On March 10, 1940, the docks in New York were crowded with people. Tens of thousands of people gathered here www.biquge.info competed to witness the "Queen Elizabeth".

The world's largest (83,673 tons) and fastest (average speed 24.5 knots) cruise ship belonging to Cunard Line broke through the German submarine blockade just a few days ago and arrived in New York from Southampton, England, completing its maiden voyage.

At that time, the media from all over the United States flocked to the station with great fanfare. Even as early as the huge grey hull of the Queen Elizabeth appeared on the horizon bound for Nantucket, a special plane carrying journalists, photographers and broadcasters flew over the ship to report on the spot.

John knew that the beautiful ship would not be built to serve passengers who preferred to travel in luxury, as it was originally conceived. Unlike its sister ship, the Queen Mary, which does not have a luxurious interior, will serve the war directly as a troop carrier.

In the Atlantic, no ship could catch up with it. On her maiden voyage, not only German submarines, but even the British destroyers escorting her were left far behind. This is ample proof that it is fully capable of transporting more than 12,000 troops at a time, independently crossing the Atlantic, without the need for warship escort.

John and Adele also appeared in the harbor of New York. Of course, they did not come to see the excitement, but to see off the FedEx delegation led by Randolph and Leith.

This time, FedEx sent a team of five experts to the UK to conduct a comprehensive investigation and investigation of the transportation situation there. The scope of their inspection includes nearly 100 items of all sizes, such as railways, highways, ports, bridges, traffic regulations, trade unions, and import and export declarations. Without the support and cooperation of the British government, they would not have been able to complete the work of a few of them in a year.

McNamara was supposed to come to see off his old classmates, but it was delayed by the Houston side. Ponyk has already received permission from his father, and the collaboration with FedEx has begun. While the new joint venture is still in the legal process, McNamara has been sent to Houston to inspect the local ports and prepare for the next step in the intermodal container transportation plan.

John didn't expect that when Leis and the others met Adele, they were even more excited than seeing him, the big boss. Although Adele doesn't appear at the company very often, her outstanding appearance, elegant temperament, gentle and kind way of treating people, and all kinds of efforts to improve the company's employee welfare in the past year have won her a large number of admirers within the company. Many employees regard her as the "perfect goddess" and have become her die-hard "fans".

John had heard Walter talk about it before, and he thought it was a joke. Unexpectedly, even a newcomer like Leis, who has only been in the company for a month, was captured by Adele's charm. John even thinks that if he and Adele had a dispute one day, 90% of the company would be on Adele's side.

After a brief exchange with Leth and the others, John walked towards Randolph with Adele in their envious, jealous and hateful eyes.

He was going home soon, but Randolph wasn't in a good mood. John knew that this was because the British Purchasing Committee's results were not very satisfactory.

John's army was pretty good, selling 40 P-40s and more than enough artillery, vehicles, light weapons, and a lot of ammunition to equip five infantry divisions. With the exception of the aircraft, all other arms will be shipped to Canada to form the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

This business can keep Jairo, Crawford, and John busy enough. They searched through almost all the warehouses of the Army and the various munitions companies, and Crawford even went to the warehouses of the American Army in Panama to scavenge the supplies.

The Navy was more miserable, selling only a batch of anti-aircraft rapid-fire guns and torpedoes, and the largest order was stuck in Congress. The British had planned to buy 50 decommissioned destroyers mothballed by the Navy to protect their sea lines.

The U.S. Navy, of course, raised its hands in welcome. Anyway, these old-fashioned "Caldwell"-class, "Weeks"-class, and "Clemson"-class destroyers are useless, and in exchange for the money, they can build at least two more "North Carolina"-class battleships, or five "Baltimore"-class heavy cruisers.

However, the arms sale was not approved by Congress because it violated the principle of self-transportation in the "Neutrality Act." John sometimes admired the brains of the MPs, some of whom insisted that letting the British drive the boat away was not "self-transporting", but had to use tugboats.

In the vast Atlantic, towing a destroyer to Britain with a tugboat is not a direct delivery of performance to the German submarine forces. Of course, the British would not agree, and this large arms sales order was finally dragged down.

John knew that the big boss in the White House had his own ideas on this matter. Negotiations on the exchange of this batch of destroyers for British overseas military bases will begin shortly after.

By September this year, Britain will agree to lease eight naval and air bases in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean to the United States for 99 years in exchange for these "precious" old destroyers.

Therefore, he did not have to gloat over the "misfortune" of the Navy, as his other colleagues in the Army Staff. When the time comes, the Navy will earn much more than what it can get now. In comparison, the little arms sold by the army is nothing, and it is not even a fraction of that of the navy.

However, John himself gained a lot in the process of purchasing arms. Although the British bought 40 P-40s, they did not buy H-1 fighters from Hughes Aircraft. But Sir Freeman was interested in a new fighter being tested by the Army Air Corps at Hughes Aircraft Company.

This aircraft is the P-51 Mustang, which John took two years to build. Sir Freeman values this hybrid fighter with a British "heart", not only because of its excellent performance and amazing range, but also because it can be better repaired in the United Kingdom and has survivability far beyond ordinary imported aircraft.

The British Purchasing Council has signed a letter of intent with Hughes to order 320 Mustang fighters for $65,000 each, after the aircraft has passed all tests by the Army Air Corps and is approved for export, which will be issued by John himself.

Hughes Aircraft, on the other hand, had to ensure that deliveries of the first aircraft to the RAF commenced in January 1941 and that deliveries were completed by September 1941. At the same time, Sir Freeman also promised to assist Hughes Aircraft Company in obtaining a license for the production of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines to ensure the production of the Mustang fighter.

The last point is the most important. The technology of the Merlin engine has long been thoroughly eaten by the Hughes Aircraft Company, and now the difference is the production license. When he approached the door, Rolls-Royce refused to sell patents. Now that feng shui is turning, John doesn't believe it, and when it comes to the air battle in Britain, will Rolls-Royce still dare to hold the patent in his hands.