From 1859 to the summer of 1861, while the Far East was surging, Europa and Mizhou continent were also not peaceful.

The successful spread of the first industrial innovation brought great progress to society, but also brought great changes to it. The nobles who were once arrogant faced painful transformation, while the wealthy factory owners and merchants demanded more rights, while the lives of civilians may have improved overall, but the increasing number of newspapers, stronger social mobility and group collaboration have led to them being able to make more powerful voices.

As the first country to complete industrialization, England's problems in this regard are particularly prominent. Later scholars called this social phenomenon of the transformation of a particularly expensive society into a modern mass society by "great transformation" - "The Progress of the Parish Boy" (the first edition name of "The Orphan of the Mist City"), which began to be serialized in magazines in 1837, vividly describes the social shadow at this time.

The first world economic crisis in 1857 intensified the contradictions during this transformation, so "Little Britishism" was regarded as the criterion, and "not blindly expanding colonies and focusing on the development of free trade" became a golden rule - Thames began to focus more on internal issues.

The victory of the Crimean War (1853-1856) made the empire look down on itself, like a full lion, and England has no intention of finding the next opponent yet.

Francis, which used the Crimean War to break through the foreign blockade, began to become more and more active, but Napoleon III was very clear-headed and knew that these were all dividends obtained by cooperating with Britain and Britain, so he moved closer to it - not only actively participated in the Arrow War, but also signed a free trade agreement with Britain in January 1860. Since then, the Franciscan market has finally opened the door to the British.

With the acquiescence of England, Napoleon III began to actively interfere in external affairs:

In April 1859, Francis launched the Suez Canal project connecting Asia and Europe, demonstrating its ambition to develop eastward.

On November 24, 1859, the world's first modern ironclad ship, the Glory, was launched.

In March 1860, Francis signed the Turin Agreement with the Sardinian dynasty, which was seeking the unification of the Apennines. At the cost of the merger of Savoy and Nice into Francis, it defaulted to no longer forcefully obstructing the actions of the Sardinian dynasty. What's funny is that in 1859, Francis was still fighting side by side with Sardinia. At the Battle of Magenta, the Battle of Sufalino defeated Osmaga, which hindered the pace of Sardinia's unification.

Of course, at this time, Napoleon III did not foresee that "the unification of the Apennine Peninsula would be very rapid and smooth." He thought it was a successful robbery, but he did not expect that this was actually the first domino - its collapse would eventually lead to the reunification of the Holy Roman Empire ten years later, and he would become a sacrifice for this grand event. And this was just an appetizer for the century-long grudge between Francis and Sardinia.

As for the Sardinian Dynasty, a year later, the unification of the Apennine Peninsula was initially achieved in March 1861. Three prominent figures, Mazini, Garibaldi, and Cafur, were later revered as the three unification masters.

Osmaga could only swallow this bitter fruit silently, and except for retaining Venice, he lost most of the interests in this region - the Europa all gloated and believed that this would punish him in both ends of the first rat in the Crimean War.

As for the future protagonist, the Kingdom of Prussia, it is in internal disputes at this time:

In 1857, King Frederick William IV was mentally ill, but it was not until October 1858 that Prince William did as he wished. The reason was that William's nickname was "Prince of Shotball", and he was opposed by most people in the House of Commons, who treated the people with rough means.

In February 1860, the draft reform of the Prussian military force was proposed, opening the prelude to the unification of the Holy Roman Empire - but this bill was blocked in the House because there was no actual progress in the budget issue.

No one thought that this would lead to a future big shot

Smai's appearance - On September 23, 1862, Bismarck became the chief minister, and on the third day after that, he will deliver a famous speech, "The major problems of the present can not be solved through speeches and majority resolutions, but must be solved with iron and blood."

As a result, Prussia officially embarked on the path of Europa subversive and profoundly influenced the world history for nearly a hundred years in the future.

As for the polar bear Rucia, as an old military policeman of Europa, he licked his wounds silently after the Crimean War (1853-1856). In addition to increasing the intensity of conquest of the Caucasus, he also actively eased relations with the powerful, and for a moment it seemed as if humans and animals were harmless.

But is it really harmless?

On March 3, 1861, Alexander II announced the abolition of serfdom. This drastic move undoubtedly proved that the polar bears did not give up their ambitions!

While the undercurrents of the Old Continent are surging, the New Continent is not much better:

In 1860, Mexica's "War of Reform" was successful, and by 1861, rumors appeared that "the new government would suspend repayment of foreign debts due to financial difficulties" - this would undoubtedly trigger interference from creditor countries.

Originally, the neighbor Mexica was in chaos in the United States and the United States would definitely speak out - Monroeism. In 1823, the Mi people promoted everywhere that "Mizhou affairs are the Mizhou people's own affairs." But now the Mi people are very honest. They are not changing their temper, but because they really don't care about it, and they have already started fighting within their own family!

In November 1860, Mr. Abraham was elected as the consul. Due to his dissatisfaction with his abolitionist claim and his long-standing disappointment with the north, on December 20, South Carolina announced his withdrawal from the Federation, and the southern states immediately followed.

In February 1861, a new alliance was established in the South; in April of that year, the Civil War broke out and the two sides fought.

The outbreak of this war has no abrupt feeling for the Mi people, because there were signs of prejudice before this!

The Kansas Civil War, from 1854 to 1859, the contradiction between the north and the south had already been clearly revealed to the public - although it was a "civil war", it was not a large-scale war.

In 1854, the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act made Kansas have two government officials at the same time - one abolitionist and the other a slave. After that, disputes escalated, and fighting continued.

In early 1856, abolitionist John Brown launched a forceful attack, and the armed fight escalated into a large-scale conflict.

Although the conflict was suppressed in September of that year, the confrontation spread out of Kansas, and sporadic confrontations and criticisms in various places were gradually escalating.

In July 1859, John Brown took his son and supporters to capture the town of Harperth Ferry, West Virginia, but was defeated that month, and on December 2, John Brown was executed.

The Kansas Civil War was actually a civil war between the abolitionist and the slave-bearing faction, representing the increasingly incompatible struggle between the two sides.

By the end of 1860, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", which was serialized in the publication since 1852, had formed huge public pressure, and the abolition of slavery had become the primary conflict in the Mid society.

Therefore, the outbreak of the Civil War is just the ultimate solution to the conflict.

Saigo, who was studying in the United States, greedily absorbed this information, hoping to understand the mystery of the world situation. Unfortunately, because the war broke out, Toronosuke asked these international students to graduate early and return to China.

Xixiang had no choice but to end his more than two years of international studies - in later generations, some good people dug out their graduation thesis "Poverty, Disease and Sin behind Prosperity" to explain what Xixiang did in the fall and reform, and believed that his ruling thoughts originated from it.

But how to go home after graduation has become a difficult problem again.

Originally, the previous group of international students crossed the New World, from New York on the East Coast to the West Coast

San Francisco, and then returned to Fuso by boat. Although the Pacific Railway that crossed the New World had not yet begun to be built, the itinerary of the canal, railway and carriage can better understand the lives of the Mi people. Therefore, although it is hard, everyone is willing to do so.

But now that the war has broken out, the risk of this route has increased, so it has become the first choice from New York to go directly to sea - most international students have chosen this.

But who is Xixiang? He just doesn’t follow the ordinary path!

In fact, he thought it very clearly. It would be difficult to return to the United States after leaving this time, so he refused to give up this rare opportunity to observe the United States in depth.

After a dispute, facing the stubborn Tojiro Saigo had to give in. He asked the Vanderbilt family to help, offered a certificate from the supervisor of the ordnance factory to Saigo and several students, and brought a few capable bodyguards, so Saigo began his big adventure.

On the way, they not only met the troubled sheriff, the unscrupulous hotel owner and the coachman, but also were attacked by Indians who were not sure whether it was true or not. Compared with these, sleeping in the wilderness was nothing.

After walking for more than two months, at the end of July 1861, Saigo and others arrived in San Francisco.

Fortunately, the bodyguards were strong enough during the journey, and Saigo and others were smart enough. Although these people were not unscathed, they all had to survive.

In this great adventure, what Saigo felt most deeply was the safety and convenience of the train.

Of course he should think so. Although the west had not yet developed into a rapid-fire national battle, it was almost the same. These small towns connected by dirt roads were like isolated islands. If you drank too much in the bar and bet red, you might have a gunfight. At that time, every town had a coffin shop, which was not without reason.

But Saigo is really not impressed by this.

Unlike the Southern Alliance, the North noticed the importance of railways from the beginning, so at the beginning of the war, it began to gather troops and transport materials through railways. This is where Saigo feels.

There are nearly 300 famous names in Fusang, and Xixiang has been thinking about how to closely connect them. After seeing the railway, he suddenly realized, "If there is a railway, it is enough to occupy a few important strongholds - because other places are just around the corner, I believe there will be no violation of the Yin and Yang."

In addition to railways, Xixiang also discovered another weapon, which is wired and telegraph.

After more than two months of travel, I thought I would have to stay for a while in San Francisco - because I had to find a boat.

But as soon as they contacted the local warehouse, they learned that the ship had been arranged long ago - it turned out that as soon as they set off, Tojiro informed San Francisco via a wired telegram.

Xixiang had known about the existence of this thing for a long time, but after this personal experience, his feelings were of course different. "Convenient, so convenient!"

If there is a cable telegraph in Fusang, wouldn’t it be much more convenient? This information is smooth, and I believe that all regions can naturally form a whole.

But it's good, can Fusang build railways and cable telegraphs? Xixiang is deeply suspicious of this.

First of all, where does the money come from?

Xixiang has checked a lot of information in the past two years, but he has not found that he can have many wealthy countries after being forced to trade with foreign countries. Of course, China is an exception, but Fusang cannot compare with it.

Saigo left Fuso in 1858, but he also heard about the news of the three Hong Kong trade in July 1859.

But since he visited the textile factory, Xixiang has been unfavorable about the results of trading in his home country. After visiting the steel factory and the ordnance factory, even though he is tough by nature, he almost collapsed.

But this is not only a matter of money, but it is not okay to buy a lot of things that you can't use if you have money.
Chapter completed!