Originally, the bottom line of his plan for non-negotiable negotiations was only Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, and now he has added Burma and the Andaman Islands to the west, and this is not all Li Hui's requirements for land cession, but the rest can be left to choose among several plans.

"It's just too greedy, but if it were me, the conditions should be similar, right?" When Joseph Chamberlain thought about it, his mind quickly balanced. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, Burma and the Andaman Islands have been occupied by Chinese troops, and Britain will certainly not be able to retake them for at least a few years, so long, even if China is not enough to fully digest them, the rule can at least be initially consolidated, coupled with China's geographical advantages and the huge population, I am afraid that no one can take away those lands again, in this case, unless the Chinese have water in their brains, it is impossible to spit out these meat that has been bitten into their mouths.

From this, Joseph Chamberlain immediately understood China's thoughts, "In fact, the Chinese use India and peace as a bargaining chip to exchange other colonies with us." ”

"It's logically reasonable, but the appetite is a little too big, South Africa plus Ceylon, Australia and New Zealand, and Canada, choose one of the three? Although the value of India is indeed worth it, but ......", Joseph Chamberlain finally couldn't help but stand up at the negotiating table and roared loudly at Tang Shaoyi, "You can't eat India at all, and it's too good to take a piece of land that you would have given up in exchange for our model colony of the British Empire, right?" ”

"It's not us China who is seeking peace now, although the British Empire has a profound heritage, it may not be able to drag it out, but this war is really going to drag on, who is happy? It's the United States and Germany, the two challengers! Although Tang Shaoyi has gradually realized the essence of strong country diplomacy, he is still gentle and elegant in his speech, but because he has a detailed understanding of the world situation and Joseph Chamberlain's life in advance, although his luck is mild, it has put great pressure on Joseph Chamberlain.

And Tang Shaoyi's placing the United States before Germany unexpectedly made Joseph Chamberlain's heart move and gave birth to a bold idea, "Could it be that the Chinese actually regard the United States as the greatest enemy in the future?" ”

Because the United States has always kept a low profile, is located outside Europe, and has international financial capital secretly helping to guide public opinion, Britain has mostly regarded Germany as the most dangerous challenger to imperial hegemony from top to bottom, and has long turned a blind eye to the rapid development of the United States.

But as an extremely successful industrial capitalist, Joseph Chamberlain saw the bottomless potential of the United States as early as the early 1870s, and he was extremely wary of financial capital, which had no sense of the state at all, and he noticed earlier that they had been fostering the United States, which was naturally suitable as a safe haven for capital, and therefore became increasingly wary of the United States. Many years ago, Joseph Chamberlain had already believed that perhaps it would be the Germans who would challenge Britain to the war, but it could only be the United States on the other side of the ocean that would really replace Britain as the new world hegemon!

But Joseph Chamberlain, a capitalist, could not have gone to the grassroots to mobilize the masses, even though he had won the hearts of the people because of his outstanding political achievements; And if he goes up the upper route, no matter how hard he tries, he can't wake up a group of people who are pretending to be asleep. Over the years, although successive prime ministers have held him in high esteem, they have only used his popularity and talents to give him strong support for his grand vision of integrating the British mainland and the colonies into a true empire.

This made Joseph Chamberlain determined to run for prime minister, but he knew very well that the hope of success was slim. With the British electoral system, public opinion can never compete with the will of capital, and with the increasing hollowing out of British industry, industrial capital is far from being a match for financial capital, and those oligarchs will not make him, a guy who might flip the table, prime minister......

However, now after perceiving the faint hostility of the new Chinese regime towards the United States, the elder Chamberlain suddenly found a new way to save the British Empire, "Whether the Chinese leaders really think so or not, as long as China and the United States are adjacent on land, it will be difficult to think of not being hostile, and at that time, the balancing strategy that our British Empire is good at can come in handy......"

And if you think about it, compared to the other two options, Canada would have been the most suitable. If South Africa and Ceylon are given to China, then India and Australia are still under the threat of the Chinese navy, and once war breaks out between the two sides again, the Chinese navy can easily cut off the connection between the British mainland and it. And even Australia alone is worth more than Canada, which has a bitter cold climate and a strong neighbor, not to mention a New Zealand.

"And if my guess is correct, the plan proposed by the Chinese should still be able to bargain, just cut a part." But in Australia, as long as the Chinese have a foothold, the whole of Australia is no longer safe, and sooner or later we will have to fight with them again; And if it is Canadian land, as long as it is adjacent to the United States, Chinese's attention will no longer be on us......", after thinking about this, the old Chamberlain soon had a land cession plan that was enough to make the domestic people very happy, and those financial oligarchs who secretly supported the United States could only suffer dumb losses, but whether Chinese would accept it or not, he was still a little unsure, "If this plan is too cheap, but if the new Chinese government really regards the United States as the biggest rival, There is still a great possibility of acceptance......"

"Canada can consider it, but it is absolutely impossible for Canada as a whole, even if I am willing to sign, I can't pass it at home." Old Chamberlain paused, then walked over to the world map hanging on the wall indoors, stretched out his hand, and motioned, "We can cede the land west of the Rocky Mountains, no more!" ”

After hearing Joseph Chamberlain say his plan, Tang Shaoyi was almost frightened and jumped, because this was exactly the same as the bottom line of the negotiation that Li Hui told him before the negotiation, and he finally fully realized the extraordinary ...... of the old man in front of him (To be continued.) )