The news of the recognition of Dominican power by the Austrian Empire did not cause much controversy in Europe, as it did not have any significant significance in itself.

Or to put it another way, the great powers did not care about the fate of this small country, but on the island of Hispaniola caused an uproar.

Naturally, the clergy of the Church took the credit for themselves, while the supporters of Juan Pablo Duarte felt that it was the charisma of their leader that moved Austria as a European power.

But in any case, the whole of Dominica is in a sea of joy, and the locals feel that with the support of the great powers, defeating the is just around the corner, and many people are looking forward to Austria's troops as soon as possible.

Of course, it was practically impossible for the Austrian Empire to actually send troops to Hispaniola, and whether it could win or not was unacceptable, the cost of this expedition alone was unacceptable.

Juan Pablo Duarte, on the other hand, was a little troubled because he was afraid that the Austrians would elect him king of the Dominican Republic, since Austria itself was a monarchy and there was no reason to support a republic.

But at this time, Dominica is suffering from internal and external troubles, people can't even eat, and there is a risk of being wiped out at any time, maybe he should ascend the throne first, and then take the initiative to give up his status as a dictator like Washington.

Juan Pablo Duarte's supporters argue that it is better to be king than president, because more power is more beneficial to their followers.

Others, of course, saw an opportunity in it, and General Pedro Santana's ruthless performance in the battle against the black Haitian warlords earned the confidence of the soldiers.

In fact, no matter what the character of this general is, as long as he can win all battles, he will win the respect of the soldiers.

But such people are not necessarily favored by politicians and capitalists. Duarte's disdain for Pedro Santana, turning a blind eye to his bravery in battle, convinced him of his beliefs.

In fact, the two sides were already at odds, so Pedro Santana's letter had already been sent to Austria before the Austrian envoy arrived.

The experiences of Pedro Santana and Tasan Anna are actually very similar, both like to carry out coup d'état, both like cockfighting, finding mistresses twenty years younger than themselves, and betraying the country.

It's just that the former is more cunning than the latter, and it's capricious and uncontrollable. Although this man also served as a leader for the Spaniards, the asking price was too high and he was a hungry wolf who could not be fed.

Franz did not want to get into trouble with the colonial issue, so he had to be cautious in choosing his "partner". In addition, Austria's unilateral "action" did not cause Britain and France to follow suit.

Because France was deeply involved in the Moroccan war, Britain had just finished dealing with external problems, and the internal Chartist and workers' (mining) strikes were leaving Robert Peel in a hurry.

Austria, on the other hand, is a little different, and its development is on the rise; Although this is a bit of a rapid increase, in general, the advantages of the reform and industrial age are gradually being revealed, except for parts of Leitania.

Overseas colonies were also relatively stable, with no large-scale riots or separatist governments.

The black natives of West Africa have staged several uprisings, but the damage they can do is limited.

And Franz did not intend to intervene directly in the internal affairs of Dominica and in its war with Haiti. At least not now.

Hong Kong, 1844.

As soon as the Manchu Governor of Liangguang and the Lord of Qincha came ashore, Qi Ying was warmly welcomed by the British Minister Pu Dingcha, because the relationship between the two was indeed good.

Qiying was very respectful to the British minister Pu Dingcha, and changed the arrogant attitude of the Manchu officials towards foreigners before, and even accepted the latter's son as an adopted son.

At the same time, in order to show his difference, Qiying also presented a gold bracelet to Pu Dingcha and exchanged photos of his wife with him.

This was a big news in the East at the time, where patriarchy was common, and thanks to this relationship with the British minister, he became the most photographed Qing official in British newspapers.

The reason why the elderly made this trip was for no other reason than to persuade the British to send troops to exterminate the remnants of the rebels in the South Seas.

If you want to ask Britain to send troops, it was Mu Zhang'a, the Minister of Military Aircraft, who reminded Emperor Daoguang that this so-called "borrowing a knife to kill thieves". This Lord Mu Zhang'a was the first powerful minister of the Daoguang Dynasty, and the removal of Lin Zexu was his handiwork.

It's just that when Qiying was sent to persuade the British to send troops, Mu Zhang'a did not give the former a bribe of one or two silver, but only gave a letter of state, but it was not a land cession or a trade agreement, and even the subject was not the Qing Dynasty.

It is a letter of state presented by Lan Fang to the Qing Dynasty, which contains the content of dedicating the land to the Qing Dynasty, and is willing to be called a "minister", not a "domain".

Then he also attached a letter from the Qing Dynasty, to the effect that if Britain was willing to send troops to exterminate the rebels of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was willing to give Lan Fang to the British Empire to end the good of eternity.

What is the ultimate logic behind this outrageous strategy? For Emperor Daoguang, who once proposed to Britain to take Queen Victoria as his concubine, even the most outrageous proposal would not make the lords of Whitehall feel outrageous.

But it's not that Mu Zhang'a and others don't want to pay bribes, but Daoguang, the guy who picks the door.

As the Minister of Military Aircraft, Mu Zhang'a naturally knew what the emperor's character was, but he couldn't help but do things, so he thought of this plan to kill three birds with one stone, "Qiangyi", "Reverse Ming", and "Diao Min" were served in one pot.

As soon as he heard that there was no need to spend money, Emperor Daoguang immediately praised it, "This plan is wonderful!" As soon as the other ministers of military aircraft saw that His Majesty had made a decision, they naturally ended up with "My Emperor Shengming".

But when it comes to the governor of Liangguang and the lord of the Qincha, it is not so easy to deal with here, this guy is actually afraid of the ocean.

And he has a lot of dealings with "foreign adults", and he knows very well that the white wolf with empty gloves in the officialdom is not good in front of foreigners.

Therefore, after receiving the holy decree, he immediately summoned the rich merchants and big families in the two provinces to ask for donations.

The rich also knew what the lord was thinking, but they wondered why there was one more time this year than in previous years.

So Qiying came to Hong Kong Island with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver donated and her own "savings" for many years. He knows very well that this matter has been done well, and if he does not do it well in the second half of his life, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated, and exiled to the army.

But this time he was wrong, and when the British Minister Pu Dingcha heard the translator explain the contents of the two letters of state, his eyes lit up.

This was a very good gift for the British, because they knew very well that the current Nanming was just a country established by some Qing people who could not survive and went to Nanyang to beg for a living.

With this letter, it would be tantamount to the Qing state acknowledging that West Borneo had been sent to the United Kingdom, which would undoubtedly greatly weaken the will of the local people to resist.

What's more, the fleet stationed in Hong Kong was about to leave for Kalimantan in the near future, in fact, Sir William Hawke had suggested it like the East India Company, but it was not until the Southern Ming army attacked Mala Harbor that he made up his mind.

(End of chapter)