Chapter 17 Reasonable and Legal Defaults

As soon as the League of Nations meeting was over and the diplomatic note reached Washington, the Wilson administration could not live its life, which was too bullying!

The League of Nations did not take the United States of America into account at all, and first demanded that the United States Government hand over the murderer, which was easy to do, but it was nothing more than a matter of scapegoating.

But the sky-high reparations in the back really cost lives, and Wilson suddenly found that the reparations of the Germans were really not much, at least compared with the sky-high indemnities issued by the League of Nations, the former was less than one percent of the latter!

After the analysis of the think tank, it was finally concluded that the purpose of the countries of the world this time is to destroy the United States of America, and this kind of destruction is not necessarily military, but also economic!

It can be seen from this amount of reparations that the total amount of zero and zero adds up to a huge indemnity of 5 trillion pounds, even if all mankind pays together, it can't afford to pay? How is it possible for the U.S. government to pay?

Even if it is a bargain, just paying one percent of the reparations can bring down the U.S. government, and even if it is one percent of the reparations, it is the output value of the American people for decades!

If the United States is sold, it is impossible to pay the starting compensation, but the League of Nations still put it forward, of course, in addition to the compensation, there is also a sky-high fine for crimes against humanity, in short, the US government wants to pass the customs this time!

It seems that the amount is huge, and if it is evenly distributed in front of each of the dead, this figure will be the same, but the standard is a little higher, and what is unacceptable to the Wilson government is that they also have to pay the same amount of compensation for the death of the natives!

Nima, according to their previous estimates, the U.S. government will pay the pensions of the 3 million people who died in Europe at most, and it's a big deal that he will go to European countries to apologize and walk around, and the reality tells him that he thinks too well!

Everyone's temperament is not good, when they were alive, the natives were not valuable, but now that they are dead, they are legal citizens of other people, and the Americans must be responsible!!

Wilson asked, "What do the capitalists say?" What explanation do the Kansas conglomerates have, they provoked the goods, and it's time to give an explanation? ”

Les smiled wryly and said, "There is no valuable answer, the answer is the same for everyone, they are not in the know."

The capitalists have tacitly cut with the Texas Chemical Plant, and even the companies that have done business with the Texas Chemical Plant have recently changed their bosses, and they are all a group of stunned young people who have been pushed to the forefront.

The major consortia have expressed their anger at this incident, and they are also very helpless about this matter, and some people are even worried about the outbreak of war and are preparing to transfer their assets. ”

Wilson chose to remain silent, of course the consortium would not do such a thing that would cause public anger under normal circumstances, but judging from the current situation, it seems that someone is really doing something at the Texas chemical plant in the future.

And the flu virus is just an accident, whether it is an accident or not, and now the US government must turn it into an accident so that it can continue to negotiate with the League of Nations.

In order to do this, the relevant people involved must stand up and explain the cause and effect, instead of those who know are dead as they are now!

Wilson asked, "When will the accident investigation team sent by the League of Nations arrive in the United States?" ”

Rice thought for a moment and replied: "Half a month later, a total of thirty-eight countries have sent representatives to participate, and the results of their accident appraisal this time will determine whether the League of Nations will use force against the United States of America!" ”

Wilson rubbed his forehead, the biggest crisis since the founding of the United States of America has come, and the enemy of the world is definitely not so easy to do!

Single-handedly do the world's work, or leave it to someone else to do! With the ethnic composition of the United States, once it is confirmed that this pandemic is a human force.

If all countries declare war on the US government on this ground, they should not expect a high level of patriotism among the broad masses of the people, because the possibility of them taking the initiative to join the army to defend their homeland and the country is not as likely as being to form a revolutionary party to launch an uprising!

Therefore, the war must not be fought, and even if it is to be fought, it cannot be fought with this problem! Otherwise they will have no troops to use, and the population will be on the opposite side of the government!

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Ferdinand smiled and looked at the results of the League of Nations meeting, which went even more smoothly than he expected in advance, all the evidence pointed to the Americans, and of course the governments were anti-American!

Now that all European countries are not anti-American, they are all national thieves, and international public opinion has been guided, and the families of the deceased are clamoring for revenge from the Americans, how can politicians speak for the Americans?

Bulgaria's biggest enemy in the future is now embattled, and the Americans do not yet expect to be able to overturn the case, at least for a hundred years, the current level of science and technology will not overturn the conclusions made by the League of Nations!

As for a hundred years later, so much time has passed, and it's useless to overturn the case? Do we expect the participating countries to collectively admit their mistakes and rehabilitate the Americans?

Bearing the hat of crimes against humanity, as the culprit responsible for the deaths of 100 million people around the world, the Wilson government, no matter how powerful it is, has no chance to use it.

And from now on, the US government has lost the right to attack the outside world, as long as they dare to take military action against the outside world, everyone will think of the "American flu" and think of the Great Cleansing!

Ferdinand said calmly: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that we will not repay all the loans of the Americans, and we will also confiscate all the assets of the Americans in Bulgaria for post-disaster reconstruction work!" ”

Ferdinand is in a very good mood now, and after an operation, he doesn't have to pay back the money he owes to the Americans, and he can also confiscate all their assets under insurance.

Moreover, Bulgaria could confiscate their assets in bond, but the U.S. government did not dare to take any action.

The Wilson administration has realized that the "American flu" and the Dexter chemical plant leak have been tied together, and at this time it is their fault, as long as the governments do not send troops to them, then everything is negotiable!

Prior to the announcement of this decision, the assets of the Americans in insurance had actually been seized, but they had not yet been confiscated and were temporarily frozen.

Now that the League of Nations has made a decision to close the coffin and confiscate their property, it is reasonable and legal!

Foreign Minister Metev replied: "Yes! But Your Majesty, should we take part in military operations against the U.S. government? ”

The final conclusion of the investigation of the League of Nations has not yet come out, but this does not prevent everyone from organizing a coalition and giving the Americans a ruthless blow!

Ferdinand frowned, he hesitated, is it really so easy to win on the expedition to the American continent? What if the Americans survive this catastrophe, they break the jar and break it, and they appear as the public enemy of the world?

"Look at the attitude of the British, as long as they dare to send the main force of the Royal Navy, we will participate with all our might, if the British are half-hearted, then we will go through the motions!"

In the end, Ferdinand chose to participate, mainly because the temptation was too great! If the military operation is successful, the United States can be dismembered, and everyone can fully support their own independent state.

Although there are not many Bulgarians in the United States, there are still quite a few Slavs, and it is also possible to integrate and create a state, by the way, to penetrate the tentacles of Bulgaria deep into the American continent!

It doesn't matter if it fails, it's a big deal that the navy has suffered heavy losses, most of the territory of Bulgaria is connected, and the importance of the navy is not so great.

Even if the whole army is wiped out, in two or three years at most, Ferdinand can build a Bulgarian navy again, there is nothing to be afraid of!

This is mainly the sequelae of the appearance of the aircraft, if it were not for the birth of the Air Force, it is estimated that now everyone has no nonsense and went straight to the door.

It is impossible for the US Navy to win the combined fleet formed by various countries, not to mention the US Army, even the Bulgarian militia can look down on them!

However, Britain still has Canada in the Americas, and Mexico to the south of the Americans, and the countries can still transport their troops there, unless the Americans have the ability to unify the American continent before the countries attack!

It's not that Ferdinand looks down on them, with the strength of the U.S. Army to unify the American continent, it can't be done without ten or eight years!

To blockade the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, it is estimated that it will not be possible to triple the size of the US Navy, and once the coalition forces have completed the landing anywhere, there will be nothing for them!

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When Bulgaria announced its refusal to repay its U.S. debt, the governments of the world naturally made a decision in the shortest possible time and joined the army of defaulters!

Everyone is justified in repaying the debt, and the money will be used by governments to rebuild after the disaster and make up for the losses caused by the "American flu".

The most direct consequence is that the industries that the Americans have been operating overseas for hundreds of years have been collectively confiscated by various governments in just over a week!

For a time, the American consortium suffered heavy losses, and many weak consortiums even fell into a debt crisis, especially the financial institutions engaged in international loans, which were all lost this time!

There is no doubt that it is John Bull who has made the biggest profit this time, and who calls them more colonies? Naturally, the Americans above invested more!

John Bull, who had no discipline, should have directly sent the navy to intercept American merchant ships everywhere, and when he was caught, he directly announced the confiscation, and the United States, which originally replaced Britain as the world's largest shipping power after the world war, was beaten back to its prototype overnight!

And since June 1919, all foreign trade in the United States has been interrupted, business is really impossible, and the outside is full of robbers, and the products of the Americans will be confiscated and traded.

The Wilson government can only quietly watch all this happen, not to mention the major powers, even the puppets supported by the US government, and now they do not hesitate to backfire, for example, the Cuban government has confiscated all US assets and laid off all US debts!

Take action? How to act? Declaring war on the whole world? It is estimated that it is in line with people's intentions, and governments are still hesitant to do anything to them? If the U.S. government takes the initiative to take military action, then no one needs to think about it!

The American people's dissatisfaction with the Wilson government is already the highest in history, and the capitalist consortium has also endured the government to the limit, but the position of the Wilson government has been further consolidated, and the opposition parties have no intention of impeaching the president, but Wilson himself has repeatedly proposed to resign!

No way, it's useless for anyone to come to power now, this mess is enough to collapse any politician, buy interests, divide and disintegrate the alliance of countries?

The Wilson administration has been doing this all along, but they didn't expect their opponents to be so ruthless, directly confiscating all their overseas property and relieving all American debts.

What else is the U.S. government going to buy now? People don't need you to reduce their debts, everyone just robs them and buys them!

Differentiation and disintegration are obviously not so easy to do, everyone has shared the spoils together, and the hostility towards the United States has naturally increased a few points, what if the snake does not die, what if it will be retaliated against in the future?

Big countries may not be afraid of the infamous United States, but small countries are afraid? Especially the Americas, right on your doorstep?

Theoretically, as long as Britain, France, Bulgaria and Japan are bought, this crisis will pass, but in fact, the biggest problem is that it is difficult for the four countries to be bought, and everyone will not be tempted to carve up the American continent!

The opportunity is right in front of you, why let it go? What leverage can the U.S. government use to satisfy everyone? At least to satisfy the British Empire, who are the leaders of this event!

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While everyone was discussing what to do with the Americans, the Admiralty made a proposal to Ferdinand to occupy Liberia as a colony for Bulgarian exiles!

Everyone knows that this is a colony of the Americans in Africa, but it does not directly rule and prop up a puppet regime.

Now while the Americans have no time to take care of attacking here, there is no military problem, and the US Navy does not dare to leave the port at all, otherwise it will not think about going back!

Their merchant ships can be confiscated, and everyone can confiscate their warships. The Japanese Navy is already preparing to attack the Philippines, and Bulgaria is also involved in the distribution of spoils.

Don't think about the big islands, they are in the pockets of the Japanese, as a price for supporting their military operations, small ports are still rewarding, there are more than 7,000 islands in the Philippine archipelago, and the Japanese government does not mind that the Bulgarian government gets a foothold!

Of course, the most important thing is that Bulgaria's strength in Asia is too weak to threaten them, and it is still very worthwhile to exchange one or two small islands for the support of a great power!

But what is the use of Bulgaria asking for Liberia? It seems that the resources are there, but they can't be developed in the short term?

Do you really want to add a penal colony for prisoners like the Admiralty?

Ferdinand asked with concern: "How many troops will be sent to take Liberia?" ”

Admiral Petrov thought for a moment and said: "One shore defense battleship, two cruisers, and with the addition of a Marine Corps regiment, we can get rid of the local American colonial government!" ”

Ferdinand rubbed his forehead, this is also a country? The war of annihilation of the country was so serious, and in the end it was found that it was actually a child's house, and a regiment could solve the problem, why did you talk so much nonsense?

Ferdinand asked suspiciously, "It seems that the colonial government has the authority to mobilize a regiment of troops, right?" Need you, the Secretary of the Admiralty, come to me personally? ”

According to the regulations of the Bulgarian colony, the colonial government could mobilize troops of up to 3,000 men within the colony, and the attack on Liberia was within the range!

Nominally, Liberia is still an independent country in Africa, and its international status is that of indigenous tribes, and there is no need to declare war to attack indigenous tribes, so the colonial government can decide for itself!

Petrov said with some embarrassment: "The colonial governments of Africa are against this military action, they think that Liberia has no value, it is not worth the trouble for a criminal penal colony, and it is better to send people to plantations than to exile them!" ”

Ferdinand nodded, Liberia does not have development value in the short term, but if the cost is low, he still doesn't mind taking it into his hands.

In the future, it can also be used as a refugee camp in Bulgaria, and the government can introduce a law to send all the refugees who are not needed in the country to come to the country, out of sight and out of mind!

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