Massimiliano was going to be the emperor of Mexico, but it stimulated the nerves of many people.

The republicans in China opposed it, because it was the French who helped them to take the position, and there were many people within the constitutionalists who were worried that the French would continue to expand their power and chose to wait and see.

Before Massimiliano arrived in Mexico, Lincoln expressed his opposition to French interference in Mexico's internal affairs and condemned the French for violating the Monroe Doctrine.

It's all a minor issue, even the internal affairs of the United States are interfering, who will take the Monroe Doctrine to heart, Lincoln's protests The French simply ignored it.

The Spaniards had already occupied the island of Haiti, Austria had reached into Central America, and the British were interested in retaking the western region, and the French naturally did not see anything wrong with plotting against Mexico.

There is no direct annexation, only the support of puppet government rule, which is already very attention-grabbing. At least it looks more palatable than Austria, which wants to turn the Central American countries into autonomous provinces.

Not only was the government in the north opposed it, but even the government in the south was opposed to Massimiliano as Emperor of Mexico. They feared that the development of the Mexican Empire would harm their interests.

Against this backdrop, in March 1864, Massimiliano ascended the throne of the Emperor of Mexico, known as Massimiliano I.

All eyes were on the American Civil War, and they were not interested in the newly born Mexican emperor, and this enthronement ceremony was arguably the worst in a hundred years.

If the guest grade can't be on the table, I won't talk about it. With such a long distance, you can't expect the European nobles to make a trip in person, and even if you send a representative, you need to pay for it, right?

It doesn't hurt that the scene is shabby, it's all a ceremony anyway. In the end, it still depends on the performance, failure is called shabby, success is called cherishing the people's power.

The point is that the republicans are doing something, and on the day of the coronation, a huge parade was organized to demand that the emperor get out.

At the enthronement site, several secondary two teenagers wanted to sabotage the ceremony, but fortunately, the guards reacted in time to stop this bad behavior.

This is a powerful Mexican faction, and he has given the emperor a disgrace, and told Massimiliano I in this unique way: You are not popular, if you are smart, cooperate with us.

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Shortly after Massimiliano ascended the throne, a decisive battle was launched between the North and the South.

In mid-April 1864, at the junction of Pennsylvania and Ohio, the Northern government had assembled 420,000 troops and the Southern government had assembled 340,000 troops.

Winning or losing this battle will have a direct bearing on the future trend of the situation in the United States.

If the Northern government loses the battle, then Pennsylvania will fall, and the Great Lakes industrial region will fall into the hands of the Southern government, and the northern government will basically be powerless to recover.

On the other hand, if the southern government loses the war, then the advantage they have accumulated so hard in the early stage will be lost.

The Northern government could win a big victory, recover Ohio and Maryland, and then crush the Southern government with military superiority.

The eyes of all countries have converged here, and as a bystander, the North and the South will never be able to distinguish between victory and defeat, which is what everyone wants to see the most.

Since the outbreak of the Civil War, the total volume of industry in the United States has fallen by 43 percent, and the output of agricultural products has fallen by 37 percent.

In particular, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky suffered the heaviest losses.

The total population of the United States has fallen below 30 million, and the war has caused severe wounds to the country, and it will not be able to return to the pre-war level for ten years, and the states that are war zones will have to lick their wounds for the next twenty or thirty years.

The worse the Americans fight, the greater the benefits for the European countries. The arms dealers didn't talk about it, and they all made a fortune.

Austria has also made great gains, taking Austria as an example: without the impact of the United States, a major grain exporter, the international grain price has risen by 13 percent, and Europe's largest exporter of agricultural products has naturally become the biggest winner.

In addition to agricultural products, Austrian industrial and commercial products are also present on the American market. The total value of exports to the United States increased by 46 percent compared with before the war.

Britain and France also did not give in, taking advantage of this opportunity to raid cities and land in the Americas, especially the industrial weak southern government, and now use most of the industrial and commercial products from European countries.

The northern states were not much better, and after the economic transition to the war, other civilian industrial and commercial products were naturally greatly reduced, and the market was flooded with European manufacturing.

Don't look at Franz hoarding arms in advance to seize business opportunities, in fact, the biggest economic profits are the British.

As the world's industrial hegemon, John Bull has surpassed the sum of all countries in the world in the export of industrial and commercial products, and has naturally become the biggest beneficiary.

Ever since Britain, France, Austria and Spain decided to reach an agreement on the issue of the United States, the ministers of the four countries have often met to exchange views, and occasionally disputes have arisen.

Drucker, the representative of Austria, proposed: "The moment of truth has arrived, and we must intervene in this battle, regardless of who wins or loses.

If the action is late, the two sides will decide the winner and loser, and the price paid for intervening will not be a fraction of a star. I propose to immediately organize an intervention coalition and intervene directly in the American Civil War by force. ”

The representative of France, Alfried, objected: "Your Excellency, it is too early for us to do so. Whoever wins this battle will suffer heavy losses and will not have the ability to launch a full-scale counteroffensive in the short term.

This war will continue for a long time, and it is best to use the civil war to deplete the strength of the Americans as much as possible.

If we end up now, then both the Southern government and the Northern government will retain a strong military power, which will not be conducive to our next activities in North America. ”

It's all a façade, the point is that the French are concentrating on Mexican affairs, and now they are going to send troops to intervene in the American Civil War, and they can draw too few troops.

Interests are always linked to strength, and the greater the forces that can be invested now, the greater the benefits that can be obtained after the war.

Everyone is an old power, there is no fuel-efficient lamp, just want to take advantage and don't want to contribute, this kind of good thing should not be dreamed of.

What Alfrid wants most now is to stall for time and wait for them to free up their hands before intervening in the American Civil War in order to maximize their interests.

Anyway, in his opinion, there is no difficulty at all for Britain, France, Austria and Spain to join forces to intervene in this civil war. Not to mention that the United States, which is now greatly injured, even if it is resurrected with full blood, it will not be able to compete with the four countries at the same time.

Mario Liver, the representative of the United Kingdom, said: "The American Civil War has been fought so far that both sides are exhausted, and it is unlikely that it will continue for a long time.

If it weren't for the fact that both sides would not be able to hold on, there would not be this decisive battle. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, everyone is very clear that the preparations for this battle between the north and the south were very hasty.

If you keep waiting, there's no guarantee what will happen next. What if the North and the South directly compromise after the winner is decided?

As a third party, if we miss the best opportunity to intervene, how can we protect everyone's interests after the war?

I support Drucker's proposed plan, and now we must immediately organize an intervention army, lest the situation escalate to the detriment of our interests. ”

Two to one, the Spaniard's vote became the key to the decision. If they support the French, then the question of two to two is still to be discussed; Otherwise, the minority obeys the majority, and the proposal is passed.

"As far as I know, there has been no interruption between the governments of the North and the South, and in order to avoid the worst, I support the formation of an intervention army," said the Spanish minister, Francisco. ”

Not surprisingly, the Spanish minister, Francisco, made the choice that best served his interests.

If this intervention plan fails, most of the British, French, and Austrian countries can afford to lose their great cause, but Spain cannot.

The Americans have long been eyeing Cuba, but Cuba is the richest colony of Spain, which can bring them a lot of wealth every year, and they are not sure to hold on to a unified United States.

In the face of core interests, the Spaniards would never dare to take risks. Therefore, the Spaniards were very active in dividing the United States, and even though Spain was full of internal contradictions, they joined the intervention alliance.

The British minister, Mar Oliver, went on to say: "Three to one, the proposal passes." Now let's take a look at the number of troops each country has contributed to ensure that the intervention goes smoothly.

Great Britain could dispatch the American Fleet, including 5 ironclads, 16 sail battleships, 38 warships of all types, and 80,000 troops. ”

This is almost all of the mobile armed forces of the British in North America, and it is clear that they have made a bloody investment and are ready to completely divide the United States.

Austrian Minister Drucker thought for a while and said: "Our American fleet can also be dispatched, but in the west coast region, we now have 3 ironclad ships and more than 30 warships of various types, and the army can dispatch 50,000 people. ”

This is the current Americas, and most of Austria's military strength would not have been able to take out so many troops if it had not been for a recent domestic reinforcement.

After all, the Central American region is still unstable, and locally organized militias are clearly immobile. I couldn't finish interfering with the United States, and as a result, my own colonies were lost again.

The Spanish minister Francisco said without confidence: "We can dispatch the Cuban fleet with more than 50 warships of various types, including one ironclad ship, and we can mobilize 70,000 troops." ”

No way, Spain is really in decline. If it weren't for the façade, this ironclad would not have it. As for the 70,000 army, this includes the army composed of local natives, whose combat effectiveness is unknown.

The eyes of the three of them were on Alfried, France was the main force in charge of the intervention coalition army, and in the past he did not brag a lot B, but now it is up to them to perform.

After hesitating for a moment, Alfrid made a decision: "We can dispatch the American Fleet, more than 50 warships of all kinds, including three ironclad ships, and the army can dispatch 60,000 people. ”

In any case, France cannot afford to lose face. The big deal is that the issue of Mexico was postponed, and this action was directly related to the division of interests in the Americas after the war.

The back garden of the Americans will soon become the hunting ground of the four countries, and if it is now everyone's hunting ground, it will be a treaty to divide the spheres of influence of each country.