If it is said that in order to prevent China from selling weapons to Latin American countries, the United States will not do this kind of thing. It's an international arms dealer, and in the end it's a buying weapon, what's it called?

The Roosevelt administration's "good-neighborly policy" created favorable conditions for American capital to enter the Latin American region, and the American monopoly consortium reaped huge profits in Latin America. According to relevant figures, in nine years, starting in 1930, American monopolies earned $2.31 billion in Latin America through profits, interest, and other means.

Today, the United States has greatly surpassed the United Kingdom in the share of Latin American imports and exports; U.S. investment in Latin America is close to that of the U.K.; American monopolies control a large share of the iron, copper, silver, zinc and oil extraction in Latin America.

Over the past few years, the United States has also deeply felt that the armed forces of Latin American countries have become more and more powerful, and there is a point that they want to break away from US control. If the flames of war were to start in South America, it would be a backyard fire for the United States, and it would most likely burn down a big house.

This was an unacceptable thing for the United States and Roosevelt. Therefore, when the two met, Roosevelt raised this point, wanting Chen Shao to give up military aid to Latin American countries.

However, the answer was still the same, which made Roosevelt quite helpless. China does not have an enemy in Asia that can pose a threat at all, and the United States has no way to deal with it in the same way. As for supporting Japan, which is now at odds with the United States, it can only be said that Roosevelt and the members of the US Congress will be hit on the head with bricks when they go out.

As for why Chen Shao did this, it is not a question of money or not, but it must be done. If the United States wants to build a harmonious rear, Chen Shao will let them get their way, as long as it does not stimulate the nerves of the United States too much, and can make the United States depressed, Chen Shao is happy to do this kind of thing.

It makes the United States feel that it is not worth turning the other cheek with China on the one hand, and on the other hand, it makes the United States feel that it is dangerous to go on like this. It's like forcing the United States into a fork in the road, and it is not appropriate to go either way.

It is also Chen Shao who does not want to touch the nerves of the United States, otherwise Chen Shao will also sell a war weapon like a capital ship to Latin American countries. And it is precisely because of the strength of the United States that such a situation has emerged.

The "List of China's Foreign Military Aid Countries" in Roosevelt's hand at this time recorded in detail China's military assistance to Latin American countries in recent years, that is, the normal arms trade in Chen Shao's mouth.

There are many lists of weapons recorded in it, but it is precisely because of the detailed data on it that Roosevelt is in a dilemma. The list was full of light weapons, only weapons such as rifles and grenades, not even a single large-caliber artillery. This made Roosevelt unable to find any more reason to protest against China for a while, after all, these things are not strategic deterrent weapons, and fundamentally cannot shake the position of the United States in the Americas.

If you are depressed or unhappy, you can't do anything, you protest if you protest, and people don't want you.

Shake your head and put these unnecessary thoughts aside. Roosevelt took out an English document from his jacket pocket, which Chen Shao gave him at the end of the dinner.

When Roosevelt had read all of the information, he fell back into deep thought.

The content of the material is very short, and the content in it coincides with Roosevelt's previous thoughts.

The smell of gunpowder smoke over Europe has intensified over the years, and the powder keg can be ignited at any time. How could Roosevelt not feel that when he refused Chamberlain's invitation, Roosevelt made up his mind to pay attention, just like World War I, watching the fire from the other side. As for whether the war will break out now and what the scale will be, he already has a preliminary idea of this in his mind.

If the attitude of the United States in World War I was a wise choice, then the current situation is an inevitable choice. Because there is China behind it, and if we don't know China's attitude, the United States will definitely not take risks in advance, and no matter how huge the interests in front of us are, the United States will not join in.

Roosevelt understood the principle that the sandpiper and the clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, and the members of the US Congress also know it.

This information is the best choice for both sides at this time, and Roosevelt is not unable to see the meaning in it. In his view, if the war really breaks out and continues, then the United States and China must remain neutral, and either side entering the war may pull the other side down, which is not in the interests of both countries.

And this agreement is like a shackle, so that neither side loses their minds and adheres to the policy of neutrality.

In the case of arms, the two countries also need a reciprocal agreement that would save them from turning a profitable deal into a losing one.

As for the future, I'll talk about it later, and I'll talk about it after earning the money first.

In fact, the war has not broken out now, and Chen Shao and Roosevelt have already arranged the rest of the matter, which can only be said to be a matter of vision. In their eyes, it was as if the war had already begun. In fact, this is not a very strange thing, because combined with a lot of intelligence, it is only a matter of time before war breaks out. Otherwise, Roosevelt would have been asking Congress to increase the military budget, and he was also preparing for war.

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Two days later, inside the Forbidden City, Chen Shao and Roosevelt formally and secretly signed this brief agreement.

The three main elements of the agreement are:

1. China and the United States will always adhere to a neutral stance on any future international issues, and will never take sides in any country or provide direct military or economic assistance to any country.

2: In the future, China and the United States will maintain common advances and retreats in the international arms market, and they can sell weapons and equipment to any country or produce weapons and equipment for them. The premise must be normal military trade. No assistance shall be provided to either party free of charge, otherwise it will be deemed to be in breach of contract and this agreement shall be null and void.

3: Unified arms delivery mechanism, any country that buys weapons must transport them back by itself, and the two sides must not help it deliver weapons.

There are no secret clauses, everything is clear, and this agreement will not be made public, at least not until the war officially breaks out.

After the agreement was signed, Roosevelt was supposed to leave immediately, after all, he had been in China for three days. But he was retained by Chen Shao because the Olympics were about to start tomorrow. Chen Shao hoped that Roosevelt would join him in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, to which Roosevelt readily agreed.

After Roosevelt left the Forbidden City, he personally met with the American athletes participating in the Hanjing Olympics and cheered them on.

At this time, the Olympic teams of various countries have arrived, and at the same time, various countries have also sent very important official representatives, both military and political. Even Japan, which is actively preparing for the Games, has sent an Olympic team composed of dozens of people, and it seems that there is a willingness to be "peaceful".

Unlike the last Berlin Olympics, this year's Olympics are much larger, mainly because of the large number of participants, especially in China, where nearly 200 people participated, which was the first time in history.

The Olympics are a platform for Chen Shao to spread his will for peace, and to prove that the Chinese are not weaker than other ethnic groups, and that they are true in every way.

However, under the veil of peace, there will always be many things that are not recognized. Just when Chen Shao personally received representatives from various countries to China, it could be said that it was lively here in Fangchenggang in the southwest. However, this kind of excitement is a busy machine and a figure, not a noisy kind of excitement.

After more than a year, half of the 800,000 German soldiers have returned, and now these 400,000 soldiers will leave today at one time and take with them all the weapons and equipment purchased from China.

Like the soldiers, a lot of the weapons and equipment had been quietly shipped back to Germany, and only a small part remained. As for the navy, this needs to be set off together.

Under the cover of night, a large naval fleet sailed out of Fangchenggang and, accompanied by the South China Sea Fleet, headed for the South China Sea. They will pass through the Strait of Malacca, which is busy with sea lanes, so once they are out of the South China Sea, they will not continue to be kept secret, but will swagger to Europe. As for why it is necessary to keep it secret here, this is a Chinese demand, and in other people's territory, the Germans can only comply.

In the South China Sea at night, on the Bismarck, the lead ship of the Bismarck-class battleship commissioned by Germany to be built by China, the commander-in-chief of the German Navy, Dönitz, and Field Marshal Manstein were sipping mellow dark beer on the bridge of the ship, chatting all over the world.

The two chatted and chatted, and they couldn't avoid talking about the relationship between China and Germany, which is the most common topic among German officials.

"I don't know how long this friendship with China can last, I really hope it can last for a long time, and I plan to retire in China in the future." Dönitz said.

"Naturally, we all want it to last a long time, but between countries, there are only interests. But I believe that even when the day comes when there is a dispute, we will not see it. I hope that's the next century, and I'm going back now, and I miss this country so much. The simple Chinese are much better than those powerful guys. Manstein said.

"I hope your words can come true, and I can also fulfill my dream of coming to China to provide for the elderly, and let future generations worry about the things of the next century!" Dönitz forgot about the flickering lights on the sea in the distance and said thoughtfully. He knew that the lights in the distance were emitted by the ships of the South China Sea Fleet, and only by understanding the military of this country did he truly understand how powerful the military power of this country was. The army did not know, but as far as the navy was concerned, in the eyes of Dönitz, the German navy at this time was like an apprentice of the Chinese navy. This has become more and more evident in recent years.

"It must also come true, you must know that the battleship under our feet and all the warships around us are all built by China. And this fleet is still our most powerful fleet today, and if we encounter such an opponent, perhaps our navy will be directly lost. Manstein said this, and also remembered the equipment that had been shipped back over the years, and he felt proud and indescribable, because the equipment was also produced in China.

Dönitz did not refute his words, but fell into deep thought.

It is undeniable that China has helped Germany a lot in recent years, but it is this kind of help that makes Germans feel an inexplicable sense of danger in their hearts.

(To be continued)