According to the Don West American Agreement, Spain would directly lose a large area of North American colonies. In addition to areas such as Florida and Texas, there was also the California Peninsula and other large areas.
According to this agreement, Datang will not interfere with all Spanish actions in the area south of the border, and Spain will not interfere with any actions of Datang in the north of the border.
Although in large areas of it, Spain itself is actually a map of the country. There are only a few colonial strongholds in them, and there are not many Spaniards at all. Most of the areas are actually controlled by the local indigenous people.
But without this agreement, the Spaniards would be able to actually control many of the above-mentioned areas sooner or later. After all, their colonial operations have never stopped.
But with this agreement, the Spanish could no longer control the above-mentioned areas, and even some of the colonial settlements that had been established needed to be withdrawn and given to the Tang Dynasty.
More importantly, Spain is powerless to do anything about it. The domestic order received by their diplomatic representatives is to reach an agreement as soon as possible. It is also possible to transfer some interests if necessary. An agreement must be reached as soon as possible in exchange for Datang's control of Spain's presence in Europe.
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To a certain extent, these benefits were not taken by the Tang Dynasty, but were sent by Spain itself in exchange for the support of the Tang Dynasty.
Because of the ferocious Tatar offensive this year, after the Tatars were also equipped with flintlocks, they did not fall behind in weapons and equipment. At the same time, they continued to take advantage of their powerful cavalry and defeated the Ottoman main force several times in the Balkan battlefield.
Although it seemed that the Ottomans were defeated miserably and had nothing to do with Spain, who made the main Tatar cavalry behind them to make a U-turn and march directly into France after dealing with the threat of the Ottomans?
As for Austria's Holy Roman Empire, it can only be located in the mountainous areas of southern Austria, and it simply does not dare to compete with the Tatars.
The pressure in France, the Netherlands, Denmark and other places was very high, and there were heavy casualties on the front lines.
And Spain, which was hiding behind, was truly panicking for the first time.
In the past, when the Tatars were still in Poland and the German region, although Spain was nervous and supported them, it could not feel the direct threat after all, so the support was still supportive, but the intensity was actually average.
But now, the Holy Roman Empire can only stay in the mountains of southern Austria. France has directly faced the Tatar army, and the most important thing is that the French cannot stop it!
Behind France is Spain. If France is finished, can Spain be able to stop them?
They don't have this confidence!
In order to keep the Tatars out of the country, the Spaniards were determined to protect France to the death!
At this time, the Spaniards' idea was: Even if France is reduced to scorched earth, the Tatars must be kept out of Spain!
In addition to financial and ordnance assistance, the Spanish have already carried out large-scale mobilization, and a large number of armies rushed to the French front line to selflessly help France resist the Tatars.
Under this situation, the Spaniards are under great pressure, especially financial pressure.
Since countries such as France and the Holy Roman Empire were poor, a large part of the ordnance and supplies they used were actually purchased with Spanish money.
But it's not enough if we don't help. If we don't help, they will surrender immediately, and then Spain will have to watch the Tatar army invade the mainland.
In this general environment, Spain urgently needed help from the Tang Empire. To this end, it was acceptable to sacrifice some of the interests of its overseas colonies.
Otherwise, the homeland will not be saved.
But having said that, actually handing over a large part of the colony still makes many Spanish feel uncomfortable.
The diplomatic representative of the Tang Dynasty smiled. This time, the agreement directly opened up millions of square kilometers of territory for the empire. Although the Tang Dynasty would not be able to actually control many of the above-mentioned territories for a while, it would instead let the local indigenous people temporarily manage them.
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But no matter what happens next, just put the rice into a bowl first and then eat slowly.
The Holy Emperor saw that the Spanish were so sensible, and the Tatars had been too strong in Europe in the past two years. Li Xuan was really worried that the Tatars would swallow up all of Europe and cause big trouble to the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, it is also an instruction to appropriately increase support for the European region, especially Spain.
For this reason, the Tang Empire specifically approved the export of a batch of second-hand flintlock guns. Although it was a one-time exception and would not be repeated in the future, it also reflected the Tang Empire's sincerity in supporting Europe's fight against the Tatars.
This time the total number of second-hand flintlock muskets will reach 100,000.
Of course, it is impossible to give all this to Spain. In fact, the Ottomans need more support. Their gun production is lower. After the disastrous defeat in the Balkans, they suffered huge losses and urgently need to replenish their ordnance. Otherwise, they will have nothing.
There are soldiers but there is no way to fight without weapons.
In addition to the Ottomans and Spain, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria and other countries also received certain shares.
In addition to muskets, there are also a large number of smoothbore cannons, and they are no longer limited to small and medium-caliber cannons. Datang now even bought large-caliber smoothbore cannons.
In addition to finished weapons, there are also a large amount of ammunition, uniforms and other ordnance supplies.
Among them are wooden fuze grenades!
The export of this kind of material is also due to the fact that after so many years of research and development, European countries have successively produced grenades with wooden fuses. In essence, this thing is not too technically difficult. Europeans can basically make it a few times.
Just got it out.
Everyone has already done it, so there is no point in continuing the technical blockade.
As a large number of ordnance supplies are loaded and shipped, and in order to quickly reach Europe, they are directly transported by large-tonnage steamships. In addition to docking for supplies on the way, they will go straight to Europe all the way. It is expected that Europe will arrive in Europe in a few months.
Able to obtain this batch of ordnance supplies.
While ordnance supplies were shipped to Europe in large quantities, the empire also launched a new level of large-scale immigration and development in North America!
In order to stimulate people's enthusiasm for immigration, the empire once again announced that all new immigrants who go to settle in North America will receive a full subsidy for their ship tickets, and will receive interest-free loans after arriving there to start a new life.
As for free land allocation, that is an old practice and not worth mentioning.
Nowadays, as long as you are willing, you can bring your family and family to live and settle in North America, even if you have no money.
In addition, the American Affairs Office has also made concessions, in order to open up the connection between the east and west of America, and more importantly, to completely control the vast central region of America in order to localize North America.
Specifically requested the construction of railroads in North America.
However, this theory was refuted by Li Xuan.
No one knows the potential of North America better than him. Before the empire reaches a certain level of control over North America, hastily building railways there will quickly stimulate local industrial development.
The various rich resources in North America are very suitable for the development of industry.
Railways need to be built and local industry needs to be developed, but not now.
According to Li Xuan's plan, industrial development will not begin until at least the local localization is completed, just like in Beihai Province.
In addition, because the distance is too far, long-distance communication problems also need to be solved.
How to solve it, naturally it is telegram!
In November of the 32nd year of Xuanping, although it had not snowed yet in Jinling City, it was already freezing.
Not long ago, the Observatory sent a report saying that in the past ten years, the temperature has gradually dropped. Although the amplitude is not large, Li Xuan knew that this was the impact of the Little Ice Age.
However, Li Xuan is not too worried about this. The empire's basic water conservancy facilities are already relatively complete, and there are vast overseas colonies to support it. The mere drop in temperature during the Little Ice Age will not affect the stability of the empire.
Li Xuan put on his coat and took many important officials to the Royal Institute of Technology to inspect the demonstration of the telegraph project.
After receiving the notice, many important ministers still didn't understand what the telegram on the document was, and they didn't know why it was so important that it actually attracted the Holy Emperor to personally inspect it, and also brought a large number of military and political officials with him.
This was mainly the research and development of the telegraph project. It had always been kept low-key and only reported to Li Xuan. The courtiers had no idea about any other telegraph projects.
I hear it occasionally, but I still don’t understand what the telegram is for.
But others don't know it clearly, but Li Xuan knows it very well.
When the empire developed high-pressure steam engines and then applied them to factories, trains and ships, solving industrial production and transportation problems, there was only one technical difficulty that restricted the empire's global development, and that was communication.
If you want to rule a huge country, fast communication is indispensable. Even though you can now rely on trains and ships, the speed of official document transmission is already several times faster than before, but this is still far from enough.
What Li Xuan wants is instant messaging!
When something happens in Europe or America, he hopes that Jinling City can learn about it as soon as possible, and then respond accordingly, and at the same time pass orders to the Tang military forces around the world through notifications.
For example, if America develops in the future and there is a rebellion there, we will be able to know immediately with telegrams, and then mobilize troops to suppress it.
If there were no telegrams, it would take several months for the local side to find out, and then it would take several more months for them to respond and transmit it to North America. This back and forth would take more than half a year for communication alone.
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After such a long time, the cucumber vegetables have become cold!
But if there was a telegraph, everything would be different.
Yesterday, he received a report from the Royal Institute of Technology, saying that their telegraph project had achieved initial success and had achieved successful communication tests. Li Xuan couldn't wait to go to inspect it in person today with a large number of people.
As for the inspection by the Holy Emperor, even Professor He Shengzhong of the Department of Physics of the Royal Institute of Technology, who is in charge of the telegraph project and specializes in electromagnetics, and the Imperial Viscount were a little uneasy.
Because five years ago, when the Holy Emperor asked him to recruit people to develop the telegraph system, he had already promised that as long as he completed the telegraph system, he would be granted the title of earl and a fiefdom nearby.
It is precisely because of this promise that for the past five years, he has led dozens of students under him to work on telegrams almost every day, forgetting sleep and food.
In the first test yesterday, his telegraph project was finally successful.
When the report came up, Emperor Sheng immediately expressed that he wanted to watch the telegraph demonstration in person.