Wild North America 1846

Chapter 591 Don’t offend the river

Author: Portuguese toothless

"We sincerely welcome His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief to Massawa. We will congratulate King Pingxi. The whole city is rejoicing and running to tell each other." Colonel Liu Daqing, the commander-in-chief of the construction, is obviously much darker and thinner than before, and he is dressed in a straighter dress. The military uniform he wore made him look even more smart and capable, and he led everyone forward to salute with a respectful expression.

The glorious victory achieved by the expeditionary force was reported back to the empire, ushering in joy throughout the empire. This was a great event that shocked all strata of the empire's society in recent years. It boosted the empire's mighty power, greatly gathered the confidence of the empire's subjects, and further inspired patriotic enthusiasm. and the national consciousness of the Tang Dynasty.

Emperor Richard was overjoyed and issued an imperial edict, conferring the title of Prince of Pingxi on the eleventh son of the emperor Tang Li Xin, bestowing Jie In, and conferring the title of two viscounts and 10 barons on the meritorious officials of the expeditionary force. There are rewards.

His Highness Tang Li Xin is now the Prince of Pingxi and the Duke of Colorado. He is the second prince from the imperial family to be awarded the title of prince, second only to the Crown Prince Qin, His Highness Tang Li Qian. He can be said to be a noble family member.

His Royal Highness Li Xin of the Tang Dynasty can be said to be in high spirits during happy events. He waved his hands with a smile and said, "His Majesty the Holy Emperor has not actually awarded the Golden Book of King's Seal, so you must not overstep it. Hahaha... we are all happy together!"

Speaking of which

His Highness Tang-Li Xin could no longer maintain his aloof expression as if the breeze was blowing on his face. The joy from his heart made his whole body glow. He came to the pier and greeted the onlookers frequently. His affinity infected a large number of people at the scene.

According to the ceremony procedures, His Highness Li Xin of the Tang Dynasty led the crowd to set up an incense table facing the east, offered three animal sacrifices, and burned incense and candles to worship the gods of heaven, earth and sea...

After doing this, he took out a white silk handbook in front of everyone with a serious expression and said loudly, "The holy decree is above..."

The Tang Empire canceled the kneeling ceremony, and there was no need to set up a special incense table to receive orders, and many red tapes were eliminated.

According to the ancient etiquette of the Han and Tang Dynasties, everyone bowed to the ground and respectfully replied: "I will accept the order;"

His Highness Tang Li Xin held the imperial edict and announced loudly;

"The emperor of the Tang Dynasty carried it to Heaven, the edict said;

The current situation is chaotic, and the Egyptians are causing trouble and humiliating the subjects of the empire. Who can tolerate it and who cannot?

The imperial army marched thousands of miles across the ocean to quell evil spirits and raise the prestige of our country, demonstrating the majesty and inviolability of the emperor's majesty. What a magnificent man!

The expeditionary force opened up a new colonial area in Eritrea and established it as a vassal state for the Tang Empire. It established two cities, Yunzhong City and Massawa, to open up territory and spread the glory of the empire's civilization.

The congratulations from the native subjects of the empire are indeed an honor to the entire Tang Dynasty.

The edict was issued to establish new overseas provinces;

Yunzhong Province.

The provincial capital was set as Yunzhong City.

The place name of Massawa cannot reflect the might of the empire, so it was changed to "Fubo City".

He traveled to a foreign land thousands of miles away, established unparalleled feats, and spread the splendid civilization of the Han and Tang dynasties. He was a magnificent man.

Kudos to this!"

"I have received the imperial edict, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" everyone responded in unison.

Then they stood up and congratulated each other with smiles on their faces. The atmosphere in the color booth became lively for a while, and everyone had a smile of joy that could not be concealed on their faces.

This huge honor is shared by everyone present.

The deafening sound of firecrackers sounded again, the gongs and drums were noisy, the boys performed the dragon and lion dances hard, and the imperial subjects also participated in the dance with colorful flags.

At this moment, the atmosphere of celebration reached its climax.

The old place name of Massawa has since become history. Fubo City and Fubo Port, which were born on the coast of the Red Sea, will surely become a dazzling Pearl City of the Red Sea in the future.

The Tang Empire established a new "Yunzhong Province" in Eritrea, which represented that the empire formally incorporated this overseas province into its territory and placed it under the direct jurisdiction of the Colonial Department. Its administrative status is the same as that of Hawaii Province, Beihai Province, and the provinces under the jurisdiction of the Andes Governorate in South America.

They are all an integral part of the sacred territory of the Tang Empire.

after the ceremony

His Royal Highness Tang Li Xin and his entourage, escorted by cavalry, took a "Navajo" brand black car to stay at the newly built manor in Fubo City (Massawa). They will participate in a series of welcome banquets that will follow. For the time being,

Press Don't Mention.

Fubo City (Masawa) has rapidly developed into a city with a population of nearly 40,000 in just a few months (note, this statistic includes Chinese immigrants, Arab women, and military family members, and does not include local garrison troops and hard laborers).

(convicts and slaves), a new port city with prosperous development prospects.

Yunzhong City, which is located on the plateau, is also developing rapidly. On the one hand, it enslaves local blacks and Arabs as hard laborers, and draws blood from the Yemeni region to feed back the new colonial area. This is very important.

The large number of imported Arab women actually formed tens of millions of new families and became a relatively stable basic social structure, which was extremely conducive to the spread of culture and population reproduction.

On the other hand, Chinese immigrants brought advanced farming knowledge, developed culture and new commercial circulation channels, such as a series of factories and port trade, which injected vitality into the new colonial area.

Due to the long-term insistence of the ancient Ethiopian Empire on the sea ban policy, the development of the Eritrean region along the Red Sea was extremely backward. It was basically in a semi-primitive tribal state, relying on hunting animals and picking fruits and vegetables, and had almost no knowledge of farmland farming.

The Tang Empire invaded the area on a large scale, and the Ethiopian Empire, which was located on the plateau, received extremely little information until the Yunzhong Province was established.

Facing the invasion of the Eastern Empire, the Ethiopian Empire seemed helpless.

Why is this?

In 1867, the Ethiopian Empire had just suffered a catastrophe caused by a British expedition. Emperor Theodorus II fought fiercely with the British expeditionary force while leading his army to guard the fortress and castle of Magdala.

At that time, there were heavy shells from the British Expeditionary Force. When Theodorus II and several soldiers were carrying stones to block the first gate of the castle, a shell exploded nearby, killing Duke Engida.

Seeing that the enemy's artillery fire was fierce and unstoppable, and the first gate of the fortress was about to be breached by the British, the desperate Ethiopian emperor pulled out the pistol presented by Queen Victoria, put the barrel into his mouth, then pulled the trigger, and shot himself

One shot to the head.

The cause of this incident was simply that Theodorus II wrote a famous letter to Queen Victoria in 1863, requesting British help in the war against the Muslims of Egypt and Turkey.

The British Foreign Office forgot to reply, which made Theodorus furious.

On New Year's Day in 1864, British adviser Cameron was ordered to be chained up, along with another diplomat and 58 Europeans.

Theodorus II declared that the men would be held hostage and would not be released until he received a reply from the British, which aroused the anger of the British.

In 1866, Rassam, an Iraqi serving the British Foreign Office, brought a reply from Britain. Satisfied Theodorus released the hostages.

However, soon after, Theodorus II, who felt deceived, ordered that Cameron and other Europeans, who had just been freed, be taken back to prison, and wrote to Queen Victoria asking her to send a group of skilled craftsmen and various

All kinds of new machinery, including machines for making bullets, were provided in exchange for the freedom of these people.

Faced with blackmail, Britain naturally could not accept such humiliation, so it sent General Napier, who had ruthlessly suppressed the Indian rebellion, to lead an expedition to Abyssinia.

A war broke out in the face of the Ethiopian Empire's dimension reduction expedition.

As early as 570 AD, the ancient Axumite dynasty was established here, which was an ancient indigenous dynasty that lasted for nearly a thousand years.

After experiencing several regime changes until the 17th century, Ethiopia showed the scene before the decline of the Byzantine Empire. The Abyssinian court fell into corruption and long-term political turmoil, the nobles indulged in pleasure-seeking and intrigues, and the imperial power changed frequently.

During this stage, the status of dukes, governors and tribal leaders in famous provinces rose.

By the first half of the 19th century, the Abyssinian Empire had disintegrated into a series of independent or semi-independent kingdoms, and the title of "King of Kings", like the Holy Roman Emperor, had become a noble and empty title and no longer had

The ability to unify the world.

The term "Ethiopia", like "Germany" before Bismarck or "Italy" before Garibaldi and Mazzini, has become a purely geographical term.

After the death of Emperor Theodorus II, Abyssinia once again fell into an era of feudal feuds.

With the guns, ammunition and military supplies donated by the British Napier expedition before returning home, Prince Kassa of Tigray ascended to the throne with strong military strength and was crowned Johannes IV in the ancient city of Axum.

Known as the "Wandering Emperor of Abyssinia", he did not even have a capital. Instead, he traveled around with his "mobile court" to command battles and tried his best to unify the Ethiopian plateau.

Today, on the Ethiopian plateau, the princes and dukes are divided into one side, and it is a state of fragmentation.

The most important feudal separatist kingdoms are the Kingdom of Tigray in the north and the Kingdom of Shoa in the south. In addition, several important provinces such as Gojam, Wollo, and Simeon are also completely independent and do not listen to Emperor Johannes IV at all.

, let alone go to court to pay homage.

In such a chaotic state, Ethiopia's wandering dynasty could not even form a unified opinion. How could they unanimously fight against the invaders of the Tang Empire who were armed to the teeth?

these years

Each and every one of the separatist rulers in Ethiopia suffered severe beatings from the British and had a serious psychological impact on the expeditionary force that came across the ocean. They were considered strong if their legs did not tremble.

Join forces to deal with the Tang Empire's expeditionary force?

No one has made such stupid suggestions. Most of them are how to appease these powerful foreign invaders? Is it possible to determine the border between the two sides through a treaty?

I would rather cede more land and thank God if we can avoid interfering with each other.

coincidentally

Emperor Johannes IV also had the same idea, but he had spent a long time with the British Expeditionary Force and had a relatively close and harmonious relationship with each other, so he had more ideas...

For example, can some Datang Musketeers be hired to join the Ethiopian Royal Army?

The purpose is naturally to attack the separatist warlords and rebel kingdoms, and deal with them one by one. Western guns are extremely sharp, and the indigenous kingdoms are almost irresistible.

The number of people is about 500 to 1,000. If there are more, it is estimated that the Ethiopian Dynasty will go bankrupt and will not be able to spend so much money to hire Easterners.

Of course, if you want land, that's easy.

Emperor Johannes IV had no clear concept of national borders, did not mind taking conquered lands from rebel kingdoms as rewards, and had no obsession with remote territories.

The core area of ​​the Abyssinian Dynasty is still on the Ethiopian Plateau. As for the coastal Eritrea region, he is eager to reach a formal treaty with the Tang Empire to delineate the boundaries.

That...well water does not offend the river.