Lord Pan Shouguo acted very quickly, and after his arrival in Portland on June 14, 1890, he began intergovernmental negotiations on the second day without delay.

On the third day, June 16, the Tang Empire officially announced its recognition of the Republic of Connecticut and announced the conclusion of a bilateral intergovernmental treaty involving a comprehensive political and economic military alliance.

The so-called "Florida version" of the covenant has only been changed in a few ways.

After dealing with the affairs here, the joint delegation led by Lord Pan Shouguo, Secretary of State for North American Affairs, continued north through Massachusetts to the Democratic Republic of Maine, where it happened to meet the British diplomatic delegation.

Needless to say, the British diplomatic delegation is here to woo the Democratic Republic of Maine as well.

Portland

This is a city with the same name as Portland, a famous heavy industry city in the Tang Empire, and in order to distinguish between the two, it is generally called "East Portland".

Inside a castle with a beautiful view

Shortly after arriving here, Lord Pan Shouguo ordered to inquire about the movements of the British delegation, and thanks to 10 years of operation, accurate inside information was quickly delivered.

"What concessions did the British offer?" Lord Pan Shouguo had just taken a bath, his face was a little flushed, and after changing into light clothes, he came to the castle hall and asked.

Viscount Lin Feng, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, smiled and made a gesture of "please". He followed Lord Pan Shouguo to the table, where coffee had already been brewed and a few plates of delicate snacks.

Viscount Lin Feng poured hot coffee for both of them, and then said with a smile on the corner of his mouth;

As expected by His Excellency, the British were as stingy as ever in their desire for the Democratic Republic of Maine to join the Commonwealth of Canada as an independent political entity.

The promise of overseas citizenship to the Republic of Maine, that is, the status of a British colony, was nothing more than a Dominion. This was equivalent to the status of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and was the highest rank among the British Overseas Colonies.

As for the terms of trade, the Maine side had to accept the dumping of British industrial goods, but there was little support, because London was also very tight.

Hehehe......

Typical people just want to reap benefits, but they don't want to pay anything, and the pattern doesn't look big. ”

Hearing these words, Lord Pan Shouguo's heart became more confident.

He said with a determined expression;

"Don't underestimate the British, they don't really pay attention to the Maine side, and the overseas colonies of the British Empire have taken too much, eaten too much, and become picky.

Pure yes...... There are dates and no dates, and there are two shots.

Unlike us, the affairs of the North American states are related to the core interests of the Empire, and they must be obtained as soon as possible.

Canada was originally the dogleg of the British, and Maine ran over to join, and that was the dogleg of the dog's leg.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Maine is not stupid, and the military-political alliance treaty signed by the Imperial side with the Connecticut Republic is very tempting to them!

This time, I brought them preferential support conditions that were difficult to refuse.

Imperial Capital will invest in 2~3 large-scale modern wood pulp and paper mills in the Republic of Maine, plus forest harvesting and transportation, which can solve the employment problem of nearly 10,000 people.

Nowadays on the international market

With the rapid development of the cultural publishing industry, the supply of wood pulp is quite tight, and the demand in Europe and the empire is relatively strong, which is a good investment project.

How about it, are you interested in getting involved? ”

"I believe in the vision of Lord Lord, how can such a good project not be joined? Count me as a share of the Lin family in Los Angeles. Viscount Lin Feng replied with a smile, took a sip of coffee, and nodded in admiration; It is really worthy of the high-quality Blue Mountain coffee beans produced in Colombia, which are fragrant and smooth, and have a long taste! ”

Lord Pan Shouguo smiled smugly, these high-quality Colombian Blue Mountain coffee beans come from the Duke's family, which owns 35,000 acres of alpine coffee plantations in Colombia and produces thousands of tons of high-quality coffee beans every year.

After being baked and fried in the workshop, it is exported to Europe and the United States, which is a stable and profitable business.

For decades

Compared with the conservatism of the British aristocracy, these emerging aristocratic industries in the Tang Empire were not limited to pastures and plantations. It also invested extensively in gold, silver, copper, and iron coal mines, in emerging enterprises, in banking and finance, in cable and telegraph offices, in docks, ports and shops, and accumulated a rich foundation during the period of rapid economic development of the empire.

Following His Majesty the Emperor's side, these top nobles of the empire are all good investors.

After surpassing Britain to sit on the throne of the world's largest economic power, the industrial and agricultural economy of the Tang Empire developed rapidly, and it was full of stamina, and together with Germany, it could be called the shining twin stars among the world's industrialized countries.

Compare with Germany

The Tang Empire has a vast territory and a large population, with a population of 310 million based on the United States Alliance and the Pan-Pacific Organization, a broader international and domestic market, and a very solid foundation for economic development.

According to statistics

80% of the industrial and agricultural output of the Tang Empire was absorbed by the domestic market, and only 20% of the production capacity was exported to the international market, which has surpassed the United Kingdom and become the world's largest exporter of industrial and agricultural products.

From 1850 to 1889, the total export volume of the Tang Kingdom soared from 52 million Tang Yuan to 1.971 billion Tang Yuan, of which 30% were agricultural products.

Until the second quarter of 1890, agricultural products accounted for 28.6% of exports, and exports in the first six months amounted to 334 million Tang Yuan.

After 44 years of construction

The agricultural output of various sub-categories in the Tang Empire increased by tens or hundreds of times, and the output of wheat increased sharply from 85 million kilograms in 1848 to 2.86 billion kilograms in 1888, an increase of 27.5 times.

Potatoes increased from 4,000 million quintals in 1848 (50 kilograms per quintal) to 1,550,000,000,000 quintals in 1888, an increase of 38.7 times, which effectively guaranteed the stability of the imperial food.

Rice production increased rapidly from 1.35 million tons in 1848 to 132 million tons in 1888, an increase of nearly 100 times.

In 1853, cotton production was only 24,200 bales (478 pounds per bale net), but by 1888 it had soared to 6.95 million bales, still showing a rapid growth trend.

The rapid growth of cotton production led to the rapid development of the cotton textile industry, which used about 18,000 spindles in 1853, soared to about 8 million in 1878, and reached 19 million in 1888, a surge of more than 1,000 times.

In 1888, the textile industry of the Tang Empire consumed 7.5 million bales of cotton, which needed to be imported in large quantities from the Republic of Mississippi and Florida in addition to its own production (Note; The Kingdom of Kentucky and the Kingdom of Oklahoma are domestic, not imported).

In addition, the output of industrial products using agricultural products as raw materials, such as cigarettes, wool spinning, and food processing, has increased by tens or hundreds of times, and the number is quite amazing.

Cigarettes increased from 16 million in 1865 to 9,782 million in 188, while malt wine rose from 6,600,000 to 27,600,000 barrels and flour from 4,790,000 to 230 million barrels......

The rapid growth of agricultural production capacity has led to the rapid development of the corresponding food processing industry, cotton spinning, wool spinning and cigarette brewing industry, and thousands of industrial enterprises in related industries have provided an astonishing number of jobs.

Agricultural development and industrial development complement each other, and the great development of agriculture provides a sufficient supply of food and agricultural raw materials for industry and meets the needs of continuous development.

The increase in farmers' incomes, in turn, has enabled millions of farms to have sufficient funds to purchase industrial and daily necessities such as farm tools, agricultural machinery and fertilizers, which has expanded the market for industrial goods.

And this is the true connotation of the mutual promotion and development of industry and agriculture, mutual achievement, and jointly contribute to the good situation of economic prosperity of the Tang Empire.

According to statistics

In 1860, all the farms of the Tang Kingdom had 246 million Tang Yuan of farm tools, livestock and agricultural machinery, and by 1888 it had reached 761 million Tang Yuan, more than tripled.

The use of chemical fertilizer in Tangguo Farm soared from 53,000 tons in 1865 to 2.73 million tons in 1888, and the number of fertilizer factories increased rapidly from two to 19, greatly increasing production capacity.

The widespread use of chemical fertilizers also promoted the sharp increase in the output of agricultural products, and the agriculture of the Tang Empire not only laid a solid foundation for industrial development, but also promoted the development of industry.

Among the industrialized countries in the world, the popularization and promotion of agricultural machinery technology in the Tang Empire has been far ahead.

This greatly improves the efficiency of agricultural production, while increasing the production and income of the vast number of farms and plantations, because the development of the machinery industry of the Tang Empire provides a vast market, which once again confirms the beauty of the complementary development of industry and agriculture.

European public opinion often belittles the Tang Empire as a nouveau riche, with a high-minded face, but in fact, it is quite envious of the agricultural development of the Tang Dynasty, and wants to learn from it, intentionally or unintentionally.

Unfortunately, the essence is often not learned.

The land on European farms is small and fragmented, and the best conditions for cultivation are in the Central European plains of France, but due to the fragmentation of land ownership over thousands of years, it is difficult to form vast large farms.

Most of the French farmers cultivate their own land on a household basis, and a small number lease the land of others, forming a small and scattered situation.

The situation of the Tang Empire is different, ordinary small and medium-sized farms often have hundreds or thousands of acres, and large farms start with tens of thousands of acres, and it is not uncommon for them to cover an area of tens of millions of acres, which is very suitable for large-scale operations of agricultural machinery.

Therefore, 90% of the world's agricultural machinery market is in the Datang Empire, and the agricultural machinery has the highest technical level, the most widely used, and the most mature in the Datang Empire, all of which makes Europeans blush.

If you don't have that condition, you can't learn it at all.

After chatting for a while about the development of the empire's industry and agriculture, Lord Pan Shouguo changed his words and talked about the mission of the current joint delegation, he said;

"Brother Lin, you and I are leading a delegation to visit North American countries this time, and the first two should be able to win smoothly, there is no suspense.

The two in the back, Massachusetts and New York, are both hard bones! It's not easy to gnaw down, and you have to use some means.

Especially in Massachusetts, His Majesty intends to compensate His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince as a vassal state, but it is not just a matter of signing a military and political alliance treaty, you have to think about it. ”

"Your Excellency, do you have any statutes?"

"What is the situation of the two parties who previously arranged to sing white face and red face? Nothing could go wrong, right? ”

"That's not true, please rest assured, Lord Lord, these hidden stakes have been buried for decades, and they are very powerful in Massachusetts, and this war is also protected by the imperial garrison, and the basic strength has not been damaged."

"That's good, when the time comes, let's give him a Ming Xiu plank road, and secretly Chen Cang, what do you think, Brother Lin?"

"Great, Lord Lord, let's sing a good show together and gnaw off the hard bone of Massachusetts."

"Huh...... That's right, notify the military department to cooperate with our actions. ”

"Please rest assured, Lord Lord, it's all arranged."

"It's wonderful, hahahaha......"

The two laughed out loud as they spoke, their expressions were very relaxed, backed by the incomparable strength of the Tang Empire, and their status as envoys of the Heavenly Empire was high.

In line with the principle of easy first and then difficult, the Tang Dynasty Mission, with the sword of Shang Fang, which was officially recognized by diplomacy, hoped to establish diplomatic relations between countries and conclude close military-political alliances with the three independent countries that had become independent.

The Republic of Connecticut and the Democratic Republic of Maine are easy to say, after all, they are both small countries with a population of more than 1 million, and the country is weak and has a small voice, so the requirements will naturally not be high.

The Republic of New York is a middle power with a population of over 10 million, and it also has a cosmopolitan city like New York.

At the beginning of the state

The Republic of New York was slapped in the face by the Tang Empire, which continuously destroyed its dream of winning over New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Although the Chinese ethnic group is in power, it is not ordinarily difficult to conclude a close military-political alliance with the Florida version of it.

After all, a regional middle power has its own interests, a higher degree of independence, and a much stronger bargaining chip.

Just because both countries are ethnic Chinese, people will not completely lose their positions.

Therefore, Lord Pan Shouguo arranged the last stop of this trip in New York, hoping to take advantage of the east wind of the first two North American countries to win in one fell swoop.

The fact that His Majesty the Emperor intends to compensate the fourth son of the emperor in the discussion between the two also has an allusion.

At the beginning, the Tang Empire forcibly separated Amami Oshima from the Fuso people and temporarily belonged to the Ryukyu Kingdom, which was said more than 20 years ago.

At the beginning, the people who immigrated to Amami Oshima were basically hundreds of thousands of people from the old part of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and these Chinese immigrants were also arrogant masters, thinking that they were from the Heavenly Empire, how could they be willing to accept the rule of the small Ryukyu Kingdom?

There were many contradictions back and forth, and finally the lawsuit went to His Majesty the Emperor.

The subjects of Amami Oshima asked for their own country, and asked the Tang royal family to send a dragon son and phoenix grandson to be the king, which led to the later Amami Kingdom.

However, this Amami Kingdom is too small, and it is located on a remote island, and many princes of the imperial family are unwilling to give in, and any duke is much larger than the Amami Kingdom.

Only the fourth prince, His Royal Highness Tang Li Dian, has a generous and benevolent personality, and he does not want to see the imperial father embarrassed, so he automatically asked Ying to join the Amami Kingdom, which has been nearly 20 years now.

His Majesty the Emperor felt sorry for the fourth prince after dividing the fifteen princes into the feudal kingdom, and he kept thinking about how to compensate the four princes.

It's not ...... It just so happened that the United States was divided.

Massachusetts, initially reluctant to accept the olive branch thrown by the Empire, was retaliated by the French army, and the original group of white rulers suffered heavy losses, many losing their lives.

Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor set his sights on taking Massachusetts over as a vassal state and compensating the 4th prince Tang Li Dian.

As for the king of the United States, it can be inherited by the eldest son of the fourth prince, Tang and Li Dianyan, and it can be regarded as a two-domain state, which is not a problem. (End of chapter)