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Text Chapter 297: Intimidation

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    "Your Excellency Minister Organa, the Chinese are so arrogant. They actually demand 200 million pounds in compensation and restrict our country's armaments on the west coast. This obviously treats our country as a defeated country! Our country will never agree!"  The U.S. Minister in China, Tian Bei, did not return to the U.S. Embassy in China. Instead, he went to the British Embassy in China. As soon as he entered the embassy, ??he began to curse incessantly.

    "Your Excellency Tian Bei, the Chinese request is very rude. However, this time, after all, the United States lost. If the United States wants to end the conflict without paying any price, it is impossible. I think, you still  Contact the country immediately! As for the Chinese request, we can negotiate slowly. Don't forget, the Chinese said that their fleet will leave the port again in a week!" British Minister to China  Organa said.  In his opinion, although the Chinese people's demands are arrogant, the United States is also a little too unreasonable.  After losing the fight, you still make such a request, which is simply unreasonable!  At this time, it is true that the fist is still big.

    "Uh, okay! Your Excellency Organa, I will contact the country right away!" Tian Bei sensed Organa's dissatisfaction and had to leave immediately.  He didn't dare to offend Organa. Now the hope of the United States was completely pinned on Britain.

    "Your Excellency, Minister, were today's negotiations not going well?" Zhu Erdian appeared in Organa's study and asked.

    "The Americans have not clearly defined their position, and the Chinese are very open-minded. Do you think the negotiations can go smoothly?" Organa said speechlessly.  He really missed his life for a few years, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty ruled China. At that time, there was no need for him to be so nervous!  But now, with the rise of China, he finds it increasingly difficult to safeguard Britain's interests.

    "The Americans have no choice now. If they are unwilling to pay the price, China will definitely not let them go. We can mediate, but we will never get involved in a war for the sake of the United States!" Zhu Erdian said.

    "Yes, that's exactly it. Therefore, Americans must pay a certain price. However, this is not what I am most worried about. During today's negotiations, Wu Tingfang proposed that China give up all its interests in China and return the concession  . It can be seen from this that the Chinese want to completely abolish the unequal treaty we signed with the Qing Dynasty. This is the most troublesome thing for us!" Organa said.  Fortunately, his term of office is about to end, and then all these problems will be left to Zhu Erdian.

    "Your Excellency, Minister, in my opinion, this is inevitable. With the rise of China, they will certainly not tolerate those unequal treaties. The abolition of unequal treaties is inevitable, and we must be prepared!"  Zhu Erdian said.  Among the interests of all countries in China, Britain has the greatest interests in China. Obviously, China's actions will cause heavy losses to the United Kingdom.

    "Then what are you going to do?" Organa asked.

    "Delay! Delay until China and Japan go to war. By then China will face huge challenges. If China wins, then it will be impossible for us to retain our interests in China. If China loses, we  It can also further expand interests in China!" Zhu Erdian said.

    "This is a good idea, just do as you say!" Organa said.

    At the same time, Wu Tingfang had already rushed to the palace to report to Wang Yuze about the negotiations.

    "It seems that the Americans have not figured out the situation yet, but they will wake up soon! Is the Pacific Fleet ready? Can it go to sea again in a week?" Wang Yuze asked.

    "Back to the Emperor! Most of the warships in the Pacific Fleet are at least slightly damaged. They can be repaired at Pearl Harbor and can go to sea again in a week. Commander Li Dingxin has called to say that the Pacific Fleet will not have any problems!" Zhang  Cheng replied.

    "That's good! In addition, dispatch a Marine Corps brigade to board the ship and go to Hawaii for deployment! Further strengthen Hawaii's strength, and at the same time, intentionally let the Americans know about it. By then, they should be anxious!  "Wang Yuze said with a smile.  If the Americans thought that China wanted to send troops to land in the United States, they would not be so tough.

    "Yes, Your Majesty! I will make the Americans believe that a large number of our troops are preparing to board the ship and go to Hawaii!" Zhang Cheng naturally understood what Wang Yuze meant.  Send another brigade to Hawaii to strengthen Hawaii.  But at the same time, it appeared to be sending troops on a large scale, making Americans think that China was preparing to send troops to land in the United States.  By then, the Americans will no longer be so tough, which will also be very beneficial to negotiations.

    The U.S. government received a call from the Embassy in China at 10 p.m. on September 17.??Telegram from Tianbei, William?  President McKinley held an emergency meeting overnight to discuss how to respond to the conditions proposed by China.

    "What do you think of the telegram sent back by Mr. Tianbei?" William?  President McKinley asked.

    "Your Excellency, Mr. Tianbei, I think Mr. Tianbei is too reckless. His toughness not only has no effect, but has the opposite effect." Vice President Garrett?  Hobart said.

    "Tian Bei is also considering the interests of the United States. The conditions proposed by the Chinese are too harsh and we cannot agree to it!" Secretary of State John?  Sherman said.

    William?  President McKinley nodded. He also knew that the conditions proposed by China were too harsh. If he accepted, the angry American people might be able to kick him out of the White House tomorrow.  "Mr. Roosevelt, what do you think?" President William McKinley asked.

    "Your Excellency, the amount of compensation proposed by the Chinese is too large and we cannot agree to it. In addition, we cannot agree to reduce the military strength on the west coast. Otherwise, we will not have the strength to resist China!" Roosevelt said.

    "Your Excellency, our fiscal revenue last year was only 340 million US dollars, and this year it is only about 350 million US dollars. Therefore, we have no way to pay the compensation proposed by the Chinese government!" Finance Minister Lehmann?  J?  Gage also said.

    "Let Tian Bei negotiate with the Chinese government again! We will never agree to reduce the military strength on the west coast. As for the compensation, let it be reduced as much as possible! The Chinese Pacific Fleet will be able to leave the port again in a week.  There is no doubt that they will go to the west coast of our country. If we cannot reach an agreement with them before then, it will be a huge crisis for us! May God bless the United States!" William?  President McKinley said.

    Subsequently, the U.S. Minister to China, Tian Bei, under the instruction of the U.S. government, launched a new round of negotiations with the Chinese side, but because the gap between the two sides was too large, they were never able to reach an agreement.  At this time, for the U.S. government, a crisis began to arise.

    On September 20, the New York Times took the lead in revealing in a large article that the main force of the U.S. Navy was annihilated by the Chinese Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet. The ongoing negotiations between China and the United States cannot reach an agreement because the gap is too large.  It was also pointed out that the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet is about to launch an attack on the west coast of the United States, and in China, there is also a situation where the mainland's army is preparing to board a ship to Hawaii. There is no doubt that China is actively preparing to land in the United States, and it is completely  Defeat America.

    The "New York Times" article caused an uproar in the United States, and major newspapers reprinted it one after another, causing a panic across the United States.  In particular, residents living on the west coast immediately packed up their belongings and boarded the train to the eastern region.  For a time, train tickets from the West Coast to the East were hard to get, and chaos arose throughout the United States.

    At this time, the U.S. government made an explanation, announced the issue of Sino-U.S. military conflict to the country for the first time, and assured the people that the U.S. government would reach an agreement with China as soon as possible and would not let the war burn on the soil of the United States.  .

    However, the U.S. government¡¯s actions aroused the anger of Americans.  Many people believe that the US government's response is too slow, which puts the United States in danger.  Others believe that the United States should be tough on China and that the United States should use its strong national power to defeat China instead of suing for humiliating peace.

    People who support these two views have held demonstrations again and again in the United States, and even large-scale conflicts broke out as a result. The U.S. government was overwhelmed and had to take severe measures to suppress them.  At the same time, the U.S. Minister in China, Tian Bei, also received a series of increasingly severe telegrams.  U.S. Secretary of State John?  Sherman even strictly ordered Tianbei to reach an agreement with the Chinese within a week, that is, before the Chinese Pacific Fleet appeared on the west coast of the United States.  This made Tian Bei panic and had to ask for help from the British and French ministers in China.  Fortunately, Britain and France did not want China to benefit too much from the United States, so they once again joined forces to put pressure on China, even resorting to threats of war. This allowed China to lower its demands on the United States.

    "His Majesty the Emperor of our country believes that the United States must agree to the following before our country will stop taking actions against the United States. First, the United States apologizes to China for this military conflict. Second, the United States must compensate China for 150 million for the losses caused by the incident.  Ten million pounds. Third, the U.S. government recognizes the Kingdom of Hawaii as an independent country and guarantees that it will not invade or confer power on the Kingdom of Hawaii in any way. Fourth, the U.S. government gives up all privileges in China and returns all concessions in China  ." Wu Tingfang solemnly proposed new conditions!

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