At the beginning of May, as the bottom line of the British negotiations was exposed, there was finally some eyebrows about the ownership of Siam. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

As Qin Zhiyuan expected, the British were not sure of defeating Lan Fanghe and the French, so after the blackmail failed, they had no choice but to accept the reality.

In the ten provinces of northern Siam, the British did not give up, and in order to strengthen their forces, the British transferred armored divisions from Liabi, ready to crush all resistance with tanks.

I have to say that the British are sometimes silly and a little cute.

The northern part of Siam is a mountainous area, and it is necessary to say hello to how much of a role the armored forces can play.

Beginning in May, the conference entered the naval quota section, and the Americans finally took the podium in a grand manner and began to show their strength.

"The attitude of the United States is very resolute, if we insist on a naval quota of 300,000 tons, then the Americans will ask for 600,000 tons, Britain's position is a bit ambiguous, the French and Italians have no idea, no matter how much they are given, they will not reach the full quota." When reporting the progress to Qin Zhiyuan, Lu Zhengxiang was full of sadness.

At this stage, Huang Bohan retired, and Lu Zhengxiang and Navy Minister Antonio appeared on the scene. Lu Zhengxiang is not optimistic about the progress of the meeting, because with the participation of the Americans, the British are a little fearless, although the meeting is held on the territory of Lanfang, but Lanfang does not have a home advantage.

"The British are unreliable, but they still have to talk directly with the Americans, what is their secretary of state?" Qin Zhiyuan did not put his hope on the British, even if there was an agreement signed by Qin Zhiyuan and Lloyd's George, it was useless.

The agreement, if both sides admit it, then it has a certain binding force, as long as one party wants to overturn, it is a piece of waste paper, don't say anything about the credibility of the country, the biggest credibility of the country is the ability of the army, and the rest is nonsense.

"Charles, Charles Evans Hughes." Lu Zhengxiang also understood that what Qin Zhiyuan said made sense, but he was still a little unwilling, so he looked a little annoyed.

Charles Evans Hughes, the secretary of state who came to office with President Harding, was well known in the United States as governor and chief justice before becoming secretary of state. Five years ago, in the election for the president of the United States, Charles lost to the previous president of the United States, Wilson, by 23 votes.

"What kind of person is Charles? Is it possible to communicate directly with Charles? "Qin Zhiyuan wants to get rid of the British, as long as the problems of the United States are solved, then all the problems are not problems.

"Fair, honest, efficient, almost harsh in his adherence to the rules, if he finds a topic that interests him, there is still the possibility of further communication, in general, much better than Andrew's sick seedling." Lu Zhengxiang praised Charles.

Lloyd George was forced to resign as Prime Minister because of the difficulties of the downfall, and Andrew Bernal Law became the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Andrew was the first prime minister to be born outside of the UK, and after taking office, Andrew formed an all-inclusive Conservative government, which made Andrew criticized at the beginning of his tenure, and in the March election, although the Conservative Party won the general election, the Labour Party won 142 parliamentary seats, and the gap between the two sides was not large.

Like former U.S. President Wilson, Andrew's health is not good, which is probably a big reason why Andrew won the election, and like Lloyd George, this is also an over-the-top candidate.

"Then arrange that tomorrow night, I will have a banquet for Charles at the palace." Qin Zhiyuan is going to go out in person.

Although Harding won the presidential race, Harding did not gain widespread trust, so this time it was Charles who came to the meeting.

After the World War, a number of pre-war interest groups were weakened, and the war gave rise to new interest groups. On a global scale, the United States and Lanfang are both emerging powers, while Britain and France represent traditional powers. If it is specific to the country, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France all have similar problems, but Lanfang does not.

Lan Fang has no tradition at all, so it doesn't matter about traditional forces.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Lu Zhengxiang recorded this incident on a notepad, as focused as Qin Zhiyuan's secretary.

Regarding Qin Zhiyuan's invitation, Charles did not refuse. Before coming to Lan Fang to participate in the meeting, Charles still had some understanding of Lan Fang, and Charles knew very well that if he wanted to talk about something at this meeting, he must have Qin Zhiyuan's approval.

Charles has been waiting for Qin Zhiyuan's invitation.

In the evening, when the lights were on, Charles arrived at the palace in his own ford.

The Americans are indeed factional, Lanfang is far away from the United States, and the Americans still work tirelessly to transport Charles's car by boat, not only that, but during Lanfang's participation in the meeting, all the expenses of Charles were borne by the Americans themselves, and the Lanfang government was not allowed to produce a son, which made Lu Zhengxiang have a good impression of Charles.

Self-discipline is a quality that needs to be compared, and the heat is when Mussolini is there, which shows the value of Charles's self-discipline. On the night of Mussolini's arrival in Lanfang, he went to Pandora to gamble for half a night, losing not to mention 300,000 US dollars, and owing Pandora 150,000 US dollars.

Accompanying Qin Zhiyuan to greet Charles was Misha, Julie made an appointment with Helen from the Ministry of Health today for a physical examination, and she has not come back yet, and it is estimated that she has found a few girlfriends to go shopping on Lanling Island.

Charles didn't bring his wife, so after saying hello, Misha retired, leaving Qin Zhiyuan and Charles plenty of private space.

As usual, you still have to take a group photo before entering the banquet restaurant.

said that it was a banquet, but in fact, it was a common meal, Qin Zhiyuan's English was very good, so he didn't even need a translator, let alone a maid or anything, Qin Zhiyuan and Charles had dinner together in a "buffet" way.

The dining table is a good place for communication, and the words spoken in this kind of place are generally not counted, and it is very suitable as a communication occasion to test each other's bottom line.

Like Lloyd George when he heard Lan Fang's request, Charles was also unimpressed with Lan Fang's request: "Lan Fang doesn't need 300,000 tons of warships at all, that's too much, especially since your warships are all cutting-edge warships, which will cause strong unease in other countries." ”

In fact, in view of the quality of this battleship, Charles has achieved certain results.

On the first day of the meeting, Charles announced that the United States would dismantle thirty warships and asked Britain and Lanfang to follow suit. The media commented on this, and even the "Daily News" had to admit that Charles sank more warships in 35 minutes than all the admirals in the world in the past few centuries.

The British agreed to Charles's request, but Lan Fang refused.

Britain and the United States are both old capitalist countries, and their domestic warships have a certain number of years, and when the service life reaches the limit, the warships will be decommissioned, while Lanfang is an emerging country, and the longest domestic warships are only five or six years old, so it is too early to say that they are decommissioned.

Charles did not force this, it was just an attitude, an attitude that showed the determination of the United States, although it did not obtain Lan Fang's consent, but it is clear that this act achieved its purpose and won praise for the United States.

"Actually, it's not a problem, you know, even if all the warships in the shipyard are in service now, Lan Fang's naval tonnage will not be able to hit 300,000 tons, so your worries are unnecessary." Regardless of whether he wants to develop battleships or not, Qin Zhiyuan must fight on the basis of reason.

"It's not unnecessary, if it's just in the shipyard, then it really doesn't matter, but the bigger hidden danger is in the budget book, no one knows how much you want to build, the unknown is the biggest fear of human beings." Charles eats slowly and methodically, and speaks methodically, giving people the impression that he is indeed steady.

"If I say that what is now is all, you will definitely not believe it-" Qin Zhiyuan was not in a hurry, his meeting with Charles was only a preliminary communication, and the negotiations were protracted, even the Olympics could be played for eight months, and this negotiation is estimated to last for several months.

"I believe, of course, that you are an honest person, that there is no need to lie on such matters, and that no one can influence you if you insist. One thing you should note, though, that in American shipyards there are six battleships under construction. Charles was indeed honest, but the words he said were not pleasant.

Lan Fang's current rebuilt battleships, plus one from France, are only three in total. Charles now says that the United States will build six more battleships, so the meaning is obvious, for every battleship Lan Fang builds, the Americans will build two, and in terms of quantity, the Americans must ensure absolute superiority.

"It doesn't matter, you can build as much as you want, that's your internal affair, Lan Fang won't point fingers, Lan Fang has a plan to build warships, and the number we build will not refer to how much others have, but how much we need." Qin Zhiyuan did not push back softly or hard, not because he was afraid of starting an arms race with the Americans.

The fiscal system of a democratic country is very magical, at the end of each fiscal year, the government agencies will draw up the budget for the next fiscal year, and then bring it to Congress to vote, if Congress passes, then the US government can get the money, if Congress can't pass it, then the US government can't get any money.

Lanfang is an autocratic system, although the government budget must also be voted on by the parliament, but the Lanfang army is its own system, Qin Zhiyuan bears most of the military expenses, this part of the parliament is not in control, and Qin Zhiyuan also has the right to add at any time, which makes the Americans out of reach.

"I understand that the wealth you have is indeed enviable, so the U.S. government does not intend to compete with you in this regard, why don't we go where money can be made with a knife?" Charles is indeed candid.

Charles admitted that even the U.S. government does not have Lanfang freedom in the use of funds, so Charles does not want to talk about this issue.

"What do you mean?" Qin Zhiyuan has always been interested in making money.

"Germany, I have a plan to revive Germany, I wonder if Your Majesty is interested?" The old god Charles is here.

"Of course, I'm interested." Qin Zhiyuan suddenly felt that Charles was very cute.

(To be continued.) )