"Mr. Chen, the first batch of materials has been successfully handed over, 1,000 quintals of pig bristles and 4,000 quintals of tung oil, and the freighter is being shipped to the United Kingdom, which is a strategic material urgently needed in China, and Mr. Ambassador wants me to convey my gratitude to you for your help to us." Smyth said.

At the beginning of June, the two sides completed the first transaction, which was indeed the most desired military supplies for Britain during the war, and Chen Mingxiang was true to his word, and the number of goods delivered was doubled compared with the original, which was naturally highly appreciated by the British.

"At present, the situation in the concession is not optimistic, and I am also worried that there will be a war between the two sides, and this kind of business will not be sustainable, so I will do my best to fulfill the contract." Chen Mingxiang said.

On the one hand, this sentence is true, as long as the eyes are not blind, anyone can see that the rental industry has been controlled by the Japanese, and the board of directors and the Ministry of Industry of the British and American concessions have completely become decorations, maintaining the dignity of face.

Another point is that he wants to spy on the information about the war between Japan and the United States, and he still lacks a source of channels for this kind of national-level war, which is related to whether he can be promoted to major general.

"In view of the importance of the people in the concession, I have been in frequent contact with the embassy recently, and I have received some information, in fact, the British government has made a strategic assessment of this, and a war between Japan and Britain and the United States is inevitable, and the key is when to start it."

"If the sanctions imposed by Britain and the United States are implemented, Japan loses its sources of oil and steel, and its war capability is greatly weakened, I believe that war will come soon."

"The vast majority of people still don't know that Japan's Prime Minister Konoe is in private contact with the US government, and they don't want to fight for the time being."

"Japan's strategy was to hope that Britain and the United States would recognize Japan's occupation of China, stop aiding the Yamashiro government with loans and supplies, and continue to maintain exports to Japan, so that Japan would withdraw its forces in Southeast Asia and the South Seas, thereby maintaining a situation of mutual non-aggression." Smyth said.

Chen Mingxiang was a little dumbfounded, he really couldn't imagine that Japan would actually sacrifice China in exchange for US trade relations with Japan, avoid war with the United States, and at the same time cut off the channels for the Shancheng government to obtain aid.

"What is the attitude of the U.S. government to this?" Chen Mingxiang asked.

"The U.S. side is concerned about Japan's accession to the Axis powers, which is the main premise, and as for the question of China, it is secondary, although the United States also has huge interests here."

"Everyone can see that the war launched by the Japanese army has now entered a stage of strategic stalemate, and there is little hope of victory, and Japan's war potential has been brought into full play, and it cannot swallow China, which has a vast territory and a large population."

"In fact, this is an unnegotiable negotiation, and neither side can meet the demands of the other, so the British government thinks that war is inevitable." Smyth said.

You almost scared me to death, Chen Mingxiang secretly slandered in his heart, but he still decided to report the situation to the bureau headquarters, this is just a prejudgment of the British government, what if the result does not match the speculation, and an agreement is reached between Japan and the United States?

Since the Japanese aggressors and the Yamashiro government entered the stage of strategic stalemate, the situation of a quick victory no longer exists, and the Yamashiro government is confident that it will continue to hold on, so it does not bother with the Japanese government's inducement to surrender.

In other words, Shangfeng is not very worried that if the United States cuts off trade and aid, China will be destroyed, and without the United States, how can the war be fought like this.

Up to now, the United States has exchanged materials, and in December of the 27th year of the Republic of China, the U.S. government gave the Shancheng government a loan of 25 million US dollars, which needed to be paid with 220,000 barrels of tung oil.

From March to September of the 29th year of the Republic of China, the US government borrowed $45 million, and the tungsten ore and tin ore were to be repaid, and in the 30th year of the Republic of China, the equalization fund borrowed $50 million.

In the face of the rapid depreciation of the fiat currency, US loans are still very important to the Yamashiro government, the economy of the Kuomintang is tending to collapse, the finances have long been exhausted, and if you want to purchase weapons and equipment, you have to rely on loans.

However, at this stage, the US government has not provided as much help as the Soviet Union, because the US government's strategy is to put Europe first and then Asia.

The famous Lend-Lease Act was also just beginning to take effect in China, and on the 6th of last month, the U.S. government announced that this method would also apply to the Yamashiro government.

"Those international affairs are too far away from me, and I have come to visit you this time because I have asked for your help." Chen Mingxiang said.

Having said that, there is nothing new, Chen Mingxiang decided to change the topic, and even he could judge that the matter of Japan-US peace talks was not very reliable.

"Mr. Chen, please say, as long as it is within my ability, I will definitely satisfy you." Smyth said.

"It won't be too difficult for you, I want to arrange a few people to work in a few patrol houses, this is a breeze for you." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

"Is it from the secret service headquarters or from the Japanese special high school?" Smyth asked.

As the Commissioner of Police, some of the following things can't be hidden from his ears and eyes, and he doesn't even have this skill, so he is not worthy of being this Commissioner of Police.

Chen Mingxiang is a person from the secret service headquarters and has a special relationship with the Japanese military police headquarters, and in his opinion, these two parties must want to arrange eyes and ears for the patrol room.

"No, the secret service headquarters and the special high section, there are enough of them in the inner line of the development of various patrol houses in the public concession, and of course, these people are definitely not underground parties."

"You can think of them as my people, whose role is to monitor the changes in the situation in the concession, especially the search and arrest operations of the military and the central command, and some people want to know the behavior of the Japanese army intelligence agencies." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

This sentence mentioned the Japanese army intelligence agency, and Smyth's thinking was immediately distorted by these words, he remembered that the Japanese navy and army have always been incompatible, and the relationship between Chen Mingxiang and the Japanese navy is not news.

"This is just a sentence for me, you provide me with the list and positions, I will start to arrange as soon as possible, although the Japanese are becoming more and more powerful in the police force, but after all, we have a foundation of decades."

"I also know that the special first section of the special high school and the special agent headquarters are bribing Hua Zhu, and they want to use their familiarity with the concession and their own law enforcement powers to lay a big net against the military commanders, however, although I am very disgusted, there is no way to avoid it."

"In fact, in Shanghai, the strength of the Japanese Navy cannot be ignored, and one day in the future, when Japan and Britain and the United States go to war, the role played by the Marine Corps will be far greater than that of the Japanese Army Military Police."

"The closer you are to the Navy, the more you will get in the future, and maybe I'll have to ask for your help." Smyth said with a wry smile.

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