Relevant hidden information was transmitted in the upper echelons of the empire, involving the military, political and some high-level economic circles, some were confirmed, some were speculation, and the strange thing was that everyone was not surprised by the decision made by the empire to enter the war, but accepted it calmly.

This is because the newspapers and news media of the Ocean Empire have always been biased in favor of the Entente because of their close political, military, immigration, and economic ties.

In the analysis of the opinions of the authoritative figures of the people, most of them are also inclined to the Entente bloc, especially the impression of Kaiser Wilhelm II is extremely poor, and he openly attacked the emperor with a broken mouth, and trumpeted the "yellow peril theory", I don't know how many people have been offended.

In mid-June, the Ocean Empire issued a decree;

In view of the deteriorating international security situation, this year's conscription will be carried out three months ahead of schedule, and the registration channel will be opened from now on, and young men of appropriate age are welcome to join the army to protect their families and defend the country.

The Entente group had apparently noticed the subtle changes in the policy of the Ocean Empire, and in the midst of rejoicing, the special envoys of Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and other countries visited the cities of the Red River Valley one after another, conveyed the aspirations of all sides of the Entente, and offered a series of attractive bargaining chips in an effort to draw the Ocean Empire into a white-hot European war.

Kaiser Wilhelm II also noticed this movement and openly stated it in Berlin;

Germany and the Allies have always attached great importance to their mutual relations with the Ocean Empire, cherished bilateral friendship, and recognized the dominant position of the Ocean Empire in the pan-Pacific region.

The Germanic nation and the Chinese nation share the same values and are both the best nations in the world, and the friendship between the two sides has a long history, and they should jointly shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the world.

Germany is willing to have a frank exchange of views with the Ocean Empire on topics of common interest and looks forward to the Ocean Empire playing a constructive role in building a new international order in the future.

The phoenix is nirvana, reborn from the ashes

The overthrow of the old international order, which restricted social progress, is the strong cry of every emerging country, and Germany hopes to join hands with the ocean empire to usher in the new century as a close partner......

Anyway, a lot of good things were said, obviously, Berlin also felt the huge pressure, and the entire European battlefield on the eastern and western fronts was supported by the German Empire, and he was really tired and tired.

On the Western Front, Britain and France besieged Germany, and it was a 2-on-1 situation.

The Eastern Front battlefield was the joint efforts of Austria-Hungary and Germany against the Tsarist Russian army, but it was a pity that Austria-Hungary, a lame ally, was beaten by Serbia with hundreds of thousands of troops, and more than 1.6 million troops were scattered by the Russians, which was not of great use at all.

To clean up the mess, you have to rely on the German army.

Besides

Britain, France, and other Entente countries also opened up the Southern Front, North Africa, and West Asia, all of which more or less involved part of Germany's military strength and overstretched it.

If there is another strong player of the size of the Ocean Empire, the Germans think they can't bear it.

The implication of the confession in these words is obvious, and this is really an unprecedented miracle for the German dictatorship Kaiser Wilhelm II, who is above the top.

London, Paris, and Rome successively issued public appeals, imploring Emperor Li Fushou to resolutely join the just war against expansion and aggression with world peace and the common people in mind as his mind......

In late June to early July

The three major battles of the world war entered a white-hot stage, the battles were extremely bloody and tragic, the international political situation changed, and the major participating countries spoke out to the Ocean Empire, which became a beautiful scenery during this time.

It is precisely because the Ocean Empire has the heavy weight that determines the final direction of the world war that where this weight rests, the balance of victory will tilt.

White House, Philadelphia

President Davon Porter slammed a stack of newspapers on the table in his hand in hatred, his face twisted and he choked a sentence; "Fake, these fools who kneel and lick the dictatorial emperor, should be ashamed of the color of their skin."

Out of extreme jealousy, seeing that the world's major powers have shown favor to the Ocean Empire, President Davin Porter of the United States is seriously psychologically unbalanced, and he speaks with a taste of **.

The self-proclaimed lighthouse of civilization, justice and freedom, which was once belittled by Emperor Li Fushou to the point of nothing, said in public;

The people of the United States will never be allowed to put such beautiful words as civilization, justice and freedom on their faces, and his true face is a stronghold of barbaric, selfish and bloody **ists, full of filth and unbearable.

The founding of the United States of America was a political event unleashed by a group of black slave owners who shouted the need for freedom and justice, and they slaughtered a large number of white Britons with muskets in order to facilitate their own harsher treatment of black slaves.

In the time since

It is a great irony that they wiped out the yellow Indians of the North American continent with muskets and set up a ridiculous Thanksgiving Day to promote their "gratitude".

The Mi people waged war after war, defeated the brown-skinned Mexicans and Cubans, and expanded their territory to the west coast and the Caribbean in the south, doing everything they could to oppress and exploit.

After the capitalists in the north of the country found that there were not enough factory workers, they launched a war against the south, which was called "emancipation of black slaves".

And in fact

Even 60 years after the victory in the War of Emancipation, blacks remained slaves.

Although the shackles on the feet are gone, the shackles of social discrimination in the United States are everywhere, this is a country where all kinds of doctrine are rampant, everyone looks at the world with colored glasses, it is simply a shame of the civilized world, and the lack of moral bottom line is only seen in the world.

"Mr. President, I don't think it's appropriate for you to show this sentiment in public, he will cause us more trouble." McKenan looked at Mr. President, who looked excited, and frowned and reminded.

"Is it the demonic dictatorship? I'm not afraid of him. ”

"Indeed, Mr. President, judging from the analysis of the current situation, it seems that the dictatorial emperor has moved his mind to enter the war, and has no more energy to focus on North American affairs for the time being." White House security adviser McKenan shrugged his shoulders, feeling as if he had shaken off some pressure, and continued with a pretended relaxation; "This may be a good opportunity for us to solve the problem of Fuso, General Ainsworth's Denver front has sent a number of urgent letters, and 500,000 troops are needed."

"Oh my God, I've given him more than 1.6 million troops, and I want 500,000 when I turn around, and that's not 500,000 Christmas dolls, but 500,000 Caucasian young Americans, how long will this damn war last?"

"There is no deadline, Mr. President, until we win the final victory."

McKenan can understand President Davin Porter's grumbling, and unlike during the First U.S.-Japan War, the British and the Oceanic Empire were in cahoots, setting off round after round of separatist frenzy against the federal government in the south of the country.

The Republic of Texas, in particular, has been mobilizing in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma to win over the new Texas federation and fight against the central government.

The Republic of Virginia did not stop, sending men to run around and co-opt other separatist forces in the southern states.

On the security issues that are of greatest concern

The Texans pledged to join the Trans-Pacific Alliance, which, like the Republic of California, would lead the oceanic empire in which the nations would give non-aggression security guarantees and unite in the face of aggression.

On the issue of huge war reparations

The Texans declared;

The Wool War was a war initiated by the Yankees against the Ocean Empire, and the consequences of defeat should not be borne by the southerners, and the same is true of the war that is happening now, the boys should be allowed to go home, and we just need to live in peace.

This remark made the populous state of Mississippi very heartbroken, and also attracted Louisiana, which has a large number of French descendants, and the public talked about it, and the separatist tendency won the support of the mainstream public opinion in society, and the situation was very bad.

Since the defeat of the "Wool War" and the heavy war reparations in the United States, the large amount of support and public construction funds that were originally allocated to the backward southern states every year have all come to naught, and the state treasury has to hand over a large amount of money every six months to maintain the operation of the federal government.

More than 6 years

The state governments have only turned in the funds, but they do not see a dollar back, the construction of towns and public facilities is still at the level of 10 years ago, and many bridges and dams have no money to repair and are becoming more and more degraded.

The state government also has no financial resources to help the underprivileged groups in society, and there is no money to subsidize hospitals and schools, which has led to the continuous increase in medical and education costs, which has greatly increased the burden on the people.

It's been a long time

The state governments inevitably complained, and the original 20-year war reparations period was still hopeful, but now the scale of the US-Japan war is getting bigger and bigger, and the federal debt is rising head to head, and the huge debt of more than 13 billion US dollars will be repaid until the year of the monkey.

Won't it be built in 30 years?

The federal government needs money to operate, millions of troops need money to fight, money to purchase all kinds of war materials, and money is needed in all aspects, but where does the money come from?

The customs office of the United States has been controlled by the post-war settlement committee, and all the revenue is remitted to a designated bank account, which is earmarked for post-war compensation to various countries.

This alone takes away most of the federal government's disposable revenues.

In order to start the war and continue the war, the federal government had to continue to borrow large amounts of gold and foreign loans, and the national debt was not only not reduced, but also piled up.

In the state polity designed by the founding fathers, the United States Federation was originally a small government, a large social and political system, and financial and military rights were relatively scattered and checked each other to ensure the process of social democracy.

In this democratic system, there is great vigilance against the development of military armament, and insurmountable obstacles are erected against the military junta and dictatorship, and the city council, the state assembly, the federal parliament, as well as the independence of the judiciary, parliamentary impeachment and the Supreme Court, prevent the military from becoming larger.

And this is precisely what has become the greatest constraint on the current war, and the states have a great deal of power to decide;

Whether or not to unconditionally support the current war.

This was not a problem in the first place, but after the separatist forces in the south became very popular, it became a serious and big problem.

Many Southern states threatened to withdraw from the Union to force the Daven-Porter government to back down and not continue the mass conscription of militias in the Southern states, which in turn caused serious discontent in the northern states.

President Davin Porter has devoted a great deal of energy to resolving these acute contradictions in domestic affairs, but in fact he is a plasterer, unable to really solve the problem of which leaks and which makes up for it.

The armed forces of the United States are dominated by militias; That is, the enthusiasm for war comes and goes quickly.

As the war dragged on for a long time and casualties continued to increase, the wind of public opinion changed, all kinds of unfavorable reports emerged one after another, and support for the war was greatly reduced.

The question is, how can war be stopped?

"Your Excellency, General of Staff Admiral Annsworth has done everything in his power to resist the Japanese offensive on the front line in Denver, maintaining the current shaky situation of the war, and the government must give its full support. Now there is no second person who can do this except him. McKenan had to remind the president to recognize the seriousness of the problem.

President Davon Porter scratched his head in annoyance, looked at Secretary of the Treasury Rubin and Secretary of the Army Adam Smith, who had been sitting in the Oval Office silently, and said with a long sigh;

"I know, I know......

Now the front line in Denver is all on the side of Admiral Ainsworth, who needs enough troops and all kinds of material support to fight this damn war.

Those hateful Fuso monkeys have actually mixed hundreds of thousands of professional soldiers into North America among immigrants, which is despicable and indecent, and we must fight back with the most resolute attitude.

Rubin, is it that the money is running out again. ”

Treasury Minister Rubin nodded silently, hesitated and said; "Mr. President, if we don't want to continue to borrow large amounts of gold loans, we should consider issuing US dollar war bonds, which will be implemented in the northern states with a better foundation in the early stage, and I think this is a feasible solution."

"How much is issued...... What about interest rates? ”

"The first phase of war bonds is at least $1 billion, and the issuance is too small, and it won't take long to consume it, and the interest rate will be on the market, and it is estimated that it will not be low."

"Won't it be low?"

"Mr. President, you should understand that at this stage for those who have money, there is a certain risk in lending large sums of money, and only if the interest rate is high enough is attractive. This is the characteristic of marketization, the riskier the war bond, the higher the interest rate. ”

Treasury Secretary Rubin tactfully explained, and President Davin Porter's face darkened.

How much is high?

The interest rate of Jinyang loans borrowed by the U.S. government in advance is generally between 8~9%, and by this year, several loans have risen to 11.2%~11.8%.

Due to the unsmooth progress of the war, Rubin negotiated a new loan with the Ocean Empire syndicate on behalf of the U.S. government, and the amount of money that could be negotiated was very limited.

This is the case with war loans, and if the war goes well, the interest rate will be lowered. If the likelihood of losing the war increases dramatically, then interest rates immediately increase like a rocket.

This is because the risk of borrowers has also increased, and there is a high probability of bad debts, and interest rates will naturally rise.

Look around the world today

The only one who can borrow money is the Ocean Empire, the so-called strange goods can live, you don't borrow the British, the French are still waiting to borrow it!

The Russians have a short-term interest rate of 21%, and the Ocean Empire does not borrow, that's it.

If the market were to determine the interest rate on war bonds, it would certainly be much higher than the borrowed Jinyang loans, there is no doubt about it.

Don't think that the capitalists of the United States will lend a lot of money kindly, without the interests of making their ears red, and talking about any country or nation, that is not topped.

As a country of immigrants, there is no main ethnic group in the United States.

This weakness is insignificant in peacetime, but in times of turmoil in successive wars, it can greatly widen social rifts and weaken national cohesion and identity.

Now the problem is that the Chinese society has money, but the American government has no money.

If the government wants to amass wealth, there is no other way but to raise taxes.

The resulting domino effect is so serious that President Vin Porter does not dare to let go.

And now the timing of the tax hike is too sensitive, and it is tantamount to pushing behind the back of the divided southern states, and making the choice between the middle class and white farmers of the United States, who were otherwise neutral and hesitant, is something that President Davin Porter would never want to see, and he cannot afford such serious consequences.

The United States can be divided and can continue to be dismembered, but it must be after I step down as president, and it will definitely not work now.

After much deliberation, President Davin Porter could only say; "The reinforcement of troops to the front line in Denver is organized and implemented by the Department of the Army, with the full cooperation of all government departments, which is the top priority at the moment, and we must go all out to ensure the supply of the front.

In terms of financial borrowing, I ask Treasury Secretary Rubin to take a little more pains and continue to negotiate patiently with the Ocean Empire syndicate, and ask them to be more considerate. It is imperative to ensure the supply of supplies to the front line and to ensure the supply of vital weapons and ammunition.

In addition, you can launch war bonds in advance to test the waters, see how the market reacts, and the size of the bonds should not be too large, with $200 million is appropriate.

If this issue is doing well, you can start issuing the next issue. ”

At present, the social contradictions in the United States are acute, the north and the south are opposed, the ethnic rift is widening, and the key areas of German nationality, mainly in the Great Lakes region, are incompatible with the white French farmers in the central part and the British and French areas in the east.

The Davin Porter government can only have a headache and a foot in the head.

Some of the volunteers who went to Europe from the United States went to Germany, some went to Britain and France, some went to Italy, and some went to Austria-Hungary to participate in the war, which proved the division of American society from another side.

Louisiana, with its large French population, is one of the more pro-separatist states in the South, because many French residents no longer want to live in the same country as German residents, and this anti-German sentiment is strong.

Look the other way around

French people are openly hostile and ostracized in the German community, and they are not welcome to the British.

The tragic world war inevitably radiated its effects, causing deep racial rifts in the United States across the Atlantic, which is really called "sitting behind closed doors, disaster from heaven".