Chu Qi is very busy now. He uses the Richmond manor as his temporary headquarters to handle information from all over the country.

North America became a powder keg, and the great powers played on the American land for their respective interests.

In Chu Qi's impression, the United States, which might become powerful, was just an ordinary powerful force at this time, and was trapped in a civil war, which destroyed the potential of this land.

For humanity, no one likes war, but the people who play behind the scenes ignited the North American powder keg for the sake of interests. No one knows what consequences will be.

Chu Qi is just a gear of the empire, and he cannot disobey the empire's will.

The Pacific Railway was damaged by intelligence personnel sent by Lincoln, and Davis urgently sent workers to repair it.

But things are not that simple yet.

The Jinyiwei, who returned from the Western Front battlefield, explained the local situation to everyone: "The commander of the Federal Army on the Western Front is Grant, a very talented commander, and generals such as Sherman. The Generals of the Union on the Western Front are no match for them at all. The crisis lies in the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River divides the Union into two parts from north to south. If the Mississippi River is occupied by the Federal Army, the Pacific Railway will also be cut off."

Chu Qi looked at the Mississippi River on the map. He never thought he would understand its importance in this way. The Mississippi River is of great significance to North America. Whether it is irrigation of crops or using rivers to transfer goods, the Mississippi River plays an important role.

The Western Front of the Civil War was a battle for the Mississippi River.

"The Tokugawa Shogunate Army led the Tokugawa Shogunate Army to join forces with the Shogunate Army, which is gathering and will arrive in San Francisco Bay."

"Li Rushan, the general of Liaodong, is on standby in Lushun Wei."

The local deployment notified Chu Qi and others through secret telegrams. Chu Qi found that he was actually involved in the vortex, and the Civil War had completely changed its nature. This was no longer a competition between Lincoln and Davis.

At this time, the Jinyiwei arrived at the manor secretly, bringing important news: "Sir, the attack on the Pacific Railway has already come into view. Our New Orleans staff captured Lincoln's spies assigned to the Union, and they used gunpowder to blow up nearby railways. Such spies are still active in other places, and they attacked railways and trains."

“How many people have been arrested?”

"Six people."

"Do they admit that Lincoln sent them?"

"They can't hide it in the hands of our Emblem Unit Guards. Some of them were spies sent by the United Nations to infiltrate the Union, some of them were civilians who remained loyal to the United Nations, and they were dissatisfied with Davis and their state legislators. When the United States contacted them, they volunteered to destroy the railway. It was easy to get explosives in the United States, especially some industrial and mining owners."

"It seems that their American conflicting psychology is more serious than we think, and now they are not yet considered a country."

"Sir, how should we deal with the people captured alive?"

"According to the convention, they were taken to Siberia to build railways and contribute to the construction of our Ming Empire. Since they have taken on such a job, they must have such awareness. So, follow the clues before this to see if they can destroy their strongholds."

"yes."

Chu Qi's words determined the fate of this group of spies from the United States.

The Siberian-Kazakh Railway was built for several years. In the cold Siberia, a few workers who built the railway were prisoners or prisoners provided by the Jinyiwei...

Chu Qi made progress in investigating the Pacific Railway incident, but his expression did not soothe: "There is another thing that we need to complete - to create an excuse for war."

"Make an excuse for war?"

Several Jinyiwei households are not unfamiliar with this.

Both Eastern civilization and Western civilization are famous for their masters. Lincoln was to "abolition of slavery" and Davis used this to call on the civilians to believe that he was the justice side.

If the Ming Empire drove the Oriental Shogunate to participate in the Civil War, then there would be a legitimate reason.

Lincoln in this world did not provoke the Tokugawa shogunate, nor did he have the "black ship sailing" incident. The Tokugawa shogunate sent troops to help Davis without just reason for justice.

But even if there is no reason, you can create excuses for war.

"There is a Tokugawa Shogunate passenger ship, Chiyoda, of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which belongs to the property of the Tokugawa family. During the San Francisco gold rush, it transports Oriental people to San Francisco, and sometimes engages in passenger transport between Liaodong and Dongyang. This ship is a steamship sold by the Dalian Shipyard to the Tokugawa family twelve years ago. It is quite old... Anyway, it will be retired in a few years, so we blow it up."

Chu Qi thought for a long time and decided to blow up a Tokugawa Shogunate ship to create a reason for the war.

A subordinate said: "Hundred households Guo Yan are in San Francisco. If he really wants to blow up the ball, he can let him do this."

Chu Qi also thought of Guo Yan, who was still in San Francisco, and he could just let him sank the shogunate "Chyoda": "This matter must be airtight. Before bombing the ship, ask the captain to find a reason to evacuate the passengers and sailors of the Chiyoda to avoid casualties."

"I'll draft a secret report to Guo Yan."

This was the first time Chu Qi made an excuse for war. The Jinyiwei blew up the shogunate ships and put the blame on Lincoln and others. In this way, the Tokugawa shogunate had a reason to participate in the Civil War.

Sometimes the fig leaf of war is an accident that is difficult to find out. No one except the people who handled it at that time knew the truth.

Chu Qi estimated that except for them, no one else might know the truth about the incident of the Chiyoda explosion.

"The Eastern and Americans actually confronted each other in this way at this time..."

Chu Qi was a little unimaginable to imagine who would be better than the samurai of the Tokugawa Shogunate or the American militia of Lincoln.

He secretly arrested Lincoln's spies who infiltrated the Union in Richmond, created reasons for war, spyed on Washington's movements, etc. He spent almost all day long and focused on the movements of all parties. Sometimes he also needed to find President Davis of the Union's negotiations.

Zhang Zhier was blown up by the Pacific Railway and was able to stay in Richmond during the recovery period. Although she still had studies, it would be useless to be anxious to go back before the Pacific Railway was restored.

She and Xiaozhu were preparing supper while staying in the manor. It seemed that she hadn't cooked in person several times, and she was in a hurry, and from time to time there were sounds of pots, pots, pots, and bowls colliding from time to time.

"The taste is good, it tastes good..." Chu Qi was lucky enough to taste Zhang Zhier's craftsmanship, but his face showed a bitter look. The young lady obviously put too much salt.
Chapter completed!