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Text Chapter 275 The dispute between China and the United States

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    "Your Majesty, you are so happy!" On the morning of July 16, Yang Hua, Xiong Wu, Cai Yun, Zhang Cheng, Wu Tingfang and others came together to express their congratulations to Wang Yuze.  Their faces were all filled with excited smiles.

    "Where does the joy come from? No, did our plan in Hawaii succeed?" Wang Yuze asked immediately.  People stationed in Hawaii will take action in these two days.  Now it seems that it should be successful.

    "Your Majesty! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a telegram from Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii, hoping to become a vassal state of our Chinese Empire!" Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang said with a smile.  The telegram from Hawaii was sent at 9 a.m. local time in Hawaii on the 15th. Due to the time difference, it was already 3 a.m. on the 16th when Beijing received it.  Therefore, the leaders of the imperial government came to see Wang Yuze early in the morning.

    "Haha! The Kingdom of Hawaii has been successfully restored. This is great. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately issued an announcement to approve the application of Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii. In addition, I conveyed my will and officially canonized Queen Liliuokalani as the Queen of Hawaii.  The King of the Kingdom!" Wang Yuze said excitedly.  Winning Hawaii means that China and the United States will be able to take the lead in the battle for the Pacific.  Once Hawaii is built as a solid maritime base by China, not only will the United States be threatened by the Chinese navy, but it will also become very difficult to encroach on the Pacific Ocean.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Wu Tingfang replied immediately.  China has always had the mentality of a heavenly empire. Whether it is among the people or the government, this mentality has not changed even after the Manchu Qing Dynasty was opened to the country by Western powers.  And now, with the addition of vassal states, doesn¡¯t it mean that the Chinese Empire is getting stronger and stronger?  Among the new imperial departments, there is no longer a Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for external affairs.  Therefore, it is also a happy thing for Wu Tingfang to have a vassal country join the army!

    "How is the situation in Hawaii now?" Wang Yuze asked.

    "Your Majesty, our troops have completely taken control of Oahu, and the president of the Republic of Hawaii has been arrested by us. Now our troops are preparing to attack several other islands. We will capture Hawaii in less than three days!  "Xiong Wu replied.

    "Where is the Pacific Fleet? Where is it?" Wang Yuze asked.  The fleet is the key to defending Hawaii.  As long as the Pacific Fleet can deter the U.S. Navy, the United States can only watch as China takes over the strategic location of Hawaii.

    "Your Majesty, the Pacific Fleet has traveled a long distance and is a little slow. It will arrive at Oahu on the 17th Hawaii time!" said Navy Minister Zhang Cheng.

    "Very good, order the Pacific Fleet to be careful to guard against American retaliation. The Americans have suffered such a big loss and will obviously not let it go!" Wang Yuze said.  Although the military strength of the United States is not strong yet, and there are only four new battleships, the strong economic and industrial strength of the United States has gradually revealed its ambitions to expand outward.  Hawaii is undoubtedly the first step in their expansion and the most important.  It looked like it was going to succeed, but in the end, China picked the ripe peaches away. Everyone knows that the United States will definitely not give up.

    "Your Majesty, the U.S. Navy is too weak. There are only four new battleships, and there is only one in the Pacific direction. The other three are all deployed on the Atlantic coast. With the strength of the Pacific Fleet, it can completely defeat the U.S. Navy.  . As for the U.S. Army, it is just a National Guard with only about 100,000 troops, which is simply vulnerable. As long as the Pacific Fleet can defeat the U.S. Navy, the United States will not dare to attack Hawaii!" Zhang Cheng said.  The navy cannot be built in a day. The construction of a new battleship will take at least one to two years. Even if three shifts are used, it is estimated to take more than a year.  With the industrial strength of the United States, it may take several years to build a fleet that can rival the Royal Navy of China.  During this period, China had already consolidated its control and construction of Hawaii. It would not be that easy for the United States to take Hawaii back from China.

    "Don't be careless! Due to other pressures, we will not be able to send reinforcements to the Pacific Fleet for a long time and can only rely on their own strength. From now on, construction machinery and construction materials will be transported to Hawaii immediately, and in Pearl Harbor  To build a shipyard, it is not required to be able to build battleships, but it is required to be able to cultivate injured battleships since childhood!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Cheng said.

    "Very good, then, release the specific situation to the outside world, and then prepare to face the anger of the Americans!" Wang Yuze said.  Although the Pacific is the largest ocean, it cannot accommodate two powerful countries. China and the United States will inevitably conflict over the interests of the Pacific.  But now is an excellent opportunity for China.  In the United States today, major places?They are all on the Atlantic coast, and the Pacific coast is not taken seriously.  And because the Panama Canal has not yet been completed, if the main force of the US Navy in the Atlantic wants to support operations in the Pacific, it must go around South America. This is a distance of more than 20,000 kilometers!  With today's technology, this is simply taking a risk.  Even if the U.S. Navy dares to take this risk, with its current strength, it simply cannot compete with the Chinese Navy.  Even the weakest Chinese Navy Pacific Fleet!

    Today is destined to be a day that shocks the world. At 10:30 in the morning, Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang announced to the envoys and reporters of various countries stationed in China at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that at the invitation of Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii, a Chinese team of employees  The military helped Queen Liliuokalani to be restored successfully. Now, the Queen of Hawaii has made a request to become a vassal state of the Chinese Empire. The Emperor of the Chinese Empire has agreed to Queen Liliuokalani's application and canonized her as the Queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

    When Wu Tingfang announced the news, there was a burst of exclamations immediately.  Although Hawaii controlled more than 50% of the world's sugar trade, in the eyes of the great powers, this was not a big deal and they did not care at all.  But now China has a foot in Hawaii and directly helped Queen Liliuokalani succeed in her restoration, which undoubtedly caused shock.  Because everyone knows that the United States has regarded Hawaii as a taboo, and the U.S. Congress has begun discussions on whether to accept Hawaii as the 50th state of the United States.  But now, Hawaii has become a vassal state of China. This is undoubtedly a slap in the face to the United States!

    "Protest! The U.S. government protests against this. China is seriously interfering in the internal affairs of the Republic of Hawaii. This kind of sending troops to overthrow a country's regime is a barbaric act and illegal! The United States will never agree to such a thing!"  Sherlock, the American minister to China, immediately jumped up and shouted at the top of his lungs.

    "I'm sorry, Mr. Minister Sherlock, our country is acting at the invitation of Queen Liliuokalani. Now, the Kingdom of Hawaii has become a vassal state of our country. The Chinese Empire will shoulder the responsibility of protecting the security and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Any  Any military action against the Kingdom of Hawaii will be regarded as a provocation against the Chinese Empire. We will go to war against the country!" Wu Tingfang said righteously.

    "Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, your country will definitely regret what you did today!" Sherlock, the U.S. Minister to China, said a harsh word and left immediately.  The United States must not know about this yet, and he must report it to the country immediately.

    The other ministers also had different expressions on their faces.  The British Minister to China, Ogna, looked a little serious. There is no doubt that China's current behavior made him feel China's ambition to expand outward. This is very threatening to Britain, which has huge overseas interests.  .  Therefore, he believes that the country should be advised to increase its suppression of China.  Taro Kawaguchi, the Japanese minister to China, had a happy face. It would be difficult for Japan to fight against China alone. If the United States also joined in, Japan's life would be much easier.  Other countries, on the other hand, do not care about the matter.  The war between China and the United States has nothing to do with them, and they are happy to watch the show.

    United States, Washington, White House.  William, the 25th President of the United States?  McKinley was woken from bed by his secretary.  It was already late at night. President McKinley, who had been suffering from insomnia recently, finally went to bed early all night, but was disturbed, which made him very angry.

    However, when he rushed to the office, he found Vice President Garrett?  Hobart, Secretary John?  Sherman, Treasury Secretary Lyman?  J?  Gage, Secretary of War Russell?  A?  Alger and Undersecretary of the Navy Theodore?  Roosevelt had already arrived, which made him realize that there must be trouble in England, and he did not pursue the matter of disturbed sleep.

    "Okay, gentlemen, what happened? That brought you all here so late?" President William of the United States?  McKinley asked, glancing at the clock on the wall. It was already 11:30 p.m.

    "Your Excellency, we have just received a call from the Ambassador to China, Mr. Sherlock. On the morning of the 16th, China announced that the Kingdom of Hawaii has become a dependent state of China, and China will protect the security of the Kingdom of Hawaii!" Secretary of State John?  Sherman said.  In Mieguo, there is no foreign minister, and the secretary of state has always been personally responsible for foreign affairs.

    "The Kingdom of Hawaii? Why is it the Kingdom of Hawaii? Now Hawaii is not Sandford? Is it the Republic of Hawaii ruled by that guy Dole?" William?  McKinley said with some surprise.

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