"Mr. President, according to the latest information from Geneva, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoyo Matsuoka has expressed his dissatisfaction with the League of Nations' delay in the Marshall Investigation Report, and he has claimed that if the League of Nations does not release the final investigation report this month, the Japanese Government will abandon the League of Nations' request for arbitration and act on its own......"

In the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Secretary of State Hull briefed Roosevelt on the latest state of the League of Nations. He said that this month, President Roosevelt subconsciously looked at the calendar—Tuesday, July 27, 1938.

"So, are they ready?" Roosevelt turned his head to look at the others in attendance: Secretary of War Henry Stinson, Chief of the Army General Staff Admiral Marin Klaiger, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Secretary of State. Stanley Hornbeck, an expert on Asian affairs at the House, as well as Harry Hopkins, a confidant of the president, and Brigadier General Edwin Watson, a military adviser. Except that the Secretary of the Navy is no longer Charles Edison, nothing has changed.

"Sir, both the Japanese and the Chinese have been frantically preparing for war this year," said Secretary of the Navy Knox, "in addition to buying and selling large sums of money for the resources needed for the war, the Japanese are also expanding their military in an all-round way, especially the navy." The shipyards are lit up day and night, but because the curtain is drawn, no one knows what is being built inside. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the Japanese economy has been fully controlled, and war is on the verge of breaking out.

The Chinese are developing their newly discovered mega oil fields in Shandong province and expanding steel mills in China, especially in Manchuria and Shanxi provinces, and they are building a mega steel mill in Mongolia. The aircraft factory is also being fully expanded, but because these companies are privately owned, our friends in Beijing do not know how big the expanded capacity will be.

The shipyards of Dalian, Huludao, and Andong in Manchuria were also building cargo ships and tankers in batches, and the military shipyards, like those in Japan, worked 24 hours a day, and no one knew what was being made inside. The army of Manchuria is also being reorganized on a large scale......"

"Our Beijing friends don't know anything?" Roosevelt asked with some regret, "Even if Manchuria is training its army on a large scale?" ”

"Sir, Manchuria was the private domain of the nobility, and the Peking government was under the direct jurisdiction of the nobility in all matters except for the supervision of taxes and laws. And according to the law, they can have a part of the army. Moreover, the training is currently limited to officers and non-commissioned officers, not the national army. Knox explained the differences between Manchuria and Kannai, with an uncertain concern.

"But I know that China's economy is not under military control." Secretary Hull expressed concern that he knew China was a behemoth and that he was deeply uneasy about a war with China. "Is the expansion of the factory a normal business activity?"

"Sir," said Hornbeck, an expert on Asian affairs. "What we do know is that the Japanese government is using its own huge amount of money to help China with large-scale industrial construction, so Manchuria and Shanxi can expand factories without having to rely on state taxes. We must understand that although our friends withdrew China from the East Asia Alliance last year, it was only the month after the withdrawal from the East Asia Alliance. Considering that China, Japan, and North Korea have basically eliminated tariffs, we have to come to the conclusion that the three countries have been integrated in terms of economy, military technology, and military industry.

If we were to go to war with Japan, even if China and Korea were not at war, the Japanese government would be able to use everything that China and Korea had in their hands without hindrance, while using the same currency. Our friends persuaded the Academy to withdraw from the East Asia Alliance. But they missed the Asian dollar, and that's the deadliest thing. Under the control of the Bank of Asia. Japan's war potential is the war potential of the East Asian Alliance as a whole, which means that China has not withdrawn from the East Asian Alliance. ”

"And what if we ask China and North Korea to be neutral?" Hull still did not give up on saying that it was only a naval war of a limited scale against Japan, but against China he was going to fight a world war similar to the war in Europe, and he did not want the United States to be completely drawn into the abyss of war, no matter how much the New York Council on Foreign Relations and the gang instigated it.

"Sir, this is impossible." Hornbeck seems to understand the secretary of state's painstaking efforts. But all he got back was a wry smile. "The Manchuria region bordering North Korea is the private domain of Yang Jingcheng and others, and the Beijing government has no way to control imports and exports to the area. Even if it declares external neutrality, Beijing will not be able to control the flow of steel and oil from Manchuria to Japan.

Moreover, China recognizes dual citizenship, and there are now many Chinese and Japanese businessmen who invest in Manchuria and Kannai, and they only need to pass through Miluo or Persia for entrepot trade - this is only the entrepot on the shipping documents. According to the terms of trade between China and Miluo and Persia, these goods could be shipped directly to Japan without actually being shipped to Miluo or Persia.

Unless the Beijing government can cancel the Asian dollar, completely sever diplomatic relations with Japan and Korea, and change trade agreements with Miluo, Persia, and other countries, he will certainly finance Japan in the war. As it stands, this is impossible. Although the Chinese do not like war, they like money and regard it as their life. Although the Asian dollar was run on and speculated in the early stage of its issuance, the foreign trade and exports of East Asia as a whole were very strong, and the black letter of the balance of payments was expanding year by year. The Asian dollar is now being used on a small scale throughout Southeast Asia, as well as in India and the Middle East, as well as holding the Asian dollar, which can be exchanged for gold or other foreign exchange at any time. With such huge benefits, I think it will be difficult for the Beijing government to persuade the Inspectorate to abolish the Asian dollar, and the result of forcibly abolishing it will be the collapse of the current cabinet. ”

Hornbeck's phrase "treating money as life" made everyone at the meeting laugh, and through extensive publicity in newspapers and movies in recent years, the characteristics of the Chinese who are dirty, evil, vicious, and regard money as life are well known. In a movie that was screened at the beginning of this year, for three-quarters of an ounce of silver, a man called the robot boy actually colluded with a merchant to sell his brother, and he used deception to put his brother in the cage of an evil merchant, but this is not the most hateful, the real shocking thing is that after selling his brother, the robot boy sold his brother's wife to a brothel, thus turning himself into a decent person.

Of course, if this is just a movie, then it will not shock the American people in many films that denigrate yellow people, and it will make every American remember simply because this is a true story -- the beginning and end of the movie begins and ends with the memories of an old man of yellow race, the protagonist of the story. In the words of the Christian Monitor, it was a fallen land that was not illuminated by the light of the Lord. All are evil. What is even more terrifying is that it is still rapidly barbarizing, the number of surviving Christians is dwindling massively, and its industry, army, and economy are growing rapidly, and one day, not too far away, the yellow race armed with Western weapons will sweep the world like the Mongol army hundreds of years ago.

Propaganda in movies and newspapers, prophecies from pundits. This has plunged all the American people into an indescribable anxiety and fear, and some people have even publicly listed in the newspapers which imported goods are produced in East Asia, claiming that every pair of stockings purchased is equivalent to the production of one more cannonball by the yellow race; Every time you buy a pickup, you get the yellow people to produce one more machine gun; Every plastic tube purchased is equivalent to allowing the yellow race to produce one more rifle; Buying a dose of the devil's poison (penicillin) that will go to hell after use is equivalent to making the yellow people produce one more tank......

Thirty-three years later, the boycott of the United States made American businessmen worry that their goods would not reach the Chinese market, and thirty-three years later, these businessmen who feared the boycott of goods are semi-openly or openly supporting the boycott of East Asian goods. This movement even spread to the entire American region -- the Nazis in South America also launched a similar campaign, but China practiced barter or reciprocal trade on a large scale like Germany, and boycotting the import of East Asian goods was a boycott of the export of domestic goods, which had little effect.

However, the U.S. trade policy was to sell only and not buy, or to sell more and buy less, so it could not accept barter, and the result of a large-scale boycott of East Asian goods was that some industries, such as the silk industry, suffered heavy losses. After the loss of the European export market, a large number of silk weaving mills in various places closed down. But it's not a big deal, the military industry, the military-related industries, and the conscription of the army. Last year's unemployment rate of more than 10 million people was rapidly reduced to less than 10 million, to more than 8 million, and once war broke out, the number of unemployed workers would be reduced. It is only possible to occupy the coastal areas of China and not to penetrate deep into her interior.

"Well, gentlemen, maybe the war will break out again tomorrow. What I want to know now is, how are we preparing? To what extent are negotiations with Britain going? Roosevelt removed the slender cigarette holder he had been holding and asked his own concerns.

"Sir. In order to secure post-war interests, the British government had agreed in principle to declare war on China and Japan, but they had many demands...... "Secretary of the Navy Stark replied, and negotiations with Britain had been the responsibility of him and Colonel Royale E. Ingersoll, director of the Planning Bureau of the Naval Operations Department, and that negotiations were difficult, but in the end a certain consensus was reached. "They want us to pay full attention to the war debts we had incurred in the last war, and at the same time they want us to send no less than half a million troops to defend Singapore, India, and southern Persia, and that the Royal Navy can only send a part of its ships to the Far East to assist in the war because it wants to suppress Germany, especially in view of the huge reserves of the North Sea oil fields......"

"Can't they reconcile the dispute with Germany over the North Sea oil fields?" Roosevelt flicked his cigarette ash and asked puzzled. Unable to convince Soviet Russia, he even had the idea of drawing Germany into the alliance, given China's powerful army.

"Yes, sir, it is not at all coordinated." Stark replied by looking at Secretary of State Hull, who fully agreed with him, and he knew that the president wanted to win over Germany, so he had to add: "Just as the Chinese can only choose between Soviet Russia and Germany, we can only choose Britain between Britain and Germany."

Sir, we don't need much fleet from the Royal Navy, we just need them to blockade the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean shipping lanes, and the naval bases in Singapore and Hong Kong are very important, as well as intelligence support. ”

"Is our Montana class in the water?" When it comes to the fleet, Roosevelt once again thought of the formidable Tianjin class, in order to improve the morale of the people, the Japanese in Yokohama publicly demonstrated the main gun and titanium alloy armor of the same level as the Tianjin class, and the power of the 460mm main gun and the protection of titanium alloy armor were recognized under the witness of British naval gun experts. Although the main gun had a lifespan of only 200 rounds and the armor was extremely expensive, its power and protection were unmatched, and the Japanese claimed that four such super battleships could sink the entire American fleet.

In addition, the Japanese also demonstrated something epoch-making, that is, electric drive technology, an AC-DC conversion technology that does not require a rotating mechanism, which instantly brought bulky and expensive electric drives into industry and practical use. Worryingly. This does not only involve the navy, the army intelligence department through Beijing's help also found that the Chinese are developing a super-heavy tank weighing more than 100 tons, its main armor is estimated to be more than 200 millimeters, which can withstand the kind of anti-tank rocket launchers called RPGs, which is why the Chinese dump RPG bazookas at low prices all over the world.

"Sir. Thanks to the efforts of the Newport shipyard, two Montana-class battleships have been launched and will be ready for active service before Christmas this year, with particularly thickened armor and enhanced protection in key areas to withstand the Tianjin-class 460mm main guns. Stark replied, turning to the Army, and added, "Although we don't know about Japan, the Tianjin-Wei, the lead ship of the Chinese Tianjin-class. It has been decided that the launch will be on September 19, the Chinese Moon Festival, and the Chinese side will hold a grand launching ceremony. For the Chinese Navy's imminent launch of the Tianjin Guard, the Army Aviation Command and General MacArthur had developed a strict bombing plan, but in order to prevent the Chinese from launching early, they hoped to declare war on China in August. ”

"Sir, according to Chinese tradition, the seventh month of the Chinese calendar is an unlucky month, a month to pay tribute to the dead and ancestors. All celebrations will be canceled this month. So if the Chinese really let the Tianjin Wei launch in advance. It can only be after September 5, which is the first day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar. Hornbeck, an expert on Asian affairs, interjected again. Fortunately, everyone here in China knows about it, and he has explained before, "In addition, considering the two factors of China FengShui and China Lucky Day, before September 19, only the most recent September 9 is a suitable day for 'travel'." The other days were unlucky, so the real deadline should be September 9. ”

"September 9th?" The Chinese Lucky Day has also been popularized by the people here, and the evil yellow people tend to think about the I Ching, Feng Shui, and the Lucky Day, and they do nothing on the unfortunate day.

"Yes, sir." Hornbeck assured: "The Tianjin Wei was the first battleship built by China. It is also a battleship that attracts worldwide attention, and the Chinese, whether it is advanced or postponed, will find a lucky day to launch to celebrate. ”

"Sir, no matter what, we must declare war on China before September 9." Secretary of the Navy Stark glanced at Hornbeck and made his own request. "The fact that the Japanese foreign minister dared to make such a request to the League of Nations means that the Japanese super battleships Yamato and Musashi have been launched and will be put into active service next month, perhaps next month. And we have only two Montana-class, and even by the end of the year, there will not be four. It is very necessary to sink the Tianjin Wei and the Shanghai Beach that is still in the dockyard of the Nanjing Shipyard, and the cruisers in the many shipyards in Guangdong should also sink the ......"

"But on what grounds?" Roosevelt looked at Secretary of State Hull, and among those present, he was the only one who opposed war with China, but as previously analyzed, it was impossible not to declare war on China. Whether it is from the war potential or from the super battleships, war must be declared on China immediately after the war with Japan, especially before 9 September.

"Mr. President, I think that if China and Japan can break off diplomatic relations with Japan, they should give the Chinese a chance." Under everyone's gaze, Secretary of State Hull spoke with difficulty. "Let's say we declare war on Japan at the beginning of next month, then we have another month to negotiate with Beijing, and if possible, we should try to avoid war with China."

"With all due respect, sir, this is impossible." "Without a new naval treaty with China, the Beijing cabinet will not be able to persuade the Inspectorate to really sever diplomatic relations with Japan, without considering whether Beijing can effectively guarantee the acceptance of this decision by Manchuria and the Kanwai region," Hornbeck regretted. We believe that even if Beijing announces the severance of diplomatic relations with Japan and North Korea, Manchurian steel and oil will continue to flow into Japan. I must admit that, compared to the broad public support of the Revival Society, the KMT is only a wave in the ocean, and they are powerless to change the status quo. ”

"Sir, what naval intelligence has learned is that there are about 10,000 Chinese, perhaps Mongols, studying in Japanese military schools, and they may be pilots, officers, or some kind of skilled worker. We thought that as soon as the war began, these people would join the Japanese army as volunteers to fight against us. There are also private forces of foreign nobles, who can go to Japan through irregular means. Admiralty Secretary Stark looked at Hull and said solemnly. He understood Mr. Secretary's yearning for peace, but it was impossible to declare war only on Japan without declaring war on China, which is why the Navy had always opposed a ten-year naval disarmament treaty with China.

"But......" Hull said helplessly, looking at the crowd with their hands spread out, "how am I going to explain all this to Chinese?" Their cabinet is entirely focused on naval disarmament talks, which we have dragged on for a full year, and what we want to talk about has been largely agreed. Can I tell them, 'Hey, I'm sorry, we don't want to talk anymore, let's go to war!'" ’”

Hull, who had been in charge of arguing with the Chinese, looked at everyone helplessly, and finally moved his eyes to Roosevelt, "Mr. President, I think this is a deception." In my conscience to God, I can't say this to those Chinese who are full of hope for peace, I can't do it! He blinked painfully, and finally said, "If I really want to tell the Chinese all this, I will resign from it." ”

"Cordell, I understand your difficulty," Hull looked at Roosevelt, and Roosevelt looked at him, and he had to straighten himself up and begin to speak at length: "But the fact before us is that the Kuomintang cabinet has no control over that huge country, they are just children who accidentally jump on the back of a beast, and they are completely unable to control everything at the moment. And China, I know, she has done nothing wrong, she wants to make her 600 million people rich and let them live a decent life. But this world is very small, and a rising East is bound to clash with the entire civilized world, which is exactly what many people do not want to really face.

What's even more terrifying is that they don't identify with everything in the civilized world. systematic, evil, greedy, ......, every time I think of the entire civilized world to succumb to their evil imperial tyranny. Under the system, I cannot freely believe in God, cannot be free to have independent thoughts, can freely express my opinions, cannot be free from fear, and cannot avoid material deprivation, I believe that this war is just.

As a Japanese military officer said in his writings, this will be a decisive battle between East Asia and North America, a decisive battle for the world, and a duel between Shakyamuni and God. If it were them who won, then the entire civilized world would cease to exist. Gentlemen, we have to admit that time is clearly on their side, and we, and the whole of Europe, are in decline.

I know that many of our actions are not entirely in line with God's will and conscience, but the immortal Dante tells us that God's judgment is to weigh the sins of the ruthless and the sins of the zealous on different scales. We would rather make occasional mistakes in good deeds than slack off in constant apathy.

There is a mysterious cycle of human activity. Generations may gain a lot, while others will have to lose a lot. This generation of Americans has a date with fate.

In our world, in other countries, there are people who used to struggle for freedom, but now seem to be tired of continuing to struggle. They have sold their legacy of freedom to the illusion of life, and they have made democracy grovel.

We truly believe that only our efforts can awaken their ancient hopes. They will know that in the United States, in the entire Pacific, in the whole world, we will have a great and hard war. It's not just a war against poverty and economic recession, it's much more than that, it's an existential battle to defend freedom and democracy, and we're fighting to save the entire civilized world. I hope to work hand in hand with you to participate in and persist in this war and achieve ultimate victory. (To be continued.) )