Wild North America 1846

Taoyuan City

The geographical location in the valley and plain here is relatively broad and has great development potential. Taoyuan City is a key development area on the Colorado Plateau, and the urban population is growing rapidly.

Here, a palace is being built.

The palace is located halfway up the mountain. A large piece of land has been circled at the foot of the mountain, backed by a forest, and there is a small lake of about ten acres called "Jinghu Lake".

As the name suggests

The surface of the lake is as calm as a mirror, reflecting the lush forests and mountain peaks, and the scenery is beautiful.

With this small mirror lake echoing the mountains, forests and palace buildings, this pastoral seems to have a connection and a soul.

Therefore, this palace is called "Jinghu Palace".

Today's "Jinghu Palace" is under construction. The main building is a three-story French-style palace building made of large rocks in the red color of the local specialty. It is one of the landmark buildings in Taoyuan City.

The reason why French-style palace buildings were built was because the captured white architects and white convicts who worked on the construction were good at this and could not build Chinese-style palaces.

In the northwestern states of the United States, most of them belong to the northern region of the French "Louisiana Land Sale" in 1803. They are French colonies in North America, so they have many descendants of French immigrants.

Among the captured white people, there were many white French designers who were good at architecture.

The conditions for these people are much better than those for ordinary hard labor prisoners.

Not only can you live with your family, but you can also have a relatively stable supply of food and life. The premise is that you try your best to build the palace, otherwise you can imagine the consequences yourself.

The palace has not yet been built, so Richard is staying in a wooden house by Jinghu Lake. The terrain here is slightly higher than the depths of the valley, and most of the city can be seen from the window.

mid-April

The permanent population of Taoyuan City has reached 117,000, and more than 10,000 housing units are under construction, which is more than 10,000 families. If all of them are moved in, based on the calculation of 5.73 people per family, the total number will be about 65,000 new people.

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Although the houses have not yet been built, Richard has arranged for dozens of "tunnel villages" to be relocated in an orderly manner and arranged to enter the depths of Taoyuan Valley to avoid the coming war.

After entering, these "tuncun" residents can clear bushes and weeds deep in the valley, plow the land, and plant some vegetables, fruits, potatoes and other crops while there is still time to meet their short-term living needs.

Once the house is built, you can happily move into your new home.

Richard had already planned to run a small train to the plantations and farms in the Taoyuan Valley after the war subsided, with one train in the morning and one train in the evening every day.

People who go out to work in the fields can take small trains to travel conveniently. Agricultural products harvested in the fields can also be transported by small trains and entered into Taoyuan Valley for processing and sale.

Thus

It not only facilitates farmland farming for Chinese families who own fields, but also fits the fortress status of Fenghuang City to Taoyuan City, which has been at the bottom line of the war for a long time, ensuring both industrial and agricultural production and war preparations.

If it is busy farming season

People are busy in the fields and cannot come back, so they can stay temporarily in underground houses with little impact.

Only when peace truly comes, will the government of the Tang Dynasty relax restrictions on rural construction.

In the wooden house

Richard stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, the cool breeze in the mountains and forests blowing his black hair, and his eyes looked bright and deep.

view from here

A new city is rising from the ground, with large streets and houses spreading out in the distance, a winding river passing through the city, and the factory area on the other side of the river.

There are many chimneys in the factory area, emitting thick black smoke day and night.

This was called environmental pollution in later generations, but today it is a symbol of industrial and economic power.

The streets in Taoyuan City are wide and separated by green belts in the middle. Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians traveling in and out follow the principle of driving on the right and appear orderly.

Since the early stages of urban construction, a complete urban sewer network, culvert facilities, and public toilets have been built. The streets appear clean and tidy, and there is no strange smell of cow dung and horse urine like in American towns.

If nothing happens

By the end of the year, Taoyuan City will become the largest city in terms of population in the Tang Kingdom, with a total population expected to be close to 200,000.

Looking back on the ups and downs of the past two years, Richard couldn't help but smile.

It was a huge feeling of achievement. While being strong, I could hold up a sky for overseas Chinese and create a dream country that was free from discrimination and oppression and could give full play to the talents of overseas Chinese. This made Richard prepare.

I feel relieved and have found the value of life.

"Your Majesty, the second batch of Colt 1848 lever rifles has arrived. The total number is 1,500. Now all the troops are vying for it. You see..."

The speaker was Major Lin Shoutian, the former deputy commander of the Second Zhangzhou Cavalry Regiment. Because of his repeated meritorious service in the northern battle at the beginning of the year, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and commander of the cavalry regiment.

Lin Shoutian was very talented in literature and was one of the early workers in the Chilean guano mines. He was highly regarded by the public and had been working overseas for 6 years before arriving in North America. He was well-informed and steady.

Therefore, as one of the confidant talents that can be cultivated, Lin Shoutian is now transferred to the position of chief of the royal bodyguard and commander of the royal bodyguard cuirassier regiment, which is the role played by Colonel Liu Wu (Liu Wu) before.

Richard did not turn around when he heard the request for instructions. Instead, he ordered in a calm voice: "These new weapons are all equipped to the Phoenix Corps. We order them to make good use of the new weapons for training. Everyone must master them without making mistakes."

"As you command, Your Majesty."

"Also, how is the production situation at Colt Arms Company?"

"Your Majesty, in accordance with your wishes, Colt Arms Company has stopped production of 1846 cavalry-style revolvers across the board, and is concentrating on the production of 1848-style lever rifles. Due to the complexity of the relevant production technology and the high scrap rate, currently each

The monthly production capacity has reached 850 rifles, and it is expected to increase to a monthly production capacity of 1,200 rifles after June."

"It's too slow. Let Colt Arms Company seize the time to expand production."

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to the information fed back by Colt Arms Company, the steam machine tools and new equipment imported from Europe have been installed, and hundreds of trained Chinese technicians are able to work independently. Now we are mainly focusing on the full assembly

The production of copper-cased bullets and the production scale of gun workshops will also be rapidly expanded to meet frontline needs."

"Um."

Richard nodded and hummed, saying he had nothing else to ask.

Lieutenant Colonel Lin Shoutian immediately grasped the opportunity and bowed deeply, took a few steps back, turned around and left, walking quietly.

What makes the Tang Kingdom stronger than the United States now is its superiority in weapons and equipment, which has also made Colt Arms Company famous. Recently, it has received weapons ordering intentions from many European countries.

However, these orders can only be pushed back and must first meet the needs of the armed forces of the Tang Kingdom.

From the Colt 1846 Cavalry Revolver to the Storm Heavy Machine Gun, Colt Arms Company continued to innovate, and the new weapons produced affected the direction of the war and also attracted the attention of European countries.

The Colt 1848 lever rifle is one of the new products. This is a new rifle that Richard discussed with Samuel Colt two years ago. Now it has finally been successfully developed and successfully equipped with troops.

This rifle is the originally famous Winchester 1866 lever repeating rifle in history.

Today, its design concept was stolen by Richard and was implemented by the talented weapons designer Mr. Samuel Colter. It is slightly different from the original Winchester 1866 lever rifle.

First of all, in order to enhance accuracy and range, the barrel of the Colt 1848 lever rifle was longer, the length of the entire gun increased from 98 cm to 108 cm, and the weight of the entire gun increased from 3.6 kg to 4.3 kg. Not only did the gun length increase, but also the

The built-in tubular magazine capacity is increased.

The gun uses 1.18mm caliber rimfire copper-cased bullets and can be fired continuously through the lever loading principle.

Due to the use of a built-in tube magazine, the Colt 1848 lever-action rifle has a capacity of up to 15 rounds. The amount of ammunition loaded in the tube depends on the length of the tube magazine.

This has a greatly improved ammunition capacity compared to traditional single-shot rifles. It can empty all bullets within 12 seconds and has extremely powerful firepower.

Once the new Colt 1848 lever rifle was equipped with the troops, it was warmly welcomed by the soldiers. The soldiers affectionately called it "Fifteen Rings" and "Fifteen Taibao".

Being able to own a "Fifteen Ring" feels very dignified.

In particular, the officers of the cavalry unit have already tasted the benefits of the Colt 1846 Cavalry Revolver. They have won many battles in the past two years and their travels in the northwestern states of the United States depended on it.

Therefore, cavalry officers have a particularly deep understanding of the advanced nature of weapons and equipment.

As soon as the new "fifteen-ring" rifle appeared, many cavalry officers realized the huge power of this rifle, and eagerly requested to equip it first.

No other reason

Compared with the "fifteen-shot" rifle, the Colt 1846 Cavalry Revolver is a piece of shit!

We can't blame these cavalry officers for being fond of the new and dislike the old. The performance of the 15-ring is really too good.

The Colt 1846 Cavalry Revolver can only hold 7 rounds of bullets, and its effective killing range is only 120 to 130 meters. The "Fifteen Ring" rifle can reach a height of 400 to 450 meters, and can load 15 rounds of bullets at a time, within a range of 200 meters.

Shooting accuracy is greatly improved.

The gap between the two is too big, and the performance is completely crushed. Does anyone know how to choose?

Every batch of Colt 1848 lever-action rifles arrived at the Phoenix Fortress, causing cavalry officers to rob them.

but so far

None of the cavalry regiments that His Majesty regarded as his favorites were equipped. The two batches of equipment totaled 2,200 new rifles, all of which were equipped with the Phoenix Fortress Musketeers Corps.

In Richard's view, the Chinese musketeers of the Phoenix Musketeers Corps (a total of 16,000 troops, including 2,000 white veterans and 8,600 white recruits) who bear the heavy responsibility of defense are the priority for equipment.

Only when the 6,000 Chinese musketeers are all equipped, can it be the turn of the Chinese cavalry.

As for the white soldiers who were originally cannon fodder and had no need for such advanced weapons, flintlock muskets were just fine to use. At least, don't consider replacing them in the next two years.