Fragrant Hill, Jingyi Garden.

It is autumn, and the leaves of the coxagulus trees all over the mountains are as red as flames, which is the so-called Xiangshan red leaves. Holding the arms of beautiful women and walking among the autumn leaves, it is probably the romantic scene that many men dream of. The current Emperor Zhu is enjoying this romance, and the beauty who is held in his arms is Mathilde, who is famous for his Cadia jewelry. Bonaparte.

Although Mathilde's surname was Bonaparte, she did not have the political wisdom and ambition of her uncle, and when she accompanied Zhu Jishi to Xiangshan Jingyi Garden, all she thought about was a rich gift for men - the French princess's income was not much, but the expenses were so great that the emperor had to pay for it. Napoleon III sent her to Zhu Jishi, and she really saved a lot of money.

"Mathilde, I've heard that conservatives in Mexico are looking for a member of a powerful European royal family to be the emperor or empress of Mexico."

Last night's lingering seemed to put Zhu Jishi in a good mood, and Mathilde was almost as pretty as Maria, only a little shorter. But it is also the plump place that is plump, and the slender place is slender, which is probably all due to the tunics. And after going to bed, the distance between the two suddenly became a lot closer, and they could say some secret and important words.

"Huh?" Mathilde wasn't a bed politician, she loved art and jewelry, so she didn't know much about Mexico. "Like...... Well, I've heard that Agustín I, before he became emperor, wanted to welcome a prince from a European royal family as emperor of the Mexican Empire, but no European royal family was willing to provide a prince. As a result, he became emperor himself. Forced to abdicate in less than a year. Exile in Italy and England. A few years later, he sneaked into Mexico. Not long after, he was arrested and then executed. ”

Mathilde was talking about thirty years ago, and there were many people who knew about it in European aristocratic circles. Because this Agustin I's wife and children are in Europe, it's quite sympathetic.

"What I'm talking about is now, and now Mexican conservatives still want to restore the imperial system, maybe the imperial system is really in line with Mexico's national conditions, right?"

Since he started to support Mathilde to become the female emperor of Mexico, Zhu Jishi asked the Ming embassies in the United States and Mexico to collect a lot of information about Mexico. Just sent to Beijing a while ago, Zhu Jishi studied it and felt that there was a bit of an opportunity.

Because the struggle between conservatives and liberals in Mexico is fierce. It has reached the point where it is intolerable. The so-called Mexican conservatives are in fact the political representatives of the military, the clergy, and the hacienda owners. They wanted a strong central government, and many of them even wanted a European-style monarch to rule the country. They also wanted to preserve many of the colonial legacy systems, including tax exemptions and judicial immunity for clergy and military personnel.

The liberals, on the other hand, want to create an American-style federal republic, demanding restrictions on church and military privileges and American-style democracy – which is patently wrong, because Mexico needs not democracy at all.

However, the struggle between conservatives and liberals is only superficial, and in fact the struggle between conservatives and liberals in Mexico is behind it. It is a class struggle mixed with national contradictions. The so-called conservatives are in fact vested interests in Mexico's colonial era. All are descendants of pure-blooded Europeans. The liberals, on the other hand, were represented by the oppressed in the colonial era, mostly Indian or of Indian descent, but also some of the poor and intellectuals of European descent.

After Mexico's independence, conservatives wanted to continue to maintain their interests and privileges during the colonial era. Liberals, on the other hand, do not want equal rights, but to strip conservatives of their wealth.

As a result, the two factions continued to fight among themselves after Mexico's independence, and the economic and social turmoil continued, in the process, capital and talent fled. On the contrary, their northern neighbor, the United States, attracted a large amount of European capital and talent because there was no large indigenous community, and the social stability and economic growth continued to grow steadily. In just a few decades, the country's power has risen to the point where it can rival the old European powers such as Prussia and Austria, and it is natural that it can overwhelm Mexico, which has a long history of domestic turmoil.

But the Mexican-American War, which ended not long ago, gave Mexicans a false impression. The democratic and liberal United States triumphed over the authoritarian and dictatorial Mexico. So democracy is stronger than autocracy! So if Mexico wants to be strong, it must overthrow Santa, who represents the interests of the military and the clergy. The Anna dictatorship has taken the path of American-style democracy that is not at all suitable for Mexico's national conditions.

Needless to say, the consequences of the implementation of American-style democracy are, of course, exacerbating social chaos and turmoil. On the one hand, the Mexican dictator Santa. Anna seemed to be an invincible powerhouse, and after being defeated in 1847, he seized power in 1853 and became president, re-establishing his dictatorship. But the dictator who chose the right (really right, given that Mexico didn't become a great power until the 21st century) path for the Mexican people was a bad general and a politician who lacked managerial skills. He was profligate and greedy, and under his rule, Mexico was indeed a mess. Not only are the liberals dissatisfied with its rule, but also a considerable number of conservatives do not like this president, so they will have frequent contact with European royalty and want to import an emperor to establish a constitutional monarchy - these people's brains are certainly not confused, and they know that Mexico cannot do without the support of Europe if it wants to be strong, so it has no future at all to take the Indian line and exclude itself from the circle of European civilization.

"Oh my God, Jason, you don't want me to be the Empress of Mexico, do you?" Mathilde was silent for a while, and finally guessed Emperor Zhu's thoughts. "This ...... It's incredible! I'm not the material to be an empress. ”

"Hehe, dear, it's just a possibility." Zhu Jishi smiled, "Mathilde, I hope you can seriously consider it." Or, write to the Emperor of France to ask for his wishes, and if he is willing to intervene in Mexico when the time suits, I am willing to work with him to support a female Napoleon as Empress of Mexico. Of course, if there is a more suitable candidate for the French emperor, I will also support it. ”

"Female Napoleon...... It doesn't sound like someone like me can do it. Still, I'll write to Louie with your opinion. However, I don't understand, why do you want to meddle in the affairs of the Americas? Aren't you afraid of offending the United States? You're at war with Russia now. ”

Zhu Jishi smiled: "Because the United States is the chosen country, I don't think London and Paris want the United States to become the leader of the entire Americas, right?" ”

Mathilde shook his head: "Jason, since you can't help but talk about military affairs, then, what is your opinion on the Grand Duchy of Eastern Siberia?" ”

"No, it's not feasible...... Mathilde, what did Louis oppose to the emergence of a long war between Ming and Russia? It seems impossible to avoid. ”

That's millions of square kilometers of land, and the Tsar would be hell if he could swallow it! Therefore, after receiving the promise of "non-intervention" from Britain, Zhu Jishi had already made up his mind to fight a war with Russia for several decades.

"Because he doesn't want Russia's attention to be entirely focused on the East." Mathilde thought for a moment, and did not hide it, but put together the reasons for what Napoleon III said that day, "And France and Russia are potential allies, and Ming France is the current ally." If the two countries were in an irreconcilable war, it would be difficult for France to maintain an alliance with both the two countries at the same time.

In addition, Louis feared that a strong German state would emerge in the future, and that the unification of Germany would be possible if Russia completely lost the ability to interfere in European politics. ”

"I see." Zhu Jishi said in his heart. This European affair is really complicated enough, and it really affects the whole body. Historically, Prussia was so awesome that it did not eliminate Austria and unify Germany, probably because it was worried about the joint intervention of France and Russia, right? If Russia's strength was completely contained by the Ming Dynasty, would the result of the Austro-Prussian War in this time and space be the unification of the German Empire? (To be continued......)