Chapter 692: Interests Move People’s Hearts (44 More)

Although it seems that the British agreed to let France obtain six state-level administrative regions including Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico, in fact, the British also have deep intentions.

First of all, these six states are definitely not as good as several states on the east coast of the United States, and the benefits obtained by Britain are definitely far greater than those of France.

Secondly, Texas and New Mexico, among these six states, once belonged to Mexico, and the United States and Mexico have also fought many wars for these regions.

After France took over these regions, whether the Mexicans in these two states would seek independence is a question, and Mexico's attitude is also a question.

Although the French are much stronger than Mexico, the dissatisfaction of the Mexicans is bound to make it more difficult for the French to rule these states.

Being able to interfere with the rule of the French and seemingly allowing the French to obtain many regions, the British naturally would not say much in this situation.

Looking at Churchill, who was full of confidence, Louis, the French Minister of War, also understood that this was almost the limit that Britain could bear.

It is indeed a big gain to obtain six states at once, and no matter how many more the French can eat, they may not be able to eat.

After thinking for a while, Minister Louis nodded, indicating the French approval.

After confirming the unstable factor of France, the areas that Australasia obtained became much simpler.

After all, the west coast of the United States is still too poor. Except for Los Angeles in California, other states and cities are not outstanding.

Even if Australasia fully obtains several states in the western United States, the British will not have any objections. Instead, they will be happy that Australasia has attracted some hatred from the United States.

However, Australasia's appetite is not too big, and Arthur basically has no plan to annex American territory, except Hawaii.

Hawaii is located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, and this area is something Australasia has to occupy and annex.

But forget about the west coast of the United States. It is too far away from the mainland of Australasia, and there are many Americans, so it is extremely difficult to rule.

Compared with adding burdens to one's own rule, it is better to establish countries that can be controlled and let these countries join Australasia's rule, just like the Philippines.

In the end, Britain and France agreed that Australasia would obtain the right to rule Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California and Hawaii, and expressed their support for Australasia to establish a new country in these areas.

In total, Australasia can obtain seven states in the United States, which is more than France in terms of quantity.

But the French representative had no objection to this. After all, the states obtained by Australasia were poorer than those obtained by France. In addition to California, Hawaii was strategically important.

More importantly, the Russians have always regretted selling Alaska to the United States at a low price. After Australasia obtained the right to rule Alaska, it was bound to have a rift with Russia.

Russia was gradually recovering, and the only country that could unite was France. In this way, it might be possible to promote the confrontation between Britain, Australia, France and Russia, increase France's voice in the world alliance, and reduce the influence of the British.

The scope obtained by Australasia and France has been determined, and the next thing left is the scope of rule that the British can obtain.

But the east coast of the United States is the richest region, and the dispute over the area that the British can obtain is the most intense.

The British naturally want to obtain more ruling areas, and the French naturally do not want the British to obtain more areas.

Under the quarrels, more intense conflicts broke out, and even almost made this meeting invalid.

Fortunately, Australasia mediated in the middle to avoid the possibility of the cancellation of this meeting, and also proposed a plan that made all countries relatively satisfied.

The British originally had a big appetite and wanted to take over the original thirteen states of the United States, which was the scope of the United States when it first became independent.

Although the area of ​​the 13 states combined is not much different from the six states that France can obtain, the population of these 13 states is several times that of the area that France can obtain.

If the British really get such a large area, the French will really be unable to sleep.

In order to refute the British, the French representative Louis told the British the reasons for rejecting France's reconstruction of the New France colony before, and said that the 13 states are the most core areas of the United States, and France will not allow Britain to obtain all 13 states.

The French said that they could accept Britain controlling the eight states below New York, namely Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

The French idea is to try to avoid Britain controlling the most important states in the United States, such as Rhode Island where Boston is located and New York State where New York is located.

However, the British are confident of their own strength and naturally do not care about the threats of the French.

After all, the British are sure that France will not join the opposite side. With the support of Australasia, the British can accept even if France withdraws from the war.

"That's impossible, Minister Louis." Churchill shook his head and said, "It's obvious that the British Empire is the main force to defeat the Americans. Without the Royal Navy, we can't land in the United States.

In order to compensate for the losses of the Royal Navy in the war, we need to obtain more areas.

On the basis of what you said, we also need to get Nova Scotia and Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

As for other parts of the United States, including New York and Boston, we can manage them together and help the United States establish a better unified order."

If Churchill said, the only states left on the east coast of the United States are New York and Washington, DC.

Obviously, Britain also understands the difficulty of directly controlling New York. It is better to jointly manage these areas under the supervision of several countries.

Hearing the British say this, the French also understand the British's determination, but Minister Louis still said: "Then France also requires Florida, and France can mobilize all its naval forces to help us win this war."

"No problem, deal." Churchill smiled and nodded, agreeing to the request made by Minister Louis.

Not long after the meeting to divide the spoils ended, on June 9, 1928, the British government formally submitted to Parliament a proposal on whether to launch a war against the United States, which immediately caused an uproar.

After all, the British were targeting a great power, the United States, which is currently known as the world's second great power.

Compared with the uproar in Europe, the reaction in the United States was tantamount to a huge wave.

The US government held an emergency meeting, and President Hoover angrily denounced the British for provoking the world peace order, the entire United States and all Americans.

But unfortunately, President Hoover's rebuke did not cause much reaction. After all, who would care about national affairs when the people were not full?

In particular, President Hoover's previous behavior had chilled the hearts of all soldiers, and the army did not intend to work for President Hoover, not to mention those ordinary people who hated the government.

However, compared with various reactions from the people, the reaction of the US government was relatively consistent, that is, to actively prepare for war and avoid this war as much as possible at the diplomatic level.

After all, the British are currently the world's number one power, and the size of the British navy is still ahead of the United States.

More importantly, this action is obviously not just the British. The British and Americans alone may be able to resist, but if it is a coalition of multiple countries, even the Americans can only surrender.

Therefore, being able to resolve this dispute diplomatically is definitely a more reliable method than preparing for war.

After all, it takes time to recruit troops and build warships, and the enemy's offensive is likely to arrive in a short time.

However, the British can take the initiative to break this news, which is obviously more carefully prepared.

Before the Americans had time to launch public opinion preparations, the media in Britain, France and Australia were constantly reporting on the deeds of the United States in it, and also emphasized that the United States announced that it would stop paying reparations.

And in these media reports, a large number of media also specifically pointed out that the number of deaths caused by influenza was even greater than the number of deaths in the previous total war, which instantly made the influenza, a major event a few years ago, reappear in people's eyes.

What made the Americans feel stressed was that such news reports quickly caused more fermentation and spread throughout Europe and other regions.

Many countries have expressed their concern about such reports, as the people of these countries have suffered a large number of casualties in this flu.

Driven by those people who hate the United States, these countries have also begun to gradually respond to the call of Britain, France and Australia.

Even before the British Parliament agreed to declare war on the United States, the fermenting public opinion in various countries had already brought this incident to the World Alliance meeting.

This time it was not Britain, France and Australia that proposed it, but some radical elements in European countries who wanted to gain public support in this way.

After all, even if a war is launched against the United States, the three countries of Britain, France and Australia are destined to take the lead.

These small and medium-sized European countries only need to contribute a few people to enjoy the fruits of victory behind the three powers of Britain, France and Australia.

Even if they cannot get a state in the United States, a little bit of profit can help them get out of the economic crisis better, and their finances will become more confident.

What's more, they can also get some support from the people. With both fame and fortune, it is not surprising that representatives of some small and medium-sized countries become radical.

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