Compared with Germany's pragmatic attitude, the United States' request to send a military observation team to the East China government is more sluggish, but its ideas and goals are also more complex.

Of course, the United States does not want to see the East China government rise by taking advantage of this war, but it is also very dissatisfied with the practice of Britain and France to blindly suppress the East China government, because the situation in the past few years has proved that the East China government was not the Qing court, and there is almost no possibility of making it succumb to external pressure, unless Britain and France can directly send troops and completely defeat the East China government on the battlefield. Therefore, the result of this pressure can only force the East China government to expand the scale of the war, which will make the situation missed. The US government believes that it cannot pin its hopes on Britain and France, and it must do something.

The United States' military power is not strong now. Of course, the United States now does not have the habit of beating whoever they dislike, so it directly excludes the option of military interference or military pressure. In fact, the relationship between the United States and the East China government has always been well maintained, but the relationship between the two sides is mainly in the economic field. Although the largest trading partner of the East China government is Germany, followed by the United States. However, a large part of the economic relationship between the East China government and Germany is dominated by the government, and the United States is far greater than Germany in pure commercial trade relations. However, in terms of military and political terms, the relationship between the United States and the East China government is basically zero.

But the United States is now in a stage of great transformation from a big to a strong point. Although the domestic isolationist idea is still very large, visionary politicians hope that the United States will participate more in international politics and make their own voices on the international stage. East Asia has major economic interests of the United States. Although there are many forces intertwined, European countries are far from reaching, so it has become an important fulcrum for the United States to enter the international stage.

For the past 10 years, the United States has been involved in Asian affairs. From being timid in 1894 when Japan provoked the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, provoked the Spanish-American War in 1898, seizing the Philippines as its foothold in Asia, joining the Eight-National United Nations War of aggression in China in 1900, and then fully supporting Japan in launching the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, the United States has actually strengthened its interference in East Asia step by step.

The East China government is a newly emerging political force in East Asia. Naturally, the United States is not satisfied with maintaining economic relations with the East China government, but hopes to develop military and political relations with the East China government, which is conducive to the United States' interference in East Asia. Therefore, the United States' attitude towards the East China government participating in the war is very subtle, and it does not strongly oppose it like Britain and France. To a certain extent, there is still some support. In fact, it is hoped that the East China government will participate in the war, make the water more muddy, and take the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of the troubled waters. Before the East China government joined the war, the United States allowed the East China government to issue bonds worth 15 million pounds in the United States, which not only supported the East China government to participate in the war, but also created conditions for the development of military and political relations with the East China government. With this relationship, the United States is also qualified to propose the request to send a military observation group.

However, the purpose of the United States' request to send a military observation team is to test the attitude of the East China government. If the East China government signs the US request, it means that the East China government is willing to develop military and political relations with the United States. This of course meets the US's wishes and allows the United States to intervene in the Liaodong war more deeply. At the necessary stage of the war, the United States can mediate by relying on having good relations with the three parties to promote the three parties to conduct peaceful negotiations. This will not only win interests for the United States, but also enhance the United States' international status.

At the same time, the United States also considers that the current situation in Liaodong is the greatest advantage of the East China government. Even if the East China government cannot occupy all of Liaodong in the future, it will still have a place. Therefore, from now on, it is necessary for the United States to establish better political relations with the East China government. This is not only conducive to the United States' interference in East Asia, but also conducive to the United States' expansion of its economic interests in East Asia. The United States is a country based on business, and all political actions are ultimately for the United States to obtain greater and more economic benefits.

It turns out that the United States has always hoped to carry out commercial development in Liaodong, China, because Liaodong has rich resources and great potential. However, after Russia forced the lease of Lushun in 1898, it regarded the Liaodong region as its own ban and did not allow others to get involved. The East China government's attitude is much more open than Russia. It has many cooperative projects with the United States in Shandong and has strongly invited American capital to enter. Although there are stricter conditions and restrictions, it also provides a better investment environment and services. Now all powerful countries are facing the pressure of overcapacity. The United States has a huge domestic market, so the pressure is smaller, but it cannot be prepared early. Moreover, if you don't occupy a new market, others will occupy it.

Now that the East China government defeats Russia, whether it is to monopolize Liaodong or partially occupy Liaodong in the future, it will win the opportunity for American capital to enter the Liaodong region. If the United States can conduct large-scale investment and development in the Liaodong region, it will be of great benefit to the United States digesting production capacity and expanding the economy. Therefore, the United States has an extremely complex background to propose to send a military observation team to the East China government.

After receiving the application from Germany and the United States, the senior executives of the East China government were also surprised. It was fine if Germany arrived, but they did not expect that the United States would make a request to send a military observation group. However, after serious consultations at the Executive Council, everyone thought that this would not harm the East China government. Because the arrival of the military observation group would also be governed by the East China government and would not let them do whatever they wanted. They could also use the arrival of the military observation group to put pressure on Britain, France, Japan, Russia and other countries, because according to practice, only countries with good relations would send military observation groups to each other.

Although Germany and the United States will try their best to clarify that sending military observation teams does not express support for the East China government, Britain, France, Japan, Russia and other countries may not believe it easily. Moreover, there will be some concerns in their future behavior. Of course, the East China government will make full use of this incident to maximize its own interests.

In addition, with the arrival of the military observation group, the development of military and political relations with the United States is also a good thing for the East China government. After all, the East China government is very clear that although the United States is big but not strong now, its potential is far greater than that of European countries. Moreover, the United States and European countries are not monotonous, so the East China government and the United States still have broad space for cooperation. The ultimate goal of the East China government is to overthrow the Qing court and be the masters of the country, but the new country needs to be recognized by other countries. Although it is enough as long as its own strength is achieved, after all, the purity is over, and other countries can only recognize it. But if the relationship between countries is good, of course it will be recognized as soon as possible. Based on these reasons, the East China government is actually completely necessary to develop political and military relations with the United States.

So two days later, the East China government also responded to Germany and the United States, expressing that it welcomed the two countries to send military observation teams to the East China government and would immediately arrange personnel and negotiate with the consulates of the two countries on personnel, arrangements, rules and other matters. At the same time, the East China government also proposed to the two countries that it hopes to increase the issuance of 1,500 pounds of bonds in each country and purchase materials directly from the two countries with the income from selling bonds.

In fact, the East China government is not short of money now. After all, it has not been long since participated in the war. The total amount of bonds worth 30 million pounds issued by the United States last time in Germany and the United States has not yet been used up. Moreover, the East China government has issued bonds in Shanghai, with the first phase planned to issue 10 million taels of silver. The sales are also very hot now. Therefore, the current financial situation of the East China government is still very good and there is no urgent need for funds. However, the possibility of this war ending in a short period of time is not high. After all, Japan and Russia have been fighting for nearly one and a half years. The East China government estimates that after it joins the war, it will fight at least one year, and perhaps more. Therefore, the East China government is ready to prepare for a long-term war, and the preparation of funds must naturally be planned in advance.

Moreover, the purpose of raising funds is of course to purchase materials, so instead of accumulating funds, it is better to accumulate materials directly. The East China government plans to purchase a batch of artillery, shells, rifles, armored steel plates, ship-purchased steel, steam engines, boilers and spare parts, materials, etc. from Germany. On the one hand, it is used to supplement the current insufficient military production capacity of the East China government; on the other hand, the East China government captured a large number of warships in the Battle of Tsuma, and the spare parts for repairing warships cannot be produced by themselves and needs to be imported from Germany. In fact, before the war started, the East China government purchased a batch of spare parts and materials for warships from Germany. However, it was not expected that there were too many warships captured in the Battle of Tsuma, and there were nearly 30 warships salvaged from the Port of Lushun. The spare parts and materials purchased in the early stage were not enough, so we could only purchase more from Germany.

The materials purchased from the United States are drugs, cloth, ordinary steel, wood and production machines, etc. These are either materials needed for war or must-have materials related to national economy and people's livelihood. Although the East China government is not short of these materials at present, it is always wrong to have preparations and reserve more. No one can tell the future. It is not impossible to buy things with money.

After the replies of the East China government were issued, the consuls of Germany and the United States did not dare to neglect them, and immediately sent the requests of the East China government back to the country to make decisions. In fact, these requests made by the East China government were not excessive, and were quite beneficial to Germany and the United States. Not only was it profitable to purchase bonds from the East China government, but it could also sell domestic products and digest the excess production capacity in the country. However, at this moment of construction, doing so undoubtedly is suspected of supporting the East China government. Although Germany and the United States do not need to act according to the expressions of Britain and France, there is no need to offend Britain and France too much. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully consider and plan to measure the gains and losses, success or failure, in order to reply to the East China government.
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