What Japan and Vichy France officially announced was that Japan would lease Vichy France's rights and interests in Indochina. Churchill looked at the urgent intelligence and exclaimed in surprise.
Mr. Prime Minister, Japan is likely to choose to go south. The United States announced some time ago that China is a member of the Lend-Lease Act, and the way to enter China is through Burma, and Japan has restrained too many Japanese troops.
Japan probably hopes to cut off the U.S. aid channel to China. The intelligence officer analyzed this and told Churchill.
If it is impossible for Japan to attack Southeast Asia, the United States will not stand idly by... Churchill said in disbelief.
Churchill smoked his pipe and said, "I understand. The damn Yankees set up the trap. What a Lend-Lease Act. It completely turned the Japanese's spearhead against us. I can guarantee that as long as the Japanese bombs don't fall."
In the minds of Americans, Americans will just sit back and watch Japan attack us so that we can agree to more conditions for them. Damn, there is no good thing. One is just robbing with guns and the other is robbing with dollars.
Churchill saw it very clearly.
Mr. Prime Minister... the intelligence officer said hesitantly, but at least... the Americans are negotiating with us, right?
Churchill looked at him, nodded slowly and said, indeed, it seems that we need to talk to the Americans.
polynesian islands
Jiang Cheng walked out of the room. After Zhang Ye, who was staying in the Polynesian Islands, got the news, he rushed over. When he entered the room, he saw Jiang Cheng looking at the report that was placed on the table of Jiang Cheng's office according to the rules.
Boss, you are here. Zhang Ye said happily.
Jiang Cheng nodded and smiled and said, I took a look, you have done a good job in the past few months, those white people have already softened.
Zhang Ye said with a smile that he was weak. After being trapped for a month, they really couldn't stand it anymore. According to the boss's wishes, he picked it up high and put it down gently. He didn't do anything to them. He just put the factory owners who took the lead in the plantation.
The Lord was imprisoned, and the others who were more indignant among the people were driven away, but...
Jiang Cheng put down the document and said, "It's just that the native jumped up again, right?"
Zhang Ye nodded and said that his boss was wise. The indigenous people thought that they had made great achievements and kept asking for this and that. First, they demanded that seats in the Islands Parliament be allocated according to population, and then they asked for the re-division of the plantations and processing plants, and others.
The white colonists who asked for various subsidies to be increased, and then asked to be driven out, finally even expressed their request to immediately start to implement redism, and all the means of production to be managed by the people... that is, the indigenous people themselves, they also established their own armed forces, and even
We began to enforce the management of the white plantations. Since we withdrew all the security forces in the white areas, they finally retreated after General Hill led his troops to a stalemate with them.
Jiang Cheng walked outside the window. The office where Jiang Cheng was located was very good. He could see the military port and commercial port in the distance. Jiang Cheng picked up the telescope next to him and looked at it. He only saw that the military camp next to the military port had been built and the brick buildings had been completed.
Most of the time, the forts and other defensive positions in the military port have also been set up, just waiting for the weapons to be installed. There are still several warships in the military port, and sailors can be seen performing maintenance on the warships.
Looking further towards the commercial port, there are three or four cargo ships loading and unloading goods, and workers are working hard.
Jiang Cheng put down his telescope and told Zhang Ye that all the indigenous affairs were organized by the local Red Party.
That Zhang Ye nodded and said yes, in addition, we also found out that some of them think that we are invaders like white people...
With that said, Zhang Ye stretched out his hand and scratched his neck and said, boss, do you want it?
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, don't be impulsive. The Polynesian Islands are something we need to control for a long time in the future. We can't have too much dark history here. The Polynesian Islands are very complicated. We are the French and the indigenous people. We are three pillars. It used to be that the indigenous people were fighting against the French. Now we can't.
The French can be roped in to deal with the indigenous people, but the islands still have laws. I remember that the person who caused the trouble was a Frenchman from the police station, Owen.
Zhang Ye nodded and said that the boss has a good memory. It is indeed Owen. He is a gangster of the police station. Does the boss want to use him again?
Jiang Cheng smiled and said that local snakes are most effective against local snakes. Now the French, including General Hill, should have doubts about us. Don't forget, they are also French. I want to talk to Hill and ask him to come over.
Take a trip.
General Hill quickly came to Jiang Cheng's room. When he saw Jiang Cheng, he said in surprise, "Master, how did you get here? We should greet you at the port."
Jiang Cheng smiled and waved his hand and said it's nothing, it's just a small matter. You are also busy, so I will just come in first and talk to you again. How is your recent training?
Hill gave a thumbs up and said that your people are very powerful and have studied extremely hard. Now Zhang Aiping has basically mastered the knowledge required for naval commanders and aircraft carriers, and Mu Yunfeng and others have also mastered cruisers. In other words, you people should
It turns out they are all from the navy, otherwise they wouldn’t have mastered it so quickly.
Jiang Cheng acquiesced to Hill's doubts and said to Hill, you are also very powerful. Now we all know the full name. If any of you have any other ideas about how to deal with Owen and those people, just tell me. Don't worry.
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Hill took a breath and said, "My boss, I have to admit that Irving and others approached us from the beginning, hoping that we would support them, but we refused because we knew that we were the mercenaries of our boss. Soldiers have the duty of soldiers, and mercenaries
We have a vocation as a mercenary, and the employer’s position is our position, so we don’t have any other ideas.
Jiang Cheng took a breath. Although he didn't know whether it was true or false, Hill's words at least represented an attitude.
Jiang Cheng said happily, "That's good. You know about the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan, right?"
Hill's eyes were a little dim and he said yes, we have all heard... Boss, can we really win this war?
Jiang Cheng laughed and said, "Don't worry. I guarantee you that evil will fail and justice will prevail. You are a general, so you have to have confidence. Moreover, is Germany's industrial strength still comparable to that of the United States? The Lend-Lease Act of the United States"
Allowing Britain freedom, France, and China to borrow, but not accepting Germany, does this mean that Americans have begun to take sides? Americans are the largest country in economy and industry. They are a group of capitalists. Is it true that capitalists will do business at a loss?
Even if they are losing money, they will turn this business around.
Hill asked in surprise if the United States was going to join the war.
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said it's not that... the United States will not take the initiative to join the war, but don't worry, the United States is now a gambler with a pile of chips. He has already chosen what to bet on, it's just a matter of when to get off the table.
, but I see some hope in this matter.
Hill asked what he wanted from his employer.
I have to say that Hill has changed a lot.
Jiang Cheng said, I made an agreement with you from the beginning, that you will return to Europe to help your country seek independence and freedom, but your strength is still too weak now. And I have never found a way to increase our strength.
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Although the current requirements of the Lend-Lease Act in the United States are very general, to put it bluntly, they can fight against fascist forces. Isn’t our goal also to fight against fascism? Why can’t we use the Lend-Lease Act to obtain weapons and equipment?
Hill opened his mouth and said...but we are not now, aren't we now mercenaries of our company?
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, you can rebel. Vichy France will soon have a small fleet consisting of three destroyers and two frigates that I bought. This time, Zhang Aiping and the others will take the Jeanne d'Arc and the Béarne.
, you take your people to free Owen, then attack us, declare rebellion, and then we negotiate. We allow you to go out independently, but you must abandon your original ships and protect our caravan.
Now you don’t have a ship, but you have gold. Use this gold to buy a ship from the United States, and the United States will definitely agree. You can go to the United States and express your wish to buy a ship, and promise that the United States will attack the Japanese army and protect American interests in the Pacific.
Hill just felt that he was not smart enough, and his boss wanted to rebel on his own and then take the gold to buy a ship.
Hill rubbed his head and asked his boss, what is your purpose? And if this is the case, it doesn't seem to be of much benefit to you.
Jiang Cheng smiled and said that my purpose is to buy ships from the Americans. You have real money, plus the future pro-American forces in the French navy and a friendly force in the Pacific. This bargaining chip is enough for the United States to provide some warships.
Here we are.
Hill took a breath and asked. In this case, the boats we bought are all owned by the company.
Jiang Cheng knew what Hill was worried about, so he said don't be nervous. Don't worry, the company will not be greedy for your gold. I have said this before. The ship you bought with your money will belong to you in the future, and the company will spend it on its own.
After the war, you can naturally take the ship and leave, but during the war, you must still obey the company's orders.
Hill felt his head was in a mess. There was too much information. Who was he after his rebellion? Did he belong to the company, the Free French or the Independent Army?
Jiang Cheng gave Hill time to think about it. He also knew that this matter was not something he could decide alone.
Then Jiang Cheng first learned about the current situation in the archipelago through Chen Guoqing and Zhu Wei. The result was even worse than Jiang Cheng imagined. Probably because he really had no experience. There was even a conflict between Qiu Ziming and Chen Qihan over how to deal with it.
Ye He and other local red parties took the opportunity to increase their strength. The requirement to join the party has changed to just swear an oath to the party flag. It is said that Ye He has more than 3,000 armed men, and the potential strength is unknown.
Must cut through the mess quickly
Jiang Cheng asked Qiu Ziming to come over and see him.
Qiu Ziming was a party representative sent by Yan'an. When he saw him, Jiang Cheng felt that he was much older. Jiang Cheng worriedly asked Ziming, what's wrong with you?
Qiu Ziming sat down and said to Jiang Cheng, thank you for your concern, chief. It's okay, I'm just a little tired recently.
Jiang Cheng understood a little and asked if it was because of how to deal with them. I heard that there was a conflict between you and Team Chen.
Qiu Ziming lowered his head and said, Chief, I...I don’t know what to say. I don’t agree with the peaceful approach, but after all, these islands belong to them. This is their national internal affairs, and we are not their superiors.
The party can only make suggestions to them. Commander Chen thinks that their behavior should be enforced. I don’t agree.
Jiang Cheng sighed inwardly. He understood that Qiu Ziming's feelings actually represented many people, especially China, which was suffering from aggression. Many people felt that people should not do to others what they do not want others to do to them, so they must not interfere with the internal affairs of other nations.
Interfering, or even sitting back and watching some forces that were originally close to themselves turn out to be their enemies after internal chaos, and they still don't know what they did wrong.
While drinking tea, Jiang Cheng thought for a moment and said, Comrade Qiu Ziming, I understand your thoughts very well, but what I want to point out is that your thoughts are seriously wrong.
Qiu Ziming was shocked. This was no small matter. He quickly looked at Jiang Cheng and said, Chief, what do you mean?
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, don't be nervous. Many people will make mistakes like yours. We will have many more situations like this in the future. Let me ask you, does the Puppet Manchukuo have the support of many Manchus, old and young?
Qiu Ziming blinked and nodded. This is a fact that no one can deny.
Jiang Cheng continued: Then why do we shout to take back the three eastern provinces every day? Manchurian independence is just a radical means of autonomy.
Qiu Ziming immediately said, but they are members of the Chinese nation.
Ye He is also a member of the Global Red Party. Jiang Cheng immediately said that our Red Party is an internationalist. We have the responsibility and obligation to guide other comrades on the right path instead of watching them go to a dead end on the wrong path. If
Like you, other red parties have taken the wrong path. If you don't help them correct them, then the ideal of liberating the working people of the world and planting red flags all over the world will not be achieved even in ten thousand years.
Jiang Cheng stood up and said that looking to the future, forces like fascism will definitely be eliminated by the forces led by China, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union. Then what will happen to the world in the future? It will become a duel between red power and blue power.
, if the red power is a piece of loose sand, then it will be defeated by the blue power one by one. What we have to do now is to unite all the red forces that can be united and embark on the right path, instead of sitting back and watching them develop on their own.
After speaking, Jiang Cheng smiled and said, of course, the particularity of the nation must be considered, but this cannot be the reason for independence. What should the future world look like? It should be an economically integrated and politically integrated world.
As a super federation, seeking common ground while reserving differences is what we need to do. Seeking common ground means pursuing universal unity while reserving differences, and allows us to have our own national characteristics. This is also the thought of our ancestors.
For example, in the matter of ye peace, what we should do is to find the comrades who have discovered mistakes within their party, and then work with these comrades who have awakened to correct the mistakes within their party, so that they can understand within the party that the path we give them is the best path.
right path
Qiu Ziming immediately understood, yes, Zhe and others have taken the wrong path, and they should correct it. Otherwise, the final impact will be the overall situation of World Pavilion Ming. Qiu Ziming immediately said that there are indeed several people in their party who have been looking for me.
, expressed their dissatisfaction with Yehe, and also said that they believed that the plan we gave them at the beginning was the correct one. In my opinion, these few people are the best.
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, find them immediately, protect them, and tell them that Ye He's radical approach is absolutely wrong. Ge Ming should be radical, but he should not lean left. Otherwise, he will only fail, not succeed."
There are only the indigenous people and the French. They have worked in the islands for hundreds of years. Their contribution to the islands cannot be ignored. There are also Chinese and other ethnic groups. The same is true. If they pursue nationalism and xenophobic policies, they will fail.
That's the only outcome
Qiu Ziming immediately went out to do things. Jiang Cheng squinted and picked up the phone and said Zhang Ye, come in, I will arrange a few things for you to do. To be continued...
