Wild North America 1846

Chapter 534 Economic Aggregate in 1869

Author: Portuguese toothless

"Although I disdain the Anglo-Saxon people's naked profit theory, they are really dog-faced. If they can't achieve their goals, they will simply tear off their face and grab it, without caring about the appearance at all.

It conforms to the concept of Eastern Golden Mean." Emperor Richard shook his head in disgust, but then he looked solemn and said again;

"It is undeniable that this set of profit-oriented jungle laws is quite practical and is the basis for the brilliant success of the British Empire in the past 200 years. It must not be completely denied.

Taking the essence and discarding the dross for my own use is the way to build a country.

Recently, the Royal Secretariat edited a book called "Modern Diplomacy of Great Britain", which lists in detail hot events in Europe and the world over the past several hundred years, and provides a multi-faceted interpretation of London's diplomatic wisdom. All cabinet ministers need to study it carefully.

That's it.

I believe that no one in this world can succeed casually, and the long-lasting success of Britain must have its own inherent logic and reason for success."

Emperor Richard waved his hand, and his royal secretary held out a stack of newly printed books, still exuding a strong fragrance of literary charm, and handed them to the ministers who came with the cabinet prime minister.

Looking at the title printed on the title page, it is "Great Britain's Modern Diplomacy". The line of calligraphy is so powerful that it really feels like the power is reflected on the back of the paper.

"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your guidance. I will study it carefully when I get back and I will not be negligent." Prime Minister Dong Jie led the crowd to thank him.

After establishing the government's stance on the Spanish throne and its European policy, Prime Minister Dong Jie had clear guidance and suddenly felt that the pressure on his shoulders was much less. He also looked much more relaxed when reporting on some international affairs.

This includes the Fuso State's request for the Tang Empire to intervene in the civil war, and the disputes between the South American countries Chile and Peru and Bolivia over the guano mines.

Chen Enguan, the Grand Chief of the Lanfang Kingdom, proposed to marry the fourth royal princess for his eldest son Chen Desao. His purpose was to use the intimidation of the Tang Empire to stop the colonists of the Dutch East India Governorate from coveting Lanfang Kingdom.

There is also the matter of Ryukyu Crown Prince Nao Ken's request to marry the fifth royal princess. The Kingdom of Prussia and several great nobles of the German states also have the intention of marrying each other. Related matters need to be reported to the Queen for permission and proper arrangements for marriages with the royal families of various countries.

Emperor Richard did not comment on these trivial matters, which were mainly handled by the imperial government.

Matters involving the marriage of various royal families are made by the head of the inner palace, Queen Lin. The main thing is the marriage arrangements of several princesses of suitable age, which is the Queen's responsibility.

After the emperor discussed foreign affairs for a while, Prime Minister Dong Jie led his ministers to retire.

As the third prime minister since the founding of the Tang Empire, Prime Minister Count Dong Jie inherited a prosperous and prosperous empire.

The government has ample financial resources, strong military strength, and a bright future.

In particular, the empire's abundant fiscal funds have solved almost 90% of the problems faced by the new cabinet.

By the end of 1869

The Tang Empire has maintained a stable growth rate of more than 7% per year for more than 16 years. In 1869, the economy grew at a high speed of 8.72%. The power of development was continuous and there was no trace of economic decline.

compare with

The British Empire, which ranks first in the world, had an economic growth of 1.21% in 1869. The dividends of the first industrial revolution represented by the steam engine have been completely wiped out. The overall economic growth is weak, the field of scientific and technological innovation is lackluster, and the national economic growth rate has been

into a state of low-level stagnation.

looking back

In 1863, the total national economy of the United Kingdom reached 945 million pounds, equivalent to 4.726 billion Tang yuan, and as the world's factory, it was far ahead of the rest of the world.

6 years have passed

In 1869, the total size of the British national economy was calculated to be 1.138 billion pounds, equivalent to 5.69 billion Tang yuan. The growth of the total economic scale showed a clear trend of slowing down.

The Tang Empire has experienced rapid economic development for many years. After the North American War, it reached a new level, with the total economic volume exceeding 2 billion Tang Yuan.

By the end of 1863, the total national economy reached 2.377 billion Tang yuan, which was close to half of the United Kingdom. At that time, the population of the empire reached 40.61 million, which had exceeded the total population of the United Kingdom.

6 years have passed

The Tang Empire was running faster and faster on the track of catching up, and the industrial fields represented by technological innovation and the emerging electrical and chemical industries were fruitful.

The continuous introduction of medium and large generators, medium and high-horsepower diesel tractors, diesel freight trucks, new gasoline engines, and endless chemical fiber and plastic products have enriched the chemical industry product line and driven the national economy to rapidly catch up on the high-speed track.

In 1869, after accounting, the total national economy of the Tang Empire reached 4.3244 billion Tang yuan, which was about 76% of the British economy. It only took 6 years for the ratio of the economic scale of the two countries to go from half to 3/4.

In this era without inflation, this huge achievement is real and is enough to make all the people in the country feel sincerely happy.

According to optimistic speculations from private newspapers and public opinion;

If the empire can continue to maintain its current rapid growth trend, it will not encounter war or other major economic recessions.

Eight years at the latest, and if optimistic, it can surpass the overall economic scale of the British Empire in 6 to 7 years, and thus ascend to the throne of the world's largest economic aggregate.

This historical milestone and brilliant achievement was a shot in the arm for all the subjects of the Tang Empire, and it was worthy of the whole country to rejoice and imagine a better future.

When you see the results, you should also see the gaps.

The population of the Tang Empire reached a total size of 65.77 million at the end of 1869. During the same period, the native population of the British Isles was 45.72 million. The population of the Tang Empire was a full 20 million more, but the total economic volume was only 76% of the latter, and the per capita level was only

That's more than half that of the UK.

This is because Britain, which has entered the era of industrialized economy, has always had a high level of urbanization, reaching a high level of 54% in the early 19th century. In 1870, the urbanization rate reached 76.6%, which ranks among the highest in the world.

, second only to the United States of America.

There is a unique reason why the United States of America has a particularly high urbanization rate. After the North American War, the United States of America lost large tracts of agricultural land in 10 states including the Great Plains of North America and Monterey and Tijuana, while retaining the eastern part of the country with a long history of development.

Coastal states, including New York, Philadelphia, Portland and other coastal urban areas.

While losing the ability to produce food independently, this has greatly increased the urbanization rate of the United States of America. The urbanization rate is as high as 83.2, which is unparalleled in the world.

The urbanization ratio of the Tang Empire has experienced significant increases and decreases during its continuous expansion. Today's urbanization ratio is only 55.2%, slightly exceeding the level of Britain in the early 19th century.

In the foreseeable next few decades, it will be difficult to reach the current level of urbanization in the UK.

This is because the Tang Empire had a vast territory, with millions of private farms, ranches, and plantations. After the Andean Viceroyalty of South America was merged into the empire's territory, it further highlighted the empire's economic component that placed equal emphasis on industry and agriculture.

As the world's largest exporter of grain and agricultural and animal husbandry products, almost half of the Tang Empire's population, totaling more than 32 million people, was engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery production. This was an important part of the empire's economy and the basis for long-term and stable development based on the world's great powers.

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From a fundamental perspective

The economic distribution of industry and agriculture in the Tang Empire was relatively balanced. In particular, agricultural and animal husbandry production continued to promote mechanization. More than 80,000 agricultural machinery and 16,000 freight trucks were invested in agricultural and animal husbandry production every year, which greatly improved agricultural and animal husbandry production.

Efficiency is something that deserves recognition.

Through preferential subsidy policies for agricultural machinery, the imperial government promotes the enthusiasm of private farmers, ranchers and planters to purchase agricultural machinery, allowing ordinary farmers to enjoy the convenience and efficiency improvements brought by mechanical production, and enhance the strength of the agricultural machinery industry. This is

A clever trick that can accomplish many things in one fell swoop.

The government, private farmers and ranchers, and agricultural machinery manufacturers all benefit, which is self-evident in its benefits to economic development.

Today's world

The Tang Empire has become the country with the most extensive use of agricultural machinery, with a cumulative number of registered agricultural machinery reaching 420,000.

These agricultural machinery consume a large amount of diesel and gasoline that were previously considered useless, which greatly promotes the production efficiency of agriculture and animal husbandry, enhances the strength of agricultural machinery manufacturers, and saves farmers and ranchers a lot of labor expenses.

In sharp contrast, France, a traditional agricultural country in Europe, had no more than 10,000 agricultural machinery in the country in 1870, and still relied on mules, horses and oxen for farming since the Middle Ages. The efficiency of agricultural production can be imagined.

In the field of agricultural machinery promotion and application, the Tang Empire was already far ahead.

in fact

Agricultural machinery was not widely used among private farmers and ranchers in the Tang Empire, and there was still a huge space to be explored. This itself was a huge market.

Late 1869

The Tang Empire owned more than 1.37 million large and small farmers, pastures and plantations. Considering that some royal farms and large noble farms commonly used agricultural machinery, the number of agricultural machinery maintained by a single farm or pasture was quite high, and some were extremely large-scale royal farms.

There are hundreds of farms.

There are a total of 420,000 agricultural machinery in stock, with a penetration rate of less than 1/10. This means that there are still more than 90% of small and medium-sized farms in the empire. Pastures and plantations do not use agricultural machinery. They still rely on animal power and use oxen and horses to cultivate the fields.

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What a huge market this is!

If developed, it would be enough to cultivate 7 to 10 world-class agricultural machinery giants, and it would be easy to double the empire's total output of various grain and oil products.

But this has to be done slowly, not in a hurry.

It is precisely relying on the empire's huge market that the agricultural machinery industry is developing in the future of all countries in the world. Major agricultural machinery manufacturers continue to launch high-horsepower agricultural machinery products.

For example, popular tractors have developed from walking tractors to 4-wheel tractors, from 8-horsepower and 12-horsepower diesel engines to 28-horsepower and 45-horsepower medium-sized diesel engines, and heavy-duty tractors with more powerful horsepower are being developed to meet the needs of large and medium-sized farms.

The urgent need for farming.

Market demand drives the development of agricultural machinery, forming a virtuous cycle.

Heavy industrial cities with millions of people in the empire, such as Chicago, Detroit, and Salem, benefited from the rapid development of agricultural machinery and freight vehicles, and various supporting factories sprung up, which greatly promoted the take-off of the industrial economy.

For example, the demand for rubber tires for agricultural machinery and freight vehicles, rubber strips, rubber mats and other products has triggered an upsurge in the development of rubber plantations in tropical areas of Central America and paradise islands near the equator, becoming a new investment hotspot for many private plantation owners.

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A natural rubber tree takes 8 to 9 years of growth from a seedling to one that can be tapped, and a mature natural rubber forest will bring a steady stream of stable income to plantation owners. This is the role of industry promotion.

Fortunately, the Tang Empire covered a vast territory, from the frigid zone to the temperate zone to the tropical zone near the equator. As long as any agricultural and animal husbandry product could be named, there was always a suitable place to grow it.

Natural rubber, cane sugar, spices, temperate and tropical fruits, dried fruits, grape tea, coffee and tobacco, as well as bulk grain and oil products are all available, demonstrating the meticulous style of a large agricultural country.

In 1869, the Tang Empire's total steel output surpassed that of Britain for the first time, ranking first in the world, which sent a strong signal of industrial development.

In 1869, the total output of crude steel and pig iron in Britain was 5.54 million tons, and the total output of crude steel and pig iron in the Tang Empire reached 6.5 million tons, ranking first in the world.

The booming development of shipbuilding, railways, infrastructure and agricultural machinery industries were the four major favorable factors that led the Tang Empire's steel output to rank first in the world.

Capitalists are always willing to invest in profitable businesses, and the Tang Empire was no exception.

In 1870 and the next three years, more than a dozen steel companies in the empire have plans to increase investment and expand production, and steel production will increase significantly. The ceiling of annual steel production of tens of millions of tons will soon be exceeded, reaching the level of today's countries in the world.

A height that has never been reached.

From the perspective of the four favorable factors that drive demand

The shipbuilding industry is a key industry for the development of the Tang Empire's foreign economy. It is in the ascendant shipbuilding boom period. It will continue to be consolidated and strengthened with the Datang Empire's status as the largest exporter of grain and the ongoing food crisis in Europe.

As one of the countries with the most extensive territory in the world, the Tang Empire will promote railway construction and urban infrastructure for a long time in the next few decades. This is an indisputable fact.

The agricultural machinery industry and the machinery industry continue to thrive, and it is hoped that after in-depth development of the domestic market, it will enter the international market, especially Europe, with an unrivaled attitude.

There are 550,000 small and medium-sized farms in the UK. After seeing the huge advantages of agricultural machinery in production, it will definitely become a potential user group for the agricultural machinery products of the Datang Empire.

Due to the rapid increase in population in Europe, the food crisis continues to intensify.

This is the historical background of frequent wars in European countries in the second half of the 19th century and the continuous flow of population to North America. The annual immigrant population reached one million, with the highest number reaching more than 1.6 million in the year.

The total population of Europe, which is narrow and densely populated, has reached 360 million. The continuous high population growth every year has brought a great burden. It is normal for a standard Prussian family to raise seven or eight children. The same is true in France and Italy.

in this way.

In this era without chemical fertilizers, Europe's land output could not support such a huge population. Due to livelihood considerations, North America and South America, which have vast fertile land, were the first choice for European immigrants.

There was a serious surplus of agricultural products in the Tang Empire. The railways extending in all directions and the rapidly developing maritime transportation capacity could reduce the transportation price of bulk agricultural products to a very low level. North American grains poured into the British market, Prussian and Italian markets, which greatly

Alleviating the urgent demand for food in the above-mentioned countries.

From New York to Liverpool, England, the width of the Atlantic Ocean is only more than 2,870 kilometers. If calculated from Detroit in the Tang Empire, the shipping distance is only an increase of more than 870 kilometers.

A large amount of cheap American grain flooded the European market, and the shipping cost of a bushel of grain dropped from 39 cents in 1862 to 26 cents in 1869. The price of grain shipped to Britain was lower than that of grain produced in Britain.

This forced the prices of British agricultural products, especially grain prices, to fall sharply.

The price of a quart of wheat dropped from 104 shillings in 1861 to 67 shillings in 1869, a decrease of more than one-third.

Most farmers in the UK have fallen into a loss-making situation, but farmers in the Tang Empire still have plenty of profits to make.

First, the large land area results in low unit costs of grain production. Second, the widespread use of agricultural machinery has greatly improved production efficiency.

All this is a devastating disaster for British farmers and is a dimensionality reduction blow.

at the same time

Beef, mutton and pork products produced by the Tang Empire in North America and the Andean Viceroyalty Ranch flooded into the UK via refrigerated ships, forcing the price of British livestock products to plummet.

British beef prices fell by 19% between 1861 and 1869. Due to competition from foreign agricultural products, British agricultural losses reached 113 million pounds from 1861 to 1869. A large number of small and medium-sized farms went bankrupt, and the number of farms decreased from 613,000 in 1861 to 1869.

of 553,000.

The area of ​​cultivated land in the United Kingdom decreased from 18.4 million acres in 1861 to 15.3 million acres in 1869. The sown area and agricultural product output worsened and continued to decrease.

It is an indisputable reality that Britain's dependence on the agricultural products of the Tang Empire is increasing, its own agricultural production capacity has plummeted, and its demand for imported agricultural products continues to rise.

Do the math

British farmers are now losing money the more they cultivate their fields. This is because the British aristocrats and big landowners own a large amount of land but do not cultivate it.

They mainly rely on renting land to obtain stable income in order to maintain the superior living conditions of the nobles.

Most of the farms of British farmers are rented, the land rent is very high, the prices of the agricultural products produced are high, and they lack market price competitiveness.

British farmers who were directly involved in agricultural production did not have land, and a large amount of land was in the hands of British nobles and large landowners. However, they did not engage in production and relied on rent income from renting, which raised the cost of agricultural production out of thin air.

Faced with the onslaught of massive grain and meat products from the Tang Empire, British farmers obediently surrendered.

This situation is not only common in the UK, but also in other European countries.

There was originally a huge gap in meeting domestic food demand, but now a large influx of cheap grains and meat from North and South America has caused prices to fall. Farming is no longer profitable, and Europeans are even less willing to farm.

The cultivated area is getting smaller and smaller, the yield is getting lower and lower, and the import volume is increasing accordingly.

In the year 1869

Britain's imports of grains, grains and meat from the Tang Empire already accounted for more than one-third of domestic demand. This year, 23,100 small and medium-sized farms went bankrupt.

Bankrupt farmers either pack up their parcels and move to cities to work, or they pack up their parcels and prepare to immigrate to North America. There is no other way.