September 3, 1783, marked the signing of the Treaty of Paris at Versailles between the representatives of the British crown and the representatives of the North American colonies, under which Britain recognized the independence of the United States of America.

Now Prince Albert's mistake is obviously referring to the Treaty of Paris and the independence of the United States!

Hearing this, Zhu Jishi's face was suddenly covered with a surprised expression, "What? Britain wants to take back the thirteen states of North America!? ”

Prince Albert tilted his head, shook his head, and said: "I'm afraid that the mistake can't be corrected, the independence of the American South must be guaranteed, and the British Empire can't treat our friends badly, they are our friends, and ...... I believe that both the Ming Dynasty and France have important interests in the South of the United States. ”

That is to reunite the American North into the British Empire! Zhu Jishi gasped. Of course, he knows that the industrial towns of the United States are all in the north, especially the territory near the Great Lakes has rich coal and iron resources, and the water and land transportation is very developed, which is simply compared with Nanfen and Fushun in the Ming Dynasty, no, it is more suitable for building heavy industry than Nanfen and Fushun! If this territory is returned to the embrace of Britain, it will not be difficult for the Ming Empire to surpass the British Empire to become the world's number one industrial country......

"Jason, I think it's a good idea, the British get back what they lost, we in Mexico also regain some of the lost territory, and leave a harmless, perpetual peace policy of the United States, it's good for the whole world, isn't it?"

Empress Mathilde saw that Zhu Jishi had a gloomy face and did not speak, so she hurriedly smiled and spoke. Obviously, she. Or rather, Napoleon III. The plan for carving up the United States had already been negotiated with the British...... Now the question. It's how to convince Zhu Jishi to accept it!

Emperor Zhu was silent and did not speak, of course one hundred and twenty people were unhappy in his heart! What is he trying to divide the United States? Didn't you want to bring down the world hegemons of later generations as soon as possible, so as to ensure that the Ming Empire could succeed the people of the world after the British Empire weakened? But if the American North is returned to the British Empire, is the weakening of Britain still inevitable? This deal is not cost-effective no matter how you look at it......

The atmosphere on the beach suddenly became solemn, and everyone did not speak, only the sound of the waves kept ringing. I don't know how long it took to hear Empress Mathilde yawn. "Ah, it's really not early, I'm tired...... Your Royal Highness, Mr. Viscount, this is all for tonight's meeting. ”

Prince Albert and Viscount Palmerston glanced at each other, knowing that Mathilde was going to talk to Zhu Jishi alone, so they got up and said goodbye very clearly, and did not want Emperor Zhu and Empress Mathilde to send each other, so they ...... The royal man and woman remained on the beach.

"Honey, I'm a little tired. Shall we take a shower and rest together? "The empress who made Zhu Jishi a little unhappy just now. At this moment, the little bird stuck to Emperor Zhu's side like a human, gently rubbing it on one of his arms with two large meat balls.

"Okay, let's take a shower first." Zhu Jishi smiled and nodded, where was the surprised and annoyed expression just now. He smiled and put his arms around the Empress's "slender waist", and the two of them walked together to the open-air bath of the villa, which was made of very smooth granite, and was surrounded by dim whale oil lamps, which were combined with the white air and clouds around the pool, which had a fairyland charm.

Zhu Jishi and Mathilde glanced at each other, and they both took off their small clothes, and the two of them entered the pool naked. Emperor Zhu was already a person who was used to enjoying it, and when he got out of the pool, he leaned back his face very comfortably, and beckoned to Mathilde with a very thick skin, asking her to serve him. The empress didn't move, she leaned over with a smile, gently squeezed his shoulder, and whispered softly in his ear: "Jason, you don't really blame me for letting the French army enter Mexico in a big way without consulting you, and also negotiated with Britain about the partition of the United States, right?" ”

There was a snap, but it was Emperor Zhu's slap that slapped hard on the empress's naked skin. "Of course I'm angry, you'll find out later!" Emperor Zhu said angrily.

The empress chuckled like a silver bell: "Okay, I'll admit the punishment, you can do whatever you want tonight...... And tomorrow night, and the night after tomorrow, uh, every night I have in Hawaii is yours! Saying that, she leaned into Zhu Jishi's ear and whispered, "But...... We must agree with the scheme of the British, and only then will the United States turn into a failed state! And the Ming Dynasty, France and Mexico are likely to succeed...... Moreover, the greatest fruit of victory will belong to our child Juan. ”

Juan is the name of the Duke of Bonapart. Mathilde continued: "Mexico and the United Kingdom of Central America are countries with no future, and the Kingdom of California is the real new world with a bright future, and I leave it to Juan...... That's the best! ”

"Not the United Kingdom of Central America?" Zhu Jishi asked lightly.

"Five hopeless countries, even if they are united, are doomed to have no future like Mexico!" Mathilde gritted his silver teeth and snorted, "Jason, you know our Mexican Sanchez. How much land does the Navarro family have? ”

"How much?"

"16 million acres!" "There are many such large landowners throughout Mexico, and the Church also owns large tracts of land, which is so concentrated that it is beyond the limits of the landowners' management to be put to good use, and most of the Indian farmers in Mexico do not even have a small plot of land in front of their houses." ”

Mathilde was referring to the so-called "large estates", which were a legacy of the Spanish colonizers, with large tracts of land occupied by a very small number of people, and the vast majority of Native American peasants having no land. The same situation is very common in Latin American countries and is the main reason for the long-term confrontation between Native American and European nationals. At the same time, the large estate system has also greatly stifled the economic growth momentum of these Latin American countries, because the large landlords have too much land to manage it carefully, and there is no such demand, as a result, the agriculture of these "agricultural countries" is underdeveloped, let alone industrial?

What is even more troublesome is that these big landlords are connected to white Europeans, and if the rulers of any country want to confiscate their land for redistribution, not to mention attract the intervention of European powers, it will at least scare European capital and talent - are you confiscating private property? Who would dare to come? Without European capital and talent, if a group of Indians could do well, there would have been nothing to do in Spain and Portugal for more than 300 years!

Moreover, the basis of Empress Mathilde's rule is precisely that of white European origin......

"Now I'm just whitewashing the peace, as if to make the country look a little progressive on the surface. But in the future, who knows if there will be a flood? Mathilde sighed softly, "So I didn't think about letting our son inherit such a mess in the first place, as for the United Kingdom of Central America, it's an even worse mess, I may still be able to maintain the country in one day, if I'm not there, Juan will have a hard time controlling the situation." These countries are rotten from the roots, there is no hope! But the Kingdom of California is different, it's a whole new land! It is vast, fertile, and rich in resources, and there are not many old forces that are intertwined, and even the population is very small. We could totally be there to create a great country for Juan Zào! Include California, Utah, Arizona, and perhaps Indian Conservation Areas in the Oregon Territory, Washington Area, and the Snake River Basin...... If you agree, Napoleon III and I will be able to convince the British to accept this plan.

When the time comes, we can work out the best system there, bring in European capital and technology, and move into the most industrious immigrants in East Asia...... You can move in as much as you want! I will not give the land of this new country to any of the big Mexican landowners or Mexican Indians. Because this country does not belong to them, but to Juan's chosen one! (To be continued......)