"Mr. President, I am not a member of Congress. I support you on this point. Even if you want to declare war on Britain and France, I will support it." Sheffield smiled and said that he hopes to see the president fight for the United States.

Interests, "But, the worries of the members of Congress are justified. If you rush to challenge the status of Britain and France at this time, you may indeed be disgraced. The remaining power of the two countries' joint victory over the Allied camp is indeed difficult to deal with.

And in terms of military strength, we are indeed still very poor."

From a very neutral perspective, the slave owner explains the relationship between the three giants of the Allied Powers. World War I is different from World War II. Even if the United States now follows Roosevelt after World War II and brings in two countries that are not worthy of their name, such as Brazil, it will not

It will not form a check and balance on Britain and France, and will even watch the allies it brings in become obstacles for Britain and France.

The current leaders of Britain and France, Lloyd George and Clemenceau, in this world where the biggest enemy has collapsed, can really do it, just casually draw a stroke on the entire earth, and everything will change out of thin air.

When a country comes out, you don’t even need to send people to inspect it. According to the different interests of Britain and France, they dominate the division of power in Eastern Europe and the Near East respectively.

For France, the top priority was to prevent Germany from ever posing a threat, so France made concessions on the Ottoman territories and mainly engaged in the encirclement of Germany. The Little Entente Group came into being. It partially restored its influence in dominating Europe!

In the territory of the Ottoman Empire, France did not take advantage as much as Britain did. In addition to gaining access to the surrounding areas of Syria, France also took away large areas of the Ottoman Empire territory. Britain also took advantage of the colonial division of Africa.

France's strategy for Africa was from east to west, and Britain's was from south to north. Finally, after World War I, Germany lost its colonies, and Britain connected all African colonies from Cairo to Cape Town.

After World War I, Britain was the most powerful British Empire in history in terms of land area occupied.

"Mr. President, in fact, you and I are on the same page about promoting the country's influence from the Americas to the world. We businessmen are not willing to dominate at home. Abroad, it is like suffering from rickets, but there is no way

, The expansion of business territory also requires state support. I have made some achievements in the British colonies, but they are still not comparable to authentic British companies." Sheffield shrugged helplessly and said, "If the Germans can persist

In one year's time, President, you may be able to win more, but now, it is understandable that many ministers in Congress and even the government are opposed to your going to Europe."

"So you still think that I can't gain the influence I should have for the United States this time?" Wilson thought for a moment and made an assertion, "Are you still opposed to my trip to Europe?"

"I just guessed at the specific priorities of Britain and France. It is still too difficult to dismantle the colonial empire and get all the colonies out of the control of the mother country. Even though I hope it happens more quickly than anyone else. I want to shake the colonial system.

The overall picture may still be too difficult, so we can only start from some marginal areas." The slave owner also told the truth, as if he was a staff member of the White House, not a monopoly capitalist, thinking about the problem from the perspective of President Wilson.

It must be admitted that Sheffield still has the ability to dictate what is done. Although he is the biggest supporter of the Democratic Party, after President Wilson came to power, he did not consciously make excessive demands. Many things were done through other ministers.

At most, Wilson's son-in-law can be used to operate it.

He didn't show it when he appeared this time. He wanted to teach the president how to do things. His posture was very low. He helped analyze the post-war international situation and made some reasonable predictions. Now President Wilson may not completely believe it. When the Paris comparison comes,

Wilson knew how to deal with it.

Now there happens to be a place that leverages the global colonial empire, which is already under the control of the United States. The Persian Gulf is the center of Eurasia, and it is also the center of ancient civilization.

Mesopotamian civilization is the oldest civilization in the world, and the ancient Persian Empire that followed was the first truly great empire in the world. The Arab Empire in the Middle Ages was also more advanced than the European Christian world at that time.

Now the Ottoman Empire, the last great empire of West Asian civilization, has become meat on the chopping board, and Britain and France can cut it up as they please. So it is not too much for the United States to cut off a small piece of it from it.

Sheffield has always strictly prohibited oil exploration attempts in its own Pasha territory, so until now, the oil in the Middle East is in Iraq. It is believed that it will soon become a British trusteeship. As for Kuwait and the land currently occupied by the Eighth Army

, there still needs to be an explanation.

A nail can be driven into the center of Eurasia. Sheffield's suggestion is that if Wilson arrives in Paris and finds that Britain and France, which had previously agreed to the conditions, have turned their backs on them because of the end of the war, he can take a step back to preserve the current territory in the Middle East.

Become a trusteeship dominated by the United States.

As for the post-war status of the Ottoman Empire, President Wilson could have said a few nice words. Anyway, they were promises that could not be fulfilled and could still be sold well.

Even from the perspective of influence, even if this area becomes independent in the future, it will only be beneficial to the United States.

Impersonally speaking, major civilizations ebb and flow, but the West Asian civilization at the center, which has access to Eastern and Western civilizations, has always been the life-or-death enemy of the Mediterranean civilization like the Roman Empire. After the split of the Roman Empire

, West Asia has maintained high pressure on the European Christian world for a long time.

Slave owners at the beginning of the 20th century certainly knew that Europe and the United States actually only focused on two places besides themselves. West Asia was obviously more important than East Asia. Once the Ottoman Empire was over, European and American countries would invariably take measures to let this ancient

West Asia, which occupies a very important position in the world, will no longer have powerful countries in the future.

Once a powerful country appears in West Asia, it will inevitably march westward. The interest in the East can only be said to be innocent. Another victim is British India. It can be seen from thousands of years of history that in West Asia, the West is powerful.

When their progress is frustrated, they often turn to India, and British India is currently the most important colony of the British Empire.

In the 21st century, the reason why India troubles the Republic is because the West Asian powers that traditionally squeezed India no longer exist. If Iran and Pakistan were the same country, India would never have time to feel good about itself.

It is a great and powerful country.

"You said that the British will definitely try their best to break up the Ottoman Empire?" President Wilson thought for a moment and asked, "Is this definitely going to be the case?"

If this is the case, Wilson feels that in the general direction, the issue of the Persian Gulf territory will be easier to discuss.

"The United States has learned the virtues of the British since the War of Independence." Sheffield chuckled and said, "If there were no Germans, maybe the British would attack us for world hegemony. I have always said

We should be grateful to the Germans, without Germany there would be no chance for our country to breathe."

Wilson nodded. At least he, the President of the United States, had indeed seen a sincere and die-hard supporter. Sometimes he wondered, if Sheffield was a member of Congress, would it be easier for him to implement his ideas?

"Aren't you considering joining politics?" Wilson said half-jokingly, "If you join politics, your company will be stronger."

"I still think it's better to simply be a businessman. I want to be consistent with most of my peers!" Sheffield's answer also had a double entendre, which can have multiple meanings.

"No matter what, I want to fight for an opportunity for the country to expand its influence." President Wilson's eyes were full of determination.

After Sheffield left the White House, he immediately asked the Associated Press to attack the Republicans in Congress, "Mr. President is representing the United States at the Peace Conference, but the Republican Party wants a Republican representative to accompany him? Does this country have two presidents?"

Under this kind of public opinion and the raging influenza pandemic in the country, Wilson desperately decided to go to Paris to attend the meeting in person. Flags were flying and traffic was busy on the streets all day long. People who had suffered from the wars of World War I were very disappointed with this war.

The society has high hopes and prays for the elimination of war and the realization of permanent peace.

Wilson, who had just arrived in Paris, discovered in just a few days of contact that the priorities of Britain and France were similar to what Sheffield said. Britain focused on its colonies, while France focused on European hegemony. He couldn't help but feel filled with gloom.

At the Paris Peace Conference, almost all countries believed that the trend of the world was determined by Britain, France and the United States. However, Wilson soon discovered that in fact, Britain and France had the same attitude on most issues and jointly dealt with the threat of the United States.

Wilson was particularly fascinated by the plan to establish the League of Nations, not only because it was closely related to his political reputation and historical status, but he also regarded it as the fundamental plan and the only way to replace Britain and France in dominating the world.

Therefore, in his first speech at the Paris Peace Conference, he proposed to prioritize the issue of the League of Nations Covenant, emphasizing that the League of Nations Covenant and the Peace Treaty with Germany should become a unified and indivisible whole, binding on any country. But Britain and France

They are not interested in this. They advocate separating the two and giving priority to the issue of dividing the territory and war reparations.

The accusations and roars of the three giants of the Allied Powers became the most common scene for the entourage of the three countries. The whole process showed no unity among the allies. Instead, it seemed like feuds were sitting on the same table, which started for several months.

fierce quarrel.

"Boss, there was a riot in the Missouri Prison. The prisoners have taken control of the prison and our guards are under control." Jesra pushed the door open, but stopped when he entered. He could not get too close to his body during the influenza pandemic.

boss.
Chapter completed!