By the end of 1860, the total population of the United States had reached 31.6 million. Among them, the population of the Northern Free State was about 18.7 million, and the southern animal slave states had a population of 12.9 million, of which 5 million slaves had a population of 5 million.

Franz's butterfly effect still played a role, and the strength comparison between the north and the south has changed slightly, but the fact that the north is strong and the south is weak cannot be changed.

In the Austrian Embassy in Washington, representatives of Britain, France, Olympiad and Western countries gathered together. Austrian Ambassador to the United States Drucker took the lead in speaking: "I invite everyone here today, mainly to discuss the issue of southern independence.

At the critical moment of this change, it is necessary for us to remain consistent in order to better protect everyone's interests."

I don’t know when we started, but we discovered the benefits of the principle of the great powers’ consensus. Usually, as long as we do this, everyone can make a fortune.

Everyone fell into deep thought, as if they were weighing whether the benefits of joining forces were greater or the benefits of working alone were higher.

As for whether to abolition or not, it is not within everyone's consideration. Don't look at the slogans of "abolition" in European countries that are shouting earth-shaking. In fact, everyone is thinking about watching the fun.

In recent years, the United States has expanded at a balloon-like speed, which has caused many people to worry. The theory of American threat is also a hot topic in Europe.

In order to attract immigrants, the propaganda produced by Americans has become evidence of the threat of the United States under the guidance of those who are interested.

Because the communication remains unchanged, the US government is simply out of reach. When it comes to guiding public opinion several times, it is caught and makes it a mess.

British representative Mark Oliver said: "We all have huge trade deals with the United States, and a stable America is more in our interests.

Everyone will join forces to prevent the outbreak of the American Civil War, which will be conducive to world peace and stability."

The British attitude is not surprising. The British Empire cannot do without the cheap industrial raw materials provided by Americans, especially cotton.

Not only the British, but also the three countries of France, Olympiad and West are all major cotton importers. Even with a bumper harvest in West Africa, Austria can only barely be self-sufficient.

Spanish representative Francisco added: "In order to maintain world peace, a split United States is necessary.

From 1783 to the present, the territory of the United States has expanded from more than 800,000 square kilometers to nearly 8 million square kilometers. If it is not curbed, it will not take long for them to gradually erode the entire America.

Everyone is the United States, so they should be clear about the development potential of this country. At their development speed, they will catch up with Europe in 50 years and then rely on their huge size to surpass us.

You know, the four countries combined have less than one-third of the local area of ​​the United States. They have almost no shortage of resources, and they can't find where to start if they want to limit them.

Now is the only opportunity. If the United States solves internal problems, the future world overlord will book.”

Francesco's statement is almost a replica of the American threat theory. With the development of the United States and the continuous expansion of foreign countries in recent years, Spain is the biggest victim.

In particular, the Americans reached into Cuba again, trying to seize another Spanish colony, which further aroused the Spanish's hatred.

In addition to having little impact on Austria, the unification of Britain and France was a person who was hurt by interests. The French were forcibly bought the Louisa area, and the British lost more places.

French representative Alfreid sarcastically said: "This is too alarmist. Can the United States become the world hegemon?"

Austrian representative Drucker smiled and said, "Who knows this? However, the development speed of Americans over the years is obvious to all, and they are constantly sucking European blood.

Everyone wants to transport immigration to the colony, but Americans have intercepted a lot? Hundreds of thousands of Europeans immigrate to the United States every year. Everyone knows what this means!

If the Northern government succeeds, they have the richest resources, the cheapest industrial raw materials in the world, and a large amount of labor, and will soon complete industrialization.

In the commodity market, we have added another competitor. Perhaps it won’t take long before the Americas are filled with American manufacturing.

Capital has no borders, and perhaps many capitalists are already considering moving to the United States. If these people come here, then our technological advantages will no longer exist.

You know, they also stuck our industrial raw materials, such as cotton.

Even if everyone finds a new source of raw materials, it is difficult to produce less than in the United States in terms of production costs, and it is reasonable for capitalists to go to the United States to build factories."

Drucker's words were obviously meaningful. The few people sitting in the seat were all the ruling classes of various countries and belonged to vested interests. No one wanted to see their national interests suffer.

Mark Oliver's face changed drastically. He could guarantee that if he did nothing this time, he would decide to be retaliated by domestic capitalists after returning to China.

Capitalists immigrate to the United States? This is actually just the patent of big capitalists and consortiums. Small and medium-sized capitalists are lucky to go to a place that is not familiar with and not swallowed up by others.

True capital has no borders, and it will be realized after the order is established.

Drucker's purpose is to remind everyone to sit upright and not to collect money from the northern government, and to be more inclined to Americans in political stance.

After calming down, Mark Oliver smiled and said, "The United States is indeed too powerful, so it's better to weaken it."

I remember that the federal states in the United States had the right to withdraw in the Declaration of Independence. Since the seven southern states have become independent now, then we will recognize their status!”

This is fatal. Once European countries recognize the independence of the Southern government, the Civil War is no longer an American Civil War, but a war between two independent countries.

Politically, it will undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the northern government. Once the legal status of the southern government is established, it will be easy to find excuses for countries to interfere in this war in the future.

If everyone wants, as long as the Southern Government sends an invitation letter, everyone can intervene in the mediation by force.

The Northern government's attempt to use abolition slaves to create public opinion pressure and cut off European countries' support for the Southern government, failed at the beginning.

The British made this decision, and the Canadian issue was also involved. The United States continued to expand, and the British were dissatisfied. After the War of Independence, the conflict between Britain and the United States did not stop.

In 1812, President Jefferson, who had already stepped down, made a bold statement: "This year, we will merge Canada... and eventually completely expel British forces from the American continent!"

Soon the Americans launched an attack on the Canadian region, attempting to dominate the American continent.

John Niu, who was furious, immediately took military action, allowing the Americans to feel what the iron fist of the British Empire was. The Americans fought on the battlefield were all over the ground and burned the White House.

Time is the best weapon, and the terror of the British was gradually forgotten by the Americans. In 1844, the slogan of the eleventh President James Polk was: "(British) either hand over Oregon or start a war!"

At this time, the United States is no longer weak and is no longer so easy to fight.

At that time, after weighing the pros and cons, the London government admitted to its slap and gave up on the Oregon area, but this breath was sober.

It is possible to hold back the anger, but the British also felt the threat from the United States. However, for their own interests, capitalists exerted influence on Congress and reconciled the conflict between Britain and the United States.

No matter what he said, the hatred was still recorded. After Mark Oliver discovered the anti-American stance between Ossi and Ossi, he immediately decided to knock the Americans a hit.

French representative Alfreid opposed: "It is not good to directly interfere in the internal affairs of the United States. European public opinion supports abolitionist. It is easy for us to cause trouble if we do this."

Interests determine the position. The French have very few interests in North America, so they naturally don’t mind the United States becoming bigger. Anyway, after the United States becomes bigger, the British are the first to bear the brunt.

Austria's representative Drucker explained righteously: "This is just a minor problem. The southern government can also abolish slavery, and now they are protecting private property, Holy Rome inviolable.

Withdrawal from the US federal government is also a completely legal act. There is no provision in the US Constitution that prohibits states from withdrawing. We must abide by the spirit of the contract!

To put it bluntly, the main reason for the conflict between the North and the South is the tariff issue. The Northern government’s claim to raise tariffs has seriously damaged the principle of trade fairness!”

Trade fairness is false, but it is true that harms everyone's interests. Once Americans raise tariffs, they not only lose the origin of cheap raw materials, but also lose a commodity market.

Even the French who supported the United States to cause trouble for the British had to admit that the practices of the Northern government had harmed their interests.

This is also the reason why policies within the French government often change on the issue of the United States. Many times, they themselves don’t know what to do.

French representative Alfreid asked incredible question: "You are not kidding, will the Southern government abolition of slavery?"

After the propaganda of the Northern Government, in the eyes of many people, the Southern Government is an evil slave trader. Planter owners originally rely on exploiting slaves to make profits, so how could they give up their wealth?

Drucker replied confidently: "There is nothing impossible, planters can also learn from the capitalist's business model.

In this world, there are many unscrupulous capitalists who only pay a small salary or even don’t pay a salary?

In name, it did give slaves free identity, but in fact the salary they paid was only enough for these people to survive.

If you are old and sick, you will be driven out and fend for yourself. Could it be that the cost will really increase if you transform one way?

The planters are worried about nothing more than that after the slaves gain free status, these people will leave. This problem can be solved by employment contracts."

Drucker talked about the social reality of this era, which was the case in all European countries. In name, people abolished the serfdom, but in fact, the lives of the lower classes did not improve much.

On the surface, after becoming a worker, everyone got their salary and their living standards improved. In fact, this is what everyone earned by increasing the amount of labor.

When an economic crisis occurs, it is said that the workers are unemployed and they cannot be treated. Once they are treated, their families will be destroyed and their lives will be destroyed, and there is no security at all.

Mark Oliver echoed: "Yes, in terms of cost, changing the employment method is also a good choice. There are so many labor export companies in the United States, and planters will not be short of labor.

As leaders of the civilized world, we have the obligation to help the Southern government gradually abolish evil slavery and join the big family of civilized society."

The problem of slavery was solved, and the French representatives were not opposed. It was not important whether the southern government abolished slavery or not, as long as they made a gesture of intentional abolishing slavery.

The Spanish representative proposed: "In order to abolish evil slavery as soon as possible, for the peace and stability of the world, we must now convince more animal slave states to join the Southern Government."

It was clearly in order to balance the strength of the north and the south, and when it came out of the politician's mouth, it became high-sounding.

As for whether the Southern government will accept everyone's kindness, they don't have to consider whether they will accept it.

Just a political attitude, it is not necessary to take action immediately. Just doing a show can gain recognition from the international community. Who has the courage to refuse?

"This is a good proposal, and France is willing to help these slaves get their freedom," said France's representative Alphried.

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On February 11, 1861, Britain, France, Olympiad, and the four countries of Britain, France, and Olympiad jointly issued diplomatic announcements, recognizing the independence of the southern government and establishing formal diplomatic relations.
Chapter completed!