In April 1860, reports on the survival status of black slaves appeared in newspapers in large quantities.

In May 1860, President Abraham Lincoln ordered the northern states to carry out military preparations.

In July 1860, President Abraham strongly condemned the separatist behavior of the southern states.

On July 14, 1860, the first train full of soldiers drove along the railway to the end to the south.

On August 5, 1860, Kentucky announced its withdrawal from the Federation of the United States and formed the Kentucky Confederacy Government in the name of state power supremacy.

On September 10, 1860, the Confederacy of the United States was established. All states that still had slavery and had plantation economic system were joined to the Confederacy.

On September 13, 1860, President Abraham delivered an exhortation speech in Washington.

On October 1, 1860, the first battle began in the season of large-scale harvest in the southern states.

The troops from both the north and the south were concentrated on the eastern battlefield. The southern army, which had just ended the US-Mexico War and achieved a great victory, was commanded by Robert Lee.

After comparing the various forces of both sides, he decided to replace defense with offense and concentrate his troops to destroy the battle.

Although the north has stronger industrial capacity and is the fourth largest industrial body in the world, weapons need to be produced by people and weapons must be used by people. As long as the main force in the north is annihilated, a treaty can be signed and the war will be temporarily terminated.

The season of energy-harvest is over, in exchange for a large amount of pounds, buy the most advanced weapons, enter the relatively slack season of winter, and then fight with the north.

At this time, although the north was mobilized by the media, the enthusiasm for fighting among the people was not weak, and a large number of young and strong laborers joined the army.

The total number of troops in the north is far greater than that in the south.

However, compared with similarities, the north has two fatal weaknesses in military quality.

1. The recruits have never fought a war.

2. The army commander has never fought a war.

Therefore, although there are many people, a long line was set up along the railway line.

Therefore, as long as you encounter troops in the South that have just ended the US-Mexico War and won the victory, they will fail immediately.

The failures one after another made the people in the north gradually feel war-weary.

Although the media and the government are still telling the benefits of national unity.

But, for ordinary people.

The benefit of unification is future events, but now their families cannot come back when they go out but cannot solve it.

In early December 1860, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a new speech.

The theme of the speech was “liberating black slaves.”

The title of the speech was, "The Declaration on the Liberation of Black Slaves".

"Originally on January 1, 1861, those who are slaves who are still in any state that revolt against the United States, or within the specified areas of a state, shall be free forever at that time and thereafter; the administration of the government of the United States, including the navy and army authorities, shall recognize and guarantee the freedom of these people, and shall not act in any way to suppress them when they or any of them make any efforts for their own freedom.

The administration of the government will, on January 1, announce by announcement that the people of those states or those regions of those states are in a state of defiance of the United States, if any; on that day when any state or its people participate in the Congress of the United States with the majority of legal electors, without a strong counter-proof, this fact is that there is no definite evidence that the state and its people have no rebellion against the United States’.

So now I, President of the United States Abraham Lincoln, was authorized as Commander-in-Chief of the United States Navy and Army during the period of rebellion against the armed rebellion of the United States Government, as an appropriate and necessary strategic measure to suppress the above rebellion, and, on January 1, 1863, from the date of the first time mentioned above, publicly declared in accordance with such purpose that those who now oppose the United States have the following states and certain states and their peoples:

Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (excluding St. Bernard, Praquemin, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charlie, St. James, Yasen, Yasen, Derebauer, Lavalsh, St. Marley, St. Martin and Orleans, including New Orleans City), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia (excluding forty-eight counties in West Virginia and Burkeley, Aconmack, Norshanpton, Ilysaber, York, Princess Ann, Norfolk, including Norfolk and Portsmouth), these areas are still temporarily maintaining the original situation before the announcement is issued.

For the purposes mentioned above, I use my authority to formally order and declare that all slaves in the above-mentioned states and in some states will be free forever now and in the future; the Government of the United States, including the Navy and Army authorities, will recognize and maintain the freedom of the above-mentioned people.

I now command these people who have been declared free, unless they are necessary to defend themselves, and I advise them that, in any case possible, they should faithfully work for reasonable wages.

I further declare that under appropriate conditions, these people can participate in military work in the United States, stationed in forts, positions, garrison areas and other areas, and serve on various warships.

I sincerely believe that this act is a just act, in line with the provisions of the Constitution, according to military needs. I pray for the careful judgment of mankind and the grace of the Almighty God.

As proof, I signed it here and stamped the seal of the United States.

In Washington, December 5, 1860

The 85th anniversary of the independence of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln”

At the same time, the northern religious circles also stood up and used passages from the Bible to explain the necessity and justice of liberating black slaves.

Although, when the "Declaration on the Liberation of Black Slaves" spread to some northern troops, it caused a mutiny.

However, the vast majority of the northern troops strengthened their beliefs because they "were doing just things."

On the other hand, many failures have also made the mistakes in the north summarize the experience.

Although they still failed in battle from time to time, the south was not as easy as it was at the beginning.

Moreover, the Red Cross came to save lives and heal the wounded, which gave the soldiers the courage to fight desperately.

Of course, the weapons that are constantly transported from the rear are also their confidence.

Since the Civil War began, the wealth of the Clayden Group on paper has expanded like a person with tens of millions of lung capacity blowing balloons.

Why wealth on paper?

Because, the federal finances did not have so much money to pay for the various war materials provided by the Clayden Group.

From weapons to food to medical devices, even cola drinks and the Monopoly war version for entertainment.

Almost 60% of the supply of war materials was directly or indirectly controlled to the hands of the Clayden Consortium.

There are organizations with similar production capacity as Clayden Group.

However, these organizations did not produce them for various reasons.

Of course, the main reason is that it is uncertain whether the northern federal government will really win.

If it fails, when there is no way to settle cash, every item of goods is now traded, which will be a loss.

They were even betting on the federal government in the north and the Confederate government in the south according to the form of war.

For them, whether it is the victory in the south or the victory in the north, they are still capitalists.

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The vast majority of people have a misunderstanding of the plantation economy in the south.

I thought that plantation economy was a pure primary industry - agriculture.

But in fact, like all feudal landlords, the most profitable method is actually financial means.

In the era of natural disasters, large plantations have a higher ability to bear risks and can make loans to small plantations on the verge of bankruptcy.

As for the bumper harvest era, grain cannot be sold at the price, and small plantations still have to borrow money.

Even slave trading has strong financial attributes.

For example, trade slaves in futures.

A large cruise ship carrying 400 slaves was set off from Africa and it took more than four months to return to the American continent.

Originally, every captain had to bear a lot of risks.

And now, even their ship has not arrived in Africa, the shadow of slaves has not been seen.

They could already sell the ship, all the slaves' ownership.

For others, just trade this ownership voucher directly.

As for the last ship of slaves who returned to America, how many were still alive, how many males were, and how many females were, it had nothing to do with the captain.

It doesn't matter to everyone who has ever handed the voucher. The only one who has something to do is the last person holding the voucher.

The advantage of this is that the capital flows.

The funds on the market actually do not refer to the total amount of funds on the market, but to the amount of circulating funds multiplied by the quantity within a unit time.

When a large amount of funds flows, it means that money can be produced.

The large planters in the south are not unaware that industry, as a secondary industry, is far more profitable than the primary industry.

However, although opening a factory is more profitable than opening a plantation.

But, are you making money?

No, no.

They do not want to embrace the industrial system, nor are they the plantation economy sacred and invariable.

Instead, the federal government of the United States opened factories earlier in the north.

If the south is also industrialized, there is no doubt that the financial center will be transferred to the north.

Once the financial centers are transferred to the north, they will not be able to make money so easily.

They can make money easily now, mainly because they are referees and contestants.

Once the referee's power is handed over, they will be the meat on the chopping board.

Even to a certain extent, the financial industry in the south is more developed than the financial industry in the north with Wall Street as the center.

Because the financial industry in the south is highly in line with the UK.

Although, such a high degree of connection will definitely lead to the leek being cut.

However, the people who were cut off their leeks were not the big planters, but the small and medium planters.
To be continued...