Half a month later

Taoyuan Palace

Taoyuan City, located on the plateau, is a good place to escape the heat on a cool and pleasant summer day in August, and Emperor Richard once again brought a group of concubines and young princesses here to stay for a few months.

After more than 20 years of continuous construction, today's Taoyuan Palace has formed a continuous French-style palace complex, with a beautiful environment, and a double-line tram to and fro, which brings great convenience to the mountain and the mountain.

The trams here are gold and white luxury, all crafted by skilled craftsmen, inlaid with gold and jade.

There are small castle shapes, complicated float shapes, dragon chariot shapes specially ridden by emperors, and animal shapes such as white tigers and sea eagles, which have a strong meaning of summer leisure.

Located at the highest point of the mountain, there is a Lingxiao Pavilion.

Inside the Sky Pavilion

The Tang Emperor Richard sat leisurely on the cloud couch and drank tea, and the "Outline of the World Situation" in the seventh issue of 1885 edited by the Royal Secretariat was impressive, but it did not cause a trace of turmoil in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor.

Anyway, it won't affect the normal economic operation of the Tang Empire.

The Tang Empire has more than 120 million subjects to worry about, and there are so many vassal states, no matter how big Emperor Richard is, it is impossible to worry about others.

Today's international community is such a harsh reality, the pursuit of lower costs, otherwise it will not be able to compete with other industrial powers?

The Tang Empire also faced such a dilemma, and compared with other industrial powers, the advantage of the Tang Empire was its abundance of resources. Oil, copper, silver and other mineral deposits are ranked first in the world, grain output, rubber, tobacco, livestock and poultry meat exports are also the world's first, others can't learn, and they can't envy it.

Emperor Richard's original plan, which was intended to incite discontent among the people and create division and independence, was already being implemented.

Seeking to split the United States of America into several smaller North American countries and completely eliminate its potential threat to the Tang Dynasty was more conducive to the manipulation of the Tang Empire.

Now that the British have made a move, then the Tang Empire does not have to be this villain, and quickly changed its plan and waited to see what happened.

The original action is stopped, and when necessary, it is pushed backhanded.

Britain really hopes that the United States will be divided, so as to unload the heavy debt burden and become more independent, shorter and more concise, and its combat effectiveness will be stronger than that of the United States, which has been plagued by debt traps before.

This strategy is correct, think about the Fuso, Bangzi, Luzon and Vietnam around China in later generations, as well as the separated homeland of Taidao, how much energy is involved in the huge China?

The arrogant British were very confident in their own strength and in the influence of the white European world.

He was very confident in the Western culture and religion dominated by the Anglo-Saxons, and even more confident in Britain's influence and cooperation in the diplomatic field, so he was willing to contribute to the division of North America.

But the split that Britain expected was not the same as the split that the Tang Empire wanted, and it could be said that it was the opposite of each other.

The British just want the country to be split in two, or three. If you don't want to weaken it too much, it won't be able to balance the purpose of the Tang Empire, which is unprecedentedly powerful.

The Tang Empire is different, I hope that the smaller the division of the United States, the better, the more fragmented the better, the former American Confederate State in the south is divided into five, which is very in line with the expectations of the Tang Empire.

Looking at it this way, the more populous countries of the United States cannot go below this number.

For example:

Although the Chinese in New York State had a relative advantage, Emperor Richard did not want the divided New York State to be too strong in the long run.

Therefore, depending on the specific situation, it will take the initiative to restrict its annexation of surrounding areas.

For example, the annexation of New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire is not allowed, and if necessary, the Tang will join forces with the British to undermine the ambitions of the Chinese governor of New York.

Many nails and hind hands were planted in advance for such a purpose.

It cannot be said that Emperor Richard is too cold, but only too rational, and he will not imagine the Chinese dominant country after the split too well.

The Carolina Republic will defect to the British, but will the New York Republic not?

It's really hard to say

He believes that power and money should never be used to test people's hearts, and that oriental culture, racial bloodlines, or inextricable kinship ties cannot withstand the corrosion of interests.

Emperor Richard's strategy was;

Tear down the country as much as possible, and dismantle it as much as possible, and solve the potential threat to the Tang Empire once and for all.

After all, people's minds will change, and no one wants to live in the shadow of the Tang Empire all the time, even if they are of the same origin.

"Zheng Aiqing, what about white skin and fortune? I haven't seen much of it today, where did these little things go? Emperor Richard suddenly remembered and asked in passing.

Today's white skin, red and fortune have been three generations, and Emperor Richard is used to the company of these beast pets. So when they get old, they are skinned to make mattresses or cushions, which are placed in the palaces they frequent.

Director Zheng Yuan stepped forward and saluted, and replied; "Back to Your Majesty, they all followed His Royal Highness and the princesses to take the tram, this time the newly repaired garden has mountains and rivers, and there are many slide toys, Your Royal Highness and the princesses are quite fond of it!"

"Well, Yuan Jia has a heart, and the secret ointment in the palace will be rewarded to make up for Yuan Jia's body, and he is also the founding minister."

"Weichen temporarily acts as Governor Huang, thank Your Majesty Longen." Zheng Yuan immediately agreed.

The Governor of the Central District, like the Governor of the Southern District and the Eastern District, is now only an honorary position, with neither a yamen nor an office, and it is a glorious title.

Huang Yuanjia, the governor of the central region, was one of the first Chaoshan ministers, serving His Majesty together with Prime Minister Chen Cailiang, in September 1846, almost 40 years ago.

At that time, the old ministers of the founding fathers died, the sick and the retreated, and there were very few who could still stand in the court, and the Marquis of Huang Yuanjia was one of them.

After the command

Emperor Richard stood up with emotion in his heart, walked to the window of the Sky Pavilion, and looked out from here.

Located on the top of a hill, the Tower overlooks the city and sees the vast metropolis of Taoyuan separated by a verdant mountain range.

On both sides of the mountain, the city's tall buildings stretch out to the end of the sky.

After 36 years of development

Taoyuan is now a metropolis in the central region with a total population of 1.42 million, bordered by Chicago to the northeast, the imperial capital Chang'an across the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the southwest, Great Stream City to the north, Gallup to the south, and Mexico City to the south.

Today's Taoyuan is the central railway hub city of the empire, with more than ten railway lines passing through the city, and Seattle and Vancouver can be easily reached through the Northern Railway, and it is very convenient to major cities in the empire.

It is also the industrial center of the central region of the country, known for its light industry and developed building materials industry, which has a relatively complete range of light industries, and the famous highland beer is produced here.

In the early days of the city's founding

Tens of thousands or even 100,000 passenger pigeons often appear in the air here, flying up and hula a large area covering the sky and the sun, like dark clouds.

With the arrival of a large number of Chinese immigrants, these delicious passenger pigeons can be bad luck and become the favorite plate of many Chinese immigrants.

The standard practice is to stew a passenger pigeon in a casserole, each adult passenger pigeon weighs about a pound, remove the feathers, internal organs and other sundries is about 6 taels, plus a few pieces of local specialty deer antler velvet, wild mushrooms to make a casserole soup, the taste is really delicious.

Nowadays, it is rare to see flocks of passenger pigeons flying in the air, and it was originally the cheapest breakfast for Taoyuan citizens; A deer antler passenger pigeon pot with two pieces of baked cake only costs two cents.

Now the value can be said to have soared, and a baked cake that was originally full of hunger has two or two, but now it is getting smaller and smaller. The small pancake is about the size of a fist, and it is crispy and delicious when sprinkled with sesame seeds, and it is much more delicate than before.

Now if you want to enjoy such a breakfast, you have to pay at least three dollars, which is more than ten times higher than the previous price, and you can't drink it when it's too late.

It must be known that in the era when there was no price inflation, commodity prices remained the same for decades, and the purchasing power of Tang Yuan has always been strong.

This kind of price increase of more than ten times is extremely rare, reflecting the huge change in supply and demand.

The extinction of certain animals is not without cause, and the passenger pigeon is a pest that all farmers hate.

They often land in droves into the wheat fields, eating the juicy green ears of wheat, as well as some rapeseeds, cauliflowers, grapes, berries, etc., pecking apples and pears all over the place.

So whenever there is an opportunity, whether it is a farmer or a plantation owner, they will use their nets to kill this bird.

If you are tired of eating it, you will bury it on the spot, and you will not allow this pest bird to exist.

Even if the government imposes some protection policies and asks farmers not to overkill passenger pigeons, the actual effect is not good.

An excessive number of passenger pigeons can cause a large area of farmland to reduce production, including many types of agricultural and sideline products.

On the question of protecting the food safety of the empire or protecting the passenger pigeon, the imperial government did not hesitate to choose the former, which is also the fundamental reason why the passenger pigeon is becoming more and more rare.

Perhaps in a few years, a deer antler passenger pigeon pot can be sold for a sky-high price of 1 yuan, becoming a luxury that the general public cannot afford.

Until then

Driven by the desire to pursue profits, people will deliberately catch and sell, and the living environment of passenger pigeons is not optimistic.

During the summer vacation in Jinghu Palace, this delicious dish of passenger pigeon was placed on the banquet of the royal court, and was loved by many mothers and little highnesses for its delicious taste.

The royal court cooking is more elaborate and varied, and the charcoal-grilled passenger pigeon is more popular because of its charred exterior and tender inside, and its rich flavor is fragrant.

(End of chapter)