Chapter 71 Aftermath (2)
In order to cope with the current bank run frenzy, Britain had to continue to increase exports in exchange for more coins.
However, both France and the German states have raised trade barriers to prevent the British from taking the opportunity to dump goods.
This weakened Britain's ability to consume cotton, and Britain's weakened ability to consume cotton exacerbated the economic crisis.
The largest cotton purchaser in the United States, Hermann Brennan, declared bankruptcy, and subsequently more companies in cotton-related industries went bankrupt.
Looking at the bankruptcy report like snowflakes in front of him, Martin Van Buren sat in the carriage made of the wooden boards of the USS Constitution frigate, and his heart was filled with despair.
Martin Van Buren didn't know where to go, and to make matters worse, the Texans readily accepted his new identity as French.
In France's first battle back in North America, it severely damaged the arrogant U.S. military, instantly making the red necks of Texas fall in love with it and shout "Long live France!"
That's right, rednecks who speak American French can be seen everywhere where the French army passes. The scene of eating a pot of pulp to welcome the king's army made Texas Governor Gabriel feel like he had returned to the Napoleonic era.
When he followed General Napoleon through the Arc de Triomphe, the people welcomed them in this way.
Later, the First Empire fell, and Gabriel was expelled by the royalists and cast aside by the people.
During the July Monarchy, Louis Philippe reinstated him, but Gabriel could only be a dog of the Orleans family, suppressing uprisings everywhere. He was called a butcher and executioner.
This kind of treatment today was something Gabriel could never dream of, and it made Gabriel feel very good.
This move by the rednecks inadvertently saved their lives.
France's colonial policy was more cruel than that of the British. Not only did they want to plunder wealth and monopolize trade, they also implemented a tough policy of national assimilation.
It is almost impossible to support agents like the British did. The French often choose to completely eliminate all resistance forces.
This is related to the needs of the two countries. Britain is an island country with strong industrial strength and needs a vast product dumping ground.
France itself has a huge market and can radiate its power into the European continent. What it needs more is the origin of raw materials.
In order to better suppress the resistance forces in the colonies, French colonial governors had very great powers.
The performance of the rednecks today moved Gabriel very much. He wanted to use Texas as a starting point to rebuild the glory of New France.
Governor Gabriel announced to the red necks:
"All persons residing in the French colonies, regardless of color, are French nationals and enjoy all the rights provided for in the constitution. Every person who is born free or acquires liberty in a French colony enjoys (1) civil rights; (2) political rights provided for by law."
Moreover, in order to win over people's hearts, Gabriel implemented a lower tax rate than in mainland France and ensured that no businessman could monopolize trade.
He retained the existing property of the rednecks, and if the rednecks wanted to continue cultivating the land they only had to pay a fee to the French colonial government.
Of course Gabriel also had his request, that is, all Texans must send their children to Catholic schools established in France to learn French.
There is nothing wrong with learning French, but Catholic schools disgust the rednecks. Some rednecks immediately suggested that they could pay to build their own schools to learn French.
Governor Gabriel agreed to the rednecks' request, but all children were required to attend school before 1840. This is Governor Gabriel's bottom line, and the red necks also know it, so naturally they dare not violate it.
Governor Gabriel also asked Texans to form the Texas Self-Defense Force. The officers would be personally appointed by the governor and would be mainly volunteers. However, if the number was insufficient, the colonial government had the right to conscript those who were conscripted. People can use money to let others do the work for them.
In fact, Governor Gabriel does not need to worry about this. The red necks admire the powerful French army very much. After all, the Mexicans they could not defeat were beaten by the US military in the city, and the French army killed the US military as soon as they arrived. Team.
The three thousand American prisoners of war are still working on the plantations instead of black slaves, which is the best proof.
When the Mexican army retreated, almost all the blacks chose to abandon their property and follow Tasan Anna's army.
So after the war, Texas slave owners couldn't find a single slave at all.
Since the slave trade is prohibited in France, slave owners hope to get their slaves back. After all, those slaves were originally their own property. The U.S. military also promised it before, but now the U.S. military is captured.
Governor Gabriel felt this was a good opportunity. He recognized slavery in Texas and wrote to the cabinet saying that this was a Texan tradition and should be respected.
In fact, the French cabinet didn't care about this at all. Slavery was limited to Texas and not in the mainland, so the Catholic priests wouldn't have any objections.
Governor Gabriel wanted to take back those black slaves from Mexico, but he was rejected by Tasan Anna.
Governor Gabriel's messenger even found a black officer standing next to Tasan Anna. In the end, he could only flee back to Texas angrily to tell Gabriel.
As a result, Governor Gabriel distributed the American prisoners of war who had not paid ransom to the Texas slave owners as compensation for the loss of their black slaves.
France's ambitions are far more than just Texas, and this is just the beginning.
For this reason, France decided to immigrate 100,000 people to Texas. Of course, even if another 200,000 people immigrated to Texas, the land in Texas would be enough.
This is why Governor Gabriel must form the Texas Self-Defense Force.
For France, one Texas is not enough. They want Louisiana, Wyoming, Oregon, Quebec, and all of North America to surrender to France.
This financial tsunami had little impact on the Austrian Empire.
On the contrary, it had a considerable impact on Austria's international financiers, especially the Rothschild family. Due to the plummeting land prices in the United States, they had a lot of bad debts, and even many loans were lost.
Some people lose everything, while others make a lot of money.
This included Archduke Karl. As the richest nobleman in Austria, after receiving Franz's letter, he immediately used his funds to purchase Austrian railway stocks without any hesitation.
Finally, the railway from Vienna to Venice was purchased for fifteen million florins.
However, Archduke Carl was not satisfied. Like Francis II, he considered himself an Italian. He planned to build a railway to Tuscany to make it easier for him to return home.
Archduke Karl's butlers stopped his crazy behavior. After all, in the eyes of the butlers, it was no different from using money to waste money, and it was not even as affordable as buying some works of art.
As for why they were stewards, it was because there were half a million people working for Archduke Karl's family, and just one steward was really not enough.
1836, Christmas Eve.
Looking out the window at Thalia, who was wearing a fiery red velvet jacket, paired with a fiery red top and a short skirt, Franz really didn't know how she violated the doctrine.
Oh, and there was also a pointy red hat. Thalia was carrying a bag and climbed up to Franz's window along the sheets.
"Here, a Christmas gift!"
Franz opened the bag and found that it contained the remaining funds for the acquisition of the railway.
"This is my money!"