Chapter 595: Asking Price 2
"Whether you think I'm unreasonable or not, that's our answer, and if it's the answer next time you talk about it, you don't have to ask. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBecause we believe that the colonies in the Far East are even more important for your country! Do you still have any questions? The prince was already impatient when he said this.
"Are you representing your country or yourself?" Rout asked.
"As long as this matter is discussed, whether it is discussed in Germany or in the United States, you have only one opponent, of course, you can state my paranoia to the Kaiser, but I do not intend to change." The prince replied.
"The conditions can be negotiated. But first we have to convince the Reichstag that you and the Kaiser can decide everything, but the United States is not up to the president and me to decide. So I hope you understand. Root decided to tone the subject for a moment.
"In addition, I think that the German Reich should send a high-level delegation to the United States in order to get to know each other, as a demand of public opinion, and on the other hand, we need you to coordinate the relations between the great powers of the German and our internal parliament. Because of economic and trade issues, some people in China do not want to see the United States and Germany get close. ”
On the one hand, there are indeed pro-British factions in the United States, and on the other hand, the US government wants to negotiate in the United States, so Root decided to send out an invitation first.
"I have no opinion myself. And I personally have a lot of respect for General Pershing, who fought in the Boer War in South Africa, and I hope to visit his hometown in Missouri. The prince thought for a moment and said.
Unlike in Germany, where politics determines the economy, the American economy determines politics, and God knows how much there is to do with the fact that the United States entered the war in the end, and Wall Street's fear that Britain and France would not be able to recover dollar loans after the defeat of the war.
The prince was not afraid of Wilson or Roosevelt, because they all had the handle in the hands of the prince back then, and they had indirectly helped the Japanese defeat the American fleet. No one is immune to such a big thing. But the president of the United States does not decide everything! So **** decided to go to the United States and coordinate with those parliaments, political parties and capitalists in the United States.
"You will be the most honored guest of the United States of America, the honorable Bavaria****." Rout said respectfully, although the first contact between the two sides was not very harmonious, but it was enough to negotiate the prince's visit to the United States.
At the end of the meeting, the prince went to report to the Kaiser, and it was not surprising that there could be no progress in the first negotiations, and the Kaiser, after a cursory look at the negotiation records, decided to listen to the prince's opinion on the bottom line of the negotiations.
"It is clear that the Americans are very ambitious, and they want to take all our colonies in the Pacific. However, the price offered is too low. It will take a lot of effort to reach an agreement. The prince said.
"It's not that our colonies in the Pacific can't be given to the Americans, but they must be given after the war, and this is the biggest weight for us to check and balance the attitude of the United States. The prince is quite aware of the strength of the Americans, so everything he is doing now is to ensure that the United States does not directly enter the war.
"To be honest, I don't believe in this statement, once the war starts, the Japanese will definitely quickly eat our colonies in the Far East, do we still have to deal with the Japanese together with the Americans in order to fulfill the agreement?" The Kaiser said with some tears and laughter.
"Sometimes an attitude is very effective, if it is simply the United States or Germany to take back the colony after the war, I am afraid that it will be a little difficult, but if the two countries are willing to join forces, Japan will inevitably give in! The Americans have money, and by that time, the combined American and German fleets may have surpassed the British fleet, and we still have legal principles. Do the Japanese dare to gamble with their own national fortunes? ”
"And if we win or draw in World War 1, it will certainly be impossible for Britain and France to clash with us again for Japan. Well, who else can the Japanese rely on? Against a mighty American-German fleet in the Land of Projectiles? What do you think? Although this is only a possibility, Japan does not dare to gamble because if it loses, it will be doomed. And if we do, maybe the Americans will be willing to pay for a solution to this problem once and for all. The prince said.
This is a matter of probability, to use a metaphor of the image point is the Russian wheel bet, only one of the 6 bomb nests has a bullet, but it is not a last resort, and ordinary people dare not give it a try, right? Even if it's just for one try! Because if you lose, the price is your life. Life is only once for everyone! In the same way, a sane government must learn to avoid such seemingly dangerous things.
"Actually, on the other hand, it is not particularly difficult for us to get Japan to spit out the colonies it has invaded, and we must not forget that Japan is an island country that needs to import a large amount of materials to Europe and export corresponding things, and we can completely attack the Japanese transport ships in the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic, even if we can only do part of it, the Japanese economy will definitely not be able to bear it. They can only give in. Sometimes wars do not have to be done by military means to kill the other side. The prince said.
"That is, if we win, there is every hope of recovering our colonies in the Far East? How sure are you? The Kaiser asked.
"7 percent." The prince thought for a moment and said. In any case, it was absolutely impossible for the Japanese Navy to go to the Middle East or the Atlantic to trouble the German ships. After the war, Germany's internal demand was enough for economic recovery, and the status of foreign trade declined a lot. So Germany was not at all afraid that the Japanese would counteract with the same means.
"In that case, I don't want to sell my colonies in Southeast Asia to the United States." The Kaiser thought for a moment and said with a smile.
"We still should sell, we only have economic interests in the Far East, and no one will be embarrassed by us simply doing business, on the contrary, we will be the object of attraction by various countries, because cooperation with us will not lead to a change in the territory. And we should also focus on Europe and Africa. The prince said.
"But I always feel like I'm losing something." The Kaiser said with a little dissatisfaction.
"How about exchanging the colonies of the Far East for Belgium's Congo in Africa?" The prince thought for a moment and said.
"This is impossible, we can't beat the Entente in Africa." The Kaiser didn't even think about it.
"But we can easily take over Belgium. The British and French will not allow us to occupy Belgium, an important barrier. But it is possible for the Congo to give up. In fact, without the support of the Americans, we would not be afraid to fight Britain and France to the ground, especially if we are fully prepared. Ruprecht said.
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