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He also promised in the letter that as long as he recognized his throne and gave up armed rebellion, he would pardon all rebels.

Well, in fact, Massimiliano admired Juarez and other patriots, tried to solve the problem by peaceful means, and absorbed these people for his own use.

In the depths of the canyon, at the headquarters of the Mexican Freedom Army, Juarez warmly welcomed his comrades who had escaped.

A middle-aged man said, "Your Excellency, this is a letter from Maximiliano."

Undoubtedly, Maximilian I's actions did not achieve the expected results. The pardoned political prisoners still did not agree with him as the emperor, let alone the so-called gratitude.

The reason is very realistic. Maximiliano cannot meet their interests and needs, and the two sides are destined to become enemies.

In the eyes of many people, this political amnesty is still a stain in their lives, and people will doubt the loyalty of the revolution. Only by erasing the emperor can it be washed away.

After reading the letter, Juárez sneered, "This idiot is daydreaming that he wants us to surrender."

After speaking, Juarez glanced at everyone to see their reactions.The result satisfied him, and no one advocated surrender.

A close aide suggested: "Your Excellency, this is also an opportunity. If we can take the opportunity to kill the government forces outside, our crisis will be resolved."

Juarez nodded, the French and the Mexican government forces joined forces to encircle them, and the Freedom Army was compressed in a single place.

Don't look at the vastness of the canyon area, but the local population is not large, and most of them are Indian tribes.

Juarez is also an Indian, and most of the free army is Indians, so he survived.However, the contradictions between Indian tribes are not less than those with whites, and it is not so easy to fool cannon fodder.

Most of the people who can persist until now are his cronies, but this part of the Republicans who have just been pardoned, their loyalty cannot be determined.

Juarez encouraged morale: "Don't worry, everyone, the difficulties are only temporary. The American Civil War is coming to an end, and no matter who is the victor, he doesn't want to see a Mexican emperor.

Soon we'll have a steady stream of arms and ammunition to drive out the French invaders and, by the way, overthrow that idiot Emperor. "

There is no doubt that by now they have hooked up with both the North and the South.It's just that because of the civil war, the two sides did not provide them with support.

The southern government did not dare to offend the big powers and did not give a clear answer.Although the northern government publicly opposed Maximilian's succession, it did not want to stimulate the British, French and Osi.

Regardless of the fact that Maximiliano seems to be pushed by the French, in fact, the three countries of England, Occidental and West also expressed their support.

It's just that the French sent troops directly and occupied a dominant position in Mexico.Massimiliano's political methods were not good enough, and he failed to use the three countries to check and balance the French.

This is one of the reasons why Juarez is unwilling to compromise. A political idiot is destined to be unstable.If Maximiliano was a hero, it would be impossible for him to do such a naive thing.

The pardon of political prisoners undoubtedly strengthened the organizational capabilities of the Freedom Army.Maybe these people can't carry guns and fight, but they can fool more people into rebellion.

……

The news of the collapse of the Vienna system reached the United States as quickly as possible.President Lincoln breathed a sigh of relief. Changes in the European situation will definitely restrain the energy of all countries and create opportunities for them to unify the United States.

Soon he looked bitter again, no matter how the situation in Europe changes, at least the southern government must be brought down first!

But the big battle he had carefully prepared turned into a war of attrition with the southern government.On average, one regiment is reduced every day. It has been going on for several months, and there is still no chance of winning.

Even if the northern government has a manpower advantage, it has dropped from 1.65:1 before the war to the current 1.3:1. This advantage is no longer obvious.

The butterfly effect is powerful, and the weakening of the population advantage has directly led to a significant decline in the potential of the Northern War.

If it wasn't for Lincoln's insistence on implementing the Abolition of Slavery Act and the Homestead Act, which mobilized everyone's enthusiasm for joining the army, the southern government would have won the victory now.

Secretary of State Safar said: "Your Excellency, according to the analysis of the intelligence we have received, the probability of the Russians going to war with the Kingdom of Prussia is as high as seven.

Most of Britain and France want to support Prussia, Spain's position is unclear, and the Austrians should be very contradictory.

The Vienna government not only wants the Russians to fail and increase their voice in the Russian-Austrian alliance; it also does not want to see the Kingdom of Prussia grow bigger and make it more difficult for them to unify the German region.

Once the war breaks out, Britain and France will definitely cause trouble for the Russians in other areas, and the support of the Tsarist government to us may stop immediately. "

Safar's words undoubtedly told Lincoln not to expect the situation in Europe to get out of control, and countries would give up their intervention in the American Civil War.

The change in Europe this time is most deeply involved in the breakdown of relations between Britain, France and Russia, and there is no internal conflict in the intervention alliance of the four countries of Britain, France, Austria and West.

Even if the situation in Europe involves their energies, the forces of various countries in the Americas can also interfere in this war.After all, the strengths of the North and the South are too close, and the addition of external forces can break the balance at any time.

After hesitating for a moment, Lincoln made the worst plan.

"Create public opinion, emphasizing that the four countries of Britain, France, Occidental and West interfere in our internal affairs, and shift the responsibility for the continuation of the civil war to them!

At the same time, contact the revolutionary parties and independent organizations that we support, and now need their help.Don't ask them to achieve results, as long as they can distract countries. "

The United States is hated by people, and it is not without reason. After 1848, revolutionary parties and independent organizations from various European countries basically met here.

For example: the Hungarian Independence Organization, the French Revolutionary Party, the Spanish Revolutionary Party, the Irish Independence Organization, the Carbonari Party in Italy... These organizations all receive funding from the Americans.

Of course, the U.S. government in this era is not so domineering, and dare not directly provide financial assistance to these organizations, and most of them are raised from the American people through donations.

In any case, the U.S. federal government helped them.Otherwise, organizations like the Hungarian Independence Organization, which have lost their roots, would have disappeared in the long river of history long ago.

Who made their Hungarian nation only 60?Among them, half of them entered the labor reform team and contributed to the transportation construction in Austria.

However, the people at the bottom of the Hungarian region changed suddenly and became Austrians.Regardless of ancestry and cultural traditions, if people think they are Austrians, they are Austrians.

No way, when they were Hungarians, they were serfs, and they didn't get human rights in the Republic of Hungary at all.

Even if this illegal organization has only existed for a few months, it is still enough for publicity.

Even the previous serfdom was borne by the rulers of the Kingdom of Hungary.Anyway, it has nothing to do with the great emperor. It was the emperor who abolished serfdom and gave everyone land.

The large number of people at the bottom did not buy it, and the high-level leaders were suppressed during the Great Revolution. Under normal circumstances, the Hungarian independence organization should have disappeared, but it was still supported by the Americans.

Maybe this is just habitual, but it also makes the Vienna government very unhappy.This time Austria participated in the intervention of the American Civil War, and the eradication of the Hungarian Independence Organization was one of the reasons Franz persuaded the government.

Similarly, the French Revolutionary Party also took political asylum in the United States after the failure of the revolution.Although the Spanish Revolutionary Party is still fighting the government, financial support from the United States is also indispensable.

Not to mention the Irish independent organization, almost all Irish people moved here, and the independent organization naturally followed, which is the largest number of these organizations.

Secretary of State Safar objected: "Your Excellency, these organizations are limited in strength, and at most they can cause a little trouble, and it is difficult to play much role.

Moreover, I am afraid that the consequences of doing so will be very serious, and it may anger other countries and make our situation worse. "

It’s not that Safar looks down on these organizations, it’s that, except for Spain, Britain, France and Austria are all stable now and do not have the conditions for a revolution to break out.

After hesitating for a while, President Lincoln said with a wry smile: "It has come to this point, whether we do it or not, they will stand on the opposite side of us.

Of course, if we lose this battle, maybe they will become our allies again, who knows?

Make things a little bit more secretive, don't let people from the federal government come forward, find the funders who support them to come forward and force them to do it.

Whether it's launching an uprising, assassinating politicians, or organizing a parade, all you need to do is distract the attention of the countries.

I remember that the Italian Carbonari Party once planned the assassination case in an attempt to provoke the Franco-Austrian war. We can also imply that various organizations follow suit. "

The bottom line does not exist in the first place. If it can disturb the countries and relieve their pressure, President Lincoln does not mind doing more out of line.

Secretary of State Safar nodded. At this point, he really had to take risks.

Anyway, the worst situation is nothing more than the division of the United States. Under the interference of foreign powers, the possibility of reunification of the United States is already very low. If you don't take risks, it is impossible at all.

……

The Hungarian Independence Organization meets in a mansion in Delaware.It's a meeting, but it's better to say that the funders behind the Hungarian Independence Organization hold them accountable.

The Hungarian-American capitalist Aleister asked: "Stephen, it's been so many years, and you haven't moved at all. Have you forgotten the vow you once made - to revive the great Hungary?"

Stephen was the one who slipped through the net after the failure of the Hungarian War of Independence, because he visited the Ottoman Empire to seek help and escaped the liquidation of the Vienna government.

The high-level people have all died, and the middle-level revolutionary party like him has become the leader.Later, the Ottoman Empire was discouraged and did not dare to continue to support them, so they were forced to go into exile in the United States.

After years of nurturing, the former passionate youth Stephen no longer exists. Now, as the head of the Hungarian Revolutionary Party, he has become a politician.

Stephen explained unhurriedly: "Mr. Aleister, Hungary's independence cannot be achieved overnight.

Back then, Mr. Kossuth failed because he was too impatient.

Now the strength of the Austrians is still strong. After the Great Revolution, Hungary was divided into seven parts. The Vienna government took advantage of the checks and balances of ethnic minorities in Hungary. It is difficult for us to launch an uprising to succeed. "

Aleister sneered and said, "I also know why that idiot Kossuth failed, but why can't you settle for the second best?

Even if you can't be completely independent, you can't get a state seat in the new Holy Roman Empire?It is really impossible, and obtaining the status of an autonomous province is also a victory!

You don’t need an armed uprising, you just mobilize the people to take to the streets to demonstrate and put pressure on the Vienna government, they will compromise sooner or later. "

Where there are people, there are circles. The influence of the Hungarian nation in the United States is almost zero, and it cannot provide him with support.As a successful capitalist, Aleister's integrity is naturally not high.

For better development, he chose to cooperate with the federal government to act as a black hand manipulating the Hungarian independence organization.

It can be seen from his evaluation of Kossuth that he has no respect for the Hungarian independence organization.It is entirely from the standpoint of the superior, giving orders.

As for whether Hungary can be independent, what does it matter to him?From the perspective of personal interests, Aleister would rather that Hungary cannot be independent so that he can continue to maintain his current unique status.

All these notices now are just to create confusion in Austria.It doesn't matter whether the Vienna government will compromise or not. As long as the Hungarian independence organization makes a move, he can hand over to the federal government.

After getting along for so long, Stephen naturally understood Aleister's nature, and both sides were using each other.

People need to live, and more than ten years have passed, including Stephen, many members of the Hungarian Independence Organization have businesses in the United States.The energy they spend on running their own industries far exceeds the investment in independent organizations.

As for the great cause of Hungary's independence, it is naturally left to the sophomores to complete. Is it possible that you still want these old guys to charge forward?

After so many years, there are only about 20 Hungarians registered in Austria, which has explained a lot of problems.

In the face of reality, many people have selectively changed their ethnicity.Perhaps in a few decades, this nation will disappear in the long river of history.

These situations are clear to everyone.There are no people left, and I am a ghost on my own.Many young people in Hungary do not know the Hungarian nation.

To put it bluntly, the Hungarian nation has only been around for a few decades. If there is no accident, their "father of the nation" is still alive.

Before that, everyone did not have the concept of the Hungarian nation at all.This is also the reason why many Hungarian people accept the Austrians. No one has ever told them that they belong to the Hungarians.

Some people are now proposing to change the name of the Hungarian Independent Organization to the Austrian Revolutionary Party, but it has been opposed by the older generation, which means a complete negation of their efforts.

Stephen thought for a while and said, "Mr. Aleister, to change the way of fighting rashly now, we need a lot of manpower and material resources, and we need a certain amount of preparation time."

Prior to this, the Hungarian Independent Organization had only two businesses, developing secret party members and engaging in assassinations.

It's not that I haven't done things to organize the people, but the ending is usually quite tragic.Too many people talking is applicable anywhere, and often in the process of connecting together, you don't know who will report it.

Not everyone is willing to argue with them for independence. Most people in Hungary are satisfied with their current lives and have no desire for revolution.

The older generation, who had experienced the Great Revolution, even regarded them as scourges.When independent organizations were active in Hungary, they did not dare to mention independence at all.

The purpose of doing things is to obtain funds. If the American donors stop funding, the organization will be disbanded in a few years.

In fact, historically, this independent organization died halfway, and those who later led Hungary to become independent had nothing to do with them.

Aleister pretended to complain and said: "Understood, I want to see the results first. If you are so passive and sabotage, it will wear down the patience of the people towards you.

It is not easy to organize people to donate, especially in recent years, Hungarian compatriots have not immigrated to the United States. "

The face of the independent organization sank, this is the most critical.No Hungarians immigrated to the United States, which also means that it is difficult for their organizations to absorb fresh blood.

This also means that their importance to the US government is decreasing. If one day they completely lose their value, maybe the federal government will compromise with Vienna and sell them directly.

Prior to this, the Hungarian Independence Organization had been sold by many countries, such as Britain, France, Ottoman and other countries.

Members of the Hungarian Independence Organization who stayed in these countries all encountered accidents suddenly and then received box lunches.

Cold sweat was already breaking out on Stephen's forehead, and he understood that this was not a discussion, but a direct threat.If this is not done well, the Americans will trade their heads with the Vienna government.

Don't think that it is easy to hide in this age, so you can escape the pursuit of the Vienna government.If you are just a person, you can just find a small place in the countryside to hide, and everything will be fine.

But for independent organizations, if they really leave the United States, their good days will come to an end.Not every country will provide them with asylum.

Stephen assured: "Mr. Aleister, please rest assured that we will do our best in this operation, and you will see the results within half a year."

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Chapter 46 Than Bad Organizations

After seeing off Aleister, Stephen had a headache.Easier said than done, it's not the same thing at all.

Austria is not the United States, and Hungary is deeply influenced by German culture, especially the compulsory education introduced in the past ten years, which has influenced a generation.

What is the core of German culture?This question is difficult to answer, but there is a tradition that has always influenced this nation, that is-military culture.

A country that puts military training into elementary school textbooks cultivates everyone's discipline since childhood.Discipline has penetrated into the bones of many people.

A nation that has become more rigorous doesn't mean that someone will parade with you in the streets just by bluffing a few words.If you can't convince them, there is a greater chance of sending you to the police.

In theory, as long as you spend time persuading, you can also organize.In fact, as long as there is a little accident in the middle and someone reports it, everything will be lost.

If the Hungarian Independence Organization had the ability to connect tens of thousands, or even tens of 10 people to march in the streets, they would not be in this situation.

Stephen asked: "What do you think? It seems that the Americans are afraid that other countries will interfere in this civil war and want us to cause trouble for the Austrians."

He, the leader of the independent organization, has gradually become the leader in name.This is America, and it's liberal.Affected by this, Stephen's rights were greatly damaged, and he could not force any member.

Cesar, a senior revolutionary, frowned and said: "Mr. Stephen, the current situation is very troublesome. Aleister knows exactly how much strength we have.

If he didn't want to profit from it and help us cover up, the federal government would have canceled our funding long ago.