On the morning of the third day after coming to the United States, Han Lin first called Song Ziwen and told him about his arrival in Washington, and then took his attaché and two members from the Naval Intelligence Agency to the airport by car, boarded the plane and took off for Washington.

Twin Oaks Residence, Washington, D.C., USA.

It is a three-storey Georgian Revival style building with lawns and trees on the outside, and has 26 rooms, which is a luxury villa.

"Hello Mr. Song, hello Mr. Hu!" Han Lin met Hu Xijiang and Song Ziwen.

"You came at the right time, Brother Jiang, this is my old friend Han Lin, the head of the International Intelligence Group of the Second Division of President Jiang's Attendant Office, senior staff officer, don't look at him is only in his thirties, his official rank is already colonel, and he can be called a rising star of the younger generation."

"There is a direct relationship between you, Han Lin is the commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai, and has always maintained a good personal relationship with the US Navy and the diplomatic departments of European and American countries. In fact, I think that he is more suitable for diplomatic work, with such talent and ability. ”

"This time, Han Lin came to Washington to represent the intelligence department of the Yamashiro government to participate in the seminar of the US Naval Intelligence Agency on the issue of Japan. Song Ziwen said with a smile.

After Han Lin arrived in Washington, he did not immediately go to the Naval Intelligence Bureau, but first went to the official residence of Twin Oaks, which is the residence of Hu Xijiang, the ambassador of the Shancheng government to the United States, where he will meet with Song Ziwen.

Once owned by American celebrities, Twin Oaks was later sold to the family of Boston billionaire Hebbard, and the embassy is now leased as the ambassador's official residence.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a part-time job, the commissioner in Shanghai, no ability can not stand up, the key is not the military attache of embassies and consulates abroad, such examples are relatively rare, it is indeed a young talent, we went to the house to sit down and talk, just made a pot of tea." Hu Xianjiang said with a smile.

Song Ziwen's personality is very arrogant, and it is rare to appreciate a young man so much, which also shows that Han Lin has real talent and learning, and it is almost impossible to get into Song Ziwen's eyes by patting his ass.

It's not that Song Ziwen doesn't like others to pat him, but in front of himself, a flatterer will not introduce it so solemnly.

The three of them came to the living room and sat down, and Han Lin picked up the teapot and poured tea with great eyesight.

"Mr. Song, Mr. Hu, before I came, I was asked to represent him and the Shancheng government to thank the two of you for their hard work and great achievements in the anti-Japanese war during their time in the United States." Han Lin said.

In June last year, Song Ziwen was stationed in the United States as President Chiang's personal representative to seek economic assistance from the United States, and his achievements included the "Tungsten Sand Loan Treaty" of $25 million in October last year, the "Metal Loan Peace Treaty" of $50 million in February this year, and the "Equalization Fund Agreement" of $50 million in April.

This is not his own work, but the result of the situation, the change of attitude of the US government, and the joint efforts of many people in the United States.

"The amount of aid we have sought is far lower than what we expected from the U.S. government, and the most important thing is that the U.S. government's aid is too restrictive, and we can't turn economic aid into the combat effectiveness of the army, which is not as good as the credit aid that the Soviet Union gave us." Song Ziwen said.

The Yamashiro government's financial situation continued to deteriorate, the value of the fiat currency was unstable, and President Chiang had high expectations for the U.S. government, but the U.S. government did not meet the needs of the Yamashiro government, and after the sharp deterioration of Japan-US relations, it chose to give the Yamashiro government an economic loan of 100 million U.S. dollars.

Just as Song Ziwen said, there are very many restrictions on the loans obtained by the Shancheng government, including the need for collateral and high interest rates, most of which are pledged by scarce strategic materials such as tung oil and Yunnan tin, with interest rates as high as 4 to 6 percent, which must be guaranteed by the Bank of China, and must purchase materials in the United States, which are moderately relaxed to munitions, but do not include the purchase of arms.

In this way, from the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the year before last, the Soviet Union provided aid to China in three credit loans, totaling $250 million, and actually used more than $170 million.

"Mr. Song and Mr. Hu must know that Japan and the United States have been engaged in diplomatic negotiations in the hope of resolving the conflict of interests between the two sides, but I can clearly tell you that the negotiations will not yield any results, because the interests of both sides are diametrically opposed."

"The United States hopes that Japan will not touch the interests of European countries in the Southwest Pacific and Southeast Asia, but Japan does not want its own resources to be constrained by the United States and wants to solve its own problems by invading Southeast Asia, so the negotiations are just buying time."

"Intelligence shows that the deterioration of the situation is becoming more and more obvious, there will be a war between Japan and the United States, I judge that the outbreak will not take more than half a year, in the near future, just this month, at the latest to next month, there will be obvious changes, which is very beneficial to our Yamashiro government, the most difficult time, I mean the depth of cooperation between us and the United States government, is about to usher in a huge turning point." Han Lin said.

"Tell me more about what is going to happen between Japan and the United States?" Song Ziwen hurriedly asked.

"Top secret intelligence from the Japanese side, after the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, the main battle party of the Japanese military department has been unable to achieve results in diplomatic negotiations for a long time, and the stalemate between the two sides has become impatient, and the Japanese government has decided to negotiate with the French Vichy government to station troops in the southern part of the French Indochina region and use Cam Ranh Bay, the best deep-water port, as a naval base."

"As long as Japan takes this step, it will be tantamount to stepping on the bottom line drawn by the US government for Japan, and it will not only threaten the US colony of Filipino, but also the colonies of Britain and the Netherlands, which is an act that cannot be tolerated and is bound to trigger a strong backlash from the US government."

"I talked to the U.S. ambassador and the intelligence attaché in Shanghai, and the answer they gave was that if that happens, the U.S. government would freeze Japanese assets in the U.S. and impose a total embargo on sanctions, including the all-important oil embargo." Han Lin said.

"This is a very important situation, can you be sure of the accuracy of the intelligence?" Hu Xianjiang also asked eagerly.

Of course, he is very familiar with the current situation between Japan and the United States, and he also knows that Japan and the United States are negotiating, and he is very worried about this, and he is worried that the US Government will compromise Japan at the expense of China's interests.

Those who can be ambassadors have a very clear mind, and the cooperation between the United States and the Yamashiro government is entirely based on interests, and the change of attitude is nothing more than the demand for interests.

"It is certain that the deterioration of relations between the two sides will be within this month or two, and as long as Japan takes action, war is inevitable. Our battlefield in China, however, is very important to the United States to contain the main force of the Japanese army, and we will certainly increase our efforts to provide assistance to help us support the war against the Japanese army and safeguard the interests of the United States. Han Lin said.

(End of chapter)