National Palace, Mexico City.

It's winter 1861, but Mexico City, on a tropical plateau, doesn't feel the slightest chill of winter. The flag of the Empire of Mexico, made up of red, white and green and the coat of arms of the Bonaparte family, flutters high outside the National Palace and in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Plaza de la Constitución. At the entrance of the National Palace, a long carriage has been parked, each of which is luxuriously decorated, and there are dragon marks on the door, which means that the royal family members of the Ming Empire who came to the National Palace today are here.

And the conversation between the royals of the two great empires on both sides of the Pacific Ocean is, of course, a secret of the highest level. In a lavishly decorated living room, there were a few people, including Admiral Denave, the minister of the 6th Army of the Mexican Empire...... Although she did not approve of the idea of fostering a black African empire, since Emperor Zhu had already decided, she could only go all out to promote it. But then again, the current social exhibition in sub-Saharan Africa is probably not as good as the ancient Roman and Greek times in Europe, and serfdom may still be advanced there, right?

However, in the eyes of Mathilde I and Admiral Deneuve, Zhu Jishi's idea of supporting the Black Emperor must have some ulterior motive in it. For example, stick your claws into the rich, uncultivated big 6 of Africa! Although Africa is backward and ignorant, it is also true that the land there is fertile and rich in resources. The reason why it is lagging behind. I'm afraid it still hasn't been well developed and utilized. If you let the Chinese or the Europeans run it. At least black Africa can be shown to be South American, right?

So, is it possible to support a black emperor to go to Africa to fight the country? Admiral Denave calculated in his heart that the Mexican Foreign Legion was formed by him, and there was a black division among them, and the officers above the battalion level were of course white, but there were still many black or mulatto-white company commanders and platoon commanders, and the soldiers were all black-skinned. Such a black army is not bad on the battlefields of the central United States. Although it was not as good as the white army (French and Southern) and the Chinese army, it was much stronger than the army in Mexico itself. Even against the military of the United States of America, it can be on par. If you can train an army of 1o thousand such blacks, what is the difficulty of building a big empire in black Africa? Could it be that those primitive tribes can still fight this kind of elite honed on the battlefield in the United States? They have to have this ability, and now the whites have long been driven out of black Africa!

But can the "feudal serfdom" proposed by Zhu Jishi work in black Africa? It doesn't seem like a big problem! Isn't that what the Abynesian Solomonic dynasty (which is Ethiopia, whose rulers may be black and Arab, Jews, but they consider themselves white) did just that? Although this country is not strong, as far as black Africa is concerned, it can be regarded as the No. 1 "imperialism".

And these "black warriors" who have been slaves in the United States are compared to the ninja and white-baked nobles of Abynesia. I have always seen the world and know how to manage the land better. As a matter of fact. There were also some black slave owners in the American South -- black people who became slaves, ransomed themselves, and then bought land and other black slaves! It's a big deal that these "black warriors" who fought in the United States after arriving in Africa turned their "black brothers" into slaves to enslave them fiercely...... Although it sounds really evil, the human heart is probably like this, a slave who doesn't want to be a slave owner is really not a good slave!

Therefore, this "Black Emperor Plan" will most likely be supported by the black officers and soldiers in the Mexican Foreign Legion, and the probability of success seems to be very small. So now the question is what the French Empire can gain from this plan.

"Since the Ming Emperor was determined to help the blacks in the Texas Free Zone return to their homeland, France and Mexico would not object. But the resulting costs ...... I wonder if Emperor Daming has considered it? Supporting a country is very, very expensive! ”

Admiral Deneuve spoke his question slowly, with a mouthful of diplomatic rhetoric, as if it was not his daughter who was talking to him, but a foreign diplomat. But if there is a father, there must be a daughter, listening to the father's words, he just nodded politely.

"It's an investment! As we all know, France has a great interest in African soil. And Africa is so vast and rich that it is difficult for France to completely conquer it by its own strength, not even half of Africa. And...... Direct French rule over African lands, which were extremely complex in terms of circumstances and topography, was not necessarily an advantageous option rather than supporting a black empire of its own. France only needs to control a few strategic points in northwestern Africa and black Africa to reap more than enough benefits. In my opinion, a black Africa, ruled by France, is more in the interests of France than a black Africa ruled by a black empire. Because France doesn't need much investment, it keeps getting profits! ”

"Maria, do you mean that if you don't plow, there will be a harvest?". Mathilde interjected with a smile. She was more in favor of sending the Negroes of Texas back to Africa, because it would be a problem for them to remain in the Kingdom of California or the Mexican Empire—the Mexican Indians were enough of a headache for her. Add millions of blacks, and the empress will probably make them annoyed to death.

Maria laughed: "The black people themselves will go to the ploughing, that is the trouble of the black emperor, not the trouble of France and Mexico." The future Black Emperor has a very rich country, as long as he runs it well, he will not run out of money. ”

It should be a hard raid, right? Admiral Deneuve and Marquis Juarez looked at each other, and both nodded in agreement. Juarez rubbed his Spanish-accented French and said: "You can't govern a country by military personnel alone, you also need a large number of well-educated civilian officials, is there such an official in this planned black empire?" Is it to help the Black Empire train civilian officials from now on? ”

Maria smiled slightly: "I don't think so. The Black Empire doesn't need much civilian ...... Husband of the Foreign Secretary, I think you know something about the system in the Middle Ages in Europe, right? This black empire practiced a feudal system similar to that of the European Middle Ages. So there is no need for too many bureaucrats, and there is no need for many civilians with a good Western education. The Ming Emperor believed that such an official was not suitable for Africa, a ruler like the illiterate dictator of Guatemala who had just been defeated, barbaric, brutal, and powerful, which made all his subjects fearful. That way, things can be done there. ”

As she spoke, she glanced at Mathilde lightly, why doesn't Mexico need such a ruthless person? But Mathilde was an empress who could only do superficial work, and although she made the Greater Mexican Empire look brilliant, it was only a deception. I really don't know what she and the French emperor behind her are up to?

Mathilde smiled and said, "I will keep in mind the words of His Majesty." I think we can find such a tyrant for the African people on the battlefield of the United States...... May the people of Africa thank us for that! Well, let us talk about the problem of the black Texans, and if His Majesty Napoleon III can support this plan, let it be carried out as such. Now, can we talk about California? My mercenaries are now in Baja California and Chihuahua, ready to invade! (To be continued......)

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