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They looked at Molotov in surprise.Molotov smiled slightly and said: "Good thing, this is a good thing. This shows that China has no intention of fighting with us at present, and he wants some benefits. Our task this time is to stabilize China. Now It’s a good thing if China has such an idea.”

"That's what it says. But Comrade Molotov, China will definitely want a lot."

"Our biggest enemy now is German fascism, and everything is aimed at defeating German fascism. As long as we defeat German fascism, we will have plenty of opportunities to get back with China in the future."

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"Commissioner Molotov, you are welcome."

"Vice Chairman Wang, thank you for your hospitality."

Originally, Molotov wanted to come to China secretly.

It is a pity that China does not want Molotov to visit China secretly, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.Now Germany and the Soviet Union are fighting very fiercely, with tens of thousands of casualties every day.Neither Germany nor the Soviet Union wanted a great power like China to fall to the other side.

Germany hopes that China will send troops to help Germany, take over the Soviet Union's Far East and Central Asia, and cooperate with the current German military operations.The Soviet Union hopes that China will cut off the supply of materials to Germany, especially the supply of military materials.However, China cannot agree to what the two parties want.

What China wants is money.

Therefore, China is using Germany and the Soviet Union to make a fortune in the middle.Since this is the case, how could China allow Molotov to come to China secretly.Although there was no publicity about Molotov's visit to China, the intelligence agencies of various countries knew everything they should know.Within a few days of Molotov's departure from Moscow, the diplomatic agencies of various countries in Beijing had already received the news.Because this is the news that China deliberately released to them.

Give them a boost.

It is precisely because of Molotov's visit to China that Germany is very anxious.Hitler's idea was that the German army would take Leningrad, Ukraine, and Moscow within a short period of time.

But the situation is not that simple.

The resistance of the Soviet army was very fierce, and there were too many Soviet troops.Although more than 100 million troops had been lost in the early stage, the Soviet Union quickly added dozens of divisions of reserve troops to the front line.Of course, the Soviet army lost a lot. From the current point of view, the German army has a brilliant victory.But as long as the strategic goals are not achieved, Germany cannot relax.

Therefore, Germany is also very anxious.

Germany asked China to send troops to the Soviet Far East and Central Asia several times, but Wang Jingwei changed the subject and played Tai Chi.Germany also understands that it is basically impossible for China to send troops.Unless it's a hemorrhage in Germany.

Or the negotiations between China and the Soviet Union broke down.

But Germany is also worried that once the negotiations between China and the Soviet Union go well, maybe China will choose to make friends with the Soviet Union.No one can believe that in this day and age.Therefore, before Molotov came to China, Germany would sign another large contract with China.

Germany is worried about China's repeated policies, so it wants to hoard more war materials.

I want a lot of things.

5.7 tons of tungsten placer, 7 tons of pure tin, 1.9 tons of nickel ore, 2.2 tons of chromium ore, 9000 tons of antimony ore, 7000 tons of mercury, 15 tons of blister copper, 80 tons of manganese ore, and 50 tons of natural Rubber, 700 tons of bristles, 1100 million tons of flour, 500 million tons of soybeans, 37 tons of peanuts, 5 tons of tung oil, and 3000 tons of raw silk.

Germany asked for so many things, and China was not polite at all.

10 machine tools.

Not to mention other things in Germany, the production volume of machine tools is ridiculously high.For example, Japan currently has only about 20 machine tools, but Germany can produce 40 machine tools a year with a little effort.

This is the strength of Germany.

For Germany, it is very cost-effective to use 10 machine tools in exchange for a large amount of materials from China.Although material prices have risen a lot, the profits of industrial products such as machine tools are still very high.

If the price of these machine tools is not enough to pay the price of those materials, then let Germany pay the bill in gold.China is really hungry for gold now, no matter what method it uses, it is constantly increasing its gold reserves.With gold, China will be able to issue more currency based on the increased amount of gold for domestic economic development.

The same is true for Japan.

I am also worried that once China and the Soviet Union negotiate a situation that they do not want to see in the end, it will be bad for the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan.Therefore, Japan has also begun to strengthen cooperation with China.

What Japan wants to develop now is the navy.

The Japanese army was really, really fanatical.The Battle of Burma has been fought for less than a month, and Japan has begun to consider how to deal with the United States, which is increasingly supporting the United Kingdom.After the passage of the "Lease Act" in the United States, a large amount of supplies from the United States have entered the United Kingdom in a short period of time, helping the United Kingdom to stabilize the situation.Not only to support the British mainland, but American supplies have begun to flow into Australia.Some transport ships even bypassed Australia and delivered some supplies to the British and Indian troops without passing through the Strait of Malacca.Although not much, it made Japan more and more angry.The radical faction of the Japanese army has already begun to clamor to show some color to the United States.And to defeat the United States, the most important thing is the navy.

Japan is preparing to build an escort aircraft carrier.

The escort aircraft carrier can not only be used as a war aid, but also help in air defense and anti-submarine, and can even be used as a large aircraft transport ship when necessary.However, Japan does not want to waste too much energy on escort aircraft carriers, so it plans to build escort aircraft carriers in Chinese shipyards.

In just a few days, cooperation between China, Germany and Japan has increased.

Molotov looked calm, but inside he was anxious.Fortunately, Molotov has been a diplomat for many years, and he did a good job of not showing his emotions.Therefore, he did not show any anxiety about Wang Jingwei's reception.

After eating and drinking, Molotov said: "Vice Chairman Wang, it has been more than half a year since our two countries signed the 'Boundary Treaty'. However, the progress is too slow, and even the eastern part of the Far East has not been able to complete the survey. It has affected the stability of the two countries in the Far East and Central Asia. For the stability of our two countries in the Far East and Central Asia, our country believes that determining the border between the two countries as soon as possible is a top priority. I don’t know what your country thinks?"

"Commander Molotov, that's a good thing."

Wang Jingwei smiled slightly.

China is well aware of the Soviet Union's deliberate delay in demarcating the border.But the Soviet Union is not in a hurry, and China is actually not in a hurry. The reason why the Soviet Union is not in a hurry is that the Soviet Union does not want to establish a new border line in legal form.As long as no new boundary line is established, it is completely possible to go back on the previous statement in the future.The Soviet Union didn't want to admit defeat, and they wanted to fight back if they had a chance.That's why the Soviet Union is not in a hurry.

Of course China is not in a hurry.

Because even though the border line has not been fully established, China has occupied many Soviet cities.In particular, several important cities in the Baikal region are currently under the control of the Chinese army.

China is not polite.

Around Lake Baikal, the Soviet Union is very rich in resources.Not to mention anything else, this area is very rich in gold mines alone.At present, China is fully mining gold here. According to the current mining volume, there is no problem in mining about 15 tons a year.

There are also abundant forest resources around Lake Baikal.

China is also unkind, and it doesn't feel bad at all to mine the timber here.Those timbers were transported directly to the mainland of China by railway.China is now developing rapidly, and the demand for wood is amazing.

including Central Asia.

Cities that do not belong to China are also under Chinese control.The Soviet Union was in no hurry, and neither was China.

"Vice Chairman Wang, although our two countries have historical problems, since we have signed the 'Boundary Treaty', we hope that the two countries can maintain long-term peace. No more conflicts."

"Our country has always been committed to world peace."

Molotov was annoyed.

It was really because Wang Jingwei didn't answer.

In the negotiation, whoever loses his temper first will be at a disadvantage.Molotov was a seasoned diplomat, and he used to be confident.Only this time Molotov didn't have much time.

In the Soviet-German war, the Soviet Union is currently at a disadvantage.

Although the Soviet army resisted fiercely, the German army attacked too fast.Especially on the Ukraine side, the Kiev Military Region has gathered troops, but suffered a lot of losses in several encounters with the German army.The troops of the Kiev Military District lost a large number of tanks and artillery in several encounters.

Therefore, many people suggested to abandon Kiev and withdraw the troops to the other side of the Dnieper River. This would also be beneficial to defend Moscow and preserve vitality.But Stalin was exasperated by the series of defeats ahead.

Therefore, he refused to give up Kiev and asked the Soviet Western Front to defend Kiev.Then he reprimanded Zhukov who proposed to abandon Kiev's opinion, and removed him from the post of chief of general staff.Of course Stalin was a little out of his wits, and Hitler wasn't any better.

It was very difficult for Timoshenko to defend against the Germans in the Smolensk area. Although he counterattacked from time to time, the effect cannot be said to be very good.The German Army Group Center still has the advantage, and it is only a matter of time before the failure of the Smolensk Battle continues.As long as the Soviet army in Smolensk fails, the German Central Army can drive straight in and attack Moscow directly.But Hitler thought Leningrad and Kiev were more dangerous at this time because too many troops had gathered in these two places.

Therefore, it was decided to concentrate forces on Leningrad and Kiev instead of continuing the Smolensk campaign.