At the end of 1862, the stabbing case, which had lasted for several years, was finally closed, and after all the evidence was put together, the culprit was pointed at the Sardinian government.

Believe it or not, the government of Paris believed it anyway, and the government of Vienna accepted this explanation.

The protests of the Sardinian government were ignored, and the Sardinian government secretly provided a sum of money to the charcoal party before the assassination, which became the most favorable evidence against them.

The most important thing is that the French still have witnesses in their hands, and the arrested suspects confessed to the assassination and came forward to testify against the Sardinian government.

Former Prime Minister Cavour was also imprisoned and, if unlucky, could be sent to the gallows.

The prime minister and the top of the government were directly punished, and King Vittorio Emanuele II was also to blame, having already announced his abdication two days ago.

Needless to say, the French paid a big price to make countries acquiesce in all this.

Franz was surprised and said, "The British just sold the Kingdom of Sardinia?" ”

Originally, he thought that around the Kingdom of Sardinia, Britain and France would have a dragon and tiger battle, but he did not expect that the London government would compromise so soon.

"Your Majesty, we acquiesced in the actions of the French, the Russians were too busy with internal reforms to get involved in Italian affairs, and the British were powerless to intervene," explained Wesenberg, the Foreign Secretary.

In any case, the continental balance has not been broken, and even if the French annex the Kingdom of Sardinia, they still cannot change the three-legged continental pattern.

The loss of interests of the British, the French also made up for it elsewhere. The investigation team seized the suspect's property, which was almost enough to repay the loan of the British.

Now that the obstacles to the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia by the French have largely been cleared, it is now up to the Parisian government to make a move. ”

Franz sneered and said: "Then Napoleon III is ready to take the throne by election again?" ”

The reasons not to look at the French seem to be very strong, but unfortunately these were not enough for them to legally annex the Kingdom of Sardinia.

There is nothing wrong with the conspiracy to plot the assassination case and hold the mastermind accountable, and the Vienna government is also holding him accountable. However, for this reason, the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia must first ask the Sardinians if they are willing.

In particular, the abdication of Vittorio Emanuele II is a political failure, even if it is a territorial exchange, it is better to look good.

There are so many overseas colonies in France, and it is better to throw a name to Vittorio Emanuele II than to remove him from power.

Elected by the people to ascend to the throne is the lowest way of legal rule. To put it bluntly, one day the people will be unhappy with him, and they can use the same way to get him out.

Wesenberg replied: "From the intelligence we have gathered, the French are indeed preparing for the elections. ”

Franz said calmly: "Then help them, let us bury the nail also support Napoleon III as king of Sardinia, and build momentum for him in public opinion." ”

It is important whether the Kingdom of Sardinia joined France directly or whether Napoleon III was also King of Sardinia.

In the case of the former, the people of Sardinia would certainly not agree. But in fact, this is in the best interests of France. It took a short period of time to ensure that the Kingdom of Sardinia would not become independent.

It's just that doing this makes it a little ugly to eat, and anyway, it's all at this point, and it's hard for them to look good when they want to look good. Either you don't do it, or you have to do it.

The latter, counting on France, will always be strong and can suppress the Kingdom of Sardinia forever. Once there is the slightest problem in France, everyone wants to be independent.

The Italians do not consider themselves to be one with France, and the so-called basis for domination does not exist at all. Napoleon III also had no way to buy the people at the bottom to agree with his rule.

Although Napoleon was awesome, it was a pity that Napoleon's family background was too shallow, and the political legacy left behind was not enough for Napoleon III to realize his political ambitions.

Franz was well aware of this, and the fact that Austria's smooth expansion in Europe was largely due to the political legacy of the Habsburgs.

If you open the history books, many parts of Europe have been ruled by the Habsburgs for hundreds of years. Even if he fights, he can still hold high the banner of dynastic restoration, even if it is a little far-fetched, the legal basis still exists.

Without the political heritage of his ancestors, who in the German States would buy his account? The same is true of Austrian Italy, where he is de jure orthodox.

Orthodoxy is present in both the East and the West, and many people in the East rebel and hold high the banner of the previous dynasty. It's not because of how many supporters they can get, it's mainly to prove that they are not a rebel party, they have orthodoxy.

There is righteousness called hegemony in the world, and there is no righteousness is reckless thieves. In the end, those who succeeded were basically fighting for hegemony in the world, and I didn't hear that the reckless thief sat in the world.

"Those who do not seek the world since ancient times are not enough to seek a moment, and those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a country."

This is Franz's motto, a constant reminder to be vigilant.

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On January 15, 1863, with the support of the Confederate government, the Indiana region in the center declared independence.

This area is the area where the U.S. government settled the Indians, and dozens of tribes were expelled from this area from 1830~1840.

The federal government has not yet exercised effective rule over the area, because of the hatred of the local population, there are few white residents, and there has historically been a large influx of whites since 1889.

The war has continued to the present, and the two sides are competing for comprehensive national strength. In order to win the war, the southern government had to pull in more allies.

Anyway, they are all independent, and they sell the interests of the federal government to buy allies, and they don't have any pressure.

In order to win the Indians into the war, the Confederate government provided 50,000 rifles, 100 artillery pieces, and some ammunition to the newly independent Indian Emirates.

Once they had their weapons, the Indians began their quest for revenge. Kansas became the first casualty.

Originally, they were pressed and beaten by the Southern Army in Missouri, and they were suddenly stabbed in the back by the Indians, and the whole line collapsed in an instant.

The Indians, who harbored a deep blood vendetta, launched the most violent revenge, killing rivers of blood in the area.

Not only this battlefield, but the war has been going on until now, and both the North and the South have already killed the red eye. Some areas have become killings for killing's sake, with civilians being the biggest victims.

Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia and other war zones have all become hell on earth.

The nature of the war has changed, and through the propaganda of both governments, hatred has become one of the main factors in support of the war.

The countries that were originally preparing to intervene were stunned by the madness of the Americans and chose to stop and watch.

Don't get me wrong, everyone is not intimidated. The main thing is that they want the Americans to continue to kill each other and wear down each other's strength, and it is better to end up losing both.

For this reason, Britain and Austria are both handing over how the southern government can play diplomacy, and winning over the Indians is one of them.

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In New York, President Lincoln did not dare to look directly at the casualty report submitted by the federal government.

With the addition of the Indians, Kansas fell to 70,000 federal troops, almost all of them were wiped out, and civilian casualties exceeded 300,000, and the rest became war refugees and fled to the West.

What that meant, he knew all too well. The scope of the war has expanded again, and the flames of war have been burned into the central region, and the political and military pressure on the federal government has further increased.

If the Confederation is unable to gain an advantage, it is estimated that many federal states will withdraw from the war for their own safety. In the face of life and death, no interests matter.

Painting cakes is beautiful, and we must let everyone see the hope of eating. Otherwise, the capitalists who support the federal government will also waver.

At least the capitalists in Kansas have lost all their money, and many of them have lost their lives. The capitalists, who are at war on the front line, have also become the losers of this reshuffle.

Whether or not the federal government emerges victorious, they have already been eliminated.

If it weren't for the lack of diplomatic capacity of the Southern government, and the fact that Britain and Austria wanted to see the war continue, they deliberately diverted them, and now at least a few states have withdrawn from the war.

If the southern government had not targeted the northern government from the beginning, but had taken a political offensive from state to state, it is estimated that the neighboring states would now choose neutrality.

The Confederate was not sure of victory against the entire federal government, but it was not a problem to deal with one or several federal states.

Most of the capitalists who tend to be powerful will choose neutrality for their own interests. Especially in the aftermath of the tragedy in Kansas, it became clear that the federal government was powerless to keep them safe.

President Lincoln said to himself, "By the time the Civil War had begun, we had more than three million casualties, right?" ”

The secretary of state outside the door replied, "Not yet, but maybe next week." The total number of military casualties in the federal government was 1,768,000, of which 456,000 were killed in battle, and 1,182,000 civilian casualties, of which 382,000 were killed. ”

(Note: Casualties are calculated based on the number of wounded, and theoretically it is possible for a soldier to be counted as injured dozens of times)

Lincoln sighed and said, "If you add the casualties of the rebels, we will probably have paid more than 1.5 million people for this war." ”

Apparently, he regretted starting this war. Not only Lincoln, but many Americans regret it. If everyone knew that war would be so cruel, everyone would have compromised with each other before the war broke out.

Although the interests of the capitalists and the plantation owners could not be reconciled, the capitalists and plantation owners in the warring states were different.

The interests of the class are not equal to their own interests, and there is no pressure on the capitalists to sell the class for their own interests.

Secretary of State Safar thought for a moment and said, "It depends on how it is calculated, and if you take into account the loss of immigrants due to the civil war and the number of immigrants who have left, then this loss may increase by another million."

No, it can't be said to be an immigrant. In fact, our total number of immigrants has not dropped much. It's just that white immigrants are decreasing, while Asian and black immigrants are increasing. ”

The increase in black immigration was also actually forced. A large number of young and strong people have entered the army, resulting in a shortage of labor in all walks of life.

Now it is a time of war again, and European immigrants are not coming at all. In desperation, everyone can only bring in labor from outside, and the increase in colored immigrants has become inevitable.

Lincoln nodded and said, "No wonder there are more and more black soldiers in the army, and it seems that quite a few people have replaced them for military service." ”

Not everyone is willing to go to war, especially the capitalists on the rich side, who are even more reluctant to go to war. In this capitalist country, it is naturally impossible for the federal government to force the capitalists to serve.

Hiring people for military service solved the problem perfectly, the federal government got the soldiers, and the capitalists completed the military service.

Secretary of State Al Safar said with a sad face: "Your Excellency, I don't think you need to care about these trivial matters.

We're in big trouble on the horizon, and next week's congressional questioning, have you figured out how to deal with it? ”

Strategically, the federal government has won a phased victory by holding off the offensive of the Southern government, holding the core of the Great Lakes, and retaining Washington.

Although Kansas is located in the heart of the United States, it is geographically bounded by the Flint Hills to the east, the Smokey Hills and the Red Hills to the west, and Mount Sunfflower near the Colorado border.

The Southern government has mastered this place, and there is no way to march westward, and Missouri in the east has already joined the Southern government, so there is no need to worry about it at all.

A tactical defeat does not have much impact on the overall situation of the battle. President Lincoln was able to sit still and think about the future.

If Pennsylvania had fallen, he would have been unable to do it for a long time.

Lincoln said indifferently, "It's come to this, what's there to be afraid of." Even if I'm willing to step down immediately, someone has to be willing to take over this mess.

There is no way Congress will remove us from office until the war is over. In case the federal government loses the war, we still need to bear the charge of splitting the Union. ”

It's not a broken jar, it's that he really understands American politics. The current situation is still very unfavorable for the federal government, and the possibility of a split in the federal government is very high, and no one wants to bear the charge of federal split.

Judging from the current situation, even if the war is won, it will be a big problem to deal with the southern states after the war. Whoever sits in this position will not end happily.