Chapter 757: Selling the Noose
The system of the Confederate States of America was an oligarchic republic similar to the Republic of Venice, but in reality, the Pasha had the final say, and there was no such thing as an election. When President Wilson visited Europe, Sheffield had witnessed how the Republican Party was holding back, and even a Republican representative had to be sent to the Paris Peace Conference.
This is simply outrageous. In this era, party struggles have reached such a level. The rise of the United States is really thanks to the awakening of North America's potential after the Industrial Revolution. With its superior geographical location and no strong enemies, any threat from the Old World can be buffered for a long time.
Compared with the great boom of the industrial age, the fact that the agricultural society was always harvested by the cold currents of the Arctic Ocean, resulting in it becoming a paradise for nomadic peoples, is not a big disadvantage.
Fortunately, the Roman Empire, a Mediterranean civilization, had a rather deceptive thing called the Senate from its early days, which led to the Western Roman Empire's descendants maintaining sufficient political diversity in Europe. There was absolute monarchy in France, constitutional monarchy in Britain, theocracy in Spain, aristocratic republic in Poland, oligarchic republic in Venice, and commercial alliance in the Hanseatic League.
With so many systems to choose from, Sheffield had a lot of room for choice. In the end, he extracted some useful aspects from the system of the Republic of Venice, and referred to the Hanseatic League. He integrated the United Company and the newly born Confederate States of America to create such a deceptive system.
On February 23, the Confederate States of America, a short-lived country in the history of North America, was finally pulled out of the coffin again by Sheffield, a genuine slave owner.
Even the current Confederate States of America still imitates the Soviet Union in some areas, and it is not shameful to imitate the Soviet Union. Even in Türkiye today, Kemal also imitates the Soviet Union in some policies, but he will definitely not admit it.
At the Pasha's bedroom in Kuwait, Kemal, who had just finished attending the celebration, felt a little embarrassed when he saw Sheffield's attire, because Sheffield's attire was very similar to that of the Pasha during the Ottoman Empire, although it also incorporated some Western European style.
Even the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was driven away by him, but now he was facing a Pasha from the previous dynasty, who seemed to be quite happy with his life. This made Kemal sigh in his heart.
"I wonder what William Pasha thinks about the development of the new country of the Union." Kemal discarded the wild thoughts in his mind. It was obvious that Sheffield had no ill will towards the Republic of Turkey. He could feel it clearly.
"The Union State respects all the history of domestic ethnic groups. The foreign language is English, but the commonly used languages are still mainly Greek and Armenian due to ethnic reasons. The faith is naturally Orthodox. It is called a republic, but it is actually a monarchy. The domestic army is all controlled by me. What about you, Mr. Kemal?" Compared with the founding father of the Republic of Turkey in front of him, Sheffield can be said to have not stood on the progressive side of history at all, and is completely a role of taking a step backwards.
If it were someone else, they would definitely fail. Sheffield dared to do this only because it had the support of the United Company. This could only be done on the basis of continuously investing money to develop the alliance country.
"Me?" Kemal said firmly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, "I want to find a way out for the Turks."
Turks? Sheffield couldn't help sighing in his heart. He should follow the original historical route. That is, he would join forces with a bunch of Turkic countries in Central Asia to form the Great Turkic.
The Ottoman Empire was very powerful in some areas, but it was too military-oriented. Its internal affairs were a mess, and its long-term expansion led to a population decline similar to that of Emperor Wu of Han in China. When World War I broke out, the population on paper was less than 30 million.
The most important thing is that the Ottoman Empire did not even have a national identity. During the Ottoman Empire, there was no nation at all. For a long time, no one chose the name of Turks. Even India has the concept of the Indian nation, and China naturally has the Chinese nation. The Ottoman Empire only has the name of Ottomans. In the end, after Enver Pasha offered the concept of the Great Turks, it also led to the alienation of the Arabs headed by the Hashemite family.
In the more than 600 years of the Ottoman Empire, the country did not close its doors to the outside world, but instead faced competition from European countries. In the end, it ended up like this, which made the slave owners sigh. Was there no wise ruler? The Ottoman Empire had ten generations of wise rulers, and each generation had stories similar to the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
Even after a certain generation of sultan selected his successor, he was unwilling to wait for his sons to kill each other, and directly killed all other heirs for the successor. And it was protected at the legal level. Sheffield had never seen a monarch of any country leave a will to encourage his heirs to kill each other. If the heirs were so strict, it was not a problem of wise monarchs.
Not tolerant enough? The millet system guaranteed the status of Christians under its rule, at least much more tolerant than Europe at the same time.
For example, Sheffield's current choice in the Union is actually religious nationalism. This is a very unfamiliar concept for people in atheist countries. After several consecutive destructions of Buddhism, this concept is unlikely to take root in China. But for most countries, it is also very easy to understand.
After independence, Hindustan is actually Hindu nationalism. Religion is the bond that unites most citizens. Saudi Arabia and even Iran are also of this kind.
The citizens of such a country also recognize that this division method ensures the interests of the main ethnic groups. The Alliance now has such conditions. Although the ethnic groups in the country are different, they are all Orthodox Christians. And the surrounding east, west, south and north are all peaceful Christians. From a religious perspective, the Alliance has been surrounded by peaceful Christians since the first day of its establishment, and is also in the heart of the peaceful Christian world.
But the Republic of Türkiye does not have the soil for religious nationalism. After Kemal abolished the caliphate system and drove away the last sultan, it became impossible to implement.
Since the road of religious nationalism has been blocked, Kemal can only trace back all the way to find a way to unite the citizens of the country. Sheffield certainly knows what this road will evolve into later, tracing back to Maodun of the Huns.
However, for the Republic of Turkey, it is finally a solution. The nation-state is most suitable for the actual situation of the Republic of Turkey. It cannot be based on the tributary system. The Ottoman Empire also had vassal states, even the Khanate of Kokand next to the Qing Dynasty. Many small countries were vassal states of different big countries. Two thousand years ago, this was called "dying at the side of Qin and changing at the side of Chu". If they were all vassal states, wouldn't it be a mess?
A hundred years later, the United States has troops stationed in dozens of countries around the world. The control over these countries is much tighter than that of the vassal states in agricultural societies. According to the theory of the tributary system, Japan, South Korea and the Five Eyes Alliance are definitely considered territories of the United States.
Kemal's stay in Kuwait was not only about how to develop the country, but also about diplomacy. The current Republic of Turkey and the Soviet Union are in a honeymoon period, and the successors of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were a pair of brothers in distress in the years after World War I.
But the slave owners knew that this honeymoon period was unsustainable, as the shadow cast by the Russian Empire on the Turks was too great, and that would not change just because the Russian Empire became the Soviet Union.
Sheffield's impression of the Slavic leader was that he was very reliable when he was reliable, but he was nothing when he was crazy. When the Russian Empire was willing to sacrifice its allies, it was not like a country when it turned its back on its allies.
"I'm planning to go to the Soviet Union in a while." Sheffield asked with his hands in his pockets, "What do you think, Mr. Kemal?"
"This country is very interesting. I am also learning some of its ideas. But William Pasha, I am surprised that you have done this!" Kemal said in amazement, "In the Allied camp, the view of the Soviet Union seems to be negative."
"That's the Soviet Union we want to give to the citizens, but it would be foolish for us to see it that way." Sheffield said with a smile, "Besides, I'm going to discuss business. I believe Mr. Lenin should welcome me."
Sheffield actually brought a person, but he did not appear in front of Kemal. This person was Rudenburg, the founder of the Communist Party of the United States, which had just been released from ban.
As for Sheffield's purpose of going to the Soviet Union, on the one hand, he had promised Natalia that he would return to her motherland. On the other hand, it was naturally to do business, as the New Economic Policy had been implemented. The Soviet Union was a country with such rich resources and a population of hundreds of millions, and the slave owners could not turn a blind eye to it.
If Sheffield had stubbornly insisted on the ethics of the so-called monopoly capitalists, the consequence would have been that the British would have taken advantage. He knew that although the Allies shouted loudly, it was only for the United States to see, and they all acted quickly.
In addition to Britain, there is also Germany. After the World War, Germany immediately linked shoulders with the Soviet Union and kept each other warm. If it weren't for a leader who was unimaginable to normal people, Europe might have really been dominated by the Soviet Union and Germany.
There was a red capitalist named Armand Hammer in the United States. His favorite thing was to run to socialist countries like the Soviet Union and China, and eventually became a billionaire.
Kemal had already embarked on his journey back to Ankara, and there were still many things waiting for him to sort out in the new Republic of Türkiye.
Sheffield stood in the Pasha's bedroom and looked at the Southern Cross flag on the flagpole outside. When many things in the new Union were not on track, he said to his wife, "I want to go to the Soviet Union."
"Why do you want to go to that country? Many people say that country is very dangerous." Annie said with some concern, "Isn't the Soviet Union very hostile to people like you? What are you going to do there?"
"Oh?" Sheffield rubbed the stubble on his chin with the back of his hand, and said uncertainly, "I'm going to sell the noose."
(End of this chapter)
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