Australian Storm 1876 - Chapter 1049

Chapter 1049 The Domino Effect

Relevant secret information was passed on to the upper levels of the empire, involving the military, political and some high-level economic circles. Some were confirmed, some were guessed. The strange thing is that everyone was not surprised by the decision of the empire to participate in the war, but accepted it calmly.

This is because for a long time, the newspapers and public opinion of the Ocean Empire and news media such as news agencies, because of the close political, military, immigration and economic ties, the mainstream public opinion is biased towards the Entente bloc.

In the analysis of civil authority figures and the statements of some officials, most of them tend to favor the Allied Powers, especially Kaiser Wilhelm II, who has a very bad impression of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Know how many people have been offended.

In mid-June, the Ocean Empire issued a decree;

In view of the current deteriorating international security situation, this year’s conscription will be carried out three months ahead of schedule, and the registration channel will be opened from now on. Young men of appropriate age are welcome to join the army actively to protect their families and the country.

The Entente group obviously noticed the subtle changes in the policy of the Ocean Empire. While rejoicing, special envoys from Britain, France, Italy, Russia and other countries visited the Red River Valley metropolis continuously, conveying the desire of all parties in the Entente, and issued a statement. A series of attractive bargaining chips, trying to pull the Ocean Empire into the white-hot European war.

Kaiser Wilhelm II also noticed this trend and publicly stated in Berlin;

Germany and its allies have always attached great importance to the mutual relations with the Ocean Empire, cherished the bilateral friendship, and recognized the Ocean Empire’s dominance in the pan-Pacific region.

The Germanic nation and the Chinese nation share common values, and they are both the best nations in the world. The friendship between the two sides has a long history, and they should jointly shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the world.

The German side is willing to have a candid exchange of views with Ocean Empire on topics of mutual interest, and expect Ocean Empire to play a constructive role in building a new international order in the future.

Phoenix Nirvana, reborn from ashes

The overthrow of the old international order that restricts social progress is the strong voice of every emerging country. Germany hopes to join hands with the Ocean Empire to welcome the new century as a close partner…

Anyway, there are a lot of good things to say. Obviously, Berlin is also feeling a lot of pressure. The entire European East-West battlefield is supported by the German Empire family. He is really tired and tired.

The Western Front is a 2-on-1 situation in which Britain and France besieged Germany.

On the Eastern Front, Austria-Hungary and Germany jointly dealt with the Russian army. Unfortunately, Austria-Hungary, a lame ally, was beaten by Serbia. Not very useful.

It is up to the German army to clean up the mess.

Besides

The Allied Powers such as Britain and France opened up the southern front, the North African battlefield, and the West Asian battlefield, which involved some of Germany’s military forces to some extent, making it stretched.

If there is another powerful player with the size of the Ocean Empire, the Germans think they can’t bear it.

The inner and outer meaning of confession is obvious. This is really an unprecedented miracle for the German dictatorial emperor Wilhelm II, whose eyes are above the top.

London, Paris and Rome successively issued public appeals, imploring Emperor Li Fushou to take world peace and the common people in mind, and resolutely join in the just war against expansion and aggression…

Late June to early July

The three major battles of the World War have entered a white-hot stage. The battles were extremely **** and tragic, and the international political situation was changing. The major warring countries all voiced their voices to the Ocean Empire, which became a beautiful landscape during this period.

It is precisely because the Ocean Empire has a heavy weight that determines the final direction of the world war. Wherever this weight is placed, the scale of victory will be tilted.

Philadelphia White House

President Davin-Porter angrily slammed the stack of newspapers in his hand on the table, and his face twisted and said a sentence; “Fake, these idiots who kneel and lick the dictatorial emperor should be ashamed of their skin color.”

Out of extreme jealousy, seeing the world’s major powers courting the Ocean Empire one after another, President Davin Porter of the United States is seriously out of balance, and he speaks with a ** flavor.

This beacon country that prides itself on being a civilized, just and free country was once belittled to nothing by Emperor Li Fushou, he said in public;

The American people will never be allowed to put such beautiful words as civilization, justice and freedom on their own faces. His true face is the stronghold of barbaric, selfish and **** **, full of filth and unbearableness.

The United States was originally established as a political event launched by a group of black slave owners who shouted that they needed freedom and justice. They massacred a large number of white British people with muskets to facilitate their treatment of black slaves more harshly.

in the future

They slaughtered all the yellow Indians in North America with muskets, and set up a ridiculous Thanksgiving Day to promote their “Thanksgiving”, which is a great irony.

The Americans waged war after war, defeated the brown Mexicans and Cubans, expanded their territories to the West Coast and the Caribbean in the South, and did their best to oppress and exploit them.

After the capitalists in the north of the United States found that there were not enough workers in the factories, they launched a war against the south, euphemistically called “emancipation of black slaves”.

And in fact

Even 60 years after the victory of the Emancipation War, blacks are still slaves.

Although the shackles on the feet are gone, the shackles of social discrimination in the United States are everywhere. This is a country full of racism. Everyone looks at the world with colored glasses. It is a shame for the civilized world. The world only sees.

“Mr. President, I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to show this emotion in public. He will cause us more trouble.” McKennan looked at the excited Mr. President and frowned as a reminder.

“Is that the devil dictatorship emperor? I’m not afraid of him.”

“Indeed, Mr. President, from the analysis of the current situation, the dictatorial emperor seems to have moved his mind to participate in the war, and he has no more energy to focus on North American affairs for the time being.” White House Security Advisor McKennan shrugged his shoulders. Feeling as if he was getting rid of some pressure, he continued to pretend to be relaxed; “This may be a good opportunity for us to solve the problem of Fusang. General Ainsworth’s Denver frontline has sent many urgent messages, and we need an additional 500,000 troops.”

“God, I’ve given him over 1.6 million troops, and turned around and asked for another 500,000, not 500,000 Christmas dolls, but 500,000 young white Americans, and this **** war is still there. How long will it take?”

“There is no deadline, Mr. President, until we win the final victory.”

McKennan can understand that President Davin Porter is full of complaints. Now is different from the First American-Japanese War, when the British and the Oceanic Empire were in a tangle, setting off round after round of separatist frenzy against the federal government in the southern United States.

In particular, the Republic of Texas has made a lot of noise. It has sent its personnel to conduct activities in Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma to win over these southern states to join the new Texas Commonwealth and compete with the central government.

The Republic of Virginia did not stop, sending its manpower around to win over the separatist forces in other southern states.

on the most concerned security issues

The Texans promised to join the Trans-Pacific Alliance, and like the Republic of California, the countries led by the Ocean Empire would give each other non-aggression security guarantees, and they would be unanimous in the event of aggression.

On the issue of huge war reparations

Texans claim;

The Wool War is a war initiated by the Yankees against the Ocean Empire. The consequences of defeat should not be shared by the Southerners. The same is true of the war that is taking place now. The boys should be allowed to go home. We just want to live in peace.

These remarks made Mississippi with a large population very excited, and also attracted Louisiana, which has a large number of French descendants. There was a lot of discussion among the people. The tendency to split has won the support of mainstream public opinion in society.

Since the failure of the “Wool War” and the United States has been burdened with heavy war reparations, the large amount of support and public construction funds originally allocated to the backward southern states every year have all disappeared. Keep the federal government running.

More than 6 years

The state governments have only handed in the funds, but they can’t see a dollar back. The construction of towns and public facilities is still at the level of 10 years ago. Many bridges and dams have no money to repair and are increasingly deteriorating.

The    state government also has no financial resources to help the bottom groups of society, and no money to subsidize hospitals and schools. As a result, medical expenses and education expenses have continued to rise, which has greatly increased the burden on the people.

long time

The state governments inevitably complained that the 20-year war reparation period was still hopeful, but now the scale of the US-Japan war is getting bigger and bigger, and the federal debt has turned somersaults. The huge debt of more than 13 billion US dollars has to be repaid until the year of the monkey and the horse month?

Don’t you build it for 30 years?

The federal government needs money to operate, millions of troops need money to fight, and it needs money to purchase various combat materials. Money is needed in every aspect, but where does the money come from?

The U.S. Customs has been controlled by the Post-War Compensation Committee. All the income is remitted to the designated bank account, and the special funds are used for post-war compensation to various countries.

This alone took away most of the federal government’s fiscal revenue.

In order to start the war and continue the war, the federal government has to continuously borrow large sums of money and foreign loans, so that the national debt not only does not shrink, but also piles up.

In the national polity designed by the founding fathers, the United States federation was originally a small government, with a large social and political system. Financial rights and military rights were relatively scattered and restricted each other to ensure the social democratic process.

In this set of democratic systems, the military is very vigilant against the development of military forces, and insurmountable obstacles are set up against the military government and dictatorship. The city council, state assembly, federal assembly, and judicial independence, parliamentary impeachment and the Supreme Court are mechanisms to prevent military personnel. make it bigger.

And this is precisely the biggest constraint on the current war, and the states have a great right to decide;

Whether    supports the current war unconditionally.

This was not a problem at first, but after the separatist forces in the south became clamorous, it became a serious problem.

Many southern states threatened to secede from the Union, forcing the Daven-Porter government to back down and not continue to recruit militias on a large scale in the southern states, which in turn caused serious dissatisfaction in the northern states.

President Davin-Porter has put a lot of energy into resolving these sharp internal conflicts. In fact, he is a paper craftsman. Which one leaks and which one fills up cannot really solve the problem.

The militia-based armed forces of the United States have a characteristic; that is, the enthusiasm for war comes and goes quickly.

Once the war dragged on for a long time and casualties continued to increase, the wind of public opinion changed, and various unfavorable reports emerged one after another, and the support for the war was greatly reduced.

The problem is that when it comes to war, how can you stop it when you say it is stopped?

“Your Excellency, Chief of Staff Admiral Ainsworth is doing his best to resist the Japanese attack on the Denver front line and maintain the current shaky battle situation. The government must give its full support. Now there is no other person who can do this except him.” McKennan had to remind the president of the seriousness of the problem.

President Davin Porter scratched his head in annoyance, looked at Treasury Secretary Rubin and Army Secretary Adam Smith, who had been silent in the Oval Office, and said with a long sigh;

“I know I know…

Now the front line in Denver is being maintained by Admiral Ainsworth alone. He needs enough troops and all kinds of material support to fight this **** war.

Those abominable hibiscus monkeys have sent hundreds of thousands of professional soldiers into North America among immigrants. They are despicable and filthy. We must fight back with the most determined attitude.

Rubin, are you running out of money again? ”

Treasury Secretary Rubin nodded silently and said after hesitation; “Mr. President, if we don’t want to continue to borrow large sums of money, we should consider issuing U.S. dollar war bonds, which will be implemented in northern states with better foundations in the early stage. I think this is a feasible option. way.”

“How much is the issue… interest rate?”

“The first phase of war bonds is at least US$1 billion, and the issuance is too small, and it will be consumed in a short time. If the interest rate will follow the market, it is estimated that it will not be low.”

“How much will it not be low?”

“Mr. President, you should understand that for those rich people at this stage, there is a certain risk in lending large sums of money, and only if the interest rate is high enough is attractive. This is the characteristic of marketization, and the riskier war bonds are. , the higher the interest rate.”

Treasury Secretary Rubin explained it euphemistically, and as a result, President Davin Porter’s face darkened.

How much is high?

The interest rate of Jinyang loans borrowed by the US government in advance is generally between 8 and 9%. By this year, several loans have risen to 11.2% to 11.8%.

Due to the unsmooth progress of the war, the new loan that Rubin negotiated with the Ocean Empire syndicated on behalf of the U.S. government was only 15%.

The war loan is like this. If the war progresses smoothly, the interest rate level will be reduced. If the probability of losing the war is greatly increased, then the interest rate rises like a rocket at once.

This is because the risk of borrowers has also increased, and bad debts are likely to occur, and interest rates will naturally rise.

Look around the world today

The only one who can borrow money is the Ocean Empire. The so-called rare goods can live there. If you don’t borrow the British, the French are still waiting to borrow!

The Russian short-term interest rate is 21%, and the Ocean Empire does not borrow it.

If the war bond interest rate is determined by the market, it will definitely be much higher than the borrowed Jinyang loan, which is beyond doubt.

Don’t think that the American capitalists will kindly lend out large sums of money, without the interests of making them jealous, talking about any country or nation, that’s not a big deal.

As a country of immigrants, the United States has no major ethnic group.

This weakness is nothing in peacetime, but in times of continuous war and turmoil, it will greatly expand social rifts and weaken national cohesion and identity.

Now the problem is that American society has money, but the American government has no money.

The U.S. government wants to accumulate wealth, there is only one way to increase taxes, there is no other way.

The resulting domino effect was so serious that President Davin Porter did not dare to let go.

And now the timing of raising taxes is too sensitive, it is tantamount to shoveling behind the divided southern states, leaving the middle-class and white farmers in the United States who had been indecisive in neutrality to make a choice, and this is Davin Porter What the president would never want to see, he cannot afford such serious consequences.

The United States can be divided and can continue to be dismembered, but it must be after I leave the presidency, absolutely not now.

After repeated weighing, President Daven-Porter could only say; “The increase of troops to the front line in Denver is organized and implemented by the Department of the Army, and all government departments are fully cooperating. This is the top priority at present, and we must go all out to ensure the supply of the front line.

In terms of financial borrowing, Finance Minister Rubin please pay more attention, continue to negotiate patiently with the Ocean Empire syndicate, and ask them to be more considerate. It is necessary to ensure the supply of front-line materials and the supply of important weapons and ammunition.

In addition, you can launch war bonds in advance to test the waters and see the market reaction. The size of the bonds should not be too large, and it is appropriate to use 200 million US dollars.

If this issue goes well, we can start to issue the next issue. ”

At present, the social contradictions in the United States are sharp, the north and the south are confronted, and the ethnic rift is increasing. The key German gathering areas, mainly the Great Lakes region, are incompatible with the French white farmers in the central and the Anglo-French gathering areas in the east. Means to communicate with each other.

The Davin-Porter government can only treat the head and feet.

The volunteer soldiers who went to Europe from the United States, some went to Germany, some went to the United Kingdom and France, some went to Italy, and some went to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to participate in the war, which proves the division of American society from another aspect.

Louisiana has a large number of French residents, and is one of the states in the South that has a more obvious tendency to support secession, because many French residents do not want to stay in the same country with German residents anymore, and this anti-German sentiment is very strong.

Look back

French people are openly hostile and ostracized in the German community, and they are not welcome to the British.

The tragic world war inevitably radiated its influence, causing deep racial rifts in the United States on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

(end of this chapter)