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William? President McKinley was the last president to serve in the American Civil War, joining the Army with the rank of private and retiring with the rank of major. So, and his predecessor Grover? Compared to President Cleveland, he has also been more assertive militarily. Otherwise, he wouldn't have appointed Theodore? Roosevelt, a well-known hawk, became Deputy Secretary of the Admiralty. And the US Secretary of the Navy, John? Davis? Long was sick all year round, so the actual work of the US Navy was all done by Theodore? Roosevelt came to preside. Is it because of Theodore? At Roosevelt's insistence, the US Navy accelerated the construction of the Navy, and now all four battleships of the first class of the US Navy, the "Indiana class" battleships, have been put into service, and the construction of the second-class battleship "Chishaji-class" has also begun. All this shows that the United States has begun to gradually abandon its original isolation and normality and begin to move towards external expansion.

The United States is located in North America, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. In addition, Canada to the north and Mexico to the south are weak countries, which allows the United States to hardly retain much military strength and focus all its energy on economic development. This has also allowed the U.S. economy to take off. But now, the development of the US economy has fallen into a bottleneck. Because of the rapid development of industry and commerce in the United States, but there is not so much market for the United States, the United States has to seek more and larger markets, and expansion has become the only way.

Hawaii is undoubtedly the first step in the expansion of the United States. At the time of the coup d'état in Hawaii that year. Sandford? Behind Dole, it was the support of the United States that they dared to subvert the rule of the Hawaiian Kingdom. But Grover at the time? President Cleveland, on the other hand, was a bit conservative, believing that the United States was doing something unjust, and had mentioned the restoration of Queen Liliu's reign by Queen Kalani. However, the U.S. government demanded that Queen Liliukalani be pardoned for those who started the rebellion after resuming her rule. However, Queen Liliukarani refused and vowed to hang the rebels. This led to the United States no longer supporting the restoration of Queen Liliukalani.

And William? As soon as McKinley came to power. The annexation of Hawaii to the United States was consulted in Congress, and as long as Congress passed the merger bill and he signed it, Hawaii would become the 50th state of the United States. But now, Hawaii has inexplicably become a vassal state of the Chinese Empire, which makes William? How could McKinley not be surprised?

"Your Excellency President, last night, the Chinese rescued the imprisoned Queen Liliukarani and defeated the troops of the Republic of Hawaii. Arrested Sandford? President Dole, the Kingdom of Hawaii has been restored. And the Chinese side. I have agreed to the request of the Kingdom of Hawaii for the first time. Therefore, now that the Kingdom of Hawaii has become a vassal state of China, China has said that it will do its best to protect the safety of the Kingdom of Hawaii! "Secretary of State, John? Sherman said.

"What? Those damn yellow-skinned monkeys, they dare to directly send troops to overthrow the regime of the Republic of Hawaii, they are doing this illegally! "William? McKinley yelled angrily. He was ready to make Hawaii the 50th state of the United States, but now that this is happening, doesn't that mean that all his previous work has been done in vain? How could he accept it.

"They advertise that they are mercenaries. But, obviously. It was their regular army that overthrew the Republic of Hawaii! "Vice President Garrett? Hobart also said.

"So, gentlemen, what means should we do to stop this?" William? President McKinley asked.

"Your Excellency, Hawaii is a strategic location in the Pacific Ocean, and we have great interests in Hawaii, and as long as we occupy Hawaii, we will be able to expand in the direction of the Pacific Ocean. Therefore. We have to take Hawaii into our hands! "Deputy Admiralty Theodore? Roosevelt said. The sudden intervention of the Chinese Navy also shocked him.

"But now that Hawaii has become a vassal state of China, if we want to take Hawaii back. You have to go to war with China! "Secretary of State, John? Sherman said.

"Your Excellency Roosevelt, will our navy be able to defeat the Chinese navy?" William? President McKinley asked. The eyes of the others were all focused on him. Which makes Theodore? Roosevelt felt the pressure.

"Your Excellency the President, the Chinese Navy has four battleships, as well as 0 capital ships of the second class. In addition, they have a large number of warships under construction and will continue to enter service. However, as far as these four battleships are concerned, the four 'Indiana-class' battleships that are now in service with our Navy are not their opponents! "Theodore? Roosevelt said.

"So, can we only acquiesce to the Chinese occupation of Hawaii?" Secretary of War Russell? Alger asked. He is also a well-known hawk in the United States.

"No, if the Chinese want to stabilize Hawaii, they will definitely send the navy." And their main enemy now is Japan, not us. Therefore, the number of warships they sent to Hawaii is definitely not large. As long as we understand these questions, we may not be without opportunities! "Theodore? Roosevelt said.

"Well, I think the mystery will be solved soon. The Kingdom of Hawaii has been restored, and the Chinese navy will soon appear in Hawaii, and then we will be able to know if we have the strength to defeat their navy in Hawaii. So, let's protest to China first! Follow-up actions, wait for the situation to be further clarified before talking! "Power? President McKinley thought for a moment, then said.

Everyone nodded, and this was undoubtedly a very cautious approach.

"Your Excellency, we are on the Pacific coast and have only one battleship. To defeat the Chinese fleet in Hawaii, more warships had to be stationed in the Pacific direction. Therefore, I request that the main forces of the fleet on the Atlantic side be sent to the Pacific Ocean as soon as possible. After all, it's more than 20,000 kilometers from the east coast to the west coast, and it takes two months to get there. We have to prepare early! "Theodore? Roosevelt said. Before the opening of the Panama Canal, the U.S. two-ocean navy was indeed very sad.

"If you send all the warships to the Pacific Ocean, what about the Atlantic coast?" Secretary of State, John? Sherman asked.

"Your Excellency, we are in the Atlantic direction and have no enemies. The main enemy comes from the Pacific Ocean! Therefore, in the current situation, we can only strengthen the strength in the Pacific direction as much as possible! "Theodore? Roosevelt said.

"Well, Lord Roosevelt, do as you ask!" William? President McKinley said. There is no doubt that China's expansion in the Pacific Ocean already poses a threat to American interests. Whether or not the United States wants to retake Hawaii next, strengthening the power of the Pacific is undoubtedly very important. In addition, it takes a lot of time to get from the East Coast to the West Coast, so if you prepare now, you can save even more time once you decide to take Hawaii back by force.

"Also, Your Excellency, now that the Chinese have turned their attention to the Pacific, this will inevitably pose a greater threat to the United States. Therefore, I ask for an allocation of funds to the Navy to speed up the construction of the current warships. To defeat the Chinese, we must build more and more powerful ships! "Theodore? Roosevelt took the opportunity to say. With the help of the Chinese threat, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity for the expansion of the US Navy.

"Your Excellency Roosevelt, there are five battleships under construction now, do you need to add more?" Treasury Minister Lehmann? J. Gage asked. Battleships are money-burning guys, each of which costs a huge amount of money, and the current US finances are not very rich.

"Your Excellency, although there are five battleships under construction, including two 'Chishaji-class' battleships and three 'Illinois-class' battleships, at the current pace, I am afraid that they will not be able to enter service until the next century. And we are now under tremendous pressure on cotton bolls, so it is very necessary to speed up construction. In addition, in order to counter the Chinese threat, we must build more and better warships. I tell you the truth, even the combat power of the latest 'Illinois-class' battleships after we built them is probably not comparable to the 'Sichuan-class' battleships that the Chinese equipped four years ago. Moreover, the newer type of battleship that the Chinese have already built is estimated to be almost completed. So, we have to speed things up as well. At the design office, the design of the fourth-class 'Maine-class' battleship has been completed, and I have asked to start construction immediately. Also, speed up the design of the fifth-class 'Virginia-class' battleships, and start building them as soon as the design is complete, so that they must be commissioned before 900! "Theodore? Roosevelt said stubbornly.

William? President McKinley frowned, and he went through the Admiralty's program, the 'Maine-class' Admiralty planned to build three, and the 'Virginia-class' planned to build five. Among them, the cost of the 'Maine class' is $4.8 million, and the cost of the 'Virginia-class' is $5.2 million, and if a total of eight ships are built, it will cost $40.4 million. This is a very big pressure on the current US finances. You must know that last year's US fiscal revenue was $340 million, and this year it is estimated that it will only be $350 million.

"What about your point of view?" William? President McKinley went to the others.

"Your Excellency, I agree!" Secretary of War Russell? Alger replied immediately. Others did not explicitly object.

"Alright then, Lord Roosevelt, do as you ask! I have only one request, we in the United States must not lose to the Chinese! "William? McKinley said firmly.

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