"Dear His Majesty the Emperor, your father, Prince Francisco, called and asked to speak with you. Do you want to answer the call?"
The guard knocked on the door and asked about Tang Ning in a reasonable manner.
"Tony, that's it for today, we will mainly deal with France.
Don't worry about countries like Britain and Germany. They actually tend to be stronger. Portugal's value is obviously greater than that of Spain.
Next, your focus is to resolve France’s position, and other foreign affairs can be left to the people below."
"Understood, my Majesty the Emperor!" Tony responded.
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"Yes, Father, the third batch of 6 heavy artillery pieces has been received. Thank you and Mother for your activities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire!"
Although Prince Francisco is far away in Austria, as a Portuguese, he undoubtedly loves the country. Therefore, whether it is for national interests or family affection, he tries his best to fulfill many of his entrustments to his son.
Not long before the war started, Francisco and Anna in Switzerland received a series of requests from their son for political activities, and then they rushed to the Austro-Hungarian Empire without stopping.
"Tangning, how is the Battle of Talavera going so far?" Francisco asked with concern.
"Father, the advance is very difficult. Although it is much smoother with the support of heavy artillery, the Spaniards are resisting very resolutely. I have suspended the attack."
When he heard that the front line had stopped advancing, Francisco, who did not understand military affairs, was a little surprised and said in a somewhat anxious tone.
"Child, why did you stop? We must take advantage of the victory and pursue it without giving the Spaniards any chance."
"Father, the casualties on the front line are too great, more than 1/3 of the casualties. If we attack, even if we win, the troops will suffer heavy casualties."
"Oh, Tangning, now is not the time to consider the serious casualties.
This war is our opportunity for Portugal to completely defeat Spain. Every Portuguese must have the spirit of sacrifice. Even if the Portuguese army is defeated, won't there still be Brazilian troops?
How many troops does Spain have in total? This time we must completely destroy Spain's resistance so that they have no chance to rebuild."
When Tangning heard Francisco's impassioned spirit and words on the phone, she couldn't believe that this was her gentle father.
This is full of radical words, and his appearance of not caring about gains and losses for victory is like a little Japanese red deer in the Showa era.
"Tang Ning, I believe the people will understand us. We must make sacrifices when necessary. Don't stop the war because of casualties, and don't negotiate peace with Spain.
Spain has always been a mountain weighing on our heads, and it is the only direct threat to our country.
The existence of Spain has caused many tragedies in Portugal, and this time we must step on it no matter what."
"Father, I have no intention of stopping the war, nor do I want to negotiate peace with Spain before we achieve our goal. I just think that our Portuguese casualties are too great.
Every citizen and regular soldier of the Portuguese Empire is precious and cannot be used to fill trenches in vain.
Now that the war has reached the later stage, most of the previous goals have been achieved. All we need to do is break through the last line of defense.
At this last line of defense, Spain's resistance is very fierce, and we Portuguese cannot be left to fill it with our lives at this time."
The Portuguese Empire had a population of over 40 million and suffered losses of over 100,000, which was unacceptable to Tang Ning.
As the war continues to this day, it is actually a time of fighting for people, relying on people to fill holes step by step and move forward.
In the Iberian Peninsula, there are still more Castilians than Portuguese. Tangning launched the war to destroy Castilian power.
In the face of destroying the last fiercest resistance of the Castilians, the lives of the Portuguese cannot be used to fill it. The best choice is to use the black uncles of the colony to fill it.
"Father, the colonial black army has mobilized 200,000 troops. The first batch of 30,000 troops arrived the day before yesterday and is now being sent to the battlefield.
Although the military quality of these black troops is not very good, they can still fill trenches and spend their lives with the Spaniards."
The Portuguese colony still has a large population, and Uncle Black still has enough.
It's a pity that Uncle Black was left to bask in the sun in Africa. It's just right to fill the trenches in Europe, and the Portuguese are not without benefits.
There are a bunch of tribes in the Portuguese colony, and the most powerful among the tribes are the patriarchs and elders. Many of the tribe's top leaders are very willing to be the Portuguese's dogs in order to secure their dominance.
There is no such thing as freedom and democracy among tribes in Africa.
In a tribe, the chiefs and elders are the masters, the strongest black uncle is a warrior and a hunter, and the other tribesmen are cattle and horses.
In order to make the black uncles better and willing to work hard, the Portuguese imperial government guaranteed that as long as they participated in the war in Europe and worked hard, after the war, they could become masters among black people and enter the Central Three Banners. Those who performed particularly well could enter
Up three flags.
Even if some sacrifices are made, they will be compensated, their families will be allocated fields and pensions will be distributed, and their children will be able to enter the Zhongba Banner when they grow up.
Portugal is now a colony, divided into nine levels, forming nine color flag families.
The superior banner tribes of purple, yellow and white are the original tribal leaders. They are the Buddhists among the black people. In addition to not being allowed to do business, they can have the administrative and religious power of black people.
The three colors of red, blue and green, the medium banner tribe, are the original tribal warriors. They are the Kshatriyas among the blacks. They have military power and can participate in middle and low-level administration, but they cannot do business.
Black, gray, and brown tricolor, lower-class banner tribes are the original ordinary tribesmen, the Vaishyas and Shudras among black people. They can do business, engage in handicrafts, farming, herding, work, etc.; they have outstanding loyalty through inspection
Those who do not can participate in low-level administration.
As for the nine banner tribes, there are also untouchable people who have no government records. They are untouchables and can only farm, herd, and do some work and perform the lowest jobs.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Third-class Nine Flags, untouchable people, can be promoted or demoted. Demotion is easier. As long as the tasks assigned by the colonial government are not completed to the best of their ability, a group of people will be selected to be demoted.
Compared with lowering the flag, raising the flag is more difficult. Only those who are extremely outstanding and have passed the special test of the colonial government can raise the flag.
The Portuguese colony was so large that it was impossible for the colonial government to include so many tribes at once, so there were a large number of wild tribes.
After February this year, those who have not been recorded and who have previously disobeyed the colonial government will all be classified as untouchable.
As soon as the caste system was introduced, the black uncles in the colony immediately became more obedient, among which the untouchable ones were the most obedient.
The "Black Law" stipulates that blacks govern blacks and respect their superiors...
Of course, it also stipulates that black superiors cannot harm untouchable people at will. Those who go too far need to bear legal responsibility, and the price will be compensation, lowering the flag, or even losing their lives.
However, in reality, the enforcement of the protection laws for the untouchables is not strict. As long as the white people are not in the place, or the white people deliberately pretend not to see them, the fate of these untouchables can be imagined.
As long as the untouchables do not die in large numbers, or there is major news, or the colonial government deliberately wants to suppress a tribe that has become larger, the colonial government will not care about their general unjust, false and wrong cases, because they are usually under the control of black gentlemen.
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After the promulgation of the "Black Laws", many untouchables felt great oppression from the Banner tribe. Many untouchables who did not know the Black Laws were oppressed by the Black Banner tribe and resisted with force, and were directly killed by the well-prepared Banner tribe.
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In the brutal struggle between blacks, the untouchables suffered heavy losses. It was difficult for them to defeat the banner clan with weapons provided by the Jimin people. The untouchables, who had received a painful lesson, quickly learned about the "Black Laws" and began to work hard to appeal to the colonial government.
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During the black civil strife, the colonial government intervened in high profile on several occasions. On the grounds of violating the "Black Laws", it suppressed and punished several over-expanded tribes, disbanded them, and demoted many upper- and middle-class tribesmen.
In this process, the untouchables learned about the pressure of the colonial government from above and what the "Black Laws" were. They immediately knew what to do.
In order to gain safety, the untouchables worked hard to obey the colonial government, eager to work hard for the colonial government and be reused, and extremely eager for the colonial government to redress their grievances and upgrade them.
This time, the colonial government recruited soldiers, and the lower-class black uncles actively participated, while those who were untouchable were more active. Many untouchable tribes often sent almost all their young men to take the exam to join the army.
The Untouchables take this conscription very seriously.
Because the colonial government promised that tribes of untouchables who have passed the test will be included in the recorded tribes, and the level of the entire tribe will be upgraded to the lower three banners, those who join the army will be promoted to the middle three banners, and the tribal leaders will be promoted to the upper three banners.
The conscription started on July 1 and ended on July 25. The colonial governments in Africa recruited a total of 350,000 people, and then there was training. In more than two months, the black people barely had some military literacy.
A total of 350,000 black troops were selected, and 200,000 were finally selected and sent to the mainland starting from Japan.
After more than a month of wandering at sea, the first batch of 30,000 Uncle Black troops successfully arrived in Europe on August 1.
This chapter has been completed!