Chapter 358 Important Intelligence from Japan
"Then I definitely can't let go, baby." Sheffield's hands moved up and down the girl's perfect curves. This figure is really top-notch. Men say they like slightly plump girls, which means fat where it should be, and not fat where it shouldn't be. Natalia just grew fat where it should be.
In view of the fact that the slave owner had just negotiated a business worth over 100 million yuan with one of the parties in the Russo-Japanese War, Natalia was temporarily spared. After returning to New Orleans, he was honest for a few days, busy with the establishment of a charity foundation while reading financial statements. To be fair, reading financial statements is a boring job, but it is an indispensable part.
The slave owner took out 5% of the federal government's $100 million, or $5 million, and established a charitable foundation in Evelyn's name, fulfilling his promise to do charity.
After Evelyn arrived in New Orleans, Sheffield asked her to choose any private university in the southern states to donate to, which could be regarded as a way for the slave owner to give back to the people of Dixie.
It was very reassuring to hand over the five million dollars to Evelyn. In fact, there were only a few women candidates, and the slave owner, a bastard who only helped his own relatives and not his own family, would not hand over the funds to outsiders.
"I've never had so much money!" Evelyn was so confused by the astronomical figure that her palms were sweating from nervousness. "Are you donating to private universities in various states? Then I will carefully investigate and use the money where it will be useful."
"Take Natalia with you. Although she is not very old, she also needs to grow up. It doesn't matter if she doesn't go to college. She can grow through social experience." Sheffield wiped Evelyn's small hand, and the sweat on the palm was clearly visible. He smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. I'm here for you."
Upon learning that the slave owners had returned triumphantly from the White House, Gail and McHale were ready to come to Oak Manor to congratulate and celebrate this great victory over the federal government. In their minds, this was a very meaningful blackmail against the Yankees after the Civil War.
"Although the shares of the United Company have been sold, don't you still belong to the American Canal Management Company?" Sheffield accepted the compliment and said, "With your presence, I don't worry about retaliation."
"The White House probably doesn't think about this recently. I heard they are meeting with Japan's foreign minister!" Gale crossed his legs. "It seems that the Japanese delegation still has a lot of things to do. They can't leave in a short time. I don't know what their purpose is."
"What's the purpose? Nothing else except to gain support to deal with the Russian Empire." Unlike Gale, McHale was indifferent to the international situation. On the contrary, he had his own opinions. "I just don't know what the president is thinking."
Sheffield raised his head and glanced at the bedroom out of habit, then he suddenly remembered his genius premonition and sent Natalia out to do charity research with Evelyn. Otherwise, Natalia was of Russian descent, and several people were ridiculing the Russian Empire here, and the girl might feel uncomfortable.
After making sure that there was no traitor and the deal could continue, Sheffield looked much more relaxed and said lazily, "The president should be inclined to help Japan. The Russian Empire has such a big appetite. If the Russians carry out the Yellow Russia Plan, who in the world can control the polar bear?"
As a latecomer, the United States initially maintained a consistent neutral position, still insisting on "open door" and "equal benefits". After several attempts to talk to the Russians were ruthlessly rejected by the Russian Empire, the attitude of the United States began to change.
The federal government has seen that the Russians have an unusually large appetite and are really prepared to expand from sports with the support of Germany and France. Once the Yellow Russia plan is completed, the Russian Empire will occupy the other half of the more than 50 million square kilometers of the entire Eurasian continent.
This kind of geography is already an overwhelming advantage. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union relied on its vast territory and, when its strength was only half that of the United States, it used its geography advantage to make the United States, which was superior in strength, extremely uncomfortable to deal with. That was already a slimmed-down geography advantage. The Soviet Union had an area of 22 million square kilometers, while the Russian Empire had an area of more than 24 million square kilometers.
If the Russian Empire completes the Yellow Russia Plan, an unprecedented empire will emerge. The area of the Russian Empire will reach nearly 30 million square kilometers, and this is just the beginning. Once the Russian Empire has digested these lands and launched the next round of offensive, British India will be the first to be attacked.
At that time, the Russian Empire would easily surpass Mongolia and become invincible. If that happened, the biggest victim would be the British. The British were the first to notice this and began to win over Japan.
France and Germany, on the other hand, were countries that stood on the side of the Russian Empire. As long as the Russian Empire did not look west, they could fight anyone. Anyway, it was the British who were anxious.
"If the Russians weren't so greedy, I would hope that our country could help the Russians and teach Japan a lesson." Out of consideration for the white people, Gail was still inclined to help Russia.
Sheffield raised his eyebrows, but kept silent. It was normal for Gale to have such thoughts. In this world now ruled by white countries, Japan was indeed an outlier. He was not qualified to say that Gale's thoughts were wrong. Although heretics were more hateful than pagans, this law would only appear when the showdown was approaching.
The law that heretics are more hateful than pagans generally does not appear when people are bragging or making empty promises. It only appears when one's vital interests are harmed.
"Can't the Chinese resist on their own? If that doesn't work, the Revolutionary Party can do it." McHale pursed his lips and said, "Japan is still a little weak as a country."
"Let's just count on Japan!" Sheffield rolled his eyes. The revolutionaries of this era can't be counted on. He seemed to remember that the main ideal of the Tongmenghui before they succeeded was to recover the Han territory south of the Great Wall. They didn't think the territory north of the Great Wall had anything to do with them. This was surprisingly consistent with the Yellow Russian plan.
The scope of the Yellow Russian Plan is to use the Great Wall of China as the boundary, which coincides with the ideals of the Revolutionary Party. What are the Revolutionary Party doing there? To use the Great Wall of the Russian Empire as the boundary?
"Whether they are white or not is not the focus of international diplomacy. The focus is who is the boss. In the eyes of the British, Japan is a country that can be dealt with. France, Germany, the United States, and Russia are all threats to the British Empire. Once Russia's expansion is successful, it will pose a security threat to the most valuable British Empire, British India. The British will naturally choose to support Japan! The British want to weaken a candidate for the second strongest country through the Japanese. It's that simple."
"Then I will help the Japanese create some public opinion!" Sheffield must choose one of Japan and Russia to help. Japan is a small country with weak power. Even if it wins, it will be heavily in debt. This is also for self-help. If Russia wins, this matter will not threaten the United States now, but it will definitely threaten the United States in the future.
The emergence of an empire of 30 million square kilometers is a threat to the whole world. Even France and Germany, which currently support the Russian Empire, will immediately change their stance and join the opposition camp if the Russians really win. Sheffield believes that these two countries will definitely change their stance and join the opposition camp.
Before it happened, of course, we could talk about traditional friendship and Russia was the cornerstone of European stability. But when Russia really won, that was when heretics became more hateful than pagans.
Since the Japanese Foreign Minister happened to be visiting, Sheffield issued orders to create public opinion to a number of newspapers under his control, including the San Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Daily Times, and New York Journal.
At this time, citizens of the United States were not yet citizens of a world hegemon, which was a propaganda advantage. These newspapers praised Japan's achievements in reform and expressed appreciation for Japan's efforts to maintain stability in Asia.
It was shown from many angles that Japan and China are peace-loving countries and should not be bullied by the barbaric Russian Empire. At this time, the Japanese delegation was visiting the United States. For a time, reports on US-Japan friendship and goodwill occupied the pages of mainstream media. As for those who were influenced by William II and advocated the unity of white countries, they now had no chance to speak.
This public opinion also helped President Roosevelt, allowing the president to express welcome to the Japanese with the blessing of public opinion. As for the Japanese Empire's ambitions for Hawaii, those are just rumors spread by a small group of ignorant people. It is well known that the Japanese government has always had great goodwill towards the United States, and Japanese expatriates are also model citizens of the United States.
The sudden outpouring of great goodwill left Japanese Foreign Minister Jutaro Komura confused. How could such great goodwill suddenly appear?
At this time, Sato Minako, as the leader of the Japanese overseas Chinese, also asked to meet with the Imperial Foreign Minister. After accepting the Foreign Minister's encouragement very politely, Sato Minako said, "If the Empire wants to go to war with the Russians, it must win the support of Britain and the Americans. Minako has lived in the United States for many years and has her own understanding of this country. Americans value benefits, and it is this characteristic that has allowed the United States to develop very quickly. Although the military strength is not strong, it is much richer than us, Japan."
"Well, Minako! Sato Sukeo's story is sad, but fortunately you did no worse than him." Komura Jutaro praised her, but he didn't expect that Sato Minako, a woman, had already broken into the upper class circle of the United States. After thinking for a while, he said, "So, our goal is to make these businessmen who only care about money realize that supporting Japan is profitable. Who is the most suitable candidate?"
When he said this, a hint of contempt flashed in Komura Jutaro's eyes. Out of tradition, he himself had no good feelings towards the profession of businessman, he just took advantage of it whenever he could.
"It's Morgan. The richest person in this country is banker Morgan!" Sato Minako told the Imperial Foreign Minister the truth about what she had learned from the slave owner.
(End of this chapter)
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