Wild North America 1846

Over the past few days, Richard has been busy consolidating the results of victory, enriching the strength of the Datang Society, planning various industries under the Datang Society, and retraining the troops. He is extremely busy.

The only thing that was neglected was to eliminate the old forces of John Sutter entrenched in the new town.

Mainly because the other party of the federation, Green Grass, had an ambiguous attitude toward quickly eliminating John Sutter's forces.

In this, there is an implicit fear of the rapid rise of the power of the Tang Society.

Who is Richard?

He was very aware of the little calculations in the minds of William Richardson and Ronald Evanson, and could see through them without telling them. These days, he has focused his main energy on various construction matters of the Datang Association.

Fighting or not, I'm not in a hurry.

Seriously speaking, there is no irresolvable conflict between Richard and John Sutter's forces. There is neither a grudge against his son nor a strategic need to contain the US military.

What he values ​​most is the development of long-term friendly and close relations with Britain, from which he can receive a large amount of aid and trade facilitation, which can support the rapid rise of the Tang Dynasty, dominate the West Coast of North America, and achieve the goal of spreading its reputation far and wide.

For your own sake, the reputation system is the biggest killer of Biansheng.

As a human being, if he is able, Richard is willing to do some meaningful things for overseas Chinese and lead them to create a new world in the fertile continent of North America.

In the original history, no Chinese could do this. The history of overseas Chinese development was a history of blood and tears, but Richard wanted to try to change it...

"Your Excellency, we have carefully calculated that to complete Mr. Samuel Colt's ambitious construction plan, we will need at least 850 meters to 1,000 construction workers, and it will take more than 10 months to complete the construction period. This is still in the

With all the building materials in place, we obviously cannot meet such requirements now." Architect Patsy Doherty put down the drawings in her hands and said with a rather regretful expression.

His eyes moved from the Yudai River to the small village not far away, and he said with rigor in his tone;

"We lack all the conditions to carry out construction, no Portland cement, no steel bars, no masonry, not enough manpower. To be honest, I am pessimistic about completing this project."

Patsy Doherty pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose with her hand, her round face looking a little frustrated.

He is a short man from Turin, Italy, with a slightly fat build. He wears a round hat on his head. His whole person seems to be a big circle within a small circle, giving people a restrained and funny feeling.

But this does not hinder the fact that Patsy Doherty is an outstanding architect. He has presided over the construction of many bridges and large buildings in places such as Bolton and Philadelphia. He has been with Samuel Colt for many years.

's friends.

To put it bluntly, you were deceived.

In the mind of Samuel Colt;

It was precisely because of his deep knowledge of the architectural skills of this old friend that he was determined to be the perfect architect to build the Big Mushroom. This outstanding project must be his.

A conscientious architect is not afraid of hard work, which is a characteristic of construction work.

What he was afraid of was wasting time here and accomplishing nothing, which would be really bad.

When Richard heard this, he smiled slightly and said confidently;

"Dear Mr. Patch-Doherty, you don't have to worry about this. It can take more than three months or more than two months. The complete set of equipment for the cement plant and steel plant will be in place soon, and the construction process will not be delayed.

During this period

I hope you can help me plan the distribution of industrial facilities throughout Grape Valley, mainly concentrated between Sidaoling Village and Wudaoling Village. I hope that strong industrial processing capabilities can be initially formed in a short period of time.

According to my vision;

Sidaoling Village will focus on industrial production, while Wudaoling Village will focus on agricultural deep processing. These two places have formed their own development characteristics, promote each other, and develop together.

Due to geographical constraints, Toudaoling Village, Erdaoling Village and Sandaoling Village have a relatively narrow development hinterland and focus on building residential villages and commercial trade, thus forming a relatively complete system.

In the long run

We will continue to develop deeper into the Grape Valley and build this area into an economic zone with a population of 100,000.

This requires detailed planning, including the construction of roads, bridges and urban facilities, planning of reservoirs and agricultural irrigation canals, planning of urban commercial areas, living areas and residential areas. In the future, private construction will not be allowed, and residential land must be sold according to the plan.

This will be a huge project that will keep Mr. Patch-Doherty and your assistant busy for several months, and Datang will pay enough for it.

Um...all-inclusive food and accommodation, what do you think of $800?"

"Thank you for your generosity, sir. My team and I are willing to take on this challenging job and will do our best to submit a satisfactory answer to you." Patch Doherty was overjoyed after hearing this.

I agreed without hesitation.

Why would a fool not agree to such a generous reward?

The average income of ordinary workers in the United States is 20 to 30 US dollars per year, but in big cities such as New York and Philadelphia, the weekly salary of ordinary blue-collar workers can reach 1.2 to 1.5 US dollars, which is more than double the average level.

Usually, a man working can afford a stable life for a family of 4 to 5 people, which is far from rich, and there is no problem in filling his stomach.

The salary level of architects is higher. If you hire a team of architects of Patch-Doherty's level, the monthly salary is between 50 and 60 US dollars (3 to 4 people, including designer assistants). It should be better to come to the difficult areas in the west.

A little higher, but not much higher.

Richard handed over $800 without hesitation, which was already a very generous reward.

If the overall development design plan can be completed in 4 months, it will be allocated to US$200 per month, which is a lot of money.

If it can be completed in three months with overtime work, the income will be higher.

In other parts of the United States, the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar is quite astonishing. A pair of ordinary leather shoes and a men's shirt or a pair of trousers made of ordinary materials cost about one dollar.

You can buy a 20-pound bag of flour for 16 to 18 cents, and only two cents for a quart of milk.

Of course, these are prices in other parts of North America.

In a hellish place like San Francisco, you basically have to multiply the above price by 10 or more, but when the employer includes food and accommodation, $800 is still a very generous reward.

After finishing the things at hand, Richard took the Guards cavalry back to the Toudaoling village camp. After learning that the 300 strong horses and a large inventory of military uniforms and other military supplies promised by the British had arrived, he ordered the troops along the American River to

The cavalry team returned to Grape Valley for intensive training.

After this stage of development

The organic musketry team increased from more than 230 to 300 people, all of whom were Chinese soldiers. There were 100 people in each team, divided into three teams. Each team had a captain, two deputies, and three captains in charge.

One of the teams was stationed in the new town, and the other two teams were stationed by the American River.

There are three squadron leaders in the Musketeers, namely Duan Debiao, the captain of the first squadron, George Rabiot, the captain of the second squadron, and Wu Degao, the captain of the third squadron.

The captain of the musketeers is Dai Changfu, who has unified jurisdiction over the musketeers of the three squadrons. In addition, there are also musketeers stationed in Grape Valley, New Town and Sacramento. This part has about a hundred people.

The established cavalry team has increased from more than 160 people to more than 360 people. After subtracting the more than 60 personal guard cavalry teams, it can be organized into three hundred-man cavalry teams. Each team also has a captain, two deputies and three captains in charge.

There are three cavalry squadron leaders, namely Gao Shiheng, the captain of the first squadron, Zheng Laosi, the captain of the second squadron, and Lao Kahn, the captain of the third squadron.

The cavalry team is unified under the command of French captain Mike Rabiot. After receiving Richard's order, he has led the entire team back to Grape Valley to participate in training.

In addition, there are also Guards Squadron Leader Liu Wu, Deputy Squadron Leader James Kahn, Deputy Squadron Leader Xiazai and other guards who are directly under the command of Richard. There are also Squadron Leader Zheng Xiaoqi and others stationed in Sacramento. This is basically

They constitute the overall military strength of the Tang Dynasty, with a total of about 760 people.

Among them, there are more than 400 musketeers and more than 360 cavalry.

This lineup is already the strongest armed force in St. Francis. After receiving the assistance of more than 300 strong horses, more than 10 British officers and a large amount of military equipment from the British Canadian Colony, it began a comprehensive refit and training.

The British North American Colony was just north of the Province of Alta California. Its geographical scope included what would later become the northwestern United States of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Oregon, a total of five states. It was adjacent to Vancouver, the center of the British Canadian colony.

, which includes the coastal cities of Portland, Seattle, etc., is an area that the UK attaches great importance to.

The area of ​​these five states plus Vancouver exceeds one million square kilometers. In early 1846, as soon as Polk took office as the president of the United States, he aggressively demanded sovereignty over this area from the United Kingdom.

And he has repeatedly claimed in public: "From the east coast to the west coast, the United States has the natural moral responsibility to unify the North American continent. Our only goal is to pick up rifles and drive away the British colonists..."

This is the general background of the current era. The expansion policy pursued by the United States has posed a huge threat to the British Canadian colonies, especially the important western town of Vancouver, which is an important area that London must protect.

But the ruler is longer and the inch is shorter.

Britain has never been famous for its powerful army. In addition, the current era is in the early days of Queen Victoria, and London is pursuing an aggressive policy of global colonization. It is in South America, Eastern Europe, West Asia, South Asia, the Indian subcontinent, East Asia, and beyond.

The Pacific region, dominated by Australia and New Zealand, was undergoing comprehensive colonial expansion, and the British Army's total strength of more than 200,000 troops was stretched thin.

only in these few years

From 1840 to 1842, the British and French forces launched the Opium War, followed by the First Anglo-Burmese War, launching many wars in the Indian subcontinent, attacking French Indian colonies and local princes, and continuing to expand in the Indochina Peninsula.

In the mid-19th century, Britain began to expand colonization in South Africa. After annexing the Republic of Natal in 1843, Britain attempted to annex the other two republics, which intensified the conflict between Britain and the local Boers.

In short, the United Kingdom has implemented aggressive expansionist colonial policies around the world. In Europe, in order to deal with the increasingly intense Crimean issue and prevent Tsarist Russian troops from invading the Black Sea region, the United Kingdom must ensure a considerable amount of force to deter it.

The British Army only has a total of 260,000 to 270,000 people. It is spreading all over the world like pepper noodles, resulting in a serious shortage of troops. The Canadian colonies (including the five northwest states such as Oregon and Montana) cover an area of ​​tens of millions of square kilometers, with only 3,450 people.

More than a few British troops were stationed.

Such a small number is really incredible, but this is the current harsh reality.

And all of this is the real reason why the United States can threaten the British Canadian colonies.

It is not profitable to do so early, which is also the original intention of the British to strongly support the independence of California.