Chapter 1412: Exchanging Colonies?
Arrogant, arrogant and unreasonable, this is the moment German Chancellor Holwig and Austro-Hungarian Chancellor Mario Brown. Weber's feelings about Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang! This usually elegant old man actually behaved so arrogantly at this time, as if judging two people, which made them a little unbelievable! But there's more anger in their hearts! The most important of Britain's vast overseas colonies were India, Australia, Canada and South Africa! Now, except for South Africa, the rest has been swallowed by China, which makes Germany and Austria-Hungary very unwilling!
"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, if this is the case, then China will inevitably have too many colonies in this war, right?" Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mario. Webb also complained with some dissatisfaction! Although the future national policy of Austria-Hungary was to obtain the support of China to deal with Germany, they would not compromise casually when it came to their own interests!
"After the outbreak of the war, the squadron has been fighting in these areas, and it took these areas only after paying heavy losses! Therefore, these areas naturally belong to us! I think, on this issue, there is no need to argue anymore! In any case, China will not agree to distribute these colonies! If Germany and Austria-Hungary are not happy with this, then I can only declare that this allocation of overseas colonies has ended in failure. Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said directly!
German Chancellor Holwig and Austro-Hungarian Chancellor Mario. Weber's heart tightened, they heard what Wu Tingfang meant! At present, most of Britain's overseas colonies are under China's control, and if Germany and Austria-Hungary have any objections to China's annexation of India, Australia and Canada, then China will simply swallow all the British overseas colonies it occupies, and will not distribute them at all! In this case, Germany and Austria-Hungary would have fewer colonies! Moreover, forced by China's strong military force now, it is impossible for them to start a war with China!
Holwig and Mario. Webb and the two looked at each other, and from their eyes, they both saw the deep helplessness of the other party!
"Alright, Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, let's put aside the issue of India, Australia, and Canada for the time being, and let's distribute the other overseas colonies of Britain first!" German Chancellor Holwig said. There's no way around it, if you continue to be tough again, you're likely to get nothing! At least, the Chinese have not yet taken all the benefits, such as South Africa, which is rich in gold and diamonds, is also in this distribution!
"That's right! Well, we now make an allotment to the overseas colonies of Britain! The first is the Americas, and the British overseas colonies in the Americas include Ascension Island, British Guiana, British Honduras, Falkland Islands, Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Ascend Christopher and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Turks and Caicos Islands, St. Helena, and Tristan da Cunha! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said! These colonies, mainly Mesoamerica in southern Mexico, as well as islands in the Caribbean! After China defeated the United States, it has sent troops to occupy these islands, which originally had few troops. Of course, Cuba, a U.S. colony, has long been included in China's rule, and it is not included in this distribution!
German Chancellor Holwig and Austro-Hungarian Chancellor Mario. Webb was staring at the map, and although most of these colonies were small, their location was important! If they can get some colonies here, they will undoubtedly lay a wedge in the rich Caribbean, which will help them expand in the direction of the Americas in the future! Austria-Hungary was constrained by strength and might not have much interest in overseas expansion, but Germany was different! They had already set their sights on the overseas colonies, or they would not have been preparing to challenge Britain decades ago!
"The specific distribution plan is as follows! Ascension Island, Bermuda, the Bahamas, St. Helena, and Tristan da Cunha were assigned to Austria-Hungary. British Honduras, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Dominica were allocated to Germany, and the rest of the colonies belonged to China! Do you have any comments on this? Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang asked.
"Austria-Hungary has no opinion at all! Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb said immediately. Although Austria-Hungary did not have the largest number of colonies, it was located in a very good location, close to the Habsburg Grand Duchy established by the Austro-Hungarian Americans in the southeastern United States, which made it easy for them to communicate with each other, which could stabilize the Austro-Hungarian Empire's rule here!
German Chancellor Holwig thought for more than ten seconds before he said: "Germany has no opinion either!" "British Honduras, Jamaica, and Dominica were all relatively large colonies, and Germany had nothing to be dissatisfied with in the Americas to receive them without any investment! Of course, Germany also wants to get more colonies, preferably swallowing them all in one go, but will China agree?
Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang nodded, in this distribution, the Chinese side is interested in eliminating the hostility of Germany and Austria-Hungary to China! After all, China has annexed India, Australia, and Canada, and if it is also stingy in other colonies, it will be a little too ugly! Although China is destined to confront Germany after this peace conference, it shows that good relations still need to be maintained!
"Next, it's the colony of Oceania! British colonies in Oceania mainly include the Ellis Islands, the Gilbert Islands, Fiji, the Pitcairn Islands, Tonga, and the New Hebrides. Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang continued! Australia, the largest British colony in Oceania, and New Zealand have been directly annexed by China, and all that remains are these small islands in the Pacific Ocean! Of course, the strategic location of these islands is also very important! If it were possible, China would naturally want to take control of all the islands. It's just that the Germans are not stupid, they will not agree! Coupled with the fact that Germany was already a colony in the Pacific Ocean, they could build a base of countless islands here!
"The specific distribution plan is as follows! Germany gets the Pitcairn Islands and the Gilbert Islands, and the rest of the islands go to China! As for Austria-Hungary, it is too far from Austria-Hungary, and there are no Austro-Hungarian territories! What China means is that Austria-Hungary will not participate in the distribution of British colonies in Oceania! Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said!
Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario. Webb hesitated, but nodded. Although, Austria-Hungary also had the right to acquire some colonies in Oceania, although these colonies were only small islands! But judging from the current situation, the Chinese completely regard the Pacific Ocean as their own bathtub, and other countries will become a thorn in the side of the Chinese when they establish bases and deploy troops in the Pacific. Now, China and Germany will definitely start a battle in the Pacific, and Austria-Hungary, naturally, does not want to get involved! Let China and Germany fight in the Pacific!
"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, is it too little that only two islands are allocated to Germany? Germany believes that Fiji and Tonga should also be assigned to Germany! German Chancellor Holwig said! Germany had too few footholds in the Pacific, and was surrounded almost entirely by Chinese spheres of influence! Although Germany acquired many of these islands, there were too few islands suitable for human habitation and the construction of ports and airports! In the event of a war with China, it will be difficult for these islands, which lack depth, to resist the attack of China's powerful navy and air force!
Prime Minister Wu Tingfang frowned, and then said: "In this way, Tonga can be given to Germany, but the rest of the place belongs to China!" ā
Prime Minister Holwig nodded, satisfied! It is also very difficult to get the most out of the powerful and greedy China! You must know how to stop in moderation, otherwise if you anger China, it will be the end of it!
"Chancellor Holwig, I have one more mention, the German government may be able to consider it!" Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said with a smile.
"Oh? Prime Minister Ng Dinh Fong, what is the mention of yƬ? Prime Minister Holwig asked, raising a frown.
"Yes, the Reich is very interested in the German colonies in the Pacific, and if the German government wants to, we can exchange them with other places, whether it is a colony in Africa or a colony in the Americas!" Prime Minister Ng Dinh Phuong said!
Prime Minister Holwig's face suddenly changed, Germany's colonies in the Pacific were not important before, but now, the strategic position has been improved a lot, which is almost equivalent to planting a nail in the hinterland of China. Once a war breaks out between the two sides, Germany will be able to contain a lot of China's forces by deploying a certain amount of troops on these Pacific islands! In particular, if submarines and warplanes are deployed on these Pacific islands, it will pose a deadly threat to China's sea routes! Of course, once war breaks out, these German islands will also become China's primary targets! It will also be very difficult for Germany to hold these islands, which are far from the mainland!
"If China is willing to exchange Kuwait in the Middle East, then we are willing to transfer the islands in the Pacific Ocean to China!" Prime Minister Holwig said with a smile!