In order to cope with the current situation, on May 15, 1921, a new round of Anglo-French-Bulgarian alliance meeting was held again, and the British Foreign Secretary Gray, the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Metev, and the French Foreign Minister Ed-mond Lefe bvre du Prey9 June (untranslated) met in Paris again.

Obviously, the foreign policy of the British has changed again, and the Japanese have taken the initiative to jump out and pull hatred, and after the United States is finished, Japan, the second naval power in the world, has naturally become the number one enemy of the British, so the Triple Entente still needs to exist!

The main purpose of this time has nothing to do with the Japanese, although they have been pitted, but on the bright side, everyone is still allies, and it is impossible to turn their faces now!

The top priority at the moment is to carve up the interests left over from the United States! The annexation of the eastern states of the United States was in trouble, and the British Empire, which was skilled in diplomacy, had a new idea, which led to this secret meeting.

As the host, the French Foreign Minister was the first to speak: "The situation in the United States is very bad at the moment, and because of the blind actions of the Japanese, all the states are now full of vigilance against us, and our previous plan may not work!" ”

The original plan: The countries will unite to carve up the states of the United States, and each will send troops into its own sphere of influence to control the territory.

This is only a general intention, and the actual partition has already been shattered before it has had time to start. In the face of the US states that are already prepared, everyone can't swallow a few!

Metev said coldly: "If you can't control it directly, then it's better to split them!" Let all the federal states be independent, and if there are those who do not want to be independent, then let them take responsibility for this 'American flu'! ”

British Foreign Secretary Gray objected: "If this happens, the United States will be divided too small, and it will not be easy for us to benefit from it, and it may also cause future turmoil in the Americas!" ”

Metyev said very politely: "So what are you going to do with the United States?" Let them continue to maintain unity, then I am afraid that in another ten years, they will recover again, and then it will be difficult for us to organize a coalition again!

We have already seen the strength of the Americans, and if it were not for their internal contradictions this time, I am afraid that this war would not have ended at all in three or five years!

This behemoth, let them continue to develop, in the future American politicians will definitely promote national unification, even if they don't do it, the consortiums will let the American states merge into one, I don't think that the British Empire will be able to suppress them at that time! ”

Gray's face changed, if there was no war, the British Empire would not be able to suppress the Americans now, the world's largest economy, coupled with their population of up to 100 million, if the Americans are willing, they can completely dominate the American continent.

After the unification of the American continent is completed, even if the whole world joins forces, it will not be able to do anything to them, and in turn the countries will have to be subject to the United States!

Once the United States rises again, the brunt will be the British Empire, and the interests will be interests, but the immediate interests will not affect the future life and death!

The French Foreign Minister also chimed in: "A united United States must not be able to reappear, and the French Republic must not tolerate the existence of an enemy that threatens the European continent!" ”

What the British planned, he did not know, but a pro-British American regime must not be kept, this is the bottom line of the French.

And Ferdinand's bottom line is also very clear, a unified United States cannot exist, if the British want to maintain the unity of the United States, then everyone's alliance will be over!

Gray's face suddenly became gloomy, whether to keep a unified United States, there are still disputes in their country, but the firm attitude of the two countries also hurt him very much!

The independence movements that are now emerging in the American states have the shadow of Bulgaria behind them, and if the British Empire does not intervene, the division of the United States is inevitable.

At least the southern and western states of the United States will become independent from the federal government!

After a pause, Gray said, "It's okay for the United States to be divided, but all the states are independent, and there are too many countries that will split up, so what if we split them into three?" ”

Metyev didn't buy it: "Now that Arisica and Texas have become independent, the United States has actually been divided into three, but their national power has not been weakened much!"

We propose to divide the United States into at least fifteen countries, and we believe that no country except Arisica can have a territory of more than 600,000 square kilometers, lest they become bigger! ”

The eyes of the French Foreign Minister lit up, and in his opinion this was undoubtedly a good idea, only when there were more divided countries, the British could not control them all, and everyone could rely on their own means.

"Mr. Gray, I think Mr. Metyev's proposal is very constructive, a strong United States is not in everyone's interest, especially since they are still a country that dominates the continent!"

Gray fell into silence, in principle he was not against dividing the United States. In terms of strength, it is already the limit of the British Empire to be able to control the states of the East Coast, and they have reached an agreement with the powerful factions in the eastern part of the United States that they will join the British Commonwealth again and retain the status of autonomous regions.

These are all secrets, and in order to complete this plan, they must have the support of all countries, or at least acquiesce, otherwise it will not be easy to implement this plan!

Gray thought for a while and said: "We have no objection to the dismemberment of the United States, but is the area limit of 600,000 square kilometers too serious, we suggest that it be relaxed to 1.5 million square kilometers, so that it will be easier to operate!" ”

Metev thought for a while and said: "It is true that this will be easier, but the trouble is also very serious, if the eastern states plus the Great Lakes region become an independent country, their industrial strength will still exceed our three countries, such an existence is still a threat, I think everyone is still a little troublesome!"

Even if your country can incorporate them into the British Commonwealth, you don't want your younger brother's economic strength to surpass that of the British Empire, right?

It is better to add one more powerful member, it is better to add two or three weaker members, so that your country can also be easily controlled! ”

Gray's face remained unchanged, but his heart had already begun to go up and down, and the plan was exposed in advance.

But the worst has not happened yet, since Metyev has brought it up so aggressively, it also means that Bulgaria is not very exclusive to this matter, and what they need is undoubtedly an exchange of interests!

The French foreign minister also set his sights on Gray, as if to ask him to give a satisfactory answer, otherwise it is not known what will happen next.

Gray smiled slightly and said: "Don't look at me like that, if you are interested, you can also get a piece of the pie, if the United States is willing to join the two countries, we will not object!" ”

Metyev rolled his eyes, if Bulgaria had that influence, it would have done it a long time ago, would he still need to sit here?

The French foreign secretary fell into calculations, as if he was thinking about whether he could learn from the British, and finally reluctantly found that they were a republic, and the system suitable for the British was not suitable for them!

Seeing this, Gray added: "The British Empire hopes to get the support of both of you, and in return, we will support the French Republic in annexing the colonization of Cuba to the United States, and Bulgaria will get the Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian Islands!" ”

Metev laughed and said, "Mr. Gray, are you really treating your friends?" The Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian Islands are now in the pockets of the Japanese, and Bulgaria does not have the strength to compete with them in the Pacific! ”

Gray said calmly: "As long as there is the full support of the British Empire, these are not problems, and the Japanese have not yet dared to oppose our two countries!" ”

Metyev thought for a moment and said: "Don't, Bulgaria has no interest in the Pacific Ocean, we don't have such a good appetite, we still want other regions as compensation!" ”

Although the Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian Islands are rich, they are not worth Bulgaria's efforts to compete with the Japanese.

Seeing Metyev's refusal, Gray was not surprised, this was inevitable, the interests of these two archipelagos alone were not enough to make the Bulgarians and the Japanese die.

After a pause, Gray asked rhetorically, "You want to be there?" ”

Metyev jokingly said: "If I said I wanted Egypt or South Africa, you would definitely not give it, and the other autonomous regions are also treasures of the British Empire!"

So what about all of your other African colonizations except for these two? ”

(Note: In addition to Egypt and South Africa, the British non-colonies include Tonga Seychelles, Cameroon, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mauritius, Malawi, Gambia, Sudan, Botswana, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Kenya)

Gray smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Metev, your appetite is too great, this is to drive us out of the very!" ”

Mejev laughed and said, "Mr. Grey is joking, South Africa, the real pearl of Africa, and the most important Egypt are in your hands, and these places we want seem to be large in size, but in fact they are of limited value!"

If you think it's too much, then we don't want Tonga Seychelles, Cameroon, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mauritius, Malawi, Gambia! ”

Gray was quite unaccustomed to the Bulgarians' bargaining methods, and had just begun to negotiate, and Metyev's asking price instantly shrank by a third.

Don't look at their shrinkage fast, just think that their bottom line is very low, basically at this time, they are already close to their bottom line, and it will be difficult to continue to bargain!

Gray smiled and said: "Mr. Metyev, I don't think it's better to do this, the Sultan and the British Empire can't give up, as compensation, how about our three countries jointly occupy the Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian Islands?" ”

In order to pull people on board, Gray also took great pains, once the United States was divided, their energy would have to be concentrated on the Americas, and there would be no extra energy to suppress the Japanese.

But just after stabbing them in Japan, they must retaliate, so they simply dragged the two countries to the Pacific Ocean in the name of compensation, and the three countries directly blocked the way of Japanese development!

As for whether the Japanese government will compromise or not, just look at the size of the Royal Fleet in the Pacific region, it is not the turn of the Japanese to call the shots!

After thinking about it, Metyev did not find a problem, once the three countries united, no country in this world could compete with them.

If you don't offend the Japanese, this is not in the scope of consideration, anyway, because the Russo-Japanese War has already offended, and now I don't care about doing it again!

Metyev smiled and said: "Well, Gray's diplomacy is really powerful, we Bulgaria will give up the Sudan region!" ”

In terms of area, the Sudanese region at this time was not small at all, with more than 2.3 million square kilometers, which is larger than all the other regions proposed by Bulgaria combined!

In terms of economic value, it is far less than the Philippines or the Hawaiian Islands, and this is an easy trade-off, and the main purpose of the British to keep the Sudan is the Suez Canal.

Unlike the Arabian Peninsula, Sudan has ports suitable for warships, so it is not surprising that the British are reluctant to give up.

Bulgaria agreed to the deal, and Gray set his sights on French Foreign Minister Ed-mond Lefe bvre du Prey9 June, waiting for his reply.

Ed- mond Lefe bvre du Prey9 June thought for a moment and said: "We agree in principle to this deal, but the French Republic still has the right to act in the United States, and if we want to draw a certain state into our sphere of influence, your country must not stop it!" ”

Gray smiled slightly, the greatest benefits were swallowed by the British Empire, and of course he couldn't stand in the way of the French. He replied calmly: "I have already said this question just now, if you have the ability, you can take action, but it must not affect the interests of the British Empire!" ”

Metjev half-jokingly asked, "Is that also us?" ”

Gray replied confidently, "Of course! ”

It's not that he looks down on Bulgaria, it's really that Bulgaria's presence in the Americas is too low, and who will buy them?

Metev is naturally clear about this question, if he could fool Ferdinand, he would have gone to fool a long time ago, so why wait now?

However, he is not optimistic about the British plan, even if the split country is willing to join the British Commonwealth, it is not so easy to command!

As a qualified American, in addition to believing in God, he hated the British, and the judgment of Bulgaria on this issue had long been made and did not think that they would be able to succeed.

Even if the British Empire is strong now, these Americans are forced to compromise, and it is a matter of time before they backfire, and once there is a problem in the British Empire, the Commonwealth will come to an end!

Well, this pit British must jump, only by annexing North America, their position as world hegemon will be consolidated, otherwise sooner or later they will be surpassed, who called them too small on their homeland?

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