Chapter 725 Five Republics (23 more)

Arthur did not take Nicholas II's request to heart.

Although the Alaska Territory was indeed sold to the United States by Russia, the United States has long since perished, and Alaska has long belonged to Australasia, and naturally has nothing to do with Russia.

I believe Nicholas II also understood this truth. Compared to his desire to recover the Alaska territory, Arthur believed that Nicholas II had other needs.

After all, the Alaska Territory is of little use to the currently weak Russia except for face. Forcibly returning to Alaska will seriously damage relations with Australasia, which is totally worth the loss.

Sure enough, although the Alaska Territory was mentioned, Nicholas II did not ask for the repurchase of the Alaska Territory, but directly stated his purpose: "Arthur, on behalf of Russia, I can completely give up the claim to the Alaska Territory, but I I also hope you can support Russia more in the civil war.

The Russian people can no longer bear the war, and Russia needs a long period of stability to heal the pain of the war. "

Nicholas II also understood the current strength gap between Russia and Australasia, which was also where Nicholas II was smart.

First, he expressed Russia's ever-long desire for the Alaska Territory, and then stated that he could give up the Alaska Territory on behalf of Russia and focus all his attention on Europe.

This is actually what Arthur wants to see. In Europe, Britain is too powerful, powerful enough to crush the remaining countries in Europe.

This is extremely unbalanced for the world situation, and the development of Australasia may also be greatly affected.

Only when several European powers unite can they have the strength to resist Britain.

The Russians personally promised to focus all their attention on Europe, which was actually a disguised indication that they would resist British pressure on Arthur's behalf.

Under such circumstances, supporting Russia becomes a matter of course. Only a powerful Russia can play its role and allow the British to focus on Eastern Europe and Central Asia, areas where there are conflicts with the Russians.

After thinking about it, Arthur decided to assist Russia as much as possible, let Russia get over the impact of the civil war, and wholeheartedly form a new Franco-Russian alliance with the French.

It happened that during the previous army reform, a large number of weapons and equipment were eliminated. In addition to Lee-Enfield rifles, there were also a large number of small-caliber artillery, which was suitable for the Russians.

These weapons and equipment were sold to Russia at a low price by Arthur and will be handed over to the Russian government along with the three transport aircraft ordered by Russia.

In addition to these low-cost weapons and equipment, Nicholas II also agreed with Arthur on the import and export plan of grain.

Russia's system is different from that of Soviet Russia, and it was relatively greatly affected by the economic crisis.

In addition, most of Russia is farmers, which leads to a continuous decrease in food production. A large number of civilians starve to death every day because they do not have enough to eat.

Fortunately, after participating in the war against the United States, the United States' indemnity will be paid again, and Russia can also use these indemnities to purchase certain materials, including grain that will be imported from Australasia.

Arthur is still very happy to see Russia's grain purchases. It just so happens that the agricultural department plans to significantly increase food production in the next few years. Isn't this a ready-made food market for the Russians?

After the talks with Nicholas II ended, two big news instantly aroused heated discussions among the European people.

These two pieces of news came from France. The content of the news is that two republics were established one after another on the south coast of the United States.

The former Lone Star Republic was established in Texas, but the remaining areas agreed to be divided into two countries.

Eventually, the French formed the South Coast Federal Republic in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, with its capital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The other country is the Confederate Republic of Florida, composed of the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky, with its capital located in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida.

In terms of national population, the Federal Republic of the South Coast has a population of approximately 8 million people and a total area of ​​approximately 560,000 square kilometers.

The Commonwealth of Florida has a total area of ​​approximately 640,000 square kilometers and a total population of approximately 11.5 million people.

It can be seen from the population that the area occupied by Britain has the largest population, followed by France and Australasia last.

There is nothing we can do about this. After all, the population on the west coast of the United States is indeed very small, and most of the population is concentrated on the east coast.

But the west coast is only separated from Australasia by the Pacific Ocean, and the east coast is separated by the entire United States.

Because of this, the actual area controlled by Australasia is larger than the actual area controlled by Britain and France.

But this is also in line with Arthur's expectations. After the wealthy areas on the east coast are divided between Britain and France, more intense conflicts will naturally break out between Britain and France.

Coupled with Russia's help, France is bound to do everything possible to restrict Britain, which is also helping Australasia.

Although the land of the United States has been divided up, it is natural for France to act fastest.

Because what France wants to establish is a republic, which is consistent with the original political system of the United States. To put it simply, France only needs to support the forces close to itself a little, and then announce the establishment of the country.

But Britain and Australasia are different. After all, it is turning an area that was originally a republic into a monarchy, and it is impossible without certain arrangements in advance.

Although California Kingdom and another kingdom are currently in preparation, they will not be announced until the end of the year at the earliest.

Before that, these areas will be under military control, with strict control over some Americans.

Of course, there is an exception within Australasia's control, and that is the Dakota Confederate Republic that Barton is about to establish.

The Union and the Confederacy, although the order was merely reversed, had a very significant change in meaning.

The previous system in the United States was actually a federation in the true sense. A federation is a union of multiple administrative regions to form a country. Except that the administrative regions have certain sovereignty, there is almost no big difference from a unified country.

The Confederacy was different. First the state and then the federation, this actually determines that each state has greater administrative sovereignty.

To put it simply, the national government under a federal system has higher powers, and the states under a confederal system have higher powers.

The reason why Patton established the Confederate Republic was actually Arthur's defense against Patton to a certain extent.

Although the combined population of these areas is just over 3 million, who can guarantee that the Dakota Republic will not become stronger in the future?

Only by forcibly creating several loopholes in this uncertain factor, Arthur could safely let Barton rule the Dakota Republic.

It is worth mentioning that the two republics established by the French were not unified federations. One was a federal republic and the other was a confederal republic.

There is actually a reason for this. Most of the South Coast Federal Republic has been controlled by the French. Naturally, the French want to establish a more powerful Federal Republic and make it a helpful helper in North America.

The French did not occupy the area of ​​the Confederate Republic of Florida, which also resulted in considerable strength between these states.

The population of these states is generally around 2 million, and each state has tens of thousands of National Guard troops.

Forcibly integrating these states into one country, unless the French are willing to send troops to suppress these states again, the formation of a confederation will become a matter of course.

After all, the populations, areas, and strengths of several states are similar, so states naturally want to have greater rights.

In fact, this is also a headache for the British. The population of the eastern states is still quite large, and the challenge of integrating them into a kingdom is huge.

In the area controlled by Australasia, California has a crushing population lead, but because of this, California and Nevada, which has a very small population, will form the Kingdom of California, completely dominated by California.

The population of the remaining areas is around several hundred thousand, and it is natural that Washington State, with a population of more than 1.5 million, is the main one.

After the establishment of the two republics on the south coast of the United States, just over a week had passed before Patton proclaimed the establishment of the Dakota Confederate Republic in South Dakota.

It is worth mentioning that there are five states in the Dakota Confederate Republic. The population of North and South Dakota is over 600,000, which is theoretically inferior to the populations of Nebraska and Colorado, which have more than one million.

Logically speaking, the capital of the Republic should be established in the more prosperous state of Nebraska, not in South Dakota, where Patton is located.

However, because his troops were in North and South Dakota, Patton wisely established the capital in the capital of South Dakota, a small city located on the east bank of the Missouri River.

The establishment of several republics one after another also means that the United States has truly become history. This country, which has been independent since the 18th century, has only a short history of more than 100 years and disappeared in the long river of history.

Although the United States was once extremely glorious and had the world's largest industry and economy, it cannot cover up the current situation of the poor military strength of the United States.

As the saying goes, an ordinary man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. For a country, while having sufficient industrial and economic strength, it should also develop its own military strength to ensure the country's territorial security.

Under the urging of many small and medium-sized countries in the World Alliance, the World Alliance soon announced the establishment of a condominium republic in the Great Lakes region of the United States, headed by Illinois, also known as the Great Lakes Republic.

Everything in this country is managed by the World Alliance, and most of the tax revenue will be handed over to the World Alliance as compensation, and then divided among all the countries participating in the war.

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