Wild North America 1846

The Panama region is actually one city, that is, Panama City. Panama City plus the town of Colon have a total population of 51,200, accounting for more than 90% of the entire Panama region's population. The rest are mostly plantations and agricultural populations in the countryside.

Therefore, Panama has the highest proportion of urban population in the world, which is much higher than that of the United Kingdom.

This is because with its unique geographical advantages, Panama has been a land transportation hub spanning the Atlantic to the Pacific since the Spanish colonial period. A large number of people and goods are transferred every year, which has created the prosperity of Panama City and the town of Colon.

This has resulted in an abnormally high population in local cities and towns.

It is precisely because of this special social structure that the upper echelons of the city council, headed by Mayor Cecil Rodrio, have a high say in the ownership of the Panama region.

After being provoked by Brigadier General Pan Hengchen, Mayor Cecil Rodrio and a group of Panama City Council senior officials frequently visited the naval base to bargain on some details.

end of June

The two sides finally reached an agreement, and the Tang Kingdom offered one count, two viscounts, and five barons, a total of 8 noble titles and fiefs, in exchange for a formal declaration that Panama would formally separate from the Republic of New Granada and turn into the arms of the Datang Kingdom.

July 7, 1849

An envoy headed by Count Juan Carlos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty, arrived in Panama City and witnessed in person Mayor Cecil Rodrio's official statement of withdrawal from the Republic of New Granada.

Immediately, Mayor Cecil Rodrio and a group of senior city council officials, representing the people of Panama, swore to join the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty and become one of its provinces.

at the celebration

Count Juan Carlos personally read the king's edict, ennobling Brigadier General Pan Hengchen to the title of earl of the kingdom, enjoying fiefs, fiefs, and family emblems, which will be inherited from generation to generation.

Cecil Rodrio was entrusted with the title of earl of the kingdom, and he enjoyed fiefdom and family crests, which were passed down from generation to generation, and he still served as the mayor of Panama.

Enfeoffed meritorious officers of the navy, and several high-level officials of the Panama City Council were nobles of the kingdom. They encouraged all the kings to join hands and forge ahead to jointly build a prosperous Tang Kingdom.

At this point, Panama City turned into a sea of ​​joy. People sang, danced, and performed dragon and lion dances to celebrate this moment. Only the Americans of the Panama Railway Company were depressed.

In a beautiful three-story Baroque building

William White, the director and general manager of the Panama Railway Company with a hooked nose, opened his mouth and poured a large glass of gin into his stomach. Feeling the burning of the strong wine from his throat to his stomach, he slapped the glass heavily on the

on the desktop.

The delicate glass shattered immediately, and the sharp glass fragments cut William White's finger, and blood immediately flowed out.

"William, your hand is broken." Duffy Lewis, who was in good shape in the office, frowned and reminded.

He is also a member of the board of directors of the Panama Railway Company, but does not participate in specific operations. He is a large slave owner and cotton plantation owner in Georgia in the south of the United States.

There were two other people in the office, but they were employees of the railway company and did not dare to say anything when they saw this.

"Don't worry about it. Maybe a small injury will make me feel better." William White took the white handkerchief handed by his subordinate staff, hastily bandaged the wound on his hand, and then stood up with an irritable expression.

Get up, point to the crowd of people singing, dancing and celebrating outside the window and say;

"Look at these idiots, they don't know what they are happy about because they were betrayed?

I really can't believe that the Tang Dynasty actually reached out to Central America, but our federal government did nothing and pretended to be deaf and let it go.

What happened to President Tyler?

Is he still the heroic general we know as the man who led his army into Mexico City?

What about the Monroe Doctrine spirit of the founding fathers?

Are we just going to let the Easterners do whatever they want in Central America?

God, I'm really going crazy. Is the world changing too fast, or am I just not understanding it?

How could the always proud American cowboy be as afraid of the Tang Dynasty as a snake and a scorpion?

I'm going to pay to hire an army to clean out these shitty Orientals from Panama, and those idiots in the Bogota government who are pretending to be deaf should all go to hell, a bunch of filthy shit, Fake..."

It can be seen that William White is already furious. The Tang Kingdom's full-scale invasion of Panama and its occupation of the region as one of its own provinces really stimulated him.

It's not that William White is so righteous, but because the Tang Kingdom is not a simple player. It will never let the land bridge connecting the two oceans be in the hands of the Americans. Sooner or later, it will step in and take over this lucrative business.

Take away.

This undoubtedly hurt the interests of the American Panama Railway Company and also hurt William White. It is no wonder that he was furious.

"Calm down William, yelling won't solve any problems. Orientals are not interested in this either and will not be intimidated by you. Their courage and skills are stronger than we thought, and their appetites are greater. Maybe exiting at the right time is not the answer.

The worst idea ever."

"What are you talking about...how is this possible?"

"Everything is possible. In fact, the Tang Kingdom is a tough and difficult player to deal with. If these weak Central Americans cannot compare, it is impossible for us to play with it at will." Duffy-Lewis shrugged helplessly, with a look in his eyes.

Calm and wise.

His wealth mainly consisted of a vast cotton plantation in Georgia and 647 black slaves. Investing in the Panama Railway was just a business, and even if he lost it, it would not be a big deal.

For this reason, there is no point in confronting the Tang Kingdom.

William White's eyes flashed with anger, and he looked at Duffy Lewis and said: "Look...the battle hasn't even started yet, and some people are already cowards. Our escape will only make the Easterners more greedy, and they will eat us."

Not a single bone is left.”

"Don't say it so harshly. This is just a business, and the price offered by the Orientals is not bad. It's just that the profit is a little less."

"Why should I give up my business to others? The Panama Railway's monopoly can last for 100 years or even longer. You can't get a better business than this anywhere else. I will never back down and must fight.

in the end."

"William, it's not as exaggerated as you said. I can sell cotton for 100 years and earn enough money to enjoy a comfortable upper-class life. I can also maintain good relations with the Orientals and buy from them what we want."

Copper ore, silk, porcelain and tea, and maybe a title of nobility.”

"Don't be delusional, man, the Orientals will just throw you into the white man's hard labor camp, and you will have to work hard until you die, building bridges, roads and cities for them, and they won't even let you play with an Indian woman. They are all devils who will knock the bones and suck the marrow."

And heathens, that's what I say."

"Fortunately you are not God, but just a boastful lunatic." Duffy-Lewis sneered, stood up and walked to the door, took off his bowler hat and put it on his head, turned around and said; "I think the Easterners' offer

Yes, the shares of the Panama Railway you hold will be transferred to them. As for you, you can do whatever you want, just go ahead and do it. I don't know where the mercenaries can defeat the Tang Kingdom army. This is too ridiculous.

, but I sincerely wish you success.”

After finishing, he politely took off his hat, opened the door and left, leaving William White, who was trembling with anger, with his face turning green and red, as if he had opened a dyeing workshop.

To be fair, William White is just a talker. Asking him to organize a mercenary army to attack the naval base of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention whether he has the financial resources or not, first of all, he is not courageous enough.

Capitalists are all businessmen with families and families. It's okay to let them wave the flag and shout out in the public opinion circle. But when they go to the battlefield, they are more cowardly than the others, and they are very precious about their lives.

The price offered by Datang Kingdom was US$3.4 million, which was 40% more than the original investment of the American Panama Railway Company. It should be said that it was very sincere.

But business is not like this. After the opening of the Panama Railway Company, due to the rapid rise of the Tang Dynasty, the materials and personnel transported by the Panama Railway were dozens of times that of the same period in history, making a lot of money.

A mere 76 kilometers of railway can easily earn nearly a million US dollars in profits in one year.

Such a good business is almost making a lot of money every day. Let alone 3.4 million US dollars, I am not willing to sell it even if it doubles again!

The scarcity and uniqueness of the Panama Railway, as well as the nature of the land bridge spanning two oceans, inherently determine that it cannot be measured by equal value.

As William White said, if you can do it for 100 years or even longer, of course you won’t want to let it go!

"Okay, okay, please go out and leave me alone, God! Why are you such an idiot?" William White vented an unknown evil fire on his subordinates, drove them all out, and then one

The man sat heavily on the chair, his face uncertain.

He was thinking about Daffy Lewis's words, and after thinking deeply, he had to admit that what the old fox said made sense.

Those people in the Tang Dynasty are not good people, and they will definitely not be able to do it by force.

Not to mention anything else, if you are accused of being a pirate, you will be hanged directly, and all your property and stocks will be confiscated. It is just a matter of drizzle. You can do such a ruthless thing.

Are the more than 300 pirates hanged at the naval base all pirates?

I'm afraid not necessarily

There are also some white family leaders who are strongly opposed to the Tang Dynasty. It is not known whether they are involved in pirates, but it is true that those wolf-like soldiers confiscated property and killed people.

These days, Panama is thousands of miles away from the United States. Coupled with the lack of information and lack of information, those Easterners in the Tang Dynasty want to do something dirty. When those friends in the U.S. Federal House of Representatives find out, they may even lose their day lily.

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It's definitely not possible to do it with force, it's too dangerous.