Chapter 175: The International Situation Behind the Great Depression

It is an indisputable fact that in the thirties of the twentieth century, the world is in the period of the Great Depression, and capitalist powers such as Britain, the United States and France are facing tremendous economic pressure, and there is a possibility that an economic crisis will break out and the government will fall into a predicament.

"Mr. Han doesn't seem to make it too clear, Britain and France have a strong desire to control Europe, how can they sit back and watch the empire grow in strength?" Bratton asked.

"Britain, as an empire on which the sun never sets, has not been as close to France as the outside world seems, on the contrary, there is a fierce conflict of interests between them, and there has never been a real friendship between countries."

"From the point of view of British politicians, they certainly do not want to see France's strong position in Europe, which is not conducive to British interests, and the rise of the Third Reich is a phenomenon that Britain wants to see, and this is a strategy of restraint and balance." Han Lin said.

"Well said, there is no real friendship between nations and nations, I appreciate this quote, please continue!" Bratton said seriously.

"There is another very key factor, just as our Jinling government is afraid of the underground party, as an old capitalist country, whether it is Britain, France or the United States, the most worried is not the increase in imperial strength, because the Soviet Union is far more fearful of them than the empire."

"Let's put it this way, I myself think that unless the expansion of the empire touches their fundamental interests, they will not be able to participate in the end, the war is like Pandora's box, once opened, no one dares to guarantee the result, they prefer to have a war with the Soviet Union in the process of the rise of the empire." Han Lin said.

"Mr. Han, if I hadn't heard this comment with my own ears, it would have been hard for me to believe that there are people in China's military class who are so familiar with international affairs and have such an accurate grasp of the political situation of various countries, and I must admit that you are a very good expert on international political issues."

"Your views are strikingly similar to those of the experts of the Imperial Staff and Intelligence Departments, and I am honored to be friends with you!" Bratton said in admiration.

The Third Reich had an extremely professional staff group and intelligence experts, and there were also an astonishing number of intelligence personnel overseas, but such a huge intelligence system, on the basis of massive information, painstakingly made an analysis that was provided to the top level as a basis for decision-making, was actually the same as Han Lin's own analysis.

The key is that Han Lin is a low-level officer in a backward country, and he is still a major in the military police, not a major in the secret service or intelligence department, nor a military attache abroad in the diplomatic department!

This proves that Han Lin has an unusually keen sense of smell and extraordinary analytical ability, such a person is definitely qualified for the resources and attention of the empire, and is also worthy of a greater degree of investment from the intelligence department.

Nonsense, what I said about these situations is completely from real historical records, and they are not fabricated out of thin air, of course accurate! If your staff and intelligence experts come to a different conclusion than mine, it would be too incompetent.

"Mr. Bratton, these analyses and judgments I am talking about are just a kind of speculation based on the one-sided information I have, and I am ashamed to be so praised by you! For me, you are a professional, and if you have the opportunity in the future, please share more international news with me. Han Lin said very "modestly".

"I am very happy to have more information exchange with Mr. Han, the Imperial Intelligence Department also needs a friend like you, I will sort out and report your words, and apply to my superiors, pay you for your payment, and every penny of effort should be reciprocated."

"I know that according to the Eastern way of thinking, you will not be paid for small talk between friends, or for the exchange and sharing of information between friends, but in the Western way of thinking, since your efforts have helped the intelligence work of the Empire, then we should pay you, and you don't need to be embarrassed about that." Bratton said.

When did I tell you that I was the "Eastern way of thinking"? I'm still "embarrassed" to receive payment, am I embarrassed?

The purpose of exchanging the historical information with you is for the convenience of business, and to put it more clearly, I want to make more money to subsidize the expenses of the field team! Then I need to support some German weapons and equipment, arm my subordinates, strengthen my operational strength, and that's it!

Anyway, the two countries are too far apart to have any direct conflict of interests, and I will say something that is in line with the analysis and judgment of the historical process according to the time node of historical events, and it will not affect anything, and I am not the head of the Third Reich, so I can't change the history of World War II.

Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai.

"Bratton at the German Consulate, took a German businessman to Han Lin's trading company? His contact with the German consulate seems to be one step closer, and the original contact with the US consulate in Shanghai really makes me feel very confused, what value does he have to make the intelligence services of the two countries of the United States and Germany so interested in him? Kagesa said as he sat on the tatami mat.

After all, there is a large amount of military cooperation between the current German government and the Jinling government, and it sells weapons and sends instructors.

"I read Han Lin's investigation report carefully several times, and I didn't find any bright spots, his resume is very clear, graduated from the police academy, was selected to the second department of the Jinling Government Investigation and Coordination Bureau, after a short period of training, I went to Hangzhou for an internship, for which I also sent a telegram to the intelligence officers in Hangzhou to ask."

"Hangzhou replied that this Han Lin's internship period was not at the Hangzhou Station of the Second Division, but at the Hangzhou Garrison Command to the commander Xuan Tiewu as a staff officer, and he did not do spy work, and returned to Jinling at the end of the internship period, and went to the Military Police Headquarters without being assigned a job, and served as the head of the guard team at the president's residence."

"The Imperial agents of Jinling reported that although Han Lin was the chief of the military police section of the Military Police Headquarters, this department was under the command of the Second Division, but the arrest operation carried out by the Second Division, he actually watched a movie and ate with our agents, and did not participate in it at all!" Kazuki Takashima said.

"I want to take the initiative to contact him, and if I don't solve this mystery, I always feel unsteady in my heart." Kagesa Zhenzhao thought for a while and said.

(End of chapter)