69novels Chapter 280
Chapter 280
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“Let ‘s put the matter of moving the capital aside for now. The most urgent task now is to suppress this document from Fitch and don’t let them publish it!”
The chief assistant of the Prime Minister of the British Empire advised the Prime Minister with a serious face:”We must suppress the Eagle Sauce in terms of naval tonnage. Otherwise, once the Eagle Sauce releases their powerful domestic industrial capacity and launches a large number of battleships like dumplings, then countries around the world will discover the huge potential of the Eagle Sauce. In that case, our situation will be dangerous!”
The words of the chief assistant touched the Prime Minister’s heart. Compared with things like moving the capital, suppressing the Eagle Sauce is more urgent!
If they relax their suppression of the Eagle Sauce now, I am afraid that in a few years, the Eagle Sauce will replace them and become the world hegemon!
“Well, do you have any good suggestions?”
The Prime Minister nodded and asked.
The Prime Minister is often surrounded by a group of think tanks.
Some of these people are responsible for helping him deal with various chores and arrange various activities, while another group of people help him analyze domestic and international situations and help the Prime Minister make the most correct judgments on these matters.
In general, the bureaucratic system that the British Empire learned from the Celestial Empire is still very useful.
Except for a few failures, most of the time their performance is worthy of their salary.
“First of all, we have to destroy this document and not let Fitch’s survey data be released!”
The chief assistant immediately got into the role when he heard the prime minister’s question.
“If what I expected is true, the Americans should have already known the contents of this document, so is there any point in us destroying it now?”
“Yes, of course there are. If the Americans know about this, it will certainly boost their confidence. But as long as other countries are not allowed to know the detailed data, other countries will still think that we are the most powerful country in the world. Even if the Americans come forward to announce these data, other countries may not believe it!”
The Prime Minister nodded in agreement:”Yes, this is indeed a good idea. I will hand over the matter of destroying Fitch’s documents to MI6. I will make sure that their hands and feet are clean and there are no hidden dangers!”
“After solving the Fitch problem, we have to face another problem, which is how to maintain the original naval treaty and prevent the Eagle Sauce people from getting more quotas!”
The investigation document shows that the Eagle Sauce people are the strongest in the world. According to the original rules, the Eagle Sauce people’s naval quota is naturally the first in the world, and it is much higher than the world’s second British Empire!
This result is unacceptable to the British Empire, so they must prevent this from happening.
“How should they do it specifically?”
The Prime Minister is also very concerned about this. How can they achieve their goal and suppress the Eagle Sauce?
“It’s very simple.
Convince the Hans to accept the Washington Naval Treaty of last year and give up the new naval treaty.
Don’t forget that the original intention of the Fog City Conference was to discuss the naval quota of Hans.
We were led astray by the Hans from the beginning, so we wasted more than half a year in vain!
“The chief assistant was very angry.
He had seen the tricks played by the Hans.
These guys did it on purpose to fully demonstrate the strength of the Eagle Sauce and quickly intensify the conflict between the British Sun and the Eagle Sauce, thereby reducing the pressure of the British Sun on Hans!
Although he knew that this was a trap set by Hans, he had no choice but to jump into this trap and had to compromise with Hans in exchange for Hans’ support. If Hans did not support them, the Eagle Sauce would most likely get a quota that exceeded theirs, which was something that the British Sun absolutely could not accept!
Thinking of this, the chief assistant felt that there were capable people in the Hans government!
“At present, it seems that this is the only option!”
The Prime Minister was not in a good mood. They had been suppressing and guarding against Hans, but they did not expect that they would have to ask Hans for help at this time. This was really a case of things going wrong!
“This is the easiest option, but in this case, we must compromise with Hans in exchange for his support. If I guess correctly, the Hans will definitely ask for more naval quotas. At least they will not satisfy the 175,000-ton quota of Italy and Gaul!”
“The Hans people demanded from the beginning that they should at least get the same quota as the Foot Basin people. Now that we need their help, I’m afraid they won’t even give us the Foot Basin quota!”
When the Prime Minister of the British Empire said this, there was a hint of sadness in his words.
On one side is the old rival Hans, and on the other side is the empire’s greatest confidant and biggest threat, Eagle Sauce. They want to suppress both of them, but if they want to suppress both of them, it would be a bit too difficult. Now they can’t even suppress Eagle Sauce, let alone both of them coming together!
So the British Empire can only let go of the suppression of Hans and compromise with Hans to relieve their own pressure.
However, if this is the case, then what was the purpose of the world war in which they fought to the death with Hans and killed a generation of people?
If there had not been this world war, the current position of the British Empire as the world hegemon should be stable, and there would not be so many troubles!
Thinking of this, the Prime Minister of the British Empire was annoyed. He even wondered, if he could travel back ten years ago and stop this war, how great would that be?
Of course, these can only be thought about in his mind!
“How much do you think Hans would be satisfied with?”
“I think it will take at least 30,000 tons, which is more than the foot basin, but less than ours!”
The chief assistant said with a lack of confidence. It can be seen that he himself does not believe in the number he gave.
“350,000 tons is a bit optimistic. I think the Hans need at least 380,000 tons!”
The Prime Minister thought the chief assistant’s figure was too optimistic, so he gave a figure that he thought was more reliable!
As a result, they all guessed wrong!
“450,000!”
When the Prime Minister of the United States sent a representative to contact Hans, Ribbentrop directly raised five fingers and asked for a quota of 450,000 tons!
“This is impossible!”
The representative of the British Sun almost jumped up on the spot. He was really scared!
The appetite of the Hans people is too big, isn’t it? They actually asked for a quota of 450,000 tons directly. This number made the representative of the British Sun couldn’t help but wonder: Could it be that the Hans representative drank fake wine? Do they really know what they are doing?
Why can’t the British Sun accept 450,000 tons?
Because they only have a quota of 500,000 tons. Hans asked for 90% of their quota right away. How could the British Sun accept this?
During World War I, when the High Seas Fleet was at its strongest, it was only 70% of the strength of the British Sun’s Home Fleet. Even so, the High Seas Fleet still poses a huge threat to the Home Fleet!
And at this time, Hans asked for 90% of the quota of the entire Royal Navy. What does that mean?
It means that Hans’s naval strength will exceed that of the Home Fleet of the Sun Never Sets. If the two countries fight again in the future, I am afraid that the Home Fleet of the Sun Never Sets will not be Hans’ opponent! The
Sun Never Sets Homeland is just a small island country. Their safety depends entirely on their own navy. If the navy cannot defeat the enemy, then the enemy’s army can land on their homeland in minutes. At that time, the Sun Never Sets may be in danger of extinction!
So they can’t accept this number!
“That’s 430,000 tons. We won’t agree to anything less than that!”
Ribbentrop said with a smile. Seeing the British Army so nervous and excited, he felt refreshed and comfortable in his heart!
British Army, you have come to this day too!
“This is impossible. Your number is far greater than that of Jiaoben. Even if we agree, Jiaoben will never agree!”
“Well, here’s the price, 400,000 tons. If it’s lower than that, then there’s no need to talk. You can go back and tell your Prime Minister that our negotiations have broken down!” Seeing that the other party had strongly rejected several of his proposals, Ribbentrop got angry and said something harsh!