Chapter 454: Spanish-American War (1)

The United States is a country that has that kind of stubborn isolationism, although Li Mengyang has now changed this country into an empire, but it is difficult for him to change this doctrine.

So, in terms of excuses, it's mainly for domestic and foreign countries......

"We, the American Empire, condemn in the strongest terms the military conflict that took place in Cuba! …… It is well known that during the Monroe presidency...... We in the Americas have to decide on our Americas...... The Spanish military campaign was clearly an act of aggression......"

"The aggressive acts of Spanish imperialism have exposed the mentality of the European powers to intervene in our Americas......

"We, the American Empire, want both sides in Cuba to exercise maximum restraint,...... Don't be unpredictable! ”

That's right, we have the Monroe Doctrine externally, anyway, we just use this thing to talk about things, otherwise there is nothing good to do, after all, it is Cuba, and not you America.

Internally, it can only be highlighted by the hegemony of the Spaniards, their imperialism...... Well, our country is also an empire......

So what can be done about this isolationism?

To tell the truth, Li Mengyang really wants to send troops to Cuba, and really wants to fight with Spain, because such a fight, then the political pattern of the entire Americas will change, and the traditional powers will be greatly hit, maybe Britain still has a certain strength, but other European powers, then it will be basically cleared.

Those forces are gone, so who has the biggest and hardest fist in the Americas?

Li Mengyang's appetite is getting bigger and bigger now, but though, this isolationism ......

"What? What about sending troops to Cuba? What do I think? …… Then my opinion is ......"

"How did you know my phone number?"

“…… Do you want to reply? Just want to know what I think about the Cuban side? ”

"What? Answer the question to get a bottle of Coca-Cola? ”

What is the attitude of the Chinese people? The American Empire has done a poll with a lot of engineering!

Almost all-round. For example, telephone surveys. Now the telephone is also a new thing in the American Empire, and those who use it now are generally elites, at least above the middle class.

The other is the newspaper, the newspaper advertises a place, and then you need to send a letter, and the object of this kind of poll is naturally an ordinary family.

OK. On the side of the American Empire, people like to participate in political topics very much, so this survey is not bad.

And finally, it's random sampling on the street.

To put it simply, this is a relatively comprehensive and very real investigation, and the results are absolutely credible.

“63%? So many people don't support interference in Cuba......"

This poll naturally costs a lot, but the results come out quickly, and Li Mengyang, the emperor of the empire, naturally got it as soon as possible, but ......

This isolationism is really powerful!

"Your Majesty! Want me to say. This kind of militaristic affairs, why listen to the opinions of those foolish people and fools? Let's send our troops! And how? It was Lin Xiaoyi who said this. He doesn't look down on the opinions of these ordinary people.

"That's right! Your Majesty! I support sending troops now! Obviously, Cuba's problems are quite serious, and if the Spaniards are allowed to gain power there, then it is possible that the European powers will make a comeback in the future! Besides, we're not democratic...... Oh well, I mean our democracy doesn't have to be to this extent yet, and everything is up to the people. ”

It was Chamberlain who said this, this guy is really completely transformed now, and he doesn't believe in democracy anymore.

At this time, Li Mengyang, of course, recruited all his capable people, and everyone held a meeting together, and in the face of such a poll result, the general research and research.

As a result, none of the generals who fought the war said anything, but the government officials were very hawkish.

Obviously, everyone can see that there is interest in this matter, but can it really completely ignore the voices of the common people of the American Empire?

If you want to talk about this, Li Mengyang can also do it, he is the emperor after all, he can ignore the insights of these fools and fools, he can be very tough. But that's it, though......

It's hurtful to Li Mengyang, because he is actually not particularly stable!

After all, judging from the current situation, Li Mengyang is still a minority, and he can rule so steadily now, mainly because he has a big fist, and he has also built this empire well, coupled with the strengthening of ideology, yes, what he shows is really like surpassing the existence of a philosopher king, everything can and everything is strong.

However, if he really wants to go against the will of those ordinary people now, then his prestige will suffer a certain loss, which he does not want to see, after all, a minority, or a minority.

So what to do?

Is it okay to say that Cuba matters?

"Your Majesty! I have a way! "It's that Booth who says this, a distant relative of the actor, and of course, this Booth is a good mix right now, and he's now the head of the police force.

The police?

has to be in charge of law and order, and the most important thing is that he still has an identity...... Black gloves.

"Do you have a way?" As soon as he heard Booth speak, Li Mengyang felt a bad feeling in his heart.

This guy has a bit of a Gestapo temperament, plus all the work he is doing now, so ...... It's a lot of conspiracy.

"That ......" Booth didn't say anything, just looked left and right.

What does this mean......

"Ahem, Your Majesty! I think it's been so long since I've been in the meeting, do you want to take a break? ”

"That's right, I've drunk several pots of tea, and I want to go to the toilet......"

I have to say that these guys quite understand, and they can understand it at a glance.

"......" Li Mengyang was speechless, as if he was going to do something bad.

But that's already the case, so listen to your Booth's approach.

Soon, Booth and Li Mengyang were left in the conference room. So let's get started.

"Your Majesty...... "Booth, this guy is quite good at getting things done." Please give me a hint.

"Hurry up." Li Mengyang was impatient.

"Okay." I just heard Booth say, "It's actually very simple. In the last battle against the United States, we captured a lot of diehards, so we got them on a ship and went to Cuba......"

The diehards, the ones in the United States who don't recognize the Empire, have a hard neck, and although they can't fight and surrender, they don't bow down. He also scolded Li Mengyang, the emperor, for not being democratic enough or something......

And Booth's method is also simple, that is, to get these people on a ship and send them to Cuba, and there are actually people from the American Empire in Cuba, that is, the expatriates, there are really not many, very few, but now that the ship has passed, it is to evacuate the overseas Chinese. And this evacuation ......

“…… If the ship sinks, then ......"

Right. It's such a trick, the ship sank, and how it sank must have something to do with the Spaniards, Booth's statement is that we just need to leak some news that this ship is full of weapons, then it's okay!

This trick ...... What a loss!

Li Mengyang really couldn't think of this way, really, how much pus on the soles of the feet and sores on the head could think of it?

But......

"Your Majesty! Now that's all there is to it! Once our expatriate ship is sunk by the Spaniards, no matter what method they use, then the people of our empire will inevitably be enraged, so what happens after that is simply ......"

"Say no more!"

As soon as Li Mengyang waved his hand, Booth immediately shut up.

"Your Majesty is merciful!" Of course, Booth understood, and he couldn't say more at this time.

"......," Li Mengyang summed up, "Am I really merciful?" ”

"This ......" Booth didn't dare to speak directly, because he saw a very strange smile on His Majesty's face......

In June 1876, a merchant ship named the Light of Peace sailed to the Straits of Florida and was about to reach Havana, Cuba, when it was sunk by Spanish warships!

The cargo on the ship was not very large, but the most were a few 'subjects' of the empire, and more than 200 hundred people died in this incident!

"Oh God! How so?! ”

"Spaniards are a bunch of bastards!"

"They actually did it, and they still sank our merchant ship!"

The American Empire naturally issued the strongest condemnation in the international community for this incident, and also issued an ultimatum to the Spaniards to withdraw from Cuba, and the most important thing was that at home, when this news appeared in the newspapers, the people of the whole United States were boiling!

"Down with Spanish imperialism!"

"Troops to Cuba! Liberate the Cuban people! ”

"Avenge the death of the Empire!"

Sure enough, a consensus has been reached within the American Empire, and the polls again show that the vast majority of the people support sending troops, so all the conditions are sufficient!

Okay, Li Mengyang did admit that he was a little degenerate, and this method was a bit damaged, but but, anyway, it wasn't us Chinese who died, and it was a bunch of guys who opposed him, so it's okay to take advantage of it, as for the crew, it's actually all people from Cuba, it's Cespedes' people, because you want to help you, so don't you have to help us too? There's a little bit of stuff on that ship......

The so-called, non-toxic and not husband, Li Mengyang is really a bit of an emperor's temperament this time.

The Spanish side didn't say anything about it, they just emphasized that the ship was transporting weapons, and as for the weapons, they just didn't find them.

In this case, this battle is inevitable, and the European powers, on the other hand, feel that ......

Spain, are you crazy?

Yes, the American Empire, it's very powerful, there are super battleships, what do you Spain have? How many iron-clad ships? That thing is out of order!

However, Spain is just hard-mouthed!

"We will never give up the pearl of the Caribbean! Absolutely not! ”

That Campos is very determined, but where does their confidence come from? (To be continued......)

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