Bismarck was a traditional Junker aristocracy, a fervent monarchy, with an indomitable iron and blood in his character, and his greatest dream in life was to unify Germany.

Today, Germany has more than 300 states, each with more than 1,700 knightly domains. Westphalia alone, with its 1,200 square kilometres and 52 states, is completely fragmented.

The German earl is also a small town mayor, and the viscount and baron families are almost the village heads, and there are hundreds of earl titles alone, and there are a lot of dukes, which are the most worthless nobles in Europe.

In the Kingdom of Prussia and the divided South German states or the Duchy of Bavaria and Saxony, every officer in the army was a son of a nobleman, and even a dozen cavalry captains had to be born nobles.

Why? There are many nobles.

The aristocratic standards of the Tang Kingdom are much higher, and the army is an officer at or above the rank of lieutenant colonel (Note; Based on the current military position), at least command an infantry regiment of more than a thousand people, otherwise they are embarrassed to say that they are nobles.

It was precisely because of the bitter division of the German nation that Bismarck highly admired Richard, the monarch of the Tang Kingdom, who had stood out from hardship and hardship, fought all the way and won a hundred battles to conquer the huge territory, and admired his iron-fisted methods to rule this emerging kingdom.

After coming to the Tang Kingdom, Bismarck was shocked by the bustling metropolis, neat streets and orderly beautiful cities, factories and well-developed railway transportation, as if he had seen them in England.

In today's world

Britain and the Tang Kingdom have the highest degree of industrialization and take the lead in entering the threshold of steam industrialization society, France and the United States are in the process of transformation to industrialization, while Austria-Hungary, Prussia, and Italy have just started the industrialization process, and they are still a feudal social structure dominated by agriculture, and they are not a little bit backward.

"Welcome, Mr. Diplomat, how long have you been here?"

"Your Majesty, it has been two weeks since I arrived in this beautiful and vibrant country, and I have been struck by the sight of a completely different scene from that of Europe, with the intoxicating scent of flowers in the streets, the steamships in the harbors, and the factories on the outskirts of the city, all of which display the power of industry."

"Industrialization is the only way to become a strong country, and the truth is only within the range of artillery." Richard pretended to say a word, then looked at Bismarck, whose face was full of shock, with an admiring look, knowing that he understood, and then instructed Foreign Secretary Juan Carlos; "Entertain our Prussian friends from afar, hospitality is the most beautiful custom of the Tang Kingdom, and let the guests feel this."

"As you wish, my noble majesty." Count Juan Carlos respectfully bowed his head and stroked his chest.

After Richard finished speaking, he strode away, leaving only the tall and majestic back, deeply engraved in Bismarck's mind.

Eleven years later

The Prussian army defeated the French army led by Napoleon III and won a brilliant victory in the Franco-Prussian War. Kaiser Wilhelm I was crowned Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, France, which was the most glorious moment of the German nation.

In his toast at the celebration banquet, William I said to the three masters: "You, General Ron, have sharpened your sword. You; General Moltke; The sword was used correctly. You, Count Bismarck, have been so remarkably in charge of my policy for so many years that whenever I thank the army, I think of you in particular. ”

At this pinnacle of life, Bismarck, the iron-blooded prime minister, stood beside Wilhelm I and said with emotion;

"The most important moment of my life was listening to the teachings of His Majesty the legendary Emperor of the Tang Empire, and one of his words became my lifelong motto, guiding me to serve the German nation and lead me to glory."

"The phrase is; Industrialization is the only way to become a strong country, and the truth is only within the range of cannons. ”

As a result, this phrase has been widely spread and has become the motto of countless people of insight who are determined to revitalize the country.

Early April 1859

Amid the roar of artillery in the American Civil War, the reorganization plan of the army of the Tang Kingdom has been smoothly advanced, and the newly established six first-class field divisions have all been formed, and the military and tactical exercises of the whole division with a scale of 10,000 people are being promoted to fully integrate combat effectiveness.

A new round of economic development in the Tang Kingdom is in full swing, countless bridges, roads and urban construction projects are steadily advancing, and the construction of 7 railways has been started across the country, the most important of which is the Northern Railway Trunk Line.

Designed to connect the Rocky Mountains, which stretch from north to south across the American continent, the railway line is the pinnacle of today's engineering and construction with difficult and harsh conditions, spanning lakes and mountain ranges.

as planned;

The construction period of the Northern Railway will take 10 years, and along the way 37 tunnels will be opened, 201 bridges will be erected, and as many as 55,000 laborers will be employed, mainly hard labor convicts.

Half of the North American continent is under the situation of artillery roaring swords and swords, and half is in the situation of all-out economic construction.

His Majesty the King, who was sitting in Chang'an, thought quietly, led a group of attachés, and stepped on the royal train to inspect the north, roaring north.

Salem

The coastal heavy industry city on the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean is enjoying a major development in the new year, with the first production plant of the Coastal Fertilizer Company being located here.

It is also home to the entire base built by General Steel, the California Steel Company, which is also home to rows of huge chimneys standing tall along the coast, and is also the highlight of the region's industrial development.

In 1858, the total amount of steel in the Tang Kingdom reached 1.15 million tons, and in 1859, the steel output was planned to be 1.5 million tons, and the steel production was to reach 1.6 million tons or more, and all the new steel production capacity was in the Salem area.

Richard had little interest in the revolutionary open-hearth smelting method of the steel industry, which was originally a product of this era, and it sounded like a brutal dick, but in fact, it was just like that.

The most eye-catching thing is to use the latest generator to drive the winch to drive the steel truck back and forth, or to transport other heavy objects, which is the most high-tech part.

Richard's main interest was the drawings of the fertilizer plant obtained by opening the golden finger, and now that most of the relevant equipment has been produced, the plant has been completed, and it is entering the next stage of equipment installation.

It is expected that by the end of the year, it can be ignited for trial production, and enter the stage of small batch trial production.

The production plant of the Coastal Fertilizer Company is located behind several tall hills, which are not visible from the sea and the road.

Many chemical equipment pipelines, pressure kettles, and reactors have been erected, and there are many red painted switch gate valves, which look different from people.

It is worthy of the achievements of chemical science and technology 30 years later, and almost squandered the prestige points of the prestige store in Richard's hands, which was exchanged for a full set of production equipment process drawings, which was really worth the money.

This fertilizer factory is the guarantee of the future agricultural production harvest of the Tang Kingdom, and it is also the confidence of developing into a prosperous Tang Empire, ensuring the most basic food needs of the people.

This fertilizer factory is the highest level of secrecy, and there is a special regimental headquarters of a garrison around it, which is responsible for guarding this industrial area, including the steel base, and the focus is on this fertilizer factory.

Its production equipment and production process are kept strictly secret, and the products are not exported, first of all, to supply the royal farms, and the rest of the production can be supplied to the noble farms, which is almost the end.

As for the large-scale popularization of potash fertilizer use among the people, it will take time.

After 2~3 years of production exploration, we need to further expand production equipment and production capacity to gradually meet social needs.

The principle is to focus on domestic grain production and supply, and do not consider exports for the time being, after all, the output of a fertilizer factory is limited, so it can only rely on its own people first.

Richard led a group of attachés to inspect the construction site of the fertilizer plant, listened to the report of the relevant person in charge, and expressed overall satisfaction with the progress of the construction of the plant.

The fertilizer plant was built entirely by Chinese engineers and laborers, and there was not a single expatriate on the entire site.

Sentry towers and barbed wire fences are built on the surrounding hills and high grounds, and patrol soldiers lead tall wolf dogs to and fro, and they are heavily guarded, and no outsiders are allowed to peep.

From the point of view of defense alone, it is no less than a military exclusion zone.

Such tight safeguards were necessary in an era when there was no fertilizer to increase food production, and even the most powerful of Britain was hit by the horrific "Irish Potato Famine", in which millions of people died.

The South American countries of Peru, Bolivia and Chile can generate more than 20 million pounds a year worth of guano exports, which is equivalent to about 110 million taels of silver, making all three countries prosperous.

A tonne of high-quality steel is only about £5, while a tonne of guano is worth £20, and a tonne of guano is worth the equivalent of four tonnes of steel.

Richard estimated;

In the past two or three years, it has been better, but once the fertilizer is widely popularized, it may be difficult to keep this secret.

At the very least, the British will be moved by the wind, and it cannot be said that they are forcing the Tang Kingdom to share this valuable potash technology and equipment, at least they hope to be able to import some potash fertilizer, which is really hard to refuse.

Let's take it one step at a time!

In two or three years, the Tang Kingdom will be even stronger, and its population is expected to exceed the 20 million mark, which can basically establish a strong position as the hegemon of the Americas, and there will be more room for maneuver.

In the long run

The fertilizer industry is also a unique skill of the Tang Kingdom, and it will be able to enjoy industrial windfall profits in at least twenty or thirty years, and these are enough.

20 years later, if the Tang Kingdom is not able to dominate the situation in North America and rank among the world's top powers, Richard can really find a piece of tofu and kill him headlong, so as not to be ashamed.

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