Fox of France

Among all business partners, Spaniards are not the first to place orders, but they are the most anxious. Because after more than a week, they finally got the news from Mexico. Their news came a little slower, but it was more specific than what Lucien learned—after all, they themselves were the ones at war.

Of course, because of this, their news must contain a lot of information for throwing blame. Generally speaking, after something is messed up, the most important thing is never to clean up the mess and reduce losses, but to quickly find someone to blame and get rid of the blame!

But no matter how you throw the blame, whether it's the church (the leader of the rebels is a member of the church and has studied in the church's seminary.), or the Indians, or the unfaithful native whites, throw the blame By itself it doesn't solve the problem. It's as if no one knows how to throw the blame across the Pacific Ocean better than Wang Wang.

But the pot can be thrown away, but the new crown Chuangwang cannot be shaken away. The same is true of Mexico. It can be blamed on the Catholic Church, it can be blamed on the "fucking Frenchman", but if Mexico City is lost, it is really lost.

Yes, as Joseph predicted, Mexico City couldn't hold it at all. Moreover, the Spaniards also showed high military quality for the first time, and immediately adopted the strategy advocated by Joseph, immediately abandoned Mexico City, and turned towards Veracruz. It's just that they moved so quickly that they forgot to destroy the artillery that was left in Mexico City and was difficult to take away quickly.

But at least they remembered that all the horses they had time to see, whoever owned them, were requisitioned in the name of God and the King. This action brought a lot of trouble to the Mexican Revolutionary Army. But these guys took this action, which brought a lot of trouble to the revolutionary army, because they couldn't find enough horses to transport artillery and various supplies for a while.

However, the Spaniards did not do this out of military considerations. They did this entirely to transfer property as soon as possible. The Spaniards retreated to Veracruz with a large number of carriages, each of which was filled with boxes, large and small. Needless to say, these boxes are filled with valuable things.

Shortly after the Spaniards withdrew from Mexico City, Father Hidalgo led the revolutionary army into Mexico City. In fact, the fleeing Spaniards didn't run fast—after all, they brought too many valuable things. But Father Hidalgo did not immediately send troops in pursuit. This is not because Father Hidalgo didn't think of it, but because Father Hidalgo and his friends failed to control the troops.

Just as Napoleon had predicted before, the wrong victory not only failed to increase Father Hidalgo's prestige, but instead caused Father Hidalgo and Allende's influence in the army to decline extremely. Those soldiers generally felt that their superiors were idiots, and they won't win unless they listen to them. However, those company and platoon leaders who were close to the soldiers at the bottom gained greater authority, so the army quickly became a mountain.

After taking Mexico City, Father Hidalgo was unprepared for how to take over the city because he didn't expect that Mexico City would open without blood, so he could only let his subordinates do their own thing. As a result, the subordinates were busy looting—ah, it should be receiving all kinds of things left by the Spaniards in Mexico City. Although Commander Allende kept suggesting that the army should be sent to pursue the Spaniards immediately, but after the army entered Mexico City, it immediately dispersed, and even no one could be found at all. What's more, if the Spaniards are brave enough to kill the carbine at this time, I'm afraid things will get worse immediately.

It took a lot of effort for Father Hidalgo to regroup the army, but it turned out that after the revolutionary army liberated Mexico City without firing a single shot, there was an astonishing reduction in personnel—the number of troops dropped by nearly Half!

Such attrition is of course not due to fighting, but because a large number of people have become deserters.

The reason why there are so many deserters is said to be because after entering Mexico City, some soldiers confiscated a lot of valuable things in the residences of the peninsula people, and then they figured out that they took these things and ran directly Go to Louisiana, sign a paper of allegiance to France, live happily ever after, and fight a fight. So, um, something like this happened.

Fortunately, there are many poor people in Mexico, so it is not difficult to recruit new troops, but those damned deserters still ran away with weapons. As a result, both the number and the level of equipment of the revolutionary army dropped greatly. And this decline has further caused a decline in morale. In general, it confirms Napoleon's "prediction that winning is worse than losing".

However, the situation with the Spaniards was not good either. After the defeat, the Spaniards' morale was low, and the high officials couldn't trust their subordinates more and more, because they were all mudbloods and native whites. And native whites are indeed not loyal to Spain, so after the Spaniards ran to Veracruz, they did not immediately organize an army to counterattack, although in Mexico, there are still many who still obey the orders of the governor in theory army. But Governor Gomez understands that these troops have not yet rebelled, it is entirely because Spain is still paying them. If they are dragged out to fight now, considering that the bottom of these armies is almost all white natives, they are likely to defect before the battle.

Of course, it is impossible to rectify the army now. Once it is rectified, there will be a mutiny immediately. Only by continuing to let them stay in their respective garrisons and continue to receive military pay can they barely maintain the appearance that Spain is still ruling these areas. As for the recovery of Mexico City and the elimination of the rebel army, it can only depend on when it will be transferred from other places, preferably from the mainland, a truly reliable army.

The Spaniards urgently transferred some troops from Cuba and Colombia. This part of the army is a little more reliable than the army in Mexico, after all, they are foreigners. But to say that they have the intention of sacrificing for Spain, that is certainly not the case. So they can only be used for defense at most. As for counterattack, let's wait. Governor Gomez believes that the mainland will soon send an expeditionary force.

Indeed, Spain could not afford to lose America. So sending an expeditionary force is almost certain. Considering that the news sent back by Governor Gomez emphasized that the rebels' advanced weapons were far superior to those still loyal to Spain, so the Spaniards decided that this time they must bite the bullet and equip the expeditionary forces with new weapons, at least A new civilian weapon.

So Ambassador Juan found Talleyrand again early in the morning and told him that Spain was willing to discuss with the French on the transfer of Panama's land and the transfer of ports on the Pacific coast. It took the two parties about half an hour to reach an agreement, and then began to discuss the issue of investing in the Panama Railway.

This matter was much more complicated. After talking about the afternoon, the two of them left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together, got into the carriage and went directly to the "Moulin Rouge", where they met with Lucien, and then talked for another night. Agreement was reached.

The next thing went very quickly, and the Spaniards quickly sent out an expeditionary force of 30,000 people. At the same time, Father Hidalgo finally established an independent Mexican government, but he immediately encountered a big problem, that is, their government had no money.

Where does the government get its money from? In general, nature comes from taxes. But tax collection is actually a very labor-intensive thing. Moreover, the Spaniards have already collected this year's tax. Now that the revolutionary government wants to collect it again, how can everyone live? If you collect too little, it’s not enough; if you collect too much, what’s the point of revolution? As for the distribution of land by local tyrants, it is not very easy to do, because many native white people are small landlords themselves. If you want to play this trick, the revolutionary government itself will fight first.

Hidalgo initially wanted to solicit donations from people who supported the revolution. But the most revolutionary bottom has no money at all, and those who have money are not willing to pay. Even some so-called smart people who support the revolution made this suggestion to Hidalgo:

"Mr. President, do you know why people don't want to lend money to your government?"

"Why?" Hidalgo asked.

"Because the stakes are too high. You know, you haven't really defeated the Spaniards... I know you're going to talk about the last battle, but in that battle, your army defeated only a small part of the Spanish power That's all. Spain will definitely send an expeditionary army, and the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary army will definitely be stronger than the Spanish army you have defeated before. So everyone is not optimistic about you. Unless you can defeat the Spanish expeditionary army, otherwise, they will not dare I lent you money."

"Why would I need to borrow money if I could defeat the Spanish Expeditionary Force?" Hidalgo said.

"Isn't that right, Mr. President. You see, there is a strange circle here. But it is not impossible." The wise man laughed

"any solution?"

"You must first ask those big banks with good reputation to lend you money. The big banks are willing to lend you money, which means that they are optimistic about your prospects, and lending you money is a good deal worth doing. So other small banks Willing to lend you money."

"Then why are the big banks willing to lend us money?"

"For example, you have reached a loan agreement with the Louisiana Development Bank, with an annual interest rate of 15%, and a loan of one million. After the news spreads, other banks will be willing to lend you money. After the money arrives, You will return the money you borrowed from the Louisiana Development Bank with interest, and you will divide the money borrowed from other banks. Well, look, don’t you have this money?” The wise man replied.