Winning the Second Battle of Detroit means that this important industrial city in the Great Lakes region is not far from falling, but it is only a matter of time.

The complete occupation of Michigan and its capital Detroit meant the perfect end of the second phase of the Tang Kingdom's military operations.

At this stage, the goal was to capture the important industrial cities of the Great Lakes led by Chicago and Detroit, as well as the surrounding vast areas, and carried out a large-scale operation to clear the countryside and suppress bandits, and implemented the "cage for bird policy" in order to achieve the goal of permanent occupation.

The Tang Kingdom will take 2~3 years to implement the migration of more than one million people to the Great Lakes region and the surrounding seven states, intending to firmly control the region.

Swallowed and thoroughly digested, it was transformed into a strong national heritage and territory of the Tang Kingdom.

As an important industrial city on the Great Lakes, Detroit is well-positioned for heavy industry, machinery and equipment manufacturing, and is an excellent channel for exporting agricultural products to Europe.

Leaving the port of Detroit to the northeast more than 300 kilometers into the Toronto Canal, after crossing the canal into the Atlantic Ocean, from Prince Vancouver Island to Europe Atlantic voyage only takes more than 10 days, the sea traffic can be described as extremely convenient.

Of course, if you want to trade with Europe without any hindrance, you must maintain a close and friendly relationship with London.

The entire canal shipping route for exports to Europe was in the hands of British Canada, and it is worth pondering the balance between them.

Richard had already made up his mind that such an important canal trade treaty would not be discussed for several years, and with the hostile attitude of the current British Prime Minister, Lord Henry John Temple, towards the rise of the Tang Kingdom and the Eastern powers in North America, there would be no good results in the talks.

Anyway, the term of the British cabinet has passed for a year and a half, and if it doesn't work, put up with it for another two and a half years, and wait until Prime Minister Temple steps down, which is not a matter of urgency.

The canal trade treaty between Tang and Britain will involve many sensitive and complex political issues, including the signing of the war treaty with the United States, the recognition of the occupied territories, and whether the Great Lakes states occupied by the Tang Kingdom are applicable to the reciprocal trade agreements signed by Britain and Tang, preferential tariff arrangements, canal tolls, and a series of other issues.

Without a good political environment, it is difficult to negotiate the desired results.

Once a similar important treaty is signed, it will be implemented for 50 years, 100 years or even longer, unless there is a subversive change in the relationship between the two countries, such as becoming a hostile country, it will be implemented for a long time, and it will not change easily.

So this involves the principle of collecting canal tolls, whether it is charged according to the voyage or according to the deadweight tonnage? Or is it charged according to the gross tonnage, empty or half loaded? How is the rate set, and is there an additional entry and exit customs tax charged?

So, it's a troublesome problem that has to be solved.

Standing on a classic European balcony

Richard took a deep breath of a thick Cuban cigar and took it down, the strong smell of tobacco lingering around him, mixed with the icy winter breeze, which lifted people's spirits.

The residual snow in the manor melted, only the shaded places were still a little white, and the weather was a little warmer.

Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Richard turned around and saw that it was Viscount Dong Jie, the head of the royal secretariat, accompanied by Yoo Hyun-jun, the new prime minister who was appointed in July.

Seeing His Majesty turn to look at him, Prime Minister Liu Xianjun immediately stopped, clasped his hands into fists and bowed respectfully, and said with an excited expression; "Weichen congratulates Your Majesty, congratulations for the Tang Kingdom, the victory in the battle of Detroit has been reported, more than 270,000 enemy troops have been annihilated, and their own losses are less than 63,000.

"Rejoice and rejoice, Liu Aiqing is exempt."

Richard stretched out his hand to help him, and couldn't help but smile confidently on his face.

This battle killed more than 148,000 enemies and captured more than 123,000 people, which was another brilliant victory after the Battle of Demayne County, the Battle of Kansas, the total annihilation of the Sherman Corps, and the Battle of Chicago.

Since joining the war in early 1860, the strong army of the Tang Kingdom has brought victory after victory, which has greatly encouraged the high morale and confidence of the people of the whole country, enhanced national cohesion, and made the Chinese national pride unprecedentedly high, not to mention the great gains for the kingdom to expand its territory!

"Give a seat, watch the tea, today this king wants to sit with Liu Aiqing and talk about the situation in the world."

"Wechen thank Lord Longen, I dare not be ashamed."

"You and I have been together for a long time and know a lot, so Liu Aiqing doesn't have to be humble."

Richard sat down calmly, next to him was the palace maid Shui Shui Jie serving fragrant tea, delicate refreshments and hot towels, while Viscount Dong Jie stood on one side in a regular manner, as a domestic servant, he had no seat in front of His Majesty.

Prime Minister Yoo Hyun-jun sat on half of his buttocks, his upper body was straight, and he sat sideways in the lower position, first talking about the current gratifying current war situation, and finally talked about the troubles of frequent pressure from the British government.

“……

Her Majesty's reply to Her Majesty's letter from Her Majesty Queen Victoria did not ease the misgivings of the British Cabinet.

Prime Minister Temple, Lord Henkel, Secretary of the Admiralty, British Foreign Secretary, Colonial Secretary and many other heavyweight members of the Cabinet expressed serious concern about the situation in North America through different channels.

His Majesty the French Emperor Napoleon III has sent Count Santis as an envoy, which is expected to arrive in the near future, and the French seem to have the same misgivings.

In addition, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Greece and other European countries have sent letters expressing their concern about the situation in North America.

Internationally

The Royal Government has been under tremendous pressure, and a great deal of persuasion and explanation has been done to explain the Kingdom's commitment to the United States of America (South) to resist the invasion of the United States of America, and to the independence of the United States and the restoration of peace and stability in North America.

Among them, London is the most difficult to deal with, unilaterally demanding that the coalition forces accept international mediation to stop the further spread of war in North America, and take a tough stance.

In a personal letter to me, Prime Minister Temple warned......"

Prime Minister Yoo Hyun-jun babbled on and on about the mess that had happened to the royal government, and Richard listened to it with one ear and passed it with the other, but he didn't take it to heart at all.

He leisurely drank tea, smoked a cigar, and looked at the withered figure of the white-headed sea soaring in the distant sky, and his mind no longer knew where to run.

The role of the royal government is a firewall, isolating some trivial things that Richard doesn't want to pay attention to, and it is basically difficult to put it on the royal eucalyptus, and he has no heart to pay attention to it.

If international affairs can be resolved by relying on the joint pressure of European countries, and if international affairs can be resolved by relying on the concerns and serious dissatisfaction of many European countries, then the world will be much simpler.

This thing is good in the decaying Manchu Dynasty, in the Fusang Kingdom, the Yin Lang Kingdom or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but in front of Richard, it is not a big deal.

This is because the Tang Kingdom itself is a second-rate international power, with peak military and economic strength, especially in North America, which has undoubted advantages, which is the confidence of Richard to say "no".

The United States, which has long pursued the "Monroe Doctrine," is an outlier in the eyes of Europe, and because of its different democratic systems and trade barriers, it is quite alienated from the old Europe, which was dominated by feudalism.

Even so

The successive victories of the Tang Kingdom and the United States Alliance still aroused great concern among European countries.

Of course, this is indispensable for the "European-stirring stick" London's jumping up and down, which has raised the heat of the North American problem out of thin air.

The reason for this

Or is the United States a white country, whose immigrants are mainly Anglo-Saxon whites and Germanic whites, as well as whites in Central and Southern Europe, and it is easy to win sympathy and attention in this 19th century, when white Europeans dominated the world.

The propaganda strategy adopted by the Tang Kingdom is to highlight the identity of the immigrant country, which is a country that integrates a large number of white immigrants, and it is also an alternative white immigration country, with the difference that the population in the East is larger, so as to confuse the public.

The North American War was a war in which the three North American countries competed for the right to speak, and it was an internal contradiction, and no matter who won or lost, it would not affect the interests of European countries in North America.

Now the Tang version of the "Monroe Doctrine" has been launched, called the "Liu Xianjun Declaration", the core of which is: "The affairs of the Americans are handled by the Americans, the problems of the Americans are solved by the Americans, the affairs of the Americas are independent, and they refuse to interfere in the ...... in the name of the international community."

Listening to Prime Minister Liu Xianjun's nagging for a while, Richard said with a pleasant face;

"The concerns of the nations of Europe, which this king is well aware, are the diseaseless groans of the white world.

In a word, it is enough to be false and wrong.

The most important thing is to adhere to the long-term immigration policy, attach importance to the development of economy and trade, and the brilliant victory of the royal army is the strong backing of the government, and it has the confidence to speak.

It would be good if the London side continued to give them tai chi, and now the new year is very close, and it is estimated that in another six months to eight or nine months, the battle situation will be further clarified.

At that time, it will be convenient to talk about any issue, and in short, the concerns of European countries will be put off for the first time. ”

Yes, His Majesty the King will make a decision on the future policy direction with a single sentence.

Prime Minister Yoo Hyun-jun is the biggest policy implementer, and of course there will be no objections, so he immediately responds to the promise.

The reason why there is so much nagging is also to let His Majesty know that the royal government is not fishing, and everyone is busy every day, and this impression is very important.

Under a monarchical dictatorship such as the Tang Kingdom, the so-called constitutional democracy is just an ornament, and what is really implemented is feudal state capitalism, which is very suitable for concentrating on big things, reducing internal friction, and is very efficient.

The Royal Government is just the royal secretariat of the larger one, and if you don't understand this, the Prime Minister's throne will not be secure.

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