"There are some things we don't intend to hide from you, indeed! The Germans have come to us with the intention of negotiating, but I can also tell you unambiguously that for the time being the Supreme Council of our coalition government has not responded to this. ”

Yan Zhengqing, who was in charge of negotiating with Stalin and the others, smiled and said to Stalin and the others in front of him: "We have declared war with Japan, so it is very small that Germany, as an ally of Japan, wants to form an alliance with us......

But it's not entirely impossible. Churchill thought with a wry smile in his heart, if it weren't for that, why would we make this trip?! The three provincial governments of the East China, the predecessor of the coalition government, had some ambiguous relations with the German side.

At the same time, the wife of the Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht was a princess of the German royal family. To say that this is not worrying is a lie. Didn't you see that even if the coalition government declared war, it didn't explicitly mention Germany and Italy?!

This is in fact a manifestation of some ambiguity between them, and in fact there is not a single mention of China in the German declaration of war.

They are only mentioning allies such as Britain and the United States. It is only Britain and the United States that have been put on the bright side. Even the exiled de Gaulle was simply ignored.

"We absolutely believe in the coalition government on this." It's not the first time Hull has dealt with Yan Zhengqing, in fact, they have dealt with each other a lot during the three provincial governments.

"We are here to strengthen cooperation between our allies." Hel paused and said with a smile: "Now that Britain has lost most of its industrial machinery and manpower in Canada, they urgently need manpower and machinery to help them rebuild their industrial production chain in Canada......"

Yan Zhengqing smiled and didn't squeak, he knew that this was a benefit from the British side. The U.S. side must have acquiesced, otherwise these assets would definitely make the U.S. domestic capital moved.

And Canada is, in some ways, America's backyard. Who would be able to develop on that land without their permission?!

"We'd also love to help with development in the UK. But now we have limited funds and can't afford these investments~" Yan Zhengqing spread his hands and said.

Hull smiled and said, "Your Excellency doesn't have to worry about this, the parliament has already passed the proposal." The U.S. will provide a war loan to help allies build industrial chains. ”

"Of course, these loans will be exchanged for machinery and sent to your designated areas......" Hull smiled and said to Yan Zhengqing: "The United States is now fully operational, but because it is arming our troops, it is not very manpowered. ”

"In this regard, the coalition government has a huge advantage. China has just ended the war in Turkey, and you have hundreds of millions of Turkish people, so you must be able to send enough people to Canada to help Britain build their industrial chains......"

"We, the Soviet Union, also intend to strengthen cooperation with the coalition government. In Siberia, there are resources that we cannot exploit now. However, in the face of war, we urgently need to develop these resources, so we plan to work with the coalition government to mine and smelt these iron ores, copper ores, etc. ”

Stalin then smiled and stated his conditions, and what he said was true. Now that the Soviet Union has just started the war, hundreds of thousands of people have been annihilated, and most of the Soviets have been armed into the army in order to meet the needs of the battlefield.

And if the manpower is withdrawn, the consequence is the decline in production capacity. However, the Soviet Union could not afford a decline in production capacity. And the base of heavy industry in the USSR was in Kiev for a generation.

Although the Soviet Union relocated some of its machinery inward, there were still many factories that did not move in completely. The result was that if those areas fell into German hands, the Soviet Union would have bad luck.

"Hehehe...... Our conditions are the same, we will give loans to our allies to help them build their own industrial chains. Hull smiled and said, "So, you don't have to worry about the money at all. As for management and production, you need to coordinate with each other. ”

Yan Zhengqing still looked like he was smiling, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart!

This is really a big deal. Resources have been directly taken out and handed over to China for development. And don't worry about funds, don't worry about machinery, base China is to be able to harvest those resources by contributing manpower.

"We want to have a 10-year mining period and we will get 50% of the production each year. The same is true for shares, after the ten-year deadline is up, we can both do an appraisal. Or continue to cooperate. or the resource owner revokes the exploitation rights through a buyback......"

Yan Zhengqing still smiled and nodded, the benefits of this agreement are not insignificant. In addition to human spending, the coalition government obtained a large number of mineral resources in Canada and the Soviet Union almost empty-handed.

At the same time, these resources can be mined for up to 10 years, after which the investment can be recouped based on an assessment. On the ground, this is a sure-fire business.

Of course. This was also good for the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. Their population is indeed much smaller than that of China, which makes them a headache for mining tasks that require a lot of manpower to operate.

You can't do it without mining. However, the manpower and material resources invested in mining are extremely large. Even if the United States provided the machinery, the mining and smelting would have to come by itself.

Britain has been stuck on this issue for a long time, and Canada is not very crowded. Most of the British troops were lost in the soil, and the recruitment of soldiers could only be done from Canada.

The scarcity of the population leads to the fact that once the soldiers are recruited, the production capacity of other industrial chains will decline. And in this regard, the Soviet Union was even worse off than the British.

During the Civil War, they came and caused great damage to the entire Soviet Union. Millions of people died in the civil war, and a bunch of soldiers who lost their jobs and were left behind.

These Soviets could not leave them alone, but in some ways they were also the greatest burden to the Soviets. Now the war is going on again, and this time the enemy is even more terrible than the last.

Just at the beginning of the war, the Soviet army had already lost hundreds of thousands of troops. If the fight continues, no one dares to say how much loss will be in the end.

In order to replenish the troops, the only way to do this is to constantly draw young and strong people. This made things even worse for the fledgling Soviet industry. Of course, if they can cooperate with the coalition government, then they will be able to get enough people to develop minerals, smelt and even produce weapons.

"We are also ready to lend money to the Chinese side and provide machinery to expand your production capacity. This allows you to produce more weapons to support the Soviet battlefield. Hull smiled and said, "These loans are interest-free, and you can also use physical items such as steel ingots, iron ore, and copper ore...... and so on. ”

With this, Hull offered a price. At the same time, the accompanying officials around him also gave the offset price of various minerals and materials. And they say those prices are not fixed. Rather, it will recalibrate as the market fluctuates.

At this time, Stalin and Churchill also reported the proven reserves, production and location of several iron mines that they planned to develop with the coalition government. Yan Zhengqing, the old fox, calculated that if the coalition government took over these minerals.

Even if the debt is paid off with minerals alone, it will be possible to repay the US loan in two and a half years at most. That is, the remaining seven and a half years are the net gains of the coalition government.

Moreover, the repayment period given by the United States is 20 years, and if the war is not over by then, then you can apply for an extension. In other words, there is no difference between this loan and mechanical base and the free gift.

And what Yan Zhengqing values most is those workers who train in mines and factories. When they return to China, they can go back to their old jobs and continue to work in mines and factories.

These are valuable talents! The allies give money, machines and resources, and by the way, they can also help you train skilled workers. The benefits given by this are indeed extremely exciting.

"It's a good thing to be mutually beneficial, but it's going to have to go through the discussion of the Supreme Council of our coalition government." Yan Zhengqing put away the pen, and he recorded all the conditions proposed by Churchill and others just now in his notes.

A good memory is not as good as a bad pen, which Yan Zhengqing has always believed. Whenever he came across something he thought should be recorded, he would write it down in his notes.

When he returns home in the evening, he reorganizes and forms a set of his own ideas or solutions to annotate and file. Therefore, his study is always the largest area in the house, where countless books and the bits and pieces recorded by him in politics and study tours over the years.

And what made Tu Menghu benefit a lot was also these Yan Zhengqing's notes. Even Tu Menghu once listed Yan Zhengqing's study as a key protection location, and there were people guarding the mountain dogs around the study to protect it. Prevent any possible accidental destruction of the files inside.

"Okay, we'll hear from you." Churchill nodded with a smile and said, "By the way, when will Chairman Lin Sen and Commander-in-Chief Tu have time?!" Please convey to them that I would like to be able to do a banquet for them once. ”

Churchill was intending to use his own "banquet diplomacy" tactic, which was what he was best at. Through this strategy, he became friends with Stalin and Roosevelt.

At the same time, he also did a lot of things at the banquet that could not be done at the negotiating table. This time Churchill was confident that he could once again achieve success in banquet diplomacy.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I will convey this matter to the Commander-in-Chief and Chairman Lin. I'm sure they'd love to have a drink with you. Yan Zhengqing said with a smile: "Of course, I will inform you again of the specific time." ”

That's all for business, and the specific ways of cooperation will be discussed by the people below. As the first person in charge of the negotiations, they only need to be debriefed.

Of course, the details and content of these negotiations still need to be reported to the Supreme Council of the Coalition Government. What they are talking about now is nothing more than the way to cooperate and the intention to cooperate. If the German side offers a higher price......

ps: Chapter 2, revised for a long time......