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"If we are willing to make certain concessions, will the Chinese accept our goodwill?" James. Knox. President Polk asked. Although he was very unwilling, under the oppression of the powerful military power of the Chinese Empire, compromise and concession seemed to have become the only way. In this way, at least the losses that the United States can pay will not be too large.

"Your Excellency, I'm not sure. It's worth a try, though. "Vice President George. M. Dallas said.

"Hmmm! Your Excellency, let the Minister in China contact the Chinese and see if it can be effective! The specific conditions will be discussed again. "James. Knox. President Polk said. It would undoubtedly be best if this dispute could be resolved peacefully. Otherwise, you will only be able to use the means of war. If lost, the United States will lose even more.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Secretary of State James Murphy. Buchanan nodded.

"Your Excellency Minister of War, our preparations for war need to continue. If the Chinese do not accept our good intentions, then we will have to defend the interests of the United States through the era of war. "James. Knox. President Polk said. While diplomatic efforts are important, military preparations must not be stopped.

"Yes, Your Excellency. In that case, I would mind a further expansion, preferably to a million. "Secretary of War William. L. Marcy said.

"Your Excellency the Minister of War, we simply don't have that much money to arm the army. Last year's fiscal revenue was only $30 million. This year because of the impact of the war. At most, it's only about $26 million. Such a small amount of money is simply not enough to complete the arming of the army. "Treasury Secretary Robert . J. Walker jumped out. Arming an army of millions requires a lot of money. This is simply not something that the current US finances can afford.

"Can we solve the problem by borrowing money from banks or issuing treasury bonds?" President Polk frowned.

"Your Excellency, the commercial banks in China are skeptical that we can defeat the Chinese. So, they won't lend us money. If a national debt is found, it should be possible to solve part of it. "Robert. Minister J. Walker said.

"Your Excellency the President, our Ambassador to the United Kingdom reported. The British are willing to give us some support, they can offer us a low-interest loan. And, sell us a sum of weapons and equipment. Including heavy machine guns and mortars that the Chinese shine on the battlefield, and so on. "King James. Buchanan said.

"Humph! The British are uneasy and well-intentioned, and they want to use us to weaken the Chinese. "Vice President George. M. Dallas snorted coldly. At present, the relationship between the United States and Britain is not very good.

"But it's very good for us? Isn't it? "Secretary of State James Murphy. Buchanan said with a smile.

"Your Excellency. We need a lot of heavy machine guns and mortars. It would be great if you could get the technology to produce these two weapons! "Secretary of War William. L. Marcy said. As Minister of War, he is very clear about the weapons of the Chinese army.

"Alright! Your Excellency, how much can the British lend to us? President Polk asked.

"The first tranche is up to £5 million, with follow-on loans to come if needed." Secretary of State James Murphy. Buchanan said. Five million pounds equals twenty million pounds. That's two-thirds of America's annual revenue.

"Well, then, take a loan from the British! Other than that. Buy a batch of weapons from them and find a way to get more advanced weapons production technology. President Polk said. He also knew that in terms of the level of weapons, the gap between the US Army and the Imperial Chinese Army was too great.

"Yes, Your Excellency the President, I will let the Ambassador to the United Kingdom talk to the British." Secretary of State James Murphy. Buchanan nodded.

Although, none of the people here are stupid, they know that the British support the United States in this way is to let the United States deal with the Chinese Empire, so as to weaken the strength of the Chinese Empire. However, the current time when the United States needs support, and the support of the British in terms of loans and weapons and equipment is undoubtedly a relief in the snow. This will give the United States the confidence to defeat the Chinese Empire.

U.S. Minister to China Alexander A. After receiving the order from the Secretary of State, Everett hurried to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire to visit Lin Zihao, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire. As the U.S. Minister to China, the Chinese Empire's troops were being mobilized, and he knew very well that the target was definitely the United States. He was worried about this. The army of the Chinese Empire ate up to 600,000 Russian expeditionary forces in a light way, which was undoubtedly a deterrent to the United States. It is not so easy for the United States to defeat such a powerful Chinese empire.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, good afternoon, I have taken the liberty of visiting and am sorry!" Alexander. Minister Everett lowered his posture.

"You may be seated, Your Excellency. I wonder why Your Excellency the Minister is here this time? Lin Zihao asked. You don't have to think about it to know that the Americans must have been frightened by the Chinese Empire's devouring of the Russian expeditionary force of 600,000 in one bite.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, we are deeply concerned about this conflict between the Chinese Empire and the United States. The United States is a peace-loving country, and we do not want war with the Chinese Empire. Therefore, we hope that the two countries will be able to resolve this conflict through negotiations. "Alexander. Minister Everett said.

"Conflict? Does the United States see this incident as nothing more than a conflict? Sorry, Your Excellency, we think the opposite. This is simply an invasion of the empire launched by the United States. We spent huge sums of money to buy those territories from the Mexicans. However, your army has brazenly marched into those territories, and others have occupied those territories, isn't this an invasion of the Chinese Empire? Lin Zihao said angrily.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, there must be some misunderstanding in this." Alexander. Minister Everett hurriedly said.

"Misunderstanding, huh! What can be a misunderstanding! Lin Zihao said coldly.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, whether you believe it or not, we hope that this matter can be resolved peacefully." Alexander. Everett said hurriedly.

"What? Are you ready to quit those lands and return them to us? If that were the case, the outbreak of war could have been avoided! Lin Zihao said. Now that the Reich has defeated the Russians, it is completely free to deal with the United States. Therefore, he didn't need to be polite to these Yankees anymore.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, we are willing to withdraw from the California region."

"Just quit California? In other words, are you going to continue to occupy other territories? Lin Zihao's face was ugly. These Americans, as expected, are dead.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, those lands were originally under the sphere of influence of the United States. Our willingness to withdraw from California is a sign of our sincerity. "Repeatedly sarcastic by Lin Zihao, Alexander. Minister Everett's face was not very good-looking.

"Haha! Sphere of influence? Those areas are all territories of the Mexican Republic. However, after the transfer of the Mexican government to us, those territories already belonged to the Empire. Lin Zihao didn't give an inch. When the Americans saw that the situation was not good, they wanted to back down, how could this be. China, France, and Spain have all secretly united, so how could they abandon this war because of the sudden retreat of the Americans?

"Your Excellency, is there no other way?" Alexander. Minister Everett asked.

"There is only one way, and that is for the American* troops to withdraw from the territories that belong to the empire, and the Americans who have moved to those territories must also get out of the way immediately." Lin Zihao's attitude was very resolute.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, this is impossible!" Alexander. Everett shook his head. Can I spit out the fat that has already been eaten in my mouth? Besides, their willingness to spit out part of it is already quite face-saving.

"There's another way. We spent a total of 22.8 million Chinese dollars on the land. If the U.S. really wants that land, we can transfer it to the U.S. as well. However, the United States needs to pay 228 million Chinese dollars! Lin Zihao said with a smile.

"What? 228 million Chinese dollars, Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, you are blackmailing us! "Alexander. Minister Everett jumped to his feet and yelled loudly.

"In our eyes, the land is worth the price."

At present, the annual fiscal revenue of the United States is only $30 million, and when converted into Chinese dollars, it is only 24 million. If you want to raise enough money, you will need to go without food or drink for more than nine years. How is this possible?

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, you are so insincere, it is you who have rejected the goodwill of the United States of America." Alexander. Minister Everett said. He knew that diplomatic efforts had failed.

"Good intentions? Hum! Such kindness is not uncommon in the Empire! Lin Zihao responded coldly.

This time the meeting broke up unhappily. This undoubtedly means that the war between China and the United States is about to break out.

On July 27, 1847, the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, Long Yufei, issued an edict and officially declared war on the United States. His Majesty the Emperor called on all the people to support the just war of the Empire and defend the interests of the Empire. If the Americans want to occupy the territory of the Empire, then the Empire must give them a strong counterattack.

On the morning of the same day, the Imperial Minister in the United States formally handed over to the US Government a declaration of war that had been prepared long ago. (To be continued......)