Nineteenth-century Americans, inspired by the so-called Manifest Destiny, felt that they could do anything, and even after the disastrous defeat in Texas, some of them did not change their minds.

However, with the rise of Mexico, America's westward expansion was forced to turn to the western Pacific coast.

At this time, Oregon had far more immigrants from the United States than at the same time in history, and the British colonists there had to hide in their own fortresses and try to avoid conflict with the former.

As for the local Indians, they were not so lucky, and they vividly experienced the "simple people" American set of deportation and extermination packages.

Naturally, these ambitious adventurers understood the principle of "salute before soldiers", and first signed pacts with Indian tribes, promising non-aggression against each other, and then began to show their fangs when the number of immigrants was sufficient.

They unite with the large tribes, first against the smaller tribes, and then divide and disintegrate until they are all eliminated. This approach succeeds every time, and the whole process is done in one go, like a sophisticated machine.

This is the legendary "Manifest Destiny", which is specifically the following three points:

Superiority: the racial and institutional superiority of Americans; That is, the Anglo-Saxon race in this land is "independent and inherently superior" and "destined to bring good government, prosperous commerce, and the Church to the American continent and the world."

On the other hand, the enslavement of blacks and the extermination of Indians were rationalized.

Mission: To reimagine the world the American way, from an American perspective.

Providence: Destiny.

Of course, if it were only to move to reservations, the fate of these Native Oregonians would probably not be so tragic. They were ambushed on an Oregon trail.

It was none other than the "Continental Army Militia" of the US Army. The reason was that the absurd Indians gathered together and might rob the caravan, and then these so-called guards carried out "justice".

The Cayuse War, which was supposed to take place in 1848, broke out early due to the influx of Americans into Oregon and exacerbating tensions between the two sides.

The local Indians could not be the opponent of the former, and the American army did break through in the early days of the war, but soon they encountered unexpected situations.

The Indians on the opposite side suddenly had a lot of muskets in their hands, and they started guerrilla attacks, specifically attacking lone Americans and farmers in remote areas, which made the American officers and soldiers very annoyed.

Soon they figured out where the British equipment came from, but even Washington was at a loss for it.

Because whenever his ambassador to London protested to the British, he always got the answer, "We made the guns in the UK, but the smugglers are you Americans, just like you who secretly invaded the Oregon region of the Canadian colonial territory, and after being bitten by a dog, you came to the owner to protest." ”

Such a stiff reply would not have come from Robert Peele, who preferred a peaceful solution to the Oregon problem. But at this time, due to the change of history, Palmerston, who was supposed to hang out on the European continent, was mixed up in a position in the Tory Party due to his flexible moral bottom line.

At this time, the person in charge of solving the US-Canada issue is this person, although he has many shortcomings, but it is undeniable that he has the talent of an excellent politician.

The comparison of the numbers of Britain and the United States in Oregon made it impossible for Britain to directly use force to expel them. In addition, it is close to the Pacific Ocean, and it is not realistic to transfer troops or supplies from the mainland as soon as possible.

The only people who could be used were the Indians of the area. It didn't cost much to arm them, but it was extraordinary, especially when it came to fighting American civilians, at least according to Palmerston himself.

He felt that he could let the native Americans attack on all sides and disturb the local American immigrants.

The latter would then be faced with two choices, either to leave or to seek asylum. And what British North America and Canada lack most is people, and of course they are very willing to accept this group of "refugees".

Palmerston was wrong, however, and he underestimated the degree of "savagery" of the Americans. Far from intimidating American immigrants, the Cayuse War (an Indian attack) brought them closer than ever before.

True, the result of the Cayuse War was that the latter had established a large number of militias in the Oregon region, which gave Palmerston even more headaches.

The most fundamental reason is that Britain's own power in that land is too weak, but it is not his disposition to give up easily, otherwise he will live up to the "good name" of the biggest-stirring stick of the nineteenth century.

Palmerston soon found a breakthrough, a group of people who were dissatisfied with the United States and wanted to make a lasting career on the North American continent.

Among them was a farmer named Cora Mountbadi, who had 150 cowboys under his command and had shot and killed a federally appointed sheriff.

But the locals regarded him as a hero, because it was the presence of Mountbadi that saved the white inhabitants of the area from bureaucratic exploitation and barbarism.

Moreover, this man was very pretentious and wanted to establish a kingdom of his own, and Palmerston naturally intended to add fuel to the fire, and immediately expressed his support for his cause.

With the support of the British, Cora Mountbadi's power grew rapidly, and soon an army of more than five hundred men was organized.

As we all know, a country is not a country just because it has an army. These 500 workers need a certain number of producers to support them, otherwise it will be only a matter of time before they starve to death.

So Mombadi began to expand, but in a time and place of chaos and natural selection, the larger the territory meant more soldiers were needed to defend it, and the more soldiers there were, the more peasants they had to rely on to feed them.

This vicious cycle turned Cora Mountbadi into a greedy beast that continued to encroach on the land of Oregon, and this headache was thrown to John Taylor's side.

This is a very dangerous multiple-choice question.

A. Sending troops to exterminate the people and money may provide an excuse for the intervention of the London side and the Canadian authorities.

B. Win over and divide, and use the way of others to govern others to bring Umbadi over or divide its internal forces, so as to achieve the goal of turning big things into small things.

C. Palliative care, lying flat and letting it develop.

Unlike the intrigues of Oregon, Austrian California is a different story entirely. After crossing the desert with no edge as far as the eye can see, you will be greeted by endless farmland.

Today, California is not only self-sufficient, but can even export its agricultural products to other regions. However, the main pillar industry is still the gold mining industry, where the mines are non-stop day and night.

Large quantities of gold were sent to Mexico City and the Austrian Empire across the ocean, and of course to the capital of the former, and a large part of it ended up falling back into the pockets of the latter.

Mexicans now seem to have grown accustomed to being ruled by a development company thousands of miles away, after all, even their power centers cannot be separated from Austria's support for a day.

Not only Tasan Anna, but all the warlords in Mexico, including the opinion leaders of the civil society, began to pay attention to building good relations with Austria in the hope of gaining its support.

But now Franz is in trouble, and that is that the gold dug up in the California area is a little too much.

(End of chapter)