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

Chapter 1484 Armistice
This statement again drew thunderous applause, and Davis continued with a smug look on his face.

"Have you ever visited those factories of blood and tears? I have a friend who, whenever there are slaves in his estate who are passive or even want to escape, he will send them to your factories in the north to work for a while.

It will only take a few weeks for the black slaves to cry, shout, and beg to be taken away from this hell when they meet again. Only after experiencing suffering can they know how happy they are! "

"you are lying!"

Lincoln spoke in a decisive tone, but his forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat. He still gritted his teeth and said that he knew he could not retreat at this time, otherwise his political career would be over.

Davis was well prepared. He immediately called several black people from the North to share their experiences.

Several black people immediately told their stories with great emotion, and they became more and more excited, and even rapped unconsciously.
(Rap is one of the passive talents of black people. Sometimes when some black people are anxious, they will rap unconsciously.)
"You're lying! They're all liars!"

Davis didn't care about Lincoln's weak accusations. He had already simulated this scenario with a friend from Austria.

In fact, not many people in Congress cared about what these black people said. Lincoln was simply under stress and lost his composure.

“I know some people will choose to believe Mr. Lincoln and question the words of these two black people. But you can go and experience life in the northern factories for yourself, or you can visit my estate.

You will know how kind, good and conscientious we are!"

The debate ultimately ended in a crushing defeat for Lincoln and the Whig Party.

Millard Fillmore was also affected because he was not clear enough in his position and was considered a traitor within the Whig Party.

Coupled with the mysterious death of Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore's reputation plummeted.

He also tried to explain that all this had nothing to do with him, but it was useless. People often don't care about the truth, they only care about whether the result is beneficial to them.

Millard Fillmore's biggest problem was that he was not in the right position and was not firm enough, so both the North and the South, the Whigs and the Democrats were dissatisfied with him.

And those expansionists who truly believed in America's Manifest Destiny were not satisfied either. They felt that Millard Fillmore was too conservative.

Millard Fillmore just hoped that the war could be won or have a good outcome, otherwise he might be impeached.

La Concha is constantly reducing his military forces on the island of Cuba, and the area he actually controls is less than one-third of the island of Cuba.

But in Draconca's view, the losses at this time were not that great. After all, the areas he controlled were the essence of Cuba.

Here were the largest factories, schools, hospitals, farmlands, and 400,000 black slaves.

De La Concha was not sure what the Austrian Empire was trying to do, but his pride would not allow him to surrender to the Americans. Although the situation was chaotic, he felt that he still had the strength to fight again.

After the Spanish troops landed, his pressure was significantly reduced, and the morale of the people on the island was also boosted. However, more and more people, like La Concha, began to wonder what the Austrian Empire was doing and why it didn't come to rescue them.

But the good times didn't last long. The Spanish army was no good either. Like the US army, they often burned, killed and looted everywhere. In contrast, the colonial army, which was usually considered to have the worst military discipline, was the most disciplined. However, the protection fee was increased a lot, and many families could no longer afford it.

In fact, it is not just the Spanish and American armies. Almost all the armies in the world at this time are a disaster to the people in the stationed areas.

As long as the fact that their income mainly comes from plundering does not change, this situation will never get better.

In order to change this situation, Franz offered soldiers 2.5 times the salary, which meant huge military expenditures. Other expenses such as changing the treatment of the army and the image of the army were even more enormous.

No other country can do the same at this time of economic crisis. Russia did try it, and Nicholas I loved his army, but the huge expenses and massive corruption made him quickly abandon the idea.

The arrival of the Spanish army did cause some damage, but it also bought de la Concha more time and space to protect those things he felt were valuable.

In the past few months, Franz has actually been paying close attention to the situation on the island of Cuba, and he is not as relaxed as he seems.

After all, Franz didn't know whether De La Concha would be unable to withstand the pressure and surrender directly to the United States, or whether the Americans would not follow his advice and not only did not transport the refugees to the country, but even transferred more people from the country to build fortresses and fortresses.

If the Americans really did the opposite, then Franz would have a lot of trouble. However, if Ferdinand II had not inexplicably accepted the challenge, things would not have developed to the point where they are today.

After several months of devastation, the island's population has been reduced by more than a third.

Franz felt that the time had come to act.

The Austrian Empire officially sent letters to the United States and Spain, demanding that both sides end all conflicts and leave the territory of the Austrian Empire.

The details of the armistice will be decided in Harrisburg.

The Harrisburg in the book is Houston, but because the United States failed to annex Texas and Sam Houston was defeated and killed in the war, the city was not called Houston at that time, but Harrisburg.

Millard Fillmore was struck by lightning after receiving the letter from the Austrian Empire, because the real war was completely different from what he had imagined. After fighting for several months, the American Expeditionary Force suffered less than a thousand casualties, and the results were naturally pitiful.

But the expenses in the past few months have reached an exaggerated level. What is even more terrible is that the soldiers on the front line are not satisfied. Some even claim that they will surrender to the Spaniards if the military pay is not in place.

Millard Fillmore wanted to impose war taxes, but was unanimously opposed by Congress, and the North and the South united against him as president.

In desperation, the United States could only open up war bonds, but due to the poor credibility of the United States in the world financial market, it did not attract much interest from other countries.

The British were willing to help with the underwriting, but they would charge a 10% commission, which meant that for every 100 million U.S. war bonds sold, the British would charge a commission of $90, while the U.S. government would only get $.

In addition, the British demanded an annual interest rate of 8% and a customs duty mortgage.

If the US government cannot repay the money, the British will take control of US customs.