Two guests

　　"Don't supply weapons to China?" Leon's smile tightened, "It seems that your country is not qualified to interfere in our arms deal!" "

　　"I'm very sorry, but the weapons provided by your country to China pose a great threat to our Kwantung Army." Togo Shigeru said apologetically.

　　"I'm sorry, but our arms trade with China will not stop, and we have no reason to lose China as an ally because of you."

　　"The Japanese Empire will not let friends suffer, how much money you have lost in China, we will compensate you double, and it will be paid directly in gold!" Togo Maode gritted his teeth and said.

　　"There is no need to discuss this topic, we in Germany will definitely not break our promises." Leon interrupted the topic with a wave of his hand, "If you still insist on this topic, then I think the aspects we discussed earlier should also be reconsidered." "

　　"Oh, okay." Dongxiang Maode returned to his seat, "Since your country insists, then we will not force it." "

　　"As a friendly partner, I should remind you not to try to occupy China, Southeast Asia is the right place for you." Leon reminded "kindly".

　　Dongxiang Maode's face changed when he heard this, but he quickly adjusted back and said with a sneer: "How can we invade other countries?" We also have a good relationship with China. But what do you mean when you say that Southeast Asia is for us? "

　　"There is no other meaning, just to say that the military strength of the whole of Southeast Asia is very poor." Leon smiled and said with a little meaning,"If I were the leader of your country, I would never allow Southeast Asia to be colonized by other countries. With so many resources there, how good would it be to form a community with your country? "

　　Dongxiang Maode frowned and pondered for a while, and then as if he had something in common, he laughed: "Yes, Southeast Asia should not be colonized by countries such as Europe and the United States." Thanks to the General's advice, I intend to report to the Emperor and try to save the countries of Southeast Asia from the colonizers. "

　　Leon laughed secretly when he heard this, his purpose was achieved. His rhetoric just now was aimed at shifting Japan's attention from China to Southeast Asia. Although Japan's general policy of aggression against China will not change, the intensity of the attack on Southeast Asia will be greater than in the previous life, so that the United States will have to devote more energy to the Pacific theater and less support to the European continent than in the previous life.

　　"After your country became strong, it did not forget its neighbors, and I was very touched by the sense of responsibility that did not hesitate to offend the great powers in order to save them from the colonizers." Lyon smiled and said, "We in Germany should support your great cause, so on behalf of Germany, I assure you that if your country encounters obstacles in the rescue of the countries of Southeast Asia, we will help you as much as possible." "

　　"Thank you very much!" Dongxiang Maode bowed again by 90°, "Today's conversation with the general really made me gain a lot, I will not bother in the later time, take my leave." "

　　Leon smiled and sent Togo Maude out the door, and then said to himself:"Poor Japanese, with your little resource population, who can win? Haha, I wish you a nice fight with the Americans in the Philippines. "

　　As soon as he returned to the office and sat down, a guard reported to Lyon that the Chinese ambassador to Germany, Cheng Tianfang, was visiting.

　　Leon felt a little funny, it was really a coincidence, the front foot Japanese ambassador Togo Shigeru just left, the back foot Chinese ambassador came, and I don't know if the two met outside. But for visitors from his homeland, Lyon was very willing to receive him.

　　"General Leon, take the liberty of disturbing, please forgive me." Cheng Tian walked into Lyon's office with his head held high and greeted Lyon in German.

　　"It's okay." Leon stood up and shook Cheng Tianfang's hand, "I don't know what happened when Ambassador Cheng came over." "

　　"Want to do some small business with the general, haha." Cheng Tianwei smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, I saw Mr. Dongxiang Maode at the door just now, and he also came to find the general?" "

　　"Yes, he also wants to do some small business with me." Leon laughed, "He wants me to stop sending weapons to your country, and is willing to pay twice the value of these arms in gold as compensation." "

　　Cheng Tianfang's face changed drastically when he heard this, originally China relied on ore to offset the money for arms, and now Japan is willing to pay double, or pay directly in gold, I am afraid that no matter how good Germany is for China, it will not be able to refuse this condition.

　　"Then did the general promise them?" Cheng Tianfang said weakly, "Even if the general promises, we won't blame you." After all, your country has helped us enough. "

　　"Of course I didn't say yes."

　　Cheng Tianfang had already prepared for the worst, but when he heard this, he was stunned, and he couldn't believe it.

　　Leon said seriously: "We in Germany are a country that values integrity, and since we have promised to provide you with military help, we will never be untrustworthy." "

　　"Thank you, really thank you very much." Cheng Tianfang shook Leon's hand and said excitedly, "Germany will always be our friend!" "

　　"Okay, let's talk about what good business there is this time." Leon patted Cheng Tianfang's shoulder and said.

　　"I came this time to buy some mountain cannons and matching shells."

　　"Yes, Krupp and Rheinmetall just hoarded a batch of 75mm mountain guns, this model of mountain cannons is a bit old, we don't need it, I can let them sell them to you at a low price if you want." Leon nodded and said, "You can continue to pay with ore." "

　　"Can you continue to pay with ore? We can settle it in gold. Cheng Tian said kindly.

　　"It's okay, use ore, our shipyard just needs a batch of high-quality iron ore to build warships." Lyon is telling the truth, the huge warship construction program consumes too much steel. Lyon originally planned to increase domestic iron ore mining, but now with this batch of iron ore, Germany can save its own iron ore for wartime mining.

　　"Okay, I'll go back and arrange it and take my leave." Cheng Tianfang received a positive answer, so he excitedly bid farewell to Leon, he wanted to return to the embassy as soon as possible to convey the good news to China.

　　Leon glanced out the window, it was already starting to get dark, and it was almost time for dinner. He picked up the phone on his desk and asked the operator to transfer him to Strauss's house. After waiting for a short while, the phone rang: "Hey, hello." I'm Sophia von Strauss, are you? "

　　"Your fiancé." Leon said with a smile.

　　"Huh." Sophia smiled and said playfully, "May I ask Mr. Fiancé, what is the matter with me?" "

　　"I want to ask the beautiful fiancée if you can have dinner together in the evening."

　　"Pleased." Sophia said briskly.