Chapter 257: Negotiation 3 (Second Update) (Asking for Subscriptions, Monthly Passes, and Miscellaneous !! ）

Chen Feng's words scared Little John out of a cold sweat, although Little John didn't want to admit it, but he knew that this kind of thing was not impossible. I had been thinking about how to use Japan to contain or even eliminate the Red Soviet Union, and I didn't consider the changes in strength between each other, but after Chen Feng's reminder, John Jr. suddenly found that the military strength of the United States and Japan had quietly changed.

Think about the 100,000 army in the country, not to mention protecting the colonies, it would be good to be able to do a good job of law and order in the country, and fighting a war is too far away for those pampered children.

Chen Feng didn't give him time to react, and continued: "Mr. Morgan, another reason why the United States supports Japan is because of economic considerations. If there is a war between China and Japan, or in your opinion, the war between Japan and the Soviet Union, or the war between the Soviet Union and Germany, it will be profitable for the United States, and perhaps you plan to take advantage of this opportunity to engage in trilateral trade, and if there is a shortage of resources, you will provide weapons and equipment for that side, and make war money, so as to get the United States out of the quagmire of economic crisis. ”

Seeing that Little John wanted to refute again, Chen Feng raised his hand to stop him from speaking, but said: "Mr. Morgan, you don't have to refute, it can't be fake, it can't be fake, it's true or not, listen to me." I am afraid that Mr. Morgan knew better than me what the United States was like before World War I, because the United States at that time was a second-rate country, and it was not a mainstream country in the world at all, and it can be said that the rise of the United States was closely related to the First World War. Mr. Morgan, whether you admit it or not. Whether the United States was neutral or entered the war in World War I, when it entered the war, and in what form it entered the war depended on how it could maximize its interests. ”

"The United States is far from Europe, has a good capitalist industrial base, and is rich in mineral resources. As a result, the United States approached or overtook Britain, France, Germany and other old capitalist countries at the beginning of the 20th century. Therefore, as soon as the war broke out in Europe, it undoubtedly provided a rare opportunity for the United States, which was far away from the battlefield, to achieve great development! In the early days of the war, the United States took advantage of its own advantages and acted as a neutral country to sell its own weapons and war materials to both sides of the war to make super-profits, and US banks could also issue large loans to Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and other countries. Thus making a fortune from the war. In fact, after the end of World War I, the United States fully established its hegemony in the global economic system. In the late stages of the war. In order to further seize the maximum benefits, the United States is going to participate in the distribution of spoils, figuratively speaking, it is going to "go down the mountain to pick peaches." The United States declared war on Germany as soon as it was well prepared. In the end, it was a complete victory. In World War I. Although the Anglo-French won. However, the huge destruction, huge casualties, and huge foreign debts brought about by the war destroyed the industrial base of Britain and France, and the labor force was insufficient. Problems such as the extreme shortage of funds have seriously weakened the strength of these countries and made their post-war development difficult. The weakening or defeat of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and other major capitalist powers in the world removed all obstacles to the rise of the United States, and after World War I, the United States became the world's number one power. Just as you are doing now, take advantage of the outbreak of war between China and Japan to sell strategic materials like Japan in order to grab economic benefits. ”

Although Little John didn't want to admit that it was not an honor after all, he had to agree with Chen Feng's words in his heart.

"Chen, but now the situation is different from World War I. Now that Americans are dealing with an economic crisis and isolationism is rife at home, the United States must remain neutral, which is what the U.S. government and the American people want to see. However, in order to develop the economy, we must trade with the belligerents, including war materials, even during the implementation of the Neutrality Act, otherwise we will not be able to get out of the economic crisis, let alone restore the devastated economy. Little John said.

Chen Feng smiled and said: "So, I can describe your US government in this way, your US government does not care whether the war between the two warring sides is just, nor does it care about how far the two sides of the war fight, what you care about is the interests of the United States, whether the United States can gain benefits in the war between the two sides, and even more care about how many benefits are obtained." Then there will be a basis for cooperation between us, because I can bring huge benefits to your U.S. government, which is incomparable to the Japanese government. ”

Little John looked at Chen Feng with interest and said, "Chen, I want to know what the interests you are talking about?" ”

"Political, economic, military and other multiple interests!" Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Oh, you seem to be very confident, and if you can convince me, then even a change in the national strategy of the United States is okay, and I can tell you that I am representing not only President Roosevelt, but also the Morgan family, the Rockefeller family, and the Dupont family." John Jr. said.

"Let's start with the most intuitive economic interests, as far as I know, last year's U.S. trade volume with Japan was $630 million, of which $180 million was the export volume of military supplies, and the net profit of the U.S. government and enterprises from it will not exceed 100 million yuan, that is to say, the U.S. export trade profit to Japan is only about 15 percent. But if the U.S. government is willing to cooperate with me, I can guarantee that the U.S. government will make at least $3 billion a year in net profits, and that it will also be able to bring about 100,000 to 200,000 jobs. Chen Feng said.

"$3 billion in net profits? Chen, did I hear me right? Apparently John Jr. was taken aback by the number.

"Hehehe, of course I heard you right!" Chen Feng said.

"How is this possible, as far as I know, your family's total assets are only $500 million, and this has to be counted with the $150 million you made from your sales last month, how can you guarantee the U.S. government's $3 billion annual profits?" Little John asked aloud.

"$3 billion is a lot to you, but it seems to me that it's too conservative. I would like to ask you, what is the total market for penicillin drugs? ”

"This is really hard to estimate, after all, as long as people can get sick, they have to use drugs after they get sick, and your penicillin drug is currently the most amazing drug in the world, so this market is really difficult to grasp." John Jr. said.

"Mr. Morgan, you are wrong. This market is best grasped. The total market for penicillin actually depends on our production capacity, if our annual production is $100 million, then the total market is $100 million, and if our annual production is $10 billion, then the total market is $10 billion. ”

Little John's eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly asked: "Then I want to know how big this market is, if it is really as big as 10 billion US dollars, I think the cooperation between us will definitely be very pleasant." ”

John Jr. is well aware of the sales boom in the U.S. of penicillin drugs, and it's hot enough to make all financiers, bankers, and corporations take the initiative. Even though the economic crisis had not yet fully passed, the Morgan and Rockefeller stores were still crowded with people who went to buy penicillin.

What's more, John Jr. knows how much profit the penicillin drug is. A box of amoxicillin, which costs $50, sells for $200 in the United States. A bottle of penicillin for infusion was only $40, but the price was as high as $180, and most importantly, the drug was in short supply, and the two families sold out of more than $30 million in less than a week.

If the penicillin drug production plant under Chen Feng's control can produce $10 billion a year of penicillin drugs. Even the U.S. government can only get 1/10. That's a lot of profit, too. A profit of 3 billion should not be a problem. But this premise is that the production capacity of the penicillin drug production plant controlled by Chen Feng can be increased, otherwise everything is nonsense.

Chen Feng said in a rather disdainful tone: "10 billion is nothing, but it is only half a year's production capacity of my factory." If you work overtime, the production capacity can be doubled on this basis! ”

"What?" Little John looked at Chen Feng incredulously, 10 billion US dollars of goods is only half a year's output of his factory, that is to say, Chen Feng's factory can also produce at least 20 billion US dollars of penicillin drugs every year, if the production capacity can be doubled, that is 40 billion US dollars of production capacity, according to 300% of the profit, this is a huge profit of 120 billion US dollars.

The profit of 120 billion US dollars completely stopped John Jr., you must know that in 1937, the national fiscal revenue of the United States was only 109.7 billion US dollars, and these are the annual fiscal revenues of the United States.

"Well, I think that's enough to get the U.S. government excited. In addition, if you cooperate with me, you can still stand on your moral ground, and President Roosevelt should have a hard time right now. By supporting Japan's aggression against China, you are supporting those beasts in killing and massacring the Chinese, and I think the American people will probably not agree to an unjust government to represent them. By cooperating with me, you are on the side of justice, and the image of the government will quickly be recognized by the people at home, and President Roosevelt and his current government officials will be supported by more voters. In addition, if you cooperate with me, you in the United States will gain the friendship of many countries, including China and the DPRK, and you will also be able to acquire a large number of advanced weapons and equipment and technology, which will greatly enhance the strength of its national defense. And the price of these things is nothing more than the loss of Japan's trade revenues, which is more important, I don't think Mr. Morgan will not be unclear. Chen Feng continued.

"Chen, you are an excellent orator, your speech touched me, on behalf of the U.S. government, I will cooperate comprehensively with you and the forces behind you, and I wish us a happy cooperation!"

"No, it's not me who moved you, it's the interests that moved the U.S. government!" Chen Feng said humorously. (To be continued......)

PS: Some book friends are very dissatisfied with the protagonist's connection with the Turkish Communist Party or even getting closer to the earthwork, and even speak ill of Aotian, but in fact, Aotian is bitter and self-aware. As a senior reader of the starting point, you should know that the most vocal at the starting point of the Dao is not the author, let alone the editor, but a mythical beast called "River Crab". "Change the idea first and then change the person, if you don't change the idea, you will change the person" The consequences of not listening to it are very serious, and the light is a warning, and the heavy one directly puts the work "harmonious" off, some of which should be clearer than me, so please understand each other in the future, don't scold at every turn, it's boring. Aotian is trying to support your family, and you're trying to have fun, right? Mutual understanding is king! Thank you!