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"This lineup is okay! Two future secretaries of state, two future presidents of the United States! I was so surprised to be able to enjoy this treatment! Prince Ruprecht snapped the papers in his hand and muttered to himself. To be honest, Ruprecht is really a little scared of this lineup, it's really shocking that these guys can come together!

Let's start with the two secretaries of state, one is William. Lufus. Dey. This guy was almost the shortest-serving secretary of state in U.S. history, from April 28 to September 16, 1898. He was a friend of President McKinley. Although his tenure was short, he did a lot of things, and during this period the Spanish-American War broke out, he not only presided over diplomatic work during the war, but also added peace talks in Paris. In terms of tendency, it was naturally the side that intended to fight the Spanish-American War.

The other future secretary of state was John Brown. Hay. This guy is the current US ambassador to the United Kingdom, and he is Day's next post. Politically, he was more inclined towards the British, while in the Far East, he was inclined to be open to the outside world and opposed the partition of the Qing state. During his tenure, he also settled the dispute over the Samoa region of Germany and obtained the right to dig the Panama Canal, which is also a meritorious service.

These two people are relatively NB, but compared to the remaining two, they are a drop in the bucket, because one of the two future presidents is Theodore. Roosevelt, everybody knows. It's normal for him to come, after all, it may be that this guy planned the Spanish-American War behind his back, and now he looks like he's going to be yellow. Naturally, I couldn't bear to get on the horse in person.

The other president was Woodrow, who declared war on Germany during World War I. Wilson! This guy is supposed to be working as a teacher at Princeton University at this time, why can he come over? Considering what this man has done in history, Ruprecht is thinking about whether to buy it or not. Or do it. Of course, after careful consideration, the latter one was thrown directly, which was just that Ruprecht had nothing to think about. The prince couldn't figure out why this guy had come here, but it turned out that he had come. There is no point in dwelling on the cause!

"A tough battle is coming!" This was the first reaction in Ruprecht's mind. To be honest, although the premium purchased by all parties is huge, it is not a big deal for His Royal Highness the Prince. As he and Tirpitz said, money is sometimes useless! As long as the American gives him a reasonable return, then it doesn't matter if he sells it for 700,000 pounds.

Just a week after the conclusion of the talks with the Russian representatives, the American delegation finally arrived in Munich, and that evening Prince Ruprecht invited the American delegation to the talks in his private capacity. Of course, the main personnel on the American side were naturally Dey and Roosevelt. Hazy's role is not very obvious. Another U.S. president in history, Wilson, played soy sauce.

"Because it is a private invitation, there will be no recorders, and there is no need to worry about any inconvenience caused to you by some of the comments after the meeting. So everyone can speak freely. Your delegation includes a Deputy Secretary of the Navy, an ambassador, a legal adviser to the President and, by the way, a university professor. First of all, I would like to welcome you here. ”

"I know what you are here for, and I can even guess what your country will do in the future. The year after. By 1900 at the latest, you're going to do something to Spain, aren't you? Prince Ruprecht crossed his hands. Leaning forward slightly, he said with a smile.

Day and Roosevelt, though a little surprised, were generally calm. Hay was a little shocked. Wilson, on the other hand, had an expression of disbelief, or it seemed to him that he really couldn't understand why the United States wanted to go to war with Spain.

"And your country's ambitions are great. Not only the West Indies, but also the Philippines and Guam on the other side of the ocean are also your targets, right? ”

"As for why you chose this time, I can guess a little. Mr. Roosevelt, I used to treat you like a friend. But you obviously didn't tell me the truth, and the choice of this point in time also had an element of wariness of Germany, right? ”

"By 1898, the U.S. Navy would have 4 offshore battleships, 2 armored cruisers and more than a dozen protective cruisers. Such a force had an advantage not only over Spain, but also over Germany. We had only 2 Brandenburg-class battleships and 6 armored cruisers by then. The rest of the ships were either on slipways or old and unusable, and if by 1900 we would have at least 6 new battleships, 4 10,000-ton armored cruisers and 6 Munich-type armored cruisers, and then the advantage of the American ocean-going fleet would be almost none, right? ”

"Your country has caught a very good timing! But it doesn't matter, although some people in Germany have ideas about the Philippines, His Royal Highness the Kaiser and the Bavarian royal family have no thoughts about the Philippines. Then you can rest assured. If I had any idea, the German fleet would not have been so slow to expand, and Bavaria would not have cooperated with Chancellor Bismarck in limiting naval armaments. Do you understand what I'm saying? After Ruprecht finished speaking, he looked at the other party quietly.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, for your outstanding contribution to the relations between our countries, and you will be a friend of the United States of America." Day was the quickest to recover from the shock, and he had acquiesced to the prince's claim. The Americans were really interested in Spain, and both the West Indies and the Philippines wanted to get their hands on them!

"But we're just lip service. I can understand that Mr. Roosevelt has something to hide from me, after all, is it a state secret? But personally, the U.S. government is still inclined to Britain in Britain and Germany, is this the same language or because of personal likes and dislikes? I can't tell. You say yes, right? Mr. Hay? Prince Ruprecht said as he looked at the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, who was sitting next to him.

"There are some disputes between our two countries on economic issues, and there are frictions in Samoa, and the foundation is not very good, but everyone can sit down and talk, especially since you are very friendly to the United States, so I believe that in the future, the relationship between the United States and Germany will definitely reach a new level." Hay said with some embarrassment.

"You don't have enough confidence to speak, maybe you don't believe it yourself, right? Or do you think Germany is not easy to get along with, so you don't make an effort to do it? Prince Ruprecht said calmly. But it doesn't matter, I'm willing to make an effort and show you our sincerity, as well as the hypocrisy of certain countries. This matter will not wait long, we will see in 2 years! ”

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