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Chapter 2270 American conditions

And this time, no matter what, Theodore Roosevelt needs to go to Berlin in person. After all, the war has come to an end and there are many things to deal with. Moreover, Roosevelt is really worried about Taft and Lanxin. Taft is too arrogant and actually has a bully with Prince Ruprecht. Where is Lanxin? He went to contact the German parliamentary faction and was followed. This...it doesn't seem to have much to do with him.

"We can provide commercial loans to the British, but we must exchange trade privileges, resources and technology. We are about to face war, and millions of people will devote themselves to industry, which we have never experienced before, so the materials must be fully prepared, and I think the Germans will not object to this." Taft thought for a while and said.

"This is OK. If there is any problem, I will contact Germany." Roosevelt nodded and said.

"We must cut off the alliance between Britain and Japan, and at least the British must uphold neutrality. If possible, I hope we can borrow some help from the British, such as emergency treatment of some injured people in Australia. This is considered humanitarian help, and the Germans should not have an overreaction." Lan Xin said.

"The former is certain, and as for the latter, I will also contact Germany," said Roosevelt.

"If the British are willing to exchange Canadian interests, I think we can go further with the British relationship." Taft said hesitantly.

"Well, this is a very good idea. Canada has very rich resources and markets, and Canada's military strength is not weak. If we can remove Canada from the British territory through negotiation, then for the UK they will never be our enemy." Roosevelt praised this opinion!

Taft and Lanxin are more hated by Germany and do want to improve relations with the UK, but one thing to be said is that they also have no good feelings for the UK. The premise of their closeness to the UK is to fight against the Germans! and the surrender of the British. And if there is a chance to make Britain lose a dominant, then the Americans naturally have to do it.

Canada is a good choice! But don’t think that Canada was weak during this period. To be honest, the number of US Army now is not as large as that of Canadian troops mobilizing to participate in World War I! During World War I, Canada also had more than 400,000 troops participating in World War I, of which more than 200,000 were killed or injured! Moreover, Canada itself has a relatively strong industry and shipbuilding industry, which is of great significance to the UK.

Americans do not ask that Canada can annex Canada when fighting the Japanese because it is impossible to fight on both sides. American military forces cannot fight against the British and Canadian troops in the north when fighting the Japanese. Moreover, the United States may not even agree to this approach...

So the Americans' idea is very simple, that is, let Canada break away from the embrace of Britain, first become an independent country, and then the United States finds ways to make Canada its own younger brother... The United States has done this in history. Many territories obtained from Mexico worked like this, for example, the Lone Star Republic in history, also known as the Republic of Texas, joined the United States in this way. In history, Americans also had ideas about Canada, and then the US Presidential Palace was burned and the White House was born... Of course, Roosevelt did not necessarily have to annex Canada, but turning Canada into his own sphere of influence was necessary, which was also a revenge on Britain's original actions!

The Americans had already regarded the entire America as their sphere of influence as a sphere of influence as a time of Monroe. However, until now, the Americans still did not regard them as a backyard. Not to mention anything else, the Canadian Dominion of the British Empire made the Americans feel very unhappy. Although Canada now has only a population of over 10 million, with the experience of the past, the US Army itself was somewhat afraid of the neighbor in the north and the British Empire behind him. Although Britain is now over, pulling out the biggest nail in the Americas has become the idea of ​​the senior US government.

And whether it is Roosevelt, Taft or Robert Lanxin, they all regard the British as a prerequisite for reconciliation between the United States and Britain. Radical Americans believe that they have helped Germany cultivate a powerful enemy for the future. So what about Britain? They naturally will not repeat the same mistakes, so removing part of the teeth of the elderly tiger and making the tiger unable to threaten the United States even if it regains vitality, it has become a necessary precaution!

As for the price that Americans need to pay for doing this? Roosevelt thought for a while and expressed his willingness to pay $1.5 billion to make Britain give up Canada! As for whether Canadians want independence? What do you say? Under the current circumstances, the British Empire is still a tiger skin, but if it is without this tiger skin and the status of a member of the Commonwealth, you will be in the south of you a powerful country that has invaded yourself! Canadians may not want to be a submissive citizen under the Mi-shaped banner, but they also do not want to accept rule under the Stars and Stripes!

"So what about our bottom line for Germany?" Secretary of State Robert Lanxin asked.

"It is OK for Germany to want British colonies in Africa, and it is OK for compensation. We can ignore these, but the British colonies and Australian interests in India and Southeast Asia must be retained, and the security of the British locality must be guaranteed. What we need is a Britain with certain strength, rather than a Britain that has lost all its colonies and can only live in the British Isle." Theodore Roosevelt said.

So in the end, the United States' strategic tone for Britain was set under the current circumstances, and it used loans to Britain to exchange for economic benefits in the British colonies, requiring the British to give up their status as the sovereign state of Canada. At the same time, it tended to be inclined to the United States in the future Pacific War and cut off relations with Japan!

The German strategy is to maintain stability in the situation where Germany does not over-exploitly exploit Britain, and the two sides will continue to fulfill their previous commitments and agreements. The ally relationship between the two sides must at least be maintained until the end of the US-Japan Pacific War and the United States regained its foothold in the Pacific!

"His Excellency the President, Vice President, Secretary of State, the British government has issued a ceasefire statement and expressed its willingness to send a British delegation headed by Foreign Minister Belfort to Germany for negotiations, but the Germans have not responded now." At the end of the meeting, an official reported the latest situation to the three!

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