Wild North America 1846

Chapter 266 Pursuit of Greatness
Undercurrents are surging in the upper echelons of Tang and the United States, both of which regard each other as strategic rivals. The slander at the public opinion level and their respective preparations at the military level have not affected the general public in the slightest.

Regardless of Chang'an City or Chicago, the numerous buildings and the bustling crowds on the streets reflect that these are two metropolises with bright development prospects, prosperous and full of vitality.

On January 1, the "New York Times" published that day reported a piece of news, which caused an uproar in the public opinion of Tang, and even alarmed His Majesty the King.

The most recent cause was that a young Chinese man and a young man who were doing business in Cleveland, Ohio, were walking on the street in the evening when a group of local white youths clashed.

After being beaten by a group of Chinese youths, he was stabbed 11 times and died on the spot.

The Chinese woman was dragged into an alley by this group of white youths and tortured to death. From 5 o'clock in the evening to 6 o'clock in the middle of the night, the violence lasted for more than [-] hours. Chatting was not stopped.

Afterwards, the two bodies separated by more than 370 meters did not call the police to collect the bodies until noon on the second day.

During this period, the parents and family members of the Chinese young man and woman were all in a panic. They didn't know the child had been killed until they arrived at the police station.

This reflects that the dire situation of Chinese businessmen and students residing in the United States has reached an unbelievable level. The rampant violations of hooligans have seriously threatened their personal safety.

Immediately, Tang’s embassy in Washington reacted by meeting with US Secretary of State Mr. Claus to express strong protest, demanding that the US earnestly fulfill its obligations as a civilized country, ensure the personal and property safety of Chinese in the US, and protect their legitimate rights and interests from being violated. infringement.

The attitude of the US government is disappointing. It just said "regret" lightly and did not make any promises.

President Franklin Pierce is coming to the end of his term, and he doesn't want to be a last-minute sidekick or show goodwill on this issue, which will invite unintelligent criticism from hardliners in the party and give a bad impression of weakness .

The occurrence of similar vicious cases is not one or two. The most recent vicious case was at the end of 1847, two days before Christmas, a white drunk man in Queens, New York broke into a local Chinese school with a sharp knife and hacked five students to death on the spot. He cut and wounded 5 teachers and students including the teacher, and was shot dead on the spot by a Chinese parent who heard the news.

This is the inaction and connivance of the Pierce government, and the smearing of local mainstream media newspapers in the United States, which has further deteriorated the relationship between the two countries. vicious case.

After the case happened, it aroused unanimous indignation in the media circles of the Tang Kingdom, and articles of verbal and written criticism appeared in the newspapers, launching a wave of banning and boycotting American products.

Many Chinese restaurants and entertainment places put up big signs; "Yankees and dogs are not allowed to enter."

This news was quickly reprinted by the European media, and the Paris Saint-Germain newspaper commented;
A vicious case caused the relationship between the United States and Tang to take a turn for the worse. "Yankees and dogs are not allowed to enter" even stimulated the pale and sensitive vanity of American cowboys, which led to mass demonstrations in more than a dozen cities in the northern United States, demanding "expel the Chinese, Confiscation of Chinese property".

This dispute between countries caused by mutual disrespect is likely to evolve into a regional conflict or a more serious incident, let us wait and see...

The British "Times" is full of melon-eating plots, reporting with a tone of watching the excitement and not being afraid of big things;
The sensitive self-esteem of the Orientals who call themselves "the kingdom of heaven" has encountered challenges from their neighbors. The American cowboys have broken the glass hearts of the Orientals with the most direct and brutal crimes and undisguised cover-ups. relations deteriorated sharply.

The Orientals showed their arrogance and dignity with the sign "Yankees and Dogs, No Entry", which further stimulated the rude American cowboys, and the situation is slipping in an uncontrollable direction...

Nov. 1847, 2

After the Chinese New Year Festival, King Richard of the Tang Kingdom made a public speech on the relationship between Tang and the United States, publicly naming and criticizing the Franklin-Pierce government, calling it a "murderer who incited ethnic hatred" and "an unqualified politician and opponent." "Not only has his performance been substandard in the past years, but his performance is still disappointing at the moment of the curtain call."

In the end, His Majesty the King said strongly; if the Americans want a war, the Kingdom does not mind taking action to teach them how to behave.

This public statement immediately made the US government dumbfounded.

It is less than a month before the 3th President of the United States will be sworn in publicly at the beginning of March. The term of President Franklin Pierce has entered the countdown. What kind of battle is being fought at this time?
to be frank

The name of Devil King Charlie is well-known in both the political and military circles of the United States and the people. There are more than a million people?
All those who have experienced that nightmarish time have left a deep shadow of fear in their hearts.

When the king got angry, he laid down millions of corpses.

The public statement of His Majesty the King of the Tang Kingdom immediately excited the melon-eating people in European countries. Any improper response by the US government may lead to an unusually large-scale inter-regional war.

The relationship between Tang and the United States reached a tipping point in an instant from slipping into the abyss. For the dictator of the Tang Kingdom, war is just a matter of words.

At a time when all countries in the world are paying close attention to the official response of the US government, President Franklin Pierce resolutely refused to respond positively for more than a week.

more than 10 days later

2/28

At the groundbreaking ceremony of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, US Secretary of State Klaus had no choice but to answer with a constipated expression in the face of the bombardment of reporters;
"First of all, I would like to state that the United States hopes to continue to have positive interactions with the Tang Dynasty and conduct in-depth dialogue on the interesting topic of strengthening the protection of overseas Chinese. This is an obligation that a civilized country should earnestly fulfill.

Um... Regarding what His Majesty the King said, that... I don't know the specific situation, but I am convinced that a peaceful and healthy relationship between the two countries is a situation that both of us want to see.

The federal government has tasked the Bureau of Immigration Affairs and the police to earnestly fulfill their duty to protect the nationals, which is their duty.

as far as I know;
There are more than 30 Americans living and doing business in Tang. We urgently hope that some discordant voices will not affect the overall friendship between the two countries. We also hope that the Tang government will control the irrational emotions of the people and avoid hurting the feelings of American expats in Tang. After all They are innocent..."

a few days later

The reporters stopped James Buchanan, who was in good spirits on happy occasions, in Washington. When he mentioned this question again, James Buchanan frowned and thought carefully before answering;

"Please allow me to take this occasion to express my deep respect to His Majesty King Richard. As a good neighbor living together in North America, after I succeed as president, I will devote myself to maintaining the friendly relations between the two countries. The vast continent, enough to accommodate two great countries, well, thank you all."

Unlike the rampant speeches during the election campaign, James Buchanan, who is about to become the 16th president of the United States, was obviously a lot more cautious, and he did not directly respond to reporters' questions.

At this time, his status does not allow nonsense, and every word he utters may represent the policy orientation of the new government, how can it be a joke?
Just trying to make fun of it for a while, if the dictator of the West takes it seriously, there will be wars everywhere immediately, and a big war will come, it will be terrible.

An all-out war between the two countries is no joke. James Buchanan hasn't been sworn in yet, so why fight in such a hurry?

Even after taking office, the federal government does not start a war right away, it has to be well prepared in all aspects.

The U.S. federal government's confession made the European countries move small benches and sit down, and the melon-eating countries who watched the excitement and were not afraid of big things suddenly went into an uproar; the melon seeds are ready, why don't you let us see this?

So

All kinds of sarcasm came flooding in, venting their desires and dissatisfaction. Many European mainstream newspapers dubbed the "American cowboy rushing to the windmill" and "a past that can't be looked back" Words such as "bring back the memory of being beaten up in my heart" are extremely humiliating.

In the eyes of proud Europeans, even though the strength of the United States has entered the ranks of second-rate powers, it is still classified as third-rate.

Europe generally regards Yankees as superficial, rough and backward, with dangerous free thinking and still holding slaves. The level of evolution is a century behind Europe, and it is simply not a member of a civilized country.

In front of Americans, Europeans have a natural sense of superiority, and they especially like to point and comment condescendingly. The US government's confession in dealing with this incident has greatly disappointed the Europeans who were focused on watching the excitement.

Amidst the uproar and unfavorable voices, the No.16 President of the United States, James Buchanan, was officially sworn in on Capitol Hill and delivered an impassioned inauguration speech, declaring that the United States has a "natural mission" and he will lead the American people "Pursue greatness" and create "exciting history"...

The speeches made by the 16th new president of the United States did not make much splash in the European media. This is because the United States has little influence in Europe, and is not even as popular as the Tang Kingdom. Who is the new president?Almost no one pays attention to what is said.

But this does not include the two terms of the upper military and political leadership of the Tang Kingdom, the speech given by President James Buchanan at the inauguration ceremony, and the special seminars organized by the senior military and political leaders, which are highly valued and taken seriously.

His Majesty has said many times; this is a dangerous guy who admits death and is extremely stubborn. He has an extremely aggressive tendency and must not let his guard down.

(End of this chapter)