"What else did you talk about?"

"Huh...... The United States tacitly acknowledges that Panama is the sphere of influence of the empire and is willing to negotiate a comprehensive preferential tariff plan for trade between the two countries, which will further strengthen the protection of China's economic and trade personnel and students studying abroad, and earnestly fulfill its commitments and obligations. ”

"Hmph, it's all empty nonsense, the current government of the United States only has a few months left in office, and whether the next government can recognize the tacit understanding is still two words, not to mention that the bilateral comprehensive preferential tariff negotiations are not a matter of one or two years, this is complete nonsense."

"Grandpa Guo, the problem can't be seen like this, as long as the negotiations are started, it will be a victory, if the next Mi government does not want to deteriorate bilateral relations, then it will not rashly flip the table, if necessary, the expeditionary force can hold a huge military exercise, let them sober up, the military and the government are not separated!"

"This can be considered." Marshal Li Xuanzhu nodded, thought about it seriously, and asked again; "As long as the Holy God allows it today, those arms seized in the warehouse can be given to the Mi Guokees, and they will not buy them from us, but they will also go to Europe to buy them, this is not a problem. The question is that the people of the United States are preparing to launch a war against Japan, how can they ensure that the number of troops does not exceed the limit of 100,000? This is the bottom line stipulated in the treaty, and the military will never allow the people of the United States to take the opportunity to take a step beyond the minepool. ”

"We also focused on this issue, and the US side was vague at first, but I solemnly warn Secretary of State Davin Porter; Any attempt to breach the bottom line of the treaty will be seen as a challenge to the ocean empire and will be carried out at your own risk. "Viscount Jia Donghe did not dare to be negligent on this issue.

A war reparation, is a pumping machine that makes the United States economy continue to bleed. An arms restriction is a rope that tightly binds the hands and feet of the United States' development. This is a punishment plan drawn up by the Holy One Himself, and there is no room for error.

As long as we firmly grasp these two items, within 20 years, the economic development of the United States is destined to make wedding clothes for others.

The military field is severely emasculated, and for the foreseeable future, its military strength and international influence will be firmly limited to North America, and it will not be able to take a single step.

"So how did they solve it?"

"The militia, the people of the United States have always had a tradition of organizing militias, and this time it is the same."

"Well, the military can acquiesce in this opportunistic way, but it needs to send military observers to supervise and disband immediately after the war." Marshal Li Zhuzhu groaned slightly, and immediately made a decision.

His words, Viscount Jia Donghe also agreed, and replied; "The military's request, we can put forward the consultation in the next stage of the secret meeting, and now the people of the United States are bent on taking back the New Mexico region, it should not be a problem."

"Has the Alaska Territorial Transfer Treaty been signed?"

"It's been signed, but it's still under wraps."

"That's fine, when the secret meeting is held in the next stage, the expeditionary force will also send representatives to participate, and then it will be enough to notify the US side, and there is no room for negotiation between the military's position."

"Uh...... All right! Viscount Jia Donghe was stunned for a moment before replying, and it was not surprising that he had a tough attitude towards the military.

Negotiations at the diplomatic level between countries are generally a combination of hard and soft, long-sleeved and skillful, striving to eliminate differences and bring about a solution to the problem.

It's rarely an ultimatum, and it's very humiliating for the other side of the negotiation, but for now, it's okay to use it, because Alaska is already in hand, and the big picture is settled.

There are no high expectations for the other conditions promised with the people of the United States.

"Mr. Lord, have you dealt with the question of formal recognition of the Northern Union and other independent republics in your negotiations?"

In the casual conversation, Marshal Li Xuanzhu mentioned this.

This is the last bottom line that the United States adheres to, and when the Ocean Empire and European countries successively recognized the Northern Union, the Republic of California, the Republic of Virginia, and the Republic of Texas, the Mi Guoyan gritted his teeth and refused to recognize it.

They still have one last illusion in their hearts, even if California and the Northern Federation are lost forever, the Republic of Virginia and the Republic of Texas can still work together, as the former suzerain, the influence of the United States Federation cannot be ignored.

As long as you don't admit it, there is always a chance.

Seeing that the marshal mentioned this, Viscount Jia Donghe shook his head with a wry smile, picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly, and said; "During the secret meeting, our side did talk about the major issue of bilateral diplomatic recognition, but the US side did not hesitate to refuse, and they have no right to negotiate on this issue, and there is no room for retreat and relaxation.

Since the central topic of the secret meeting was Alaska, the issue was not explored in depth.

From the Cabinet's point of view, the issue of the recognition of the status of a newly independent state is bound to become a major issue that has long plagued bilateral relations, and unless this issue is resolved, bilateral relations between the empire and the United States will never be able to enter the track of normal interstate relations.

Especially the Northern Union

If you join the Empire after a referendum at the end of the year, the Northern Confederacy issue will become a long-term territorial dispute between the Empire and the United States.

This problem has plagued the government for a long time, and there is no perfect solution.

Someone once proposed to spend money to redeem the Northern Federation to merge with the Northern Federation, and it is said that His Majesty also intended this at the beginning, and the amount of war reparations was set so high that there were also considerations in this regard.

Who knows that the Mi Guoyan is indeed hard enough, and would rather repay the huge war reparations, and hold on to the territorial issue and not let go. ”

"Hey...... Hold on and don't let go? Marshal Li Xuanzhu sneered twice, and the sharp and fierce look in his eyes flashed. Rubbing the fine porcelain teacup with both hands, he thought about it and said;

"Mr. Lord, when you appear before Your Majesty, I ask you to convey on your behalf the official position of the military on this matter.

The military argues;

The integration of the Northern Federation into the imperial family is not only an unprecedented event to expand the territory, which is enough to shine in the annals of history, but also a major achievement that cannot be erased in the North American War, and the victory of countless soldiers and soldiers of the expeditionary force in exchange for their blood and sacrifice, and there is no regret left behind.

In preparing for the war against Japan, our military intends to show a tough attitude at the appropriate time, including but not limited to sending an army out of the Rocky Mountains to exert strong pressure on the United States, with the aim of forcing it to openly recognize the independence of the Northern Union.

Otherwise, we don't mind a backhand blow from behind, which will make its campaign against Japan fall short.

Where to go, the people of the United States should be clear.

The attitude of the military is to give priority to the public and formal recognition of the independence of the Northern Union and the formal signing of an intergovernmental agreement.

As for the status of other independent republics, it is up to the countries themselves to negotiate, and it is not appropriate for us to do it on our behalf.

Field Marshal Li Shuangzhu bowed to him, asked for the Holy Judgment, and granted Weichen the right to arbitrarily eradicate the future troubles.

Then all the people of the Northern Federation are very fortunate, all the officers and men of the expeditionary force are very fortunate, and the ministers are very fortunate! ”

The meaning of Marshal Li Xuanzhu's remarks was very clear, and he did not want the Northern Federation to leave a small tail in the referendum on independence at the end of the year because of the territorial status issue, which eventually became a long-term ulcer in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the decision was delayed for a long time.

The best time to solve this problem is during the current administration, that is, before the presidential election for the next United States government is officially announced before the end of the year.

It was the end of March 1912, and there was still plenty of time to calculate.

Now that the current President Woolold-Wilson administration has officially signed an armistice acknowledging defeat and signed an intergovernmental contract to sell Alaska, it is not much to sign another official document that officially recognizes the independence of the Northern Union.

Once the bottom line is breached, the second and third times will not be so difficult.

If this problem is left to the next or a few years after the government, no new president of the United States is willing to take on this major responsibility, for this kind of trouble left by the previous president, think about it with your toes, you can drag it out, push it if you can, and no one will take the trouble.

This so-called timing choice? That's elegant.

Judging from the current situation on the Colorado confrontation border, the 2nd Division of Fuso has been transferred back to China, and the 4th, 5th, and 6th Divisions of the Japanese Army, plus three independent mixed brigades, are left in the New Mexico area, with a total of more than 94,000 troops.

Modeled after the South Manchurian General Headquarters established during the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army organized all its subordinate units into the First Army and established the North American General Headquarters, with the former chief of staff of the Japanese army, General Kodama Gentaro, as the commander-in-chief and commander of the First Army.

In the original historical time and space, General Gentaro Kodama died suddenly in 1906, and the cause of death was a dispute between the army reform and Senator Yama Prefecture, which led to sudden death from cerebral hemorrhage.

In this day and age

Because the strength of Fuso is not half a star worse than the original historical time and space, and it is burdened with heavy debts, the army reform of the standing army from 17 divisions to 25 divisions and regiments has not been put on the agenda at all, so he is still alive and well, and he is alive and well to take over the North American General Command, and actively carry out immigration and colonization.

The Japanese immigration colonization is very interesting, completely following a set of immigration colonization plans summed up by the Ocean Empire, the procedures are meticulously implemented, and the officials in charge of immigration affairs are all high-achieving students who have studied at the Royal Administration Academy of the Ocean Empire, and the only change is that because of the lack of strength, the simplified version of local materials is adopted.

After determining the location of the town, the first step is to burn the land and level the site. The two sides of the Ocean Empire used gasoline on a large scale, and the leveling of the field was mechanical.

On the Japanese side, it was possible to save money, and directly let people take torches to light it, and it was also manpower to level the site, just to save some diesel.

Town sewer facilities have also been simplified, and digging a trench and covering it with concrete slabs can do a much less so, much less investment.

The houses in the immigrant towns are made of local materials, mainly wood, and even adobe houses, and the problem of whether there is or does it is solved first, and then the problem of improvement is considered.

In the past three years, there have been more than 360,000 Japanese immigrants in New Mexico, and with the addition of local Mexicans and Indians, the population of the entire New Mexico region is about one million.

General Gentaro Kodama was the most active general in the Fuso military to promote immigration measures, and he had served as the governor of Taiwan in the original history and actively pursued the colonial policy, but now he is also working very hard in North America, almost abandoning military affairs and focusing on immigration affairs.

his dreams; It is like the idol of the Ocean Empire Emperor Li Fushou to open up a new living space for the Yamato nation.