1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 225 Manifest Destiny

Pastor Brown once suggested that Morrison School send outstanding students from Morrison School to European and American universities for further study.

It is a pity that the largest shareholder behind Morrison School is the British East India Company. The British East India Company has no interest in sending outstanding students from Morrison School to European and American universities for further study.

According to the requirements of the British East India Company, it is enough for these students to complete secondary education for their use. However, sending these students to study in European and American institutions of higher learning is not a cost-effective deal.

Pastor Brown was deeply dissatisfied with the Morrison School. He believed that education was about educating people, not a business. Soon after, the frustrated Pastor Brown resigned and left Morrison School and returned to the United States.

Liang Yao brought these students to the United States to continue their studies, which could be regarded as making up for Pastor Brown's original regret.

Arriving at the students' residence, the older students quickly recognized Pastor Brown and came up to say hello to him.

"Pastor Brown."

"gentlemen."

Pastor Brown looked at these students with great joy and called them by name one by one.

He was very surprised by the changes in these students. Compared with those in Hong Kong, the mental outlook of these students has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Even their bodies have become stronger and their English has become more fluent.

After visiting these students, Pastor Brown said to Liang Yao very happily: "I am very happy to see the changes that have happened to these students. Compared with when they were in Hong Kong, these students are more lively and confident. They were originally

He is very smart and will definitely be a pillar in the future."

"The students who will study at Menson School in the future will be fostered in various families in Massachusetts, and you will have to worry about them in the future.

I will return to California soon, and there are still many things waiting for me to deal with there," Liang Yao said.

Liang Yao has found suitable foster families for 20 students studying at Hartford High School in New York State.

These students are fostered in various middle-class families in New York State. The men of these families are also engaged in decent jobs such as doctors, lawyers, and engineers.

After these families in New York heard that Liang Yao was going to foster 20 Chinese students in various families, they still showed considerable enthusiasm. Many people wrote letters expressing their willingness to adopt these students.

Finally, Liang Yao selected 20 families with better conditions to place these students.

Placing these students in foster care with these families can also help them practice their language skills and better adapt to life in the eastern United States.

For the 20 students who will be sent to Mengsong Middle School, Liang Yao also plans to adopt this model and choose foster care in a middle-class home in Massachusetts.

By adopting this model, he only needs to leave a few reliable persons in charge in New York and Massachusetts to supervise the learning progress of these students from time to time, which is also more worry-free.

"I will treat these students like my own children," Pastor Brown said.

In 1845, on the eve of the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, American journalist John O'Sullivan published an article titled "Annexation" in the "Democratic Review" magazine, advocating expansion to the Pacific region and turning the United States into an east-facing country.

The Atlantic Ocean, a super empire bordering the Pacific Ocean to the west.

This view still had a considerable audience six years later in 1851.

Liang Yao published two articles in newspapers such as the New York Evening Post and the New York Herald, one was "Manifest Destiny" based on the theory of Manifest Destiny, and the other was "Go South, America" ​​to lead the army forward.

Pointing directly to northern Mexico.

He used these two articles to cast doubt on the direction and test the reaction of the American people.

What surprised Liang Yao was that although the U.S.-Mexican War had just ended, the American people and politicians still had great enthusiasm for continued expansion.

The United States has never opposed the war, only its defeat.

The turbulent situation within Mexico and the reaction of American citizens and politicians made Liang Yao feel that the annexation of Mexican territory was very promising.

"Your article is very well written. I very much agree with your views. If you want to strengthen the connection between the southern and western territories, you must build a complete railway system, especially the railway between California and Texas. You must obtain

Northern Territory of Mexico.”

James Gadsden, a large slave owner in Charleston, South Carolina, and the most promising candidate in the political circles to be the next U.S. ambassador to Mexico, spoke very highly of Liang Yao's article.

The words in these two articles almost spoke to his heart, and Gadsden felt like he had met a soulmate.

"Your words really speak to my heart."

Many of the views in these articles come from Gadsden. Liang Yao only supplemented them with the view of Manifest Destiny to systematize and concrete them, making them seem more advanced and feasible. Of course, he can talk about Gadsden's views.

Gone in my heart.

The diplomatic environment of the United States in the 19th century was relatively simple, with only two neighboring countries, of which Canada to the north was still a colony of the British Empire.

The only sovereign neighbor of the United States that has a true land border is Mexico.

Therefore, among the U.S. ambassadors abroad, the U.S. attaches no less importance to its ambassador to Mexico than its ambassadors to Britain and France.

The State Department has always attached great importance to the position of ambassador to Mexico.

If Gadsden can become the best candidate for ambassador to Mexico, he will naturally not be an ordinary person and must have something special about him.

"No matter how good the idea is, it is just a beautiful idea." Liang Yao said, "If you want to put it into practice, you still need the support of the federal government."

"I have discussed with Secretary of State Webster the purchase of the five northern states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon and the Baja California peninsula from Mexico. Your Excellency Webster has a strong interest in this matter.

The southern states, especially Texas, are particularly interested in this," Gadsden said.

"I also heard from them in Mexico. The Mexican government is financially tight. They are not opposed to selling land to alleviate the financial crisis. The biggest problem is the price."

Liang Yao understands that Texas is interested in the territory in northern Mexico. California and Texas are the only two states in the United States that directly border Mexico. If they can annex the territory in northern Mexico.

The ones that benefit the most are California and Texas. Texas, which was previously designated by the federal government as a territorial area for the purpose of building a new state, can also receive compensation from Mexico, which is not a bad thing for Texas.

"How much is the price in Mexico?" Liang Yao asked Gadsden curiously.

This guy has heard about Mexico, so he must have some understanding of land purchase prices.

"If you want to buy the five northern states of Mexico and Baja California, it will cost you at least $50 million." Gadsden made a five sign.

"If it's 50 million U.S. dollars, it's better to just rob it. We don't even need 5 million U.S. dollars to fight the Mexican army."

After hearing the price, Liang Yao instantly lost interest in buying.

The land purchase plan proposed by Gadsden covers an area of ​​about 830,000 square kilometers of Mexican territory, which is equivalent to 1.5 times the current area of ​​California (including western Nevada).

If it could be bought for US$50 million, it would definitely be worth it, but now the US federal government is also in debt and cannot afford US$50 million. Not to mention the California state government.

After understanding the national conditions of Mexico, Liang Yao was not very willing to spend money to buy it.

If everyone in Mexico is united, Liang Yao still wouldn't dare to think anything wrong given the size of Mexico.

However, the domestic situation in Mexico is turbulent, the regime is extremely unstable, and civil wars continue. The Mexican government's integration and organizational capabilities are worse than those of the Qing Dynasty at the same time.

This makes it difficult for Liang Yao not to have thoughts about Mexico.

"It would be great if the territorial issue could be solved directly through war. However, the federal government has not paid off its debt for the last Mexican war. I am afraid that Mr. President will not agree to go to war with Mexico." Gadsden said with a smile.

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"Things that can be resolved diplomatically are better. When dealing with neighboring countries, peace is the most important thing."

Liang Yao just thought it was funny. If the federal government really had 50 million US dollars now, Gadsden would not talk about these nonsense.

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"As a powerful and powerful country, the United States must gain influence in the Far East that is comparable to America's solid power."

After careful consideration, Fillmore put down his plans for an expedition to Japan and announced his decision to his cabinet members.

"Japan has repeatedly illegally detained and abused the crew of our American whaling ship. If it does not make a strong response to this incident, where will the prestige of the United States in the international community in the future?! Where is the face?! These unreasonable Japanese monkeys must be given some color.

Look, let them see the power of civilization."

After speaking, Fillmore showed the expedition plan to Japan provided by Liang Yao to the cabinet members.

This expedition to Japan was jointly participated by the navy and the army.

The navy was responsible for blocking Japan's offshore waters, and the army was responsible for landing to put pressure on the Japanese shogunate authorities, forcing them to apologize and establish free trade with the United States.

On the naval side, Commodore Perry led the fleet to San Francisco, California, where they carried out supplies and met with the California Infantry Regiment of Colonel Liang Yao, commander of the California Army.

Both parties took a boat to Hawaii, where they carried out final supplies and then headed straight for Edo, Japan.

Fillmore has already said hello to the Qing Dynasty’s envoy. If he encounters an accident during the trip, he can rest and recuperate at the Qing Dynasty’s Guangzhou Port.

Furthermore, Liang Yao also had some connections in Guangdong and Fujian areas of the Qing Dynasty, and he could obtain supplies from these places when necessary.

This plan was so comprehensive that even the supply problem of the expeditionary force in the Far East, which was the greatest concern of Fillmore's cabinet, was solved.

After reading the plan, the cabinet members expressed no objections.

"This expedition is coordinated by the navy and the army. The navy and the army are not under each other. There can only be one commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. Who will be the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force?"

Secretary of the Navy Daniel posed his question to Fillmore.

(End of chapter)