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August became excited when he heard that there was oil in the United States. He had never heard of the United States robbing homes and stealing other people's oil. This time, oil was dug out before the United States had even developed.

Then August had to thank Lincoln for the New Year's gift, even though it was still a long time before the New Year.

August sent the American General Manteuffel, who had been there, as well as the newly arrived Rudolf von Rundstedt.

August didn't intend to go it alone. After all, Lillian had already complained to herself. She had taken the Alaska she had always wanted. Now she was depressed. It would be impossible to play without her.

August immediately wrote a letter to Lilian. It would be useless to rely on the Prussian army alone in the past. Lincoln might not buy it. Then he would involve the world hegemon, Britain. The goal of this operation is to grab oil.

In the end, what Lilian received was a very casually worded letter. August first said that he knew you were in a hurry, but don't worry. You can't dig out such a big territory by yourself, but I feel that Ami has not been able to do so recently. Honestly, let's fuck her together.

Although Lilian wanted to complain about something, when she saw the oil being dug out in Texas, she immediately said, "Alaska and Baku, talking about these is so hurtful. Don't mention it. Let's go to Ami together. Ami has oil there." There seems to be quite a few.

In just one letter, Britain and Prussia reached a consensus. Lillian dispatched fifty sailing battleships and thirteen armored battleships. Prussia mobilized [-] soldiers, most of whom were veterans of the American Civil War. , August’s purpose was to play the emotional card with Lincoln.

Now that the United States is growing, we cannot let it live too well and must take a heavy blow. The Americans are so bad that they actually harbor oil. As the righteous world policemen, Da Ying and Pu Pu must deal with it.

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This year is the second year of Lincoln's second term. He seems to have no idea about running for the next president. Lincoln believed in free economics. During this peaceful period, he first maintained the unity of the Union and then gave Sherman such a The demolition criminals wiped the butt and comforted the refugees.

Fortunately, Manteuffel did not take away all the refugees. Otherwise, the post-war reconstruction of the United States would have been much more troublesome. In order to protect the development of American industry and commerce, Lincoln raised the tariff to 54%. American companies could not compete with In the face of confrontation with outside industrial powers, it is obviously the best way to pursue development behind closed doors.

However, Lincoln was really frightened during the Civil War. His early disadvantage was so great that he was not in a good state of mind, so he accepted Prussia's help. It was easier to ask for help than to give it away, so he signed a separate contract with Prussia. The trade agreement under the US only charges 10% tariff, so the largest trading country of the United States is Prussia.

And now after the predicament of the Civil War, the industry was already devastated. Now Prussian private companies can beat American companies. Basically, Prussia trades with the United States. American companies cannot beat Prussian companies. Later, Lincoln The introduction of foreign investment stabilized the domestic economy.

But they were still Germans. It was the capitalists in the Prussian foundation who invested in the United States. Lincoln did not know about this. This was what August predicted at the beginning, so she chose to kill the Confederate States in the South. Not to help the Confederacy kill the United States.

Although this is a risky thing, because the potential of the United States is bottomless, and it is very dangerous to economically colonize a country like this, but to be honest, Lincoln actually helped Prussia by imposing tariff barriers. He may have thought that Prussia was the only trade opponent. It's a headache, and there's no need to play with a few more American companies.

Prussia no longer has a competitor, making it easier to operate. The United States and Prussia are going both ways.

Lincoln's achievements can be said to be very great. If he wanted to run for office, he could continue to be president. However, he himself did not seem to have such interest. However, it cannot be ruled out that he suddenly appeared at the right time and wanted to compete with others.

And now he received a letter, which was a letter written by August himself. This letter contained a lot of compliments, which made Lincoln feel a little inappropriate. He would definitely not write like this if August was in trouble. In these years, Lincoln He contributed a lot of money to Prussia. Now August has something to do with him?

After reading it carefully, Lincoln said that he was here to buy oil. How big a deal do I think it is? Cars have not yet been invented, and many machines are driven by coal. In this era, coal is indeed more important, and oil can do things. It was very limited, so Lincoln felt that this matter was not a big deal.

If you want to buy it, just buy it. It doesn’t matter. Do you need to make it so formal? Lincoln wrote back to August, saying that he was a little happy at that moment. Prussia had always sold things to the United States, and August had never formally purchased any important resources from the United States.

But he was about to cry. He didn't expect the situation to be so scary. The day after he replied, dozens of warships with Prussian flags appeared near the port. The buyer was the Prussian government. Look at their posture. It’s about draining all the oil out of Texas!

Mei: "I think I can still save it."

Pu: "I'm helping you. From now on, Texas is clamoring for independence every day. Isn't it just because it has oil? I will help you drain the oil here, and Texas will not cry for independence. Rounding off You earned it with your blood.”

Mei: "I..."

But the American people really thought that these battleships were really Prussian battleships. It was not like Lincoln did not send people to find out about Prussia. The intelligence did not say that Prussia still had ironclads. Prussia, you are hiding something too, right?

Prussia: "Oh, I really don't seem to have an ironclad..."

After seeing this, Lincoln guessed that the Prussian fleet might be in the Pacific, and most of Prussia's colonies were also in Asia, although Alaska in the Americas has now become Prussia's largest colony.

But in terms of current economic value, Malaya and Japan are definitely more important. After all, there can really be profits here. Alaska has to wait for oil and natural gas to be dug out before it can get profits. It is definitely still losing money during the current development period.

After spending a lot of money before, Prussia's finances started to get a little tight again. August also had the means to make money, but since Great Britain was willing to donate money to help Prussia make trouble, of course it was fine.

Many people in the cabinet are opposed to selling so much oil to Prussia because they have already received the news that Prussia has acquired Alaska and Baku. Fortunately for Alaska, the United States has a good relationship with Prussia, and there is little room for development in Alaska. territory.

But considering the geographical relationship, Prussia may want the Pacific Ocean. Prussia has formed the first island chain, leaving only the Philippines. The United States has not yet thought of competing with Prussia in this area.

If Alaska can still be fooled by the argument of geostrategy, then the lease of Baku can already be said to be a clear sign. Prussia just wants oil, and a lot of oil. Although I don’t know that Prussia has so much oil. What exactly do you want to do, but this also proves the importance of oil.

European countries may have mastered the ability to turn oil into industry, and the U.S. cabinet does not support selling too much to Prussia.

Lincoln thought what they said made sense, but what should he say? Just tell me that you bought too much and I won’t sell it anymore? How can that work? This will cause dissatisfaction in Prussia, but if you sell too much, you are afraid that you will miss the opportunity. What if the oil is really useful?

Fellow Republicans recommended a person to Lincoln, John Davidson Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil.