Holy Roman Empire

Washington

Secretary of State Safar said calmly: "Your Excellency, this is an offer from arms dealers of various countries, as well as from domestic capitalists.

Of course, this does not make much sense to us.In this war, the federal government prepared too hastily. Both the government army and the militia in the states are now short of weapons.

At present, many of our troops are still shotguns that soldiers bring.In terms of weapons and equipment, there is simply no way to compare with the southern army.

Buying all the stocks of these arms dealers now cannot meet our needs.So choice is just a fallacy."

President Lincoln rubbed his forehead. He was very suspicious that the Secretary of State came here to find fault.Since you have no choice, you will just buy it, what to say.

"Send someone to talk to them, as much as possible to suppress the price, kick out the highest offer."

Safar shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not. The Austrian with the highest price. Their product is a breech rifle, which is superior in performance.

The most important thing is that they have the most stocks in hand. They can provide us with 100,000 breech rifles, 150,000 rifle rifles, and 800 various artillery pieces at once.

Not long ago, they just sold 200,000 breech rifles, a thousand artillery pieces, and some ammunition to the southern government. If it were n’t for the southern ones, it would be too stupid for us to get these weapons."

In the opinion of the Secretary of State, the Southern Government is just too stupid.

During the war, it is not stupid not to use good relations with other countries to scan goods and let these weapons and equipment flow into the hands of the enemy.

As for the price paid, no matter how much money is spent on buying weapons and equipment, it is not comparable to the losses brought on the battlefield.

If the southern government scans the goods for the first time, then the northern government will not be able to obtain sufficient weapons and equipment for at least the next six months.

This is the advantage brought by the constant communication, which can make a time difference.Don't look at the gathering of international arms dealers in North America. In fact, the stock in hand is still limited.

Tens of thousands of rifles, hundreds of artillery pieces, and thousands of tons of ammunition are generous.No matter how many traversers like Franz open, ordinary people know the scale of the Civil War?

If there is too much hoarding, and the North and South sides suddenly ceased to compromise, they will all fall into their hands and the costs will not be recovered.

With the exception of Americans, no one in the world can find such an injustice as the catcher.

It also cost less than ten million pounds to empty an arms dealer ’s warehouse active in the United States.In exchange for 10 million pounds in exchange for the enemy ’s insufficient weapons and equipment within six months, such a sale is a big profit.

After listening to Safar's explanation, President Lincoln almost scared out a cold sweat.

Half a year is enough to decide the outcome of a war.Fortunately, the southern government did not do this, otherwise the northern government would be miserable.

After adjusting his mind, Lincoln asked back: "Secretary of State, you are not looking for me just to say this?"

Secretary of State Safar explained unhurriedly: "Of course not. Now the four major powers of Anglo-French-Ossie support the southern government, and under their influence, most European countries have taken the southern position.

These arms dealers basically have a political background. Under similar conditions, they are definitely more willing to do business with the southern government.

If we bid higher, the situation is different.In the face of interests, arms dealers do not care about the government's ideas.

Therefore, I plan to increase the price of weapons and equipment, especially some advanced weapons.The industrial strength of the southern states is weak and their production capacity is limited. They can only follow us to increase prices.

Unlike the traitors in the South, our own industrial capabilities are not bad, and the lack of weapons is only temporary.

If there is no accident, our weapon self-sufficiency rate can reach more than 85 percent starting next year, and the southern government may not reach 30 percent.

Since there is no military victory, then we have economically dragged them down."

This is the advantage of the northern government, but President Lincoln was not happy at all, and the Secretary of State ’s plan was to prepare for a protracted war.

Lincoln frowned and asked, "Are you not so confident in our army?"

Safar replied in a serious way: "Your Excellency, it has been more than three months since the outbreak of the war, and the total military force lost by the federal government has exceeded 80,000.

I admit that the military has worked very hard, and they have achieved great results, but we are still at the disadvantage.

If anything changes on the battlefield in Maryland, the federal government is about to fight a defense in Washington.I think that in the short term, the federal government does not have the possibility of winning wars."

To a certain extent, the attitude of the Secretary of State also represents the attitude of officials within the federal government.Now that it is ready to fight a protracted war, it also means that everyone has lost confidence in resolving the rebellion in the short term.

This is not the worst. If the war is delayed, the voices of the domestic masters and factions will rise.

As a qualified politician, Lincoln knew that the enemies inside were the most terrifying. These people were lurking in the dark, and he didn't even know who they were.

After hesitating, Lincoln said, "Okay, do it according to your plan! But we must first solve the financial problem. The southern government uses cotton as a mortgage to issue bonds overseas. We don't have collateral."

The federal government is not without collateral, the problem is that these collaterals, they dare not mortgage them.Otherwise, the people in the country will explode first.

...

The island of New Guinea has now been renamed New Bavaria.Random naming seems to be the habit of Europeans, and Franz is used to it.

The second largest island in the world now belongs to the Habsburg dynasty, but Franz did not feel any surprises.

In terms of resources, New Bavaria is also rich in various mineral resources. The southern delta plain is still the most fertile land in the world.

There are no strong indigenous kingdoms on the island. It was estimated at first that the aborigines on this island will not exceed one million, and may even be less than 300,000.

But this land has not been favored by the colonists of all European countries.Obviously, this is very abnormal.

Prior to this, Austria's colonial activities were also the first to seize the islands around New Bavaria, such as: Melanesian Islands, Shizhen Islands, Aru Islands ...

This is a way to delimit the sphere of influence and swear sovereignty.Surrounded by my site, you naturally cannot come to grab in the central area, otherwise the rules will be broken.

After accelerating the pace of colonization now, the colonial team entered the new Bavarian island in a big way, and the problem appeared.

1. The island has a tropical rain forest climate with large annual precipitation;

2. The downstream terrain is low and flat, and drainage is not smooth;

3. The river has a long flood season and easily floods the surrounding area;

4. The coast is affected by tides, seawater intrusion, and more tidal flats;

5. The island is mountainous and swampy, with a sparse population.

To sum up, it is necessary to spend a lot of money to develop this island.

At least to solve the problem of drainage, turn swamps into farmland, it is best to build a seawall to protect coastal areas from the impact of sea tides.

Franz asked: "How is the colonial ministry going?"

Colonial Minister Josip Jelacic replied: "Your Majesty, we are prepared to temporarily suspend development of New Bavaria, but only to develop some areas and establish a few cities in appropriate areas to swear sovereignty.

The focus is still on developing the surrounding islands. The Nanyang region is really very rich.The aborigines here did not engage in agricultural production at all, and lived on the gifts of nature.

These islands are rich in tropical fruits and are suitable for growing cash crops such as coffee, cocoa, copra, palm oil, tea and rubber."

This is the wisest choice. Colonization is to make money. It is very unwise to invest blindly.

Anyway, the island is sparsely populated and does not engage in agricultural production. If there is no external influence, it will remain the same after 100 years.

The island can't run away wherever the colonies in the world are divided, and it's not too late for the Vienna government to develop here.

Franz nodded and said, "New Bavaria does just that, what about the Lanfang Republic?"

If it wasn't for the document mentioning the Lanfang Republic, Franz had almost forgotten that there is another Chinese Republic in the Nanyang region.

Yosip Jelacic explained: "Your Majesty, the island of Kalimantan is rich in gold mines, so a group of Chinese gathered to establish the Lanfang Republic.

Not long ago, the ocean-going fleet also visited this country, and signed a friendly agreement with Earl Humel.

This small country is very weak. The colonial government is looking for an excuse for war. It should not be long before we can destroy them."

After hesitating, Franz softened.

"Don't rush to take action first, send someone who can speak well to fooling them into the new Holy Roman Empire.

We can give them autonomy, we can refer to the standards of the domestic kingdom, no matter how lax.

The Nanyang region is too far away, the immigration we can provide is limited, and it is very difficult to develop so many places.

If the Republic of Lanfang was destroyed by force, not only would an increase in military expenditure be required, but it would be difficult to obtain much revenue in the short term.

It is better to collect Lanfang Company directly, you can directly make a profit, we do not even have to pay the cost of governance."

From Franz's point of view, the Lanfang Republic is the Lanfang Company, and the rulers themselves did not regard this as a country.

Historically, it was because the ruler of Lanfang Company turned to the Dutch for their own benefit that the country was destroyed.

The force of the Dutch is not that Franz despised them, it is really not good.

The Lanfang Republic is located in the South Ocean, where it can acquire enough immigrants and has enough land for development.If the ruling class does not degenerate and strive to develop its own strength, unifying the Nanyang region is not a dream.

Being able to turn to the Dutch can naturally turn to the Austrians.Several aristocratic titles were smashed down, it is estimated that this group of people could not resist the temptation.

This can also be regarded as the needs of each. The Republic of Lanfang can obtain protection from Austria, and the Vienna government increased its income.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Although he feels that Franz ’s style is different today, Josip Jelacic has no objection, which is in Austria ’s interest.

The essence of overseas colonization is to make a profit, and it does not matter which way to make a profit.

This is different from the African continent.The Vienna government is preparing to establish Germany ’s second home in Africa, and it is naturally impossible to rule at will.

Although Franz ’s plan is somewhat whimsical, the cost is very low, and it ’s okay to try it.

If it succeeds, nothing will be done, the Vienna government will increase its income, and Austrian industry and commerce will also increase its market.

Failure, it's a big waste of time.