I Became The Crown Prince Of The Mexican Empire - Chapter 159



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The busy harvest season for cotton, the most important industry in the South, usually runs from September to October, and after that comes the most leisurely time of the year.

Although slaves were still required to maintain and tend the farms, raise animals, prepare the land for the next season, and perform other types of work after the harvest season was over, at least white people had time to take a vacation.

From mid-October to early November, thousands of pro-slavery supporters converged on Kansas City, which became the front line of the conflict.

It wasn’t just people in Missouri.

People came from several southern states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

The anger of the Southerners was immense, but it was uncontrolled.

As crowds gathered, the first place the confident pro-slavery supporters targeted was none other than the newspaper office.

“Liberty Herald is a dog!”

The Liberty Herald was a newspaper that made a name for itself by fiercely criticizing slavery. There were many who were offended by its articles, which were confusing as to whether they were criticism or condemnation.

Despite the ominous atmosphere in the city, the reporters who had been working hard stopped writing in shock only after the slavery supporters actually entered the building.

Gulp-

“Okay, calm down for a moment…”

“Shut up! Say exactly what’s written here! Isn’t that what you wrote?”

The man with the gun pointed to a stack of newspapers on one side of the office. As always, today’s article was criticizing slavery and its supporters.

“···”

In the face of such an ominous atmosphere, no reporter should have dared to open his mouth… but surprisingly, there was one.

“I don’t understand why you’re so arrogant about supporting slavery.”

It was none other than William Fairfield, owner and editor of the Liberty Herald.

“Wh, what?”

“이 개새끼가!”

Swear words erupted here and there.

“Say it again!”

In the face of armed slavery supporters, Fairfield insisted on speaking again.

“Why are you so proud of supporting slavery···.”

Clank-

“Okay, wait a minute!”

“Stop!”

Before Fairfield could finish speaking, the man with the gun pointed at Fairfield’s chest, and shouts from both reporters and pro-slavery supporters erupted for him to stop.

One side tried to dissuade the man, in order to save their leader and employer, while the other side considered the political fallout that would come later, but those who had already turned a blind eye were unable to hear them.

bang!

The bullet fired pierced William Fairfield’s heart.

“이, 이 개새끼야!”

One of the reporters in the office cried out and pulled out a gun, but there were three barrels pointed at him.

Tata Tang!

“Fuck, this is a mess! Kill them all!”

“What the hell are you talking about! Why are you killing people without guns? We were only supposed to burn down the building!”

Even among those who flocked to the newspaper office, opinions were divided.

“Kill him!”

“Don’t kill me!”

In the midst of the chaos, some people died, while others were lucky enough to survive.

Hwaruruk-

Kansas City was taken over by pro-slavery mobs, and a newspaper office was burned to the ground. But the tragedy that took place inside spread by word of mouth.

“It’s a rebellion! The rebels have taken over Kansas City!”

“It’s a conspiracy by the Southerners!”

“Remember William Fairfield!”

Northerners blamed all this on the Confederacy, or the Confederate States of America, but Confederate President Jefferson Davis flatly denied the charges.

He took the unusual step of speaking directly to address the Kansas City incident.

“I would like to make clear the position of our Allied Government on the unfortunate events that recently occurred in Kansas City.

It must be made clear that these events were, to put it plainly, beyond the direct control or action of the United States Government, and that we are therefore free from all responsibility in connection therewith.

In addition, it is judged that the cause of this incident and the various side effects that resulted from it, especially the direct and indirect damage and loss suffered by the citizens, are primarily responsible for the negligence of the United States federal government in a broad sense, along with the Missouri state government, which had serious deficiencies in its ability to maintain public order in the region.

In this context, we strongly urge the relevant authorities to take appropriate responsibility for the citizens who suffered damages due to this incident and take specific and practical measures to resolve the issue.”

In fact, Jefferson and the Confederate government did not intervene in the Kansas City affair. They wanted time to prepare for war and had no desire to provoke the North. But contrary to their intention, Jefferson Davis’s proclamation added fuel to the fire of Northern anger.

Northerners already had the idea that supporters of slavery were Confederate bastards, and so they viewed Jefferson Davis’s statement as a lie and a mockery of the North.

“You’re just going to sit by and let those Southern bastards taunt you like that?”

“If the federal government doesn’t move, the countries will go and fight.”

“I’ll go too. If we keep going like this, we might really end up in Missouri.”

Even if Kansas City is virtually gone, St. Louis, the major gateway to Mississippi and the largest city in Missouri, must be defended.

If they take over that far, they’ll really join the Confederacy.

As things turned out, the federal government could no longer just sit back and watch.

“The time has come to send the army.”

The President of the United States, George M. Dallas, made a decision.

“Send the army to take back Kansas City and defend Missouri.”

“If we continue like that, an immediate war could break out!”

Many lawmakers felt that they were not prepared.

“Isn’t this already no different from war? How much longer can we prepare for this situation? If we leave Missouri alone, we can hold out for a few more months, but if the border states fall into the South, the few more months of preparation will be meaningless.”

Less than a year has passed since the end of the great war. The wounds inflicted on Mexico are deep, and the United States has not yet recovered half of its losses.

The capital, Washington, D.C., was in ruins, as the debt owed to Britain and Mexico left a huge hole in the budget.

“There is no budget right now!”

Even if you wanted to raise an army, you needed money.

“···Notify that you will postpone the payment of war reparations for the fourth quarter.”

“Mr. President! If we continue like that, the financial plan we have barely managed to put together will be···.”

“Stop! It’s already been decided.”

No parliamentary consent was required.

The President of the United States is the commander-in-chief of the military and has the authority to act quickly in emergencies involving national security.

President Dallas ordered federal troops to take control of Missouri and defend it from slaveholders.

“They say the northerners have sent troops.”

“···The plan is completely twisted. But, that goes for them too.”

Confederate President Jefferson Davis also made a decision.

“It wasn’t my intention, but we have gathered together as patriots from the South. Can we not sacrifice them like this?”

Unlike the United States Army, which demobilized most of its troops immediately after the war due to manpower and budget limitations, more than half of the “Army of the South” remained and continued training.

“It’s time to step on the northern cowards.”

***

Late November 1847.

The United States has entered a full-scale civil war.

It was a big deal to the United States, but it didn’t really affect the Mexican people. It was something that was expected, and it was someone else’s problem. But from my perspective as a policy maker, it was a little different.

“These numbers are immigrants from the US? Didn’t you say last time that they were definitely decreasing?”

“Oh, that was right after the war. This time···”

“I guess they immigrated quickly because they didn’t want to get caught up in the war.”

“Yes, in short, that’s it.”

“Well, that’s understandable. It hasn’t even been a year since the war with us ended, and now we’re in a civil war again. It’s just so frustrating.”

As the nickname “nation of immigrants” suggests, Americans are either those who left in search of a better life or their descendants.

There are many who already have a strong American identity and strong patriotism, but there are also many who do not. For these people, the option of re-immigrating may be quite tempting.

It is a well-known fact that there are benefits to immigrating to Mexico, thanks to the long-time promotion. It is close, politically stable, has been at war, so you know, it has a strong military, is developing rapidly economically, and has warm weather, so I think it is a good choice.

Now, Canada is just a rural British colony, so not many people would go there.

“I think it will continue to increase until the civil war ends. The longer the civil war goes on, the more the American people will suffer.”

“I guess so.”

There may be some innocent people who get caught up in it, but since this is something that happened because the US attacked Mexico, which was sitting still, both in the original history and here, I think the Americans should take responsibility.

However, since slavery must be abolished, I have no intention of sparing the South. Rather, I intend to beat it even harder and prevent it from spouting nonsense like the ‘Lost Causes’.

Next year, 1848, is expected to be a year of great immigration, as signs of an event unfolding in Europe, following the United States and Ireland, just as in the original history.

Also known as the Revolution of 1848.

This liberal revolution that will take place in many European countries will eventually be brutally suppressed. But that will only increase the desire to emigrate, and they will come to Mexico instead of the United States, which is in the midst of a civil war.

‘1848 is going to be a great year in many ways.’

It was a year of immigration, but it was also a year of coronation.

That too, on January 1st.

The thing that worries the Mexican people more than the American Civil War is my coronation.

As December approached, newspapers across the country were churning out stories about the coronation.

Accordingly, the palace servants and various government officials were also busy moving around.

“Wow. Even if it’s a coronation, it took almost a year to prepare for a one-day event···.”

No matter how I look at it, it seems like a bit of a waste.

“Now, not only domestic dignitaries but also guests from all over the world will be attending, so we need to prepare properly.”

Diego said.

“That may be true, but···.”

This is not the Mexican Empire that was in danger when my father was crowned. At that time, there was no diplomat, but my father, the senators, and the clergy gathered for the coronation. Now, the Mexican Empire, which is a great power on par with Britain and Russia, will have a great number of dignitaries visiting from many countries. Even diplomats from Qing, Joseon, and Japan are expected to come.

Perhaps that is why my father and mother are preparing diligently, as if determined to properly demonstrate the majesty of our Mexican Empire.

But my mind was already focused on the great reforms that would follow, not the coronation.