Chapter 862 Follow-Up
The tacit behavior between East Africa and the United States soon attracted the attention of Britain, France and other countries. Of course, it was dissatisfaction to be precise, especially Britain, which was inevitably suspicious.
Launching a coup on the same day and then living in peace, this was "pre-collusion" in any way. Before that, Britain wanted to wait and see, but the two countries did not fight over the Hawaii issue, which further confirmed the speculation of Britain and France.
"We seriously suspect that East Africa and the United States had reached a certain tacit understanding before the coup. If not, how could it be so coincidental that the two countries had a coup on the same day, which was obviously a full plan for the division of the Hawaiian Islands." Wilson, the British Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and Cabusel, the French Minister on the island, said.
Cabusel thought so too. He said: "Now that things are a foregone conclusion, we need to protest to the US government and ask the US government to accept the interests of our two countries."
Why not look for East Africa? The reason is simple. East Africa only has one island, Kauai, while the United States has a string of islands. If we look for East Africa, East Africa will not give up Kauai. If we negotiate with the United States, we can at least make a fuss about other islands.
Soon, the US government received inquiries from Britain and France. In fact, Japan was also indignant, but of course Japan had no reputation in the international community and was not among the powerful countries. It could not ask the United States for benefits as confidently as Britain and France.
So President Cleveland soon encountered the expected trouble. British and French diplomats negotiated with the United States on the issue of the Hawaiian Islands.
East Africa, one of the "perpetrators", became a bystander. It was unknown what interests the United States had given up, and it quickly settled the British and French governments.
The most critical step in the Hawaiian Islands issue has not yet been resolved, that is, the American property temporarily "kept" by East Africa on the island of Kauai.
"Rogge has been crying miserably in the Republic of Hawaii these days, and he is pretending to be quite good." John Crane muttered.
Rogge's identity cannot be exposed, so John Crane did not tell others about Rogge's identity. However, as one of the main businessmen of the original Kauai Island, Rogge's actions in Honolulu can easily be reported back to Kauai.
Roger alone certainly doesn't have this kind of power, but there are many "victims" like him. Dozens of former Kauai merchants brought Americans from Kauai to the Honolulu City Government to ask for an explanation, which was somewhat effective.
As for this, the United States naturally cannot sit idly by. After all, this is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of its own businessmen, and it will not look good if it is reported in the newspaper.
As for the issue of returning the property of American citizens on Kauai, the US Minister to Hawaii soon went to Kauai to negotiate with East Africa.
The US Minister to Hawaii, Minister Steven, arrived at Kauai on a US warship with an ugly face. He was the main manipulator of the Hawaiian coup.
After all, without his acquiescence, American businessmen did not have the courage to launch a coup in Hawaii. No matter how bad the Kingdom of Hawaii is, it is still a country with an army. If an accident really happens, it will rely on the United States in the end.
"That's the warship of the East Africans!" Steven said, looking at the ship of the East African Pacific Fleet, which is a little bigger than his car.
After all, the local army did not participate in the Hawaiian coup, so Steven's ship is naturally not as good as the regular warship of the East African Navy, even if it is the East African Navy Pacific Fleet, which is only for show.
Although the East African gunboats were not as majestic as ironclad ships, they could serve as main warships in many countries. The fact that East Africa put three of them on Kauai at once also showed Minister Steven that East Africa was determined to get Kauai.
But the more this happened, the more Steven hated it. As the leader of the Hawaiian coup, East Africa's action was equivalent to digging Steven's blood. This was the first, second, and most important thing. The United States had the opportunity to monopolize the Hawaiian Islands, but East Africa's actions led to the two countries dividing Hawaii together.
And these losses will eventually be counted on Steven. After all, the coup was his personal behavior, not authorized by the local government, so his career after returning home will probably be greatly affected, and he is very likely to be held accountable.
But it's too late to say anything now. Steven can only try his best to recover the losses for the "victims" in the United States, so as to prevent them from suing him after returning home.
After landing in Lihue, Steven was taken directly to the East African Hawaiian Governor's Mansion. Looking at the East African Governor's Mansion flying the flags of East Africa and the Kingdom of North Hawaii, Steven felt sad again.
Regarding the compensation issue, East Africa negotiated with Minister Steven for a long time. Unlike the previous generous attitude when acquiring industries on Kauai, East Africa is now fighting for every penny.
In the end, East Africa still acquired some American assets at 0.3% higher than the market price, including the share of "Rogge", but this money is equivalent to transferring money from one hand to the other.
As for some American businessmen who were unwilling to accept, East Africa also returned their assets, but they could not take them away and could only operate on Kauai, mainly land and real estate.
For these Americans who stayed on Kauai, East Africa also has ways to deal with them. Just raise taxes a little bit, and they will eventually obey. However, in order to temporarily stabilize the US government, the East African government will not do so directly. It will wait until the defense works on Kauai are completed before carrying out related work.
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"Brother Rogge, don't sigh. At least the money will come back. The worst is to find another place to develop. There are not many opportunities in the country now. With your financial resources, I believe you can still prosper in the country." Enders comforted.
Rogge pretended to smile and said: "Thank you for your comfort, but so many years of hard work have been in vain. These East Africans are simply beasts!"
Rogge's heartbroken look aroused the sympathy of the Americans present, and at the same time he was a little gloating. Fortunately, his previous property was not deployed on Kauai, otherwise Rogge's pitiful situation yesterday would be their today.
"What are your future plans, Brother Rogge?"
Rogge sighed and said: "At least the East Africans lost some money, so I won't lose all my money, so I plan to use the money to go to the west (U.S.) to have a look. The risk of doing business overseas is too great. I This little body can’t stand it at all, and I advise you to stay away from this kind of place of right and wrong in the future.”
His words resonated with everyone. After all, if you can develop well in your home country, who would want to come to the hinterland of the Pacific? Hawaii's location is not even comparable to that of a remote country, and it still has a tropical rainforest climate. If it weren't for some strategic value and relatively good profits, No one would venture here to make a fortune.
"After two years, when I have made enough money, I will definitely return to the United States to invest. Then I will treat you to a drink." Enders consoled her.
However, Enders never imagined that the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes in front of her was actually an East African spy. As for their future meeting, Enders had never heard from Rogge again.
No one knows where "Rogg" went in the end. After all, Rogge is just a code name, and he has a dozen or even more such code names.
With everyone reluctant to leave, Rogge led his "workers" to leave the sad place of Hawaii. He stood on the boat and "tearfully bid farewell" to everyone.
Wait for the boat to leave for a while.
"Stationmaster, where should we go next?"
Rogge still looked pitiful at this time. He said enthusiastically: "Let's go to Florida..."