Chapter 691: Interests Move People's Hearts (4/4 Update)
While it may seem like the British agreed to give France six state-level administrative regions including Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico, the British actually meant something as well.
First of all, these six states are certainly not as good as the states on the east coast of the United States, and the benefits of Britain are certainly far greater than those of France.
Second, Texas and New Mexico were once part of Mexico, and the United States and Mexico fought several wars over these areas.
After France took over these regions, the question of whether the Mexicans in the two states were fighting for independence was a question, as was the attitude of Mexico.
Although the French were far more powerful than Mexico, Mexican discontent was also destined to make it more difficult for the French to rule in these states.
Being able to interfere with the rule of the French, and it seems that the French have gained many areas, the British naturally do not say much in this situation.
Looking at Churchill with a sworn face, French War Minister Louis also understood that this was almost the limit that Britain could bear.
Acquiring six states at once is indeed a big gain, and no matter how many French people can't necessarily eat it.
After a moment of thought, Minister Louis nodded, acknowledging the French.
Once France was identified as a destabilizing factor, the area that Australasia gained was much simpler.
After all, the West Coast of the United States is still too poor, and except for Los Angeles, California, which can handle it, there is nothing outstanding about other states and cities.
Even if Australasia were to fully acquire several states in the western part of the United States, the British would not have an opinion, but would be glad that Australasia had attracted a part of the hatred of the United States.
However, the appetite of the Australasian side is not too big, and even Arthur basically has no plans to annex the United States, except for Hawaii.
Hawaii is located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, an area that Australasia had to occupy and annex.
But the west coast of the United States is too far away from Australasia, and there are many Americans, so it is extremely difficult to rule.
Rather than burdening one's own rule, it would be better to create countries that could be controlled, and let them join Australasian rule, as in the case of the Philippines.
Eventually, Britain and France agreed that Australasia would gain dominion over Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, and Hawaii, and that they would support the creation of new states in those regions.
In total, Australasia was able to obtain seven states in the United States, surpassing France in terms of numbers.
But the representative of France did not have the slightest problem with this, after all, the states that Australasia had acquired were poorer than the states that France could obtain, and the strategic position of Hawaii was more important except that one of the states of California could get their hands on it.
What's more, the Russians have always regretted selling Alaska to the United States at a low price. When Australasia gains control of Alaska, there will inevitably be a rift between it and Russia.
And Russia is already gradually recovering, and the only one who can unite is France. In this way, it may also promote the confrontation between Britain and Australia and France and Russia, increase France's voice in the world alliance, and reduce the influence of the British.
The extent to which Australasia and France had been given had been determined, and it was now left that the British were able to gain the extent of their domination.
But it was the East Coast of the United States that was the richest region, and it was the quarrel over what the British could get the most intense.
The British naturally wanted to gain more territory to rule, and the French naturally did not want the British to gain more territory.
Under the quarrel with each other, more fierce conflicts broke out, and even the meeting was almost nullified.
Fortunately, Australasia was able to reconcile in the middle, avoiding the possibility of the meeting being nullified and proposing a plan that would be relatively satisfactory to all countries.
The British originally had a great appetite to fully eat the original thirteen states of the United States, that is, the scope of the United States when it first became independent.
Although the combined area of the 13 cantons is not much different from the six cantons that France can get, the population of these 13 cantons is several times that of the area that France can get.
If the British had been allowed to gain such a large area, the French would not have been able to sleep.
In order to refute the British, the French representative Louis told the British the reasons for refusing to allow France to rebuild a new French colony, and said that the 13 states are the most core areas of the United States, and France will not allow Britain to acquire all 13 states.
The French said they could accept British control of the eight states below New York, namely Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
The French thought was to try to avoid British control of the most important states in the United States, such as Rhodes and New York, where Boston is located.
However, the British relied on their great strength to have nothing to fear, and naturally did not care about the threat of the French.
After all, the British were already convinced that France would not join the opposing side, and with the support of Australasia, even if France withdrew from the war, the British would accept it.
"It can't be, Minister Louie." Churchill shook his head and said: "It is clear that the British Empire is the main force to defeat the Americans, and we cannot land in the United States without the Royal Navy."
In order to compensate for the losses of the Royal Navy in the war, it is necessary for us to acquire more areas.
On top of what you say, you have to get Nova Scotia and Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
As for the rest of the United States, including New York and Boston, we can manage together to help build a better unified order in the United States. ”
According to Churchill, the only states left on the East Coast of the United States are New York and Washington, D.C.
Apparently Britain also understood the difficulty of direct control of New York, and it was better to jointly administer these areas under the supervision of several countries.
Hearing the British say this, the French also understood the firmness of the British, but Minister Louis still did not give up and said: "Then France also asks for Florida, and France can send all its navy to help us win this war." ”
"No problem, deal." Churchill smiled and nodded, agreeing to Minister Louis's request.
Not long after the spoils were over, on June 9, 1928, the British government formally submitted to Parliament a proposal on whether to wage war against the United States, and it caused an immediate uproar.
After all, the British were targeting a great power, the United States, which is currently known as the second largest power in the world.
Compared to the uproar in Europe, the reaction in the United States has been tantamount to a monstrous wave.
The U.S. government convened an emergency meeting, and President Hoover angrily denounced the British as a provocation to the world peace order, to the entire United States, and to all Americans.
But unfortunately, President Hoover's angry denunciation did not cause much reaction, after all, under the premise that the people can't eat enough, who cares about national affairs?
In particular, President Hoover's previous behavior has chilled the hearts of all military personnel, and the military does not intend to give President Hoover's life, let alone ordinary people who already hate the government.
However, compared with the various reactions of the people, the response of the US government is relatively consistent, that is, to actively prepare for war and avoid this war as much as possible at the diplomatic level.
In the end, the British are currently the world's largest power, and the size of Britain's navy is still ahead of the United States for the time being.
What's more, it was clear that the British were not the only ones involved. The British Americans alone may still be able to resist, but if it is a combination of multiple countries, even the Americans can only be captured.
Therefore, to be able to resolve this dispute diplomatically is definitely a more reliable way than to prepare for war.
After all, it takes time to recruit troops and build warships, and the enemy's offensive is likely to arrive in a short time.
However, the British were able to take the initiative to break the news, and it was obvious that they had been more carefully prepared.
Before the Americans had time to mobilize public opinion to prepare, the media in Britain, France, and Australia continued to report on the deeds made by the United States, and also emphasized the fact that the United States announced that it would stop paying reparations.
And in these media reports, a large number of media also pointed out that the death toll caused by the flu was even greater than the death toll of the previous all-out war, which instantly made the flu, a major event a few years ago, reappear in people's eyes.
To Americans' pressure, such news reports quickly caused more fermentation and spread throughout Europe and to other regions.
Reports of such reports have been expressed in a number of countries where people have been killed or injured in large numbers of people in this flu.
Driven by those who hate the United States, these countries have gradually begun to respond to the call of Britain, France and Australia.
Even before the British Parliament agreed to declare war on the United States, the fermenting public opinion of various countries had already put the incident on the agenda of the World League.
This time, it was not proposed by Britain, France and Australia, but by some radicals in European countries who wanted to gain popular support in this way.
After all, even if a war against the United States is launched, it is destined to be Britain, France, and Australia that will take the lead.
These small and medium-sized European countries only need a few people to hide behind the three powers of Britain, France and Australia and enjoy the fruits of victory.
Even if they can't get a state in the United States, a small amount of profit can help them better get out of the economic crisis and become more financially confident.
Not to mention the fact that it can still gain the support of some people, and it is not surprising that in the case of fame and fortune, it is not surprising that representatives of some small and medium-sized countries have become radical.
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