Chapter 532: "Zoo Embargo" Incident

PS: 6000 words big chapter, ask for tickets......

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Moscow, Kremlin.

"Comrade Stalin, this is the list of embargoes imposed by China on us......" Molotov, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, with an embarrassed expression, handed Stalin a document.

"Comrade Molotov, why do you have such an expression? Is their request strange?" Stalin looked up, just in time to see the other man's constipated expression.

Curious about what could make the old Soviet diplomat so weird, he took the document and looked at it. At this glance, the same expression appeared on his face.

"............" Stalin was stunned for a while before twitching the corners of his mouth: "Comrade Molotov, what do you mean by Chinese? Well, and what iron ore, timber, oil and gas, when did the Chinese export iron ore, timber, oil and gas to us?"

"It seems like there has never been, they all import these things from us. Molotov shook his head.

Yes, this list is somewhat different from what the Germans received, the first few items of the embargo list are still very formal, there are iron ore, coal mines, timber, oil and gas, etc., which are considered strategic goods. But there is a problem here, that is, these things are not imported by the Soviet Union, on the contrary, these things are still a major exporter of these things to the Soviet Union, and the largest buyer is China.

If these things are more or less reliable, the large list of things listed later is more embarrassing. Among them are pandas, penguins, folding fans, folding screens, calligraphy, lanterns, Japanese swords, clogs, dromedary, arabmitar, caviar, and polar bears...... It's all something inexplicable. Even with the experience of a beard, he was scorched by this inexplicable embargo list.

"It seems that China wants to show its justice again, and it doesn't want to give up business with us, hahahaha......" The bearded man laughed, he patted the list, and said in an extremely contemptuous tone: "Comrades, look at it, this is the face of the revisionists, they are like this, and they want to stand on the moral high ground to point fingers, and they don't want their own interests to be harmed, that's why there is such a ridiculous thing!"

Stalin lit his pipe and said with a smile: "You see, even Yunnan tobacco has not been added to the embargo list. I'm ready to use tobacco from other places in the future. ”

"Hahahaha......" the crowd laughed.

"Well, Comrade Stalin, how shall we reply?" Molotov asked.

"How do you reply?" Stalin smiled and said: "Since China doesn't want to turn against us, then let's not provoke them too much, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue a statement expressing regret......

The next day, the Soviet Foreign Ministry issued a statement in which it lightly deplored the sanctions imposed by the People's Revolutionary Union. In the afternoon of the same day, Berlin also issued a statement expressing regret over the sanctions imposed by the People's Revolutionary Union, and the tone was also understated.

This list may seem ridiculous, but there have been similar ones in the history of the original plane.

It was after the Italian invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) that the League of Nations declared Italy an aggressor and imposed economic sanctions on Italy, and the long list of embargoes given by the League of Nations included horses, donkeys, mules, camels, caviar and other inexplicable gadgets, but it was ridiculously not including coal, steel and oil. The only thing that can be called a strategic material is bauxite, which Italy does not lack at all.

What Italy is really afraid of is an oil embargo on it, because oil-poor Italy cannot fight this war if it cannot get oil from abroad. The League of Nations' embargo did not include oil. In addition, the British-controlled Suez Canal was not blockaded against the invaders, and Italian ships continued to transport troops and weapons to Abyssinia as usual.

The League of Nations' thunderous sanctions not only failed to stop Italy's aggression against Abyssinia, but instead brought two benefits to Mussolini.

The first benefit is that he has won more support at home. In the beginning, Mussolini reversed black and white and insisted on describing this naked war of aggression as a war of self-defense against aggression. But because his words were unfounded, unbelievable, and the Italians were not fools, of course they could not be fooled, so the popular reaction was lukewarm, and not many people responded to his call to join the volunteer army. After the League of Nations condemned Italy and imposed sanctions, Mussolini made a big fuss about it, promoting that Italy was in crisis. As a result, the Italians believed his deception and instead united under the banner of defending their country, so that Mussolini won the hearts and minds of the people.

The second advantage is that he can be more unscrupulous in the massacres and three lights in Abyssinia. After the war began, Mussolini had tried to get his bribed traitors to kidnap the Abyssinian emperor Haile Selassie and bring him to Italy. Later, when I saw that the League of Nations was so ineffective, I came directly to the hard. Mussolini not only ordered his air force to carry out uncontrolled and indiscriminate bombardment of Abyssinia's cities and villages, but also authorized General Bardoglio to use terror at will, including the destruction of villages and the massive use of poison gas, and even the use of bacteriological weapons if necessary, to spread infectious diseases. Badolio did as he was ordered and used poison gas so much that more than 270,000 soldiers and civilians in Abyssinia were gassed to death, and more than 400,000 innocent residents were slaughtered.

Italy on this plane did not have this opportunity, and naturally it could not get the embargo list, so it became the embargo of the Union of Human Revolution against the Soviet Union. As for why it is not in the name of the League of Nations, it is because Germany is one of the P8, and they use the right of veto, so it can only be carried out by the countries themselves.

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Naturally, other countries have also obtained the sanctions list of the People's Revolutionary Union against the Soviet Union and Germany.

At this time, in the Palais Marting (Chancellery) in Paris, several bigwigs of the Entente were discussing countermeasures.

"Wen Desi is really despicable! It's so shameless! Are these things also called trade sanctions? Germany and the Soviet Union don't need these things at all, what kind of giant pandas, red pandas, even camels and rhinoceros, what are they?" British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain slapped the table and shouted: "Germany needs oil and rubber, and the Soviet Union needs advanced machinery and precision instruments, and these are what they need." Why didn't Wen Deji embargo these things on them?"

"The most excessive thing is that they only sanctioned Germany and the Soviet Union, but not their allies, that is, even if the Soviet Union and Germany wanted these things, they only had to change hands through their allies. French Prime Minister Magure was also indignant.

The two probably didn't think that it was Britain and France that led the list of embargoed camels and caviar to Italy in the history of the original plane. Now it's just a reversal of roles, do you need to be so excited?

Moreover, unlike the list made by Britain and France in the original time and space for the purpose of appeasement, China only did so that business would not be affected. It's just business, that's all.

Portuguese Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar smiled and said: "Gentlemen, it seems that China's reaction was not expected by us, their attitude is very clear, as they say, they do not want to intervene in European affairs, but they want to show cheap moral superiority, so they have made such a farce of sanctions......"

The dude was also a strongman, having been the dictator of Portugal from 1932 until now. He ruled Portugal for 36 years (1932-1968) as the dictatorial leader of the original plane. His life was controversial, but in 2007 he was voted "the greatest Portuguese". Salazar's dictatorship was also a regime with strong fascist overtones, but it was more modest than other fascists. Moreover, it maintained a good will neutrality towards the Allies in World War II, and also ceded the Azores to the Allies, which is one of the reasons why Portugal was able to stand alone after that.

However, on the plane, Portugal cannot remain neutral. Just kidding, they lost almost all their colonies in World War I and completely reduced to a third-rate petty three, and no one can calm down about this kind of thing. Thinking about the cattle fork of the time when "the earth was divided into two parts, half to Spain and half to Portugal", and then looking at the current street fighting, it is impossible to say that Salazar has no idea in his heart. Neutrality is of course to stay out of the way and stay alone, but on the other hand, it is impossible to benefit from the feast of sharing.

Portugal on this plane has lost everything, so Salazar has also made a barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, ready to fight. But relying on Portugal alone, there must be no way to take those big hooligans, if you want to make back your old capital, you naturally have to hug the thighs of Britain and France. If the Entente can fly other gangs, Portugal can also share some benefits.

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Washington, White House.

"Oh, damn it, are they going to impose an embargo on Soviet and German zoos?" said Cactus President Ghana indignantly.

Secretary of State Cordell Hull said with a wry smile: "They are doing this just so that trade with the Soviet Union and Germany will not be affected, it is a normal strategy." ”

"It seems that the Chinese are all money-seekers! Are they all relatives of Jews? I have always felt that the "Chinese Exclusion Act" was really too correct! Theodore really should not have repealed this bill!"

Cactus is a typical Texas red-necked, he doesn't like colored people very much, in his opinion, people with skin that are not white are not considered people. It made him regret that the lovely "Chinese Exclusion Act" was repealed by Master Luo.

Hull pretended not to hear that. He couldn't help but vomit in his heart: If you have the ability, you can persuade those old men in Congress to reinstate this bill. See if you'll be squirted all over the face by the guys.

"Well, well, forget the problem of this bill......" Seeing the other party's disapproving expression, Garner also reacted. Although he is red-necked, he is also a politician, not a secondary two. He naturally knows that some things can only be said, and with the huge trade quota between China and the United States, it may be more difficult to persuade those members of Congress to restore the "Chinese Exclusion Act" than his third consecutive term. For these capitalists, as long as they can make money, it doesn't matter what color the other party's skin is, not to mention the yellow race, even if it is the black corn, they are also their guests.

In this regard, not to mention the United States, even Germany, which has been promoting racism since he came to power with a mustache, has also made a very comedic supplementary bill. They solemnly declared in the official media: The Chinese are also Yali'an people, and they are a branch of the Yali'an people who naturally moved eastward, so they are also noble. And because the Japanese are mixed with a lot of Chinese blood, they can also be regarded as honorary Yari-an people. Later, they also came up with various archaeological evidence to prove this claim. As for where this evidence came from, only God knows.

For this practice of mustache, many Chinese have cried and laughed and said: I bought a watch last year, super wearable! Wen Deji was also scorched by Lei, and couldn't help but vomit: I finally know that Koreans are not lonely.

It's not surprising that a mustache would do that. You must know that most of the important strategic materials such as oil, natural gas, copper ore, and rubber that Germany needs now, as well as essential medicines and electronic products such as panacea, are imported from China and the countries of the People's Revolutionary Union, and at the same time, these countries also provide a large market for German products. Most importantly, Germany is now looking to China for many technological aspects.

In the face of this relationship, any politician with a normal IQ knows how to choose, and the mustache is not the second in the middle, no matter how much he hates the Chinese in his heart, he will neither dare to make any unpleasant things with China.

Therefore, in the face of practical interests, isms and everything are floating clouds. Germany is like this, and the United States, of course, not to mention. Every year, China imports a large amount of oil, natural gas, helium, rare earths, silver ore and other industrial raw materials from the United States, as well as a large number of agricultural products such as dairy products and beef. At the same time, he also has all kinds of drugs that the United States needs, as well as advanced machinery and electronics. If the Ghanaian students dare to propose the revival of the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in Congress, without saying anything from China, those legislators who are directly related to China can spray him into a sieve.

"Well, anyway, those Chinese have already gone a lot on their own, so we don't have to be evildoers." Ghana also knows how many people in the country are pointing to China to eat and make a fortune, and these people will not give him face, so he has found a step for himself.

Indeed, although the United States abolished the "Chinese Exclusion Act", Wen Desi was not enthusiastic about it, he not only discouraged Chinese from going to the United States, but also called on Chinese in the United States to return to China, or go to South America, Australia, Canada and other places, and made it convenient for all this, anyway, not to go to the United States. In this era, the appeal of Wen Desi in the Chinese world is unimaginable, under his call. Many Chinese in the United States have returned to China one after another, or to South America, Australia and other places, and most Chinese Americans have left the United States one after another anyway.

The Americans don't understand what Moonson thinks, but they welcome it, especially Ghana's red neck. At present, the number of Chinese in the United States is less than 50,000, and most of these people are old and young people who are hostile to the new Chinese regime, as well as some traitors and compradors and other hostile elements who have done too many bad things and are afraid of being liquidated. Then there are some banana people who have fully integrated into American society, and those who are dismissive of Wendehei, who think that going somewhere else is no better than staying in the United States. For these people, Wen Desi will not care, he never forces this kind of problem, anyway, they will regret it later.

Therefore, the cancellation of the "Chinese Exclusion Act" by Master Luo on this plane is dispensable for Wen Desi, and he doesn't care about this at all.

"Let's talk about the embargo again......" Ghana continued.

Cordell Hull said helplessly: "Because this embargo proposal is not enforced by the League of Nations, but a private initiative of various countries, and it does not stipulate what must be done." So theoretically, even if they only embargo the tablecloth, they responded to the call of the League of Nations. Moreover, our country's proposal for a Soviet-German embargo still cannot be adopted, so on this issue we do not accuse China of its position......"

Indeed, it is not only the Chinese who do not want to be affected by the embargo to make money, the United States is also a large group, so the embargo proposal on the US side has not been passed. Although China's embargo list seems to be a formality, the United States has not even gone through the motions, so they have no position to accuse anything at all.

"Well, let's not talk about the Chinese, these Eastern relatives of the Jews are profiteers, and they will not let go of any opportunity to make money. Garner covered his forehead and said helplessly: "Since Chinese don't want to interfere, then our plan will be adjusted......

"But, Mr. President, we in the United States are not in a position to meddle in the matter of Bohemia and Finland," said Secretary Hull. Congress will not agree to us intervene in too many ......"

"It would be nice if Europe fought again because of this, so that we could get out of the economic crisis completely......," Ghana said with some emotion.

Hull thought for a moment and said, "It's hard, Mr. President. Now Britain and France are clearly appeasement of the Soviet Union and Germany, and China is staying out of the matter and unwilling to intervene. So if they want to fight, I'm afraid it's going to be difficult, it's going to take an opportunity, but it's certainly not Bohemia and Finland. It would take a big stake to induce them into conflict, but I don't see the opportunity yet. ”

Objectively speaking, the "cactus" Ghana's new deal is still working well. The New Deal of 1933-1934 focused on "revival", with the main measures being: maintaining bank credit, devaluing the dollar, stimulating foreign trade, restricting agricultural production to maintain agricultural prices and preventing farmers from bankruptcy, and imposing negotiated prices to reduce competition among enterprises and prevent them from going bankrupt.

The New Deal, which began in 1935, focused on relief and reform, with the following main measures: more vigorous use of administrative intervention, the introduction of slow inflation, extensive public works and emergency relief, the introduction of social insurance, the expansion of employment opportunities and the increase of social purchasing power, and the reform of the tax system, the taxation of taxes according to their ability to pay taxes, the collection of corporate income tax and excessive profits tax, and so on.

The New Deal in Ghana restored public confidence in the U.S. political system and strengthened the authority of federal government agencies and strengthened centralization. As a result, the industry and agriculture of the United States gradually recovered in an all-round way. In 1936, at the end of his first term, in the face of a 50 per cent increase in national income, Ghana eloquently described it on the show "Roadside Talk": "...... At this moment, the factories and machines are playing in unison, the markets are booming, the banks are strong, the ships are full of passengers and goods, and the economy of the United States is fully restored......"

Therefore, it is not surprising that he was re-elected president in 1936. However, his statement that "the U.S. economy has fully recovered" is obviously just a political propaganda, and it is very watery. In fact, the U.S. economy has not been able to recover to its 1929 level until now. More importantly, the "Ghana New Deal" is, to put it bluntly, to eat more than enough food, to stimulate the operation of the economy by overdrawing the huge deficit operation in the future.

If this situation continues for a few more years, the US government will not be able to hold on. If we can't find a person to pay the bill, then we will all smash the pot, and if the US government's credit collapses and its finances go bankrupt, the consequences will be unimaginable. Even the most optimistic estimates can last three years at most, and if this big financial hole cannot be filled, it may be a revolution at that time.

And with such a large plate, there is no way to do it under normal circumstances, and the only way is a big war, a large-scale war like the First World War. As soon as war breaks out, this problem will be solved. Of course, it is better for this war to break out in Europe or East Asia, and it would be great if these competitors in Europe and China were pinched.

So now, the most hopeful thing for a big war is the U.S. government. They look forward to the stars and the moon every day, hoping that others will fight, but now it is impossible to see that there is an impossible situation in East Asia, where China is the dominant one, and whoever dares to fight it can fight it. Only Europe, where several blocs are intertwined, is the most likely to cause conflict.

Of course, the United States is not just stupid, they have also taken a lot of measures to promote this matter openly and secretly. The trick of sowing discord may be effective for individuals, but it is naïve at the national level. If we want to make countries merge with each other, we must rely on interests, or great interests, interests that are enough to make several parties unbearable.

At this time, a secretary hurriedly ran in and handed a document to Ghana: "Mr. President, the exploration team of Mobil Oil has discovered a large oil field in the North Sea......

"Beihai?" Garner's heart moved, and he hurriedly took the document.

Mobil Oil's exploration team discovered a very large oil and gas field on the continental shelf of the North Sea, and according to Mobil Oil experts' estimates, the most conservative estimate is 30 billion barrels!!

Garner and Hull looked at each other for a moment, and both saw excited sparks in each other's eyes. Any opportunity to make money. Garner covered his forehead and said helplessly: "Since Chinese don't want to interfere, then our plan will be adjusted......

"But, Mr. President, we in the United States are not in a position to meddle in the matter of Bohemia and Finland," said Secretary Hull. Congress will not agree to us intervene in too many ......"

"It would be nice if Europe fought again because of this, so that we could get out of the economic crisis completely......," Ghana said with some emotion.

Hull thought for a moment and said, "It's hard, Mr. President. Now Britain and France are clearly appeasement of the Soviet Union and Germany, and China is staying out of the matter and unwilling to intervene. So if they want to fight, I'm afraid it's going to be difficult, it's going to take an opportunity, but it's certainly not Bohemia and Finland. It would take a big stake to induce them into conflict, but I don't see the opportunity yet. ”

Objectively speaking, the "cactus" Ghana's new deal is still working well. The New Deal of 1933-1934 focused on "revival", with the main measures being: maintaining bank credit, devaluing the dollar, stimulating foreign trade, restricting agricultural production to maintain agricultural prices and preventing farmers from bankruptcy, and imposing negotiated prices to reduce competition among enterprises and prevent them from going bankrupt.

The New Deal, which began in 1935, focused on relief and reform, with the following main measures: more vigorous use of administrative intervention, the introduction of slow inflation, extensive public works and emergency relief, the introduction of social insurance, the expansion of employment opportunities and the increase of social purchasing power, and the reform of the tax system, the taxation of taxes according to their ability to pay taxes, the collection of corporate income tax and excessive profits tax, and so on.

The New Deal in Ghana restored public confidence in the U.S. political system and strengthened the authority of federal government agencies and strengthened centralization. As a result, the industry and agriculture of the United States gradually recovered in an all-round way. In 1936, at the end of his first term, in the face of a 50 per cent increase in national income, Ghana eloquently described it on the show "Roadside Talk": "...... At this moment, the factories and machines are playing in unison, the markets are booming, the banks are strong, the ships are full of passengers and goods, and the economy of the United States is fully restored......"

Therefore, it is not surprising that he was re-elected president in 1936. However, his statement that "the U.S. economy has fully recovered" is obviously just a political propaganda, and it is very watery. In fact, the U.S. economy has not been able to recover to its 1929 level until now. More importantly, the "Ghana New Deal" is, to put it bluntly, to eat more than enough food, to stimulate the operation of the economy by overdrawing the huge deficit operation in the future.

If this situation continues for a few more years, the US government will not be able to hold on. If we can't find a person to pay the bill, then we will all smash the pot, and if the US government's credit collapses and its finances go bankrupt, the consequences will be unimaginable. Even the most optimistic estimates can last three years at most, and if this big financial hole cannot be filled, it may be a revolution at that time.

And with such a large plate, there is no way to do it under normal circumstances, and the only way is a big war, a large-scale war like the First World War. As soon as war breaks out, this problem will be solved. Of course, it is better for this war to break out in Europe or East Asia, and it would be great if these competitors in Europe and China were pinched.

So now, the most hopeful thing for a big war is the U.S. government. They look forward to the stars and the moon every day, hoping that others will fight, but now it is impossible to see that there is an impossible situation in East Asia, where China is the dominant one, and whoever dares to fight it can fight it. Only Europe, where several blocs are intertwined, is the most likely to cause conflict.

Of course, the United States is not just stupid, they have also taken a lot of measures to promote this matter openly and secretly. The trick of sowing discord may be effective for individuals, but it is naïve at the national level. If we want to make countries merge with each other, we must rely on interests, or great interests, interests that are enough to make several parties unbearable.

At this time, a secretary hurriedly ran in and handed a document to Ghana: "Mr. President, the exploration team of Mobil Oil has discovered a large oil field in the North Sea......

"Beihai?" Garner's heart moved, and he hurriedly took the document.

Mobil Oil's exploration team discovered a very large oil and gas field on the continental shelf of the North Sea, and according to Mobil Oil experts' estimates, the most conservative estimate is 30 billion barrels!!

Garner and Hull looked at each other for a moment, and both saw excited sparks in each other's eyes.