Chapter 966 A Little Tail

   "Besides this, what else was talked about?"

"Hehe... You don't have to hide it from the grandfather of the country. The United States tacitly acknowledges that Panama is the sphere of influence of the empire, and is willing to negotiate a comprehensive preferential tariff plan for trade between the two countries. It will further strengthen the protection of our economic and trade and overseas students, and earnestly fulfill its commitments. obligation."

"Hmph, it's all nonsense. The current government of the United States has only a few months left to serve. Whether the next government will recognize the tacit understanding is still open to debate. What's more, the bilateral comprehensive preferential tariff negotiation is not a two-year term. Year thing, this is complete nonsense."

"Grandpa, you can't look at the problem this way. As long as the negotiation starts, it will be a victory. If the next U.S. government doesn't want to worsen bilateral relations, it will not rashly lift the table. When necessary, the expeditionary force can hold a grand military campaign. Exercise, let them wake up, military and political are not separated!"

"This can be considered." Marshal Li Shuanzhu nodded, thought about it seriously, and asked again; "As long as the current sage approves, the arms seized in the warehouse can be given to the Americans. If they don't buy them from us, they will also go to Europe to buy them. , this is not a problem. The problem is that the Americans are preparing to launch a war against Japan. How can they ensure that the number of the army does not exceed the limit of 100,000 people? This is the bottom line stipulated in the treaty. "

"We also focused on this issue. The US side was vague at first, but I solemnly warned US Secretary of State Davin Porter; any attempt to break through the bottom line stipulated in the treaty will be regarded as a challenge to the Ocean Empire, and the consequences will be at your own risk. ." Viscount Jia Donghe did not dare to be negligent on this issue.

  A war reparation is a pumping machine for the American economy to continue to lose blood. An armament restriction is a rope that tightly restrains the development of the United States. This is the punishment plan that Dang Sheng has personally drawn, and there is no room for failure.

   As long as these two things are firmly grasped, within 20 years, the development of the US economy is destined to be a wedding dress for others.

  The military field has been severely castrated. In the foreseeable future, its military strength and international influence will be firmly limited to North America, and it will not be able to take a step forward.

   "So how did they solve it?"

   "The militia, the Americans have always had a tradition of organized militia, and this time is the same."

   "Well, the military can acquiesce to this opportunistic method, but it needs to send military observers to supervise, and it will be disbanded immediately after the war." Marshal Li Shuanzhu pondered for a while, and immediately made a decision.

   His words, Viscount Jia Donghe also agreed and replied; "At the request of the military, we can propose consultations in the next stage of the secret meeting. Now that the Americans want to take back the New Mexico area, it should not be a problem."

   "Has the Alaska Territorial Transfer Treaty been signed?"

   "It has been signed, but it is still confidential."

   "That's it. During the next stage of the secret meeting, the expeditionary force will also send representatives to participate. It's enough to inform the US side at that time. There is no room for negotiation on the military's position."

   "Uh... Okay!" Viscount Jia Donghe was stunned for a moment before answering, his tough attitude towards the military was not surprising.

  Diplomatic negotiations between countries are generally both soft and hard, long-sleeved and good at dancing, striving to eliminate differences and facilitate the settlement of problems.

   This ultimatum method is rarely used, which will make the negotiating party feel great humiliation, but now, it can be used, anyway, Alaska has already got it, and the overall situation has been decided.

  I don’t have high expectations for other conditions promised with the Americans.

   "Mr. Lord, are you negotiating the formal recognition of the Northern Federation and other independent republics?"

   In the chat, Marshal Li Shuanzhu mentioned this.

   This is the last bottom line that the United States adheres to. When the Ocean Empire and European countries successively recognized the Northern Commonwealth, the Republic of California, the Republic of Virginia, and the Republic of Texas, the Americans gritted their teeth and refused to recognize it.

   They still have one last fantasy in their hearts. Even if California and the Northern Commonwealth are lost forever, the Republic of Virginia and the Republic of Texas can still try to win over.

   As long as you don’t admit it, there is always a chance.

Seeing that the Marshal mentioned this, Viscount Jia Donghe shook his head with a wry smile, took a sip from the teacup, and said, "During the secret meeting, we did talk about the major issue of bilateral diplomatic recognition, and the U.S. side did. They refused without hesitation. They have no right to negotiate on this issue, and there is no room for retreat and relaxation.

   Since the central topic of the secret meeting was Alaska, this issue was not discussed in depth.

   From the perspective of the Cabinet, the issue of recognition of the status of a newly independent state will inevitably become a major issue that has plagued bilateral relations for a long time. If this issue is not resolved, the bilateral relationship between the Empire and the United States will never enter the track of normal state-to-state relations.

   especially the Northern Commonwealth

  Join the Empire after a referendum at the end of the year, then the Northern Commonwealth issue will become a long-term territorial dispute between the Empire and the United States.

   This problem has plagued the government for a long time, and there is still no perfect solution.

   Someone once proposed to merge the Northern Federation by purchasing money. It is said that His Majesty also meant this at the beginning, and the amount of war reparations was set so high, and there were also considerations in this regard.

   Who knows that the Americans are indeed hard-boned enough, and would rather pay back huge war reparations and hold on to the territorial issue. "

   "Hey... don't let go?" Marshal Li Shuanzhu sneered twice, the sharp and tyrannical look in his eyes flashed away. Gently rubbing the fine porcelain teacup with both hands, after thinking about it, he said;

   "Mr. Lord, when you meet with Your Majesty, please convey the military's official position on this issue on your behalf.

  The military believes;

The integration of the Northern Commonwealth into the imperial family was not only an unprecedented event of pioneering territory, which was enough to shine in the annals of history, but also an indelible feat in the North American War. It was the result of the **** sacrifice of countless expedition soldiers. No regrets are allowed.

This time the US is preparing to fight against Japan. Our army intends to show a tough attitude at the appropriate time, including but not limited to sending an army out of the Rocky Mountains to exert strong pressure on the US, in order to force it to publicly recognize the independence of the Northern Federation. .

  Otherwise, we don't mind a backhand blow from behind, making his battle against Japan fall short.

   Where to go, the Americans should know clearly.

  The attitude of the military is to give priority to the United States to publicly and formally recognize the independence of the Northern Commonwealth and formally sign the intergovernmental agreement.

   As for the status of other independent republics, each country should negotiate on its own, and we should not do it for us.

   Chen Field Marshal Li Shuangzhu paid homage, and asked the Holy Inquisition to grant Wei Chen the right to arbitrarily decide on occasion to completely eradicate future troubles.

   On the other hand, the people of the Northern Federation are very fortunate, all the officers and men of the expeditionary army are very fortunate, and the small ministers are very fortunate! "

   Marshal Li Shuanzhu's remarks are very clear. He does not want the Northern Federation to leave a small tail because of the territorial status issue when the independence referendum is held at the end of the year, which will eventually become a long-term ulcer in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, which will not be resolved for a long time.

  The best time to solve this problem is during the term of this administration, that is, before the official election of the next U.S. government before the end of the year.

   It is the end of March 1912, and there is still plenty of time to calculate.

   Now that the current President Woodold-Wilson administration has formally signed an armistice that recognizes defeat and signed an intergovernmental contract to sell Alaska, it’s okay to sign an official document that formally recognizes the independence of the Northern Commonwealth.

   Once the bottom line is broken, the second and third times will not be so difficult.

If this wrangling issue is left to the next or several future administrations, no new U.S. president is willing to take on this major responsibility. It is possible to think about the troubles left by the previous president with your toes. Drag as long as you can, push as you can, no one will take trouble.

   This so-called timing? That would be very sophisticated.

Judging from the current state of confrontation at the border in Colorado, the 2nd Division of Fusang has been transferred back to China, and the 4th, 5th and 6th Divisions of the Japanese Army remain in the New Mexico area, plus three independent mixed brigades. regiment, a total of about 94,000 troops.

   Modeled on the Southern Manchurian Headquarters established during the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army organized all its subordinate units into the First Army and established the North American Headquarters.

   In the original historical time and space, General Kodama Gentaro died suddenly in 1906. The cause of his death was a dispute with a friend from Senlaoshan County over the reform of the army, resulting in a sudden death of a cerebral hemorrhage.

in this era

Because Fusang's strength is not even a little bit worse than the original historical time and space, and it is burdened with heavy debts, the army reform of the standing army from 17 divisions to 25 divisions has not been put on the agenda, so he is still alive and well. And lively took over the North American Command, and actively carried out immigration and colonization.

The immigration and colonization of the Japanese side is very interesting. It completely follows the whole set of immigration and colonization plans summed up by the Ocean Empire. The procedures are implemented meticulously. The officials in charge of immigration affairs are all top students who have studied at the Royal Academy of Administration of the Ocean Empire. The only change is because of strength. Insufficient, a simplified version of the local material is adopted.

   After determining the location of the town, the first step is to burn waste and level the site. Both sides of the Ocean Empire used gasoline on a large scale, while leveling the site was mechanically mounted.

   On the other hand, the Japanese side can save as much as they can, and direct people to light it with torches. Manpower is also used to level the site, just to save some diesel.

  The urban sewer facilities have also been simplified. Digging an earth trench and covering it with a concrete slab can also play a similar role, and the investment can be saved a lot.

  The houses in immigrant towns are made of local materials, mainly wood, and even adobe houses. The problem of whether there is or not is solved first, and then the problem of improvement is considered.

In this way, little by little, over the past three years, the number of Japanese immigrants in New Mexico has reached more than 360,000. With the addition of local Mexicans and Indians, the population of the entire New Mexico area is about one million. .

General Kodama Gentaro is the most active general in the Fusang military to implement immigration measures. In the original history, he served as the governor of Taiwan and actively pursued colonial policies. Now he is also working very hard in North America, and he has almost given up military affairs. on immigration matters.

   His dream is to open up a new living space for the Yamato nation just like Li Fushou, the emperor of the Ocean Empire in his heart.

   (end of this chapter)