Rental weapons?

Osiris felt a little uncomfortable with this statement. It is true that people can rent carriages, sailboats, clothing, houses, and other things that they need, but cannot afford or do not want to buy, but there are people who offer to rent them. But weapons and combatants...... These don't seem to be things that can be rented.

Li Lin's view is completely different, as long as someone is willing and the conditions are suitable, weapons, equipment and personnel can also be leased, and what he wants to do is to provide the principality with a commercial simplified version of the "Lend-Lease Act".

History has amply demonstrated the success of this lend-lease, and thanks to the Lend-Lease Act, the Soviet Union was able to win the Great Patriotic War, which was extremely hard.

Li Lin did not think there was anything wrong with this statement, and the admirers and apologists of the Soviet Union could come up with a thousand reasons or forge a number to refute it, but the number and the facts were there. Leaving aside the large number of finished weapons, the number of blood transfusions to Soviet industry was enough to slap the face.

In October 1941, when the war was at its most dangerous, Soviet industry was not only backward, but also largely under German occupation or on trains moving eastward. The workers of Moscow were busy rioting, and the women shouted, "Leave the machine where it was, so that if Hitler comes, we can still work for him!" and those who had endured Comrade Steel for many years even shouted the slogan "Hit the Soviets! Long live the good old Hitler!".

One can imagine how much capacity the Soviet industry could have in such a chaotic situation. At that time, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the Soviet Union was already less than half of that of June of that year, and the Soviet industry was extremely short of industrial materials. The same was true of grain, and even more so of spare parts for the replacement and repair of industrial machinery, which lasted from 1941 to 1942, and until mid-1943, Soviet factories were able to supply the Red Army with sufficient or near-sufficient weapons and ammunition. But the "hematopoietic" function of Soviet industry would have been much worse without the trucks, high-grade aviation gasoline, train heads, rails, radio stations, mechanical parts, semi-finished products (e.g., section steel, copper pipes, etc.), chemicals, precision machines, spare parts, tools, and in some cases entire factories, without the aid of the all-evil American imperialist capitalism. Not to mention, crucially, the canned luncheon meat mentioned by Comrade Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev - after losing the big granary of Ukraine, if there was no Spam luncheon meat, the hungry Red Army soldiers would probably have shot the commissar. Run to lead the way for the "royal division" of the Third Reich. And the number of people who starved to death in the rear was probably much higher than in the years of the Great Famine.

Of course, due to the incompetent command of the mustachioed Führer, the general mobilization of the economy could not be carried out at an early stage, and the resources were insufficient. The Third Reich, which fought on three fronts, was bound to lose the war. Maybe even because you didn't lose fast enough. In place of the Japanese, enjoy the baptism of the first two actual nuclear strikes in history. However, I am afraid that the ending of the Soviet-German battlefield will evolve into a stalemate roughly similar to that of the late stage of World War I, and for the iron comrades with the same name with a hard personality, that kind of ending is definitely not a "victory". Not to mention the myths that "the socialist economy won the victory in the Great Patriotic War" and that "the Soviet Union was able to defeat Germany alone" can be used to promote it.

So the Lend-Lease Act is a must for Comrade Steel.

Now, the United Principality of Rus also needs the Lend-Lease Act, and Li Lin intends to do the same, but not to make the Duchy win, but to ensure that they will turn this war into a meat grinder similar to Verdun and the Somme.

"I still don't understand, even then, the finances of the principality are ......"

"The way to repay is not limited to gold coins. ”

Li Lin shrugged his shoulders and explained for Osiris:

"Resources, land leases, sovereignty, taxes - whatever can be profited, we can accept it. ”

As the Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America with Disabilities had done, Mr. Roosevelt had exchanged 50 destroyers from the British for 17 land leases in Newfoundland, Bermuda, Antigua, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and British Guiana, for the construction of military bases for a period of 99 years. And Li Lin wants to get more, after the war, if the principality is unable to pay all the loans and rents, V.E Company will be able to get a lot of things that would otherwise be unobtainable. For example, the concessions and military bases scattered throughout the principality, such as the economic lifeline and mineral resources of the principality, such as a market unilaterally open to V.E companies, such as political advisors, economic advisers, military advisers, and legal advisers sent by the company......

"Wait a minute, the Duchican accepts such conditions?"

Osiris had an unprecedented expression on his face, and it was no wonder that anyone hearing this condition would have a similar reaction, even if he was a dragon.

Although the nobility of the principality had always been known for their corruption and incompetence, it was ...... to ask them to agree to the conditions of betraying the country so thoroughly

"They will. You know, even if the war is over, the principality will have a place where it needs money, and we are the only ones who can provide loans, and there is nothing unreasonable in using resources to repay loans. ”

The answer was so bold that Osiris couldn't recover for a while, but when he thought about it, it was true that as Li Lin said, the principality had neither the ability nor the intention to refuse the only lender. The human camp will not lend money to the principality, and even if Seres wants to fish in troubled waters, his limited financial resources will not be able to meet the huge financial gap of the principality, and they are also suspicious of the principality's ability to repay. As for the dwarves...... They made their position clear at the beginning of the war: they would support the human camp in order to punish the Duchy's consistent anti-dwarven behavior.

There was no other option but for V.E. to be willing and able to provide loans and the Lend-Lease Act, and the Principalities had no choice but to agree to harsh conditions, even if V.E would take advantage of the situation to control their country.

Monopoly means unlimited profiteering. The elder of the dragon clan truly comprehended the profound philosophy behind this sentence at this moment,

"In this way, Parkinson's death is even more problematic. ”

Osiris said with a frown.

Li Lin painted a broad, good, and secure outlook for him, and he knew very well how much the dragons could benefit from it, both politically and economically, which made him wonderfully satisfied, but he was also worried about the obstacles he might encounter in carrying out the plan.

If the commander of the human coalition is a stupid and rigid officer like Parkinson, then they may indeed be throwing soldiers and money into the battlefield in a steady stream, and the battle will play out according to Li Lin's script. But now Parkinson is dead, and he has been headshot without any success and with heavy losses to his troops. In this case, humanity will review Parkinson's failures and send a new commander to command a powerful coalition army, this new commander is likely not as stubborn as Parkinson, if he adopts more ingenious and effective tactics to storm the fortress, will the principality army be able to hold on?

"This adds variability to the plan. ”

"Your fears are indeed possible, so I ordered my men to take out Parkinson. ”

"What does that mean?"

"It's simple. ”

Li Lin took a sip of black tea and put on a serious expression that didn't look like mockery at all.

"With Parkinson's ability, no matter how much time and troops he is given, it will be difficult to break through the positions of the principality army, and it will only increase the number of casualties of the Albion army. When Her Majesty could not bear this and ordered the removal of Her Excellency the Major General, the other generals would take a deep remark on Parkinson's poor command and try to avoid repeating the same mistakes, which we did not want. Therefore, we must let Major General Parkinson go down before he becomes a joke. Next, we can make full use of the resources at our hands to shape His Excellency the Major General into an object that every soldier imitates -- a military god. ”

"Will it work?"

Osiris's suspicions had not been completely dispelled, and he did not know much about hype as a highly professional matter. But in his opinion, the astonishing loss of Major General Parkinson's creation was enough to discourage any man of normal intelligence from idolatry, even without taking into account the Albion's own ideas, and the ridicule of other countries, especially Charlemagne, could accomplish the task.

"Of course, of course, the generals of Albion, especially the adults who recommended Major General Parkinson as the advance commander, and the Duke of Wellington, will certainly do their best for their own sake to discover the brilliance of Major General Parkinson, and to portray him as a brave Albion soldier worthy of honor. Only by doing so can their mistakes in hiring and recommending people be cleared up, and the fearless spirit of the military, which has always regarded a precious tradition, can be passed on without any stain. ”

After a pause, after Elder Osiris digested this part, Li Lin spoke again.

"Next, as long as Charlemagne and His Majesty the Pope publicly praise Major General Parkinson, then the people of Albion will automatically worship the 'god of war'. ”

"Yes...... Is that so?"

"When have I ever lied?"

-- Anytime.

The Dragon Clan Elder commented in his heart. At no time, anywhere is there a zài "honest businessman". Even if there is such a strange thing, it has long been eliminated by society, and flickering is a basic professional skill that businessmen must have. As we all know, Li Lin is a successful businessman, politician, war broker, financier, legal expert, and public opinion operator...... Everything is a profession that opens his eyes and tells nonsense, has no discipline and no lower limit, and Li Lin, who has both these professions and has been successful, actually said that he himself "when did he tell a lie". It's really a Gold Award-level joke of the year.

After complaining, Elder Osiris began to feel better, although he still couldn't fully understand the mystery, but he had given up the idea of "canceling the cooperation" for the time being, and he planned to observe for a while before making a decision.

Anyway, the coffin containing Major General Parkinson was on its way to Lundinium, and it would not be long before the outcome would be known. (To be continued......)