Chapter 421: A Turning Point Is Coming? (Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass)
May 1, 1832, Washington, White House.
"Mr. President, the carriage is ready, shall we leave now?"
When Isaac. When Roosevelt pushed the door and walked into the Oval Office, U.S. President Andrew Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed the door and walked into the Oval Office. Jackson was standing at the window, and next to him stood several important cabinet members, including Secretary of State Van Buren, Secretary of War Eaton, and Secretary of the Navy Blanche.
A few of them were looking out through the glass windows on the lawn and the street, where there was a sea of angry American people waving American flags and holding placards that read "Kill Mexicans," "Kill Indians," "Never Let Blacks Defile America," "America is America," and "Yellows Get Out of America."
And the reason why they are so angry is not the bombing of Wall Street, nor the two successive "crushing victories" of the US Atlantic Fleet, or even the landing of Mexican troops in Florida. Rather, it was the release of the Emancipation Proclamation!
In all fairness, there are still many Americans in this day and age who oppose the enslavement of blacks – they are the conscience of America! However, Americans who are willing to live peacefully with the Indians are rarer. So in another timeline, the United States fought a Civil War on the grounds of "keeping and abolishing black slaves", while at the same time they turned a blind eye to the widespread genocide of Native Americans, and even rejoiced.
After all, in the eyes of most white Americans, black slaves did not belong to the Americas, and they should be sent back to Africa to fend for themselves—making black slaves citizens of the United States is not in line with the minds of most white Americans who support abolition in this era!
And the Indians. No matter how unwilling Americans are to admit it, they are Americans, and they are the natives of the Americas! This is recognized by all Europeans, including "Ying Daddy" and "Uncle Fa".
According to the judgment of the Europeans who conquered the New World in the early years, this Indians must be Americans, but they are not a mature civilization, but a civilization in infancy, and they have no ability to survive independently, and they are also very ignorant and backward, and believe in cruel religions, and they must be "guarded" by Europeans who represent advanced and mature civilizations.
Therefore, the genius of the Spaniards at that time invented a kind of "entrusted guardianship", that is, the Indians were entrusted to the benevolent Spaniards to "guardianship". lest they become extinct.
In any case, the Europeans of Cortés and Pizarro always recognized the Indians, especially those who had converted to God, as human beings and the indigenous peoples of the American continent.
And Europe, compared to the current United States, is still a tall existence.
So these Europeans, who have just climbed aboard a steamer from some dirty and forgotten corner of the continent and run to the New World in the lowest bunks, will inevitably destroy the original Americans in order to become true Americans. However, the "Emancipation Proclamation" openly declared that it would protect the life, property, and freedom of the Indians, which is simply unforgivable!
This Declaration was to protect not only the lives of the Indians, but also their property. What property do they have? The reservation is the property of the U.S. government, not the Indians! The Indians have no property, everything is white American!
What's more, the "Emancipation Proclamation" also declared that the black slaves would be emancipated and the land would be allocated to the black slaves!
Black slaves were the private property of white slave owners, and the emancipation of black slaves was a serious violation of the sacrosanct private property! And it would be even more ridiculous to emancipate the black slaves and then distribute land to the black slaves. Even the Americans in the northern industrial states who supported the abolition of slavery would not agree to let all black slaves become American citizens, let alone agree to distribute land to black slaves.
Therefore, the "Emancipation Proclamation" issued by Zhuge Weidao in the name of the Mexican emperor and the Florida revolutionaries actually became the best tool for President Jackson to mobilize the American people.
Of course, President Jackson used the Emancipation Proclamation to mobilize for war while spreading hatred toward Mexicans, Indians, Japanese expatriates, and free blacks to the greatest extent, and abolitionism in the United States would be labeled politically incorrect and capitulationist.
From now on, the United States will have to fight to the end with the Mexican, the Japanese expatriates in Texas, and the revolutionaries in Florida. In the future, it will be very difficult to abolish slavery!
And the United States, which openly retains slavery, wants to develop into a "beacon of the West" that it is not even thought of. Moreover, without the banner of abolition, it will be difficult for the future U.S. government to impose high tariffs that are unfavorable to the southern slave states.
But that's all the trouble for the future, and for now, Andrew . President Jackson finally had a chance to unite the loose federation and turn it into a war machine.
After all, the United States has 20 million white people, and there is enough industry to support a large-scale ground war, and the output of agriculture is almost unlimited.
So today, U.S. President Andrew . Jackson will go to Capitol Hill to give a speech, urging the House of Representatives to pass an astronomical war appropriations bill as soon as possible - now that the United States has begun a general mobilization, millions of Americans are entering the barracks, but to arm them, and to pay them salaries and provide all kinds of supplies, it is indispensable to allocate funds from the old men on Capitol Hill.
In addition, President Jackson also hopes that Congress will approve the issuance of 100 million pounds of military bonds by the US government - for the United States to defeat Mexico, it is not enough to have a million army, it must also have planes and warships, and the United States is much worse than Britain in this regard. You have to buy it!
Therefore, the Jackson government has prepared a huge list of arms purchases during this time, and wants to go to Europe for big purchases, but now Europe does not recognize the dollar very much, and has to borrow a "billion" of pounds from the "British father". This also has the permission of Congress.
Thinking of this, President Jackson said to several ministers around him, "Obviously, the people are behind us. It seems that today Congress will definitely approve the budget and the sterling borrowing bill that we have proposed! ”
"That's right, Mr. President, Congress will definitely support us!"
"If they don't support us, Americans who hate Indians and don't want to be equal to blacks will teach them a lesson with their votes."
"Mr. President, your speech to Congress today will be a turning point in this war!"
The President of the United States nodded, and seemed to agree with this "turning point" statement, "That's right, the Chinese made a huge mistake, they thought that we Americans, like them, would oppose the extermination of Indians and the exploitation of black slaves, so they launched this imbecile 'manifesto', which will only be counterproductive, it will unite the American people like never before!" ”
He paused, and then said to the Secretary of State: "George, when Congress approves the bill we propose, you will make a hard trip, go to the United Kingdom again, and arrange a summit of the United Kingdom, the United States, and India!" ”
"The Trilateral Summit?" George. Van Buren asked, "Mr. President, what are you going to discuss with the British and Indians in this trilateral summit?" ”
The President of the United States was silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "It's time for the three Anglo-Saxon-ruled countries to unite and work together against the three countries ruled or controlled by the Yellow Race, namely the Ming Dynasty, Japan, and Mexico!" We must make the British understand that what is going on now is a world battle that will decide the fate of the two races, they cannot pretend to be out of the situation, they must join in, otherwise we will not be able to win! ”
Zhang pushes a new book - "There are so many delicate red mansions"
The new emperor ascended the throne, and the Jingying Festival made Wang Ziteng be promoted and secretly demoted, and transferred to the nine-border inspection.
After a brief period of loneliness, the former King of Jinling set his sights on the far north.
A month later, a young man named Su Ran slaughtered 10,000 enemies overnight in the borderlands, and the court shook.
At this time, a woman in the boudoir of the Jinling royal family did not know what kind of entanglement this young man would have with her.
Young heroes, such as jade beauties, court and rivers and lakes, conspiracy and betrayal, no matter who they are, they can't wade through the long river of history.
In that case, why not dominate this history yourself, fight the hardest battles, drink the strongest wine, and marry the most beautiful women!
(End of chapter)