Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

Hamlin can be said to have a great background, a classic two-faced person who jumps left and right. He is a Republican. This newly established party has been particularly powerful in recent years.

First of all, it was because there were serious political disagreements within the Democratic Party, and they also came up with the "Kansas-Nebraska Act", which is something that no silicon-based creature would have thought of.

What does this bill probably mean? There is a land west of the Missouri River in the United States called the Kansas-Nebraska area. There are many people engaged in plantation here, and it is located in the middle of the United States. It happens to be the bridgehead for the confrontation between northern capitalism and southern serfdom.

The Democratic Party said that it is not unacceptable to engage in serfdom on this land, but in the initial bill, there could not be slaves here. There was also a bill before that to divide the land into two, each with its own land. Each family looks for its own mother.

At that time, Douglas, the leader of the Democratic Party, directly said that it should not be so complicated. It would be better to allow slavery. Later, he even claimed that the bill restricting serfdom should be abolished.

It is also because of this bill that many people in the Democratic Party have lost confidence in the party. Isn't this just licking the feudal lord? Crazy?

Not to mention that the people of the North are living in poverty, the Democratic Party is directly fighting within itself, and all kinds of white paper impeachment cases are flying everywhere. From the party leader to the congressmen, no one who has entered the House of Representatives and the Senate can escape. From the Kansas Civil War, it finally evolved It became the Civil War that swept across the United States.

Many Democrats and other opponents who could not stand such a weak proposal united to form the Republican Party, and this Hamlin was a congressman who switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.

And now he was nominated by Lincoln as vice president because he strongly opposed serfdom. Lincoln needed someone like him, so he was appointed vice president. But in fact, his position is quite embarrassing. There is no one except Lincoln. Value him.

Tina was confused when she heard that Hamlin came to Congress in person. What's going on? Lincoln didn't tell me about this.

This was not because I thought the house was leaking but it rained all night. Unexpectedly, it was another village with dark flowers and dark flowers. Tina was so happy that she almost jumped up from her chair.

This customer came to Tina's door in person, which made Tina extremely happy. She went to the door in person to receive this distinguished guest from the United States.

When they first met, Tina ran over excitedly to shake hands with him. This operation surprised Hamlin. He didn't expect the Prime Minister to come directly to pick him up and be so enthusiastic.

"You are Ms. Tina von Bismarck, right? I have known your name for a long time. Everyone in the United States knows your name. I am the Vice President of the United States, Hannibal Hamlin. Hello!" Hamlin greeted with a smile. .

"I didn't expect your country to be so generous and directly send the vice president to Prussia. This is really frightening. President Lincoln didn't say a word, so we were not prepared in advance. Come with me, I will take you to the conference room."

Tina took Hamlin into the Capitol. Hamlin’s first trip to a European country was very fast. He didn’t encounter anything on the way. Otherwise, there would be no way to spend only two or three days. Time just crossed the Atlantic to Prussia.

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In the Prussian conference hall, Hamlin sat on the chair and felt that the texture was very good and soft.

"Mr. Hamlin, I wrote a letter to President Lincoln last month, and he wrote back to me. If the United States needs our help, we will definitely provide full support."

Tina said politely that she could certainly help, but she would have to pay more. Once the money was available, the Prussian army could go directly there, but it was obvious that Hamlin had other plans.

"Ms. Tina, the United States has fallen to the brink of civil war. Britain and France are still probing. I believe that the United States can only find one reliable ally on the European continent, and that is Prussia." Hamlin said.

Tina: "I have no doubt about this. Neither Britain nor France has credibility, and Prussia and the United States have neither territorial disputes nor interest disputes. Why don't we raise a toast and drink together? It is definitely better to be friends than enemies. Good choice."

Hamlin: "What Ms. Tina said is absolutely true. If Prussia intends to establish friendly relations with the United States, then both parties will get tangible benefits."

Hamlin felt stable after seeing Tina's attitude, and began to put forward his own conditions. The United States did not really need much help from Prussia. It only needed to support itself. No matter how bad it was, it could still defeat the British and French Attention is slightly drawn to Europe.

The two plates are too big, and it is impossible for Britain to focus on two places at the same time. If it wants to focus on the United States, then its naval resources will have to be tilted towards the Americas. On the contrary, if it focuses on Europe, then its resources will will lean toward Europe.

Of course, Tina had the intention to lead Britain to attack the United States, so that Prussia could take the opportunity to start the war to unify Germany before Britain could recover.

Hamlin hoped to establish diplomatic relations with Prussia and purchase Prussia's steel resources, industrial machinery, and military weapons.

But the most important thing is industrial machinery. They also know that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. Prussian steel prices are also among the cheapest in the international market.

Because Prussia's resources are in the hands of the state, and the state can regulate prices according to market conditions, although occasionally the currency depreciates, the price of agricultural products skyrockets, and industrial products cannot be sold at cost price, but compared with other The country is in a bit of a turmoil. As far as the economic crisis is concerned, it should not be too stable.

The United States started late in industrialization. Although the results were good, it was still difficult to meet domestic demand. It needed steel, steam engines, and other things, while Prussia did not have much domestic demand, mainly foreign trade.

Therefore, the United States interrupted to discuss in detail with the Prussian government whether it was possible to establish a trade alliance between the United States and Prussia. For details, please refer to the German Confederation.

The United States hopes to lower tariffs slightly and then liberalize the Prussian market so that American products can flow into Prussia.

Classic Opening to Free Trade Britain seems to have signed a similar treaty with Prussia. In fact, the purpose is to seize the market.

Tina's attitude should be very vague. She neither supports nor opposes it. First of all, she has to consider the development of the industrial chain. First, whether Prussian line companies can still make money after these foreign companies enter the market and fight for a place. .

Moreover, the inflow of foreign capital is both an opportunity and a challenge, because it means that the trade exchanges between the United States and Prussia will be connected. Tina cannot decide such a big matter alone. She has to talk to August.

Her opinion is very important. Tina is indeed not as thorough as August in the economic field.