Chapter 115 Dialogue

Although Washington's lobbying has always been legal, lobbying is just lobbying. In many cases, the final decision can be made is located at 100 Pennsylvania Avenue, the once blackened and painted white building. The White House is the real heart of power in the United States. Perhaps the United States is dominated by Congress. However, on the other hand, in a country with a presidential system, the power of the president is only limited by Congress and laws.

In Washington, everyone knows that there are always some differences between an ambitious, bold and flamboyant president and a Monroeian Congress on too many issues, but differences do not prevent Roosevelt from controlling the country.

"... There has been a fierce boycott of American goods in several cities in China, or the boycott of American goods is brewing."

Hai John's words made Roosevelt frown. In the past year, it was said that Russia fought for their own interests in the northeast of China, and then the Chinese were involved in the war just after the New Year and became a party to the war, and the whole Far East fell into unprecedented chaos.

In the 46-year-old Theodore? In Roosevelt's view, in the past few months, he has completed an unprecedented feat and successfully intervened in two international disputes. First, he mediate for Russia and Japan, then mediate for China and Japan, and finally calmed down Northeast China.

I and the Russians withdrew from the Northeast, and the Chinese also got Taiwan. Although the Russians and I are still fighting in North Korea, I am gradually pulling my Russians to the negotiating table to help them redraw their "sphere of influence" in the Far East. Now international public opinion has unanimously praised me.

Originally, Roosevelt thought he would hear thanks from the Chinese - at least in his opinion, the Chinese should thank him. But on the contrary, although the Chinese officials expressed their gratitude, the Chinese did not buy it. Even in China, this country is angry with the United States.

"They don't know at all!"

Roosevelt, who was slightly annoyed in his voice, said in a reproachful tone.

"If it weren't for me!"

In an affirmative tone, Hay John smiled in his heart.

"Without me, they couldn't have ended the conflict with me so easily, and they could even get the whole of Taiwan! But they..."

Affirm again, more annoyance.

"Those Chinese people don't know how to be grateful to the United States!"

Standing up, holding the desk of the firm desk, Roosevelt looked at Hay John and said almost word by word.

"I thought we should receive gratitude, but what we received was anger and ridicule!"

The resistance from the Chinese people can't help but make Roosevelt angry. This kind of anger is like being thrown aside and stepping on it fiercely after being used, which will only make people feel humiliated.

"We must make our protest to China's political axe and ask them to..."

"They also asked us to explain!"

Hai John interrupted the president.

"Mr. President, the increasingly fierce boycott of the United States in China is first of all caused by our policy towards China. Although we have given a lot of help to China in this conflict, Mr. President, we cannot deny that the "Business and Commercial Treaty Restrictions on the United States and China" is indeed humiliating. Chinese people, even their political axes!"

"John Hai, Chinese workers should not compete with our own workers. Cheap labor also means cheap citizenship."

In the face of Hay John's own fault, President Roosevelt said arrogantly and very seriously at the same time.

"Maybe now China is like an inflated balloon. The victory in the Northeast makes them a little forgetful! That's why they launched a boycott!"

"Ambition!"

Roosevelt, who sat back behind the firm desk, exhaled two words with a solemn expression.

"Ambitions, Chinese, personal, they are expressing their ambitions in different ways, and these ambitions will undoubtedly seriously harm the interests of the United States!"

At this time, Roosevelt put aside the problem of "boycotting American goods" and analyzed the Far East from a small problem, just like "seeing the substance through the surface".

"Now the eyes of the world are staring at the decisive battle between the navies of Russia and Japan that are about to break out, but they all ignore the dispute between China and the Netherlands in Southeast Asia without exception, but they don't know at all what will happen to Japan once the Chinese get Borneo and China's expansion. Exciting!"

Roosevelt's expression is extremely solemn, and even his expression will give people an illusion that he is talking about something that has something to do with the life and death of the United States.

"Damn it, if they see that the Chinese actually got Borneo by extortion, their ambitions will definitely swell to the extreme, and maybe they will do everything they can to blackmail the Russians!"

Listening to the president's analysis, Hay John just kept smiling. In his opinion, the president who forgot the purpose of their previous conversation was obviously not worried about the Russians.

"Of course, when Russia's failure is inevitable, extreme extortion will only deepen the contradiction between Russia and Russia, so this is acceptable!"

In front of the Secretary of State, Roosevelt did not hide his point of view. In fact, it was under the leadership of this point of view that he used the threat of "stop providing loans" to force Japan to agree to "Korea-Taiwan exchange". The purpose of doing so was undoubtedly only to deepen the contradiction between China and Japan.

"But if the Chinese get Borneo, say that they defeat the Russians, and try their best to squeeze Russia to succeed, their ambitions will expand further, and at that time they may threaten the Philippines and even Hawaii!"

Roosevelt's voice when he stood up seemed a little excited. He seemed to see the scene of Japan's attack on the Philippines and Hawaii.

"Balance and suppression! Compete and compete!"

Hai John slowly spit out a few words. Roosevelt was not strange to the first sentence, but he could not understand the latter sentence for the time being.

"John Hay, tell me more carefully!"

"Mr. President, is it possible for us to suppress my ambitions now?"

Hay John turned his eyes to the president.

"Americans don't want to fight!"

The hidden meaning of Roosevelt's words is already obvious. It is impossible for the United States to confront Japan, and it is impossible for Congress to approve the military action against Spain. Despite the "Maine" as bait, there is still too much opposition in China until now. When competing for the right to build the Panama Canal, the United States has chosen to use The way of "bribing" is to win the war by bribing soldiers at the cost of giving every Colombian soldier $100.

The confrontation with Japan is not only difficult to pass relevant bills in Congress, but also the vast majority of Americans are also unacceptable. At least before I ride on the top of the American's head, Roosevelt will never tolerate that I ride on my neck before I fight back.

"In that case, let the game be finished through the competition!"

Hai John's words seemed a little rude, and he added one last sentence.

"At least use confrontation to make their ambitions unfulfilled!"

Roosevelt, who sat back at his desk, stared at Hay John and motioned him to continue.

"There is no doubt that after winning the naval battle, we will win the war against Russia, thus further expanding its influence in the Far East and the Pacific. The aggressive expansion momentum in the above-mentioned regions will also seriously threaten the interests of the United States."

Roosevelt nodded. He did not deny this. In fact, long after Japan occupied Lushun, he believed that Japan won the war, which was also the reason why he had always hoped that Russia would return to the negotiating table before losing the last bit of capital. Although Russia is a threat to the Pacific Ocean, it must There is a country that restrains Japanese ambitions.

"Now most of our naval forces are gathered in the Atlantic Ocean, and the fleet deployed in Asia is so weak that it can't compete with Japan at all. Realistic problems will force us to adopt a concession policy to avoid open conflicts with Japan in Asia, and between countries, and the United States fails to show its Before the strength, this kind of avoidance will only intensify the original ambition.

"So what do you think we should do?"

Roosevelt asked, and he very much agreed with Hay John's analysis.

"The Russians are doomed to fail, but they may rise again in more than ten years. For the time being, they may be unable to resist their own ambitions, but I have to consider the threat from Russia!"

Ha John first paved the way for his own words with Russia.

"But we must consider who can contain Japan in the next few years!"

"China, isn't it?"

Roosevelt took a look at Hay John. Of course, he knew that Hay John, a Republican, had more or less been funded by the Rockefeller family, and the Rockefeller family was also an advocate of "Sino-US cooperation". In recent days, some legislators always like to talk about "Japanese threats" in private or in public. They seem to be It is paving the way for Sino-US cooperation.

But on the other hand, he is not opposed to doing so. The reality is reality, but the Chinese boycott of American goods makes him more or less unhappy. After all, he supports this bill. In addition, he originally hoped that the Chinese people would be grateful to him, but he never thought that what he got was that they boycotted American goods. Take action to "appreciation" for your mediation.

"When the British Alliance appears in Asia and may threaten the interests of the United States, the United States must make a plan!"

In the face of the president's question, Hay John was not in a hurry to answer, but directly answered with another question.

"I have to admit that I didn't like Chinese people in the past,"

Roosevelt used to holding his glasses. It's no secret when it comes to dealing with China.

"We must not play the role of China. If we repeat China's mistakes, be complacent, covet the peace and pleasure in our own territory, gradually degenerate, have no interest in foreign affairs, indulge in paper and gold fans, and forget the hard work and adventures. The noble life is busy satisfying our physical temporary desires all day long. Then, there is no doubt that one day we will suddenly find the fact that China has happened today: the nation that is afraid of war, closed-door, and greedy for peace and pleasure will definitely decline in the face of the attack of other belligerent and adventurous nations..."

In the United States, many Americans have read this in the newspaper, which comes from Roosevelt, the owner of the White House. Since the Eight-Nation Alliance captured the capital of China in 1900, Roosevelt has used China's "lesson" to warn Americans who are addicted to wealth and pleasure.

It is also because of this. The vast majority of Americans know that in President Roosevelt's eyes, although he is a threat, he is a respectable opponent. Although China is not a threat, it is a doug who can't hold the wall. However, Roosevelt's attitude has been in the past few months. There has been a change in the fundamental surname.

"But now, we have to admit that there is a fundamental difference between the Chinese army and the Qing army. They are better at fighting!"

With a gentle frown, Roosevelt looked at Hay John and said.

"It is also better at expansion. The United States still has concerns in the face of Japan's ambitions. If China defeats Japan in the future and further expands its influence in the Far East and the Pacific, we will have to face the threat from China!"

At this time, Roosevelt ignored the theory that he had repeatedly emphasized in the past that "the Chinese have no sense of expansion at all and do not have the cultural foundation needed for expansion".

"And they have built nearly 18,000 tons of warships, and our intelligence shows that they are buying 330mm naval guns in Bethlehem to arm their own warships! Their warships may be more advanced than all ours!"

"Mr. President, for the United States, what we need is to maintain the balance of the Far East. If the Chinese have no intention of expanding their navy, then I'm afraid we can't contain Japan's ambitions."

Hai John smiled and took out a copy of today's Washington Times newspaper, which reported that Japan had asked Britain for the purchase of two new warships. In the eyes of the outside world, this was regarded as "Japan's response to China's construction of warships".

"I may win the war against Russia, but Mr. President, I also regard the "Korean-Taiwan exchange" as his national shame, and the Chinese people's "taking advantage of the fire" as "sto steal the fruits of Japan's victory". The hostility between the two countries will only become stronger and stronger over time. ! Their relationship will evolve into France and Germany in Asia! Whether in industry or economy, Japan is a weak country. Their poor and low-quality industrial products can only be lost to China, but China is also building its own industry. Soon, Japan will lose the market that is most important to them. There is no extra wealth for building capital ships. If China develops The navy, in order to maintain its advantage over China, is bound to continue to expand its navy. Compared with Japan, China's financial resources are several times that of Japan. They can support a naval arms race that is enough to drag down Japan. In the end, economic factors will completely destroy Japan!"

"What about the United States?"

Roosevelt asked rhetorically that he had considered this question through the navy's armaments, but there were too many accidental surnames and uncertainties.

"Balance and suppression, that is, China is relatively weak now, then we will help China, if..."

Hai John then took a deep breath and said.

"If the Japanese version is relatively weak, we will help the Japanese version. In short, it is beneficial for us to maintain balance and ensure the long-term hostility between the two countries!"

"If they contain each other, the Japanese fleet will be controlled by the Chinese fleet, and the Chinese fleet will be controlled by the Japanese. In this confrontation and confrontation, the status of the United States is detached, and even our fleet will play a decisive role in the confrontation between the two countries, whether it is China or the Japanese, They can't resist the alliance with the United States..."

After understanding Hay John's intention, Roosevelt looked a little excited.

"Mr. President, if necessary, we must continue to intensify the contradictions between the two countries, so that China and Japan are always on the verge of war, not friendship or war. That's what we need to do. Because only in this way can the United States achieve a balance between the interests of the Far East and the Pacific. At that time, the direct confrontation between the two countries will put the British Alliance in a clear and real situation! Then we just need to consider the threat of Britain!"

With the help of supporting the frameless glasses, Hay John sorted out his thoughts.

"According to some information we have received, in the current boycott of American goods starting from Shanghai, China's political axe has always been calm, but behind the Chamber of Commerce, there are the backs of Britain and Germany. They do not want us to exert more and more influence in China and the Far East, Mr. President! "

Ha John looked at the president and said seriously that compared with an American-style arrogant president, Hai John never felt that arrogance is conducive to diplomacy. As a professional diplomat, he naturally understood the anger of the Chinese people, and even in his heart, he thought that the "sident's stupidity" caused the United States to fail to get it. Due return.

"Mr. President, although the queen of China is British, the emperor of China has lived in the United States for more than ten years, and their Chancellor of Finance, Mr. Guan Mingtang, has also studied in the United States for more than 20 years. Foreign Minister Liang Dunyan was also a member of the young children studying in the United States. Even Huang Huiyun, the special envoy of His Majesty the Emperor, also has The experience of studying in the United States for a long time, it can be said that the influence of the United States on China has never been as strong as it is now, and China's expectations for the United States have never been as good as it is now. Maybe it is institutionally different, but it does not prevent them from being lazy in the United States, but what about now? Because some of our actions are causing China to choose to leave the United States. In that case, I think this will be the worst diplomatic failure of the United States in the 20th century!"

(to be continued)