Chapter 763： Lease Act

If the Germans didn’t want to deter the United States and bombed the survivor, then why bomb the Statue of Liberty?

Ten years ago, Germany was still extremely weak, so small that not only Britain and France could be ravaged at will, even countries like Poland could come and kick it at any time.

But now, Germany has become strong, a strong existence that makes people tremble, and all of Europe is trembling at the feet of Germany!

Germany used half an hour to destroy a city, showing its strong combat capability. At this time, Germany's vanity will of course rapidly swell!

It's like now.

The German submarine, sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, appeared out of sight, hunting down the British cargo ship, and now, even American cargo ships dare to fight!

The German plane actually dared to fly to the coast of the United States to observe it. If it was unhappy, it would throw a bomb up!

The appetite of the Germans is getting bigger and bigger, how can they be satisfied with only occupying Europe! The Germans will definitely not let the United States go!

There are facts before you, no doubt!

Although the parliamentarians present are more or less tainted with the benefits of Germany, after all, they are Americans. They stand firm on this issue of right and wrong!

"Now, the Germans are occupying Britain. Once Britain is defeated, the Germans will have no opponents." Roosevelt continued: "On the European continent, the emergence of a unified and powerful country is the greatest danger in the world. If we cannot If we help the UK through this crisis, we in the United States will also be implicated."

Roosevelt made a great statement. Before, he would only be ridiculed when he said so, but now everyone is silent, and they absolutely don't want to see this scene!

"Are we going to declare war on Germany? We in the United States should not enter a state of war. This is not in our interests." Congressman Delen said.

No matter what Roosevelt said, in short, the United States will not get into the chariot. What good is it for the United States? These things Roosevelt said have not been confirmed yet. Of course it is inappropriate to drag the United States into the quagmire of war just because of one incident.

"Of course not. Now, after all, we are not really threatened by Germany. We cannot declare war. However, we can support Britain and let Britain defeat Germany. This is what we must do." Roosevelt looked at everyone and said: " I propose that we rent weapons and resources from Britain to help Britain fight war!"

In the past, Roosevelt supported Britain only in secret, and the amount would not be too large, but now, Roosevelt is going to do it with integrity.

"Assuming the neighbor catches a fire, I can only lend him the hose for watering the garden to put out the fire. I shouldn't let him pay for the hose in advance, and the neighbor can return the original after the fire is extinguished." Roosevelt made A metaphor.

It is of course impossible to bring the United States into war with this incident. Roosevelt did not intend to do so. This time he came to Congress, the first thing was to explain the incident and point the finger at Germany. Now it is almost done. , And the second thing is to pass the lease bill!

Without a large amount of supplies, Britain cannot win this war. Britain lacks everything. For the navy, Britain needs at least hundreds of warships. The ground forces need astronomical numbers of tanks. They are always mobilized behind the scenes, which is definitely not enough. , This bill must be passed!

He just wanted to borrow something, not directly participating in the war. Hearing Roosevelt's thoughts, Old Delen was also relieved. In this way, it seemed that he would not lose much to himself.

"But what do British people use to pay rent?" A member of Parliament suddenly thought of this serious problem.

It's a lease. It sounds pretty good. What if the ship is sunk on lease? Was the rented tank destroyed? There are also those bullets, food, etc., almost not on loan, they are all consumables.

Therefore, this question is also very important. Don't end up with nothing and no money!

Britain is a veteran capitalist country with a profound background. Although the economic crisis broke out in the 1920s, Britain also emerged from recession earlier among the industrial nations.

By 1938, Britain had 4 billion U.S. dollars in gold and U.S. dollar reserves, four times higher than in the early 1930s! (Ordinarily it should be based on the pound sterling, but the United Kingdom wants to reserve, it must not be the currency of its own country)

However, war is definitely a sucker for gold. In just a few months, Britain’s gold and foreign exchange reserves have fallen sharply to one billion US dollars. This is a dangerous number, indicating that the time for the UK's cash flow to break is not far away.

There is no money in the UK, what can the UK rent?

In the secret agreement, the United Kingdom exchanged Canada for but this agreement cannot be fulfilled until Germany is defeated, so if it fails to win, it may be ruined.

Moreover, not everyone is interested in expansion. Therefore, if Roosevelt throws out these, he may not be able to impress the congressmen present, but to change it, that is enough!

"So, here I have a proposal. If Churchill wants us to reach out for help, there is now a fairly quick plan, which is to sell the British shares in major American industrial companies."

When Roosevelt came up with this plan, the lobby of the entire conference room instantly calmed down. As councillors, they all represented major families and various forces. Roosevelt's words let them smell business opportunities. !

You must know that Britain still has tens of billions of dollars of "idle assets" overseas. If the British want the United States to agree to support, then the United Kingdom will have to jump off the building and sell it, and at the same time, the American capitalists will make a profit. Full.

Why did the US Congress not agree to war with Germany? Isn't it because German capital has fed the American capitalists? Now, there are new benefits! So many assets in Britain are now American fish and meat!

A lot of people's eyes are full of energy, and when today's meeting is over, they will be notified of the forces behind them as soon as possible!

"The drafting of the specific lease bill takes time. I hope that Congress can grant me the power to give the United Kingdom some support first so that the United Kingdom can withstand the German attack." Roosevelt said: "At the same time, we can also be in this time. , Let the British immediately sell some companies to us, such as the American Man-made Fiber Company, now, please support my plan."

Roosevelt looked at the congressmen present. His words had already conquered the support of most of them! 108