Chapter 978: Extending the Life of the Empire

Back to seven days ago, Felix flew back to China. After reporting to his superiors, he prepared the gold that Lin Hao needed in just a few days.

Today, the agreed time has arrived, and everyone is anxiously waiting for Lin Hao to deliver the supplies.

Lin Hao came to France through teleportation. When Lin Hao came to Europe, he only stayed in France and Da Ying, and did not go to Berlin, so he could only teleport to France.

Fortunately, the French chicken surrendered quickly enough, so Lin Hao could take the train directly to Berlin, and then head north to the abandoned port next to the black chicken.

When Felix saw Lin Hao, he finally smiled and said excitedly:

"Colonel, you are amazing. In just a few days, you have conquered Xidudaiye!"

Lin Hao smiled indifferently at Felix's compliment, knowing that he was excited to see him because Lin Hao brought them the supplies they desperately needed.

It’s not because they conquered Xidu Daye. You have to know that Xiaorizi is an ally of them, but a hostile force to the country.

However, if you have the ability, you will win respect wherever you go. Lin Hao did not say much and said directly:
"Felix, I'll take you to see the goods!"

After saying that, he took him directly to the warehouse area of ​​the port. Originally, this place was abandoned, so there was no one stationed here. Putting the supplies here could provide some cover.

Looking at the mountains of supplies in this leaky warehouse and smelling the fragrance of flour, Felix was surprised, but his heart was still full of doubts.

Lin Hao's Sichuan Army was just a small local force. Where did the fleet come from? And they were able to avoid Daying's maritime blockade and deliver supplies to their own country.

However, these thoughts only flashed through his mind. Looking at the snow-white flour, Felix trembled and said, ""

“Oh my god, so much white flour?”

He hadn't seen such white flour for a long time. Ever since their young men had gone to fight on the battlefield, the supply had become increasingly scarce.

Now seeing all this white flour, he was naturally extremely excited.

After Felix recovered from his excitement, he said to Lin Hao solemnly: "Colonel, thank you for everything you have done for us. We will never forget your contribution~!"

Before Felix could finish his words, Lin Hao interrupted him and said, "The supplies have been delivered. Where is my gold?"

He brought in food, steel, ore, oil and other materials for the gold they had, not for our compliments.

"No problem. A thousand tons of gold is on the way and will arrive soon. Let's count the supplies first." Felix calmed down at this time.

"Go ahead~!" Lin Hao pointed to the warehouse next to him and said:
"The four warehouses next to each other here are all like this, and there are five warehouses in total including this one!"

Felix nodded when he heard this, and then shouted to his men in German: "Count the supplies in these five warehouses!"

"Hi~Xiteli!" Several officers immediately took people to count the supplies.

Looking at a group of excited officers, Lin Hao fell into deep thought, hesitating whether to continue to strengthen the German army's strength.

There is only more than a year left until the German army is defeated. If we can extend their life, we can also bleed more from the Russians and other European and American countries.

If the power of both sides could be more balanced, he would be able to reap more wealth, and it would be more conducive to his subsequent plans.

Thinking of this, the most urgent task is how to strengthen the internal strength of the German army.

So Lin Hao began to analyze the shortcomings of the German army. The biggest problem was actually the acquisition of raw materials and the supply of materials such as food, especially oil, steel, and food.

With his current transportation capacity, he could naturally satisfy them, but this kind of transaction with only input and no output was at most a temporary solution for them.

Once the finances are exhausted, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold out for long and will still be doomed to failure.

However, Lin Hao suddenly thought that now that the Germans have conquered Europe, the national treasures and cultural relics that were once looted by European countries seem to be able to become items of trade.

Their mechanical products, scientific knowledge, product technology, scientific and technological talents, etc. are also a rich wealth.

So Lin Hao shared his idea with Felix. In the future, he could use one-third of the gold and two-thirds of the discount to exchange for antiques, mechanical products, scientific knowledge, product technology, and scientific and technological talents.

When Felix heard this, his eyes also lit up. You know, the command center had considered this before, that is, what should they do after their gold transaction is completed?
I didn't expect Lin Hao to be so considerate, so I expressed my sincere gratitude:
"Mr. Lin, you are simply an angel sent by God~!"

Listening to Felix's compliments with a smile, Lin Hao thought about the problems within Sandezi again, such as those traitors.

If they can deal with those traitors, the German army will definitely be able to hold out for a longer time, so Lin Hao continued:

"Sir Felix, I think your country currently has one biggest problem, and that is your internal problems!"

"I think you should first purge those spies hidden inside, or strictly speaking, the rebels!"

Felix was shocked when he heard this, as if he had thought of something. He then looked at Lin Hao in confusion and asked, "Spy? Rebel?"

Looking at the puzzled Felix, Lin Hao sorted out his words and said:

"Have you not discovered that the Allies can keep track of your situation at any time? For example, the assassination not long ago? And the various air battles, why did the Allies know about it in advance?"

Hearing this, Felix's face turned extremely ugly. He didn't expect Lin Hao to know so much. Then he looked at Lin Hao with gloomy eyes and asked:

"Colonel, how did you know about these assassinations?"

"I have my own channels. If you don't clean up those rebels as soon as possible, I think you will be close to destruction!" Lin Hao said calmly.

Hearing this, Felix kept thinking in his mind, and after a long time he said slowly:

"Please reintroduce yourself, the head of the Gestapo's Far East intelligence department."

Lin Hao was not surprised that Felix reintroduced his identity. How could an ordinary businessman have such great power?

Thousands of tons of gold is not a small amount. How can it be transferred just like that? Do you really think the Gestapo are just there to do nothing?

"You don't seem surprised?" Felix asked in surprise when he saw Lin Hao's indifferent expression.

A normal person would be very surprised to hear this, but Lin Hao was very calm.

"Why should we be surprised? Can an ordinary businessman do a business worth thousands of tons of gold? Even if he is an arms dealer!" Lin Hao said disdainfully:

"I'm just too lazy to expose you. I can even get intelligence from your country. Do you think you can hide your identity well?"

Although Felix was very respectful every time they met, and even seemed a little humble, he was exposed in the face of Lin Hao's skills.

Although Lin Hao was bluffing when he said he had obtained their domestic intelligence, Lin Hao, who was familiar with World War II historical materials, did know some of their domestic intelligence.

"Colonel, your analytical ability really surprises me. I didn't expect that I would reveal so much. It seems that I am not a qualified businessman." Felix shook his head and said helplessly.

"Do you want the list?" Lin Hao took a sip of tea and said leisurely.

He knew that the initiative was now in his hands, and it was Felix who was anxious.

"How can I confirm whether the list is true? If it is false, it will be a huge blow to us." Felix shook his head.

Hearing this, Lin Hao still said slowly: "I'll give you a list, you can go and verify it, Canaris."

The most well-known intelligence organization in Germany is the Gestapo, a secret police organization of the German Empire. Its full name is "State Security Bureau" (Geheime Staatspolizei), which is mainly responsible for political persecution, arrests and assassinations.

But there is another intelligence agency that is unknown in China but is extremely influential and well-known in Europe: the Abwehr.

Different from the internal Gestapo, the Abwehr is an external military intelligence agency, mainly responsible for the collection and analysis of military strategy and intelligence. Hearing this name, Felix stood up suddenly, took a breath, stared at Lin Hao, and said angrily:
"Colonel, do you know who you are talking about?"

"Of course I know. Wilhelm Franz Canaris was born into a very wealthy and powerful family. He was the director of the Military Intelligence Agency, an admiral, and was also known as the Spy King!"

At this point Lin Hao changed the subject:

"Unfortunately, you don't know that he has already been recruited by the Allies. Not only did he help those squids, he even developed the Abwehr, the Empire's third intelligence agency, into an Allied spy club."

"Now it is full of spies from the United States and Russia. Sometimes your military meetings have not even been documented yet, but the Allied forces have already received the minutes." Lin Hao added lightly:

"Oh, by the way, aren't you curious about why I know your information? I bought it from them privately!"

"Also, your gold is not on the road at all. It is in an abandoned town ten kilometers away from here, on 150 trucks, escorted by a regiment of soldiers!"

"Puff~!" Felix was so angry that he vomited blood. He actually knew this.

Then he gritted his teeth and stared at Lin Hao, trying to find a flaw, but he found nothing, which made him a little depressed.

"Is everything you said true?" Felix said in a hoarse voice, sounding increasingly unconfident.

Because he knew what a huge impact it would have if this was true.

"Do I need to lie to you? I know it will have a huge impact, but if you don't solve this cancer, I think all your actions are a joke!" Then Lin Hao sneered:

"You want to say that he is in a very high position, but so what? He has been against you from the beginning, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to help Squid!"

"I'll give you another piece of news. Go and verify it carefully!" As he said that, Lin Hao talked about the secret of Canaris again.

After listening, Felix stood up and stared at Lin Hao: "Who are you? Why do you know so much?"

"I bought my information from the Abwehr, but I'm sure Canaris didn't buy his information from the Abwehr!"

"Don't worry about who I am or where my information comes from. Hurry up and verify it. Remember, this information is not cheap!"

"How much for the entire list?" Felix asked in a low voice.

"Let's talk after you confirm the accuracy of the information!" Lin Hao said lightly.

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After three hours of inventory by hundreds of people, it was confirmed that there was no problem with the supplies brought by Lin Hao.

“As for the 1,000 tons of gold, Lin Hao did not let them transport it to the port. Instead, he asked them to withdraw the soldiers and he went to get it himself.”

Felix did not do anything tricky. He asked people to transport the scarce supplies as soon as possible and rushed to a nearby city immediately. He had to report this matter in person.

For this transaction, Felix's superior also came nearby to ensure that there would be no accidents in the transaction.

After listening to Felix's report, his top boss took it very seriously and sent someone to investigate overnight.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for his subordinates to confirm that Lin Hao's information was true.

Upon hearing the news, Felix's superior instructed him to get the complete list no matter what the cost.

The order from his superior made Felix's hands and feet go cold. He felt that the news was too terrifying.

"Why? Why?" Felix was really puzzled. Why would he betray?
In order to get the information as soon as possible, Felix went to the abandoned town where the gold was stored overnight.

When he saw Lin Hao again, Felix no longer had his usual expression and looked pale.

"Colonel, no, Mr. Lin, we need a complete list. This would cause us too much harm." Felix was very humble this time, no longer as arrogant as before.

Looking at Felix's humble attitude, Lin Hao sneered:
"Do you believe it now? I told you long ago that your intelligence network is a sieve, full of Allied forces."

"By the way, I'll give you some free information!" Then Lin Hao said with a smile: "The Enigma cipher machine that you think is so awesome has long been cracked by a great mathematician!"

Felix was extremely shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that even the Enigma cipher machine that they were most proud of had been cracked!
"Felix then quickly asked: Was this also leaked by the Abwehr?"

"That's not the case!" Lin Hao shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with the information leak, nor is it that your cipher machine is too bad. It's because you always like to add the word 'Sitter' at the end of the information you send in order to please the leader! That's why it was cracked by the great mathematician!"

Felix breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. As long as it was not an internal leak of information, this problem would not be difficult to solve.

Then he quickly said respectfully: "Please give us a complete list, Mr. Lin. We can pay any price."

"No problem, add another twenty tons of gold!" Lin Hao stretched out his finger and said lightly.

"Don't worry, the list I have is definitely worth the price."

Hearing this, Felix took a breath, calmed down, looked at Lin Hao and said, "No problem, we agree to all of them."

"Happy cooperation!"

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In 1942, Hong Kong had been occupied by the Little Life for more than a year, but it was still just a small fishing village. As for the prosperous area in the center of the island, it originally belonged to the British.

Those wealthy people who came from the inland tried every means to buy houses in areas developed by the British, just for the sake of a good environment and good public security.

It was precisely because of these wealthy people and the war that prices in Hong Kong skyrocketed, making life in the city miserable.

In addition, after the Xiaozuo occupied Hong Kong, they began to exploit the people, making their lives even more miserable.

Although ordinary people lived a miserable life, the rich still lived quite well. Although they lived a small life here, they did not carry out large-scale massacres considering the impact!

Therefore, the overall Hong Kong economy is still good at present. Many black market smuggling ships are docked here, and they can make a living by collecting some fees.

The eyes of several Chinese families in Xidu have finally been opened since they joined Lin Hao.

Not to mention the flour and other supplies, which were piled up like mountains. At the same time, I was secretly glad that the ship was not at a loss.

"This is penicillin. Use your channels to sell it to Hong Kong. Remember, we only accept gold, silver dollars, US dollars, or antiques, calligraphy and paintings. We don't accept other banknotes, especially vouchers for daily life." Lin Hao said, pointing to a large box of penicillin not far away.

He had these penicillins repackaged, and the instructions were all in German.

At this time, penicillin had not yet been mass-produced, but it had been used on a small scale, so Lin Hao decided to catch the Allies off guard.

Only the first person to try something new can make money, the others can't even get a taste of the hot food.

The Li family in Hong Kong is considered the local boss. Even when life gets better, they are not troubled. After all, the maintenance of Hong Kong still requires the intervention of these big families.

At this time, the person in charge of the Li family was very depressed. His subordinates recently reported that their smuggling volume had dropped a lot, their income had also dropped a lot, and the brothers could hardly fill their stomachs.

This troubled him a lot, because the money earned from smuggling was not his alone, in addition to various expenses, he also had to hand over a sum for his daily life, so the profit he got was not much.

So much so that Li is considering changing industries?
But Hong Kong is a free port, and every industry is occupied by people. It is not easy to enter any industry. Stealing someone's wealth is like killing their parents. If you rashly enter an industry that steals their jobs, others will definitely fight you to the death.

Just when Li was worried, his subordinates came to report again that a Burmese man named Li had a batch of medicines and hoped that Li could help sell them.

"Medicine?" The person in charge of Li's was stunned when he heard it. This thing does make money, but if the quantity is too small, the profit will be average.

Therefore, the person in charge of Li's company felt that this matter was a little unreliable and wanted to refuse it, but then he thought, why not give it a try first, maybe it will succeed?
"What medicine is it?" the Li's person in charge thought for a moment and asked.

"Penicillin, a new anti-inflammatory drug, is said to have been launched in the United States and will soon be widely popularized." The subordinate thought of the benefits of the large yellow croaker and hurriedly promoted it.