The sun never sets in America

Chapter 116 The Han-Mexican Treaty
At the end of July in Mexico City, although it was still summer, people in the city were feeling colder than ever before.

It can be said that the lowest temperature in Mexico was not as good as it is now.

From the depressed streets and sad-looking pedestrians in Mexico City, we can see what is happening in this city.

The British Legation in Mexico is located just one street away from the Mexican Presidential Palace.

In a block behind the British Embassy, ​​there are the French Legation, the Russian Legation, the Austro-Hungarian Legation and other European ministers' residences.

This area is also called Foreign Street because there are many foreigners, especially diplomats, in this area, so the security force here is second only to the city defense of Mexico City and the Mexican Presidential Palace.

Above the British Legation, the Union Jack, which symbolizes the powerful power of the British Empire, hangs.

It is a symbol of British pride.

Other legations also fly their respective national flags, such as the tricolor flag of France and the double-headed eagle flag of Tsarist Russia... They all symbolize the important power of their respective countries.

When you walk into the British Embassy, ​​the first thing you notice is a huge map of the world, but the most eye-catching thing is the large areas covered in red. These areas cover almost every corner of the earth... Anyone who has seen this map People will be shocked, even scared, by the power and vastness of the British Empire! !

This is also a different kind of weapon that defeats the enemy without fighting.

In addition, there are some British art in this legation (to be honest, there is shitty art in Britain, not all of it was stolen!!)
dong dong dong...

"Come in……"

squeak……

The door of the wooden office with English signs was opened, and then an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with a typical white male appearance came in.

"Mr. Minister, news from the front line." Laudnam, the British Minister Attaché to Mexico, took a document that had just been sent from the front line and handed it to Rasheed who was at work.

"Who won?" Rashid put down the pen in his hand, took the document, and asked casually, "Let me guess, it should be those Han people. Am I right??" Rashid opened it Finally, he asked Laudnan with a smile. Although he was joking, his face still showed a determined expression, which showed how bad Rashid's impression of the Mexican army was.

"Yes, the Mexican army was almost completely wiped out on the afternoon of July 25th. Only more than 3000 defeated troops escaped..." Laudnan nodded and agreed with Rashid, "Now the Mexican government is strictly blockading the defeated troops. Except for some insiders, no one else, especially ordinary people in Mexico, know the news..." When Laudnan mentioned this matter, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, full of unspeakable sarcasm.

In Laudnam's view, there is no difference between this and pretending not to see it. You can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it forever.

"Let me guess, it has been at least five days since the war. Those Han Chinese have probably reached a place not far from Mexico City..." After hearing this, Rashid smiled proudly, and then He continued, "After all, I heard that they have a powerful cavalry unit that can freely shuttle in the large vacuum area behind Mexico. Maybe it has arrived now, and maybe..." Rashid continued with some sense. Said to Laudnam.

"Maybe..." After hearing this, Laudnam shrugged and said it didn't matter. "No matter how this war ends, it cannot harm the interests of the British Empire..." Laudnam solemnly replied to Rashid. In his opinion, whether it is Mexico or Han, the war between them is like a fight between two naughty children. No matter what the fight is, as long as it is not too excessive, it is acceptable to adults like the UK.

And once the interests of the British Empire are involved, they will not give in.

After all, the interests of the British Empire are above all else! !

"Of course, I believe that His Highness the Crown Prince will not let our interests be harmed." Rashid mentioned Liu Peng to Laudnan, "He understands that the strength of the British Empire is not something that their little Han country can provoke. "Yes." Rashid said with some arrogance. Although Han defeated Mexico, Rashid still thought it was nothing remarkable, and it was still far from a true global empire like their British Empire.

"Then what do they want?" Laudnan thought for a while and felt that what Rashid said was reasonable. Then he asked Rashid, "I mean, what do those Han people want to get from this war? ?" Laudnan continued to ask Rashid about Han's war conditions.

After all, when any country loses a war, it will take away spoils from the defeated country. These spoils include territory, money, and even other things, which may also be commercial or political...

"What else is there, it's just territory and money..." Rashid replied to Laudnan dismissively, "The eyes of these countries can only focus on such a small area of ​​​​the Americas, so that's fine. Let them fight back and forth in America... This way they will not threaten the interests of the British Empire in the world, especially in Asia!!" Rashid continued to reply to Laudnam with some complacency.

"But before that, we must meet the request of His Highness the Crown Prince." Rashid said to Laudnan with a smile, "After all, we will be allies soon..." Rashid said to Laudnan meaningfully He said something that he didn’t understand until later.

In Rashid's view, the future strategy of the Americas is no different from that implemented by the British Empire in Europe, which is offshore balancing, suppressing whoever is strong and helping whoever is weak.

Now that the Mexicans are weak and the Han are strong, according to the British's usual tactics on the European continent, they should now support the Mexicans against the Han, and at least reduce the Han's plunder of Mexico...

But on the contrary, the British not only did not stop it, but even asked the Han Dynasty about its attitude towards the war before the war began, especially in terms of territorial division. The British expressed great interest and were even full of confidence at the time. De and Liu Peng analyzed which piece of Mexican territory was more valuable and more conducive to the development of Han State...

This is completely treating the Republic of Mexico as a defeated country. You must know that this was still at the beginning of the war. At that time, the Han Dynasty only occupied Nevada and Arizona.

It can be seen from this that the British felt the same as Ming Jing about the success or failure of this Han-Mexican War.

They also have their own judgments about who is strong and who is weak, and there is no doubt that the British, who know more about Mexico, made the most correct judgment in this war, much higher than the optimists like Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary. Even better than Mexico's neighboring country, the United States, is the stakes.

Even behind the scenes, France, which also expressed support for Han, did not have the confidence of the British.

In the final analysis, the French power in the Americas, especially North America, is not fought by the British, so no British can understand the situation in the Americas, especially the strength of each country.

Moreover, France's support for Han is more like a kind of risk investment. After all, Han has a large number of gold mines in the country and is eager to build them. If it has good relations with Han, its interests can still be guaranteed anyway.

It is even possible to obtain greater economic benefits. After all, Han is still a technology importing country, and there is a lot of room for development. Even if France's technology is not as good as that of the British, the French believe that those Han people, especially His Royal Highness, who is extremely shrewd and whose life trajectory is second only to Napoleon the Great, should also understand that eggs should not be put in one basket.

And don’t forget, what kind of country is France? A country currently founded on usury. Just look at the Franco-Prussian War a few decades later and you will know that this country has a strong desire and ability to export capital.

And investing in a new type of New World country like Han, especially a country with the ability to repay, has always been the favorite of French bankers! !

For the British, their greatest interest in this war is to gain a strong and controllable ally to fight with them against the unfilial son of the United States! !
After this war, the British also understood that to deal with the United States, they still have to rely on the Han people. A paper country like the Mexicans is of no use at all. They might really fight, but they will only give the Americans a piece of bullshit history. , adding a little aura.

And just as the British Legation and the legations of various countries were discussing post-war issues, a piece of news swept the entire Mexico City.

The Han people are here. The Han people are less than thirty kilometers away from the capital. They can arrive tomorrow, no, even today if they want! !

The entire Mexico City fell into panic. First, the rich secretly carried their property and transported it to the outside of the city in horse-drawn carriages. After being discovered by the lower-class civilians in the city, the entire Mexico City was like a huge refugee camp, with people everywhere. A person who drags his family with him and flees outside the city.

When President Santa Anna ordered the closure of the passage out of the city, he was horrified to find that the people managing the roads had also fled. Later investigations even found that even a third of the few defenders in the city had fled. one.

The reason why there are still two-thirds left is not because of how patriotic they are, but because when they were about to escape, the road was blocked by civilians dragging their families with them.

Of course, even if they can't escape for a while, and even after the orders from above, they can only stay in the city, but the morale of the people and the military has completely collapsed.Even a discerning person with some information about the Han army and its arrival in the suburbs could see that it was impossible for false news to spread wildly in Mexico City so quickly.

Why did the Han army have three heads and six arms, wings like demons, and could fly hundreds of miles a day? It also cannibalized people, especially children (Han army: claypot rice??).

These fake news are mixed with real news, constantly stimulating the hearts of the people in Mexico City and the surrounding areas outside the city. Everyone packs their luggage and drags their families further south, hoping to escape the clutches of the demonic army...

So much so that the British Minister Rashid sighed when he saw this situation:
"I saw the collapse of a country and a nation!!"

When the real Han army arrived near the suburbs of Mexico City a day later, the entire Mexico City had essentially become an empty city. Only President Santa Anna and some trembling die-hards were still trying to defeat the enemy. Stubbornly resisting, saying that he would fight to the death with the infidels, vowing to live and die with Mexico City, etc., to encourage himself! !

Of course, this is on the surface. The real situation is that President Santa Anna visited the embassies of all countries in Mexico City, hoping that they would mediate.

Among these countries, the United States danced the most joyfully, saying that it would stop the infidels from threatening the peace of the Americas, and then said that the United States of America would always stand with the Republic of Mexico.

When President Santa Anna hoped with great expectation that the US government would send troops to attack the Han Dynasty, the US minister said nonsense such as that it needed to be reconsidered, that the matter was important and needed to be reported to the country.

Instead, he finally discussed matters with President Santa Anna about Texas, New Mexico, Utah and other places. In a word, the U.S. government hopes to buy these places with money, and the price is $500 million. The implication is that anyway, you These places may eventually be taken away by infidels. Why not sell them to me in advance and I will help you block the infidels! !
This naked robbery by the Americans directly angered President Santa Anna. He said directly to the American Minister:
"I would rather let these territories be taken away by infidels than give the United States to you, you evil wolves..."

The American minister said that everything can be discussed.

In the end everything broke up.

In the end, the British and French ministers came forward to help Mexico mediate the war.

The British Minister Rashid even said directly on the spot that he could go outside the city to restrain the Han troops and ask them not to attack the historic city of Mexico City for the time being.

Rashid even hinted that historical cities like Mexico City should not be destroyed by war. They are the wealth of all mankind.

And when Rashid successfully arrived in a small town near Mexico City where the Han Dragoon Brigade and the troops from the rear were stationed, President Santa Anna and his supporters finally understood that the British The meaning of what Minister Rasheed said.

This is an opportunity to tell them that only the British Empire can help them end this terrible war, and no other country can! !

It can be said that the British established their authority in the hearts of Mexicans for the next ten years without firing a shot.

What is a global empire, this is.

Even if I don't do anything, you can't ignore me, and once I plan to do something, no one can stop me.

In a hotel in a small town called Porter outside Mexico City, the clean living room was now filled with diplomats from China and Mexico, as well as military generals (mainly generals from the Han Dynasty) .

"Hello, President Santa Anna, my name is Liu Peng, I believe you must have heard my name." Liu Peng looked at President Santa Anna opposite and stretched out his right hand, saying hello with a smile.

President Santa Anna looked ugly and refused to shake hands with Liu Peng. He later explained: "I don't shake hands with the enemies who occupy our country..."

"Of course, no one wants to be the losing party in such a situation." Liu Peng didn't care at all, but quietly took his hand back, calmly reminding President Santa Anna and other Mexican officials , now the status between them, who is the loser? ?

"This war is a bad memory for both our countries. I hope that both of us can learn lessons and become good neighbors who live in harmony..." Liu Peng smiled and told President Santa Anna and The other Mexicans talked a lot.

The Mexican opposite had an ugly expression, as if his parents were dead.

What does it mean to learn a lesson and what does it mean to have a bad memory? I’m afraid it’s up to us Mexicans to learn this lesson, and it’s up to us Mexicans to recall this memory! !

"But we all know who is the real winner in this war." Liu Peng changed the topic and said with great momentum, "So as winners, we need to get what we want..." Liu Peng said meaningfully President Santa Anna and other Mexican officials said.

"What exactly do you want? Let me tell you, Mexico has nothing left to lose." Until this moment, President Santa Anna was still stubborn.

"Yes, Mexico has nothing to lose, but to allow tens of millions of people in Mexico to survive and live a normal life, I think this is the greatest significance, don't you think so... Mr. President! !" Liu Peng retorted to Sang Anna with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, the Mexicans on President Santa Anna's side fell into silence collectively. They all knew that Liu Peng was telling the truth.

"Okay, it's time to resolve the conflict between us." After Liu Peng finished speaking, he motioned to the Han diplomat next to him, took out the prepared documents, and handed them to President Santa Anna.

"You want New Mexico, Utah, no, this is impossible... this is absolutely impossible!!" After reading the documents given by Liu Peng, President Santa Anna directly refused on the spot.

No one understands better than President Santa Anna what this treaty will mean once signed. Just look at the map! !
"So we prepared another copy." Liu Peng knew that the other party would refuse, so he asked someone to take out another copy and give it to President Santa Anna on the opposite side.

"No, this won't work either. You want too much." After reading the document in his hand, President Santa Anna still refused.

"Mr. President, I must remind you, who is the master of Mexico now? It's me, our Han country, not you!!" Liu Peng changed his mind after seeing President Santa Anna refuse twice. With a look on his face and a fierce tone, he threatened, "We don't mind destroying Mexico City. I guarantee that it will disappear from this planet within three days." Liu Peng looked at President Santa Anna and other Mexican officials with playful eyes.

boom……

President Santa Anna slumped down in his chair, his eyes dull. He knew that everything about him was over, including his presidential career.

That afternoon, a document called the Han-Mexican Land Transaction Treaty was officially signed.

The reason for using transactions instead of ceding was proposed by Liu Peng. The Han Dynasty purchased these lands for [-] Chinese yuan.

These lands include Nevada, Arizona, Sonora, Sinaloa and other areas, with a rough estimate of up to 82 square kilometers.

So far, in the history of America, it is second only to the 210 million square kilometers of the Louisiana area sold to the United States by the French.

The main reason why the Han State did not want New Mexico, Utah, or even the coveted Texas was that it did not want to border the United States. The current Han State still focused on development and strengthening its national power. For Americans, Still have to avoid the edge for the time being.

As Liu Peng later said:
"Let the Mexicans and Americans fight for places like Texas and New Mexico. No matter who wins, they will face a more powerful Han Dynasty!!"

(End of this chapter)