African Nationhood

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March 1919, 3, a cafe near the Palace of Versailles on the outskirts of Paris.

Because it is close to the Palace of Versailles, heads of diplomats from various countries often meet privately here.

Today is a private meeting between Ouyang Geng and Prime Minister Lloyd George.

Countries had previously held two meetings on Germany's Pacific colonies. Because of Nanhua's lack of cooperation, the British Prime Minister had to ask Ouyang Geng to come out for discussions alone.

The reason why Britain is so enthusiastic is mainly for the other dominions under its command.

The British cabinet is now in a state of poverty. The various dominions are scrambling to send troops to fight with the British army. Now that they have won, Prime Minister Lloyd George needs to figure out how to appease the dominions.

Therefore, the German colonies in the Pacific are very important.

Australia and New Zealand sent more troops and had to appease these two autonomous territories.

What Britain wanted was to hand over the German colonies on the island of New Guinea to Australia, the Samoa Islands to New Zealand, and the Caroline Islands and Palau Islands to Japan.

This can comfort the Dominions and Asian allies under him to the greatest extent.

However, Nanhua was reluctant to let go, so Prime Minister Lloyd George wanted to ask Nanhua alone what he meant.

"Prime Minister Ouyang, what do you think in Nanhua?

Among the German overseas colonies, Tanga in East Africa is occupied by you. The area of ​​​​this colony is very large, which is enough to reward you for your efforts in the war.

It would be too much to occupy any more overseas colonies in the Pacific.

There are so many countries participating in this war. In order to ensure fairness, you, South China, must give up Germany's colonies in the Pacific. "

When Ouyang Geng listened to the other party's words, he did not show much anxiety, but smiled.

“Although many countries participated, no one could defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire to surrender like our Nanhua.

If it were not for our South China Expeditionary Force to invade the hinterland of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and help the Allied Navy in the Adriatic Sea squeeze the Austro-Hungarian Navy into the Adriatic Sea.

It remains to be seen whether the European war will be over by now.

Prime Minister George, do you think I'm right? "

Lloyd George nodded silently, "Yes, you Nanhua have helped us a lot, but this war is a group war between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. In order to ensure collective justice..."

"Haha, none of us are twenty-year-olds, so don't make excuses.

Let me put it bluntly, we can allocate islands in the Pacific to you, but the mainland needs to bring Mauritius, Seychelles Islands and Maldives Islands in exchange. "

Upon hearing Nanhua's proposal, Prime Minister Lloyd George immediately became unhappy.

"I don't agree with the way of exchanging territories, and you should also take out the Kaiser William Territory of New Guinea and the Samoa Islands."

Ouyang Geng took a sip of coffee and said, "If you want to talk like this, then we will ask for a piece of territory from the two territories of Cameroon and Togo, or a piece of land in the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

How about it, are you willing to agree?"

Prime Minister Lloyd George stopped talking when he heard this. Instead, he picked up his coffee and sipped it quietly.

When Ouyang Geng saw that the other party was silent, he continued to struggle with this issue. Instead, he changed the subject and asked: "When will the cabinet approve our Nanhua independence negotiations.

If this continues, Chairman Shi's patience will run out, and it is very likely that we will unilaterally declare independence. "

Hearing what Ouyang Geng said, Prime Minister Lloyd George showed a trace of panic.

Nan Hua was giving Daying face, so he kept waiting patiently.

If Nanhua continues to delay and refuses to agree, then if Nanhua unilaterally declares independence, Daying will really lose face.

"I will urge His Majesty the King and the House of Commons on this matter. It should be soon." Ouyang Geng chuckled, "How long will it take soon? It won't be until the peace conference is over."

Prime Minister Lloyd George's face froze. He smiled and waved his hands, "No, no, soon."

From the other party's smile, Ouyang Geng could easily see that the British cabinet did this on purpose.

Because if operated in this way, Nanhua will not be able to participate in the highest-level conference negotiations, which will curb Nanhua's desire to further seize interests.

Moreover, Nanhua's military force was strong and its citizens were numerous, and the people in their country were very enthusiastic about the war.

According to MI6 spies, the people in South China hope that South China will continue to fight and seize more territory, and the people will also be able to enjoy the dividends of the war.

During the European War, the people's livelihood and economic conditions in Nanhua were not much different from usual, and no wartime bans were implemented in Nanhua itself.

Their domestic military has been actively preparing for war, and high-tech weapons are emerging one after another. This country's war potential is huge.

The same situation as South China is the United States on the other side of the Atlantic.

The enthusiasm for war in the United States has been completely ignited. Their media has been advocating that the United States is the savior of Europe and has rescued Europe from the quagmire of war.

Moreover, the European War was fought in Europe, and all that was lost was the vitality of Europe.

If it breaks out with South China or the United States at this time, Europe will really be unable to resist the attacks of these two countries.

Therefore, during private and secret negotiations, Britain and France gradually reached an agreement that Germany could not be completely weakened.

Otherwise, once South China or the United States invades Europe, Europe will be completely destroyed.

Germany's military power has always been strong. With Germany, Europe's confidence can at least be preserved.

(During World War I, the reason why France agreed to the British disposal plan was probably because France was also aware of the power of the United States.

The United States directly became Europe's creditor, and its domestic military and population were very strong.

If all the debts owed to the United States are repaid, the United States will become stronger and it will be really difficult to compete with the United States, so they will work together to default on their debts, leaving the United States unable to do anything to them. )
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On March 3, news came from Qusanggan in Budapest: Prince Regent Alexander I agreed to sign a long-term arms purchase contract with Nanhua for ten years and a total value of 25 million pounds.

Nicholas I was too stingy and was only willing to sign a contract of 1000 million pounds.

In this way, Nanhua's choice is clear.

Through the special meeting, South China clearly supported Serbia's initiative to form a new Balkan country.

As for Mendinegoro, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, they are all federal members of the future Balkan countries and can enjoy rights through parliament and internal autonomy.

On March 3, the London Cabinet announced that it agreed in principle to the independence request of the "Chinese Dominion in Southern Africa".

Waiting for April, after His Majesty King George V signs the "South China Dominion Independence Act 4", the South China Dominion will gain de facto independence.

Thereafter, the South China Dominion will enjoy complete national autonomy and will no longer be subject to the jurisdiction and restrictions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

After the news reached Nanhua, a series of celebrations broke out in Nanhua.

All citizens rejoiced and celebrated that the country was about to gain independence.

At the same time, officials and parliamentarians from various places are also having heated discussions on choosing the country's future political system.

Only Chairman Shi in the Xinghan Palace looked calm. He meditated on the names of several dynasties on his desk...

(Collect the names of the dynasties and try to choose some with good meaning and resounding names) (End of this chapter)