Chapter 554: Red Crisis (Part II)
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The Chinese government's tough performance has caught everyone's eye. The British Prime Minister and the French Prime Minister pondered whether China should send troops to meddle in the internal affairs of Tsarist Russia. The Chinese Army was able to defeat the Imperial Japanese Army, and its combat effectiveness was certainly not weak, you must know that although the equipment of the Imperial Japanese Army was not very good, it was a unit that defeated the Russian army in the Russo-Japanese War, and in the early stage of World War I. The Japanese navy sent troops to Qingdao, China, to compete with the German army, showing quite strong combat effectiveness and will to fight, forcing Germany to finally give up its interests in the whole of Shandong. From this point of view, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army should be far stronger than that of the Russian army.
But after thinking about it, the two gave up the idea in their hearts again. Like Japan, China shares a border with Tsarist Siberia and is far from Europe. And getting China to send troops will inevitably require benefits. Although Britain and France are the initiating countries, they will definitely not be willing to let them pay for this benefit. As for Tsarist Russia, the only thing that could attract China was the annexed million territories, but Britain and France were even, and Tsarist Russia would never give up its land. China is no longer a country that can be manipulated at will, and Britain and France have a clear understanding of this. Moreover, the reforms of the Chinese government had a great adverse impact on the concessions of Britain, France and the United States in China. Although China did not expel the British, French, and American concessions by force, it did restrict them, and even stationed troops outside the large concessions like Shanghai. In the face of such a tense situation, who would dare to casually pile up in the concession. According to the information obtained by Britain and France, the US Congress has agreed that the United States will give up its rights and interests in the Chinese concession, return the concession to the Chinese Government, and maintain good relations with China.
The United States now pursues an isolationist policy. Although it is important to overseas interests, it is not too demanding. And although the United States participated in the First World War and became the victorious country. But the country was not very keen on war. The current United States is like a salesman, mixing and selling American democratic ideas and the capitalist economy everywhere.
But the Chinese government is no longer the corrupt Yuan Shikai government, and the Chinese government's toughness has made the United States realize that it must change its relationship with China. Moreover, Americans have a long-term vision, and China, as the world's most populous country, has 45,000,000 people, which is comparable to the combined population of several large countries in the world. What a market with such a huge population. Although the competitiveness of world goods in China has been greatly reduced due to China's high tariffs, even so, trade with China is very profitable. This makes the United States naturally keen to get along with China. If the United States can open its doors to China again, it will have a huge effect on the development of the American economy.
Lloyd's. George and Clemenceau looked at U.S. President Wilson, who was silent. The two were quite unhappy with Wilson's silence. In World War I, the United States not only greatly increased its national strength and financial strength, but also grew its international status from an ordinary member of the great powers to a core member, and was able to sit on an equal footing with Britain and France. Of course, the current United States is not fully aware of this.
"As for the red regime within Tsarist Russia, I, the United States of America, are naturally opposed. But I do not agree with the intervention of force and troops. At this stage, the tsarist government is still capable of picking up the pieces, and we should give the tsarist government enough trust. Wilson knew he had to speak. The British and French fears of the Red regime were beyond his expectations. The United States has not been exposed to red ideas, so naturally it lacks understanding.
"But from the current situation, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the tsar to clean up the mess. We cannot wait for the overthrow of the tsarist government to act, when we will pay a much greater price, and may even lead directly to a World War II on a large scale. "Lloyd's. George said in a deep voice. ...Silent. Unspeakable silence.
Unlike the war of words and words at the Paris Peace Conference, the atmosphere of the conference changed from relaxed to dull at the beginning. Except for a few great powers with whom Hosar Russia came into contact, no one was willing to speak out. The state puts its interests first, and many times behaves unusually selfishly. As the saying goes, it's not about yourself. These people perform Lloyd. George can understand, but understanding is understanding, and this unspeakable silence makes the British Prime Minister very uncomfortable. After a world war, all countries in the world have changed, although Britain is still the world's largest power, but the gap with other countries is not very large. France reaped enormous benefits at the Paris Peace Conference, and with its vast overseas colonies, it was already extremely powerful. After World War I, the United States has surpassed Britain and France in industrial capacity, becoming the world's largest industrial power. Even in terms of real national strength, it is not weaker than Britain at all, and the position of Britain's big brother has been challenged, and it is no longer high up. How this subtle change can be concealed from Lloyd's. George, it's just that he can't change the status quo.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we must draw up a charter, and if the tsarist government is really powerless to resist the encroachment of the red regime, we must get rid of it by thunder. Prevent it from becoming a disaster in the world. "Ultimately Lloyd's. George had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, making a plan first. From the faces of the representatives of the countries, he already knew that the idea of forming a joint army had failed. But now that the meeting has taken place. Something has to be solved.
Seeing that the British Prime Minister did not mention the immediate dispatch of troops, the representatives of the countries breathed a sigh of relief. Sending troops is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to get through the domestic parliament, and not everyone agrees on the red threat. What's more, the internal situation in Tsarist Russia has not yet completely collapsed. And in the face of the situation of the civil war in Tsarist Russia, many countries are gloating. In recent years, Tsarist Russia has relied on its strong national strength, but it has bullied small European countries. Of course, in terms of national interests, if Tsarist Russia really became a red power, then they would jump out and oppose it at the first time. In any era, if a small country wants to survive in the great power game, it must join the system of a big country and cheer for it. This is the fate of a small country, and as long as its strength does not develop one day, it will be difficult to change it one day.
In this way, under the leadership of Britain and France, the aid to the tsarist government and the policy of limiting the spread of red were released.
When the treaty was asked to be signed, the United States did not sign it, citing its objections to the troop clause. China and Japan did not sign their names on the grounds that the Far East was too far away from Europe to provide support. However, under the pressure of Britain and France, China and Japan promised that if the red forces affected the Siberian region, China and Japan would inevitably send troops north to ensure the security of the northern border.
At the end of the matter, French Prime Minister Clemenceau threw out a topic that had already been prepared. On the plan for the creation of the League of Nations.
Seeing the tacit cooperation between Britain and France, US President Wilson was furious. The establishment of such a big thing as the League of Nations, which he, as one of the three giants of the Entente, did not know in advance about it, and this matter was blatant contempt. And after carefully reading this charter of the League of Nations, the United States is even more dismissive. The mediation of world disputes was nothing more than a means used by Britain and France to manipulate the colonies. As the two largest colonial powers in the world, Britain and France have many colonial interests in the world, and with the independence and rapid development of China, the Asian colonies have become very unstable, and national independence movements have emerged in East Asian countries and South Sea India. Although it is not strong now, it has made Britain and France feel the crisis. Therefore, they want to secretly prepare for the formation of an international alliance to determine their national hegemony in the name of mediating international disputes. The Americans did not attach importance to these British tricks, and naturally they did not want to waste their energy on mixing them. …,
The British don't pay attention to it, but that doesn't mean other countries don't pay attention to it. The representative of Japan showed great interest. When it was learned that Japan would be one of the core members of the League of Nations, the Japanese foreign minister immediately joined the alliance on behalf of Japan.
When Vice President of the Republic of China, Feng Delin, proposed that China should become a core member of the League of Nations, it was rejected by Britain, France and other countries. The reason is that China has been established for a short time, lacks qualifications, and its national strength is not very strong.
These remarks made Feng Delin angry. Angrily left on the spot.
Although Britain and France regretted the departure of China and the United States, looking at the interested eyes of other member states, they felt that the plan had already succeeded for the most part.
By the time news of the League of Nations was founded, it had more than 20 member states.
Beijing, Young Marshal's Mansion.
"Young Marshal, the Vice President has already left France. You can return to China in half a month at most. Li Yang said with a little excitement.
"You prepare, and when your father arrives, I will personally go to the port of Tianjin to greet you." Feng Yong raised his head with a smile, he hadn't seen his father for more than half a year. It's really unfilial to be a son who always calls Lao Tzu, and now that the domestic situation in China is becoming more and more stable, he doesn't need the teacher to hide in the young marshal's mansion. This time I went to Tianjin to pick up my father, which can be regarded as filial piety.
"Young Marshal, the vice president came with news before that we did not join the League of Nations led by Britain and France." Li Yang said with a little worry. This alliance of nations knows what it is as soon as it hears it, and it is dominated by the old powers, Britain and France. If China can join, it will at least guarantee a glimmer of national security.
"It's no shame, it's not that the United States hasn't joined either! Moreover, we are mortal enemies with Japan, Japan is a core member of the League of Nations, but we can only be an ordinary member state, so we are not going to be crushed to death by Japan. My father did a good job of this, and if I were in the West, I would do the same. Feng Yong said in a deep voice. For the International Alliance, Feng Yong really didn't have a good impression. This so-called League of Nations is something that Britain and France have come up with to maintain their global hegemony, and even if the United Nations in later generations seems to be very strong, it will depend on the face of the American host. If China really has the strength, it doesn't matter if the League of Nations joins it.
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