During the Qing Dynasty, the Americans created an open-door policy in our country with equal benefits. At that time, all countries rushed to follow the Americans and carve us up. Now Li Cong is also preparing to concoct such a thing. He won't
I believe the greedy Americans can hold back. Those people will open their mouths when they see meat. Will they not eat it now? Impossible.
In 1899, the U.S. government successively proposed to the governments of Britain, Russia and other six countries that they implement the so-called "open door" and equal trade opportunities in the Qing Dynasty. Open door: The United States recognized the "sphere of influence" of the great powers in China and the privileges it had obtained.
, requiring "equal interests". The main contents of the "open door" policy include: no interference with any treaties, ports or any vested interests; goods from all countries will be levied tariffs at the Qing government's current tax rate of 5%; safeguarding the Qing Dynasty's territorial and sovereign integrity
Open to capitalist countries, countries within their respective "spheres of influence" are not allowed to levy higher charges on other countries' ships, cargo freight, etc. than their own. Li Cong was thinking that if he could share the benefits he gained equally with the Americans, why not
Do you know if the Americans will continue to participate in the war?
At that time, the European powers and Japan were engaged in predatory activities such as seizing Haikou and competing for spheres of influence during the Qing Dynasty, which posed a direct threat to U.S. interests in China. Once the Qing Dynasty was divided and became colonies ruled by various countries, U.S. trade with China would inevitably be excluded. Not to mention further development. At that time, its trade with the Qing Dynasty grew rapidly, with exports in 1899 nearly tripling that of 1895. The American industrial community regarded the vast and populous Qing Dynasty as a "potential market." The Business Daily, which represents the interests of the textile industry, wrote in January 1998 that the possibilities the Qing Dynasty provided for American business were "simply immeasurable" and that it was the potential "largest world market." After the Jiaozhou incident, the U.S. Embassy in Minister Tian Bei worriedly reported to the State Council that the great powers “carve up the Qing Dynasty will further eliminate our market.” In February of the same year, the New York Times pointed out: “The interests at stake are not only our current trade with the Qing Dynasty’s ports, but also our current trade with the Qing Dynasty’s ports. And it is the right of all these trades to grow in the future", and this growth will "become a source of huge benefits during the period of rapid expansion of foreign trade." Two-thirds of the goods imported by the United States from the Qing Dynasty entered the Northeast through the three ports of Tianjin, Yantai and Niuzhuang and North China. Therefore, it pays special attention to other countries' competition for Northeast my country. In June 1898, a U.S. consul said in a report to the State Department that if Russia "implements its method (referring to the reduction of Russian goods transported by the Middle Eastern Railway), (taxes and self-imposed freight), it will definitely bring harm to our current trade of oil, flour, textiles and other goods imported into the Qing Dynasty." The American monopoly capitalist class requires the government to take decisive measures to protect their current and future interests in China. In January 1898, Huamei Hexing Company and other large merchant houses engaged in trade with China established the Committee on American Interests in China, prompting the U.S. government to pay attention to the development of events in the Qing Dynasty. Under its impetus, the New York Chamber of Commerce petitioned the State Department in February to request The government "quickly and forcefully defends the existing treaty interests of our citizens in China."
Chambers of commerce in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston and other places responded one after another, asking the government to maintain "all privileges enjoyed under existing treaty rights" and "promote commercial interests [in China]". In August of the same year, this committee was expanded to the Asia Society of the United States to further monitor
The U.S. government exerted pressure. Frazier, chairman of the association, said proudly: "We often achieve complete agreement with President McKinley and his cabinet members through personal visits and correspondence, and our suggestions and resolutions have been enthusiastically approved."
In his State of the Union address at the end of 1898, McKinley pledged that he was determined to "adopt all means consistent with the consistent policies of our government to safeguard our great interests in that region (the Qing Dynasty)."
In 1898, the United States was busy preparing and carrying out the war against Spain, but it did not turn a blind eye to the great powers' struggle for the Qing Dynasty. Before the Spanish-American War, the United States attempted to seize a port on the coast of North China. It targeted Weihaiwei and defeated it.
After Spain occupied the Philippines, some expansionist elements tried their best to advocate for hegemony in Asia and the Pacific. Senator Beveridge bluntly declared: "The Philippine Islands will always be ours... The unlimited market of the Qing Dynasty is in the Philippines.
"Nearby, we cannot give up on either" and "The Pacific is our ocean", regarding the Philippines as a springboard for the invasion of the Qing Dynasty. Colonel Mahan, the American representative who attended the first Hague Conference, bluntly claimed: "The life and death of the United States is now at stake.
The interests of China are no longer in the south and the north, but in the east and the west; the major issue in the near future is the Qing Dynasty,...The United States will have to take a leading role in the struggle for the Qing Dynasty market." The U.S. envoys in China continue to demand that the Qing Dynasty
Take action.
In October 1898, Yantai American leader Fuller (j.fr) tried his best to propose to the State Council the occupation of a port in the Qing Dynasty. He advocated the occupation of Yantai and proposed Zhoushan Islands, Taizhou, Dengzhou, Miaodao and other places as other options.
He also envisaged using an island in the Philippine Islands to exchange Weihaiwei with the United Kingdom. In October 1998, shortly after he was appointed minister to China, Conger proposed to the State Council to occupy a naval base in the Bohai Bay and permanently station a naval base in Tianjin.
Warships. He said: "We should be prepared to possess and control at least one good port, either by negotiation or actual occupation, from which we can vigorously secure our rights and effectively exert our influence." The U.S. Department of War and
The Navy Department also actively planned to occupy ports along the Qing Dynasty's coast. The Navy Department attempted to occupy Sansha Bay or Zhoushan Islands, and the Army Department advocated establishing a base in the Bohai Bay.
Due to limitations of subjective and objective conditions, the United States' attempt did not become a reality. When other powers seized seaports and divided their spheres of influence, the Spanish-American War occupied all of its power, and it could not spare any time to participate in the competition for leased lands and the division of forces in China.
By the end of the war, it was difficult to intervene. The United States is a relatively new country, and its military strength is still very weak. Its naval strength ranks sixth or seventh in the world, and the quorum of the regular army is only 62,000.
(Actually it is less than this number). Although it defeated Spain, an old colonial country in decline, it is not a rival of other big countries after all, and cannot use force to fight other imperialist countries. In addition, there is another important reason, that is
At that time, a vigorous anti-war movement was launched in the country, criticizing the US government's foreign expansion policy. As a result, the peace treaty for the United States to occupy the Philippines was strongly opposed at home and in the Congress, and it was still unable to obtain the necessary approval of the treaty in the Senate.
A two-thirds majority. In November 1898, the first Anti-Imperialist League was established in Boston. Then this organization quickly emerged in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, totaling more than one hundred, and
A national organization was established. Nearly half a million people from all walks of life participated in the movement. In October 1899, an anti-imperialist convention was held in Chicago, with representatives from thirty states attending. Faced with the strong momentum of the Anti-Imperialist Alliance
, the Democratic Party took over this banner and severely criticized McKinley's Republican government for its foreign aggression and expansion in order to benefit from the 1900 presidential election. The McKinley government must comply with the wishes of the monopoly bourgeoisie and actively protect the United States in China.
interests, and take decisive steps to compete for the Qing Dynasty and Asian hegemony; at the same time, it must be cautious, cover up the face of aggression, and avoid attacks by the anti-imperialist movement, so that McKinley can re-elect as the next president. The open door policy lies in this complex
formulated under the circumstances.
In September 1898, McKinley appointed John High as Secretary of State. John High himself was a millionaire and had close ties with the Rockefeller Group. He was more active in protecting U.S. industrial and commercial interests in China than his predecessors. From September 1899,
From January to December, he ordered the ambassadors to Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan to submit a note to the governments of each host country. This was the famous so-called first open door to the Qing Dynasty in modern history.
Ultimatum. Although the wording of these notes is slightly different, they are basically the same. They require the governments of the six countries to recognize the following three principles:
There will be no interference with any treaty ports or any vested interests within the so-called scope of interests or leased areas of the Qing Dynasty.
The current treaty tariffs of the Qing Dynasty apply to goods loaded and unloaded at all ports within the sphere of influence (except free ports), regardless of their nationality. Such taxes are levied by the Qing Dynasty government.
At any port within their respective spheres of influence, the port entry fee levied on ships entering the port from other countries shall not be higher than the entry fee levied on their own ships; railways built, managed or operated within their respective spheres of influence shall not charge goods transported by subjects of other countries.
It shall be equal to the railway freight charged to its own subjects for transporting the same goods over the same distance.
Judging from the above three principles, the open door policy is based on the recognition of the spheres of influence and vested rights of the great powers in China. All it requires is the implementation of equal tariffs, port fees and railway freight within the spheres of influence and leased areas.
That is to say, keeping the leased territories and spheres of influence of various countries in China open to the United States. Even some American scholars pointed out that "the spheres of influence policy and the open door policy are not necessarily mutually exclusive" and "the open door note did not propose that imperialism should stop its
The Qing Dynasty's request, it only expressed the request of "I also want to share." The U.S. government did not seek the consent of the Qing government and exchanged notes with other countries without authorization, demanding that it enjoy equal trade status within the sphere of influence controlled by the great powers. This is
It was a gross trampling on the sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty. When the Qing government learned about the Open Door Note and raised an inquiry with the U.S. State Department, John Hay did not explain it or apologize. Instead, he replied to Wu Tingfang, the Qing Minister to the United States, on the 11th:
"This government will not consider any proposals by European powers to acquire Qing territory. But if in the future that I cannot predict now, we hope to negotiate with your government to obtain certain facilities along the coast, we are willing to use our office in Beijing to
The minister or the representative of the Qing Dynasty in this capital made a direct request to the imperial government." What he meant by "obtaining certain facilities along the coast" was to ask for certain ports. This shows that the United States issuing an open-door note does not mean that the United States has no intention to participate in the Qing Dynasty.
The carving up. McKinley held the same view as John Hay. When discussing China policy with John Hay, he once said: "Once it (referring to the Qing Dynasty) is divided, can we also take a piece?" This revealed this
The president of the United States attempted to share Yi Yi's greedy mood when the great powers carved up the Qing Dynasty.
This open-door note was issued in the name of John Hay, and the person who drafted this document was Rouge Yiri, who was recommended as an expert on the Qing Dynasty in the State Council. Rouge was a close friend of John Hay and had served in the U.S. Embassy in China for many years.
When he drafted this note, he got the help of He Bippi, an old acquaintance he had made in Beijing, a British clerk at the Qing Dynasty customs. He Bili was on vacation in the United States at that time. He exchanged letters frequently with Rou Keyi, introducing Rou Keyi to the partition of the great powers.
He gave advice on the situation in the Qing Dynasty and suggested that the U.S. government propose an open-door policy. He believed that the spheres of influence of the great powers in China must be accepted as a fact, but some measures could be taken to prevent the implementation of exclusive preferential tax rates within these spheres of influence.
On August 11, 1899, the Tsar issued an edict declaring Dalian a free port. He Bili wrote to Rou Keyi, pointing out that this was a "god-given opportunity" for the United States to intervene in the complex situation of the Qing Dynasty. Rou Keyi was the port established by John Hay.
He Bili acted as an advisor to Rou Keyi. The United Kingdom once suggested that the United States take joint action and jointly issue an Open Door Declaration. Although the United States believed that this policy was beneficial to the United States, it was unwilling to follow the United Kingdom and act as an advisor to the United States.
The British partners therefore rejected the British proposal. Some people suspect that He Bili was so involved in proposing the American Open Door Note this time that he may have been instructed by the British government.
The United States' 1899 note only mentioned trade equality within the sphere of influence and leased areas, and did not include investment. This was because at that time, countries were already scrambling to seize railway and mining privileges. If the note also included investment, it would be
To risk unanimous opposition from all major powers. In a letter in March 1899, John Hay wrote about his considerations about the United States' China policy: "We do not believe that we are tied to future developments.
our own hands, but at present, I think our best policy is to vigilantly protect our commercial interests without forming formal alliances with other relevant powers.i" Since then, the United States has continued to
The Open Door Policy added new content and gave new explanations, paving the way for American forces to continuously invade the Qing Dynasty. Precisely because the Open Door Policy could adapt to the needs of the United States to expand its power to the Qing Dynasty under different historical conditions, it was used for a long period of time.
It has become the cornerstone of U.S. policy toward China.
The attitudes of major countries towards the US note were different. Only Italy expressed unconditional acceptance, while the other countries had reservations to varying degrees, while Russia basically did not accept it.
Italy had no leased land or sphere of influence in the Qing Dynasty, and the United States' request would benefit it without harming it. On January 7, 1900, the Italian government stated that it "happily agreed" to the United States' proposal.
Britain has strong economic strength and has a great advantage in trade with China. From this point of view, Britain strives to use the entire Qing Dynasty as its commodity market; but at the same time, what Britain seizes in the frenzy of partition is the most promising investment.
The Yangtze River Basin was not only large in area, but also the most densely populated and richest area in the Qing Dynasty. Considering this aspect, it also hoped to distinguish investment from trade. On August 10, 1898, British Acting Foreign Secretary Balfour spoke in the House of Commons
He clearly declared that he believed that for trade, there should be "equal opportunity" and "open door", while for investment, a policy of transfer rights within the sphere of influence should be implemented. British Prime Minister Salisbury received a note from the United States
A week later, he replied: Britain's "consistently advocated policy is to maintain equal opportunities for citizens of all countries to trade in China, and the British government currently has no intention of abandoning this policy." However, he was unwilling to apply the open door policy to Kowloon and Weihaiwei.
Demanding that the leased areas be excluded. The U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, John Chaote, complained in a letter to John Hay: "Given that the Prime Minister was the first to accept your suggestion, his attitude is disappointing." The U.S. government
They did not agree that the principle of equal trade opportunities did not apply to the leased areas, and negotiated with the United Kingdom. Later, the United States stated that although Kowloon was a leased area, it was different from the situation in Weihaiwei. The British reply did not need to mention Kowloon, but only Weihaiwei. After rectification
After two months of negotiations, Salisbury reluctantly accepted the U.S. plan. On November 30, Salisbury replied: "With regard to the Weihaiwei leased land and the possibility that the British would use leases and other methods to acquire it in the future, the Qing Dynasty
All areas, as well as all areas of interest that Britain currently has or may have in the future in China, intend to issue a statement in accordance with the requirements of your government." In this way, the United Kingdom excludes Kowloon from the scope of the open door. It also stated, "
In the future, it may still "use leases and other means" to occupy seaports and seize spheres of influence. Britain also stated in its reply that its agreement was "conditional on the same declaration by other relevant powers."
France followed the British in accepting the American note on December 16, but it only stated that it planned to implement the principle of "equal treatment" in the leased areas, but made no mention of the sphere of influence. According to the Sino-French Trade Agreement exchanged in 1896, France
By its charter and by-laws, it has obtained the privilege of reducing taxes by four-tenths for trade in Guangxi and Yunnan, and it obviously has no intention of giving up this privilege.
Japan and Germany respectively expressed their acceptance of the agreement on December 26 and February 19, 1900, but both stated that it was conditional on the relevant countries accepting this principle. Japan and Tsarist Russia have serious conflicts of interest in Northeast my country and Korea. The Russian war urgently needs the support of the United States and Britain, which is one of the important reasons why it accepted the note. Germany has its own plans for agreeing to the Open Door. Like the United States, it is a latecomer with rapid industrial development and ambitious ambitions. The imperialist countries are extremely jealous of the British sphere of influence in China. Foreign Minister Billou wrote to Prince Henry, Commander of the Far East Fleet on March 14, 1899, saying: "We must delay the partition of the Qing Dynasty. We are becoming stronger commercially." The Yangtze River Basin "is the most important part of the Qing Dynasty. We must not be squeezed out. We must try to make Britain adhere to its so-called open door policy as long as possible", otherwise "we will easily suffer losses". Germany strives to cut off its trade Entering the Yangtze River Basin, the United States' note stated that it was "coming by boat just to cross the river."
The American note put Russia in an embarrassing situation. The tax reduction and self-determined freight rates obtained by Russia under the Middle East Railway Contract were important means for it to "consolidate its absolute power in Manchuria." The British had a nine-month negotiation with it.
Negotiations on the scope of railway interests have always failed to make it agree to give up this privilege. Now Russia faces the challenge of the United States. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance have different opinions on the US note. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that if the Liaodong leased land is not involved, the US proposal
Acceptable. Muravyov even believes that it is advisable to conclude an agreement with the United States, "because in this way, we may make the United States recognize the principle that we have a sphere of influence in Manchuria." The Russian Ambassador to the United States further suggested the following
Negotiations with the United States were based on the following principles: distinguish the sphere of influence from the leased areas, retain complete freedom of movement in the leased areas, retain the privileges of building railways and establishing industrial enterprises within the sphere of influence, and implement an open door in trade. However,
Finance Minister Witte and his representative in the Qing Dynasty, Pu Kedi, disagreed with this idea. They were not satisfied with just declaring that the northeastern part of the Qing Dynasty was Russia's sphere of influence, but tried to get real benefits and resolutely opposed the indiscriminate use of the Eastern Railway and branch lines.
The method of equal taxation and equal collection of freight by nationality. Since Witte had a decisive influence on Russia's Far East policy, his ideas prevailed, and the Russian government decided to adopt a wait-and-see attitude for the time being. Muravyov ordered Casini to note to the United States "
Make a general reply and do not bind us." In his first meeting with Rokeyi, Cassini blatantly stated that Russia cannot bind itself by guaranteeing the leased land. "Kwantung is an inalienable part of the Russian Empire.
, under Russian law”.
At the same time, Russia paid close attention to the progress of negotiations between the United States and other major powers. As Britain, France and other countries successively accepted American notes, Russia's situation became increasingly difficult. On December 22, Muravyov wrote to Witte: "This cannot be done.
It violates the political and economic principles unanimously accepted by the great powers, destroys the existing friendly relations between Russia and the United States, and provides an opportunity for the great powers to form an alliance in the Far East that is dangerous to our interests." He asked Witte to explain how he should reply to the United States. Witte said that it absolutely could not
The reasons for giving up the "autonomy" of railway freight in the northeastern territory of the Qing Dynasty are: first, the Middle East Railway and the South Manchuria Railway are close to completion, while "the American and British railways in China are only in the preparation stage, and whether they can even be implemented
The start of construction is yet to be determined"; secondly, the central Qing Dynasty was flooded with goods from Western Europe, Japan and the United States, where "goods imported from Russia may not have much development in the near future"; thirdly, giving up the privilege of determining freight rates on the Eastern Railway,
"It is tantamount to canceling" Russia's "preferential treatment of extremely important economic interests in the Far East." As a result, the Eastern Railway will become a tool to promote foreign goods in the Northeast. But Witte no longer opposes reaching an agreement with the United States and said
The first and second suggestions in the U.S. note regarding treaty ports and tariffs can be accepted.
The United States knows that "Russia simply does not want to answer" the U.S. note, and it is anxious about Russia's delay in replying. If Russia does not reply or publicly refuses, other countries will be able to use the excuse to withdraw the reply that they have agreed to, which means the failure of U.S. diplomacy.
, the result will not only affect the international reputation of the United States, but also damage the status of the ruling Republican government in the next presidential election. The U.S. government decided to urge the Russian government to express its position, and the ambassador to Russia "insisted" in requesting Russia to "answer immediately", "even if
The most vague approach will do.” In this case, Russia responded on December 30 with the following: First, Russia’s establishment of Dalian as a free port is enough to prove that Russia follows an open door in the leased territory.
policy; secondly, if a customs is set up between the port and other regions in the future, foreign goods will be taxed equally regardless of nationality; thirdly, the commercial ports opened by the Qing government outside the Russian leased areas will be taxed by the Qing government itself
The Russian government does not ask for preferential treatment for its own subjects. This reply does not mention a word about the third suggestion on railway freight in the American note. It castrates the most important content of the note and is tantamount to rejecting the open door policy.
.Since the acceptance of this policy by other major powers is conditional on the common acceptance of the relevant countries, Russia's reply risks completely defeating the United States' efforts.
The U.S. government was clearly aware of this. On January 22, 1900, John Hay deliberately misinterpreted the contents of Russia's reply in a letter to the ambassador to Russia. He said: "Our business now is to give Russia's reply as much power as possible.
In a broad sense, we certainly believe that Russia accepted our proposal without many reservations." On March 20, John Hay announced to the countries that he had received replies from the countries concerned that their commitment to the open door principle was "final.
"Definite and certain". This announcement was unrealistic, but it got the United States out of trouble.
In the following time, the Americans continued to work hard towards the goal of opening the door. Until the end of the First World War, they finally became China's largest trading partner. Other powers, especially economically developed countries, saw this.
Li Cong also looked at the benefits that this article could bring to them from the perspective of Americans back then.
From the beginning of the war on Europa to now, the Americans have contributed no less than themselves, but what have they gained? The Turkish Strait is still in a stalemate, Sicily has been defeated, and almost nothing else has been gained.
, the only place with strategic significance is Gibraltar, but because of the surrender of American soldiers, they directly withdrew from the area. If Li Cong was the leader of the Skull and Bones Society, he would not continue to waste time and money in this place.
It would be better to find another place.
He has a good grasp of the places that Li Cong has occupied. First of all, the Suez Canal area has been completely occupied by himself, and he has spent a lot of money in this area. It is absolutely not possible to partner with the Americans here. The only thing that can be done is to partner with the Americans.
The places are Corsica and Gibraltar. Corsica was very important in the past, but now that we have Gibraltar, why do we need Corsica? Why not share these two places with Americans?
If necessary, he can even withdraw from Corsica, but as long as he has a place in Gibraltar, doesn't what he wants is to block the entire Mediterranean Sea?
Moreover, Li Cong also thought that Great Russia also needs a base in the Mediterranean. At that time, he can even give part of Corsica to the Russians. In this way, it is estimated that the Europeans will really be unable to save the day. How can he resist?
Three big countries? This is absolutely impossible. In fact, as long as you can get the Suez Canal after the war, it will be fine. On the surface, you have the upper hand now, but if you continue to fight, just look at your daily consumption.
, I have to spend billions of euros every day to blockade the British Isles. I can afford it in a short time, but if it takes a long time, where do I get so much money? If I spend my money on the British Isles,
He used all his strength and was fooled by them. Isn't that exactly what Europa wanted him to do?
Li Cong sent a note to the U.S. State Department and the Russian Kremlin. Li Cong's meaning was very clear. Even though he felt that there was some chaos in the southern part of Europa, he still hoped for international co-management of this area, especially when he occupied it.
In the areas of Gibraltar and Corsica, the Russians and Americans were dumbfounded when they received it. The Li Cong they knew was not such a person. This guy never gave in, and these things were in his mouth.
This kid can actually let go of his stuff? It’s quite a surprise.
It would be a fool not to take advantage of it. Although I knew that Li Cong definitely had no good intentions, I couldn't just let it go. The two parties immediately sent heavyweights to the energy group headquarters to negotiate with Li Cong to see who he was.
What kind of charter? As for Europa, even allies like Great Russia don’t care about it at the moment, let alone the Americans. As long as it’s not your own interests that you sell, you can do whatever you want with the love of others. Who has so much?
I have been wasting my time with you, especially Great Russia. Many people on my side died and money was spent, but what did I get in the end? If they can have a naval base in Corsica, then they
It is impossible for the Black Sea Fleet to stay in an inland sea all the time. If Turkey dares to block the Turkish Strait, its Black Sea Fleet and Mediterranean Fleet will attack from both sides to make him look good. Although they cooperated with this feud a while ago,
After all, there are still many elements of hatred. After fighting for so many years, peace cannot be achieved by just saying a few words about peace. It is almost like lying to a child.
The person who came over from Great Russia was Sequoia Tree’s second-in-command, General Shabalov, a guy with a military background. Although he does not have any position in the army now, this guy still wore a military uniform. When he came, Great Russia
The military advisor directly told Li Cong that this was one of his own, and if anything happened, just tell him straight, so Li Cong's attitude towards him was still very good.
Li Cong was a little surprised by the person sent by the Skull and Bones Society. She was the woman who almost became his daughter-in-law. She now had a title called Princess Kaya. I don’t know where the Skull and Bones Society got the noble title. In short,
She also calls her whatever she is called. She originally wanted to call her son to talk to her, but her son said it would be better not to see her. She is as passionate as me, but unlike Li Cong, this is
When the boy was done playing, he didn't want it anymore. Li Cong invited him to his own home. There was still a big gap between father and son in this aspect. Li Cong felt that he needed to educate his little bastard son.
"I believe you are all aware of the open door policy. This is what I mean this time. I hope that Gibraltar and Corsica, which I occupy, can be co-managed by the three of us, and even Europa can be co-managed by the four of us, so as to end this damn thing." As you know, I am the most peace-loving person. Because of this, I can even temporarily give up some of my own interests. What do you think?" Since everyone is smart, there is no need to go around. In a roundabout way, Li Cong directly launched his policy of opening the door and sharing benefits, but the difference is that Americans wanted to take advantage of others, while Li Cong took advantage of his own. Let everyone get involved together. Such lively Lei Feng is rare nowadays.
"Haha, Mr. Li is really very generous, but as far as I know, the Gibraltar region is currently at war. Mr. Li has not taken any advantage in any region. Mr. Li is even at a disadvantage. Are we going to be dragged into the water now if we can't hold on?" Princess Kaya also inherited her father's cunning and cunning character. This little girl is not a fool. She knew that Li Cong had beaten her when she saw this jump. What was her idea? But this benefit was really big, and she was a little tempted. She also understood that as long as the three families united to bully the other family, there would be absolutely no way for that family to survive, and they had to agree.
"Princess Kaya's words are good. I think Mr. Li thinks we are all fools?" Shabalov looks like a drunkard and a pervert at first glance. This guy has been drinking Li Cong's wine since he came in. Those eyes never left Princess Kaya, but Li Cong could see clearly from this guy's eyes that this guy was no ordinary fool. What he said now seemed reckless, but it was just poking. Li Cong's.
"You two can see it, and I also made it clear that I can't afford this place by myself, and I hope you can come together." Originally, the two of them thought that Li Cong would have to quibble with himself for a while, but they never expected that. Li Cong actually admitted it like this, which made the two of them a little confused about how to deal with it. Li Cong was really capable at this time.
"Everyone has seen what my family is capable of. I have no ability to do anything to them. It is not impossible for me to persist, but I will suffer huge losses. Thousands of soldiers are killed and wounded every day. I think I will suffer such losses." I can't afford it myself, so I hope you two can come with me and let's divide these two places together." Li Cong still looked like an honest man. If they didn't know what Li Cong did before, they would really be surprised. I just thought that Li Cong was a kind-hearted person who was harmless to humans and animals.
"Mr. Li, if I hadn't been drunk and talking nonsense, I remember that Mr. Li also gained a very important place this time, which is the Suez Canal. Doesn't Mr. Li want to share our interests here?" Khabarov said. This guy really dares to speak.
"There? Is the general really drunk now? How much did my soldiers pay to occupy there? Do you think I didn't spend money to occupy it? Do you know how much I paid in Egypt? Suez I won't talk to you about the canal. It's my own. If you don't want to do it, I'll just ask my troops to retreat. I don't have the ability to defend Gibraltar and Corsica, but if I concentrate If all the troops defend the Suez Canal, I think I can hold it even if the three of you join forces." Li Cong was not exaggerating when he said this. Now the Afrika Korps has millions of people who can reach the Suez Canal in one day. And everyone knows that the place where Li Cong has the strongest military strength is Africa. It would be very unwise to confront Li Cong or look for trouble there. Li Cong said this to let them see that it is impossible for you to Occupied there, that is my territory, and they also saw it, as if this Li Cong now was the Li Cong they knew, and the previous one seemed to be an illusion.
The two people looked at each other. What are they here to negotiate? Li Cong has stipulated everything for them. They are here just to listen to Li Cong and sign the contract honestly. Can they give up? Absolutely not.
, if Li Cong retreats directly, Li Cong will of course suffer losses, but Li Cong also obtains the Suez Canal, but Europa is offended, and he can't get anything. Isn't this a human inside and outside, especially
It's Great Russia. Although they kept the matter of sending representatives to negotiate with Li Cong very secret, they all knew that such a thing would spread out soon. They had already sacrificed their lives because they needed the territory. Although Corsica was not very
Like this, but if they want to get a share of the pie, they also have their own base in the Mediterranean. The Americans have no idea about Corsica. What they need is Gibraltar. If their army has not retreated, they may not have to fight with Li Cong.