One Boston, the capital of Massachusetts and the largest coastal city in the northeastern United States of America, has a long history of development, dating back as far back as 200 years ago in 1630, making it one of the oldest cities in the United States.

In the history of American independence, the famous "Boston Tea Party" incident occurred, which eventually triggered the American Revolutionary War, which took place in Boston.

The Chinese have the deepest impression of the city is Harvard University and Boston lobster, which is a local specialty and famous for its delicious taste.

Boston can be said to be the capital of education in the United States, as early as 1635, the English Puritans founded the first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, and in 1636, the first university in the United States, Harvard University. Harvard University and MIT are both located in the Boston metropolitan area, giving the city a strong intellectual atmosphere.

After the visit of Emperor Richard of the Tang Empire, accompanied by a group of military and political officials, he inspected Harvard University and spoke highly of the school's tireless efforts in cultivating high-level talents over the past 226 years.

Whatever the excitement is

His Majesty the Emperor temporarily announced that the imperial family would invest 1 million Tang Yuan for this prestigious university to expand its enrollment, expand its library and school buildings, and build it into a world-class university.

After investing 1 million Tang Yuan, they quickly obtained 56% of the equity of Harvard University, and the school was renamed Royal Harvard University.

Boston was built on a peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and surrounded by Massachusetts Bay and Back Bay, the estuary of the Charles River.

Early European settlers initially named the city of Three Hills after the three small hills here, and later renamed it after the hometown of some of the emigrated, Boston, England.

In the early 1770s, the British attempted to gain full control of the 13 colonies, mainly through taxation, and their oppression led to the independence revolution of the free-spirited Bostonians.

The Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Incident, and several early battles in the American Revolutionary War—the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston—took place in or near the city.

So, it's a very symbolic city on the East Coast.

"These political events have shaped the history of the entire country and are shaping the minds of the people who came to this great country, and Boston has played a leading role in them." —From Henry Cabot Lodge.

In the period after the independence of the United States, Boston was the closest major port to Europe in the United States, so it rapidly developed its overseas trade, exporting rum, fish, salt and tobacco to Europe, becoming one of the richest international trading ports in the world today.

During this period, some descendants of Boston's famous families became the elite of American society and culture; They came to be nicknamed the "Boston Brahmins".

During the inspection of His Majesty the Emperor with great interest, it was planned to build a nine-story pagoda with Chinese characteristics on the top of Dengta Mountain, and named it "Oriental Tower", and built a temple under the tower and named it "Oriental Temple", implying the exchange of religion and culture between the East and the West.

The project was supervised by the "104th Hongyan Valley Division" of the Northern Army stationed here, hoping to spread the Dongfeng culture, expand the influence of local Chinese immigrants, and enhance cultural exchanges between various ethnic groups.

Since the Northern Army's "104th Red Rock Valley Division" was stationed in Boston, more than a dozen prominent local families with malicious intentions have been thrown into prison one after another because of conspiracy and riots, and the so-called "Boston Brahmins" have in fact ceased to exist under the heavy blows of the military.

Standing on the highest hill of the lantern hill, surrounded by a large number of military and political officials, Emperor Richard looked with some distraction at this beautiful port city on the east coast between the hills and the river, and there was almost no trace of war.

He asked suddenly; "It's a city full of peace and tranquility, a city that hasn't been hit by war, right?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Boston is an important city in the northeast, and the Chang'an Cavalry Corps once fought on the outskirts of the city for more than two weeks, and most of the nearby fields and villages were destroyed. The city also made several feints, but failed to succeed in the desperate resistance of the local militia, so the traces of the war are not obvious. ”

"It's better to be peaceful! In this way, the people will not be affected by the war. Richard sighed lightly and glanced at Admiral Chen Chuan lightly.

Admiral Chen Chuan's body was shocked by this glance, and the cold sweat behind his back was frightened, and he hurriedly bowed his head and bent down to express extreme humility, and he didn't dare to say anything to refute it.

His heart was secretly bitter;

blame the Chang'an Cavalry Corps for their cunning deeds, saying that the cavalry is not equipped with siege artillery, and it is difficult to destroy the fortified defensive positions on the periphery, and they are afraid that the officers and soldiers of the corps will suffer too many casualties, and this time the leader of the platoon will eat on themselves.

His Majesty the Emperor was an out-and-out Han Chinese who had no mercy for these white pariahs, and the North American War ended, leaving the coastal cities of New York, Philadelphia, and Boston mostly intact. The methods are not vicious enough, the actions are not thorough enough, and the responsibility of the Chang'an Cavalry Corps is not small.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Duan Debiao, the commander of the Chang'an Corps, was transferred to the Southern Military Region after the war, and there was no talk of being awarded a knighthood for meritorious service.

The commanders of the other major corps are different, listening to the rumors coming from the palace, basically the duke title is a sure thing, and the gap between inside and outside is big.

What does it mean?

It shows that Lieutenant General Duan Debiao is not there, and it is estimated that he will be idle in the future, and there will be no more opportunities to independently lead the corps to fight.

Look at the former commander of the Colorado Corps, General Harry Fretch, who is now promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army General Staff, a Duke of the Empire with the title in hand, waiting for Duke Dai Changfu to take over when he is on the second line!

Why?

Because Admiral Harry Fritch carried out His Majesty's will resolutely, dealt extremely heavy blows to the U.S. Army in all previous battles, and carried out the operation of clearing the countryside and suppressing bandits, he almost swept away Kansas, Missouri, and Indiana, laying a solid foundation for the empire's policy of "vacating cages for birds".

If such a courtier is not reused, can he re-use Lieutenant General Duan Debiao with compassion?

In the 1820s, Boston's demographic makeup began to change dramatically due to the arrival of the first wave of European immigration. Large numbers of Irish and Italians moved to the city, bringing Roman Catholicism to the city as well.

By the end of 1861, Catholicism was the largest religious group in Boston, and the Irish began to play an important role in Boston politics, with Protestantism in England taking a back seat.

Today, Boston's manufacturing industry is more important than international trade, and Boston is still one of the important manufacturing centers in the United States, especially for clothing and leather goods, with more than 110 factories large and small.

It is also one of the few remaining industrial cities in the United States of America (North).

This is also the origin of His Majesty's dissatisfaction, how dare Admiral Chen Chuan say more at this time?

Richard couldn't blame Admiral Chen Chuan, so after saying something lightly, he went down the mountain with a slightly unhappy expression.

Walk halfway down the road

His Majesty the Emperor asked suddenly; "Are the incriminating evidence seized by the Boston Brahmins, accurate, and can they withstand cross-examination by the British?"

Admiral Chen Chuan bowed and replied;

"Your Majesty;

These so-called Boston Brahmin families colluded with each other to do a lot of evil, raising gunmen and horses to wantonly kill people, forcibly seize beautiful women, and seize land and property.

These boorish American Yankees had no aristocratic demeanor at all, and they were very ugly, and almost regarded Boston as their own place of evil, and the local white residents dared not speak out about it.

Moreover, they dared to commit murder on the streets in the daylight, and once killed the former mayor of Boston, John Myers, in order to deter ordinary people, and their arrogance could not be greater. ”

"Well, we have to use this case as a breakthrough to investigate all the way down, and wipe out all the thugs involved, and at the same time have to have conclusive evidence, do you understand?" Richard commanded in an aggravated tone.

Admiral Chen Chuan's expression was awe-inspiring, and he replied with a solemn salute; "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Northern Army will never allow any bad elements to escape, and will use this case as a breakthrough to win word of mouth and get real evidence."

"When necessary, we can try it with the British, and although we are not afraid of the British intervening now, there is no need to make bilateral relations very bad, and we must pay attention to ways and means." Richard confessed again.

He looked at Admiral Chen Chuan and didn't seem to fully understand, turned his head and instructed Director Zheng Yuan; "After you go back, you can find a time to sit with General Chen."

"Wechen obeys." Director Zheng Yuan respectfully received the order.

He understood better than anything else in his heart, His Majesty meant that the Northern Army should not swallow all the benefits, and give some profits to the British, so as to save them the annoyance of listening blindly.

These dozen or so "Boston Brahmins" are in the same spirit, marrying each other, forming a system of intricate and stubborn local interests.

It is only in the extraordinary period of this kind of war that the garrison of the Tang Empire strikes with an iron fist, regardless of whether it is all taken by 3721, and it is like a storm sweeping away leaves, and it is naturally impossible to have any troubles.

In carrying out His Majesty's order to suppress the demonstrations, the Boston crowd, together with the police department, did not contribute to the work, but made the mass demonstrations more and more vigorous.

This forced the 104th Division of the Northern Army to go out in a big way, sweeping down city officials, police stations, tax offices, and a dozen so-called "Brahmin Boston" to suppress the demonstrations with vigorous and iron-blooded means.

But it is also troublesome to engage in these "Brahmanical Bostons", because they are all Protestant Puritan families in England, and they are authentic Anglo-Americans, whose ancestors can be traced back to a certain county in England.

Compared to the Irish and the Scots, these Anglo-Americans were authentic Anglo-Saxon whites, with the same religion and the same ethnicity.

Engaging them without real evidence will inevitably cause an uproar.

His Majesty's idea is very good, and letting the British participate in the trial is tantamount to pulling into a camp, and everyone will be able to share the spoils at that time.

These white English families have been operating in Boston for more than 200 years, and their family businesses have spread throughout the city and countryside of Boston, with factories, shops, building properties, and fields, accounting for more than one-third of the wealth of Boston.

This huge wealth, even during the war, was as high as more than 10 million, as long as you can get a little bit of brains and intestines, are the British not tempted?

What religion, what ethnicity, what fellow countrymen?

If you don't uproot these dozen "Boston Brahmins" families, as well as the real power figures of several departments such as municipal, police, and taxation who are subordinate to them, how can there be a large amount of money to share the profits?

The British understand this truth better than anyone else, they started as robbers, and doing this kind of thing is absolutely blackhearted, and there will be no future troubles.

From an imperial perspective;

If we want to comprehensively deepen the infiltration and control of the United States of America, these white interest groups that have not been harmed by the war are within the scope of the crackdown, and they can be strictly investigated by law or tax evasion, and carry out irresistible dimensionality reduction blows against them.

From the day of its birth, capital drips with blood and filth from every pore.

This is true of the United Kingdom, the Tang Empire, and the same is true of the American Yankees, it is really not too easy to find out the facts of their violations and crimes!

Return to the temporary residence

Director Zheng Yuan held the latest briefing in his hand and hurriedly came to His Majesty to report.

Richard did not reach out to take it, but asked Director Zheng Yuan to dictate the report, which turned out to be the latest progress of the 1.375 billion Tang Yuan debt arrangement of the international syndicate.

According to Director Zheng Yuan;

After repeated consultations with the international loan sharks, the syndicate proposed that the value of 1.375 billion Tang Yuan be repaid in two parts, one part for investment and one part for repayment of loan principal and interest, with an interest rate tentatively set at 8%~8.6%.

Let's be honest

Adding up to these dozens of international loans, there is hardly a single war loan with an interest rate of less than 10 per cent, and the highest even reaches 17.5 per cent, which is the money that the United States of America (North) has borrowed from the French through its teeth in desperation, and in fact has no ability to repay it at all.

The interest rate is tentatively set at 8%~8.6%, and the international loan sharks can be said to have made great concessions, demonstrating their sincerity.

The key problem is that the current United States of America (the North) cannot afford it!

On the eve of the outbreak of the Civil War

The annual gross national product of the United States of America (North) is close to the peak of $1.8 billion, and after several years of war, inflation has been rampant, and prices have risen to the sky.

Originally, one dollar could be exchanged for one Tang Yuan, but now 2 million US dollars can be exchanged for less than one Tang Yuan, which is so outrageous.

The Yankees who bought dollar war bonds during the war are all bankrupt, and the more they buy, the more they lose blood, because the dollar bill is now a piece of waste paper.

However, international loan sharks lent hard currencies such as pounds, francs, and marks, and the interest on repayment was also denominated in their respective currencies, or they accepted the equivalent value of Tang Yuan to repay, and it was not possible to depreciate to the dollar that no one wanted.

It is possible for the United States of America (North) to fool the common people in the country, but if you want to fool the international loan sharks, let alone the door, there are no windows.

Now the United States of America (North) has been shattered to pieces, at least for two years there is no money to pay the international loan sharks, and when the economic situation stabilizes, how much will there be left of the original annual output of $1.8 billion?

If you don't know, $500 million a year is enough.

The international usurers mean that part of the debt is counted as an investment, and this part is about 300 million Tang Yuan, which is used to fully control the Appalachian coalfield, and repay the principal and interest according to the annual coal output.

What kind of coal fields are worth more than Manhattan and New York Harbor?

The answer is; Appalachian Coalfield.

The world's largest coalfield is in the famous mountain range of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, there is an Appalachian coalfield, the coalfield reserves extend from the northeast to the southwest, across the nine states of the United States (the area of the states on the east coast is generally smaller), the total length of about 1200 meters to 1250 kilometers, the width of about 50~300 kilometers, the thickness of the coal seam has reached nearly 1,000 kilometers.

About 180,000 square kilometers of coal-containing areas have been detected, and the proven coal reserves are as high as 310.7 billion tons.

Mid-19th century

The Appalachian coalfield has become the world's largest coal production base, accounting for more than 89.6% of the total coal production in the United States, and the annual mining capacity is more than 40 million tons.

The annual value of coal produced here is as high as 16 million Tang Yuan, which is the real reason why international loan sharks are eyeing the Appalachian coalfields.

In the competition of comprehensive national strength in the world today, coal and steel are an important embodiment of national strength, but after more than 200 years of high-intensity coal mining in the United Kingdom, domestic coal resources tend to be exhausted.

The Greater London Metropolitan Area alone needs to consume 28 million tons of coal every year for industrial coal and domestic heating, and the Greater London Metropolitan Area needs no less than 16 million tons of coal every year for heating alone, in order to maintain the heating coal demand of about 3.6 million people in the Greater London Metropolitan Area and surrounding towns.

France is also a country with a severe shortage of coal, and there is also a high demand for coal.

The high-quality coal produced here is not sold at all, and it is transported to Europe by large-tonnage steam freighters, which is a lot of money.

The Appalachian coalfield has excellent mining conditions, 99% of the coal field is net horizontal coal seams, the coal seam is less than 100 meters above the surface, and the shallowest point is only 1.7 meters.

Other words

A 1.7-metre pit can be dug up to produce extremely high-quality coal, which is a world-class shallow coalfield.

Open-pit mining is possible here, which avoids the dangers of underground mining and significantly reduces the time and cost of mining.

Moreover, the quality of coal here is also very high, almost all of it is anthracite, which can be used directly after mining, without processing, and has a high advantage in application.

The huge storage capacity and the high quality of the Appalachian coalfield show the great value of the Appalachian coalfield, so international loan sharks are willing to bid 300 million Tang yuan to pocket this world-class coal mine.

As the small amount of money that the United States of America (North) has saved, the current President Nick Jones Marmont firmly disagrees with this plan, and does not agree with the average interest level of 8%~8.6%, and the maximum interest level that the US government can accept is only 5.5%, which cannot be higher.

This has led to a huge gap between the two sides, and there are some lip lawsuits to fight.

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