The purpose of daring to love this American is the smuggling business between the Huatong Trading Company and the Kuomintang Autonomous Region!

As soon as Chen Mingxiang heard this, he knew what was going on, and the US Consulate General in Shanghai was eyeing the military supplies smuggled into Shanghai by the Kuomintang region, such as tung oil and pig bristles, or tungsten ore.

The current policy of the United States is the Lend-Lease Act, and to this end, it will continue to provide military aid to Britain, and in view of the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, the Soviet Union may also have to provide aid to the Soviet Union in order to defeat Germany, the leader of the Axis powers, so the demand for raw materials is very large.

The tung oil and bristles of China are very important military materials, the former is widely used in the air force and navy, and the latter also has an important position in the navy and army.

In order to cope with the current situation, the US government still feels that it is far from enough to do business with the Shancheng government in the Kuomintang region, and the Consulate General in Shanghai shoulders this mission, and even wants to intervene in the smuggled goods in Shanghai.

However, when Smyth, the director of the police department of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau, approached him to discuss cooperation in smuggling materials, he also brought the US government with him, did the US Consulate General in Shanghai not know about this?

No, according to the terms of authority, the Consulate General in Shanghai is the plenipotentiary representative of the United States in Shanghai, and it must be the party that initiated this cooperation, and it is not normal to be unaware!

"Your Excellency, you must also know the background of Huatong Trading Company, which sells strategic materials to American companies, which is not something I can say at my level, if it is found out by the Japanese side, it will be a big trouble!" Chen Mingxiang said quietly.

"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, and does smuggling business with the Kuomintang area, and most of the strategic materials purchased or exchanged are also provided to the Japanese army."

"But Mr. Chen has won the trust of the Japanese side and has a high right to operate the company, and the military police headquarters in Shanghai does not interfere in the operation at all, not to mention, we do not have to trade in the Shanghai market."

"I really appreciate the way Mr. Chen cooperated with the British side, operating in other areas, so as to avoid being tracked down by the military police headquarters in Shanghai." Davis said with a smile.

Damn the British, they know that these so-called gentlemen are simply unreliable, and they actually leaked this kind of thing to the Americans, which adds another layer of risk!

"I don't know very well, when the British side negotiated with me, they said that they represented the United Kingdom and the United States, so why did Your Excellency want 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 the tradable goods have been shipped to the United Kingdom, so to speak, they are borrowing the name of Britain and the United States for their own benefit."

"Our US government has sent a large number of warships, planes, tanks, automobiles, weapons and equipment, as well as military supplies to Britain, and even sacrificed the precious lives of American soldiers to help Britain fight against the aggressors, but they are doing such a thing behind their backs, which is really undeserved!" Davis said.

"Since the British side itself does not keep its promises, I can make a deal with the American side, but I really don't have that much share in my hands."

"Your Excellency must know that the current situation is very complicated, and I don't know what the outcome of the negotiations between Japan and the United States 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, and I am powerless!" Chen Mingxiang said.

Now that Japan's southward expansion strategy has become a foregone conclusion, Chen Mingxiang is also willing to make a deal with the US consulate general in the final stage, which is beneficial to himself.

First, the U.S. government has a lot of money and has gained far more benefits than it has traded with the Japanese, and the foreign exchange it earns can ease the financial pressure on the Military Control Bureau, and the stations directly under it can also receive additional funds.

Second, the U.S. government is a heavily dependent ally of the head of the Yamashiro government, and through the U.S. government, his contribution will sooner or later be rewarded.

Third, the United States is the opponent that the Japanese are most worried about, and the strategic materials given to the Americans will be used to fight Japan, which is in line with Chen Mingxiang's intentions.

The reason why he said this was that he wanted to find out the inside story of the Japan-US negotiations, and he couldn't just open his mouth and tell Boss Dai that the Japan-US negotiations had failed, and what had happened had to be clarified.

As a consul at the Consulate General in Shanghai, and a high-level diplomat, this Davis must know what the negotiations are about.

"This is certainly not a problem, you can give sixty percent of the share of the deal with the British to our American companies, and the price we give from the American side is definitely far higher than that of the British, if we can find a way to increase the number, it would be great."

"As for the negotiations, on the surface the two countries are still continuing, in reality, it is difficult to make a breakthrough. This month, on June 21, the Secretary of State of the US Government replied to the Japanese ambassador with four principles. ”

"Respect the territorial and sovereign integrity of other countries, withdraw troops from China, do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, support the legitimacy of the Shancheng government, be equal to each other, and do not use force to change the status quo in the Pacific region."

"But this condition is very unlikely to be accepted by the Japanese government, and they have been insisting that we recognize Manchukuo, merge the Shancheng government with the Jinling government, and unite to form a central government, but behind the scenes, they still want to manipulate Huaxia to serve themselves, which is contrary to the proposition of the United States."

"The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other governments have unanimously decided that if the other side still refuses to give up military action in Southeast Asia, the next step will be to impose a trade embargo and issue a final warning." Davis said.

Warning, everyone is ready to fight, and you still have illusions about Japan?

Chen Mingxiang got the news of trade sanctions before, which was revealed by Riddle, it seems that there is no war between Japan and the Soviet Union, so that the British and American countries with evil intentions have lost their original patience.

These countries abandoned their policy of appeasement and began to face the situation that could arise and fought back, and they would not hesitate to impose economic sanctions if Japan attacked the Southeast Asian countries and threatened the interests of these capitalist countries in Southeast Asia.

"I agree in principle to the secret cooperation between the two sides, however, the American side must guarantee that it will not cause the British government to resent it, and in fact I fear for my own safety, and I have deep doubts about the character of the British gentleman." Chen Mingxiang said.

"The British government now has a request from the US government and will not do anything in this matter, which is tantamount to creating difficulties and obstacles for itself, and the specific steps will be negotiated with you by representatives of American companies."

"The Foreign Affairs Office is a diplomatic agency of the municipal government, and you can use this status to enter and leave the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai in an open and open manner to negotiate with our personnel without being suspected by the Japanese side." Davis said.

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