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Chapter 1145 The Naive Allied State (Second update, please subscribe)
In 1883, because of an unprecedented grand prize, the whole world seemed to have forgotten the external expansion of the Ming Empire last year.

Amidst the attention of the whole world, the first "Emperor Sidley Award" has finally been settled.

Li Lun, who discovered "X-ray", won the Physics Prize, Shen Mingdong, who invented "999", won the Chemistry Prize, and Emperor Zhu and Pasteur shared the Medicine Prize.

At the award ceremony, while Emperor Zhu personally presented the awards to those winners, at his own award ceremony, he delivered a speech, a speech calling for peace and equality.

It was as if the war last year was not initiated by the Ming Empire at all.Well, Daming launched that war out of necessity.

In fact, why didn't Emperor Zhu set up a peace prize?

In the final analysis, it was because he felt that there was no need for a peace prize at all.Because nine times out of ten, if nothing else, the peace prize goes to those who start the wars, it's like another world.

By itself, the Peace Prize is a joke.

Although there is no Peace Prize, it does not hinder the world peace that Emperor Zhu called for at the award ceremony.His appeal has of course been recognized worldwide.Even after the award ceremony, all the winners and candidates jointly issued a peace statement.

This peace statement is of course a call for world peace.Naturally, it has been recognized by the scientific community in various countries.

The world is changing so fast.

One second is still clouded by war, and the next second is long live peace.

It has to be said that the speed of human adaptability is simply outrageous.

In fact, it is human nature to gradually forget.

This is even more obvious when it is applied to Americans. The United States refers to the Confederate States of America.

Although the Confederate States gained independence through a brutal war in 1866, the politicians of the Confederate States believed that Britain, France and other countries could not bear the consequences of losing the cotton supply in the south, so they must Will support the South as well.

After negotiating independence, Confederate politicians fantasized about peace.Even imagined a rapprochement with the North.It seems that the effects of a war that claimed tens of thousands of lives have really worn off.

Richmond, capital of the Confederacy.

The straight-line distance between this city and Washington DC, where the White House is located, is actually less than 150 kilometers. Such a distance, according to the army's marching speed, is about 3-4 days away.

But in fact, it was this short 150 kilometers that became the main battlefield where the North and the South repeatedly seesawed, causing the Americans to shed blood—a brutal civil war that lasted for 5 years, causing more than 100 million soldiers to die and 50 soldiers to be injured. It is estimated that the number of casualties in the north and the south may be more, and an unknown number of civilians have also been affected.

150 kilometers.

It was the center of that cruel war, as long as either side could cross the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers, it could immediately surround the other's capital.

However, even after 17 years of the armistice, neither the United States nor the Confederate States had the intention of moving their capital.

On February 2th, the National Day of the Confederate States, the streets of Richmond were full of people on this day.

The "Southern Cross Flag" of the Confederate States was flying high in the streets and alleys. Veterans in old military uniforms once again gathered on the streets with their families, cheering and singing the national anthem.

As usual, this day is destined to be happy, but also sad. After all, every family has someone who died in the war 16 years ago.Too many families have lost their fathers, sons, husbands, lovers.

Listening to the cheerful music coming from the window, Shao Lingyun who was standing by the window said in a tone of exclamation.

"The people of Qin have no time to mourn for themselves, but later generations mourned; what later generations mourned without learning from it, also made later generations mourn for future generations again."

"what?"

Scarlett Scarlett, who just woke up on the bed, propped up her limp body and looked at the man by the window.

"This is an old saying in Huaxia, which means that if you can't absorb the previous lessons, you will definitely repeat the same mistakes in the future."

Scarlett Scarlett, who was sitting on the head of the bed, thought for a while and said.

"Are you referring to the current relationship between the North and the South?"

Nodding, Shao Lingyun did not speak. He came here as a businessman 18 years ago. During the war, he not only earned huge profits for the company, but also accumulated huge wealth himself.

As the most successful Ming country expatriate in the Allied countries, whenever he saw those short-sighted politicians, he would always sigh helplessly.

Looking at her silent husband, Scarlett Scarlett put the silk pajamas on the bedside over her body, walked to his side and hugged him and said.

"You know, they didn't have much choice. After the war, the least valuable thing was cotton. The war bankrupted many people. Although the oil in Texas brought new opportunities, the plantations were barely staying afloat. "

What his wife said made Shao Lingyun nod. With the end of the American Civil War, the global raw cotton market has returned to its normal state before the war. Not only that, but during the war, the cotton planting area and production increased greatly due to the huge profits from cotton planting, which led to global The gradual decline in cotton prices, and even the sharp drop in prices, directly led to the bankruptcy of many southern plantations.

"Indeed,"

Nodding, Shao Lingyun continued.

"Now 70% of the cotton and 60% of the oil in the south are exported to the north. Perhaps the south won independence through the war, but the independence of the country has not changed the dependence of the south on the economy of the north, and even intensified this dependence."

Feeling his wife's warm and delicate body, Shao Lingyun sighed helplessly.

"Commercial dependence makes the politicians in Congress unwilling to conflict with Washington, even when the politicians in Washington keep saying that unification is inevitable, those politicians in Congress still believe that the The peace treaty has confirmed the independence of the Confederate States and established the status of the two countries. What a group of naive guys, they don’t have a knife or gun, which can guard against wolves.”

It's childish and terrifying!
Compared with the north, the economic backwardness makes the military strength of the south even a bit worth mentioning.

"Isn't there still you?"

Hugging her husband, Scarlett Hao laughed.

"Everyone knows that the Ming Empire will not allow the north to occupy the south, so once war breaks out, you will definitely intervene."

His wife's answer made Shao Lingyun helpless.

"That's just a saying, and the empire is so far away, if you don't protect yourself, how can you maintain your own safety just by relying on the empire?"

After all, Shao Lingyun looked at the faintly visible presidential palace outside the window, and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Besides, even though the Allied Powers need the Empire, the Allied Powers have not been so friendly to the Empire for so many years!"

This is the most ironic part. On the one hand, Da Ming is needed, and on the other hand, he is rejected.Where does this complex mentality come from?
"Mexico."

In the embassy kilometers away, Wu Yunlei sneered.

"If Washington and Richmond agree on any position, then it is the Mexican issue. They both oppose our support for the Mexican Empire, and even think that our support for the Mexican Empire threatens their interests."

"Mr. Ambassador, it is inevitable."

Although he has just arrived in Richmond, Huayu has already done his homework on the ship.Of course you know where the differences between the Empire and the two Americas lie.

"After all, from Texas to California, they were all plundered from Mexico. A strong Mexico is bound to have the ambition to recover the lost land. Moreover, the Mexican royal family also hopes to win the approval of the people. After all, for Mexicans, the Mexican-American War The failure and cession of the land itself is a national humiliation, and because of this, both the North and the South are extremely wary of Mexico, and the Empire? It is an ally of the Mexican Empire.”

"Oh, it's not just an ally. Don't forget that the second prince's fiancée, Princess Sofia, is also the Crown Prince of the Mexican Empire and the sole heir to the imperial throne."

In other words, their children are the heirs of the future Mexican Empire, so in any case, it is impossible for the empire to give up its support for the Mexican Empire.

The ambassador Wu Yunlei shrugged helplessly and sighed.

"So, in this case, their distrust of us is nothing more than normal, but? One day, they will regret their choice today. And for the empire, Mexico is the most important. "

(End of this chapter)