New Ming Empire mixed in America

The situation that things have evolved to now has left Sun Laifu in a panic for a while.

Who can know that his enemy will suddenly wither away?

Those militiamen dragged their families and passed through the first brigade's defense line, leaving brigade commander Liu Lizhi dumbfounded.

When all kinds of news were reported to Li Mingqi, he was so depressed that he almost vomited blood.

It was like a punch hitting cotton, causing all his plans to come to nothing.

You must know that both the North and the South now have their own ironclads.

On March 9, the Confederate Virginia and the Northern government's Monitor faced off and opened fire at close range.

The two sides fought back and forth for more than three hours without even penetrating the opponent's armor, so they had to stop wasting shells.

I originally thought that with the armored ships equalizing the combat power of the New Ming Empire Navy, Texas would more or less dispatch some cavalry.

But who would have thought that the militiamen in Southern California would drag their families and move to Texas?

However, Li Mingqi's optimism was soon disturbed by a telegram from the Northern Federation.

Looking at the naked threats and declarations of war, Li Mingqi was simply disgusted.

He replied directly to the other party: 'Didn't we start a war long ago?'

Although there is nothing to worry about in terms of war, political matters give Li Mingqi a headache.

Li Mingqi can't even deal with office politics within the company, let alone politics between countries.

Looking at the diplomats of Tsarist Russia, Li Mingqi made up his mind to train a group of diplomats of his own.

He, the emperor, cannot be asked to personally intervene in everything, at least there must be some room for maneuver.

As for letting Liu Youcai be in charge of diplomacy...

Li Mingqi shook his head to get rid of this unreliable idea.

"You mean to tell me to stop taking over Southern California?"

Li Mingqi looked at the diplomats from Tsarist Russia with a half-smile, and asked: "Why?"

"Dear His Majesty the Emperor, we are here to mediate the war between you and the Northern Federation and Southern California. We are here with good intentions!"

"Now you have repeatedly rejected Tsarist Russia's goodwill, which will only make things worse!"

Looking at the serious expression of the Tsarist Russian diplomat, Li Mingqi suddenly laughed and said: "What qualifications do you have to mediate this war? As far as I know, you just lost the Crimean War."

Hearing Li Mingqi mention the Crimean War that had just ended, the diplomats of Tsarist Russia also looked ugly.

This young Eastern emperor is much more difficult to deal with than the Eastern Emperor in the Far East.

You must know that last year, the emperor of the Far East asked Tsarist Russia, which had just been defeated by Dai Ying and Na San, to mediate the war between the two sides.

Everyone knows the final result. Dai Ying and Na San did not give face to Tsarist Russia at all, so they fought anyway.

And what about Tsarist Russia? They failed to accomplish the task, but they still coerced themselves into seizing the coastal area north of Heilongjiang and east of the Ussuri River.

"Although we suffered some setbacks in the Crimean War, this does not mean anything. You should know that our fleet can reach the west coast at any time."

The Tsarist Russian diplomat retorted very forcefully.

When the other party mentioned sending troops to the west coast, Li Mingqi fully agreed that the other party had this capability.

Because after Tsarist Russia lost its outlet to the Black Sea, it set its sights on the Far East and seized a large amount of territory in the northeast from the puppet Qing Dynasty.

However, Li Mingqi still did not panic, because he knew why Tsarist Russia wanted to help the northern government forces speak.

"You should know that we sent troops to Peru some time ago..."

But before Li Mingqi finished speaking, the Russian diplomat sneered and said, "What's there to show off about defeating a small country like Peru?"

Li Mingqi was not angry, so he picked up the teacup and drank.

After the Tsarist Russian diplomat's laughter gradually turned awkward, he continued to speak:

"The reason why I sent the troops is very simple, that is, Peru is selling my compatriots, so I sent the troops!"

"The main culprits of trafficking in my compatriots are the European countries led by Britain, so we have the same enemy."

Looking at the Tsarist Russian diplomats who finally started to think seriously, Li Mingqi said again:

"The systems of our two countries naturally have similarities. We should naturally be allies, not the Northern Federation that secretly sells food to the British."

After hearing Li Mingqi talk about someone from the northern government army selling grain to Dai Ying, the Tsarist Russian diplomats finally began to discuss among themselves.

"Dear His Majesty the Emperor of the Xinming Empire, our two countries do have a lot in common. But before I came, His Majesty the Tsar also gave me a more important matter, which is to negotiate the sale plan of the Alaska region."

Soon, the Tsarist Russian diplomats finished their discussions and no longer mentioned mediating the war in Southern California, but instead talked about selling land.

"If you can pay for Alaska, I think the friendship between our two countries will be even stronger."

As the Tsarist diplomat spoke, he directly took out a map and placed it in front of Li Mingqi, and then began to introduce the various benefits of Alaska.

It’s a random boast about how vast the area is and how rich in resources it is.

As for the reason why Tsarist Russia wants to sell Alaska, it is actually not at all what some people on the Internet say, because it is afraid of leading the British to invade Alaska through Canada.

In fact, it was Tsarist Russia’s consideration of strategic contraction, because in 1860, they had just defrauded the coastal area from the puppet Qing Dynasty.

You must know that this place is ten times stronger than Alaska, and its latitude is further south. It can be developed by a large number of immigrants. It also has excellent ports and can be developed on a large scale by building railways from Europe.

At that time, the Alaska region was separated from the mainland of Tsarist Russia by the Bering Strait. The climate was extremely cold and there was no large area of ​​arable land. The Tsarist Russians were worried about the British occupation of Alaska out of strategic considerations rather than the Crimean War.

Because the war had ended several years ago, Siberian Governor Muraviev’s advice to the Tsar was to sell Alaska as soon as possible.

He worked hard to manage the Northeastern region that he had obtained for free from the Puppet Qing Dynasty without spending a penny, and even sold the Alaska region for free.

This is one of the reasons why Tsarist Russia is in a hurry to sell. Another reason is that Tsarist Russia has little money due to the war, and building the Far East requires a large amount of funds.

This somewhat threatening suggestion to the Tsarist Russian diplomat played into Li Mingqi's hands.

I believe everyone in future generations will know about Alaska's mineral resources. Such high-quality and cheap land is not so easy to find.

If you buy it now, it will not only disgust someone from the Northern Federation, but also disrupt their various arrangements of relying on Tsarist Russia to contain Dai Ying.

This would allow the war between the North and the South to continue for a few more years.

As for the worry about whether the Southern Confederacy will soon defeat the Northern Confederacy after it has the support of the British?

This is not a problem at all, because the Northern Federation has in its hands the food that is urgently needed by the British.

You can temporarily buy less cotton, but you cannot buy less food, so Li Mingqi is not worried about the South taking the opportunity to expand.