In order to prevent China from transporting war materials to Germany, Britain had to eat the war materials sold by China in one bite. In this way, China would not have any surplus war materials to sell to the Germans.

Although this will cause a rift in the relationship between China and Germany, it will not have much impact on China overall. Between countries, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Although China and Germany have a close relationship, they are more likely to use each other and can abandon each other at any time.

Germany's support for China was originally intended to contain old powers such as Britain and France and create opportunities for the rise of the German Empire. In fact, they are simply using China as cannon fodder. In the same way, China's proximity to Germany also hopes to use German capital and technology to develop itself, and it is not willing to be at the mercy of Germany. Once China becomes stronger, it will naturally not take the Germans seriously.

This deal between China and Britain has effectively eased the contradictions between the two countries. Britain's large imports of war materials from China also ensured that Britain could continue to support the consumption of the war. Of course, the Chinese Empire also made a lot of money from this.

As China's industrial production capacity became higher and higher, Britain could not eat so much war materials, so it had to let France and Russia share a little. This allowed China to make a steady stream of money by selling these war materials. Of course, the country's strength is also constantly improving.

China's wanton sale of war materials to the Entente countries not only seriously harmed the interests of the Germans, but also harmed the interests of the Americans on the other side of the ocean. Originally, the Americans, relying on their proximity to Europe and closer relations with European countries, occupied the majority of the market share of war materials consumed by the warring sides. But. According to the agreement between China and Britain, most of the war materials of the Entente countries were imported from China, which undoubtedly seized the market share of the United States and harmed the interests of the United States.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, this is the third time this month that Britain has lowered its imports of steel, non-ferrous metals and grain to the United States. You have increased the share of these imports to China, which will be a great harm to the US-UK relationship. The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom said with an angry face.

You must know that the war has been going on for almost two years, and the capitalists in the United States have adjusted their production capacity and are preparing to sell war materials to Europe on a large scale to gain wealth. But at this juncture, countries such as Britain and France have reduced their imports of these materials to the United States. Doesn't this cut off their financial means? Cutting off people's financial means is like killing their parents, which makes how can Americans, who already attach importance to making money, accept it?

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Ambassador. To whom Britain imports war materials, this is our freedom. We reserve the right to make adjustments according to our own plans. Sir Edward Grey said coldly. Although, the United States is now the first industrial power, but. And that's all. In front of the British Empire, it is not yet the turn of the United States to be arrogant.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. My Government is debating whether or not to join the Entente in the war. His Excellency the President is trying to convince others. Now, such an approach by the United Kingdom may not be conducive to the promotion of this matter by His Excellency the President. The US ambassador to the UK threatened.

Sir Edward Grey couldn't help frowning, Britain had long been exhausted by the war. Although they look down on the United States, in order to relieve their own pressure. There are still many people who hope to draw the United States into the camp of the Entente. It would undoubtedly be a great loss if the United States refused to join the Allied Powers in the war war because of the reduction in imports of war materials to the United States.

However, an agreement has been reached between the UK and China. If it is reversed now, it will undoubtedly force China into the camp of the Allies. This is also very bad for the UK. Sir Edward Grey couldn't help but find himself in a dilemma.

"Your Excellency, we will do our best to coordinate the import of war materials from the United States. As far as possible, we will import as much U.S. war material as possible. Sir Edward Grey could only appease the American side in this way.

Obviously, such an answer will not satisfy the US side. The huge industrial capacity of the United States has exploded, and if the products produced cannot be sold, it will be a big problem. However, if the British don't buy it, they can't do anything about it? You can't force you to buy and sell, right? The current United States is not the Uncle Sam who dominated the world in later generations, at most he is just a Sam boy. And although Britain is deeply involved in the war, the foundation of world hegemony is still not something that an emerging power like the United States can provoke. Therefore, Britain refused to buy American war materials, and the Americans had no other way but to lobby as best they could.

The U.S. government, of course, is very annoyed by the decision of the British side, but there is nothing it can do. At the same time, they are even more angry at China, which is stealing their business. It's just that China now is also not an object that the United States can provoke at will. The powerful Chinese Navy already poses a serious threat to US interests in the Pacific. In order to deal with China, the United States once again used Japan as a pawn. The U.S. government decided to provide Japan with an emergency loan that would allow Japan to regain its strength.

And Japan did not live up to the hopes of the Americans, and after getting the loan, the defeated Japanese navy once again received a large amount of development funds. Four 'Kii-class' battleships that had already been planned by the Japanese Admiralty. It was a formidable battleship with a standing displacement of 42,600 tons, a length of 252.1 meters, a width of 32.49 meters, a speed of 25 knots, and five twin 45-caliber 410-mm guns. It was the Nagato-class battleships and the Kaga-class battleships that did not have a replacement ship that could not be completed, and it was also the hope for the revival of the Japanese Navy.

Of course, even if Japan had built these four battleships, it would be very difficult to defeat the Chinese navy, which was in full swing. After all, when these four battleships of the Japanese Navy were built, the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy were also built, and with the addition of two 'Pinghai-class' battleships, the Chinese Navy still had an absolute advantage in battleships with 410 mm main guns. Not to mention that the Chinese Navy has a large number of other battleships.

However, it cannot be denied that the Japanese Navy's Kii-class battleships will pose a certain threat to the Chinese Navy after they are completed. In order to counter the threat of the Japanese, the Chinese Navy had to leave its main forces in the western Pacific region. In this case, the threat to the United States will be much smaller. The Americans can use Japan to contain China and contain China's continued expansion abroad.

Americans are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with China, and relations between the two countries are beginning to deteriorate.

Because of the deal between China and Britain, Germany, which had a close relationship with China, has also changed. Relations between the two countries began to decline sharply and were almost falling to the freezing point.

German Foreign Minister Count Hertling summoned the ambassador of the Chinese Empire to Germany and formally protested to the Chinese Empire. China sold all its war materiel to the Entente powers, which undoubtedly damaged relations between China and Germany.

It's just that the Chinese side has already come up with a countermeasure. The British Navy established a no-sail zone off the coast of Germany, making it impossible for China to sell war materials to Germany. Unless Germany could break the British naval blockade, China would have to suspend the transport of war materials to Germany. Of course, China also pledged to resume transporting war materials to Germany as long as Germany could break the British naval blockade.

In that case, the ball was kicked at the feet of the Germans again.

Kaiser Wilhelm II convened a council to consult with his ministers on countermeasures.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the tragic war has caused the consumption of the Empire's war materials to a very low level. Originally, the war materials that China provided us made it possible for us to barely survive. But now the Chinese sold war materials to the British, which was undoubtedly a great blow to the empire. Wilhelm II said with a cold face.

"Despicable Chinese, they are a betrayal of the German Empire. Those yellow-skinned monkeys, ungrateful. Crown Prince William scolded.

The other ministers were also silent. In fact, they had long expected that sooner or later there would be such a day. The British would not sit idly by while China continued to supply Germany with war materials. In order to win the war, the British will definitely use all means.

"Your Majesty, now, we have reached the most difficult moment. If we can't break the blockade of the British, then we will definitely lose this war because of the depletion of war materials. Chancellor Holwig reminded.

Wilhelm II's eyes fell on the Minister of the Navy Tirpitz.

"Is Field Marshal Tirpitz, the High Seas Fleet of the Imperial Navy, capable of breaking the blockade of the British?" Wilhelm II asked.

"Your Majesty, the High Seas Fleet will go all out to defeat the British Navy." Tirpitz replied. After the start of the war, the German navy did nothing at all, except to attack British merchant ships with submarines, which made him, the minister of the admiralty, under great pressure. Now that Germany is on the verge of survival, the High Seas Fleet, which has been built at great expense, naturally has to bear the responsibility of turning the tide.

"Well, the High Seas Fleet is ready for battle and must defeat the British Navy. As long as we can break the blockade of the British, we still have a chance to win. "Wilhelm II apparently put all his hopes in the navy. (To be continued.) )

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