Chapter 449: Results
In fact, there is no need to frame the Americans, the merchant ship that was escorted to Miami for unloading and inspection, there are munitions under the cargo hold, a whole 10,000 American-made Lebel rifles are hidden under a bag of soybeans, and according to the captain's confession, his merchant ship using diesel engines, the huge fuel tank is actually used to export diesel directly to Britain, and an additional 1,000 tons of diesel can be transported at a time.
"Look, this is the wisdom of the working people! The American people have also learned to play dark Chen Cang! Emperor Yang said very approvingly, this point did surprise him, it can be seen that people are forced to be anxious, and they can always find some small way out, those American capitalists who urgently need to join the money-making feast have racked their brains, and it is estimated that the number of American merchant ships that have passed the test in this way should not be too small, of course, this has no practical significance, and it is better to talk secretly than nothing.
But this news is a slap in the face for the American minister who is protesting at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the pretext for the Caribbean Alliance's trade sanctions against the United States is that the United States suppresses the freedom of the Alabama people, this excuse is not so justified after all, but because people have big fists, so the Americans will endure it, but morally speaking, justice is on the side of the American people, at least American public opinion thinks so, and the vast majority of countries are so sympathetic to them, and then hindered Yang Feng's prestige, It's just sympathy.
However, this time is different, and the sale of arms to belligerents in flagrant violation of the principle of neutrality is also an illegal smuggling act, and although the US destroyer opened fire to protect the interests of its own merchant ships, if this merchant ship becomes an illegal smuggling ship, it will be difficult to be justified anymore, and the resulting conflict will suddenly change from China's fault to the United States' loss.
"Your Excellency, it follows that the mission of the Caribbean Confederation fleet on the shores of the United States is entirely necessary, and the greed of the merchants of your country is exacerbating the bloodshed of the peoples of Europe. I don't know how many such arms have been sent to Europe before, but no matter how many, even one rifle has been sent to the European battlefield, then the death caused by this can be said to be a dereliction of duty on the part of the US government.
In view of the fact that the U.S. government is no longer able to effectively control its own customs, in order to promote an early peace in Europe, the Caribbean Alliance will continue to impose trade sanctions on your country indefinitely until the end of the war in Europe, and at the same time increase the inspection of the transportation of agricultural products in your country, and any non-cooperation will be severely punished.
But at the same time, in view of the hostile behaviour of your navy towards the Allied fleet, I speak on behalf of the five Governments of the Caribbean Confede. You and your Government are hereby informed that no U.S. Navy vessel shall sail outside the territorial waters of the United States, otherwise it will be considered an attempt to attack the Allied Fleet, in which case the Confederate Fleet shall have the right to sink it without warning. Zhang Quan said with a proud face.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, your country has no authority to do this." The American minister said angrily.
"Your Excellency, I am now informing you of the joint decision of the five Caribbean Alliances, and not of discussing with you the question of rights, and that your Government must explain the brutal attack on our warships by your warships and compensate us for our losses. Severely punish those responsible for provoking the conflict, otherwise the Chinese government will not rule out taking further measures. Zhang Quan continued to say proudly.
This is a threat of war, and the Americans are naturally well aware of this, after the news reaches the United States. The whole United States was in chaos at once, and the industrial capitalists immediately jumped out and frantically clamored for war to deal with the Chinese aggression, but the farmers were resolutely opposed. The two sides engaged in large-scale polemics in the media, and the National Assembly formed two opposing factions, arguing about it on a daily basis.
At the same time, from the Chinese province of Golden State all the way to as far away as Florida. On the entire arc-shaped border with the United States, the four countries of the Sino-Mexican Confederation have also begun to deploy troops on a large scale, and millions of troops are eyeing the United States, ready to invade the United States again at any time.
He didn't want to fight, but in the face of such a situation, President Bryan had to take action, and the United States began to mobilize for large-scale war, and for a time the entire North American war was about to break out.
"Hit? Of course it won't fight, peace is the mainstream, and it's good to get rich quietly. Emperor Yang said, of course he is not prepared for a war, especially a war that is likely to turn into a quagmire, in fact, now he is trying to avoid anything that may affect his war wealth, as for making such a nervous situation, to put it bluntly, it is just to build momentum now, to deal with the domestic people, after all, the United States took the initiative to attack Chinese warships, if you don't show Xiàn tough, it is very inconsistent with his style.
But even if you don't fight, you can still put this matter to good use.
"Our demands are very simple, first of all, the US government must make a public apology to China, second, severely punish those involved in the conflict, and third, make compensation for the loss of Chinese warships, and it doesn't need much, just pay 10 million." The guy then said.
"Wouldn't that be too cheap Americans." Zhang Quan said, no matter how you look at these three words, it looks like a board raised high and gently falling.
"That's fine, and you can also properly express our goodwill to the Americans, so that the Americans understand that as long as they farm honestly, we are very willing to be friendly with them." Yang Feng said earnestly.
Zhang Quan looked at him a little inexplicably.
"You have to understand that this is the unanimous will of us and President Bryan, but it is not the will of a certain part of Americans, this conflict may not be behind the shadow of conspiracy, and now there are still many Americans who are looking forward to a war, we mobilize their feelings high, and then withdraw at the most critical moment, then these people will go crazy, but their madness will definitely not reach us, so that the US government will become their target, and those who support Brian will of course fight back, In this way, there is a lot of excitement in the United States. Yang Feng said.
Only then did Zhang Quan understand that the co-authorship of the Emperor wanted to turn this conflict into a fuse for the outbreak of contradictions between industrial, agricultural and capitalist capitalists in the United States, and plunge the country into large-scale civil strife.
It should be said that this is very operable, and the tolerance of the American industrial capitalists for Brian as president has reached a dangerous point, but because of the full support of the farmers and the workers at the bottom, they are no longer able to use the votes to remove this guy from power. Brian's re-election is a testament to this, and the President's relentlessness, despite his repeated concessions during his tenure, has indeed brought the long-awaited peace to the American people, who prefer life now to the war-torn nature of his first two terms. Although the economy is sluggish, the government's encouragement of agriculture in the central and western regions still benefits the majority of the people at the bottom, and as for the less money earned, it is the business of the capitalists, and the ordinary people only want food and clothing.
In this case, the capitalists can only use force to remove the hated president from power, as the assassination of Brian has proven, but he was lucky to dodge the bullet that time, and since then, he may have made some concessions to each other, in short, temporarily restored the political situation in the United States. Besides, his presidential term is still three years at most, and those capitalists feel that patience is over, but the sudden European war and this trade sanction have made the contradictions begin to intensify, after all, the war will be almost over in another three years, and there will be no chance to get rich at that time, but now there is still a fuse left, so give them this fuse.
As for what will happen after the fuse is lit, this is not something that China needs to care about, as long as the United States is in chaos, it will be a success.
Based on this principle, at a time when tensions were raging on the border, negotiations between China and the United States on the Snow Leopard incident were also launched in Beijing, and the investigation results given by the Americans were completely unfortunate accidents, and one of the artillerymen fired the first shell by mistake, which then turned into an artillery battle between the two sides.
Fortunately, there were no fatalities on either side, only a few Chinese sailors and a dozen American sailors were injured, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune, the gunner and the captain in charge of commanding the US destroyer naturally have to be punished in accordance with military law, and the issue of arms smuggling by the US merchant ship is an internal affair of the United States, and whether it is the owner of the ship or the corrupt officials who may have stored in the customs, this has US law to punish.
As for the apology and compensation, since the fault is indeed on the side of the United States, then these are natural things, of course, 10 million US dollars is indeed a bit more, the Snow Leopard is only slightly injured, and even if the destroyer is sold, it is not worth 10 million US dollars, plus the soldiers' bereavement expenses and so on, the two sides finally determined that it is 5 million US dollars.
It should be said that the atmosphere of the negotiations between the two sides is friendly and harmonious, after all, no one wants to really have a war for this, and China's offer is not high, which is completely within the acceptable range of the United States, and even this time Yang Feng is so good at talking, it makes the outside world a little inexplicable, although he keeps shouting that he is an old friend of the American people, but this guy's attitude towards the United States is well known to passers-by, let alone the United States, that is, many people in European countries think that this time the United States is going to inevitably have a war.
No one expected that it would be so easy to end.
Of course, this is only a negotiation on the Snow Leopard incident, and other issues, such as the ban on the activities of the US Navy, will not be brought to the negotiating table, and it is impossible for the US government to accept such humiliating conditions, but not accepting it does not mean that the US government will resist, and the order to prohibit sailing out of territorial waters has been issued to the fleets. (To be continued......)