An old fox

　　"Mr. Andrés' sudden visit to Britain this time, I'm afraid there are some special circumstances." As soon as he arrived at Buckingham Palace, MacDonald said meaningfully.

　　"Haha, where did Mr. MacDonald say that? Our two countries have always been friends, so how can we have a purpose in visiting a friend's house? Leon laughed, let me say the purpose first, wouldn't I lose first?

　　"Haha, it seems that I am a gentleman." MacDonald laughed, "Since Mr. Andrés has no purpose, I will not tell you about Austria." "

　　Sample, when I don't know what you're here for? You still play tai chi with me, you weren't born when I played tai chi! MacDonald smiled in his heart.

　　Leon was shocked when he heard this, it seems that the great powers of Germany want to annex Austria know, this time it may not be so easy to get the support of Britain, Leon sighed in his heart, MacDonald, worthy of a 66-year-old fox!

　　"We also have to talk about Austria." Leon said slowly, "Austria has been driven by this economic crisis, as its neighbor, we in Germany should be obliged to help them!" "

　　"Yes, you, Germany, as the country that has been the least economically affected in Europe so far, should lend a helping hand to the countries in need." MacDonald said meaningfully, "For example, your old friend, the British Empire, needs your help very much!"

　　"Oh? So what kind of help does the British Empire need from Germany? Lyon naturally understood the implication of this sentence: If you want to annex Austria, you can! But we must be helped out of the economic crisis!

　　"A loan, and your knack for getting out of the economic crisis." MacDonald said.

　　"The trick is good to say." Leon nodded, "What about borrowing?" How much do you want? "

　　"Not much, 100 tons of gold!" MacDonald reported a "not big" number.

　　"Is your country joking?" Leon was taken aback by this figure, "100 tons of gold? Where do we have so much money? "

　　"I believe your country does." MacDonald laughed, "100 tons of gold for you to go to Austria to 'help', I think it's worth it." "

　　"No, this is impossible!" Leon firmly refused, "Let's not say that we don't have this money, first of all, Mr. MacDonald, you made a mistake, we went to Austria to 'help', this is something that no one can stop!" I came here to inform you, not to ask you! "

　　As soon as MacDonald saw Leon's determined appearance, he knew that his request would never be agreed to by Germany, treacherous as MacDonald, and quickly changed his request, because less is less, better than nothing.

　　"Haha, the previous ones are all joking with your country, how can we ask for a loan of 100 tons of gold?" MacDonald said with a smile, saying that Leon almost believed that he was really joking.

　　"So, how much does Mr. MacDonald ask for a loan?" Leon asked warily.

　　"20 tons of gold, we will strongly support your 'help' to Austria internationally." MacDonald leaned over to Leon and said, "20 tons of gold, that's not a big amount, is it?" With 20 tons of gold in exchange for the support of the British Empire, there is absolutely no loss! "

　　"Good!" Leon gritted his teeth, "200,000 loans, I will arrange someone to send them to you immediately when I return to Germany!" "

　　"No, no, no, don't bother your navy." MacDonald said slyly, "These 20 tons of gold will be escorted by our Royal Navy!" "

　　This old fox is really difficult, Leon thought.

　　"Well, then bother your navy to be responsible for escorting." Leon nodded in agreement.

　　"Good! Mr. Andrés was really helpful, and on behalf of the people of Austria and the United Kingdom, I thank you for the help extended by Germany! MacDonald said excitedly, "By the way, there is also your country's experience in getting out of the economic crisis, please tell us." "

　　"Abolish the gold standard and promote work for relief!" Leon introduced.

　　"Eh, just these two?" MacDonald asked suspiciously.

　　"Just these two!" Leon replied in a firm tone.

　　In fact, of course, there are more than these two, but more and more specific Leon does not want to say to MacDonald,After all, there are not many opportunities to hit the British as well as the economic crisis.

　　"This, okay." MacDonald felt sick like eating a fly, and he felt like he had been tricked by Leon.

　　But since he didn't know exactly what Germany was doing to combat the economic crisis, he couldn't directly accuse Lyon of being perfunctory.

　　"Then I won't disturb Mr. Andres to rest." MacDonald stood up, he wanted to tell his economic experts as soon as possible the "secret" that Leon told him, so that they could see if what Leon said was reliable, "Tomorrow we will arrange for Prince Albert to take you to our battlecruiser Hood to thank you for your assistance to us." "

　　After that, he left Buckingham Palace and drove towards his Prime Minister's Office in a car.

　　USS Hood battlecruiser? Leon was interested in thinking that this was the strongest battle cruiser in Britain, so I had to take a good look, maybe I could understand the approximate combat effectiveness of the Home Fleet from the Hood, so as to lay the foundation for future wars.

　　The next morning, Leon, who was looking forward to seeing the battlecruiser Hood, got up early in the morning, and after eating the rich breakfast prepared for him by the royal family, he returned to his room with a newspaper and waited.

　　It didn't take long for Albert to arrive in Lyon's room at Buckingham Palace.

　　"Mr. Andres! The battlecruiser USS Hood is already outside the port of London, and we can now set off. Albert said to Leon.

　　"Yes?" Leon closed the newspaper excitedly, "So, let's go now, shall we?" "

　　Albert smiled and nodded, then took Leon out of Buckingham Palace, got in the car, and drove towards the Port of London.

　　Arriving in the Port of London, Lyon saw the Hood in the middle of the sea in the distance because the draft was too deep to enter the Port of London.

　　The two switched to a dinghy and soon arrived on the Hood.

　　It was only when it came to the Hood that Leon felt the power of this battleship.

　　First of all, the full load displacement of 46,880 tons directly gives people a sense of oppression, and secondly, the four-seat twin 381mm/42-caliber MKI main gun also gives people a murderous feeling.

　　Although Hood, equipped with MKI main guns, could not defeat the two Admiral Scheer-class battleships in active German service, he ran fast.

　　The Hood's top speed of 32 knots could completely bypass the Admiral Scheer class, which was only 24 knots, and thus hit aircraft carriers without the close protection of high-speed battleships.

　　Germany must have a high-speed battleship! Leon secretly made up his mind.