readx; Chapter 275: Bargging

At this time, the attitude of Britain and France towards the Sino-US war was basically clear! They would absolutely not allow the Huo Jiajun to really wipe out the United States!

"We can promise your terms, the People's Army will not set foot east of the Appalachian Mountains and save the United States! But we have fought for so long and paid such a great price, so our People's Army must also gain enough benefits!" Huang Sheng said. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Huo Jiajun has no intention of destroying the United States, and this Huo Shan has already told him in advance that Huang Sheng, as the prime minister, knows the military strategy of the Huo Jiajun! Therefore, although he was coerced by force like this, he was more aggrieved, but it was also in line with Huo Jiajun's bottom line! After all, with the current strength of the Huo Family, he has not yet swallowed the powerful strength of the United States in one bite! The benefits obtained now have already made the Huo Jiajun more satisfied!

"Of course, if you win the war, then as the victorious side you have the right to your own spoils!" said the French minister Batner with a smile.

Hearing his words, Gwener also nodded in agreement, saying that keeping Huo Jiajun's troops in the United States was one of the strategies formulated by the British cabinet, and only in this way could China and the United States become an inextricable feud because of territorial disputes! At that time, Britain's 'continental policy' would also be realized!

"Hehe, two ministers, now that our army has occupied all the lands west of the Mississippi River, we hope that in future post-war negotiations the British Empire and France will support us in acquiring these lands! Help you get out of the quagmire of the economic crisis!" Huang Sheng said with a smile.

"No way!"

"Really?"

Two different voices sounded in the reception room almost at the same time!

"Your appetite is too great, we in the British Empire will not agree!" The 200 million pound order is indeed very tempting, and it can indeed help Britain quickly get out of the economic crisis, but Gwener still shook his head firmly and said!

The land west of the Mississippi River is more than 4 million square kilometers, and although the economy here is not developed, and the industry is far inferior to that of the eastern part of the Mississippi River, the Americans will certainly not agree to cut off so much land at once! The important thing is to obtain this amount of land, plus the capture of the Huo Jiajun in the United States. Their strength will be greatly enhanced, perhaps in less than ten years, their shortcomings in industry and commerce will be able to make up, and when the time comes, coupled with the fact that the Chinese have now obtained the South Sea Territory and the Pacific Territory, the strength of the Chinese People's Army may exceed that of the United States!

If there is a serious imbalance in the strength of the two, it will go against the original intention of Britain's 'continental policy'!

France, however, doesn't care about that. Since Louisiana was sold to the United States by Napoleon in the early nineteenth century, the French have only been left with pure economic interests in the United States! As long as the Chinese do not want to eliminate the United States, even if they occupy the west of the Mississippi River, it has nothing to do with France! Moreover, the order of 200 million pounds is extremely tempting!

Now France has seen a large number of bank and factory failures, and the number of unemployed people has exceeded three million! The domestic economy is in chaos. It is all thanks to the colonial market and a large number of orders from the outside, especially the Chinese People's Army, that the vitality of the national economy is guaranteed! At this moment of crisis, if France can win orders of 200 million pounds, then even if the French economy does not improve immediately, it wants to maintain the status quo. That can still be done! When the time comes, the shaky political situation in France will also be able to gradually stabilize! Nothing will be more attractive to the French than coming out of the economic crisis!

Glancing at the excited eyes of the Frenchman. Gwener couldn't help frowning and sighed secretly in his heart! Today he pulled the French, who also have a lot of interests in the United States, over in order to use the huge forces formed by the two sides to force the Chinese to submit to the American issue and let them follow the British baton! However, he did not expect to be ruined by a huge order from the Chinese!

Obviously, as long as the Chinese promise not to step on the Appalachian Mountains, not to destroy the United States, to protect the interests of France, and to hand over all the orders of 200 million to France, then the French will definitely not participate in the war between China and the United States! Even if the Chinese occupy the west of the Mississippi River, even if the Great Lakes are added, the French will not have an opinion!

However, Britain's pursuit is different from that of France, and Britain's core interest is to maintain the British Empire's position as the world's number one power! Now that they have re-integrated the European continent into a balance of power through the Franco-Prussian War! The possibility of France's re-emergence has been eliminated! Then Britain will not allow the United States to develop quietly and accumulate strength, and finally pose a threat to Britain!

Therefore, the balance of power on the American continent is what Britain is pursuing! Even if Britain wants an order of $200 million, it is indeed very much wanted, but compared with that money, the 'continental policy' is what Britain is pursuing! After all, even if the economic crisis is serious, there will always be a day in the past! Britain, which has a vast colonial market, is not as embarrassed as France!

"Your Excellency Minister Gwyner, don't we have the right to get our own spoils of war after our People's Army has spent a great price to defeat the Americans?" asked Huang Shengshen in a serious voice.

"Of course, you can take back your own interests, and we will agree to ask the United States to cede land, but your appetite is too great, and we in Britain will not agree!" said this, Gwiner's voice changed, "Of course, if you want to get west of the Rocky Mountains, then we have no problem in Britain!"

"West of the Rocky Mountains?" Huang Sheng couldn't help but blurt out. The joy that surged in his heart under the pressure of himself, Huang Sheng thought that it would be good for the British to support Huo Jiajun to obtain the three western coastal states, but he didn't expect that the conditions of the British would be even better than he imagined!

However, although he is not a diplomat and has no experience in negotiation, Huang Sheng also knows that this is not the time to agree easily!

"No, the seven states west of the Rocky Mountains originally had more land in the United States, but more than 90 percent of it was plateau mountains, Gobi and deserts, and only a small part of the plains in coastal California! Moreover, here is sparsely populated, economically backward, and has not much industry, and is almost all in a state of wilderness! Could it be that if we finally do our best and spend a huge price, we will only be able to get this almost useless land?"

After listening to his words, Gwener couldn't help frowning, the west of the Rocky Mountains is indeed as just said, a wilderness, basically in an undeveloped state, moreover, the complex terrain there is indeed not as flat and rich in resources as along the Mississippi River and the eastern part of the United States! Considering the economy and industry in which the United States already occupies a dominant position, plus their military power will rise rapidly after this war, if this is the case, I am afraid that the Chinese will be in a weak position in the confrontation with them! Moreover, if there is not enough arable land to resettle the people, the Chinese will not be able to really gain a foothold in the western United States, and even the expulsion of powerful Americans is very likely! At that time, it will violate the core of Britain's 'continental policy'!

"Then what do you want to get? West of the Mississippi River, you don't have to think about it, the British Empire will definitely not agree!" Gwener couldn't help but frown.

"Hehe, since your country says so, then our People's Army will not hide it, in addition to the seven states west of the Rocky Mountains, we also hope to get Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Dakota (now North and South Dakota is a territory that has not yet joined the United States), Nebraska, and Kansas!

Hearing this, Gwener frowned tightly and lowered his head in contemplation for a while, "Nebraska and Kansas can't do it, they have joined the American Federation! As for the rest, if you can defeat the Americans and win the final victory in the war, then our British Empire will have no opinion!"

The words of the British have far exceeded Huang Sheng's expectations, and at this time he also understands that it should be time to borrow the slope to get off the donkey!

"Okay, we can agree to the terms of the British Empire, but there is one point that Britain cannot participate in the war between us and the United States!" Huang Sheng finally said.

"We France will not interfere in the war between China and the United States, but we hope to be able to get this order of 200 million pounds!" Looking at Huang Sheng's gaze, French Minister Batner couldn't help but say.

Hearing his words, Huang Sheng couldn't help but nodded, now that the economic crisis has spread to the whole world, the prices of steel, coal, and machinery and equipment have plummeted! The two hundred million pounds were originally the funds that Huo Jiajun had prepared for a long time to go to Europe to sweep up the goods! Therefore, there was no difficulty for Huang Sheng to agree!

"Yes, but Britain and France will get 100 million pounds each, and we promise to use them all to buy your goods!" Although the British did not speak, Huang Sheng had already seen their desire in Gvina's eyes! Moreover, the face of the world's largest country also needs to be taken care of, in addition, Britain also has a large number of industrial equipment, so 100 million each of Britain and France is the best solution!

After listening to his words, although Butner was a little regretful, he also understood that since the British were present, it was impossible for the French to eat up the benefits! It was already a bit unexpected for him to get an order of 100 million!

Of course, Gwiner, who has completed the tasks assigned by the prime minister and has a large order in hand, can alleviate the current serious economic crisis in the United Kingdom, and it is also very pleasing to the eye when he looks at Huang Sheng, who is sitting at the top!

This time, all three parties are happy!