Actually, it's not surprising to think about it

The appetite of the little devil in Fusang has always been huge, not only daring to defend head-on with Russia and invading Huaxia Shenzhou, but also declaring war on Germany and sending troops to occupy Qingdao Fortress, which can be described as a thief.

In the entire Pacific region, in addition to being afraid of the Ocean Empire, that is the Heavenly Boss, my second child, what kind of thing is the Mi Guoyan?

Having not experienced the horror of the outbreak of rice's industrial production capacity during World War II, not only the Fuso people, but also Britain, France, Germany, Russia and other major countries in the world looked down on the rice country and did not perceive the astonishing aspects of its industrial potential.

The United States, which was dismembered by the Ocean Empire, now has no more than 100,000 army members, and the navy only has two or three big cats and kittens, and the main development is a few hundred tons of offshore patrol ships, what can be terrible?

The first war between the United States and Japan was painfully beaten, and the people of Fuso were really not convinced, and they wanted to get back to the field all the time.

On the other hand, rice is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

The United States has hoarded heavy troops in New Mexico, with more than 80,000 of the 100,000 Army units stationed around several major cities in central New Mexico, mainly artillery and armored units, most of which are technical arms equipped with heavy firepower.

In addition, there are more than 130,000 well-trained militias in New Mexico, more than 80,000 militias in Colorado, and more than 1.1 million front-line militia in the central and eastern states of the United States combined.

With technical arms as the backbone and the militia as the flesh and blood, the army can easily pull up a sizable army, enough to overwhelm the Fuso people in numbers.

After the defeat of the North American War, the people of the United States learned from the pain.

Not only has it vigorously introduced European instructors to run military schools to enhance the general command quality of officers, but it has also established a reserve force with the militia as the mainstay in imitation of the advanced military service systems of Germany, foreign countries, and other countries, and has organized and subsidized military training for 3~5 days every month.

But none of this could deter the Fuso people from making a desperate military adventure.

The reason for this

It's because the country is so rich, and the richness makes the Fusang people drool, and they can't help but think about it.

Although it experienced a crushing defeat in the North American War, the United States was saddled with a huge war reparations of $9.6 billion.

But there is basically no decadence and decay in the country, they quickly recovered from the ruins of the war, and the people's living conditions were rich. After only a few years of hard work in industry and agriculture, the city is full of high-rise buildings, and the chimneys of the factories in the suburbs are like forests, and smoke rises day and night, showing the strong vitality of the industrial economy.

As the world's second-largest car market, the dramatically reduced price of popular sedans has entered the homes of millions of people in the United States, creating a new travel lifestyle and creating countless jobs in the North American country.

Radios, bicycles, gramophones, movies and other popular gadgets have spread from the oceanic empire to the world, and they have also become popular on the North American continent.

Such a country is more than ten times richer than the Republic of China.

Through aggression and dismemberment, the Ocean Empire made a fortune and supported the entire national strength to leap to a new level, proudly stepping onto the throne of the world's largest economic power, and its economic and military strength was at its peak.

Don't say anything else

The Ocean Empire can receive more than $400 million in war reparations from the United States every year (including double compensation for the property losses of the Royal Fund and other Chinese people counted by the Post-War Settlement Commission), which is equivalent to the total financial revenue of Fuso for three years, and it takes 20 years to get it.

If converted into silver, it is equivalent to an annual compensation of 550 million taels of silver.

Zhuyu is in front, if you can bite the rice country hard, won't the poor Fusang country with green eyes turn over as a salted fish?

Tsarist Russia and the Republic of China have joined the Entente group, and both countries are poor, there is not much oil and water to squeeze, and the rice country is different.

Li Fushou understood this almost instantly, his deep eyes revealed the light of wisdom, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

What is the strategy of the Ocean Empire for the next 30 years?

Containment of the United States, containment of the United States and containment of the United States.

What is the strategy for the next 100 years?

Containment of the United States, containment of the United States, or containment of the United States.

As an island nation with a serious shortage of resources, Fuso was born with serious defects, and if its navy could not grow to the point of being on a par with the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire, it would not be able to pose a serious threat to the empire.

No matter how poor you are, you can't cross the ocean with your feet.

Think about it

As a traditional immigration country, the population of the United States has been growing rapidly, and now the population has grown to more than 67 million, and by the end of this year, it should almost break the 70 million mark.

It should be wiser to let them bite each other at the right time.

The mind is decided

The smile on Li Fushou's face became gentle, and the old men who sat down were all old courtiers who had followed the saint for many years, and they were familiar with the temper and character of the saint today, and when they saw him smile so confidently, they knew that someone was going to be unlucky.

Standing high above the temple and strategizing thousands of miles away, is it a false name?

An upscale 19th century hotel

A delegation led by President Davin Porter of the United States stayed here, overlooking the city from the presidential suite on the top 22nd floor of the hotel, with forest-like high-rise buildings stretching to the end of the sky, and the wide Victory Avenue running through the city from east to west.

The traffic is like weaving, the shops are lined up, and it is a prosperous scene.

In the distance, the viaduct resembles a rainbow of cars shuttling to and fro, forming the city's rapid transit system, which is the most advanced transportation structure in the world today, and is not found in Philadelphia or New York.

Stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling large glass windows

President Davin Porter looked at it for a long time, then he turned around and looked at White House Security Adviser McKellan sitting on the couch, Treasury Secretary Rubin and Industry Secretary Robert Christen said; "It's a much more powerful industrial country than we imagined, the Red River Valley is the world's largest metropolis, and I can think of everything that represents modern technology. You can see it here, the economy is full of vitality, and the people are full of confidence, which makes me feel the heavier pressure of competition. ”

"We feel the same way, Mr. President." McKenan replied.

President Davin Porter came over and sat down on the sofa, poured himself a glass of champagne, raised his glass to everyone, took a sip after all three of them had taken their glasses, and said; "Judging from the contacts with the top government officials in the past few days, they are still businessmen. As long as we are willing to pay a sufficient price, we can exchange the silence and non-intervention of the Ocean Empire, and in this regard, they are still relatively credible, which can be said to be good news. ”

"The bad news is...... Their asking price is too high. Treasury Minister Rubin couldn't help but twitch and put down the champagne glass in his hand.

As a member of the president's delegation, the negotiations on cooperation in the financial sector were mainly led by Treasury Minister Robin, while the asking price of the Ocean Empire was mainly focused on the financial and commercial fields, which made him feel pressured.

Some of the concessions have touched on the realm of national sovereignty.

He would rather resign than sign such a document and label his future political career as a betrayal of the interests of the United States, which means the end of his political career.

President Davin Porter's interests do not coincide with his, and he is now single-mindedly seeking re-election in an effort to restore and rejuvenate himself through two terms as president, leaving a strong political legacy for himself.

For this reason, even if the behavior is a little out of line, it is not hesitated.

Mr. Robin is different, but one of the bigwigs of the Democratic Party, a strong candidate who is hopeful of running for the Democratic presidential nomination in the future, cannot put all the treasure on this administration.

"Dear Mr. Minister of Finance, what we are talking about now is the best way to wash away the shame of the past by recovering the land through a resolute war and driving the vile and hateful Fuso people out of our homeland."

"I understand Mr. President, and am willing to work tirelessly to do so, but the Ocean Empire is too greedy for me to agree to the terms of the Federal Reserve Gold Transfer."

"Then it's always okay to pay war reparations in gold, right?"

"Mr. President, it is unrealistic to pay entirely in gold, such a large amount of gold is purchased. It would lead to a significant increase in the price of the world gold market, which would greatly push up the cost of our war reparations. Treasury Minister Rubin still shook his head, crossed his fingers and began to settle the score;" Today, there are more than 100 gold mines in the country, large and small, with an annual gold output of between 160 and 180 tons, and in addition to the necessary market consumption and private demand, at most half of them can be collected and stored. In addition, we can buy some gold internationally, but not in too much quantity. It is less than 100 tons per year. Considering the above factors, the bottom line we can afford is to repay 1/3 in gold and 2/3 in US dollars. ”

According to today's gold price, a ton of gold is worth 697,500 US dollars, and the principal and interest of 412 million US dollars are repaid in a year, worth 590.68 tons of gold, and the war reparations have been paid for five years, and they will continue to be repaid for 15 years, which is more than 7,400 tons of gold.

At present, the total gold reserves of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States are only more than 3,300 tons, and the issuance of US dollars must be supported by the credibility of gold reserves.

In the unlikely event that a financial storm becomes apparent, a sharp depreciation of the dollar and a severe bank run could destroy the entire economy.

This is not alarmist, but a real crisis.

Faced with Treasury Secretary Rubin's unyielding gaze, President Davin Porter felt upset again, he thought about it seriously, nodded and said; "Then we try our best to strive for favorable conditions for ourselves, which requires a difficult negotiation, so what does the Ministry of Finance think about their proposal for Jinyang International Trade Settlement and the need to relax the restrictions on Ocean Imperial Bank's financial business in North America?"

"On this point, I think that financial licenses should be restricted, so that the entire financial system is not hijacked by the powerful capital of the ocean empire, who has now entered Wall Street and used its abundant capital to encroach on the banking turf of the United States, and we must protect our own capital."

"To be specific?"

"At most, only six banking and financial licenses can be issued, three insurance licenses, if it really doesn't work, then it can only be relaxed a little bit on this basis, not more, and it is impossible to fully liberalize." That will seriously damage the development of the financial industry in the United States, and our current domestic financial industry is still very weak and needs a certain amount of protection. ”

"I'm afraid that the Ocean Empire will not agree, and what they are asking for is full liberalization."

"Mr. President, we must unswervingly safeguard our own interests, if there is no bottom line to make concessions, it will collapse again and again, and the United States cannot afford such a heavy price."

"You don't need to remind me, Mr. Treasurer, I'm afraid you don't know an old saying in the Ocean Empire; It's called the fish and the bear's paw, you have to give up something to get something. "President Davin Porter is already furious.

The United States has never set limits on the financial capital of Britain and France, and those big banks and insurance companies have the shadow of foreign capital behind them, so why can't they go to the side of the ocean empire?

Robin, this idiot, is the Ocean Empire easy to knead?

Seeing that the talks between Mr. President and the Secretary of the Treasury were about to collapse, White House Security Adviser McKenan had to come forward to play a round, and he said solemnly; "Mr. Treasurer, before talking about an issue, I want you to understand your situation;

As a defeated nation with our hands tied, we have a plea for the Ocean Empire, not the other way around.

When you put forward such and such conditions, did you ever think that this would interrupt the process of our reconquest of our territory, leave the conundrum to the next president or the next president, or leave it on the shelf forever and make the Republic of Arizona the legitimate government recognized by all nations?

Don't forget

Fuso has now joined the Entente bloc, so if it is defeated, it is not necessary to mention it.

If the Allied bloc is defeated, then in the post-war interest arrangement, Britain, France, and other major countries in the world will take into account the demands of the allies, and there is a great possibility that they will change course and formally recognize the Republic of Arizona as the legitimate government.

And when that time comes

It will be tenfold more difficult for the United States to take military action, that is, it will be difficult to obtain international understanding for aggression against another country, and even the Ocean Empire may intervene.

The window to resolve the Arizona problem is short, and we don't have time to dwell on the minutiae and make decisive decisions. ”

"Mr. McKenan, do you call the issue of maintaining the country's financial security a minutiae?" Rubin was furious, and his voice couldn't help but get louder.

"God, is it important to regain the lost land, or is it your banking license that matters? Is this a difficult question to understand? ”

"Then why can't we make fewer concessions?"

"I think so too, but in the face of the high-minded attitude of the Ocean Empire, we must not pay the price of the breakdown of negotiations, they can afford to delay it, but we can't afford it!"

"You can always find a solution to the problem, not just give in."

"You...... It's just unreasonable. ”

A heated quarrel broke out again in the presidential suite, and this was not the first time, and the Minister of Industry, Robert Christen, sighed melancholy;

The defeated country begged in a low voice, there is no human right!