Chapter 48: The Polar Bear Couldn't Sit Still

Why did the Romanov consortium sublease the former Dutch New Guinea to the Donghui Kingdom?

How strong is the financial resources of the Donghui Kingdom?

What is the relationship between the Romanov Consortium and the Toki Kingdom?

All these questions have become a hot topic of reporting and speculation by major media in the world for a while.

Pravda, as the party newspaper and mouthpiece of the Soviet government, soon published an article on its front page: "Strictly guard against the invasion of Soviet territory by the remnants of imperialism and capitalism and their lackeys!"

The commentary clearly pointed out that the feudal kingdom of Donghui was the lackey of Tsarist imperialism! The former Tsarist Russian imperialists who attempted to restore the Tsar used Dawn Island as a cover to collude with the lackeys of Donghui feudalism in order to invade Siberia and the Far East of the Soviet Union through the Aleutian Islands as a springboard!

The conspiracy of Tsarist imperialism and Donghui feudalism will never succeed! The great Comrade Stalin called on the people of the whole Soviet Union, on all the fraternal Bolshevik parties of the whole world, to unite and completely smash the conspiracy of imperialism and feudalism against the Soviet Union, the great Soviet Union was invincible! The great Bolsheviks were an invincible force!

As soon as the Soviet Union opened fire like this, Roosevelt and Hoover, who were originally a little big, were immediately happy.

With the powerful polar bear of the Soviet Union as the vanguard to test the true details of the Donghui Kingdom, this is simply too wonderful for the United States.

In the face of the Soviet Union's clamor and provocation, Cheng Gong also quickly responded.

At half past ten o'clock in the morning of April 3, 1938, Cheng Gong held a press conference in the Donghui concession of Shanghai. Facing reporters from the media, newspapers and magazines from all over the world, Cheng Gong stood in front of the press podium in a white 07-style admiral dress, and talked eloquently:

"The Donghui Kingdom is a peace-loving country, and our country and the Romanov consortium are just a normal business cooperation, without any political leanings or any political schemes. As we all know, the Romanov consortium has many military manufacturing plants around the world, and their demand for brass, copper and various copper alloys is very huge.

And very coincidentally, it seems that God is very favored by the newly formed kingdom of Donghui. At the same time as Donghui announced the founding of the People's Republic of China, a scientific expedition of the former PLAN Pacific Fleet to explore on Dawn Island stumbled upon a large copper mine that was very easy to mine.

After consultation with the senior management of the Romanov Consortium, the Romanov Consortium agreed to our wholly-owned mining of this large-scale copper mine, and also agreed to the idea of Donghui wholly-owning investment in the construction of a super-large modern non-ferrous metal smelting industrial park on Shuguang Island, so as to jointly promote the industrial modernization of Shuguang Island and provide more and more comprehensive employment jobs for the residents who will settle in Shuguang Island in the future! ”

"Your Majesty, I am Joanna, a special correspondent for The New York Times. May I ask, since Donghui and the Romanov Consortium are normal business cooperation, why did the Romanov Consortium make the decision to give the Shuguang Island concession to your country? ”

Seeing that the blonde and blue-eyed American female reporter was the first to stand up and ask questions, Cheng Gong lightly supported his hands on the edge of the rostrum on both sides, smiled and nodded at the other party, and then glanced around at all the reporters in the audience, and said with an indifferent smile: "Because the capital chain of the Romanov consortium is in short supply, they need more funds to buy raw materials, and they also need to pay salaries and provide benefits to more than one million employees who serve the consortium."

With the hundred tons of gold I provided them, the Romanov consortium was able to survive this difficult time. Here, I need to solemnly state that the Romanov consortium actually mortgaged Dawn Island to me, and when they return the 100 tons of gold with principal and interest, I will return Dawn Island to the consortium.

On behalf of all the members of the royal family of the Donghui Kingdom and all the officers and men of the Donghui Pacific Fleet, I would like to formally lodge a strong protest to the Soviet government against the Soviet Union's slander against my country and myself, and reserve the right to pursue responsibility! I am a peace-loving person, and Donghui is a responsible sovereign country that loves world peace and has a very good conscience and public morality.

In the early hours of this morning, I received news that all the capital ships of the Pacific Fleet deployed by the Soviet Union in the Far East had left port for an unknown purpose. However, I hereby solemnly warn that any foreign fleet or aircraft that does not have the permission of our country will resolutely sink any foreign fleet or aircraft that invades our territorial waters and airspace. Shoot down! We love peace, but we are never afraid of war! ”

The scene of "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa......" Soon resounded with warm applause.

Obviously, most of the journalists from the Western capitalist countries present were happy to see the nascent Donghui Kingdom challenge the red giant of the Soviet Union.

"Your Majesty, I am Anderson, a reporter for The Times." A bearded white man in his forties was the first to raise his hand to speak, and asked at a rather fast pace: "As far as I know, the U.S. government only gave you the Aleutian Islands Concession for a hundred years, why would the U.S. government agree to you to establish the Donghui Kingdom during the lease period?" This is very much at odds with international political conventions. I believe this is also a doubt in the minds of many fellow journalists present! ”

Seeing that most of the reporters nodded in agreement, Cheng Gong shrugged his shoulders very casually and said with a smile: "Since the U.S. government has leased the Aleutian Islands to me for a hundred years, then during this period, I can play in the Aleutian Islands as much as I want."

This is like when you British leased Hong Kong from the Manchu government, and the Governor of Hong Kong you set up was different from me, the King of Donghui, in a substantive sense? You Britons can set up their own governor of Hong Kong without the consent of the Manchu court, and of course I can also proclaim myself king of Donghui without the consent of the US government. In a sentence handed down by our Chinese ancestors, it is difficult to buy a thousand dollars, and I am happy! ”

"Whoa, ......whoa, whoa," another round of warm applause rang out.

"Mr. Cheng Gong, I'm Aphrosava, a reporter for Pravda. With regard to what you just said about our country, can I understand that this is a direct provocation by the Donghui Kingdom against the Soviet Union? ”

Hearing this beautiful Soviet reporter in her early twenties, who was quite beautiful, glamorous, and sensual, mentioned such a sensitive topic, the entire press conference scene suddenly became extremely quiet.

Cheng Gong stared at Aphrosava deeply, still maintaining a calm smile on his face, and after turning his face to look around the audience, he said slowly:

"Lady Aphrosava, please remember that it was the Soviet Union that openly attacked and provoked our Donghui Kingdom in the first place, not our country. If you think that your Soviet Pacific Fleet is more powerful than the Combined Fleet of the Eastern Ying Navy, just let it go! See if I dare to sink one! ”

"Are you declaring war on the great Soviet Union?!" Aphrosava asked with a crushed face and screaming loudly.

Cheng Gong looked at this blonde and blue-eyed beauty with obvious Belarusian ancestry with a smile, his face suddenly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "If you want to fight, I will fight!" ”