Wild North America 1846

Chapter 630 Issue Manipulation

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 630 Issue Manipulation

Portland Palace

After dinner, Emperor Richard went for a walk in the courtyard. The climate in Portland in late September was already relatively cold. At night, the temperature was about 5 to 6 degrees above zero, and the cold wind blew in.

Emperor Richard seemed unconscious, walking in the garden full of Chinese charm with his hands behind his hands, thinking about the current situation in North America and the world, and he had a lot of thoughts at the same time.

The North American Peace Treaty, signed on March 7, 1862, restored peace and stability to the North American continent, and it has been 13 years since then.

During this period

The government of the United States of America launched many political efforts in an attempt to win sympathy internationally. It introduced European powers into the situation in North America to balance the strong pressure of the Tang Empire. It was able to break free from the constraints of post-war treaties and restore its status as a fully sovereign and independent country.

All kinds of efforts were successively defeated by the Tang Empire.

Two of these very important international obligations are weighing the United States of America breathless.

The first is a huge war loan of 500 million yuan that has not been repaid, which was mortgaged with the customs revenue of the United States of America.

This war compensation fee totaling 500 million Tang Yuan will be paid off by the United States of America (North) within 25 years, with an annual interest of 5.5%, and will be mortgaged with customs tax revenue.

Until now

The customs of the United States of America are still under the control of the joint committee of the Tang Empire, Britain and France. This is the right of the victorious country stipulated in the post-war treaty.

The second one is that during the war, the United States of America (North) borrowed a total of 1.375 billion Tang Yuan from international finance (including loans of the same value in pounds, francs, and marks).

Due to the collapse of the entire financial system of the United States (North) after the war, the Tang Empire took the lead in forming the "International Creditors' Rights Committee" to renegotiate the amortization of debt and lead the reconstruction of the financial order of the United States of America.

These two mountains are pressing down on the United States of America. In addition, the industrial products of the Tang Empire are being dumped crazily by taking advantage of the favorable conditions of the North American unified market. They have almost destroyed the few remaining industries in the United States (in the north), and are now reduced to nothing.

Factories and enterprises in the United States of America are either controlled by Chinese investors, or they are branch factories or assembly plants in the United States of large industrial enterprises from the Tang Empire.

The same is true for the finance, post office, railways, telegraph offices and mining terminals. They were heavily infiltrated by Chinese capital and lost their economic dominance.

The United States of America is a country of immigrants. The Port of New York is the preferred landing place for white immigrants from Europe, and it is also the country that accepts the largest number of white immigrants from Europe.

After the war recovery

After the population of the United States of America exceeded 10 million in 1863, after more than 10 years of recovery and development, the total population of the United States of America exceeded the 20 million mark by the end of 1872, reaching 21.77 million, creating a record high.

Year-end statistics for 1874

The total population of the United States of America reached more than 24.51 million, and by the end of 1875, the population was close to 26 million, showing a trend of rapid growth.

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The number of white European immigrants has maintained an average annual immigration scale of 850,000 to 1.1 million for more than ten years in a row, with the highest number exceeding 1.3 million in the highest year, and two-thirds of them eventually settled in the United States of America.

Others flowed into the Tang Empire and the number of white immigrants into the Southern Confederate States of America did not exceed 100,000 per year, roughly a ratio of 6:3:1.

This is also the main reason why the population of the United States of America can maintain a high rate of growth, and this wave of European immigrants will continue for 50 years or even longer.

Just look at the situation in Europe today...

Not long after the Franco-Prussian War, which shocked the whole of Europe and the world, the Balkans of the Ottoman Empire were in turmoil again, and this attracted major powers from outside the region who were ready to take action, including the Tsarist Empire, which had a hard time filling its beggar.

Tsar Alexander II has stated many times;

We are highly concerned about the situation of Christians in the Ottoman Empire, express our deep sympathy for the people of all ethnic groups in the Balkans who have been bloody suppressed and brutally exploited, and strongly condemn the brutal actions of the Ottoman Army.

The attention of the Russians has caused uneasiness in countries such as Britain, France, and Germany, because there is a precedent for this.

Whenever Tsarist Russia showed indignation, it meant that it could no longer suppress the impulse of aggression in its heart and the Ottoman Empire was in danger.

The Kingdom of Italy, which had just completed its unification in 1870, was also restless. Delong Wangshu made new territorial claims, causing conflicts with France and the German Empire.

The European territories were originally a mess, but now they are all owned by their own owners. Who cares about the demands of the Italians?

Compared with the strong industrialization foundation of German city-states and the resource endowment of coal and steel, Italy's congenital conditions for economic development are undoubtedly poor.

The northern region of the Kingdom of Italy is economically developed, such as Milan and Florence, which have high industrial output and are economically wealthy regions.

But the southern region can only be described in one word. It has a large agricultural population and an illiteracy rate of up to 70%. Apart from agriculture, there is almost no industry in southern Italy.

The gap between the rich and the poor in the north and south is too wide, splitting Italy into two parts, and making the unified Italy unworthy of its name.

Southern Italy was also the main source of immigrants to North America, accounting for almost 40% of the white European immigrants to North America during this period. Their characteristic was that they were poor and naked, but their minds were active and refused to stop for a moment.

With frequent wars in Europe, white people in the middle and lower classes of society are living in poverty. In order to pursue a better life, immigrating to North America is a long-term and unstoppable trend.

exactly this

It brought great trouble to Emperor Richard and also gave him a headache.

Ulysses Grant, the current president of the United States of America, took advantage of the large influx of white immigrants to stir up topics and create panic and opposition. He thus won the votes of most white immigrants and successfully re-elected as president.

Zhang Zongliang, the leader of the "Liberty Party" mainly of Chinese origin supported by the Tang Empire, lost again in the presidential election and had to swallow the bitter fruit of failure.

Although the United States of America is controlled by Chinese capital in many important areas, the Tang Empire has dozens of military bases within its borders and has heavy troops stationed there.

However, the United States of America is not a complete colony and has a certain degree of autonomy. This has resulted in a tug-of-war situation among various political forces, with one ebbing and the other ebbing.

If you look at the changes in the demographic structure, you will know that in the United States of America, white people, who make up the majority of the population, are not powerless to fight back.

At the end of 1872, the total population of the United States of America was 21.77 million.

among them

The proportion of white people in the total population has further increased, from 73.2% to 76.1%, and the proportion of Chinese Americans has increased from 15.4% to 19.3%. These two ethnic groups have exceeded 95%.

The proportion of black people has dropped sharply, from 7.3% to less than 3%, Mexicans account for 0.92%, and Indians can be ignored.

three years later

At the end of 1875, the total population of the United States was close to 26 million. The proportion of whites increased steadily from 76.1% to 78.3%, and the proportion of Chinese increased steadily from 19.3% to 20.6%. These two major ideas exceeded 99%. The proportion of blacks further dropped from 3%.

to 1%.

It is said that there are only about 40,000 to 50,000 Indians, scattered in remote mountains and mountains, making it difficult to accurately count.

Because it was difficult to find suitable spouses, the number of free blacks did not increase significantly, and the total number was between 280,000 and 300,000.

in the united states of america

The fastest growing groups are the white ethnic group and the Chinese ethnic group. Currently, there are about 550,000 to 700,000 white European immigrants added every year, 40,000 to 43,000 Chinese veterans added every year, and about 110,000 to 120,000 Chinese immigrants added every year.

Coupled with the natural growth of the inherent resident population, the average annual population growth ranges from 1.3 million to 1.35 million.

This population growth rate is not slow. It is expected to exceed 40 million in 10 years, and the total population will exceed 60 million in 20 years.

Look to the future more predictably;

Even if the United States of America cannot get rid of the control of the Tang Empire for a while, then 12 years later it has fulfilled its obligations under the post-war reparation treaty and taken back its customs and other autonomy. Its future policy direction is not optimistic.

Political parties representing the interests of Chinese Americans have never been able to gain critical power in power, and with the continuous influx of white European immigrants, hostility to the Chinese community, hostility to Chinese capital, and inciting ethnic conflicts are bound to intensify.

When that time comes, it will be difficult to do.

Because the Tang Empire was not facing the 17 states of the United States of America during the North American War, with a total of more than 18.7 million people, but perhaps 40 million or even 60 million people.

Even if the Tang Empire itself grew to a population of over 100 million, it would not be optimistic in the face of such a powerful enemy, and it would definitely be difficult to deal with it.

North America is the foundation of the Tang Empire. Once it is shaken, the foundation of the empire will be shaken.

Emperor Richard exhaled a long breath of turbid air in his chest, looked up at the starry night sky, his eyes quickly became sharp.

The situation in the United States of America cannot be allowed to continue like this, and decisive measures must be taken to interrupt its original development process.

The corresponding measures do not necessarily have to be war, but can take various feasible methods, such as social unrest or other methods, which require careful consideration and balance.

In addition, the most recent opportunity to take action was probably around 1878, because if history did not change at that time, the 10th Russo-Turkish War would have broken out.

This was also a war that affected a wide range of areas and lasted for two years.

During this time

The European powers are not interested in paying attention to overseas affairs, and most of their attention will be attracted to the hot spots in the Balkan Peninsula. It is really a good time to take action.

Since Ulysses Grant, the President of the United States of America, likes to manipulate ethnic issues in order to stimulate the white race’s hatred and dissatisfaction towards Chinese Americans, and thereby seek political benefits.

Well, then, the empire will help from the secret. Let this kind of national hatred become more and more intense, and see who will be burned to death first by the burning flames?

After Pandora's box is opened, no one knows what will happen?

The chaos in North America will dispel the blind enthusiasm of many white European immigrants, slow down the tide of immigrants entering North America, and achieve the purpose of population control.

The social unrest will greatly weaken the prestige of the ruling Republican Party and create good conditions for the Chinese-dominated Liberal Party to come to power.

Why not kill three birds with one stone?

(End of chapter)