Beginning in November, the United States began to increase its commodity exports to the Entente countries, while at the same time reducing the proportion of exports to the Central Powers, especially the export of strategic goods, which was almost completely eliminated or significantly reduced. Well, the reason is very simple, we have to deal with the current tensions, and we need these supplies as well.

China's side has also increased its commodity exports to the Allied countries, especially the things that some Allied countries have always wanted to buy more, but China has shirked and delayed for various reasons, such as a large number of aero engines, electric computers, aviation aluminum alloys, armored combat vehicles, and so on. In the past, although these things were also sold, they were stuck very tightly in quantity, and the little quantity did not quench their thirst at all, but now they are all sold openly.

In addition, China and the United States have also begun to undertake orders for Entente ships. Yes, in the past, although China and the United States sold a lot of arms, they were limited to army and air force equipment, and a lot of merchant ships were also sold, but the orders for warships were never accepted. This is because the naval strength of the Entente countries is too strong, and the two countries have been refusing to let go of their mouths under the pretext that their production capacity is insufficient. However, at that time, the Allied navy still had an absolute advantage, and the need for this aspect was not very strong.

Of course, shipbuilding is not a problem, but the problem is that even if it is built, your allies must have the ability to drive it back, and we will not provide free shipping.

However, after the Battle of Jutland, the Allies immediately felt the shortage of warships, and the demand for this area soared, and at this time, the attitude of China and the United States also changed. Of course you want warships? Of course, no problem! We have everything, as long as you give money, super dreadnoughts can help you build them!

Britain and France, of course, were very happy about this, but for such a thing as a battleship, they still did not want it for the time being, not that they did not need it, but that the construction of such a thing took too long. Even if China and the United States work overtime, it will take at least more than a year. Britain and France are now burning their brows, how can they have the kung fu to wait?

They said that if you buy battleships, then you have to buy spots, and we don't want futures. But if it is in stock, it is impossible to have dreadnoughts, and China and the United States themselves are not enough (the United States has 19 ships, and China has 13 ships if you count the Qinling class), how can they be sold to the Entente countries. The United States still has 21 Dreadnoughts (bb5-bb25), and China has 12 Dreadnoughts. China and the United States are willing to sell these old goods, but Britain and France are not eye-catching. So the business of the battleships was temporarily yellow, but Britain and France did not say anything to death, because now they are not able to estimate how long this war will last.

It doesn't matter if the battleship's business doesn't work, because other ships will make up for it. The United States received an order for 60 destroyers and anti-submarine frigates. China has also received orders for 50 destroyers, frigates and other escort ships, as well as two light aircraft carriers and supporting carrier-based aircraft.

These two light aircraft carriers were ordered by the British, and they were tossed around by German submarines and urgently needed a ship that could effectively conduct reconnaissance in a large area. The British are also old naval powers, and their IQ in this regard is naturally not low, and they soon discovered the anti-submarine weapon of the aircraft, so they also modified some seaplane carriers for anti-submarine purposes, but their motherships are all modified by merchant ships, and their performance is very poor, although they also have a certain effect, but they are not ideal.

The example of the Battle of the Black Sea, and the debacle at Jutland, made them see the power of aircraft, and although they did not yet think that aircraft carriers could replace battleships, they also realized their previous negligence. So they decided to build two real aircraft carriers to play, but they themselves did not have experience in building aircraft carriers, and at this time they did not have so much time to experiment slowly, so it became the best choice to order from China.

China was the first country to build and use aircraft carriers, and it goes without saying that its experience in this area is needless to say. In the Battle of the Black Sea, the Chinese-built aircraft carrier Fatih performed excellently, and the Turkish Navy was full of praise for it, which also shows that China has no problems at all in building ships.

Britain originally wanted to buy ready-made ones, but China only had three aircraft carriers of its own, and absolutely refused to sell them, so they had to order new ones. Originally, they took a fancy to China's latest Xia Dynasty class, but the construction time of this large aircraft carrier with a displacement of 26,000 tons is not short, and no matter how much overtime they do, it will take at least more than a year.

Britain was now being forced to hang themselves by German submarines, so how could they wait so long? So they had no choice but to choose a light aircraft carrier that China had recommended to them.

This aircraft carrier, known as the "Type 104" by China, is an improved version of the Yu Dynasty class, with a standard displacement of 10,800 tons, a full displacement of 13,200 tons, four-axis propulsion, 50,000 shaft horsepower, a maximum speed of 30 knots, and a cruising range of 10,000 nautical miles / 12 knots. Right ship island (enclosing chimney), all-through deck, enclosed bow, two-seat elevator. In order to adapt to the sea conditions of the Atlantic, the hangar was changed to a closed type, so the number of aircraft carried was reduced, and it could carry up to 28 aircraft.

China quoted the price of the "Type 104" together with the supporting carrier-based aircraft at a unit price of 1.6 million pounds, which stands to reason that this price is definitely on the high side. But China says it can be completed in half a year, and the extra money is overtime pay. Niu Niu thought about it, and then admitted, now is not the time to bargain, German submarines are about to drive them crazy.

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Britain and France spent a lot of money in China and the United States, but they also invested heavily in Japan, providing Japan with a total of 300 million pounds of interest-free loans, forgiving many of Japan's debts, and opening some of the colonial markets to Japan. There are many other technical materials that Japan has been eager for in the past, but have never been able to obtain them, and now they are also packaged and handed over to Japan. This has made Japan go crazy with joy, and this is 300 million pounds! Not to mention the huge debt that used to be, but now it has also been reduced by 7788.

Since the Sino-Japanese War, life in Japan has been so miserable that it can be said that it is so poor that it has no underwear to wear.

They lost the territories they had gained since the 19th century, such as Tohoku, Korea, Taiwan, South Sakhalin, and the Ryukyus, as well as the Ogasawara Islands and Tsushima Islands. The navy was completely crippled, and the army suffered heavy losses. It can really be called a fight back to its original shape overnight, not to mention, and it was stepped on several times. According to the Japanese themselves, it is "the fruits of decades of struggle since the Meiji Restoration, and once lost!"

The most important thing is that the financial loss is the real thing. Although the compensation to China is 350 million taels of silver, China has said that it can pay off its debts in kind, and it will be paid off in 20 years, so the pressure is not too great. But because of the defeat and the loss of almost all of the Chinese market, it is the real death.

Since the Socialist Party came to power, China has greatly adjusted its export policy, except for a few products such as raw silk, the export of the vast majority of productive raw materials has been strictly restricted, especially all kinds of minerals and other strategic materials, and the export is strictly prohibited. The vast majority of China's current exports are semi-finished and finished products, and even grains and other materials are processed rice and flour.

For the European and American powers, China's policy has little effect, because they either have vast colonies (such as Britain and France) or have rich resources (such as the United States and Russia), and they do not need to import raw materials from China. Even those small European powers that lack resources will not travel half the world to China to import raw materials, and Africa and Russia next door can provide what they can provide, so why bother to go far?

But for Japan, this is a terrible impact, because the market for cheap raw materials is gone. That's right, Japan can also find European colonies to import, such as India, Indonesia, etc., but imperialism is not a philanthropist, how can it give you a discount for Japanese yellow monkeys?

What is the market price, let's buy as much as we want, so it's still too expensive?

The Japanese also relied on the victors of the First Sino-Japanese War and the incompetence of the Qing Dynasty to buy all kinds of cheap raw materials, such as iron ore and coal, at prices far lower than the market price, and the prices they got at that time were far lower than the international market prices. But now, that's gone. With the shrewdness of the Socialist Party, it is naturally impossible to have such a good thing.

Isn't it a dream that you have lost the battle, and you still want to take advantage of Lao Tzu? When Lao Tzu is my Qing Dynasty? Roll on, where is the cool and where to go!

The market for cheap raw materials is gone, and that's just one thing. The second is that they have lost even the market for the dumped goods. You know, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese market accounted for more than half of Japan's total exports. Once the Chinese raw materials and markets are lost, Japan's economy will be on the verge of bankruptcy. Before the outbreak of World War I, it was arguably the most difficult period in Japan, and in that period of more than a year, there were many business owners who went bankrupt and went bankrupt, and there were countless "rice riots" across the country.

If it weren't for the outbreak of the Great War in Europe a year later, which caused Japan to get a large number of orders, I am afraid that the Japanese government would have been financially bankrupt. You must know that in just over a year, there have been several changes from the prime minister to the cabinet.

Although Japan's life is finally better now, relying on the orders of the Entente countries and the "life money" of the low-level officers and soldiers, it is still far from enough to meet the psychological expectations of the high-level Japanese elites. There is no way, they have been fed by the benefits of the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, and they are used to luxury, where can they endure a hard life.

This time, Britain and France were finally willing to pay their blood, which made the Japanese magnates very happy. Under normal circumstances, it would have been absolutely impossible for Britain and France, the two old imperialists, to have such a good thing. In the Anglo-Japanese alliance back then, Britain used Japan as a dog, and it was a dog that brought its own dog food. The British did play beautifully, not only pitting Mao Zi very badly, but also making a lot of money from Japan.

But now it's different, now that Britain and France are beaten by Germany, it's time to find cannon fodder everywhere, and it's impossible to let Japan bring its own dog food. If you run away because you are reluctant to bleed, you will lose a top tank. If they can't withstand the Allies, Britain and France can only cheapen Wilhelm II's neurotic even if they have more money. The question of money or death is still clear to the old imperialists.

Besides, the Japanese are still quite capable of fighting, and with the same equipment, at least they are not much worse than the regular troops of Britain and France, and they are even stronger than the colonial troops composed of Ah San and Hei Shu Huang, which are several streets away. Since this Japanese dog is so easy to use, of course, we should give more dog food and raise it to be stronger.

Of course, this benefit of Britain and France was not taken in vain, and Japan had to send at least three regular divisions within a month of receiving the money, and within half a year it had to send at least 12 more divisions to the Allied Command at the disposal of the Allied Forces, and then it would organize another 30 divisions within a year. Of course, the cost of weapons and equipment, as well as all kinds of expenses after arriving at the battlefield, was borne by the Allied powers, and Japan only needed to train its men well.

In addition, Japan will organize more than 400,000 laborers to go to Europe to engage in production and auxiliary work. Britain and France were still very satisfied with the last batch of Japanese laborers, and they ate less and worked much more, and they also heard about it.

In addition, the representatives of Britain and France also hinted that Japan could send more "female laundry" to Europe, and the number was not limited, and the more the merrier, and the price was absolutely satisfactory to Japan. The British and French soldiers were still very satisfied with the service of these "Yamato Nadeshikos", and at the gates of the various "laundry offices" on the Western Front, there were officers and soldiers of the Entente countries waiting in line for the Japanese female workers inside to "wash their clothes", and business was very good.

Japanese Prime Minister Masashi Terauchi patted his chest and said: Please rest assured that our British and French friends will organize 100,000 "female laundry workers" to go to Europe within three months to work in the army.

Regarding the matter of relying on selling their people's lives to make huge profits, the Japanese elites seem very frank and calm, and there is no psychological pressure at all. It's a Japanese tradition, so it's not a big deal.

There is no shortage of people in Japan. Japan now has a population of 53.5 million, which is more than the United Kingdom, and it is no problem to sell three or four million people. In Japan, there are many people and few places, and the population pressure is huge, so it is good to consume more money to make money.

However, there are still a few problems to be solved, first of all, how to solve the equipment of these hundreds of thousands of people? Yes, Britain and France have agreed to solve the problem of weapons and equipment, but they have only contributed money, and Britain and France cannot manage the equipment of so many people, and they are now poor and only have money left.

Japan itself is indeed productive, but to produce so many weapons in such a short time would be more than they can do. Of course, there is still a way to do it, and there is an industrial power next door with a strip of water, and they will have enough production to solve this problem. It's just that I came to the door and looked a little unsightly.

The Japanese bigwigs thought about it for a long time, but they still felt that they didn't want such a thing as cheekiness, so they shyly approached China and said that they wanted to order 20 divisions of army equipment.