Wild North America 1846

Chapter 447 The most developing city

In addition to these top 10 large cities in the empire, there are also some important cities with remarkable performance. For example, Donggang, ranked 11th, with a population of 728,600, is a shining pearl in the eastern part of Paradise Island and the most important city in the Western Pacific.

A major city second to none.

At this stage

Melbourne, where Australia's gold rush is booming, is just an immigrant city with a population of less than 400,000. It is also the largest city in Australia. Chinese gold diggers and large gold mining companies play a prominent role in it, accounting for 1/3 of the entire population of Melbourne.

The ratio is still strong.

In particular, the Royal American River Mining Company, the largest gold mining company in the world, owns the equity interests of the Tang Empire, the British royal family and many upper-class nobles in London, and its background is extremely complex and solid.

Because it set foot in Australia relatively early and invested heavily, Royal American River Mining Company has occupied a large area of ​​land that may contain gold mine resources. It owns nearly 1/4 of the rich gold mine resources in Melbourne, and owns 17 gold mines of various sizes.

, mining more than 3.8 to 4.1 million ounces of gold every year and making a lot of money.

This is the number that is announced openly. How many are hidden secretly?

Jealousy makes people crazy. Indeed, many white gold mine owners with huge pockets are deeply dissatisfied with this. They have put forward blatant anti-Chinese suggestions and even abused and expelled Chinese gold diggers from their own gold mines. They have gone too far.

The Chinese community's counterattack was also very fierce. These white people were either shot to death by thugs, or they were warned by the Australian Governor's Office to shut up or restrain their behavior.

Even when Lord Henry John Temple, a standard white supremacist, was prime minister, these white gold mine owners in Australia kept writing to London, believing that Chinese capital had greatly harmed Australia's interests, especially the American River Gold.

Mainly mining companies and swarming Chinese gold prospectors have occupied almost more than half of the rights and interests in the Melbourne gold mining area, and London has not taken any major measures.

For the always arrogant white British gold mine owners, this is tantamount to stealing money from their own pockets and will never be tolerated.

The huge gap between the East and the West is indeed difficult to bridge, but in the eyes of realistic British people, there are only interests.

think about it

As long as the overall selling price of these petrochemical products is reduced by 20%, the total sales volume in the European market will not only increase by 20%, but may be 30% to 40% or even more, covering a wider consumer group, and the profits will naturally be greater.

The British Western Pacific Squadron stationed in Sydney often came into contact with the Royal Navy warships of the Tang Dynasty patrolling the Western Pacific routes, and they had a deep understanding of each other.

Of course, it cannot be denied that London's vested interests are booing, holding back, and fishing in troubled waters, which are also important aspects that influence the London government's decision-making.

This is also where the Holy See is deeply dissatisfied with the Tang Empire. The emperor was crowned without declaring his belief in the Catholic faith, and the red archbishop was not invited to hold the holy coronation ceremony. What do you want to do?

Chinese businessmen have the most outstanding business talents in the world. If others can figure it out, there is no reason why they can't figure it out themselves.

In order to maintain customers and maintain their market share in the transatlantic trade line, large ocean shipping companies have also come to Houston to invest, forming a strong linkage effect.

As mentioned above, the royal family of the Tang Empire spent huge sums of money to buy Texas. This largest provincial administrative region in North America has since been owned by the royal family of the Tang Empire and has become one of its exclusive territories.

This is partly because the Tang Empire is one of the undoubted powers in the Pacific. The strength of the Royal Navy in the region is comparable to that of the British Empire's Third Sail Battle Fleet in India, and its strength is respected.

As for Sydney, it is just a port city with a population of hundreds of thousands in southeastern Australia. It mainly produces wool and has not yet developed.

In the Texas oil development boom, almost all the famous oil companies in the empire were involved.

Such an evaluation is indeed derogatory, but never expect the Anglo-Saxons to treat foreigners fairly, that will never be possible.

Different from the previous historical period when Chinese gold diggers were excluded, in today's era, backed by the strong power of the Tang Empire, in this wild land of Australia, Chinese gold diggers can enjoy the same treatment as white British people, even better than those from France, Germany, the United States and Italy.

White gold diggers from other countries.

Small cities like Houston, which ranks outside the 30th place in the empire, are developing as fast as monkeys in the sky, with an average annual increase of more than 120,000 urban residents, and a larger number of floating people participating in the big battle of oil development.

Especially after the North American War

In the internal evaluation of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire is only inferior to the Royal Navy of France and basically on the same level as the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Lord Heinkel responded this way; "Britain has long coveted the opening of the domestic market of the Manchu dynasty with a population of 40 million, and those opium traffickers just provided an excuse to start a war. Now tell me; what does Australia have?

Can the Royal Navy spend huge sums of money on an expedition?"

Such huge numbers almost shocked the eyes of major cities in the empire.

Just based on the absolute number of average annual population growth, Houston has left behind most of the top 10 cities in the Empire and ranks among the top three cities in the Empire. It is even greater than the annual population growth of Los Angeles, which is simply incredible.

At the beginning of taking over

Houston is just a southern coastal city with a population of less than 100,000. In just less than two years, more than 600,000 Chinese immigrants have poured into the city and surrounding towns. In Houston alone, the number of residents has soared to 346,000.

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Nothing else to say

The nearby Australian cities are huge markets. The geographical environment here is not suitable for the growth of coffee, cocoa, cane sugar, natural rubber and other subtropical specialty agricultural products, nor is it suitable for the growth of tropical fruits. However, there is a strong demand for the above products.

It's like a big market at your doorstep, and the profits are quite high.

No matter whether it is Protestant, Catholic or Orthodox, you must at least believe in one. How can you have religious freedom?

Compared with the mature Los Angeles, Texas, which is on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, has convenient conditions for exporting to Europe. Kerosene, diesel, lubricants, gasoline, heavy oil and various petrochemical products can be shipped from Houston for export to Europe. It only takes more than ten days of sailing to directly

Arriving at ports in various European countries greatly saves transportation and transfer costs, which even account for more than half of the total sales price of the product.

What they are competing for is Europe's most profitable petrochemical products market.

Gin, tequila, canned boneless fish, canned tropical fruits and various canned beans and meats, kerosene, diesel and agricultural machinery, locally produced steel products, chemical products, etc., were re-exported through the mainland of the empire.

It is a hot-selling product in the Canadian market.

This also made Gu Zhongkai, deputy general manager of the Royal Household Office in charge of the development of Texas, proudly say: "The historical trend is unstoppable and the rapid rise of Houston is a microcosm of the great development of Texas. I firmly believe that,

In less than five years, Houston will rapidly rise to become one of the top ten cities in the empire..."

Several large-scale petrochemical smelting companies have sprung up from the ground, and countless oil-pumping machines are scattered all over the cities and villages. The crazy influx of oil capital with huge pockets has brought vitality to this land. High-rise buildings are rising from the ground.

It is driving a hot development wave.

In today's vast Australia, Chinese gold diggers come not only from mainland China, but also from the nearby Chinese residents of Paradise Island and local Chinese adventurers from the Tang Empire. Many of them have military experience.

Lord Heinkel, the British Lord of the Admiralty, once said publicly: "The Royal Navy of the British Empire will not send a fleet 20,000 nautical miles away to support some gold mines that care about human life. This is really stupid. If you accept fairness

They should all be hanged under the law."

Let’s talk about Eastport City, and let’s talk about Detroit, the twelfth-ranked industrial city in the empire. Its statistical population at the end of 1864 was 703,000. This number was far higher than before the North American War, which made this industrial city on the shores of Lake Michigan revitalized.

Faced with unfair treatment, these strong Chinese chose to take up arms to defend their rights. They fought with white escorts from other gold mining companies on the streets of Melbourne and repeatedly gained the upper hand, forcing the white escorts to flee.

Having found the right development direction, Donggang City is doing a lot of Australian trade. They allow Australian customers to pay with wool, beef cattle and gold sand. After getting it back, they can make a little processing and make a huge profit.

With its specialty products, Donggang City has tasted the benefits of international trade, and Yufa has become more motivated.

Detroit's strength does not stop there. During the city's rapid revitalization, Detroit took over the dividends from the transfer of production in the shipbuilding and automobile industries. Major automobile factories exporting to Europe have set up production plants in Detroit, because this is where the empire exported to Europe.

It is the most convenient port city for export and has an excellent foundation for industrial development.

In August 1863, before the Confederate States of America signed a treaty to transfer Texas, the seven leading oil giants in the empire set off to Texas to seize the opportunity, thus setting off an influx of oil capital.

The frenzy of influx has caused coastal cities like Houston to swell like a balloon.

Thanks to the fruitful diplomatic results of His Majesty the Emperor's visit to England, Detroit has benefited the most from bilateral trade with British Canada.

Relying on household registration certificates issued by consulates abroad, these overseas citizens could easily travel to various countries in the Americas. Their legitimate rights and interests were endorsed by the power of the Tang Empire, and no one dared to despise them.

Although the Tang Empire is considered a white nation by default, religion, culture, historical heritage, and the blood flowing in the bones, these can never be changed, right?

To put it bluntly, they are still aliens.

Major ocean shipping companies came one after another and spent huge sums of money to build docks and warehouses. What followed were transportation and various service companies, as well as steel and cement production companies, and even tertiary industries such as restaurants, teahouses, and brothels.

, together created a boom in construction along the Texas coast.

In the market competition, it has become an inconspicuous little player.

In the hands of the Americans (note, especially the U.S. government before the Civil War in the North and South), Texas' rich oil resources were not fully developed and utilized, because the backward oil refining methods were expensive and did not have the advanced refining capabilities of the Tang Empire.

technology to compete with the oil oligarchs.

Originating from the discovery of abundant oil resources in the 1840s, Texas was a land full of promise, but it was only in the hands of inhumane people.

On the other side of Detroit is Ontario, the most densely populated province in British Canada. Within the 60th parallel of north latitude in the entire northern shore of the Great Lakes, 87% of the population of British Canada is gathered. The climate north of the 60th parallel is extremely cold and not suitable for human habitation at all.

When some opposing members of the House of Commons in London questioned this, they cited the example of the First Opium War in 1840 to demonstrate the importance of safeguarding the interests of British businessmen.

As a trade port city, Detroit is a real beneficiary.

How can such a huge profit margin not drive people crazy?

It's a pity that they were disappointed. London's compromise was due to the comparison of strength.

Being able to receive a relatively fair evaluation is already a good treatment. The only shortcoming of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire is that it is too small and does not have global maritime dominance.

On one side are retired military adventurers who have been tempered by war, and on the other side are the white armed militiamen who are loose but brave and fierce. So the combat strength of the two sides is not at the same level.

How can religious freedom be enforced?

This is the most unacceptable thing for European countries. The history of the development of Western countries is the history of the spread of religion. Let’s not talk about the 11 Crusades since the Middle Ages. That is too long ago.

Since the beginning of the Age of Discovery, the Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Prussians, and even Italians and other Europeans have all been committed to spreading Christianity abroad, including the Russians.

The flexible development strategy of Donggang people has allowed Donggang City to develop a large-scale wool spinning industry. The wool imported from Australia is processed into carded tops and combed tops, and then exported to the mainland of the empire, its value has doubled several times.

In particular, the Tang Empire adhered to the principle of religious freedom, which aroused dissatisfaction among several European Protestant countries, led by Britain, and became the biggest barrier between the Tang Empire and European countries.

Not to mention, Houston really has such huge development potential.

Unlike these two cities in Australia, Donggang City, located at the eastern end of Angel Island, has consciously integrated into the world trade routes. In addition to grain and canned tropical fruits, it has also developed specialty plantations such as coffee, cocoa, cane sugar, and natural rubber.

A certain industrial scale has been formed.

at this point

It is all of this that has created the foundation for the prosperity of Detroit today.

On the other hand, the Datang Empire opened a consulate abroad in Melbourne, opening the door to naturalization certification for Chinese gold diggers. As long as they paid a certification fee, they could obtain the official status of overseas citizens of the Datang Empire.

But when it comes to the fastest-growing city in the empire, be it Chicago, Detroit, or Gallup, no one can compare with Houston in the Texas region of the royal territory. This is a city that is booming with the petrochemical industry.

A city that rises like a monkey.

This powerful rebuttal silenced the highest-jumping members of the British House of Commons and became the highlight of Lord Heinkel's political career.

If we talk about the city with the hottest development in the empire today, eight out of ten people will talk about Houston, a once unknown place, which is absolutely hot.

Newspapers and public opinions in the society have reported endlessly on the development craze in Texas, which has inadvertently contributed to the flames and intensified the development craze in Texas.

According to the statistics;

In the two years from 1863 to 1864, there were a total of 2.446 million Chinese immigrants from the mainland, about 30% of whom came to Texas. Adding in immigrants from the mainland provinces of the empire, the total number is an astonishing number.

When it comes to hotness, no one can compare to Royal Exclusive Texas.

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