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    Chapter 683 The Founding of Saudi Arabia (15)

    Looking back at this period of history, there is a point in time that cannot be avoided.  .  . A lot of things happened during that period in early 1931. The intense geopolitical conflict between China and Britain surrounding the founding of Saudi Arabia was a turning point in the entire twentieth century!  When President Yang Qiu braved the strong wind, clenched his fists with a cry of 500 million and fought to the death to ensure the safety of the country's sea lanes, what we didn't know was that under the majestic wave of the game that affected all countries, there lurked something more ferocious and terrifying.  shadow.

    Our pen cannot write too much at the same time, we can only extract the shortest but most touching pictures.

    On the day Henderson arrived in Beijing, President Hoover made a speech about breaking down world trade monopoly barriers and ensuring the safety of normal trade routes.  This is considered to be his highest level of support for China and his friend Yang Qiu!  This speech triggered a strong response from countries around the world. Everyone suddenly realized that the Saudi crisis was not only a contradiction between China and Britain, but also the most direct manifestation of the conflict between the old and the new world.  The United States, which is hiding behind China, takes action and directly targets the seven-inch goal of lowering tariffs and opening up the market!  Trying to force Britain to open its vast colonial markets.

    The UK is in a dilemma. Retreating means that China and the United States can freely enter and leave the sphere of influence of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets under the pretext of economics. This means that the country's economic crisis will become more serious. However, if it continues to block the tough measures, it must first prepare 2 billion pounds of war funds and accept a world that will be shattered from now on.  of India.

    However, the story does not only happen in China, the United States and Britain. At the same time that President Hoover supported Yang Qiu, the wheelchair-bound governor of New York State submitted to the U.S. Congress for the first time as a member of the Democratic Party a proposal to withdraw from the Philippines and transfer Guam to the U.S. Congress.  and the Northern Mariana Islands to the Philippines to avoid conflicts with China and Japan, throw away the burden of the Southwest Pacific and fully resolve the domestic economic crisis, and claim to follow the Saudi example and support the founding of the Philippines!

    On the same day, Moscow Pravda published an article by the great leader Stalin titled "The Year of Great Transformation."  The article severely criticized the Bukharin clique, which opposed comprehensive collectivization, and announced that it would completely eliminate the kulaks, concentrate its efforts on building national collective farms, and realize the Great Leap Forward in industry.  It was this article that led to about 6 million rich peasants having their property confiscated and transferred to collectivized farms in the next three years. The class movement even spread to ordinary middle peasants.  About 4 million rich peasants were sent to harsh areas such as Central and Western Siberia and Kazakhstan, and nearly a million more were sent to labor camps and eventually disappeared from history.

    On the same day, at a secret meeting of the Soviet General Staff, Tukhachevsky, known as the "Red Napoleon", seriously pointed out for the first time that the deeper reason for Yang Qiu's crisis in Saudi Arabia was to achieve strategic control over the Soviet Union through the Persian Gulf.  Surrounded!  Therefore, once the UK backs down from the Saudi crisis, the consequences will cause China to take advantage of the situation and enter the Persian Gulf, attacking Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, the Caspian Sea, and even threatening Baku and the Caucasus.  Therefore, he believed that if such a result occurred, the Soviet Union must be prepared to go south to Persia and India to break the blockade and encirclement of Yang Qiu and the imperialists behind him.

    These speculations and remarks shocked everyone. They didn¡¯t expect his gaze to be so profound!  But it also made Stalin more worried about his status, so three days after the top-secret meeting, this talented general was inexplicably transferred to be responsible for military work, and all his deductions and speeches were secretly locked in a safe, and many years later  It was dubbed "the wise decision of the great Comrade Stalin" and other words.

    On the same day, a Japanese cargo ship departed from Sasebo for East Timor, secretly accompanied by two Japanese destroyers behind it.

    Finally, something far-reaching happened in Europe!  The Weimar government formed after the European war was finally overwhelmed. Due to differences among the parties on how to balance the national treasury deficit and how to solve the economic crisis, it collapsed completely. The elderly President Hindenburg had to personally take charge of the overall situation.  On the same day that the government was dissolved, Mr. Hitler, who had helped Yang Qiu buy a lot of high-end scientific research equipment and obtain a large amount of funds, ambitiously stood on the Munich podium again, which had once made him sad and frightened.

    It was really a foggy time, and the inertia of history went awry during this year.

    Henderson couldn¡¯t see through it, not even Yang Qiu in front of him.  Although he was already prepared for an arduous, long and boring negotiation after being reminded by Jason, he still did not expect that it would be so difficult and such a deadlock at the beginning!

    All difficulties and deadlocks, from beginning to end, actually revolve around how to rebuild the mutual trust that has been completely destroyed.

    "What guarantee do you want me to garrison in Minas, Sumatra, or in Tanjong Kalam (which can control the Sunda Strait), or in the Lingga Islands? Don't be nervous, I don't want to fight for maritime hegemony, and I'm not interested in a naval race.  , Economic construction and the security of the northwest are more important to our country! But I don¡¯t want this to be taken advantage of. I need to ensure that what is needed is fairness! Now, I?My people can no longer believe in promises. When the spirit of contract and the promises we uphold have turned into waste paper, do we still need to believe in even more pretentious guarantees?  "In the living room, Yang Qiu's straightforward and simple words were heartbreaking, making Henderson's cheeks burn.

    The several named control points are definitely impossible to let China, which would be equivalent to completely opening up the Indian Ocean, and the Indian Ocean is the final bottom line of the British Empire's maritime hegemony.  But if we don¡¯t open up these key routes, how can we win China¡¯s trust?  Recalling that it was because of his promise that Yang Qiu agreed to sign the naval treaty, he probably wouldn't even believe it if he continued to make empty promises.

    Henderson looked at Jason as the mediator out of the corner of his eye, but there was no expression on this old friend's face.  In fact, he already understood that the sudden and active intervention of the United States was not out of good intentions. First, it was to prevent China from entering India. Second, it also wanted to force Britain to compromise and open its closed colonial market to survive the economic crisis.

    This is really a nerve-wracking thing!  Henderson took a breath quietly, raised his eyebrows and looked at Yang Qiu in front of him, and lowered his voice: "Mr. President, what kind of guarantee do you need? I think I should repeat that the British Empire is in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.  Our special status is recognized by the world, and this is also our bottom line!¡±

    "So how do you ensure that you have an oil lifeline running through your bottom line?"

    "I can make a public commitment on behalf of the Government of the British Empire."

    "Last time, was your promise a joke?"

    "That's different! This time I came with the highest authority, and we can sign the waterway agreement."

    "Yes, a waterway agreement. My navy can't even get past Malacca. Do you think such a waterway agreement is valuable?"

    "So what guarantee do you want us to have? The British Empire will never accept threats beyond its ability to accept them! We would not accept threats 16 years ago, and we will not accept them now!"

    The two of them were chasing each other quickly, and by the end Henderson was already very serious.  In particular, the other party was still unwilling to show his cards and tell him what guarantees he needed, which made him unable to control his anger.  His performance made Yang Qiu slightly curl his lips, glance at the silent Jensen, and said with a faint smile: "Mr. Jensen, you are our mediator, what method do you think should be used to ensure our country's waterways?"  Where¡¯s the safety?¡±

    Jensen originally wanted to see a good show, because for the United States, the goal has been achieved. As long as this negotiation can be facilitated, the United Kingdom will open part of its market to the United States no matter what. Otherwise, why can China enter but the United States cannot?  What we have to do now is to prevent the negotiation from collapsing, so when we see the serious confrontation, we have already wanted to intervene.  Since Yang Qiu asked first, he came up with the secret that he had already thought about and said: "As for the guarantees that the two of you are arguing about, I think that promises alone can no longer solve the problem."

    "You bastard Yankee! Why did you bring up what you promised last time?" The first words he spoke made Henderson curse in his heart, feeling like he was being trusted to someone else.

    Jason didn't know that his old friend was already scolding him in his heart, and continued with a smile: "But I still hope that the two of you can sincerely think about the past, and I don't think there is any irresolvable conflict between us."  Mr. Sen, you should know that President Yang Qiu promised the world that he would not seek colonies, and he has still kept his promise so far. Therefore, I think the remarks that he will colonize Saudi Arabia are slander, and I prefer to believe that this is normal.  As for the oil trading business, as for the security team and management rights in the contract, it only protects its oil investments from infringement."

    Henderson's face turned darker, but Jason didn't seem to notice, and turned to Yang Qiu: "Mr. President, you should also understand the difficulties of Mr. Henderson. The crisis occurred due to lack of communication and mutual misunderstanding."  As a result, neither the British government nor the Royal Navy had blocked your country's maritime shipping before this, even during the East India Rebellion, right? So I think that mutual trust between us can be re-established. The first thing is that everyone withdraws.  step.

    To put it bluntly, the economic crisis has made us all very anxious. At this time, it is also reasonable to go to colonies or explore new markets.  So I suggest that you sign a maritime security agreement to commit both parties to their respective positions in Saudi Arabia and the Indian Ocean.  "

    What Jason said was so flawless that Yang Qiu kept nodding his head.  After chatting with him for a few words, Wang Zhengting said: "We can sign this agreement, but we need the guarantee from the United States! And to avoid similar incidents threatening our country's oil security next time, we need to specify three points."

    Hearing that the other party¡¯s words had softened, Henderson made a gesture of invitation: ¡°Please speak.¡±

    ¡°First, our country¡¯s oil interests in the Persian Gulf must be recognized, and our country¡¯s Gulf Oil Company and Huachen Oil Company must be allowed to continue to??Develop local oil fields to alleviate my country's oil shortage.  Second, hand over the Addu Atoll naval supply station in the Maldives to our country for operation, so that our navy can protect the safety of the waterway for a long time!  Third, it must be stated that once another incident threatens my country's oil security in the Persian Gulf, we will automatically have the right to garrison troops for protection!  "

    "This is impossible!" As soon as Wang Zhengting finished speaking the three terms, Henderson jumped up, causing the relaxed atmosphere to instantly dissipate.

    Jason sat steadily, suddenly picked up the tea cup and blew away the heat. He took the opportunity to glance at Yang Qiu, who was calm and composed, and secretly admired this guy in his heart. If he is not the president, he will definitely be the best speculator in the world

    (To be continued.
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