The cost of the 598 bill
Washington, USA.
A U.S. congressman stood in the hallway and questioned his colleagues: "Is the Führer crazy?" Does he think that the money of us Americans is blown by the wind? ”
He must have relied on this kind of issue at this time. Maybe they made a partial deal with the conglomerates...... Maybe that's right. Another lawmaker said with the same look of incredulity.
Earlier today, President Roosevelt suddenly proposed a new aid agreement to Congress, which was to export a series of strategic materials such as steel to the Soviet Union.
In addition, the package includes 1,000 precision machining machines of various types, including high-grade equipment for the production of weapons.
Finally, in order to make up for the shortage of rubber in the Soviet Union, the United States will also export large quantities of natural rubber to the Soviet Union cheaply, so that the Soviet Union can produce more military supplies to resist the German attack.
The cost of this whole package of aid is simply astronomical. The United States, up and down, has not yet come out of the losses of aid to Britain, and now it is time to give blood to the Soviets again.
The US congressmen who heard the news felt that Roosevelt must have been crazy to do such a thing.
Some irrational congressmen have even shouted the adjective traitor to describe President Roosevelt, who was in a wheelchair and brought the United States out of the financial crisis.
"That's right! Unless Roosevelt compromised with the monopolies and agreed to some of their conditions, this bill to aid the Soviet Union would not have been passed at all! The congressman who spoke first said as he looked at Marshall, who was walking down the hallway.
Marshall, with a stack of papers in his hand, walked over to several Army officers, spoke to them, and then walked straight to the conference room.
The aid package that was being discussed for a while was so important that the air around the lawmakers from both parties was a little depressing.
"At least $100 million in economic assistance, not including transportation costs related to cargo ships. Roosevelt was going to fight Hitler to the death......" This sentence reached Marshall's ears, but he did not even mean to stop.
Of course, we are going to fight Germany to the death! If we do not support a reliable ally, the entire Eurasian continent will be completely free from the influence of the United States.
What's even more terrifying is that there is another Japan in Asia that is ready to move, and recently the training of the combined fleet has become more and more intensive, and everyone knows who it is aimed at.
If one day the United States and Japan go to war, and no country drags Germany on the flank, then Germany will be the key to the victory or defeat of the United States and Japan.
At that point, as long as Germany sided with Japan, the United States would lose the war, and at the same time lose the American rising trend that had been built up for generations.
Without the general trend, the United States will once again be excluded from the mainstream countries of the world and become a dispensable peripheral country.
Could it be that we need to find another opportunity to trap Germany like Britain in order to pave the way for the rise of the United States once again?
How many generations will it take? How much time will it take? Will Germany give the United States this chance? Will the United States be able to seize this opportunity?
Britain is finished, and the United States has never been closer to being the world's number one than it is today. If this opportunity is missed, Marshall feels that the United States will never have such a good situation again.
Vaguely, Marshall felt that the German Führer was also a far-sighted and far-sighted hero. It's definitely not an easy thing to move back into a situation when he's already got the advantage.
Under this premise, the United States must maintain its current slight lead, make good use of its invincible geographical superiority, and build a future world with the United States at its core.
Although many people can't see the general trend clearly, Marshall is still very sure that this time the proposal will be authorized by Congress.
Because this time, the bait he threw was so big that many members of the Diet representing the consortium had to stand on his side.
Step by step, Marshall walked up to President Roosevelt, held the wheelchair pusher with his hand, and whispered: "Mr. President, everything is ready!" ”
"So, let's get started...... This time we paid quite a lot, and I hope the Soviets don't let us down! Roosevelt said depressedly.
In order to ensure that Congress could pass his agenda, Roosevelt did come up with a lot of conditions this time.
Sure enough, surprisingly, after the congressional speech, Roosevelt's proposal was passed by a majority of lawmakers from both parties!
This miraculous scene surprised all the legislators who did not know the truth, but many people were not surprised by this result.
Since Roosevelt dared to put forward such a bill at such a time, he was absolutely sure that it would be passed! It's just that what kind of quid pro quo he wants to come up with is worth pondering.
"Why is this a bill passed?" A member of parliament asked his colleagues, "Is it true that everyone is crazy?" ”
"You don't know, Roosevelt just approved the sale of wheat and other crops to regions such as England and Spain......" replied the congressman who knew the inside story.
Although it did not intend to finance Germany's continued development in heavy industry, the US top brass was pressured to agree to export light industry and agricultural products to Europe.
For example, for grain, 20 American ships have left the port in the past few days. They all arrive in the United Kingdom, and the payment is made from a previous repaid loan in the United Kingdom.
These supplies are the final payment of Britain's exchange of ports for U.S. resources, so that the U.S. can take over Britain's bases in the Pacific with peace of mind.
After today, more grain supplies from the United States will be sold to Britain and Spain and Switzerland, and everyone knows very well how much of this grain will be transferred to Germany.
The United States has finally done what it has always dreamed of, selling supplies to the two countries that are at war at the same time, making the difference between the outcome of the war and benefiting both sides.
But this time it was forced, forced by domestic pressure to reluctantly agree! Germany received valuable food, which could be used to pacify the occupied territories and improve the living standards of its people.
This is not a good thing for the top level of the United States, but it is undoubtedly a good opportunity for the American capitalists to make money.
Many canned meats and other supplies are very cheap in the United States, and you can earn twice the price when you ship them to the United Kingdom.
What does that mean? Having twice the profit is enough to make the mercenary capital desperate to take risks!