I bet the purpose of this American is the smuggling business between Huatong Trading Company and the Kuomintang-controlled area!
Chen Mingxiang knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. The U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai was eyeing the military supplies smuggled into Shanghai from the Kuomintang-controlled areas, such as tung oil, bristle, or tungsten ore.
The current policy implemented by the United States is the Lend-Lease Act, for which it has continuously provided military assistance to the United Kingdom. Considering the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, in order to defeat Germany, the leader of the Axis powers, it may also provide assistance to the Soviet Union. Therefore, the demand for raw materials is very high.
huge.
Chinese tung oil and bristle are very important military supplies. The former is widely used in the air force and navy, and the latter also plays an important role in the navy and army.
In order to cope with the current situation, the U.S. government feels that it is not enough to simply do business with the mountain city governments in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. The Consulate General in Shanghai shoulders this mission and even wants to get involved in smuggling of smuggled goods in Shanghai.
However, when Smyth, the director of the police department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, approached him to discuss cooperation in smuggling materials, he also brought the US government with him. Didn't the US Consulate General in Shanghai know about this?
No, in terms of authority, the Consulate General in Shanghai is the plenipotentiary representative of the United States in Shanghai and must be the party initiating this cooperation. It is abnormal not to know!
"Your Excellency, I believe you also know the background of Huatong Trading Company. It sells strategic materials to American companies. This is not something I can have the final say at my level. If the Japanese find out, it will be a big trouble!" Chen Mingxiang
He said calmly.
"Mr. Chen, please don't worry too much. Since I came to you, there must be a good reason. Huatong Trading Company does rely on the Japanese Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai to do smuggling business with the Kuomintang-controlled area to purchase or exchange strategic materials.
Most of them were also provided to the Japanese army."
"But Mr. Chen has won the trust of Japan and has a high degree of management authority over the company. The Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai does not intervene in the operation at all. What's more, we don't have to trade on the Shanghai stock market."
"I really appreciate the way Mr. Chen cooperates with the British side and operates in other areas, thus avoiding the pursuit of the military police headquarters in Shanghai." Davis said with a smile.
Damn the British, they know that these so-called gentlemen are not trustworthy at all, but they actually leaked this kind of thing to the Americans. This adds another level of risk!
"I'm a little unclear. When the British negotiated with me, they said they represented both Britain and the United States. Why do you need to trade with me alone?" Chen Mingxiang said curiously.
"Mr. Chen, you may not know the British very well. These British gentlemen have always been selfish. Although under the banner of Britain and the United States, all tradable goods were shipped to the United Kingdom. Let's put it this way, they borrowed the name of Britain and the United States.
For your own benefit.”
"Our U.S. government has sent a large number of warships, aircraft, tanks, cars, weapons and equipment, as well as military supplies to the United Kingdom, even sacrificing the precious lives of American soldiers to help the United Kingdom fight the invaders, but they are doing such things behind the scenes.
It’s so inappropriate!” Davis said.
"Since it is the British side that has not kept its promise, I can trade with the U.S. side, but I really don't have that much share in my hands."
"You must know that the current situation is very complicated, and we don't know what the outcome of the Japan-US negotiations will be. The two sides are facing war at any time, and the Japanese army's demand for strategic materials is increasing day by day. I am helpless!" Chen Mingxiang said.
Now that Japan's implementation of the southward strategy has become a foregone conclusion, Chen Mingxiang is also willing to conduct transactions with the US Consulate General in the final stage, which is good for himself.
First, the U.S. government is wealthy and can gain far more benefits than trading with the Japanese. The foreign exchange earned can ease the financial pressure on the Military Control Bureau, and the directly affiliated stations can also receive additional funds.
Second, the U.S. government is an ally that the head of the Yamashiro government relies heavily on. Through the U.S. government, his contribution to it will be rewarded sooner or later.
Third, the United States is the opponent that the Japanese are most worried about. Giving strategic materials to the Americans will be used to fight Japan, which is in line with Chen Mingxiang's intention.
The reason why he said this was that he still wanted to explore the Japan-US negotiations. He could not open his mouth and tell Boss Dai that the Japan-US negotiations had failed. What happened must be clarified.
As the consul of the Consulate General in Shanghai, which is equivalent to a high-level diplomat, Davis must know the content of the negotiations.
"This is definitely not a problem. You can allocate 60% of the share of transactions with the British to our American companies. Moreover, the price we offer from the United States is definitely far higher than that of the British. If you can find a way to increase the quantity, then
It couldn’t be better.”
"As for the negotiations, the two countries are still continuing on the surface. In fact, it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough. On June 21st of this month, the Secretary of State of the US government responded to the Japanese Ambassador and proposed four proposals.
in principle."
"Respect the territorial and sovereign integrity of other countries, withdraw troops from China, not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, support the legitimacy of the mountain city government, treat each other as equals, and not use force to change the status quo in the Pacific region."
"But the Japanese government is very unlikely to accept this condition. They have been insisting that we recognize Manchukuo, merge the Shancheng government and the Jinling government, and jointly form the central government. Behind the scenes, they still want to manipulate China to serve themselves. This is contrary to the United States' proposition
It’s contrary to that.”
"The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have unanimously decided that if the other party still refuses to give up military operations in Southeast Asia, they will implement a trade embargo and issue a final warning," Davis said.
What a warning, they are already preparing for war, but you still have illusions about Japan?
The news that Chen Mingxiang had received trade sanctions before was revealed by Riddle. It seemed that there was no war between Japan and the Soviet Union, so the British and American countries, which harbored evil intentions, shot themselves in the foot and lost their original patience.
These countries gave up their appeasement policy, began to face possible situations, and fought back. If Japan attacks Southeast Asian countries and threatens the interests of these capitalist countries in Southeast Asia, they will not hesitate to impose economic sanctions.
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"I agree in principle to the secret cooperation between the two parties, but the United States must ensure that it will not arouse the resentment of the British government. In fact, I am worried about my own safety. I have deep doubts about the character of British gentlemen." Chen Mingxiang said.
"The British government now relies on the U.S. government and will not interfere with this matter. That would create difficulties and obstacles for itself. The specific steps will be negotiated with you by representatives of U.S. companies."
"The Foreign Affairs Office is the diplomatic agency of the municipal government. You can use this status to enter and exit the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai openly and negotiate with our personnel without being suspected by the Japanese side." Davis said. 11 Baidu search
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