"First of all, in order to thank your country for its contribution to the U.S.-Germany relations, the United States is willing to increase the amount of interest-free loans to the Kingdom of Bavaria to US$12 million each year. Other conditions will not change, and we hope that the cooperation between the two countries can go further." When the two sides met for the first time, they met privately. Apart from the recorders of both sides, there were only the prince and the Secretary of State of Ruth, and there was no Prussian among them.

"If our cooperation can achieve a happy ending, the relationship between the United States and the Kingdom of Bavaria can be further improved." Secretary Rut's actions are close to public bribery!

$12 million, and it is still an interest-free loan. Although it requires the Kingdom of Bavaria to import items of the same value from the United States, this is already a great asset for a country with only 78,000 square kilometers. Bavaria can't get so much money in the diamond mine in Africa in a year!

"First of all, I thank your country for its generosity and kindness, but as a member of the German Empire, I will still perform my duties in the following links. If there is any inappropriateness, I hope you can forgive me." The prince said with a smile.

"I think that in the situation that this situation is increasingly unfavorable to a new powerful country, we should strengthen our cooperative relations with each other. The United States of America is willing to show its greatest sincerity and efforts to help the German Empire, and we hope that your country can do the same. We can satisfy the interests of the other party, right?" Secretary Rut said.

“For example, your country needs money and we can help, and we need a solid bridgehead in the Far East, and your country can help us achieve this goal, right?”

"A bridgehead for consolidation? A naval base?" said the prince tentatively.

"No, it's not just a naval base, such a base cannot support our layout at all." Rut said after thinking.

"That's probably difficult to satisfy. After all, some things cannot be solved simply by money. This is not the era when your country bought Alaska from the Russians." **** said calmly.

"But if your country starts war with the Allies, these places will eventually be taken away. After the war, even if you win, it will be difficult to retake it, at least it will be less than a loss. Instead of doing so, it is better to sell them at a good price, right?" Rut said with a smile. He felt that his theory was impeccable, because from an economic perspective, what was destined to be lost is worthless, so the buyer could lower the price as much as possible.

"A low-interest loan of $50 million per year lasts for 10 years in exchange for your country's colonies in the Far East." Rut offered his own price.

"No talk." The prince answered very simply.

"Do you think Germany can defend the colonies in the Far East?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Rut's words.

"We can't hold on, but we have a way to take it back after the war." The prince's answer was still calm, like an ancient well. There was no wave on the water.

"It's hard for you to convince me, I don't think so," said Rut.

"I don't need to convince you that as long as I think it can be achieved, isn't it? So we don't intend to accept this condition because we think we can take it back, and the prices of those islands in the Far East are far more valuable than the low-interest loans provided by your country!" said the prince.

"Then you never thought about what if the losses caused cannot be regained? And how much benefit can such a large loan bring to you and the German Empire? This is not a time to act in a state of intent," said Rutt.

"If I fail, then I will accept my fate. If the German Empire is defeated, then the colonies in the Far East will naturally not come back. My situation will be very bad. Naturally, I won't think about these things. But if we defeated, we have enough time to deal with the Japanese. If we don't have it at a time, we can do it twice."

"And, I have some questions. Losing the colonies in the Far East was originally a matter of Germany. Why do you pay so much attention? We don't care, what else do you care about? As for your inability to understand our mood, I can give an example that is not very vivid."

"In the economic crisis, capitalists would rather reduce production or destroy goods than reduce prices. If you regard this cooperation between the two parties as a transaction, I think you can compare this example. What determines the price of this product is its value. We believe that these loans are far from enough for us to pay, so we would rather destroy the product and force the buyer to increase the price than sell it at a low price. What's more, this product is still possible, right?" the prince said with a smile.

"This is simply unreasonable! No, this is a threat!" Rut quickly figured out what his opponent meant. To put it bluntly, even if the Far East colonies were destroyed and occupied by the Japanese, the real trouble was the United States rather than Germany. Germany did not have much interest and territorial demands in the Far East, and the losses were acceptable, but can the United States accept it? An Asia dominated and controlled by Japan is really bad for the United States. What's even more terrifying is that God knows whether this warlike and crazy nation will use this as a base to penetrate into the Americas!

In Rutt's view, this is a nonsensical and irrational answer. He didn't know the prince's real idea, but he didn't dare to gamble! If Germany really did not act, or decided to win after the war and then take it back, then the United States' move to obtain a bridgehead in the Far East would be completely defeated. In this era, there was no consolidated military force to guarantee its own interests? What were you thinking?

"This joke is not funny, Your Highness," Rut said seriously.

"This is definitely not a joke. We are facing a war of national destiny. Maybe we will fail, but we will never let some countries get a piece of the ruins of the collapse of the empire in the name of friendship. You want to buy at the bottom, but unfortunately, your country ignores a very important issue. The Far East is insignificant to the empire, but it is the key to your country!"

"Don't always equate the Far East issue to a market or source of raw materials. You should consider it from a global perspective. Although the Pacific Ocean is large, it cannot accommodate two major powers. Although the Atlantic Ocean is equally vast, the other strait is enemies but not friends. The current situation of the United States is actually very similar to that of Germany. The two sides of the United States face the enemy at the same time and are also enemies on both sides. After the Russo-Japanese War, the dividing line between the US and Japan forces will be Hawaii. Whether we can obtain our colonies will intuition determines whether your country's strategic frontier will advance thousands of kilometers or stand still."
Chapter completed!