In the days that followed, Rio Heng felt that his signal of goodwill had been warmly responded to by all walks of life in the United States, and the American newspapers used all kinds of praise for himself and Mary.

Yes, Johenco was not alone in the praise of Americans, Mary was also a true European monarch, Queen of Austria and Queen of Hungary, and these two crowns were more important than the crown of the Empress of the German Empire in the eyes of ordinary Americans who longed for European aristocracy.

What's more, some third-rate tabloids who don't know the situation or don't want to know the situation are called the empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, saying that this is the monarch of two European powers who came to the United States together, and it is the expression of the mainstream European society facing the United States.

Accompanied by the President of the United States, Jochen visited New York City, and the convoy was flanked by American citizens who had come to see the German Emperor, and everywhere he went, there was a sea of flowers and applause.

In several public speeches, Jochen showed a humorous and talkative attitude that was very much in line with the appetite of Americans, and his image was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the American people.

However, the current New York is not the New York of the future, there is no World Trade Tower, there is no Empire State Building, and Times Square is not prosperous enough, so except for going to Liberty Island to get up close and personal with the Statue of Liberty, there are not many places worth visiting in New York.

After two days of relaxing sightseeing in New York, Jochen took a special train prepared by the U.S. government to Washington, D.C., by land.

The reason why he chose New York as his first stop on his way to the United States, rather than going directly to Washington, D.C., was partly because he wanted to gain favorability in the largest city in the United States, and partly because the German warships escorting him were not suitable to accompany the Hohenzollern directly into the Potomac River.

Upon arriving in the nation's capital, the relaxed and friendly atmosphere of New York was all but gone, and Jochen had to grapple at the negotiating table with Theodore Roosevelt, one of the greatest presidents in American history.

"His Majesty Joachim, the United States does not intend to take the initiative to intervene in the war in the Far East, the armistice is a matter between Japan and Russia, and the United States has no reason to intervene." Roosevelt said with sincerity.

If Japan asks the United States to intervene, then there is a reason, right? Jochen looked at the US president in front of him with a serious face and cursed again in his heart, no matter what history says, the great politicians are all experts who can tell nonsense seriously.

"Your Excellency Roosevelt, I can understand the peace-loving purpose of the United States, but the United States, as a major power in the Pacific region, has the responsibility and obligation to make efforts to maintain peace and stability in the region.

Joheng is also a typical open-eyed nonsense, he wishes that the more fierce the Japanese and Russians fight, the better, and also lent the Philippine port to the Russians to use, no matter how you look at it, it is not for the sake of peace and stability.

"Your Excellency Roosevelt, what do you think of the war in the Far East? How will this war end? Yochen asked.

"Judging from the current situation, it is clear that the Japanese have the initiative and control the sea, and the situation on the ground is very smooth, but Russia's national and military strength is far superior to Japan's, so it is not yet possible to say who will be the final victor." Although Roosevelt himself was more optimistic about Japan, the current war situation was uncertain and full of variables, and the German emperor in front of him could be said to be a potential ally of Russia, so Roosevelt replied ambiguously.

"I think the Japanese will win in the end." Jochen smiled slightly, but what he said startled Roosevelt, as an ally of the Russians, he had no confidence in Russia? And to say it so bluntly!

Was it because the Germans saw that the situation of the Russians was not good, and they were ready to pull the United States to force Japan to cease the war? If this is the case, then it can only be said that the German emperor in front of him is too naïve, because it is not in the interests of the United States, especially since in March his classmate Komura Shotaro had already expressed his intention to hope that the United States would help Japan end perfectly.

But Jochen's next sentence made Roosevelt wonder again: "The Japanese will win in the war, but only in the war." ”

"Your Majesty Joachim, do you mean that the Japanese cannot win a victory other than war?" Roosevelt wondered.

"That's right, Lord Roosevelt, the fleet of the Russian Navy left Manila for their battlefield before I came to the United States, and our naval observers expressed concern about the state of the Russian fleet that had come from a long distance, so that the Russian Navy would not necessarily be able to defeat the Japanese Navy and gain sea supremacy, and the Russians, who could not gain sea supremacy, could no longer turn the tide on land, so the Japanese might be victorious at the military level.

But if this war is a burden for Russia, it will be a disaster for Japan, because Russia's national strength allows Russia to withstand military defeat, but Japan's economy, even if it wins militarily, is still on the verge of collapse, so I think that the victory of the Japanese is only a military victory. Jochen said with a smile.

But now Jochen's smile had another meaning in Roosevelt's eyes, even if the Russians lost militarily, as long as the war dragged on longer, Japan might not be able to hold on, and then the Russians could still get a favorable ending for themselves.

Such a result is something that the United States does not want to see, although the Russians are in a bad situation now, but if the German emperor in front of him is willing to help, it is very likely that the Russians will drag the situation in a direction that they do not want to see, but why should he sue himself for this? Do you want Germany to get too involved in this matter?

Even if they help Russia, it can't affect their own interests, so the Germans can't do it too fanfare, especially when Anglo-German relations are not dealt with now, so they want to pull the United States, a country that has little to do with Europe, Roosevelt thought that he understood Jochen's plan, and he would never have thought that Germany was preparing to let the Russians shed more blood and hurt more vitality, after all, Germany is now favoring Russia no matter how it looks at it.

"What do you mean?" Roosevelt asked tentatively.

"Your Excellency Roosevelt, neither the United States nor Germany wants to see the Far East in a situation of turmoil, so it is our common desire to restore peace and stability here, so I hope that our two countries will be able to reconcile the contradictions between Japan and Russia.

But I think that the Japanese side may not be very willing to accept a fairer solution in the event of a military victory, and His Majesty Nicholas II may have a hard time accepting a harsher armistice conditions, so the differences between the two sides will be more difficult to reconcile.

Germany will do its best to dissuade Russia from stopping this unstable war and make them willing to sit down at the negotiating table, and I hope that the United States will be able to get Japan to come up with a proposal that is acceptable to Russia.

In the final analysis, the war was initiated by the Japanese, and the total defeat of the Russians was not conducive to peace and stability in the region, and I think the United States should not be willing to see such a situation, especially when the United States had some unpleasant circumstances in Hawaii in 1894. ”

Many people know that the First Sino-Japanese War was the first battle fought by the Japanese Navy and other countries, but few people know that the Japanese Navy almost fought the Americans before the First Sino-Japanese War.

In January 1894, when the anti-queen coup d'état broke out in Hawaii, which was still an independent kingdom at that time, there were about 60,000 Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.

The Japanese have long coveted Hawaii, and Togo Heihachiro is looking for faults, and Japanese warships need to salute when they enter the port of Honolulu as foreign warships, but Togo Heihachiro swaggered in on the grounds that the Hawaii Provisional Government is illegal and Japan does not recognize it, and at this time there are still 4 American warships in the port.

And then there was a stubble for Togo to play on, a Japanese escaped from the Hawaiian prison and swam aboard the Naniwa, the Hawaiian government came to ask for someone, Togo not only refused to hand over the man, but also made the warship ready for battle and ready to fire, completely ignoring the U.S. Navy in the town here.

However, because the Japanese government thought that there was no chance of winning by turning against the Americans at this time, it finally decided to settle the matter, asked Togo to hand over the people, and called Togo back when the situation calmed down.

As a result, it didn't take long for the U.S. president to change, and after Cleveland became president, the Americans began to think about Hawaii again, and then the Japanese government ordered Heihachiro Togo to command the Naniwa and run to Hawaii with the Takachiho, and then the situation in North Korea was tense before it was recalled.

Therefore, Japan and the United States have been at odds with each other in the Pacific for a long time, and Jochen reminded Roosevelt that if the Japanese were to dominate the Western Pacific, the United States would definitely not be able to do well. R1152