Chapter 332: Efforts
Chapter 322 Efforts
Washington, inside the government building
Secretary of State Safar reported with a frown on his face, “Mr. President, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. The Southern government has utilized cotton diplomacy to pull in the four countries of Britain, France, Austria, and Spain, and international public opinion has taken a one-sided turn.”
It wasn’t that Safar didn’t try hard, it was really that the enemy was too powerful. Ever since the Southern government promised to abolish slavery in the future, this Civil War had turned into a tariff battle.
The supposed righteousness of the Northern government was criticized by public opinion as worthless. It was the pot of the U.S. Constitution that gave the South a juridical basis for independence.
If the Southern government hadn’t taken the initiative to start the war, they wouldn’t know what to do now. In this day and age, states’ rights in the United States are so great that there is nothing the central government can do if people don’t cooperate in preparing for war.
Jurisprudence was very much emphasized within the European cultural system. With a foundation of jurisprudence, the governments directly recognized the legitimacy of the Southern government.
The public relations of the northern government were useless, the textile industry was too important to the British, and the national economy was kidnapped.
There was also a considerable impact on the French and Western countries as well. The tariff barriers of the northern government undoubtedly raised everyone’s production costs, which was robbing money from the capitalists’ pockets.
Lincoln asked suspiciously, “I remember that the Austrians have stopped importing cotton from the South, why do they still support the Southern government?”
Not only had cotton imports ceased, but in the field of agricultural products the U.S. and Austria were still rivals. The plantation economic model of the South is still a shock to the Austrian agricultural system.
From the point of view of interests, it is only right that at this time Austrians should support the northern government to fight against the southern plantation economy.
Secretary of State Safar explained: “According to the intelligence we received, the southern government promised to give up the interests of the Central American region in exchange for the support of the Austrians.
This is only a superficial factor, and according to our analysis may be related to the industrial market. Austria’s industry has been growing very fast in recent years.
Although the southern plantation economy has impacted on their agricultural exports, this impact is not significant, and Austria exports processed finished products.
The Austrians have the largest share of the international agricultural export trade. Currently Europe’s largest food importing regions, Germany, Italy, and England, the first two are influenced by Austria.
The plantation economy system in the South requires large imports of industrial and commercial products, and this market is also a must for all countries.”
There was no way around it, the northern government was going to industrialize inevitably competing with the major industrial countries of Europe; while the southern government was producing industrial raw materials and giving everyone an export market for industrial products.
It was a tangible interest, and all diplomatic efforts were futile in the face of it. The Northern Government could not offer better conditions than the Southern Government, and naturally it could not bring the countries together.
After a few moments of contemplation, President Lincoln said, “Then focus on public relations Russians, they do not need industrial raw materials and markets, right?”
International isolation is not a good day, now the United States is still just a small bean, there is no way to ignore international pressure.
Secretary of State Safar replied, “It’s not hard to bring the Russians on board, it’s just that they have so little say in the Americas.
Apart from giving us diplomatic support, they can’t provide substantial assistance and even cause us a lot of trouble.”
This was the reality of the problem, the bullish Russian Empire Navy was not powerful, and although their influence was large, their sphere of influence was confined to the perimeter of their homeland.
Do not look at Russia has a piece of territory in the American continent, but the total population of Alaska in this era is less than 10,000 people, the Russians, even if they want to make things happen, there is nothing they can do.
President Lincoln asked rhetorically, “Do we need another choice?”
The world’s powerful countries are just a few, the rest of the countries even if they are pulled together, Britain, France, Austria and Spain four countries a look over, their efforts will all do nothing.
Drawing in the Russian Empire was not the best choice, but the only choice.
It was the lack of diplomacy by the Southern government that left them the opportunity. If the Southern government had brought the Russians into the fold, President Lincoln had a strong suspicion that the capitalists at home would have simply conceded.
The concept of a nation was still very much a bland concept for many Americans.
Now go out on the street and pull a random American populace and ask, he will tell you: he is English, French, German, Irish …… just will not say American.
The real erection of the country’s self-confidence, or things after the First World War. At the Washington Conference, the Americans got the same naval tonnage as the British, established the status of a powerful nation, and only then gained the widespread recognition of the public.
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The outbreak of the American Civil War was an opportunity for many countries. The British, French, Austrians and Westerners actively intervened in the American Civil War with the intention of breaking through the Monroe Doctrine fence.
Since the rise of the United States, the interests of all countries in the Americas have suffered serious losses. The Spaniards were no exception, having been forced to take Florida by the Americans.
The Americans were also prepared to forcibly seize the Cuban region if the countries had not intervened. Now the Spanish military strength is still above the United States, but the strength that can be invested in the Americas is very limited.
This was also the reason why the Spaniards actively participated in the Intervention League. We all need to embrace the group in order to be able to suppress the Americans and preserve our own interests.
Perez, the Spanish Governor of the Cuban region, eagerly asked, “Your Excellency the Minister, the American Civil War has broken out, is it possible to recapture the Spanish Island?”
Francisco, the Spanish Minister to the United States, replied, “Don’t worry Your Excellency the Governor, I have already coordinated with Britain, France, and Austria, they will support our military action, and the southern government has already recognized our sovereignty over the Spanish Island.
But you must be quick, if we can’t capture the Spanish Island in a short time, we will miss the time to partition Mexico.”
(Note: Spanish Island is also known as Haiti Island)
No country is willing to fall, and Spain was no exception. In the colonies have been independent, the domestic development can not keep pace with the situation, Spain has the knowledge of the people is also began a self-help movement.
Governor Perez and Minister Francisco were among them. In order to save the fallen colonial empire, they decided to seize more fertile land.
Now England, France and Spain had their eyes on the silver kingdom of Mexico, Austria had their eyes on the Central American region, and the seizure of the Spanish islands was just an appetizer before the feast.
Governor Perez said unconcernedly, “Don’t worry, at most one month’s time we can occupy the Spanish Island again, it won’t delay the plan.”
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Spanish Island, since the separation from the rule of the Kingdom of Spain, the island has established two countries, Haiti and Dominica.
Don’t look at the later generations of these two countries poor as hell, this era, the Spanish Island is still a rare rich flickering place, in the Caribbean Sea is second only to the island of Cuba.
Weakness, rich flicker became the original sin, in this era of the law of the jungle, Haiti and Dominica fell into the food of the great powers.
Once he was sure he could do it, Governor Pérez returned to Cuba and organized an army of 5,000 men, appointed Colonel Garielezos as commander, and set out to occupy the Spanish island.
The vastness of the blue ocean, a wave continues to come, crashing into the warships, making the roar of the sea, spraying snow-white foam.
Colonel Garrelso, who was commanding a battle independently for the first time, stood on the plywood of the warship and looked into the distance. It seemed to be admiring the sea with apprehension, excitement and passion ……
The guard warned, “Colonel, there are still twenty nautical miles to go before we reach the Spanish Islands, there may be enemy warships ahead, it’s not safe on the plywood anymore.”
Colonel Garilezo laughed and said, “Don’t worry, little Andres. This time our enemy is just the indigenous kingdoms of the two countries, there are no navies at all.”
The indigenous kingdoms were not all that strong, being able to get rid of the Spanish Kingdom’s colonial rule and become independent, more or less.
However, this was built on the support of the Americans. Now that the American Civil War has broken out, without the support of external forces, these two small countries are in their original form.
Colonel Garrelso finally accepted the suggestion to return to the command room. The fact that Haiti and the Dominican Republic did not have an organized navy did not mean that they had no power to fight back.
There were still a few shore guns, and if by some stroke of bad luck a shell happened to fly through, then it was too late to cry.
Colonel Garrelso hadn’t lived long enough to joke with his life. The fleet sailed slowly towards Spanish Island, getting closer and closer, the docks were visible to the naked eye.
Without any hesitation, Colonel Garileasso immediately ordered, “Attack!”
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PS: “I have a suite in the Three Kingdoms”: the system can fast-forward through reality and the end of the Han Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)