v3 Chapter 270： we are all irish

United States of America, Washington, White House Office.

Today's Lincoln administration looks enviously at the report of the Amsterdam Institute for Peace, the document he has had the most access to in recent years.

Lincoln was surrounded by only one person, and that person was Treasury Secretary Washburn.

"In contrast, the Netherlands has both sides. Although the African wars in these years have made it difficult for the Netherlands to continue to exist in South Africa, which has been operating in the Netherlands for hundreds of years, the Tolbek government even faces impeachment from the opposition Christian faction at home, but In the end, because the liberals had a majority in the House of Representatives, it was not passed, and even since then the Tolbek cabinet government has become stronger and more united.

Your Excellency, although the Netherlands has compromised with the United Kingdom in South Africa, they have won the recognition of the United Kingdom in Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar and other places. Later, they won northern Angola and northern Mozambique by virtue of the war with Portugal. Almost all of Central Africa is theirs.

And Australia was transferred to the Netherlands by the United Kingdom and became their foundation, and now the Netherlands has the depth of a big country, and the Commonwealth of Millikin is not suitable for them at present.”

The Lincoln government raised its head, looked at the report, pouted slightly, squinted its eyes slightly, and seemed to be pointing: "You have close ties with Amsterdam, do you think the Netherlands will support us to completely take down the Confederacy?" truth"

Washburn was shocked, looked up at Lincoln carefully, and saw that there seemed to be no malice in the other party's eyes, but for some reason, Washburn was trembling slightly in his heart and a little uneasy.

Did you notice something? But recently, I have tried my best to seldom interact with Dutch characters. Could it be that something went wrong?

His mind changed instantly, his face pretended to be calm, and he said: "The Netherlands has always put interests first, and the interests of the Commonwealth of Millikin and the Netherlands have been complementary over the years, and at present, it seems that there has been no change, while the Southern Alliance The country is almost bound to the UK, and it is difficult for the Netherlands to gain benefits. Therefore, I feel that the Netherlands is sincere to befriend us, but if it is to fight against the UK or even go to war for us, then the Netherlands does not seem to be very reliable."

Lincoln hummed, nodded slightly, and said with the same smile: "That is to say, the Netherlands should not support us in subjugating the Davis government in the south?"

Washburn said: "It should be like this"

Lincoln blinked more often, and after a long time, he sighed, "Could it be that the great Millikin is to be divided by my hands, which makes me a sinner in the history of Millikin?"

He was unwilling to think that later history books recorded that President Lincoln had promised to become a "historical scandal" that split Millikin in two.

This is the hatred of a person who is about to become famous, but he made a wrong last-minute move.

No, he didn't want to be such a person who was nailed to the pillar of history and whipped. He wanted to make a change and stared at Washburn for a long time.

The latter involuntarily closed his body and leaned back slightly, apparently stunned by Lincoln's expression.

Lincoln will take back his momentum after giving the opponent enough pressure.

He smiled again: "Since you said that, it seems that the Netherlands is really unwilling to intervene in this matter, but it doesn't matter, tell me, if we start a war in the Vancouver area, will the UK get angry?"

what!

Washburn's heart skipped a beat. President Lincoln was going to fight the British in Canada's western territory of Vancouver?

"Well, yes, a few days ago, Secretary Seward talked to me and thought it was feasible. He even thought that because the United Kingdom showed its support for the Confederate States, the reason was the support from the English, but Vancouver is the best in Western Canada. A good port, between Ariasgard and Alexandria to the south and the Commonwealth of America to the north, Vancouver's location is for the United Kingdom, since most of the native Indians are there, compared to the Confederate States, England is actually less than 100,000 people.

Therefore, as long as we do not massacre them and use them to blackmail each other, we can even ask Britain to use British Columbia to appease us on the issue of the Confederate States, let us recognize the independence of the South, and let us down It is not impossible.

We can even go further, not only in British Columbia, but also in Alberta and Saskatchewan to the east, which can be used to stabilize the dissatisfaction of the hopeful progressives at home.

Seward's proposal?

This guy is getting more and more crazy recently. Obviously, the forces behind him are hungry recently, so hurry up.

In particular, as soon as the report of the Amsterdam Institute for Peace came out, Milliken was only the fifth arms exporter, and they seemed to be excited.

When Washburn thought of the Millician military industry giant represented by this guy, there was a real possibility.

"It's a good idea, but I'm afraid that if the people at Buckingham Palace and Downing Street will explode, then we will be in a difficult situation."

Lincoln said, "Hahaha, are you in a difficult situation?"

"66 years ago, under the extreme oppression after Ireland was invaded by England, my father and mother, like everyone else, immigrated to North America from the beginning of the 19th century, living a life of displacement, and finally ended up in Harding County, Kentucky. Farm and hunt for a living.

And your family immigrated to Maine from Ireland in your grandfather's area, and your father is a great man. He even trained four senators, and he can be regarded as a model for Milliken's father.

In the end, I met you in Illinois, and that year, you became my campaign secretary to the Illinois congressman. When I left the Whig Party to create the Communist Party in 1856, you also left with me. "

Lincoln said sincerely to Washburn: "Finally, in 1860, when I ran for president on behalf of the Communist Party for the first time, you advised me, and I was finally elected, and you contributed greatly.

And we are all great Irish, you know, when we face the English, there is always only hatred, so the greed of the English, we must stop, and the best way to stop them is to use violence to control violence, Therefore, Seward's strategy is good. Since the Confederacy of the Confederacy is so firm at the moment, we will take it for a while. We are like starting from the north. We want to drive the English out of North America and make North America the home of Ireland. , don't the English like the island of Ireland? Take it and let their Canada make up for us. "

When Washburn heard it, it would be silent.

Lincoln's father is pure Irish but his mother is Scottish Celtic, in fact, it is the same.

Therefore, it is also considered a pure Irishman.

This is also the reason why the relationship between the two people was so close and unchanged over the years, and it was their common desire to build a strong Ireland.

Lincoln said: "I know that the Dutch have a good relationship with you, and this is a good network. Ireland needs to be strong, and His Majesty has some support. Therefore, the support of the Netherlands is a good opportunity for us, so , you have to master the line of the Netherlands, and if necessary, you can make certain concessions. For example, this time the Netherlands is discussing the steam battleship with us, you can talk privately. In this case, the chances are higher. And Milliken, willing to compensate the Netherlands elsewhere.”

Washburn looked up at Lincoln, as if to say what compensation?

Lincoln thought for a while and said, "For example, Milliken allowed the Dutch to invest more in the Far East of the Netherlands. You know, William IV took this very seriously."

When Washburn heard the words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and it was true. In this way, he was more confident in pulling the line with Holland.