All the countries invited to the scene today are old friends of Germany's "tested" people. Although France once fought with Germany, it was just a sloppy and admitted defeat in 1940. After that, it has always followed Germany closely. The fleet handed over, dispatched troops, transported materials, coordinated equipment, and arms production were handled in accordance with Germany's requirements. It has the largest number of German government bonds (parts formed by commodities and labor, and partly French financial capital actively intervened). It has strong strength and is considered a first-class allied country in the Axis. Hoffmann said it all day long, "France-Germany reconciliation, the European Union". No one regards France as a defeated country anymore.

It is hard to say whether the French are truly convinced, but at least they seem very harmonious on the surface. All French prisoners have been repatriated. The act of forcibly occupying northern France and extorting 100 million francs a day has long stopped. French companies have continuously provided German products, and Germany has also provided some military technology to France. Among the major European powers, France can produce both No. 4 tanks and will wheels, and now it has obtained axial drawings to prepare for construction.

Everyone also had a very harmonious talk about the post-war arrangements.

France first proposed that it had nearly 1,000 tons of gold reserves in North America (US and Canada), which was transferred to the United States at the time. In fact, France surrendered strongly, and the French Bank had 2,226 tons of gold reserves, which was considered to be relatively large among the major powers. Because France's economic structure relied on finance, without this batch of gold, the French Bank's financial credit would immediately go bankrupt. Some of these more than 2,000 tons of gold fell into the tropical jungle of Senegal, partly to Martinique, partly to North America, partly to Canadian banks, partly to the Federal Reserve. As the relationship between France and Germany improved, the gold in Senegal was transported back to Paris.

The gold that existed in Martinique was also transported back to China with the USS Beann aircraft carrier. Although the USS Beann aircraft carrier was finally handed over to Japan according to the arrangements of Germany, Japan did not know that there was a batch of special cargo on the aircraft carrier. On the contrary, it also took the USS Beann back to Europe first and acted as an unknown bodyguard.

Regarding the North American gold proposed by France, Germany said it was fine and it was covered by my buddy. I would definitely let you get it back after the war.

It was not that Hoffmann was not jealous of this batch of gold, but that after repeated consideration, he believed that this batch of gold could not be obtained. Although embezzling this batch of gold could certainly increase some gold reserves, the financial credibility of France-German relations, the European Union and even Germany were completely bankrupt. The reason why France dared to make a frank and hope that Germany would help recover gold was that it was considered that Germany was still trustworthy, and this kind of mutual trust was much more important than more than 1,000 tons of gold.

In addition, Germany's gold reserves were not very short. After the end of the European Battle, Germany's gold reserves exceeded 2,000 tons (in addition to Germany's own reserves, it also includes the Czech Republic, Austria, Denmark, Poland, etc.). In addition, the total amount of nearly 1,600 tons of gold delivered by Japan, Germany's gold reserves have exceeded 3,700 tons, ranking second in the world, only slightly less than the United States.

Once the gold problem is solved, other problems are also easy to solve:

France said that the British turned against me and stabbed me in the "bridge plan". This revenge was avenged, and Germany said it was fine. The Channel Islands are yours now. In addition, let Black Cat and Attlee come to Paris to apologize. This matter has been done.

France said I agree with the European Union's idea of ​​unifying currency, but France's financial industry is very developed, and the implication is to gain more voice. Germany said that it's good that you agree. The European Union Central Bank will be located in Alsace and Lorraine in the future, with the French as the governor of the central bank, and countries will deliver gold and silver as joint reserves in the future. The ECB is a political central bank, governing the economic and financial policies of the whole European country. This cannot exceed the EU treaty to give France additional care. But another bank, the European Development Bank, is a commercial policy bank, committed to the revival and development of Europe. It is essentially a commercial bank. If France wants to increase its voice, it can deliver more reserves and increase its shares. The French agree with this.

France then said that I still have some overseas territory in the Caribbean, but I can't beat the Americans now and don't want to declare war with the United States. Germany said I will help you settle this matter. France is also a well-known world power and cannot be bullied by the Americans. However, Germany is relatively tight now. France's economic and financial situation is good. Can I subscribe to 50 billion mark of treasury bonds first? Germany promises to hand over all the corresponding orders to France? As a reward, in addition to normal interest, it also gives you all the technology of the No. 4, Will Wheel, and Axis-level aircraft carrier.

France hesitated for a while and finally agreed, and Germany did place corresponding orders in France. After the German general mobilization order, Sperer ordered that all German domestic civil industries be converted into military industries as much as possible. By the peak of the general mobilization period, German industrial production began to explode, but the civil industry, especially the light industry, also shrank into a mess. The proportion of labor and output value in the overall industrial structure was less than 10%, and it evolved into an industrial structure that was even more deformed than the Soviet Union, which always focused on heavy industry.

More than 95% of the daily necessities needed by the German people, including clothing, shoes and hats, furniture, ceramics, glass, etc., are imported goods. Even German military uniforms are produced abroad. The only textile industry in Germany is only used to produce special fabrics and special products such as parachutes used by pilots. This policy is nothing bad for the people, especially for girls who love beauty. German military uniforms were originally very handsome, but civilian clothing was always said to be rustic. Now all clothing is imported from France, Italy, and Spain, and the taste has been improved at once.

This arrangement not only ensures that Germany's living standards will not decline too much, but also lays the foundation for the outbreak of German industry. The only headache is that Sperer is now going to slowly start to adjust the structure again, and he believes that no matter how much he adjusts, he will not be able to adjust the original industrial layout and economic structure. Hoffman is more confident in this and said, "Light industry is for the French and Italians to do it, and their products are of good quality, and Germany needs to work hard on new industries."

What is a new industry?

The first is chemical industry. After the crude oil problem is solved, Germany can use various oils to produce artificial materials. The quality of the chemical fibers (nylon) that have been produced is well-known;

The second is that the electronics industry, computers, radars, integrated circuits, etc. are typical burst points in the next technological revolution, with a cycle of at least 60 years. Even in the era of Hoffman travel, it is still an economic engine;

The third is aerospace. As the combat aircraft is engaged in large combat aircraft, it becomes large civil aviation aircraft. In addition, after the rocket is successful, spacecraft and satellites will start waiting in line;

The fourth is nuclear energy utilization, but this can still be used as a field that cannot be promoted temporarily;

Fifth, the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. For example, the management level of German railways is not only in Europe, but also in the world. Hoffmann wants to use the European Transportation Joint to build a railway network from the Atlantic Ocean to Ural and build high-speed trains; for example, the German automobile industry is also the best in Europe, and after the war, it will start the "every household has a car" project, otherwise Germany will get rich after controlling so many oil fields; for example, machine tools and precision manufacturing, Germany is also leading, and the future will be the development direction of digitalization and automation.

As for other popular industries, there are many other popular industries. After all, Hoffman is not an industrial expert. He will be unable to explain the entire system clearly or thoroughly. He can only tell Sperl the scales he thought of. The latter is not in a hurry. He first recorded the head of state bit by bit and then slowly combined them. It is still a war stage. Although the battlefield situation has improved, part of the transformation can be achieved, but the economy must be maintained with the mentality of military industry first. What's more, who says that military industry does not make money? If it doesn't make money, where did the 1,600 tons of gold delivered by Japan come from? What's the minerals, agricultural products, and daily necessities delivered by the peripheral allies?

France then said that I have to deal with the rebellion of Charles de Gaulle, but for the sake of national unity, can we not kill it. Hoffman said that there is no problem, this is French internal affairs. You can judge as much as you like, as long as Charles de Gaulle doesn't make trouble.

After seeing Britain take back Pakistan, France recently hopes to take back southern Indochina. The north was handed over to Japan by France "voluntarily" and the south was occupied by Japan. Germany expressed its understanding and would help find a solution, but after taking it back, Cam Ranh Bay must be used by the European Combined Fleet.

After meeting these conditions, the French government readily signed the third sign on the Treaty of the European Union (Common Market, Common Currency, Common Economic and Social Policy), the Convention of the Founding Member States, the European Coal and Steel, Electric Power Joint, the European Transport Joint, and the European Defense Treaty (the first was Germany, the second was Italy, and the fourth was Western Russia), the four major countries of Germany, France, Italy, and Russia signed the entire Europe in turn. Even countries like Portugal, which have always been on the fence, quickly signed it. The last major signing power was that the British Hoffmann signed it after arriving in Madagascar, and had to wait for the parliament to vote. Therefore, the British representative was not invited to this exercise.

Italy and Japan are all-weather friends in Germany's all-weather world, and are the most well-known steel axis. In particular, northern Italy and Germany have implemented industrial integration. The military system, especially the army, air force and German army have basically been integrated. All kinds of weapons and equipment are basically unified with Germany. What is even more rare is that the political system is highly consistent. It can be seen from the arrangement of seats that Count Ziano attended as Prime Minister and Chief of the Air Force General Staff, next to Hoffmann. Marshal Bardoglio was reciprocally hosted by General Zeitzler as Chief of the Army General Staff.

Although the Japanese politician did not come, as the most effective ally in military cooperation, the leader of the Observatory Corps, Ito, squeezed into a group of marshals and generals, showing his different status. Regarding the South African battle, Japan also offered to send the army to assist the boxing. Anyway, the Indian dispatched troops of Yamashita Tomoto were idle, and they could not only make money and get some equipment when they came out to "work" to make money, but also get some equipment. Why not do it? The German Supreme Command finally declined with its tight transportation capacity.

Japan cannot become a member of the EU, but it has an observer status. It has a great status in the United Nations. It not only has the status of a permanent member, but also has higher voting rights in the United Nations than Britain, France and Italy.
Chapter completed!