At the end of the year

In total, more than 162,000 soldiers who had served in 1890 and 1891 were concentrated in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland, greatly increasing the stability of these areas.

The only question is that Maryland does not belong to the territory of the Tang Empire, but an undetermined status of the "Colombian Dispute Area", why is there a large number of tens of thousands of soldiers who have been retired?

As a result of this move, the proportion of Chinese-American families in Maryland, which originally had a total population of about 670,000, increased by 7.5 percentage points (note, many Chinese-American retired soldiers marry local white girls because they are popular because they have more stable jobs). ）。

Combined with the number of Chinese families who immigrated from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, the proportion of Chinese Americans in Maryland increased by more than 13% in a year, showing a significant upward trend.

News media reporters who were interested in noticing this had just written an article and sent it to the newspaper office, and disappeared without a trace even with the article.

This has happened many times, and the practitioners involved have wisely shut their mouths.

Back last year

The New York Republic has vigorously rectified the news media, and a large number of editors-in-chief and reporters with British backgrounds have been prosecuted for various crimes such as "publishing false information," "inciting antagonism among the people," "slandering the government," and "plotting to create division."

There is a similar situation in the Republic of Connecticut and the Republic of Maine, where a large number of news outlets have closed their doors, and many important mouthpieces of public opinion have changed Chinese American bosses, behaving more in a more disciplined manner than before.

Philadelphia

As one of the earliest and important cities in the United States, there are hundreds of years of historical buildings everywhere in the city, which rarely reflects the sense of historical vicissitudes.

The Department of North American Affairs has several important departments in Philadelphia, including the Cultural and Educational Promotion Agency, the Poverty Alleviation and Disaster Reduction Agency, the Publicity Agency, the International Cooperation Agency, etc., and occupies several famous historic buildings in Philadelphia as offices.

The structure of the North American Ministry is very large, several times larger than the South American Office, and it has a special financial allocation from the Imperial Government, which highlights its importance.

There is an important reason why Lord Pan Shouguo, the Minister of North American Affairs, set up an important office in Philadelphia, and the imperial capital Chang'an only retains a symbolic existence.

First of all, of course, there are geographical reasons;

Philadelphia is located in southeastern Pennsylvania, the capital of the province, the largest metropolitan area in the east after New York, and the center city of the Delaware Valley metro area.

Philadelphia is just across the river from the province of New Jersey, and it is the 10th largest city in the empire, after Chang'an, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Xi'an, Mexico City, Taoyuan, Salem, Gallup, Seattle and other nine metropolises, ranking 10th.

Philadelphia is strategically located about 160 kilometers northeast from New York and 220 kilometers southwest from the former capital city of Washington, D.C., with rail, water, and road transportation in all directions.

The Port of Philadelphia is one of the largest estuarine ports in the world today. There is a wide canal connecting the Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay, boats under 8,000 tons can sail directly into the Port of Philadelphia Pier, and there are six bridges across the Delaware River in the city, which is closely connected to New Jersey towns on the other side.

The second is its influence, Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the former United States, having a very important position as it was the capital of the former United States during the decade 1790-1800.

It is very easy to travel to the countries of North America, and these countries are also the main countries where the Secretary of State for North American Affairs works, and the main institutions are located here to facilitate the work.

The North American Office is housed in an old four-story Norman building, which is known for its thick and simple architecture.

When I saw this building made of large gray rocks, my first impression was that it was sturdy and would not break down for hundreds of years.

Lord Pan Shouguo's large office, located on the east side of the third floor, is an elegantly decorated and prosperous suite, with two telephones, one red and one black, on a large desk.

The red phone is a long-distance connection, and the black phone is a regular local work phone.

"Secretary Liu, have you done a good job in the promotion plan of the new Chinese-English bilingual schools in North America next year? When it's ready, bring it to me and show it, I don't have time. ”

"Please wait, I'll urge you again."

"Let them be quicker, and if they can't do it, they will work overtime, and the plan for the next year is related to appropriations and a series of other matters, and it cannot be delayed any longer."

"Yes, Lord Ministry."

Regardless of how his subordinates rushed to work, Lord Pan Shouguo put down the phone in his hand, pinched his eyebrows with a headache, and calmed down here to review the entire work plan.

According to His Majesty's will;

It is necessary to comprehensively promote and deepen the influence of Chinese culture, establish the promotion of cultural education led by the Chinese language, pay attention to the promotion of opera, traditional Chinese medicine, music, tea art, religion and traditional Chinese festivals, and deepen and establish the soft power influence of Chinese culture.

The Department of North American Affairs has established a two-handed strategy focusing on immigration and education, and immigration is not to be talked about, and every Chinese immigrant is a seed that blooms into a large flower.

Bilingual education in both Chinese and English is popular in North America, and it has become a common practice in North American countries where people from the top to the bottom are willing to send their children to bilingual schools in both Chinese and English.

Everybody knows

If you want to have a decent and well-paid job, if you want to join the government department, and if you want to have a bright future, you must be proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English, both of which are indispensable.

Schools that taught English alone and schools that taught Bahasa Malaysia alone did not have a high degree of acceptance in the countries of North America and on the eastern seaboard of the empire.

This is completely different from the central part of the empire and Central and South America, where Bahasa Malaysia charity schools are popular and Spanish, Portuguese and the local indigenous languages are not taught.

If you are willing to go up, you are not willing to get out.

North American countries and the eastern seaboard of the empire were traditionally English-speaking areas, with a high percentage of white residents, English dominating, and Chinese being a latecomer.

Only by taking both into account can it be universally welcomed by local residents.

Chinese families who have settled here also require their children to be proficient in English, so that they can communicate with more people without barriers and lay a solid foundation for future work and life.

It is this realistic requirement that has made bilingual schools in both Chinese and English so popular.

As long as the children come to school, then Chinese instruments such as erhu, guzheng, and xiao can naturally be arranged into music lessons.

Etiquette, tea drinking, calligraphy, chess, painting and other courses can be naturally arranged into the art class, so that children can receive the grand influence of Chinese culture.

Geography and the history of the founding of the country, which promote loyalty and patriotism, can also be widely rooted in the hearts of the people and imperceptibly affect the children's world view.

In European schools

Religious education accounts for more than half of the curriculum, but in the Tang Empire's five-year primary school education and three-year junior high school education, religious education is only a small part of the inconspicuous part.

It only needs to be understood, no exam is required.

In some areas, the North American Department overlaps with the Ministry of Culture, Health and Sport, except that the latter is focused on the Empire and the North American Department is focused on abroad.

"Tick Bell ......"

The red phone rang, and Lord Pan Shouguo frowned, but still pressed the call button.

"What's the matter?"

"Mr. Baron Henry Lind, the British Special Representative for North American Affairs, has sent a request for a call from New York, has the request been approved?"

"Well, take it."

"Yes, Lord Ministry."

Then there were a few "beeps" on the phone, apparently the telegraph office was transferring a call from Unicom, and then a call came with a noisy voice, and it sounded like Mr. Henry Lind.

"Your Excellency Lord, is that you?"

"It's me, I heard that you are an old friend Mr. Linde, and I am glad to receive your call, is there anything wrong?"

"Oh, allow me to send you my greetings, during this time, the French envoy Jean-Miné Perrière has talked to me several times with the intention of re-advancing the second round of debt restructuring negotiations, I wonder what your intentions are?"

"Mr. Sir, we have a public position on this, and it is only a waste of time to rush into negotiations before the creditors have put themselves in their position."

"Your Excellency, what if the French seriously consider your proposal?"

"Mr. Sir, I don't want to discuss this on the phone, that would be a great burden on the telephone company."

"Hehehe...... I very much agree with you, then, Your Excellency, would it be convenient for you to receive me and Mr. Perrière in due course? ”

"Well, there's a lot going on at the end of the year, and if it's in the middle of January, I think it's appropriate."

"Great, thank you very much for answering the call, and I wish you a good appetite today."

"Thank you, Mr. Sir, and look forward to your visit."

Putting down the phone in his hand, Lord Pan Shouguo picked up the cigarette on the table and lit one, put it to his lips and took two deep puffs, then stood up and walked to the window of the office to look out.

His brow furrowed, contemplating the trouble.

It is now certain that the British and the French have come together.

The British have expressed strong opposition to the Tang Empire's large-scale resettlement of Chinese veterans and immigrants to Maryland and Delaware.

It is a pity that His Majesty's will has been determined and cannot be changed.

The French can be wild in North America, but the Tang Empire can't stake its ground?

The Reich would have accommodated the British on many non-important issues, but on core issues it had always gone its own way.

It is an indisputable fact that every step of the spread of Chinese influence to the east coast and the deep penetration of influence will cause inexplicable anxiety in Britain, France and other countries.

The Tang Empire did not hide its expansionist intentions, and it was strong enough to ignore the strong European opposition, which at best seriously damaged transatlantic trade relations.

Once this weapon is sacrificed, Britain and France and other countries will inevitably suffer a greater backlash, because they have also reaped enough benefits from bilateral trade.

The most critical thing is

The Tang Empire's exports of petroleum and chemical products, machinery, copper, coal and sucrose rubber, and grain products are highly irreplaceable.

After the embargo on Chile, the Tang Empire exported 80% of the world's import demand for copper ore fine, which is an important bulk raw material indispensable for the development of industry, as well as petroleum and chemical products.

Once the transatlantic trade relationship is damaged, there will be darkness from London to Paris, and London will face skyrocketing prices for sugar, meat, milk, wheat and soybeans due to a lack of coal fuel.

With the important position of the Tang Empire in the world's grain exports, Europe cannot make up for the huge demand gap all over the world.

On the contrary, the export products of Britain and France are highly substitutable, and for the imperial aristocracy and wealthy families, it is not a big deal to drink a few bottles of expensive wine from France.

From the heart

Lord Pan Shouguo also agrees with His Majesty's wise decision, just look at the map, how important is this disputed area of Colombia with an undetermined status?

Having taken control of this place, the Imperial Army was stationed on the border, less than 100 kilometers south of Richmond, the capital of the Carolina Republic, and only more than 400 kilometers north of New York.

This has brought tremendous pressure to the Carolina Republic, is it a "cool" word?

With what they considered the aggressive and brutal nature of the Tang Empire, the border was more than 1,300 kilometers away (Note; Referring to Indiana) directly to the doorstep, those Southerners are afraid that they will not be able to sleep at night, and they can scare themselves into a daze.

(End of chapter)