corners of Richard's lips.

There are too many things piled up on the desk, and they can never be dealt with.

Richard strode out of the study. Liu Wu and other officers who were waiting on the sofa immediately stood up and saluted with a military salute.

"Thank you for your hard work, go down."

"As you command, Your Majesty."

Richard passed by them and walked into the room outside. Several pretty maids immediately came forward, helped His Majesty the King change his clothes and bathe, and then sent him to the bedroom.

There were already two maids sleeping here with flushed faces, dressed like little white sheep, sleeping under brocade quilts, helping His Majesty warm the quilt.

The life of a feudal autocratic monarch really needs to be criticized.