Chapter 692 Interests are heart-warming (44 more)

Although it seemed that the British agreed to give France six state districts, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, the British actually had Meaningful. ░▒▓██▓▒░

First of all, these six states are definitely not as good as the states on the east coast of the United States, and the benefits gained by Britain are definitely far greater than those of France.

Secondly, among these six states, Texas and New Mexico once belonged to Mexico, and many wars broke out between the United States and Mexico over these areas.

After France takes over these areas, whether the Mexicans in these two states will seek independence is a question, and Mexico's attitude is also a question.

Although the French are far stronger than Mexico, the dissatisfaction of the Mexicans is bound to make it more difficult for the French to rule in these states.

Being able to interfere with the rule of the French seems to have allowed the French to gain many areas. Naturally, the British would not say much in this case.

Looking at Churchill who looked confident, French Minister of War Louis also understood that this was almost the limit that Britain could bear.

Gaining six states at once is indeed a big gain, and no matter how many French people there are, they may not be able to eat it.

After thinking for a moment, Minister Louis nodded, expressing the French approval.

After identifying France as an unstable factor, the area obtained by Australasia became much simpler.

After all, the West Coast of the United States is still too poor. Except for Los Angeles, California, which can offer it, other states and cities have nothing outstanding.

Even if Australasia fully acquires several states in the western United States, the British will not have any objections. On the contrary, they will be happy that Australasia has attracted some of the hatred of the United States.

However, Australasia's appetite is not too big, and Arthur basically has no plans to annex American soil, except for Hawaii.

Hawaii is located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, an area that Australasia had to occupy and annex. ↤↤↤↤↤↦↦↦↦↦

But forget about the west coast of the United States. It is too far away from the mainland of Australasia, and there are more Americans, making it extremely difficult to rule.

Rather than adding burdens to your own rule, it is better to establish controllable countries and let these countries join the rule of Australasia, just like the Philippines.

In the end, Britain and France unanimously agreed to grant Australasia the right to rule Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, and Hawaii, and expressed their support for Australasia in these areas. Form a new country.

All in all, Australasia can acquire seven states in the United States. In terms of quantity, it actually exceeds France.

But the French representative had no objection at all to this. After all, the states obtained by Australasia were poorer than those obtained by France. Except for one state, California, which could be offered, that is, the strategic position of Hawaii. important.

More importantly, the Russians have always regretted selling Alaska to the United States at a low price. After Australasia obtains the right to rule Alaska, it will inevitably create a rift with Russia.

And Russia is gradually recovering, and only France can be united. In this way, it may also promote confrontation between Britain, Australia, France and Russia, increase France's voice in the world alliance, and reduce the influence of the British.

The scope of Australasia and France had been determined, and then only the scope of rule that the British could obtain was left.

But it happened that the east coast of the United States was the richest area, and the dispute over the area available to the British was the most intense.

The British naturally wanted to gain more areas of rule, and the French naturally did not want the British to gain more areas.

As they quarreled with each other, more intense conflicts broke out, which almost caused the meeting to be cancelled.

Fortunately, Australasia was able to mediate and avoid the possibility of canceling the meeting, and also proposed a plan that was relatively satisfactory to all countries.

The British originally had a huge appetite and wanted to eat all the original thirteen states of the United States, which was 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 the area that France can get.

If the British really gained such a huge area, the French would really not be able to sleep at night.

In order to refute the British, French representative Louis told the British the reasons why he had previously refused France to rebuild the New France colony, and stated that the 13 states were the core areas of the United States, and France would not allow Britain to obtain all 13 states.

The French said they would 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's idea is evident, which is to try to avoid British control of the most important states in the United States, such as Rhode Island, where Boston is located, and New York, where New York is located.

However, the British relied on their strong strength to be confident, and naturally they did not care about the threat from the French.

After all, the British have determined that France will not join the opposition. With the support of Australasia, the British can accept it even if France withdraws from the war.

"This is impossible, Minister Louis." Churchill shook his head and said: "Obviously, the British Empire is the main force in defeating the Americans. Without the Royal Navy, we cannot land in the United States.

To compensate for the Royal Navy's losses in the war, it was necessary for us to acquire more territory.

On top of what you said, we also need to get Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

As for other areas of the United States, including New York and Boston, we can jointly manage them and help the United States establish a better unified order. "

If we follow what Churchill said, New York State and Washington, DC are almost the only remaining states on the east coast of the United States.

Apparently Britain also understood the difficulty of directly controlling New York, and it was better to jointly manage these areas under the supervision of several countries.

Hearing what the British said, the French also understood how determined the British were, but Minister Louis still refused to give up and said: "Then France also wants to obtain Florida. France can dispatch all its navy to help us win this war. .”

"No problem, deal." Churchill smiled and nodded, agreeing to Minister Louis' request.

Not long after the spoils-sharing meeting ended,1 the British government formally submitted a proposal to Parliament on whether to launch a war with the United States, and it immediately caused an uproar.

After all, the British are targeting a great power, the United States, which is currently known as the world's second great power.

Compared with the uproar in Europe, the reaction in the United States was nothing short of a huge wave.

The U.S. government held an emergency meeting, and President Hoover angrily accused the British of provoking world peace and order, provoking the entire United States and all Americans.

But unfortunately, President Hoover's angry rebuke caused little response. After all, when the people don't have enough to eat, who will care about national affairs?

In particular, President Hoover's previous actions have chilled the hearts of all soldiers. The military is no longer prepared to serve President Hoover, let alone ordinary people who already hate the government.

However, compared with the various reactions from the private sector, the U.S. government's reaction is relatively consistent, which is to actively prepare for war and try to avoid this war at the diplomatic level.

After all, the British are currently the world's largest power, and the British navy is still ahead of the United States in size for the time being.

More importantly, it was clear that the British were not the only ones involved in this operation. The British and Americans alone may be able to resist, but if it is a coalition of multiple countries, even the Americans can only be captured.

Therefore, being able to resolve this dispute diplomatically is definitely a more reliable method than preparing for war.

After all, army recruitment and warship construction take time, and the enemy's offensive is likely to arrive in a short time.

However, the British took the initiative to break the news, which was obviously more carefully prepared.

Before the Americans had time to prepare for public opinion, the media in Britain, France, and Australia were constantly reporting on the deeds of the United States, and also highlighted the United States' announcement to 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 from the previous all-out war, instantly making the flu, a major event a few years ago, reappear in people's eyes.

What made Americans feel so stressed was that such news reports quickly caused more ferment and spread throughout Europe and other regions.

Many countries have expressed concern about such reports. People in these countries have suffered a large number of casualties from this influenza.

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 in various countries had already made this incident appear in the World Alliance meeting.

This time it was not proposed by Britain, France and Australia. It was some radical elements in European countries who wanted to gain public support through this method.

After all, even if a war is launched against the United States, the three countries that will take the lead are destined to be Britain, France, and Australia.

These small and medium-sized European countries only need a small number of people to enjoy the fruits of victory behind the three great powers of Britain, France and Australia.

Even if they cannot be allocated to a state in the United States, dividing a little bit of benefits can help them get out of the economic crisis better and become more financially confident.

What's more, it can also gain support from some people. With both fame and fortune, it is not surprising that some representatives of small and medium-sized countries have become radical.

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