The assassination case, which lasted for several years at the end of 1862, finally came to an end. After all the evidence, the mastermind behind it pointed to the Sardinian government.

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, the Paris government believes it, and the Vienna government also accepted this explanation.

The protests of the Sardinian government were ignored. Before the assassination broke out, the Sardinian government secretly provided funds to the charcoal burning party, which became the most favorable evidence to prove them.

The most important thing is that the French still have witnesses. The arrested suspect confessed to the assassination and even stood up to testify against the Sardinian government.

The former government added Fur to prison, and if he was not lucky, he might be sent to the gallows.

Prime Minister, the top government officials were directly beaten, and King Vittorio Emanuele II was also to blame, and had announced his abdication two days ago.

I don’t need to mention the subsequent interest transactions. In short, the French paid a great price to make all countries acknowledge that they have lived.

Franz said in surprise: "The British sold the Kingdom of Sardinia like this?"

He originally thought that Britain and France would have to fight around the Kingdom of Sardinia, but he didn't expect that the London government would compromise so soon.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg explained: "Your Majesty, we have accused the actions of the French, the Russians are busy with internal reforms and have no intention of participating in Italian affairs, and the British are powerless to interfere.

Anyway, the balance of Euro 6 has not been broken. Even if the French annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia, they still cannot change the pattern of the three-legged 6.

The French also compensated for the losses of the British's interests elsewhere. The investigation team searched the suspect's property and was almost enough to repay the British's loan.

Now the obstacles to the French annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia have been basically cleared, and it depends on when the Paris government will take action."

Franz sneered, "So is Napoleon III ready to win the throne through elections?"

The reasons for not looking at the French seem to be very sufficient, but unfortunately these are not enough to allow them to legally annex the Kingdom of Sardinia.

There is no problem with conspiring to plan the assassination case and holding the masters accountable. The Vienna government is also holding the responsibility accountable. However, for this reason, we must first ask the Sardinians if they are willing.

Especially making Vittorio Emmanuele II abdicate was a political failure. Even if it was to exchange territories, it would be better to look at it.

There are so many overseas colonies in France, it is better to throw a name to Vittorio Emanuele II than to oust him.

The people elect to ascend the throne, which is the lowest legal way. To put it bluntly, one day the people are unhappy when they see him, and they can also make him get out in the same way.

Wesenberg replied: "From the intelligence we have gathered, the French are indeed preparing for the election."

Franz said calmly: "Then help them, let the nails we plant also support Napoleon III as King Sardinian, and build momentum for him in public opinion."

It is very important whether the Kingdom of Sardinia will directly join France or Napoleon III will serve as King Sardinia.

The Sardinian people would definitely not agree to the former. But in fact, this is the most in line with France's interests. Only after experiencing short-term pains can we ensure that the Kingdom of Sardinia will not be independent.

But if you do this, your eating habits are a bit ugly. Anyway, it has come to this point, so it is difficult for them to look good in their eating habits. Either they don’t do it, or they have to do it, they have to do it.

The latter hopes that France will always be strong and can suppress the Kingdom of Sardinia forever. Once there is a little problem in France, people will make an independent move.

The Italians do not think that they are one family with France, and the so-called foundation of ruling does not exist at all. Napoleon III could not buy the lower class and agree with his rule.

Although Napoleon was awesome, unfortunately the Napoleon family had too shallow background and the remaining political legacy was not enough to enable Napoleon III to realize his political ambitions.

Franz has a deep understanding of this aspect. Austria's ability to expand smoothly in Europe is largely the political legacy left by the Habsburg dynasty.

Looking at the history book, many parts of Europe have been ruled by the Habsburgs for hundreds of years. Even if it is defeated, it can still hold high the banner of restoration of the dynasty, and even a little far-fetched legal basis exists.

Without the political legacy of his ancestors, who would buy his account? The same is true for the Austrian Italian region, which is legally orthodox.

There are both orthodox people in the East and the West. Many people in the East have to raise the banner of the previous dynasty. It is not because they can gain many supporters, but mainly to prove that they are not rebels and that they have orthodox justice.

If there is great righteousness, it is called fighting for dominance of the world. Without great righteousness, it is a thug. Those who end up succeeding are basically fighting for dominance of the world. I have never heard of that thug.

"Since ancient times, those who have not planned for the whole world are not enough to plan for a moment, and those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a country."

This is Franz's motto, always reminding yourself to be vigilant.

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On January 15, 1863, with the support of the Confederate government, the Indiana region in the central region declared independence.

This area was the area where the US government resettled Indians. From 183o to 184o, dozens of tribes were expelled to this area.

The federal government has not yet implemented effective rule on the region because of hatred, there are few white residents in the area. Historically, after 1889, a large number of white talents have poured in.

The war has continued to this day, and the two sides are competing for comprehensive national strength. In order to win the war, the Southern government had to win over more allies.

Anyway, they are all independent and sell off the interests of the federal government to buy allies without any pressure.

In order to win over the Indians to join the war, the Confederate government provided 50,000 rifles, 100 artillery and several ammunition to the newly independent Indian emirates.

After getting the weapon, the Indians began their journey of revenge. Kansas became the first victim.

They were originally suppressed and beaten by the Southern Army in Missouri, but were suddenly stabbed by the Indians and collapsed in an instant.

The Indians, with deep blood hatred, took the most violent revenge, and the blood was killed in the local area.

Not only this battlefield, but now the war has gone on, both the north and the south have become red-eyed. Some areas have become killing for the sake of killing, and civilians have become the biggest victims.

The war zones such as Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky, and Virginia have all become hell on earth.

The nature of the war has changed. After propaganda by both governments, hatred has become one of the main factors supporting the war.

All countries that were originally preparing to interfere were shocked by the madness of the Americans and chose to stop and watch.

Don’t get me wrong, everyone is not scared. The main reason is that Americans continue to kill each other and consume each other’s strength, and it is best to end up with both sides.

For this reason, both Britain and Austria are interceding with the Southern government to play diplomacy, and winning over Indians is one of them.

...

In New York, President Lincoln dared not look at the casualties reported by the federal government.

With the addition of Indians, Kansas fell 70,000 federal troops and almost wiped out all the troops, and civilian casualties exceeded 300,000. The rest became war refugees and fled to the western region.

He knew what this meant. The scope of the war expanded again, and the war burned into the central region, and the political and military pressure of the federal government further increased.

If the Federation cannot gain an advantage, it is estimated that many federal states will withdraw from the war for their own safety. In the face of life and death, no interests are important.

When painting cakes are beautiful, we should also let everyone see hope of eating. Otherwise, the position of capitalists who support the federal government will also be shaken.

At least the capitalists in Kansas lost all their money, and many people lost their lives. The capitalists in the battled states on the front line also became the losers of this reshuffle.

Whether the federal government can win or not, they have been eliminated.

If it weren't for the lack of diplomatic capabilities of the Southern government, Britain and Austria would like to see the war continue and deliberately lead them to the wrong way. Now at least several states have withdrawn from the war.

"One hand, the other hand, the big stick" is the most correct operation. If the southern government did not target the northern government from the beginning, but instead adopted a political offensive one state after another, it is estimated that the neighboring states will now choose neutrality.

The Confederacy has no confidence in winning against the entire federal government, but it is no problem to deal with one or several federal states.

Most capitalists who are becoming more powerful will choose neutrality for their own interests. Especially after the tragic life in Kansas, everyone knows that the federal government is unable to protect their safety.

President Lincoln said to himself: "Since the Civil War has been going on, our casualties have exceeded three million, right?"

The secretary of state outside the door replied: "Not yet, but maybe it will arrive next week. The total number of casualties of the federal government's military was 1.768 million, of which 456,000 were killed in battle; 1.182 million civilian casualties, of which 382,000 were killed."

(Note: The casualties are calculated based on the number of injuries. In theory, a soldier is likely to be injured dozens of times)

Lincoln sighed and said, "If the rebel casualties are added, the population losses we have paid for this war are probably over 1.5 million."

Obviously, he regretted the war. Not only Lincoln, but many Americans regretted it. If everyone knew that the war would be so cruel, everyone would compromise with each other before the war broke out.

Although the interests of capitalists and planters cannot be reconciled, the capitalists and planters in the warring states are different.

The interests of the class are not equal to its own interests. Selling the class for its own interests is no pressure for capitalists.

Secretary of State Safar thought for a while and said: "It depends on how to calculate it. If we consider the reduced immigration and the left immigrants due to the civil war, then the loss may be increased by another million.

No, it cannot be said to be immigrants. In fact, our total immigration has not decreased much. It’s just that white immigration has decreased, while Asian and black immigration is continuing to increase.”

The increase in black immigration was actually forced. A large number of young and strong people entered the army, causing a shortage of labor in all walks of life.

It is a war time again, and immigrants from European countries do not come at all. In desperation, everyone can only introduce labor from outside, and the increase in colored immigrants has become inevitable.

Lincoln nodded and said, "No wonder there are more and more black soldiers in the army. It seems that many people have replaced their military service."

Not everyone is willing to go to the battlefield, especially the wealthy capitalists, who are even more reluctant to go to the battlefield. In this capitalist country, the federal government naturally cannot force capitalists to serve.

Hiring people to serve in the military perfectly solved this problem. The federal government obtained soldiers and the capitalists completed military service.

Secretary of State Saffar said frowningly: "Your Excellency President, I don't think you need to care about these trivialities.

Our big trouble is coming soon. Next week's Congress questioning, have you figured out how to deal with it?"

Strategically, the federal government blocked the offensive of the Southern government, defended the core area of ​​the Great Lakes, and saved Washington, and had achieved a phased victory.

Although Kansas is located in the center of the United States, geographically: the Flint Hills are in the east, the Smokey Hills and the Red Hills are in the west, and the Senfrore Mountain is close to the Colorado border.

The Southern government has mastered this place, but it has no way to march to the west. Missouri in the east has joined the Southern government and there is no need to worry about it.

A tactical failure has little impact on the overall situation. Only President Lincoln can sit and think about future issues.

If Pennsylvania had fallen, he would have been unable to do it any longer.

Lincoln said indifferently: "It's over here, what's there to be afraid of? Even if I'm willing to step down immediately, someone will be willing to take over this mess.

Before the end of the war, it is impossible for Congress to oust us. If the federal government loses the war, we still need to bear the charge of splitting the Federation."

This is not a slap, but he really understands American politics. The current situation is still very unfavorable to the federal government. The possibility of a federal government split is very high, and no one is willing to bear the charge of federal split.

Judging from the current situation, even if you win this war, it would be a big trouble to deal with the southern states after the war. No matter who sits in this position, the ending will not be wonderful.
Chapter completed!