I was a tycoon in World War I: Starting to save France

Chapter 927 They are a bunch of liars

The representatives in the conference room ignored Clemenceau's shouts.

It's no use talking about Charles' problems without solving them. They are tired of hearing them. The most important thing now is to let Charles say a few words to make things clear.

Therefore, everyone, including the representatives from Belgium and Greece, were talking to themselves, and the conference room was noisy and chaotic.

However, with just a few words, Clemenceau succeeded in quieting down the meeting and focusing everyone's attention.

“Gentlemen,” said Clemenceau.

"Just now, Charles released a series of very strong evidence."

"This evidence proves that it has always been Britain and the United States that are unwilling to stop the war."

"This is the real reason why they want to defeat Germany completely without negotiating halfway. They hope that 'Germans will surrender unconditionally' and receive huge reparations from Germany, hoping to use this reparations to make up for the loan."

……

The delegates were stunned, and then thunderous applause broke out in the conference room.

On the surface, what Clemenceau said seems to have nothing to do with "Charles's behind-the-scenes deal with Britain and the United States," but this is not the case.

The Netherlands, Greece, Belgium, and other small countries, including the African colonial powers, were not actually worried about the "Charters' behind-the-scenes deal with Britain and the United States" itself.

The reason they joined the "League of Nations" led by Charles was that they hoped to gather around France, the "future superpower", to oppose the hegemony of Britain and the United States.

Britain's unjustified interference in neutral Greece, its unreasonable blockade of Sweden, and its "mandatory protectorate" policy towards Egypt.

They hope that justice can be served under Charles' leadership and that Britain will respect the sovereignty of other countries and not "do whatever it wants" internationally.

But if Charles has a behind-the-scenes deal with Britain and the United States, the "League of Nations" will lose its foundation and Charles is unlikely to stand on the side of international justice.

Under this circumstance, if countries still hand over the management rights of coal and iron to the "League of Nations", it would be equivalent to handing the knife to the "powerful" and letting it be slaughtered.

Therefore, except for Albert I, who had absolute trust in Charles, and Constantine I, who had no way out and could only rely on Charles, the rest of the countries, including Romania, backed down.

just now.

Charles seized upon Britain and the United States' weakness and exposed it, and the situation was instantly reversed.

This shows that Charles is still on their side.

Even if the so-called "behind-the-scenes deal with Britain and the United States" is true, it is nothing more than Charles trying to trick Britain and the United States.

This just shows that Charles stands on the opposite side of Britain and the United States. He is not afraid of power and is not tempted by interests. He has also proved that he has the strength to "arm wrestle" with Britain and the United States.

As a result, the "League of Nations" not only did not waver but became more stable.

The Belgian representatives clapped and cheered loudly with pride on their faces. Belgium had never doubted Charles, and Charles did not disappoint them.

The Greek representatives cried with joy. Their mood in the past few days was like riding a roller coaster, from seeing hope to falling to the bottom, to struggling to hold on and on the verge of collapse, and now suddenly the clouds have cleared and the moon is visible.

Everything will be alright, they thought.

The Romanian representatives winked at each other. They found that the queen was wiser than the king and that the queen's choice in this matter was correct, but the king firmly disagreed.

From this perspective, it seems that the Queen should be trusted more on state affairs in the future.

……

"Gentlemen," said Clemenceau, with a relaxed tone, "Can we continue the negotiations now?" The representatives said:
"Of course, Your Excellency the Prime Minister."

"I will report to the king immediately to obtain authorization."

“I don’t think there will be any obstacles now.”

(Note: The European Coal and Steel Community was established in 1951 and is the predecessor of the European Union.)
……

The news reached the White House on the day he was officially re-elected and completed the transfer of power with himself.

（注：美国总统权力交接时间原为每年的3月4日，后因选举与就职间隔时间过长（4个月），于1933年通过第20修正案将日期提前至1月20日）
Since it was a re-election, it was just a formality, but President Wilson still opened a bottle of champagne in his office with his assistants to celebrate.

Amid the laughter and cheers, Public Intelligence Committee member Creel walked in and handed a telegram to Wilson, who was already a little drunk, and said in a low voice: "I think you should take a look at this, Mr. President."

Wilson took the telegram and glanced at it. The smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by embarrassment and shame, and soon turned into anger.

"This is not true," Wilson cursed. "They are a bunch of liars. They have carefully woven a set of lies. The United States is of course fighting for honor and national interests, not for any loans!"

The originally relaxed and lively office suddenly became quiet. The secretaries and assistants looked at Wilson helplessly, not knowing what was going on.

Creel waved his hand: "Time to work, gentlemen."

They dispersed as if they had been pardoned and returned to their respective posts. A few seconds later, only Wilson and Clear were left. Even the servant who was arranging the wine glasses was driven out.

Wilson sat back in the chair weakly, taking off his heavy disguise. The justice and anger on his face disappeared, leaving only confusion and helplessness.

Wilson thought he could take advantage of Charles' weakness and defeat him this time, but unexpectedly, he was taken advantage of by Charles instead.

$ 2 billion.

Not only did he fail to gain any benefits, but he also got himself embroiled in the scandal of "the United States was unwilling to stop the war in order to obtain loans."

What happened to Charles?

Doesn't this guy have any flaws at all?

"Mr. President," Krill analyzed:
"As far as I know, the only evidence Gallieni has is from British and French parliamentarians."

"Our bribers are all businessmen and capitalists."

"As long as we insist that these things are the capitalists' own doing, we won't be affected."

Wilson said "hmm".

This was not luck, but something he had considered before. The people he sent out to bribe all had capitalist backgrounds, and now he could put all the blame on them.

The US government is of course innocent.

The reason why the United States was unwilling to stop the war was never because of any loans. It has always been because it was worried that the Germans would get time to recuperate and make a comeback. This has never changed!

So that's not the point.

"Char didn't keep his promise." Wilson narrowed his eyes. "This liar took $2 million in loan forgiveness from us, but he didn't participate in the attack as he said."

Creel immediately understood what President Wilson meant.

We can hold Charles accountable on this point and at least recover the $200 million!

(End of this chapter)