Section 583 Candidate for the Mexican Throne (1)

After Bismarck's meeting with the Chinese ambassador, he judged that China had given up its support for the Carlos family, because the rule of this family was really incompetent, and that Mexico, where conditions were so good, had developed into such a situation in the hands of the Carlos family, which was really a failure. In fact, Carlos can't be blamed, the previous Spanish rule was also a virtue.

Maybe it would be better to change the Chinese and bring the management method to China, but Britain and the United States will definitely not accept it. China's occupation of Mexico is more dangerous than building a canal, which directly connects the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean.

China had already abandoned its support for Carlos, and Bismarck's first thought of a solution was for the Spanish king to regain control of Mexico. But it soon felt that it was too troublesome, and the current situation here was too complicated. The Carlos family ruled Mexico, de jure that they did not recognize the legitimacy of the Queen of Spain, and that the Carlos family ruled Mexico and other Spanish colonies as kings of Spain. But Carlos's statement is not recognized by Western countries, and Europe still recognizes the legitimacy of Queen Isabella, and in Europe, de jure, Mexico and other Spanish colonies in South America are Spanish territory. Queen Isabella had no problem restoring rule in Mexico de jure.

China has given up supporting Carlos, so they must send a new past to rule where, nominally wrestling power from the Carlos family. It's not legal, but it's an age of power. But after all, you have to have a legal face, so the Chinese will definitely not recognize Queen Isabella.

Let Isabella restore Mexican rule, then what about the Panama Canal, what about Peru, what about Chile, what about La Plata. Is China going to give up all these places? This is obviously impossible, and supporting Queen Isabella to go to Mexico, means war. The Chinese will certainly not hesitate to fight a big war, and when the time comes, China will gather the strength of the whole of the Americas, and with the efforts of the local community, the strength on paper may not be lost. After all, they have a population of 60 million in the Americas, a perfect military system, a perfect mobilization mechanism, and the number of troops they can mobilize is also at the level of four or five million.

Spain cannot be restored here, and Britain and the United States cannot accept Chinese rule here, in fact, the best way is to find a small nobleman with a long history from Europe to inherit the throne, just like other troubled regions.

Let Mexico become an independent kingdom ruled by European monarchs, just as the Albanian and Greek problems were solved before, and the European countries will not object, a small aristocracy, and the Americans will not feel threatened. Nor will China be in a legal dilemma to continue to control the Panama Canal.

Bismarck communicated with the ambassadors of the United States and Britain, and the two countries were indeed able to accept it. The United States did not want to go to war, otherwise it would not have asked Bismarck to mediate, and Britain also believed that this was not the right time. They have just co-opted France in Europe and maintained the balance of power in Europe. But Europe, which has been in turmoil many times, is very weak at this time, Britain is at war with China, it is difficult to win over the help of European allies, Russia is unwilling, France is powerless, Germany is not happy, Austria-Hungary is already weak, once the war starts, it is Britain and the United States against China, this situation is worse than the last war, at least last time it also won over Russia. Britain and the United States alone cannot suppress China's North American territory in the Americas. Britain also had to face the unchecked Chinese native forces and the Chinese Indian territory in India alone, and India was extremely likely to be lost.

The British Navy is still groping, and has not yet found a correct direction of development, and the outcome of a war with China is unpredictable. A fumbling British Imperial Navy is at its most vulnerable. The forces on land and sea are not satisfactory, so it is not a good time to go to war.

Sending a king from Europe to rule Mexico was what the British thought was the best way to go. Mexico has always been an open case, Europe supports Spain, China supports Carlos, and the actual control area is in the hands of the Carlos family, which is equivalent to China. Sending a European monarch now is naturally pro-European, even if because of Chinese pressure, it will not completely tilt towards Britain and the United States, at least not one-sidedly support China as before. Therefore, sending a European king over is tantamount to a small step forward by Britain and the United States, forcing China to take a step back. Let the Chinese forces retreat from the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and the Atlantic.

It is also more reasonable for the king to be sent by Europe, because whether it is the Queen of Spain supported by Britain and the United States, or Carlos supported by China, they all belong to the Spanish Bourbon Dynasty, and the direct line of this family is cut off from Isabella, but the branch is still there, and the French Bourbon, the hometown of the most unfortunate Bourbon family, is still there, and the Orleans family is also one of the Bourbon branches. The Italian Bourbon is still there, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies is also ruled by the Bourbons.

So if it weren't for Isabella or the Carlos family ruling Mexico, the most inherited should be the other members of the Bourbon family.

After receiving the support of Britain and the United States, Bismarck began to do China's work, and he saw no reason for China to refuse, Bismarck believed that the main reason for China's intervention was because of the importance of Mexico to China, and the largest Caspian Sea was in the canal. A change of family rule that does not threaten anyone in Mexico, in the same nature as Carlos's rule in Mexico, does not threaten China's control of the Panama Canal.

However, after considering it, the Chinese ambassador believes that the Bourbon family is already weak, and the Chinese ambassador believes that the chaotic situation in Mexico is no longer overnight, and there must be a strong family to rule the place in order to bring peace and stability to the Mexican people and a good environment for development.

Newspapers across Europe were concerned about the Mexican crisis and Bismarck's mediation, and Bismarck was happy to see public opinion report on it, believing that it would put pressure on all sides and expand the influence of Germany in mediating the matter. As a result, the attitude of the Chinese ambassador was quickly reported in the newspapers.

This attitude is very reasonable, at least on the surface.

But Bismarck did not understand very much, choosing a strong king to rule Mexico, this is not a good thing for Britain and the United States, and it is also not a good thing for China, he really does not understand the attitude of the Chinese ambassador, is the political morality of the Chinese really so high, really for the Mexican people?

Bismarck was not convinced, and he carefully analyzed the situation in Mexico, and agreed with the judgment of most experts that China abandoned the Carlos family because the Carlos family had repeatedly delayed its debts, which made China lose patience. Bismarck believes that the Chinese want Mexico to have a competent king, presumably out of consideration for Mexico's huge Chinese debt.

So is it acceptable for China to choose a monarch who has the ability to repay, but will not threaten Britain and the United States?

But is there such a family in Europe, it's really hard to find. In these years, even if the traditional aristocracy does not go bankrupt, even if it is well run, the family that can pay off tens of millions of pounds in debt, even if there is, I am afraid they will not smash all the family property into it for the Mexican throne.

Especially for small families, it is basically impossible to find a solvent. The big families, and only those of the great powers, such as the Romanovs in Russia, the Hohenzollerns in Germany, the Hanoverians in England, and the Habsburgs in Austria, have no problem paying Mexico's debts with the help of their own powers.

However, the political background of these families, as well as the political power of their own countries, allowing these big families to go to Mexico is equivalent to allowing the power of these countries to enter the Americas, and it is difficult for Britain to say, and the United States will certainly not accept Mexico as a quasi-colony of Germany, Austria or Russia.

Bismarck even thought about the Napoleonic family, after the Napoleonic family was abandoned by the French people, they returned to Quebec to continue to rule, they ruled Quebec Britain and the United States can accept, let them expand to Mexico, I am afraid Britain and the United States can not be at ease, this family is really a political taboo in Europe, but their relationship with China makes it easy for Chinese to accept.

Bismarck was thinking about it, and countless Europeans were thinking about it, and the newspapers were lavishly publishing comments from various experts, who took turns on the great nobles of Europe. All the candidates Bismarck could think of, they all commented, and there were all kinds of supporters.

There are those who support the families of Orleans and Napoleon, who have lost their thrones in Europe, and there are those who support the ruling families of the King of the Two Sicilies. At the same time, it was proposed that the Hohenzollern, Habsburg or Romanovs should be the kings of Mexico.

The hype of public opinion has indeed made these families begin to be tempted, and it is possible to make huge profits from Mexico's conditions.

The non-direct members of many families, who were not willing to be lonely, all expressed their attitudes, the Habsburg sideline, the Romanov sideline, all said that they were willing to take on the heavy responsibility if the Mexican people needed it.

The Chinese ambassador has also repeatedly said that he does not mind that the families of European monarchs send royal family members to rule in Mexico, and that China is willing to support it as long as it can bring stability to Mexico.

The attitude of the Chinese ambassador has made more European countries begin to be full of illusions.

The ambitious Russian female tsar even began to take action, communicating with ambassadors of various countries, the female tsar hopes to seek the throne of Mexico for her descendants who have lost the inheritance of the Russian tsar, the first son of the female tsar has been born, with half Chinese blood, obviously China will not object, Russia will also support, there is no need to worry about the ability to pay debts, in terms of ruling ability, there is a dual team of Russia and China, it should not be a problem.

As a result, the little Russian prince named Alexander in honor of the female tsar's brother Alexander II really became a popular candidate, but only a popular candidate among the people.