Not long after the British delegation of the Purchasing Committee was gone, John was completely idle. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info It's not that there are no new arms export applications, in fact there are so many such applications that John could be buried. However, a newly formed commission took over the approval of exports from the military.

It all started two weeks ago. The huge order that Randolph brought with them this time sparked a fierce and even somewhat bloody (literally) battle between American arms dealers. This struggle has seriously affected the operation of the US economic order and has had a bad impact on society. Some media outlets have begun to openly criticize the ugly face of arms dealers who do whatever it takes for profit.

In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, at the initiative of President Roosevelt, Congress took the lead in setting up an inter-service and cross-industry materials committee, which took over the approval of arms exports from the Army and Navy.

John had thought that he, as the direct head of the business, would be assigned to the committee as an Army representative, but Marshall's chief of staff chose a senior major general named Oliver Echols.

John was a little disappointed with this result, but he was not incomprehensible. It has not been a day or two since Chief of Staff Marshall wanted to get this Major General Echols out of the Army Staff.

But the veteran general had taught at West Point for many years, and in 1920 he was the head of the school's mathematics department. A large number of Army stalwarts including Eisenhower, Bradley, Clark, Ridgway, and others were his students.

Because of his seniority and good reputation in the military, Chief of Staff Marshall has always been difficult to deal with this representative of the conservative wing of the Army. Now that there is an opportunity to invite this "Big Buddha" out of the Army General Staff, Marshall will certainly not let it go.

As far as John knows, Major General Echols seems to be related to Angus Echols, who holds financial power on DuPont's executive committee, and DuPont must have played a role in this arrangement.

In short, John is now an idler again, and Major General Bull has temporarily arranged for him to help the newly appointed Deputy Chief Geroh with some logistical and supply matters. Every day, he only needs to make phone calls in the office and deal with the numerical forms reported by various military regions, and he has a good life.

One afternoon, John was chatting with his friend Major McClure after he had finished his business. Chatting with McClure in the Military Intelligence Division, who was in charge of European intelligence, John always learned something new and unclassified, but very interesting.

Today, for example, McClure talked to him about the hottest topic in London at the moment, Ms. "Rolls-Royce". Not long ago, the woman bought enough sugar for 140 weeks' ration in a London shop, then left the store in a Rolls-Royce without paying a fine of £75 (almost more than $200).

This incident caused an uproar in Britain after being publicized by the German program "Haha". There is speculation about who this "Rolls-Royce" lady really is, and the list of suspects has begun to get longer and longer.

"Still haven't figured out who this lady is?" John felt that this incident was very similar to the doxing incident caused by the Internet flaunting wealth in later generations. Back then, he was as indignant as the current British, but later he became numb after seeing too much and became a melon-eating crowd.

"At the moment, the two people who are most suspected are the widow of the former Governor of Punjab, Michael Dwyer, and the wife of Norman Burkitt, the legal adviser to the British royal family. But it's just a suspicion, and this kind of thing can never be confirmed. McClure said with emotion: "But then again, the Germans did a great job this time." ”

John agrees with McClure's view that Goebbels was a genius in this regard. A report of "Your Excellency" provoked the dissatisfaction of the British people against the elite and dealt a huge blow to the morale of the British.

"Haven't the British yet figured out how to deal with Lord Haha?" John asked.

"The BBC did a listening survey, and about two-thirds of adults have listened to Haha's radio from Hamburg, one in six people listen to his program regularly, and about 600 million listeners tune directly to Haha's radio frequency after listening to the BBC's news at 9 o'clock every night."

McClure laughs: "Sir John Reeth (founder and first executive of the BBC), who has already become Secretary of State for Cabinet Intelligence, is determined to launch a new programme at the same time to compete with Lord Haha. ”

The idea is not bad, but I don't know if the BBC founder can beat Goebbels, an "expert liar", in the battle of public opinion. In any case, John did not think very well of His Excellency.

At this time, the phone on John's desk rang, and it was Reilly. "John, Chennault is back. Have you had time to see him lately? ”

"Chennault? What did he come back for? "It's been a long time since John heard that name. Reilly has always been in charge of recruiting personnel and providing maintenance parts for the U.S. Volunteer Air Force for China, and he has not directly intervened.

"What else can you do, ask for money." Reilly didn't like this fierce-looking former army air captain very much: "They fought a few battles with the Japanese in Guangzhou and Chengdu, and the results were not bad, but the losses were not small. He was here with China's finance minister to get some economic support from Washington. ”

Minister of Finance, Song Ziwen. John probably understood what Chennault was doing this time. It's right to ask for money, but it's not for him.

Since the "Battle of Nomenkan" last year, the forces within the Japanese military that supported the northward expansion strategy have been dealt a serious blow. A number of senior generals, including Deputy Chief of Staff Nakajima Tetsuzo (the chief of the General Staff Headquarters has always been suspended from the Imperial Family and is not responsible for any affairs, and the Deputy Chief of Staff is the actual head of the General Staff Headquarters), Hashimoto Qun, director of the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters, Kenkichi Ueda, commander of the Kwantung Army, Ryosuke Isoya, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and Taro Komatsubarajima, commander of the 23rd Division, were all transferred to the reserve.

The rise of Japan's "southward faction" has alarmed Americans, and some have begun to call for an embargo on strategic goods to Japan and economic aid to China. Although this voice is still very weak, it is tantamount to a lifeline for the struggling government of the Republic of China.

Especially when Vice President Wang, who likes reclamation, "ran away from home" and was ready to cooperate with the Japanese, Chongqing hoped to get support from the Americans. Even a small token of support was a great boost to the morale and conviction of the anti-Japanese people.

John recalls the U.S. economic aid program to China before the war. It seems that just this month, the United States increased its capital and the Export-Import Bank of China by lending $20 million. Then, by November, the Chinese will receive another $50 million in equalization fund loans and a $50 million commercial loan. After the Lend-Lease Act is introduced next year, they will also lend $45 million in military supplies.

"I have time this week, you can make an appointment with him for me." In a sense, Chennault also worked for John. These people are taking their lives overseas to promote the H-1 fighter jet, and John has to see it anyway and express his gratitude.