Wild North America 1846

Chapter 661 Joint Pressure

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 661 Joint Pressure

Just after the first united and victorious U.S.-Alliance Summit, there was a commotion. Forget about the joy in the hearts of the European powers!

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The happiest and highest dancing people are the British. The British "Times" sarcastically described it as "a friendship as fragile as a porcelain doll" and said, "The seeds of discord have been planted, but they are still far away from taking root."

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The German media is not willing to be alone. The Frankfurt Morning Post published a commentator's article on the front page of "Different interpretations of history sow the seeds of resentment", arguing that;

"The radical white separatists in the South are trying to tamper with history and replace everything that has happened with what they take for granted. This has caused great anger in the Tang Dynasty, and the South is paying the price for this."

There are different opinions among the European powers. Many of them have a strong mentality of eating melons and watching the fire from the other side with great interest, as if they are watching the excitement and are not afraid of big troubles.

Compared to Europe, where wars are frequent, there are really three or sixty-nine wars, and small wars occur every year. North America has been peaceful for too long.

The wars in Europe have not stopped over the years. After the Crimean War, the Kingdom of Prussia launched the Prussian-Danish War, the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War, and then the 10th Russo-Turkish War broke out, basically every three to five years.

A great battle.

The war to suppress uprisings of various nationalities within the Austrian Empire has never stopped. Uprisings in Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Romania have occurred one after another within the Ottoman Empire. Tsarist Russia has been conducting conquests in Central Asia for more than 20 years...

Looking back at North America

Since the signing of the North American Peace Treaty in February 1862, it has been developing peacefully for 16 years. It seems like a paradise in a turbulent world. How can it not be enviable?

Now that conflicts have been openly triggered due to historical issues, the European powers have gained a lot of balance, so they started to make gesticulating comments with relish.

As the center of the world stage for hundreds of years, Europe has accumulated huge wealth by relying on foreign colonization and exporting Western civilization, relying on advanced industrial technology and guns, and also developed a sense of superiority.

Since the American Revolutionary War a hundred years ago,

Transatlantic economic exchanges were suspended for more than ten years, then gradually resumed at the beginning of this century, and remained lukewarm for the next half century.

This is because the ideals of justice, democracy, and freedom that the United States was founded on are undoubtedly extremely dangerous ideas in today's Europe dominated by feudal dynasties. We must strictly guard against them at all times, and we have become a role that grandma does not love and uncles do not love.

Transatlantic economic exchanges only became more popular after the rise of the Tang Empire, but Europeans still maintained a sense of superiority and viewed North American countries as "nouveau riche", "North American cowboys with black fingernails" and "Southern guys with rough language".

The six sanctions announced by the Tang Empire at the end of October 1878 put great pressure on the United States and caused chaos for a while.

High-level government leaders headed by President John F. Kennedy have stated many times in public that the United States has no intention of seeking confrontation and hopes to strengthen high-level dialogue to resolve conflicts between the two sides.

at the same time

A series of measures have also been taken to control excessive domestic speech and avoid escalation of conflicts.

Among the six sanctions imposed by the Tang Empire, two were targeted at the vital cotton exports of the Mi Alliance. One was to impose a 120% punitive tariff on cotton from the south, which was always levied on agricultural exports involving the south.

40% special punitive fee.

As a single economy, the United States' cotton exports account for more than 90% of all exports and are its irreplaceable economic lifeline. This move goes to the heart of the matter.

Due to the extremely developed modern shipping industry of the Tang Empire, after more than 20 years of commercial competition, the shipping business in the north and south of the United States was basically monopolized by the Tang Empire.

Chinese capital flooded docks, railways, international shipping and important international routes, and thus developed financial businesses such as marine fire insurance and cargo insurance.

Without ocean-going freighters with Chinese capital, there would be no way the Yankee cotton could be transported to Europe.

The addition of a special punitive fee of 40% will cause the cost advantage that southern cotton is proud of to suddenly collapse, and it will be at a price disadvantage in front of Egyptian cotton and Indian cotton.

After the Tang Empire introduced precise and harsh sanctions, the majority of southern white slave owners could no longer remain calm.

They gathered one after another to denounce the John F. Kennedy administration with fierce words, demanding that it take practical measures to ease the conflicts between the two countries and prevent cotton exports from becoming hostages.

The Alliance for Justice, the largest Chinese political party in the United States, has also frequently spoken out, accusing the government of wrongful policies that have seriously damaged relations with its closest allies, ignored the contributions of the Chinese diaspora, and deliberately created ethnic antagonism, which has led to historical problems.

The culprit is this.

Mass demonstrations of varying sizes broke out in Georgia, Mississippi, St. Louis Anna and Florida. Demonstrators, mainly Chinese expatriates, took to the streets to protest against government policies.

The beleaguered John F. Kennedy administration persisted for more than two months and had to give in in the face of tremendous social pressure.

January 1879

President John F. Kennedy personally led a large delegation to attend the Spring Festival Conference of the Tang Dynasty. During this period, he frequently consulted with high-level officials of the imperial government to gain understanding.

Chang'an, the imperial capital

Daming Palace

"The British want to join forces with us to put pressure on the Confederate States to give up slavery?" Emperor Richard asked with a slightly surprised expression.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Dong Jie bowed and replied. Then he straightened up and reported the reasons carefully;

“London noticed;

After Datang's six sanctions were introduced, it caused huge political turmoil in the United States and achieved immediate results.

On this occasion

The British hoped to jointly exert pressure with the empire to force the Southerners to change their ways, give up the ignorant, backward and cruel slavery system, and transition to a modern civilized country.

Today's world is moving towards a more civilized and open historical trend, but there are still conservative regimes like the Confederate States of America and Brazil that stubbornly insist on slavery, clinging to the dehumanizing slavery that refuses to let go.

As a major participant in world issues, the British believe that the Tang State should play a greater role in helping a few countries in the Americas move from ignorance and backwardness, slavery, to civilization. This is also the international responsibility that the Tang State shoulders."

"Haha... That's a nice thing to say. These British guys really try to sneak in whenever they see a crack!" Emperor Richard chuckled and then asked, "What's the government's intention?"

Prime Minister Dong Jie saluted again and replied;

“Reply to Your Majesty;

In response to this matter, the cabinet held a special meeting to study it, conducted serious arguments from all aspects, and finally came to a conclusion.

If we join forces with the British to exert pressure, it will definitely lead to greater turmoil within the American Alliance and lead to division.

To some extent, this has weakened the power of the alliance between the two countries and weakened the empire's voice in the southern United States. In other words, the alliance between the two countries has ceased to exist in name only.

But look at it from another angle

The divided South was easier to unite and manipulate. In some areas, such as Florida and Mississippi, the Chinese diaspora could gain dominance by virtue of their population advantage.

There are advantages and disadvantages.

In places such as North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as Georgia, where the British whites have deep roots, there is no doubt that local white slave owners have an absolute advantage and are more susceptible to the influence of foreign countries such as Britain.

And this is probably what London wants to see, which is to profit from chaos."

Emperor Richard nodded in agreement. In fact, many of the plans were inseparable as long as they were carefully considered and could not be concealed at all.

The great thing about the British is;

You clearly know that doing so is good for the UK, but it is also good for yourself. The benefits outweigh the harms, so you become extremely persuasive.

Imagine

Once Britain and Tang suddenly join forces to exert pressure at this critical moment, there will definitely be chaos within the American Alliance, which will burst like a ripe watermelon.

The Southerners are well known to the world for their stubbornness. They have endured the unprecedentedly brutal Civil War and refused to bow their heads. It will be extremely difficult for them to give up slavery, which will surely trigger a new round of internal conflicts.

Especially the east coast areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia were places that were not burned by the Northern Army during the Civil War.

This place has a long history of development, and the white slave owners' estates are concentrated and contiguous, forming a stronghold of stubborn Southerners, and it is also a quite xenophobic place.

Not only did they exclude Chinese immigrants, they also treated Yankees with great disdain. It was not uncommon to publicly abuse and insult Yankees or immigrants on the streets.

It is for this reason

Chinese immigrants account for no more than 10% in the above-mentioned states, but in more desolate and remote places such as Florida and Mississippi, the population accounted for more than 50%, making them the largest mainstream ethnic group there.

The "Justice Alliance" party dominated by Chinese Americans has successively won the governor's election in states such as Florida and Mississippi, and won the election of most counties and mayors in the above-mentioned areas. This is closely related to the factor of high population ratio.

But the essence of the Confederate States of America is still in the traditional conservative areas led by North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, and this is where the British want to get involved.

The original Confederate States of America was the younger brother of the Tang Dynasty and a close ally that had fought side by side. It was not easy for the British to intervene in North American issues and it was difficult to find a foothold.

Canada in the north is too remote and has been intentionally or unintentionally excluded from the unified North American market. As can be seen from the Summit of the Americas, the role Canada can play is very limited.

If North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama can be separated, or if Arkansas is added to it, they will form a southern independent country with about 70% of the strength of the former. With close ties of religious belief and blood, this

Newly independent countries will naturally be close to Britain.

After eliminating slavery as a factor that hindered free competition, Britain gained new friends in North America, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.

It could also use this to balance the over-expanded power of the Tang Empire, so why wouldn't Britain do it?

The important ministers of the Tang Empire's cabinet were not stupid. They could clearly identify the British intentions and make correct decisions based on the interests of the empire.

First of all, as the second country to enter industrialization, the Tang Empire had the same interests as the British in fully promoting international free trade.

Slavery in the Confederate States of America and Brazil are both examples of unfair trade. Compared with agricultural workers, the cost of enslaving slaves is almost zero.

In the manors of white slave owners in the American South, black slaves, in addition to working all day in the cotton fields, would also open up a small field to produce food and vegetables to sustain themselves.

As long as you don't starve to death, you will fight to death.

This is the basic living condition of black slaves, and it is also the reason why enslaved black slaves generally have a shorter life span. The cruel exploitation of white slave owners has reduced the cost of cotton plantations to an outrageous level.

This was a great harm to the development of the British colonial cotton industry. It was also a serious unfair competition for the cotton-producing areas in the southern part of the Tang Empire, mainly Chihuahua Province.

This is due to economic factors and consistent interests, let’s talk about political factors.

The political and military allies of Tang and the United States (South) fought side by side in the Second North American War and finally defeated the northern military camp. The final victory was a close alliance forged with blood and life.

But in the 18 years after the war, the two countries have gradually drifted apart, which makes people have to think about the underlying reasons.

The strategic research institution led by the Tang Empire conducted an in-depth analysis on this issue and came to four widely accepted conclusions.

The first point is that the two countries have different ethnic compositions, diametrically opposed religious customs, languages, ancestry and living habits. The cultural opposition between China and the West is obvious, and there is no realistic basis for a deep and close alliance.

Secondly, the ruling class of the Confederate States of America, headed by white slave owners, was conservative and stubborn. Their delusions of persecution were common and they always maintained a high degree of fear of the rise of the Tang Empire, which seriously hindered the in-depth development of relations between the two countries.

Point 3: The Confederate States of America's slavery and single-cotton export economy were unequal trade based on harming the interests of the Tang Dynasty, Britain, and France, and had irreconcilable contradictions.

As long as slavery in the South does not end, this fundamental contradiction cannot be resolved.

Point 4: The European powers, led by the United Kingdom, used various occasions to incite anti-Tang sentiments openly and covertly, create topics of ethnic conflict, and create various discords. This is also one of the major factors that cannot be ignored.

Based on the above factors

The Imperial Government of the Tang Dynasty believed that instead of maintaining the current superficial alliance, it would be better to make up its mind to join forces with the British to exert heavy pressure on the Southerners and fundamentally solve the problem.

After the secession of the South

It is possible to establish a pro-Tang regime headed by the Republic of Florida and the Republic of Mississippi, with the Chinese diaspora, which accounts for the majority of the population, as a close bond, and form a traditional close alliance that lasts for more than a hundred years.

As for places such as South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia after secession, there is no doubt that white British farmers have an absolute advantage and may form a one-sided pro-British regime.

However, based on the geographical location of the region, even after the establishment of an independent country, the relationship with the Tang Empire cannot be ignored.

If they work together, both parties will benefit; if they fail, only one will suffer.

After weighing the pros and cons, the imperial government tended to cooperate with Britain to exert pressure to promote the transformation of the Confederate States of America into a civilized country. Overall, it was more beneficial.

(End of chapter)