When Cheng Tianfang looked at Adjutant Li carefully, he only felt that he seemed to be very different from before, the previous Adjutant Li was silent and subtle, and there were a lot of Hokkien accents in the Chinese, just like an old Hokkien man, restrained and secluded; But at this time, Adjutant Li was cheerful and cordial, he was fluent in Chinese and good in German - he was able to talk directly with the German guests, and even took the initiative to raise a glass on behalf of Kong Xiangxi to wish Hitler good health, and at the same time wish the German country peace and prosperity.

Among the members of the delegation, except for Qi Yan, a full-time translator, no one else was fluent in German. But the German language was not the most important thing, but the most important thing was his ease in the presence of the Germans: he talked with Mr. Schacht, he with Field Marshal von Blomburg, he ......talked with Mr. McGensen, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, and from the dinner at 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Adjutant Lee was all over the German dignitaries present.

Thinking of Adjutant Li's proposal again, a thought suddenly flashed in Cheng Tianfang's mind: It would be nice if Adjutant Li could come to the embassy. After having this thought, he remindedly went to see the Minister of the Navy Chen Shaokuan. He found that Chen Shaokuan, who was in the corner, was actually looking at Adjutant Li, as if he was a little puzzled and confused. Yes, Chen Shaokuan also doesn't know what is going on with Li Kongrong, who is about to return to China, today, his limelight overshadowed everyone present, except for Kong Xiangxi.

Kong Xiangxi actually doesn't like to talk a lot, and his communication skills are not as good as his wife Song Ailing, so he has quite expectations for Adjutant Li's performance, at least, in the atmosphere of pleasure created by Adjutant Li, he can take the opportunity to make good friends with those important VIPs, so as to leave a deep favor and impression.

"He's going to embarrass the Navy again?" Colonel Lin Xianxi, who was beside Chen Shaokuan, looked at the dazzling Li Kongrong in the crowd and said very unhappily - it was okay for him to talk with the German male guests just now, but now that the dance music has started again, Li Kongrong actually invited the German lady to dance, and the lady he invited seemed to be Mr. Schacht's daughter.

"Impossible." Zhou Yingcong said in a low voice. Sure enough, Miss Schacht happily stretched out her hand to Li Kongrong, and the two of them smiled and walked onto the dance floor.

"He should have gone back a long time ago and stayed in the engine room for the rest of his life." The colonel glanced at Li Kongrong, who was dancing, and said to Chen Shaokuan. Seeing that Chen Shaokuan was silent, he said again: "Otherwise, there will be a mess, where will the navy's face be placed." ”

As soon as the colonel's words fell, Ambassador Cheng Tianfang came over with a wine glass and a smile, he first touched a glass with Chen Shaokuan, and then said with a smile: "The navy is really full of talents, who would have expected that Adjutant Li would be so popular among the German guests." ”

Cheng Tianfang praised it from the bottom of his heart, but these words were particularly harsh to Chen Shaokuan's ears - if it was sarcasm, of course it was harsh, if it was not sarcasm, wouldn't it mean that he didn't know anyone. "Mr. Ambassador is gracious." Chen Shaokuan whispered, his expression calm.

Of course, Cheng Tianfang's words were not sarcastic, he took a step closer. "I have an idea, I don't know Minister Chen'......"

"Ambassador Cheng, please speak." Chen Shaokuan smiled modestly and expressed his approval.

"Since the navy has a talent like Adjutant Li, why not send a military attache in Germany?" Cheng Tianfang made an unexpected suggestion, which only made Chen Shaokuan upright. "As far as I know, the navy is here to order submarines, and as soon as Adjutant Lee arrives in Berlin, he asks me and Colonel Xu of the Military Attache Office to help him understand the situation in Germany, and the next day he will go to Hamburg, Kiel, and other places to find out the news. The army has military attachés and deputy military attachés in Germany, and other countries also have naval and army attachés in Germany, and now that the navy wants to order submarines in Germany, it is all the more necessary to arrange for a military attache to be in Berlin......"

"Mr. Ambassador has a good idea, but he is not afraid...... Aren't you afraid that he will make a fool of himself? Lin Xianxin suddenly smiled sadly, he didn't expect that there were still people who admired Li Kongrong, and this person was actually the ambassador to Germany.

"Ugly?" Cheng Tianfang was a little inexplicable, "Adjutant Li has been in Berlin for more than a month, he has been steady and decent, he is neither arrogant nor humble in his negotiations with Germany, and he is also dedicated to the internal affairs of the navy, how can he make a fool of himself?" ”

"Mr. Ambassador, I haven't heard any rumors......" Lin Xianxin wanted to elaborate, but was stopped by Chen Shaokuan.

"Rumors?!" Cheng Tianfang smiled puzzled, "What are the rumors?" The embassy and the military attache office all praised Adjutant Li. Even those international students like Adjutant Li - I really can't imagine that Adjutant Li is versatile, and he wrote a song for everyone to sing in Chinese, and now the student union in Germany is rehearsing this song, planning to sing it at the next party.

Minister Chen, I sincerely invite the Navy to set up a military attache office in Berlin, so as to facilitate negotiations between the Navy and the German side, and the construction of submarines is not only professional, but also involves a wide range of matters that need to be negotiated. When Adjutant Li first came to ask us about the submarine last month, Colonel Xu and I of the Military Attaché Department didn't know anything. Second, Adjutant Li can also assist me, the ambassador to Germany. Not to mention anything else, Adjutant Li's current performance is much better than that of me, the ambassador, and if Adjutant Li is here, it will certainly be much easier to negotiate with Germany. ”

When Cheng Tianfang made a suggestion, the dance music had just dispersed, and seeing the high-spirited Li Kongrong, Chen Shaokuan smiled and turned to Cheng Tianfang and said, "Mr. Ambassador, do you really think that Major Li can help here instead of causing trouble?" ”

"Of course!" Cheng Tianfang lifted his glasses, and his expression was very serious. "If Minister Chen allows it, I will send a telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs overnight requesting an additional naval attaché in Berlin. This is only one additional person, and it is expected that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will definitely agree. ”

"But Major Li seems to only want to be the captain of the submarine." Zhou Yingcong suddenly interjected, he also praised Li Kongrong in his heart, but because of Lin Xianxi, he couldn't say a lot of things clearly.

"I haven't heard Adjutant Li talk about it." Cheng Tianfang was suddenly a little disappointed, he actually wanted to find a helper to negotiate with Germany, if Li Kongrong wanted to learn submarines, then he would not be able to help. "Minister Chan means ......"

"The matter is of great importance, and the Admiralty will have to think carefully before replying to Mr. Ambassador." Chen Shaokuan's brows were twisted, and he suddenly felt that there was a difference in his previous understanding of Li Kongrong. Others, such as Kong Xiangxi, may intercede for Li Kongrong, but it is unlikely that Cheng Tianfang, the ambassador to Germany, will intercede for him.

Cheng Tianfang, who seemed to think that Chen Shaokuan was hesitating, and was unwilling to fail, said: "Minister Chen may not know much about the situation in Germany. This Germany can now be divided into pro-Chinese and pro-Japanese factions. Of course, the departments involved in the Hebulou Company, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, are of course pro-China, but those in the Kuomintang Socialist Party, headed by Air Force Commander Goering, are 100 percent pro-Japanese. The navy was caught between the army and the air force, sometimes to the army, and sometimes to the National Socialist Party, with an ambiguous attitude.

If our navy wants to order submarines, it will certainly not work if no one is responsible for negotiating here. Even though the German Army was blindly pro-China, the Military Attache Office also had seven or eight party-state army officers stationed in Berlin to negotiate arms ordering, production, and transportation. The German navy has an ambiguous position, and I heard Adjutant Li say that one of their aircraft carriers is being built under the guidance of the Japanese, so it is all the more necessary that someone in Berlin should be in charge of negotiating matters, otherwise only the contract will be signed, and the other party will delay the delivery. ”

"Mr. Ambassador, isn't it the Embassy's responsibility to make representations to Germany? Or is the matter of the Navy a different matter? Lin Xianxi felt that Chen Shaokuan was gradually persuaded by Cheng Tianfang, so he had to interject.

"The embassy is responsible for negotiating with Germany, but no one in the embassy understands submarines!" Cheng Tian said. "When Adjutant Li came the month before last, he said that he asked us to help investigate the German submarine, not to mention the embassy, and even the military attaché's office had no idea what kind of ship this submarine was and what role it could play. After Adjutant Li explained, we learned that this kind of ship could be hidden in the sea.

One of the embassies is that they don't understand submarines, and the other is that there is only one embassy and one consulate general in Germany, but there are more than 3,000 overseas Chinese and more than 600 students studying in Germany. Today's embassies add up to more than a dozen people, and these people have to greet overseas Chinese, students, and handle various diplomatic affairs. With all due respect, Minister Chen sent a telegram to the embassy asking for representations with Germany, and he must not say it in time, let alone insist on perseverance, because not only Minister Chen sent me a telegram, but other places are also sending me telegrams, which ......" Cheng Tianfang let out a long sigh, he stroked the thin hair on his head, and finally shook his head and said: "Hey, it's not that the little brother doesn't help, it's really too busy!" ”

The party finally ended at eleven o'clock, and Chen Shaokuan was silent on the way back to the hotel. He finally felt that he seemed to have misunderstood Li Kongrong, but was it really necessary to station a military attache in Germany? What should Lin Zhun do if he has a military attaché? And as Zhou Yingcong said, Li Kongrong is really willing to be a military attache in Germany? What if he had to learn submarines?

Chen Shaokuan pondered, Zhou Yingcong didn't speak, Lin Xianxin coughed and began to express his opinion, he said: "I still mean that, let him stay in Germany, maybe there will be an accident one day, how should we end up when the time comes?" ”

"Then ......" Zhou Yingcong smiled in his heart, and he said: "It seems that Lin Zhun can only be responsible for negotiating with Germany, but he ......"

"I don't believe that without a naval attaché, you can't buy back the submarine." Lin Xianxin glared at Zhou Yingcong, he didn't want Lin Zhun to be a military attaché, he would be the commander of the submarine fleet in the future.

"Ambassador Cheng bitterly persuaded the minister to set up a naval attaché, because he felt that the attitude of the German Navy was very ambiguous, maybe we signed the contract and paid the money, and they would also drag the boat hard, and this kind of thing abounds in the world, not to mention that the German Navy now has a request from Germany." Zhou Yingcong said.

"Then we ......," Lin Xianxin originally wanted to say, then we would not order submarines in Germany. But you can't really find anywhere else to order in Germany. It's good to have foreign exchange, but the problem is that there is no foreign exchange, and among the countries that can build submarines, except for Germany and Italy, other countries do not accept the use of minerals and agricultural products to compensate for the payment of boats. The Italian side of the lightning school had already negotiated, but because Italy wanted Japan to support its annexation of Abinesia, it refused, and only Germany remained. If Germany can't do it, then the purchase of submarines will have to be left for later.

"What Ambassador Cheng said is not necessarily unreasonable." Chen Shaokuan, who had been silent, finally spoke up. "The army has seven or eight men in Germany who are in charge of negotiating with Germany, and if the navy is to build several submarines, it is impossible not to send military attachés to Berlin. It's just that Li Kongrong still has to think about it, at least to see whether he is really as praised by all parties as Ambassador Cheng said, especially him and the female student, to figure out what is going on. Shuchun, I'll leave this matter to you. ”

"Yes, Minister. I'll look into it tomorrow. Zhou Yingcong was happy in his heart, and the minister finally saw the light of day for Li Kongrong.

Zhou Yingcong was happy, but Lin Xianxi was displeased, he said: "I still have the old saying, I know people and faces, but I don't know my heart." In just a few days, what can be investigated. If we really want to keep him in Germany, maybe we will do something big in the future that we won't be able to step down. I don't have a grudge against him, I always feel that this person is unreliable, unsafe, and will have trouble. ”

Chen Shaokuan, who is one long, has a straight surface, but in fact he has soft ears. One or two people said that it was okay, but if the qualified old man spoke out against it, he would only be able to see the wind turn the rudder, and in this decisive point, he was obviously inferior to the former minister Yang Shuzhuang. Lin Xianxi was indeed unhappy that Li Kongrong threatened Lin Zhun's status, but he didn't like Li Kongrong even more. As soon as he said this, Chen Shao's loose brows furrowed again, and when he wanted to say something, the car had already arrived at the hotel.

It was another slow and long night, but unlike before, it was Major Li Kongrong who got up in the middle of the night to 'sleepwalk'. Attracted by the safety of his wife and children during the war, and even more attracted by the passport of a British citizen, he finally agreed to reverse the jet lag and swap time with his alter self, of course, only temporarily. However, considering that he has already accepted his fate in the matter of staying in Germany, in this case, it is better to give another self a chance in the remaining days and let him try his luck.

In the thick diary, there is a record of the activities of the other self:

‘…… He talked with Ambassador Cheng Tianfang and suggested that he apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the post of Navy Attaché, so that the Navy Attaché in Germany would be solely responsible for ordering submarines and subsequent negotiations, and the Embassy would not have to worry about it at all......

…… Talking with Mr. Schacht, Minister of Economy and President of the German National Bank, he said that Germany's balance of payments situation is not optimistic, and although all foreign nationals are restricted from remitting marks and the share of imported goods is greatly reduced, after all, Germany needs to import a large number of foreign goods, and blind savings cannot improve the balance of payments......

…… Talking to Field Marshal von Blomburg, mentioning the role of tanks in the First World War, he argued that if Germany had given the same importance to tanks as Britain had done, rather than relying solely on commando tactics, the outcome of the war would have been rewritten......

The diary was densely packed with records of the day's activities, and the words on it could not be uttered by the Major, and these people were not dared to be talked to by the Major under any circumstances. After reading for a long time, the major finally closed the notebook carefully, and he felt that it was not bad to sleep during the day, and maybe the dead horse would really be the doctor.