Emperor Richard bowed slightly, turned around and hooked his fingers. Director Zheng Yuan, who was standing beside him and waiting, immediately took the cigar case, opened the lid and offered it with both hands, cut off the eggplant cap and lit the fire, and a series of actions were as smooth as a cloud.

After taking a deep breath of the cigar, Emperor Richard slowly exhaled a thick smoke, and his deep eyes looked into the distance through the swirling smoke, and then said unhurriedly; "There is nothing immutable in this world, and today's international situation is changing, and time has changed, which is more like a chess game in a game.

Adapting to change with the same often means sticking to the rules. This will lead to falling behind step by step in the ever-changing world pattern, missing many opportunities for development, and losing the spirit of forging ahead in the early days of the founding of the country.

Since the German army withdrew from the northwestern provinces of France at the end of last year in accordance with the treaty, France, the former world power, has recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, showing its colonial fangs again.

According to reliable sources, the French government of Adolfo-Thiers formulated a policy of large-scale colonial expansion, focusing on the Indochina Peninsula region in the Middle East and Asia, and even coveting the homeland of Shenzhou in the north.

The French have tried to quickly recover through expansion and colonization, and feed back to the weakened French mainland, and this policy has now been decided.

Britain is from the European continent

In order to counterbalance the rapidly rising German Empire, the "balancing policy" considered that the French side was acquiescing to the intensification of French penetration into the Middle East region to which the Ottoman Empire belonged.

The two sides secretly demarcated their respective areas, and the well water did not interfere with the river water. The French goal was to take control of Greater Syria, and the British goal was to control and control the areas of Palestine, Najd and Jordan.

It is ridiculous that when dividing the sphere of influence, Britain and France did not think of leaving a mouthful of leftovers for the Tang Empire, nor a mouthful of soup for the Germans.

It's like seeing the whole world as a dish that can be used at will, and no one else is allowed to touch it. In Asia, the Indochina Peninsula will invade northward on the basis of the current Saigon Governor's Palace, and completely destroy the Kingdom of Vietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Laos, thus establishing a unified colony of Indochina.

When the time comes, he crosses the friendship barrier and invades the homeland of Shenzhou, and plunders a lot of wealth through expansion colonization.

The tacit understanding between Britain and France throughout Indochina was in Burma, where the French colonial expansion should stop.

The British, after instigating the First Anglo-Burmese War, are currently planning the Second Anglo-Burmese War. It was hoped that the country would be completely colonized in order to guarantee the security of the colonial flank of the Indian subcontinent.

It has to be said that the British stretched their hands long enough, and they repeatedly penetrated deep into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the north of the Indian subcontinent, surveying the geographical and hydrological conditions in the name of scientific expeditions to prepare for possible invasions.

In the northwest, the First Anglo-Afghan War was waged in an attempt to conquer Afghanistan, a country of high mountains.

In Central Asia, they joined hands with Tsarist Russia to frequently engage in trouble, and harbored ill intentions against Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. Tsarist Russia took actual military action to invade Xinjiang, and by May 1871, it had crossed the border through Alashankou and occupied a large area of the surrounding area.

Beginning on June 29, thousands of Russian troops captured Qingshuihezi, Suiding, Bayandai and Ningyuan cities one after another, and in these siege battles, Russian artillery played a vital role, and the momentum was overwhelming along the way.

In just two years, it has occupied more than 100,000 square kilometers of land and eroded almost one-third of Xinjiang.

At a time when free trade in the world is in sharp regression, there are many tariff barriers in Europe, and there will be a wave of colonial expansion around the world.

Everyone is grabbing territory, how can this be less than the Tang Empire? Since Britain and France are unwilling to play with the Tang Empire, and the Tang Empire's wings are hard enough, it is time to consider building its own Tang and Yuan trade circles. Speaking of this, Emperor Richard drew a circle with his hand domineeringly, and then looked at the two founding fathers in front of him with sharp eyes, and said with a smile on the corner of his lips;

"Such a fun game, the British and French don't want to take us, so let's play by ourselves. Cuba in Central America will leave him alone for the time being, and when it is rotten, it will naturally fall, and it will get twice the result with half the effort. The target now is the former land of the Inca Empire in South America, namely the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. I'm going to pick one out to make an example of the monkeys and deter the young people in South America. The purpose of the conquest, in addition to colonial expansion, was to make them obediently sign the Treaty of the One Market in South America, sign the Andean Customs Union and other relevant treaties, and open the door to the entry of the products of the empire. From now on, these South American countries only need to develop agriculture and aquaculture, sell guano minerals, and the industrial market can only be enjoyed by the Tang Empire, and Europeans should not want to interfere. Before considering these knocking targets, I have ruled out Chile. As a predominantly native white country, Chile's full-scale invasion of Chile has a great impact, which may cause a strong backlash from European countries, and the difficulty of assimilation and governance is too high. Compared with other South American countries, the goals do not outweigh the losses and are basically not considered. Talk to the two Aiqing today, who do you like? "Who do you like?

Listening to the tone of His Majesty the Emperor, it seems that he is buying a maid to come back and serve him easily. It's too late to complain now, it's a big deal.

After hearing the inquiry, Gu Yan and Liu Xianjun, the two political elders, frowned and thought seriously, and did not speak for a long time.

Emperor Richard was not in a hurry, he leisurely drank tea, tasted the rich taste of the top Cuban cigars, and admired the lake and mountains as if he was fascinated.

After a long time, Liu Xianjun came back to his senses from a long period of thought, and said with a fist in a salute;

"Your Majesty; Wechen just weighed the pros and cons, trying to pick out a suitable target by elimination, and finally chose Colombia as the next South American country to conquer. ”

"Well, tell me why." Emperor Richard asked with interest. Receiving the encouraging eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, Liu Xianjun's spirits suddenly lifted, and he told the reason for his thoughtfulness;

"Your Majesty; Wechen considers the problem from multiple perspectives such as social history, geographical resources and colonization, and uses the elimination method to select the most suitable target for conquest. These countries in South America are the old land of the Inca Empire, which was colonized by the Spanish in history, and the social, historical and cultural conditions are roughly the same, and there is not much difference. There are slight differences in the ethnic structure, but the predominantly Indians are the dominant ethnic group, and the native-born whites have a high social status and financial resources. The Inca Empire, which originated in the Peruvian Plateau and created a splendid Inca culture, was the heart of Indian civilization in South America and had a natural leadership. From this point of view, the conquest of Peru was the most deterrent to the countries of South America, the most effective, and the best way to achieve the strategic objectives intended by the empire. Peru was the first country to mine and sell guano in large quantities, and is a wealthy country in South America, no less affluent than the rest of Europe, and a favorite and tasty target for the military. In the war of colonial conquest, the enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers of the empire did not need to be fanned, and the young men from top to bottom kept screaming. The most fatal drawback of choosing Peru as the target of conquest was that it was not directly bordered by the empire, it was surrounded by the countries of South America, and it was a de facto enclave. It is foreseeable that in the process of conquest of Peru, the neighboring countries such as Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela will be strongly shaken, and a large number of volunteers will pour into Peru, causing a lot of trouble for the conquest of the imperial army. The same reason can be placed on the country of Venezuela. Due to its geographical factors, the Tang Empire could only go on expeditions across the sea, but could not invade by land, and all war materials could only be imported by sea, which greatly increased the cost of colonization. Even after the conquest, long-term colonization still required the transportation of materials by sea, and it was basically impossible to transport the surrounding land routes. This is not to say that the countries of South America are not cooperative, but that there are no roads to cross through the towering Andes Mountains and vast valleys of primeval forest, crossing countless rivers. Venezuela also has the largest population, between 4.5 million and 4.8 million people, a relatively poor national economy, a serious lag in development, and a land where the cost of colonization is higher than the income. It is not difficult to take, but the benefits of colonization are not high. Consider from the perspective of geographical factors; Peru and Venezuela should be excluded first, and instead Colombia and Chile, which border the empire, and Bolivia, which borders Paraguay, are the three targets. After Chile was ruled out, from the perspective of geographical factors, the empire could only invade Bolivia through Paraguay on a large scale, which was like scratching the itch in the boots, and colonization was also a big problem after the increase. The subjects and goods of the empire had to pass through Paraguay when they traveled to and from the new colonial areas of South America, which would inevitably cause a series of contradictions and troubles, which was not an ideal goal. Geographically, Colombia is adjacent to the province of Panama, and has had convenient roads to reach Colombian provinces for thousands of years, and the Royal Army can complete the war of colonial expansion alone. The extension of Panama's railroad to Colombia would greatly reduce the cost of colonization, facilitate the long-term colonial rule of the empire, and establish it as the second bridgehead in South America. In addition, Colombia has a vast territory and a tropical alpine rainforest climate that is very conducive to the development of tropical cash crops such as coffee, sugar, cocoa, tea, and natural rubber, which is suitable for the development of small and medium-sized plantation economies, which is very attractive to imperial immigrants. Another important point is that the proportion of Colombian Indians is relatively high, for well-known reasons, Britain and the United States and other countries have massacred Indians in recent history, and the Spaniards and Portuguese have been covered with blood. On the moral high ground, these old European colonists did not have enough confidence to speak, which was more conducive to the empire to let go of colonial rule. After more than ten or twenty years, it was a matter of course to incorporate this newly opened colonial area into the mainland territory of the empire. Colombia has a large population, which is very conducive to alleviating the problem of the current gender contradiction in the empire, and some major railway, bridge, and reservoir projects in the planning can also be launched one after another if there is a sufficient labor force. After comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the countries of South America, we decided that Colombia was the most suitable target for conquest. A little shallow knowledge, smiling and generous, pray for the Holy Judgment! After doing it, Liu Xianjun took a deep look at it.

Emperor Richard listened attentively, his eyes flashed with thought, and after Liu Xianjun finished speaking, he gave a deep salute, and it took more than 10 seconds to react and beckon him to sit down and drink tea.

Liu Xianjun did not feel neglected at all, but was overjoyed in his heart, His Majesty's reaction shows that he listened to the advice, this is a great thing!

These South American countries are disobedient donkeys, who have always been disobedient to the empire and have tried their best to develop relations with Europe, and are quite suspicious of relying on foreign countries to gain self-respect.

dragged out a heavyweight and slaughtered it on the spot, and let them sober up and know how many pounds and taels they have?

The South American War, which ended a few years ago, brought Brazil and Argentina to its knees, completely tamed the two little brothers of Paraguay and Uruguay, and also intimidated Chile.

Now in the whole of North America, Central America and South America, there are only these few anti-bone countries in South America who do not listen to the greetings, and it is time to free up their hands to punish them.

After Liu Xianjun finished speaking, Gu Yan also said his opinion, his choice was also Colombia, but the reason was nothing new.

Perhaps he is old, slow to respond to the situation in the Americas and internationally, and has really reached the age of Cain.

After chatting for a while, Emperor Richard waved his hand to remove the small tea table and sent the two elders and ministers to rest.

In the large study with the bright lights hanging high, Emperor Richard stood alone at the window looking at the lake and mountains that were about to be shrouded in twilight, his deep gaze sharp and firm.

He is now sober in the world, no longer sticking to the original historical development trajectory, no longer sticking to the Taoguang and obscure policy, and is as sharp as a sword out of its sheath.

Since the British and French powers are so unscrupulous in staking their land, wouldn't the Tang Empire colonize?

Won't it be squeezed? Don't you know how to make up for the loss outside the embankment? Unleashing a large-scale colonial war will be a powerful boost to demand, depleting the Empire's excess industrial capacity and helping it survive this world economic crisis.

There are so many benefits that it is enough for the empire to do what it wants. Now the second South American war that the Tang Empire is about to launch will be a war of rules, so that all American countries must understand a truth; Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish.

Letting go of the original ideological baggage, it is a vast world in front of Emperor Richard. What should I do if the Confederate States of America continues to have friction and disputes?

It's a big deal to find an excuse to destroy it, and with the current strong size of the Tang Empire with a population of more than 80 million, the Confederate States of America with a population of 15 million is no longer an unattainable goal.

It's time to show the toughness of the empire so that the nations under their wings don't feel like they're doing it again.

When the dog leash is tightened, don't show any kindness and kindness to your neighbors, only a tame dog is a good dog.

There is also the United States of America, which directly and forcefully intervenes in its policy-making and police and judicial institutions, and so many retired officers and soldiers of the military stationed in the United States every year should be arranged for a position with a stable salary.

The government and the police, the taxes, the judiciary are good, and it's time for the British elite to break their illusions that they still have a firm grip on the politics of the United States of America.

Let these British elders know who is the real talker in North America? With the output of these tough policies, the development plan of the 10,000-ton ironclad battleship of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire can be implemented, and there is no need to look at anyone.

The British and French powers carved up their spheres of influence without the Tang Empire, so the Tang Empire didn't have to think much about their feelings, who do they love?