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Chapter 50 European Parliament 2(1/2)

"America..." people in the Congress hall whispered.

The United States has only been established for more than ten years, and many refugees from European countries have gone there.

It is said that as long as European refugees arrive there, they will be given land to cultivate.

There are also growing cities with many factories.

As long as you get there, you won't have to worry about finding a job.

The lower class people in various European countries rushed across the ocean to make a living in the United States.

Of course there are religious reasons!

When Protestantism was suppressed, those Protestants had no choice but to flee to the United States.

After a few years, the Protestants became more powerful. The Catholics were suppressed again, and they had no choice but to flee to the United States.

A few years ago, there was a great famine in Ireland.

It is said that as many as one million people went to America by ship.

Continuous immigration has caused the population of the United States to increase rapidly.

Since there are few people in the land and there are no enemies in the Americas, the rapid expansion of the population has also expanded the national power of the United States.

Just like the weapons and ammunition needed to launch the war this time, many of them were produced in the United States and then transported across the ocean to the European battlefield.

The United States and Europe have the same roots and species, and the calibers of weapons and ammunition are also the same as those of European countries, so their products are very popular on the battlefield.

European countries also have different attitudes towards the United States!

Some are not interested at all, such as Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.

Originally, they were vast and sparsely populated, and they all had decent industries.

The people lived a good life, and very few immigrated to the United States.

When the United States became independent, it fought a war with Britain, but after all, it was once a British colony.

Most of the people there are British.

After a brief period of hostility due to the war, the two countries quickly restored diplomatic relations.

In the past three to five years, the war between the two countries has become even more intense.

American goods are re-exported to European countries via England.

France can be regarded as a traditional ally to the United States.

In the beginning, France supported American independence.

On Independence Day, France also presented a statue called the Statue of Liberty to the United States.

This statue now stands on Liberty Island, New York, the largest city in the United States.

The Statue of Liberty is a testament to the solid friendship between France and the United States!

As for the Spaniards, Italians, and some other European countries, they are also happy that the United States has attracted a large number of people from the bottom, who are so poor that they are almost like pants.

In recent years, Ireland, in particular, has been transporting large numbers of people who are about to starve to death, ship by ship, to the United States.

Many hungry Irish victims did not even make it to New York Harbor and starved to death on the ships.

The only one who had some opinions about the United States was Prussia.

Most of those who immigrated to the United States were people who could not survive in Europe.

But most of the people who immigrated to Prussia were writers, scientists, artists, and many middle-class Hebrews.

These people immigrated to the United States in large numbers, which has affected the prosperity of Prussia to a certain extent.

Frederick and Bismarck were already dissatisfied with America's frantic pursuit of Prussian talents.

Therefore, they didn't have a good attitude towards Jefferson.

As for Poland and other countries in Eastern Europe, they have no impression of the United States at all.

It's not even clear where the Polish Prime Minister is connected to the United States.

"The United States will not only provide a large amount of weapons and ammunition, but also provide food support to Europe."

Jefferson looked at the room full of kings and prime ministers with great interest!

This time, the discussion became even louder.

Countries that don't have many troops participating in the war and have little interest in fighting will not be interested in providing guns and ammunition.

But they are very interested in food aid. After all, people need to eat.

No one will object to the abundance of food!

"As for the aid quota, I hope all gentlemen will come to me to talk to me one by one." After Jefferson bowed to the people in the room, he returned to the corner and sat down.

The buzzing sound in the parliament hall is louder than that of the vegetable market!

Some people who were far away from Jefferson started chatting with him regardless of face.

Being far away, I had no choice but to worry.

"Gentlemen, the meeting will not officially begin until tomorrow. Let's have a good drink tonight.

To Europe! Cheers!" Old Rothschild smiled and raised his glass in a toast.

This represents the end of this informal meeting!

"To Europe! Cheers!" Napoleon and Frederick both raised their glasses.

"To Europe! Cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine.

Putting down their glasses, everyone swarmed to find Jefferson.

"Americans are so generous!" Frederick held the wine glass and watched Jefferson surrounded by the kings and prime ministers.

"You're so generous, the assistance they provide is conditional." Murat came over with a wine glass.

"With conditions? What conditions are there?" Bismarck, who originally wanted to join in the fun, stopped immediately when he heard that there were conditions.

“The condition is to open the local market and reduce tariffs on American products!

But accordingly, the United States will also lower tariffs on them.

If the preferential treatment is strong, both sides can achieve zero tariffs."

"Zero tariff!" Bismarck's eyes widened.

Others didn't know the power of this, but Bismarck knew it.

If there are zero tariffs, American goods will flood in and occupy the local market.

It is impossible for local businesses like small workshops to compete with the goods produced industrially in the United States.

If there is really zero tariff, it also means that the country's economy will be destroyed and even controlled by the United States.

"Tariffs are just one of the conditions, they have other conditions.

For example, you can borrow money from American banks to develop their infrastructure.

Build bridges and roads, or build railways, airship landings, etc.

You can even get loans to build power stations.

However, these loans must be used to purchase American products.

When building railways, the rails must be purchased from the United States.

When building roads, we need to buy cement from the United States.

When building bridges, even engineers use American ones.

Anyway, I will lend you money, but your money must be used to buy my things."

"Who...who came up with this?"

Bismarck's eyes widened.

What a calculation!

I lent money to you on the condition that you use the money to buy my things.

It can be said that the left hand is lent, and the right hand is earned back.

Not only did they sell things and seize the market, they also saddled the country with a huge amount of debt.

Moreover, these debts bear interest.

What a calculation! What a calculation. This is calculated to the core.

Looking at the prime ministers and kings surrounding Jefferson, Bismarck felt a little dizzy.

Could it be said that the future of Europe will be ruined in this way?

America!
To be continued...
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