"But Japan won't do anything about it, because the political, economic and military costs are enormous, at least not until Russia is taken away." The prince said firmly.

"Politically, Japan has already offended two great powers, and if it offends the third, Japan really has no friends, Japan's ambitions have attracted the attention of other powers, if it is limited only to the Philippines, then the French and Dutch may be indifferent, after all, it is too far away from them, but if Germany's colonies in the Far East are lost, then even Germany will not be spared, then how can the power of France and the Netherlands in the Far East stop Japan's expansion?"

"In the face of this terrible result, Japan will face a counterattack from the whole world! Even the British would not tolerate such unbridled expansion by the Japanese. Japan is already very strong when it gets the Philippines, and if it gets the Dutch East Indies, then relying on Japan's huge population and the strong resource endowment of the Dutch East Indies, then Japan is really a big country! Which country do you think would dare to gamble? ”

"And militarily and economically agreeable is not feasible. Japan's occupation of the Philippines directly doubled the territorial area! Now that the Philippines is in a chaotic phase, maintaining stability in the occupied areas and re-establishing order is a rather wasteful matter of resources, and coincidentally, Japan will have to face the powerful enemy of Russia in the next stage, so tell me, how can the Japanese economy support it? Even with the support of the British, is it really capable of continuing to go south? Are they crazy? ”

"And brazenly dealing with Germany is undoubtedly equivalent to completely retreating Germany to the side of Russia, and we have many ways to counterattack Japan, we don't even need to send troops, as long as we provide the Russians with sufficiently advanced warships to contain Japan, I think you should know very well the performance of the Bavarian Design Bureau's warships, and Japan as a buyer is also very clear. The cost is too high, there are too many enemies, and they have to weigh it if they want to act. ”

"If I were Japanese, I would have stopped as soon as I took American Samoa, and then digested the fruits of this war with peace of mind, and perhaps moved the fleet to the north to deter the Russians, but there would never be any more major military operations. Although the country is big, the belligerent will die! It is precisely because the British understand this truth that they try their best to support small countries against big countries. Fight a proxy war! His Royal Highness explained.

"So, in your opinion, this time we will not only not be able to get anything in the Far East, but will lose our efforts in the Far East for more than ten years?" Roosevelt raised his eyebrows slightly. And what do you mean by the help of external forces? What do we need to do to keep American Samoa? ”

"It's very simple, give us American Samoa for trusteeship, and then after your country has paid a certain price, we can give it back to your country!" His Royal Highness the Prince has spoken out about his vision!

"It can't be! You think the same as the Japanese, and you want to get a piece of the lost United States like the Japanese, but you are more cunning than them, and you get what you can't get for more than ten years through the treaty! Hehe, I shouldn't have believed you guys in the long run! Roosevelt said fiercely, even a little frantically.

"This is just a suggestion, you can either reject it, or you can consider signing a trusteeship agreement with Germany, which stipulates that after a certain number of years, Germany will return American Samoa to the United States. It's up to you to decide! And not us. And we're talking privately, you can't represent the U.S. government, and I can't represent the German government either, so you can be me making small talk. Well, that's all. Think about it, it won't be too late. His Royal Highness the Prince said calmly.

"So how long is that going to be? And what price does the United States have to pay? Dollars or something else? How can we test whether your assumptions about the Japanese Navy are correct, you have deceived many people. Roosevelt's eyes were still full of doubt and vigilance.

"Don't you rush yet? I have not yet discussed this matter with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Emperor, and this is also a very big burden for us, because it will intensify the contradictions between us and Japan, and Japan may choose to fight against us, so don't just think that you are the ones who suffer, and so are we. ”

"Mr. Roosevelt, you are not a suitable person to be a friend, you are too authoritarian, you are more like a dictator than we are, you belong to the kind of person who cannot take advantage of it and suffer a loss."

"There is a word in the East, it is called Shede! What does it mean to be giving? There is a give-and-take! It's a good word, but you don't understand what it means. Okay, I'll say that, what do you think is your business, and whether or not you inform the president of this idea is also your business. That's all right, right? The prince said impatiently.

This plan was also something that the prince had just remembered not long ago, and Samoa was really important for the Americans, the only stepping stone into the Far East, and at the same time important for Japan. So Japan will definitely act. His Royal Highness the Prince is very difficult, and the Prince's purpose is to make the contradictions between the United States and Japan need to continue, which requires that the United States and Japan maintain a balance of power in the Far East, and the Americans cannot be completely driven out, nor can the Japanese be easily defeated by the United States.

And this balance of power requires that Samoa must not be controlled by Japan, and if Japan controls it, the Americans will be at an absolute disadvantage in the competition in the Far East! Even if the Panama Canal was repaired and Hawaii was incorporated into the United States, it would still be useless. And if it were in the hands of the United States, this assumption would not be valid, because from a purely military point of view, the United States was simply powerless to prevent the Japanese occupation of American Samoa this time.

Therefore, His Royal Highness the Prince racked his brains in the hope of a way to prevent the Japanese occupation of Samoa, and at the same time, if necessary, to return it to the United States to balance Japan's power in the Far East. Of course, there is another reason that cannot be told yet, and this reason is the layout of the design of World War 1 Germany.

From this point of view, Germany is almost helping the United States to prevent a disaster. Where are the benefits of the Germans? The prince also thought of this, and the benefits naturally must be there! And this gain is a support of the United States for German actions! And this action will be launched in the next 3 years!

Of course, the prince also considered the possibility of the Americans rejecting this proposal, but it didn't matter, this time it was just a temptation, a statement, in fact, if the Americans really agreed, it was the Germans who had the headache. In the face of the powerful Japanese Navy, Germany is really ready to fight? Apparently impossible! This is more of a gesture of goodwill!

"I will convey your intentions to the country, and I hope that you will also communicate with the German government, but I need to remind you that if your country wants to occupy the territory of the United States, it is absolutely impossible! Germany will suffer unbearable retaliation! Roosevelt threatened.

"I trust your Congress to make the right choice." His Royal Highness the Prince said with a smile.

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