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"Your Excellency Minister Ogner, the Chinese are so arrogant that they actually demand 200 million pounds in reparations and limit our armaments on the west coast, which obviously treats our country as a defeated country! Our country will never agree! The U.S. Minister to China, Timbey, did not return to the U.S. Embassy in China, but went to the British Embassy in China, and as soon as he entered the Embassy, he began to babble and scold.

"Your Excellency Tian Bei, the Chinese's request is very rude. However, this time, after all, it was the United States that lost. If the United States wants to end the conflict at no cost, that is impossible. I, you better contact the country immediately! As for the demands made by the Chinese, we can negotiate them slowly. Don't forget, the Chinese said that in a week, their fleet will leave the port again! O'Gner, the British minister to China, said. In his coming, although the demands of the Chinese are arrogant, the United States is also a little too unreasonable. It's just unreasonable to lose the battle, but still make such a request! At this time, it is still the truth that the fist is big.

"Uh, well! Your Excellency Ogna, I will contact China immediately! Tian Bei sensed Ogna's dissatisfaction and had to leave immediately. He didn't dare to offend Ogna, and now the hopes of the United States were completely pinned on Britain.

"Your Excellency, did the negotiations go very smoothly today?" Jurdian appeared in Ogner's study and asked.

"The Americans have not made their position clear, and the Chinese are lions opening their mouths, do you say that negotiations can go smoothly?" Ogna said speechlessly. He really missed a few years of life, when it was still when the Manchus ruled China, at that time, where did he need to be so sad! And now, with the rise of China, he finds it increasingly difficult to defend Britain's interests.

"The Americans now have no choice, and if they don't pay the price, China will certainly not let them go." We can intervene. But we will never get involved in a war for the sake of the United States! Zhu Erdian said.

"Yes, exactly. So, the Americans have to pay a price. That's not what worries me the most, though. During today's talks, Wu Tingfang demanded that China give up its interests in China. And return the concession. From this can be out. The Chinese want to completely abolish the unequal treaty we signed with the Qing State, which is the most troublesome thing for us! Ogener said. Fortunately, his term of office is coming to an end. When the time comes, these problems will be handed over to Zhu Erdian to do.

"Your Excellency, it is inevitable that I will come. With China's rise, they certainly won't be putting up with those unequal treaties. Abolition of unequal treaties. It's a given, and we have to be prepared! Zhu Erdian said. Among the interests of various countries in China, Britain has the most interests in China, and it is obvious that China's move will cause Britain heavy losses.

"And what are you going to do?" Ogna asked.

"Drag! Dragged to the war with China and Japan. At that time, China will face enormous challenges. If China wins the war, then it will be impossible for us to keep our interests in China. If China loses. We are also able to further expand our interests in China! Zhu Erdian said.

"That's a good idea, just do as you say!" Ogna said.

At the same time, Wu Tingfang had already rushed to the palace to report the negotiations to Wang Yuze.

"Come on, it's true that the Americans haven't figured out the situation yet, but. They'll come to their senses soon! Is the Pacific Fleet ready, and will it be able to go to sea again in a week? Wang Yuze asked.

"Back to the emperor! Most of the ships of the Pacific Fleet were at least slightly damaged and could have been repaired at Pearl Harbor. After a week it is possible to go to sea again to fight. Commander Li Dingxin has already called, saying that there will be no problems with the Pacific Fleet! Zhang Cheng replied.

"That's good! Other than that. Assemble a Marine Brigade and deploy to Hawaii! To further strengthen Hawaii's strength, and at the same time, to deliberately let the Americans know about it. When the time comes, they should be in a hurry! Wang Yuze said with a smile. If the Americans thought that the Chinese side wanted to send troops to the United States, they would not have been so tough.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I would convince the Americans that a large number of our troops are preparing to board the ship and go to Hawaii! Zhang Cheng naturally understood what Wang Yuze meant. An additional brigade was sent to Hawaii in order to strengthen Hawaii. But at the same time, it is making the appearance of sending troops on a large scale, making Americans think that China is preparing to send troops to the United States. When the time comes, the Americans will no longer be so tough, and it will be very beneficial for negotiations.

The U.S. government, at 0:00 p.m. on September 7, received a telegram from the Minister to China, William? President McKinley convened an emergency meeting overnight to discuss how to respond to China's conditions.

"What about the telegram sent back by Mr. Tian Bei?" William? President McKinley asked.

"Your Excellency President, I think His Excellency Tian Bei is too reckless, and his toughness has not only failed to have an effect, but has caused the opposite effect." Vice President Garrett? Hobart said.

"Tian Bei is also thinking about the interests of the United States. The conditions put forward by the Chinese are too harsh, and we cannot agree to them! "Secretary of State, John? Sherman said.

William? President McKinley nodded, knowing that China's conditions were too harsh, and that if he accepted, the angry American people might be able to blast him out of the White House tomorrow. "Mr. Roosevelt, how are you?" President William McKinley asked.

"Your Excellency President, the amount of compensation proposed by the Chinese is too large for us to agree. In addition, the reduction of military forces on the west coast cannot be promised. Otherwise, we will not have the strength to resist China! Roosevelt said.

"Your Excellency, our revenue last year was only $40 million, and this year it is only about $50 million. Therefore, we have no way to pay the compensation proposed by the Chinese government! "Treasury Minister Lyman? J. Gage also said.

"Let Tian Bei negotiate with the Chinese government again! We will not agree to a reduction in military forces on the West Coast. As for the compensation, let's reduce it as much as possible! The Chinese Pacific Fleet will be able to leave the port again in a week. There is no doubt that they will go to the west coast of our country, and if we cannot agree with them before then, it will be a great crisis for us! May God bless America! "William? President McKinley said.

Subsequently, under the instructions of the US Government, the US Minister to China, Tian Bei, launched a new round of negotiations with the Chinese side, but because the gap between the two sides was too great, no agreement could be reached. At this time, for the US government, the crisis began to appear.

On 20 September, the New York Times took the lead in exposing in a large-scale article that the main force of the US Navy had been annihilated by the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, and that the ongoing negotiations between China and the United States could not reach an agreement because of the gap. In addition, it was pointed out that the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet was about to launch an attack on the west coast of the United States, and in China, there was also a situation in which the mainland's land forces were preparing to board ships for Hawaii.

The New York Times article caused an uproar in the United States, and major newspapers reprinted it one after another, causing a panic to rise in the United States. In particular, residents living on the west coast are the first to pack up their belongings and catch the train to the eastern region. For a time, train tickets from the West Coast to the East were hard to find, and there was chaos throughout the United States.

At this time, the U.S. government made an explanation, announced the issue of the Sino-US military conflict to China for the first time, and assured the people that the U.S. government would do its best to reach an agreement with China and would not let the flames of war burn on U.S. soil.

However, the move of the US government has caused the anger of the Americans. Many people believe that the U.S. government's response is too slow, which puts the U.S. in danger. Others believe that the United States should be tough on China, and that the United States should use its strong national strength to defeat China, rather than humiliating peace.

Those who support these two views have held parades in the United States again and again, and even large-scale conflicts have broken out as a result, leaving the US government anxious and having to take drastic measures to suppress them. At the same time, the U.S. Minister to China, Tian Bei, also received a telegram of increasingly severe words. U.S. Secretary of State John? Sherman, who ordered Tian Bei, to reach an agreement with the Chinese within a week, that is, before the Chinese Pacific Fleet appeared on the west coast of the United States. This made Tian Bei also panicked, and had to ask the British and French ministers in China for help. Fortunately, Britain and France did not want China to get too many benefits from the United States, so they once again joined forces to put pressure on China, and even did not hesitate to use the means of threatening war, which made the Chinese side lower its requirements for the United States.

"His Majesty the Emperor believes that the United States must agree to the following in order for our actions against the United States to cease our actions. First, the United States apologizes to China for the military conflict. Second, the United States compensated 150 million pounds for the damages. Third, the U.S. government recognizes the Kingdom of Hawaii as an independent nation and pledges not to invade or alienate the power of the Kingdom of Hawaii in any way. Fourth, the U.S. government gave up its privileges in China and returned all the concessions in China. Wu Tingfang solemnly put forward new conditions!

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