Lin Fei guessed correctly, and the next day, an American delegation came to Dayu City and asked to meet Lin Fei.

Lin Fei immediately arranged a meeting, and when Lin Fei saw the delegation, he couldn't help but be surprised, because the head of this American delegation was Johannes, the commercial representative of the American Standard Oil Company who had negotiated with him in Makassar that year.

Lin Fei gritted his teeth fiercely, if the country is not strong, it will be slaughtered by others!

Lin Fei walked up to Johannes very enthusiastically, shook hands with Johannes, and said with a smile: "Mr. Johannes, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Johannes also smiled and greeted Lin Fei, and after a full ten minutes, the two sides cut to the chase, Johannes first said: "Mr. Lin Fei, I heard that Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu has arrived in your country and has had a round of talks with you, I don't know how you talked?" ”

Lin Fei smiled, "Our negotiations with Japan have reached an impasse at this time, and Japan has the support of your country, so its attitude is extremely tough, and the demands put forward are extremely unreasonable, and it is impossible for us to agree." Lin Fei was very straightforward, did not beat around the bush, and directly pointed out the fact that the United States supported Japan.

Johannes smiled unnaturally, "Mr. Lin Fei, if we can sign some agreements alone, we can also not support Japan. ”

The butcher's knife that slaughtered the Huaxia Empire was about to fall, Lin Fei thought secretly in his heart, and he asked quietly: "What conditions do you want from the United States of America?" ”

Johannes laughs: "Our conditions are simple, there are only two, first, we want to buy all the technical information of the two major synthetic materials, polyamide and polyethylene. ”

"Well...... this" Lin Fei hesitated for a moment, and secretly thought in his heart, these two techniques have been mastered by the British, and it is really useless for me to keep them, so Lin Fei said: "Okay, I promise, now let's talk about the second condition." ”

"Hmm...... The second condition may be a bit difficult for you. ”

Lin Fei's heart trembled and asked, "What is the second condition?" It doesn't hurt to be straight. ”

"We want Guam."

"What did you say?" Lin Fei exclaimed.

"We want Guam." Johannes repeated, and Lin Fei's heart ached suddenly, as if someone had stabbed him with a knife.

Guam is an island in the Pacific Ocean, isolated in the ocean, 2,400 kilometers away from Taiwan, and its strategic position is extremely important; if the United States takes control of Guam, it means that it has gained a solid base in the Pacific Ocean, and the US fleet can use this as a fulcrum to interfere in the East Asian situation as it pleases.

Guam was a Spanish colony in this era, and Lin Fei took Guam as his own after defeating the Spaniards, but Guam was too far away from the area controlled by Lin Fei, so Lin Fei did not immigrate to the island and did not build on the island.

Although the development of Guam is relatively backward, Lin Fei has not forgotten Guam at all, and Lin Fei plans to build Guam again in the future and turn it into a base for the Chinese Navy to enter the Pacific Ocean, but what he did not expect is that the Americans actually took advantage of the fire to loot and put forward a claim to sovereignty over Guam!

With the current situation, Lin Fei would never refuse categorically, so Lin Fei had no choice but to discuss and say: "Mr. Johannes, I absolutely cannot accept such a thing as ceding the country, otherwise, we will sell a few more advanced technologies to the United States of America, such as the warship technology we sold to Germany." ”

Johannes waved his hand and shook his head, and said "NO" several times, "Mr. Lin Fei, no matter how advanced the technology is, it is impossible to make an island in the sea, and we have to decide on Guam." ”

Lin Fei frowned slightly, he really didn't dare to be tough on the United States, in Lin Fei's era, the United States had sent troops to the Philippines in 1898 and snatched away this Spanish colony, and now it is 1897, if Lin Fei is tough on the United States, the United States is entirely likely to repeat the situation of sending troops to the Philippines, and when Britain, France, Japan, and the Netherlands will shoot together, Russia and Germany will definitely watch from the sidelines, and the Chinese Empire will be finished.

Lin Fei flattered: "Why don't we sell submarine technology to your country?" "When the German Emperor Wilhelm II asked the Chinese Empire for submarine technology in every possible way, the Chinese Empire did not give it, and today Lin Fei took the initiative to sell submarine technology in order to curry favor with the United States.

Johannes still shook his head, "No, we are developing submarine technology ourselves, and we will not ask for it." ”

Lin Fei continued: "Why don't we change it to a lease, the lease term is set at ninety-nine years, I don't want rent, what do you think?" "As long as it is a lease, there will be a day when it will be returned, and Lin Fei's statement is secretly mysterious.

Johannes seemed to be a little impatient, and his voice raised a lot, "Mr. Lin Fei, we want Guam, and it is the sovereignty of Guam, not a lease, if you don't agree to this condition, then I'm sorry, we, the United States of America, will officially conclude an alliance with Britain, France, Qing, Japan, the Netherlands, and Spain!" ”

Naked threat of war! But Lin Fei had no choice, Lin Fei gritted his teeth and said, "I agree to cede Guam." ”

Johannes laughed and asked his entourage to bring out three contracts, one of which was the Non-Aggression Pact between the Chinese Empire and the United States of America, which stipulated that the Chinese Empire and the United States of America respected each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and that in the event of a conflict between either party and a third party, the other side would not support the third party in any way.

The second is the "Agreement between the Chinese Empire and the United States of America on the Technology Transfer of Two Major Synthetic Materials", which states that the technology transfer funds are only 100,000 US dollars, which is simply the price of cabbage, but Lin Fei has no choice, who let the Americans take advantage of the fire to rob it.

The third is the "Agreement between the Chinese Empire and the United States of America on the Transfer of Sovereignty over Guam", which is the agreement that makes Lin Fei the most heartbroken!

Lin Fei silently signed his name on the three agreements, stamped his own seal, lost power and humiliated the country, made compromises, and betrayed the country shamelessly...... One word after another appeared in Lin Fei's mind, and Lin Fei never imagined that he would become a traitor!

Johannes smiled and left, Lin Fei sat on the edge of the table, did not speak for a long time, Lin Fei's attendants saw that Lin Fei did not leave, no one dared to leave, looked at each other, and looked at Lin Fei in fear.

Lin Fei said coldly: "The next two agreements are not allowed to be announced to anyone, and those who violate them will be executed for the crime of betraying state secrets!" Alright, you guys go back first. ”

Everyone walked out one after another, but Xiyun stayed, she knelt on the edge of Lin Fei's chair, gently stroked Lin Fei's arm, raised her head, and looked at Lin Fei's eyes obediently, "Husband, don't be uncomfortable, the Americans are very strong, we can't afford to provoke them now, today's revenge can only be avenged later." ”

Lin Fei smiled slightly, reached out and patted Xiyun's head, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, I'm just thinking about how to vent this anger on Qing Guo and Japan." ”

"Have you thought about it, husband?"

"Of course, I didn't think of using such a vicious method to deal with Japan and the Qing Kingdom, but now, I have no choice." Lin Fei said as he spoke, a grim smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Xiyun's complexion changed slightly, and he persuaded softly: "Don't be too bad to Japan and Qingguo, right?" ”

Lin Fei smiled without saying a word, helped Xiyun up, and left the reception room, because the United States took advantage of the fire to rob and claim sovereignty over Guam, which had an immeasurable impact on the future world pattern, and also laid the groundwork for the Pacific Naval Battle, the largest naval battle in human history.

Lin Fei returned to the office and instructed someone to inform Mutsu Munemitsu that the second round of talks would be held the next day, and the next day, Lin Fei and Mutsu Zongguang met in the reception room.

Lin Fei vented all his anger against the Americans on Mutsu Zongguang, and as soon as the talks began, Lin Fei put on a domineering posture, "Mr. Mutsu Zongguang, I will first propose the terms of the armistice of our Chinese Empire. ”

Mutsu Munemitsu didn't know that the Americans had signed the "Non-Aggression Treaty between the Chinese Empire and the United States of America," and thought that he had the support of the Americans, so he was not afraid and said with a smile: "Then please tell me." ”

"First of all, the Great Japanese Empire wants to compensate our Chinese Empire for its military expenses, 200 million taels of silver! Do you agree? ”

Mutsu Zong Guang remained silent, "Mr. Lin Fei, you go on, we want to know the conditions behind us. ”

"Secondly, the Empire of Japan recognizes the independence of the Ryukyu Kingdom and compensates the Ryukyu Kingdom with 10 million silver as an apology to compensate for the losses caused by your country's decades of aggression against the Ryukyu Kingdom." Every time Lin Fei mentioned the "Japanese Empire", he had to add a "big" word, and the intention was obvious, that is, to humiliate Mutsu Munemitsu.

Mutsu Somitsu sneered twice and asked, "Just these two, is there anything else?" ”

Lin Fei said in a deep voice: "Finally, the Empire of Japan amended the Constitution, and it was written in the Constitution that the Empire of Japan would never use force against foreign countries, and that the Imperial Army and Navy would be banned, and only the Self-Defense Forces would be retained. ”

After Lin Fei finished speaking, he stared at Muzu Ao Zongguang, waiting for his statement, but what he didn't expect was that before Mutsu Zongguang could speak, he suddenly heard Kang Youwei's voice coming from the door: "Mr. Mutsu Zongguang, what else do you have to talk about with this shameless Flying Emperor?" ”

Lin Fei was taken aback, why did Kang Youwei come? Knowing that the entire floor was blocked by his own guards today, Lin Fei hurriedly turned his head and asked the guards beside him, "Who put Kang Youwei in?" ”

The guards beside him were also at a loss, "I'll ask." ”