Opening game, American Tycoon

What would a world without the United States look like?
Nobody knows.

Even for Emperor Zhu Da, he did not know what the world would be like without the United States.

For people who have been at Sidley for 28 years, they have never considered this issue at all. After all, for them, the United States is just a thing of the past.

Compared to a world without the United States, everyone is looking forward to a world without war at this time.

Finally, in February of the 28th year of Shengde's reign, under the mediation of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, China, France, France and Britain and Germany began to hold peace negotiations in Vienna.

At the negotiation table, all parties naturally argued for their own reasons and tried to maximize their own interests. However, at the negotiation table, the performance of the Ming Empire was a bit ambiguous. In fact, after the United States, due to the balance of power, The empire does not want Germany to be weakened too much. As for Britain... the empire still insists on its original request-Australia and New Zealand.

Negotiations are ongoing and the war continues.

Both Rome and the Empire hope to gain more bargaining chips through war. In fact, Britain has been put on the dinner plate. How much can it eat?
It depends on the development of each situation.

However, the situation in Europe has little impact on the empire - the French army took the initiative to stop the attack after the negotiations began. According to Emperor Napoleon V - we will get justice at the negotiating table.He even kept saying that the lives of French soldiers were more important than the honor of the royal family.

In fact, this is simply nonsense from politicians. While the land offensive was stopped, Napoleon V issued an order to the navy to implement a comprehensive blockade of the British Isles, and ships from neutral countries were also prohibited from entering the UK.

If there is a neutral protest, then ask about the stick first!
Britain, which has now lost its big stick, is simply powerless to intervene. As for those neutral countries, what else can they come up with except for a few international laws?
Fleet?
Just as Napoleon V was trying to use hunger to force Britain to compromise, on the other side of the ocean, the empire had already begun preparations for the post-war period - preparing for the retirement of soldiers.

No matter how dazzling the military achievements are, for the vast majority of ordinary soldiers, going home is what they have always longed for.

On March [-], a troop carrier slowly sailed into Linhai Port, and finally docked at the pier!

The vibrating sound of the steam engine had completely disappeared.

Kang Mingwei, who was lying on the cot, heard cheers from the dock even though he had not yet left the cabin.

Back home!
Finally home!
In the originally crowded cabin, there were not many people in sight at this time. Everyone ran to the deck to cheer for their relatives, friends, or even strangers who welcomed them home.Originally, this group of veterans returning from North America should take the train back home—just half a month ago, the "Pan-American Railway" finally passed through the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the American continent as a whole.

However, because the railway had just been built and had not yet passed the acceptance inspection, they could only return home by boat - but in fact, the railway was already in use for transporting goods.

In order to avoid unnecessary accidents, the military carefully chose ships. After all, no one wanted any soldiers to be injured or die in an accident at the end of the war.

Although the voyage at sea was long, they finally arrived home now.

Until this moment, Kang Mingwei took a long breath, and an inexplicable sense of relief emerged in his heart:

"I'm finally back! I can finally go back to my wife and children... Now I don't have to worry anymore!"

In the past two years, he was on the front line and was tense all the time. In the war, artillery shells came from nowhere, bullets were fired from nowhere, and even landmines that might appear at any time under his feet would take away his life. his life.

Now, it's all finally over!
"Starting from tomorrow, you will start a new life..."

Finally, taking another look at the crowded troop compartment, Kang Mingwei took a deep breath, as if saying goodbye to the past.

Then he put on his backpack and walked along the ladder towards the deck.When he stepped onto the deck, deafening shouts filled his ears, and a welcoming crowd crowded the dock.

"I'm here!"

"Hey, where am I?"

Voices calling for friends, husbands, sons, and lovers came and went.These voices were filled with a variety of emotions. The relatives who had woken up from nightmares more than once, fearing that they would not come back, could finally breathe a sigh of relief that their families were back.

There were constant cries on the pier, and I listened to it all quietly and felt it all.Kang Mingwei knew that he would not be able to see his family here, because he came from the inland, and there would be no one to greet him. If there was, it would only be the mountains and rivers of the motherland!

Yes, the mountains and rivers of the motherland are welcoming him.

But, having said that, isn’t California also part of the mountains and rivers of the motherland?
It seems... I have never left Daming!

After thinking about this, he suddenly laughed. This seemed to be the credit of him and his comrades!

Those retired veterans like him on the ship all leaned out of the railing and waved their arms vigorously.

Although he knew that no one would welcome him back, Kang Mingwei couldn't help but leaned out half of his body, trying to find something.

What are you looking for?

Is it possible that the family will come back?
Will you be disappointed if you can't see them?
But at this moment, he thought of the brothers whose souls had returned to the Martyrs' Shrine, and the voices and smiles of the brothers who had long passed away emerged in his mind.

Thinking of their excitement when they first entered the battlefield, thinking of their excitement when they killed the enemy for the first time, thinking of...

Suddenly, tears flowed from his eyes.

He... missed them!
Just standing there quietly, Kang Mingwei was immersed in an inexplicable emotion. At this moment, he heard a familiar voice in the crowd.

"Mingwei, Mingwei..."

The moment Kang Mingwei followed the voice, he couldn't help but let out an "ah" sound.

"Mingwei, I'm here, I'm here..."

In the crowd, he saw her, his wife holding the child, shouting to him and waving her arms...

"Mingwei, I'm here, I'm here..."

The woman kept shouting, and finally, after she got her husband's response, she said excitedly to the child in her arms.

"Look, dad is back, your dad is back..."

A few minutes later, the family of three finally hugged each other tightly on the pier. Such scenes were staged everywhere on the pier...