Chapter 1241 Expansion is not for poverty alleviation
Chapter 1241: Expansion is not for poverty alleviation (first update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1241: Expansion is not for poverty alleviation (first update, please subscribe)
"It is necessary for the well-being of the billions of subjects of the empire and its future expansion!"
But in what form does this expansion take place?
This expansion is of course flexible and diverse.
"When the time is right, military expansion is undoubtedly the fastest and most effective, but..."
Emperor Zhu Da said while playing chess with Zuo Zongtang.
"For now, the empire's expansion policy must be restrained. After all, no matter where we take action now, it may cause conflicts with Britain and the United States, and the empire is not yet ready for the final decisive battle.
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"What your Majesty said is true. Since we are not ready yet, we need to wait a little longer."
Although Zuo Zongtang was the honorary president of the "American Club", he also supported the empire's shrinkage policy.
"The current contraction of the empire is for better expansion in the future. On this point, the club also agrees. However, in the opinion of many members of the club, the expansion of the empire should not stop in South America, but should also occupy the North and South America...
… They thought they should at least occupy the United States.”
After placing a chess piece, Zuo Zongtang truthfully reported to His Majesty everything he saw and heard in the club.
Except for a very few senior officials, no one knows that the real founder of the "American Club" is His Majesty. What was the purpose of His Majesty in creating the "American Club"?
Not just for expansion, but to form a consensus among the elite elites of the empire - expansion consensus.
The reason why this consensus is formed is because of the constraints of Chinese tradition. After all, in Chinese tradition there are too many sayings such as "No matter how big a country is, it will perish if it is warlike." Even if the empire does not have an imperial examination system, the elites of the empire are
Having received traditional education, they are naturally bound by traditional concepts.
In order to break the shackles, Emperor Zhu Da specially created this club. Its purpose was to reach a consensus among the elite through the club, and eventually expansion would become the consensus of the entire empire.
In the past twenty years or so, victory after victory has stimulated the desire for expansion in the empire, and Emperor Zhu Da knew very well that if this expansionary sentiment is not consolidated by interests, then it is built on the beach.
Anything basic.
Therefore, the expansion of the empire must benefit everyone - companies and individuals, upper-class dignitaries and ordinary people. Only when everyone benefits can the empire continue to expand.
"Occupying the United States, the appetite within the empire is getting bigger and bigger now..."
Emperor Zhu stared at the chessboard for a while and then made a move. The victory of more than 20 years did not make him forget about it. In fact, in the past few years, his mind suddenly became clear.
Once upon a time, he was a stud, and he dared to stud because he knew where the enemy's bottom line was, and he also understood that as a latecomer, if he didn't stud, he would never be able to catch up with the strong.
But what about now?
Now that you have put on your shoes, studding is definitely not the best choice. Why can the Anglo-Saxons laugh last in the competition with the French, Spanish, Germans and Russians?
The most important point is that when they are not strong enough, they will not stud!
But this does not prevent them from continuously bleeding the enemy through other methods.
"The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant!"
Zuo Zongtang smiled.
"The empire's North American policy has long been set. The next war will promote the further division of the United States and drive the United States out of the West Coast. As for the United States..."
Emperor Zhu Da shook his head and said.
"The biggest enemy we face when we conquer the United States is not the resistance of 60 million Americans, but the burden brought by 60 million people! For the empire, 60 million white people are not only unstable
Factors are even more of a heavy burden. They will demand to live the same life as the citizens of the empire, and they will demand to enjoy the same or even more benefits. The empire..."
Emperor Zhu paused and said.
"The empire is not a charity. The image of a "liberator" is good, but it is just an image. Expansion costs money. Expansion is not poverty alleviation. Expansion also requires cost. Colombia has less than 2 million people, and Venezuela has less than 2 million people.
There are only 2 million people. Even if China and the United States are included, the population is only over 5.2 million. For the empire, there is no problem at all in integrating these people into the empire, improving their lives, and of course there is no problem in conquering these areas.
, the returns we get are far greater than our expenses, which is also the reason for our expansion, the revenue ratio is huge. But the United States... there are 60 million people there!"
And 60 million, but now, because of the emergence of the empire, European immigrants who originally flowed to South America have poured into North America. As a result, the current population of the United States has exceeded the level of the same period in history. After another ten years, their population will only be even greater.
The times don’t allow it!
Otherwise, we can have dozens of Detroit Massacres, New York Ten Days, etc. No matter how large the population is, it won't be a problem... Well, it seems that I have become more ruthless, and I actually want to learn from the Tatars.
However, for any conqueror, a population of tens of millions is an extremely heavy burden. So what if it is rich in resources?
If the income from resources cannot be balanced with the expenditure after occupation, then it will be a loss, and such a loss will only cause the empire to continue to lose blood and eventually fall into recession.
"Splitting the United States into four or five countries is in line with the long-term interests of the empire. After all, the empire's goods need to be dumped on the market. Compared with forceful occupation and annexation, the divided United States is the best economic colony of the empire.
Good choice."
"What your Majesty said is true. The occupation of the United States is indeed a heavy burden for the empire. The ultimate goal of the empire's expansion is to make the people live a better life. This is also the fundamental purpose of the empire's "kingly hegemony"."
When Zuo Zongtang mentioned the "kingly hegemony", Emperor Zhu Da smiled slightly. What is the true kingly way and the real benevolence and righteousness? It is that the empire annexed those countries under the Caudillo regime and then let the people there live.
Even better! Even if it damages the reputation of the empire, it can benefit the people.
For example, Chileans, Argentines, Brazilians, Peruvians, and Bolivians all live in the "promised land of kings" under the rule of the empire.
What is the "royal hegemony" of the empire?
The starting point is to benefit the people of the world, the kingly way and the hegemony are used in harmony with each other, the hegemony is implemented to annex other countries, and then the kingly way is implemented to benefit the local people and gain liberation. This is the empire's Manifest Destiny.
As long as it is beneficial to the people of the world, it is okay to do bad things and get a reputation. The empire used temporary infamy to exchange for a happy life for millions of people.
This is true benevolence!
But such benevolence and righteousness cannot be extended to the world. After all, building the "Kingly Paradise" requires money and costs. The expansion of the empire is not charity, and the Kingly Paradise is not something that everyone is qualified to enjoy.
As for the United States... no, it should be said that after the division of the United States, they don't have that qualification at all.
But in the future, after the division of the United States, as an economic colony and raw material production base of the empire, it can still be the back garden of the empire, just like South America was to the United States in another era.