Daming 1805

Chapter 219 We don't need to win the war

The streets of New York turned into a battlefield. While the surrounding residents were running away, a large number of soldiers poured out from the surrounding area.

The Queen's Guards from England were fired one after another, and most of the guards, who were caught off guard, were destroyed in an instant.

Soldiers pouring out from around quickly wiped out the remaining guards and controlled the situation on the street.

The Queen of America and the two surrounding members of the British royal family were also controlled by them.

A group of guards then surrounded Monroe and Jefferson's car and forced them out of it.

Jefferson struggled again and again and roared uncontrollably:

"John Adams, this lunatic and idiot, wants to start a war for the freedom of the Mexican slaves!"

Monroe, who was also being pushed down, couldn't help retorting when he heard his companion's roar:
"Adams was not so childish, emancipation of the slaves was just their slogan, the real purpose of the Yankees was complete independence!

"After independence, higher tariffs can be adopted to prevent British goods from being dumped in the United States.

"Let the southern cotton and other agricultural products no longer be exported to the UK, but sold cheaply to the north as raw materials."

The American Civil War, the American Civil War, is sometimes referred to as the Third War of Independence.

The second War of Independence was the Anglo-American War of 1812, which was barely a draw.

The first two wars of independence were political independence, and the third was economic.

Before the Civil War, the United States was independent as a country.

However, agricultural products produced by southern plantations, including raw materials such as grain and cotton, were still mainly exported to the United Kingdom.

The industrial areas in the north watched helplessly but could not get raw materials, and had to accept the dumping of goods from the UK.

So the North pushed for federal legislation to raise tariffs, and it was passed in Parliament.

This harmed the interests of southern planters, so the southern states declared their independence from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.

The North did not recognize the independence of the South, and the Civil War broke out.

In the end the North won, and the United States cut off the South's economic ties with Britain.

The United States officially began to develop completely independently.

The current situation between the North and the South is similar to that in history, but the choices and operations of the two sides are just the opposite.

The south is deeply bound to the British mainland. Although there is a strong tendency to be independent, there is still some distance from the extent of desperately wanting to be independent.

In the past, when a large number of slaves from Yinzhou in Central and South China continued to be imported, and slaves from Tianzhu began to enter the market, the south was forced to the edge of independence.

But at this time, Britain has also compromised, setting up the Kingdom of America, the king, and the parliament, giving farmers a way to control the situation through parliament and protect their rights and interests without violence and war.

They successfully passed the bill prohibiting the importation of slaves in Parliament, and their tendency to independence began to decrease.

But at the same time, the North's idea of ​​raising tariffs was of course rejected by representatives of the South.

It is also impossible for the British mainland to support the North, because the colonies are originally exclusive commodity dumping markets.

If the colony wants to charge high tariffs to the suzerain country and restrict the import of goods from the suzerain country, is this still a colony?

Therefore, it is difficult to reconcile the contradiction between the north of the United States and the mainland of Britain.

Representatives from the north also gradually realized that their real core needs cannot be met through non-violent means.

In the process, the north's tendency towards independence continued to grow, but it was not actually appeased.

Both the British mainland and the southern representatives felt that the strength of the northern part of the United States was limited, and there was no need for special and practical appeasement, as long as it could be suppressed.

During the formal convening of the U.S. Congress and the discussion of the basic bill of the United States in the future, the North's request for higher tariffs was of course rejected.

The north's tendency towards independence has finally reached its limit, and the conflict between the two sides finally broke out completely.

The north decided to be completely independent, but still did not want to be independent by itself, hoping to obtain the raw material production areas in the south.

Nor has the ability to be independent on its own, the North knows that it is incapable of defeating Britain.

So the North launched a coup on its own territory and took control of three members of the British royal family, including the Queen of America.

Wrapping Queen Charlotte and Prince Frederick, they demanded that the British royal family's escort sea and land forces stop resisting.

The Queen and Regent of the Kingdom of America, who are also the second and third heirs to England, are now captured simultaneously.

In an era when the influence of royal power was still deep, in the current situation, the royal guard basically lost its combat effectiveness.

After a very small-scale resistance, the navy and army troops protecting the three royal family members were disarmed one after another.

On the other side, a group of guards escorted Monroe and Jefferson back to the temporary parliament hall.

They met John Adams again, and Adams' son, John Quincy Adams.

Quincy was the sixth U.S. president in history.

The Adams father and son, although both served only one term as president, are the first pair of father and son presidents in American history.

Seeing Adams and his son, Jefferson immediately yelled angrily:
"Adams, you lunatic, what you're doing is a shameless violation of liberty.

"If you try to become the tyrant of America, you will suffer the most complete failure!

"You will be resisted by all Americans, and you will be punished by the whole of the United Kingdom."

Although Jefferson was controlled, he was still aggressive.

Because he knew that most of the United States supported him, Adams was only a representative of a small number of people in the North.

He knew that Adams could not become a real tyrant, so he could yell at the other party that he would definitely fail to become a tyrant.

If Adams was really a tyrant, then Jefferson would probably be much more honest.

Adams in history, as a representative of the North, served as Washington's vice president for eight years.

After Washington left office, Adams narrowly defeated Jefferson by three votes and became the second president of the United States.

But Adams also served only one term, losing to Jefferson in his re-election bid.

Although Adams is in control of the situation now, he seems to lack confidence, and said in a weak tone:
"We have no choice, the parliament only protects the interests of your farmers in the south, and doesn't care about the interests of the factories in the north.

"So we can only use extraordinary means to express our opinions and defend our interests.

"Jefferson, Monroe, you can rest assured that we have no intention of dividing America, and we will keep you safe.

"But I want you two to join me in signing this petition to the King of the United Kingdom."

Meanwhile, Adams' son, Quincy, took two drafted documents and handed them to Monroe and Jefferson respectively.

The guards on both sides let go, and Monroe and Jefferson were partially freed, while taking the documents with a straight face.

Monroe just glanced at it, and couldn't help screaming.

"Demand to change Princess Amelia as the new king! And allow the Kingdom of America to be completely independent!"

"Including the current Queen Charlotte, three members of the British royal family will remain in the United States as hostages!"

Jefferson's reaction was even more intense. He threw away the so-called petition and said loudly:
"This is absolutely impossible! It is impossible for His Majesty George III to allow the United States to be completely independent.

"If you insist, it means war, and we in the United States have no ability to win this war!"

Listening to Jefferson's words, Monroe couldn't help frowning.

This threat may not be useful now.

Neither the British nor the northerners of the United States actually wanted this battle to break out.

But the contradictions between the two sides can no longer be reconciled.

Adams wanted to protect the interests of northern factory owners, and the only direction was complete independence.

Otherwise Adams would not have organized the coup.

Already ready for war, Adams probably already had contacts with the French in the north.

John Adams, meanwhile, grinned dryly at Jefferson's warning:
"Our goal in the United States is to seek independence, not to occupy the mainland of the United Kingdom.

"We don't need to win the UK outright at all, we just need to hold on and never surrender.

"Once war breaks out, the Ming people and the French will definitely intervene, and the war should be in a state of anxiety.

"Once the British decision-makers believe that the war losses will exceed the subsequent gains, they will allow the independence of the United States."

In the face of Adams' questioning, Jefferson's momentum obviously fell back, but he still opposed it very clearly:

"Independence means nothing to Virginia and the states to the south, it is a senseless war for us.

"You are tying the entire United States to a chariot in order to protect the interests of a small number of you northerners.

"With America having its own parliament, we have no fundamental conflict with the United Kingdom.

"You northern states can be independent on your own, don't pull us to work hard together."

Adams immediately asked:
"Do you think that when our northern state declares independence, you can stay out of it?
"Do you think that the battlefield of the War of Independence will be completely confined within our borders?
"Have you ever considered that in order to force Britain to recognize our independence, with the support of Daming and France, we will destroy those large farms in your south as much as possible.

"You have no fundamental conflict with the United Kingdom now, but haven't you considered obtaining greater benefits?
"Your current agricultural products can only be sold directly to British merchants at the lowest price.

"Have you ever considered that you can sell it to Daming, France, Prussia, Ottomans, etc. where the price is higher?"

Jefferson's momentum became weaker, and these issues were exactly what he had considered.

The possibility of free foreign sales is also one of the internal driving forces driving the independence of the South.

The War of Independence, as a destructive war, does need to be considered.

At the same time, Monroe suddenly said:

"Even if you want to be independent, you should not choose Princess Amelia as king.

"Amelia is weak and sick, and if she dies childless, the throne will revert to the Prince of Wales and Princess Charlotte.

"A more suitable candidate should be Prince Frederick."

The purpose of changing the king is to divert the succession order of the British king from that of the American king, so that the kings and descendants of both sides have no chance to inherit two countries at the same time.

If you have to turn around and go back, then the United States will be independent for nothing.

The Adams father and son were obviously taken aback when they heard Monroe's words.

Monroe's tone of voice seems to be pro-independence.

In fact, in Monroe's heart, he always does not support, but does not oppose the independence of the United States.

The idea of ​​the American Empire of the Americans has already taken root in Monroe's heart.

It's just that in the past period of time, his status in the United Kingdom has continued to rise, so he has no motivation to get out of his comfort zone.

Now that he was finally pushed into a corner, he had to seriously consider the issue of independence.

(End of this chapter)