In June 1870, war clouds were gathering in Europe, and tensions were everywhere.

Far across the Atlantic

North America is a different scene, the Tang Empire, the United States of America, and the United States allies are singing and dancing from top to bottom, and the scene of peaceful and easy development can be seen everywhere, which is a paradise forgotten by the war.

In June

The North American Baseball League is attracting more and more attention, and it is a sporting event throughout North America that participates in Datang, the North and South of the United States and Canada, each of which determines the winner in the domestic baseball game and then participates in the North American League to determine the overall champion.

According to North American Baseball League rules;

A total of 24 teams participated in the baseball league, due to the vast territory of the Tang Empire, there are many strong teams, with 12 places, 5 places in the United States of America, 4 places in the United States of America, and 3 places in Canada, a total of 24 strong baseball teams to determine the championship.

Held for five years since 1865, this year's North American Baseball League was held in Mexico City, and a large number of baseball fans poured into the city, making Mexico City filled with the joyful atmosphere of a sports festival from top to bottom.

Today, Mexico City has regained its former semblance as a million-strong metropolis, and better than it once was.

The city's various ancient buildings have been renovated, there are many castles with a strong Iberian style, and there are more than 170 Catholic churches in the city that are ornately decorated, almost all over every neighborhood, and the double dragon flag fluttering in the city street windows are all planted, which is particularly majestic.

The Imperial Double Dragon originated from the royal family emblem, the two-headed dragon shared a dragon body, a dragon head looking at the Pacific Ocean, and a dragon head looking at the Atlantic Ocean, which symbolized that the Tang Empire had the advantages of the two oceans, lived in the Americas and looked forward to the world.

The dragon's five claws hold a scepter, a knife, a sword, an olive branch and an ear of wheat, and the background is a banner tricolor flag with white, yellow and blue, white means the sky, blue means the ocean, and yellow means the flowing yellow blood and yellow earth of the Tang Empire.

You can see the baseball fans singing and dancing in the city wearing hats printed with the flag of the Ssangyong Empire on their heads, holding small flags in one hand and beer in the other, swaggering through the market in groups of three or five, their faces are filled with unconcealable joy.

They sang loudly and expressed their inner excitement.

In the semi-finals

The Chicago Conquerors and Chang'an Oriental Cavalry from the Tang Empire defeated strong opponents respectively and are about to meet in the North American Major League Baseball Finals, which means that the baseball powerhouse team belonging to the Tang Empire will take the championship in advance.

Such sporting events aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of the fans, who took to the streets with songs and dances, and expressed their joy with wine and singing.

The streets are filled with singing baseball fans sipping beer, and the streets are filled with vendors selling all kinds of snacks, such as fried chicken thighs, fried beef, Mexican tacos, tea eggs, fried skewers, and more.

Not far apart

There is also a stall surrounded by a bunch of large wooden barrels from the beer manufacturer, and fans bring their own beer mugs, so they can make beer on the spot, and they can drink as much as they want.

Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets to celebrate the victory, which was the fourth baseball championship won by the Datang Empire since the North American Baseball League was held for five years, representing the world's top level of sports.

Over the years

With the rapid take-off of the imperial economy, the wages of workers increased by more than 10 or even 20 percent every year, and the people of society generally became richer, forming a large number of middle-class and stable-income salary positions.

In response to the people's demand for richer entertainment activities, new sports have sprung up in the Tang Empire, and many professional clubs have been established one after another, such as Major League Baseball, Tennis Club Competition, Rugby Professional Competition, English Football Club League, Basketball Club Divisional Competition, Dragon Boat Club League, Polo Club League and other sports, which have become popular mainstream sports in today's society.

With the development of science and technology, the University of California has developed corded telephone technology, and along with it, cable radio stations have flourished in various cities, greatly enriching the entertainment activities of urban residents.

in Mexico City

During the Baseball League, there are three cable radio stations that regularly broadcast news reports, songs and opera programs, as well as excerpts from storytelling, laughter-inducing cross talk, and of course, the broadcast of popular events, which is widely welcomed by the city people.

In addition to sports and the new cable radio station, there are also a large number of non-governmental spontaneous groups such as reading clubs, calligraphy and painting clubs, piano clubs, Go clubs, tea research clubs, dance clubs, etc., which carry out a variety of activities for the purpose of inheriting the ancient Chinese culture.

Whenever early morning and evening

There will always be a lot of middle-aged and elderly people wearing Tang-style breasted coats, carrying knives and swords to exercise in the square or city garden, as well as wrestling, juggling, dancing knives and sticks, which has become a unique scenery in the city.

In accordance with the emperor's will, the government promulgated the "Interim Regulations on the Promotion of Sports in the Tang Empire", and established the first Ministry of Culture and Sports in the world, which was subordinate to the cabinet.

The Ministry of Culture and Sports is dedicated to the development of mass sports and professional competitions, the popularization and promotion of traditional Chinese culture, the strengthening of national physique, the promotion of sports exchanges between countries, and the community-based and popularization of sports.

The North American Professional Baseball League is a blockbuster initiative launched by the Ministry of Culture and Sports after the establishment of the United States and Canada, and now it seems that the effect is excellent, and a large number of sports projects waiting to replicate the successful experience are waiting for the Ministry of Culture and Sports to lead the implementation.

In the past two years, the North American Wushu League, the North American Polo Club League, and the North American Rugby Professional League will be held one after another, and the North American Dragon Boat Club League, the North American Tennis Club League, the North American Soccer Club League, etc., will be launched in the next 3~5 years to further enrich the sports market and national entertainment options.

In order to adapt to the development of sports competitions, Datang and the north and south of the United States have successively built a large number of stadiums, which has greatly promoted the professional sports and regularization of the entire North American region, and gradually formed an industrial scale.

Many Chinese businessmen with a keen sense of smell have taken the lead, either registering professional teams, or investing in the operation of stadiums, or sponsoring teams, setting off a wave of investment in sports and attracting more people to participate.

In particular, newspapers, radio stations, beer and food manufacturers are the most enthusiastic about participating in sports, as they are the direct beneficiaries of the popularity of national sports and professional leagues. The enthusiasm to participate in sports promotion is high, because this is the money that is rolling in!

The Tang Empire was keen on sports from the royal family to the aristocracy, and the royal family's traditional polo games, golf tournaments and rowing sports, in which many princes participated, had a great influence on the upper nobles.

In the celebration of the 24th anniversary of His Majesty's accession to the throne, 12 polo teams composed of the prince and the servants of the emperor competed against each other and presented a wonderful performance to His Majesty the Emperor.

It was in this nationwide atmosphere that sports and a variety of folk activities flourished, greatly enriching the entertainment activities of the subjects of the empire, and life was prosperous.

The North American integration policy vigorously pursued by the Tang Empire after the North American War, except for the north and south of the United States, did not set borders with each other, and allowed free passage after completing simple border procedures, which greatly promoted the process of unifying the market.

Generally speaking

Customs clearance border procedures only need more than a dozen Tang Yuan to complete, no need to apply in advance, at the border at the ready, very convenient.

However, if it is found that those who do not perform the border clearance procedures and enter without authorization will be uniformly punished by North American countries, and the specific provisions are different.

The Tang Empire stipulated;

If a black person who is not allowed to enter is found, he will be thrown into a hard labor camp, and if he is a white person, a foreigner with only a foreign passport, a Tang, an Indian, or other Central American, he will be sentenced to one month to three months of community labor, and a fine of 5,000 Tang Yuan.

United States of America;

Violation of border clearance regulations is punishable by one week's imprisonment and a fine of $2,000.

United States of America;

Those who violate the border clearance regulations shall be punished with agricultural labor for one month to three months, and a fine of 3000~5000 US dollars, and half of the amount for women and children.

Canada is more relaxed, because it is located in a cold zone at high latitudes, the outflow of population from the British Canadian colonies is greater than the inflow, and the labor shortage is large.

Therefore, Canada only imposes a penalty of £50 on those who violate the entry rules, and there are no other additional penalties.

Even so

There are also very few people who cross the border to Canada without permission, except for desperate bandits or outlaw criminals, no one wants to go to the cold and lonely Canada to suffer.

The comprehensive implementation of cultural and entertainment measures not only greatly enriched the cultural and entertainment life of the mainland cities of the Tang Empire, but also increased the attraction of immigrants, making many white immigrants willing to live in the prosperous imperial metropolis.

In particular, Chang'an, Los Angeles, Chicago, Mexico City, Taoyuan, these metropolises with a population of one million, rich in culture, sports and night market economy, make these cities a paradise that people yearn for.

Affluent life, low prices, abundant cultural and recreational activities, and the never-night scenery of the bustling city have become the labels of the empire's native metropolis, attracting more and more immigrants.

According to statistics;

In 1869, the total number of European immigrants to North America was about 1.176 million, and about 1/3 of them flowed into the Tang Empire, mainly German, Irish and Italian immigrants, among which German immigrants preferred the cities of the Great Plains in central North America, such as Chicago, Detroit, Taoyuan and other cities.

in these cities

There are many neighborhoods and streets where German immigrants gather, there are no barriers to life, jobs are easier to find, and they can enjoy equal national treatment and live a more comfortable life.

Irish and Italian immigrants preferred the big cities on the west coast of the empire, such as Chang'an, Los Angeles, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle, etc., which were economically prosperous and had many employment opportunities, and were more affluent in the empire's native traditions.

National integration has promoted the prosperity of the Tang Empire, whether in the fields of science, economy or culture, a large number of achievements representing the advanced level of the world today have emerged, contributing to the all-round development of society.

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