After receiving the British envoy Lord Palmerston, Richard couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly after returning to the palace;

The British have always been experts in intrigue and trickery, and in the past 20 years or so, the French have fought several wars of foreign colonial expansion behind the British buttocks, and the Anglo-French alliance has become synonymous with international interference.

The French are eager to take out all their hearts and souls, but they still don't have the trust.

The political philosophy of the British has only interests and no feelings, and they have been wary of France, the leading horse, and have set up obstacles.

When it is critical, he will not hesitate to stab him in the back.

With such a boss, it is really necessary to be careful all the time, and he will be sold if he is a little distracted.

With such a scheming conspirator, don't hide anything, although it is good to say it frankly and directly, but it can make the other party feel sincere.

Ordered the Royal House of the Interior to sell off some of the French fixed assets in his hands, Richard quickly put this matter behind him, the core interests of the Tang Empire's diplomacy were in the Americas, but domestic affairs were the overriding focus.

As for Franco-Prussian relations in Europe, who has the leisure to care about their death?

Emperor Richard was now concerned about the situation in the country, and after more than two years of baptism of the "storm of clean government", the administration of officials from top to bottom was cleared, and the administrative efficiency was greatly improved.

A number of talented young and middle-aged officials have been promoted, and they have ideals, ambitions, talents, and courage to do things, and they are bringing new vitality to the imperial administrative system.

This is what Richard is most satisfied with, and the system of democratic supervision and the system of parliamentary checks and balances have gradually improved, which has played a natural role in supervising power.

This is the role of the voters, it is useless to brag about whether they do well or not, and in the end they have to speak through the ballots.

After vigorous regulation, it is already on the right track.

The rectification of unhealthy practices in the police circles has achieved immediate and good results, and this is the most striking example of the efficient operation of the imperial bureaucracy.

There were three types of officials in the Tang Empire;

One is the election officer, such as the Prime Minister, the ministries of the empire, the House of Lords and the lower house of the National Assembly, the mayors of the provinces, the provincial and municipal councillors, the prosecutors, etc., all belong to the election officers and must go through the election every five years;

The second type is the clerk, an official at all levels with the nature of a civil servant, up to the deputy ministers of the imperial ministries, senior bureaucrats at the level of deputy ministers, and the top officials of the sub-government departments such as the General Administration of Police, the General Administration of Customs, the General Administration of Corruption, the General Administration of Corrections, the General Audit Office and the General Administration of Taxation.

The third type is the officials directly under the royal family, which includes the subordinate officials of the royal court, the royal secretariat, the royal chamberlain, the royal guard, the internal affairs office, officials at all levels of the royal domain, the royal secretariat, various funds, royal charities, etc.

After returning from vacation

Not surprisingly, a large number of twists and turns were placed on the imperial case, forcing Emperor Richard to devote himself to the rhythm of intense work.

He opened a copy of the Governor's Bulletin of the Southern District, read between the lines and saw between the lines the new achievements of colonial expansion, listed them one by one with detailed figures, and even made a comparative chart, so that he could clearly see the great changes between years ago and now.

Now

The population of Costa Rica Province reached 730,000, and the population of Central Plains Province also recovered to 565,000 (note; the population does not include forced laborers).

The most important project in the province is the Nicaragua Canal Project, which is now under full swing and has been built with three cement plants, 27 masonry yards, 16 lumber mills, numerous restaurants, vehicle repair shops, hundreds of hotels and restaurants, and many new jobs.

A series of detailed data, such as the number of newly resettled households, the amount of farmland owned, the production of various types of grain, and the roads and bridges built, all increased significantly compared with the previous year.

Due to the long history of development in Central Plains Province and Costa Rica, after the introduction of new immigrants to the villages and farmlands abandoned during the civil war, agricultural production was quickly restored, and the order of social life was quickly put on the right track.

As of now

The original abandoned land and villages and towns have been fully utilized, and the new immigrants introduced in the next step will be mainly pioneering, and the difficulty of development will increase a lot.

Precisely by the end of the year, the focus of the migration policy for the Central American region will also end.

It means that the rapid population growth in the region has come to an end, and it will enter a stage of stable growth, while digesting and absorbing the results of migration in the previous stage, more endogenous population growth momentum will be the mainstay.

Putting down the recital, a look of relief crossed Richard's face.

What the Central American region needs now is to further settle down and solve various problems in the life and development of Chinese immigrants, so that new immigrants can take root and develop in the long run.

Central America is rich in natural resources, has very good climatic and geographical conditions, and has very good conditions for development, and there is no reason why it will be worse than its sister provinces.

The local government mainly develops agriculture and plantation economy, and banks also have preferential support loans for new immigrants, and local governments can simply apply their rich colonial experience, so there is no difficulty in governance.

The canal project and the Central American railway project, which are key investment projects, will effectively promote the economic take-off of the provinces in Central America, and the stimulating effect is very obvious.

The planned construction period of the Nicaragua Canal project is 11 years, the planned construction period of the Central American Railway is six and a half years, and there are some local wharf construction and port projects, which are enough to ensure sufficient development momentum for the Central American provinces.

The Imperial Government has abundant financial funds, and has been investing heavily in infrastructure and key projects in various provinces.

It ensures that the overall economy is still full of vitality at a high rate of development, and greatly reduces the economic aggregate gap with the United Kingdom.