"You couldn't have come at a better time! This shipment is absolutely too important. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" In the harbor, a man wearing a decent suit with the emblem of the German Nazi Party on his chest smiled and stretched out his hand to the man who stepped off the side of the ship.

The hands of the two people were clasped together, and they were smiling like a pair of in-laws at the same time. This freighter was an important freighter to the French port of Brest, and it was an American citizen.

The fact that the interior of the freighter was filled with steel was something that both Americans and the British knew. Along the way, it was even escorted by American destroyers and the British Navy, and its identity was very mysterious.

Of course, this is the top secret of the United States, using such a shipload of steel as a bargaining chip to deploy its own new spy network in Germany.

The merchant who came with the ship was not a serious American businessman at all, but a high-ranking spy of the American Intelligence Service, the head of this trip to Germany.

He had the identity of an American businessman as a cover, and he also had the talisman to help get steel, so he could be said to be a very welcome guest of the German high-level.

Of course, the guest was received by the well-known German intelligence service, the intelligence officer of Abwell.

What is even more interesting is that his arrival was in fact a diplomatic mission ordered by the Führer, because the German side was making a very deliberate deal.

While the German intelligence services were receiving American businessmen, on the other side, the Japanese ambassador to Germany, as well as a large number of diplomats, were worried about two things.

The first thing was that the Germans ceased to be enthusiastic about asking the Japanese Empire to join the Axis bloc, and they took a step back and began to seek a looser alliance agreement.

This change of attitude made the Japanese side panic, because they did not know if it was their own excessive demands that made the Germans no longer keen to win over Japan.

"Mr. Shimada, this agreement is a matter for the head of state to decide personally, and we believe that Japan's request for such a large amount of technical assistance will damage our company's future technological advantages." Ribbentrop looked at Shimada, a diplomat on the Japanese side, and spoke.

His words made Shimada a little depressed, although the Japanese side did ask for a lot of technical assistance, but in the past, the process of cooperation between the two sides was quite smooth.

In Shimada's own view, this situation is now due to the fact that the Germans have given too much technology, and on the other hand, Japan has shown too little sincerity.

Although the first cooperation was pleasant on both sides, Japan's resolute attitude of not going north afterwards completely shattered the possibility of Germany and Japan attacking the Soviet Union.

As for the exchange of technology, Japan really can't come up with anything decent to exchange with the Germans -- the Zero fighter is a good starting point, but the Japanese Foreign Ministry itself does not know that there is such a good thing.

After several struggles, Germany replaced Japanese diesel engine technology with several HE-100 fighters and obsolete ME-109A fighters, as well as some design drawings for the battleship.

Most importantly, taking advantage of Japan's status as not participating in the war, they bought a batch of rubber from Asia and shipped it to Germany - unfortunately, there were too few of them, that is, to the extent of meaning.

Ribbentrop, however, had recently gotten his hands on something good, a super-secret from German intelligence, intending to exchange some vital goodies for Japan.

Of course, Shimada didn't think that some secrets were worth much, and he didn't care. But when part of the document leaked, Shimada was even more stupid.

Because the content of this document is very important, so important that it is simply coveted by Japan: the Germans got their hands on the American P-40 fighter jet, and all the performance secrets of the Navy F-4F fighter!

Japan never dreamed of getting its hands on this thing, but now it is so naked in front of its eyes......

After the Navy got the news, the feedback was even simpler: give what you want! We want this information!

Of course, the navy says it wants to give what it wants, but the foreign ministry can't really ask for what to give -- and that's why it's at this point in time.

Japan's offer is already very good: joining the Axis group is a certainty, and another magnesium-aluminum alloy technology at the bottom of the box will be exchanged for this information.

The German side is still very satisfied with this exchange, but in the spirit of the tight supply in hand, it plans to find some more ways to reap some benefits.

"Mr. Ribbentrop, you know, our Great Japanese Empire has shown the utmost sincerity, and I hope that you will not waste any more time between our allies." Shimada suppressed the annoyance in his heart and spoke.

Ribbentrop did not seem flustered, but smiled and said, "Mr. Shimada, at the national level, we don't have much disagreement anymore...... But ......"

I have to say that the Japanese nation is really worthy of study and study in some aspects, for example, the mellowness and shamelessness of the Japanese nation surpass most other nations.

Seeing that Ribbentrop was still hesitating, Shimada gave another price: "Mr. Ribbentrop, give you a personal benefit fee, plus $200,000...... Swiss bank, private account! ”

In the past 40 years, the US dollar is still a semi-world currency that retains its value, especially in times of war, the traditional world currency pound has been impacted, and the Deutsche Mark is something that does not retain value.

So, in this case, trading in dollars has become the favorite of bribe-givers. And in 40 years, $200,000 is a notch higher than the impact of $2 million today.

Hearing Shimada go on the road like this, Ribbentrop no longer hid it, and pressed a thick document in his hand in front of Shimada: "This is what you want!" Definitely great value for money! ”

Shimada took it and opened it, and was so frightened that he almost swallowed his tongue - this information is really detailed to the extreme, and it is almost the test pilot's autograph and the seal of the President of the United States.

Just looking at this record, including the complex support structure, it is not a problem to find dozens of experts to copy both aircraft.

"Yo Xi! It's really great value for money! Definitely great value for money! Shimada closed the file and held out his hand to Ribbentrop, and the two men held their hands together.

"If you can get 100,000 tons of steel, I'll give you some very important goodies in private......" In the hotel, an intelligence officer dressed as a German businessman said as he looked at the American businessman.

"I don't understand what you're talking about." The spy disguised as an American businessman has a hypocritical face and conceals his identity.

"Actually, I know a high-ranking officer on the naval side...... You know that Japan and Germany are currently engaged in a new round of negotiations...... In exchange, the two countries got a lot of good things from each other. The German intelligence officer pretended to be very reluctant.

He sat down in his chair, looked at the American businessman and said, "You know, it is not realistic for Germany to want to build its own navy, especially at this time. ”

"I've heard that in the short term, the German side will not be able to compete with the surface ship forces of the British Navy." The American businessman smiled and nodded, and did not say his identity.

"But we're different." The German intelligence officer opened his mouth and expressed his thoughts: "In this war, the Führer is fighting for the country, the officials are fighting for the sake of getting rich, and my friends and I also want to think about ourselves. ”

"I support this idea, when, money is the most convincing thing." The American businessman nodded in agreement.

He was even rejoicing in his luck that when he first arrived in Germany, the German intelligence services chose to see him as a realist with the intention of making a fortune -- the short-sighted realist who loves money most in the United States.

"The drawings of the Japanese battleships are basically useless to us, and we can't build one...... Right? The German intelligence officer gave his own price directly.

The American businessman, or rather the American spy disguised as a businessman, swallowed when he heard the news. Because the price was too big, he was scared.

"How could the Japanese give this to you?" He calmed down for a moment before he spoke.

"I don't care what you do, you go back to the United States, take this thing, and exchange it for 100,000 tons of steel." The German businessman tempted: "You Americans get the benefits, I personally drink some soup...... Not excessive, right? ”

It's not just too much, it's just extremely cheap. The American businessman thought about it for a moment and said, "Can I take the original drawings with me?" ”

"It's a bit difficult, after all, when your ship leaves, it must be checked." The German replied with some embarrassment, and his answer dispelled the last of the American spies' concerns.

If the other party agrees to this matter, then this matter is definitely problematic. But the other party didn't dare to agree to anything, so everything seemed so real and credible.

"Steel is not hard to raise, but the deal is ...... How to trade? The American spy was also afraid that the other party would play tricks on him, so he asked.

"I divided the drawings into 20 parts, 100,000 tons of steel is not a small amount, one transaction at a time, Tong Su is not deceived, how?" The Germans offered fair terms.

The American nodded: "How can we be sure that what we got is really a battleship equipped by the Japanese Navy?" ”

"Can you bring someone to inspect it, anyway, my friend told me that he said that the Japanese had Nagato-class design drawings......" the German replied with a smile.

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Long Ling was sick yesterday and asked for leave, and today I will make up for everyone, thank you for your support and encouragement!