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"Franklin, what happened?"

Hull looked at Roosevelt who was furious, full of shock and anger.Of course he was not angry because of Roosevelt, he was just angry with those who angered Roosevelt... You know, since Lin suffered from polio, Roosevelt has always been very gracious and cultivated, not to mention angry, just angry The situation is also very rare, but now someone is so angry that Roosevelt dropped the phone in front of them and Marshall... As the Secretary of State and also a friend of Roosevelt, how can he not be angry?

But unexpectedly, after dropping the phone and scolding "robber" twice, Roosevelt was no longer as angry as before. Instead, he glanced at Hull and Marshall, and expressed his apology first:

"I'm out of control. I hope you don't mind."

"We don't mind, but you have to let us know what happened." Hull let go of his heart, but still said in a deep voice.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that those Chinese have raised conditions again." Roosevelt shrugged and said with a wry smile.

"...So, Mr. President, your prediction has come true?" Marshall asked with a frown.

"Yes, isn't the speed very fast?" Roosevelt smiled bitterly again, "Henry told me that the Chinese hope to use their own currency and use their own official exchange rate to settle the previous loan with us."

"what?"[

"This is simply a robber!"

Marshall and Hull were furious at the same time.How can there be such rules in this world?If you use the banknotes you print to repay the money owed to others, don't you just pay it back as you want?He even hypocritically said that he still needs to use his own official exchange rate... Even the most overbearing bandit in the world would not be able to do such an abominable thing.

"Not only that. The Chinese also said that if we agree to such a settlement, then they will not pursue the possible breach of contract by Grumman." Roosevelt continued.

"Break the contract?" The other two were startled again.

"The Chinese ordered a total of 1000 or 800 'Hellcats' from Grumman, and now they have only received more than [-]. According to the contract, if Grumman cannot complete the contract on time, then they must compensate a considerable amount Liquidated damages that are dozens of times the total price of these aircraft. Obviously, Grumman has indeed been unable to complete this contract." Roosevelt sighed.

"Ten times the total price of 1000 and [-] 'Hellcats'? God, how could Grumman sign such a clause in the first place?" Hull was surprised.

"Maybe they think this one is so-called at all?" Marshall couldn't help shaking his head.He could understand Grumman's thinking.At that time, who could have imagined that the United States would be attacked?It is even more impossible to imagine that the enemy from the west coast of the Pacific Ocean could even run to the east coast of the United States to drop bombs.And for Grumman.It is not a big business to produce 1000 or [-] aircraft, and it will definitely be completed on time.But who ever thought...

"I remember our observation mission to China mentioning the use of the paratroopers by the Chinese many times. But although we have begun to form the same force, the progress is still very slow. Now the Japanese have taught us a lesson, I think It has become inevitable to form the same troops quickly and in large numbers." Thinking of the Japanese "borrowing" from Canada, after capturing its airport, they used it as a springboard to bomb the Great Lakes region and New York, and occupied Denver Airport.Then about the bombing of the Texas oil fields and the three Pacific railways, Marshall couldn't help getting angry.The observation team in China has already mentioned the importance of the airborne troops, inspected their training and combat methods, and submitted a detailed report, but it was unexpected that the Japanese would take what they had eaten from the Chinese airborne troops. Fortunately, they hit the heads of the Americans, and they hit them so hard... The Pacific Railway was blocked, and the Panama Canal was blocked.Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Fleet were almost completely destroyed, and many important industrial facilities were damaged. They still don't know when they can really launch a counterattack against the Japanese.

"Now is not the time to talk about these things. The Chinese have a great appetite, but it must be admitted that they have seized the opportunity and have the ability and qualifications to propose conditions to us." Roosevelt sighed, "I decided to agree to their request. "

"I don't agree." Hull shouted, "Grumman has actually gone bankrupt! The designs and technical data of their various aircraft were also destroyed in that bombing. Even if the Chinese want to ask them for breach of contract Jin can't do it either, they just exchanged tens of millions of dollars for our aid with two nice words!"

"It's more than that. My friend." Roosevelt smiled bitterly. "The Chinese have a very big appetite, as I have already said. They also made another request: to apply for US$1 million in aid from us again!"

"..." Hull was stunned. After a long time, he searched around: "Where is the phone?"

"Hull!?"

"I'm going to throw that thing once too! No, twice. No, ten times!" Hull quickly picked up the phone that Roosevelt threw on the ground, and then lifted it up.He gritted his teeth and hit the ground: "This is a group of robbers, greedy robbers! I want to summon the Chinese ambassador, and I want to fight with him, a duel—"

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"Can the Americans agree?"

Chongqing.Huangshan.

Chiang Kai-shek was dressed in casual clothes, leaning on a walking stick, followed by Wang Chonghui, Kong Xiangxi and Qin Wei, walking slowly on the path among the mountains. ... The weather is gradually getting hotter. As one of the four major stoves, Chongqing is only cooler in the forest.But Chiang Kai-shek didn't care about it.The Japanese threw the troops withdrawn from Siberia to Southeast Asia, and the pressure on China was greatly reduced. In addition, the mechanized equipment taken over from the Soviets had already entered Guisui, and troops could be sent for training in a few days.At that time, he will also have a really strong army under his command.All of this made him feel more relaxed.As for Qin Wei's request for assistance from the Americans, he really didn't take it seriously.It's all about asking, but it's all over.Americans can not agree?

"The Americans must be very angry. But the more angry they are, the more they have no choice but to be blackmailed by us. All they can do is bargain with us." Wang Chonghui is also in a good mood.In the past, China fought against Japan on its own, and it was difficult. Now not only the Soviet Union, but also the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands... Although I have never had a good impression of these countries, this feeling of "sharing difficulties" is really good.

"I'm afraid that the Americans will settle accounts with us." Kong Xiangxi sighed, "These foreigners don't have many good things."

"Accounts must be settled, but it is not certain who will settle the account." Qin Wei laughed.

"The United States is stronger than us after all." Chiang Kai-shek reminded.

"That's right. But what if there is the Pacific Ocean in the middle?" Qin Wei curled his lips, "Unless they want to start a war, otherwise, no matter how strong they are, that's the thing."

"I really don't know where you learned these tricks at such a young age." Kong Xiangxi turned his face and looked at Qin Wei carefully, "We have some strength now, but the economy and industry are far behind. This is quite So the tree of the root, the water of the source, cannot last long! You are now taking advantage of the fire to rob the Americans, and when they recover, can you stand their counterattack?"

"The root tree is right, but it also depends on the environment." Qin Wei smiled, stopped and looked around.Suddenly walked towards a clump of bamboo a few steps away.

"What are you doing?" Wang Chonghui asked suspiciously.

"Don't do it."

Qin Wei had already walked to the front of the bamboo clump, reached out and grabbed a bamboo, and then began to break it...but left and right, the bamboo just kept breaking.He was annoyed immediately, raised his hand and pulled out the gun from his waist, aiming at the center of the bamboo several times.

"Bang bang bang-"

"what happened?"

In less than half a minute, a row of guards with submachine guns rushed over, all of them were so nervous that they were about to fight at any time.

"It's okay." Chiang Kai-shek rubbed his temples lightly, and waved to these soldiers.Signal them to back off.

"It's really rich and powerful. I said Qin Wei, do you know how much your money is?" Kong Xiangxi was not as polite as Chiang Kai-shek, and when he saw the soldiers retreating, he immediately challenged Qin Wei.

"It's definitely not worth as much as my cigarette factory." Qin Wei replied casually, and then pointed the bamboo he folded in his hand at Kong Xiangxi, "Dean Kong, look clearly..."

"What do you want to do?" Kong Xiangxi frowned.

"Just look at it."

Qin Wei smiled, and inserted the bamboo into the soil next to the bamboo clump.

"I seem to understand." Wang Chonghui looked at these.Knowingly laughed.

"Yes." Chiang Kai-shek also understood, "Chongqing is a good place, let alone a freshly broken bamboo branch, it is just a piece of dead wood. It can be revived if it is inserted into the soil... The environment is really good."

"Hmph," Kong Xiangxi naturally knew what Qin Wei's move meant, but his thoughts were completely different from those of Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Chonghui: "Want to take advantage of this world war to develop China? This is far more casual than yours." It is tens of thousands of times more difficult to "plant" a stick in the ground."

"Whether it's tens of thousands or hundreds of millions of times, or even trillions of times...it's all developed bit by bit." Qin Wei clapped his hands and walked back, "So what if you're poor and white? The whole world will learn a lesson from the First World War. I am afraid that there will be no more world-wide wars in a few decades. Moreover, Britain, France, the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, Japan and Italy will all be weakened to a certain extent or even greatly in this war. Therefore, this war is a disaster for us, but it is also an opportunity. As long as we can make our military strength reach the level of Japan today, even if it is only half or one third, it is enough to guarantee our own security. And as long as there is a safe external environment, and the independence we have never really had before in the war, I don’t believe that China will continue to fall behind like this. Our population and territory in China determine As long as we develop seriously, we will become one of the most powerful countries in the world. We will definitely be able to catch up with other countries, and this time, in my opinion, is only a dozen or 20 years."

"That's a good word..." Before Kong Xiangxi said anything, Chiang Kai-shek had already raised his head and strode forward.

"The chairman likes to hear such uplifting words." Wang Chonghui glanced at Qin Wei, and chased after him with a smile.

"I can't tell, you're pretty good at flattering." But Kong Xiangxi was very upset, and he didn't like Qin Wei's opinion.

"Pursuit is second... You don't really want me to use your debt to find a loan from your brother-in-law, do you?" Qin Wei asked him with a smile.

"You are ruthless." Kong Xiangxi choked when he heard the words, but no matter how hard he tried to raise his spirits, he still lacked confidence, so he could only sigh, and softened Qin Wei again: "As long as you return the money that Qixing Company bought the factory, I will give you money." The tobacco factory will give it back to you."

"No. You still owe me so much, how can I give you money?" Qin Wei curled his lips, "You can either return the factory to me directly, and add another 200 million oceans; or, wait for me to find it Your brother-in-law...you can figure it out yourself."

"Another 200 million oceans?"

"What else? When the Japanese hit Indonesia and your oil fields are gone, where will you go to raise money for me? My 1000 million pounds will be gone." Qin Wei shouted: "I just want you for nothing now." It’s very generous to add such a little ocean to a factory. What else do you want?”

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