At the Japanese Embassy in the United States, Matsuoka Yoetsu Masato reported on his recent work to Kikujiro Ishii.

"I have personally visited most Republican senators, and they all said they would obstruct the passage of the loan proposal at the meeting of the US Congress." Yoyu Matsuoka said.

"Very good! I hope that the obstruction of these senators will greatly slow down the speed of the passage of the loan proposal. It is best to delay it for a year or two. Maybe by then the empire will have fully occupied China! Even if the loan proposal of 25 million US dollars is passed, it will be useless." Kikujiro Ishii said.

"It's just that when I visited Arthur Vandenberg, he didn't see me." Yoyu Matsuoka continued.

"Didn't see you? Why? Didn't you make an appointment in advance? Kikujiro Ishii asked.

"I made an appointment in advance, but Arthur Vandenberg's secretary told me that he has been busy with other matters recently and has no time to see me." Yoyu Matsuoka answered.

Kikujiro Ishii frowned immediately. Arthur Vandenberg is the leader of the Republican Party and has an extremely strong voice in the Republican Party. Moreover, Arthur Vandenberg is also a hardcore opponent of Roosevelt. As long as it is Roosevelt's proposal, Arthur Vandenberg will oppose it. This time Japan wants to obstruct the passage of the loan proposal, but fails to cover the Arthur Vandenberg line. This is not good news.

"There will be no change!" Kikujiro Ishii said.

"Don't worry, although I haven't seen Arthur Vandenberg, I have greeted other Republican lawmakers. They will persuade Arthur Vandenberg to obstruct the adoption of the loan proposal as much as possible!" Matsuoka Yoyu said.

...

There were more than twenty people sitting in the conference room, who were Republican congressional senators and their aides, and the leader was Republican leader Arthur Vandenberg.

At this time, the 75th U.S. Congress was in office. Among the 96 members of the Senate, 74 Democrats stood, 18 Republicans, and 4 other parties and independent candidates; in the House of Representatives, 325 Democrats and 87 Republicans, and the rest were other parties and independent candidates.

In other words, the number of Democrats in both the Senate and the House of Representatives exceeds 70%. In this case, any proposal by Roosevelt will definitely be passed from Congress. Even if Republicans oppose it, it will not play a decisive role because the number is too small. Therefore, the Republican Party will at most obstruct the president's proposal. The only difference is how much time it can be blocked.

Now Arthur Vandenberg has brought Republican senators together, obviously to discuss the $25 million loan proposal.

"Sir, at tomorrow's Senate Meeting, we will do our best to obstruct the adoption of the loan proposal," a Republican senator said.

However, Arthur Vandenberg asked, "Why should we obstruct?"

"This is Roosevelt's proposal, and we certainly cannot let this proposal pass so smoothly." The senator said.

"What's the benefit of obstructing this proposal?" asked Arthur Vandenberg again.

"This..." The senator was speechless.

Arthur Vandenberg continued: "There was a book not long ago published by a Chinese athlete, which recorded the inhumane massacre of the Japanese army in China. Recently, there was also a photo exhibition at the Washington Convention and Exhibition Center, which also contained a large number of civilians in China. Many media reported on this photo exhibition, and many people also went to watch the photo exhibition. I don't know if you have seen it, but I have seen it anyway. It's really shocking!"

"Because of that book and that photo exhibition, the people sympathize with China and public opinion is also biased towards China. If we obstruct this loan proposal at this time, what consequences will it have? The Democratic Party will say that we are a group of cruel, cold-blooded, and sympathetic people will also have a bad impression of us, which will lose a lot of voters."

"Don't forget that we will face several important elections next year, such as the New York City Council election, the Chicago mayor election, the Philadelphia mayor election, the Mississippi governor election, and the Republican election. This series of elections is already at a disadvantage. If more voters are lost, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Gentlemen, I know that the Japanese have asked you and hope you can block the passage of this proposal. In fact, the Japanese have also asked me, but I did not see them on purpose because I was worried that I would not be able to withstand the conditions offered by the Japanese and instead block the loan proposal. I don't know what the Japanese have told you, but there is one thing I want to remind you that obstructing this loan proposal will bring far more harm than good for our Republican Party!"

Arthur Vandenberg made a statement, which was equivalent to a certain Republican tone. In the next Senate meeting, they would not oppose Roosevelt's loan proposal.

At this time, one of the members of the parliament said: "As far as I understand, China's current situation is not a second. Half of their territory has been occupied by the Japanese, and it also includes the most important and most important cities. If this trend continues, it may not take long for the entire China to be occupied by Japan. By that time, if the Japanese do not recognize our $25 million loan, wouldn't this money be wasted? This will cause huge economic losses to the United States! That's why I opposed this loan proposal."

Arthur Vandenberg smiled slightly and said, "If everything you said comes true, China is eventually occupied by Japan, and the Japanese do not recognize the debt, and the United States loses 25 million US dollars, then who is the responsibility? We who did not prevent the proposal from being passed, or Roosevelt and his Democratic Party who proposed the proposal?"

Before the other party could answer, Arthur Vandenberg continued: "The responsibility is of course Roosevelt! At that time, we can put all the responsibility on Roosevelt and the Democratic Party, saying that his decision-making mistakes caused the United States to lose 25 million US dollars, and let him take the blame. Roosevelt is the soul of the Democratic Party. If there is a stain on him, the entire Democratic Party will suffer. At that time, we may have the opportunity to regain the majority of seats in Congress, and even have the opportunity to return to the White House in the next presidential election! 25 million US dollars is indeed a huge number, but if this 25 million can defeat Roosevelt, it will be really worth the money!"

...

The atmosphere inside the Japanese embassy is particularly depressing.

Ambassador to the United States, Yoeyou Matsuoka even showed a look of losing his parents. He never expected that Roosevelt's loan proposal was passed in the Senate of the US Congress after just one morning. The Republican senators did not deliberately obstruct the proposal. They just asked a few related questions symbolically and then passed the proposal.

After receiving the news, Matsuoka Yoyou was stunned. This was completely different from what he expected.

Yoyuuzu Matsuoka originally thought that those Republican senators would try their best to prevent the proposal from being passed, and the several members Matsuoka Yoyuuzu visited did promise to Yoyuuzu Matsuoka that they would block the proposal from being passed.

But the fact is not the case at all. The Republican Senate who had promised Matsuoka Yoyu were all timid.

"Damn it, these Americans don't trust. What they promised me will block the adoption of the loan proposal!" Matsuoka Yoyou said in a fury.

Kikujiro Ishii also seemed a little confused. He said to himself: "Why do Americans stand on the side of China? Can't they see that China is about to perish? By that time, will the 25 million loan be wasted!"

At this time, the Japanese invaders had just won the Battle of Wuhan and were preparing to attack Changsha. From a strategic perspective, they were in an offensive situation, so Japan was still optimistic about the war. Although the Japanese army did not do what they said at the beginning, "destroying China in three months", with the three towns in Wuhan being captured, many people in Japan believed that as long as they push the Yangtze River all the way westward and win Sichuan, they would naturally achieve the final victory.

As Japanese ambassadors to China, Kikujiro Ishii and Yoeu Matsuoka, are the same. They believe that the victory of the Japanese army is in sight and are very optimistic about the current situation. Therefore, they believe that it should not be difficult for the Senate to obstruct loan proposals, after all, people like to stand on the side of the winner.

However, Kikujiro Ishii and Yoozuo Matsuoka both ignore human nature!

The massacre and atrocities of the Japanese invaders did not make the Chinese surrender or destroy the will of the Chinese. Instead, it aroused the Chinese's determination to resist and made everyone more tenacious. Perhaps Roosevelt really saw the Chinese's firm attitude of resistance, so he finally decided to give China this loan.

In any case, the 25 million US dollar loan has been approved, and there is no turning back. The money will soon become a variety of urgently needed materials and shipped to China to support the anti-Japanese battlefield!

...

Unlike the Japanese Embassy, ​​there is a joyful atmosphere inside the Chinese Embassy.

The current domestic war situation is very unfavorable to China. With the fall of a large number of land, various resources have become scarce. The 25 million US dollars were really a life-sustaining pill for China at that time.

As ambassador to the United States, Hu Shi did not expect that the US Senate would pass this proposal in such a short time. Hu Shi was already ready for this proposal. This proposal would be on the Congressional Card for some time. Hu Shi even began to lobby those members who opposed the proposal.

Now the proposal was passed in just one morning, and it did not take any time at all. This is obviously great news. The sooner the loan proposal was passed, the sooner China could obtain the batch of supplies. If this batch of supplies was transported to China one day earlier, thousands of soldiers and civilians might be spared from death and injury.

Historically, this proposal was indeed delayed in the US Congress for a while. However, in this time and space, due to the appearance of Chen Qiang and the photo exhibition, the Republican Senate did not dare to obstruct it, so the loan proposal was passed earlier.

Next, the staff of the Chinese Embassy will use the $25 million loan to purchase various urgently needed materials in China and then transport these materials to China.

A lot of things can be bought with 25 million, so some Chinese embassies can also be busy.

Chen Qiang received an invitation from the Boston Exhibition Hall, hoping that Chen Qiang could host the photo exhibition to Boston and was willing to give Chen Qiang a considerable exhibition fee.

Of course, Chen Qiang would not refuse such a thing. It could expand its influence and let more Americans know about the atrocities of the Japanese invaders. Even if he did not charge money, Chen Qiang would be willing.

After the Boston photo exhibition ended, Chen Qiang went directly to New York because a very well-known tennis club in New York invited Chen Qiang to join.

The United States has an extremely developed sports career and tennis clubs are everywhere. For example, the American Tennis Association was originally operated in the form of a club. Athletes joined the Netcom Association and paid their membership fees every year to participate in the competition organized by the American Tennis Association.

Membership fees paid by members are also the main source of income for tennis clubs, but those well-known tennis players will obviously not be charged. On the contrary, when well-known tennis players join the club, the club will also provide some additional subsidies. Of course, athletes have to participate in some club activities and help others work after collecting money.

This is a bit like the gyms in later generations. Some gyms will specialize in supporting several professional fitness players. Their daily training in the gym is definitely free. The gym will also be responsible for the players' daily nutritional supplements. The purpose is to let them support the gym. If a fitness player wins a fitness competition championship, the gym will be more respectful. As for ordinary members, not only will the normal payment be paid, the coach will also fool the members to register for various courses.

The reason why this tennis club in New York invited Chen Qiang was because they wanted Chen Qiang to be the champion of the US Open. They wanted Chen Qiang to support the store. Chen Qiang had nothing else to do, so he agreed to the invitation of the tennis club. Why not do it if you have money!

This tennis club is worthy of being the top tennis club in New York. Many well-known people in the political and business circles are members here. Chen Qiang has also found a new job in the tennis club, which is to play tennis with rich people.

Tennis is an aristocratic sport, especially before the Open era, people who play tennis cannot be said to be rich, but their family conditions are also good.

Playing tennis with rich people has also become an important source of income for many tennis players.

In fact, playing tennis with rich people is not only a sparring player, but also a private tennis coach. Rich people are not stupid, so they don’t have to spend money to find a master to abuse themselves. They seek a sparring player, in addition to wanting to play happily, they also hope that their level can be improved.

Even in later generations, many tennis players survived by sparring. For example, golf is even more so. Many first-class golf courses will have professional players on the field, and they rely on playing golf with local tycoons to support their families.

At the same time, Chen Qiang also received his first royalty of $500.

Although Chen Qiang did not intend to make money when he published "Rabe Diary", and the book's price was also very low, due to the hype before and after, the sales of this book were very good.

The so-called small profits and quick turnovers. Even if a needle and thread are sold, the amount of money can be accumulated and the amount can be accumulated.

Chen Qiang received a manuscript fee of US$500 from the publishing house, and this is not the final number. In the future, as "Rabe Diary" is bought more and more, the manuscript fee will increase.

Now, Chen Qiang has enough money. After all, at the US Open before, Chen Qiang earned a bonus of 2,000 US dollars, which is enough for Chen Qiang to spend some time. So Chen Qiang plans to donate all the 500 US dollars royalties to China. It is best to buy some domestic shortage materials and transport them back, which is also a support for the cause of the War of Resistance.

So Chen Qiang found an opportunity and took the train back to Washington, where he wanted to hand over the 500 US dollars to the hands of Ambassador to the United States Hu Shi.
Chapter completed!