More than a month later

Late April

The steadily attacking Tang Empire army, except for some remote areas in the mountains and forests, basically occupied more than 95% of the villages and towns on Java Island, steadily consolidating the victory.

On May 3, the commander-in-chief of the Dutch army, Lieutenant General von Bergkamp, led more than 370 remnants of the enemy in a remote village 31 kilometers south of Bandung, surrounded by imperial encirclement and suppression troops, and killed on the spot.

May 27th

Lord Pose, Governor of the Dutch East Indies, was arrested in a small coastal fishing village, with only Wiltmann, the secretary of the Governor's Palace, and the two had been hiding here for more than a week disguised as fishermen.

It is of great significance to be able to successfully capture the enemy chieftain, which is indispensable to the accurate information provided by the Chinese living in the local area.

A large number of white remnants were scattered and hidden, whether they were hiding in remote villages or rainforests, and they were dug up and wiped out one by one like rats, and there was no climate at all.

Speaking of which

I have to mention the "Kapitan" system in the Dutch East Indies, which also means the head and leader, and is the official recognition given by the Dutch colonial government to the local Chinese overseas Chinese leaders, most of whom are Chinese tax collectors.

"Kapitan" was very powerful in the Dutch colony, like a small government. Not only does it have the right to collect taxes from ordinary merchants and the public, but it also has private courts to mediate civil disputes, punish lawbreakers, and has prisons and private armed forces, which are responsible for suppressing local law and order.

This is also because the population of the Dutch colonists was too small, so they had to learn from the experience of the British colonies to support the Chinese as the ruling class second only to the whites, and to control the local indigenous and social affairs.

At the same time as the imperial army entered Java in a big way, the Chinese in Qiaoju played the role of leading the way, which played an important role in completely eliminating the Dutch resistance.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chinese immigrants enjoyed the same social status as whites throughout Southeast Asia and South Asia, amassing a great deal of wealth and establishing economic dominance for generations to come.

Had it not been for the fig leaf of China's weakness pulled down by the Sino-Japanese War, the situation of Chinese immigrants would have been much better.

In this day and age

With the rapid rise of the Tang Empire in North America and the colonial expansion around the world, it attaches great importance to the protection of the social rights and interests of overseas Chinese, and no one dares to underestimate the Chinese.

The Netherlands is the most typical example, because of the frequent infringement of the rights and interests of the Chinese in Lanfang, it attracted the wrath of His Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Tang Empire, and raised a large army expedition.

The Dutch Kingdom's colonies in Southeast Asia, which had been operating for more than 300 years, were wiped out, and the entire East Indies fell under the control of the Tang Empire, and its international influence soared for a time.

No one in the world was blind, one in Africa and the other in Southeast Asia, and the two wars were fought at the same time, both against the Dutch and their descendants.

The British army was overwhelmed in South Africa, losing a lot of losses, and by late May it had increased to 450,000 troops, and launched a new offensive regardless of casualties.

In the East Indies, the army of the Tang Empire defeated more than 200,000 Dutch troops all the way, and completely controlled the situation in more than half a year, during which there was a truce for more than three months.

The two comparisons are made.

Of course, while the army of the Tang Empire is advancing all the way, it is not without storms and waves.

On May 28 of that year, eight major powers led by Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan brazenly launched a war of invasion of the East...... (I won't repeat it here)

Sunny mid-June

The western capital is Chang'an

The empire itself was not affected by the war in the slightest, and there is no trace of the war, but it continued the good foundation of the last century, with the prosperity of industry, commerce and agriculture.

In the eastern suburbs, 10 kilometers from Chang'an, hundreds of tents are dotted on green grassy slopes, and tables next to the tents are filled with all kinds of food and drinks, as well as beer.

Three or five friends sat together, while the children played by the tent and the car, a scene of leisurely and cozy.

In the distance, there are dozens of colorful hot air balloons, some are in the air, some are preparing, this is a suburban hot air balloon activity.

Hot air ballooning is a trendy and expensive sport, mostly in the form of clubs, especially among some nobles and wealthy merchants in the empire, and gradually became a craze.

In all provinces and cities of the empire, there are large and small hot air balloon clubs, enjoying the feeling of freedom to fly into the blue sky.

The yearning for the sky has led to the invention of many bizarre flying machines, which is an era of new inventions and new ideas. The nationalist awakening movement in Europe intensified and gradually spread around the world.

As a region of peaceful development for 40 years (referring to the Second North American War in 1861), the North American mainland of the Tang Empire had a stable domestic environment, good public security, and a particularly good environment for the development of science and technology, culture, industry and commerce.

The development of the industrial economy, which represents the second wave of the industrial revolution, is booming, and it is the "Golden Age of the Holy Emperor" that has lasted for more than 50 years, and has established the throne of the world's largest economic power.

The Tang Empire advocated freedom of religious belief, and there was no religious persecution by the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and there was no strict hierarchy that was almost suffocating in Britain, and the people generally lived a prosperous and stable life, and the development environment was excellent.

As a country of immigrants, white people of any ethnic group in Europe can find a suitable path for their own development in the Tang Empire, which is extremely attractive.

In the decade at the end of the 19th century, the total number of white immigrants from Europe reached 6.41 million, which brought a vigorous vitality of the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures to the society of the Tang Empire.

Whether in the fields of humanities, science or art, a large number of world-class experts and scholars have emerged in the Tang Empire, such as the famous inventor Edison, the chemist Nobel, the electrical industry giant Siemens, and the epoch-making figure Colt in the modern weapons industry.

By the end of the 19th century

The total population of the Tang Empire increased from 145.9 million at the end of 1890 to 174.2 million, and the total population was the sum of Russia and Germany, achieving steady growth.

The total national economy doubled from 17.96 billion Tang Yuan in 1888 to 37.59 billion Tang Yuan, which is the sum of the economic aggregates of Britain, Germany and France (Note; only the economic output of Europe is calculated, excluding colonies), and it firmly occupies the top position in the world.

It is precisely because of the strong economic foundation that the ongoing war in the East Indies did not cause any economic pressure, as if plucking a hair from a thick thigh.

The military expenses of the war in the East Indies were shared by the royal family and the imperial government, and the six-month war cost 132 million Tang Yuan without any pressure.

As the situation in the newly occupied territories stabilized, a large number of merchants and speculators with a keen sense of smell in North America sailed to the East Indies with the intention of seizing the Southeast Asian market, thus forming a new colonial boom.

The East Indies are different from the distant province of Yunzhong, which is closer to the mainland of China and closer to the regions of Southeast Asia where the overseas social groups of Chinese descent have a strong presence, and the development foundation is quite good.

Whether it is in the Viceroy of British India, the Viceroy of the British Straits, the Viceroy of Saigon in the French Indochina Peninsula, or the Kingdom of Thailand, the Kingdom of Fuso, the Kingdom of Korea, the Kingdom of Burma, the Kingdom of Ryukyu or the Kingdom of Amami, Chinese businessmen occupy a variety of economic shares in the region, and the ties of ethnic blood make it easier for Chinese to access the local market and have more business opportunities.

With the help of the strong international influence of the Tang Dynasty, Chinese businessmen have done business all over the world.

On the lawn of the Hot Air Balloon Club

A tall middle-aged man wearing sunglasses sat leisurely on the edge of the tent and watched the happy scene of the family in front of him, with an elegant and noble bearing.

He is the emperor Richard in disguise, time seems to be frozen in his body, and there are not many traces of time, and he looks much younger than the crown prince Tang Li Gan, who has been blessed.

A toy rubber ball rolled to the edge of the tent, and behind it were two boys, only seven or eight years old, running happily and laughing.

The plainclothes officers, who were pretending to walk around next to them, immediately became nervous, and Emperor Richard waved his hand to tell them not to make a fuss, so as not to scare the children.

The little boy ran over, and when he saw that the ball was already in the hand of Emperor Richard, he hurriedly shouted; "Uncle, this ball is mine."

Hearing the little boy shout "uncle", the guards and officers of the royal chamberlain and military attache next to him turned pale after being bluffed, which is a crime of "great disrespect".

Emperor Richard smiled when he heard this, and held the fairway with a warm expression; "Little friend, the club will give you back ......," he said seductively as he reached for two chocolates from the table and held them up; Answer two questions, and not only will you be given a ball, but each of you will also be rewarded with a piece of chocolate. ”

"Okay, okay, uncle, you ask."

"Did you go to school?"

"I went to school, I was in the second grade, and Lele was in the first grade."

"Do you have a lot of students in your school who wear patched clothes?"

"There are a few in our class, and the teacher said to help them more, but they are all ghosts with yellow hair on their heads."

"Do you like playing with them?"

"Well, I don't like it. They don't speak Chinese well, and they have a strange tone, and their classmates will always laugh at these little ghosts. Uncle Uncle ...... You've asked a lot of questions. ”

"Okay, good, the ball will give you, one person will be rewarded with a piece of chocolate, let's go play."

Looking at the figure of the two boys running away happily, Emperor Richard took a sip of the hot tea on the table, and his deep eyes seemed to be thinking about something?

As a relatively open and tolerant society, the empire treated white immigrants equally, guaranteeing their property and employment, as well as their personal safety.

But habitual discrimination and exclusion are everywhere, for example, the term "ghost" is very popular, and no matter which country of European descent is a ghost.

The Tang people used to regard themselves as the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, while the Mexicans and South Americans would be called Hongbo, the Indians or the natives of South America and the Pacific were called "Yidi", and Fusang referred to the Japanese or Japanese slaves, and the meaning of contempt was overflowing!

In an era when equality is not promoted, it is not surprising that similar scenes of discrimination can be seen almost everywhere in imperial society.

Emperor Richard had no intention of changing it, but white immigrants were generally discriminated against, a situation peculiar to North America and not seen in the rest of the world.

The economic base determines the social status, and almost more than ninety percent of the wealthy upper-class magnates and capitalists in the Tang Empire are of Chinese descent, and the middle class is even larger.

Some white families immigrating to North America, Germans are mostly engaged in agriculture and cultural and educational industries, Italians are engaged in the leather industry, shoemaking handicrafts and rickshaw pullers are the majority, and Irish people are more common in restaurants and bars, agriculture, winemaking and logging.

Whites are mostly in the lower middle strata of society, with fewer positions and less influence in government and multinational corporations such as the military, the police, the judiciary, and banks and oil.

As for the so-called Jews, they had no place in the developed financial industry of the Tang Empire, and could only engage in circuses or wandering prostitutes, and could not even play fortune-telling.

Because the society of the Tang Empire is dominated by Chinese, if you can't speak Chinese well, you will lose nearly ninety percent of the market by nature, which is not half a star worse than the Chinese fortune teller.