Of the four Central American canal excavation programmes, the Panama Canal and the Nicaragua Canal are the most outstanding and have been the focus of consideration. even

Originally, the reason why the Panama Canal scheme was chosen in history was because the Panama Canal was only 61 kilometers long, the shortest distance, the smallest amount of excavated earth, and the construction difficulty and project cost were also relatively low, so it was more economical.

The downside is that it's the same as the Suez Canal

The narrow passage of the canal dug on land makes it difficult for ships traveling in opposite directions to meet, which severely limits the passage capacity of the canal and makes it difficult to pass through large-tonnage ocean-going vessels.

If a cargo ship breaks anchor in the canal, the entire canal will be paralyzed.

In the next few decades, the United States will have to build battleships that are larger and wider according to the width of the Panama Canal, which is extremely unfavorable to the transoceanic mobilization of maritime military forces.

The Nicaragua Canal, on the other hand, was not excavated for a long distance, but it was difficult to construct in an isthmus environment, requiring a lot of rock blasting and passing through the famous volcanic area of Momotumbo, which was also considered one of the disadvantages of the project at the time.

Momotombo is an active volcano in Nicaragua, and although it erupts twice in the next 150 years, each time it brings a large number of tourists and a higher level of popularity, and has a negligible impact on the surrounding environment, and is likely to become a beautiful scenery to expand the influence of the canal. even

The Nicaragua Canal can take advantage of the natural Nicaragua Lake and the wide San Juan River channel, which has a crucial impact on improving the two-way traffic capacity of the canal area, almost 5~6 times the traffic capacity of the Panama Canal, especially suitable for the navigation of super giant ships, and the economic benefits are more significant.

Emperor Richard personally inspected Lake Nicaragua and spent three days in his estate, impressed by the huge lake, which was an excellent base for the Royal Navy fleet and the best transit base for transoceanic trade.

The lake is the largest lake in Central America, located in the southwest of Nicaragua, and is the 21st largest lake in the world.

The lake is oval-shaped, 177 kilometers long, 58 kilometers wide on average, with an area of 8,157 square kilometers, and more than 300 islands scattered in the lake.

Steamers passing through the canal could anchor here, replenish supplies, distribute cargo, and people could go ashore for leisure and accommodation, visit the beautiful scenery of the lake and the ancient Indian temples on the shore, and thus develop into a famous tourist and transit resort city in Central America.

Tens of thousands of huge ships can be parked in the vast lake, which will not look crowded, and it can also become the home port of the Central American Fleet of the Royal Navy, and the natural conditions are so good!

The lake flows into the Caribbean Sea through the 180-kilometer-long San Juan River, with a depth of about 18 meters and a maximum depth of 60 meters, so that large ships of more than 100,000 tons can pass without any dredging, and it will not lag behind for the next 100 years. even

Ships passing through the 19-kilometre-long isthmus can sail through the 19-kilometre-long isthmus into the wide Lake Nicaragua and follow the waterway into the San Juan River, which is more than 180 kilometres long, leaving the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the canal.

The most critical project of the Nicaragua Canal is the 19-kilometer isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and Lake Nicaragua, the water depth in the isthmus is different, about 23-70 meters, the key is that the two banks need to be widened, part of the narrow and winding river channel needs to be cut and straightened, and according to the water level difference between the Pacific Ocean and the lake, the installation of three-level locks, which is the key to the canal project.

With so many benefits, it is not difficult to understand that Emperor Richard chose the Nicaragua Canal scheme.

In this era, the labor force basically does not need to spend any money, just give the stutter not to go hungry, and there is no 8-hour working day, as long as it is not tired to death, it is like an animal to work.

Whether it is Nicaragua or Panama, it is one of the provinces of the empire, and of course it is necessary to choose the best project plan to carry it out.

In the warm pavilion of the Qinzheng Palace

Earl Dong Jie, Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Imperial Empire, is reporting to His Majesty the Emperor on the results of the storm of clean government that has been set off for more than two years, and he is about to end his term of office and devote himself to the important affairs of leading the party to run for prime minister, and has no time to be distracted. even

As the next prime minister appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, under the influence of the royal family, although it is extremely unlikely that the election of Count Dong Jie will be overturned, it cannot be taken lightly.

The "Integrity Storm" campaign of more than two years has made the Imperial Anti-Corruption Office truly famous and established the authority of the law enforcement department as an official audit and enforcement discipline, which has simply changed the color of domestic officials.

In the meantime

Count Dong Jie worked together with the General Police Department, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Audit Office to deal with a total of 12,715 officials, of which 4,729 were submitted for criminal arrest, 2,611 were convicted by the court, and the rest are still in the judicial process.

Another 5,293 people were subject to various administrative sanctions, including but not limited to administrative warnings, administrative demerits, major administrative demerits, administrative dismissal and financial fines. These measures effectively deterred the spread of corruption in the administrative departments of the empire, clarified the discipline system, implemented effective reforms and supervision of the administrative system, and made the entire government clear.

The remaining 2,707 were transferred from public office and detained pending investigation or in-depth review, and the final arrest or disciplinary action is still to be processed, and it is certainly impossible to return to the imperial bureaucracy in the future.

In the rule of officials in the Tang Empire, there is no such thing as "official revolt". even

Once the police or the Independent Commission Against Corruption are found guilty of a crime and are subject to disciplinary action or criminal responsibility above dismissal from public office, they will basically bow down to their careers.

Three-legged toads are hard to find, but there are many two-legged talents.

Count Dong Jie has been under tremendous pressure during the period of presiding over the "clean government storm" for more than two years, and has almost offended the imperial aristocracy, and there are as many as 279 cases of deprivation of the title of the nobles by the noble council alone, and the highest involves six earls.

In the era of His Majesty's iron-faced and ruthless purging of the rule of officials, it was almost a certainty that these six counts would be deprived of their titles of nobility and territorial fiefdoms.

Emperor Richard once publicly denounced;

"These soldiers who once made great contributions to the rise of the empire enjoyed the glory and wealth given by the empire, but they completely degenerated in a life of debauchery. They have betrayed the chivalrous maxim of loyalty, trustworthiness and self-discipline, and will be severely punished by the law. All are equal before the law. ”

His Majesty the Emperor Chrysostom spoke, who of the members of the Imperial House of Nobles would dare to release water? even

Count Dong Jie's drastic "clean government storm" in the past two years has achieved remarkable results, playing a sharp blade to break the bad habit of protecting officials and officials, becoming an out-and-out lonely minister, and also winning great prestige among the people of the empire.

The reward was also rich, and he was chosen by His Majesty the Emperor as the next Prime Minister.

"Dong Aiqing, I've worked hard for you all these years, and I feel very relieved in my eyes!" Emperor Richard's words of comfort almost hooked Count Dong Jie's tears.

That's it, the eye sockets are already moist.

It has not been easy to come step by step over the years, especially in the past two years, which has caused widespread dissatisfaction among the upper nobles of the empire, and I don't know how many public unpleasant words and ridicule have been heard, like a stinger pierced in the heart, tossing and turning in the dead of night.

Earl Dong Jie gave a deep salute, and said with a trembling voice; “

Your Majesty; even

Wei Chen is fearless, as a courtier loyal to the empire, loyal to His Majesty's courtier, the outside world gossip slanders me, dirty me, hurt me is not enough to worry, Your Majesty's warm words are enough to comfort your life!

Wechen is fortunate to be able to attach the tail and show his strengths in the historical process of the grand cause of the Tang Empire, and he feels infinitely honored, which is also what Wechen wants in his life.

A little bit of credit, not enough to worry about.

The minister has the heart to serve the country, eats three catties of beef a day, is strong and healthy, and has no disease or disaster. ”

"That's right, Dong Aiqing, I wish you to stand out in the general election and help me steer the course of the big ship of the Empire to a more prosperous future."

"I don't dare to ask for it."

"Hahahaha...... "Qi."

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled, the atmosphere in the hall became more harmonious, and Emperor Richard took advantage of this opportunity to say a few words of encouragement, and then let Count Dong Jie, who was several taels lighter in his body, retreat.

In the warm pavilion, silence returned again.

Richard was so happy that he casually flipped through the "Outline of the World Situation" edited by the Royal Secretariat, and the newspapers of the Imperial Public Opinion were expressing their indignation at the Spanish colonizers' bloody suppression of the Cuban uprising, and calling on the Reich to intervene to stop the atrocities of the Spanish colonizers.

I watched it for a while

Richard couldn't help but laugh, and his mood seemed extremely relaxed.

This kind of public opinion preparation for the Spaniards was originally reasonable, who made the Tang Empire the boss of the entire Americas?

The Kingdom of Spain sent tens of thousands of expeditionary forces to Havana, Cuba, without saying hello, and then carried out a bloody suppression of the civil uprisings that had raged in Cuba and Puerto Rico, which was clearly unjust and contrary to the current trend of civilized society. even

If you don't condemn him, who will you condemn?

To be honest, the Tang Empire learned this from the British, and adopted a double standard for itself and others, that is, I can do this, but you can't do it.

Therefore, the mainstream newspapers and periodicals from Madrid, Spain, were simply mad, denouncing the Tang Imperial Government as "the biggest imperialist occupying the entire American region", "while bloodily slaughtering the conquered indigenous Indians and Argentines, while pretending to be righteous and awe-inspiring, and brazenly interfering in the sovereign affairs of the Kingdom of Spain." "The ugly face of imperialism" and "the biggest cancer in the whole of America" are Yunyun.

Fortunately, the Spanish newspaper public opinion was still a little sane and did not dare to attack the imperial royal family.

Otherwise, just one charge of "contempt for imperial power" is enough for the Tang Empire to start a war with Spain, and no one can say half a word?

The accepted taboo must never be touched, this is the bottom line of all feudal royal states.

The relationship between the Tang Empire and the Spanish royal family can be described as bad, and Spain is also one of the few hostile countries in Europe that does not trade with the Tang Empire at all, which is naturally the old colonial country Portugal. even

It's also interesting to say

The vast majority of the territory of the Tang Empire is the former Spanish American colonies, which may be a coincidence of fate, and may be the only way for the rise of the Tang Empire.

In any case, the Tang Empire's forces entered like a storm, and then swept away the colonial influence that the Spaniards had operated for hundreds of years, which simply drove the Spaniards crazy.

In the empire, it was not allowed to speak Spanish, it was not allowed to open Spanish schools, it was not allowed to spread the Catholic faith, it was not allowed to hold ethnic activities with Spanish characteristics, and it was not allowed to advocate intermarriage between local native Hispanic whites and Chinese, and the continuous exclusion and suppression of Hispanic whites who adhered to tradition......

How can the Kingdom of Spain be happy with all this?

The rapid expansion of the Tang Empire for more than 20 years is the more than 20 years of sharp decline of Spanish colonial influence.

Therefore, the Spaniards hated the Tang Empire to the point of itching! even

During the Cuban uprising, the Tang Empire openly sent old-fashioned muskets, swords and spears and a large amount of black powder to the rebels, encouraging the black slave rebellion on the plantations to participate in the uprising, causing a lot of trouble for the Spanish army.

Not only that, the diplomatic envoys of the Tang Empire in Cuba also frequently put pressure on the Spanish Expeditionary Force, ordering it to restrain its troops from infringing on the property of Chinese merchants, sugar mills and sugar plantations.

Otherwise, the Tang Empire will go crazy at any time and intervene militarily.

People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads!

The army of the Tang Empire, which fought smoothly in the South American War, was obviously a world power that the Spanish expeditionary force could not afford to offend, and the threat was not groundless.

Therefore, even if these Chinese plantation owners and plantation owners openly harbored the Cuban rebels and hid guns and ammunition, General Pierre de Santos of the Cuban Governor's Office did not dare to slack off, and repeatedly ordered that the Spanish army under his command should not infringe on the interests of Tang, Britain and France.

Even if action is to be taken, it will have to wait until the Cubans leave the Chinese estates. even

With the covert support of the Tang Empire, the Cuban uprising developed more turbulently, with a larger scale, a larger number of participants, and much stronger combat effectiveness than in the original history, repeatedly inflicting heavy losses on the Spanish colonial army.

This led directly to the rampage of the Spanish army, which slaughtered entire towns and villages at every turn, and threw a staggering number of Cubans into concentration camps, both native-born and colored, and brutally suppressed them.

April 10, 1869

The Cuban rebels held a Constituent Assembly in Guimaro, in the province of Camagüey, proclaimed the Republic of Cuba and formed a parliament, elected de Céspedes as president, and adopted the constitution of the first republic of Cuba.

After learning of the establishment of the Republic of Cuba, the Spanish colonists again sent 22,000 heavily armed expeditionary forces from the Kingdom of Spain, and arrived in Havana and other ports one after another, and launched a frenzied slaughter of the Cuban rebels, which was much larger than the original history.

This Central American island nation is plunged into an unprecedented bloody storm.

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