Wild North America 1846

A butterfly flapped its wings in the Amazon jungle. Half a month later, a storm occurred in the Pacific Ocean...

After the Battle of Virginia, the defeat and capture of the USS Constitution had a far-reaching impact. The earthquake in British politics was one of them, which directly led to the collapse of the Henry John Temple government, and London fell into a new round of political games.

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It was early October when the news reached the Tang Empire, and this was the most beautiful season of the year in Chang'an (San Francisco). The autumn air was crisp, the fruits were fragrant, and the atmosphere of the noisy and prosperous city was filled with prosperity.

According to the statistics of Chang'an City at the end of June 1861, the population of the entire Chang'an metropolitan area reached 2.037 million, ranking the largest city on the west coast of North America and the second largest city in the entire American continent after New York.

New York and Chang'an, one located on the east coast and the other on the west coast, are both world-class metropolises. They rank second and third largest cities in the world respectively, second only to London with a total population of more than 3.37 million.

Metropolitan area.

As the largest city in the world today, London's population was only over 900,000 in 1800. By 1851, it had reached 2.63 million. Ten years later, this number had grown to 3.37 million. This was reflected by the in-depth development of industrialization.

metropolitan agglomeration effect.

This agglomeration effect was also reflected in the second Tang Empire that entered industrialization. The population of Chang'an City grew steadily and rapidly, showing an increasingly steep population growth curve, which also brought a lot of happiness.

trouble.

This is the "metropolitan disease" that has attracted widespread attention from sociologists. Metropolitan areas are overcrowded. Although Chang'an City has world-leading urban planning and the streets of large and small cities are spacious and clean, the disadvantages of population agglomeration cannot be avoided.

With the rapid expansion of urban areas, traffic problems have become an unavoidable problem. Public carriages, the main means of transportation in the city, have small capacity and high operating costs, and it is difficult to solve urban pollution problems.

That is to say, the pack horses urinate everywhere, and there is always a lingering smell of urine on the streets where public carriages run frequently.

Based on the existing urban public carriages, the idea of ​​developing a tram was proposed. Led by the government science and technology fund, early scientific research and development work was carried out in several science universities in the empire with relatively strong electrical engineering foundations.

Demand-oriented was the starting point for the development of science and technology in the Datang Empire.

Daming Palace, Taiye Pool

In this harvest season when osmanthus is fragrant and fruits are falling from the branches, the rare trees in the inner courtyard of the palace are no exception, and they are also full of prosperity.

Emperor Richard took the queen, concubines, princes, princesses and the whole family to enjoy the flowers in the garden. They had a great time. The concubines of Yingying Yanyan and a group of half-year-old children were really happy.

to this day

The royal family is prosperous, with a total of 23 princes and 18 princesses. The eldest prince, His Highness Tang Li Yuan, is over 14 years old. The queen's eldest son, the third prince, His Highness Tang Li Qian, was named

King Qin is 12 years old this year, and the young prince is still in his infancy.

The six princes over the age of 10 have all been granted the title of Grand Duke. The other younger princes will not be rewarded for the time being and will wait until they grow up.

There were a large family of the royal family, plus hundreds of maids serving in the palace. Several beautiful and docile white tigers that Richard usually raised were also present. Sitting on his back was a prince and princess who was only a few years old, screaming loudly with excitement. .

Richard withdrew his gaze with a gentle look and said to Queen Lin (Lin Zhen'er) beside him; "The Queen, Li Qian, Li Kun, Li Xin, and Li Yuan are all young princes, and it's time to let them out and train." .I intend to arrange to enter the Eastern Army for training, see the war in the territory my father opened up for them, and experience it personally."

"Everything is according to His Majesty's instructions, and I will not disobey everything."

"That's good. I'll arrange a patent for the eastbound train in a week. All six knighted princes will be on board. All of them will participate in the war as second lieutenants of the Royal Army. I have already made arrangements."

"Ah...Why is Your Majesty so anxious? Li Yuan is still relatively well-off at 14 years old, but Li Xin has just turned 10 this year. I'm afraid that this child is too young and will not be able to withstand the hard life of the army."

"What the Queen said is wrong. King William I of Prussia joined the army at the age of nine, and among the German Junker military nobles, there are many aristocratic children who joined the army at the age of 5 and 6. Others can do it, why do I, the royal children of the Tang Dynasty royal family, do it? Not yet?"

"I...ask your majesty to forgive me. I am short-sighted." Queen Lin's three legitimate sons were all in the army during the eastward march. When she thought of this, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Richard sighed softly, put his palms on Queen Lin's round shoulders, and advised her warmly: "I know that the Queen has a loving mother's heart, but if a jade is not polished, it cannot be used. Today's world is the law of the forest where the jungle is the law of the jungle. There is no one." With a brave and diligent heart, looking at the world, in the end, he is just a useless person who is full of food all day long.

The children of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty must hone themselves in the military and endure the smoke of war before they can grow into the pillars of the empire.

Sometimes, spoiling is harmful to the child!

This time when the six princes go on an expedition, they will all be accompanied by the children of the top nobles of the empire, so they will not be lonely in the army. I will write another imperial edict in handwriting and ask the generals in the army to take more care of them, so the queen can rest assured."

Your Majesty's gentle persuasion made Queen Lin feel indescribably grateful. She leaned forward gently and gently took one of His Majesty's big hands and said, "I will follow Your Majesty's arrangements and prepare all the children's needs for the expedition later."

"Don't bring too much. There are rules in the army, especially not to bring palace maids."

"My concubine understands, and it makes sense."

"Yes." Richard nodded and saw Zheng Yuan, the head of the secretariat, standing outside the pavilion in the distance with his neck stretched out to look inside. He turned to Queen Lin and said, "Go and take it with you. After the children have played, bring up Zheng Yuan and see what his reasoning is."

Queen Lin knew that they had something serious to do, so she agreed with a smile, and went out with the maids in a graceful manner.

After a while

Zheng Yuan came to the pavilion with a respectful expression and bowed deeply: "I would like to congratulate Your Majesty. According to the diplomatic email that just arrived, on October 3, the British Henry John Temple cabinet collapsed. This has been closely related to our Tang Empire. The opposing British politicians finally stepped down, Prime Minister Ryu Hyun-jun was so happy that he immediately reported it."

"Oh... tell me." Richard asked with interest.

Director Zheng Yuan had already fully understood the whole story in the diplomatic emails and had letters from the British cabinet information channel, so he had a very good understanding of the scene at that time and described it vividly.

a moment later

Emperor Richard smiled thoughtfully. The British really had no advantage and couldn't afford to stay early. This was in line with their usual style.

With the powerful army and navy of the Tang Empire today, what the British Royal Navy wants to take by force is likely to upset the Tang Empire and get nothing in the end.

If it really breaks its skin, can the British Empire really raise a million-strong army to cross the Atlantic for an expedition?

During the Second Opium War

The British army initially invested only 4,600 troops in 1858. After its defeat, it came back in 1860 and the number of British troops reached 18,000. Most of them were servants from the Indian subcontinent, Hong Kong and Weihaiwei. The actual army invested from the British mainland was 1,600 troops.

No one arrived.

That is to bully the corrupt and mediocre Manchu Qing government. This small amount of troops landing on the North American continent is not enough to fill the teeth of the Tang Empire. The British also know this very well.

The Tang Empire, which is located in North America, is not afraid of Britain, and maintains good relations with France, Austria-Hungary, Prussia, Italy and other European powers. It has frequent political and economic and trade exchanges, and there has been a marriage proposal recently. It is not alone.

Given that Britain and France are both allies and eternal rivals, the military technology exported by the Tang Kingdom has a lot of room for manipulation, and this is a situation that the British Royal Navy does not want to see.

Good things must be with the British first, otherwise they will be a threat to British interests. This is their gangster logic.

After waving Director Zheng Yuan to leave first, Richard stood up and walked around with his hands behind his back, wondering whether he could gain benefits from this diplomatic earthquake, mainly regarding the Canadian issue in the north.

During his tenure, Prime Minister Henry John Temple vigorously promoted the "British North American Policy". The core of its policy was to merge the British Provinces of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into a federation, becoming the earliest British federation.

Dominion. After that, other provinces were mobilized to join the federation one after another.

In this way, the fragmented British colonies would be unified and prevent unnecessary ambitions of their southern neighbors.

The American Federation in the south once invaded Canada. Although the Tang Kingdom talked about friendship and alliances, the British were still worried. After all, the British Canadian colony was such a big piece of fat that it was unsettling to think about it.

It was for this purpose that during his tenure as Prime Minister Henry John Temple, he vigorously promoted the union of three provinces with the majority of British Canadians to establish a Dominion, that is, an independent country affiliated with the United Kingdom.

This policy is also highly criticized in Canada. The colonial provinces are full of people who are used to idleness. They suddenly want to take back the power of the autonomous provinces and let the country take the lead. Oppositions are pouring in.

In particular, Quebec, which is dominated by French people, has the greatest opposition. Various non-cooperation and various reluctances have resulted in the birth of a united Canada.

If history does not change

The wrangling would not be finalized until 1867, when the first prototype of the Canadian state appeared, and then one autonomous province was added to it, and the last autonomous province was added in the 1920s.

Is there any opportunity to get involved in Canada in the north?

There is definitely an opportunity. Richard mainly wants to get British Columbia and the Yukon Territory in Canada north of the Northern Province. It would be even better if there is a chance to get Alberta.

Thus

The territory of the Tang Empire extended from Alaska all the way southward along the North American continent, and finally reached Panama in Central America. What a vast and exciting territory this is!

If he really eats such a big piece of fat, Richard's ambitions in North America will be almost satisfied. It doesn't matter whether he can get more from other places, such as Texas.

Whether you can get it depends on the development of the situation. Alas, sometimes it is not humanly possible.

In the long term

The Tang Empire has always maintained a basic foreign policy of pulling one against another in North America, and maintaining a long-term alliance with the southern US regime is the cornerstone of this foreign policy. It must persist for 50 years, 100 years or even longer.

This conflicts with the attempt to pursue Texas. It is said that you cannot have your cake and eat it too.

A Texas that maintains close and friendly relations can become a major channel for the Tang Empire to export to Europe. There is no economic conflict, so it depends on the evolution of the situation.