Richard spent a few days deep into the Grape Valley, visiting Sunshine City, Moon City, and Hulu Town, giving many suggestions on economic development and urban construction, and arranging for the immediate opening of the riverside avenue.

The valley is home to a series of fast-growing towns that are all built along the river, and the original stone-paved road along the river is about 6.5 meters wide and can accommodate two horse-drawn carriages running in parallel.

In Sidaoling Town, which has a more developed industry and a larger population, there has been frequent congestion of horse-drawn carriages.

Richard considered that the area could develop into a cluster of towns with a population of 500,000,000 or more in the future, and that the only main road along the river could become a traffic bottleneck and must be widened to a high standard.

The new standard is that the road is 36 meters wide, with street trees planted on both sides, and a green island about 4.5 meters wide in the middle of the road, and all pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages should keep to the right to avoid traffic congestion caused by constant head-to-head collisions.

The new road was also paved with stone slabs and sewer facilities were pre-excavated within the town, and more than 4,700 Indian prisoners were mobilized by the Correctional Services Department to complete the work within a year and a half.

From Shanhaiguan to the depths of the Grape Valley

The 143-kilometre-long promenade will be the main artery of the Grape Valley, connecting the town's dense network of roads.

In the process of building the riverside road, all the buildings that need to be demolished along the road are under the responsibility of the Royal Police Station, and the homestead is planned to be built in the vicinity according to the principle of compensation for twice the land area.

There is definitely no money for compensation, it would be good to be able to give land, and governance is so simple and rude.

The Chinese immigrants who had lived under the dark feudal rule for a long time, although they were now proud of themselves, did not have the courage to fight with the kingdom, and immediately took matters into their own hands after receiving the demolition order, obediently like little sheep.

In this way, at least the demolished building materials can be reused and rebuilt in other places.

A few days followed

Richard issued a series of royal decrees, such as the rule that pedestrians and carriages drive on the right, and San Francisco changed its name to Chang'an, which came into effect immediately. Approved the promulgation of the "Commercial Tax Law", "Datang Kingdom Import Tax Law", "National Compulsory Military Service Law", "Datang Kingdom National Five-Year Education Law", etc., and implemented a number of vigorous and resolute policies.

Chang'an (San Francisco)

After a year and a half of development, the largest city in California has a total population of nearly 100,000, and a variety of exotic 3~4 or 5-storey buildings have risen from the ground, and Chinese signs and shops along the street can be seen everywhere, which is becoming more and more prosperous.

In the architecture of the city

It is common to see the Chinese-style architecture with flying eaves and bucket arches, which is a new architectural culture developed by integrating the characteristics of Western-style brick and stone architecture, and the appearance has strong Chinese characteristics.

Flying eaves and arches, grille doors and windows, Chinese plaques, huge brass door nails, and unique blue tiles and white walls.

But inside

The layout of the rooms has tended to be Western-style, with a study, bathroom, toilet and kitchen, decorated with curtains and tablecloths, making it more convenient and comfortable to live in.

Due to the influx of Chinese immigrants, the population structure of Chang'an (San Francisco) has undergone a qualitative change, and there are many Mexicans and whites with short hair, black hair, black eyes and yellow skin, Chaoshan, Zhangzhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiaodong Peninsula dialects can be heard everywhere, but there are far fewer Mexicans and whites with big straw hats on their heads.

More than 85 percent of the city's population is Chinese, and those who are well-dressed and walk with their heads held high are old immigrants. His expression was a little cringe, and he looked left and right in surprise for the new immigrants.

The friendly environment of the Tang Kingdom towards the Chinese has made the Chinese immigrants here completely burst into entrepreneurial passion, whether in business, trade or industry, they have become a dominant force.

It's not good to say

Chinese immigrants who have been nurtured by thousands of years of history are not on the same level at all in terms of business and entrepreneurial ability and dealing with people.

These Chinese immigrants who dare to go overseas alone to start a business are all outstanding people who have some heart, ability and outstanding personality in the local area.

It's really impossible to beat a stuffy fart with three sticks, and the honest peasants who are looking forward to the village are rarely able to be ruthless and go all the way to foreign countries to develop.

Many of the early Chinese immigrants walked the streets in bright clothes, followed by pregnant Caucasian women and Indian maids, and it has become a familiar scene on the streets to enter and exit restaurants and grocery stores.

In the Tang Kingdom

These Caucasian women are especially popular, with the lowest starting prices already as high as $1,600 and the highest even exceeding $5,000, and they are very sought-after.

The tens of thousands of women who came back from the looting at the beginning of the year have directly benefited more than 46 million US dollars, which has covered all the military expenditures of the Tang Kingdom so far and the huge cost of building Denver Castle, and there is still a lot of surplus.

This also made the Tang royal family make a lot of money, and invested a lot of money in education and military reserve training, invested in the construction of coastal docks and fortresses, invested in the construction of new Pacific railway lines, and invested a lot of money in the purchase of advanced machinery and equipment.

Before that

The Americas and Gold Rush have been the main source of funding for the Tang Kingdom, with the Americas River basin producing one-third of the 3.44 million ounces of gold so far this year to the end of October.

Excluding miscellaneous and various administrative expenses, as well as the large-scale construction of various municipal buildings, roads and sewer culverts, bridges, houses and streets in Shanghewan and Xiahewan City, there is still 830,000 ounces of gold remaining, worth more than 1,670 US dollars (Tang Yuan issuance is in preparation, and it will take time).

This part of the funds, except for the 32% heavy tax on minerals extracted by the government of the Tang Kingdom, the rest is the interests of shareholders.

The shareholders' equity of the British upper class who take bribes is the proportion of the net income after deducting various expenses and taxes.

As a major shareholder, Richard invested this part of the proceeds in factory equipment orders, the construction of Chang'an and Los Angeles forts, and the construction of docks and warehouses, generating a steady stream of benefits.

Today, under the name of the royal family, there are more than a dozen large enterprises in the beginning, including the American River Gold Rush Company, Sequoia Tree Bank, Kingdom Harbor Company, United Railroad Company, Colt Arms Manufacturing Company, General Heavy Industry Holding Company (holding steel mills, iron ore and coal mines, shipyards and other heavy industry enterprises), Grape Valley Light Industry Company (holding textile, clothing, food, winemaking and other light industry enterprises), Royal Family Benevolence Education Fund, Datang Kingdom Pacific Shipping Company, California College Preparatory Office, etc. A system with tentacles spread throughout the kingdom was formed.

Development in the past two years

The Tang Kingdom is thriving, with the new Pacific Railroad starting in Los Angeles and heading north through Chang'an to Sacramento, then north to Portland, then north to Seattle, and finally across the sea from Vancouver Island.

It is 2,060 kilometers from Los Angeles to Vancouver Island by sea.

However, the Pacific Railway winds through many cities along the way, passing through the mountains and lakes of the north, with a total length of 2,520 kilometers, and the geographical environment along the way is complex, and the construction difficulty is far greater than that of the Western Railway.

The Pacific Railroad was built in two phases, the first of which was 797 kilometers from Los Angeles to Sacramento, and was built north along the gentle plains of the Central Valley, avoiding the Pacific Mountains along the coastline.

The topography of the entire province of California is like an elongated pizza, with the rolling Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east, the Pacific Mountains along the coastline to the west, and a large gentle central valley in between.

As a result of this geography, California has a warm and spring-like climate, with few extreme heat and hurricanes, and fertile land and streams in the Great Plains of the Central Valley.

As a result, in the first phase of the Pacific Railway, 277 railway bridges and nearly 300 culverts need to be built, which is more than twice as much as that of the Western Railway.

Therefore, the first phase of the Pacific Railway project is planned to last for three years, and the expert group led by British railway engineer George Hamilton is responsible for the design of the bridge along the way, with an investment of more than 4.7 million US dollars, which is an out-and-out heavyweight project related to the overall development of the national economy.

Also so far

In addition to the construction investment of the Denver Fortress, the construction project that consumes the most money is the largest.

Along with the project, the Pacific Rim Highway was built with a standard width of 22 meters, with street trees on both sides, milestones, rammed earth subgrades, and gravel pavement, all of which cost $420,000.

Richard believed

With the successive completion of highway and railway projects, a series of star cities will rise along the Pacific coastline, dazzlingly dotted on the territory of the Tang Kingdom, becoming a continuous driving force for sustainable development.

Chang'an (San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco) Bay Area

Standing on the side of the freight dock under construction, under the blue sky and white clouds, Richard could see the tall fortress fort building in the distance, he squinted his eyes and observed it carefully, and the accompanying person next to him hurriedly introduced;

"Your Majesty;

It is a planned Bay Area fort fort, located on the site of a fortress built by the Spanish in the 18th century, built according to the design drawings of the British, and is now mostly completed.

The fort battery will cover the entire Bay Area's estuary with coastal heavy artillery, creating a strong coastal defense fortress against a possible U.S. naval invasion.

At present, we have ordered 10 British 150-pounder coastal guns and 16 80-pounder coastal guns in production in the British factory, and it is expected that the fort batteries will be shipped in June next year.

A total of 32 British 40-pounder coastal defense guns were ordered under the license of the Telt Arms Company, which were mainly used to supplement the firepower gap of the high-power British imported artillery.

All of these heavy guns will be equipped with the Chang'an and Los Angeles coastal batteries, and both cities will have strong coastal defense capabilities that will be formidable for the U.S. Navy. ”

"Well, well done." Richard replied.

If the U.S. Navy wanted to attack the cities on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean of the Tang Kingdom, it would have to go south from the Gulf of Mexico to bypass Cape Horn, and then go all the way north to the west coast of North America.

With the current level of sail battleships equipped by the US Navy, it will take at least six months and face a dangerous situation of no replenishment.

This was due to the presence of British detachments in Central America, which, with the urine of the British, could refuse the logistical supply of the American fleet with just an excuse not to participate in the war in North America.

Coastal areas of North America

On the long east coastline of the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles to Vancouver, the U.S. military did not have a single foothold capable of providing fleet supplies for transoceanic expeditions.

The only possibility is Mexico, but it's very unlikely.

The Mexicans, who had just been beaten to death, would not agree to invest in the enemy, and the local Mexican people were extremely hostile to the Americans, which meant that the US Navy expeditionary fleet was at great risk, and the possibility was extremely small.

Although it is unlikely, it has to be guarded against.

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