Chapter 681 - Saudi Statehood (13)

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The spring breeze in the future makes the city of Beijing a little bleak, and the sound of shouting and trumpets comes from afar, giving people a feeling of being in the middle of the city. After the relocation of the capital, the municipal construction speed of Beijing City has accelerated a lot, Shi Yixuan, the scholar-type mayor's enthusiasm for construction is unimaginable to ordinary people, for this reason, at the beginning of last year, the Congress also put forward opinions to the Beijing Municipal Government because of the construction noise, but he did not expect that in the end he was directly returned to the Congress on the grounds that the Congress has no right to interfere in urban construction.

This incident also became the biggest interesting event in the political arena of the Republic of China last year. It is so incredible that the mayor does not listen to the Congress, but it does happen in Beijing, and because municipal construction and urban renovation have brought many tangible benefits to the citizens of Beijing, everyone supports the mayor's urban renewal plan.

Yang Qiu also laughed for a long time when he learned about this, but he didn't care about it and didn't want to care, because it was someone else's job. But now he regrets it a little, as the Saudi crisis has shown signs of getting out of control during this time, the construction noise always feels a little annoying in his ears. So after getting up and closing the window, he turned to the visiting Jensen and Stuart Leiden.

"Why are you two free to come to me?" Yang Qiu glanced at Rui Yao, who came in with coffee in person, and asked knowingly.

After thanking Rui Yao, Jensen pretended to be nervous and went straight to the point: "Mr. President, please forgive me for being blunt. The way you handle the crisis, and you also involve India, will only make things worse. ”

"India?" Yang Qiu's expression did not move, and he glanced at Jensen under the cover of the teacup. It's normal for things in India to be guessed, but as long as there is no evidence, he is not afraid, so he asks rhetorically: "What does it have to do with India?" Do you think that the Dhaka riot was my army? ”

"Dead ducks have hard mouths." Jensen said something in his heart, but he would not take the initiative to pierce it, and continued: "No matter how it happened, you should know that Britain attaches great importance to India. So I don't think this will help resolve the crisis, but will only deepen the suspicion and hatred between the two countries. Of course, we understand your request to secure sea lines of communication, and we in the United States have always respected trade freedom and are willing to live peacefully with all nations, so we can rest assured that we have your back. But in view of the gravity of the present crisis, and as the representative of the United States of America in the Far East, I do not wish for a war, so I ask that you allow me to intervene as a mediator between you and the British Government, so that we may resolve this matter together. ”

These words can be said to be watertight, but the meaning of favoring Britain in the tone is very obvious. Yang Qiu was secretly a little surprised, it stands to reason that the United States hates Britain to death at this time, what does he mean by doing this? So he asked tentatively: "Mr. Ambassador, is this what President Hoover meant, or is it Britain?" ”

"This is my personal wish, and it is in the interest of the United States and you," Jensen said. Of course, I have also been commissioned by the British Foreign Secretary, His Excellency Henderson, to reach a consensus with you before he arrives in Beijing. ”

"Is Mr. Henderson coming?"

Not only is Henderson coming, McDonald is about to step down, and Jensen continues to mumble in his heart. Britain voluntarily chose to make peace, which was simply unimaginable before the European war, and it can also be seen how much damage the economic crisis and the European war caused to the British Empire. Of course, this is not to say that Britain does not dare to take action, in fact, there are still many war voters in the British government. But they also know very well that such a war cannot be fought without billions of pounds in military spending, and if Yang Qiu cannot be overthrown in the end, it is useless to blow up the coast of China.

But to overthrow a beloved president of a big country who is willing to pay for his life with allegiance and does not even have a considerable political opponent is a fool's dream.

Yang Qiu also understands this, and knows even more that the matter should be over by now. After all, the Saudi crisis is just a bottom-line tentative action, and since he can negotiate, he doesn't want to fight. However, the preconditions proposed by himself must still be observed, so he said very seriously: "We are willing to negotiate with the British side, but the preconditions must not be changed!" Let go, let go! Otherwise, nothing can be done. ”

Jensen, of course, knew the importance of these two points, and nodded: "I will do my best, but Your Excellency Henderson hopes that you will order the fleet exercising in the Indian Ocean to leave for a while, as well as India." ”

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Qiu stood up very decisively: "The fleet is exercising, and it will end soon." As for India, I can't do anything and won't interfere. But I will immediately have the National Guard fight against the evil forces on the border and strictly control arms smuggling. Other than that! Please tell President Hoover that I am willing to accept the mediation of the United States, but your position must be settled first. ”

Jensen frowned.

In addition to accepting the British commission, this visit was also ordered by Washington to give both sides a step. For the United States, it was happy to take revenge on Britain, but it was unacceptable for Britain to lose India. After all, if Yang Qiu controls India, China will become a giant across the two sides. Seeing that Yang Qiu could agree to the two steps that were not steps, he was also very happy, but he didn't expect that he finally asked the United States to first state its position in this incident, which was quite tricky.

But he still nodded, promising that he would consider letting the world know the attitude of the United States first.

Jensen and Stuart Layden quickly left, not even finishing the coffee on the table. Looking at their backs, Yang Qiu slowly walked to the map. It is not that he is too timid to fight, nor is it that the national strength cannot afford to fight this war, but that the world is now in chaos, and it is definitely not China that really fights between China and Britain and has the last laugh, so he has been waiting for the United States and France to mediate.

Now that Henderson has asked Jensen to be a lobbyist, it also means that Britain does not want to spend it down, and the most important thing for MacDonald at the moment has become to stabilize the Indian colonies. He quietly looked at Saudi Arabia on the map, and stayed in Persia as his gaze slowly moved up, and the corners of his mouth were also

Slowly hooked up. The world only knows that this time it is for oil, but they don't know that this is just the tip of the iceberg before the opening of the show

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Dhaka and Kolkata were just the beginning, and the gunfire in Ranchi and Jamshedpur was the main cause of the complete panic in the British. Especially the latter, as the base of the largest Tata steel plant in India, it can even be said that this is Hanyang, India! Yang Qiu's experience of relying on Hanyang's rise is still engraved in the minds of world leaders, so Britain does not dare to guarantee whether such a model will be replicated after Chandra takes control of the steel mills.

Political observers who have been following the Saudi crisis have also begun to see anomalies, with subtle changes in attitudes on both sides of the Saudi crisis following the Indian uprising. First, Beijing publicly stated that it would not interfere in India's internal affairs, and then China's National Guard stepped up its investigation on the borders of Yunnan, Tibet and Tajikistan to strictly control arms smuggling activities. On the other hand, calls for an end to confrontation in Britain to ensure India's security have also become louder, and Henderson's sudden announcement of a visit to Beijing has greatly eased tensions.

Could it be that the Saudi crisis has just passed?

As soon as Isoroku Yamamoto walked into the Combined Fleet headquarters in Yokosuka, he bumped into Takuzo Kobayashi and Narumi Inoue head-on. The former is the current commander of the First Fleet, while the latter is his best friend.

"Lieutenant General."

"It's Yamamoto-kun, you're welcome."

Kobayashi Takuzo was the most active leader of the southward faction in the Japanese navy, advocating a complete abandonment of the mainland and a search for a breakthrough in the south. He even threatened to join hands with China to carve up the South Seas and India and advance to the Persian Gulf. This idea of "greatness" is, of course, unrealistic, and China and Japan can only be competitors rather than partners. However, his idea of going south attracted many naval officers, even Yamamoto Isoroku was one of them, who believed that China should first stabilize China and gradually move south, and then go south with all its strength after the Sino-Soviet war broke out, and complete the strategic encirclement of China with the Soviet Union.

"Yamamoto-kun, I heard that the first raw silk income has arrived?" Inoue Narumi has been transferred to work in the fleet staff, so he also knows something about the raw silk agreement secretly reached between China and Japan.

Speaking of raw silk, Yamamoto Fifty-six was also surprised, because everyone didn't expect Sa Zhenbing's first sales payment to arrive so quickly, and couldn't help nodding and said: "Last year's backlog has all been bought by the Hong Kong Textile Company, and a total of 46 million national dollars has been handed over to the Prime Minister of Finance." ”

"That's great, we're finally out of funding." Since he is the most active southbound faction, Kobayashi is naturally the most active Great Navy faction. I was very happy to learn that last year's inventory was all sold out and I received the payment on time. Only Inoue Narumi saw Yamamoto Fifty-six with a displeased face, and asked in surprise, "Yamamoto-kun, do you have anything else?" ”

"Yes." Yamamoto looked left and right to see that there was no one, and hurriedly pulled the two of them to the next room before saying: "Dohihara-kun sent a message saying that Yang Qiu has ordered to crack down on border bandits and armed personnel in the southwest and northwest, and also asked to strengthen the inspection of weapon smuggling. ”

Inoue and the rest of the world in Japan have also been following the Saudi crisis lately, and the barrels of black oil have made his eyes red with jealousy. If Japan had the opportunity to intervene in Saudi Arabia, I am afraid that even if the British navy rushed to Malacca, it would fight this battle. So after hearing this, he reacted very quickly, his eyes widened and he said, "Do they want to reconcile?" ”

"I can't think of any other reason than that."

Yamamoto's words disappointed the two very much. In fact, Japan hoped that China and Britain would start a war, and as long as the fight started, no matter who won or lost, I am afraid that they would lose control of the South Seas, so that Japan would have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. For this reason, the Admiralty also made a top-secret plan in the early days of the crisis, which was to take advantage of the Sino-British war to seize British New Guinea and East Timor and other places, and even go south to the most coveted Balikpapan oil fields.

Are you going to be disappointed again?! Is there really no chance of imperial revival?

Xiao Lin was so angry that he scolded: "Baga! These Chinese and white rice animals are cowards, cowards who can only play tricks! ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six was also frustrated, but unlike the two, he thought there was still a chance: "Lieutenant General, Inoue-kun." India is the lifeblood of Britain, which is why it chooses to negotiate. So I think this is our last chance! Now they can't be separated, and if we wait for our hands to be free, we won't have a chance! ”

Inoue Narumi was taken aback by these words: "Hi! Yamamoto-kun, what are you thinking? If they don't fight, that plan is a dead end! ”

Kobayashi is also very strange, Yamamoto Fifty-six is an outstanding officer who has emerged in the navy in recent years, so he will put down his shelf and make friends. If this is what he is capable of, he is really blind. Fortunately, Yamamoto immediately sensed the ambiguity in his words and explained, "You misunderstood, I didn't mean that plan. I mean, now is the last chance to take East Timor. ”

"What does Yamamoto-kun mean is that this opportunity should be taken to liberate East Timor from the Portuguese?" Inoue Narumi secretly admires Yamamoto Fifty-six, this is indeed a good opportunity! Now that China and Britain are going to take care of themselves, how can tiny Portugal compete with the Imperial Japanese Navy? Moreover, even if the negotiations are successful, it is impossible for the two countries to return to their previous relations, but because of the need to contain China, Japan's position will become more and more important, so Britain will definitely not offend Japan for little Portugal.

After listening to this, Kobayashi felt that it made sense, and couldn't help shouting excitedly: "Then what are you waiting for, I'll go see Okada Kaixiang immediately." ”

"Wait a minute." Before Kobayashi had left, Yamamoto stopped him: "Lieutenant General, don't you know about those people above?" By the time they make a decision, it's too late. ”

"What do you mean?"

Looking at Yamamoto Fifty-six, Kobayashi's gaze suddenly shrank into a cold star...... (To be continued)