Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1241 Expansion is not for poverty alleviation (first update, please subscribe)
"It is necessary for the well-being and future expansion of the empire's hundreds of millions of subjects!"

But in what form is this expansion?

This expansion is of course flexible and varied.

"Military expansion is undoubtedly the fastest and most effective when the time is right, but..."

Emperor Zhu said while playing chess with Zuo Zongtang.

"For now, the empire's expansion policy must be restrained. After all, no matter where we do it now, it may cause conflict with Britain and the United States. At present, the empire is not ready for the final decisive battle. .”

"What Your Majesty said is true. Since you are not ready yet, you need to wait a little longer."

Although Zuo Zongtang is the honorary president of the "American Club", he also supports the shrinking policy of the empire.

"The current contraction of the empire is for better expansion in the future. On this point, the club also agrees. However, in the opinion of many members of the club, the expansion of the empire should not stop at South America, but should also occupy North and South America... . . . they thought that at least the United States should be occupied."

After playing a chess piece, Zuo Zongtang truthfully reported to His Majesty what he saw and heard in the club.

Except for a very few high-level personnel, no one knows that the real founder of the "American Club" is His Majesty. What was His Majesty's purpose in creating the "American Club" back then?
Not just for expansion, but for the formation of a consensus among the top elites of the empire—the expansion consensus.

The reason for forming such a consensus is because of the shackles of the Chinese tradition. After all, there are too many sayings in the Chinese tradition that "a country that is warlike will die". Even if the empire does not have an imperial examination system, the elites of the empire are Having received traditional education, they are naturally bound by traditional ideas.

In order to break the shackles, Emperor Zhu specially created this club. Its purpose is to reach a consensus among the elite through the club, and eventually the expansion will become the consensus of the entire empire.

In the past 20 years, victory after victory has stimulated the expansion of the empire, and Emperor Zhu is very clear that if this expansion sentiment is not consolidated by interests, then it is built on the sand, without any fundamental.

Therefore, the expansion of the empire must benefit everyone—enterprises and individuals, the upper class and ordinary people. Only when everyone benefits can the empire continue to expand.

"Occupying the United States, the appetite within the empire is getting bigger and bigger..."

Emperor Zhu stared at the chessboard for a while, and then made a move. The victories of more than 20 years did not let him get carried away. In fact, his mind has become extremely clear in the past few years.

Once upon a time, he was a studist, and he dared to stud because he knew where the enemy's bottom line was, and he also understood that as a latecomer, if he didn't stud, he would never catch up with the strong.

But now?
Now that you put on your shoes, stud is definitely not the best choice. Why can the Anglo-Saxons have the last laugh in the competition with the French, Spaniards, Germans and Russians?
The core point is that when their strength is weak, they are determined not to stud!

But this does not prevent them from continuously bleeding the enemy through other means.

"People are not enough to swallow elephants like snakes!"

Zuo Zongtang laughed.

"The empire's North American policy has already been set. The next war will promote the further division of the United States, and at the same time drive the United States out of the west coast. As for the United States..."

Emperor Zhu shook his head and said.

"When we conquered the United States, the biggest enemy we faced was not the resistance of 6000 million Americans, but the burden brought by 6000 million people! For the empire, 6000 million white people are not only an unstable factor, but also It is a heavy burden, they will ask to live the same life as the citizens of the empire, they will ask to enjoy the same or even more benefits, the empire..."

Emperor Zhu paused and said.

"The empire is not for charity. The image of the "liberator" is good, but it is just an image. Expansion costs money. Expansion is not poverty alleviation. Expansion also pays attention to cost. Colombia is less than 200 million, and Venezuela is also However, there are only 200 million people, even if you add the countries of China and the United States, there is only a population of more than 520 million. For the empire, there is no problem at all in integrating these people into the empire. Of course, there is no problem in improving their lives, and conquering these areas , the return we get is far greater than our expenditure, which is also the reason for our expansion, the income ratio is large. But the United States... there are 6000 million people there!"

And 6000 million, just now, because of the emergence of the empire, European immigrants who originally flowed to South America have poured into North America, causing the current population of the United States to exceed the level of the same period in history. After another ten years, their population will only increase.

The times still don't allow it!

Otherwise, there are dozens of Detroit Three Massacres, New York Ten Days, etc. No matter how large the population is, it is not a problem... Uh, it seems that I have become more ruthless, and I actually want to learn from the Tartars.

However, tens of millions of people are an extremely heavy burden for any conqueror.So what if the resources are abundant?
If the income from resources cannot be balanced with the expenditure after occupation, then it will be at a loss, and such a loss will only cause the empire to continuously lose blood, and finally fall into recession.

"Splitting the United States into four to five countries is in the long-term interests of the empire. After all, the goods of the empire need to be dumped in the market. Compared with occupation and annexation by force, the divided United States is the most economic colony of the empire. Good choice."

"What Your Majesty said is true. Occupying the United States is indeed a heavy burden for the empire. The ultimate goal of the expansion of the empire is to make the people's lives better. This is also the fundamental purpose of the empire's "kingdom and hegemony."

When Zuo Zongtang mentioned the "kingdom and hegemony", Emperor Zhu smiled slightly. What is the real kingliness and benevolence is that the empire annexed the countries under the Caudillo regime, and then let the people there live a better life. better!Even if it damages the reputation of the empire, it can benefit the people.

For example, Chileans, Argentines, Brazilians, Peruvians, and Bolivians are all living in the "kingly land" under the rule of the empire.

What is the "hegemony" of the empire?
It is to benefit the people of the world as the starting point, to coordinate and use the kingly way and the hegemony, to promote the hegemony to annex other countries, and then to promote the kingly way, so that the local people can benefit and be liberated. This is the manifest destiny of the empire.

As long as it is beneficial to the people of the world, it is okay to do bad things and bear a bad name.The empire exchanged a moment of infamy for the happy life of millions of people.

This is true benevolence and righteousness!
But this kind of benevolence and righteousness cannot be spread across the world. After all, the construction of the "Wang Dao Paradise" requires money and costs.The expansion of the empire is not a charity, a royal paradise, and not everyone is entitled to enjoy it.

As for the United States... No, it should be said that after the division of the United States, they don't have that qualification at all.

But the United States after the division in the future, as the economic colony of the empire and the source of raw materials, can still be the backyard of the empire, just like South America and the United States in another era.

(End of this chapter)