Even if the United States migrated from North America to South America, relying on its original family foundation, the assistance of the Xia Empire and the wealth looted from all over the country, it was still very rich, but it lacked factories and lost mines, and how to convert wealth into military strength was a difficult problem for Theodore Roosevelt. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president in the history of the United States to serve more than 2 terms, due to the invasion of the Xia Empire, which changed history slightly, he did not have permanent blindness in his left eye, and his health was very healthy; Although the United States is facing many difficulties, he is still ambitious, and he mentioned his famous words in many speeches: "Warm words in the mouth, big stick in the hand!" And formulated a policy of befriending the Xia Empire.

Including the Secretary of War William Howard Taft and others, they all hated the Xia Empire's greed for land, and asserted that Brazil, Argentina and other countries have fertile land, suitable climate, and are definitely good agricultural development areas, Chile, Peru and other countries are rich in mineral resources, and the Xia Empire must covet this land; To be friendly with the Xia Empire, you can only dance with wolves and seek skin with tigers; The U.S. government should unite with the G7 alliance to deal with the approaching Xia Empire.

President Theodore Roosevelt's political vision was very vicious, he had already seen the war impulse hidden under the calm appearance of all countries in the world, the white sphere of influence continued to retreat, the interests were gradually seized by the Chinese, the white Europeans will certainly not sit idly by, the next war will be a showdown between the white and the Chinese, the United States does not seek to exert much power in the yellow and white showdown, only wants the United States to exist after the result. There are many contradictions within the country,

Moreover, President Theodore Roosevelt also saw the purpose of the Xia Empire, as long as the United States and the seven-nation alliance continued to war, the United States had the value of existence, then they would not launch a second attack on the United States, which was the premise of the existence of the United States, so he continued to promote his big stick policy in public many times: holding a big stick like honey, walking around the world without hurry; For this he received a new title - the indefatigable lion.

Of course, as the war dragged on, his power grew, forming a government completely loyal to him, making the transition to a dictatorship; At the same time, he began to recruit and nurture outstanding young members of the family, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of whom he was very optimistic about.

Taking the opportunity of the establishment of the Han Kingdom, the United States sent a huge delegation to celebrate. The delegation was led by Secretary of War William Howard Taft and accompanied by the president's nephew, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

According to President Theodore Roosevelt's idea, the delegation would apply to the Han Kingdom for an embassy, and if granted, he would appoint Franklin Delano Roosevelt as ambassador to the Han Kingdom.

Secretary of the Army, William Howard Taaffe, came from a wealthy military family, and his father was Secretary of the Army and Attorney General under President U.S. Grant; Coupled with his lack of eloquence, tactfulness, and political ambition, the president regarded him as his most effective subordinate and did not regard him as a potential adversary.

This time, Taft's mission is to befriend the Han Kingdom, and find out the military intentions of the Xia Empire and the Han Kingdom, after all, anyone will be afraid in the face of the millions of troops in the Han Kingdom, and then purchase enough army equipment and naval warships from the Xia Empire.

After all the public events, Taft and Franklin D. Roosevelt began military negotiations with Chief of General Staff Chen Yifeng and Foreign Minister Li Jingfa.

Taft tentatively proposed: "Your Excellency Chief of General Staff and Your Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, the establishment of a powerful navy and army by the seven-nation alliance is already a cancer that endangers the peace, stability and security of South America, and I hope that the kingdom of Dahan will fulfill its responsibilities as a regional power, join hands with the United States of America to contribute to regional stability and peace, and eliminate the unstable factor of the seven-nation alliance." ”

Chen Yifeng said: "Your Excellency the Minister and Your Excellency the Consul, I am really sorry, the Han Kingdom has just been established, and after many wars and turmoil before, now the people's livelihood is withering, and it is really powerless to interfere in the external situation, so the Han Kingdom hopes to establish diplomatic relations with other countries of good-neighborliness, friendship, equality and mutual assistance; In the old Chinese saying, how can a house be swept without sweeping? At present, the Han Kingdom is powerless. “

Taft said: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the 7-nation alliance has received assistance from European countries, and its military strength has increased by leaps and bounds. “

Foreign Minister Li Jingfa said: "Your Excellency, the Han Kingdom is willing to establish friendly relations with any country, and is not willing to be an enemy of any country, but it is not afraid to be an enemy of anyone, as long as the 7-nation alliance does not do anything that endangers the security of the Han Kingdom, then they are still friends of the Han Kingdom." “

Franklin D. Roosevelt said: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, the interference of European forces has made the regional situation more complicated, and the United States of America hopes that the region will have long-term peace and stability, and that the people will live in peace and prosperity. "Franklin D. Roosevelt was still very young at this time, and he had a quick temper.

Foreign Minister Li Jingfa said: "Hehe, Your Excellency Consul, the aid promised by the Xia Empire to the United States has been successfully completed, if it is very difficult to provide free assistance at present, compared to what you have seen, the Han Kingdom is now too late to take care of itself, and it is really beyond its help." “

Chen Yifeng, chief of the General Staff, said: "In view of the good-neighborly and friendly relations between our two countries, if your country wants to buy heavy military equipment, you can directly contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the General Staff of the Xia Empire, and the negotiation speed will be faster and the price will be cheaper; If it is light equipment, as long as it is owned by the Han Kingdom, it will never be hidden, and it will be sold to your country at the market price; If it is not a military product, no matter how much you need, the Han Kingdom and the Xia Empire will try their best to meet it, and the price is absolutely favorable. “

Now that the United States has been beaten back again and again by the seven-nation alliance, the southwestern provinces have been lost, and they have retreated to the line from São Paulo to Goiânia, and they must be helped, and only by making them evenly matched, can the war become more intense, this is the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and Chen Yifeng must carry it out.

Franklin Roosevelt felt a little proud in his heart, as long as the Xia Empire could sell it.

Taft said: "Thank you for your understanding and support Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff and Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I will notify the country to immediately issue an order to the ambassador in Shangjing; If the army is equipped, we need more mountain artillery, heavy howitzers, heavy machine guns, and light machine guns. “

"Okay, as long as there is a demand, the Han Kingdom will definitely give full support; And do you still need shells and bullets? “

"Now we are able to produce ammunition in large quantities, and we can meet the needs for the time being, and we will contact your country in time when needed."

Roosevelt said, "Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, the United States needs more quantities of coal, diesel, and coke for civilian products. “

Foreign Minister Li Jingfa said: "Coal is very convenient, it can be loaded from the port of Barranquilla in the kingdom, coke and diesel need to be imported from Lu, and your country can directly contact Lu, and the prime minister of Luguo is now in Chang'an City; If it changes hands through our country, the cost will be higher. “

Taft said, "Thank you for the information. Now that we can make an agreement on the supply of army equipment and coal, I wonder what kind of price your country can give? “

"Now the international price of arms continues to rise, but our friendship is always there, let's implement the price agreed with the empire before, but the current inventory of the Han Kingdom is not much; If you buy it later, you will have to apply the latest sales price of the empire. Chen Yifeng thought to himself, for the time being, give them a little sweetness, let them withstand the attack of the 7-nation alliance.

Taft was still very satisfied with the fact that he could get such a price, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for your support, the United States of America will never forget your friendship." “

Chen Yifeng looked like a businessman, and hurriedly asked, "Then how does your country pay for the goods?" You can't take credit now. “

"Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff understands that now that our country's finances are in extreme difficulty, and the people have just solved the problem of food and clothing, they can pay for your country's goods with timber, cotton, coffee, copper ore powder, iron ore powder, copper ingots, steel and other goods, and the price is one percent lower than that of the international market, is it noncommittal?" Taft said embarrassedly, don't say that there is no gold and silver in the United States, even if there is gold and silver, it will not take it out.

In fact, what Taft didn't know was that the bank controlled by Theodore Roosevelt had thousands of tons of gold and a lot of silver, which were all former state property, and during the turmoil, Roosevelt secretly transferred it and became his killer weapon, which also fueled his personal ambitions.

"Okay, your country is just going to transport these supplies to the port of Barranquilla, and then bring back the weapons and equipment and coal that your country needs. If the steel is to be produced according to the standards required by the Han Kingdom," Chen Yifeng said, materials are also money, as long as the price is not high, the empire can fully accept it.

Chen Yifeng's words made the other party very happy, the United States is now very rich in iron ore and copper ore resources, iron ore powder, copper ore powder, copper ingots and steel production is very large, if a large number of coal is imported from the Han country, and more coke is imported from the Lu country, the output of copper ingots and steel in the United States will be greater, and the country simply cannot digest so much production, just sell it to the Han country, stimulate the domestic economy, it is really the best of both worlds.

"Haha, no problem, no matter what standard your country requires, my country can definitely meet the requirements." Taft replied happily.

The two sides negotiated an agreement, smoothly signed an arms sales agreement, and signed a coal purchase agreement with the foreign trade department of the Han Kingdom under the leadership of the General Staff, but the quantity could not meet the requirements of the United States; Subsequently, it signed a contract with the Prime Minister of the State Council for the purchase of coke, coal and diesel.

Taft was very happy to be able to smoothly purchase heavy weapons from the Han Empire in unlimited quantities, and with these equipment, he would definitely be able to fiercely fight back against the Seven-Power Alliance, completely occupy Brazil, and even advance the front to the scope of Argentina, destroy their industrial and agricultural production and the normal life of the people, and reduce their war potential, which will be of great benefit to the United States.

At the same time, it can also be seen that the Xia Empire has no idea of waging war against the United States in a short period of time, and perhaps the president's point of view is correct, as long as the war between the United States and the seven-nation alliance does not end, the United States has the value of existence.