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Text Chapter 698 The war between two people - stirring up the storm

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    "Let me support him in hosting the Olympics?"

    "Or the World Industrial Exposition." Henry Morgenthau Jr. held the biscuit box in one hand and placed the telegram on Roosevelt's desk with the other hand. He also raised a weird line at the corner of his mouth: "You know? Franklin. I think he is a good opponent. If he  If you come to Wall Street, I believe you will become super rich."

    "Dear Henry, he is a rich man now." Roosevelt slowly pushed the wheelchair and looked at little Henry eating cookies and counted them one by one: "Chongqing, Jiangnan, Hanyang, Huachen Oil, and Gulf Oil."

    "These damn cheese biscuits make me rigid and fat." Little Henry joked, and deliberately extended the biscuit box to Roosevelt: "Would you like one? It's Mrs. Oliver's masterpiece. Of course, he asked me  Becoming stupid¡±

    "I don't want to get fat." Roosevelt smiled, pushed away the cookie box, and picked up the telegram sent back by Huddle.  The moment his fingers touched the paper, the smile gradually faded away, leaving only the solemnity and thoughtfulness of every moment between the lines.  Roosevelt could even feel Huddle's surprise at that moment when he saw Yang Qiu suddenly proposing conditions in exchange for the Olympic Games and the Industrial Expo.

    In fact, Roosevelt was also surprised. He thought that Yang Qiu might ask for the redemption of half of the remaining shares in the Sakhalin oil field, or the equivalent of Japan's loan amount, or some guarantees to the Soviet Union. In short, he could think of a thousand ways  Trading chips, but never expected that what they got in the end was support at the Olympics or World Expo!

    He didn¡¯t get the information or did he treat it with disdain?  Or does he think face-saving projects are more important?  Roosevelt turned around, seemingly casually placed the telegram on the table, and asked little Henry: "Henry, are you ready?"

    Little Henry wiped off the cookie crumbs and regained his shrewdness: "It's ready. All 6.5 billion US dollars in loans are packaged to Morgan and others, and they will lend out. Japan and the Soviet Union are both in kind, but Germany requires some cash. Of which the Soviet Union is 2 billion US dollars.  , Germany 3 billion, Japan, and the remainder will be provided to countries such as Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela. Use this loan as much as possible to expand the sales market of our products.¡±

    "What about gold? How much money can you secure?"

    Roosevelt was most worried about the financial market. Especially now, there is basically no bank in the United States that can ensure credit. Gold and other value-preserving products are priceless and have no market. This has seriously interfered with the economic plan he envisioned. If financing is not solved as soon as possible,  , If you don¡¯t crack down on speculation such as gold, no matter how many banknotes are issued, they will be swallowed up.

    Little Henry also felt that it was very difficult. Due to Hoover's stupid early release of national debt, a large amount of cash flowed into the US and European gold and silver markets, coupled with the withdrawal of funds from various countries. In fact, he racked his brains and could only ensure the release of about 60 billion funds.  The amount is far too far compared with the US$100 million needed by the New Deal.  But he also knew that this was Roosevelt's most important priority. If this round of bailouts had no effect, his re-election would be in vain, so his face became more serious.

    "Japan will provide tons, and the Soviet Union has already negotiated 200 tons. As soon as they get the loan, they will sell it immediately to suppress the price of gold. But Japan requires that they be allowed to recover losses from the market at low prices afterwards. Mr. Morgan also said after receiving the US$6.5 billion contract  Promise to cooperate with your actions. But you must persuade Congress to adopt an emergency banking bill as soon as possible to prohibit any gold speculation. Otherwise, no matter how much gold is sold, it will be useless. Also, China and Britain still have enough funds in their hands to eat gold.  !¡±

    "Does Japan really have such a request?" Roosevelt was a little annoyed. The 500 million loan was equivalent to hundreds of tons of gold, but he did not expect that the Japanese government actually planned to recover the losses of kc tons of physical goods that they were asked to sell off. This kind of greed  and stinginess made him feel a little unhappy.

    But for the sake of the grand plan, he still suppressed it.  Using loans in exchange for Japan and the Soviet Union to intervene to suppress gold prices was a last resort, because they could not bypass Congress and mobilize the Federal Reserve's gold reserves, and the current world gold price is artificially high. If the United States takes the lead, it will inevitably lead to suppression by central banks of various countries, so it can only pass it on.  To the red-eyed Japan and the Soviet Union.

    But this plan to use government credit loans in exchange for external funds to save himself reminded him of a scene a few years ago. He smiled bitterly and said: "Henry, is this the second Saudi plan?"

    "Yes. I must admit that Yang Qiu's Saudi actions and methods fascinate me. This perfect operation helped him obtain oil, transfer $3 billion in funds, and gain the friendship of the entire Arab world. God, you don't  You know how many Arab sheikhs are now expecting him to wave a check again."

    Roosevelt frowned quietly at these words: "Henry, I found a problem. Don't you think he is affecting us? Including decision-making!"

    "But that is indeed a good idea." Little Henry looked at Roosevelt, feeling helpless in his heart.  Cut off gold and silver, control foreign exchange, supervise finance, transfer funds, and promote politicalThe ?? project uses work as a rescue measure. Almost every economic reform plan is a method Yang Qiu has used.  The world's largest economic power, all its economic means are leftovers from China, which was looked down upon in the past. It is indeed very embarrassing.

    In order to change the topic, little Henry returned to the previous matter and asked: "Franklin, Huddle is still waiting for your reply."

    Roosevelt sat blankly, weighing the pros and cons with his fingers crossed on his lap.  Although both can enhance the country's influence, the Olympics are just sports games, and the World Industrial Expo is a window for the world to understand the industry and national strength of various countries, so it was decided: "Then let's do the Olympics."

    "But the right to host the 2036 Olympics has been promised to Berlin."

    Roosevelt forgot about this matter and said with a wry smile: "I was fooled. He actually just wanted to hold an industrial expo." "That's for sure." Little Henry agreed: "Berlin's status must be guaranteed. In fact, he knows this.  Only the next industrial fair has no country willing to take over, and the organizers are hoping to convince Amsterdam and Brussels.¡±

    "Then agree to him. The condition is that MacArthur will lead the officer corps to observe their Dragon Blade exercise this year."

    "Dragon Blade Exercise?" Little Henry was startled.  Dragon's Blade is the code name for the Chinese National Defense Force's annual military exercise. It has not changed for more than ten years. However, the problem is that no country has been able to observe and contact the exercise on the spot. This shows that the level of this exercise is even higher than that of the U.S. Navy's "Fleet Problem"  "Even more so.

    Will Yang Qiu be willing to open this kind of exercise to the United States?

    When Henry Jr. was doubtful, Roosevelt laughed: "He will be open to it. Please tell Hurdle. I will try my best to help him convince the organization that China will host the 1935 World Industrial Expo, and support Beijing in hosting the 1940 Olympic Games!"

    "Okay." Little Henry responded and walked out of the office.  When the door closed, Roosevelt picked up Hurdle's telegram again.  Why does he want to hold the World Expo and the Olympics? What exactly does he think?  Deliberately giving Japan and the United States time to recover?  Has he forgotten that Japan is the biggest enemy?  As long as you let go of the Philippines, the resurgent Japan will inevitably move south. Once Britain and France cannot hold the southeastern peninsula, the conflict between China and Japan will be unstoppable!

    Did he make a strategic mistake, or was there something he didn¡¯t understand?

    The thought lingers for a long time.

    Huang Yufei jumped off the ship, shook off the wrinkles on his clothes, and boarded Naha Port with his bag.  After losing Taiwan, Ryukyu's status suddenly became important. Even with economic difficulties, Japan had to spend huge sums of money to build seaports and fortifications, envisioning it as a bridgehead for future wars.

    So after landing, you can see many Japanese soldiers. There are also many obvious excavation marks on the mountains in the distance, and there are a large number of oil storage tanks near the Pacific side.

    "Hi, come and check."

    Two Japanese dock patrol officers appeared in front of everyone. Huang Yufei put down his bag generously and accepted the inspection readily. He also took out a piece of paper and kept asking: "Excuse me, is there a shuttle bus to Nishihara Town? I want to  How to find this place?"

    The patrol officer saw that he was wearing student uniform and had all the documents, and that the boat was coming from Yokohama. He thought he was a student from China looking for relatives, so he didn't create any trouble.  After leaving the pier, Huang Yufei learned that there was no public shuttle bus in Ryukyu, so he had no choice but to hire a rickshaw to go to Nishihara Town.  His observations along the way made him frown secretly. Although the Japanese army strengthened the defense of Ryukyu, they obviously did not have the energy to continue city construction, so there were low wooden houses and thatched huts everywhere, and many fishermen even lived directly on boats.  Except for a few small factories with cane sugar and fish processing signs, there is no trace of industry. Instead, there are countless izakayas where the garrison usually hangs out. The colorful women at the door can tell what kind of business they are doing at a glance.

    ?? Nishihara Town is a small residential area located five kilometers away from Naha Port.  Like the dock, the streets here are narrow, and the smell of sewage that has not been dredged for a long time is everywhere. The brown mud soon soaked his shoes.  After a long search, Huang Yufei finally met Tokuda Kyuichi.

    ¡°If it weren¡¯t for the photos and passwords, it would be hard for him to believe that this middle-aged man who looked like an old farmer was actually the leader of the Ryukyu Liberation Movement, the mastermind of the rice riots, and a core member of the National Socialist Party of Japan.

    "Mr. Tokuda, I need your help with something important now." After a brief greeting, Huang Yufei took off his coat, tore open his collar and took out a thin piece of naval gun information: "This is an important piece of information. I hope it will be available as soon as possible."  Send it to the Japanese Navy."

    Like Huang Yunfei, Tokuda Kiichi was also puzzled as to why such important information was handed over to the Japanese Navy, and he even said with a somewhat complaining tone: "Comrade Yufei, why should such important information be handed over to those executioners? They  If this kind of cannon is built, more Ryukyus and Chinese will suffer!"

      Huang Yufei knew this person before coming here. Although Japan promised not to harm other parties in the post-war compromise between China and Japan, in fact, it has not stopped attacking the National Socialist Party and the Poor Party of the Soviet Union in recent years. For this reason, the Japanese National Socialist Party  Many comrades were sacrificed.  So he waited until Tokuda Qiu finished speaking, then smiled and said: "Mr. Tokuda, I understand your mood. But you should know better about Japan's domestic situation, and you should also know how to build this cannon and build a cannon that can carry it.  How much does a warship cost.

    The navy already has too many advantages. Now that this kind of threat appears, it will definitely occupy more resources and funds. What will be the consequences if this continues?  "
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