Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1557 The Anza People Are Not That Shameless (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
"Your Majesty, what about America?"

In the gazebo of the imperial garden, Cheng Dingkang asked while playing chess.

Playing chess with His Majesty is a question that tests your IQ, because... Your Majesty is a bad chess player, not only bad at playing chess, but also likes to play chess.

There is no way, there are not many entertainment activities in this era, playing chess is a rare entertainment to pass the time.

But for the minister, playing chess with His Majesty is a true gift, but the only problem is...how to pass the chess quietly, this is the most test of chess skills.

Unlike His Majesty, Cheng Dingkang is very good at playing chess. He is even the honorary president of the Imperial Go Association.

Rangqi is a headache, but not only that, His Majesty also likes to talk about things while playing chess, which will test your IQ even more. After all, if one accidentally wins, it will be bad.

"America...that's a real problem."

Staring at the chessboard, Emperor Zhu said.

"If all goes well, the war is expected to end by the end of this year or early next year. At that time, the United States is likely to retain most of its territory. This is undoubtedly not conducive to the empire's American policy."

Seeing His Majesty's frown, Cheng Dingkang glanced at the chessboard, and he was just about to point his finger at His Majesty, just make another move, and you will win.

"From the perspective of American policy, a divided United States is in the interests of the empire. It is not enough to just split into a Confederate country..."

When referring to the Southern Alliance, Cheng Dingkang smiled. It was the last country in the world that insisted on "slavery". The south has truly integrated into the "civilized world", but every proposal will be strongly opposed, because the southerners died tens of thousands of people in order to protect their way of life.

"The power to use black slaves was defended by hundreds of thousands of southerners with their lives. If you want to free black slaves, please give us the lives of our fathers and children."

It is politically correct to implement "slavery" in the south. Of course, an agriculturalized south does not pose much threat to the empire. Even now, the empire is still the largest investor in the south - the oil fields in Texas, most of which are invested by Imperial Oil Corporation mining.

"Indeed, splitting into fifty countries may be a bit much, but splitting into more than a dozen countries is in the overall interests of the empire, and even the southern Confederacy can split in the future, such as Texas..."

Although Emperor Zhu no longer has much ambition for the territory of the United States, it does not mean that he is willing to see the existence of the United States-only a divided United States is the best United States.

Not split into two, but split into pieces!

"In the future, when the time is right, you can also be independent."

"What Your Majesty said is true, no matter how many divisions there are in the United States, there are not many. After all, as far as the empire is concerned, America can only have one powerful country. As far as the empire is concerned, well, it doesn't matter if Zhuxia..."

Who are the Zhuxias that Cheng Dingkang is talking about?

Of course it is Mexico. Cheng Dingkang, as the assistant minister of the empire, knows that according to the current proportion of Chinese in the newborn population in Mexico, at most 20 years later, 65% of Mexico’s population will be Chinese, and in 30 years, it will reach 75%.

The Mexican Empire with 75% of the population is Chinese is not Zhuxia, that country is Zhuxia, and Ecuador will definitely move towards Chineseization in the future. It is acceptable to be a powerful country that is Chinese.

Nodding slightly, Emperor Zhu, who was holding the son in his hand, thought about it, and then said.

"So, how to further divide the United States in the negotiations has become the biggest issue."

"Yeah, how can the Americans divide themselves at the negotiating table..."

"On the negotiating table..."

Emperor Zhu, who was originally thinking about how to play chess, his eyes lit up when he said these words, and said.

"It's not impossible."

"what?"

"indemnity!"

After uttering these two words, Emperor Zhu directly made a move on the chessboard.

"Okay, I won!"

Seeing His Majesty's proud appearance, Cheng Dingkang finally breathed a sigh of relief, all right, the chess game is over.

"Your Majesty's chess strength is far inferior to this minister..."

During the compliment, Cheng Dingkang asked again.

"What does His Majesty mean by compensation?"

"As the loser, we must cede land and pay compensation, otherwise, wouldn't we have fought this battle for nothing..."

Looking at the chessboard in front of him, Emperor Zhu said with a smile.

"But the United States is different from us. The United States is a federal country. As a federal country, all states are equal to join the federation. How can other states allow Washington to cede land? This will definitely become an issue in future negotiations. The big problem, apart from ceding the land directly under the federal government, the states will definitely not agree to ceding their land, if..."

With his finger on the chessboard, he moved a few pieces aside, and then Emperor Zhu said.

"What about a certain state declaring independence in order to avoid being ceded?"

"Declare independence?"

Let Cheng Dingkang speak your Majesty's words.

"Your Majesty, don't you need to cede the land after declaring independence?"

"Yes!"

Emperor Zhu said.

"Not only do you not need to cede the land, but you don't need to pay compensation. If we propose a compensation of 100 billion US dollars at the negotiating table, those states will definitely not be willing to bear such a huge compensation. They want to avoid paying compensation, or for the sake of the so-called voters Interests, they will definitely declare independence and withdraw from the Federation, just like the southern states. In this way, wouldn’t it be possible to avoid indemnity and cession of land..."

Is this the biggest bug in the negotiations with the United States?

For sure!

But it is beneficial to the empire, because what the empire needs is a divided America!

"But Your Majesty, if this is the case, wouldn't we be fighting in vain?..."

Cheng Dingkang's reminder made Emperor Zhu think for a while, and then said.

"It can't be fought for nothing. After all, the current war we are fighting with the United States is not just for land or compensation. In fact, this is secondary. What we need is to divide and weaken the United States. This is the most important thing." Yes, as long as this strategic goal is achieved, then our goal of launching this war will also be achieved, so..."

Emperor Zhu scattered the chess pieces and said.

"As long as the United States can be divided, even if you don't get reparations, it's not impossible."

Compared with compensation, splitting the United States is the most important thing. After all, from the future, only the United States can truly threaten the empire and China. If the United States is disintegrated and the United States is turned into dozens of countries, then they will It is impossible to pose any threat to China's future.

indemnity?

It is also in history that Bismarck squeezed France to the fullest and extorted 50 billion francs.He thought that holding these 50 billion francs would be able to weaken France to the greatest extent, but what he got in exchange was nothing but the hatred of the French for Prussia, and a revenge war decades later.

Reparations can sometimes backfire.

"If they re-form the federation after the negotiation is over, wouldn't we be left blank?"

When Cheng Dingkang said these words, he even murmured in his heart-Americans can't be so shameless.

(End of this chapter)