In Ruprecht's view, in order to delay the formation of the three alliances of the United States, Britain and Russia as late as possible and to gain time for development for Germany, Germany must keep the British-Japanese alliance as much as possible. The Pacific War should not be the last business of the British-Japanese alliance, but should be a new beginning. Germany must exert influence or make some moves to make Britain involuntarily form an alliance with Japan.

So what does the so-called small action mean? The simplest thing is naturally to provoke the independence movement of the British colonies, such as fanning the flames in India... The continuous turmoil in the colonies will greatly consume the British national strength and create opportunities for Britain and Japan to approach. As long as the British-Japanese alliance does not die out for a day, the cooperation between the United States and Britain will be just a pavilion on the beach!

After Ruprecht and Grand Duke Baden gradually reached an agreement on some issues, the US President's special envoy also came to Berlin. This time, he was still Ruprecht's "old friend", US Vice President Taft and his adviser Wilson! Because of the crown prince, Wilson did not become president, nor did he become a key factor in Germany's defeat. At present, he is just a special adviser to the US President!

After all, he is the Vice President of the United States. Although Ruprecht and the German top leaders do not have a good impression of Taft, they are allies after all. After the grand welcome ceremony, Ruprecht will negotiate with the visiting U.S. delegation on behalf of the German government. The content is nothing more than solving some legacy issues in the war and looking forward to the future together! Well, to put it bluntly, it is the issue of how to fight the Pacific War!

"First of all, on behalf of the US government and I personally congratulate your country on its decisive victory in the Norwegian Naval War. Secondly, we will discuss with you the situation in the world after this war. After all, the end of each large-scale war means a huge change in the world situation." After a simple politeness, Taft said straight to the point.

"Please wait a moment. I always think that before you look forward to the future with us, you will fulfill some of the agreements we have reached before. After all, things must be done with a beginning and an end. Do you think?" Ruprecht interrupted.

"I don't know what you are talking about? Our loans and supplies to Germany will be carried out in accordance with the previous agreement, and we have no idea of ​​changing our minds," Taft said.

"Then, I can remind you that before the decisive battle in the Norwegian Sea, we had reached an agreement on some naval matters. Every time we sink a British warship or lose a warship, you will give us corresponding remuneration and compensation. In this naval battle, we destroyed 21 British battleships, and we also lost 5 of them. In addition to the casualties of personnel, your country should pay more than 200 million US dollars in remuneration. Now, you seem to have forgotten about this matter and do not intend to fulfill it?" Crown Prince Ruprecht said seriously.

"We did talk about this last time we met, and we did write a proposal and plan to submit it to the parliament. However, the parliament believes that the United States, as a neutral country, should not pay the compensation for Germany to sink the British warships, because in their opinion, from a legal perspective, although our relationship with the UK is very bad, it does not have a war, and we have not hired your country. So there may be many difficulties in implementing this agreement. I did not consider this at the beginning, so I apologize to you again." Taft said sincerely. He turned the blame to the parliament, and he only apologized!

"So that's the case, I don't think our negotiations need to continue. Next time, if we want to discuss some issues, I can only negotiate with the President of the United States or the Speaker of Parliament, because the Vice President is a guy who is full of train running!" Crown Prince Ruprecht retorted bitterly.

Some agreements were reached in the previous negotiations, but the Americans cleverly used the reason why parliament did not approve it, and the so-called rewards given by Taft back then were very rich, but the discount was certain in terms of implementation! After all, the expenditure of more than $200 million is really a bit terrifying! Even though many of these expenditures were achieved by physical offsets or reductions of inflated debts!

"This question is my mistake, so I understand your dissatisfaction with us very much. In order to continue to maintain a good relationship between the two countries and make up for the losses caused by my mistakes, we can make some adjustments to the future loan methods and repayment issues. I think we can arrange for someone to discuss this issue." Taft said.

Taft is a debt, but it is definitely not a debt. If it is a debt, the Germans must turn the table up! In fact, in addition to the regret that the US government is unwilling to pay so many loans now, there is another very important reason, which is to regain the initiative between the US and Germany relations! And for Americans, how is this initiative achieved? Naturally, it can only be money!

Perhaps in the end, after the two sides coordinated the loan and repayment methods, the Americans did not lose much of their benefits, but Americans could get a little! That is, in the next few years, they could always influence Germany through loans! Or in other words, some restrictions were added to Germany during the negotiations! For example, stipulating the German army's obligations in the future Pacific War! In the eyes of the Americans, Germany is currently very short of money. Even if it suffers some losses, an agreement will be reached. After all, for the German army who have experienced a great war, things that can be solved by the army are more convenient than money...

"Then the parliament cannot pass again?" Ruprecht seemed unwilling to talk to Taft about this matter. At this time, if you talk to Taft about how to implement the money, you are at a disadvantage, because the British fleet has been almost wiped out. This is a fact. It will not resurface because the Americans do not give money... And Germany does need Americans to continue to provide loans, and directly lift the table. That is the zero-sum choice taken when the Americans decide not to give a pen! So it is inappropriate to directly terminate the negotiations, so when you face this situation, Ruprecht decided to change the topic!

"We will pay attention to relevant procedural issues this time." Taft said calmly.

"Very good." Ruprechite said nodded. "Before today's talks, I was thinking about one issue, one that would allow Germany and the United States to avoid war."
Chapter completed!