.The speed and slowness of time passing are not always constant. A good environment, a good mood, and a good partner can make life harmonious and comfortable, but at the same time it will make you feel that the flow of time is so fast that it is a bit unfamiliar with human feelings, and it is so fast that it makes people regret it.

For Chen Tian, ​​although the new year has just begun, a week in Hawaii will obviously be the most leisurely and relaxing time of the year. Although he is not the kind of monarch who will do everything himself, he ruled an unprecedented huge empire in terms of territory, population, and nation. Although this empire has unattainable military, technological and economic strength, internal and external troubles have not completely disappeared. In the international community, almost no country is willing to surrender, and every defeated general dreams of rising again or even counterattacking. Every country with a certain national strength may be transformed into an indirect or direct opponent under certain circumstances. In China, class contradictions have not disappeared with the economic recovery, and the flames of revolution have never been extinguished. The wave of anti-war is becoming increasingly fierce. As long as the government takes a wrong step in a major decision, all this may become an extremely powerful powder keg...

After saying goodbye to the quiet island villa, Chen Tian and his party returned to Pearl Harbor. A Central Pacific military base with the same name and scenery, just before boarding the special plane for the Americas, the Hawaiian Garage Command sent a somewhat tricky report.

"'San Francisco'... Are you detaining an American Red Cross ship?" After reading the beginning of this report, Chen Tian asked the Rear Admiral who brought the report to the airport.

"Yes, Your Majesty! We have received reliable information that the ship is nominally transporting a batch of medicines for civilians to Japan, but in fact it carries contraband!" The general with a dense brown hair reported it as soon as possible.

"What kind of contraband is it...rare precious metal?" Chen Tian found the answer in the report.

"Yes, the information shows that the ship was equipped with rare metals used to make high-strength alloys. According to our speculation, it is very likely to be nickel and chromium!" The general replied without hesitation.

"So that's it..." Chen Tian quickly browsed all the reports. Although the United States is still participating in the war against Japan as a ally of Germany, this does not prevent the Red Cross institutions in the United States from providing humanitarian relief products to Japan, one of the belligerent countries. As for why these medicines are provided to Japan rather than Germany, the reason is very simple, because it is Japan that is under strict maritime blockade, and Japan is also the one who faces the threat of serious infectious diseases in many citizens.

Considering that the use of chemical bombs in bombing against Japan is also an important factor in the current epidemic of disease in Japan, the German government is also a step-by-step guide in the transportation of humanitarian items, allowing countries to provide relevant rescue products to Japan with limited time and quantity.

"If nickel and chromium are still there..." Chen Tian searched in his memory for a while, "These two rare metals should be used more on warships and planes!"

When he heard this question, the Rear Admiral in front of him suddenly felt a sudden slap in his heart. Because he was in a hurry, he did not preview this highly professional issue. As far as he knew, he might not know much more than the emperor.

Fortunately, Chen Tian’s question was not raised by him. How could the “Air Force 1” lack military experts on the German Empire? After receiving the emperor’s instructions, a servant quickly imagined an officer with an army colonel and a pair of thick-soled glasses. The whole process took less than a minute.

"By your Majesty, these three rare metals are almost essential for military alloys. Nickel and chromium can greatly improve the performance of steel and ground. If the steel in the cannon tube is completely free of chromium, the tube is not elastic and tough, and it is difficult to withstand too high chamber pressure and has a fast corrosion rate. If the armor is completely free of nickel and chromium, its anti-elasticity will also be greatly reduced! Therefore, the two metals are widely used in the military industry, from warships, cannons to tanks, aircraft and various precision instruments! It is no exaggeration to say that if any country lacks nickel and chromium. No matter how high its military industry technology is, the performance of the weapons it manufactures is also greatly reduced!"

After all, experts are experts, and they pointed out the importance of nickel and chromium in just a few words. After hearing this, Chen Tian and the Rear Admiral were not surprised why the Americans smuggled nickel and chromium. Although Japan's economy was almost limited to collapse due to the war, there was still no shortage of hard currency such as gold and silver. Moreover, they took advantage of the opportunity of the United States' defeat after 1924 to acquire many American companies on the verge of bankruptcy, which made them not lack the financial resources to buy rare metals from the Americans at high prices. The truth that money can make the devil pushing grinding is common in the world!

"With that being the case, why haven't our men thoroughly inspected that ship to confirm there are contraband on the ship?"

Chen Tian turned to the Rear Admiral.

"Go back to your Majesty. Our people have already lighted the ship and controlled the situation, but the other party has protested strongly, claiming that we are trampling on international law arbitrarily, and some medical staff use their bodies to block the entrance of the cargo hold, saying that we want to go in without crossing their bodies, so... so we have not inspected the cargo in the cargo hold yet!" The general replied with a difficult face.

"Oh my God!" Chen Tianzhen was a little confused. International law has never been used to restrain the weak and the strong. Even in this era of civilization, the strongest international disputes are the final say. Even if an international alliance is established in the future, this situation will not change essentially.

It seems that the general in front of him has not truly understood international politics. If Chen Tiandi dialect, he would ignore the other party's identity. Whether it is an allies or the Red Cross, he would forcefully check it first. If he can find the contraband, the other party has nothing to say. If he can't find it, he will apologize and compensate for the money.

However, the German garrison headquarters in Hawaii is not as weak as people imagined. After all, the German army under Chen Tian's rule has not yet had a precedent for the detention and search of Red Cross goods. Since the Red Cross-1  6 k  Novel .com The first neutral organization called the International Committee for Rescue of the Wounded Soldiers (established in 1863 and renamed the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1875), its influence has far exceeded that of any other neutral international organization, and its influence has spread all over the world. Any countries and military that use force to roughly interfere with the legal humanitarian actions of the Red Cross will be morally condemned by various countries for whatever reason.

The poor general didn't understand why his monarch was so surprised, and he said timidly:

"Your Majesty, because this matter may cause international disputes, the headquarters sent me to ask you for instructions..."

"Okay, general, I will authorize you now. You can send me someone to search the ship up and down, and don't let go of a corner! If the so-called medical staff insist on blocking our search with their bodies, you can fire a gun and warn them, or use force. In short, you can search out the contraband by any means. If there are any consequences, everything will be borne by the imperial government! Do you understand?"

Chen Tian's tone seemed very firm. In his opinion, it was one thing to do whether it was barbaric or not. Although Japan was severely damaged at this time, Germany, which had the advantage, should not only not relax its vigilance, but also continue to damage its confidence and morale through strict blockade.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The general stood up immediately. From the other party's tone, he knew very well what he should do. He had to spend 200% of his investment to make up for the time wasted before. If the other party was smart enough, he might even deal with all the "goods"!

After watching the other party leave, Chen Tian said to the attendant beside him: "I want to see how the Americans shot themselves in the foot this time. If we continue to inform us, our itinerary will be postponed for one day!"

"Yes!" The attendants went to execute the order unconditionally. On their scheduled itinerary, Mexico City was the next first stop, and the second stop was Washington, USA. This was Chen Tian's first visit to the United States after the end of the German-US War in 1924. This trip was nominally thanking the United States for standing on the side of the allies in the German-Japanese War and reviewing the German troops stationed in the United States that were preparing for the final withdrawal. As an important condition for the United States to participate in the war against Japan, the German cluster stationed in the United States will be evacuated one after another before 1930. For Chen Tian himself, commemorating the old friends is the focus of this revisiting visit to the old place.

After the order to change the itinerary was conveyed, fighter jets that had taken off in the escort formation returned to the airport one after another, and Chen Tian and his party also took a car to leave the airport and returned to the villa in Pearl Harbor. After only three hours, news of several tons of nickel, chromium and manganese were found from Honolulu, less than 100 kilometers. Later, Chen Tian learned that in front of the suddenly powerful German soldiers, the medical staff who had been on the ship who had been tough before did not hit the gun with their bodies, and no one was even injured in the entire incident. After investigating and punishing these contrabands, the German Navy

The American freighter "San Francisco" and all 89 crew members and medical staff were officially detained, and urgent diplomatic consultations with the US government on this matter. The economy has recovered, but its comprehensive national strength is still inferior to that of the previous Americans without hesitation to put all the blame on the Red Cross and the so-called illegal businessmen. Although Germany did not take any sanctions against the United States afterwards, the German Navy announced that it would conduct a thorough inspection of every steamship that went to Japan in the name of humanitarianism in the future, rather than just sending military observers to "observe" along the ship as before.
Chapter completed!