Chapter 1,359 The Fruits of Victory
Due to dual pressures from domestic and foreign countries, the Japan-US security treaty finally broke down. According to the agreement signed by Japan, Xinguo, and Star Circle Trade, Marines from Star Circle Trade took large transport planes and arrived at the Tokyo military base one after another. In addition to the two thousand soldiers, twenty Aurora-20 and fifty Hunter Tiger II tanks also arrived in Japan. They were nominally leased from the idle military base of the Guard, but in fact they were to supervise the withdrawal of US troops from Japan. .
It is foreseeable that the next negotiations will be a tug of war.
At the New Otani Hotel, Jiang Chen met Hillary.
The last time we met was about a year ago.
At that time, when the two warships were facing off in the Western Pacific, Jiang Chen had a brief video call with her. The two sides almost put the nuclear button on the negotiating table. Fortunately, all the nuclear bombs were lying in the silos until the end. Ring trade successfully defended maritime borders, and Americans were forced to choose reason. It is precisely because the negotiations that day ended peacefully that people all over the world can sit in front of the TV today and watch this world-class sports event...
These are all old almanacs of the past.
Although it has only been a year, Jiang Chen could clearly feel that she was much older than last year when he saw her today. Whether it's the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes or the gray on her temples, it can be seen that she didn't live a very good life in the last few months of her tenure.
"These military facilities were rebuilt by the US military and have been used for nearly a century. We cannot unilaterally end the security treaty because of your agreement with Japan. I hope you can carefully consider your decision today. The Japan-US security treaty Ending it will make the entire Asia-Pacific region strategically unbalanced, which will definitely not be in your national interest." Looking into the eyes of the Japanese Prime Minister, Hillary said seriously.
The Japanese Prime Minister looked helpless and glanced at Jiang Chen, who was sitting on the other side.
"The first problem can be easily solved. If you can dismantle it, you can pack it up and take it away. If you can't dismantle it, you can blow it up on the spot or sell it to us at a discount. We will take it all as ordered." Sitting on the sofa, Jiang Chen tapped the armrest of the sofa with his index finger, and said pleasantly, "As for the second question, what does the strategic imbalance in Asia have to do with you Americans? You'd better pay more attention to the brothers and sisters in the south. They are the ones who are the most important." At your doorstep."
Hearing Jiang Chen mention South America, a ball of anger ignited in Hillary's chest. However, worthy of being the president of a country, she did not respond to the provocation in Jiang Chen's words. She did not even have any negative emotions written on her face, but continued calmly.
"Five hundred billion dollars, this is the bottom line we can accept."
"Well, we don't have to buy it." Jiang Chen sighed,
"Where do you want to move these military bases? As long as it is on Earth, we will build one for you according to the original appearance for free."
Five hundred billion dollars?
What a liar! Your annual defense expenditure has not reached this amount, right?
This kind of money is enough to build not only 88 military bases, but also a space elevator!
There are serious differences of opinion between the two sides on the issue of demolition compensation. The bottom line given by Jiang Chen is SGD 60 billion, and each military base will be compensated at an average price of SGD 700 million. However, Hillary insisted on the figure of 500 billion and refused to let go, and demanded that the settlement be settled in US dollars.
Originally, Jiang Chen did not expect to be able to reach a consensus with the Americans on the first day. After some debate, the two sides finally chose to put aside the issue for the time being and start the next round of negotiations on the withdrawal time.
"The withdrawal time is too short. One year is simply not enough. We can reduce the number of military bases from 88 to 10 within ten years, and withdraw all US soldiers stationed in Japan in the next two years."
"Ten years?" Jiang Chen shook his head with a smile and held out a finger, "One year at most. If your plane is not enough, we can reimburse your air tickets for free."
"Not only do personnel need to be evacuated, but also weapons and equipment. Ten years is not an exaggeration at all. It took us nearly a century to deploy these equipment." Kerry, sitting next to Hillary, said sophistry.
"People will be evacuated in batches. You can transport the weapons and equipment to South Korea next door first, and then slowly drag them home. Again, if you don't have enough transportation capacity, you can come to us. In addition to being a military contractor, Star Ring Trading also I also work part-time in the shipping business." Jiang Chen said with a smile as he crossed his fingers above his knees and looked at Kerry sitting opposite.
He had anticipated from the beginning that this negotiation would be a tug-of-war.
Whether it is relocation compensation or troop withdrawal time, the differences between Starring Trading, Japan, and the United States are quite serious.
Japan proposed that the Yokosuka Military Base must be relocated immediately. However, the Americans' opinion is that the Yokosuka Military Base, as the headquarters of the US military stationed in Japan, should be moved last. The requirement of Star Ring Trade is that it does not matter when the Yokosuka base is handed over, but the Seventh Fleet deployed in Japan must evacuate immediately.
After a week-long negotiation, the two sides finally reached a consensus on the withdrawal issue.
Xinghuan Trading will pay S$10 billion to the United States in one lump sum, and Japan will pay S$60 billion to the U.S. in four years. The troop withdrawal plan will be officially implemented starting in March next year, which is the first month after Hillary leaves office.
Regarding the implementation time of the troop withdrawal plan proposed by Hillary, Jiang Chen did not make it too difficult. He only emphasized that it must be completed within one year, that is, March 2022. Although this opponent caused him a lot of trouble, overall he was still a respectable opponent. Since she was already unlucky enough, there was no need to tear away the last bit of her dignity.
The United States has made considerable concessions in terms of compensation amount and troop withdrawal time. In exchange, Jiang Chen paid 10,000 NATO coalition prisoners and a ceasefire agreement.
In a sense, Hillary was targeting these two points when she started asking for huge amounts of money.
In addition, the Seventh Fleet will depart for Guam at the end of this month, accompanied by two thousand Marines...
In the reception room of the New Otani Hotel, representatives from the three parties signed their names on three identical agreements.
After putting away the agreement, Jiang Chen was about to leave with his loot when Kerry stood in front of him, staring at him.
"Star Ring Trade should not have existed from the beginning. You are just a troublemaker. If you still have any conscience at all, you should disband your stupid company immediately." Kerry said word for word.
"Disbanded, and then what?" Jiang Chen sneered, "Is it up to you to resist the colonial ships from Gliese 581? Accept the reality, we can do better than you. And with all due respect, you are the trouble. Creators, our existence is just to create trouble for you."
Kerry was slightly stunned.
Jiang Chen said the last sentence in Chinese, and for a while he still didn't understand the relationship between subject, predicate and object. When he understood the meaning of Jiang Chen's words, his eyebrows suddenly raised. However, just when he was about to argue with him, Jiang Chen's back had already walked away.