At noon, Chen Shao and Roosevelt met for the first time, and this meeting was probably the last time the two met.

No one else was present at the meeting between the two, and there was no transcript of the conversation between them, and only the two knew what was said.

In the subsequent press conference, both of them answered reporters' questions.

The content is nothing more than the hope for world peace, and the two countries should make every effort to give full play to their international status and make war far away from mankind.

At the ensuing dinner, the two also talked for a long time, and seemed to be friends who had not seen each other for many years, and they were very harmonious. But how many false ingredients are in it, it is estimated that only the two of them know.

When Roosevelt returned to the state guesthouse after the dinner was over, he took off the "mask" on his face, and the expression on his face looked quite helpless.

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening, but Roosevelt was not in the mood to rest. He couldn't help but take out a copy of the "Report on China's Military Strength" and read it, and there were many documents by his side, such as "Report on China's Economic Development", "China's Industrial Level Growth Table", "List of China's Foreign Military Aid Countries" and other documents. And the producers of these reports, all write the CIA.

Obviously, Roosevelt attached great importance to China, otherwise there would not have been so many reports on China's strength in all aspects collected by the CIA. In fact, this is also something that cannot be done, although China is a big step behind the United States in terms of economy and industry on the surface, it is also much ahead of the Soviet Union and Germany. Moreover, a lot of news and information is published by China itself, and only China itself knows how credible it is.

And Roosevelt never believed that the defense data released by China over the years was true. This point came out of the southwest government that suddenly appeared in the southwest region in those years, and according to its usual practice, low-key forbearance is their old business. It's not possible to publish the real data now, and if that's the case, it's going to be a matter of thought.

Roosevelt was wary of Sood, but not serious. But for China, Roosevelt did not dare to be careless for a moment. Although China announced that last year's fiscal revenue was more than $10 million, this figure is already a miraculous figure for a country that has only been developing for more than a decade, and it is very likely that it cannot be replicated. But Roosevelt always asked himself in his mind, were the numbers real? Since it is a miracle, will this miracle be even greater, perhaps now China has surpassed the United States.

Roosevelt did not say this to anyone, because the average 10,000 people in the world could not find a single person in the world to believe in this hypothesis. Even if you pull a Chinese, you probably won't believe that China has surpassed the United States in terms of economy and industry. But this question always kept Roosevelt awake, and he always had such an instinct that he had to pay attention to it at all times.

If Chen Shao knew Roosevelt's thoughts at this time, it is estimated that Chen Shao would have changed a lot of Roosevelt in the image. Roosevelt will also be put in a higher position and taken more seriously. Because at this time, China's strength in all aspects has surpassed that of the United States. As for what is announced, the mouth grows on himself, and he can say whatever he likes. The real situation, have the ability to spy on their own under the supervision of spies.

Roosevelt always paid close attention to the construction of China's major cities, China's domestic transportation network and various infrastructures. The results and data gave him a deep sense of crisis. A small change in a few days, a big change in dozens of days, such a speed is no longer described as fast, but can be classified as a mythical speed. A photo from a year ago, a photo from now, the same place, there is not much similarity at all.

In Roosevelt's view, the development of China in the past ten years or so has created countless myths. Make the impossible possible, and make the possible more possible.

Perhaps formally he often paid attention to the construction of China, so in Roosevelt's mind, there was always a feeling that China had surpassed the United States. In his heart, he often asks himself: "Is it the unfounded worry in Mandarin, or the feeling of believing in yourself." ”

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the world situation was very different from the present, so the United States and China launched a lot of commercial and trade cooperation. But as a result, the Americans did not gain much, except for solving many employment problems, there was not much benefit to be gained. And in times of economic crisis, China's refusal to allow American goods to flow into China has always been a thorn in Roosevelt's heart. I feel very uncomfortable.

The profits are gone, there is only one explanation, the big head was taken by China. This is not something to be questioned, but it is inevitable. However, it is also a fact that the United States has indeed been able to get rid of the impact of the economic crisis more quickly with the help of commercial and trade cooperation with China. Based on this, the thorn in Roosevelt's heart was much smaller, but the world situation has become delicate, and China has made frequent moves over the years, which has made the thorn in his heart bigger again.

This is one aspect, and another aspect that made Roosevelt feel extremely uneasy, and that is China's military strength. Seeing the report on China's military strength, Roosevelt remembered the conversation between him and Chen Shao at noon.

"Mr. Chen, China has more than two million regular troops and one or two million reserve troops, and the total strength has exceeded four million, isn't this number too huge?"

"Mr. Roosevelt, you must know that China has tens of millions of square kilometers of land and borders with many countries, so it is inevitable to maintain a certain military strength. And four million troops, to face more than 10 million square kilometers of land, do you think it will be more? You must know that China's neighbor, the Soviet Union, has an army of 6 million, and the border between the two sides reaches several thousand kilometers. If China, like the United States, has no natural enemies around it, then China can maintain hundreds of thousands of troops like the United States. After all, the more troops there are, the more expenses will be, and it will also affect the infrastructure of our country. So the number of troops is not determined by ourselves, but by the real situation. ”

"But your country has not signed a peace agreement with the Soviet Union now, and there has been no friction for more than a year, is it necessary to maintain such a size of the army? As far as I know, the Soviet Union has already transferred most of its troops to Europe, so doesn't the pressure on your country not exist? ”

"That's true, but wars sometimes come suddenly, don't they? Do I have to wait for the invaders to open the gates of the country and invade my country before I ask the soldiers to take up arms again and resist? In the past, our national defense strength was too weak, and in the end we became the sick man of East Asia, and we could be bullied by others. Since I came to power, this will never happen to him again. Since I have said this, Mr. Roosevelt, I can show you our Chinese attitude, that is, if people do not offend me, I will not offend others, and if people offend me, I will offend others. ”

In addition to China's military strength, there was another thing that made Roosevelt feel very depressed.

"Since this is the case, then I also believe that your country's goal of developing its military territory, defending the country, everyone understands this. But is military aid to Latin American countries also the guideline of your policy? ”

I think Mr. Roosevelt misunderstood this, China has all legal sovereignty, and the same is true for Latin American countries. Arms and trade transactions between sovereign countries could not be more normal, and as for military aid, it is also bought with money. China doesn't have so much money to squander, and the military trade between China and Latin American countries is a normal and legal trade, and it should have nothing to do with a third party! ”

"The United States cherishes its friendship with your country, but your country frequently sells a large number of advanced weapons and equipment to Latin American countries.

"Actually, Mr. Roosevelt, we are the same in both countries. It's like two businessmen, both open the door to do business, since there are customers coming to the door, how can there be no reason not to do business and drive the customers out. And I think Mr. Roosevelt was also very aware that China was trying to develop its infrastructure, and it needed a lot of money. Everyone is a businessman, and they all know how big the profits of the arms business are, and it is really impossible for China to give up the profits in hand. As for how this will hurt the friendship between the United States and China, it can only be said that there is no way, because I don't want to lose the friendship of the United States at all. In that case, if the United States does not want us to give weapons to Latin American countries, then buy the weapons that we are going to sell to them. As for the breach of contract, it is all borne by me, China. In this way, you must know that we have made great concessions, and even the most basic integrity of businessmen can be abandoned, which shows our sincerity. ”

When Roosevelt heard Chen Shao's words, he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he had no choice but to divert the topic.

Even now, Roosevelt didn't know how to solve this matter. Trade between China and Latin American countries has not been a day or two, and the United States has protested to China many times, but there have been no substantive and effective results.

As early as the beginning of Roosevelt's inaugural speech, he declared: "In the sphere of world politics, I will make my country follow a policy of good-neighborliness." Subsequently, the United States made certain adjustments to its Latin American policy. There are two main aspects: politically, it advocates that no American country should interfere in the internal affairs of another American country; Economically, reciprocal trade agreements between the countries of the Americas should be pursued.

In December 1933, at the Seventh Pan-American Conference held in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, the US Government signed for the first time the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of the Americas, and expressed its intention to renounce its "right of interference" in the Americas.

It is worth pointing out that the "good-neighborly policy" pursued by Roosevelt did not really stop interfering in the internal affairs of Latin American countries. The so-called "good-neighborly policy" is also just a cover for the United States to accumulate wealth.

To be a bitch and to set up a memorial arch is the best interpretation of the so-called "good-neighborly policy". Therefore, Roosevelt was very dissatisfied with China's sale of advanced military weapons to Cuba, Uruguay, and other countries.

(To be continued)