In Roosevelt's view, both of these views had their own merits. ※※For the time being, at least, the center of the world is still in Europe. If the United States wants to develop, then it is necessary to control or cooperate with Europe.

In a world where distances are shrinking, isolationism is certainly not advisable if it wants to survive. However, the two sides have not yet decided whether they will favor Britain or China in terms of support.

After all, the current situation in the Pacific theater will greatly affect the mainland of the United States, if the Japanese lose control, who can guarantee that they will not build more warships and then attack the United States directly?!

If the war goes on to that extent, let alone support Britain. Even the United States has become a huge problem for self-preservation. Arm the Wehrmacht, and then let them drag the Japanese. This is what the United States is going to do now.

The combat effectiveness displayed by the Wehrmacht also satisfied the top US leaders, including Roosevelt. In the Battle of Shanghai, the Wehrmacht annihilated nearly 300,000 Japanese troops, which was a great victory.

U.S. propaganda is using the victory to boost morale so that the young men who have just joined the army don't get too nervous.

"Your Excellency, let me tell you what I think!" At this time, little John, who had not spoken. Rockefeller spoke. With Roosevelt's consent, he confronted Frank and Stimson, who were at odds with each other.

"Actually, your dispute is whether to support Britain or China, right?!" Frank and Stimson nodded inexplicably, don't you know very well?!

"But two. Don't you realize that your goals don't conflict?! Rockefeller spread his hands and said to Frank and Stimson.

Rockefeller's words made everyone stunned. How can this be without conflict?! Even if the United States is supporting, it will definitely put itself before others. And there are not many weapons that you need yourself. There won't be too many weapons to come out.

These are all guarantees of victory, and who has more and who has less is related to the strength of support. How can you say that it doesn't matter?!

Everyone was confused, but Roosevelt wasn't! As soon as Rockefeller's words came out, Roosevelt instantly laughed. He knew what Rockefeller meant, and at the same time he was a little ashamed that he hadn't thought of this method.

"Ladies and gentlemen, John Jr. is right. Indeed, there is no conflict between support for Britain and China. Roosevelt smiled and explained, "Britain is now facing a shortage of resources. This led to the fact that their factories did not have the means to produce weapons and equipment in large quantities. That's why we need our support. ”

"But the situation of the Wehrmacht is completely different, they have a complete industrial chain and a lot of resources in the three eastern provinces. These ensure that they can produce large quantities of weapons at any time. After a pause, Roosevelt said, "Actually." At the moment the Wehrmacht does not have much of the weapons that we support. But they still won several battles. ”

Everyone looked down and thought about it, and it was really so. Since his ascension to the throne, the commander-in-chief has continuously expanded the industrial capacity and output value of the three eastern provinces. At the same time, a large number of capital from Britain and the United States and other countries have been introduced, and investment in the renewal of production equipment has been increased.

Even the tanks and fighters designed and manufactured by the Wehrmacht themselves are in no way inferior to those designed by Britain and the United States. And even more advanced in some ways. For example, the "Tiger" tank that China is now using.

According to the intelligence of the United States itself. The Wehrmacht used such tanks to crush a large number of Japanese troops. In front of this kind of tank, all models of tanks of the Japanese army became a thin-crust pie, and they were bitten off in one bite.

It is said that the Japanese learned from the hard work and were developing a new generation of thicker armored tanks to resist the impact of Wehrmacht tanks on their positions.

Of course, under the stimulus of the Wehrmacht, Japan has developed two new fighters, the Zero and the Triplicate. Both aircraft were featured at Pearl Harbor, and according to surviving pilots at the time, they were described as very agile and capable of fighting at low altitudes. Of course, it is not without its drawbacks. At least for now, according to the descriptions of the surviving pilots, the firepower of these two fighters is not very strong.

"The Wehrmacht has a complete industrial chain of production. In other words, I only need to provide the drawings and some technicians, and they will be able to support themselves without the need for us to transfuse their weapons. Roosevelt smiled and said, "The situation in England is different. They now faced the German threat and urgently needed a large number of resources and weapons to be equipped immediately for the war. ”

"So, fundamentally, the needs of China and the UK are not the same." After a pause, Roosevelt smiled wryly and said, "I almost forgot that the Tiger in Washington has been asking us to provide them with the blueprints of various weapons." It seems that they know what they need better than we do, but we mistakenly think that what we need is something else. ”

Roosevelt's explanation made the cabinet members suddenly realize! If you think about it, the Wehrmacht now has a full-fledged industrial facility, and the members here and the capital behind them in previous years have invested a lot in the three eastern provinces.

Those industries were owned by the three eastern provinces, and a large number of American technicians and designers went to work in China because of the economic crisis. This brought a large number of skilled craftsmen to the three eastern provinces, and a group of returning technicians reported that since they entered the factory, the provincial government of the three eastern provinces arranged a large number of apprentices to study with them.

They learn Chinese themselves, and those students learn English and technology with them. After several years of study, these apprentices have gradually become teachers.

Now they are constantly exerting their abilities in their respective positions. Speaking of which, we have to mention the so-called "industrial machine tools".

What exactly is an industrial hen? To put it simply, it is to be able to make a machine out of a machine. For example, I get a lathe, and I use it to turn out all kinds of parts.

After knowing and familiarizing myself with this lathe, I used the parts made by this lathe to assemble a new lathe. This is the concept of producing machines from machines, that is, "industrial machine tools".

But a lot of people ignore one problem in this concept: workers!

You're going to use a lathe to turn out the parts. And to achieve the ability to assemble a lathe, running accuracy, hardness and service life are up to the conditions, so what kind of superb craftsmanship does this worker need?!

And manufacturing a lathe is not just a lathe worker's business, it needs to involve milling, planing, and drawing...... and so on, a complex series of actions.

Arguably. The first thing you need to achieve is that you need a lot of skilled workers, a lot of skilled workers.

Then you also need a variety of production equipment with high precision, including lathes, milling machines, ...... And so on. With all of this, you'll also have to invest a lot of money in building a materials testing facility.

Because of the durability, precision, wear and tear of the machine...... and so on, all of which are closely related to the material. You need to invest in laboratories and train a large number of materials scientists to test the properties of various materials.

After these bits and pieces are calculated, the pen is astronomical. Thankfully, not too many people in this day and age are aware of this.

The advent of the Great Depression allowed Tu Mengben to recruit a large number of scientific researchers and skilled workers from Britain, the United States, Germany and other countries, and then let them continue to operate with apprentices from the three eastern provinces.

Now these apprentices have been studying for several years. I can't say how high they are, but at least in terms of operation, they definitely have their own unique skills.

These people are the top ones who have been carefully selected and sent to learn from those technicians from the United States. Immediately after they complete their studies, they will become technical supervisors of the following branches.

And then after being engaged in operations in the field for at least a year. They would go back to school and start teaching what they had learned. This is a more special way of education in the three eastern provinces than in other places.

At the beginning, the officials in the three eastern provinces, including Yang Yuting and others, didn't quite understand why Tu Mengben did this. But after a few years, when they saw that those Tiger Shark fighters and Tiger tanks had completely built from engines to casings without any foreigners, the Chinese themselves were convinced.

"Hmm...... If that's the case. I think we can give the Chinese side more help with the drawings. Frank was generous. Anyway, it's just the drawings, not the real thing.

In Frank's opinion, this is much cheaper than giving weapons. Of course he did, and Stimson wasn't against it. Since the Wehrmacht itself has a not weak production capacity, why give them weapons ?!

What they need now is drawings and then produce them themselves.

"I have no problem either, Your Excellency." Stimson saw Roosevelt looking at him and said with a smile: "I'm just worried about the threat posed by the Japanese to the United States in the Pacific, as long as there is no threat, then it is the blueprints or the weapons that support China." Or I don't have an opinion on anything to support it. ”

Roosevelt smiled. Regardless of whether Stimson's words are true or false, he is speaking from the standpoint of the United States after all. Roosevelt smiled at him and nodded.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank little John. It was you who told us that the three eastern provinces did not need the equipment. Roosevelt smiled and turned his head. Said to Rockefeller.

Rockefeller waved his hand and said, "In fact, I know better than you that it's because I've also made a lot of investment in the three eastern provinces. These include oil, iron ore, copper and railways. Therefore, I am more familiar with the situation in the three eastern provinces than you. ”

Roosevelt nodded and did not continue the topic. He turned around and discussed with everyone how to coordinate with the Wehrmacht and Britain.

Including how many warplanes and warships to give Britain, to what extent the Atlantic Fleet should support Britain, and what is the worst-case scenario if the war situation is unfavorable.

As for China, it is simple, and now the news is coming that more than 700,000 troops of the Japanese army have been surrounded by the Wehrmacht in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. If it weren't for the Japanese desperately sending the navy to support, perhaps the more than 700,000 people would have fallen to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In fact, this is also the reason why Stimson and Frank argue with reason, Stimson believes that there is no sea power to shackle the combat effectiveness of the Wehrmacht.

Otherwise, those damned Japanese mongrels would have been driven into the sea by the Wehrmacht long ago. It is even likely that the Wehrmacht will begin to attack Southeast Asia, and there may be a direct attack on the Japanese mainland.

Therefore, it is necessary to arm the Wehrmacht. Because Stimson believed that this would greatly reduce the likelihood of an American attack in the Pacific.

So as to put more forces into the country. Or on the Atlantic. In this respect, Stimson and Frank are on the same path. However, the two disagreed that Frank believed that a large amount of power should be thrown into Britain now to ensure that Britain would not be captured.

Stimson, on the other hand, believed that the Wehrmacht should be supported first. At least so that they can drag the naval power of the Japanese without threatening the United States. After that, there was support for the British.

If it had been at the beginning of the war, Stimson would have laughed to death if he had come up with this idea. But now no one laughed at him. Europe first, then Asia, this was originally the consensus and strategy of the US Cabinet.

But the reality of the situation surprised them, and the British and French forces did not support them for half a year, and then retreated to the English Channel with the troops of the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries.

In Dunkirk, Britain and France threw almost all the glory they had won in the past wars into the channel. The Anglo-French forces with heavy losses made the Americans wonder, can they still fight?!

If they can't fight. You can't let American troops and supplies support Germany, right?! Under these circumstances, the strategic thinking of Europe first and then Asia began to waver.

In particular, the United States has received information that Japan is constantly sending resources from Southeast Asia back to its homeland. At the same time, the construction of more aircraft carriers, battleships and cruisers began.

What this means. The United States is well aware. Once those warships are built, it may be time for Japan to attack directly on the U.S. mainland.

Fortunately, the Wehrmacht sank two Japanese aircraft carriers and four battleships at this juncture. Although these are old-fashioned aircraft carriers and battleships, they are also warships, aren't they?! And there are not yet decommissioned warships.

"Aircraft carrier blueprints. There are also the latest blueprints of bombers and fighters for them. Roosevelt signed his name on the paper. He said to Little John, who had not slept all night: "Little John, you are responsible for conducting comprehensive negotiations with them. As long as it's not too demanding, just meet them! ”

To be honest, Roosevelt still felt a little guilty in his heart. To Britain was given a large number of warplanes and warships. And to the Wehrmacht was to give a bunch of drawings. The British were also able to get these drawings and produce them themselves.

In this sense, Roosevelt still made the Wehrmacht suffer.

But this kind of loss to the Wehrmacht can only be eaten, not to mention that the coalition government has not yet become a qualified power. It is to become a new power, and in some respects it is still not treated as well as the old one.

It's like the treatment between the exploding family and the old aristocracy. The Wehrmacht now looks like a complete nouveau riche. And in the end, the sun never sets, the empire and the Gallic chicken brand are old enough.

"It's nice to have drawings! The technician can provide as much as he can. Preferably an engineer with previous experience in aircraft carrier design and manufacturing. This is something we desperately lack. ”

It was Mrs. Song who spoke. She still looked so gentle. During this time in the United States, she was constantly traveling throughout the United States. Sometimes it was to entertain the local Chinese representatives, entertain them and encourage them.

Sometimes it is to hold talks with the governors and state legislators of various states in order to fight for better living conditions for the Chinese. Mrs. Song's efforts have borne fruit, at least now that the rejection of the Chinese has begun to gradually decrease.

This beautiful and gentle lady has greatly improved the image of the Chinese. This was accompanied by the rise in the status of the Chinese in the United States. With the intervention of certain forces, even groups like 3K no longer target the Chinese.

The description of the Chinese was also quietly deleted from the collar badge. These were incremental changes, but in the end it was the successive victories of the Wehrmacht that played a decisive role.

The United States has failed in the Philippines, while the Wehrmacht has been defeating the Japanese.

"Dear Madam, I won't tell you. Your Excellency the President has authorized me, as long as you and your team are not too excessive, I can agree to it......" Little John smiled at Mrs. Song and said, "So, you can mention whatever conditions you have." ”

Mrs. Song smiled indifferently: "We are just doing our duty. Whether you support or not, we will continue the war. Of course, I am grateful for your support. ”

"But for us, these drawings are enough. We will appreciate the support of some technicians and engineers. Mrs. Song smiled and said, "Of course, it depends on your rights and whether the president allows it......

"Of course the president allows it!" Little John stood up and said solemnly, "Madam, you are so reasonable. You know, the Cabinet and Congress have quarreled more than once over the balance of support between China and the UK. We appreciate your understanding of us......"

Mrs. Song smiled, she was not considerate but a kind of humility and self-improvement. Yes, this time Roosevelt asked Little John to deal with the matter, which was already a kind of water release.

The relationship between John Jr. and Tu Mengben can be hidden from others, but not from Roosevelt. Roosevelt would not have been one of the greatest presidents in American history if he had not even been aware of this.

The meaning of his arrangement is very clear: this time I need to lean towards the UK in terms of resources, so you can put forward some requirements that do not touch the bottom line, and I will try to meet them. The person who knows this bottom line is Little John. He will naturally give the Chinese side a thorough explanation. (To be continued)