Wild North America 1846

Chapter 551: Censoring Weird Talks

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 551: Censoring Weird Talks

Emperor Richard crossed his arms and seemed to be browsing the map of South America leisurely. His eyes finally stopped at the areas around Chile and Colombia, and he nodded secretly.

Cuba is the fruit that has already been decided to be harvested, so there is no rush for this.

If we take action against South American countries, Colombia and Chile are both possible targets. The reason is very simple.

Colombia is adjacent to the Panama Province of the Tang Empire. After the Central American Railway was successively built in the Empire, goods and people from North America could travel south unimpeded through the railway arteries, and could also be reached by convenient sea transportation.

If launching a colonial war would save money, yield quick results, and have the opportunity to cut off a large territory, why not do it?

As a former part of the Aztec Empire, Colombia sent troops to conquer the region, which had a stronger deterrent effect on South American countries and had better effects.

The disadvantage is that Colombia is a relatively large country with a relatively large population. The total population is between 5.7 million and 6 million. It will take a lot of effort to conquer it, so you should proceed with caution.

Chile is a long and narrow country on the Pacific side, with a domestic population of 3.15 million. It is dominated by white immigrants and supplemented by mixed Indians. It has been a military dictatorship for more than ten years.

If it conquers Chile, the Tang Empire can completely bring its territory under the jurisdiction of the Andean Governor-General, adding more than 2,400 kilometers of coastline on the Pacific coast, and taking into account the geographical advantages of both oceans.

The disadvantage is that Chile is located in a corner and is not the territory of the traditional Aztec Empire. Conquering the country will have less deterrent effect on Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and other countries, and the effect will be poor.

After thinking about it

Richard has tentatively selected Colombia and Chile as alternative destinations. If there is an opportunity in the future, he will work hard to integrate the last piece of the puzzle in South America into the unified South American market.

The American policy advocated by "Ryu Xianjun Doctrine" was the basis of the Tang Empire's foreign policy. It was equivalent to the "European Balance" policy promoted by the British and was placed at the most important priority.

During the Franco-Prussian War, European countries were caught in the turmoil of rebalancing power and were unable to take care of other regional affairs.

If there is a chance

One of the two countries mentioned above can be included as a potential target of conquest and use force to help form the last piece of the puzzle in South America.

Since the stubborn donkey refuses to leave, then whip it away with a whip.

Nowadays, the situation in South America is calm. Countries are very afraid of the Tang Empire, and their etiquette is quite good.

During the Lunar New Year ceremony, dignitaries from various countries arrived in Chang'an, the imperial capital, to present congratulatory gifts. The same happened this year, and it has become a established practice.

For a while, it was not easy to find an excuse to send troops to attack.

Emperor Richard's eyes are now mainly focused on the Americas, especially Central and South America, and this region is his focus.

The Cuban Civil War has entered its third year. The rebel army, led by President de Cespedes, is still active in the jungles of the southeastern provinces, occupying major local towns in Camagüey Province, and launching tit-for-tat struggles with the Spanish colonial army.

The Spanish colonists still adopted bloody suppression methods and continued to launch large-scale encirclement and suppression operations against the rebels. Fierce fighting broke out between the two sides in many southeastern provinces, causing considerable losses to the rebels.

The Cuban rebel army was mainly composed of native whites, black slaves, mixed-race Indians and plantation owners. They demanded the liberation of slaves, the independence of Cuba and the equal freedom of the people and other political demands. None of these Spaniards agreed.

The positions of the two sides are far apart, so only the subordinates can see the truth.

At its peak last year, the number of the Cuban rebels quickly increased to more than 70,000. They successively conquered 7 southeastern provinces and important towns such as Queara, Goule, Higuani, and Bayamo, and captured many locals.

Spanish white plantation owners and their families.

While achieving military victory, the Cuban rebels seized a large amount of gold, silver, treasures and food, which greatly improved the difficult logistics supply, and tried to sell gold and silver in exchange for more smuggled arms.

Out of anger, most of the captured Spanish large estate owners and their families were executed or humiliated, and only a few were released after paying large ransoms.

All this undoubtedly aroused great anger from the Spanish colonial army.

The 31,000 colonial troops commanded by Generals Lersundi y Omacea and D. Dulce y Galle under the Governor-General of Cuba launched a massive counterattack from the south to the north. After several fierce battles, they gradually recovered

Several provinces in the east.

Subsequently, the Spanish colonial army showed its butcher's knife, wildly killing local people who supported the rebels, massacring villages and destroying towns at every turn, and their methods were very bloody and cruel.

Suffering a severe blow, many of the temporarily gathered rebels were either wiped out or dispersed, and fled to the jungle to temporarily avoid the enemy. The size of the Cuban rebels was once reduced to more than 20,000 people, and they faced a very severe situation.

Fortunately, President de Cespedes realized in time that the strength of the rebel army was not enough to compete head-on with the Cuban colonial army. He wisely chose to disperse his troops, retaining his strength to fight the enemy to the end, and relied on the jungles and villages to fight guerrillas against the Spanish.

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Well, keep fighting!

Emperor Richard looked away from the Central American region on the map. There was no need to consider the situation in Cuba for the time being. The civil war would continue for a few more years.

He turned around and walked back. He happened to see the deputy director of the Royal Secretariat, Viscount Yao Guangyi and Baron Liang Bojun. From a distance, he bent down and saluted: "I will bow to your Majesty. Long live, long live, long live our emperor."

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Emperor Richard walked to the throne and sat down, then asked, "What's the matter?" As he spoke, he took a sip of the freshly brewed tea and looked over.

The Royal Guards, the Royal Secretariat, the Royal Attaché's Office, and the various agencies of the Royal Household Affairs Bureau all belong to the category of internal ministers and are servants of the royal family. Naturally, they do not need to pay attention to the same etiquette as foreign ministers, and they appear to be much more casual.

After another salute, Yao Guangyi and Liang Bojun came forward. Yao Guangyi presented a memorial in his hands and said softly;

"Your Majesty, these pro-Western school members who are very happy in the press and public opinion have been selected by the Propaganda Department and screened by the General Security Bureau. Currently, a total of 681 people are recorded. Their speech tendencies are very dangerous.

Some people advocate overturning all traditional Chinese cultural and moral categories, learning from the West in an all-round way, inciting a craze for blind worship of the West, and advocating the "theory of Western nobility."

Some advocate abandoning the Chinese language, adopting Latin phonetic notation, fully integrating the language with the West, and implementing the national revitalization plan.

Some advocate the theory of monogamy, change the traditional social ethical structure, and even oppose the traditional culture of worshiping ancestors, completely denying it.

Some were dissatisfied with the empire's suppression of Indians, blacks and other ethnic minorities. They made eccentric references to the past and discussed the present, advocating the benevolence and righteousness of Yao and Shun, the broad tolerance of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the open-mindedness of the sea.

Some people criticize traditional Chinese architectural aesthetics and worship Western architectural culture enthusiastically. They write articles in newspapers and periodicals about French neo-romantic aesthetics, exquisite and elegant British neo-Victorian architecture, and handed down Roman classicism.

There are also some scholars with ulterior motives who make irresponsible remarks about the royal family and the great nobles occupying a large amount of land and possessing a large amount of imperial wealth. They are displeased and picky in all kinds of ways. They must be comprehensively rectified to stop this spreading bad trend.

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Emperor Richard took a long time to look through this memorial, and he continued browsing with his brows furrowed.

The memorial carefully selects some examples and quotes some remarks. It seems that the problem is quite serious. Some famous scholars and masters of Chinese studies are also involved. Almost all the top 10 universities in the empire are not spared, and all of them are involved.

There are many familiar names here, including Chinese, British, German, French, and Italian professors or scholars, forming a trend that influences public opinion and denigrates the achievements of the empire from all aspects. Anyway, it is all kinds of troubles.

Son!

Emperor Richard became angry when he saw it, and the color became more and more ugly.

After a while

Richard finally put down the memorial in his hand, silently picked up the tea cup and took a sip. When he put it down, he slapped the imperial table hard with a "pop" sound, which frightened the two deputy directors and turned pale.

, and bent down with a respectful expression.

"My dear Lord Guangyi, this matter will be supervised and handled by you throughout the entire process. Since the matter involves a serious matter, it should be handed over to the State Security Administration to coordinate and resolve it quickly without leaving any hidden dangers." When Emperor Richard said the last eight words, his expression was already pale.

Li, murderous intent looms.

Viscount Yao Guangyi deeply bent down, saluted with both hands and replied: "We must live up to the great trust of the Holy One. We must dig out the remaining sins, eradicate the evil, and completely eliminate the cancer in the imperial cultural propaganda field, so as to set the record straight and clean up the imperial court.

Make the law clear and prevent a criminal thief from escaping the law."

Speaking to this extent

The cultural field of the Tang Empire will definitely set off a shocking wave, involving far more than these 681 people, but multiplied by 10 or 20 or even more. This will be a major purge that is enough to shock the whole society, and its influence will be far-reaching.

During its great development, the empire once neglected to guide the field of culture and entertainment.

Later, in the early days of the establishment of the Imperial Propaganda Department, a large-scale purge was carried out to combat the increasingly rampant remarks, and effective guidance was achieved, which achieved immediate and good results.

Unexpectedly, after a few years, some people healed their scars and forgot about the pain, and the old scum emerged in the rolling social tide. They took advantage of the empire's more open atmosphere to get involved in public opinion, newspapers, radio and other fields, and promoted all kinds of strange innovative remarks.

There are many Manchu and Qing Dynasty relics who cut off their braids and dug their ancestors' graves side by side. Their vicious intentions are self-evident.

These rampant unhealthy tendencies must be severely rectified.

Many of the experts and scholars listed in the memorial are very famous and have high status in the academic field. Some of them are even academicians of the Imperial Academy of Sciences and have inextricable connections with the upper classes of various European countries.

Without His Majesty the Emperor speaking out, it would be difficult for ordinary imperial government departments to do anything to them.

Even if they are held accountable, the Propaganda Department lacks the necessary means to implement it and has to rely on violent departments such as the Police General Administration and the State Security Administration. It seems that the Imperial Propaganda Department needs to be released with some necessary administrative punishment powers!

It is best to extinguish the signs as soon as they are discovered, so as not to ignite a raging fire and shock the society. This is also a mistake that needs to be made up for in time.

(End of chapter)