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Zhu Celing's Latin is not good, and he can't understand it, but he still nodded in a pretentious way: "Okay, okay, very good!"

But Zhu Yimei beside him was already stunned, blurted out, and asked directly in Latin: "What's going on? Why did you choose my brother as the commander?"

Chapter 938 Stop Pretending, Actually We Are Indians

"What? What? Choose me as the commander-in-chief of the United States? What does the commander-in-chief of the United States do? Why did you choose me?"

Of course, there was an interpreter at the summoning site, so Zhu Celing soon learned the amazing news - he was still a half-year-old, who happened to be playing in Elizabeth City, how could he suddenly become the commander of the United States?Could it be the arrangement of the emperor?

After asking a series of questions, Zhu Celing turned his head and looked at his third brother again, "Third brother, did the emperor arrange this grand commander? If it was arranged by the emperor, you must know, right?"

Zhu Yimei is also thinking about this!

This matter indeed looks like the work of Zhu Heqi—the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty is very afraid of the British North American colonies for some reason, but he refuses to kill the grass and roots, and is always planning to contain it. To the west of the Balachian Mountains, three or four countries have been created layer by layer, completely blocking the westward route of the British North American colonies... Arranging Cering, a silly boy, to be the commander of the United States is indeed a way to contain the twelve North American states Dominion's best means.With such a fool who knows how to play as the leader, the United States is still expanding!

But...why didn't I know about this?

According to Zhu Heqi's arrangement, the Yin Family Khan will eventually become the Yin Family Khanate.But that would take a few more years, first, Zhu Celing, a foolish boy, had to grow up to a full-grown adult; second, the Yin family's Khan Department had to grow a bit... No matter what, it would take five or six thousand households to hold such a large territory.

According to the agreement reached between Daming and Frank, the roughly dividing line between the Yin family's Khan tribe and New France is the Mississippi River—the Ming side is called the Yinshang River, Jiangxi belongs to the Yin family, and Jiangdong belongs to France.

This is a long border of tens of thousands of miles!Although there is a boundary river that can be divided, the Yinshang River is not a natural danger.It is not easy to rely on five or sixty thousand households to defend such a long border!

At present, the Yin Family Division only has [-] households, and its territory has just expanded from Dezhou to Jiangxi Prefecture (the lower reaches west of the Yinshang River). It is still far away from the small goal of completely controlling the west bank of the Yinshang River!

In addition, the Yin Shang Khan's industrial structure was very simple, only animal husbandry and agriculture, and the output was extremely limited. It was impossible to maintain a powerful cavalry army that could cross the North American Great Plains.

Therefore, at present, the Yin Family's Khan Department can only hang under the flag of Shang and rely on the gold mines of Shang to grow and develop.And Zhu Yimei is naturally the general agent of Daming in North America, but this agent of Zhu Da has no idea that Zhu Celing is arranged to be the commander of the United States!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yimei did not answer the brother's words, but asked Roosevelt two questions in succession: "Mr. Luo, why did your American Dominion break away from British rule? Also, who is the suzerain of this American Dominion? It is my father. Emperor?"

"Your Majesty," Nicholas Roosevelt replied solemnly, "we, the people of the American Dominion, are freeing ourselves from British control because most of us oppose British tyranny in the North American colonial lands!"

"Tyranny?" Zhu Yimei asked, "What did the British do in the North American colonies?"

He has been in America for more than three years, and he has never heard of British tyranny in the North American colonies... Even if there was, it was a tyranny against the native Indians, not a tyranny against the colonial white masters.On the contrary, the "exiles" in the North American colonies were all "violent", and they were responsible for the extermination of the Indians in the twelve states!

Nicholas Roosevelt replied sternly: "The most important atrocity committed by the British in North America was the massacre of most Indians in the Twelve-State Colony..." As he spoke, his pair of deep-set eyes began to flicker Tears burst into tears, "Among those Indians who died tragically, there are our ancestors!"

"Ah?" Zhu Yimei was taken aback, and asked directly in Latin, "You, are your ancestors Indians?"

Nicholas Roosevelt nodded seriously, "Yes, the blood of the native Indians flows in the veins of the people of our Dominion of America, so we will never forgive the atrocities committed by the British!"

"Mr. Luo, you don't look like an Indian!" Zhu Yimei was questioning the blood of Nicholas Roosevelt.

To be honest, this old white man with a wig doesn't look like an Indian at all. How could he have Indian blood?

Nicholas Roosevelt plausibly said: "Yes, my Indian blood is indeed very thin... as thin as Princess Jennifer!"

He specifically mentioned Jennifer Montezuma—this is a fair-skinned and beautiful black-haired little "orchid", even whiter than most Spaniards, and certainly not Indian enough.But she did have Indian blood!She is a direct descendant of the Aztec royal family and is currently the second in line heir to the Aztec kingdom.Who can say he is not an Indian?

Also, that King Montezuma looked like an old white guy...maybe not as white as Roosevelt, but he couldn't possibly look like an Indian either!But they are Indians who are as good as fakes!

So, if Princess Jennifer and King Montezuma are both Indians, who can say that Nicholas Roosevelt is not Indian based on his looks?

While Zhu Yimei was wondering whether to admit that Nicholas Roosevelt was an Indian, his sister-in-law Jennifer had already asked in Latin: "Mr. Roosevelt, do the people of your Dominion of America really think you are descended from Indians?"

As soon as Nicholas Roosevelt heard this, he knew there was something going on-this little beauty had a sense of identity with an old white male Indian like him!Because she's a little white girl too...everyone is white Indian!

"Your Royal Highness," said Nicholas Roosevelt, "we are of mixed blood, of Indian descent, just like you! Perhaps our paternal ancestors were involved in the massacre of Indians at the behest of the British, but they also The females combine to give birth to hybrid offspring!"

What he said must be true... After all the genocide was done, is there still a way to forcefully hold hands?Condoms were very rare in those days, only European aristocrats who messed with bed politics had them, how could North American exiles have them?

Therefore, there are also Indo-European mixed blood in the twelve-state colonies in North America, but the number is not large.Because many North American exiles were Protestants and Puritans who fled to escape religious persecution in Britain and Europe. They usually came with a large family, and the men all had legal partners to hold hands with.Moreover, the Puritans and Protestants at that time were relatively conservative, and they were unlikely to leave a way for Indian women to survive.Only men who have been exiled to the New World for crimes committed in England would do such indecent things.

But no one can deny that the "exiles" in the twelve states have such Indian blood... Even if it is one in a million, that is there!

Jennifer turned her head and said to Zhu Yimei with a smile in fluent "Business Language", "My lord, if the people in the American Dominion consider themselves Indians...then this Dominion will become a country friendly to the Aztecs. , and it will also not pose any threat to the Yin family's Khan. Because identity is political stance!"

Montezuma's daughter is three years older than Zhu Celing, and she is eighteen or nineteen years old this year.And she was well-educated, and later raised as the second in line to the Aztecs, and she certainly knew how identity was formed and how it became an important item in political struggle-through her education , she knew how the Spanish Catholics were baptized as faithful Catholics.And what she witnessed with King Montezuma during the Aztec Revolution also let her know how a group of people who had no Aztec blood at all turned themselves into Aztecs.

In addition, she also knows that identity is also an important item in the international political struggle-religious belief is an identity!National identity is also an important identity.

If the people of the Dominion of America identify themselves as "White Indians", then the Dominion will become an alternative to Western Christian civilization... and its self-identity will also allow it to maintain friendly relations with the Aztecs.

For the Aztec country that was blocked by the North Atlantic Alliance, the emergence of a friendly American Dominion is undoubtedly a big hole in the blockade of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Through this hole, the Aztec Kingdom can better play its role as a trade bridge between the East and the West.Moreover, Montezuma's missionaries of the Most Holy Order can also enter the Appalachian Mountains through the territory of the Dominion of America... This is of great benefit to expanding the influence of Aztec!

Zhu Yimei also wanted to understand at this time!

A "White Indian" America is far more beneficial to the Shang Fang and the Yin family than a white America!

Because this means that the Shang and Yin families can have a wider buffer zone, and it is also beneficial for the Aztecs to assimilate the "Jiangdong Indians" with the Most Holy Religion... The new Indian country that believes in the Holy Church, the colonies of white Europeans in North America will be in jeopardy.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yimei asked again: "Then...will the Frankish Empire and the United Kingdom accept an American dominion of white Indians?"

"Of course!" said Nicholas Roosevelt with great certainty, "because the Frankish Emperor will become the lord of the American Dominion... and the British privileges in the American Dominion will also be preserved."

His words were translated into "Shangyu", which immediately aroused Zhu Celing's dissatisfaction: "In that case, wouldn't the American Dominion have to step on three boats? I am not the commander in chief!"

"You deserve it!" Zhu Yimei immediately said to her brother, "Being in three boats also means that Da Ming, Frank, and the United Kingdom can all benefit from the Dominion of America... If you are not right, Daming's interests will not be guaranteed!"

"I, I..." Zhu Celing was still reluctant, but his "good sister" Jennifer said with a smile, "Celing, you'd better be...just a name, and get a salary for nothing, what's wrong with that?" of?"

She turned back to Roosevelt and said, "Mr. Roosevelt, I don't think you want King Khan to take office in the Dominion of America?"

"Of course," Nicholas Roosevelt said with a smile, "Our Dominion is self-governing...the Parliament and the Dominion Executive Government will be responsible for the specific affairs of the Dominion. The decree and the letter of appointment can be obtained remotely, and the parliament and the executive government will provide a generous salary."

This is really the best job in the world - you don't have to go to work, and the salary is good, and it's the first general of the United States!I don't know if the avatar will be on the US knife in the future?

"Then what is the term of office of the Grand Commander? Can it be hereditary?" Jennifer asked again.

"Of course the commander-in-chief is for life," said Nicholas Roosevelt. "As for the hereditary issue...we certainly hope that it can be hereditary, but considering the attitude of the Frankish Emperor Louis, we cannot announce it yet."

This Grand Commander is not a Grand Commander with real power, but a constitutional monarch... In fact, he is paying protection fees to Daming!Therefore, if Ming Dynasty does not weaken and the United States does not counterattack, this seat can only be hereditary to Zhu Celing's descendants.

And it is not easy for the United States to counterattack...!

Because now the United States worships three bosses at once, one from Ming Dynasty, one from Frank, and one from Britain... Each boss wants a privilege, invades the sovereignty of the United States, and occupies a part of the interests in the land of the United States.

This kind of America is completely different from the free America that was poured with blood in history. This is an America without sovereignty, and it is fundamentally inferior to the Aztecs!

If it wants to counterattack, it must have another independent revolution!However, there are three bosses pressing it, and there is an Aztec staring at it, how will it counterattack?

Jennifer was satisfied with Nicholas Roosevelt's proposal, and immediately said to her little husband: "Cering, I think it's good, you can be their commander in chief!"

The eldest sister had spoken, and of course Zhu Celing had no objection, so he nodded with a smile and said, "Okay! I will be the commander-in-chief of the United States!" He said to Nicholas Roosevelt, "Although I will not go to the United States to take office in person, I will It is still necessary to have a castle located in the United States as the residence of the Grand Commander... This castle should be next to the Appalachian Mountains and control a mountain pass!

And I want to station troops there... The cost of stationing troops and building castles must also be borne by the Dominion of America! "

His words were translated into Latin, and Nicholas Roosevelt heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this—the Dominion of America has been stabilized!With the Yin family garrison, the British garrison, and maybe the Frankish garrison, who would dare to touch the Dominion of America in the future?

Chapter 939 Louis the Great's French America!

The winter of 1698 in the Western calendar, the Palace of Versailles.

The second meeting of the Council of Nations, the Palace of Versailles where Louis XIV used to show off his wealth, has been held for a few days.Probably to highlight the glory and prosperity of the Frankish Empire, this palace is extremely luxurious, far surpassing the two palaces of the Forbidden City in Nanjing (Nanjing of Ming Dynasty and Nanjing of Great Mongolia). The construction has not stopped in recent years. Skilled craftsmen from all over Europe , still rushing to work day and night, adding more beautiful decorations to the already extremely magnificent palace.

According to Louis' requirements, these decorations must not only be beautiful, but also luxurious and exquisite, and they must also reflect the strength and wealth of the Frankish Empire.

With the hard work of skilled craftsmen, the Hall of Hercules, Hall of Harvest, Hall of Venus, Hall of Diana, Hall of Mars, Hall of Mercury, Hall of Apollo, Hall of War, Hall of Mirrors, Hall of Peace, etc. Waiting for the gorgeous halls, are now presented one by one in front of its visitors.

Not to mention that those younger brothers from Europe who worshiped France were envious of the luxury of this palace, even Guo Youde and Li Guangzu from Ming Dynasty, Suoetu and Longkodo from Great Mongolia saw this world-famous palace for the first time. When it was the most expensive palace, I couldn't help expressing a sincere admiration deep in my heart: "It's really extravagant!"

However, when Louis XIV, who is sitting in the most expensive palace in the world, sits in the Apollo Hall, which is not enough to describe its luxury, and looks at the envoys of various countries sitting on both sides, he feels happy in his heart Can't get up.

Because he knew very well in his heart that no matter how luxurious his house was, it could not change the fact that his Frankish Empire was not the number one in the world, or even the second in the world... but the third in the world!

Although Louis is very unconvinced by Mongolia, which can be ranked second in the world in all indicators, but the world's number one right now, the Great Tomorrow Dynasty, which dominates the east, is really strong!In addition to the smaller population, the current Great Tomorrow Dynasty is strong in all directions without dead ends!Not only strong, but also full of vigor and stamina - this is a Chinese empire that has entered the threshold of modern times and has just experienced a very successful "restart"!

Although the long distance made it difficult for the Celestial Empire to directly send troops to Europe and America to compete with Louis for hegemony in the West, Ming had two very difficult agents, namely the Ottoman Empire and the Aztec Kingdom.

Among them, the Ottoman Empire can contain the main force of the Frankish Empire in Europe, so that Louis cannot invest too much power in the New World—even though the Frankish Empire and the Ottoman Empire have reached an agreement on the main content of the peace treaty in Versailles, Louis still dare not Start a new war in America.

Because the upcoming "Versailles Peace Treaty" did not achieve the purpose of seriously weakening the Ottoman Empire, with the support of Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire was able to use the equity of the Suez Canal that has not yet been dug to compensate for the compensation.This not only gave the Ottoman Empire the ability to rearm its armaments in the future, it could even use the benefits of the Suez Canal to reorganize the country's economy in the future.

In terms of territory, although the Ottoman Empire lost Austria, the Czech Republic, part of Hungary (including the land of Croatia and Slovakia), Ukraine on the right bank, and the Black Sea and the north coast of the Sea of ​​Azov except for the Crimea Peninsula.But the Ottoman Empire still kept all the land of Transylvania (which also belonged to Greater Hungary at the time), Wallachia, and Moldavia (the above two grand duchies plus Transylvania were later Romania) , and the Sultan has not lost any of his territories in Serbia.

Therefore, the dangerous mountains of the Balkan Peninsula are still firmly controlled by the Ottoman Empire, so the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul (still called Constantinople by Westerners), which is covered by this mountain, is still out of reach for Louis.

Therefore, it is impossible for the Great Louis Empire to defeat the Ottoman Empire with a quick attack... and a slow and protracted war will allow the Aztec Kingdom on the other side of the Atlantic to seize the opportunity to attack New France and New England. The Appalachian Mountains, as well as the American colonies of Spain and Portugal exported the Indian Revolution!

And if Louis transported a large number of troops to America by sea, and attacked the Aztec Kingdom together with the Spanish Empire...the country that could mobilize 30 Aztec berserkers would not be so easy to defeat.The Frankish Empire will also fall into a protracted war in Mexico!At that time, the Ottoman Empire will attack Vienna with the support of Ming's military aid!

After a few days of holding the Versailles Conference of Nations, the Frankish emperor has realized that he is in the dilemma of being attacked in the abdomen!

In addition, the European Christian camp led by him is also very unstable.On the eve of the meeting of nations in Versailles, a "kowtow revolution" took place in the United Kingdom because of the impending investigation of the twelve states in North America... James II, supported by Louis XIV, was actually forced into the palace by his daughter, Princess Anne, and the parliament. , had to give up the throne and fled to Frank.

What annoyed Louis even more was that he, a majestic Frank the Great, the leader of the Christian world, and a supporter of James II, was actually helpless against this blatant rebellion that took place under the flag of the cross... and as long as he had a little understanding British internal affairs, you will know that this "kowtow revolution" is actually a coup against Catholicism!

James II was not overthrown because of the genocide in North America at all... This has nothing to do with him, it was all done by exiles who believed in Protestantism and Puritanism!What really cost James the throne was his loyalty to the Catholic Church.

And the Catholic Church in Rome is now a very useful tool in the hands of Louis the Great, so opposing the Catholic Church is opposing Louis!

However, in the face of the "kowtow revolution" of the British Protestants, Louis the Great was powerless... His army had just finished fighting the Great Southern War, which lasted several years, and the soldiers were exhausted.There was also a huge deficit in the finances due to the rising military expenditures and the cost of building the Palace of Versailles.And there are the Ottoman Empire and the Aztec Kingdom on both sides of the Atlantic, waiting to attack.

At this time, if Louis sends troops to Britain, if Britain gets into a quagmire, the consequences will be disastrous!

So Louis can only pinch his nose and announce that he will not interfere in the internal affairs of the UK...

Thinking of this, Louis sighed, and looked up to both sides of the magnificent Apollo Hall, only to find that the envoys from various countries who came to have an audience had left, and the audience ceremony this morning should have ended.Those fussy envoys should go to the Peace Hall to dig out the details of the "Versailles Peace Treaty" word by word... As the emperor, Louis didn't have much interest in these details, so he trusted them all. Hugo Leonor, the foreign secretary, was in charge.

Louis stood up from his throne and was thinking about whether to comfort the depressed King James II who abdicated when Hugo Leonard suddenly walked in quickly.

Louis was stunned for a moment, "Hugo, have you negotiated yet?"

"No, not yet." Hugo Leonard quickly walked up to Louis and made a French bow, "My lord, a group of strange people came to Versailles and said they came to see you, Your Majesty."

"Weird?" Louis XIV was taken aback, "How weird?"

"Your Majesty, they claim to be Indians from the Dominion of America, and they have come to Versailles to seek asylum from you."

Louis XIV was taken aback, "Indians in the American Dominion?" He looked at Hugo Leonard with a strange expression, "Should I see them?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you should see them." Hugo Leonard replied in the affirmative.

Louis XIV nodded, "Okay then, let's arrange an interview! I've never seen a live Indian before!"

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Although Louis the Great had never seen a live Indian, he had seen the Indians in the paintings, so he was very interested in the "weird" dress of the Indians.But he never thought that the few "living Indians" who appeared in front of him were much more "strange" than the ones he had seen in the paintings!

First of all, these Indians looked very pale, as pale as the whites of England!

Secondly, these Indians are all wearing European-style clothing, from coats and trousers to the collars and cuffs of shirts outside, all are Western-style, and they wear shoulder leather shoes on their feet.But instead of wigs, they wore headdresses full of feathers... They looked like court nobles who came to Versailles to attend a masquerade ball after sloppy dressing up.

Second, all these Indians can speak fluent English, and two of them can also speak a little rusty Latin-I didn't expect these Indians to be literate Indians.

"Hugo, are they really Indians?" Louis the Great saw a few weird Indians bowing himself in a very French style, and couldn't help asking his foreign minister.

"Your Majesty, of course we are Indians!"

Before Hugo Leonard could answer Louis XIV's question, a young Indian answered in French for the French foreign minister.

"Are you..." Louis asked, looking at the young Indian, "where did you come from?"

"Your Majesty, I am Randolph from Virginia, which belongs to the Dominion of America. On behalf of the Dominion, I have come to Versailles to ask Your Majesty for asylum." This young man turned out to be Churchill's former adjutant, and his ancestors were Randolph, a Scottish nobleman.

Randolph and Jefferson, a fellow from Virginia, are the chief and deputy ambassadors of the American Dominion mission "going to Europe to recognize father", shouldering the important task of recognizing father for the United States.

Louis was taken aback for a moment, "Virginia? Isn't that one of the twelve North American colonies to which England belongs?"

"Your Majesty," Randolph said, "Representatives from the twelve North American states held a meeting in New York a few days ago and passed a resolution condemning the massacre of Indians by the British in the twelve North American states that year. And His Majesty the Merciful Emperor of the Franks seeks refuge!"

Ah, so it is you heartless exiles!

Louis understood now.What kind of American Indians are clearly those exiles who exterminated the Indian race in the twelve states... They actually betrayed their monarch, ran away from Versailles and joined Frank!And what kind of American Indians do they call themselves, obviously they are white people, what kind of Indians are they pretending to be?Think you can turn into an Indian with two bird feathers on your head?Who can this fool?

Of course, Emperor Louis the Great didn't want to see this traitor who betrayed his master and country. He frowned and wanted to be kicked out.But Hugo Leona, who was at the side, leaned over and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Frankish Empire needs these white Indians from the New World very much."

"why?"

"Because their number is as high as 27...several times more than our total population in the New World! With them, the white population of our Frank Empire in the Americas will reach 32 to [-]. Although it is not as good as the Shangfang The Yin family is not as good as the Aztecs, but it is much more than before. Moreover, the land occupied by the twelve states of the American Dominion is farther away from Europe than the land on the Mississippi River, and warmer than Quebec. It is very easy Attract European immigrants.

Our colonies in the New World need more white populations. Only with a large population can we finally win the competition with the Shang and Aztecs.Especially now that the Indians have started to wake up, if there is not enough white population, we will lose New France eventually! "

When Louis heard this, his face became serious.

To be honest, the economic benefits of New France are not yet visible, and the population growth is still very slow, so there seems to be no great benefits.But Louis the Great knew very well that the vast New France was the living space of the Frankish Empire and the fate of the future of the Empire!

With the vast New France, even if the population of the Frankish Empire is saturated, the excess population will always have a place to go, and there will be nowhere to settle.

In order to keep New France, it is necessary to increase the white population of New France as soon as possible... But the territory of New France is either far away from Europe, or it is located too far north and has a cold climate.Moreover, there is no gold or silver in those places, and they are not as attractive to European immigrants as the colonies of Spain and England, and even the French themselves are reluctant to go there.