The oligarchs have long passed the stage of being easily incited or deceived, and in many cases they even have more comprehensive and reliable information than the government has in their possession, after all, they can still find out from the oligarchs in Europe, and the reason why they acquiesced to Roosevelt to kill Wallace and replace him with Truman does not mean that the oligarchs do not know the inside story. On www.biquge.info the contrary, they thought Wallace was not good, not to mention not comparable to Dewey, not even Truman - the latter at least had the courage and skill, and what did Wallace have but that pathetic idealism and some understanding of the agricultural economy?

Although Roosevelt put forward relatively clear peace terms with Germany, the oligarchs knew that there were many terms that could be negotiated and mutually compromised: for example, on the issue of the European market, if the Germans were more open, the United States would definitely take out the American market, and maybe everyone would set up a trade organization to make a fortune together; Another example is the issue of oil development in the Middle East, the United States has the world's largest oil company and the best oil development technology, and it can also get some orders through fair trade alone, and Germany obviously needs the cooperation of the United States to control oil prices after taking control of the Middle East -- the United States now produces as much as 200 million tons of crude oil, and the Middle East and the European part controlled by Germany just exceed 50 million tons. The capitalists did not believe that the European oligarchs did not want cheap oil from the United States and bought expensive oil under German control.

However, the oligarchs are not immortals after all, let alone time-travelers like Hoffman, who have no idea what the supply potential of oil in the Middle East and North Africa is. Oil tycoon Rockefeller Jr. thinks that 10 years later, the crude oil production under the control of Germany will be on par with the United States, and it will also be about 200 million tons, which is a very fast development rate, but this estimate actually does not understand how much oil there is in the Middle East and North Africa -- when the two are combined, the oil production at the peak can reach 2 billion tons/year, while the US crude oil will not rise to 600 million tons/year.

What's more, Germany also took advantage of the opportunity of splitting the Soviet Union to obtain more than half of the shares of the "Russian Oil and Gas Company"; in addition to German East Africa and West Africa, the major oil-producing areas in the future were all in the hands of Germany, except for Venezuela, the Gulf of Mexico, and Siberia, and Germany could control more than 75 percent of the world's oil production. Even in Venezuela, Hoffman did not say that he must keep it for the United States, and if he doesn't do something with his character, it will be a hell of a life.

Another thing the oligarchs did not know was that Roosevelt knew through Joseph that German arms and materiel sales to Japan were inevitable, and Joseph, who was nimble but politically modest, devised an alternative: the United States paid for the arms and materiel that Germany intended to sell to Japan. He told Ribbentrop, who was negotiating, with a try-and-see attitude, and the latter agreed and even quoted Joseph the types of weapons that could be sold and the unit price, but refused to say the output, which included the Tiger tank, Me-262 jet and other equipment that the Americans drooled about.

Not to mention Germany, US intelligence agencies will also make estimates based on the information they have, and there is not much difference between the figures they estimate and the actual production of Germany, believing that Germany's monthly production of tanks is about 1,500-2,000 and 2,500-3,000 aircraft. This was all within Roosevelt's expectations, and the price he thought was too expensive -- the price for Japan was twice the ex-factory price for Germany, and how could it not be expensive for the United States, which is also a developed industrial country?

The price is negotiable, but the key problem is that the United States does not have the financial resources to buy so many arms.

Because Hoffman proposed that the United States and Germany should not have green bills and not pounds, the United States should either pay in Reichsmark, gold or other precious metals, other materials and raw materials, or agricultural products, except for these four means, the rest will not be accepted. Where did the United States go to get the Reichsmark all of a sudden?

Gold and silver are also the US government will never export, in order to stabilize the currency, the United States itself has formulated a law, no one is allowed to hold gold, violators will be investigated for criminal responsibility, how can it be possible to send the gold that has been scavenged so hard to send to Europe? Germany has already obtained 500 tons of gold through the export of arms to Japan, and even if the United States is willing to pay for gold, the United States will not have so much gold to come up with -- the Joint Chiefs of Staff has estimated that if Germany does not come to Japan's aid, it will take about two years to completely defeat Japan with the current strength of the United States, which means that it will have to buy arms from Germany for two years. Once Germany starts production at full capacity, it will not be enough to hand over all the gold reserves of the United States, and as for other materials and raw materials, the United States will not be able to find so many substitutes for the time being.

Joseph complained to Ribbentrop: "Can't we make some other exchange?" ”

Then the next day Ribbentrop brought a list of American equipment that Germany was interested in, and if the United States agreed to sell it that could be used to offset the purchase price, but as soon as the contents reached Washington, the knowledgeable Roosevelt knew that it could not be realized, and the United States could produce all the things listed on the list, and the output was not small, but it would never come up with them -- they included B-29 bombers, P51 fighters, Essex-class aircraft carriers, Fletcher-class destroyers, LST landing craft, etc., and it was not difficult for Germany to give these things to Germany. But what if two days later the Germans turn their faces and call again? Don't you pit yourself to death?

What's more, Roosevelt knew very well that the consortium would never agree to these conditions: you levied such heavy taxes and issued so many debts, and turned your head and asked the Germans to buy arms to fight the war? Let domestic enterprises and capitalists drink the northwest wind? You must be a German spy! Therefore, he simply went against the norm and insisted on continuing to fight with Germany, and also to continue to aid Britain and the Soviet Union.

Although the oligarchs did not want to aid Britain unconditionally and unprincipledly, they did not want to stop aiding Britain at will and cause even greater troubles -- Britain was going to exchange benefits with Germany, and if it soon fell away, it would lose a card to play. They also knew about the British ships of Cunningham, which further exacerbated their dissatisfaction with Wallace's "misdeeds". It's like the United States has been supporting Taiwan in a certain historical time and space, is it because Americans really like Taiwan and can't let it go for a day? Of course not, it's nothing more than an exchange of benefits with a certain big country.

The oligarchs, of course, have a different understanding of war, and in their view, the premise of ending the war is to ensure that the three core elements of American capital are guaranteed: security, freedom, and the principle of market pricing. They see very clearly that if the United States immediately ceases the war as demanded by Germany, the fiscal situation may improve in the short term, but long-term economic suffocation is inevitable. The European market has been lost, the African market, the Middle East market, and the Far East market cannot enter, and the traditional sphere of influence in South America has been stirred up by the Germans, and in the future, American capital can only shrink into the North American continent and stare at it, and in case of several revolutions and riots, the American Bolsheviks should come to power.

Therefore, the public and private affairs have to support the government to fight again, 50 billion yuan is not big, it is not small, gritting teeth is still bearable, at least the South American affairs must be settled -- this is the bottom line of the chaebols.

Roosevelt was greatly relieved to hear that the oligarchs were willing to pay, once the financiers agreed, Congress would just go through the process, although he was still concerned about the meeting held by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but he could not leave immediately, at least he had to talk to the oligarchs about the future political situation and how to arrange the war.

"Harry, you can go to the meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on my behalf, familiarize yourself with the process first, and maybe you will take them to war in the future."

Truman nodded, the president is delegating power, how could Wallace have the opportunity to attend the meeting before? Even Secretary of State Hull is only allowed to attend on a few occasions.

"Gentlemen, let me tell you the good news first, the oligarchs agreed to buy 50 billion special government bonds, and at the same time promised to continue to aid Britain and the Soviet Union for a period of time, but we need to make some achievements on the battlefield, otherwise it will be difficult to open up next time we want to issue special government bonds." Truman's speech was still straightforward, "You go on to discuss, I don't understand military affairs, I'll listen." ”

Everyone is still quite happy with this news, fighting a war is fighting money, how can you fight without dollars?

Nimitz introduced: "Because the fleet departed late, it was not able to intercept the German landing on the Falkland Islands, and now the enemy freighter fleet is unloading in Argentina, and the enemy fleet is breaking diplomatic relations in the waters near Brazil, and General Spruance has led the main force of the fleet to pursue, and it is expected that the enemy can be met within four days, and the problem now is that it is not easy to find them." ”

Turner interjected: "How do I feel that the Germans are going to fight Brazil?" ”

"Yes, there is a possibility, and the Brazilian side has been notified to be more vigilant."

Eisenhower asked: "Is there such a possibility that this German fleet will operate in South America for a long time?" I am concerned about another possibility, that is, the fleet is ready to cut off our maritime ties with South Africa, preparing the conditions for the next stage of the Axis' attack on South Africa. ”

"This ......," Nimitz thought for a moment, "your question is very reasonable and cannot be completely ruled out, but if Germany were to conquer South Africa, it would have to transport a large number of troops, supplies, and equipment through the Suez Canal, and we should be able to get early warning." ”

"Report, I just received news from the Italian side that the main German and Italian fleets have left the port, and it is likely that they will go to the Anglo-Canadian route again."

"Damn it!" Admiral Kim scolded hatefully, "How many ships are there?" ”

"3 aircraft carriers, 4 battleships, and the rest are supporting auxiliary warships, which are quite a few."

"It seems that the warships damaged by the Germans in the Battle of Newfoundland have basically been repaired." Nimitz sighed, "We're in trouble now. ”

Truman, who had been silent, suddenly interjected: "Except for General Spruance's fleet, how much strength do we still have in the Atlantic?" ”

"Also 3 aircraft carriers (USS Hornet, USS Franklin, USS Ticonderoga), 4 battleships (2 George V-class, 2 Iowa-class)." Admiral Kim smiled bitterly, "It's just that the Ticonderoga and Wisconsin were just delivered to the troops last week, and they are still undergoing sea trials, and they won't be officially commissioned until the end of March at the earliest!" ”

Faced with a tricky situation, everyone couldn't help but fall into deep thought......

ps: It's the last few hours, it's about to be overtaken, and there's a monthly pass? Don't hide it, hurry up and cast it......