There is a reason for the indifference of the French;

As an old colonist, since the Age of Discovery, France has waged not a hundred colonial wars for expansion and trade all over the world, but also seventy or eighty.

There are generally two characteristics; One is profitable, and the other is that persimmons are specially picked and pinched.

It was precisely because of the unique colonial wisdom of France that the French became the largest colonizer in the world in the middle of the 18th century, with colonies all over the world.

If it had not been for the defeat in several successive wars with Britain, the loss of large French colonies such as the United States, Canada, and the Indian subcontinent, and the complete destruction of the dream of world hegemony that was close to the end of the day, France would now have a more nourishing life than England.

It's not a good idea to follow the British into North American affairs.

The Tang Kingdom is obviously not a soft persimmon, its expeditionary force once fought alongside France in the Crimean War, and has been highly evaluated, with well-trained soldiers, good obedience, world-class weaponry, and is generally believed to be able to reach the level of the army of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Such a regional military power is tricky to deal with, and the distance across the Atlantic Ocean and long land communications make military options nearly impossible.

Therefore, France was reluctant to wade into this troubled water.

As for the huge franc debt that French loan sharks lend to the United States of America, the French have never been worried. Regardless of whether the war is won or not, no one should think of relying on the accounts of the French (except for Russia), which is so confident.

The old courtiers who had experienced the glory days of Emperor Napoleon had not yet died, and they were full of disgust towards the British.

Now that France has experienced several victories in major wars, the haughty Gallic rooster holds its head high and feels like it can do it again......

Leaving the Élysée Palace, the British envoy, the Marquis Françon-Baumann, sat in the carriage with a gloomy face, having received no promise from the French, and the diplomatic trip ended in failure.

"Your Excellency, the attitude shown by the French is worrying, and it is very different from what it used to be." Attaché Owen Spacey, who was sitting side by side in the carriage, said with some concern.

Does Marquis Franson Bowman know what Owen Spacey is referring to?

He looked at the splendid palace outside the carriage that was rapidly receding, and was silent for a while, then let out a long sigh of depression and said;

"France needed us then, and now Napoleon III wanted to dominate the continent, and France has been dreaming of this for hundreds of years. All we have to do is set up a rival to the old French, such as Prussia or Austria-Hungary. The policy of continental equilibrium has always been at the heart of British diplomacy, and it is now becoming more and more important. ”

"Without France, this joint pressure operation will be insufficient!"

"That's not the problem, it's a North American affair after all, and the Prime Minister's single-minded assertiveness is just his personal political leanings. There were many opponents in the House of Lords and trade unions, and even Prince Albert was not happy with his actions. The Marquis Françon-Bowman sighed faintly, turned his precious cane in his hand in boredom, and continued; The important thing is that the French are not so obedient, and it will be more difficult for us to pursue European policies in the future, including in Greece, the Balkans, and Bulgaria. ”

"I could not agree more with you, but my lord, it is time to prop up an opponent who can match the French one."

"Yes, that's it."

……

The official residence of the Prime Minister on Downing Street

"These damn conservative aristocrats and rentiers are simply maggots lying on the British Empire and sucking blood, like barking dogs that bite madly, and don't even look at who the enemy is?"

The Prime Minister, Lord Henry John Temple, roared out his anger and threw a thick stack of newspapers on the table, shaking the cup a few times and almost flipped over.

His anger stems from today's report, the Southampton Herald headline "Spokesperson for American Interests ~ Prime Minister Temple" as the front page headline, reporting on the British policy change in North America and making all kinds of malicious speculation, this is an article to discredit Prime Minister Temple, and the words are not shocking.

And that's not all

The influential Times also had a front-page op-ed titled "A Confusing Policy Shift", questioning whether Temple's cabinet had made the wrong political decision.

At the same time, the article broke a major news;

That is, the Tang Kingdom and the Confederate States of America have concluded an all-round alliance treaty, maintained close communication in military, diplomatic, and economic aspects, and coordinated their positions against the enemy.

So

The Tang Kingdom did not unilaterally invade the American Federation (North), but fulfilled the covenant and opened up a new battlefield on the Western Front to reduce the war pressure on the Confederate States of America (South) and form a substantial two-on-one situation in North America.

This is not the "conquest of the white race by the Easterners" as Mr. Prime Minister declared, but a "civil war between the whites".

When the Grand Duchy of Poland and Lithuania waged war against Tsarist Russia, it often invited the Tatars of the Crimean peninsula to participate in it with great promises, and the two were almost the same nature.

This latest situation was also just learned in London, and it was reported by the Times before it had time to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures, which made Downing Street very passive.

To say that there is no cat in it, Prime Minister Lord Henry John Temple is 100 people who do not believe.

In the present crisis, the federal government of the United States of America (the North) has sent a well-spoken and urgent request for help, willing to make significant concessions in trade, customs, finance, industry, and foreign policy in exchange for the strong support of England to save the current crisis in North America.

in terms of foreign policy concessions;

U.S. President James Buchanan made it clear that he was willing to abandon the "Monroe Doctrine" that previous U.S. administrations regarded as a national policy, welcomed Britain, France and other world powers to intervene in American affairs, and hinted that he would turn a blind eye to the colonization of weak countries in Central and South America by European powers, and could even take tacit cooperative actions, including providing a series of substantive assistance such as port supplies and logistics supplies.

The various preferential conditions offered by the federal government of the United States (North) really made Prime Minister Temple excited, including other cabinet ministers, which is the bottom line of foreign policy that the United States has adhered to for more than 100 years!

So under the temptation of major interests, the London lords, who have always been slow-moving, rarely had a high efficiency rate, and only more than 10 days of work launched a new North American policy aimed at "limited intervention", but I didn't expect to be slapped in the face.

The envoys sent by London to coordinate the diplomatic positions of the countries sent back good news one after another, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of Greece and the Kingdom of Prussia all agreed to participate in the diplomatic pressure operation led by the British, only the French refused.

Austria-Hungary was not interested, Emperor Joseph was reeling from the defeat of the war on the Italian peninsula, where was the mood to praise the old stinky feet of England?

Now the latest news is coming out of North America;

The Tang Kingdom and the Confederate States of America concluded a formal alliance treaty, and the negotiations on the alliance treaty between the two sides lasted for four years, starting from the time when the south was raising independence for independence, and now it has finally come to fruition.

This latest news caught Prime Minister Temple off guard, and the so-called joint European pressure diplomacy could not continue, could it be that the Confederate States of America (South) were pressured to give up resistance and obediently be captured?

This is an unprecedented war in North America with more than 4 million troops (more than 3.5 million people in the north and south, and more than 500,000 people in the Tang Kingdom), and more than one million casualties in the north and south of the civil war.

If London's concerted European pressure diplomacy fails, it will inevitably be ridiculed by the French, which is not the most embarrassing thing.

The greatest crisis came from the raging storm of British politics, and the Prime Minister, Lord Henry John Temple, could sense a political storm brewing against him from the few words of the newspapers, and he was deeply anxious.

If he loses the majority of the party's support, he can only dissolve the cabinet and resign, and the party will elect a new leader, or Queen Victoria will personally appoint a respected political elder to clean up the mess, which is less likely.

In this case

The wisest thing for the Prime Minister, Lord Henry John Temple, would be to be like a hedgehog, open his spikes and adopt a defensive posture, saying less and doing less, trying not to impose a law that is likely to cause great controversy, and to save his political life first.

As for the old north of the United States, it can't be taken care of for the time being......

In February 1860, the British political scene was turbulent, and the spearhead of the political storm suddenly set off in China was directed at Prime Minister Temple, and sharp criticism from the political and academic circles continued, accusing him of biased policy, arbitrary and radical, and wantonly changing the direction of North American policy based on personal likes and dislikes.

This caused serious harm to the two traditional allies of North America, the Tang Kingdom and the South, greatly affected Britain's influence in North America, and damaged Britain's interests.

Newspaper public opinion called Downing Street's move to unite with European countries to exert diplomatic pressure as "a stupid and impulsive diplomatic adventure launched in order to implement Prime Minister Temple's personal will." This attracted a lot of discussion from the government and the opposition and put tremendous pressure on Downing Street.

Prime Minister Temple had to put out fires everywhere, meeting frequently with party heavyweights to discuss North American policy, and back down for support to keep his faltering cabinet running.

Externally, he gave speeches everywhere, expounding the essence of the North American policy, with the aim of implementing the "North American version of the continental equilibrium policy", and he himself had deep respect for the "Demon King Richard" and had no intention of directly intervening in the current chaotic North American situation.

Rather, it is hoped that all parties to the war will show great wisdom, great perseverance, and great determination to put an end to this unprecedented disaster, which can be called a human tragedy, and bring lasting peace to North America......

The mouth of a politician, the ghost of deception.

In order to maintain his political life, the Prime Minister, Lord Henry John Temple, did not hesitate to choose his original position to regress drastically, from the original "limited intervention" to "active appeal", showing the painful and anxious feeling of a peace-loving person who saw the blood foaming of the North American war, and wanted to help but could not help.

Don't care about 3721, take yourself out first.

At this time, after Prime Minister Temple tasted a sharp counterattack from the Tang Kingdom, he realized that the Demon King Richard was not a master who could be easily handled, and he felt more and more jealous.

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