Roosevelt is very clear that the world pattern is undergoing drastic changes. The British Empire has completely declined. Although it still holds the reputation of the "Empire of the Sun", its industrial capacity has dropped to the fifth level in the world. Even if South Africa, Canada and Australia are added, it is still not enough to fight against the Germans, let alone the Axis Alliance... ≦

The crown of the British Empire has fallen, and the Americans have a unique advantage to inherit it. First of all, the British colonies and the United States use the same language, have a strong sense of identity, and are closely linked to the United States. Roosevelt and the interests behind him have been aiming at the fallen and crown of the British. They are eager to manipulate the whole world like the British to obtain the best interests.

Franklin Roosevelt was eager to manipulate the war behind the scenes and lead it to the direction he wanted. But the biggest problem he faced was the "glorious isolationism" of the Americans. Most Americans did not want to be involved in the war and live prosperously in the rich land that God gave them to snatch from the Indians.

Roosevelt understood this very well. The war in the Far East was an excellent opportunity for the United States to reorganize its arms and revitalize its economy. But the Japanese had no longer paid for the US dollars of scrap steel, aluminum, special metals and oil. If it continued, the Japanese could only be forced to bow to Germany and Austria, and under their pressure, return to their position before the war was going on. So he needed to use a clever way to bypass the Neutral Act and continue to provide support to the Japanese so that the war could continue.

"We should see that if the Chinese win the war, they will be under the control of Germany and Austria and become a member of the Allies. If one day we have a war with Germany, it can be imagined. At that time, we will face tens of millions of Chinese people armed by the German and Austrian group, which will be several times the total number of general soldiers we, the British and French. So, I think dismembering China is our best choice." Hopkins continued, the life and death of the Chinese and Japanese have nothing to do with the Americans. But a dismembered China is in line with the interests of the United States now and in the future, just as the German and Austrian group did to Russia after the European War.

"This is indeed a problem! We need to bypass the Neutral Act and continue to help the Japanese, but at present my authority can only approve aid of no more than $50 million, which is definitely not enough." Roosevelt whispered, "and the Germans and Austrians provide China with about $3.5 billion in financial aid every year, so I doubt there must be some secret treaty, maybe Beijing has joined the Berlin-Vienna-Roman Axis." His tone was a little doubtful.

"It is indeed possible. The Berlin-Vienna-Rome-Beijing axis, the Germans extended their hands from the mainland to the Pacific Ocean, and now the British's status in the Indian Ocean is shaking, and William II's ambition will soon expand to the entire Southeast Asia." Cordel Hull also said with some concern.

"I'm more worried that the one in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna would have succeeded if it weren't for him, and that the British conspiracy before the European War would have been greatly weakened, rather than being difficult to control as it is now. Now they have almost controlled the entire Europe. The French have to hide their hatred," said Roosevelt. "Even if we give our all, we are not sure we can defeat them."

"Mr. President, the most important issue we should be concerned about now is how much threat this will pose to the interests of the United States!" War Minister Henry Lewis Stimson added his opinion, with a strong sense of concern in his words. "If they control the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia, our living space will be compressed in North America."

"We need a war to re-divid the world pattern. As we do now, our living space will be slowly compressed and will eventually suffocate to death, which is equivalent to chronic suicide. Only war can save the American economy and even save ourselves. If Europe does not fight, we will take the initiative to provoke a war and must fight a war, otherwise, the US economy will collapse again sooner or later!" Roosevelt raised his head and said firmly.

"Berlin-Vienna-Beijing"...Is there any connection between the three? When everyone left the Oval Office, Roosevelt kept writing these three place names on paper, and he gradually could clearly feel the threat.

"What is the emperor of the Habsburg family going to do?" Roosevelt murmured this question again. In fact, China's rise may cause Germany and Austria to lose control of the Annan colony. After all, this is the territory that France used to snatch from the Chinese, and more than one-third of the Chinese live there.

This is something he can't understand.

Roosevelt has always been eager to implement his "active interventionist" policy and use reorganization of arms to promote the recovery of the US economy. In the latest Naval Act, in order to cope with the naval arms race in countries around the world, Congress approved a naval reorganization plan of more than $1 billion. The US Navy began to build six "Iowa"-class super battleships. However, the aid plan to Japan was not passed. Congress only allowed the Japanese to sell no more than $200 million in war bonds in the United States every year. The widespread "isolationist" sentiment in the United States led to the failure of Roosevelt's "expanding arms exports" plan.

Even so, the United States' move to allow Japan to issue war bonds still aroused great disgust among the Chinese, and a huge anti-American wanderer broke out in many cities.

This made the Chinese almost completely turn to the German-Australian Group.

"Ah, Roosevelt finally couldn't sit still. Are you ready to jump to the front desk?" At the Hofburg Palace, Lee Hayden, who has been paying close attention to the trends of the White House, actually had some expectations for this result today. In history, the United States once supported China's War of Resistance, but now it is supporting the Japanese invasion. Everything is out of interest.

Lee Haydn was not worried that the Japanese would defeat China, and that the war with Japan and the Soviet Union would make the Chinese stronger as soon as possible. Civil war would make the country devastated, but foreign wars would enhance the cohesion of the entire country and nation. In this world, due to his interference, China did not have a civil war situation that lasted for more than ten years, and domestic industry and economy had great developments. Although there was no so-called "leader", the country's operation was relatively stable.

Relatively speaking, although China's industrial development method seemed slower than that of the Soviet Union, it was more balanced and stable. If the Soviet Union had not invaded the Far East and disrupted Beijing's military deployment, the Japanese would not have much chance of taking military adventures. The development of the entire China would have surpassed Japan's industrial capacity around 1945 according to Lee Haydn's vision.

In fact, in China, light industry is developing very rapidly. Domestic national industry has basically completed the original capital accumulation stage, and more and more funds have begun to be invested in heavy industry projects.

Although a war is inevitable between China, Lee Haydn still hopes that he can postpone the outbreak of the war, which will be more beneficial to China.
Chapter completed!