John Bolton and Bruce Morrick did not like to call themselves Britons or Englishmen, they preferred to call themselves Welsh. Bolton came to China in his early years with an English shipowner he hated, where he stayed for three years, and then, thanks to his cleverness, he was appointed as a beaver for the cunning English boss who sold beaver skins. He was then sent to the desolate part of the Queen Charlotte Islands to investigate whether the beaver trade was any longer likely to recover. It's just that I don't know why, he stayed on Ai Island for more than a year, and he didn't have any intention of recalling him.

The man, who had been dealing with beaver furs for the first half of his life, met a fellow countryman on the island, a Welshman named Morrick. Their local affection and depressed life resonated, and the two eventually became friends, and planned to make a fortune by boat if no one came to call them in two months.

It was only at this time that the indigenous people on the island told them that a group of Chinese, more than 30,000 people, had come to the island and had established a city. Bolton, who is fluent in Chinese, saw this as an opportunity, and instead of leaving by boat with other Europeans, he took his friend Morrick with him to the city known as Guangyang by the Chinese.

"Oh my God, Bolton, I remember a few months ago I around here, but now there's a city here, isn't our eyes broken?"

Bolton patted Morrick, stretched out four fingers, and said, "Do you know how many people there are in China?" 400 million people! The random immigration they sent was a headache for the European colonizers. ”

Morrick said, "You know, what I'm thinking about is how many ships the Chinese used to transport so many people here. ”

Bolton speculated: "There is a record in Chinese history of a navigator who carried more than 20,000 people on a diplomatic voyage on the mission of the emperor. I think that the Chinese~ Chinese people have to carry so many people and materials to the Queen Charlotte Islands, at least more than 200 ships. ”

The two were surprised to see the huge ship moored in the bay. Huge ships lined up, some huge and simple, while others had three levels of gun decks.

Morick, who once served as a colonial soldier, exclaimed: "It's a first-class ship, the Chinese actually sent their first-class ships to the colony, you see, there are three, are they crazy?" Not even Britain has ever sailed a first-class ship out of Europe! ”

Bolton had spent some time in China and had seen all kinds of prosperity and backwardness in China, and when he left China, it was the time of the Northern Expedition of the Chinese Empire, and the rumors of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire at that time were strong, he had also heard of it, he thought about it, and said: "The only thing that shows that the Chinese are really fucking rich, and three first-class ships are thrown in this desolate colony." ”

Mollikra pulled Rabolton's sleeve and said with a treacherous expression: "Who do you think would use three first-class ships with a large fleet to carry more than 30,000 immigrants to a deserted place?" They must have an intention! ”

Bolton exclaimed, "You're saying they're going to seize the colony?" ”

"Since you say that there are many Chinese, then there is no reason for the Chinese not to use this advantage, and the land on the Pacific coast is still so desolate, whether it is California in the south or Columbia, Yukon and Alaska in the north. As long as the Chinese can keep sending their troops and immigrants, which European country do you think will have a way to stop them? ”

Bolton fell silent, and then said: "Morrick, you are right, the Chinese have developed ambitions for North America on the Pacific coast, and they have a great chance of realizing it!" ”

When Morrick heard this, he laughed and said, "This is not a bad thing! ”

"Why?"

"With the help of the Europeans, when and how long will it take to develop this place? If there is no development, where will the wealth come from? The Chinese want land, they take it, anyway, neither the Colombian region nor this small island is anyone's colony. ”

"But the British have colonized here!"

Morrick shook his head resolutely and said, "There is no colony zhèngfu here. ”

He smiled, put his arm around Bolton's shoulders and said, "Maybe we should change our nationality and become Chinese, so that we may be able to get more wealth!"

While the two Britons were discussing how to reap the benefits of the Chinese, the Chinese ran to other places to reap the benefits.

Five huge transport ships, escorted by two fifth-class ships, quietly set foot on Alaskan soil.

The transport ship was not loaded with migrants, but with a thousand loaded marines.

The Russians haven't done much to develop Alaska since they entered it, and only a few animal skins seem to be a valuable resource in an area that works only half the year. The Tsarist American Company, the exclusive colonial company, had all the rights and interests in Alaska, and it did not allow other companies or even Russian individuals to enter, so until the United States bought the 1.53 million square kilometers of land for $7.2 million in 1867, the largest number of Russians here was recorded at 833.

They were active mainly on the islands south of mainland Alaska, as well as in coastal areas near the southern tip, with their only stronghold being Sitka, based on Balnov Island. Both the Russians at this time and the Americans who bought it decades later underestimate the value of the area.

And in this world, there are people who know its value.

1,000 well-equipped Marines conducted a sweep along the Alaska coast. On the 3rd of May, they raided the Tsarist North American Company in Sitka, and under the pretext of punishing the slaughterers, they killed more than a hundred Russians and captured the remaining Russians. On May 6, the Marines, who had not rested much, again raided several Russian strongholds in the Aleutian Islands and eventually pulled them out.

Lin Hong on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean also received the news unexpectedly:

"You have occupied the Alaska region. System personnel can be recruited on the spot for construction. ”

Lin Hong excitedly spread out the map of Alaska, looking for the most suitable place to build the city.

"Any suggestions?" Lin Hong asked.

The system was empathetic in drawing a small dot near what would become Anchorage, with a harbor, a water source and, more importantly, a gold mining area known as the Alaskan Golden Belt to the north.

Lin Hong had just paid 60 million yuan in military expenses in his hand a while ago, and after providing 20 million administrative funds to the Government Council, he still had 120 million funds in his hands, and if he wanted to, it would be okay to build a big city with a population of 2 million in this place.

"Alaska is underdeveloped, with a maximum population limit of 450,000 people." The system quickly recognized Lin Hong's thoughts.

Lin Hong weighed it and said, "450,000 is too much, let's build a city of 200,000 people in the recommended area of the system." ”

"Name it, please."

Lin Hong smiled and said, "Back then, Siberia was called Lingbei, and this place was in the north of the Pacific Ocean, so it was called Haibei!" ”

"Haibei City has been established as the regional capital of Alaska."

"Congratulations on the size of the colony you rule, which has reached the standard of a prestigious 'colonial power'."

"Congratulations on the prestige of the country you rule, which has reached the standard of a 'great power'."

"Congratulations on the enhancement of your country's comprehensive strength, and you have personally won the title of 'Overlord of the Far East'"

Lin Hong looked at the description of the system, and the title of "colonial power" was to speed up the localization of the colonies of the Chinese Empire by 50%, increase the colonial friction by 100% (for land grabbing), increase the upper limit of the immigrant population by 50%, and accelerate the construction of colonies by 50%. The effect of the title of "great power" is very general, the prestige of the country is enhanced, the national cohesion is strengthened, the stability of the country is strengthened, the morale of the national navy and army is improved, and the declaration of belli is helpful to the uncivilized countries. In Lin Hong's view, the most important thing is to obtain this title, the status of the Chinese Empire will far exceed that of European countries, and European countries will look up to the empire, because he sees in the system that only Britain can be called the upper power of European countries, although France and Russia are also shown to be great powers, but the system is still behind them, the former is developing slowly, it is a potential power, and Russia is simply a weak power.