In the third year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, that is, in 1864 AD, many things happened in this year, such as the opening of Quanjude, the Qing Dynasty was slandered by Tsarist Russia in Xinjiang, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was destroyed, the Twist Army began to crisscross the Central Plains, and the overall situation of the American Civil War was decided. However, because of the big fluttering moth Guoxinga, many things have changed.

Quanjude is still open, but Tsarist Russia has not deceived the Qing Dynasty. Because of the tremendous pressure from the Far East, the Tsarist government was constantly increasing its troops to the northeast, and in view of the need to concentrate its forces on dealing with Goxinga, the large wasteland in the northwest had to be laid down first. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has not changed much, and the situation of the turtle in the urn is very obvious, but the food in Tianjing City is not as scarce as it is in history, because Zeng Guoquan, who was equipped with new equipment, killed more people.

The greatest change has occurred in distant America, where the Civil War, which was supposed to be nearing its end, is now intensifying. The southern government, aided by the new weapons of North Manchuria, still did not defeat Washington, but it won a huge strategic advantage. The Civil War, which was supposed to have killed 700,000 people, has now killed more than 1.3 million. The southern government, which originally wanted to seek peace through war, has now adjusted its strategy and changed to an all-round northward advance. The great President Lincoln was an emancipated slave and a Western Part, and he was barely holding the front. The money from selling cotton in the south, and the machines stolen by the rebels in the north, were continuously sent across the Pacific to North Manchuria. Vladivostok in summer and Yingkou Port in winter have become the busiest ports in Northeast Asia.

Taking advantage of the shipyards and technology freely given by the Americans, the three shipyards in Vladivostok, Dalian, and Bayuquan have grown strongly, and their busyness and output almost exceed that of the United Kingdom. After all, the demand is too great, and the route from Dalian to the United States is already the busiest route in the world. The arms from North Manchuria have to be sent, the machinery and supplies of the southern government have to be brought back, and there are not enough cargo ships to support it. With enough profit drive and technical support, there is nothing that the Chinese cannot solve, and with such a huge cake, foreigners will of course have to intervene. After the united efforts of the peoples of all countries, the North Manchurian Empire had one of the largest transport fleets in the world, with more than 20 huge cargo ships of thousands of tons.

In addition to building cargo ships and running transportation, the three major shipyards also have the task of manufacturing warships, and the southern government is willing to give so many shipyards and technical assistance in order for North Manchuria to help them build warships. In addition to building warships according to the design drawings of the South, Goxinga also gave some benefits to the southern government and put iron armor on more than a dozen of their small battleships. At this time, both the north and the south actually already had ironclad ships, but they were still relatively naïve, but Guoxinga was different, he had a golden finger. Guo Xinga borrowed the common design of the seventies of the nineteenth century to upgrade the warships of the South, but this time, in order to follow up the exploration of his own military industrial development, the South achieved a brilliant victory, but also completely angered President Lincoln.

When Peter the Great first arrived in the United States, he did not notice the down-and-out Italians at all, and when North Manchuria made its first deliveries, the Northern Navy did not make it difficult for a fleet of merchant ships flying the Spanish flag. However, as the war progressed, many people began to notice Peter the Great, and also paid attention to the merchant ships that delivered goods to the south when they had nothing to do. However, it was a little late at this time, and the Ostovsky students had already grown up, and the original fifty-two small boats had been upgraded to destroyers of about 1,000 tons, and the "Long Live the General" had become a 3,000-ton dome cruiser. The huge merchant fleet hoisted the eight-star flag of Japan, and the escort fleet of more than 50 ships was not at all polite; Bian Changdi, who had changed from an artillery officer to the commander of the fleet's brigadier general, inherited the glorious tradition of the Vladivostok Naval School and was extremely fierce.

The first interception of merchant ships by the navy of the northern government was resolutely counterattacked by Bian Changdi, and more than 50 light warships on the high seas launched a siege against 11 US battleships. The result was also very tragic, the First Rapid Reaction Fleet was once again disabled, with more than 150 people killed, more than 400 wounded, and 13 warships scrapped. The American army was even more miserable, six battleships were sunk, two were seriously wounded and captured, and two saw the frantic broadside battle of the North Manchurian Navy, and then the whole ship was captured. Only one new warship was powerful, and it used its teammates as a shield to escape with injuries.

After the battle, the First Rapid Reaction Fleet withdrew to China with the spoils of war, and the U.S. Northern Federal Government decided to abandon the use of force to intercept it and prepare to resolve the issue through diplomatic means. The northern government has a strong family background, and although this bite is also very painful, they are not afraid of the first rapid reaction fleet. The reason why the compromise is made is that Congress does not want to repeat the incident. The Southern Army had already faltered to the point where they were faltering, and there was no need to bring in a new enemy. I don't know what agreement the Confederate government reached with these Chinese, these Chinese are desperate to help the South. And these Chinese are too crazy, if there is another armed conflict, the Chinese thousands of miles away are likely to directly send troops to intervene in the American civil war.

After receiving the notice from China, US Minister to China Anson Po immediately lodged a protest with Premier Yamen, demanding that the Chinese Government immediately stop interfering in the internal affairs of the United States. Yi Xin and Su Shun's replies were very reliable, and given that the government of North Manchu was already autonomous, the Qing court could not control them at all. However, China and the United States are friendly countries, and North Manchuria is still part of the Qing Dynasty, so the imperial court will issue a letter to the North Manchurian Autonomous Government, demanding that they stop interfering in the internal affairs of friendly countries. As for whether the government of North Manchukuo and Guoxinga will listen to the advice of the imperial court, only God knows.

Under Pu Anchen's urging, the imperial court issued three official documents to Guo Xing'a, but Pu Anchen only saw a scoundrel's face in the reply letter. Gohinga claimed that he had no official agreement with the Confederate government, that his arms and warships had been sold to a peace-loving Italian merchant, and that he had no control over who the Italians had sold to. Regarding the conflict with the federal navy, Gohinga said that his fleet was only protecting the safety of his country's merchant ships and had no intention of intervening in the American Civil War. Regarding the raid of the North Manchurian Fleet by the Federal Fleet on the high seas, Guo Xinga also lodged a solemn protest to Pu Anchen, demanding that the Federal Government pay compensation and apologize, and guarantee that no similar incident would happen again.

Stimulated by huge interests, the eyes of Guo Xing'a, Pi Runmin and others have long been red, as long as the civil war in the United States can be fought, Guo Xing'a does not mind sending troops to participate in the war. Goxinga had a perfect idea that if the scale of the American Civil War could be further expanded and lasted for more than a decade, the high-rise buildings of North Manchurian would definitely be built on the ruins of the United States. For the sake of this dream, of course, Goxinga will continue to pour murderous weapons into the United States, where will he stop his gold rush because of diplomatic relations and protests.

After Pu Anchen was sure that Yixin really had no choice, he went north to Changchun in person and wanted to talk to Guo Xing'a, but it was Zou Degui who met him, and Guo Xing'a didn't see him at all. Pu Anchen's negotiations with Zou Degui were also very awkward, and the political, economic, and military threats prepared in advance were all useless, but Zou Degui gave him a long list.

Guoxinga wants railways, Guoxinga wants machines, Guoxinga wants resources, and Guoxinga wants a lot of things. Pu Anchen, who came to give an ultimatum, received Zou Degui's ultimatum before he spoke. If the Northern Federal Government accepts Goxinga's terms, North Manchuria will also sell arms to the Federal Government, and if it refuses, the North Manchurian Government will send an officer corps to the Americas to guide the war in addition to vigorously supporting the Southern Confederate weapons. Pu Anchen also immediately made clear his attitude, the North Manchurian government must unconditionally stop the arms flow to the United States, and compensate the federal government for the losses in the naval battle, otherwise the federal government will formally declare war on North Manchurian and the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, the clamor of the two people is just a happy mouth. Guoxinga was happy to coax, but he was reluctant to end up in person, the federal government didn't even settle the confederation, so naturally he couldn't come to Guoxinga to settle accounts, so after the clamoring, he had to use the exchange of interests to solve the problem. Both sides were satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations, and it was easy to reach a consensus that the federal government wanted to limit the scale of arms supplies from North Manchuria to the Southern Confederacy, and that North Manchuria needed industrial assistance from the federal government. Guoxinga also had to sell the interests of some big customers, and the industrial materials transferred to Guoxinga in the south were all snatched back, either partial or incomplete, and it was a bit difficult for Guoxinga, who was eager to achieve speed, to keep up.

The result of the negotiations was simple: the federal government exchanged industrial technology and materials for arms in North Manchuria, and at the same time, the merchant ships and frigates of the North Manchurian government were not allowed to enter the territorial waters of the United States. Let Guoxinga not sell arms, Guoxinga will definitely not do it, so the federation can only set up delivery obstacles. North Manchuria's merchant ships were not allowed to enter U.S. territorial waters, so arms had to be sent to Cuba and other places, and then transferred back by the Confederate navy. This not only slowed down the supply of Confederate arms, but also gave the Union Navy an opportunity to attack the fleet. Moreover, the arms in North Manchuria are really advanced, and after the federal government has these advanced weapons, it will not be in a miserable situation of being abused by famous generals in the south for a long time.

In just three years, Goxinga transformed North Manchurian from a wasteland into an industrial country, which was called the Chinese miracle by the world powers, and achieved many achievements unimaginable to others. The four major industrial zones of Changchun, Harbin, Jiamusi, and Vladivostok, and the three major trade zones of Dalian, Yingkou, and Changchun have all been basically formed, and the railway trunk lines running through Heijiliao have also been built, and even the railway layout in pastoral areas such as Hailar has been completed, and North Manchuria has become a world-class industrial power for a time. However, behind all kinds of achievements, there are also many hidden dangers, and the steps of North Manchurian are too big, and the foundation is too shallow. The railway line in North Manchuria, which attracted worldwide attention, never transported anything other than munitions, food, livestock, restricted medicines, and other materials. In the vast territory, there seems to be no other production except arms and ancillary products, medicines, food, and livestock. Guoxing Acan build warship cannons, but he can't even produce a piece of cloth or a bowl in an industrial way.

And the brilliant achievements also represent a huge investment, Guo Xing'a only eats one dish every day, and the others are even more bitter. The peasants worked hard for three years for a better future, but their hard life did not change much, and there were more troubles.