After listening to Yang Feng's words, Tian Bei almost spit in his face. He has seen shameless people, but he has never seen such shameless people. He still condemned him! Without your seduction, an honest man like Hamid II could do this job.
That’s weird!
However, he also knew that this matter could not be revealed. If it was revealed, he would be in trouble. Now the US government has nothing to do with this guy. Not only can it not conflict with him, but it must also comfort him and let him quickly deal with those crucial matters.
Weapons are sold to the United States, including torpedoes, rapid-fire cannons, and submachine guns. All of these are urgently needed by the front line.
"This, this is really embarrassing for me. His Majesty the Emperor can ignore the neutrality law, but I can't! After all, he has an empire as his backing, and I am just an ordinary businessman in Sweden and must be bound by Swedish law. If you can't solve the problem of Sweden
Due to the government's resistance, I really can't openly sell weapons to your country." Yang Feng said in embarrassment.
Tian Bei is now grinding his teeth with hatred. Just to introduce diesel engines, the U.S. government paid a full million dollars to the Swedish government to pay for the road. It also had to offer free assistance to foreign countries, which caused constant criticism at home. Countless American people were at the poverty line.
They are struggling, and you actually use their hard-earned money to pay taxes to give free aid to a country that cannot be hit by eight poles? This is simply a crime. Even now, some opposition politicians still pretend to be confused and question President McKinley in newspapers.
!
He tried hard to control his emotions, and then said with a smile on his face: "Your Highness, I think this problem can be easily solved. Wouldn't it be enough for Raytheon to produce these things in the United States?"
"This is a way, but have you ever thought about it? The United States does not have steel that meets the standards. Regardless of rapid-fire field guns and submachine guns, the quality requirements for steel are relatively strict. Now even countries such as Britain and Germany import steel from Bofors.
.If American self-produced steel is used, the performance of these weapons will be significantly reduced in all aspects, and the failure rate of submachine guns will increase. If the artillery wants to ensure the range, it will have to increase its weight, and if it wants to ensure the weight, it will have to reduce its range. As for torpedoes
Don’t think about it, because many parts of this thing can only be produced by Bofors, which means we still can’t bypass the Swedish government,” Yang Feng said.
In any case, he will not directly entangle with the United States. He will leave this issue to the Swedish government. The Americans will pay and do the favor themselves. And there is no need to worry about dealing with them, so why not?
"Your Highness, as far as I know, the quality of the steel you produce in China should be able to reach the level of Bofors Company, right?" Tian Bei said. He also knew the material issues mentioned by Yang Feng. Many products of the Yang Group are indeed
Relying on steel from Bofors, after all, the grade of Swedish iron ore is there. The quality of steel in this country can be said to be top-notch from ancient times to the present. But judging from the current situation, Yang Feng is obviously transplanting his skills in China at a high speed.
Sweden's industrial strength, from steel to arms, even shipbuilding and electrical systems, and even automobile, tractor and engine manufacturing, are being transplanted to China. It is impossible for it to still rely on Swedish steel. You must know that except for the two already-built buildings in Hanyang and Fuzhou
Yang Feng and the group of governors around him have at least three steel plants under construction. Of course, whether he will sell them or not is another matter.
"It's still far worse, but if you have lower requirements, it's barely enough. But how do you want me to explain it to the Spanish government? We are friends, but they and I are not enemies, right?" Yang
Feng said with a smile.
Tian Bei knows what he wants.
"What if the U.S. government supports the Queen of Hawaii's ascension to the throne?" Tabei said.
"That kind of thing means nothing to me. Her Majesty the Queen is the choice of the Hawaiian people. As outsiders, the only thing we can do is to respect their choice." Yang Feng shook his head and said. Hawaii is a done deal. It is useless for Americans to support or support this.
It cannot be used as a bargaining chip.
"Well, let's make a deal. Not only can I let Raytheon produce submachine guns, light machine guns, and rapid-fire field guns, but I can also sell these weapons directly to your country from now on. Of course, it must be said to the outside world that they are produced by Raytheon.
Yes, but your country must transfer Midway Island to China." This guy went on to say that his current goal is to completely block all channels for Americans to get involved in the Western Pacific.
"What about the torpedoes?" Tian Bei said. It was no big deal to give Midway Island to Yang Feng. Anyway, without Hawaii, this small island would not have much strategic significance.
"Torpedoes are not good. This thing is too sensitive. If I sell it to your country, the Spanish will definitely make trouble for me, and the Kaiser will be dissatisfied with it. The value of Midway is not enough for me to offend two friends at the same time.
Of course, if your country transfers the Aleutian Islands to me again, maybe I can consider taking this risk." Yang Feng said with a smile.
Tian Bei gasped, this guy had a big appetite.
"Mr. Minister, I believe you understand my purpose very well. If the U.S. government wants to maintain friendship with China forever, then it must adopt the attitude of a friend. The vast Pacific is the basis for us to ensure mutual trust, but if there are always people in the Pacific
With just a few stepping stones, it's hard to reassure people. Asia is already very crowded, and this sea cannot accommodate too many people. I think I should be very honest, right?" Yang Feng said lightly.
"Your Highness, thank you for your candor, but these decisions need to be made by Congress." Tian Bei said expressionlessly.
"Then I'll wait for your good news." Yang Feng shrugged and said.
Tian Bei's telegram was quickly sent back to the United States. Regarding Yang Feng's transaction, the members of the U.S. Congress were really hard to make a decision. Agreeing to Yang Feng would completely cut off all possibilities for them to get involved in the Western Pacific.
For the American capitalists in the market, it is obviously unacceptable. However, if Yang Feng’s conditions are not accepted, then it is very likely to lose the Spanish-American War. Even if you go all out to imitate those weapons in the United States at this time, I am afraid that it will be impossible.
It is not possible to succeed in a short period of time. Army weapons are better, but torpedoes are definitely not something you can count on.
The British have been imitating the steam gas torpedo for so many years, and they still cannot do without the Bofors torpedo. The Americans would definitely not be able to complete the British's four-year efforts before the end of the war. This war will have at most two more
I'm afraid it's time for Yue to see the light of day.
Discussions in the U.S. Congress are very difficult!
While they were discussing, Hawaii's referendum on what political system they should choose also started as quickly as possible. Under the supervision of Chinese sailors, all adult male residents of all races who had lived in Hawaii for more than ten years participated.
Regarding voting, this period was revised by Her Majesty the Queen after repeated consideration. To put it bluntly, it is aimed at the Japanese.
Because the large influx of Japanese people occurred after 1890, and before that, the largest number of Chinese immigrated to Hawaii, after changing the residence period to ten years, the number of Japanese eligible to vote was less than 10,000.
Moreover, many of them died during the riot, and in the end, the number of Chinese voters was actually two to three times that of the Japanese.
The indigenous residents have the largest number, but they do not have much advantage. The Chinese and Japanese can completely surpass them. As for the white people, the number is the smallest, even less than the Japanese, but their
However, their property far exceeds that of the other three tribes combined, which means that after the new government is established, cracking down on them will become the top priority.
There were no surprises in the final referendum result. An overwhelming majority supported the Queen, with more than 80% choosing to restore the Kingdom of Hawaii. After the results were announced, Yang Feng, on behalf of China, was the first to announce his decision to support the people of Hawaii. Immediately afterwards
Countries such as Germany, Sweden, Spain, and Turkey also announced their support. Subsequently, except for the United States, which did not express its position for the time being, all countries that have diplomatic relations with Hawaii recognized the legal status of Queen Liliuokalani and expressed concern about the fairness of this referendum.
He highly praised it and believed that it provided a good example for resolving internal disputes in some countries.
The new Kingdom of Hawaii still adopted a constitutional monarchy. Subsequently, the interim government headed by the Queen and Chen Fang announced the abolition of the Bayonet Constitution and re-established a constitution that was in the interests of the Hawaiian people. The elections for the parliament and the government were also held immediately, because there were basically no white people at this time.
Anyone who might win the position of Prime Minister, and Wilcox, the most powerful among the native Hawaiians, has unfortunately died trying to rescue the Queen, so there is no suspense about the position of Prime Minister being about to fall into the hands of Chen Fang. Although he has been away from Hawaii for many years, this
It has nothing to do with his length of residence. You must know that he arrived in Hawaii in 1840, which was even earlier than most white people. What's more, he was a member of the former Congress and an important minister of King Kalakaua. He is still here today.
There are large industries.
In fact, at this time, various countries have always held a positive attitude towards Yang Feng's role in Hawaii. After all, the Americans are about to annex Hawaii. His response to the challenge is completely reasonable. After actually taking control of Hawaii, he will follow the practices of various countries.
, at this time, it should be very simple to completely support a puppet to come to power, and then turn this place into China's sphere of influence. But Yang Feng did not do this, but let the Hawaiians vote for themselves, and there was no fraud in the voting process.
Real democracy was fully implemented, and he did not even interfere in the subsequent Hawaii government elections. The Chinese sailors here only acted as police to maintain order.
This weird way of dealing with things made even the white people in Hawaii sigh that Prince Yang was really kind.
PS: My wife has completed the check-up and will probably be able to resume the third update tomorrow.