Chapter 1424 The Door Is Open

Back then in the Qing Dynasty, the Americans came up with an open-door policy of equal benefits in our country. At that time, all countries scrambled to follow the Americans to carve up us. Now Li Cong is also planning to concoct such a thing. I believe that greedy Americans can hold back, those people will open their mouths when they see meat, will they not eat it now? impossible.

In 1899, the U.S. government successively proposed to the governments of six countries, including Britain and Russia, a note to implement the so-called "open door" and equal trade opportunities in the Qing Dynasty. Open door: On the premise of acknowledging the "sphere of influence" and the privileges that the great powers have acquired in China, the United States requires "equity of interests". The main contents of the "open door" policy are: no interference with any treaties, ports or any vested interests; all goods from all countries are subject to tariffs at 5% of the current tax rate of the Qing government; maintaining the territorial and sovereign integrity of the Qing Dynasty is open to capitalist countries. Within their respective "spheres of influence", charges higher than those of their own countries shall not be imposed on other countries' ships and freight charges. Li Cong was thinking, if he could share the benefits he gained with the Americans equally, would the Americans continue to participate in the war?

Back then, European powers and Japan seized Haikou in the Qing Dynasty and competed for spheres of influence and other plundering activities, which posed a direct threat to the interests of the United States in China. Once the Qing Dynasty was divided and became colonies ruled by other countries, the US trade with China would inevitably be rejected, let alone further development. At that time, its trade with the Qing Dynasty was growing rapidly, and its export value in 1899 was nearly triple that of 1895. The American business community even regarded the Qing Dynasty, which had a vast territory and a large population, as a "potential market." The Business Daily, which represents the interests of the textile industry, wrote in January 1998 that the possibilities provided by the Qing Dynasty for American business were "simply immeasurable", and it was the potential "largest world market". After the Jiaozhou incident, the U.S. ambassador to China, Tian Bei, reported to the State Council with concern that the "division of the Qing Dynasty by the great powers will further destroy our market." In February of the same year, the "New York Times" pointed out: "The interests at stake are not only our current trade with the ports of the Qing Dynasty, but also the right of all these trades to grow in the future", and this growth will "be a huge part of the period of rapid expansion of foreign trade. The source of interest.” Two-thirds of the goods imported by the United States into the Qing Dynasty entered the Northeast and North China through the three ports of Tianjin, Yantai and Niuzhuang. Therefore, it pays special attention to other countries competing for the Northeast of our country. In June 1898, an American consul stated in a report to the State Department that if Russia "implemented its method (referring to the Russian goods transported by the Middle Eastern Railway to reduce taxes and set freight rates), it will definitely give us the current import of the Qing Dynasty. trade in oil, flour, textiles, and other goods.” The American monopoly capitalist class demanded that the government take decisive measures to protect their current and future interests in China. In January 1898, Huamei Hexing Company and other large commercial firms engaged in trade with China established the Committee on American Interests in China, prompting the U.S. government to pay attention to the development of the Qing Dynasty. In its impetus, the New York Chamber of Commerce petitioned the State Department in February, demanding that the government "promptly and forcefully defend the existing treaty interests of our citizens in China."

Chambers of Commerce in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston and other places responded one after another, asking the government to maintain "all the privileges enjoyed under the existing treaty rights" and "promote commercial interests [in China]". In August of the same year, this committee expanded into the Asia Society of America, further exerting pressure on the US government. Fraser Frr, chairman of the association, proudly said: "We have often achieved complete agreement with President McKinley and his cabinet members through personal visits and correspondence, and our proposals and resolutions have been enthusiastically endorsed." McKinley in 1898 pledged in the year-end State of the Union Address,

He was determined to "take all means consistent with the consistent policy of our government to safeguard our huge interests in that area (the Qing Dynasty)".

In 1898, the United States was busy preparing and conducting a war against Spain, but it did not turn a blind eye to the powers competing for the Qing Dynasty. Before the Spanish-American War, the United States attempted to seize a port on the coast of North China, and it targeted Weihaiwei. After defeating Spain and occupying the Philippines, some expansionists tried their best to claim hegemony in Asia and the Pacific. Senator Beveridge) bluntly declared: "The Philippine Islands will always be ours,...the infinite and vast market of the Qing Dynasty is right next to the Philippines, neither of which we can give up", "The Pacific Ocean is our ocean", Think of the Philippines as a springboard to invade the Qing Dynasty. Colonel Mahan, the U.S. representative who attended the first Hague Conference, bluntly declared: "Now America's life-and-death interests are no longer in the south and the north, but in the east and the west; We have to play a leading role in the struggle for the Qing Dynasty's market." The U.S. envoys in China kept asking for action against the Qing Dynasty.

In October 1898, Fowler (j.fr), the American leader of Yantai, tried his best to suggest to the State Council to occupy a port in the Qing Dynasty. He advocated the occupation of Yantai, and proposed Zhoushan Islands, Taizhou, Dengzhou, Miaodao and other places as other alternative locations. He also envisioned exchanging Weihaiwei with Britain with an island in the Philippine archipelago. In October 1998, shortly after Conger became the ambassador to China, he suggested to the State Council to occupy a naval base in Bohai Bay and station a warship in Tianjin. He said: "We should be prepared to own and control at least one good port, by way of negotiation or actual occupation, from where we can effectively secure our rights and effectively exert our influence." U.S. Department of War and Department of the Navy It also actively planned to occupy ports along the coast of the Qing Dynasty. The Admiralty attempted to occupy Sansha Bay or the Zhoushan Islands, and the War Ministry advocated the establishment of a base in Bohai Bay.

Due to the limitations of subjective and objective conditions, the US attempt did not become a reality. When other powers seized seaports and divided spheres of influence, the Spanish-American War occupied all of its strength, and it could not spare itself to participate in the activities of competing for leased territories and dividing spheres of influence in China. When the war is over, it will be difficult to get involved. The United States is a latecomer country with a weak military power. Its naval power ranks sixth or seventh in the world, and its regular army has a quorum of only 62,000 (actually less than this number). Although it defeated Spain, a declining old colonial country, it was still not an opponent of other big countries, and could not use force to fight against other imperialist countries. In addition, there is another important reason. At that time, there was a vigorous anti-war movement in the country, which criticized the US government's foreign expansion policy. The peace treaty for the US to occupy the Philippines was also strongly opposed in the country and in the Congress, and it was delayed in the Senate. It failed to obtain the two-thirds majority necessary to ratify the treaty. In November 1898, the first anti-imperialist league was established in Boston, and then this organization quickly sprung up in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, totaling more than a hundred and establishing a national organization. Nearly 500,000 people from all walks of life participated in the movement. In October 1899, an anti-imperialist conference was held in Chicago, attended by representatives from 30 states. Faced with the strong momentum of the anti-imperialist alliance, the Democratic Party took over the banner and severely accused McKinley's Republican government of foreign aggression and expansion in order to gain benefits in the 1900 presidential election. The McKinley government should not only follow the wishes of the monopoly capitalist class, actively protect the interests of the United States in China, and take decisive steps to fight for the hegemony of the Qing Dynasty and Asia; McKinley can re-elect the next presidency. The Open Door Policy was developed out of this complex situation.

In September 1898, McKinley appointed John Hay (j) as Secretary of State. John Hay himself was a millionaire and had a close relationship with the Rockefeller Group. He was more active in protecting American industrial and commercial interests in China than his predecessor. From September 1899 From January to December, he ordered the ambassadors stationed in six countries including Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan to submit a note to the governments of the countries where they were stationed. This is the famous so-called first opening of the Qing Dynasty in modern history. Ultimatum. Although the wording of these notes is slightly different, they are basically the same. It requires the governments of the six countries to recognize the following three principles:

There will be no interference with any treaty ports or any vested interests within the so-called interests of the Qing Dynasty or in the leased land.

The current treaty tariffs of the Qing Dynasty were applicable to goods loaded and unloaded at all ports (except free ports) within all spheres of influence, regardless of their nationality. This tax was levied by the Qing government.

At any port within their respective spheres of influence, the port entry fee levied on ships entering the port from other countries shall not be higher than the port entry fee levied on ships from their own country; the railways built, managed or operated within their respective spheres of influence, for the goods transported by subjects of other countries, It should be equal to the railway freight charged to the subjects of this country for transporting the same goods and covering the same distance.

Judging from the above three principles, the open door policy is based on the premise of recognizing the sphere of influence and vested rights of the great powers in China. All it requires is to implement the same tariffs, port entry fees, and railway freight charges in the spheres of influence and leased territories, that is, to keep the leased territories and spheres of influence of various countries in China open to the United States. Even some American scholars pointed out that “the sphere of influence policy and the open-door policy are not necessarily opposed to each other” and “the open-door note did not mention that the imperialists should stop their demands on the Qing Dynasty, it only expressed that ‘I want to share too’ Such a request.” The U.S. government exchanged notes with other countries without seeking the Qing government’s consent, demanding that they enjoy the same trading status within the sphere of influence controlled by the big powers, which is a gross violation of the Qing Dynasty’s sovereignty. When the Qing government heard the news of the opening-door note and questioned the U.S. State Department, John Hay did not explain it, nor did he apologize. Instead, he replied to Wu Tingfang, the Qing minister in the U.S., on the 11th: "This government does not consider the European powers now. Inclination towards any proposal to acquire the territory of the Qing Dynasty. But if in the future, which I cannot predict now, we wish to negotiate with your government to obtain certain facilities along the coast, we are willing to go through our Minister in Beijing or the representative of the Qing Dynasty in this capital. Propose directly to the imperial government." What he said "to obtain certain conveniences along the coast" meant to claim certain ports. This shows that the United States issued an open-door note does not mean that the United States has no intention of participating in the partition of the Qing Dynasty. McKinley held the same view as John Hay. When discussing China policy with John Hay, he once said: "Once it (referring to the Qing Dynasty) is divided up, can we also take a piece?" Share a slice of greed as the great powers carve up the Qing Dynasty.

This opening-door note was issued in the name of John Hay, and it was drafted by Rou Keyi, who was considered an expert on the Qing Dynasty by the State Council. Rocky Row is a close friend of John Hay who has worked in the US embassy in China for many years. When he drafted this note, he got help from his old acquaintance in Beijing, He Bi, a British clerk of the Qing customs. Billy Ho was on vacation in the United States at the time, and he had frequent correspondence with Keyi Rou, introducing to Keyi the situation in which the powers carved up the Qing Dynasty, making suggestions for it, and suggesting that the U.S. government propose an open-door policy. He believes that the spheres of influence of the great powers in China must be accepted as a fact, but some measures can be taken to prevent the implementation of exclusive preferential tax rates in these spheres of influence. On August 11, 1899, the Tsar issued an edict declaring Dalian a free port. He Bili wrote to Rou Keyi, pointing out that this was a "gifted opportunity" for the United States to intervene in the complicated situation of the Qing Dynasty. Rocky Rook was John Hay's adviser in formulating the open door policy, and Billy Ho served as an adviser to Rocky Rookie. Britain once suggested that the United States take joint action and jointly issue an Open Door Declaration. Although the United States believed that this policy was beneficial to the United States, it was unwilling to follow the United Kingdom and act as a partner of the United Kingdom, so it rejected the British proposal. Some people suspect that Billy Hercules may have been instigated by the British government to contribute so much to the American Open Door Note.

The US note in 1899 only mentioned spheres of influence and trade equality in the leased territories, but did not include investment. This is because at that time countries were already scrambling to seize the privileges of railways and mines. If investment was included in the note, they would run the risk of being unanimously opposed by all major countries. In a letter in March 1899, John Hay wrote about his considerations for the US policy toward China: "We do not think that we have tied our hands for future development, but at present, I think our best A good policy is to vigilantly protect our commercial interests and not formally form alliances with other relevant major powers.i” Since then, the United States has continued to add new content to the open-door policy and make new The interpretation of the Qing Dynasty opened the way for the continuous invasion of the Qing Dynasty by American forces. Just because the Open Door Policy can adapt to the needs of the United States to expand its power to the Qing Dynasty under different historical conditions, it has become the cornerstone of the United States' China policy for a long period of time.

The attitudes of major countries towards the US note are different. Only Italy expressed its unconditional acceptance, and the rest of the countries made reservations to varying degrees, but Russia basically did not accept it.

Italy had no concessions or spheres of influence in the Qing Dynasty, and the demands made by the United States were in its favor. On January 7, 1900, the Italian government expressed its "ready approval" of the U.S. proposal

Britain has a strong economy and has a great advantage in trade with China. Starting from this point, Britain tried to use the whole Qing Dynasty as its commodity market; but at the same time, what Britain seized in the frenzy of carve-up was the Yangtze River Basin, which had the most promising investment potential. most fertile area. In this regard, it also wishes to distinguish between investment and trade. On August 10, 1898, British Acting Foreign Secretary Balfour made it clear in the House of Commons that he believed that for trade, there should be "equal opportunities" and "open doors", while for investment, concessions within the sphere of influence should be implemented. and rights policy. British Prime Minister Salisbury replied a week after receiving the note from the United States, stating that the British "has always advocated a policy of maintaining equal opportunities for subjects of all countries to trade in China, and the British government has no intention of abandoning this policy at present." But he did not want to. Applying the open door policy to Jiulong and Weihaiwei required the exclusion of leased land. In his letter to John Hay, the US ambassador to Britain, Chao Te (j), complained: "Since the prime minister was the first to accept your suggestion, his attitude is disappointing." The US government does not agree with the principle of equal trade opportunities The principle does not apply to the leased land. Negotiations were held with the United Kingdom. Later, the United States stated that although Kowloon was a leased land, it was different from the situation in Weihaiwei. The British reply could not mention Kowloon, but only Weihaiwei. After two full months of negotiations, Only then did Salisbury reluctantly accept the U.S. proposal. On November 30, Salisbury replied: "As for the Weihaiwei leased land and all areas that Britain may acquire in the future through lease and other means in the Qing Dynasty, as well as Britain's China intends to make a statement according to the requirements of your government.” In this way, Britain excluded Kowloon from the scope of opening the door, and it also indicated that “in the future” it may still “ It used lease and other means to "occupy Haikou and seize spheres of influence." The British Fu Zhao also stated that its agreement "is conditional on the other major powers concerned to issue the same statement."

Following the British, France accepted the American note on December 16, but only stated that it intended to implement the principle of "equal treatment" in the leased land, but never mentioned the sphere of influence. According to the Sino-French trade charter and by-laws exchanged in 1896, France obtained the privilege of reducing taxes by four tenths in Guangxi and Yunnan trade, and it obviously had no intention of giving up this privilege.

Japan and Germany replied on December 26 and February 19, 1900, respectively, to express their acceptance, but both stated that the relevant countries accepted the principle as a condition. Japan and Tsarist Russia have serious conflicts of interest in Northeast my country and North Korea. The future war against Russia urgently needs the support of the United States and Britain. This is one of the important reasons why Japan accepted the note. Germany agrees that the Open Door has its own agenda. Like the United States, it is a rising imperialist country with rapid industrial development and great ambitions. It is extremely jealous of the British sphere of influence in China. On March 14, 1899, Foreign Minister Bilu sent a letter to Prince Henry, commander of the Far East Fleet, saying: "We must delay the partition of the Qing Dynasty. We are becoming stronger commercially." The Yangtze River Basin "is the most important part of the Qing Dynasty. We will never Should be excluded, we must try to make Britain stick to its so-called open door policy for as long as possible”, otherwise “we will easily suffer”. Germany is trying to drive its trade into the Yangtze River Basin, and the US notes to it are just "ships coming to cross the river".

The American note put Russia in an embarrassing position. The tax cuts and privileges of self-determined freight rates obtained by Russia according to the Middle East Railway Contract are important means for Russia to "consolidate its absolute power in Manchuria". Britain has negotiated with it on the scope of railway interests for nine months, but it has never been successful. make it agree to waive this privilege. Now Russia is facing the challenge of the United States again. The foreign and treasury ministries were divided on the U.S. note. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that if the leased land in Liaodong is not involved, the US proposal is acceptable. Muraviyov even thought it advisable to conclude an agreement with the United States, "because in this way we may make the United States recognize the principle that we have a sphere of influence in Manchuria." The Russian ambassador to the United States further proposed to hold negotiations with the United States on the basis of the following principles: to distinguish the sphere of influence from the leased territories, to retain complete freedom of action for Russia in the leased territories, to retain the privileges of building railways and establishing industrial enterprises within the sphere of influence, and to The door is open for trade. But the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Witte, and his representative in the Qing Dynasty, Pu Kedi, disagreed with this proposition. They were not satisfied with merely announcing that the northeast of the Qing Dynasty was Russia's sphere of influence, but tried to obtain real benefits, and resolutely opposed the method of equal taxation and freight charges regardless of nationality on the Middle East Railway and branch lines. Due to Witte's decisive influence on Russia's Far East policy, his proposition prevailed, and the Russian government decided to take a wait-and-see attitude. Muravyov ordered Cassini to "give a general answer and not tie us down" to the American note. In the first meeting with Rokeyi, Cassini blatantly stated that Russia could not guarantee the leased land to bind itself, "Kandong is an inseparable part of the Russian Empire and is under Russian law."

Russia is also closely monitoring the progress of negotiations between the United States and other major powers. As Britain, France and other countries successively accepted the American note, Russia's situation became more and more difficult. On December 22, Muravyov sent a letter to Witte saying: "We must not violate the political and economic principles unanimously accepted by the powers, destroy the existing friendly relations between Russia and the United States, and provide opportunities for the powers to form an alliance in the Far East that is dangerous to our interests. .” He asked Witte to explain how he should respond to the United States. Witter stated that the "autonomous right" of railway freight in the Northeast of the Qing Dynasty must not be given up. The reasons were: first, the Middle East Railway and the South Manchuria Railway were nearly completed, while "the railways for the Americans and the British in China were only in the preparatory stage. It is not even known whether the construction can actually be started”; second, the central part of the Qing Dynasty was flooded with goods from Western Europe, Japan, and the United States, where “goods imported from Russia may not develop much in the near future”; third, the decision to abandon the Middle East Railway The special price privilege is "tantamount to canceling" the "extremely significant preferential treatment" for Russia's economic interests in the Far East. As a result, the Middle East Railway will become a tool for selling foreign goods in the Northeast. However, Witte no longer objected to reaching an agreement with the United States, and expressed that he could accept the first and second suggestions in the American note on treaty ports and tariffs.

The United States knows that "Russia does not want to reply at all" to the American note, and it is anxious about Russia's delay in replying. If Russia does not reply or openly refuses, other countries can use an excuse to withdraw their consent, which means the failure of American diplomacy. position is compromised. The U.S. government decided to urge the Russian government to express its position, and the ambassador to Russia "insisted" on requesting an "immediate answer" from Russia, "even in the most ambiguous way." Under such circumstances, Russia responded on December 30. First, Russia’s establishment of Dalian as a free port is enough to prove that Russia followed the open-door policy in the leased territory; If customs are set up between them, foreign goods will be taxed equally regardless of their nationality; third, the Qing government will collect taxes on the commercial ports opened by the Qing government outside the Russian leased land, and the Russian government will not ask for preferential treatment for its own subjects. . This reply made no mention of the third suggestion in the American Note on railway freight, castrated the most important content of the note, and was tantamount to rejecting the open-door policy. Since the acceptance of this policy by other major powers is conditional on the mutual acceptance of the countries concerned, Russia's reply is in danger of completely defeating the efforts of the United States.

The US government is well aware of this. On January 22, 1900, John Hay deliberately misinterpreted the content of the Russian reply in a letter to the ambassador to Russia. He said: "Our business now is to give Russia's answer the broadest possible meaning. We certainly believe that Russia has accepted our proposal without making many reservations." On March 20, John Hay announced to all countries that he Replies were received from interested countries that their commitment to the Open Door principle was "final and definitive". The announcement was unrealistic, but it got the US off the hook.

In the following time, the Americans continued to work towards the goal of opening the door. Until the end of the First World War, he finally became China's largest trading partner, and other countries, especially the economically developed countries, saw it. The benefits that this article can bring to them, Li Cong also started from the perspective of the Americans back then.

From the beginning of the war against Europa to the present, the Americans have contributed no less than themselves, but what have they gained? The Turkish Strait is still in a stalemate, Sicily has been fought in a bad way, and almost nothing else has been gained. The only place with strategic significance is Gibraltar, but because of the surrender of American soldiers, they directly withdrew from this area. If Li Since he is the helm of the Skull and Bones Society, he will not continue to waste time and money in this place, it is better to find another place.

He has quite a few places occupied by Li Cong. First of all, the Suez Canal area has been completely occupied by himself, and he has spent a lot of money in this area. It is absolutely impossible to partner with Americans here, the only one that can be partnered. The places are Corsica and Gibraltar. Corsica was very important in the past, but now that Gibraltar is there, why use Corsica? It’s better to share these two places with the Americans. When necessary, I can even withdraw from Corsica, but as long as I have a place in the Gibraltar area, what I want is to block the entire Mediterranean Sea.

What's more, Li Cong also thought that Great Russia also needs a base in the Mediterranean Sea. At that time, it may even give up part of Corsica to the Russians. At that time, it is estimated that the Europas will really be powerless. Can he fight against Three big countries? This is absolutely impossible. In fact, after the war is over, as long as you can get the Suez Canal, you will be fine. Now on the surface, you have the upper hand, but if you continue to fight, just look at your daily consumption. The island has to spend billions of euros every day, which I can afford in a short period of time, but if it takes a long time, where do I get so much money, if I use all my strength in the British Isles , This was their trick, didn't Europa just want to do that.

Li Cong arrived at the U.S. State Department and the Kremlin in Russia after a letter. Li Cong's meaning is very clear. He just feels that the southern part of Europa is a bit chaotic, and he still hopes that this region will be under international co-management, especially under his own occupation. In Gibraltar and Corsica, the Russians and Americans were dumbfounded when they received it. The Li Cong they knew was not such a person. This guy never gave in. This kid can still give up the things? What a surprise.

It's a fool not to stick to the cheap. Although I know that Li Cong definitely has no good intentions, he can't just let it go. The two parties immediately sent heavyweights to the energy group headquarters to negotiate with Li Cong to see if it is a What kind of charter, as for Europa, even allies like Great Russia don't care about him at the moment, let alone the Americans, as long as the betrayal is not their own interests, it doesn't matter what other people's love is, who has so many I wasted my time with you, especially in Great Russia. People on my side died a lot, and money was spent a lot, but what did I get in the end? If they could have a naval base in Corsica, then their Black Sea Fleet would not be able to stay in the same inland sea forever. If Turkey dared to block the Turkish Strait, its Black Sea Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet would be on both sides. He is good-looking. Although he cooperated with this feud a while ago, there is still a lot of hatred after all. After fighting for so many years, peace cannot be achieved by saying a few words of peace. It is almost like lying to children.

The person who came from Great Russia was Sequoia's number two, General Shabalov, a guy from a military background. Although he doesn't have any position in the army now, this guy is still wearing a military uniform. When he came, he was from Great Russia. The military adviser directly told Li Cong that this belonged to his own people, and if there was anything to do, just go straight, so Li Cong's attitude towards him was still very good.

The person sent by the Skull and Bones surprised Li Cong a little. It was the woman who almost became his daughter-in-law. At this moment, she has the title of Princess Kaya, and I don’t know where the Skull and Bones got her noble title. People call her what they call her. I originally wanted to call my son to talk to her, but my son said it would be better if he didn't see her. He is as affectionate as his father, but unlike Li Cong, this The boy didn't want it after he finished playing. Li Cong always brought him to his home. There is still a big gap between father and son in this respect. Li Cong felt that he had to educate his little bastard son.

"I believe you all know the open door policy. This time I also mean the same thing. I hope that Gibraltar and Corsica that I occupy can be co-administered by three of us, or even Europa and four of us, so as to end this damn thing. As you know, I am the most peace-loving person, because of this, I can even temporarily give up some of my own interests, do you have any ideas?" Since everyone is smart, there is no need to go round and round Well, Li Cong directly threw out his own policy of opening the door and sharing interests, but it was different from the Americans back then. The Americans wanted to take advantage of others, and Li Cong was taking his own advantages to let others Everyone got involved together, such a lively Lei Feng is rare nowadays.

"Hehe, Mr. Li is really very generous, but as far as I know, the Gibraltar area is currently at war, and Mr. Li has not taken advantage of any area, and even Mr. Li is still at a disadvantage. Are we going to drag us into the water if we can't hold on now?" Princess Kaya has also inherited his Lao Tzu's cunning character, this little girl is not a fool, she knew Li Cong was playing when she saw this jump What kind of idea is it, but this benefit is really a bit big, and she is a little moved. She also understands that as long as the three families unite to bully the other family, that family will have absolutely no way out, and they must agree.

"Princess Kaya's words are right. I think Mr. Li thinks we are all fools?" Shabalov is a drunkard and pervert at first glance. This guy has been drinking Li Cong's fine wine vigorously since he came in. That eye has never left Princess Kaya's body, but Li Cong can see clearly from this guy's eyes, this guy is not an ordinary fool, what he said at the moment seems reckless, but it is poking Li Cong's.

"Both of you can see it, and I've made it clear that I can't eat this place by myself, so I hope you guys come together." Originally, the two of them thought that Li Cong would have to justify himself for a while, but they never thought of it Li Cong actually admitted it like this, which made them a little confused about how to deal with it. Li Cong is really good at this time.

"Everyone has seen the abilities of my own family. I have no ability to do anything to them. It is not impossible for me to persevere, but I will suffer huge losses. Thousands of soldiers are killed and wounded every day. I can't afford it myself, so I hope the two of you can join me, and we can share these two places together." Li Cong still looked like an honest man, if the two of them didn't know what Li Cong was doing before, it would be true. Some people think that Li Cong is a kind person who is harmless to humans and animals.

"Mr. Li, if I hadn't been drunk and talking nonsense, I remember that Mr. Li also gained a very important place this time, which is the Suez Canal. Doesn't Mr. Li want to share our interests here?" Khabarov said Guys dare to speak too.

"There? Is the general really drunk right now? How much did my soldiers pay to occupy it? Do you think I didn't spend money to occupy it? Do you know how much I paid in Egypt? Suez I won’t talk to you about the canal issue. It’s my own there. If you don’t like it, it’s a big deal. I’ll just let my troops retreat. I don’t have the ability to defend Gibraltar and Corsica, but if I concentrate If all the troops stick to the Suez Canal, I think I can hold it even if the three of you join forces." Li Cong is not talking big when he said this. Now millions of African Army Corps can reach the Suez Canal in one day. And everyone knows that the place where Li Cong has the strongest military strength is Africa. It would be very unwise to fight against Li Cong or find trouble there. What Li Cong said is to let them see that it is impossible for you It's occupied there, it's my territory, and they can see it, as if this Li Cong is the Li Cong they know at this moment, and the previous one seems to be an illusion.

The two looked at each other, what are they talking about? Li Cong has stipulated everything for them, and they came here just to follow Li Cong's words and sign the contract honestly. Can they give up? Absolutely not, if Li Cong retreated directly, Li Cong would certainly suffer losses, but Li Cong also got the Suez Canal, but Europa was offended, and he couldn't get anything. Well, especially Great Russia, they sent representatives to negotiate with Li Cong. Although they are very confidential, they all understand that such things will spread out soon. They have already sacrificed and they need territory. Corsica Although it’s not very good, but if you want a share of the pie, you have your own base in the Mediterranean Sea. The Americans don’t have any ideas about Corsica. What they need is Gibraltar. If their army doesn’t retreat, they may not need it. Talked to Li Cong.

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