Wild North America 1846

Chapter 662
"It's okay to put pressure together, but after the division of the South, places like Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arkansas will be taken by the Tang Empire."

Emperor Li Cha directly put forward the asking price, and ordered Prime Minister Dong Jie; "Tell the British, the above-mentioned states in the central region have a majority of Chinese population. This is our condition. If you agree, we will cooperate together, otherwise nothing will be discussed. .”

As expected, he was indeed the founding emperor of the country with iron and blood hands. Wild geese had to leave a leg when they flew past the gate. It was obviously impossible for the British to get something without paying a price.

"The minister obeys the order."

Now that His Majesty the Emperor had set the rules, Prime Minister Dong Jie, who had always been known for his ability to act, had a bottom line in his mind, and immediately started to operate.

On January 1879, 1, the Tang State issued a proclamation requesting the Confederate States of America to abandon the slavery that violated human nature, and then transform into a civilized country.

If the requirements cannot be met, the sanctions against the allied countries of the United States will be further strengthened, and the countries of the allies of the United States will be mobilized to join the ranks of sanctions.

Once this policy announcement was released, it immediately caused a sensation.

The cotton-growing states in the South, where North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are the main base camps of conservative whites, reacted particularly fiercely. They clamored that they would not hesitate to fight, and would never give up their property and rights.

Florida, Mississippi, and Kentucky, places with more Chinese immigrants, responded more rationally.Tend to give in to the pressure to renounce slavery, which the world has abandoned.

The differences in internal opinions contributed to the division of the states within the Confederate States. On Capitol Hill in Richmond, congressmen with different opinions often fought and tore each other together.

just a week later
On the other side of the Atlantic, the United Kingdom issued a solemn anti-slavery stance, echoing the severe sanctions imposed by the American hegemony Tang, and stated;
"The British Royal Navy will strengthen its inspections in the Atlantic region, and take measures such as detaining and detaining cotton ships originating from the Confederate States of the United States, so as to promote the country's policy changes." Yun Yunyun.

This is what is called a house leak coincident with continuous rain, and the ensuing critical attacks accelerated the division within the Confederate States of America, and exploded like a ripe watermelon.

1879. 3, 22

Florida, with a majority of Chinese population, officially announced its secession from the Confederate States of America, established the Florida Republic, abandoned slavery, and requested military asylum from the Tang Empire.

after three days
The Datang Empire agreed to the request of the Republic of Florida, and sent a small fleet from Cuba to Miami. The distance between the two was nearly 150 kilometers, which can be described as coming soon.

Richmond strongly opposed the independence of the Republic of Florida, and hoped that European powers would intervene to uphold justice, but he did not want to be hit in the head.

A week later, the United Kingdom publicly recognized the Republic of Florida, and then Holland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, and Auburn publicly recognized the Republic of Florida one after another.

France delayed recognizing the fledgling republic until mid-May, after the vast majority of European countries had recognized the republic of Florida.

inspired by this
On April 4, Kentucky and Oklahoma successively declared self-government, abandoned the backward and ignorant slave system, and transformed into civilized countries.

April 4

Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana publicly announced the establishment of an independent state from the Confederate States of America, the establishment of the Mississippi Republic, the abandonment of slavery, and the request for military asylum from the Tang Empire.

A week later, the vanguard of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire entered Arkansas and Louisiana, announcing the recognition of the new Mississippi Republic and implementing military protection.

April 5

After a referendum, Kentucky and Oklahoma announced their attachment to the Tang Empire, and asked the Tang Empire to send a prince, the throne, to establish the Kingdom of Kentucky and the Kingdom of Oklahoma.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty agreed to his request, and successively sent His Royal Highness Tang-Li Yuan, the Duke of Hawaii, to be crowned King of Kentucky, and went to Kentucky to become a vassal.

The Duke of Panama, His Royal Highness Tang-Li Geng, the Second Prince, immediately resigned from the post of Governor of the Andean Governor's Palace, and was awarded the title of King of Oklahoma, and went to Oklahoma to take over as a feudal vassal.

Originally, the imperial family still paid attention to Arkansas. Unfortunately, Chinese immigrants in Arkansas only accounted for 35.7% of the total population.

In the end, Arkansas and Louisiana joined Mississippi's New Republic plan, and the Tang Empire had no choice but to give up and settle for the next best thing.

After this split, the vitality of the Confederate States of America was severely damaged, the mountains of raw cotton piled up in the cotton fields could not be sold, the white slave owners were full of resentment, and the country was torn apart but unable to recover.

Seeing that after the establishment of the Republic of Florida and the Republic of Mississippi, the Datang Empire lifted sanctions one after another, and the cotton produced was continuously transported to Europe and North America by sea, but the Confederate States of America were firmly locked in by the sanctions.

1879. 7, 7

The seven states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee account for 1330% of the total population of 57 million in the former Confederate States of America, or 758 million Yu people announced the abandonment of slavery, which has been criticized by the world for a long time, announced that the Confederate States of America no longer existed, and established the Carolina Republic.

The South Carolina Republic of the United States covers an area of ​​59.3 square kilometers and has a total population of more than 758 million. Among them, about 315 million are free blacks, accounting for 4% of the total population. It is the country with the highest proportion of blacks.

There are only more than 44 Chinese nationals in the country, making it the North American country with the smallest Chinese population.

The Republic of Mississippi covers an area of ​​35.5 square kilometers and has a total population of 306 million, of which 57 are free blacks, accounting for 15.7%.

The country has a population of 101 million ethnic Chinese, one-third of the world, and has an important right to speak in the political arena.

The Republic of Florida covers an area of ​​17 square kilometers, occupying the uniquely vast southern coast, with a total population of 71.3, of which more than 8 free blacks accounted for less than 12%.

The country has a population of 49.7 Chinese, and less than 13 whites. White immigrants mainly come from Italy, France, and Germany. The largest justice alliance is the ruling party, which has absolute dominance.

The Kingdom of Kentucky has a total area of ​​104600 square kilometers and a total population of 96.55, of which 9.6 were liberated blacks, accounting for about 10%.

This is the central region with a large number of Chinese immigrants. The total population is between 56 and 57. It has a decisive influence in the political and economic fields of the kingdom.

The Kingdom of Oklahoma covers an area of ​​18.2 square kilometers and has a total population of about 83.4, of which 6.7 are free blacks, accounting for about 8%.

More than half of the country's Chinese immigrant population, many of them have military experience, which is also the main factor for the smooth transfer to the Datang Kingdom.

no one thought
In just over half a year, the originally powerful Confederate States of America disappeared with the wind and became history. The original territory was divided into five.

And this separatist tendency has inevitably affected the north. In major cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, mass movements for secession and independence have emerged and intensified.

Britain was the main driving force behind this separatist trend of thought. On the northern issue, the Tang Empire showed a cautious and uncooperative attitude, and took a clear stand against separatism.

The garrison of the Tang Empire cooperated with the powerful measures taken by Zhang Zongliang, the Chinese President of the United States of America, and dispatched military and police to severely suppress the separatists that broke out in major cities, forcibly suppressing this trend of separatism.

This made the British itchy with anger, but he was helpless.

Compared with violent institutions such as the military and police, the United Kingdom has more influence on soft power in the United States of America, such as political and civil influence, and lacks powerful means.

Britain's idea is very clear, that is to eliminate the Tang Empire's military control over the United States through splitting, military occupation, and cultivate a pro-British regime, which is conducive to stirring up troubles in North America.

There is only one Carolina Republic in the south, and it is far from enough. Regardless of size or strength, it is difficult to compete with the mighty Datang Empire.

It is best to have one or two allies in the north to echo, coupled with the full support of Canada and the UK behind it, it will be able to greatly involve Datang's energy and achieve the strategic goal of a balance of power in North America.

It is an indisputable fact that the Tang Empire has a large garrison in the country of Mi (note, the regime in the south of Mi no longer exists, and the country of Mi refers specifically to the north, so I won’t repeat it in the future).

Imperial Capital Chang'an
"The empire wants the north to split, but not now." Emperor Richard explained the essence of his policy towards the United States in one sentence.

The split in the south is a win-win for Tang and Britain. Among the 5 split countries, the Tang Empire held 4 of them with one hand. Among them, the Kingdom of Kentucky and the Kingdom of Oklahoma belonged to the empire, which made the empire's territory increase slightly again by 286 ,000 square kilometers.

From the original 1933 million square kilometers to 1962 square kilometers, small progress has been made.

The Republic of Mississippi and the Republic of Florida are both countries where Chinese immigrants have the dominant voice. The next step is to increase the intensity of Chinese immigrants, mainly the more loyal veterans of the empire, and they will be completely included in the sphere of influence of the Tang Dynasty.

One bird in hand is worse than a thousand birds in the forest.

This is the warning of the famous philosopher Socrates to his students, and the actions of the empire and Britain to exert pressure on the south and lead to its complete division can also be said to be the practice of this theory.

Instead of maintaining a superficial alliance of alienation, it is better to break this situation and take the two divided countries into its own pocket, and make the other two republics permanent friendly countries.

As long as the Chinese population dominates, the Republic of Mississippi and the Republic of Florida are the two loyal younger brothers of the Tang Empire, just like Uruguay and Paraguay in South America.

If the Carolina Republic is ignorant, the Tang Empire has 100 ways to manipulate it to make it want to die. Its geographical location has determined that it cannot escape the fate of being at the mercy of others, but it is still unwilling.

The situation in the United States is different from that in the south. "The empire wants the north to split, but not now." Emperor Richard's words revealed the essence of the problem.

Now, it is the second year of President Zhang Zongliang of the United States of America. Since the implementation of the "Anti-Italian Act", the number of white immigrants flowing into the United States has dropped sharply.

The white immigrants who originally immigrated to North America averaged about 80 to 100 million per year, but now affected by this, the number has dropped to less than 50.

Among them, 6% flowed into the United States, 3% flowed into the Tang Empire, and [-]% flowed into the five southern countries.

In other words, the United States accepts about 30 white immigrants each year, mainly Germans and Irish, as well as white immigrants from the Austrian Empire, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland and other countries.

Taking advantage of this favorable opportunity, the Tang Empire further increased the export of immigrants to the United States. The local garrison has about 5 to 6 retired soldiers each year. Most of them stay in the United States, and they are the backbone of immigrants.

In addition, through the guidance of the government over the past year, nearly 30 Chinese immigrants have entered, which has made the proportion of the Chinese population increase significantly for the first time, by about [-] percentage points.

When these Chinese immigrants start a family, start a business, and have children, this 0.2% will become 0.3 or even [-] or more.

If the concentration of Chinese immigrants is taken into account, especially in the big cities headed by New York and Pittsburgh, the increase in the proportion of the population is even more obvious.

This is only a one-year change, what if it takes ten years or more?

Apart from other things, at least the Chinese President Zhang Zongliang cannot move during the four-year term, and the time is in favor of the empire.

According to the "North American Post-war Treaty" signed in 1862, the United States of America (North) will pay off the war reparations totaling 5 million Tang Yuan within 25 years, with an annual interest of 5.5%, mortgaged by customs tax.

During the 25-year mortgage period, the customs of the United States of America (Northern) will be managed by the International Customs Committee jointly composed of the Tang Empire, the Confederate States of America, the United Kingdom and France, and the northern government shall not interfere without legitimate reasons.

The compensation liability of the United States will end in 1887, and the compensation has been paid annually before that, which means that there are still 8 years to complete the post-war economic compensation liability.

The International Customs Committee will unconditionally hand over its customs supervision rights. This is one of the symbolic events of the United States' recovery of national sovereignty and is of great significance.

At the same time, this means that the control of the Tang Empire over the United States has been weakened, leaving it with a little room for struggle. This is a problem that must be paid attention to.

After fulfilling the responsibility for post-war compensation, the United States has the right to demand that the Tang Empire withdraw its garrison. This is the right given to the United States by international treaties, and it is completely justified.

After the Franco-Prussian War

It took France only two years to raise a huge war reparation of 50 billion francs, and Germany had to withdraw its troops under international pressure.

The Tang Empire will also face the same problem, but there is a twist here.

That is, during the Civil War, the U.S. borrowed money from international lenders. A total of 13.75 billion Tang Yuan was borrowed from international finance (including loans of the same value in British pounds, francs, and marks). .

This problem, but France has not encountered the situation.

The post-war American financial order completely collapsed. During the restructuring of the post-war financial order led by the Tang Empire, the United States was allowed to issue a new version of the U.S. dollar that could be exchanged for Tang yuan at a ratio of 1:1, which was called the "new U.S. dollar."

Just like the Hong Kong dollar, the new U.S. dollar is not a banknote, but a Tang Yuan exchange certificate. The value of the currency is supported by the reputation of the Tang Empire. Without the endorsement of the Tang Empire's reputation, it will collapse in minutes.

After the issuance of the new U.S. dollar, the exchange rate against the old U.S. dollar was once as high as 2200; 1. The soldiers of the Tang Empire stationed in the United States were all rich men, and the salary of a second lieutenant officer could buy a mansion in Manhattan, New York for a month's salary. 4 bedroom residence.

A total of 13.75 billion huge war loans, a small part of which the interest rate is as high as 13% or even 15%, and the general interest rate is above 8%~9%. It can be said that the US government was completely crazy in order to win the war.

With such a large amount of money, it is definitely unrealistic to maintain such a high interest rate repayment.

After the war, in order to reduce debts, the U.S. government was forced to sell part of the shares in the world’s largest Alabachian coalfield, Manhattan Island in New York, the New York Port Authority, and a series of high-quality assets such as the century-old Port of Philadelphia, almost all over the major cities in the United States.

At that time, the country of the United States was beaten into dilapidated condition, and most of the international borrowers were afraid to touch these assets for fear of losing their money.

Therefore, these assets were packaged and purchased by the funds under the imperial family, and the money obtained was used to repay high-interest loans first, which barely reduced the total debt of the United States to less than 10 billion, specifically 9.85 million Tang yuan.

After two and a half years of difficult negotiations on this part of the international loan, an agreement was finally reached by the "International Creditor's Rights Committee" and the "Financial Restructuring Working Group" led by Datang Empire.

The debt of 9.85 million Tang yuan was repaid by the main government of the United Kingdom, and the "International Customs Committee" led by the Datang Empire was guaranteed. The agreed repayment interest was 5.6%, and the repayment period was 49 years.

This heavy international debt is a huge burden on the US government. With its weak government revenue and expenditure, it is impossible to repay it. It can only borrow new debts to repay old debts, and short-term debts to repay long-term debts.

The U.S. government has been deeply involved in the swamp of international debt for a long time. After years of evolution, it owes a huge loan of more than 3.6 million Tang Yuan to the major financial institutions of the Tang Empire, as well as a pile of bad debts owed to the British, French, and Germans.

In the era when inflation was unknown, the currency value of the Tang Yuan was extremely strong linked to gold. It is expected that the United States can repay 1/3 of this international debt before the end of this century.

If the International Customs Committee headed by the Tang Empire loses its authority and withdraws its troops stationed in the United States, what about the international debt?Who will guarantee the repayment?

If the United States splits, who will bear this international debt?What is the proportion of each responsible?These are unavoidable real problems.

Britain is not a major creditor country, and of course those who stir up trouble in North America don't care.

Datang and France are the main creditor countries, especially the French loan sharks account for almost [-]% of the total debt, and will never allow the United States to fall like this.

if so
It means that France has endured another huge compensation from the Franco-Prussian War, and no matter how thick the family is, it can't support such a toss.

Therefore, Tang and France have the same interests on this issue and have the basis for in-depth cooperation.

The French government publicly stated its position;
Unconditionally fully support the Datang Empire's policy of maintaining peace in North America, support the long-term garrison of the Datang Empire, and oppose the transfer of customs rights after the 25-year war debt is paid off.

The starting point of all this is for the benefit of France.

As long as the Tang Empire still controls the economic lifeline of the United States and retains a large number of troops stationed there, the French usurers will be able to receive a steady stream of loan principal and interest and enjoy the profits.

This is related to the vital interests of millions of rentiers in France. How can France not support it?

(End of this chapter)