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Chapter 596: Stabilize America

Now the prince finally feels like the poor are becoming a rich man. The Americans have actually had a lot of loans of 50 million yuan. The prince can clearly feel that the German Emperor is already a little moved. Maybe the Americans add a little more. The German Emperor may really sell these islands, which are 50 million US dollars a year. Although it has to be paid back, it is a timely help for Germany, which is now preparing for violent troops. Let's put it this way, this money basically reimburses all the funds for the new naval battleships in Germany every year. The 50 million US dollars is about 20 million pounds. If 2.5 million is a fearless ship, that is 8! By the way, you can also build up the strategic reserves of armored combat vehicles, aircraft and various materials!

Historically, Germany's military expenditure in 1913 was only 2 billion marks, or 100 million pounds, accounting for half of the national budget! Americans directly paid 20% of you! Such a large sum of money cannot be avoided. If the prince is not moved, it is false, because the interest-free loan from the United States to Bavaria is calculated separately! Without such sufficient funds, why should Bavaria expand its military force and help Austro-Hungary to enhance its military strength? Although Ruprecht was quite tough during the peace talks, if it really hit a critical moment of possible collapse, he was still hesitant. After all, if he won, he had everything, and if he lost, he would really lose it!

"Okay, I am the president of the United States now. You need to convince me, why should I accept your request!" The German emperor was still not at ease with the prince's statement, because he felt that the price on his side was obviously higher.

"The government is easier to deal with, because the contradiction between the United States and Britain is now comprehensive and irreconcilable. The British can share colonies with the French, but the British really have no extra colonies to give to the United States, and they are also snatching the market and raw materials. The strong national self-esteem of the United States also makes the United States always ready to launch a war of revenge against Japan, so it is impossible for the United States and the British-Japanese alliance to resolve it."

"The real trouble lies in those capitalists. Americans are capital-driven politics. Once a war begins, it is impossible to make the United States not provide supplies to the Allies. Maybe it will not be given directly to the United Kingdom, but it will definitely be given to France. This is a challenge to our maritime breaking strategy. In some specific situations, it will even lead to a reversal of the situation. The only thing that can resolve this is to establish a closer connection with those American capitalists."

"On the one hand, we can open up the African market more, but at present, our colonies are relatively barren. The only fertile colony in Africa that has a great opportunity to obtain is Congo. Although Congo has rich mineral resources, it requires capital mining. There are not many places that Americans can choose to invest, so if we promise to win the Congo and divide the opportunity evenly, they will consider standing on our side."

"Of course, giving benefits is only one aspect, and the most important thing is binding. We must find a way to tie some of the Americans' money bags to our national destiny, either loans or something else. Only they realize that if the German Empire collapses, their investment and money will be wasted. Of course, I am not so proficient in this area, and we need help from economists."

"Are these enough?" the German Emperor thought for a while and asked.

"It's not enough. We need to convince the Americans that even if the German Empire wins, it will never pose a threat to the United States. This requires us to remain restrained during expansion. Sometimes domestic capitalists and nobles think too crazy." Ruprecht thought for a while and said.

"So you insist on winning the Eastern Front, and the Western Front is probably because of this, right?" The German Emperor thought about it and asked.

"The purpose of war is interests, not killing, and interests require weighing the efforts and gains. We can push down a decayed building with just a slight push, and the benefits are enough to support the development and development of the empire for 50 years or even longer. Then why do we have to pay several times the price to obtain a thatched hut? What should we do if we use the accumulation of the empire over decades without gaining anything?" the prince asked back.

"This matter is very complicated, and the situation within Germany is far less simple than that in Bavaria. Let's talk about this matter later." The German Emperor also felt that this problem was a bit difficult to solve. Although the German Emperor did not know that he was undermined in the late War 1, many years after becoming emperor, he could already well understand the constraints of all parties. He now even missed that when Bismarck was alive, this iron-blooded prime minister could always handle all aspects of things well, but now...

"I hand over all the negotiation rights to you, I only accept the results. The specific process can be discussed. The colonies in the Far East can theoretically be given up. As you said, we must first overcome the current difficulties before we can talk about future events." The German Emperor finally set the tone.

After obtaining the approval of the German Emperor, a series of things were easy to deal with. The prince told Secretary of State Root about the news and then began to prepare for his trip to America. This time the German Emperor provided the prince with the visit to the prince was definitely high-end. General Von Boer, commander of the German High Seas Fleet, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, will take the cruise ship William with the team. At the same time, the German Imperial Navy also accepted the request of the US Nassau and the battlecruiser of the Blüchelle, to conduct a visit to the United States. I don’t know if it was intentional, the German fleet set out first and came to New York first before the German delegation arrived in the United States.

"Gentlemen, God has given us a chance that the Far Eastern colonies that we cannot obtain with either iron or fire can be obtained this time with a little money. Let us be prepared to welcome the prince who came to the United States of America from far away Germany." When Roosevelt received the news that Ruprecht was about to come to the United States, the US president said.

"We must use this opportunity to consolidate our relationship with the German Empire. Although we may not be able to become real friends, at this time, we still need to help each other. We have the funds they need and they have the colonies we need." Roosevelt wrote in a letter to leaders of major party groups in the parliament.

In Roosevelt's view, although Rutt and Ruprecht did not gain any advantage in their first fight, everything was going according to the plan. The Germans were still very sincere about this proposal. Roosevelt proposed it at that time, and now he was sure that if the United States offered a reasonable price, the United States would have a chance to achieve something that would cost tens of millions of dollars to be the US fleet, and even the generals had not done. When he thought of this, he felt a little excited.
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