Subsequently, the eight integrated supply ships of the Chinese ocean-going fleet unloaded their cargo and loaded them with a large number of goods sent by the British. These items are tightly wrapped, some in wooden boxes, some wrapped in thick paper, and they are all of different sizes and shapes.

It took two days to complete.

At the end of his trip to Britain, Chen Ce ordered the fleet to continue sailing, with the next stop being Amrotterdam in the German Netherlands.

The Germans also sent a sufficient number of Ribbentrop to welcome the Chinese fleet, and this time twenty supply ships of the Chinese fleet were docked in the port of Amrotterdam.

The welcome ceremony was very solemn, and many Dutch people also came to see the giant ships of the ancient country of the East, and many of them came for the name of the world's first battleship. The results did not disappoint everyone, and it was good value for money.

On the same day, Chen Ce had a secret meeting with Ribbentrop.

Ribbentrop was a little polite at first, and then said straight to the point: "Your Excellency, for the sake of the long-term friendship between the two countries, I hope that your government will not continue to sell extremely dangerous weapons and equipment to the Allies, of course, in return, your country in the future, oh no, from now on, all your country's arms trade in Europe, we can accept it in its entirety." ”

"Accept it all?" Chen Ce obviously paused, slightly expressed the surprise in his heart, and then quickly said, "I heard you right, Your Excellency Minister?" ”

"No, you did hear it right!" Ribbentrop said solemnly, "I sincerely hope that you will think carefully! ”

"IMHO. Your Excellency, I think that so far your country's war with Europe does not seem to be over! ”

Ribbentrop was not a stupid man, on the contrary, he was very intelligent, so he quickly understood the meaning of Chen Ce's words: "Are you doubting the ability of our country to pay? ”

Seeing that Chen Ce didn't speak, just smiled and didn't say anything, Ribbentrop didn't know how to answer for a while, and the atmosphere suddenly became dull.

"Ahem! Your Excellency, Honorable General, could you please tell us about the goods of this transaction? "Given this awkward situation. The proud Ribbentrop had to let go of his identity. "I think you've given me another look of surprise!" ”

However, the facts once again hit him for no reason, Chen Ce shook his head and said very sincerely: "I'm very sorry! Everybody! True. Your country is at war with the Allies. Mutual hostility is inevitable. For the sake of national interests. There is nothing wrong with that. But after all, trade knows no borders! And our government has always paid attention to integrity, and we can't disobey what has been decided! At this point. We ask for your Government's understanding of our plight. ”

Ribbentrop couldn't hold back any longer, and immediately said bluntly: "Your Excellency, there are no factors to speak of in war, and there are no laws to follow, and the risk of trading in the war zone is always there!" ”

Chen Ce said calmly: "If someone restricts the free trade rights of Chinese businessmen, then, in response, the Chinese government will also impose the principle of reciprocity on the expatriates of certain countries." ”

"You completely misunderstood, it's just my private opinion, that's all! Of course, it doesn't mean anything on its own! After a round of play, Ribbentrop continued, "The friendship between China and Germany lasts forever, and the interests of the Chinese in Europe are issues of great concern to us. But all this is also only in the occupied territories, and we dare not guarantee it elsewhere. Therefore, we in Germany hope that China will cut off arms trade with the Allies, and as long as it is China's surplus production capacity, the Axis powers can take it over. This is the latest decision made by our head of state in order to maintain the friendship between the two countries. ”

Chen Ce still said: "As I said earlier, war will only cause damage to the country's economy. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Ribbentrop preemptively said: "The most direct negative effect of war is economic losses, which is inevitable, but this is not the problem, nor does it mean that we are unable to pay!" ”

Chen Ce's gaze slowly swept across his face, and then, he fell into deep thought. He didn't care about his expression, and he didn't need to care, all he had to do now was to keep weighing the pros and cons in his heart. Suddenly, his heart moved, and the word Europe came into view, yes, the Germans just want a share of Europe, even if they are all handed over to Germany, at least China will have nothing to lose. As for Britain's needs, it can start from the Middle East, after all, the Allies are not only in Europe, the Allies can achieve everything through it, and the road will be closer. And in this way, it will not affect the decision-making of the empire in the future. Thinking of this, he pondered for a moment before saying, "So, what about your guarantee?" ”

"The zone we occupy today is a guarantee."

Chen Ce waved his hand and said quickly: "No, no, no, Your Excellency, this is just a general statement, and our country cannot get any substantive benefits. ”

Seeing Ribbentrop's puzzled eyes, he opened his mouth and explained, "You probably know why we sold weapons to the Allies, because the Allies gave us a benefit that we could not refuse. Britain gave us a large part of the Middle East, and our Majesty agreed to the request of the British, because we could not refuse this benefit. ”

"What do you mean......" said Ribbentrop hesitantly, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

"No, you don't have to think about it, we don't want any of your land. Rather, we need you to help our staff collect the artifacts that our country has scattered in Europe since ancient times. Of course, the precious cultural relics of other countries are also our target, and we can exchange them for weapons. This condition has been discussed with your head of state before! ”

Ribbentrop didn't answer Chen Ce's question, but nodded, obviously knowing about it as well. Originally, he thought that China wanted the lion to open his mouth, and his feelings were that he thought too much. After thinking for a moment, Ribbentrop spoke: "Since we have talked about this, can we see what list of weapons your country has brought this time?" ”

"At this time, the twenty supply ships on the military port are the list, but the twenty ships of weapons and equipment are not something to be traded. Our Majesty has learned that Germany has prepared a large number of gifts for us, and in gratitude for the hospitality of our German friends, these twenty ships of weapons and equipment were given to Germany. According to the custom of our Chinese, this is called the exchange of courtesies, and we Chinese will not treat any true friend badly. Chen Ce smiled slightly and spoke.

Ribbentrop hurriedly said: "Those twenty supply ships are all weapons and equipment? And it's all for us. He couldn't wait to make sure he had heard it wrong. The news was so good that he didn't even know what to say.

"Yes, those twenty ships of armament cover everything from rifles to aircraft, and there are so many of them that they can arm an army group. There is also a gift of thanks from our Majesty to the Germans for agreeing to our request to take the Jews. After today, we will have ten more ships of weapons arriving in Europe, and that will be part of the thank-you gift to Germany for making such a huge concession to China. Chen Ce once again said a very important news for Ribbentrop, and it was still good news.

"Your Excellency the General, please forgive me for the rudeness, and on behalf of our head of state, I would like to express my gratitude to the Chinese side for their generous gesture, and I believe that the friendly relations between China and Germany will be maintained forever." Ribbentrop looked excited and excited, got up and solemnly bent down to salute Chen Ce.

Seeing Ribbentrop's movements, a thought flashed through Chen Ce's heart. If Germany found out in the future that China continued to sell weapons to the Allies, what would be the expression of Pentrop there? And this little weapon sent the Germans away, it's too cheap!

"I hope that as His Excellency the Minister said, the friendship between China and Germany will last forever. As for cultural relics, I hope that the two countries will be able to cooperate happily in the future. Chen Ce said.

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, we will do our best to cooperate with this point. Guarantee to find out every piece of lost cultural relics in China and return them to China in good condition. ”

"In this way, we are relieved and wish us a happy cooperation."

After the talks, the integrated supply ship docked in Amrotterdam also began to unload. Under the watchful eye of German soldiers, the war criminals and migrant workers began to load the scattered military supplies unloaded on the docks onto trucks. It took a whole day to unload the weapons on twenty supply ships alone.

Then boxes of prepared Chinese cultural relics were loaded onto the supply ship, and the number was very large, plus it took two days to handle it gently.

These artifacts were collected by German soldiers from mainland France, and many of them are precious relics of the Louvre. In addition to the vast majority of them snatched from China by the Western powers, there are also many precious cultural relics in the Louvre. Now, the entire Louvre has been largely emptied.

When Hitler learned that China had sent thirty ships of weapons and equipment, and that twenty ships had arrived, including heavy weapons. With a wave of his hand, he also gave the statue of Venus, the goddess of love, which he originally wanted to leave behind, to China, as a thank you to China. As for the other two treasures, they have already been shipped.

During the war, in Hitler's view, it was useless to keep these relics, in addition to looking at them, they also needed to be maintained, and it was better to exchange them for a few more planes. For Chen Shao, weapons and equipment are nothing, and the most important thing is to get these national treasure-level cultural relics back. He not only wanted to get back the cultural relics that originally belonged to China, but also the cultural relics of the Western powers. To hell with the British Museum and the Louvre. (To be continued.) )