Wild North America 1846

The British made a mistake in their decision-making. When negotiating the Oregon border demarcation issue, they agreed to the Tang Kingdom's request and bent the boundary northward in the Vancouver area, ceding both Vancouver and Vancouver Island across the strait to the Tang Kingdom.

Regardless of whether there are other factors in London's decision-making, London is now suffering the backlash of the original decision-making mistake, and almost feels regretful about it.

But the done deal is done and the status quo cannot be changed.

Because the British Canadian colony is located far north, in the high and cold latitudes of the north, the central and northern parts are already located in the Arctic Circle. They are high and cold permafrost zones, covered with ice and snow all year round, and are extremely unsuitable for human survival.

Therefore, most of the important towns in the British Canadian colonies are located in the south and north of the five Great Lakes adjacent to the United States. The population is mostly concentrated in the east of the Atlantic side, which was developed earlier, accounting for more than 90%.

In the vast, cold and desolate west of the British Canadian colony, there were only dozens of small towns dotted here and there, with as many as a few hundred people and as few as a few dozen people, often hundreds or even thousands of miles away from being inhabited.

Vancouver is the most suitable location for building a colonial city in Western Canada. Even 160 years from now, it will still be one of Canada's top three metropolises and its economic status is extremely important.

The climate is much stronger than that in the colder north.

This embarrassing situation has resulted in the provincial capital of British Columbia having to be located in Port Mellen. Port Mellen is a fishing town just north of Vancouver. It has about 370 residents from Ireland and Scotland. There is a restaurant in the town.

There are sawmills and a bakery, and the economy is mainly based on fishing.

Port Mellen is far away from Vancouver across the Strait of Georgia. The two places are separated by a river that flows into the strait. Chickens and dogs can hear each other, making travel very convenient.

Neither the Tang Kingdom nor Britain had troops stationed on the border, and there were no border officials to manage it. People from the two countries were allowed to travel freely without restrictions, and there were no border taxes.

After the discovery of gold deposits in Vancouver's Fraser Valley, Port Mellen was almost empty. From children in their teens to old fishermen in their fifties and sixties, white people who could still move all rushed to dig for gold.

This situation is common in other sparsely populated towns and villages in Western Canada.

Vancouver's explosive population growth increasingly reflects the desolate development of western Canada, which worries the British.

London, England

11 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's official residence

Lord Henry John Temple was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Cabinet on June 12. In the first cabinet meeting held, he talked about the current chaotic North American issue.

Prime Minister Temple publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with his predecessor, saying;

"The Canadian colonies need to further consolidate the foundation of their rule, rather than allowing them to fall apart. This is an extremely dangerous signal, and gentlemen should be alert.

Here, I do not want to blame the previous prime ministers. It was because of their carelessness that they dug a big hole for London on the Oregon border issue.

Today's Vancouver belongs to the Tang Dynasty. After the discovery of gold mines in the area, the population quickly expanded from more than 60,000 to more than 200,000, effectively posing a threat to the western part of the British Canadian colony.

The situation in the westernmost province of British Canada, British Columbia, is not optimistic. This important province facing the Pacific Ocean has a coastline of 8,800 kilometers and an area of ​​more than 940,000 square kilometers. The total population is only less than 6,900 people, scattered in more than a dozen coastal and inland provinces.

In a small town.

The Vancouver gold rush caused a massive loss of population in Canada's western provinces, and the colonial achievements were rolled back decades ago..."

Listening to the Prime Minister's rhetoric on the stage, some of the cabinet ministers were whispering, and some were yawning in a daze. It was obvious that they were not interested in the Prime Minister's exaggerated threats.

It is well known that the Prime Minister, Lord Henry John Temple, is an avowed white supremacist.

Since the rise of the Tang Dynasty in North America, he has been constantly advocating various threat theories and being extremely hostile to Easterners. This has almost become his distinctive political label.

The Prime Minister's hostile attitude is not simply directed at Easterners, but against everyone except Anglo-Saxon whites, including Southern Europeans and Spanish people. Of course, the Ottoman Empire, a common enemy of the Western world, is also indispensable. Prime Minister Temple is a key figure in British politics.

He is a representative figure of the hardliners and his influence is quite powerful.

Raise the angle of view

In 1859, Britain was in the middle of the reign of Queen Victoria, which was an era of rapid expansion of global colonization. The colonial scope would expand from the current 22 million square kilometers to 32 million square kilometers in the late Victoria period, laying the foundation for the final glory of the empire on which the sun never sets.

The second Opium War currently underway in Asia and the second war of conquest of Afghanistan that Britain is about to embark on are all manifestations of this global colonial expansion strategy, which is widely supported by the British people. Prime Minister Temple represents the core of British politics.

Mainstream faction, extremely offensive.

But when it comes to the threat from the Tang Kingdom?

The British cabinet ministers present just smiled and didn't take it seriously at all.

In future generations, this is equivalent to saying to Americans;

France is trying to invade Florida.

No one with any semblance of sense would believe it. This is too ridiculous and nonsense.

The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty is an ally and younger brother of the United Kingdom. The annual trade volume between the two countries reaches tens of millions of pounds, and the personnel and economic ties are extremely close. The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty has a large number of vested interests in the British Isles, including the business and political circles.

Maintain bilateral relations.

The Tang Kingdom would risk the complete breakdown of relations between the two countries and abandon all of this to invade the barren Western Canada. Is this something that a normal person can do?

The British are as arrogant as they are paranoid.

The cabinet ministers here are all mature politicians and have their own views on world affairs, which will not change just because of Prime Minister Temple's exaggeration.

Prime Minister Temple, who was standing on the stage and delivering a speech, struggled for a long time but failed to arouse the cabinet ministers' attention to the Canadian issue. This made him very dissatisfied. He knocked on the table hard and said;

"Gentlemen, we must pay close attention to this serious issue. We cannot allow a wild horse to threaten Canada. We must face up to Tang's ambitions. Your slackness is a crime."

"I don't think so, Mr. Prime Minister, there are many major issues facing this cabinet, and maybe we should talk about the Royal Navy's repeated plans to eliminate sailing warships on a large scale, which is crucial to maintaining the global influence of the British Empire.

Lord Heinkel, the Lord Admiralty Minister, retorted unceremoniously.

Lord Heinkel's words resonated strongly with other cabinet ministers. They were really tired of Lord Temple's chattering. Shouldn't we discuss some issues that deserve more attention at this very meaningful first cabinet meeting?

?

"Second, the army of French Emperor Napoleon III and the Kingdom of Sardinia, totaling more than 170,000 people, has been engaged in many fierce battles with the Austro-Hungarian Army, personally commanded by Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph, since March. The situation in Europe has changed dramatically.

, Isn’t such an important European war and peace issue worthy of us taking some time to discuss?”

"Second, I don't know if Mr. Prime Minister is biased against "Devil King Charlie". From the perspective of the vital interests of the British Empire, we should focus on the issues of Europe, the Balkans and Bulgaria."

"Second, I think the issues in the Near East and Egypt are more important than that desolate land of ice and snow."

"Second, don't forget the Indian subcontinent, the core of our colony. This is the shining jewel in Queen Victoria's crown. The French are expanding crazily in Indochina. Britain should turn more attention to the Strait Governor's Palace."

"Second, this cabinet can indeed keep an eye on the Canadian colonies, but I don't think it is necessary to take any measures. Unless the Tang Dynasty takes actual military invasion actions, it will be a waste of everyone's time."

…

A group of cabinet ministers spoke one after another, leaving no face to the Prime Minister, Lord Henry John Temple, and almost unanimously opposed his "Tang Dynasty threat theory", which made Prime Minister Temple look very unhappy.

There is no way, public anger is inevitable.

Although Prime Minister Temple is the leader of the party, it does not mean that he has everything he says in the ruling party. These cabinet ministers here are all powerful figures in the party and have their own policy opinions on important issues and will not blindly follow them.

Resignation is common when there are political differences.

This is not to say that the Tang Dynasty has great influence on a group of cabinet ministers, but that there are many important issues facing the London government, especially the reform of the Royal Navy, the current Second Italian War of Independence in Europe, and the Balkans and Bulgaria.

The problems are all imminent.

What issue is not more important than Canada's?

They are dissatisfied with Prime Minister Temple's idle chatter and digression into talking about the threat of invasion to the Canadian colonies?

Putting the cart before the horse, okay?

The first cabinet meeting turned into a farce. Prime Minister Temple was embarrassed and booed by the attacking remarks of cabinet ministers, and had to end this important meeting hastily.

At the beginning of taking office, he made a fuss.

Good things never go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles. Prime Minister Temple's cabinet debut ended in frustration. The relevant news quickly appeared in the newspapers and became a joke among people in the British Isles.

Among 10,000 British people, not one knows that Vancouver is there. The influence is too low.

The news reached the Tang Kingdom, but it attracted the attention of King Richard. He knew;

After Prime Minister Henry John Temple took office, the relationship between Britain and Tang Dynasty will face severe tests. This is not a person willing to retreat easily. For more than 10 years, he has been tearing up the Tang Kingdom like a mad dog and never tires of it.

Richard was also deeply troubled by such a big shot in London.