American Manga Dimensional Trader

Mr. Kahn, can't we have more? In the presidential suite parlor of the George V Hotel in Paris, de Gaulle said unwillingly, looking at Josie Kahn in front of him, My people are starving!

Mr. de Gaulle, I am a businessman, not a philanthropist, not to mention French, and a ton of canned meat is my respect for your personal qualities... and I have to remind you that you are not French. The legal representative! Josie put down the coffee cup in her hand and said slightly indifferently.

The time has entered September, and the Allied forces are still clearing up the remaining German resistance forces across France, while the other side is constantly making final preparations for the anti-Eagle's Nest plan.

But the last man in France standing in front of Josie has been busy with another thing recently.

That's the food issue.

France is short of food, Paris is short of food.

As an old-fashioned agricultural country in Europe, it is also the second largest colonial country in the world after the United Kingdom.

There has been no food shortage in France for one or two hundred years. Even during the First World War, France's food and other industrial and agricultural products were actually very abundant.

But with the rapid defeat of World War II, the situation completely changed.

In order to supply its huge military system, Germany alone cannot rely on the output of its own country.

Naturally, plunder from those occupied countries.

If there are some German own people such as Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, etc., Germany will naturally start lightly.

But like a feud like France, no one has any scruples when it starts.

From the beginning of 1940 to the occupation in 1944, 72.5% of the wheat, 100% of the sugar, 87% of the butter, and 64.6% of the beef produced in the German-occupied areas of northern France were forcibly expropriated or bought at low prices by Germany.

Most of these agricultural products were either loaded on trains back to Germany by Germany or used as a priority to feed the German troops occupying France.

The situation in the southern Vichy Free Zone was slightly better, but 27.5% of wheat, 13% of butter and 35.4% of beef were also shipped by Germany.

This is just food, not to mention other various materials.

So don't look at the surrender of the German army in Paris, so that this pearl of Europe has not been baptized by war, but a well-preserved city cannot be eaten as food. .

American soldiers outside can spend a spring night with a beautiful French girl with a pack of cigarettes and a few pieces of chewing gum, cheaper than an English girl.

Not to mention a tycoon like Josh. The future world-famous George V Hotel where he lives now was bought directly with a batch of extremely cheap materials for him.

As his white glove, Lyndon Schneider was very busy after arriving in Paris. The materials were directly borrowed from the transportation team of the US military, and they were transported to the city from outside the city every day.

All goods will not be charged francs... After being occupied for so long, the French economy has long been on the verge of collapse, inflation is terrible, and this is just the beginning.

If the British economy can barely stabilize after the war, the French post-war economy has been in decline... It will not be officially stabilized until Charles de Gaulle really came to power in the 1960s.

Yes, as a French hero, de Gaulle, apart from being a temporary leader for a few months when Paris was just liberated, was soon swept away by the newly formed conquest, and he had to be idle until the 1960s.

More importantly, the status of de Gaulle's current interim leader is not recognized by the British and American Bears... They only recognize de Gaulle's military position, not his government position.

This is also why Josie would say that de Gaulle was not a legitimate representative of France.

In this case, Josie would only collect francs when she was amused.

Want to buy his goods, bring dollars or real money!

High-end jewelry? You can, but at a 30% discount.

Title deed? That's fine, but at a fair price.

Factories, minerals? So-so, 50% off.

GBP? All right, but not ten pounds twenty pounds, and 20 percent off.

In just over a month, Lyndon has made more money and assets than he had in the UK.

Of course, such a lucrative business will definitely attract coveted people.

But this time Josie directly asked the US military stationed in Paris to transport goods and maintain order. The salary was just cigarettes and alcohol, and there was nothing wrong with asking for dollars.

Who dares to touch his business?

Even the last man in France in front of him had to condescend to visit a businessman like Josie in order to beg for alms.

But like Josie said, he is a businessman, not a philanthropist... If he is in the country, he doesn't mind doing more charity for the sake of reputation, but in France? Totally unnecessary!

So no matter what De Gaulle said or what, in the end, Josie just used a ton of canned meat to pass away... To be honest, this is already a face that Josie gave to each other.

This ton of canned meat is now outside and can be bought for a whole street.

Then I will buy from you on behalf of the French government, right? Seeing Josie's unwillingness to let go, de Gaulle's face was full of helplessness. Within a month of serving as a representative of the interim government, he discovered that the situation was far more complicated than he had imagined.

A ton of canned meat sounds like a lot, but it's a drop in the bucket for the whole of Paris - there are millions of mouths in Paris.

Your Excellency Charles de Gaulle, it's not me being mean, but the current French interim government...is there money? Josie said helplessly.

What is the interim government? It's just a pot-bearer who does dirty work.

That is, a real patriot like de Gaulle, or someone with ulterior motives, would only drill here.

No money for money, no material for supplies.

That is to say, there are still a few armies that can barely be seen... But these armies are still formed by de Gaulle begging his grandfather to tell his grandmother in Africa.

We can mortgage...! However, De Gaulle was interrupted by Josie raising his hand before he could finish speaking.

Your Excellency Charles de Gaulle, don't write a bad check with me. As long as your interim government has a decent collateral, you should not be here with me, but at the embassy of our country! Josie said a little said impatiently.

What Josie said about going to the American embassy actually refers to the Lend-Lease Act proposed by the United States as the leader of the Allied forces during World War II, which provided massive support for the United Kingdom, Maoxiong and many other allies.

But among them, France received the least support.

The reason is very simple, because France, as an occupied area, does not have a formal regime that can truly be recognized by the world.

And this also means that no one in France has the right to pledge any French national assets to the United States to obtain materials.

The only American material support France received was the two Free French armored divisions to which de Gaulle belonged.

It was only after de Gaulle promised independence to Algeria that he received some donations, and together with various empty promises, he got the equipment of two armored divisions from the United States, and the food crisis in the original time and space was finally solved by the United States. Yes, but the war is not over yet, and American materials must be given priority to supply the army.

After supplying the army, it is also the first to supply Britain.

France will have to wait at least a month or two to get US support.

And the question of how to repay the debts of France after the war also stemmed from the lack of a formal regime.

After France was officially liberated in the original time and space and established its own government, de Gaulle was directly pushed out of power.

Almost none of the empty promises he made were ever fulfilled.

For example, Algeria gained independence through war.

Some of the loans from the United States were initially repaid by opening the French film market, but within a few years they were dismissed because of public opposition.

Look, France is like this, and even the United States dares to blame it. If Josie believed de Gaulle and gave him supplies, it would really become a meat bun and a dog.

Hearing Josie's unhesitating refusal, De Gaulle's expression darkened. He actually knew what he said and couldn't do it. It was just for the sake of this country that he had to sacrifice his face to make various promises. That's it.

To be honest, this last man in France is actually quite pitiful. He has been bearing responsibilities for this country that he should not have taken.

But it is pitiful, but Josie will not sacrifice her own interests to help each other because of this.

but……

Actually, it's not that you have nothing to pledge! Josh knocked on the table and said.

What do you want? As long as it is reasonable, you can consider it! De Gaulle's eyes flashed when he heard Josie's words.

Hehe, you don't have to talk about French things, but German things are still okay! Josie smiled.

De Gaulle was naturally a very smart person who could single-handedly push France from a victim country to a victorious country. The meaning of Josie's words was immediately understood.

That's right, France's national assets, he, the interim leader, can't be in charge.

But for the partition of Germany and its allies after the victory, as a representative of the French military, he has great autonomy.

What Josie meant was to use the post-war share of interests that the French side had not yet known as a pledge in exchange for supplies.

It's absolutely possible. All the war reparations received by France after the war can be selected first by Your Excellency, but they cannot exceed the value of the materials you provided. Without much consideration, de Gaulle agreed to Josie's conditions.

The right to not use, expire and void, de Gaulle also understood this truth.

Of course! Josie readily agreed.

After World War II, although France was only the least important of the four major Allied countries, it also had a large occupation area. It took up a total of four years from 1945 to 1949. What is the output of the above? It's also enough to repay Josie's supplies.

Originally, Austria and France would also have an occupied area, but as long as the operation to return to the Eagle's Nest is successful, I am afraid that Austria will be transformed and become a member of the victorious country, and France will naturally not be divided.

The whole of Paris needs at least 120,000 tons of grain to get out of the predicament. How much can you provide, and what is the price? De Gaulle asked impatiently.

In addition to the plundering of Germany, the reason why France is short of grain is actually the lack of wheat harvest this year.

The wheat in France is mainly winter wheat, which is basically ripe and harvested from June to July every year. The war was so severe before, and coupled with the German rush to harvest, the wheat that France can actually harvest is less than one-fifth of the normal year. This amount of food is simply not enough to feed so many people across the country.

As for potatoes that were planted in August, they will not be harvested until at least November.

In fact, other places are fine, because farmers will store grain, but big cities like Paris will not be able to.

It would take at least two million people to feed for two months to keep it going—and that's under the rationing system in Paris.

I definitely can't get 120,000 tons of grain. Qiao Xi thought for a while and said.

Can take it out or take it.

It is easy to say that he usually transports several tons of grain to Paris every day. After all, despite the war, there are still all kinds of courageous people who transport materials to the war zone through various routes such as shipping and land transportation. The number doesn't seem too strange.

The military doesn't care either.

But 120,000 tons at a time, the U.S. military logistics department can't take it out. If Josie really dares to do this, there is really no way to cover it up.

Moreover, the business of selling supplies is not only done by Josie himself, but also by many businessmen in the United States, but their goods are not as good as Josie's, and they are not as sufficient.

Even the U.S. military is doing it itself.

Josie can eat meat, but he can't even give these people soup, let alone smash the pot.

Otherwise, it would really be fatal.

But 10,000 tons per month is still okay. After thinking about it, Josie said a number that would not be too exaggerated.

10,000 tons, that is, the load of the two Liberty ships, according to the distance from the United States to Paris and the speed of the Liberty Ships, it is just enough to deliver once a month.

But it's mainly canned meat, wheat and potatoes. I don't have much, so I won't supply it. Josh added.

Enough! What about the price? De Gaulle was not stupid, and he knew very well that Josie couldn't take out 120,000 tons of food at one time.

But the 10,000 tons of canned meat a month has also greatly exceeded his expectations.

Just don't know about the price.

Ten thousand dollars a ton, I think this is a very reasonable price! Josie didn't think about it, and directly quoted a number.

Hearing the price, de Gaulle's lips trembled.

Ten thousand dollars a ton.

That's $10 a kilo.

Undoubtedly, this is an extremely high price for the purchasing power of the dollar.

But for today's Paris, this price is really not expensive.

The official exchange rate between the franc and the dollar is now 5 francs to the dollar.

But what's going on with prices in Paris now? A chicken of about one kilogram costs 100 francs, and even an egg costs 3 francs.

In U.S. dollars, a kilogram of chicken costs $20, which is more than double the price of canned meat offered by Josie.

And that's the price of live chicken, and at least 20% of the viscera and bone loss have to be deducted into meat.

And the canned meat that Josie sells, which De Gaulle has eaten, is really full of meat, extremely rich in fat and almost free of starch.

In such a comparison, the price of $10,000 per ton given by Josie is really a very, very conscientious price.

Before coming to Josie, de Gaulle had also looked for many other big businessmen in Paris, but either shied away and was unwilling to sell, or the price was sky-high.

None speaks better than Josie.

But De Gaulle was still heartbroken.

20,000 tons in two months, that's 200 million US dollars.

It was enough for him to form ten more armored divisions.

Taking the Free French Second Armored Division as an example, its main force is 85 Stuart light tanks, 164 Sherman medium tanks, 36 M10 Wolverine tank destroyers, 64 armored vehicles, and 664 half-tracked vehicles. And patrol cars, 27 M8 Scott 75mm self-propelled howitzers, 54 M7 Priest 105mm self-propelled howitzers.

And what about the price of these weapons? A Steat is less than $40,000, and a Sherman is $50,000-60,000.

The M10 Wolverine tank destroyer is the most expensive, nearly one hundred thousand.

The rest of them finally summed up, in fact, it was only in the early 20s.

Isn't $200 million just ten armored divisions?

This price - very reasonable! De Gaulle took out a cigarette from his pocket tremblingly, lit it tremblingly, took a puff, spit out a few smoke rings, and said solemnly, Then when will it arrive?

Don't worry, Your Excellency Charles de Gaulle. Although you have a lot of autonomy to carve up after the war, you can't just make excuses, right? So the contract must be signed. In addition, I will invite our ambassador and General Eisenhower as witnesses... Is there any problem? Josh asked in a hurry.

Huh... of course it is possible! De Gaulle nodded with a long sigh.

Then I wish us a happy cooperation! Josie's face showed a very bright smile and extended her hand to de Gaulle.

De Gaulle's mood was both light and heavy, and he didn't speak, just reached out and touched Josie.

I asked someone to set up a banquet. Would you like to have a light meal with you? Josie didn't mind, but rather generously invited the other party to dinner.

In the case of business, not business, Josie doesn't mind making friends with this guy.

After all, he is the last man in France, and he is an endangered species.

De Gaulle did not reject Josie's invitation. For the sake of this country and this city, he had so much to bear, couldn't he have a good meal?

The next day, at Josie's special invitation, Josie and Charles de Gaulle signed a contract in the conference hall of the George V Hotel under the witness of the US ambassador to France, who had just arrived in Paris for less than half a month, and General Eisenhower. .

In fact, under normal circumstances, Eisenhower, as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, has a high position and is not so easy to invite, and his relationship with Josie is not so close.

But this agreement is good for the United States...because the United States is actually very doubtful about whether De Gaulle or the French government will be able to repay after the war, or whether they will be willing to repay the debts of the two armored divisions .

But now that Josie and Charles de Gaulle have signed this contract, as long as France dares to default, the US military can justifiably deduct France's post-war compensation!

So Eisenhower is also happy to be a good friend.

The day after the contract was signed, two Liberty ships full of canned meat appeared on the Seine.

The two Liberty ships were still second-hand goods that Josie bought from a shipping company at half price when he was in the UK.

It is specially designed to transport bulk goods.

With the 10,000 tons of canned meat provided by Josie, and the rationing system that has been in place since the fall of France, the food panic in Paris is reluctantly less serious.

And even if the low price sold so many canned meat to the Provisional Government, it would not affect Josie and other businessmen to continue to make money.

The food shortage still exists, but it will not starve people to death.

The wealthy citizens of Paris are still willing to spend a little more money to make themselves fuller.

Even if there is no money, beautiful French girls can make money from American soldiers.

Besides, even if Josie stopped selling food, she could still sell other things.

Since they can't starve to death, romantic French people, can't smoke a little cigarette, drink a little wine or coffee, taste some candy or something?

The interim government will not send these things to the people.

In this way, Josie kept licking the wool of the French people, while quietly waiting for the launch of the Return to the Eagle's Nest plan.

…………………………

I thought you wouldn't come back before the plan started! A few days later, in the study of the presidential suite, Josie said to the woman sitting across from her while wiping a bronze faucet in her hand.

Didn't I miss you so much? If I can't see you, I can't even eat or sleep! The woman fiddled with the collar around her neck and smiled sweetly.

Needless to say, this woman was none other than Ophelia.

Really? I really didn't know I was so attractive! Josie raised her eyebrows and said, carefully placing the faucet into the box in front of her. miss him? I'm afraid I want him to die!

Tsk tsk tsk, His Royal Highness Kahn is really too modest. Those young girls in Paris want to have a spring night with you, but unfortunately, our Royal Highness Kahn seems to have a problem with his orientation. Ophelia said Lu sneered.

...Hehe, are you provoking me? Josie's face turned cold.

In fact, Vito and the others have reacted to him recently, and there are rumors in Paris.

And the reason for this rumor is very simple, because Josie has been in and out of Moulin Rouge, Lido and other nightclubs during the period after Paris, but it has never really been reported that he and the woman really have a relationship. What an amazing news.

This is actually an unbelievable thing in this era, especially in France, which is famous for its romance.

Coupled with Josie's excellent looks.

From the outside, this is very abnormal.

So for some reason, rumors began to appear that there was a problem with his orientation.

It's just that Josie has always been dismissive of such outside rumors.

Whether we are a man or not is not up to you. In the final analysis, he is more picky. France is said to be a romantic capital, but to be honest, ordinary women really don't really get into his eyes.

And after all, this is just a gossip, and under normal circumstances, no one would dare to say it in front of him.

A high-ranking person would not offend him mindlessly, and if an ordinary person dared to say that, just wait and feed the fish in the Seine.

But now that Ophelia mentions this, it is purely provocative.

But it's not surprising that Ophelia was provocative. She went back to Austria to find a lot of methods, but she was not able to untie the collar.

The resentment for Josie deepened.

It's just a pity that she seems to have forgotten the fundamental role of this circle.

Sorry, sorry, I shouldn't have said that, but... ah woo woo woo! Ophelia wanted to hurt Josie a few more words, but Josie pressed the anti-mind control necklace directly. A button was pressed, and she fell directly on the sofa and twitched.

Che, that's all! Josie shook her head, opened another box on the table, and took out the bronze snake head inside.

Yes, these two bronze heads are the heads of the zodiac in Yuanmingyuan.

Josie had just picked it up from a collector in France, and had previously picked up mice and rabbits.

He also picked up four when he was in the UK before.

In other words, he has now collected eight.

As for the remaining four have yet to fall.

But Josie wasn't in a hurry. He searched slowly, and he could always find it.

In addition, Qiao Xi also bought a lot of national treasures from these two countries.

For example, Napoleon's golden crown of laurel leaves... To be honest, that thing is quite ugly, because all the gold leaves on it have fallen off, leaving only three pieces.

Just as Josh was playing with the bronze head, the phone in the study rang.

Josh picked up the phone, and there was General McGinnis's energetic voice on the other side of the phone.

Josie, go to the window! We're getting started!

Hearing McGinnis's words, Josh was stunned for a moment, and then there was a loud bang in his ears, and then he quickly put the things in his hand away and walked quickly to the window.

I saw a piece of darkness in the sky, and countless planes flew from the sky over Paris towards the northeast.

Back to the Eagle's Nest, it's on!

It's spectacular! Ophelia, who didn't know when to recover, also walked to the window and murmured beside Josie looking at the magnificent scene in the sky.

Josie glanced at her, then flipped the shock switch on the collar again.

Then Ophelia fell to the ground and twitched again.

Josh just turned around and watched this unprecedented spectacle in human history... There were more planes dispatched in this operation than the Normandy landings.

Originally, I wanted 7,500 words, so with the 2,500 in the early morning, everyone could just draw twice.

But it still failed, only less than 7,000, not enough time.

I'm sorry everyone o(╥﹏╥)o!