Wild North America 1846

Chapter 542 France declares war

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 542 France declares war

After three hours and nine minutes of tight competition, the Chicago Conquerors narrowly defeated the Chang'an Oriental Hussars and won the championship trophy that symbolizes glory, dedicating a passionate and classic game.

The winning Chicago Conquerors players ran around the entire court, with many players bursting into tears with excitement. They then high-fived their running teammates in celebration, waved their fists and roared to the sky, showing off their overwhelming hormonal enthusiasm.

The Oriental Hussars who lost the game seemed to have had their souls sucked out. They walked out of the field silently with their heads lowered, leaving the stage to the victors.

VIP room

Listening to the cheers from the Royal Red Oak Stadium, His Royal Highness Tang Li Xin and Vice Minister of Sports Zhu Baocheng were still immersed in the decadence of losing. They couldn't believe it;

The Oriental Hussars, which led for most of the game, unexpectedly suffered a comeback at the last minute. Right fielder "Four-Armed King Kong" Tang Tieniu replicated the outfield assist in the semifinals and staged a shocking comeback.

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It was too late for the Oriental Hussars to catch up, and they regretted losing the championship.

"The game is indeed full of possibilities. Although the Oriental Hussars were defeated in this battle, they are still one of the top teams in the North American Baseball League. It's just that this time the luck is on the side of the Conquerors." Deputy Minister Zhu Baocheng commented regretfully.

After a while, he then added: "Fortunately, the winning team in the end also belongs to our Tang Empire. From the perspective of the overall situation, we should congratulate the conquerors."

"It is indeed a bit frustrating, but it is not unacceptable." His Highness Tang Li Xin sighed, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then said with some regret; "This good shot hit by the Oriental Light Cavalry's strong stick, this

How can the four-armed King Kong judge the direction so accurately? If there is a slight error, or even a slight hesitation, it will not be able to catch the ball, which is simply unbelievable."

"Perhaps sometimes, the players on the field will perform beyond their level. Just like this time, the home plate assist was a stroke of genius."

"Okay...the result of the game cannot be changed. Let's award the trophy to the winner. This is the glory they deserve."

"That's right, Your Highness, please..."

Zhu Baocheng, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Sports, respectfully asked His Royal Highness to go in front. Although he is the leader of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, His Highness's distinguished status and title of Duke of the North make the so-called leadership meaningless. He must maintain awe and humility.

There was nothing to be modest about. Don Li Xin stood up and walked out first. The sports department and league organizers surrounded him and walked out together. Next was the ceremony to award the trophy to the North American Baseball League champion.

The North American Baseball League is a benchmark sport promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Sports. It is the most successful and commercially mature league. With a wide range of fans who like the sport and growing influence, it can be called the first sport in North America.

The revenue of the North American Baseball League is almost that of all other leagues combined.

Therefore

While the Ministry of Culture and Sports is embarking on cultivating more commercial and formalized operations of leagues, it is also spending a lot of effort to promote baseball, not only in remote towns and villages in North America, but also in South American countries and the Andean governorates.

Compared with the North American baseball industry, which has a mature market and numerous strong teams, the development of baseball in Central and South American countries has been more tortuous and lagging behind.

South American countries such as Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina are economically backward because they are wary of foreign things and have a closed environment. Many countries are still struggling to provide food and clothing and are not interested in developing baseball.

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A baseball and a glove are both valuable investments.

Not to mention a complete set of sportswear, shoes and hats, this is a huge expense and cannot be afforded without a considerable financial foundation.

In the provinces under the Andean Governor's Office, baseball promotion has only improved slightly. There are some amateur-level teams in cities and large villages and towns. The number is not large, and the level is still two orders of magnitude lower than participating in the North American league.

There is still a long way to go before the Ministry of Culture and Sports hopes that South America will send no less than 6 to 8 baseball teams to form a more powerful American Baseball League. It will take at least ten or twenty years of hard work.

On the contrary, English football is being promoted very smoothly in South America. As long as there is a ball, a large number of young children can play together. This is the biggest advantage.

Gradually……

Officials from the Ministry of Culture and Industry also discovered that the real reason why baseball is not developing smoothly in South America, that it is difficult to promote and has a small audience, is that there is no money. One, two or three of these South American countries are very poor. How can they have the money to do this kind of thing?

Luxurious sport?

A few wealthy countries with better economies, such as Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Argentina, are all typical agricultural countries. Villages and towns are scattered, and the urban population is small and small. Most of them are small cities with tens of thousands, or even only a few thousand people.

, does not have the conditions to develop baseball.

A baseball team requires 20 to 30 people, more than 40 people, and at least 15 people. The investment in sports equipment is huge. In some remote small cities, it is impossible to even form a team.

The Ministry of Culture and Sports cannot solve this dilemma, and its original enthusiasm for promotion has faded.

Fortunately, English football is highly accepted in South America and its popularity is growing rapidly.

You can often see groups of young people playing football in small groups on the muddy roads in the streets and alleys, playing football with great interest, as if the east is not bright and the west is bright, which makes the officials of the Ministry of Culture and Sports dumbfounded.

After the North American Professional Baseball League decided on the championship, the grand event of the largest sport in North America finally came to an end.

News of the victory spread back to Chicago, and this million-dollar metropolis fell into a nightlong carnival.

Hearing the live commentary from the speakers of the cable radio station, baseball fans in Chicago and surrounding cities who could not attend the event in person also enjoyed the joy of competitive sports.

The Conquerors' right fielder "Four-Armed King Kong" Tang Tieniu became popular overnight and was even spotted by the famous "Lin Ji Zhuang Yang Tiger Bone Ointment" manufacturer of pain-relieving plasters for bruises, spending 2,000 yuan to make him a brand spokesperson.

Printed on wrapping paper.

The slogan is: "No matter how much pain you experience, you can turn around once you have me."

The development of the commodity economy has matured, allowing manufacturers to pay more attention to publicity. Liushen toilet water chose the traditional image of mother to be printed on the packaging paper in order to protect the family from mosquito infestation.

The old oil companies choose middle-aged calm gentlemen as their image representatives. They buy kerosene lamps to go home and light up their homes with warm lights.

Traditional bruise medicines and emerging beverages are more popular with strong and energetic athletes, which invisibly bring extra income to sports stars and increase their popularity, which is a win-win situation for enterprises and clubs.

Just a few days after the North American Baseball League ended, good news came from the Fuso Islands on the other side of the Pacific;

After difficult negotiations, both sides of the civil war finally reached a unified opinion on a peace agreement, and the Boshin War officially ended.

in the peace agreement

The shogunate made substantive concessions. Shogun Tokugawa Yoshiki announced his abdication, and the Edo shogunate era officially ended. After abdicating, Tokugawa Yoshiki became the prime minister of the reform government, respecting Emperor Meiji as the main leader, and implemented measures to deal with the decadent and backward society.

A series of reforms.

The "Satsucho Alliance" made substantial concessions on its original position of overthrowing the shogunate. It continued to accept the reform government dominated by the original shogunate as the only legitimate political power. It did not support secession, gave up armed confrontation and demands for autonomy, and dispatched representatives of the reform faction.

The characters enter the New Deal and start the transformation of the old society.

Both parties agreed to accept the joint supervision of Datang and the United Kingdom, promote domestic peace and resume production, and promised to abandon the use of force and other radical means to change the status quo.

all in all

The history of the Fuso Islands was changed here. The Emperor's faction did not achieve a complete victory, and the Shogunate's faction did not completely fail. The two opponents, who had different opinions but had to live together with their noses in their hands, were brokered by foreign powers.

Peace was achieved.

From then on, the Fuso Islands began to carry out shackles of social reform, stumbling step by step.

no way

The shogunate, which was completely eliminated in the original history, still controls the power of the government. There is no possibility of comprehensive westernization on the Fuso Islands, nor is there the possibility of thorough reform. They can only maintain the status quo in patchwork and find a balance between tradition and change.

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The British were satisfied with this situation, and the Tang Empire was satisfied, but neither the shogunate nor the Emperor's faction were satisfied, but they had to pinch their noses and live under the same roof.

This is like two emotionally discordant couples who not only quarreled in the past, but also had their heads broken and bruised, but with the strong intervention of elders and outsiders to mediate, they continued their married life full of grievances.

Others have no way of knowing the awkwardness and pain in this. They only feel that they have maintained a marriage, and they feel full of pride and accomplishment.

Not long after the good news of the peace agreement reached on the Fuso Islands came, the situation in Europe suddenly changed. The French Emperor Napoleon III angrily declared war on the Kingdom of Prussia. This news shocked the European continent and the world...

Okay...what's going on?

The vast majority of the subjects of the Tang Empire were not interested in what happened on the other side of the Atlantic, and they could not understand the twists and turns, and they had no personal feelings. They paid more attention to their own happy lives.

Because of the huge panic caused by the Franco-Prussian War in Europe, countries on the European continent have stepped up their efforts to import materials, especially grain. The first beneficiary country was the Tang Empire, the world's largest exporter of grain.

on this background

Beginning in early July 1870, world grain prices and bulk rice, flour and oil prices rose one after another. In just one and a half months, the price rose by more than 50%. Among them, flour rose by 56.3%, oats rose by 44.5%, and soybean oil rose by 62.4%.

The price of kerosene has more than doubled, and the prices of various meats have also increased by more than 30% to 40%, forming a large wave of price increases.

Leather, cotton, bristles, blankets and daily necessities have risen in response, along with the prices of steel, machinery and chemical supplies. Various large orders have come in in astonishing quantities, and demand has soared.

The Tang Empire was like a shot in the arm. Domestic industry and agriculture were working at full capacity and working overtime to produce. Shipyards were overwhelmingly inundated with ship orders. Driven by strong demand, the domestic economy suddenly rose to a higher level and began to operate at a high speed.

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(End of chapter)