The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 691: Do it, if you succeed you will be the second Washington!
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The oak tabletop shook violently, and the coffee cup jumped half an inch high on the blue and white porcelain plate. Jefferson Davis's blue-veined palm pressed on the edge of the tea table: "The South will never betray the Star-Spangled Banner!"

The Japanese maid who had just been held in the arms of this rude southern slave-owning congressman shuddered. Although she tried to maintain a fake smile on her face, tears were already welling up in her eyes - Mr. Davis was angry, and the consequences would be serious!
"The gentlemen of South Carolina said the same thing in 1832." Xianfeng had long known that Davis was destined to be president, so he said confidently, "Until Andrew Jackson's warships blockaded the port."

O'Connor interrupted at the right time and said, "It's not 1833 now. There is no Henry Clay now. There are only Lincoln and Seward. They will not push for a Tariff Compromise Act of 1833. And they don't want 45%!" Republican California Senator said, "According to reliable information I have, they have promised factory owners in New York and Pennsylvania that once elected, they will implement a 60% steel tax and a 50% cotton tax. Do you know what this means?"

Xianfeng took over the question and said slowly: "When the Northerners use tariffs to suck the blood of the South, their next step will be to abolish slavery - millions of cheap black slaves are the best bargaining chips to lower the wages of white workers in the North!"

Davis stood up suddenly. He knew that the prospect described by Xianfeng and O'Connor was likely to become a reality! If the southern plantation owners did not have the courage to fight, they would be served on the table by the northern factory owners and eaten up bite by bite!
"You want us to lead the South in seceding from the Union?" Davis turned around and knocked over a mahogany chair, the back of which hit the ground with a heavy bang.

"No, if the South withdraws from the Union, it will be self-destruction!" Xianfeng shouted, "Withdrawal means that you don't want to rush into the enemy's lair to destroy the enemy, which means that the enemy's leader is safe, very, very safe, and can calmly issue orders. The human and material resources of the northern states can organize a large number of troops to put out your resistance. But you have no industry and a small population. You can't resist the wave after wave of offensives from the North. Even if the Northerners are not very good at fighting, they can rely on their size advantage to consume your little foundation. There are many such lessons in China's long history!"

O'Connor said in a low voice: "Either do nothing and let the Yankees slaughter you, or learn from Cromwell!"

"You want me to be America's Cromwell?" Davis stared at O'Connor.

"It's the second Washington!" Xianfeng said, "You can hold high the banner of resisting taxes and protecting the law." Xianfeng suddenly changed to reciting a passage from the Declaration of Independence, "The legitimate powers of the government are granted by the consent of the governed. When any form of government is destructive to these goals, the people have the right to change or abolish it. Senator, do you remember why the American forefathers rose up and resisted the rule of the British king?"

When Xianfeng asked this question, Davis's gaze turned to the portrait of Washington, the founding father of the United States, hanging on the wall. The blue eyes seemed to be staring at him.

"Mr. Davis," Xianfeng suddenly asked, "how much tax was collected under the Tea Tax Law back then?"

"Three pennies per pound," said Senator O'Connor. "Compared to the 3 or percent tax the Yankees want to collect, it's actually not that high!"

"It's not high indeed," Xianfeng said, "It's not important. What's important is that Washington became the founding father of the United States! If he just wanted to stay in his hometown of Virginia and wait for the British to come and destroy him, he would not only fail to become the founding father, but would also be caught and hanged by the British! Jefferson, do you want to be hanged or do you want to be the second Washington?"

"But, but the southern slave states do not have the strength to fight against the northern free states!" Davis stood there, muttering.

"Do the thirteen North American states led by Washington have the strength to fight against the British Empire?" asked Xianfeng.

"It was the French who provided the military assistance," O'Connor said.

Xianfeng nodded and asked, "Why did the French provide assistance?"

"Because the French and the British are old enemies, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. In addition," O'Connor said to Jefferson Davis, "In addition, Washington and his comrades gave the French hope of victory!"

Xianfeng looked at Davis and said, "Jefferson, if the southern states secede from the Union and wait to be beaten, they will not give others hope of victory. Only by raising the banner of 'resisting taxation and protecting the law, overthrowing tyranny' and marching towards Washington immediately after the uprising begins, will Britain and France bet on the South!"

Davis' heart beat faster and faster, and he looked at the two people in front of him with hesitation: "But, but we in the South don't have such strength! How can we take down Washington? That's the capital of the federation!"

"Yes!" Xianfeng said very confidently, "Start preparing now. When the president of the Northern Republican Party comes to power in 1861, you will have the strength to rebel! While the Yankees and the federal army have not reacted, you can take down Washington in one fell swoop. With Washington in your hands, you can proclaim yourself orthodox. By then, Britain and France will recognize you diplomatically." O'Connor nodded: "Jefferson, you can sell the oil company in Pennsylvania now, so you can have a lot of money, a total of several million dollars. If you can use this money to buy a batch of advanced French weapons, you can organize the army as quickly as possible after the uprising begins and march into Washington in one go!"

Xianfeng took out his "French diplomatic passport" and placed it in front of Davis, smiling: "Jefferson, I have connections. I can get you any arms you want. If you don't have enough money, you can borrow from the Crocker National Bank in California. The California government can guarantee it. It doesn't matter if you can't pay it back!"

O'Connor said, "Go ahead! Jefferson, if you succeed, you will be the second Washington!"

Dongwang Palace, Pyongyang, North Korea.

Maria's finger stopped at the Rocky Mountains on a brass globe, and her slender white fingers gently stroked the undulating Rocky Mountains: "Thirty years later, there will be a West Coast paradise, but not now! But Hong Renzheng doesn't have that patience. He is too impatient. The King of Wu, who wants to do bad things, means to replace him!"

"Brother Renzheng was the first believer to convert to the true way after all." Hong Rengan frowned and said, "And he is also the cousin of the Heavenly King. If the King of Wu wants to replace him, isn't he afraid that his old brothers will be disappointed?"

"He can just continue to be the archbishop in another place," Maria said with a smile. "How about he go to Japan to be the archbishop?" She looked at Yang Xiuqing, "Dong Wang, you have been plotting against Japan for some time, right? If Hong Renzheng and Hong Daquan were to switch places, and Hong Daquan's business in Japan was handed over to Hong Renzheng, wouldn't Japan be in your pocket?"

Yang Xiuqing's intentions towards Japan were well known to everyone! The two obstacles that stood in his way and made it difficult for him to achieve his goals were the half-dead Tokugawa Shogunate and Hong Daquan.

Of course, Hong Daquan also wanted to turn Japan into a Japanese paradise! It was he who found the "male god" for Amaterasu, and it was he who transformed the Japanese True Promise Sect into the True Promise Shinto Sect. But he didn't want Yang Xiuqing to come in and pick peaches, and he had been trying to postpone the wedding date with Prince Miyauchi and Prince Higashi. Recently, he was actively contacting the Tokugawa shogunate, trying to absorb the Tokugawa family into the True Promise Sect. Once the Tokugawa family worshipped God, it would be difficult for Yang Xiuqing to promote the Korean-Japanese Union.

So Yang Xiuqing always wanted to squeeze Hong Daquan out of Japan. But Hong Daquan was the pioneer of the Japanese diocese after all. He had preached in Japan for many years and had many believers! And he also had Luo Yaoguo as his backer - his wife Xu Yuegui was Luo Yaoguo's confidant!
Now Maria suggested that Hong Daquan take over the North American business, which solved Yang Xiuqing's problem!

But can Hong Rengan agree?
Hong Renzheng was the founder of the North American Diocese, and it would be difficult for him to take over the Japanese diocese. On the contrary, Yang Xiuqing's "concubine" Kusumoto Inoko had a great influence in the Japanese Shinto sect. Once Hong Daquan left, Inoko could take over the real power of the Japanese diocese.

But the interests of the Hong family
"Let Hong Tiangui go to North America." Hong Rengan suddenly said, "Let the young king take over the bishop of the North American Tianwang City. Then let the young king be the next archbishop of North America!"

Hong Tiangui had always been controlled by Yang Xiuqing as a bargaining chip - he could theoretically take over the Heavenly King's position, but the meeting of the kings said that they would not admit that Hong Xiuquan was dead, and these kings insisted that even if Hong Xiuquan was killed, he could still come down from heaven. Therefore, the Young Heavenly King could not take over at all, and was already a bit useless in Yang Xiuqing's hands.

Hong Rengan hopes to use the identity of Hong Tiangui, the young superstar, to take over the Hong family's business in North America. Whether he becomes a West Coast superstar or is elected governor of California, he will have his own future and can also defend the territory for the Hong family.

Yang Xiuqing turned his gaze to Maria: "Sister Maria, do you think this is okay?"

"Okay!" Although Maria didn't understand Luo Yaoguo's words, she understood what Prime Minister King Wu was thinking - Hong Tiangui being controlled by Yang Xiuqing was always a hidden danger, and it was certainly a good thing to be able to move him to North America.

This also shows that the Yang family and the Hong family have completely given up the idea of ​​joining the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. From now on, one of them will manage the Chosun United State, and the other will manage the North American Small Heavenly Kingdom, and everyone will have a bright future.

Yang Xiuqing saw Maria nodded, and then smiled and pointed at the rice and said to Hong Rengan: "Prince Gan, how about letting her be the vice-archbishop of Japan to help Hong Renzheng a little?"

"That's what I want!" Hong Rengan said with a smile, "Inako is Japanese, and she is also the earliest believer of Daquan in Japan. She has also served the Heavenly King. She can definitely help Renzheng take over Japan's plate."

(End of this chapter)