Wild North America 1846

Chapter 638 Demographic Factors

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 638 Demographic Factors

The Fairmount Park assassination caused a huge response in society, and many angry people took to the streets to demonstrate against this unscrupulous evil act.

Later found out

Among the 27 assailants who participated in the assassination and were shot dead on the spot, except for three Irishmen, all the others were Italians, which caused an uproar in the public opinion.

Italians were not popular in the first place. They were always known as hooligans, thieves, and gangsters. Now their reputation has become even worse on the streets, and they have turned into rats crossing the street... Everyone is shouting for beatings.

In today's world, European and American countries have formed a chain of contempt.

The world's hegemon, the British Empire is at the top of the contempt chain. It looks down on the upstart Tang Dynasty, makes fun of France every day, and sneers at the rudeness of the Germans. Anyway, no one looks down on it.

The old hatred between France and Germany has not gone away, but they have added new hatred. They are sworn enemies and despise each other. However, they can't stand the upstart Tang Dynasty in the New World.

Of course, the Tang Dynasty regarded itself as a sovereign state. It hated the British, looked down on the narcissistic French and the newly rising Germans, and despised each other.

Tsarist Russia has a morbid fascination with territorial expansion. The four major powers of Britain, Tang, France, and Germany look down upon him. They feel ashamed to be associated with him, and will decisively step on him if given the opportunity.

Tsarist Russia could not afford to offend the four great powers of Britain, Tang, France and Germany, but it also looked down upon the loose and corrupt Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was looked down upon by all the powers in Europe and was at the bottom of the chain of contempt.

But he also has someone he looks down upon, and that is Italy.

This was the status of the Kingdom of Italy in the 1870s. It was at the bottom of the list among the world's great powers. It could not even defeat its reputation because of its strength. It was almost useless.

The backward southern region of Italy has a completely agricultural economic structure with no industrial component at all. The bottom farmers and craftsmen live in poverty, and it is a luxury to fill their stomachs.

In bad years, people often starve to death, but the upper class and the nobility are indifferent to this, preferring to cover up social poverty with the superficial luxury life of the upper class.

This is also the fundamental reason why Italians immigrate so much. They can no longer survive in their hometown in Europe and have to go to North America to find the palace of their dreams.

Nowadays, there is a wave of opposition to Italian immigrants in North America. Celebrities from all walks of life in the north have expressed their opinions, condemning the poor performance of Italian immigrants and demanding that the government take restrictive measures.

This trend soon swept to the South. Many Southerners expressed their hatred for Italians. The South did not accept garbage, and the South did not want any immigrants that the Yankees did not want.

Many companies said they would not hire Italian workers, and banks, post offices, and trading companies followed suit, creating a rising tide of anti-Italian sentiment.

Early February 1877

After Zhang Zhongliang, the first Chinese president, was sworn in, he followed public opinion and proposed the first bill restricting Italians. Under the current social upsurge, it was successfully passed.

The new bill strictly prohibits ships from carrying Italians to North America. Violators will be subject to huge fines. Italians who enter without authorization will be detained and deported. It will stop processing relevant naturalization certificates for Italians and strictly prohibit companies from recruiting Italians without the right of residence. A series of measures including illegal work.

After the implementation of the bill, major shipping companies have adjusted their liner services on the Atlantic route, canceling the immigration hotspot of the Kingdom of Italy and replacing them with other European countries.

After the implementation of the bill, the effect was very significant, and the number of white immigrants from Italy dropped by more than 90%.

In April 1877, Zuo Zongtang led his troops to march into Nanjiang in three routes. Within half a month, they attacked the three cities of Daban, Toksun and Turpan. The gateway to Nanjiang was opened, and the Hunan army won consecutive battles. The war situation was excellent.

In May, Aguba died suddenly in despair...

Europe Balkans

The two small Karamis of Serbia and Montenegro, which officially declared war on the Ottoman Empire, were pinned to the ground and repeatedly ravaged by the Ottoman Army. Their homes were bloodbathed and a large number of people were forced to become homeless.

Seeing that these two little followers couldn't stand it any longer and were about to be killed by the Ottoman Empire if they didn't help, Tsarist Russia finally took action personally and officially declared war on the Ottoman Empire on April 24, 1877.

In May, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro all announced that they would join Russia in fighting the Ottoman Empire, and the Balkan powder keg was completely detonated.

The Crimean War from 1853 to 1856 caused Tsarist Russia to suffer a huge setback in the Balkans, losing its prestige and influence. It urgently needed an opportunity to return to the Balkans and restore Tsarist Russia's traditional influence in the region.

More importantly

Tsarist Russia wanted to control the Balkans and then the Mediterranean, and seek access to the Bosporus, the throat of the Black Sea, in order to open up the only outlet to the southwest that it had long sought.

Therefore, Tsarist Russia took pleasure in the deterioration of the situation in the Ultraman Empire and actively intervened when it saw the opportunity.

At this point, the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, which caused headaches for the British, broke out again, dragging them into the whirlpool of war again.

The European war created a large amount of demand, which made world trade pick up again. It can be said that it was a blessing among misfortunes. The Tang Empire was the first to feel this warm current.

Both foreign trade volume and exports have rebounded, gradually affecting more commodity types, forming an overall recovery in the export market.

Coupled with the strong traction of domestic demand, the Tang Empire emerged from the shadow of the economic crisis. In the first quarter of 1877, the economic growth rate reached 6.17%. Both steel and pig iron production surpassed the United Kingdom, ranking first in the world.

Qinzheng Palace

Emperor Richard is reviewing relevant reports on the new colonial area of ​​Colombia. This area is an area under military control by the Southern Army. It has maintained a high-intensity military suppression situation, and continuous security and suppression operations have lasted for nearly three years.

Years of war resulted in a sharp decline in the population of Colombia's new colonial areas. The empire began to conduct planned immigration to fill southern Colombia, Zhongzhou Province (formerly Ecuador) and Fuyuan Province (ceded by Peru) with population, and began to recover and develop.

The construction of large-scale infrastructure facilities such as railways, roads, bridges, and urban construction has continued to improve the overall environment of the new colonial area, attracting some investors with capital and a sense of adventure to enter the new colonial area to build plantations and farms.

Colombia's new residential areas, as well as Zhongzhou and Fuyuan provinces, are all on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, where vegetation grows vigorously and there is ample sunshine and rain. It is very suitable for the growth of coffee, tobacco, cane sugar, and natural rubber trees, as well as the growth of various fruits and melons, and is suitable for development. Special breeding industry.

Through smooth railway and road transportation, the Tang Empire integrated the new colonies into the empire's mainland and continuously exported Chinese immigrants.

In three years, the focus of immigration throughout South America was the new colonial area of ​​Colombia. The Chinese population grew rapidly from less than 35,000 to nearly 500,000, with an average annual growth of more than 160,000.

Amid the fluctuations, the total population of Colombia's new colonial zone barely remained at about 3.8 million (note; including 500,000 Chinese), Zhongzhou Province had more than 71,000 people (note; all Chinese immigrants), and Fuyuan Province had more than 220,000

people (note, Chinese immigrants account for about half).

The continuous import of Chinese people has significantly changed the social and demographic structure of the new colonial areas, especially in the south, which is already dominated by Chinese.

By the first and second quarters of 1877, the population loss of women in the new colonial area was still continuing, with an average monthly loss of 12,000 to 15,000, which had caused irreversible damage to the area.

Due to the massive loss of young women, the natural growth of the population in the new colonial areas of Colombia has stagnated. Whether this generation of Indians, native whites, or mixed-race residents, the social inheritance will not be sustainable after they naturally age.

This has also caused many serious social problems, such as alcoholism, robbery, rape of women, frequent violence and fights, murder and robbery, and banditry. The public security in the northern district is obviously not as good as that in the southern district where Chinese immigrants are the main population.

The imperial army implemented a severe crackdown on criminal activities. While restricting the movement of the indigenous population, it also cracked down on the indigenous tribes that connived and sheltered the bandits and continued to sweep and suppress them.

It is estimated

This kind of military operation will last for at least 10 years. More and more petty criminals will be sent to hard labor camps, and felons will be hanged directly. This will be the norm in Colombia's new colonial zone.

In order to promote the governance of the new colonial area, the focus of immigrants in South America has now shifted to Colombia, Zhongzhou Province (formerly Ecuador), and Fuyuan Province (the ceded area of ​​Peru). The average annual immigration size is about 200,000 to 210,000 people.

Due to the continuous investment in infrastructure construction, the continuous investment in military clearance operations, and the continuous investment in immigration and colonization, the new colonial areas in South America have been a key area of ​​imperial financial subsidies for more than three years.

The war compensation squeezed out from the defeated countries Peru and Bolivia was resold and invested in the new colonial areas.

Only the Tang Empire's strong financial resources could support such consumption. It subsidized the new colonial area with more than 13 million Tang Yuan a year, about half of which was used for long-term military operations to continue to strengthen its control over the area.

According to the careful assessment of the Imperial Colonial Office;

Ten years after the current policy is implemented, that is, around 1885, the total population of Colombia will remain at around 4 million, of which the Chinese population will account for half or slightly more.

Twenty years after the current policy is implemented, that is, by the end of this century, Colombia's total population will rise slightly to between 420 and 4.3 million, of which the Chinese population will account for more than 80%, and will eventually fluctuate around 90%.

In 20 years, the population of Zhongzhou Province (formerly Ecuador) will grow to 550,000 to 600,000, 100% of whom are Chinese.

The population of Fuyuan Province will grow to one million, and more than 90% of the population will be of Chinese origin, reaching a relatively ideal state.

Nowadays, both European and American families have large families. The average British family has 5.72 people, a German family has 6.85 people, an Italian family has 7.12 people, and a Chinese family has 11.65 people.

British, German and Italian families are all monogamous. The British family has 3.72 children, while the Italian family has 5.12 children (note: please do not over-interpret the average family size).

It can be seen from statistical data that it is normal for most European families to have 3 to 5 children, and this is also a common phenomenon.

However, Chinese families are not monogamous. According to official statistics from the Tang Empire, each Chinese family has 1.72 wives and concubines, and the number of children they have is close to the level of German families, higher than that of Britain and lower than that of Italy.

Here we only count established Chinese families, not singles and new immigrants who have no money to marry a wife. Many old immigrant families only have one husband and one wife, and they belong to the average family.

This is because three wives and four concubines are very common among Chinese dignitaries. Some wealthy businessmen even have five or six concubines, forming a large family of dozens of people.

In some relatively affluent middle-class families, one wife and one concubine is the norm. Which family does not have seventy or eighty children?

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