Chapter 823: Confidants
The United States has reached a lot of agreements with the United Kingdom.
For example, British companies in the United States have been sold to the United States at low prices, which has made the American capitalists make a lot of money, as long as there are interests, and the Germans dared to go to the coast of the United States to bomb at the beginning, so that the United States has no objection anymore.
Moreover, there is an excellent second-hand dealer, Hammer, who successfully got the British to mortgage some overseas military bases to the United States and become a bridgehead for the United States, which has made the United States gain huge benefits.
But now, the British government has changed hands.
George VI had already been convicted by London, and Churchill had become a sinner, and the package agreement between Britain and the United States was almost in danger of being scrapped.
For the United States, of course, this is inappropriate, but it is the euro that is even more difficult to accept.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that after Germany occupied the whole of Europe, it had begun to plan to integrate Europe, and the current euro is the first step!
Britain, France and Germany, when united, are enough to become a big problem for the United States!
"The Germans are threatening us if they want to turn our foreign exchange reserves into waste paper." Roosevelt continued to take a puff on his cigar and then said, "We should warn the Germans that if they really dare to do that, they are declaring war on us, America!" ”
In this era, the United States is not as powerful as later generations, the dollar has not become the world currency, and under the influence of the empire on which the sun never sets, the common thing in this world is still the pound.
If the United States wants to do business with Europe and the pound zone, it naturally needs to have pound reserves, and there are quite a few francs for the same kind, but because the German economy only improved in the thirties, their mark reserves are not very large.
If all these foreign exchange reserves are turned into waste paper, the losses of the United States will absolutely not be bearable! At the same time, it will become a fuse.
If these foreign exchange reserves of the United States become waste paper, it will mean war for the United States!
As far as the United States is concerned, a big war is already imminent, and it is a question of whether to fight early or late, and now it seems that it will be even more troublesome to fight late.
The current strength of Germany is still inferior to that of the United States, but once Germany completes the integration of the whole of Europe, it will be quite difficult for the United States to confront Germany again.
Since we have to fight, it is better to fight now, first enter the Middle East, support Britain, and then regain territory until the whole of Europe is recovered!
Roosevelt's eyes were already bloodshot, and as the helmsman of the United States, he had to take a big risk in making this decision, and if he failed, he would never recover.
"No, we're not there yet." Marshall, Chief of the Army General Staff, said: "Now, the German army is almost victorious in a hundred battles, and even if our army goes up, I am afraid that it will end up in the same fate, we are not ready, we are on land, not the opponent of the Germans." ”
The United States has not yet prepared for war on a large scale, has not called up reserves, has not mobilized for war, and even if all this is done, will the United States be able to win against Germany?
Not necessarily! The Germans, who have never failed, are simply five years ahead of their own in terms of equipment!
"Germany has completed its expansion to the west, and next, the Germans should expand eastward." "If the Germans invade the Soviet Union, it will cost dearly, and that's the time for us," Secretary of State Hull said. ”
It's not suitable for war now, and when the Germans were at their most popular, it was easy to get anal bleeding!
Roosevelt nodded: "Yes, we are not ready for war now, but, what about the Germans? If they really decide to do something against the Soviet Union, they will certainly not annoy us at this time, so we must make this kind of gesture. ”
That's what Roosevelt meant.
How is it possible that the Germans, who want to use the euro to bring the United States to its knees, to stop supporting George VI in favor of Berlin?
Now, the United States is just going to put on a serious posture, if you dare to turn the foreign exchange in my hands into waste paper, then I will declare war on you, I have long seen that you are not pleasing to the eye, and I want to beat you!
That's right, it's you, look at what to see, and then look at you!
The United States wants to continue to support George VI, but the foreign exchange of the United States must also have value, and you have to exchange it for me whenever you want to exchange it with Germany!
By the way, just swap it out for gold! After all, gold is hard currency! You don't have to exchange euros, so it's just right!
"We are also going to make a slow transition to a war regime, which will certainly be the biggest threat to us after the German conquest of Europe." Roosevelt continued: "Especially now, if the Germans do not intend to make concessions, for us it means the beginning of the war!" I propose that Congress pass a bill to increase the defense budget by another 20 percent. ”
War, Roosevelt had already mentioned this word more than once! Roosevelt has repeatedly urged Congress to increase defense spending since Germany began to expand in Europe, and now, the increase of 20 percent shows the seriousness of the incident.
The United States, ready for war at any time!
"Mr. President, Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent a telegram from Cairo, in which he stated that the British government would firmly defend the position of the British pound on the world currency and resolutely resist the attempts of the Germans to destroy the British economy."
The White House chief of staff came in and reported Churchill's telegram to Roosevelt.
Resolutely defended? What did Churchill defend with? Roosevelt shook his head, the Germans had unified Europe, and it was too easy to play the British army in the Middle East to death.
"Tell Prime Minister Churchill that we, the United States, will do everything in our power to support the British government until the final counteroffensive and regain lost ground." Roosevelt said.
The foreign policy of the United States cannot be changed, and if it turns to support Edward VIII, the United States will not gain any benefits, but on the contrary, it will only encourage Germany's arrogance.
Now, the United States must spare no effort to support Churchill, and if Europe is truly united, the United States will never be at peace.
Roosevelt's attitude was very firm, and at the same time, after the Oval Table, Secretary of State Hull summoned the German ambassador to the United States and presented him with the decision of the American side.
Germany, which must unconditionally exchange the foreign exchange reserves of the United States, moreover, not for euros, but for gold! I hope that Germany will take it seriously and not try to interfere in the foreign policy of the United States!
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