Chapter 236

Since then, this small state has become the territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and because the people of the Southern and Northern Japanese provinces are almost extinct, so there are few people and many people, and Hong Tian ordered the surplus population of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to move eastward, which made a great contribution to alleviating the population pressure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

After the improvement of living standards, the population of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom grew rapidly, causing serious population pressure, which became a big problem in the Hongtian period, which plagued Hongtian for a long time, and immigrating them was a very effective means.

The kingdom of the Japanese is over!

All the countries in the world are watching, but none of them are trying to stop it, not to mention Russia and Germany, which are allied with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and even Britain and France, which are nominally at war with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, have not sent troops to stop it, because this will break the situation of the static war in the East, and the real hot war will break out, and it will be Britain and France who will suffer at that time.

For the sake of a country that was destined to be destroyed, Britain and France naturally could not come out.

The Wa kingdom was destined to be destroyed, and this was something that the whole world agreed on.

Because the Wa Kingdom is too weak!

Compared with the world-class power Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Wa Kingdom is just a wild island country, in the eyes of the European powers, they are a group of savages, it is strange to offend the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and not be destroyed, not to mention that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which is so powerful that people shudder, is in the prime of his youth and is bent on expanding the territory.

Therefore, the countries of the world are not surprised at all about the fall of the Japanese Kingdom, but they are quite surprised that the Japanese people supported it for half a year before the fall.

The barbarians of this eastern island country are quite capable of holding on!

The Eastern Alliance, that is, Russia, Germany, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was called the Eastern Alliance by later generations because they were in the east relative to Britain and France.

The Russians and Germans in the Eastern Alliance were furious because this greatly delayed the Taiping invasion, and they hated the Japanese people.

In the past six months, in the Balkans, the Caucasus, and on the borders of France and Germany, successive major wars broke out, and although the Eastern Alliance had the upper hand, it could not really defeat the Western Alliance.

The Western Alliance, i.e., the warring side of the Eastern Alliance, such as Britain, France, Turkey, etc.

They were quite happy, and a small Wa kingdom helped them hold back the terrifying and powerful Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so that they could finally catch their breath.

The war in Europe was much more than they expected, and the war that they thought was guaranteed to win turned out to be a serious setback.

The Austrian Empire was easily overthrown, and a vast German Empire emerged in Central Europe, where the French army had a faint upper hand.

If it weren't for the fact that the Germans were worried about the Russians' infiltration of Germany and refused to allow the Russians to help them on the Western Front, I am afraid that it would be a question of whether France could hold Paris.

In fact, this is also in line with the minds of the Russians, and the Russians are also quite wary of the German Empire, which has just been established and is capable of suppressing the French army, so it really makes it grow stronger!

Therefore, the Russians did not intend to help the Germans defeat the French, but hoped that the French would weaken Germany as much as possible, and it was better to lose both, so that the Russians would be able to reap the benefits of the fishermen.

With this in mind, the Russians launched a fierce attack on Turkey, hoping to capture Constantinople and control the former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire as the gateway to the Mediterranean, so that the Russians would gain an advantage in the Near East, and the Balkans, Asia Minor, and even Jerusalem and Egypt would be in the possession of the Russians.

When the Greater German Empire really developed, the Russians would have nothing to fear.

However, the Russians' wishful thinking did not work, and the British army marched eastward, passing through the Mediterranean Sea into Turkey to help Turkey fight the Russian army.

The British army became more and more courageous, and all their humiliation in Asia was repaid by the Russians.

Shame and courage!

This is the British Army, an army that works hard.

Russia's backward equipment and transportation conditions, rigid tactics, etc., were fully displayed at this time.

Although Alexander II is also a hero, but his time on the throne is too short, the reform of serfdom is not thorough, there are many drawbacks, and the implementation time is not long enough, although Russia's national strength has improved, but compared with the world's first power, Britain, in this era known as the country of the world's factory, it is really far behind.

Russia's progress in Turkey was slow, not much better than Germany's progress in France.

The war is still going on, and Europe is suffering from internal friction.

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Everyone felt that the Wa Kingdom was very powerful, and the attack of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that blocked it was half a year.

This is, of course, an illusion.

He was confident that Japan would be destroyed in a month, but he did not do so, but slowly attacked, in order to delay time.

Time is too precious for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and every minute and second passes, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will strengthen a lot, so that it can gain more benefits in the war.

The easy destruction of the Japanese kingdom would lead to the urging of the Russians and Germans to really participate in the war, which Hong Tian did not want, so he deliberately delayed the war to buy time for the peaceful development of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Peace is relative to Britain and France, and as for the war against the Japanese state, is it a war? At most, it is a military conflict, which can be easily ended.

As Hong Tian expected, the war of the Japanese kingdom had just ended, and the Russian and German ambassadors urged Hong Tian to attack India.

Naturally, this was impossible, and although the navy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had developed somewhat in half a year, it was still no match for Britain and France.

What is the use of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in abusing India's army? The navy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will be completely destroyed by the British and French navies.

Hong Tian didn't want to exchange the interests of the navy for the interests of the land, so the war should be postponed.

As for the Russians and Germans, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was considered to be inactive and unwilling to take action against India after ending the war in Japan, which was an act of breach of the Covenant.

Hong Tian immediately made an excuse, saying that it was because the Americans were too hateful!

Since the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there have been many Chinese who went out to make a living, generally in the South Seas, that is, Southeast Asia, and then the West began to invade China, so that the Chinese realized that the West is prosperous and powerful, so many people set their sights on the West.

The United States, which is separated from China by a sea, uh, should be separated by an ocean, is in the development period, requires a lot of labor, and has become the choice of many Chinese.

A large number of Chinese have come to the United States across the ocean to make a living, and there are always disputes between people, let alone between Caucasians and yellow people!

The Chinese are hardworking, which is recognized by the world, and compared with lazy Caucasians, the work of Chinese workers is quite excellent, hard-working, and it is really commendable.

Of course, it was the bosses who praised them, and those Caucasian people who were "robbed" of their jobs by the Chinese were quite repulsive to the Chinese, triggering a series of anti-Chinese incidents.

The Manchus were cowardly and incompetent, and the Chinese were naturally powerless when they were bullied, and at most they could protest verbally.

However, it is not the cowardly and incompetent Manchu Qing who controls China now, but His Majesty Hongtian, a world-famous generation of heroes.

His Majesty Hong Tian is furious!

Just a beautiful person, but also dare to bully the people of the Heavenly Empire?

The Taiping Navy, which sailed from Edo Bay in Nanwa Province, headed westward, capturing a place called the Kingdom of Hawaii and establishing a military base there.

According to a Taiping newspaper report, the Taiping army will establish a military base in Hawaii as a springboard for attacking the United States, as if it were going to fight a big war.

The Russians and Germans strongly objected, and although the United States was not a great power and was severely weakened in the Civil War, it seemed useless for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to fight against it.

Instead of focusing on the United States, it is better to enter India!

However, Hong Tian paid no attention to the Russians and Germans, and sent them away with a single word, and the whole country cheered up.

That sentence is: Those who offend my Chinese will be punished even if they are far away!

In the cry of the sky, 50,000 compatriots (the territory has expanded, the population has naturally increased, and 40,000 have fallen behind) shouted in unison to war, destroy the United States, and promote China!

The number of people who asked to join the army was as high as 10,000,000, and many children and women were clamoring to look good at the Americans.

Hong Tian announced that these 30 million sons were already the reserve army of the Taiping army, and if the Americans did not repent, they would let the 30 million sons go east to the United States and kill the Americans on their backs!

Hong Tian's words shocked the whole world, and all countries were terrified, and there were 30 million troops?

When the news reached the United States, the Americans were immediately frightened!

This can't be blamed on the Americans, because in this era, the total population of the United States is only 30 million, and the other side Taiping Army is 30 million troops, which can't be fought at all!

If the U.S. Navy can block the navy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it may be able to prevent the Taiping Army from landing, but although it has experienced the Civil War, the Americans' military strength is still very weak, and the navy is not outstanding, inferior to the Taiping Navy.

If you can't stop the Taiping Navy, you will have to face 30 million wolf-like Taiping troops.

The Americans, who had just quelled the civil war and planned to concentrate on development, could not imagine what the situation would be, and it was estimated that the Taiping army would kill them all one by one.

Although the Taiping army blockaded the news of the Japanese Kingdom, there was no impermeable wall in this world, and they knew the fate of the Japanese people very well, and most of them were slaughtered, just like they dealt with the Indians, but they seemed to be more cruel, and they could do anything about publicly rewarding the scalps of the Indians.

The Americans shuddered at the thought of the tragic situation of the Indians who had been expelled by themselves and almost wiped out, could they also follow in the footsteps of the Indians and be expelled, killed, and destroyed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?

It's horrible!

I don't know how many Americans woke up in the middle of the night, and their pants were wet at the thought that the 30 million Taiping troops were about to be killed.

After being scared, frightened, and scared, it is natural to compromise.

The Americans openly thanked the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the US ambassador to China, Williams, knelt down to His Majesty Hong Tian and begged for mercy.

It is already common sense that the West is strong and the East is weak, so Westerners have always been very arrogant and unwilling to kneel down to His Majesty in the East, but now it is different, the Americans have softened, and naturally they can't care about any face.

Apologize, forget it?

Who is Hong Tian!

Your Majesty the East that shocks the world!

A country of hooligans, after insulting His Majesty's people in the East, said a few words of apology and was done? Is this possible?

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which had just destroyed Japan, and His Majesty Hongtian, had an imposing momentum, which was majestic and implied murderous intent.

However, Hong Tian was still benevolent, and he was quite magnanimous to the groveling United States, especially after hearing that the United States had the intention of defecting to Britain, France, and Turkey and joining the Western alliance to avoid being destroyed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, this kind of generosity immediately emerged.

Hong Tian expressed his satisfaction with the serious repentance of the United States, which is much better than the ignorance of the Japanese people, and although they are composed of hooligans, they are also high-quality hooligans!

The land was exempted, but the compensation was necessary, the Chinese suffered so many losses, naturally they had to compensate, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was insulted, and the mental loss fee was naturally indispensable, and the other 30 million troops were summoned (not assembled at all), and the severance pay was also required.

The indemnity of 100 million taels of silver fell on the head of the United States, but it is recognized that Americans have money, although the United States is not the richest country in the world in this era, but the indemnity of 100 million taels of silver naturally can't help them, and they still raised it through gritted teeth.

After Hong Tian happily put away the money, he immediately began to overhaul the railway, greatly expand the navy and army, and develop frantically.

In addition, the occupied Hawaiian Kingdom was naturally destroyed by the Taiping Army, and a Hawaii Province was established, which further increased the territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

More important is the strategic location of Hawaii, which can covet Alaska and Canada in the north, threaten the United States and Mexico in the east, invade Central and South America in the southeast, and visit the Pacific islands in the south.

In fact, after obtaining Hawaii, the power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom gradually penetrated the entire Pacific region, and maintained a dominant position in the Pacific region, and it has never wavered since.

The dispute between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the United States, which had led to the Chinese exclusion in the United States, ended in this way, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom received the funds it needed for its dignity and development, while the Americans avoided a catastrophe that destroyed the country, and it seemed that both sides had obtained a satisfactory result.

However, later historians have clearly pointed out that in fact, both sides were not satisfied, and this became one of the fuses of World War II.

His Majesty the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was not satisfied at all, but the compromise behavior of the United States made him realize the weakness of the United States, which further strengthened his ambitions, and made him salivate over the rich Americas, and he always thought about how to incorporate it into his vast empire.

And the United States is even more unlikely to be satisfied, just because of the problem of the Chinese, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom meddled in the domestic affairs of the United States, and forced them to sign an unequal treaty, lost part of the national rights, and had to pay a large amount of reparations, which is undoubtedly a great humiliation for the United States, which has been smooth sailing since the founding of the country.

After the anti-Chinese incident in the United States subsided, the situation in the Pacific region became delicate, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom still maintained a frenzied ship-building move, and the Americans also joined the ranks, and also made a lot of modifications and additions to the army, in order to be able to resist the invasion of the Taiping army a little, even if it could not defeat the Taiping army, but also have the strength to prevent the other side from landing.

The arms race in the Pacific is quietly unfolding, and the navy and army are going on at the same time.

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For the Americans, Hong Tian didn't care, this is not the United States of later generations, not a country so powerful that the whole world will tremble, but a weak giant, even weaker than Russia, vulnerable to attack.

Unexpectedly, without firing a shot, he received a compensation of 100 million taels of silver, which can be regarded as one of the largest blackmail cases in history.

Hong Tian actually didn't think that he could really get so much, and he was ready to bargain, because he didn't want to really start a war with the Americans at this time, and he still had some strange importance for the Americans, if the other party was forced to join the Western Alliance, then the disadvantage of his Taiping Army and Navy would be more obvious, which was naturally not a good thing.

However, the Americans did not seem to be short of money, or the Americans were too weak to be easily frightened and agreed to the amount of compensation paid by Hongtian.

100,000,000,000 taels of silver!

Hong Tian would wake up laughing in his dreams, with this fund, how much faster would the development of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom be?

Thank you to the Americans! Thank you for their generosity.

While thinking about it, Hong Tian also sighed, in the Manchu Dynasty, only foreign countries blackmailed China, where would there be China blackmailing foreign countries.

The Outer Northeast and Outer Northwest were largely blackmailed by the Russians, and if it were not for the weakness of the Manchus, how could these regions have been lost?

Hong Tian swept the Outer Northeast and Outer Northwest in the map, and couldn't help but sigh softly, although he desperately hoped to recover these lost territories, but now was not the time.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Russians were allies, and it was impossible for the Taiping army to enter these areas, and Hong Tian thought that if he went to war with the Russians, he might not be able to achieve a complete victory.

Endure!

This is what the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Hongtian need to do the most, and they must not be rushed.

Develop!

Evolve!

Grow!

Grow!

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom continued to make progress, and in 1866 it passed in a blink of an eye, and after the destruction of the Japanese Kingdom, blackmailing and intimidating the United States, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's strength was further strengthened, especially the naval power was greatly improved.

However, Hong Tian still did not think that the Taiping Navy had the slightest chance of winning against the British and French Navy.

The naval strength of Britain, France and Turkey was far superior to that of Russia and Germany, so that almost all Russian and German warships were blocked in the harbor and could not be used at all.

Therefore, the British, French and Turkish navies could go undo in Asia, and Hong Tian did not dare to risk the Taiping navy, so the Eastern Static War was still continuing.

Britain and France still did not dare to go to war, because they were still at a disadvantage in the war in Europe, and Paris had already heard the sound of cannons, which was almost equivalent to a nightmare for France.

No way!

After Hong Tian got the news, he felt that he could not continue like this, although Russia and Germany were his allies, but their quick victory was not what Hong Tian wanted, and it must be stopped.

He looked at the map and quickly came up with a brilliant plan.

Hong Tian's finger was somewhere on the map, and he tapped it lightly.

It is a place in the southeast of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a little lower in Taiwan Province, and its name is the Philippines.

Since 1565, when the Philippine island of Cebu was occupied by Spanish people from Mexico, Spain has slowly established its rule over the Philippines. The name of the Philippines comes from King Philip II of Spain at that time.

In the southwestern part of the Philippines, there was once a country named Sulu, which was once a vassal of China, and even proposed to annex it, but was politely rejected by the short-sighted puppet emperor Qianlong.

The present-day Philippines has long been a Spanish colony, ruled by the Spaniards for nearly three centuries.

Such a rule is naturally very stable, and it cannot be shaken overnight, but a few words from Hong Tian can turn the entire Philippines upside down.

For he is the Majesty of the East, the one whose whole world is shocked.

Hong Tian wanted to cause trouble for his allies, and the target fell on the Philippines, that is, the Spaniards.

Spain is a Western European country, located south of France, although it is an old colonial empire, but it has declined, and it is no longer Spain that divided the world with the Portuguese, and the huge colonies in Latin America have also collapsed, and their strength has plummeted, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and the rotten ship has three pounds of nails, and it still has some strength.

Among them, the Philippines in Asia and Cuba in Central America were still colonies of the Spaniards, providing Spain with a steady stream of wealth.

However, since Hong Tian started the idea of the Spaniards, it was naturally impossible for the Philippines to be in the hands of the Spaniards.

In early 1867, the Great Philippine Uprising broke out.

It was a major event of the year that touched the nerves of the world.

It is reported that the local natives and Chinese rebelled against the brutal rule of the Spanish colonizers and rose up to demand to be included in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the leader of East Asia, only to be brutally retaliated against by the Spanish colonizers.

However, everyone knows what is going on, and His Majesty in the East has struck again, and after destroying Japan and bullying the United States last year, this time it is Spain's turn.

The Spaniards were very angry, but they did not dare to be arrogant, and now the East is no longer the world of Westerners, but the world of Chinese.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was too large and too powerful, and the whole world could not find a few countries to compare with him, and the old Spanish colonial empire naturally could not be the opponent of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so they compromised, and after suppressing the uprising, they remained silent, as if they did not know that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a ghost.