After the dinner was over, everyone got up and left the restaurant one after another, and Fang Yan, who had other plans in his heart, had to show a slightly apologetic smile to Sylvia, who kept hinting at him with soft eyes, and went to his cheap uncle's room to talk to him about some affairs. After all, after taking office as the head of the economic plan for four years, ****** vacation time has been greatly reduced compared to before; Considering the objective urgency of the imminent full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war in half a year, it was now the last opportunity for him to sell his will to the ******.

"Uncle ******, I'm curious how the four-year plan solves the problem of raw material supply?" Facing ****** inquiring gaze, Fang Yan, who had the intention of influencing him, took a step-by-step approach, not as straight to the point as normal conversation, "If we can rely on chemical methods to synthesize organic compounds such as rubber and gasoline with coal, then where can we find raw materials for inorganic metals such as tungsten, antimony, manganese, and tin?" As far as I know, since Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine, there is no guarantee of a source of iron ore, and the ore needed by United Steel needs to be imported in large quantities every year to Sweden and other countries. ”

Hearing Fang Yan's words, ****** sighed lightly and said, "Jonas, the vacuum of inorganic raw materials you just mentioned is the biggest problem in this four-year plan. In fact, His Excellency Schacht asserted half a year ago that the four-year plan would not achieve the goal of self-sufficiency at all, but would destroy our achievements in international trade with Britain and the United States, and expose the Mark to attack. However, driven by power and wealth, the words of His Excellency Shacht were not taken seriously by anyone. Both the army and entrepreneurs want to further expand production and implement full arming. Even I, too, chose to stand with the Führer because of the interests of my family. ”

Fang Yan was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect ****** to be so calm. In front of him, he admitted that he broke his eyebrows and bent his waist to deal with the undisciplined behavior of the powerful. However, after thinking about it carefully, Fang Yan found that he was the most capable "great husband" -- old Ziano, Raeder, and Hitler, all of whom he had flattered against his will or not, and he was especially pandering to Hitler. He coughed, pushed through the mess, and continued, "But the problem of metal raw materials still needs to be solved after all. Uncle, you are in charge of the economy, and the Führer must not want to see these problems arise under your management. ”

Sighing, he said, "The only way now is to establish a strategic reserve and take advantage of peacetime to buy more ore raw materials for future wars." After all. No one can create these substances out of thin air like God, no matter who holds the position of the head of the group. ”

"Since Germany needs to build up strategic reserves to ease the pressure on resources, can we further deepen trade relations with the Nanking government in the Far East?" Fang Yan's eyes flashed, and he finally said what he really wanted to express in his heart. After a pause, he added: "I remember that this ancient country rich in resources has been Germany's largest trading partner in the Far East since the early 30s; Even the Army worked very closely with them, and General Sickert, who is said to have created the 100,000 Army, had gone to that country a few years ago as the top military adviser. Due to the direct threat from Japan, the Nanking government did not collect foreign exchange in the sale of resources to Germany. Instead, they directly purchase weapons and equipment from us on the spot and do material transactions; Rather than buying ore from the Soviet Union and the British Commonwealth colonies, it may be more advantageous to obtain resources from the Nanking government. ”

His pupils shrank. Gradually, the original helplessness on his face faded, and was replaced by a mixture of solemnity, amazement, and joy as if he had seen the road ahead on the edge of a cliff.

Today. Although Britain and the United States and other countries are still doing very good business with Germany, as the German economy continues to move towards the wartime track, the fears and doubts that arise from this will sooner or later greatly affect this trade linkage, which has lost its political foundation. However, the Nanjing government does not have such concerns. Germany's arms build-up has nothing to do with this Far Eastern country. Both parties can continue to do business as usual.

What was even more favorable was that the Nanking government's trade with Germany was in the form of goods that the German side was most happy to see. And the goods that Germany used for trading were also arms and weapons! This primitive means of trading away from currency can not only save a large amount of vital foreign exchange for Germany in the process of importing raw materials, but also stimulate the development of Germany's military industry and further expand the production capacity in related fields. From both the economic and military perspectives, the Nanking government was the best trading partner that Germany could find in the process of embarking on the road to war!

Even politically, the economic and trade cooperation between Germany and the Nanjing government will greatly contribute to Germany's future actions. ******, who had worked with Hitler for seven years, had also learned a lot about the mysteries of the political game: since Britain also had rich economic interests on the East Asian continent, Germany's action of supporting the Nanjing government, which had been bullied by Japan, would greatly improve its image and status in the eyes of Britain. This was extremely beneficial in removing Britain's vigilance against Germany, conniving at and appeasing Germany's territorial expansion in southeastern Europe, and applauding Germany's arms buildup. As for Japan, the anti-Comintern pact signed by Germany and Japan is far from rising to the level of a military alliance, and it is not at all its turn to obstruct and intervene in this business!

"The only problem now is the country's ability to pay." Rubbing his chin slightly, he habitually muttered to himself. He had been working in the government's Ministry of Economic Affairs since 1933 and had some impression of the Nanking government, Germany's largest trading partner in the Far East. Now, a quarter of a century has passed since the revolution that overthrew the imperial dynasty in that land, but the reborn nation has not only failed to shine as it should, but has been depleted by the ongoing internal strife.

To this day, the country's political situation is still a mess: the chief executives of the provinces are independent of the central government, and Nanking has direct control over less than a quarter of the nominal territory. With the occupation of large areas of Manchuria by Japan, the Nanking government, which had to allocate large sums of money every year for the civil war, became even more financially difficult. Although the other party's payment method is minerals, agricultural products, and other physical raw materials, the economic situation of the country obviously affects the total production of these physical goods. According to the "Hebulou Treaty" signed by the two countries in 1934, the total value of German arms sales to China is more than 20 million marks per year. If the total amount of German arms sales increases further, the latter may not be able to come up with enough raw materials in exchange.

"As for the ability to pay, I don't think we need to worry too much. Because from next year, the civil war of the Nanjing government will be suspended; Even if the total value of the raw materials they provided was limited, the savings in military spending during the civil war would have allowed them to make up for it with foreign currency. In ******'s surprised and inexplicable eyes, Fang Yan said calmly. In his memory, the Double 12 Incident launched by Han Qing was resolved peacefully in the past few days. Although it has caused an obvious butterfly effect in Europe and the United States, the historical process of the Far Eastern Continent is still moving forward without interference.

"If this information is true, then this will be a promising course of action to address the lack of raw materials." After pondering for a long time, ****** eyes flashed with light, and slowly spoke. Regarding the abnormal news that Fang Yan confided to him, ****** didn't feel too much shock and doubt in his heart; With his relationship and friendship with Hitler and Raeder, as long as it did not involve political and military secrets, he could have known it in the first place. suddenly realized that Fang Yan deliberately wanted to help him solve the thorny problem of inorganic raw materials today; The other party undoubtedly understands that although he seems to be scorching red and purple now, I don't know how many people have their eyes fixed on this golden scepter that has been held in the palm of their hands!

Seeing Fang Yan's serious and clear blue starry eyes, ******'s expression couldn't help but gradually soften, and said, "You can consider this for me, it has already helped me a lot." Don't worry, although I have now aroused the envy of countless people inside and outside the party, I will definitely use all my strength to continue in this position. This is a time that belongs to the Brom family, and no one can stand in the way of our rise. ”

Closing the wooden door of the ****** room, Fang Yan, who was standing in the corridor, sighed in a low voice, as a naval lieutenant, all he could do was to persuade ****** from the side through personal relationships. At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful, due to his age and position, he had to be careful in almost every move, even in front of his closest family, he couldn't behave too much beyond his own cognition. Fang Yan can only hope now that Falkenhausen, who was the chief military adviser in Nanjing, and a bald head who had just fled back to his lair would seize this opportunity to keep his efforts today from going to waste. (To be continued.) )