Wild North America 1846

Chapter 551
Emperor Richard folded his hands and browsed the map of South America in a leisurely manner. His eyes finally stopped at the surrounding areas of Chile and Colombia, and he nodded secretly.

Cuba is the fruit that has long been decided to be picked, so there is no rush for this.

If you take a shot against South American countries, Colombia and Chile are optional targets for a simple reason.

Colombia is adjacent to the Panama province of the Tang Empire. After the empire built the Central American Railway, goods and people from North America could go south unimpeded through the main railway artery, and they could also arrive by convenient sea transportation.

If launching a colonial war is cheap, quick, and has the opportunity to cut off a large area of ​​territory, why not do it?

As a former part of the Aztec Empire, Colombia sent troops to conquer the region, which had a stronger deterrent effect on South American countries.

The disadvantage is that Colombia is a relatively large country with a relatively large population. The total population is between 570 million and 600 million. It will take a lot of effort to conquer it, so we should proceed with caution.

Chile is a long and narrow country on the Pacific side, with a population of 315 million. It is dominated by white immigrants, supplemented by mixed Indians. It has been a military dictatorship for more than ten years.

If Chile is conquered, the Tang Empire can completely bring its territory under the jurisdiction of the Andean Governor's Palace, and there will be more than 2400 kilometers of coastline in the Pacific coastal area, and it will be more obvious to take into account the geographical advantages of the two oceans.

The disadvantage is that Chile is located in a corner, and it is not the territory of the traditional Aztec Empire. The conquest of this country has less deterrent effect on Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and other countries.

thought about it

Li Cha tentatively chose Colombia and Chile as candidates, and he will have a chance to hammer it out in the future to help integrate the last piece of the South American puzzle into the unified South American market.

The American policy advocated by the "Liu Xianjun Doctrine" is the basis of the foreign policy of the Tang Empire. It is equivalent to the "European balance" policy promoted by the United Kingdom, and it is placed in the most important priority.

Just during the Franco-Prussian War, European countries were caught in the turmoil of power rebalancing, unable to take care of other regional affairs.

if given the chance
One of the above two countries can be included as a potential target of conquest, using force to bring about the final piece of the puzzle in South America.

Since the stubborn donkey refuses to go, let him go with a whip.

Now the situation in South America is calm, countries are fearful of the Tang Empire, and the etiquette is quite in place.

During the Lunar New Year Grand Court Meeting, dignitaries from various countries arrived in Chang'an, the imperial capital, to present congratulatory gifts. This year is also the same, and it has become a regular practice.

After a while, it was not easy to find an excuse to send troops to beat them.

Emperor Richard's eyes are now mainly focused on the Americas, especially Central America and South America, which is the focus of his attention.

The Cuban Civil War has entered its third year. The rebel army headed by President De Cespedes is still active in the jungles of the southeastern provinces, occupying the main towns in Camagüey Province, and fighting the Spanish colonial army tit-for-tat.

The Spanish colonists still adopted bloody methods of suppression and continued to launch large-scale encirclement and suppression operations against the rebel army. Fierce battles broke out between the two sides in many southeastern provinces, causing considerable losses to the rebel army.

The Cuban rebel army was mainly composed of native whites, black slaves, mixed-race Indians, and plantation owners. They demanded the liberation of slaves, and fought for the political demands of Cuban independence and equal freedom for the people. None of these Spaniards agreed.

The positions of the two sides are far apart, so only the subordinates can see the truth.

At the peak of the Cuban rebel army last year, the number of the rebel army increased rapidly to more than 7 people, successively conquered 7 provinces in the southeast and important towns such as Quyala, Goule, Chiguany, Bayamo, etc., and captured many locals. Hispanic white latifundia owners and their families.

While achieving military victory, the Cuban rebel army seized a large amount of gold and silver treasures and food, which greatly improved the embarrassing logistical supply, and tried to sell gold and silver treasures in exchange for more smuggled arms.

Out of venting their anger, most of these captured Spanish manor owners and their families were executed or humiliated, and only a small number were released after paying a large ransom.

And all this undoubtedly aroused the great anger of the Spanish colonial army.

The 3.1 colonial troops under the command of Generals Lelsondi y Omachea and D. Dulce y Calais under the Cuban Governor's Palace counterattacked from the south to the north. After several fierce battles, they recovered one after another. The land of several eastern provinces.

Then the Spanish colonial army showed their butcher knives, frantically slaughtered the local people who supported the rebel army, and frequently slaughtered villages and towns, with very bloody and cruel methods.

After being severely hit, many rebels who gathered temporarily were either wiped out or dispersed, and fled to the jungle to temporarily avoid the edge.The scale of the Cuban uprising army was once reduced to more than 2 people, facing a very severe situation.

Fortunately, President De Cespedes realized in time that the strength of the rebel army was not enough to confront the Cuban colonial army head-on. He wisely chose to evacuate his troops, retaining his remaining forces and deal with the enemy to the end, relying on the jungle and villages and towns to fight against the Spanish. .

Well, keep fighting!

Emperor Richard looked back from the Central American region on the map. The situation in Cuba is not considered for the time being. The civil war continues for a few more years.

He turned around and walked back, and happened to see Viscount Yao Guangyi, the deputy director of the Royal Secretariat, and Baron Liang Bojun coming together, and he bent down to salute from a distance; "Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live !"

Emperor Li Cha walked to the throne and sat down, and then asked, "What's the matter?" He took a sip of the freshly brewed tea while talking, and then looked over.

The Royal Guards, the Royal Secretariat, the Royal Attendant and Military Attaché, and the Royal Household Office all belong to the category of ministers and are servants of the royal family.Naturally, there is no need to pay attention to the etiquette of going up and down like dealing with foreign ministers, it seems more casual.

After another salute, Yao Guangyi and Liang Bojun came forward. Yao Guangyi presented a memorial in his hand with both hands, and said softly;

"Qi Zou Your Majesty; these pro-Western school members who danced happily in the press and public opinion have been selected by the Propaganda Department and screened by the General Security Bureau. At present, a total of 681 people have been recorded, and their speech tendencies are very dangerous.

Some advocate overthrowing the moral categories of traditional Chinese culture, learning from the West in an all-round way, inciting blind worship of the West, and advocating "the theory of Western nobility."

Some advocate abandoning the national language and adopting Latin phonetic notation to fully integrate with the West in terms of language and implement the national revitalization plan.

Some advocate the theory of monogamy, change the traditional social ethics structure, and even oppose the traditional culture of worshiping ancestors, and completely deny it.

Some are dissatisfied with the empire's suppression of Indians and blacks and other ethnic minorities.

Some criticize traditional Chinese architectural aesthetics for nothing, fanatically worship Western architectural culture, and write articles in newspapers about French neo-romantic aesthetics, exquisite and elegant British neo-Victorian architecture, and Roman classicism handed down from generation to generation.

There are also some scholars with ulterior motives, making irresponsible remarks about the royal family and nobles occupying a large amount of land and occupying a large amount of imperial wealth. "

Emperor Li Cha spent a long time flipping through this memorial, frowning and browsing.

In the memorial, some examples were selected and some remarks were cited. It seems that the problem is quite serious. Some famous scholars and masters of Chinese studies have also been involved. Almost none of the top 10 universities in the empire were spared, and all of them were recruited.

There are a lot of familiar names here, there are Chinese as well as British, German, French, and Italian professors or scholars, forming a wave of public opinion, slandering the achievements of the empire from all aspects, anyway, it is all kinds of provocations Son chant!

Emperor Li Cha was furious when he saw it, and his color became more and more unsightly.

after half an hour
Li Cha finally put down the memorial in his hand, picked up the teacup and took a sip in silence, and when he put it down, he gave a heavy meal on the imperial table, with a "pop", the faces of the two deputy directors turned pale in fright , bent down respectfully.

"Aiqing Guangyi, you will supervise and handle this matter throughout the entire process. Since the matter is of great importance, it should be handed over to the State Security Administration for co-organization. It will be resolved quickly without leaving any hidden dangers." When Emperor Li Cha said the last 8 words, his expression was full. Severe, murderous intent looms.

Viscount Yao Guangyi bent down deeply, and replied with salute with both hands; "I must live up to the great trust of the Holy One. I must dig deep into the remnants of evil, eradicate the evil, and thoroughly eliminate the cancer in the field of imperial cultural propaganda. Clear the law, so that no literary thief escapes the law."

to this extent

There will be a shocking wave in the cultural field of the Tang Empire, involving far more than these 681 people, but multiplying by 10 or 20 or even more, this will be a big purge that will shake the whole society, and its influence will be far-reaching.

During the great development of the empire, it once ignored the guidance of the field of culture and entertainment.

Later, in the early days of the establishment of the Imperial Propaganda Department, a large-scale purge was carried out on all kinds of increasingly flooded speech, and effective guidance had immediate and very good results.

Unexpectedly, after a few years, some people healed their scars and forgot the pain. In the surging social tide, old scum emerged, and they took advantage of the relatively open atmosphere of the empire to mingle in the fields of public opinion, newspapers, radio and other fields, and hyped all kinds of strange innovative speeches.

There is a spirit of not being surprising and swearing endlessly. Some old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty put their braids and ancestors' graves side by side, and their vicious thoughts are self-evident.

For these rampant unhealthy tendencies, we must severely rectify them.

Many of the experts and scholars listed in the memorial are well-known and have a high status in the academic field. Some of them are even academicians of the Imperial Academy of Sciences and have inextricable relationships with the upper classes of European countries.

Without His Majesty's words, it would be difficult for ordinary imperial government departments to do anything to them.

Even if it is to pursue responsibility, the Propaganda Department lacks the necessary means to implement it, and has to rely on violent departments such as the Police Administration and the National Security Administration. It seems that the Imperial Propaganda Department needs to be released some necessary administrative punishment rights!
It is best to extinguish every sign that is found, so as not to ignite a raging fire and shake the society. This is also a place where there is a mistake in consideration, and it needs to be made up for in time.

(End of this chapter)