The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1469 Miracle
In Zachary Taylor's eyes, Millard Fillmore was not only a self-righteous idiot, but also a fool with a crooked butt.

As the former had expected, the latter did indeed vigorously promote the liberation of Cuba and the declaration of war against the Austrian Empire. Although Vice President Millard Fillmore personally supported the cause, the response was mediocre.

Most of the top leaders just regarded it as a political game, supporting Millard Fillmore to replace Zachary Taylor, rather than really doing something outrageous like liberating Cuba or going to war with the Austrian Empire.

After all, in the eyes of the big guys, the number of people under Narciso Lopez was not enough to fill the teeth of the Cuban colonial army, and it was a miracle that they could successfully land in Cuba.

Even if Millard Fillmore could really mobilize public sentiment and organize a large army to rush to Cuba, it would be too late. Even if a large army really arrived in New Orleans, there would not be enough warships to escort them across the sea.

As for going to war with the Austrian Empire, they didn't even dare to think about it. After all, war costs money, and Austria is not Mexico.

In fact, they didn't win the battle in Mexico, but that was because troops from the Austrian Empire were involved, so they were able to find a way out.

The Americans had the courage to attack the colonies of the Austrian Empire, but it was simply impossible for them to go to war with the Austrian Empire.

There are a large number of pro-Austrian factions in both the political and business circles in the United States, especially in the business community. Trade with the Austrian Empire already accounted for half of the US economy at that time.

In America there were friends of the Austrian Empire, and people who wanted to be friends with the Austrian Empire.

Needless to say, the owners of the plantations in the American South would definitely please their big client. Especially against the backdrop of the British economic crisis, friendship with the Austrian Empire became particularly important.

In the north of the United States, the Austrian Empire also had no shortage of compradors and agents. At this time, 50% of the tools used by Americans came from the Austrian Empire, and the market share of precision tools was close to 70%.
This is the first-mover advantage of an industrial power. The cost of shipping tools produced in the United States to the United States is higher than that of tools produced in Austria, and their performance is even far inferior.

The United States is almost unable to produce high-strength parts and can only import them from Europe. It's okay for Americans to install gears on horse-drawn carriages and suspension bridges, but putting them on high-pressure steam boilers is a disaster.

In fact, in this era, technical problems are the easiest to overcome. The really difficult problem is the cost. The initial investment is too large, and a large number of lathes and other machinery, factories, and professional technicians need to be purchased from Europe. Later, channels, distributors, and other links must be opened up.
At this time, most factories in the United States were still in the handicraft workshop stage, but Austria, Britain, and France had already entered the era of large-scale industry.

This is all thanks to Franz. After all, the Austrian Empire advanced many technologies, which led to increasingly fierce industrial competition among European countries.

This competition not only involves technology, materials, and price, but also changes in organizational forms. The Austrian Empire was directly controlled by the royal family and government, so other countries could only follow suit or increase their support.

This has greatly squeezed the living space of individuals and small companies, and the market entry barriers of many industries have been directly raised to an incredible level.

This was a bit too cruel for the American players who had just entered the market, and soon some smart Americans discovered that being a dealer could make more money than working on their own.

And Franz was a very generous partner, he didn't mind giving the dealers some personal gifts.

Anyway, those people would eventually use the money to exchange for luxury goods from the Austrian Empire. Many times, Franz didn't even need money to pave the way, as the Americans would ask for it on their own initiative.

Franz was generous with wealth, fame, and status.

As a result, more and more people were eager to become compradors and agents, and Franz gained the final say under the inverted supply and demand situation.

In particular, Austria and the United States have a common enemy - Britain, so the two sides have a basis for cooperation and even more reasons to cooperate.

These people would not allow the United States to go to war with the Austrian Empire, after all, this is related to their vital interests, unless Franz instructs them. The lower classes are even less interested in liberating Cuba. Compared with the lives of Cubans, they care more about whether they can eat and wear warm clothes.

Millard Fillmore had some ability to leave his name in history, he declared at a cabinet dinner.

“The liberation of Cuba is so vital to the peace and security of the United States that our country should purchase it for $100 million if the Austrian Empire refuses.

Then according to all truths in heaven and on earth, it is just for us to seize Cuba by force!"

Millard Fillmore's tough stance was well received by the cabinet, but most cabinet members were still terrified about going to war with the Austrian Empire.

Millard Fillmore would not give these people a chance to back down. He specifically found several newspapers and reported the news to reporters as an anonymous insider.

On the one hand, Millard Fillmore wanted to put pressure on these cabinet members and cut off their retreat.

On the other hand, it was to test the attitude of the great powers. If he could win the support of other great powers, he would be more confident. In fact, as long as the great powers did not side with the Austrian Empire, he would accept it. After all, the Caribbean was the home turf of the United States.

Although Millard Fillmore did a lot and thought a lot, the enthusiasm of the people was always not high.

To be honest, even the most optimistic people could not see any hope at this time. After all, Narciso Lopez only had two thousand people.

However, only Narciso Lopez himself knew that he did not have 2,000 men under his command. He claimed that he had 2,000 men just for bluffing. In fact, he only hired more than 600 people, and more than 100 of them even withdrew temporarily.

But surprisingly, he had persisted there for more than three weeks, and the Cuban government seemed unaware of his existence and did not send troops to besiege him.

Only a few landlords' armed forces were on guard against Narciso Lopez's army. Not only did he not lose any men during these days, but he also absorbed some resistance organizations and abolitionists on the island of Cuba.

He now has more than 5,000 troops under his command. Although his strength has increased tenfold, it is still a drop in the bucket for conquering the entire Cuba.

Narciso López decided to write to the US government asking them to reinforce him in exchange for Cuba.

Narciso Lopez's letter reached Washington with such speed that Zachary Taylor's jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Narciso Lopez's ragtag army actually persisted for so long. Not only was it not wiped out, but it even grew stronger.

"This is impossible!"

Zachary Taylor cried out, he really couldn't imagine this possibility.

"What's impossible? The letter is right here!"

Millard Fillmore held the telegram high in his hand and looked around with a victorious attitude.

If it were in the past, this letter would never appear in the White House at this moment. However, with the development of the times and the advancement of technology, Americans also have their own telegraph lines.