Wild North America 1846

Merchants and nobles are alliances of interests that need and depend on each other, rather than one party simply relying on the other.

two days later

The call back from Guards Command in Seattle arrived in Veracbrus via the military's long-distance telegraph line.

At this moment

The third batch of returning expeditionary forces has been reorganized and has embarked on its journey back to the Kingdom through seven trains. There are not many people still stranded.

Brigadier General Fan Pengfei is busy in the temporary command post next to the train station. As the incoming commander of the "Snow Mountain Division", when the expeditionary force is facing a major disbandment, he has brought together the elite forces of the original 1st and 5th Divisions to form a new southern division.

1st Field Division.

Some officers and soldiers will retire, some will be transferred to other units, some will be promoted, and some will enter the Chang'an Lecture Hall for further studies. Everyone's destination is different.

The temporary command headquarters was faced with a large amount of tedious and detailed paperwork, involving every returning expeditionary officer and soldier. Brigadier General Fan Pengfei took over the command without hesitation.

Among the third batch of returning expeditionary officers and soldiers, 411 officers and soldiers were affiliated with the "Snow Mountain Division". The temporary command headquarters selected 31 officers of all levels and 120 soldiers from them to handle the tedious and complex return affairs.

The transferred officers and soldiers only need a paper transfer order. Retired officers and soldiers are much more troublesome. They must first seek personal opinions, determine their destination among the eight southern provinces to be allocated, prepare files and sign and issue retirement certificates, check military merit fields and issue them.

Certify, issue retirement benefits, and finally put retired soldiers and their families on the train.

"Is the military determined that 1,100 retired soldiers will be resettled locally? This number is not small!"

"Reporting to the division commander, this is the order signed by the Military Command just received this morning. Please review it."

"oh……"

Brigadier General Fan Pengfei took the order letter, read it carefully, nodded, and said, "Since there is a formal military order on the summit, it will be executed unconditionally, but..."

Having said this, he frowned, waved his hand to the staff officer to retreat, and clasped his hands behind his back and pondered for a long time.

Veraquebrus now belongs to Mexican territory. Although it is a free port like Tiaragua, it is foreign territory after all, and it is unreasonable to house the country's retired soldiers with meritorious service.

The name is not correct and the words are not correct.

But the order to go up to the peak is not fake, and the mystery behind it is intriguing.

Veraquebrus was originally located in an open hilly area surrounded by mountains. Today, the town is small in size, and there are large areas of barren land on the outskirts that remain to be developed, extending into the inland areas.

Not to mention 1,100 soldiers, even 10 times more can be accommodated. The key is that this place is too sensitive.

If the United States and other foreign forces knew about it, why not blow up the situation?

Of course, this is not something that Brigadier General Fan Pengfei should consider. It is an order from the highest level of the kingdom and even His Majesty. Is there a possibility? It is a test of hostile forces...

Think of this

Brigadier General Fan Pengfei's heart was beating very fast, and his hands and feet were numb as if from an electric shock. He was very excited about his bold speculation.

The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty has always given generous rewards to retired soldiers. Of course, those who have never participated in the war will not be mentioned. Without meritorious service, there will be no meritorious service. Soldiers who have served steadily until retirement are fulfilling their obligations.

Soldiers who participate in wars and receive awards for their meritorious service all have meritorious service, it's just a matter of how many.

For example, during this European expedition, there were a total of 37,868 officers and soldiers in the army (excluding the 5th and 9th divisions paid for by the British). The smallest logistics soldier had more than 20 acres of meritorious service, and the largest soldier often had 40 or even 50 acres.

There are even more officers. Officers with the rank of colonels and division commanders not only receive noble titles, but also have meritorious land worth thousands of acres. The most outstanding commanders of the 1st Division and the 5th Division both own more than 3,000 acres, nearly 20,000 acres.

Such a large area, almost 13 square kilometers, is a large ranch.

Fortunately, the eight southern provinces are extremely vast, and it is only a piece of cake for the soldiers of the expeditionary force to divide the meritorious fields. The total area does not exceed 3,000 square kilometers, which is only 1/350 of the vast territory of the eight southern provinces.

Some people will say

Chinese who immigrate to the northern and southern provinces can also receive 10 acres of land for free. Doesn’t it seem like being a soldier is not worthwhile?

actually not

These refugees who were directly recruited from mainland China joined the army and had free shipping tickets to North America or Europe. They also enjoyed the highest food standards, including rice and white noodles.

After the soldiers arrive in North America, they do not need to work as bonded workers for 2 to 3 years to pay off debts. They can enjoy a series of preferential treatment provided by the Kingdom to retired soldiers. They can work in the government or police department, receive a comfortable and generous salary, and have a completely different social status.

The land that immigrants receive for free is private land, and the "Ten Taxes and Three Taxes" policy is implemented. Tax evasion and tax evasion will be severely punished. In serious cases, land confiscation may be imposed.

Soldiers receive a field of meritorious service, the more merit they perform, the more rewards they earn, the "ten taxes and one tax for life" policy is implemented, and they also receive preferential treatment in various aspects.

Meritorious fields can be subleased, but the ownership cannot be traded or transferred, and the local government cannot handle it. Related cases must be handed over to the Military Justice Division under the General Staff Headquarters.

This is His Majesty's reward to the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers can enjoy preferential tax rates during their lifetime. After their death, they pay a small inheritance tax and can be inherited by their children, but the nature of the land is converted into civilian land.

Private land can be traded and transferred, and is subject to the ordinary tax rate of "10 tax 3", which is the same as other private land.

The two are completely different, and their treatment is vastly different.

In any case, no matter how the policy of encouraging reclamation is implemented, the Royal Government will be the biggest winner.

The originally barren land is allocated to the Chinese. As the cultivated area continues to expand, a steady stream of tax revenue will be generated. The government will be counting money and its financial resources will become stronger.

There are only wrong buys in the world, how can there be wrong sells?

Thoughts are turning in a flash

Brigadier General Fan Pengfei knew what to do. There were five words in the order "should be kept secret", so when allocating land to retired soldiers in the area, it would not be a big deal to operate it in the form of joint farms and joint pastures.

Publicity is the nature of meritorious service.

As for the local Mexican government, I believe that the Royal Government will take corresponding measures to cooperate and ensure that it remains silent.

This is equivalent to laying a mine in the Veraquebrus area. When will it explode? How to explode it depends on your own considerations. You just need to wait for the order.

As the local reception officer of the expeditionary force, Brigadier General Fan Pengfei is responsible for the diversion, placement and reorganization of the troops. He has inherent conveniences and can relocate most of the retired soldiers of the original 5th Division locally.

These subordinates who have followed him through life and death have a special feeling of comrade-in-arms among each other. He does not mind using his authority to arrange the former subordinates in a better place, so that they may have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds in the future.

"Teacher, urgent call from Seattle."

"oh……"

Brigadier General Fan Pengfei reached out and took it, unfolded the telegram and read it. The telegram contained the conclusion of the investigation into the Maochang Trading Company run by the Tian brothers in Seattle;

A newly emerging Chinese trading firm pays taxes on time and operates responsibly. It has no record of committing crimes and has no record of committing crimes. The overall evaluation is "good".

A private enterprise rated as "excellent" should not only abide by its duties, pay taxes on time, and set an example in all aspects. It should also be enthusiastic about public welfare, have a sense of responsibility, receive awards from the provincial and municipal governments, and have certain social influence. These

The conditions Maochangxing obviously cannot meet.

Brigadier General Fan Pengfei is not a moral model, he is just an authentic soldier, a representative figure of the kingdom's autocratic armed forces, and a lucky man who is about to receive a noble title.

For the sake of his noble castle, he only thought about it for a moment, and quickly called for a staff officer, asking him to quickly notify Colonel Lin Feng in the town and go to the temporary residence to discuss matters at night.

The matter of buying a stake in Maochang Trading Company has been generally settled, but the details still need to be discussed.

Chang'an City (San Francisco, San Francisco)

Daming Palace

After holding a grand ceremony to worship the heaven, the three main halls of the Daming Palace, the auxiliary halls, and the harem have been officially opened. The ground is paved with alabaster marble imported from Italy. The majestic palace is magnificent and magnificent.

In the spacious hall

Richard sat behind the throne and reviewed the memorial. He casually marked "yes" on a memorial for the honorary title of "Snow Mountain Division" submitted by the Army Staff Headquarters.

Then he received the reorganization plan submitted by the expeditionary force. The expeditionary force of more than 37,000 people will be slimmed down to about 15,000 people, retaining a southern field strike division, a total of five cavalry regiments and an artillery regiment.

Excess weapons and equipment will be turned over to the reserve, retired soldiers will be resettled, rewarded, meritorious officers and soldiers will be awarded, promoted and re-appointed, etc., there is a thick stack.

Richard spent more than ten minutes looking through it in general, and finally wrote for approval, "Yes, it should be carefully organized and implemented."

In the forefront of the densely packed personnel who reported meritorious service, Richard saw a familiar name. After pondering for a moment, he remembered that this was the commander of the 5th Division who led the troops to fly over the snow-capped mountains during the attack on the Sevastopol Fortress.

His name is Fan Pengfei.

He raised a pen and drew a circle on the name, which means "circle red", indicating that the military department will focus on training in the future.

All the "red" military and political officials have obviously come into the eyes of His Majesty the King. After taking office, most of them will be transferred to the Guards, the Royal Attaché's Office or the Secretariat to train them nearby, and will be carefully trained by His Majesty the King.

After passing this level, the person who is released to the outside world again is the senior official who is in charge of one side.

The commander of the expeditionary force, Lieutenant General Duan Debiao (recently promoted), the deputy commander, Lieutenant General Tian Mantun (recently promoted, formerly the chief of staff of the expeditionary force), General Wu Degao (recently promoted), and others all have resumes in the Royal Guards and are His Majesty’s

Recognized as an outstanding military general.

Richard had always been close to the high-ranking military and political officials of the Tang Dynasty to examine their character in person, so as not to cultivate a rebellious boy, which would be very harmful.

Laying a mine near the Gulf of Mexico was a matter of personal instruction from Richard. It was already at the end of May 1856, and it was not long before the official showdown in North America.

during this time

The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty should consider the direction and path of its next expansion. Whether it can finally dominate North America, look down upon the heroes of North and South America, push the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty up a level, and grow into the true Empire of the Tang Dynasty depends on this.

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To this end, many preemptive moves and ambushes can be officially launched. As the construction of the Daming Palace comes to an end, the Ministry of Internal Affairs can free up a large budget of funds, and large-scale strategic purchases and reserves will also be accelerated.

The goal is to establish no less than 200 strategic reserve warehouses across the country, prepare firearms and supplies that can be used by a million troops, and collect and store food that can be used by a million troops for one and a half years to prepare for a war of unprecedented scale.