Chapter 156 156 Those islands are mine, and you can't move them
In the United States, there is a famous "President Hill", which is often confused with half a bucket of water and "Capitol Hill" in Lin Youde's original time and space. On this peak, whose real name is "Mount Rushmore", there are carved statues of the four most famous Hokage Oh no presidents in the United States. The only president to take office in the twentieth century was Roosevelt's uncle, Theodore. Roosevelt.
Compared with the other three, Theodore, who ascended to the presidency in the era of American hegemony? Roosevelt was a typical "hawk" figure. When he was still the undersecretary of the Admiralty, he took advantage of this opportunity to actively expand his armaments and prepare for war with Spain, because the official Secretary of the Navy controlled all the affairs of the entire U.S. Navy without being concerned with political affairs. It was when he was in charge that the explosion of the USS Maine occurred, which directly led to the full-scale outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
Subsequently, the civilian officer resigned from his post as deputy chief of the Admiralty and personally formed a volunteer cavalry brigade to land in Cuba to participate in the battle, and achieved proud results.
It was such an iron-clad figure who laid the foundation for the "character" of the United States of America on the international stage for the next 100 years. It was in his speech that the famous phrase that became the golden rule of American diplomacy for the next 100 years was born: warm words in the mouth, big stick in the hand.
During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt introduced a number of policies that were crucial to the United States, and he also successfully obtained the right to dig and use the Panama Canal. At the same time, he actively reorganized the armament of the war, the famous yellow plan was formulated under the instruction of Theodore Roosevelt, the imaginary enemy of this plan is Japan, the whole plan accurately judged the area of the most decisive battle between the United States and Japan, 30 years later, in 1944, the United States Navy completely defeated the Japanese Navy in the Marianas, and since then the maritime part of the Pacific War has entered "garbage time".
Before the crossing, Lin Youde admired this Theodore Roosevelt very much, and every time he encountered a "keyboard ********" on the Internet, Lin Youde had to find an opportunity to quote the old Roosevelt's remark that "war is the best means to enhance the national character", declaring that "Japan, the Philippines or Vietnam, in short, anyone is good, and only by beating it can China have a future."
And now, this direct inheritor of Theodore Roosevelt is in front of Lin Youde, but he has become a twisted braid glasses Lori.
It's okay like this.,Talking about political affairs with a dry old man.,There's no better pleasure than chatting with a beautiful girl.。
Because there was still some time before the dinner, Lin Youde and Charlotte had advanced the meeting that was originally scheduled for tomorrow, and now the two were leading their respective entourages to sit across the long table, facing each other with serious expressions.
Finally, Lin Youde took the lead in speaking: "Miss President, about our products being investigated in the United States for anti-dumping investigation......"
"That's fine, whatever it is." Charlotte interrupted Lin Youde, "I'm not here to meet you to have a relationship with your part as a businessman. ”
"It seems that it is going to have something to do with Lin as a man." The fox standing behind Lin Youde nodded again and again, "But '' or something, Miss President's gameplay is really profound." ”
Viola coughed, as if to remind the fox, "I'm also a Miss President, don't talk nonsense."
Charlotte completely ignored the fox's presence, and then said that she had just been interrupted: "I have come to Potsdam to use your influence on the political situation in this country. I think that the best way to get Miss Viola's support is to negotiate directly with you. ”
Lin Youde pursed his lips, and then said: "'I'm just a businessman' - it seems that this will definitely not be effective at this time, okay, let's open the skylight and say something." I guess Miss Charlotte didn't just come across the sea to see the idyllic scenery of Europe. ”
"Of course." Charlotte nodded, then leaned forward slightly, "I'm here to get Germany's support on 'something'. ”
"It looks like this would not have been possible without the support of Germany." The meaning of Lin Youde's words is also obvious: My asking price will not be low.
"If this matter is negotiated, whether it is antitrust or tariff barriers, it will no longer be a problem for your company. And, if you are engaged in a de facto colonization operation in Australia, you can also count on the support of the U.S. Navy if you encounter difficulties from the Commonwealth government. ”
"Oh?" Lin Youde raised his eyebrows slightly, this price code sounds pretty good, but the better the price, the more you have to be careful of the traps, especially when the other party's request is much lower than the value of this price code.
So Lin Youde is ready to listen to the demands of the Americans.
"So, what is 'something' that makes the U.S. government ruthlessly prescribe such conditions?"
"We hope to reach a treaty with the German government, so that when the US government decides to use force against the Japanese government, Germany can provide international support to the United States and contain Britain, France, and other countries."
"Wait a minute," Viola, who had not spoken, suddenly interjected, "the U.S. government is using force against the Japanese government?" The meaning behind this statement is that the U.S. government took the initiative to go to war? ”
"Of course." Charlotte nodded without hesitation, "Is there anything wrong with this?" The aggressiveness shown by the new country of Japan is bound to threaten American interests in the Pacific in the future, and we believe that it is the best option for the United States to defeat it before it reaches full fledges. ”
"And then the United States of America will get the origin of the god that it has always dreamed of, right?"
In the face of Lin Youde's questioning, Charlotte still unabashedly nodded directly: "That's right, I don't deny that this is one of our purposes." But correspondingly, Mr. Lim, your home country will be able to regain the three lost provinces and the Korean Peninsula, and your reputation in the country will also increase. And what you need to do is to keep the main attention of Britain and France in Europe, no matter what you do, whether it is military exercises or create a new crisis, we don't care. ”
Lin Youde pursed his lips.
The Americans are really simple and straightforward, they don't want any fig leaf, and they just talk about the exchange of interests when they come up.
At this time, Viola said, "You're too naked, aren't you?" ”
Charlotte pushed her glasses and glanced at Viola: "I have carefully analyzed your husband's style of acting in diplomatic situations, and I think this method can effectively win impression points. ”
"This ......"
"With what you know about your husband, you know this better than I do."
"Well, yes, I know that. You're right. Viola nodded repeatedly, her expression very embarrassed.
Lin Youde sighed, worthy of being a strong man who mixed up with the position of president, and he was really more capable than Viola after leaving the assistance of his powerful subordinates.
Lin Youde shook his head slightly, driving away the chaotic thoughts in his mind and focusing his attention on the topic in front of him. He looked at Charlotte and said, "Miss President, thank you for taking such great pains to do what I like." What I don't understand is what you are looking for me for, Germany is a defeated country and has a limited say in the international community......"
"But your organization and your doctrine have attracted the attention of the Great Powers. In fact, all countries are worried that they will be organized by you, like the Austro-Hungarian Empire...... Well, it should be said, internal evolution? ”
"I like to use the word 'color revolution'."
"What does it mean to dye the land red...... That's a pretty accurate word. Charlotte nodded, then continued at her own pace, "I think you and your organization have enough energy to draw attention to create space for U.S. operations in Asia." ”
"But you have other ways to do the same thing, such as convincing Russia to start a new Crimean War." Lin Youde said.
Now that Russia is eager to restore the power that the Great Powers took advantage of because of the civil turmoil after the war, Crimea and Poland are both coveted targets for Russia: Poland was Russian territory before the war, and in Crimea, the Russians also hope to push the Line of Actual Control to pre-war levels, so that Ottoman Turkey can spit out the parts that Russia occupied with the support of the Great Powers.
Of course, with the character of that Iron Queen, Russia would probably be happy to march towards Istanbul again.
If Russia had done this, Britain and France would probably have no time to care about what was going on in Asia.
So in Lin Youde's opinion, the place where Americans should go is Petrograd - and now it is said that a renaming of St. Petersburg is being considered.
Lin Youde didn't say all this, he looked at Charlotte and felt that with this little girl's clever mind, he should be able to understand all of this.
And the latter lives up to expectations.
Indeed, a visit to Russia seemed like a better idea. However, Russia is a ...... Countries that do not match the temperament of the United States are likely to become the opposites of the United States on the scales of the world, at least in my opinion. Charlotte looked up at Lin Youde, "And what you did before makes me feel that I can have a long-term cooperation with you." ”
Lin Youde sighed secretly.
At the same time as Lin Youde sighed, the fox, who had been silent for a while, spoke: "Little Charlotte seems to have made a mistake, that is, unless she also marries Lin like Little Viola, cooperation or something can only be the product of interest exchange, and it has nothing to do with national temperament, personal likes and dislikes." Our Lin Ke is a qualified politician, nothing to say about this. ”
Charlotte finally glanced at the fox squarely, but then returned her gaze to Lin Youde.
"Mr. Lin, I think even in terms of the exchange of interests, this cooperation is no problem for you. You're based in Germany, but your country, with its vast territory and many resources, is what you really want to control, isn't it? ”
"Yes." Lin Youde nodded, "From the perspective of future development, the vast territory, rich resources and large population are the three most important points, once the country with these three advantages catches up in technology, it will undoubtedly become the overlord of the world." But, Miss Charlotte, I don't think you understand the essence of the problem. ”
"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”
Lin Youde smiled at Viola, leaned forward, leaned against the edge of the table, and said word by word: "Since I will eventually return to Asia to revitalize my motherland, then I definitely don't want to see a strong Russia, as well as a strong United States." ”
Lin Youde paused and continued: "The United States is now a formidable existence, even if your Shenji production is pitifully low, you can still use your strong economic strength and industrial capacity to become a great power. If we give you another Yingzhou archipelago that will produce a god, then in a few years, the United States will become the hegemon of the world. So I'm sorry, I can't give you that string of islands, that's my island, and no one can touch it. ”
Lin Youde felt that the fox behind him was gently pinching his shoulders to express his inner emotions.
Charlotte was silent, and after five minutes she said, "It seems that we will have to go to the Russians." Since there is no need to talk about this issue, let's talk about something else, for example, that your company's products are facing anti-dumping investigations in the United States......"