Chapter 797

"The legislative amendment of 1939 has been passed... Gentlemen, this is the end of the meeting." When the results came out, some people were disappointed and others were excited.

According to the new neutrality act, the belligerent states are allowed to conduct transactions in the form of cash purchase and self supply. Cash purchase and self supply means that the buyer provides transportation by himself.

As Britain and France control the sea route, the bill is obviously in their favor.

However, under the pressure of isolationism, the bill still requires us ships to be prohibited from entering the war zone, and US citizens continue to be prohibited from taking vessels from participating countries.

This is the result of compromise between Congress and the president.

It was not very ideal for Roosevelt. He had to find a way to change the serious isolation thought of America and provide more help for Britain and France.

At the same time, the United States will gradually expand its influence in Europe and even in the world, and it is better to replace Britain.

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September 3, 1939, at 5 p.m.

Five hours and 40 minutes after Britain declared war on Germany, France also announced that it would fully fulfill its obligations to Poland.

After that, the British autonomous territories Australia, New Zealand, the Federation of South Africa and Canada declared war on Germany one after another, and the Second World War broke out.

At this time, Churchill, one of the future three giants, is visiting France.

After the formal declaration of war, Churchill held talks with George, commander of the French field army.

After learning about the deployment and specific strength of the French army, Churchill praised the French army as "the most well-trained and mobile army in Europe."

With 110 divisions, including a large number of mechanized troops, and France's performance in World War I, Churchill firmly said, "we are sure to win."

Prior to that, the United States sent several super passenger ships to pick up its overseas Chinese in Europe and prepare for the war at home.

This excited the British, as did Churchill. At a recent meeting of the house of Commons, he said: "the United States is about to join the war. They have been actively prepared. When the United States and France appear in front of the dwarf, he will be scared to pee his pants."

Because of this, Britain and France, after declaring war on Germany, did not immediately throw themselves into the war, but sat and watched Poland be divided by Germany and the Soviet Union.

In the minds of the British, they are still looking forward to the conclusion of the Three Kingdoms coalition.

The completion of the amendment to the neutral law has made the British people more urgent. The British government can't wait to call the US government to inquire about their next move.

However, the British government did not get a specific reply until the ambassador to London declared that "the United States will never be involved in any form of war before the invasion of the United States of America".

At this time, Britain and France were in a dilemma, and Poland was in name only.

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Back to September 3.

Within two hours of the announcement, the British food department was quickly established to take charge of the wartime food supply.

At 4 p.m., on the eve of the French Declaration of war, Jonathan's assistant had arrived in London.

"Dear Mr. Minister, the canned Merlin ham has become one of the military food reserves of the U.S. military several years ago,

its taste has been highly praised by the soldiers, we have sufficient capacity to ensure supply, in terms of price... You know, marquis Charles is a friend of my boss."

"The Marquis of course will not forget the price of the Empire, sir, for you and me

"40 cents, given the special relationship between Britain and the United States, I think you should be aware that this price is only one cent higher than that supplied to the US Army."

Although he didn't understand why the boss didn't take advantage of the fire, he had no choice but to follow the boss's order and offer a low price to the British army.

"I feel your sincerity, but... I have to say, we have a better choice." The new Food Minister plays with taste.

"Before you get here, Homer food in Chicago wants to get an order from the food department, and their canned spam lunch meat costs only 15 cents."

The assistant who heard the news was not surprised. Everyone knew it was a big business.

"Just a moment, Mr. Minister." The assistant calmly opened the bag and took out two cans from it.

He took the canned luncheon meat of spade and Merlin with him.

"Can I have a knife? I'd like to open them for you to taste in person. " The assistant pointed to the can and laughed.

The minister asked for a knife, opened two boxes of luncheon meat, and the assistant emptied the luncheon meat out of the plate on the table.

Spam's luncheon meat is all square sugar pieces the size of a thumb, while Merlin's is two centimeters of meat.

The meat quality of the two looks more bright and delicious, while that of Merlin is a little pink.

"Try it." The assistant pointed to the meat in front of him.

The minister and his staff looked at each other and reached out to put the meat into their mouths on a plate."... what did I eat? Poisonous stinky meat? " The minister looked suspiciously at the broken meat on the plate.

"Try this again." The assistant pushed the plate of the whole lunch meat forward, then raised his hand and said, "but before that, I suggest you rinse your mouth first."

Longer shelf life, perfect taste, fresh enough food, investment in research and development of the perfect proportion of shredded meat.

Merlin was not surprised to get an order from the food department, but the price fell by 5 cents.

At 35 cents a can, the war food department assured that all purchases of canned meat would be delivered to Merlin.

Of course, the premise is that it can meet the British Army's consumption.

The assistant's answer was very positive, "we will ensure that the output is no less than 20 million cans per week, and the output can be increased if necessary."

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West and Li were sitting in the office of the Secretary of war of the United States when Merlin food factory took the order from the British food department.

The Department of war of the United States was founded in 1789. In a century, the role of the Minister of the highest leading body of the US military was played by civilians.

Although it is nominally called "Department of war," its most important responsibilities are finance and procurement.

West Point is a masterpiece of the Department of war, and the Department is filled with accountants, auditors, statisticians, and purchasers.

Some people say that the Department of war is the best gilded place, but it is also one of the most difficult departments for soldiers to get involved directly.

This situation has not changed until today, when Marshall, who was chief of staff of the army, also served as Minister of war.

As a staunch supporter of President Roosevelt's plan to aid Britain, Marshall naturally understood the importance of food.

His concurrent war minister is responsible for the army's finance and procurement.

"Charlie, the war is about to start, and it's an opportunity for you... I don't mean money, it's your embarrassing situation, I think you know what I mean."

Less than five minutes after the two sides met, Marshall bluntly pointed out his purpose. The major general, who had risen to a high position, had come to play in the autumn.

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