"It seems that we can do very little in this negotiation." After returning to the hotel we were staying, Lloyd George said to Asquith.

"Yes, defeat is the original sin. No country has much room for such failure. The Germans have the advantage and the Germans can choose to re-start the war. The British Empire may experience great turmoil within a few months due to social supply issues." Prime Minister Asquith said.

"Then our cooperation with the Americans..." Although Lloyd George finally chose to slam the door and leave when he was negotiating with the US Secretary of State. But is it said that people have to bow their heads under the roof? If you really feel that there is no need to talk to Germany, then you can only try it out with the Americans.

"Americans don't think about it anymore. When we look for Americans at this time, we can only let Americans see our weakness! They will become even worse! Americans are demons, and they are willing to lend a helping hand just to make us cannon fodder! They have no reason to forgive us! They will only use our flesh and blood to strengthen themselves!"

"And, even though the Germans are so harsh, I still think that it is better to promise the Germans than to seek help from the Americans, because the Americans are destined to make us lose Canada, and their restrictive effect on Germany is not obvious! Using Canada for possible concessions from the Germans is obviously at a disadvantage!" Asquis said.

"Then we should now think about what clauses the Germans might make concessions. For what is irreversible, it will not be useful for what is irreversible, but for what is irreversible, we must strive for what is irreversible." Earl of Belfort said.

"The Germans had no possibility of concessions on the territorial and colonial issues. The crown prince did not want to talk about this issue at all, and suggested that if we did not make concessions, it would mean war, and as the Germans said, whether it was the United States, Japan or other countries, they wanted to see us lose these colonies and we were isolated and helpless!"

"There is still room for arms issues. Even if the Germans finally signed a treaty with us, we can still use some other means to avoid the restrictions of the treaty and slowly develop it. Of course, it is estimated that it is very difficult for the Navy to make a breakthrough. Moreover, the arms restrictions treaty is a very complex system, which is definitely not something that can be solved in the short term. So this problem can be temporarily put aside."

"The only issue of compensation is necessary for negotiation at this stage, and there is not much room for compensation amount and interest. The only one that can be discussed is probably the deadline and repayment method!" Prime Minister Asquis analyzed that he said this very accurately! The Germans were very tight in compensation, and there was little room for bargaining. The only thing the British are more confident about is the payment and repayment method.

Obviously, it is impossible to pay a sum of 4.5 billion pounds of compensation. After all, although it is a gold standard now, the credit of the pound has been low to a certain extent. A considerable part of the compensation must be paid in the form of precious metals. The other part of the compensation will be paid in kind. It should be noted that in history, the degree of scraping the land between Britain and France is simply outrageous. They even need the locomotives of the Germans and the carpets of the Kiel Naval School were taken away... However, this time, it was the Germans scraping the land!

If possible, the British would rather use minerals, raw materials, agricultural products and even machinery to pay for their debts, and to reduce the proportion of payments with precious metals as much as possible. After all, things like gold and silver are representative of wealth at all times, especially now, when the pound is already unstable, the British would only use the still strong dollar or precious metals if they need to buy something!

"The Germans seemed to suggest that we could do business with the Japanese during this negotiation." After a moment of silence, Lloyd George said to Prime Minister Asquith.

"Yes, the Germans implied that the Allies have been completed, and there is a crack in the biggest cooperation foundation between the United States and Germany. In this case, Americans can cooperate with us in order to curb Germany, and by the same token, Germans will also stumbling on Americans to limit the United States." Asquith said.

"If Americans knew about this, would they change their attitude towards us and towards Germany?" Earl Belford said with his eyes lit up.

According to normal people's understanding, the United States and Germany are allies, and the enemy is the Japanese. Now, the Germans suddenly hinted to the British, saying that you can provide the Japanese with arms and supplies to plot against the Americans. So, what will the Americans who know this matter think? They will definitely fall apart with the Germans! It is possible for the two to turn against each other. Since there has been a confrontation or even transformed into hostility between the United States and Germany, will the Americans take advantage of the situation to attract the British and then deal with the Germans together? Or in other words, the demand is lowered. If the Americans no longer insist on separating Canada from the UK, the British can immediately talk to the Americans about many issues, whether it is trade, technical cooperation or military cooperation!

"You're thinking too much," said Prime Minister Asquith. "We can only do the things that sell arms to the Japanese, and we must also bear this responsibility."

"Americans should be clear that without the German acquiescence, it is impossible for us to get back our previous weapons and sell them to the Japanese! We now have no financial resources and resources to produce new weapons. And as a defeated country, if Germany does not agree, how could we stick to this matter?" Earl of Belfort said in confusion.

"Everything has a price! We have to shoulder this responsibility while enjoying the convenience of providing war materials to Japan! Imagine if the Americans discovered all this and then protested to Germany, and Germany prohibited us from selling arms to Japan, then what would happen?" Prime Minister Asquith said: "We will lose hundreds of millions of pounds and cannot repay the compensation for the defeat. It is possible that the British Empire government will go bankrupt! So, selling military materials to Japan is not only because the Germans want us to do this, but also because we must do this! Do you understand?"

"And not just economic and trade, we must even promote the significance of the British-Japanese alliance in the media or other public places, even though we know that Japan is an insatiable villain and a guy who will only drag us down!" Asquith said.
Chapter completed!