1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 709 This is not the Louisiana region, this is the central frontier region!

Unlike Washington, which is shrouded in rain and gloom, the morning in Omaha is sunny and full of vitality.

"We found this when we were cleaning up the battlefield."

While Liang Yao was having breakfast, Stanford, who had dark circles under his eyes and had just changed into clean clothes, brought some precious trophies for Liang Yao to look at.

These trophies included two pairs of epaulettes of a brigadier general of the Northern Union Army and 21 pairs of epaulettes of a colonel. Most of these exquisite epaulettes had been stained with blood so that their original colors could no longer be seen.

"There are many shoulder straps of lieutenant colonels and majors. Since there are too many, I won't show them to you one by one. In addition, we also found these."

As he spoke, Stanford ordered his men to carry up three baskets of blood-stained military flags and flag fragments.

"We found about 26 Yankee flags. As for the list I have in my hand, I suggest you read it after dinner. I'm afraid it will affect your appetite."

Liang Yao, who was eating rice noodle rolls, nodded and pointed to an empty seat beside him: "You've been busy all night, sit down and have breakfast together."

How could Stanford, who had just come back from the battlefield, have any appetite at this time?

But Liang Yao had spoken, and the opportunity to enjoy breakfast with the President and the Emperor of France would probably be something he would never have again in his life, so Stanford sat down hurriedly with great trepidation.

"Mr. President, congratulations on winning a great battle. As far as I know, the two main armies of the Northern Union Army suffered heavy losses on the Eastern Front, and Washington is already overwhelmed.

Now that you have defeated the Omaha Corps, there is no force in the entire Mississippi River Basin that can stop your powerful army. In other words, the Louisiana region is already in your pocket. "Fury's attitude towards Liang Yao had already changed 180 degrees, and he congratulated Liang Yao.

During the Second French Republic (1848-1852), France was determined to return to North America and gradually established a fairly reliable intelligence system in America.

Napoleon III and Fauré were still able to obtain the latest information on the situation in the eastern region in a relatively timely manner and were not left in the dark.

Liang Yao could tell that besides congratulations, Fu Lei's words also had a hidden meaning.

58年前，他们现在脚下的这片地区还是法兰西的殖民地路易斯安娜，1803年路易斯安娜这片高达214万平法公里的殖民地作价1500万美元（约8000万金法郎）卖给美利坚。

Regarding this territorial transaction, later generations generally believe that the United States won and France lost.

In fact, France did not suffer any loss. Although the Louisiana region nominally covered an area of ​​214 million square kilometers, the only areas that the European colonists could effectively control were the port of New Orleans and the colonial outposts along the navigable sections of the Mississippi River.

At that time, the two largest European colonial powers in the Louisiana region, the French and the Spanish, had very limited influence on the Great Plains Indian tribes.

The United States federal government, whose core ruling area is located in North America, has such weak control over the Great Plains region today, not to mention France 58 years ago.

In essence, this territorial transaction was that the United States used $2300 million (including principal and interest) to purchase the nominal ownership of the Louisiana region in the so-called civilized world, as well as the port of New Orleans and dozens of colonial and trading outposts along the Mississippi River.

Moreover, in 1803, Spain had actual control over the main colonial outposts in Louisiana, including the most valuable New Orleans.

It was a wise move for the French to sell a colony that they would lose sooner or later to the United States.

America is definitely the winner in this deal, France is also a winner, and the real loser is actually Mexico.

If Louisiana had served as a buffer zone, Mexico would not have directly bordered the United States and would not have lost so much territory in the two Mexican-American Wars.

"General Foyle! This is not the Louisiana region, this is the central frontier region!" Liang Yao corrected Foyle's wrong use of the place name with a serious expression. This was a mistake of principle and Liang Yao would not turn a blind eye.

"I don't agree with your point of view. There is a Chinese saying: It is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to keep it. Besides, I haven't conquered half of this central border area yet.

To give an inappropriate example, France has gradually occupied Algeria (located on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa) since the 1830s. Algeria was divided into three departments in 1848: Algiers, Oran and Constantine. They enjoy the same status as the provincial administrative regions in mainland France and have representation in the French Parliament.

Now, 13 years have passed. Is your country's control over the three parts of Algeria as strong as that of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine?"

At this time, France had established a huge colonial empire second only to the British Empire, with its territory spanning many regions in Europe, Africa, Asia, America and the Pacific.

Among them, Algeria was the closest to the French mainland and was separated from the French mainland by the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, Algeria became the most core colony of France.

Over the past thirty years, successive French governments have worked tirelessly to completely conquer and assimilate Algeria. France also wants to make Algeria a model colony and then promote its successful experience to French colonies around the world.

However, the Algerians' resistance to France never stopped, which has always been a thorn in the side of successive French governments.

Seeing that Forey tried to take advantage of the place name but was instead exposed by Liang Yao, Napoleon III, who was eating soup dumplings, rolled his eyes at Forey and signaled that if Forey couldn't speak, he should stop talking nonsense, as no one thought he was dumb.

"Although there are fewer people in the central border areas, I believe the total number is no less than that of Algeria. President Liang seems to be very confident in establishing a stable rule in the central region?" Napoleon III asked back in a rather unfriendly tone.

"It depends on how much time the Northern Federation is willing to give me. If it's 30 years, my answer is yes, but obviously, they won't give me that much time." Liang Yao replied.

France failed to assimilate Elgeria, not only because Arab culture is not a secular culture, but also because the Green Church is extremely xenophobic and incompatible with French culture.

The population of France is not large, and the living standards there are much higher than those in the colonies. The unwillingness to settle permanently in the colonies is also a very important reason.

Liang Yao does not have this concern. He believes that the upper limit of immigration speed in border areas depends on the shipping capacity of shipping companies and the organizational and resettlement capabilities of the immigration committee, rather than the population size of the same ethnic group.

"You don't think the Confederacy can defeat the Union?" Napoleon III heard the hidden meaning in Liang Yao's words, "Robert Lee has already deployed his troops outside Washington."

Supporting the Southern Alliance was one of Napoleon III's alternative plans for this trip. Seeing that Liang Yao seemed to be pessimistic about the Southern Alliance, Napoleon III became interested.

"Buy in the short term, but bearish in the long term."

Liang Yao wiped his mouth after finishing his rice roll and said.

"So you think highly of yourself?" Napoleon III savored Liang Yao's answer and continued to ask questions.

"Those involved in the matter are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things clearly. It is often the most difficult thing to know oneself clearly. Even if I could know myself clearly, I might not be willing to admit it." Liang Yao praised Napoleon III.

"You are a mature and outstanding politician from a major European country. I think you should have your own judgment." After the meal, Liang Yao asked Sartre to accompany and protect the safety of the French delegation, while he took the statistical list handed over by Stanford, looked at it, and went to the command center.

Stanford is quite considerate. This list is indeed not suitable for reading while eating.

There was a detailed list on the list.

List of prisoners:

1210 prisoners were captured, including 186 with minor injuries and 787 with serious injuries.

There are 8 colonel-level officers and 41 lieutenant-level officers.

List of remains:

8427 complete and identifiable bodies, notes: limbs and skulls intact.

5193 pieces of half-torso (including head). Note: two pieces are converted into one complete corpse.

32881 independent upper limb stumps, Note: Pratt slaughterhouse meat and bone separation standards.

There are 28764 isolated lower limb stumps. Note: Same as above.

Total weight of all remains (including organs): 208 tons.

List of seized weapons:

Rifles in working order: 21218 pieces. Note: Most of them are old-style muzzle-loading smoothbore rifles.

Damaged rifles: 9624, Note: Same as above.

Functional pistols: 541.

Damaged pistols: 87.

Usable sabers: 2089.

Damaged sabers: 742.

Telescopes: 126 (monocular), 12 (binocular).

Special Items List:

Number of letters not sent: 21822. Note: 8193 of them were written within 24 hours before the charge.

Fragments of the Bible: 9407 copies.

Medals of various colors: 2154 pieces.

Rings: 8814 pieces

Pendants: 7854 strings.

Complete pocket watch: 987 pieces.

Complete watch: 12 pieces.

Gold teeth: 2165.

"Deal with the bodies as soon as possible to prevent the spread of the plague. Put together the remains of officers above the colonel level, sprinkle them with lime, put them in coffins and ship them to New York. Pick out the well-written and sensational letters seized and hand them over to the editor of the New York Evening Post. They will be published after editing. The rest of the things will be put directly into storage." Liang Yao instructed.

"The transportation of the bodies must be done with great fanfare, and the people along the way must be made aware that many people died this time."

Stanford nodded and wrote down everything carefully. "I understand. It's just that our New York Evening Post and other newspapers were closed down by the federal government because they reported on the massacre of prisoners by the Maine Brigade and the First Mercenary Regiment."

"I think there are still many newspapers in the North that are willing to report the truth." Liang Yao pointed at Stanford's head and said, "Use your brain, there must be a way. Lincoln can't close all newspapers. Even if he can close all newspapers, we can print them ourselves and distribute them to the people in the North for free."

"I understand. I will follow your instructions!" Stanford nodded to show that he accepted the instruction.

When passing by the field hospital, we could hear the constant screams of pigs being slaughtered.

The harsh noises made Liang Yao cover his ears.

"The Northern Army prisoners are undergoing amputation surgery. If they are not amputated, they will die." Stanford explained to Liang Yao.

The amputation surgery in this era was quite rough, which was to simply use a saw to saw off the injured limb to avoid infection.

Thanks to the thorough preparations before the war, the Western Army's field hospital had relatively abundant medical resources and sufficient anesthetics.

However, these precious anesthetics were reserved for the Western Army's own soldiers, not for the prisoners.

As a modern and civilized army, the National Defense Forces of the American Republic do not kill prisoners and are willing to provide medical assistance to wounded prisoners within the scope of their capabilities.

But this does not mean that enemy prisoners of war can enjoy the same medical treatment as their own wounded.

(End of this chapter)