In order to develop the economy in an all-round way, Richard is still holding back a big murderous move, that is, developing rich oil resources.

throughout North America

California, New Mexico, and North Dakota are rich in oil resources within the territory of the Tang Kingdom, and Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, and Pennsylvania in the United States are also rich in oil resources.

From this point of view

The vast majority of the territories rich in oil resources of the Tang Kingdom and the United States come from Mexico, is this considered the luck of plundering the Mexican state?

Human beings have been using oil for a long time, as early as 1832, the Russian Vasily brothers built the world's first oil refinery.

In 1838, the Baku refinery used distillation technology to successfully separate heavy and light oils to obtain naphtha, kerosene and other petrochemicals.

In 1845, the first oil refinery was established in France.

Just last year, in 1848, Britain built its first oil refinery and actively improved the distillation reactor in the hope of obtaining more petroleum products.

Not to be outdone, Richard has sent three geological exploration teams to California, southern New Mexico, and northwestern North Dakota to explore local oil and gas legends, and try to develop the first oil field belonging to the Tang Kingdom.

California is also rich in oil, where the world-famous Chevron Oil Company was located, and it is a typical case of the development of a giant with local oil resources.

The demand for petroleum products in today's world society is not large, mainly in the field of kerosene lighting, but this is an emerging industry that is developing rapidly at the speed of geometric fission, containing a potential market of tens of billions of yuan, how can the Tang Kingdom be absent?

Just one example to illustrate;

In the late Qing Dynasty, at the beginning of the sixth year of Tongzhi (1867), foreign oil entered the Chinese market for the first time, and the record of imported foreign oil was kerosene, about 107 tons, and the main use was still used for lighting.

In the era when there is no electricity, oil lamps are an irreplaceable demand for people's lives.

In the twentieth year of Guangxu (1894), the late Qing government imported 240,000 tons of foreign oil annually, and the import scale expanded rapidly by 2,380 times.

The products have developed from the original imported kerosene to the imported kerosene, gasoline, lubricating oil and other petroleum products, which consume at least 8 million taels of silver from the Qing government's treasury every year.

By 1923, the Nationalist Government had imported 767,000 tons of "foreign oil", consuming more than 58 million taels of silver from the national treasury......

At night, a kerosene lamp is lit, and by the faint and warm light, women sew clothes, children read around the lamp, and men talk about the shortcomings of the east and west families, which is the silhouette of the warm life of ordinary families, and it is also the most simple demand.

Such a simple demand is magnified to a huge population size, then it is an unrivaled large market.

Compared with Huaxia Shenzhou, Richard attaches more importance to the vast and unlimited European market, as a world-recognized oil-poor area, selling kerosene, naphtha, and lubricating oil to European countries is simply an unimpeded profiteering business.

Its market potential, scale, and strong growth rate of the market are enough to make Richard's eyes hot, far better than the gold rush industry, which currently accounts for half of the economic output of the Tang Kingdom, and is enough to support the rapid development of the industrial field of the Tang Kingdom for 100 years.

Dragged down by three consecutive years of war, the Tang Kingdom's finances were not abundant, although there were a large number of war captures and aid from Britain and other European countries, the war expenditure that lasted three years still reached 87 million Tang Yuan.

Relying on the huge output of the American River Gold Mine, the Tang Kingdom barely achieved a financial balance, slightly exceeding the overall debt, with an overall debt of no more than 4.6 million pounds, totaling about 2,300 Tang Yuan.

The kingdom also has a major expenditure, that is, to pay the United States $15 million for land purchases, which will be paid in seven years, with a total of about $21.4 million with interest, or more than $3 million per year.

Fortunately, the war is finally over, and I can take a big breath.

This year and next

The Tang Kingdom plans to retire 22,000 cavalry, reduce the size of the army, replenish a large number of new blood in the cavalry unit to maintain 16,000 people, keep the musketeer unit at more than 9,000 people, plus coastal fortress batteries across the country, the total size of the army will be maintained at about 30,000.

Nearly half of the Army's officers will retire and return home to run their own ranches or plantations and enjoy a peaceful life without war.

The Tang Kingdom has a team of professional sergeants, especially cavalry and artillery, all of which are composed of professional soldiers with rich combat experience, firm will, and strong military quality, with a total of about 1,300 people, who are the backbone of the army's grassroots military force, and this part will not reduce one person.

peacetime

These professional sergeants will enter military academies for training one after another, and after returning to take over the functions of some grassroots officers, they will be responsible for military training and small-scale operations, and will accumulate more combat experience through anti-bandit operations.

The Navy grew slightly, from more than 1,300 to nearly 4,000 personnel, and was mainly used for anti-piracy operations on Central American routes and to maintain a Panamanian military presence abroad.

through the above measures

Military spending will be cut by 82.7 percent, and more valuable funds will be used for national economic construction and industrial development, rather than being consumed in unnecessary wars.

The military reduction plan of the Tang Kingdom was adjusted accordingly according to the US military, and after the war, the US military also carried out substantial layoffs and retirements, and replenished some new recruits to replace the old with the new.

After the reorganization, the total number of troops in the army has been reduced from 167,000 to 58,000, and the total number of naval forces has been reduced from 132,000 to 55,000, and the total strength has remained at 113,000.

In particular, in Hugo Fortress, the western frontier of the United States, the US military has always maintained a garrison of more than 20,000 troops, a reserve army of 12,000 in Kansas City, and no less than 16,000 troops in Chicago.

correspondingly

The Tang Kingdom maintained a garrison of no less than 1,500 people on the defense line of the Hongyan Valley and a 5,000-man musket force in the Phoenix Fortress, which was a key area for the defense of the United States.

On the Colorado Plateau, the Tang Kingdom has always maintained a cavalry force of more than 8,000 people, and can mobilize more than 30,000 armed militias at any time, which is not inferior to the other party.

The villages and ranches on the Colorado Plateau are almost all run by retired veterans, who are highly organized, have a strong sense of territorial protection, and are loyal to the king and the army, making them an important force to be reckoned with.

After years of Richard's operation, today's Colorado Plateau is the base camp of the kingdom's conservative forces, scattered in the six northern states of the new military aristocratic fiefdoms, plantations, farms, wineries and pastures run by retired soldiers, gradually forming a solid foundation of Chinese society, is the basic plate of the kingdom's rule.

Although the war is over, the Tang Kingdom has not neglected its defensive posture against the United States, and the breastwork defense line of the Hongyan Valley still exists, but 1.3 kilometers behind it, a tall and towering city wall is rising from the ground.

For more than a decade to come, the construction of the fort based on the Red Rock Valley will not stop.

The plan is to excavate a large number of caves, build numerous military fortresses, build a defensive line of tall city walls, and build a tall city wall of more than ten kilometers along the dividing line between the Gobi Desert and the desert, extending all the way to the Phoenix Fortress......

As long as the province of Colorado is tightly grasped and safe and secure, the security of the vast areas of the six northern states can be guaranteed, and the cavalry that swoops down from the plateau is a nightmare that the Yankees cannot resist at all.

The closest city to the United States is Omaha, which belongs to the province of Nebraska, which is located on the Great Plains on the Missouri River, which is only 210 kilometers west of Des Main County, about 830 kilometers away from Chicago, and only 277 kilometers north of Kansas City.

Two railroad spurs extending north from Phoenix (Denver), the Northwest Railroad spur will pass through Wyoming and eventually reach Montana, connecting vast expanses of barren boreal forests, meadows, and mountain lakes.

As the name suggests, the Northeast Railroad branch line runs northeast from Phoenix (Denver), first connecting Peel City in South Dakota and then continuing north to inland towns in North Dakota.

This Northeast Railroad spur line within the province of Nebraska will lead to a westward rail line connecting the towns of Lueni, Carney, Lincoln and others along the way to Omaha.

As a border city between the United States and the United States, Omaha is also a steel nail deeply rooted in the northern Great Plains of the United States, and the construction work has been highly valued by Richard, who personally reviewed the planning and overall layout of the city, and the kingdom's treasury allocates special funds for construction every year.

Its role is the northern bridgehead of the Tang Kingdom.

Omaha mainly relies on the natural danger of the Missouri River to form a natural geographical dividing line separating the United States and the Tang Kingdom, and is guarded by the river.

The Missouri River is one of the major rivers in continental North America, originating on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains near the Yellowstone region of Montana and formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Galatin rivers in southwestern Montana.

Its main stream is 3,725 kilometers long, and from Lake Redrock, the source of the Jefferson River, it is 4,126 kilometers long. The Missouri River flows through 7 states in the Midwest of the United States, mainly located in the territory of the Tang Kingdom, and is the main boundary river between the Tang Kingdom and the United States.

Continuing south from Sioux City in the territory of the Tang Kingdom to Omaha, the Missouri River reached a total length of 2,896 kilometers within the territory of the Tang Kingdom. If you count from Lake Redrock, the total length of the rivers in the region reaches 3,322 kilometers, which is not an exaggeration to be regarded as the inland river of the Tang Kingdom.

Continuing south from Omaha, the river joins the Mississippi River 24 kilometers north of St. Louis, Missouri, and is about 729 kilometers north of the lower Missouri River in the United States.

The name of the Missouri River comes from the Algonquin tribe, an indigenous Indian, which means "river of big canoes." The main tributaries are the Yellowstone, Little Missouri, White, Pratt, and Kansas rivers, and only the Kansas River is located within the United States.

In today's era of backward development of productive forces, the Missouri River, which has the role of a geographical dividing line, has become a bridgehead city on the northern border of the Tang Kingdom.

The construction and development of Omaha City is not only necessary for the long-term peaceful development of the Tang Kingdom, but also the construction of a majestic city on the plains has sufficient restraint and deterrence effect on the ambitious expansionists of the United States, and its significance is extraordinary.

At worst, it is the northern border barrier, and at worst, it is related to the situation in North America as a whole and the overall trend of relations between the United States and Tang.

If you can't beat Omaha City, then don't say anything.

Why is Omaha so important?

The Missouri River passes through 7 states along the way, 5 of which are in the territory of the Tang Kingdom, and its hydrological characteristics are that the altitude difference in the basin is extremely large, and the water flow is turbulent and unnavigable.

From the source of the Rocky Mountains in the continental divide at an altitude of more than 4,300 meters to the confluence of the Mississippi River at an altitude of more than 120 meters, the river with a total length of more than 3,300 kilometers has dropped sharply by 4,200 meters.

This has resulted in the turbulent water flow of the upper reaches of the Missouri River, many canyon turns, waterfalls and beaches, and the scenery is beautiful, and the natural landscape is very magnificent.

Located in the middle and lower reaches of the Missouri River, Peel City, the capital of Nanda Province, is surrounded by an extremely open water that resembles a large lake as far as the eye can see.

Continuing downstream south from Peel City, the river gradually narrows, forming a large river about 100 meters wide, which is the geographical barrier between the border cities of Sioux City and Omaha.

The vast majority of the Missouri River's water comes from melting snow and rainfall in the upper mountains, which causes the volume of water to vary greatly;

The minimum flow rate is 120 cubic meters per second, the maximum flow rate is 25,500 cubic meters per second, and the difference between the flow rate is more than 200 times.

Rivers vary greatly in water volume, with large bare slopes during dry seasons and overflowing during wet seasons, making erosion and siltation a major problem.

After late autumn every year, the Missouri River enters a dry season, and until March of the following year, the spring flowers bloom, and the ice and snow in the upper reaches of the area melt to form a large amount of upstream water, rushing down with an unstoppable momentum.

On the U.S. side, the low-lying terrain has become an area where the Missouri River floods, forming a large number of swamps and lakes, and it is the hardest hit by natural disasters.

Fortunately, due to the sparse population in the northern states, most of them are in a pristine state, and they have not yet had a significant impact on economic development.

It is the hydrological characteristics of the Missouri River that allow frontier cities like Omaha to be able to defend the river by virtue of their natural geographical conditions.

From October to February of the following year, which is the time period for the defenders of Omaha City, the Missouri River enters a real dry period, the river narrows to the extreme, the water flow is gentle, the water depth is also shallow, and the war horses can swim across with materials and personnel, and it is also a time period when the US army is easy to invade.

Look the other way around

The two northern front battles of the Tang Kingdom were both selected in the harsh winter season, and they invaded the interior of the United States on a large scale, which is the reason.

At other times, it would be much more difficult to get through the natural geographical barrier of the Missouri River.

Looking back at June 1848, when the war between the United States and Tang entered its climax, the Northern Front Cavalry Corps directly abandoned Peel City in order to respond to the local defense of the Colorado Plateau.

It took a week to transport cavalry and a large amount of war materiel with hundreds of wooden boats prepared earlier, and it took all the men to reach the other side of the river, and they made a large circle of more than 700 kilometers to avoid swamps and lakes, so that they could smoothly move south.

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