If Hans didn't come, it would be difficult to deal with.
Since they couldn't unite and send troops to Hans's homeland to force Hans to compromise by force, if Hans insisted on not attending this meeting, then the Allied Powers would have to overturn the Washington Treaty signed in 1922 and join the Hans in a naval arms race!
Of course, if this happened, it would definitely be something no one wanted to see, because it wasn't good for everyone.
So, after two days of agonising waiting, the representatives of the five countries could no longer sit still!
"How about trying to send another telegram to Hans?" The British-Sun-Never-Sets asked the Eagle Sauce representative tentatively.
The Eagle Sauce representative was a little unhappy:"Why don't you send it yourself?"
The previous telegram was sent by the Eagle Sauce, but Hans did not give them face, which shows that the Eagle Sauce's face is not so useful, or Hans has no interest in participating in the Fog City Conference.
In this case, the Eagle Sauce naturally did not want to continue sending telegrams. After all, if Hans continued to not respond, then they would lose face again!
Hearing the words of the Eagle Sauce representative, the British-Sun-Never-Sets smiled awkwardly and did not respond.
Obviously, they themselves are aware of their own status in the hearts of the Hans. The Hans did not even give face to the Eagle Sauce, so how could they give face to them?
And the face of the remaining three countries is even more useless, so it is useless to rely on a single country.
"In this case, why don't we five countries unite and jointly invite Hans? This way, we can not only show the position and attitude of our five countries, but also put pressure on Hans people, letting them know that if they don't come to the meeting, they will be against our five countries!"
The proposal of the British Sun was responded to by all countries, so the five most powerful countries in the world united and sent a telegram to the Hans government, inviting Hans to attend the Fog City Conference.
Moreover, in order to put pressure on Hans, the British Sun even learned the fishing boat offensive of Mainz and disclosed the matter to the news media.
"Inviting Hans to attend the Six Nations Conference? Is this true?"
"Of course, this is true. After all, our British Empire has always been a peace-loving country. In order to maintain world stability and peace and promote the common development of mankind, we hope that all countries in the world can participate in the arms control conference and reduce their investment in military forces to reduce the risk of the next world war. As one of the major countries in Europe, Hans naturally has the responsibility to maintain world peace!"
After the reporters got the news, they immediately publicized it, making the matter known to everyone.
In this case, people from all countries turned their eyes to Hans. Everyone was curious whether Hans would accept the invitation from the British Empire and the other four countries to come to the capital of the British Empire, Fog City, to attend the arms control conference.
"The British learn very quickly!"
After hearing the news, Mainz endured it.
As a veteran world hegemon, their policies are very flexible.
Compared with the unenterprising Gauls, the British have been learning from each other's strengths and constantly improving their shortcomings!
If they had not misjudged the strength and development potential of the Eagle Sauce, the British would probably still be able to sit firmly on the position of world hegemony for at least a few more decades!
Mainz was not surprised by this reaction of the British.
Hans would send someone to participate in the negotiations sooner or later.
Mainz originally planned to delay it for one day and carry on with the tactic of procrastination.
As long as the five countries do not jointly issue an invitation, Hans will not send anyone over, even if it is relatively Mainz ignored the telegram sent by the friendly Eagle Sauce people.
This was not a question of selling face to the other party, but a question involving Hans' national interests.
The prerequisite for Hans to participate in the Fog City Conference was very clear, that is, all countries had to accept Hans' abolition of the Treaty of Versailles that the great powers had formulated against Hans in the Eiffel Tower City after World War I!
This treaty was officially abolished by Mainz last year after the outbreak of the German-Polish War, and it was at the first moment of abolishing this treaty that Hans began to produce tanks, battleships, fighter jets and other weapons and equipment that were not allowed to be produced in the original treaty!
However, so far, the Treaty of Versailles has only been unilaterally abolished by Hans, and other countries have not accepted this fact. Therefore, there is an essential conflict between the two sides. Disagreement.
If this matter is not clarified, Mainz does not intend to send people to attend the Fog City Conference. After all, the Fog City Conference discusses the treaty of naval arms control, and the Treaty of Versailles itself has naval restrictions against Hans. Since there are clear restrictions, if the Treaty of Versailles is not abolished, there is no need to invite Hans to sign any new naval treaty! The fact that
Eagle Sauce invited Hans can only represent the attitude of Eagle Sauce, that is to say, Eagle Sauce stands on the side of Hans on this issue, and they support the abolition of the Treaty of Versailles!
However, the other four countries have not made a clear statement, which makes things ambiguous. Mainz cannot accept such a gray area, and this kind of thing must be clarified. It has to be clear. Otherwise, if it is not clear, the Allies can use this excuse to continue to cause trouble for Mainz and Hans in the future!
After all, the Gauls still count on Hans' war reparations every year to solve their financial crisis!
If the Treaty of Versailles is not completely abolished, the Gauls will definitely continue to ask Hans to continue to pay war reparations in the future, which is of course unacceptable to Mainz!
The representatives of the British Empire and other countries are not unaware of this matter, which is why they did not send a joint invitation before.
However, since the other party has already sent a joint invitation at this time, it shows that the five countries have officially accepted the fact that Hans abolished the Treaty of Versailles!
In this case, it is natural to send people to attend the Fog City Conference!
On June 1, 1923, Children's Day, Hans' young Foreign Minister Ribbentrop set off and flew to the capital of the British Empire, Fog City, to formally represent Hans in the six-nation talks.
Representatives from various countries were relieved when they saw Hans sending representatives over. However, when the meeting started, after Hans put forward his request, the representatives from various countries were immediately furious!
"Our country demands a quota equal to that of the British Empire and the Eagle Sauce!" Ribbentrop repeated Hans' original request, that they demand to be on an equal footing with the British Empire and the Eagle Sauce!
"This is absolutely impossible!"
The representative of the Sun Never Sets was furious on the spot. He felt a little angry. Didn't he reject Hans once before?
Why did Hans start to make this request again? This made him doubt Hans' sincerity!
"Why is it impossible? The population of the British Empire is only half of ours, the industrial output value is only 60% of ours, and the land area is only 40% of ours. You British Empire can get a naval quota of 520,000 tons, why can't we Hans?"
Ribbentrop was not surprised at all by the fierce opposition of the British Empire, and he was not even angry. Instead, he sneered and laughed at the British Empire for being fooled by him!
Anyway, his purpose is to delay time. In this case, he will naturally have a good quarrel with the British Empire and the Gauls. The more intense the quarrel, the better. It would be best if this meeting failed, and then several more meetings would be held, dragging it for a year or two!
Ribbentrop was not unreasonable. His words were loud and clear, and the data was cold and realistic.
When the countries heard it, they felt that it seemed to make sense!
Whether it is population, industrial output value or land area, the Hans are larger than the British Empire, so why can't the quota of Hans be on par with the British Empire?