As soon as this ultimatum was made public, combined with the previous mobilization of the Chinese navy, the smarter people would have understood that this was a long-planned plan by the Caribbean Alliance. The purpose was not to seize the state of Alabama, but to use force to shut down the United States and make war profits.
The door, at least, is closing the door for American industry to make war profits.
After understanding this, the American capitalists were so angry that they almost vomited blood. Damn, you are not so shameless. You are allowed to make a fortune and we are not allowed to make a fortune! Why! Is it just because your fleet is strong? There are still other people in this world.
No more justice and justice?
Of course there is no justice or justice in this world. This world is decided by fists. The four fleets that had gathered in the Caribbean Sea immediately left their respective stations after twenty-four hours passed and the United States did not withdraw its troops from Alabama.
Go north in a mighty way, arbitrarily intercept all merchant ships sailing from the United States and conduct inspections. If they are loaded with agricultural products such as cotton and grain, they will be released immediately after inspection. If they are loaded with steel, crude oil, machinery or even cloth,
Such industrial products go directly back and forth from there.
No matter which country's merchant ship it is, as long as it is transporting industrial products and leaving the United States, it will be handled accordingly. Those who dare not go back will be sent soldiers on board to escort them back, and those who dare to resist will be directly sunk. Anyway, no matter which European country is at war at this time,
They didn't even have the guts to provoke the Caribbean Alliance. If they really angered Yang Feng and turned to join their enemies, then it would not be a problem for the United States to be unlucky.
"Your Majesty, the actions of the Caribbean Alliance have seriously hindered the spirit of free trade that you have always advocated." Sa Dao said righteously to Yang Feng. He took a China Post flight to Kunming to meet Emperor Yang.
Knowing that it is impossible to do anything about it, the UK at least needs to show its anger. You must know that most of the materials currently exported by the United States to Europe are to supply Britain for the war. Now that the US coast is blocked, the British material supply is immediately extremely tight.
stand up.
"Your Excellency, Minister, you should approach the cabinet with this issue instead of me." Yang Feng said unceremoniously.
"Your Majesty, I am just saying this as a friend." Sa Daoyi said hurriedly.
"Since it's a private conversation between friends, it doesn't matter," Yang Feng waved his hand generously and said: "First of all, the U.S. government must be punished for their barbaric atrocities until they reflect on and correct their mistakes. This is
There is no doubt about it.
But neither I nor the Chinese government want to see the war in America ignite and the American people shed their blood for the mistakes of their own government. Therefore, war is not advisable. In this way, blocking the US coastal ports becomes the only way for the US government to
Reflect on and correct its wrong ways, this blockade must be maintained until the US government learns to truly respect the wishes of the people of its own country.
Of course, this will indeed have some impact on the trade between the United States and the United Kingdom. However, compared with the justice and justice of the world, your government should be able to understand this small impact. Besides, the things you buy from the United States are in the international market.
It’s not that there are no substitutes. China, Sweden and even Spain can export steel and other products, not to mention crude oil, the Confederacy, Mexico, and the Ottoman Empire. No matter how much you want, they can supply it. As for other machinery and textiles,
China can provide all chemical raw materials. Without the United States, you still have places where you can purchase them."
Sa Daoyi thought to himself, of course I know that these things can be purchased from other places, especially China. Now you wish that Britain could buy everything from China! But the problem is where is the money! The British have given away all the gold they have saved over hundreds of years.
Now that I'm here, who doesn't know that this is why you blockade the United States?
But there is nothing he can do about it. No matter what Yang Feng does under the current circumstances, Britain can only endure it, otherwise once he falls to Germany, then it will not be a matter of spending more money for Britain, it will be a problem.
A real disaster. Fortunately, his trip was not completely unsuccessful. As compensation to the British government, Yang Feng agreed to sell arms to the British government from his arsenal in Western Australia.
At this time, the Commonwealth of Australia had been established, but it was still a member of the Commonwealth and had no diplomatic rights. However, Western Australia did not join as it had historically. It is still a colony managed by the British government's Department of Colonial Affairs. Of course, this is only in name.
That's all, because the number of Chinese there is now almost twice that of white people, and the Yang consortium controls almost all factories and mines. Even more than half of the members of the Western Australian Parliament are Chinese, and Emperor Yang is the actual owner there.
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Previously, he had been using pacifism as an excuse to ban Bofors' branch factory in Perth from selling arms to the British government. Of course, others bought and resold them from there, so this was none of his business. Now it is just about eliminating the middleman.
, although this compensation is not a timely help, it at least shows that he still cares about the attitude of the British government. Not to mention Western Australia's arsenal, it is still very easy to supply 100,000 army troops, which is also considered for the British.
It was a big benefit, so Sa Daoyi had nothing to say.
In this way, with the acquiescence of the United Kingdom, the Caribbean Alliance became more unscrupulous in its blockade of American ports, blocking the fleet outside New York Bay to show off its power. In particular, the two battlecruisers of the Chinese Navy even ran to the waters off Canada to intercept
The reason for all oil tankers sailing out of Canada is very simple. Canada does not have oil fields. Since crude oil is exported, it must be re-exported from the United States, and interception is completely legal.
Moreover, the Caribbean Alliance has publicly warned Canada that if it continues to help the United States export industrial products, it will not rule out stricter inspections of Canadian merchant ships. Although it will not be directly repatriated like American merchant ships, the inspection for a few months should be very effective.
It's possible, otherwise it would be impossible to determine whether there are American goods in it. Considering that Canada is now going all out to supply Britain for the war, Britain cannot bear to inspect it for several weeks, let alone several months.
Sa Daoyi had no choice but to go to China to protest. Of course, it was impossible to go to His Majesty the Emperor for this kind of thing. After finding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Sa Daoyi and Zhang Quan had some friendly negotiations and finally decided that the Caribbean Alliance would hold the ceremony at the Canadian port.
Sending supervisors to supervise the re-export of American goods by Canadian businessmen. Although this problem cannot really be solved, it is enough to have some control. In fact, as long as the American crude oil cannot be sold, Yang Feng will be satisfied. As for the other things
Industrial products only need to cause trouble. Now that Europe is at war, they must be bought from somewhere as soon as possible. One shipment of goods is delayed for a month, so the British would definitely prefer to use Chinese goods.
The impact of this blockade on the American capitalists was almost cut in half. The ambitious guys who were waiting to make war profits were completely dumbfounded. The sad and angry American capitalists desperately urged the Congress to fight for their own market even if there was a war.
, but at this time, President Bryan, who was already prepared for war, backed down because the Caribbean Alliance did not prohibit the export of American agricultural products. Even because of the needs of the war, American agricultural exports were increasing significantly, and American farmers were his main supporters.
, and agriculture is also currently the backbone of the U.S. economy.
If this is used as an excuse to start a war, then even the export of agricultural products will definitely be banned. And if a war really breaks out, it will definitely be a difficult war based on the strength of both sides. It may even last for a long time. It is not impossible for the United States to lose again.
, in that case you will not only lose the opportunity to make money.
Moreover, the American industrial capitalists are also his main enemies in the country. These guys have been trying to oust him from power in the past few years. They even assassinated him once before. If we can take this opportunity to further weaken them,
It is not a bad thing for him. In addition, he can also see that Yang Feng does not mind Americans making money. What he cares about is that the United States makes money by developing industry, but it strongly supports American agriculture. Even China still has a large number of
Importing food from the United States is also his policy ideal.
After all, it is not easy for the United States to maintain the current peace. Neither he nor the farmers who are living a prosperous life want to risk losing it all for the sake of industrial capitalists.
Based on this mentality, the U.S. government's response to the blockade can be described as weak. Apart from constant protests to the five countries, it did not take any further action. Even the U.S. Navy was strictly ordered not to go out to create trouble for the other side.
As an excuse to start a war, the army strictly guards the border and is also strictly prohibited from provoking the other side.
The Americans took no further action, and neither did the Caribbean Alliance. They simply maintained the blockade of industrial products against the United States. In addition, the Spanish and Confederate armies strengthened their border defenses. As for the originally promised troops, there was no one at this time.
I mentioned it, but the government-in-exile of the Republic of Alabama is still active. These guys who receive salaries from the Yang Group use all available means to exaggerate the brutality of the U.S. government and encourage the people of Alabama to continue fighting bravely against the invaders.
Go down.
However, it is obvious that the people of Alabama have woken up at this time and understand that they have become victims of betrayal by the interests of major powers. Although there are still a few who are really deceived and occasionally attack the US military, the vast majority of people have become honest. Besides, the United States
The government has stationed more than 100,000 troops in this state. With just those hundreds of thousands of Alabamians, it is sheer fantasy to still want to fight for independence. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!