"First of all, as a token of appreciation for your contribution to U.S.-German relations, the United States is willing to increase the amount of interest-free loans to the Kingdom of Bavaria to $12 million per year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoOther conditions will not change, and I hope that the cooperation between the two countries can be further improved. "When the two sides met privately for the first time, apart from the recorders of both sides, there was only the prince and Secretary of State Rutte, and there was not a single Prussian in it.

"If we can achieve a happy ending to this cooperation, the relationship between the United States and the Kingdom of Bavaria can go further." Secretary Root's actions are close to public bribery!

12 million US dollars, or an interest-free loan, although the Kingdom of Bavaria must import goods of the same value from the United States, but this is already a lot of wealth for a country with only 78,000 square kilometers, and Bavaria's diamond mines in Africa can't get so much money a year!

"First of all, I thank you for your generosity and kindness, but as a member of the German Empire, I will still fulfill my duties in the following sections, and I hope you will forgive me if there is anything inappropriate." The prince said with a smile.

"I believe that in the face of the increasingly unfavorable situation for the new powers, we should strengthen our cooperative relations, and the United States of America is ready to show the utmost sincerity and effort to help the German Empire, and we hope that you will do the same. We can satisfy the other person's most concerned interests, can't we? Secretary Rult said.

"For example, your country needs money, we can help it, and we need a consolidated bridgehead in the Far East, and your country can help us achieve this, can't it?"

"A consolidated bridgehead? A naval base? The prince said tentatively.

"No, not just a naval base, such a base simply cannot support our layout." Rout thought for a moment and said.

"I'm afraid it's hard to be satisfied, after all, some things can't be solved by money alone, and this is not the time when your country bought Alaska from the Russians." Said calmly.

"But if your country goes to war with the Entente, these places will still be taken away after all, and after the war, even if you win, it will be difficult to take them back, at least it will be more than worth the loss, so it is better to sell them for a good price, isn't it?" Rout laughs and says he feels that his theory is unassailable, because from an economic point of view, what is destined to be lost is worthless, so the buyer can keep the price as low as possible.

"A low-interest loan of $50 million a year for 10 years in exchange for your country's colonies in the Far East." Root offered his own price.

"No need to talk." The prince replied simply.

"Do you think Germany can hold on to its colonies in the Far East?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Root's words.

"We can't hold it, but we have a way to take it back after the war." The prince's answer remained calm, like an ancient well. There are no waves on the surface of the water.

"It's hard for you to convince me, I don't think so." Rout said.

"I don't have to convince you, as long as I think it's achievable, do I? So we are not going to accept this condition, because we think we can take it back, and the prices of those islands in the Far East are far more valuable than the low-interest loans offered by your country! The prince said.

"Then you didn't think about it, in case you can't regain the damage caused? And how much benefit can such a large loan bring to you and the German Empire? This is not the time to be impressed. Root said.

"If I fail, then I will accept my fate, the German Empire is defeated, then the colonies in the Far East will naturally not come back, and my situation will be very bad, so naturally I will not think about these things, but if we win, we will have enough time to deal with the Japanese, once not twice."

"And, I have some doubts, why should you be so concerned about the loss of the colonies in the Far East, which is a German affair? We don't care anymore, what do you care? As for your inability to understand our feelings, I can give an example that is not too graphic. ”

"In times of economic crisis, capitalists would rather cut production or destroy commodities than lower prices, and if you look at this cooperation as a transaction, I think you can draw an analogy to this example. It is the value of the commodity that determines the price, and we believe that these loans are far from enough for us to pay, so we would rather destroy the commodity to force the buyer to increase the price, and never sell it cheaply. What's more, there is a possibility that this product will come back, isn't it? The prince said with a smile.

"It's unbelievable! No, it's a threat! Root quickly figured out what his opponent meant, and to put it bluntly, even if the colonies in the Far East were smashed and occupied by the Japanese, the real trouble was the United States, not Germany, which did not have too many interests and territorial claims in the Far East, and the losses were acceptable, but could the United States accept them? An Asia, dominated and controlled by Japan, is too bad for the United States, and even more terrible, God knows if this belligerent and crazy people will use it as a base to infiltrate the Americas!

In Root's opinion, this is a nonsensical, irrational answer, he does not know what the prince really thinks, but he does not dare to bet! If Germany really did not act, or decided to win the war and take it back, then the United States would have failed in its attempt to gain a bridgehead in the Far East. In this day and age, there is no consolidated military power that wants to guarantee its interests? What do you think?

"It's not funny, Your Highness." Rutte said solemnly.

"This is definitely not a joke, we are facing a battle of national fortunes, maybe we will lose, but we will definitely not allow certain countries to take a piece of the pie from the vestiges of the collapse of the empire in the name of friendship. You want to buy the bottom, but unfortunately, your country has ignored a very important point, the Far East is not important to the empire, but it is the key to your country! ”

"Don't always equate the Far East problem with a market or a source of raw materials, you should consider it from the perspective of the overall situation, although the Pacific Ocean is large, it cannot accommodate two large countries, and the Atlantic Ocean, although it is equally vast, but the other side is not a friend or foe. In fact, the current situation of the United States is very similar to that of Germany, and the United States is facing enemies on both sides of the strait, and it is also suffering from enemies on both sides. After the Russo-Japanese War, the dividing line of American and Japanese power will be Hawaii. And whether or not you can get our colonies or not, your intuition determines whether your country's strategic frontier advances thousands of kilometers or stands still. ”

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