Chapter 269: The Reaction of the Nations

The U.S. Secretary of State held a press conference and did not declare war on the Xia Empire, which made the American people very disappointed with President Roosevelt; The Secretary of State's explanation did not dispel the doubts of Britain, France and Russia, they still believed that the news released by the Xia Empire was true, which was very much in line with the United States' big stick policy and money foreign policy, and assisting the Xia Empire to start a war would save a lot of money than the United States itself, and there would be no casualties among its own officers and soldiers, and more importantly, it could achieve the same goal; This has made Britain, France, and Russia even more hostile to the United States, and no one has any intention of supporting the United States. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Britain, France, and Russia were also secretly glad that the Xia Empire did not do what the Americans demanded, otherwise whether it was attacking the Far East of the Russian Empire or the Indochina Peninsula that occupied LinkedIn, they could not resist alone; If the Xia Empire wanted to occupy the Indian colonies, Britain would not be able to stop it at present, in that case, the British government would not only lose face, but also lose huge economic interests.

After receiving the telegram from the Secretary of State, the US ambassador to Beijing immediately rushed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Xia Empire and urgently asked to see Foreign Minister Hua Guoqiang, who first handed over the text of the declaration of war against the United States to the US ambassador, and then said: "Now that the war has begun, it is useless to say more, I hope that the US government will treat the Chinese in the United States well, and the Xia Empire does not want to see any incidents of mistreatment of the Chinese; Now that the two countries are at war, it is hoped that the US Embassy can evacuate the territory of the Xia Empire within 3 days, otherwise our country will not be responsible for any security problems. Seeing that Hua Guoqiang's attitude was so tough, there was no room for relaxation, and the US ambassador had no choice but to leave silently.

The country that reacted most violently to this incident was Japan, and it turned out that the Americans were playing tricks behind the scenes of such a miserable situation in Japan, and the Japanese emperor immediately convened a cabinet meeting to discuss the policy toward the United States.

Due to Japan's fiasco in the war against the Xia Empire, it was required to cede land and pay reparations, and was not willing to take over this mess, and the Xia Empire was for the sake of Japan's domestic stability, and the cabinet of Xionji Gongwang has been continued; Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Ito Hirobumi and other elders committed suicide after the Xia Empire was insulted for signing a surrender treaty, and Katsura Taro lost the support of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, and thus did not have the ability to form a cabinet with Saionji Gongwang to seize power.

At present, the Japanese government's tax revenue has shrunk, agriculture has been devastatedly affected by the Xia Empire's low-priced grain, the export of industrial products has been blocked, and the Xia Empire's reparations and loans to Britain, France, and the United States have been repaid.

Now that I know the original conspiracy of the United States, so that Japan should bear this tragic consequence, now that the United States has been hit by the Xia Empire, it has no power to fight back, and it does not even have the courage to declare war on the Xia Empire, which directly makes the Japanese despise.

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang spoke first: "Your Majesty the Emperor, everyone, now that everyone has seen the strength of Emperor Xia, I won't say more, my point of view is that now we can only hold the thighs of the Xia Empire and follow the pace of the Xia Empire, and our Great Japan will have the day when it will reappear, so we must take the opportunity to declare war with the United States, and at the same time nationalize the assets of the United States in Japan and auction them to fill the increasingly empty finances." “

The Minister of the Interior, Hara Kei, then spoke: "Your Majesty, I agree with the opinion of His Excellency the Prime Minister, that it is very beneficial for Japan to declare war on the United States and to seek to collect the assets of the Americans, and the loans of the Americans will not have to be repaid, and this time we have a good excuse to justify it; I just don't know what the attitude of the Xia Empire is, we must obey the opinions of the Xia Empire, otherwise the consequences will be very serious. “

The emperor felt that this method was feasible, which could not only bring the relationship with the Xia Empire closer, but also increase the government's revenue, and the United States loan would not have to be repaid, so he said: "This matter still depends on the opinion of the Xia Empire, and I hope that the government will immediately contact the Xia Empire's governor in Japan and closely cooperate with the Xia Empire's instructions; If the Xia Empire allows us to send troops, we will get more booty, even if we can't send troops, just taking possession of the assets and loans of the Americans can ease the government's finances, this is a sure deal, and we must act quickly. “

The Duke of Xiyuan Temple hurriedly bowed down and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

This kind of opportunity to show loyalty to the Xia Empire, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang will not give it to others, and he decided to personally visit the Xia Empire's governor in Japan to express his loyalty to the Xia Empire.

The same thing happened to Yuan Shikai and the Qing court, Yuan Shikai also wanted to take the opportunity to develop his strength, and at the same time he wanted to hug the thighs of the Xia Empire and express his obedience to the Xia Empire.

The Qing court felt that this was a good opportunity to get closer to the Xia Empire, and if war was declared on the United States, it would be able to justifiably occupy the assets of the Americans in their own country, and they would not have to repay the compensation to the United States in the future.

Since the auction of Japanese assets after the last war against Japan, the Qing Dynasty has made a fortune and made them taste the sweetness, and now if they continue to auction the assets of the Americans, the harvest will definitely not be small.

So the Empress Dowager adopted Yuan Shikai's opinion and ordered Zhao Erxun to contact Wu Wenbin, the ambassador of the Xia Empire, as soon as possible to see what the Xia Empire had and what the Xia Empire had to do.

The Great Qing Kingdom, Yuan Shikai and the Japanese government did not consider that the Xia Empire would lose to the United States at all, and they were full of confidence in the Xia Empire.

After discussing the opinions put forward by the Great Qing Kingdom and the Japanese State, Zheng Daoyou, Lu Weimin, and Hua Guoqiang decided that the two countries could side with the Xia Empire and agree that they would declare war on the United States, and that they would not need to send troops to support the Xia Empire, but the Xia Empire would have half of the rights and interests of the United States in the assets and creditor's rights of the two countries.

This is how Japanese assets were disposed of after the last war against Japan, this time it is to follow the practice of the last time, the Great Qing Kingdom is very satisfied with this treatment, and if you can make a little cheap, you can make a little cheap, anyway, it is all cheap for nothing; Although the Japanese are disappointed with the Xia Empire's treatment of floor heating, they know that this is the practice of the Xia Empire, and it is not bad to be able to take advantage of these safely, after all, it is a cheap pick-up.

After learning of the actions of the Xia Empire, the Kaiser only muttered: "The Xia Empire is really restless, and it will definitely be Germany's worst enemy in the future." "This time the Xia Empire did not launch a war against Britain, France, and Russia, but against the United States, much to the disappointment of the Germans; You must know that attacking the United States is conducive to Britain, France, and Germany squeezing the US government and snatching the market share of the United States, although the Germans can also get a piece of the pie from the war against the United States, it is always not as great as the gains obtained by the Xia Empire from directly declaring war on Britain, France, and Russia. (To be continued.) )