On the vast Atlantic Ocean, a fleet led by the cutting-edge "Tempest" and "Mountain Wind" ironclad cruisers is chopping the waves all the way, two ironclad cruisers protect the 6,800-ton high-speed cruise ship "Fubo Venerable", the Royal Navy's 6,200-ton high-speed coal carrier "Qinlier", a total of four ships formed a small formation, out of New York Harbor and galloped all the way east.

It has been three days since leaving the port, and this small formation has been maintaining a high speed of 12 knots ~ 13.5 knots, about 550 kilometers a day, and at such a high speed, it only takes 10 days to reach the port of London smoothly.

In the luxury cabin on the fifth floor, the highest of the high-speed cruise ship "Fubo Venerable", on the outer deck, there are more than a dozen lions and tigers, and on the horizontal wooden pillar behind, there are five handsome bald eagles firmly grasping the thigh-thick wooden pillar with their claws, and they seem to be resting with their eyes closed.

Inside the cabin

Having just experienced fierce fighting and panting, the tall and sturdy Richard grabbed a wide robe and draped it over his body, tied it around his waist casually, and walked out of the heavy velvet palace-style curtain.

At the moment when the velvet curtain was lifted, I could see several graceful snow-white bodies lying on the bed behind me, with faint sweat stains and marks after the fierce battle, and they could only lie lazily and weakly.

Richard walked out refreshed, the pretty court maid served the teacup, towel and cigar, he picked up the towel and wiped his face and threw it away, then took the teacup and drank two sips, lit the cigar and waved his hand, and several pretty court maids quietly retreated.

On the thick carpet in the luxurious room, the smoke of the ancient copper incense burner rises, a refreshing fragrance lingers, the snow-white hair of the colorful white tiger and the rich lazily lie on the ground, and turn his head when he sees the master coming.

"You two dogs, you still have a temper tantrum with me!" Richard stepped forward with a smile and kicked the two huge white tigers one by one, each of which had at least a few hundred catties of strength.

Biting a thick cigar in his mouth, Richard opened the door on one side and walked in, and the two pet beasts, Baipi and Fa Cai, hurriedly followed in obediently, rubbing their fur on Richard's legs with their furry hair, full of flattery.

Richard casually touched the white tiger's furry head, and then leaned over to the window to take a look.

Outside the window is still an endless deep blue, the fleet has sailed to the deep sea area of the Atlantic, the waves are about 3~4 meters, and the sun is shining outside the window, this monotonous scenery is already boring.

The white lion "Red Middle" and several lions, the tiger lazily lay at the entrance of the aisle outside to bask in the sun, and the refreshing sea breeze blew in his face, making him drowsy.

With a cigar in his hand and a hard puff, Richard turned and sat down behind his desk, with a thick stack of notes and official documents, all important documents that he had not yet had time to review.

After a leisurely puff of two puffs, the room was filled with the thick and mellow smoke of cigars.

Richard sat up in a good mood, took a few copies of the recital in front of him and flipped through them briefly, and took out a copy of "Summary and Prospect of the Economic Development of the Tang Empire in 1863", opened it and read it.

Back to 1863

It is a year in which the industrial and agricultural economy is still developing rapidly after the Tang Empire has reached a new level as a whole, and the annual economic growth has reached

8.1%, which is higher than the level of the UK economy of 3.93%.

Referring to the United Kingdom, the most developed industrial economy in the world today, it has maintained a growth rate of more than 3.7% in economic development for 13 consecutive years since 1850.

In 1863, Britain's national economy reached 945 million pounds, equivalent to 4.726 billion Tang Yuan, and as the world's factory, it was far ahead of the rest of the world.

The Tang Empire's rapid economic development for many years has reached a new level after the North American War, with a total economic volume of more than 2 billion Tang Yuan.

By the end of 1863, the total national economy reached 2.377 billion Tang Yuan, which was close to half of that of Britain, and the population of the empire reached 40.61 million during the period, which had surpassed Britain to reach the level of the total population of France.

The results are impressive, but the gap remains.

It is undeniable that Britain's vast overseas colonies provide it with cheap sources of raw materials and a broader market, which is the world's first imperial territory to realize the allocation of global resources, which is more conducive to giving full play to the advantages of Britain's large-scale industrial production.

Because the UK's economic aggregate is higher, even if it maintains a stable annual growth rate of 3.93%, its new growth economic aggregate is higher than that of the Tang Empire, and it is a long way to go to catch up with the UK, which will take 20 or even 30 years of hard work.

Of course, this required the Tang Empire to maintain a high rate of economic growth, which was not easy to do.

After the North American War

Thanks to a wider territory and continuous war dividends (the United States of America pays the principal and interest of war reparations every year, and the Confederate States of America pays the principal and interest of debts), the Tang Empire has abundant sources of funds and continues to advance the process of industrialization.

The government has successively started a number of major infrastructure projects related to the international people's livelihood, which has effectively stimulated the overall economic development and maintained a high development rate.

If history has not changed

The golden development stage of Victoria in England lasted until about 1870, and then came to an abrupt end under the double blow of a severe economic crisis and turmoil in Europe, and the economic development rate could only be maintained at 1.3% for decades, and it quickly ceded the top spot in the world economic ranking.

Dig it down

Since the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1854 and the full advocacy of free trade, Britain's foreign tariff items have been sharply reduced from 1,774 to 44 in 1863, and a comprehensive free trade policy has been implemented.

Under the unremitting promotion of Britain, Britain's trade with Europe, North America, the Near and Far East, and the Indian subcontinent colonies showed a clear upward trend, much higher than the growth level of economic aggregate in the same period, providing strong support for the steady development of the economy at a higher speed.

By the 60s of the 19th century

Britain, France, Denmark, the United States, Prussia, Austria, the Netherlands, the Qing Dynasty, Brazil and other countries have mostly signed tariff reduction and exemption treaties, and the emergence of the "North American free market" has greatly promoted the development of international trade.

Britain, Tang and France, which are countries with more in-depth industrial development, are undoubtedly the biggest beneficiaries.

We have seen the dazzling achievements of economic development, but we should also see the worrying side.

In the Tang Empire

Due to the rapid expansion of the country's territory, it has occupied a large area of black soil in the Great Plains of Central North America, which is suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, and hundreds of thousands of retired soldiers have been disarmed and returned to the fields, releasing a huge amount of labor.

The output of agricultural and animal husbandry products in the Tang Empire reached a new high, from the beginning of the war, when the export of agricultural products had been completely stopped, to the present there was a large amount of affluence, and there was almost a roller coaster pattern.

In the past two years, rice, sorghum, wheat, corn, barley, and rape have all produced bumper yields but not bumper harvests, and the farmers have not been able to sell them, the prices of agricultural products have fallen sharply, and a large amount of wheat and rape have rotted in the ground, which has seriously dampened the enthusiasm for production.

Nowadays, the bad situation in the field of agricultural products may be transmitted to animal husbandry, and many ranchers are worried that their cattle and sheep will not be sold, and they will end up in their own hands.

If you can't finish eating, that's bad.

In response to this situation, the imperial government has launched five major policies to ensure that the prices of agricultural and animal husbandry products do not fluctuate greatly and remain above the basic cost line.

First of all, the deep-pocketed imperial government introduced a policy of grain protection prices for major crops such as rice, wheat, soybeans and oilseed rape. The provinces of the empire have begun to build large grain reserves.

Based on the principle of giving priority to the place of origin, we will build a grain reserve system belonging to the imperial government nearby, and make every effort to prepare for the climax of the summer harvest in July ~ August to safeguard the interests of farmers.

Let's be honest

Countries that are not rich in money simply cannot do this, and now that the empire is quite wealthy, it is no problem to allocate special funds to build grain reserves and form a stable grain reserve system.

The second is to vigorously develop the wine-making industry.

The wine-making industry, which consumes a lot of grain, is one of the key development directions of the Tang Empire, whether it is rice wine, sorghum wine, ale wine, beer, or wine, as long as it is brewed to ensure the quality, it will not be sold.

The Imperial Government is setting up a number of large distilleries under the strategic reserve system to convert large quantities of grain into liquor, wine or beer, in order to maintain and increase their value while reaping a certain amount of profit.

Third, vigorously develop the food manufacturing industry.

The development of the petrochemical industry has enabled the Tang Empire to manufacture film plastics on a large scale, and this new packaging material with low price and wide applicability can be widely used in the food manufacturing industry, providing a solid foundation for the development of the food manufacturing industry.

Biscuits, cakes and other baked foods, is an important development direction in the future, the empire will be in the construction of capital loans, preferential tax rates, land and employees to give policies to guide the development of the food manufacturing industry.

Fourth, exports.

In 1863, only 76% of the demand for grain was produced domestically, and the rest had to be imported from the international market.

Thanks to the implementation of Britain's shift to free trade after the Corn Laws, the British market is now almost completely free to compete, and a large amount of grain from the Tang Empire has been continuously transported to Britain and the port cities of the German Confederation, becoming a major overseas sales market.

France and Austria are traditional European agricultural and animal husbandry producers, and the export of agricultural products is also the strength of these two countries.

But the east is not bright and the west is bright, the agricultural products of the Tang Empire have opened markets in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Greece and other countries, although the total amount of exports is not much, but this is a good start.

Fifth, advocate the new habit of "eating meat and drinking milk", and publicize "eating meat and drinking milk" through newspaper public opinion.

But don't underestimate the power of propaganda, after the newspaper broadcasts a series of propaganda, the total sales of grain, oil, meat products in the empire have increased significantly, indicating that the propaganda effect is very good.

Many wealthy Chinese newcomers are putting aside the traditional concept of "being diligent and thrifty", which was really unconditional before, but now that there are conditions, why not give their children "meat and milk".

Generally speaking

A pound of meat consumes 3~4 pounds of grain, and if the habit of eating meat is generally formed in society, then the consumption of grain will increase by 2~3 times, which is of course the situation that the imperial government is willing to see.

Isn't it a happy situation that the children are healthier and stronger, the quality of the people has generally improved, the output and output value of agriculture and animal husbandry have both increased, and the state can also receive more tax revenues.

Since the Tang Empire is a North American power that attaches equal importance to the development of industry and agriculture, the agricultural output value accounts for 24.7% of the total economy, which is about 1/4 less than a point, which is quite high.

Take, for example, the United Kingdom, which was the first to industrialize;

In 1863, agriculture accounted for only 7.3% of the total economy, while industry accounted for 76.2%, a huge disparity between the two, and the proportion of industrial output was frighteningly high.

The situation in France is different;

Although the pace of industrialization was later than that of Britain, and France basically achieved industrialization in the 60s of the 19th century, it showed the characteristics of attaching equal importance to industry and agriculture, which was very French.

France did not experience the enclosure movement in its history, did not promote large-scale centralization of land to survive the soil, and still maintained a large rural population at the end of 1863, accounting for about three-quarters of the total population.

French agriculture is a typical small peasant decentralized economic structure, with few large and medium-sized farms above the designated size, and most of the land belongs to the peasants and the lower aristocracy, which is basically a one-family social structure, filled with a large number of craftsmen.

Therefore, among the four industrialized countries in the world today, Britain has the highest degree of completion, followed by the Tang Empire, the United States of America ranks third, and the French Empire ranks fourth.

In this notebook, he put forward the idea of focusing on the development of the financial industry, which attracted Richard's attention.

The financial industry of the Tang Empire has developed rapidly, Chang'an has become the largest financial city in North America, and Chinese capital controls the economic lifeline of Wall Street and New York, and has a leading force in various industries such as railways, ports, transportation and trade in the north and south of the United States.

However, Chang'an is still ranked behind London and Paris, and it is difficult to compare with the first two in terms of the size and number of the financial industry.

Needless to say, London is the capital of the world's most powerful country and the settlement center of the entire pound sterling trade circle, and it is the center of the most dazzling stage.

Say something unpleasant; London has a cold, and the whole world has to cough.

The reason why Paris is firmly in second place and firmly presses Chang'an under its body is due to the prosperous usury industry of the French Empire, and the annual dividend income accounts for 3% of the total economic output of the entire French Empire, which is a considerable figure.

In the entire French Empire, there were more than 2.3 million rentiers, which is the origin of the usury empire.

In wars and turmoil around the world, there are French loan shark vultures, and the United States of America has to repay tens of millions of principal and interest every year, constantly nourishing the European metropolis of Paris.

In an era without inflation, usury is the biggest trick the financial industry can play.

Richard couldn't help but laugh at the recital;

That's right, as long as you don't lend money to poor and arrogant old Maozi, there is basically not much risk in lending it to European countries, and it can be a stable channel for maintaining and increasing value.

How can this money be made by French loan sharks, and why can't the royal family of the Tang Empire do it?

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