Seven days later, on October 12th.
Victor Hope brought a signed letter of authorization from their Prime Minister Churchill to the villa.
Lin Feng immediately ordered a dinner to be prepared and personally accompanied Victor Hope to dinner.
After a satisfying meal, the second round of negotiations officially began.
"Chairman Lin, our Prime Minister said that the conditions you proposed are very sincere."
With a smile on his face, Victor Hope said politely, "However, there are a few details that need to be slightly modified..."
"Please speak, Governor Victor," Lin Feng said politely.
Victor Hope nodded in acknowledgment and continued in a gentle, calm tone:
"First, regarding the issue of colonies, two hundred years is a bit long, let's change it to one hundred years. Secondly, between Hong Kong and Singapore, you can only choose one of these two places, either Hong Kong or Singapore."
Lin Feng's eyebrows twitched as he secretly plotted.
The Japanese army has now shifted its strategic focus from the southeastern peninsula to the south and is launching a fierce offensive against Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.
After they have completely occupied these countries, it would be a good option for them to take advantage of the chaos, forcibly occupy the British Isles of Singapore and Malaysia, and conveniently take over Indonesia, the land of windmills.
As for Hong Kong, the Japanese army attacked it in December 1941, and it is still in the hands of the British Empire. There is a cession agreement with China, so it shouldn't have taken until 1997 to return to China...
"Okay, a hundred years it is. If it's Hong Kong and Singapore, then let's choose Hong Kong."
Victor Hope said with a broad smile, "President Lin is indeed straightforward!"
"Of course, we also need Hong Kong's port."
The two old foxes, each with their own hidden agendas, shook hands, took another sip of coffee, and Victor Hope continued, "Secondly, regarding sending technical experts and skilled workers to the National League to assist you in building the factory, that's fine too, but you must guarantee them their freedom. If they don't get used to living here, they can return to their homeland at any time..."
“OJBK”.
Lin Feng agreed without even thinking about it.
You think you can go back to my territory? You must have got your head stuck in a door.
Victor Hope looked on with admiration and said approvingly, "Our Prime Minister has added a clause to the two agreements, and we hope that Chairman Lin will agree to it."
Lin Feng frowned, pondered for a moment, and forced a smile: "What?"
"Regarding the Axis powers, if you reach an agreement with us, then you cannot cooperate with the Axis powers," Victor Hope said earnestly.
Lin Feng's eyes darted around several times before he suddenly burst into laughter: "Governor Victor, of course! I've already cooperated with you, why would I cooperate with the Axis powers? Right?"
“Yes, Chairman Lin is a smart man.” Victor Hope smiled and nodded.
"In that case, let's sign the agreement tonight."
Lin Feng patted the table. "By the way, you've all added agreements, so I'll add one too: our transactions cannot be made public and must be conducted in secret. If other countries find out, I will immediately stop supplying you with weapons and equipment."
"Of course, we will keep it a secret."
Lin Feng nodded and instructed Chen Sanyuan to bring the framework agreement.
It consists of four steps in total.
As a first step, the National League for Democracy (NLD) will provide 20% of the total weapons agreed upon to the ports of Bangladesh, in exchange for the British Empire granting the NLD a 100-year lease on Hong Kong Island.
The second step involved the National League for Democracy (NLD) providing 60% of the total weapons agreed upon to Bangladeshi ports, in exchange for the NLD granting Myanmar a 100-year lease.
Third, as required, the NLD will provide 90% of the total weapons in the agreement to the ports of Bangladesh, and the British Empire will send 100,000 technical experts and skilled workers of various types to the NLD, who will enter the country from Myanmar.
Fourth, as required, the NLD provided 100% of the agreed-upon total weapons to the ports of Bangladesh, marking the start of the second round of cooperation between the British Empire and the NLD.
After the agreement was signed, Lin Feng's mouth was stretched from ear to ear with a wide smile, while Victor's expression looked more like that of someone who had been wronged.
Victor Hope, however, seemed rather aloof. He put the folder away in his bag, stood up, and said, "It's almost time. I have to go."
"Governor Victor, it's a pleasure to do business with you." Lin Feng extended his right hand.
"Yes, it's a pleasure to work with you."
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A day later, the Hans observation team also brought good news.
Mas Schultz rushed excitedly into Lin Feng's villa with a telegram in hand, saying, "Chairman Lin, you didn't agree to the Allies, did you?"
Inside the villa, there were only translators from both sides; no one else was present.
"No."
Lin Feng shook his head. "Sigh, you don't know, in order to cooperate with you Hans, I risked my life to get a pass from the Allied countries. Without the pass, I couldn't have safely delivered the weapons and equipment to your homeland."
"Fantastic!" Mas Schulz raised his arms and jumped up and down with joy. "President Lin, you are a true gentleman. On behalf of the Führer and the Empire, I salute you."
"Haha, thank you, Mr. Maas, I don't deserve it..."
Lin Feng waved his hand reservedly, gesturing for him to sit down and talk.
The two then got down to business.
Mas Schulz handed the telegram he had just received to Lin Feng. "Chairman Lin, look, this is a letter written in His Excellency's own handwriting."
Lin Feng accepted the telegram, which roughly said that he was grateful for Chairman Lin's small gift, that the Empire had now replaced the cipher machine with the latest one, and that they had also sent Lin Feng a gift.
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