"We understand that we have taken your concerns very seriously, and that your country needs more funds to prepare for the unforeseen future, which is why we have decided to increase the amount of the loan to $80 million per year, with the same term. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info"After a brief pleasantries, Roosevelt proposed revised terms for negotiation.

"President Roosevelt, we're not concerned about how much money we have, and you should know very well that even if the United States doubles the number of loans, we will still be able to pay it. What we lack is liquidity, and after restricting a lot of supplies to be purchased only from the United States, currency is really just a symbol, and even if we ask for a loan of $200 million a year, Germany will still be able to pay it, do you admit that? Ruprecht asked impatiently.

Is Germany rich? If the government's liquidity may be less, but if we talk about fixed assets, it is quite a lot, not to mention those at home, and even if it is purely invested in foreign assets, it is a very large number, and even if a very small part of it is taken out, it is enough to wipe out the loans and interest of Americans.

In 1900, Germany's foreign investment totaled 15 billion marks! By 1911 there were 35 billion marks! Although it is still not as good as the old empires of Britain and France, the amount of foreign investment is half that of Britain and two-thirds of that of France, and it should not be forgotten that Britain and France have accumulated foreign investment for hundreds of years, and the foreign investment of the German Empire began after the establishment of the Second Reich.

And because of the frequent economic and trade activities between the United States and Germany in this plane, Germany also has a large amount of investment in the United States, and these assets can be used to make up for the cost of foreign purchases in wartime, and 35 billion marks are also nearly 1.75 billion pounds, even if only a quarter can be accepted by the Americans, it is enough to compensate the Americans for loans and interest. So, it seems that the risk for Americans is quite large, but in fact, it is not big at all. It was even possible to take advantage of the war to buy German assets abroad at low prices.

"I'm afraid that you, the U.S. Parliament behind you, and the capitalists have already begun to think about how to distribute the assets of the German Reich abroad after the outbreak of war? All you need is a piece of our assignment agreement, and you can take advantage of the fire and buy all kinds of assets from us for half or less. You've traded a little bit of liquidity for a big expansion of the U.S. economy. I understand that. There was a deep disdain in the prince's words.

"But we've still solved the liquidity problem that your country needs most right now, and that's a lot of support, isn't it?" Rutt on the side said.

"With the overseas assets of the German Reich as a guarantee, we can also raise enough money from your country's consortia and banks, and if we are only for money, this negotiation is not attractive to us. So, I want to talk about something else. Ruprecht said as he stared at Root.

"I've talked to Secretary of State Root about this, and I need a guarantee, a real political guarantee, that the United States can at least remain neutral when the German Reich and the Entente are at war, but you and your government have not given us such a simple, minimum requirement for allies, and you and your government have not given it, and you are waiting for the price to sell, and if the situation is right and the profit is reasonable, you will not hesitate to stab us in the back. Maybe it's not you, but it could be someone else. ”

"Everyone is a politician, we should be aware of the saying that there are no permanent friends, only eternal interests, right? Especially in your country, a simple change of public opinion and a change of government can turn a previous agreement into a waste of paper. After what has happened before, I am skeptical of the commitments you and your government have made. The prince is now somewhat grateful to those Polish descendants, because they gave His Highness the **** an excuse to question the credibility of the US government, and in the face of such doubts, Roosevelt could not refute it. After all, no one can be president forever.

"And what kind of guarantee do you want to get?" Rout regretted saying this because he found himself already being brought into the rhythm of the other party.

"A liability for breach of contract that your country cannot afford! The post-war delivery of our colonies in the Far East was only a small part of the agreement, and that alone did not reassure us, and I demanded that the loan given to us by the United States must be paid in the form of gold! Ruprecht said.

"It can't be!" Root first vetoed, although this era is still the gold standard, but no country can do 1 to 1 exchange of gold and precious metals with currency, although theoretically can still be exchanged for paper money for the corresponding gold, but in fact these expensive precious metals will only be used when balancing the fluctuation of currency value, but this is still undeniable, gold is a symbol of wealth, 10 million US dollars and 10 million US dollars of gold is definitely not a concept!

The prince said very easily, in fact, it is to use a large amount of strategic reserves of gold as a link of credit between the two countries, and the Germans will naturally not use this gold to buy things directly, at least not in peacetime, after all, the dollar and the mark are real money in peacetime.

Some may also be used in wartime, but the most important thing is that these hundreds or even thousands of tons of gold are originally a kind of guarantee, if Germany loses, then these gold will naturally become the victor's trophies, and want Britain and France, which have run out of oil, to spit out hundreds of tons of gold? What do you think? And if Britain and France can get this gold, it will be easy to stabilize the pound and franc and regain the lost market, so from this point of view, the Americans must count on a German victory, or at least a draw, to ensure that their interests are not lost.

Even if it wasn't Roosevelt at the time of the war, as long as Germany had hundreds or even thousands of tons of gold in its hands (historically, after the outbreak of World War II, the total amount of gold in France was only more than 1,500 tons.) ）。 As long as the Germans do not die, the United States will never go to war with Germany, and even if the president wants to fight, the parliament will not be able to pass it. The cost, the price is too high! If he insists on going his own way, it is possible for the president to eat a single bullet!

"It's too risky. We can't take it. Roosevelt shook his head and said. The Americans did this with the idea of picking up foreign fish, eating up Germany's colonies in the Far East, and then eating up Germany's investment in fixed assets in the world by the way, well, that's pretty much it. As for whether Germany wins or not, the Americans do not really care, at least the majority of the American people and capitalists only have a favorable opinion of Germany. If Germany loses, the situation in the United States is naturally not very good, but in the war, the Americans gained a lot of money with a little loan, and they can be regarded as earning, and if they win, they can naturally continue to squeeze the living space of Britain and France together with Germany.

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