Pearson's words shocked James greatly. [This old-fashioned and even somewhat mean gentleman stared at the major for a long time before saying: "Pearson, who are you? Why can you talk to me on behalf of the White House and the President?"
, I’m afraid your identity is not as simple as a small attaché of the embassy in China."
In response to James' question, Pearson smiled and said: "It doesn't matter what my identity is. What's important is that I serve the interests of the United States of America, right? You just need to remember that the White House is paying close attention to your negotiation, and remember me."
This identity is enough. As for the others, I think maybe one day I should let you know, and sooner or later I will let you know."
"As for the issue of automobile production lines, don't go to Ford. Having learned from the losses suffered by the Russians, they will not agree to export automobile production lines again. You can go to Studebaker Trucking Company. They are short of funds now.
The debt is so high that it is on the verge of bankruptcy. It is still barely able to maintain itself because of the support of Congress.”
"Now they are short of funds. In order to raise money to develop new products, they are planning to sell a car factory that produces two-and-a-half-ton trucks. I think if you talk to them, there should be a good result. As for the five-ton trucks they need
, you can go to Wanguo Combine Harvester Company and have a look."
"As far as I know, after the defeat of France, because there were no buyers to take delivery of the goods, the warehouse of IWC now has tens of thousands of five-ton and three-ton trucks eager to sell. Not only can you buy it in the shortest time,
The most important thing is that for a company in urgent need of cash, you can greatly reduce the purchase cost by getting the spot goods within the time limit.”
"Both companies are now relying on the laws of Congress to support them. If you go to them, you should get a result that will satisfy you. Think about it, buying a brand new truck at cost price and settling the bill with them at the same time.
It is still settled according to the export price. For your company, this is a big price difference. Moreover, if you find a combine harvester company, you can also solve the problem of high-horsepower tractors and combine harvesters they need. This also saves you money.
A lot of trouble.
"Don't treat the two companies at the same time. Since Stypunk wants to buy their production line, the quantity can be smaller. I think an order for a thousand vehicles will be enough. As for IWC, I think they can order two tonnages.
Trucks, three thousand each."
"As for the difference caused by them not asking for so much spot stock, I think I will talk to them. Just remember, no matter how they ask, always answer that the purchase of these trucks is a requirement of the other party to sell the production line.
And you just need to deliver this number of trucks in the shortest possible time."
"Think about you now buying a truck factory that they want to sell in a hurry but no one cares about it now, and there are such a large number of cars, as well as 300 high-horsepower tractors and the same number of combine harvesters, I think this
The two companies will regard you as God. Mr. James, I suggest you send a telegram now to have the country start ordering and shipping."
"You have to know these two companies. Except for the Universal Combine Harvester Company, which is still relying on a small amount of orders from the Chinese government to survive, the sales performance of the other trucks can be said to be bleak. Especially Stypank Company last year
The sales volume of China is not 3,000 trucks. Sales in Britain and France are all given to Ford and General Motors. With this opportunity, I think it should be a good thing for maintaining the employment of the American people. At least Congress will still be grateful to you.
"
"Mr. James, I know that although it is difficult for your companies, it is not difficult to come up with this money under the loan coordinated by the White House. One thing you have done well is to keep the cash payment as low as possible.
The amount should be bartered as much as possible. Keep these US dollars in the United States as much as possible."
After Major Pearson said these words, he closed his mouth. He felt that he had said enough, and the rest was for Mr. James to think about. He thought that for the moment, it should be good
Think about how to get the best interests for yourself in the next step of the negotiation, instead of being self-righteous and blindly giving orders and using any means to achieve your own goals.
Watching the somewhat absent-minded James leave the reception room, Major Pearson rubbed his eyes tiredly. As a regular army officer, he really did not want to get involved with these cunning businessmen, even though his family in the United States could not
It can be said that he is extremely rich, but it can also be said that he is definitely a multi-millionaire, but he hates doing business.
It's just that as an intelligence officer of the U.S. Army Intelligence Agency who is stationed in China as the Army Attaché in China, my mission when arriving in the Northeast this time is not simply to assist these businessmen in getting penicillin as quickly as possible, but also to serve on behalf of the White House.
As well as an order from the Ministry of War to examine whether there can be a force among China's many factions that can compete with the Japanese army, so that in the future war that may break out, Japan's pressure on the United States can be minimized.
Neither Yang Zhen nor Li Yanping knew that the US Embassy in China had sent people to watch the documentary on last autumn's battle as soon as it was released in Chongqing. Later, the US Ambassador broke with convention and went to the 18th Army Group Army in Chongqing to handle matters.
I asked for a copy from the office and sent it back to the country as quickly as possible by plane.
Immediately after watching this, which may be China's first battlefield documentary, the U.S. Department of the Army issued a secret order to the Military Attaché of the Embassy in China, asking them to obtain as much information as possible from the military without alerting the Chinese government.
Contact us and ask for an official to be dispatched to personally inspect whether there is any need to support this army.
As early as last year, the U.S. government, which had sensed the arrogance of the Japanese military, remained nominally neutral and even continued to sell aircraft, steel, and petroleum products to Japan. However, privately, it began to intensify efforts on the Nationalist government in disguised form, providing some economic support.
support, such as continuing to purchase Chinese silver at higher than international prices.
Especially in March this year, after the No. 2 figure in the National Government and the dignified Vice President of the Kuomintang defected to the enemy and established a new government in Nanjing, Americans who felt that Japan was stepping up its efforts to induce China to surrender stepped up their actions. For Americans with a keen sense of smell,
, China can maintain the current bleak situation. Because as long as China continues to resist, the more places it can turn to the United States for help.
As for Japan, which is extremely dependent on the United States for raw materials, even if they don't want to, in order to maintain the war, they will send a large amount of dollars to purchase American oil and steel, and even aircraft and ammunition.
However, the United States cannot tolerate the surrender of the Chinese government under any circumstances and completely surrenders to Japan. Americans are not stupid. Once the Chinese government surrenders to Japan, it will take China's huge manpower and resources, coupled with Japan's modern industrial base, to the West.
It would probably be a nightmare.
Once millions of Japanese troops escape from the battlefield in China, not only the U.S. colony of the Philippines will be directly exposed to the Japanese military front, but even Southeast Asia and Australia, which produce oil, rubber and various rare metals that the Japanese army maintains its war potential, will be under Japanese attack.
Within the scope. And this is absolutely not allowed to happen in the United States.
After Wang Jingwei defected to the enemy and openly formed a puppet government, the Americans not only quickly donated funds at an unprecedented speed to the National Government, which was already on the verge of financial collapse, but could only rely on remittances from overseas Chinese. Following the US$25 million tung oil loan at the beginning of the year,
In addition, it provided a loan of US$20 million with Yunnan tin mines as collateral, and also agreed to provide a credit loan of US$100 million in the second half of the year.
In addition to financial assistance, the U.S. government, with the secret support of the White House, agreed to provide the Chinese Air Force, whose air force strength has been exhausted, by the end of the year with one hundred P-40C fighter jets that the British were not satisfied with after trial.
, and allow the Chinese Air Force to recruit pilots in the United States.
In addition to providing blood transfusions to the Nationalist Government and maintaining China's determination to resist, the United States was also looking for a force that could hold back the Kwantung Army, the largest Japanese army group, in order to contain the forces that the Japanese army could use to move south. At this time, Yang Zhen happened to
into the eyes of Americans.
After watching the documentary of last autumn's battle, the U.S. Army became very interested in this army hanging alone behind enemy lines. As a military intelligence officer at the U.S. Embassy, he is responsible for collecting combat intelligence on the Chinese and Japanese armies on the Chinese battlefield, and
Major Pearson, who was aware of the changes in the strength of the Japanese army, was given full authority to contact this army and learn as much as possible about its strength and assess their combat effectiveness.
At the same time, after learning that several large pharmaceutical companies in the United States were trying to introduce each other's technology to synthesize penicillin and a specific drug for the treatment of tuberculosis, but were preparing to give up because the other party's price was too high. After learning that this kind of synthetic penicillin
When the technology was confirmed, the White House immediately coordinated with several large banks to provide these pharmaceutical companies with loans totaling US$320 million.
Although the U.S. government rarely interferes in the business practices of companies unless it harms so-called U.S. interests. However, this time the embassy in China and the White House received news from the country that an alliance formed by several pharmaceutical companies was coming to China.
The unusual behavior after the news of the purchase of synthetic penicillin technology made Major Pearson, a former intelligence analyst, keenly aware of the abnormality.
In the past, the embassy in China, in addition to ensuring the rights and treatment enjoyed by American businessmen, rarely interfered with the business activities of American businessmen in China. But this time it was uncharacteristic. Not only did it personally guide the business, the ambassador also made an exception and sent quite senior officials to assist in the negotiations.
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Even when it was finalized that they must go to their so-called base area in Northeast China, they sent themselves, who were engaged in intelligence analysis of China and Japan, to accompany them. The abnormality in this made Pearson feel that there might be something special about it.
The embassy's actions are definitely not that simple.
You must know that private contact with a non-Chinese government armed force, especially a political party and armed force that was a communist party a few years ago, is extremely inconsistent with the image of the United States of America in China, and can easily arouse the anger of the Chinese government.
The Ambassador, who has always been so accommodating, could make such an exception, probably only because of an order from the White House.
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