Holy Roman Empire

By the end of 1860, the total population of the United States had reached 31.6 million.Among them, the free state of the north has a population of about 18.7 million, and the southern state of animal slavery has a population of 12.9 million, of which the number of slaves has reached 5 million.

Franz ’s butterfly effect still played a role. The strength comparison between the north and the south has changed slightly, but it has not changed the fact that the north is strong and the south is weak.

At the Austrian Embassy in Washington, representatives of the four countries of Britain, France, and France gathered in the hall.Drucker, the Austrian ambassador to the United States, took the lead in saying: "Today everyone is invited to discuss the issue of independence in the South.

At this critical moment of change, we need to be consistent in order to better protect everyone's interests."

I do n’t know when it started, and everyone discovered the benefits of the power consistency principle. As long as this is done, everyone can make a profit.

Everyone was lost in contemplation, as if they were weighing whether the joint gains were large or the gains from doing it alone were higher.

As for whether to abolish slavery or not, it is not within the scope of everyone's consideration.Do n’t look at the earth-shattering slogans of “abolition of slaves” in European countries. In fact, everyone is holding a lively mind.

In recent years, the United States has inflated at a balloon-like speed, which has aroused many people's concerns. The American threat theory is also a hot topic in Europe.

In order to attract immigrants, the propaganda made by Americans, under the guidance of intentional people, has become evidence of American threats.

Because communications remain unchanged, and the adverse impact on public opinion, the US government simply cannot catch up.On several occasions, he tried to guide public opinion, but instead he was caught and was in a state of embarrassment.

The representative of the United Kingdom, Mark Oliver, said: "All four of us have huge trade relations with the United States, and a stable America is more in our interest.

Everyone joins hands to intervene to avoid the outbreak of the American Civil War, which is conducive to world peace and stability."

The British attitude is not surprising. The British Empire cannot do without the cheap industrial raw materials provided by Americans, especially cotton.

Not only the British, the three countries of Faoxi are all major importers of cotton.Even if the harvest of cotton in West Africa is good, Austria can only barely be self-sufficient.

Spanish representative Francisco added: "In order to maintain world peace, a divided United States is necessary.

From 1783 to the present, the territory of the United States has expanded from more than 800,000 square kilometers to nearly 8 million square kilometers. If it is not contained, it will not be long before they will be eaten up by the entire America.

Everyone is American. You should know the country ’s development potential.According to their development speed, they will catch up with Europe in 50 years, and then surpass us by their huge size.

You know, when our four countries are added together, our homeland is less than one third of the United States.They have almost no shortage of resources, and they cannot find where to start if they want to limit them.

Now is the only opportunity. If the United States solves its internal problems, the future world hegemon will make a reservation."

Francisco's statement is almost a reprint of American threat theory.With the development of the United States and continuous expansion in recent years, Spain is the biggest victim.

In particular, the Americans reached into Cuba again, attempting to seize another piece of colony in Spain, which even inspired the Spanish hatred.

The expansion movement of the Americans has little impact on Austria, and the unification of Britain and France is the one whose interests are impaired.The French were forced to buy the Louisiana area, and the British lost more.

French representative Alfred sarcastically said: "This is too alarmist, can the United States become the world hegemon?"

The Austrian representative Drucker said with a smile: "Who knows this? But the speed of development of Americans in these years is obvious to all. They are constantly consuming the blood of Europe.

Everyone wants to transport immigrants to the colony, but they are cut off by the Americans a lot?Every year, hundreds of thousands of Europeans immigrate to the United States, what this means, everyone knows!

If the northern government succeeds, they will have the world's richest resources, the cheapest industrial raw materials, and a large amount of labor, which will soon be industrialized.

In the commodity market, we have added another competitor.Perhaps it wo n’t be long before the Americas are filled with American manufacturing.

Capital knows no borders. Perhaps many capitalists are already considering moving to the United States.If these people also come over, then our technical advantage will no longer exist.

You know, they are also stuck with our industrial raw materials, such as cotton.

Even if everyone finds a new place to produce raw materials, the production cost is hardly lower than in the United States. It is reasonable for the capitalists to go to the United States to build factories."

Drucker ’s words obviously meant something. The people sitting here are the ruling classes of various countries and belong to those with vested interests. No one wants to see their national interests damaged.

Mark Oliver's face changed dramatically, and he dare to guarantee that if he does nothing this time, he will be retaliated against by domestic capitalists after returning home.

Capitalists emigrate to the United States?This is actually only the patents of big capitalists and consortia. Small and medium-sized capitalists ran to a place where they were unfamiliar, and were lucky if they were not swallowed.

Real capital knows no borders, and after the establishment of the order, everyone becomes more aware of the facts before they can realize it.

The purpose of Drucker is to remind everyone to sit upright, and not to accept money from the northern government.

After he calmed down, Mark Oliver said with a smile: "The United States is indeed too strong, it is better to weaken it.

I remember that in the Declaration of Independence, the US federal states have the right to withdraw. Now that the seven states in the South have become independent, let ’s recognize their status!"

This is fatal, once European countries have recognized the independent status of the southern government.The Civil War is no longer an American Civil War, but a war between two independent countries.

Politically, it is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the northern government.Once the legal status of the southern government is established, it is easy to find excuses for future countries to interfere in this war.

If everyone wants, as long as the southern government sends an invitation letter, everyone can intervene by force.

The northern government's attempt to use slavery to create public opinion pressure to cut off the European countries' support for the southern government's plan failed at the very beginning.

The British made this decision, and the Canadian issue was involved behind it.As the United States continues to expand, the British have long been dissatisfied.After the independence war, the Anglo-American conflict has not stopped.

In 1812, the outgoing President Jefferson made a bold statement: "This year, the Canadian region will be annexed ... and eventually the British forces will be completely expelled from the American continent!"

Soon the Americans launched an attack on the Canadian region in an attempt to dominate the American continent.

The angry John Bull took immediate military action and made Americans feel what is called the Iron Fist of the British Empire.The Americans who fought on the battlefield were looking for teeth, and they also burned the White House.

Time is the best weapon, and the terror of the British is gradually forgotten by the Americans.In 1844, the eleventh president James Polk's campaign slogan was: "(UK) will either hand over Oregon or go to war!"

At this time, the United States is no longer weak and not so easy to fight.

At that time, after the London government weighed the pros and cons, it gave up the Oregon area, but this breath was suffocated.

The anger can be suffocated, but the threat from the United States is also felt by the British.It's just that the capitalists exerted influence on Congress and reconciled the Anglo-American conflict for their own benefit.

Regardless of how to say it, Qiu still wrote it down.After Mark Oliver discovered the anti-American stances of the two countries, he immediately decided to knock the Americans a sap.

French representative Alfrid had objected: "It is not good to directly interfere in the internal affairs of the United States. European public opinion supports abolition of slavery. It is easy for us to do so."

The interest determines the position. The French have little interest in North America, and they naturally will not mind the US becoming bigger.Anyway, after the United States became bigger, it was the British who bear the brunt.

The Austrian representative Drucker explained rightly: "This is only a small problem. The southern government can also abolish slavery, and now they are protecting the private property of the Holy Roman inviolable.

Withdrawing from the United States is completely legal.There is no provision in the US Constitution that prohibits the withdrawal of states. We must abide by the spirit of contract!

To put it bluntly, the main reason for the North-South conflict is still the tariff issue.The northern government's proposal to increase tariffs has seriously damaged the principle of fair trade!"

Trade fairness is false, but it is true that it harms everyone ’s interests.Once Americans raise tariffs, everyone not only loses the place of origin of cheap raw materials, but also loses a commodity market.

Even the French who support the United States to add chaos to the British have to admit that the northern government's practices have harmed their interests.

This is also the reason why the policy of the French government frequently changes on the US issue.Many times, they do n’t know what to do.

The French representative Alfried asked incredulously: "Isn't you kidding, will the southern government abolish slavery?"

After the propaganda of the northern government, in the eyes of many people, the southern government is an evil slave trader.The plantation owners originally relied on the exploitation of slaves for profit. How could it be possible to give up the money in their hands?

Drucker replied with confidence: "There is nothing impossible, plantation owners can also learn the capitalist business model.

In this world, there are many black-hearted capitalists who only pay a small salary, or even do not pay a salary?

Nominally, slaves were given free status, but in fact the salaries they paid were only enough for these people to survive.

If they are old or sick, they will be driven out and die.Could there be a way to transform, the cost will really increase?

Planters are worried that these people will leave after the slaves have gained their free status.This problem can be solved by employment contract."

Drucker is talking about the social reality of this era, and this is true of all European countries.Nominally everyone abolished serfdom. In fact, the lives of the people at the bottom have not improved much.

On the surface, everyone gets paid after becoming a worker, and their living standards have improved.In fact, this is in exchange for increased labor.

Encountered an economic crisis and said that if you lose your job, you will lose your job.Workers can't be cured if they are sick. One cure is the death of their families. There is no safety guarantee at all.

Mark Oliver agrees: "Yes, in terms of cost, changing the way of employment is also a good choice. There are so many labor export companies in the United States, and plantation owners will not be short of labor.

As leaders of the civilized world, we have an obligation to help the southern government to gradually abolish the evil slavery and join the civilized society."

The problem of slavery was resolved, and the French representative was not opposed.It is not important for the southern government to abolish slavery, as long as they make a gesture of deliberately abolishing slavery.

The representative of Spain proposed: "In order to abolish evil slavery at an early date, and for the peace and stability of the world, then we must now convince more slave states to join the southern government."

Obviously, in order to balance the strength of the North and the South, from the words of politicians, it became a grandiose.

As for whether the southern government will accept everyone's good intentions, they don't need to consider at all, they must accept it.

It ’s a political gesture, and it ’s not about taking action right away.Just by doing a show, it can be recognized by the international community. Who has the courage to refuse?

French representative Yarfried said: "This is a good proposal. France is willing to help these slaves to be free."

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On February 11, 1861, regardless of the opposition of the northern government, the four countries of Anglo-French-Ossi jointly issued a diplomatic announcement, recognized the independence of the southern government, and established formal diplomatic relations.