Wild North America 1846

on the street

The Royal Guard cavalry in neat military uniforms patrolled along the road on tall horses in pairs. When they saw the disorderly arrangement of shops along the street, they would rein in the horses and ask the shopkeepers to correct them immediately in a gentle tone.

Under normal circumstances, the shopkeeper will immediately take back the warehouse and signboard that were placed randomly, and express his gratitude with apology.

The cavalry will raise their hands in a military salute, thank the merchants for their cooperative management, and then continue to patrol.

The neat and wide streets are orderly, carriages and pedestrians all drive on the right, and the green separation belt in the middle of the street is full of flowers, reflecting the extremely high level of urban management.

Prince Fushimi Miya Eihito and Okubo Toshihimichi were wandering in the streets, followed by a large number of retainers and samurai, looking quite eye-catching.

They were the first group of Fuso people to go abroad after the "Iron Ship Incident". They had already visited Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain in Europe. On their return trip, they crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Richmond, and then came to the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty.

The ever-changing development scenes they saw along the way shocked these two knowledgeable elites from Fuso. They overturned the old world view and deeply felt the power of the European and American world.

Especially the Tang Kingdom, which was rapidly rising in North America, and its powerful national power made these two Fuso people drool with envy.

Okubo Toshimichi, whose childhood name was Shosuke, also known as Kotō, later changed his name to Toshimichi. He was born in Satsuma Domain (Kagoshima), Japan, and was born into a samurai family.

Although this man is only 28 years old, he is the soul of the powerful elite group of Satsuma Domain. Satsuma Domain and Choshu Domain, as the two most powerful families among the 260 autonomous clans in the entire Fuso Islands, are brewing a great influence on the current Fuso Kingdom.

The "Respect the King and Reject the Barbarians" movement played an important role.

Early 1858

Okubo Toshimichi led 1,000 feudal soldiers into Edo, which heralded the Satsuma Domain's entry into the center of Fuso's political arena and was about to follow Emperor Meiji to launch a vigorous reform movement.

Not long after entering Edo, Okubo Toshimichi followed Prince Fushimimiya Eihito to travel to Europe, witnessing with his own eyes the strength and modernization process of the European and American world, and absorbing useful nutrients for domestic reforms.

"Jiadong Jun, when I see all these spectacular buildings and the powerful steam industrial revolution in front of me, I feel an unparalleled shock. In comparison, Fuso seems to be still in the cold weapon age, and the gap is huge.

Despair!" Fushimi Miya said in a pessimistic tone.

The glorious Daming Palace and the towering Bell and Drum Tower in Longshou, the high-spirited and confident spirit of the residents of Chang'an City, the long railway line that spans the entire North American continent from Richmond to Chang'an City for more than 7,000 kilometers, and the sea.

The cruising armored warships, the steam freighters as big as hills at the dock, the endless vast territory and the densely packed herds of cattle and sheep with no visible edges...

All of this strongly impacted the old world view of Prince Fushimi Miya Eihito, causing him to feel deep fear and inferiority complex. He felt reverence, envy, jealousy and hatred for the powerful Tang Kingdom, and complicated emotions.

It was very emotional to hear it.

Compared with His Highness the Prince, Okubo Toshimichi has been studying the development history of the Tang Kingdom in depth and all the information available to him during this period, and has a deeper and more thorough understanding of this Chinese power that rose in North America.

He said with some comfort;

"Your Highness, the Tang Kingdom is an emerging country developed by Chinese immigrants in North America in just 12 years. We have already seen how powerful and advanced it is.

All of this is worth studying and learning from the Fusang nation. We should send a large number of overseas students and elites across the vast Pacific Ocean to learn from it.

Believe in time

After experiencing the pain of reform, Fusang Kingdom will inevitably take on a new look, chasing and catching up with the Tang Dynasty.

It won't be long before the Fusang nation will rise in the East with a new attitude, and I have no doubt about it."

"It's really comforting to hear Koto-kun talk about his ideals." Fushimi Miya was not as optimistic as Okubo Toshimichi, and his tone was sarcastic.

"Your Highness, what the Chinese people in the Tang Dynasty can do, I believe that the outstanding Fusang people can also do it, and they can do it better."

"Yoshi, it's good to have confidence, but it's not necessarily arrogant."

"What do you mean by His Highness's words?"

"Hmph, I don't believe you didn't see it." Prince Fushimi snorted. As an elite member of the royal family, he had received an extremely rigorous royal education since childhood, had read extensively in Chinese classics, and was able to be proficient in

He skillfully uses Chinese to recite poems and compose poems, and has great experience in composing Japanese-style lines.

Therefore, Prince Fushimi had no problem reading Han Dynasty classics and newspapers. During the nearly 20-day train journey, he read a lot of books, which can be said to be half of the Tang Dynasty.

Prince Fushimiyama pointed at the wide and neat street in front of him and said;

“I am truly jealous of the Chinese people’s good fortune in being able to occupy such a beautiful and vast land of choice in North America and achieve the great success of the Tang Kingdom today.

Objectively speaking, such success cannot be replicated.

After more than 10 years of large-scale mining, the gold resources in the American River are now increasingly depleted and are just better than nothing.

However, the American River has completed the mission given by history, and provided sufficient funds in the early days of the establishment of the Tang Kingdom to arm the Chinese residents of this country to resist three invasions from the powerful United States.

After overcoming the existential crisis, the Tang Kingdom developed the world's largest Morenci copper mine, developed its steel industry and military industry, and became increasingly prosperous.

The vast land of North America, rich in products, gave Chinese immigrants space to fully develop their talents.

nowadays

The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty has grown into an important member of the international community. Its strength ranks among the ranks of international powers. It showed its merits in the Crimean War in Europe and gradually integrated into the mainstream European and American society.

All of this cannot be replicated on Fuso Island, which is poor in resources and has a small area. We have neither the world's largest copper mine nor the world's largest silver mine, nor the world's unique California oil fields.

Create rich resources worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

How to develop and catch up without money?

Fusang State's finances cannot even come up with 1 million yuan. Half of the country's population is in poverty and cannot eat a rice ball every day. How can we arm the army? How can we develop industry?

Seeing that there are many hotels and restaurants in the prosperous streets of the Tang Kingdom, the wealthy residents here can eat meat and drink heavily, but even the senior officials of Fuso Kingdom do not dare to be so extravagant.

The resources of the North American continent are so abundant that they make people jealous and crazy. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is gold everywhere.

Tell me about all this, how can Fusang catch up?"

His words made Okubo Toshimichi's face become heavy, and he was speechless for a long time.

a moment later

Okubo Toshimichi sighed and said with a bleak expression: "Your Highness, perhaps the great Fuso nation is destined to have to wade through hardships. This is really painful and has to be faced.

Seeing the prosperity and vast territory of the Tang Kingdom makes people crazy with envy, but they have to face reality.

I admit that what His Highness said is very reasonable. The rise of the Tang Kingdom cannot be replicated. There is no other fertile land left for us that is comparable to the North American continent. The road ahead is full of thorns and bumps.

The future of the Fuso Kingdom lies on the Korean Peninsula, in Manchuria and Mongolia, where the world is vast enough for ambitious Yamato warriors to display their skills.

urgent matter

The country must pursue reforms, break down the heavy barriers of the 260 feudal lords of the Ming Dynasty, unify the Fuso Kingdom under the banner of His Majesty the Emperor, and develop the country as a whole instead of falling apart.

Take a look at the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. With such a vast territory, everyone is united, and no one dares to be disrespectful wherever his orders go. This is what a great country should have!

"Yo Xi, Lord Jiadong's words make sense. The Fusang people should really wake up, realize their shame and then be brave."

"Then after returning, I would like to ask Your Highness to take care of you and fully support the reform policy and the "obey the king and repel the foreigners" movement! Only the Yamato nation can be strong and self-reliant."

"Even if Mr. Jiadong doesn't mention this matter, I have to be proactive. The royal family is very grateful to Mr. Jiadong for his unremitting efforts. Naturally, they will fully cooperate and provide help within their ability. Please rest assured!"

"Then please!"

The two people bowed to each other like rice on the street, which immediately attracted the attention of two cavalry patrolling along the street. They immediately rode over and shouted loudly: "Hey, what are you doing?"

At this time, the attendant warriors following the big man suddenly exploded.

The attitude of the superior cavalry is simply a humiliation to the master!

My uncle can bear it, but my aunt can't.

Soon enough, more than 10 Japanese samurai with moon-haired heads rushed over in small steps, forming a human wall between the cavalry and their masters. They faced the cavalry and shouted fiercely: "Eight squares!

You must apologize to the master."

As he said that, they all pulled out their samurai swords in unison.

See this scene

The expressions of Okubo Toshimichi and Prince Fushiminomiya suddenly changed. They knew it was not good and hurriedly shouted: "Don't be reckless, put the knife away quickly, this is in the Tang Dynasty..."

Unfortunately it's too late

When the Japanese samurai were drawing their swords, two cavalrymen sitting high on the horse had already reached out and put their hands on the gun bags on the right front side of the saddle, quickly drew their guns and fired.

"Pa bang bang..."

After a burst of fierce gunfire, it was only a short three or four seconds before the Fuso warriors, who had been lined up in a row with fierce looks, were all knocked down by Colt cavalry revolvers, and blood spurted out from the bloody holes in their bodies.

Splashed and fell all over the place.

after firing

The two cavalrymen immediately rode away from the group of Fuso people, and smoothly pulled out the repeating spear in front of the saddle. The black muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at them, and they roared loudly as if facing a powerful enemy;

"Don't move for the hell, keep your hands high and kneel on the ground, otherwise I will lift off your heavenly spirit cover with one shot. Do everything I say and kneel down!"

Prince Fushimi; "..."

Okubo Toshimichi; "..."

A group of Fuso attendants; "..."