Wild North America 1846

Chapter 700 Reckless New Player
London
Downing Street Prime Minister's Residence

Prime Minister William Hassell has been troubled by a lot of difficult international affairs recently, which made him lose a lot of his originally few hair.

When Prime Minister William Hassell woke up this morning, he found that there were at least 20 hairs left on the pillow, which was a new pillow that had just been used the day before, which made him feel even more depressed.

to the prime minister's office

When William Hassel learned that France planned to send troops to North America again, his long-standing emotions finally broke out, and he shouted angrily;
"What do these damn Frenchmen want to do? While hypocritically presenting the Statue of Liberty representing the friendship between France and the United States, and at the same time sending troops to suppress the American people who are fighting for their rights, why did the dictator of Datang remain indifferent and let the Frenchmen be in their own territory? Are you going to act recklessly?"

Cabinet Secretary George State stacked the documents that need to be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval today, one by one, on the table. He was busy with his hands, and he took the time to answer;

"Dear Prime Minister, as far as I know, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is on vacation in the city of Colorado Plateau in the middle of the empire. The weather there is very good. I heard that he brought more than 60 concubines and 35 young princes and princesses with him. For God's sake, I really envy him."

"George, I'm talking about business." Prime Minister William Hassell gave him a dissatisfied look.

George State shrugged his shoulders regretfully, and after sorting out all the documents, he stopped and asked;

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, don't you admit that you are also envious of him? I heard that the court of Tang Kingdom is full of all kinds of beauties from the East and the West, and they have piles of wealth. The strange thing is... People still love this man very much. A dictatorial emperor, he has a great charm that others cannot match."

"Okay, okay, George, I admit that what you said makes sense. This dictatorial emperor is a person who has been blessed by the Eastern gods, but why would he allow the Frenchman to be presumptuous on his own territory?"

"Because the great and wise Emperor has foreseen that the Frenchman will not succeed."

"Um, any more?"

"Of course, His Majesty the Emperor also foresees that the situation in the United States will develop in the desired direction and split into several small countries that are no longer a threat. This is in the interests of Tang, so why stop it?"

"It does make sense. Those cunning Orientals have no reason not to see the future direction we can see." Prime Minister William Hassell walked to the desk and sat down, knocking his head with some headaches, and said;

"So, what we have achieved with all our means has actually benefited the Tang people?"

George State nodded affirmatively, with a light of wisdom in his eyes, and said clearly;

"Your Excellency, being located in North America is Tang's biggest advantage, and no one can change this.

His Majesty the Emperor is like a person standing under an apple tree. No matter what method a ripe apple falls, he can always get the most benefit.

Since someone is working hard to help fertilize and weed, why bother to do it yourself?

Whether the United States of America splits or not, it is in the interests of the Tang Empire, this is beyond doubt.

former case

The United States is split into many small countries again, which will completely disintegrate the strategic threat to Datang and establish the hegemony of the Americas for hundreds of years or even forever.

In the international creditor committee, there is no Datang, because Datang and the United States are hostile countries during the Second North American War, and they will not aid the United States with even a piece of bread.

Whether or not the debt is paid off will not affect any interests of the Tang State, and they can watch the jokes of the Frenchman with a relaxed expression.

I have carefully studied the debt composition of the United States of America. The loans issued by several major financial consortia in the Tang Dynasty are all borrowed by the United States in the name of states or cities, and are mainly mortgaged by fixed assets.

Once the money is not paid, most of the cities in the United States belong to the Tang Dynasty. Walking on the streets, everything you see is the property of the Chinese financial consortium.

The second situation is that the French want to continue to maintain the unity of the United States and Hui.

Then this is also in the interests of the Tang State. An extremely weak United States government without much appeal must rely on Tang State's financial loans and imported materials to survive.

Otherwise, there will be a "snap", and it will soon fall apart, just like it is now...

The current situation was decided 27 years ago when the war ended.

Tang Guo hijacked the country with huge debts, pumped blood from him to feed himself, and maintained a long-term weak state.

If there is no change, there will be no hope for the United States in the next century. "

"This is really shit!" Prime Minister William Hassel cursed angrily, and felt that what George said made sense from the bottom of his heart, and his analysis was very thorough.

So he asked again: "George, what about the Panama peace talks now? Do you have any novel ideas?"

The cabinet secretary is a top civil servant who can be listed in the British cabinet meeting, which is equivalent to the chief of staff of the White House in the United States, and its authority is even greater than that of the deputy prime minister.

The deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom can be a running mate, but the cabinet secretary must be the most trusted confidant, usually held by the prime minister's cronies, and George State is such an important figure.

George State chuckled and replied;
"Honorable Prime Minister;

This is just a boring superficial article, and Tang Guo is playing with the debt shackles that have proved to be very effective again, and is used to control the two young South American boys who have just joined forces.

Chile will definitely lose the war, the territory will inevitably be divided or even completely destroyed, and even if it exists, it will be an insignificant player.

We don't need to focus on Chile, and we don't need to pay too much attention. The fight in South America may last for many years until Chile is completely dragged down.

From the time when President Petrola knelt at the gate of the Tang Palace, Chile was facing the power of the entire Americas, and the chance of winning was less than one in ten thousand.

It's like fishing, when the fish in the river are exhausted, it's over.

Although Her Majesty's government is strong, it is too laborious to send power across the Atlantic Ocean. This is an unequal competition. "

"That's very good George, please close the door for me when I go out, I want to be alone." Prime Minister William Hassell fell back on the back of the chair, his eyes sparkled, and he didn't know what he was thinking ?
"Of order, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, everything is as you wish." George Start walked out of the room briskly, and closed the door gently.

He knew that the Prime Minister listened to his policy recommendations.

Prime Minister William Cecil sat quietly on a chair. What he had to worry about was not a South American problem or a North American problem, but the whole world.

in South Africa

The Transvaal Republic and the Orange Republic established by the Boers introduced a series of discriminatory bills against British expatriates, which greatly stimulated the sensitive nerves of the British government.

In 1884, the largest gold mine in the world, the Witwatersrand, was discovered on a remote pasture between Pretoria and the Vaal River in the Transvaal Republic.

The ensuing gold rush boom made Johannesburg develop rapidly, and in just a few years it has become an important town with a population of 27.

Huge profits and taxes from the gold mines boosted the economy of the Transvaal Republic and increased friction with Britain.

Just this year, the Transvaal Parliament introduced a bill;
It is stipulated that foreign nationals settled in Johannesburg must pay full taxes, but shall not enjoy the right to participate in presidential and legislative elections, unless they have lived in Transvaal for 14 years and have citizenship.

This excludes all British expatriates, blatant contempt, how can the British Empire bear it?
A letter requesting London to protect the interests of British expatriates has been sent to the desk of the Prime Minister's office, and it has also aroused great repercussions in the British House of Commons, with many MPs shouting and killing.

In addition, the Transvaal stipulates that all foreigners cannot hold government office, and their children cannot go to government-funded schools, which is simply aimed at the British.

Because, most of the foreigners in the Transvaal are British, which is completely embarrassing!
besides these
The trade war and tariff barriers between the Transvaal and the British South African colony, as well as the high taxes and economic restrictions imposed on domestic British mining companies in the Transvaal, are nothing short of shameless.

The tricks of the Boers have already had a very bad influence in London. The power of public opinion demanding that the government send troops to conquer has brought a lot of pressure on Prime Minister William Hassell.

in Europe

Tsar Nicholas III has officially decided to concentrate resources at all costs to build a railway artery across Eurasia, known as the "Siberian Railway".

This unprecedented railway project has been brewing for more than 30 years in the Tsarist Empire, and it is finally ready to officially start.

The Trans-Siberian Railway starts from Moscow in the west, crosses eight time zones and 16 Eurasian rivers, passes through more than 1000 stations along the way, and leads to Vladivostok on the coast of the Fusang Sea, with a total length of more than 9200 kilometers.

In the railway construction plan, it is planned to pass through the northeastern provinces of the Qing Dynasty, and the eastward strategic intention of the Tsarist Russian Empire is clearly revealed. This is not a good thing!
The British keenly sensed the crisis, and the aggressive Tsarist Russian Empire spared no effort to build this railway, which means that it has established a strategy of large-scale colonial expansion to the East.

This is a great threat to the interests of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom will increase its support for Fusang to resist the threat from the north.

As the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he has to worry about affairs around the world, the core of which is of course European affairs.

Prime Minister William Cecil flipped through the documents in his hand, and the news from Germany made him a little uneasy;

The discord between Kaiser Wilhelm II and Chancellor Bismarck is no secret. It is said that there have been several quarrels, which broke up unhappy.

to be frank;
Chancellor William Cecil disliked the ambitious Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was like a brash and powerful young man who ran headfirst into the circle of the colonial powers.

It seems that the competition for foreign colonization will become more intense in the future, and the traditional colonial powers such as Britain, France and Tang have to accept Germany, a reckless new player.

(End of this chapter)