Wild North America 1846

1917/3/7

Prime Minister's Residence, Downing Street, London
"Damn...these hateful North American cowboys, these hateful Orientals, how dare they do this? This is a betrayal of the entire white world and must not be forgiven..."

Prime Minister David Lloyd George's roar resounded throughout the official residence. He smashed the lamp and phone on the table angrily, breathing heavily with a ferocious face.

In front of him, the latest news from the Tang Empire came in October;
The Parliament of the Tang Empire is discussing and is about to pass the "Trade Sanctions Act for Both Parties in the European War", commonly known as the "Peace Act".

This bill aims to impose comprehensive trade, financial and economic sanctions on both sides of the European war, cut off the transportation of materials, prevent these materials from becoming a driving force to support the continuation of the war, and avoid funding war madmen.

From a conceptual point of view, this is no problem at all.

But this was an unbearable burden for the Allied Powers group led by Britain and France. Prime Minister George once served as Minister of Munitions and Minister of War in the wartime cabinet, and he was well aware of the deep-rooted dependence of the Allied Powers Group on the supplies of the Tang Empire.

The Allied Powers' military performance was remarkable. The French gritted their teeth and fought without fear of sacrifice to win the Battle of Verdun, holding on to the front line without being broken by the Germans' violent offensive.

Although the British suffered a bloody blow in the Battle of the Somme and paid an extremely heavy price in casualties, they gritted their teeth and endured until the end.

Reinforced by British and French troops, the Italians gritted their teeth and finally held on despite heavy casualties.

Now comes the problem
Once the Tang Empire cut off the channels for importing supplies and funds, all these efforts would be in vain. All the planned counterattacks in 1917 would come to a halt, and the huge Tsarist Empire was still waiting to be fed.

The current favorable battlefield conditions will rapidly deteriorate and become the final straw for the Allied Powers.

This is equivalent to when climbing a mountain, teammates suddenly cut the rope, allowing the Allied Powers group to lose their footing and fall into the abyss.

Under such circumstances, how could Prime Minister George not be furious?
Oh... wait, it seems that the Tang Empire is not a teammate?

That's fine.

The British wartime cabinet ministers in the room whispered for a while that the current situation was very serious and they must prevent the Tang Empire Parliament from passing the "Peace Act" at all costs.

No one sitting here is a fool. Everyone knows what the problem is?
Before the Tang Empire showed its powerful power, everyone pretended to be deaf and dumb. On the one hand, they enjoyed the huge benefits of the Tang Empire's material and financial supplies, but on the other hand, they were unwilling to give it the respect it deserved.

Okay, now that people are flipping the table, no one should play anymore.

Maybe the economy of the Tang Empire would be damaged, but this move really pushed the Allied Powers Group into the abyss, which would really kill people.

The consequence will be the breakdown and reorganization of the existing world order. Defeated countries such as Britain and France will have to accept a new world order dominated by Germany and lose a large number of overseas interests.

"We must issue the strongest and strongest condemnation and urge the Tang Imperial government to immediately change course and not go further down the wrong path. They cannot afford the consequences."

"The Department of Foreign Affairs has already done so, Mr Prime Minister."

"Where is the Royal Navy? We must show the Royal Navy's absolute power to rule the seven seas and issue a real threat of war to the Tang Empire."

"We in the Royal Navy have already done that, Your Excellency, but to no avail."

"Tang is a shameless traitor. We should take resolute measures to kick them out of the pound trade circle and let all these Easterners drink from the northwest wind."

"In fact, this is impossible. 67.3% of the trade volume in the pound trade circle comes from Tang. Tang is the world's largest and only irreplaceable exporter of grain and mineral resources, and also the largest industrial exporter."

"That's right. Without the Tang State, all of us would be hungry, the soldiers would have no bullets, and all the cannons would be misfired. We would lose the war."

"Compromise. The only goal now is to win the war. We cannot afford to lose the support of the Tang Empire."

"Abandon those pointless debates and let's vote with a show of hands. Those who agree with compromise please raise your hands."

A room full of British wartime cabinet ministers all raised their hands. In the end, Prime Minister George looked extremely ugly and said stiffly, "I reserve my opinion, but I have no objection."

As a result, the compromise proposal was quickly passed by the War Cabinet.

The details will be implemented by the British Foreign Office as quickly as possible. On the one hand, all forces will be mobilized to prevent the voting process of the Datang Empire Parliament, and on the other hand, the tug-of-war negotiations with the Datang Empire delegation will be quickly passed.

Although the Tang Empire delegation added additional demands in South Asia and the Middle East in subsequent negotiations, they can no longer take care of them now.

The British are now a typical pretense and slap in the face, but no matter what, this bitter drink must be swallowed.

As the British Empire that has ruled the world for nearly two centuries in modern times, its strength declined sharply at the beginning of the 20th century. Its economic aggregate was surpassed by the Tang Dynasty and Germany successively, and it has become increasingly inadequate in many fields.

The glory of the past empire and the pride of the British have made the upper echelons of British political society still cling to the precarious world hegemony.

Reflected in foreign policy and attitude towards world powers, the British always have a sense of superiority.

The big deal thrown over by the Tang Empire finally made most of the senior officials of the British war cabinet sober up.

They originally thought they could manipulate the Tang Empire at will, but it was actually an illusion and unreal thing with no practical significance.

The "Peace Bill" brewed by the Congress of the Tang Dynasty was like a sharp knife on the back of the Allied Powers group, thrusting it hard into it and making the difference between life and death.The British don't dare to gamble, and the French don't dare to gamble either, because the sunk costs are too high.

They never expected that the gentle-tempered Oriental would overturn the table, and at such a critical moment, they would be caught off guard.

Faced with a life-and-death situation, they had to compromise.

not long

The Tang Empire and the Allied Powers Group, dominated by Britain and France, reached the Treaty of Bordeaux. The treaty stipulated that the Datang Empire would join the Allied Powers Group and become a member of it.

The Tang Empire will take immediate action and will send troops to Europe to participate in the war no later than the end of June. A total of no less than 6 troops will join the southern European battlefield and the western front battlefield.

The Tang Empire will export various wartime materials to the Allied Powers Group at the Allied Powers' price conditions, and implement measures such as the material embargo on the Allied Powers Group.

The Royal Navy of the Tang Empire will join forces with the British and French navies to perform blockade and merchant ship escort missions in the North Atlantic, and obtain the rights to use ports in European countries from the British, French and Italian allies.

The Tang Empire will continue to provide financial and material support, provide Chinese immigrant labor support, and fight to the end to defeat the reactionary military group headed by the German Empire.

The Tang Empire will fulfill all its obligations as allies until the war is won.

All these conditions, except for the army, are actually what the Tang Empire has been doing before, but they have not been clarified and formalized through international treaties.

Now that a formal alliance treaty has been signed, countries such as Britain and France have finally put their hearts in their stomachs.

The Treaty of Bordeaux also provides that;
The Allied Powers group includes Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, Japan, Romania, Serbia and other countries. From now on, they will officially recognize the Tang Empire’s existing territory and sphere of influence, with a total area of ​​2809 million square kilometers.

Among them, the Brazilian territory divided among the six South American countries has gained international recognition, and the Tang Empire occupies the most fertile and rich part and is also the biggest beneficiary.

In addition, it also includes six provinces in the Arabian Peninsula. In addition to the five provinces, the province of Jordan is added, plus the Yunzhong Province along the Ethiopian plateau, and a total of seven provinces along the Red Sea coast.

It includes the Tang Dynasty Mozambique and Tang Dynasty Malawi regions in Africa, as well as the northern part of Kalimantan Island in South Asia, that is, the Malay region. This is a substantial concession by the British.

In addition, the treaty stipulates
The territorial integrity and inviolability of the dependent countries such as the Kingdom of Thailand, the Kingdom of Ryukyu, the Kingdom of Amami, and the Lanfang Kingdom demanded by the Tang Empire's sphere of influence will also be respected by the Allied Powers.

The formal signing of the "Treaty of Bordeaux" means a major change in the world's political landscape. The Allied Powers group has added a heavyweight world power, which will definitely lead to the war being in favor of the Allied Powers Group.

By signing the Treaty of Bordeaux, the Tang Empire firmly tied itself to the Allied Powers group, safeguarding its own economic interests and the interests of the empire.

The overseas colonies that were previously plundered through various means have been unanimously recognized by the international community, which is equivalent to being completely whitewashed and there will be no future troubles.

Except for the indigenous people who have the ability to speak out internationally, other countries can no longer question the validity and legality of the territory of the Tang Empire and truly swallow this big fat piece of meat.

The Tang Empire's move to overturn the table disgusted Britain, France and other countries, but it also reaped practical benefits.

The policy of the Tang State was: if you don't see the rabbit, don't scatter the eagle.

I don't care about your post-war international order arrangement or how interests are divided. Put the benefits you can get into your pocket first.

The six provinces of the Arabian Peninsula, including the province of Jordan, are still nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Empire.

Do this

It was equivalent to the Allied Powers publicly carving up the Ottoman Empire's lands in the Arabian Peninsula and privately granting them to the Tang Empire without soliciting any opinions from the original suzerainty.

Judging from its procedures and international practices, it is undoubtedly an illegal and dangerous move.

When several world powers come together, they can carve up the territory of a certain big country. This is unjustifiable in terms of justice, justice and international practice, and sets a dangerous precedent.

It is a pity that in this world of jungle, no one can uphold justice, and the Ottoman Empire's angry condemnation did not receive a real response and was completely ignored.

In order to win over the Tang Empire as an ally, Britain and France really made a big bet and made an exception to give out the benefits first.

You must know that in order to win over Italy and Romania, the leaders of the Allied Powers such as Britain and France promised post-war benefits and divided part of the territory of the Ottoman Empire to the above two countries in order to induce them to join the Allied Powers group to fight against Germany.

On the other hand, the Tang Empire was on the other hand, giving out the benefits first, which could be described as a huge concession.

Taking into account the difficulties of transoceanic operations, the conditions proposed by Britain, France and other countries were to allow the Tang Empire's army to dispatch a total force of no more than 60, mainly to join the southern and western battlefields in Europe.

This requirement is not very high. Whether it is Britain or France, the number of casualties in a battle far exceeds this number.

Even in Romania, the total strength assembled now exceeds 116 million, and the Romanian army has suffered more than 20 casualties.

The size of the 60-strong force could not even be seen on the European battlefields. Adding a zero at the end is almost enough.

The Allied Powers Group experienced the process of wooing the Tang Empire, not because of its military power, but because of its huge economic and financial potential, which could become a continuous production base and granary for the Allied Powers Military Group.