Britain and France were still struggling over the German question, the Americans were taking their own initiative, and Wilson had rallied a group of small nations to form a League of Nations.

Britain and France have no interest in the League of Nations, but that doesn't mean they can tolerate the Americans doing things right under their noses, Britain and France are much stronger in this time and space!

Although Ferdinand was very interested in the League of Nations, it was a pity that it was impossible to gain the dominance now, so it was better to be the little brother of others, so Constantine also joined the camp of Britain and France against the American version of the League of Nations.

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Konstantin proposed: "Why don't we form an international alliance?" Save the Americans from tossing around there! ”

"Pick peaches!"

Lloyd-George and Poincaré had these three words in their minds, and they had no pressure to "pick peaches", especially the Americans!

With the current strength of the alliance of Britain, France and Bulgaria, it is not at all comparable to the Americans, and the influence is even worse, as long as the countries are not stupid, they will know which side to stand on!

After a moment of contemplation, Lloyd George said, "This is a great idea!" ”

John Bull is the best at doing this kind of thing, and the British in this era have played diplomacy to the peak, the most typical of which is the performance in the three periods before, during and after the First World War!

Before the outbreak of the World War, they played with the Germans on applause; After the outbreak of the world war, the British fully demonstrated to the world their ability to pull allies; After the World War, the British still suppressed the aggressive Americans.

Judging from these means, it is enough to see the strength of their diplomatic methods, and this time and space is no exception, Niu Niu's diplomatic methods are still the best in Europe, and the only Austro-Hungarian Empire that can be compared with them can no longer be compared with them with the death of the old emperor.

The Americans' military strength is less than half of that of the same period in history, and if John Bull still has to make concessions to them now, they will no longer be the world hegemon!

Don't look at the Americans in later generations and think that they are also very good in this era, and it is still the era of the British.

In fact, due to the Ferdinand butterfly effect, the duration of the European war was shortened by two years, and the strength of the European continent was more well preserved, and the Americans still could not compare with Europe!

This is not only in the military, but also in science and technology in general, the Americans are now lagging behind Europe, and it will be until the arrival of the Great Depression on the European continent and the immigration of a large number of talented people from European countries to the United States that the Americans will catch up.

Even in the most powerful economic field of the Americans, the total national economic income of the Americans in 1914 was 13.7 billion US dollars, which has exceeded the 11 billion US dollars of the British, but this is only the homeland, plus the colonies are still better than the British!

Of course, in terms of industry, because the Americans' home market is larger, their total industrial volume has long overtaken that of the British, and now their industrial strength has exceeded that of Britain, France, and Bulgaria combined, and still includes the industries of the colonies of the three countries!

On November 13, 1917, at the initiative of Britain, France and Bulgaria, the League of Nations was formed, and in just half a year, 28 countries applied to join, and the influence of the Triple Alliance was extraordinary!

Seeing that nothing could be done, Wilson simply chose to quit, and he directly overturned the table to say that he would not play, and he would regret this hasty behavior in the near future.

On November 15, 1917, Wilson, unwilling to accept defeat, delivered a speech at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris that shocked the world: "Today we have come to Paris with the sincerity of peace, but the result is very disappointing to me, the world is still not fair!

The strong dominate everything, and the weak are precarious!

This is not the world we want, only fairness and fairness, the abolition of unequal treatment, and peaceful coexistence of everyone is our ideal world.

(1) Peace treaties are openly concluded between countries, and there is no secret diplomacy.

(2) absolute freedom of navigation on the high seas, both in time of war and in time of peace;

(3) the removal of economic barriers between countries and the establishment of trade equality treaties;

(4) full mutual assurances that the armaments of States must be reduced to the minimum level that guarantees their internal security;

(5) to adjust the requirements for the colonies, treat the colonial people equally, realize the autonomy of the colonial nationalities, and allow them to be free and independent;

(6) the withdrawal of troops from Italy and the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Italy guaranteed;

(7) the withdrawal of German troops from Belgium and the restoration of Belgian independence;

(8) The German army withdrew from France, and Alsace and Lorraine were returned to France;

(9) the withdrawal of Bulgarian troops from Germany to safeguard the territorial integrity of Germany;

(10) Bulgaria's withdrawal from Romania, Serbia, Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire;

(11) national self-determination in the Ottoman Empire;

(12) the self-determination of the peoples of the Austro-Hungarian Empire;

(13) the self-determination of the peoples of the Russian Empire;

(14) Restoration of the independence of Poland.

I think human nature can be changed, so why can't we be lenient with losers? As long as everyone is more tolerant, war can be avoided completely, and conflicts of interest between countries can also be reconciled, we just lack a tolerant heart!

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Wilson's speech directly pushed the United States to the opposite side of Britain, France, and Bulgaria, and Konstantin was so angry that he gritted his teeth, if the goal of the Americans was achieved, Bulgaria would have no future! No, it's not even now!

Lloyd-George and Poincaré have shown a rare sign of common hatred, and the Americans are pouting at the foundations of their colonial empires!

Once the colonies became independent on a large scale, what about Britain and France or world empires? Britain and France, without colonies, may still be a big country, but they are definitely not great powers, and most of their strength is in the colonies!

The idea of the Americans is indeed very good, as long as they hit the colonial empire, they will be the boss of the era, and with a move of national consciousness, they can disintegrate most of the powerful countries in the world.

It's a pity that they forgot that once the window paper is pierced, the consequences are very serious, and their proposal is not only disgusting to Britain, France, and Bulgaria, but also the Russian Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, and Japan.

It is no wonder that after the First World War, the devastated British were able to block the ambitious Americans back, and so many people were unhappy with the Americans, if they didn't know how to use it, it was John Bull?

Konstantin said angrily: "Mr. Wilson, I suggest that you should reflect on yourself first!

For example, let the southern federation become independent first, and then let the Indians become independent, and the blacks in your country also need to establish an independent state, but your western part is not stable, and they also want to be independent, so why not give them a chance?

When you go back and finish these things, and then come here to say this, I think the letter will be more convincing, and we will be able to feel your sincerity even more! ”

As soon as Constantine's words were finished, he was greeted with thunderous applause, obviously this is the European continent, or the home of the French, and everyone has no good opinion of the Americans.

From a historical point of view, the United States was able to become independent thanks to the selfless help of the French, and if it were not for their death of the British, the continental coalition would not have been able to establish the United States of America.

But after the Americans completed their independence, they couldn't wait to stab the French, and at the critical moment of the French war in Europe, it was more appropriate to forcibly buy the French colonies in the Americas, or to rob them hard, so that the French could have a good impression of them!

Now that they are stabbing again, naturally some people are embarrassing them, for example, someone in the British delegation took the lead and shouted: "Wilson, you son of a bitch, get back to the United States!" ”

Then there was no then, and at the unanimous request of everyone, Wilson had to end up in disgrace. Even if someone supports him, they don't dare to defend him now, dare to offend so many countries at the same time, except for the Americans, no one else can do it!

Despite the ouster of Wilson, the content of his speech spread out, and the independence elements of the colonies knew who to turn to for help, and it can be said that the Americans lit the first fire of the independence movement in the colonies!

Historically, in order to extinguish the fire, Britain and France were exhausted for a long time, so that they gradually went into decline.

Among the major colonial empires, Bulgaria is the least stressed, and for no other reason than "too much sand and too little population"!

Don't look at the area of the Bulgarian colony now, including about 1.8 million square kilometers of Libya + nearly 2.9 million square kilometers of the Arabian Peninsula + about 600,000 square kilometers of Iraq and part of Iran + about 700,000 square kilometers of the Asia Minor Peninsula and Transcaucasia + about 370,000 square kilometers of Italian Somalia = 6.37 million square kilometers, but the total population of these areas is less than 15 million!

The total population of Libya is now less than 500,000, including more than 40,000 Italian immigrants and more than 20,000 Bulgarian garrisons.

The total population of Italian Somalia is less than 650,000, including some Italian immigrants, and you can't make trouble if you want to!

The peninsula of Asia Minor and Transcaucasia, which had to wait until 1950 to reach 10 million people, have just experienced a major war, and the total population is less than 4.5 million, including Armenians and other ethnic groups.

Syria has a population of about 1.2 million, Lebanon about 300,000, Jordan about 300,000 and Palestine about 500,000. (including figures of Greek and Romanian immigrants) was included in the Arabian Peninsula, and the total population of the other Bulgarian-controlled areas of the Arabian Peninsula was about 4.1 million.

The total population of Iraq and parts of Iran is about 2.2 million. (Note: The above information is from the World Demographic Atlas and has been modified in light of the impact of the actual war!) ）

In contrast, the influence on the British is the greatest, who calls them the largest colony and the most populous, and it is naturally the most troublesome to make a mess and want to deal with it!

Konstantin did not know what the final result of the wave of national independence induced by the Americans would be, but he knew that it was now necessary to unite with Britain, France, and other countries and drive the United States to the conference first.

Konstantin hesitated, and finally proposed: "In view of the provocation of the Americans, I think that the League of Nations must give them severe punishment!" ”

Lloyd-George frowned, he also wanted to find the bad luck of the Americans, but people monopolize a continent, and the whip is beyond the reach of the whip!

"Oh, what does Konstantin have to offer?" Lloyd George asked with concern

"The League of Nations strictly investigates the trade goods of the Americans, prohibits them from selling weapons and equipment to foreign countries, disrupts the world order, and can also raise their tariffs appropriately!" Konstantin replied cautiously

Lloyd-George was shocked, if the Americans were allowed to sell weapons to the colonies, sooner or later they would cause a big mess, which the British Empire absolutely could not tolerate, and raising tariffs on the Americans was also a good way to warn!

Before he could speak again, French President Poincaré had already made a decision: "Good! Let's teach the Americans a lesson first, let them know that the world is not yet their turn to call the shots! ”

Sure enough, after having a common enemy, everyone's relationship was much better, and the Americans probably never dreamed that the international alliance they proposed would become the best tool for Britain, France, and Bulgaria to attack them!

Lloyd-George smiled and said: "Since everyone agrees, then we will propose to the League of Nations together to prohibit Americans from exporting weapons and equipment to disrupt world peace, and at the same time everyone will raise tariffs on goods imported from the United States, I think 30% will be a reasonable number!" ”

"Good!" The two said in unison

With such a toss, the economic development of the Americans will inevitably be seriously affected in the future, and the British and French naval bases around the world, as long as they check the US merchant ships from time to time, it will be enough for them to bear it, not to mention the increase in tariffs.

As for whether the League of Nations will pass, just think about how many people the Americans have offended, the US government, which has made a lot of war money, has already begun to float, and recently it has made mistakes one after another, and there is no pressure on everyone to target them.

Konstantin did not have any hope for the implementation of the League of Nations, as long as these countries that were dissatisfied with the Americans could implement him, he would be content, and no matter how bad it was, as long as Britain, France and Bulgaria adopted high import taxes on them, it would be enough to interrupt the rapid development of the Americans' economy!

Of course, if you want to crush the economy of the Americans, don't think about it, unless they can make the League of Nations a monolith, and everyone will block the Americans together, there is still a little possibility!

Now, at most, Britain, France, and Bulgaria are united against the Americans, and even Japan, which has extremely bad relations with the United States, can't do it, so who told them to have to import scrap iron from the Americans?

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