There were not many iron ore mines in Jiaoben, so steel was extremely valuable to them. A battleship weighed tens of thousands of tons. If it was dismantled, at least half of the steel could be recycled, which was a huge amount for Jiaoben!
In fact, it was not just Jiaoben. Eagle Sauce and the Sun Never Set also dismantled several warships. However, they had more warships in their hands, and they also built more, so the loss of a few ships was not a big problem, and they did not suffer as much as the Jiaoben people.
After hearing what Jiaoben said, the Sun Never Sets people were delighted and felt that they seemed to have found an opportunity to win over Jiaoben!
So the Sun Never Sets took the opportunity to say:"If you want to continue to maintain the Washington City Treaty, you must restrict Hans's naval shipbuilding plan.
Otherwise, Hans has built warships of 40,000 to 50,000 tons or even larger tonnage, and our warships are limited to less than 35,000 tons.
Our warships will completely lose their ability to fight against Hans's warships.
I believe you don't want your country to spend a huge price to build warships, but you can only passively take a beating on the battlefield, right?"
The words of the Sun Never Sets really touched the hearts of the representatives of various countries! The main battleships of the navy are expensive. If they don't restrict the construction plan of the Hans, it would be like digging a hole to frame themselves!
So, all countries quickly reached a consensus on this position!
"Very good, it seems that everyone agrees to declare war on Germany, right?"
The Sun Never Sets was relieved to see that everyone's opinions were finally unified. They planned to strike while the iron was hot and quickly push all countries to reach a consensus on declaring war on Hans!
"Wait, we only agreed to restrict Hans's naval development plan, but we didn't agree to participate in the war against Hans!"
The Eagle Sauce representative stared at the British representative vigilantly. He found that this guy seemed to have been trying to drag Eagle Sauce into the water. He wanted Eagle Sauce to run to Europe to work for these European masters?
Eagle Sauce would never do such a stupid thing!
"Yes, that's right. We are so far away that it is impossible for us to send troops to join the battle. If you want to fight by yourselves, then fight by yourselves, don't take us with you!"
Although the representatives of the Foot Basin had to agree to stand on the side of the British Empire and maintain the Washington Naval Treaty in order to restrict the Eagle Sauce, this does not mean that they will follow the British Empire to participate in the war against Hans!
Just like the Eagle Sauce people, the Foot Basin people also know very well that Hans is located in Western Europe, which is Europe's own sphere of influence. It is difficult for other countries to intervene, so there is no benefit in sending troops to Western Europe to fight.
If they win, it will help the British Empire and the Gauls consolidate their own positions. If they lose, they will suffer heavy losses and make a fool of themselves. This kind of thing is a loss in every way!
The representative of the British Empire sighed in his heart. He knew that it would be difficult for the representatives of the two countries to be fooled by him, so there should be little hope of winning them over to join the war!
However, it is imperative to restrict the development of the Hans' navy. If a war against Hans cannot be provoked, then at least Hans must be forced to sign an agreement to restrict their navy. They can't just let them develop their navy so unscrupulously, right?
"How about we invite Hans to join the Washington Naval Treaty?"
The Italian representative, who had been silent, put forward a proposal that sounded quite reliable. When the representatives of various countries heard it, this method seemed feasible.
When the Washington Treaty was signed, they were the only ones in the world who were vigorously developing the navy. At that time, Hans was restricted by the Treaty of Versailles and could not develop the navy as he wanted. But now it is different. Hans directly trampled on the Treaty of Versailles and regarded this treaty as toilet paper to wipe his butt. Therefore, the Treaty of Versailles can no longer be counted on!
And since we can't rely on Versailles to restrict Hans, we can only use other treaties to restrict Hans. The ready-made Washington Treaty is naturally the best choice!
"I have a question!"
When the Gaul representative heard the Italian representative's proposal, he glared at the Italian representative and immediately said:
"If we invite Hans to join the Washington City Treaty, let's not talk about whether Hans will accept our kindness. Even if Hans really agrees to join the Washington City Treaty, how much quota should we give Hans?"
This is indeed a problem, and a very big one!
When the Washington Naval Treaty was signed, the quotas of the main naval battleships allocated to each country were 5:5:31.75:1.75.
Among them, the strongest British Empire and Eagle Sauce each received a quota of more than 500,000 tons, while Foot Basin received a quota of more than 300,000 tons, and the weakest Gaul and Italy only received a quota of 1.75 million tons!
At this time, they invited Hans to join. Which quota should they give Hans? Should they give Hans the lowest quota according to the standards of Gaul and Italy? Or should they give Hans an intermediate quota according to the standards of Foot Basin?
You can't say that you will give them the highest quota according to the standards of the British Empire and Eagle Sauce, right?
If this is really the case, let alone Italy, Gaul and Foot Basin, the British Empire and Eagle Sauce will definitely not be happy!
However, if it is given too little, What if Hans disagrees?
Hans is not like the end of World War I, when he had no power to fight back, so he could only be forced to agree to all their demands!
Hans now has the strength and confidence to fight against them. Although they can still defeat Hans if they really unite, but now both the Eagle Sauce and the Foot Basin do not agree to send troops to Europe to fight, and it is unrealistic for all countries to unite to fight against Hans!
In this case, if they want Hans to join in willingly, they must come up with a plan that Hans can accept!
However, the conditions for a plan that Hans can accept must be very generous, but can they accept very generous treatment for Hans?
This is the problem!
Therefore, the formulation of standards immediately became the focus of debate among the powers!
"I think that as a defeated country, Hans should just give them the lowest standard!"
The Gauls could not sit still. It was already a shame that they only got a quota of 175,000 tons. If the quota of the Hans people was higher than theirs at this time, the Gauls would definitely not accept it!
Because wouldn't it mean that they, as a victorious country, were even worse than the defeated country?
Although this was the fact in the eyes of all countries, the Gauls themselves could not accept this fact!
"We in Italy think so too. I think it is enough to give the Hans a quota of 150,000 tons!" Italy also has the lowest quota and is also a victorious country in the First World War. If the Hans' quota exceeds theirs, not only will the Gauls feel embarrassed, but the Italians will also feel unbalanced!
Why?
The British Sun was delighted. The speeches of the representatives of the two countries were exactly what I wanted!
So, the representative of the British Sun said:"Since the representatives of Gaul and Italy think so, we think we can use this standard to implement it and force Hans to accept this standard. What do you think?"
The representatives of Eagle Sauce and Foot Basin did not speak. As long as Hans' quota did not exceed theirs, then they would have no problem. As for how much quota to give Hans, it had nothing to do with them. Anyway, they did not need to face Hans' navy!
"I have no opinion!"
"I have no objection either!"
Representatives from the two countries quickly followed suit and expressed their views!
After seeing the representatives of the four countries express their views, the British Empire was overjoyed!
"Very good, in that case, let's send a joint telegram to Hans now, urging them to accept this condition!"