Wild North America 1846

Returning to Qinzheng Hall, Richard gave a few casual instructions; "Pay attention to the development and technological innovation of this company. This kind of car is a good way of transportation. It may partially replace the monopoly of horse-drawn carriages in the future and can be developed."

It needs more support and encouragement to become an important category like the agricultural machinery industry."

"Wei Chen should keep this in mind and never dare to neglect it."

"Well, this person will ask the Special Operations Division to follow up. The relevant information should be as detailed as possible. It is also a kind of protection."

"I will obey your orders."

After explaining this, Richard stopped exploring further.

Someone will naturally complete the following things. He has always had some doubts about Mr. Hou Guangtian. If he is a private inventor, forget it. If...

We can't blame Richard for being careless. This is the most secret private matter that he guards, and he doesn't want others to share it.

Returning to the throne, Richard picked up the statistical report summarizing the data for the first half of 1858 and read it seriously.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Kingdom has attached great importance to data statistics. The Statistics Bureau under the Ministry of Economic Affairs has a high degree of independence and is responsible for statistics on various indicators and output values ​​of the national economy, forming a relatively complete statistical system.

As of the end of June 1858;

The total industrial and agricultural output value of the Tang Dynasty reached a new high of 783 million Tang Yuan, and the total economic volume increased by 13.1% compared with the same period last year, creating the best level in the past three years.

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Agricultural output reached 234 million yuan, accounting for 28.89% of the national economic output, accounting for a little less than 30%, an increase of 22.76% over the same period last year, and the growth rate was obvious.

This was mainly due to two factors that drove the substantial growth of agricultural output. One was that agricultural machinery began to be widely promoted in all provinces of the Tang Kingdom, which reduced labor demand and greatly improved agricultural production efficiency.

The second is the further acceleration of immigration in the Kingdom. A large number of old immigrants who completed the bonded labor contract obtained their own land. The total agricultural population increased significantly, reaching an average of 570,000 to 600,000 people per year, further promoting the substantial growth of agricultural output value.

The total industrial output reached 389 million yuan, accounting for half of the national economic output, laying the foundation for the Tang Kingdom to basically realize steam industrialization. This was a historic progress.

Judging from the economic growth momentum in the first half of the year, thanks to the strong demand driven by the American Civil War, the industrial and agricultural economy of the Tang Kingdom achieved comprehensive and rapid development, transoceanic immigration grew steadily, and the overall economy showed a prosperous development scene.

As of the end of June 1858

During the statistical period, the population of new immigrants reached 816,500. A large number of new immigrants are widely distributed in various provinces of the Kingdom. Among them, just to fill the labor gap left by old immigrants (note: the bonded labor contract has expired), more than 330,000 (used) will be needed in half a year.

in land reclamation and various businesses such as farms, plantations, mines, enterprises and docks owned by the royal family).

In addition, the 18,000 to 20,000 mainland recruits every month are also an important factor in the surge in the new immigrant population.

Since 1858, amidst the turbulent situation in North America, the mainland and overseas provinces of the Tang Kingdom have maintained a rare calm, becoming a calm eye in the storm, and further promoted the in-depth development of industrialization with the help of the strong demand caused by the war.

Due to the blockade of the southern coast by the U.S. Northern Fleet, in just over a month, 77 merchant ships from Europe were captured, including those involving Britain, France, Holland and Belgium. This resulted in the basic interruption of European routes in every southern state, and an urgent increase in material demand.

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In this way

The Nevada Railway, which had just been opened by the Tang Kingdom, went all the way west to the Phoenix Fortress and Kansas City. It became the lifeline of transportation for the southern states to import various living supplies and military equipment. Every day, 21 special trains sailed into the south.

The number has increased to 45 columns, and there is a trend of further strengthening.

As the southern states of the United States are authentic agricultural states, their industrial development is extremely underdeveloped. From washbasin towels, soap, tablecloths, clothing to various industrial products, almost everything except cotton and some grains must be imported.

In order to protect Kansas City, the transportation lifeline, the southern United States established the Kansas Corps in the state, with a total of 72,000 people, about 1/3 of whom were cavalry. It was an important transportation hub and focus on the Western Front. Several wars have broken out recently.

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In order to stabilize the delivery of supplies to the southern United States and support their continued fight against dog eating dog, a main railway line heading west to Texas is being built from the southern line of the Ocean Kingdom Central Railway to Chihuahua as a backup transportation channel.

From Chihuahua City all the way west to Houston in Texas, the straight-line distance between the two places is about 892 kilometers, and the total length of the railway line is about 1,176 kilometers. The route is basically in the arid plateau and Great Plains areas. The construction difficulty is average, so the progress is relatively fast.

The Southern United States and the Tang Kingdom each mobilized more than 10,000 workers to each be responsible for the construction of railways in their own regions. Therefore, they are making rapid progress. It is expected that this important railway will be completed early next year, which will provide a continuous flow of industrial products to the Datang Kingdom.

The input of the American South.

Strongly driven by the needs of the war, the Tang Kingdom now has more than 370 factories built and put into production every month. The products cover all aspects, with a wide range of categories and large quantities, which has effectively promoted the rapid development of the domestic economy.

It is expected that this year

The Tang Kingdom's annual national economic aggregate is 99% certain to exceed the 1.5 billion yuan mark, achieving a historic surpass of the northern United States and firmly sitting on the throne of the world's fifth economic power.

As of the end of June 1858;

Compared with the statistics of 11.2233 million at the end of June 1856, two full years later, the number reached 14.8692 million at the end of June 1856 (note: this statistics does not include Costa Rica), showing a trend of rapid growth.

This total population is very close to the population of the northern United States three years ago, and the total industrial and agricultural output value is even better, which means that the Tang Kingdom is richer than the northern United States, with higher per capita output and a deeper industrialization process.

While the Yankees were being beaten into pieces, the Tang Kingdom gathered enough energy to develop, and even took advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to achieve transcendence. This was something that made Richard particularly happy.

Putting down the heavy semi-annual statistical report in his hand, Richard couldn't help but smile knowingly.

This heavy achievement report has gathered countless efforts over the past 12 years and finally achieved a brilliant achievement that surpasses the economic aggregate of the northern United States. This is a milestone worthy of celebration.

henceforth

The economy of the Tang Kingdom will advance rapidly, leaving the American North mired in the swamp of civil war, and widening the economic gap between the two sides until the Yankees despair.

Only by living in this era can we deeply understand the importance of first-mover advantage.

mid 19th century

Only the British Empire in the world is fully promoting free trade policies. European countries, including the United States, have serious trade protection sentiments and numerous tariff barriers. The world market is extremely limited.

Due to the limited level of development, it does not mean that the international market is infinitely large enough to accommodate the two emerging industrial powers, the Tang Kingdom and the United States. That is completely wishful thinking.

If you have him, he won't. Competition is so cruel.

The United Kingdom has used its world hegemony for more than 150 years to weave a sterling trade zone covering 22 million square kilometers of colonies and more than a dozen protectorates, including Iran, Oman, Myanmar, India and various regions in South Asia, the Qing Dynasty, Fusang and other countries.

, is to find markets for British industrial products and to collect cheap raw materials.

This is also an important reason why in today's era, the great powers of various countries are keen to use guns and cannons to open the doors of closed and backward countries. Although this method is crude and arrogant, the effect is really good.

The rapid rise of the Tang Dynasty in North America will inevitably squeeze out the market for American industrial development. It will not only compete in the European market, but also in the American South, in Central and South America, and also in the markets of South Asia and the East Indies.

It is an antagonistic competitive relationship.

As long as the Tang Dynasty occupied the industrial product markets of these countries with its first-mover advantage, it would lock the upper limit of industrialization development in the north of the United States, shackles the hands and feet of the American industrial economy, causing it to stagger behind, and in the end even eat farts.

Less than.

Follow the path of the rise of the Yankees and leave the Yankees with nowhere to go.

There is no tenderness or tenderness in the strategic competition between countries, and there is no concession at all. What is mine is mine, and what is yours is mine. It is all mine.

Well, that's the right attitude.

Richard was thinking about strategic issues in his mind, and his fingers unconsciously drew circles on the thick report. He forcibly suppressed the urge to celebrate and warned himself;

Now is not the time, everything has to grow and develop quietly. When the Yankees look up one day, my God, is the Tang Kingdom so powerful?

Only then will it be worth celebrating.

The half-year economic summary and full-year economic summary reports in Richard's hands are all highly confidential of the kingdom. The relevant figures cannot be leaked from the Bureau of Statistics. These are secrets that are strictly prohibited from reporting and can only be mastered by high-level officials of the royal government.

Now count on your fingers;

The kingdom has many unique skills in the industrial field. The first category is undoubtedly mineral resources, petrochemicals, copper, silver, aluminum and other mineral deposits. Today, it is the largest export material of the Tang Kingdom, and it is also a precious resource that European and American countries cannot refuse.

The second item is food processing. Shelf-stable foods, mainly canned, are popular in European and American countries because of their wide variety, good taste, and reasonable prices. They are also unique bulk export materials.

The third item is the machinery industry. The agricultural machinery industry in the Datang Kingdom has become increasingly prosperous. More than 20 agricultural machinery factories have emerged in the country, producing a wide range of agricultural machinery supporting products, and several leading companies have emerged.

The cars I saw today are eye-catching, but Richard is not so optimistic. The development of the automobile industry requires long-term cultivation, and it is not a necessity of life.

Today's automobiles have not significantly surpassed horse-drawn carriages in all aspects of performance, and naturally they cannot quickly replace horse-drawn carriages and become the new trend of the times.

In the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty

Many cities and highway trunk lines are paved with asphalt pavement, and horse carriages generally use rubber wheels, which allows the carrying capacity of heavy-duty freight carriages to reach 1.5 to 2 tons, which is a quite high number.

If it's on an ordinary dirt road, a freight wagon can only pull one ton of goods if it's overstretched.

As for the current level of cars, the carrying capacity is only three to four hundred kilograms, which is not bad at all.

Before the development of medium-sized and large-sized diesel engines, unless people see the great advantages of diesel vehicles, it is neither realistic nor possible to replace horse-drawn carriages as the mainstream in freight and passenger transportation in a short time.

In European and American countries, horse-drawn carriages are a distinctive social and cultural symbol, and have a profound history of inheritance for thousands of years. They have been integrated into all aspects of social life and are widely loved by people.

It will not be easy to change this deep-rooted traditional concept in 10 or 20 years. There is still a long way to go in automobile development, so we can only do it slowly.