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Murphy's Law says that if something has the potential to go bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen.
After the outbreak of the economic crisis, many countries have embarked on the path of democratization, which has once again proved this point.
Roque was also helpless. Even Britain was actively supporting Germany. What else could Roque say?
Before the naval meeting, Ramsay MacDonald met with representatives of the United States and Japan many times in an attempt to reach a certain degree of consensus before the meeting and avoid the result of the last naval meeting that ended in failure.
Locke was also very busy. When the Naval Conference was held, the Imperial Conference was held at the same time. Macdonald and Baldwin had a clear division of labor. Macdonald represented Britain in the Naval Conference, and Baldwin was responsible for presiding over the Imperial Conference.
Roque was unable to do anything else. Although Roque intellectually preferred to attend the Imperial Conference, Yang Smuts and several others were not equal in status, so Yang Smooth represented Southern Africa in the Imperial Conference, and Roque represented Southern Africa.
Southern Africa attends naval conference.
The person who represented the United States at the Naval Conference was Hoover, and the person who represented Japan at the Naval Conference was Japanese Prime Minister Giichi Tanaka.
Yes, it was the one who proposed it, Giichi Tanaka. Although later generations have verified that it was not Tanaka Giichi who proposed it, but the work of another Class-A war criminal, Suzuki Teiichi. However, it was Tanaka Giichi who proposed it.
Tanaka Giichi was a soldier, Japanese Army General and Baron. He participated in the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. He had a very tough attitude towards the West.
On the first day of the meeting, the main topic was to discuss whether southern Africa was eligible to participate in the naval conference as an independent country.
Ramsay Macdonald must agree. Southern Africa is still a Commonwealth country. If Southern Africa can also build a strong navy, the United Kingdom will also benefit from it.
Hoover did not object. Although southern Africa's naval strength would pose a certain threat to the United States, Britain would be more affected.
Now that Southern Africa is within the Commonwealth, it has launched a strong challenge to Britain. If Southern Africa has a naval fleet that can compete with Britain, then in Hoover's view, sooner or later, Southern Africa's ambitions will be unstoppable.
Unlike the United States, Japan firmly opposed Southern Africa's participation in the naval conference as an independent country, which was also expected by Rock.
After the Indian Ocean Fleet took over Changi Naval Base, Southern Africa's military presence in Southeast Asia has become stronger and stronger, posing a serious threat to Japan.
Considering that within Southern Africa, there are different levels of emphasis on the Atlantic Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet, once Southern Africa strengthens its maritime power, the Indian Ocean Fleet will definitely be the top priority, and the Combined Fleet will be in an even more embarrassing situation.
"Southern Africa is part of the Commonwealth. Once Southern Africa expands its naval power, the balance reached will be broken in an instant, and Japan will respond accordingly for the sake of national security." Tanaka Yiichi had a firm attitude, showing that he would not hesitate to tear up.
maintain a broken posture and resolutely oppose the expansion of maritime power in southern Africa.
"Haha, aren't you planning to build Yamato? I'll give you a chance, and you can start work now." Rock sneered, an arms race is a race, who are you trying to scare? If Southern Africa can't even defeat Japan, then what about these two southern Africans?
The accumulation of more than ten years is a joke.
Yamato!
Japan does have the idea of building a "Yamato-class" battleship, but it is just an idea and has not yet been put into practice, and there are not even relevant drawings.
For the Japanese Navy, the idea of Yamato-class battleships is classified as top secret. The United Fleet only had this idea, but Rock broke it out, and Tanaka Yiichi's face turned pale instantly.
"What is Yamato?" Hoover asked promptly.
Ramsay Macdonald did not speak, his eyes were fixed on Tanaka Yiichi, waiting for Tanaka Yiichi to explain.
"It's nonsense." Tanaka Yoshiichi dodges his eyes. He is very confused at the moment. The Japanese government's top secret plan was exposed by Rock. This proves that there is a serious problem within the Japanese government or the military.
Someone must have leaked the news about "Yamato" to southern Africa. Tanaka Yiichi is not in the mood for meetings now. He just wants to return to Japan to find out what went wrong.
In fact, there was nothing wrong. Rock knew that the information about "Yamato" was not leaked from Japan, but from history books.
Of course, if one sentence could cause some trouble for the Japanese government, Rock wouldn't mind doing it.
"You know whether this is nonsense or not. Don't think that you can restrict the development of the navy in Southern Africa. To tell you the truth, East India has just ordered two aircraft carriers from Southern Africa. What do you think? Are you angry?" Rock said.
Don't take Tanaka Yiichi seriously, he doesn't deserve it.
If Tanaka Giichi thinks that this can limit the navy of southern Africa, he is wrong.
After the treaty was signed, Southern Africa took advantage of the loopholes in the treaty to acquire battleships. It is still doing the same thing now. East India has the money to buy it, Southern Africa is willing to sell it, and countries outside the region have no right to interfere.
"Haha, this is what you call the spirit of contract?" Tanaka Yiichi regrouped and tried not to be affected by Yamato's "leak".
"Locke, you can't do this, you can't always do this." Hoover had a big headache. If Rock really did this, he would really have no restrictions on southern Africa.
Aircraft carriers cannot be built by ordinary countries. If carrier-based aircraft are included, the cost of an aircraft carrier is comparable to that of a battleship. An aircraft carrier has more than a thousand people, and the navies of some countries have less than a thousand people in total. Anyone with money can
Useless.
At the time of the signing, only Britain, the United States, Japan, France, and Italy had the strength and demand in the world. Therefore, the only participating countries in the Washington Naval Conference were the above five countries. It would be useless for other countries to participate, even if they were allocated the tonnage of capital ships.
It can't be built, let alone used.
The United States and Japan had made countless calculations, but they had omitted southern Africa. East India was not a signatory of the deal, so it had no binding force on East India. Although everyone knew that there was something fishy in this deal, the procedures were correct.
"Herbert, what do you mean it's always like this? Southern Africa does not seek anything that does not match its strength. With the strength of Southern Africa, doesn't it have the qualifications to make demands?" Roque did not relent easily on this issue.
The same is the negotiation strategy.
On the way to London, Rock analyzed with Young Smuts and Patton that the purpose of the London Naval Conference was largely a continuation of the previous London Naval Conference, and the main purpose was to restrict cruisers.
Nowadays, except for Southern Africa, the navies of various countries do not actually have a large demand for cruisers, so this London Naval Conference is mainly to restrict Southern Africa.
If Rock comes up now and flips the table and wants to build an aircraft carrier, it will definitely arouse strong opposition from Britain, the United States, and Japan.
Then Rock can do the next best thing and ask for the construction of more cruisers, which will make Britain, the United States, and Japan more accepting.
"Of course, we have given you the tonnage of the Commonwealth's capital ships. If Southern Africa needs more aircraft carriers, you can discuss it yourself." Hoover said it all. Anyway, the total tonnage given to the Commonwealth is so much, how to distribute it?
It's your Commonwealth's business.
"In this case, there is no need to hold this meeting!" After Roque finished speaking, he stood up and walked away.
"Wait for Rock" Hoover chased Rock out of the venue.
Tanaka Yiichi said nothing and left in the same hurry. He was still busy dealing with internal "leaks".
Ramsay Macdonald was dumbfounded: I, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, haven’t said a word yet, and the meeting on the first day is over?
The meeting is indeed over, but the communication is not.
Rock didn't leave too hastily and left together in the same car as Hoover.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Hoover didn't understand why Rock couldn't calm down.
The Washington Naval Conference had only been held for a few months. Don't expect this kind of meeting to end in a day or two.
"The situation in Japan is on the verge of getting out of control. Instead of waiting for the Japanese to blow themselves up, we should give it a push." Roque has no time to waste in London. Don't forget that there is still an economic crisis. Roque is eager to return to southern Africa to take charge of the overall situation.
, no time to tangle with these old foxes.
"What do you mean?" Hoover's judgment on Japan was different from Roark's.
"Japan's main interests are in East Asia. There is no other way except external expansion. Even if we give up all of East Asia to Japan, we will not be able to satisfy Japan's ambitions. What will we do then?" Roque wanted to bring the United States together to deal with it.
Japan.
Hoover frowned. He also knew that the Japanese ambitions were obvious, but this had little to do with Hoover.
To put it bluntly, Hoover may not have been president for many years. After Hoover steps down, even Japan's foreign expansion will have nothing to do with Hoover. It will be a matter for the then president of the United States.
Of course, Hoover would not sit back and watch Japan expand. When the United States proposed the "Open Door" policy, it was to carve up overseas markets. Now, with great difficulty, Britain and France's sphere of influence in Asia is gradually shrinking. The United States will never give up its interests in East Asia.
"What do you mean by Yamato?" Hoover wanted more information.
"The next-level battleship Japan plans to build may have a displacement of more than 70,000 tons, and the main gun caliber may reach 460 mm." Rock can't remember the specific data of Yamato, but it probably looks like this.
"Oh my God, the Japanese are simply crazy." Hoover couldn't believe it. The largest battleship now is just over 30,000 tons compared to the G7, and the Yamato's more than 70,000 tons is directly double that. Considering Japan's strength, building the Yamato is indeed crazy.
"So, we can't wait until Japan is ready before putting pressure on Japan. By then it will be too late." Roque doesn't want to give Japan too much time. Roque can wait for Germany, but not Japan.
