Many overseas territories of the subsequent empire wanted to become independent. This kind of thing is actually the inevitable result of historical development and industrial development. Even as great as the Holy Emperor Li Xuan, there is no way to stop it.
In other words, he didn't want to stop it.
If he wants to stop it, he doesn't actually need to impose any ban on localization. He can just directly ban immigrants from going to North America.
But did Li Xuan ban it?
No!
Instead, he continued to encourage and support immigration to North America.
Regardless of whether North America is industrialized or not, and regardless of whether there will be rebellion in the future, it will be one of the main lands for the Chinese nation to survive in the future.
The Eastern Continent and Western America hold two major places of reproduction. Even hundreds of years later, the Chinese nation can still stand proudly on top of the world.
This is what Li Xuan has been pursuing in recent years.
It doesn't matter how many countries this nation eventually forms, and who is strong and who is weak in these countries.
To analyze the global strategy of the contemporary Datang Empire, we cannot look at the problem purely in terms of the interests of the empire, the interests of the current ruling class of the empire, or the interests of the royal family.
The problem must be viewed from the perspective of the interests of the entire Chinese nation.
If you look at the many policies of the Tang Empire from the perspective of the entire Chinese nation, you will find that everything is so logical.
For example, regarding the policy of localization, the Tang Empire insisted on localizing some of its overseas territories, instead of just establishing colonial rule in many overseas colonies like the Spanish did, and then enslaving the local indigenous people for production in order to obtain a lot of benefits.
If the Tang Dynasty, like the Spanish, had managed many overseas territories simply as colonies, then the difficulty would have been reduced countless times, the military expenditures would have been very small, the resistance encountered would have been very little, and the gains gained
The income will also be greater.
Instead of operating overseas territories in a localized way that is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and even unpalatable in the eyes of many people, as it is now.
Why does Datang want to engage in localization?
The purpose is very simple, and there is only one purpose, that is, to make these places the land where the Chinese nation can survive forever!
Even hundreds of years later, even if these places become independent from the empire, the people living in these places will still be Chinese.
This is what the Holy Emperor values.
This is also the reason why the Tang Empire today implements some seemingly contradictory policies that even have no obvious benefits.
To put it bluntly, what Li Xuan was thinking was different from what contemporary Tang people thought.
However, the fact that the Holy Emperor Li Xuan values these things does not mean that other dignitaries in the empire also value these things.
But Li Xuan doesn't care much.
As long as the empire remains stable and moves in the direction he chose before his death, he will basically not care about other things, let alone future matters.
The Hantong Eagle Dog's job throughout the empire is to ensure stability.
Chen Guangqing knows this very well, and this is why he personally prepared to handle this localization case along the railway line.
The Holy Emperor needed stability in America, and Emperor Hantong needed to ensure stability in America.
The reputation of Hantong Eagle Dog is still very great. The Co-organizer of American Affairs, that is, the Co-organizer of Yun, directly succumbed to Hantong's reputation and honestly explained everything he knew.
He knew very well that if he didn't say anything, or if he said something wrong, the fate of his immediate superior would be his.
And he doesn’t want to step down, let alone die!
Based on the many clues provided by Co-organizer Yun, as well as other clues under Hantong's own control, the agents of Hantong's Americas Office were everywhere. With their efficiency, they quickly gathered many clues and pointed them to a few people.
Not surprisingly, many of the three feudal lords were secretly involved in this matter.
Of course, the three vassal kings are not stupid. They will never openly participate in it, let alone actual evidence, and even indirect evidence will not leave a trace.
All the clues that could connect the three feudal kings have been interrupted one after another, and the whereabouts of several important middlemen have long been unknown.
But many things do not require detailed evidence at all. Chen Guangqing just summarized the investigation process of the case and then reported it.
He doesn't need to worry about what happens next.
Even if the superiors believe it or not, he doesn't have to worry about how to judge.
His mission has been completed, and by the way, he has also mastered many secret clues that have never been found in the past that are related to the three feudal kings. They will continue to secretly monitor them in the future.
The investigation report of Hantong America Office in the Americas could not be sent back for a while. It had to be flown across the sea before it could be sent back to the mainland along with other official documents.
As for when the local government will make a judgment and convey the next instructions, it is estimated that it will be more than a month later.
There is no way, let alone wireless telegraphy, there is no transoceanic wired telegraphy. Ocean communication still relies on ships.
Compared with twenty years ago, the only change was that communication ships changed from sailboats to steam ships.
In recent years, the Navy has specially built several small and medium-sized fast communication ships, basically without considering any combat capabilities or cost, only considering speed.
The naval communication ship Qi Guang, which was commissioned last year, uses an ultra-high-power steam unit, a large aspect ratio ship type, and is driven by pure steam power. Its maximum speed reaches 22 knots.
The most important thing is that the average speed of the ship is very high. During its first voyage across the Pacific Ocean, between Shanghai and Xinjinshan, the ship set an astonishing average speed of eighteen knots.
With the current steam ship technology of the Tang Dynasty, many ships, especially warships, can actually reach a maximum speed of eighteen knots.
For example, several cruisers can reach a top speed of eighteen knots, and some battleships can even reach a high speed of more than twenty knots.
However, this speed is only the maximum speed. It requires the steam engine on the battleship to sail at maximum power. This maximum speed often cannot be sustained for too long. If it lasts for a long time, the power system will be greatly damaged, and rapid navigation will occur for a long time.
If so, it is estimated that the power system will need to be overhauled after running.
And the greater possibility is that the power system will be destroyed while running...
If we just talk about cruising speed, in fact, when most warships perform ordinary cruising and do not have any combat missions, in order to save coal and avoid damage to the power system, they basically only run about ten knots.
If it is necessary to speed up for a combat mission, Datang's cruisers generally can only run about sixteen knots.
As for running more than 18 knots, it can only be done in combat situations such as fighting or chasing the enemy.
As for frigates and other offshore patrol ships used as cheap ships with relatively poor power systems, they are even worse. Their best speed is generally only about 14 to 15 knots.
Anyway, the enemy's sail warship is slower, and its speed of more than ten knots is already sufficient.
Today, the communication ship Qi Guang can reach an average speed of eighteen knots, and it is not affected by wind direction, ocean currents, etc., and can run in a straight line, which greatly shortens the communication time between the homeland and overseas territories.