Mr. Situ took the form of teaching the younger generation and said, "Chen Qiang, you did something wrong in this matter! Although the Allied forces are now in a tide, who can really guarantee that the war will end before next spring? It took the Japanese several years to conquer half of our country. Even with the help of the Americans and the Soviets, how could we recover the country be accomplished in a short time?"

"Even if everything is as you expected, the war will end before next spring, it does not mean that we no longer need weapons and ammunition. Over the past century, China has been repeatedly invaded by the great powers. Isn't it because there is no strong army? If our Chinese team is like the US military, even if it is only half the strength of the US military, I think the Japanese dare not invade our country! No matter when, we need a powerful army to defend the country. So no matter whether we can use this batch of weapons and ammunition, we all need it."

After saying this, Mr. Situ sighed and continued, "Chen Qiang, we won't talk about war bonds. Just talking about what you did at the banquet, I'm afraid that I've offended Ambassador Wei. There is a saying that you would rather offend gentlemen than villains. As far as I know, Ambassador Wei is still deeply trusted by Chongqing dignitaries, otherwise he would not be able to take up the important position of ambassador to the United States. Although Ambassador Wei has not made much contribution since he took office, he has been a bit hard work. He will definitely be promoted in the future. If you offend him, he may retaliate against you in the future. In my opinion, you should buy some bonds issued by Chongqing, which is to ease the relationship with Ambassador Wei and spend money to buy peace."

While Mr. Situ spoke, he showed a worried expression on his face. He was really worried about Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang could realize that Mr. Situ was really doing his own good, so Chen Qiang explained: "Sir, I can understand your thoughts. I also hope that China can enrich the country and strengthen the army and will never be bullied by the great powers in the future. But have you ever thought about a question: After driving the Japanese away, will the war really end?"

"What do you mean? Do you think Americans or Soviets are going to be bad for us?" Mr. Situ asked.

"Sir, I don't mean that. I mean that there are differences in our country. If the Japanese had not wanted to destroy our China, they might not have abandoned past grudges and agreed to the outside world. But even during the unified war of resistance, frictions have always existed. Once we drive away the Japanese and lack this common enemy, it is unlikely that peace will be difficult!" Chen Qiang said.

"The War of Resistance has been fighting for many years, and the country has been riddled with holes. It is time for the people to recuperate. Now the people in the country are eager for peace. I don't believe that anyone will betray the public opinion and start another war!" Mr. Situ said.

"I know that the gentleman proposed at the Hongmen Reunion Conference that he hopes to convene a National Representative Conference and establish a democratic government after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Do you think Chongqing will agree to this request? If they were willing to agree, they would have agreed more than ten years ago." Chen Qiang said.

In March, the American Hongmen held a kinship meeting in New York. Mr. Situ was elected as the President of the United States and became the leader of overseas Chinese in the Americas. At the meeting, Mr. Situ and the overseas Chinese newspapers in the Americas issued a famous "Ten Reports Declaration", the core of which was to call for the people to return power to the people after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, convene a National Congress and establish a democratic government.

Mr. Situ's wish is good. He does not hope that after finally driving away the Japanese, the country will fall into a civil war again. However, Mr. Situ also knew in his heart that this was just a beautiful expectation. Whether it could be achieved depends on the attitude of Chongqing.

Chen Qiang's words made Mr. Situ fall into a brief meditation. He really cannot guarantee that after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, peace will really come to the country.

Chen Qiang continued: "The reason why I am unwilling to buy war bonds is that I thought of the worst possibility. That is, we drove away the Japanese, but we were trapped in a new civil war. The weapons purchased by these war bonds happened to be in China. By that time, these weapons would be aimed at our own compatriots, and it is likely those soldiers who fought with the Japanese!"

Mr. Situ opened his mouth slightly but did not speak. He did not deny that this possibility would arise. This possibility was really too cruel for Mr. Situ, or for all Chinese.

Chen Qiang continued: "I don't want to see that I did my best for the country, but it became a helper for the civil war. If Chongqing issued bonds for post-war reconstruction, I would definitely support them. Even if I bought some food and let us Chinese have a full meal, I would help them all. But I should stay away from them in order to buy weapons and issue bonds. As for offending Ambassador Wei, I don't care. Anyway, I am in the United States now, and he can't do anything to me!"

"Then will you stay in the United States for the rest of your life? I, an old man, often feel homesick and want to go back and see you. You are still so young and have a long life!" Mr. Situ said.

"It's okay, I have a backer in the United States. Even if I return to China, Ambassador Wei will not dare to deal with me. People in Chongqing dare not give Americans face." Chen Qiang said.

"The backer of the United States? Why don't you understand the principle of the emperor and the ministers? Although there is a saying that you don't look at monks and Buddha's faces, Roosevelt has passed away. Even our Hongmen in New York has to be much more careful in their daily lives." Mr. Situ said.

Mr. Situ had a close relationship with President Roosevelt. When Mr. Situ was still the boss of the "Anliang Hall", Roosevelt was Mr. Situ's legal counsel. Later, Roosevelt was in politics, and Mr. Situ also sponsored him. Even Chen Qiang and Roosevelt met him, which was introduced by Mr. Situ. It can be said that in the 1930s and 1940s, the Hongmen was prosperous in the United States, and Roosevelt also had the credit for protecting him.

Since Roosevelt's death, Mr. Situ has obviously lacked a big backer and is not covered by the US president. Of course, Mr. Situ has to be more cautious on weekdays, and even other Hongmen's children have to live with their necks shrank.

Mr. Situ also knew the relationship between Chen Qiang and Roosevelt, so when Chen Qiang talked about "backer", the first thing Mr. Situ thought of was Roosevelt who had just passed away.

Chen Qiang smiled slightly, lowered his voice and said, "Sir, the backer I am talking about is not Roosevelt, but Truman."

"Truman? The one who just took over as president? How did you get involved with him?" Mr. Situ asked in surprise.

"When Truman was still a senator, I provided him with campaign funds." Chen Qiang did not say in detail, but just replied vaguely.

"So that's it!" Mr. Situ sighed: "It's really the younger generation pushing forward! If the US President is guaranteed, you will be free of worries, and I don't need to worry about you."

"Sir, you don't have to worry about me anymore, but I'm a little worried about you." Chen Qiang continued.

"I? What's there to worry about? In New York alone, the Hongmen has tens of thousands of children, and we have many people in our hands. Even Americans have to respect me three points. Someone can eat me but I can't do it!" Mr. Situ smiled.

"Sir, I'm not referring to this aspect." Chen Qiang said in a voice that only two people could hear: "When we fight the Japanese away, there will be a lot of disputes in China. Mr. is the leader of overseas Chinese and must be the target of all parties' efforts. Maybe someone will use tricks for this, which will be detrimental to Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr

Mr. Situ nodded with relief: "I thought of what you said, but this kind of thing is like it's raining and mother is going to get married. The initiative is not in my hands, and I can only help the soldiers to block the water and the soil."

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On the fourth day after Roosevelt's funeral, the Soviet army fought to the suburbs of Berlin and began to surround Berlin. Victory on the European battlefield is just around the corner.

Chen Qiang also returned to New York, but was called to the nightclub by Master Kong that night.

Americans are still immersed in the sadness of the president's death, and even fewer people go to nightclubs. The heartless young master Kong doesn't care about these things at all, and still lives a life of singing and singing every night.

After a few greetings with Chen Qiang, Master Kong spoke, "Next week, I plan to go to Brazil."

"What are you doing in Brazil? Is it a vacation?" Chen Qiang asked with a smile.

"Where is there any kung fu on vacation? I'm going to St. Paul this time to handle some family business." Master Kong replied.

"Your business is very big, even Sao Paulo in Brazil has business." Chen Qiang said with emotion.

According to Chen Qiang's understanding, among the large domestic compradors, there were not many trade deals with South America. The main reason was that the countries in South America produced raw materials and did not have many industrial products. At that time, China did not lack raw materials, but industrial products, so the large domestic compradors mainly dealt with industrial countries at that time.

Master Kong did not hide it. He said, "My family has no business in Brazil. This time I went to invest. My father asked me to buy some real estate and land."

"How can I go to South America to buy industries? Isn't it better to buy industries in the United States?" Chen Qiang asked again.

"You can't put the eggs in a basket!" Master Kong picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and took advantage of the drunkenness to continue, "Tell me the truth. In recent times, the domestic political situation may have changed a little. My father plans to withdraw from politics, and the position of the Executive Director will also fall on TV. My family and TV have always been incompatible, so my father thinks that it is not advisable to stay in China for a long time and plans to buy some industries overseas."

Chen Qiang nodded. It turned out that the Kong family had made enough money in China and had never fought against Mr. Song in political struggles. If he continued to stay, he might have caused himself a humiliation. It would be better to go overseas as soon as possible to live a happy and happy life, so he began to plan to transfer his property.

Mr. Kong served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Industry, Finance, etc., as well as the Vice President of the Executive Yuan, and other important positions. He was in charge of finance for eleven years and participated in the currency reform and the distribution of materials for the War of Resistance Against Japan. No one knows how much money he made in recent years. Some people later said that the Kong family had a wealth of one billion US dollars, and some people said that the Kong family had a wealth of two billion US dollars, but the specific amount was nowhere to be verified.

However, according to records, after the Kong family immigrated to the United States, the FBI investigated the source and quantity of the Kong family's wealth. The survey results showed that more than one-fifth of the US$3.8 billion supported by the United States during the War of Resistance Against Japan, it eventually fell into the hands of the Kong family through various methods and channels.

Perhaps Mr. Kong also knew that his money was not right, which was equivalent to escaping Americans' wool. In order to save his property, the Kong family provided Nixon with campaign funds, helping Nixon gain the position of vice president in the 1952 election, so Nixon has always escorted the Kong family.

Perhaps it was because he was worried that Americans would settle the accounts after the fall, so Mr. Kong did not place all his assets in the United States, but instead invested part of his money in South America and used a trick to diversify his investment. Even if all his assets in the United States were eventually seized, then his assets in Brazil could still ensure that he would be a rich man.

Thinking of South America, Chen Qiang asked in confusion: "Mr. Kong, why don't you choose Buenos Aires in Argentina and Sao Paulo in Brazil when you invest in South America?"

At that time, the largest city in South America was Buenos Aires in Argentina. This city even had the title of "Paris in South America", which was much more prosperous than "Paris in the East". In theory, this kind of economically prosperous city is the place where capital likes to go. In the future, capital also likes to flock to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen instead of going to Koshantun.

Mr. Kong explained: "I originally planned to go to Argentina, but didn't Argentina just experienced a coup in the past two years? My father said that the political situation there was unstable and he couldn't go there. On the contrary, Sao Paulo in Brazil is a good place. My father is optimistic about the future development there, so I let me go."

"This Master Kong is worthy of being a person who has been struggling in China for so many years and still stands tall. His vision is quite accurate." Chen Qiang said in his heart.

At this time, in Argentina, Juan Peron had just come to power through a coup. In the next few decades, the battle between Peronism and anti-Peronism caused political turmoil in Argentina and made Argentina miss the opportunity for development. In the end, Argentina became the only country in the world to fall from a developed country to a developing country.

In contrast, Sao Paulo in Brazil is the industry, agriculture, commerce and finance industry, gradually growing into the largest city in the southern hemisphere.

Suddenly, Chen Qiang remembered the war bonds issued by Chongqing, so he spoke: "I heard that Chongqing plans to issue a batch of bonds in the United States. Although they are long-term bonds, the interest rate is quite good. Don't you plan to buy some?"

"Your information is quite well-informed." Master Kong seemed to suddenly remember something, and then asked, "You haven't bought those bonds already?"

"No, Ambassador Wei called me over the day before yesterday and wanted me to buy some, but I just opened a sports goods company. I'm tight recently, so I didn't buy it." Chen Qiang found an excuse to make excuses.

"It's good if you didn't buy it." Master Kong breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "I tell you, don't buy this bond, you will be cheated if you buy it."

"Being cheated? Is it possible that Chongqing dares to betray the debt? These bonds are issued in the United States. Even if Chongqing is stolen, it will not dare to betray the Americans' debt!" Chen Qiang said.

"It's not enough to be dependent on the debt, but the whereabouts of this batch of US dollars cannot be guaranteed. The so-called geese plucking her hair over and plucking her hair. Who can handle such a large piece of fat? At least half of the money for selling bonds will fall into the hands of the person in charge. Now that TV is about to become the president of the executive. Isn't buying bonds equivalent to giving money to TV?" Master Kong talked happily.

"So that's how it is." Chen Qiang nodded suddenly. He was not worried that Master Kong would talk nonsense. After all, the Kong family has held financial power for more than ten years and has done a lot of things to pull over such hairs, so Master Kong naturally knows this kind of thing.

"Fortunately, I was too scrupulous at that time and didn't buy this war bond, otherwise half of it would have been given to corrupt officials." Chen Qiang said in his heart.

Master Kong continued, "Your sports goods company has been open for a while, what are you selling?"

"Tennis rackets, basketballs, and hula hoops, I've been selling sports shoes recently." Chen Qiang replied.

"Okay, let me give me a few pairs of shoes. I usually like to exercise." Master Kong said.

Chen Qiang agreed verbally, but he thought to himself that the exercise that Master Kong liked was probably not a serious exercise.

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Chapter completed!