The so-called internal purchase tariff retention and external purchase tariff retention refers to Hoffmann's start to play in the EU economic circle, which is divided into three levels:

The first layer is the European Community, which refers to the European countries' localities - excluding colonies, overseas territories, East Russia, etc., to coordinate permanent neutral countries like Switzerland through negotiations;

The second layer is the European circle of interests, which refers to the emergency exchanges between colonies, overseas territories and their mother countries;

The third layer is the EU collaboration circle, referring to countries with good relations with the EU and suitable for bilateral institutional arrangements, including countries with a colony of Country A and trade between countries B.

These three economic circles with the EU as concentric circles have built a new trade genealogy. Apart from these three levels, they are naturally people outside the circle.

The EU economic circle implements a differentiated tax system based on three levels:

Internal taxes levied on a pro-rata basis are retained by the collecting State;

The tariff ratio levied on the second level is determined to be 8%, and the levied country and the EU share the profit at a 3:1 ratio, which not only reflects the preferential treatment of the sovereign states, but also shows European unity. For example, Italy's import of goods from Libya will pay 1 million yuan to the EU;

The tariff ratio levied on the third level is determined to be 15%, and the taxation country and the EU share the profit at a 1:1 ratio - for example, Germany generates 2 million marks of tariffs from Argentina, South America, and pays 1 million to the EU.

Trade relations outside the above three levels, that is, no matter how much tariffs are generated from imported goods from countries outside the circle, the tax collector and the EU will be divided into 1:3 ratio. This seems to be treated equally, but in fact it is particularly lethal to the United States.

On the surface, Europe does not exclude importing goods from the United States - as long as you pay an average of 25% tariffs, you can trade normally. The problem is that the non-European tariffs collected by each country must be paid 75% to the EU, and the latter will be unified. In this way, the importing country will be sb at once: the customs tariffs received by the country (actually paid by the consumers of the country) have made a contribution to the EU in vain. Unless it is forced to do so, it will definitely seek solutions within the circle - in Hoffman's view, there is no commodity that can be produced exclusively in the world by the United States.

This strengthens internal cooperation in an institutional way, communicates with each other and realizes the overall pattern of closing the United States. The four major industrial countries, Germany, Italy, Britain and France, obviously benefit the most.

This economic strategy, which is neither export-oriented nor import substitution in developed industrial countries, was ultimately summarized as community industrial cooperation, creating a new model.

After the first two principles were successfully advanced, the third principle of reform in December was soon about to emerge - establishing a common finance for the EU.

Now oil has EU taxes and tariffs have EU taxes. Sper and financial experts have set their minds on joint shipping taxes. Each person and each ton of cargo have achieved additional charges for intermodal mileage in Europe. The proportion is very low, so low that it is almost negligible. However, it cannot stand the large amount and suddenly it earns more than ten times the oil tax. This is a tax levied against industrially developed countries and densely populated countries. Small countries, poor countries and sparsely populated countries cannot feel it.

In addition to shipping tax, tax rules involving the European economic circle such as EU financial tax and securities transaction tax are also being formulated.

After these series of rules were formulated, Britain, France, Italy, and Russia quickly understood the way of playing Germany: if you regard the EU as a large company, Germany is the controlling shareholder, and other major countries are important shareholders. On the one hand, the shareholders increase their strength to the company, and on the other hand, they use the company to join forces to get benefits and get dividends back. As for the dividend principle, naturally, whoever contributes more and whoever has the greater ability will be more.

Once the EU has a solid financial foundation, this organization will not become hollowed out - the European Parliament, the European Central Bank, the European Joint Force, the European Joint Fleet and even the European Court of Justice can be established. The EU is not a sovereign organization that is above all entities, but it elevates the relationship between countries and other countries to the entire EU level. Leaving the EU means that it can only be closed down. Even the largest European West and Russia dare not play like this, and other countries don’t think about it.

The biggest difference between the EU and the League of Nations is that it does not play false equality between countries. The principle of nations is one vote, no matter how big or small the country is. Isn’t the League of Nations finally playing out because of this principle? In this world, the difference between big and small countries, poor and rich countries, strong and weak countries exists, and their strength is not equal. They have to forcefully tied together to play the left-wing "equality of everyone", which will naturally either become false or behind the scenes. On the contrary, after Germany clearly proposed differentiated voting rights, everyone can understand and accept it.

Although small countries have little political say, they benefit greatly from economic benefits. In the future, the EU will play a common market, and small countries will have a lot of room for development. If the EU wants to establish a unified defense system, small countries do not have to worry about maintaining high defense funds. In Hoffman's words, "Can the three Baltic countries, the Eastern countries can resist Stalin by arming themselves to their teeth? Do they rely on the joint forces of Europe? Since that is the case, they should not waste their funds on national defense!"

So the fourth reform coordinated by the EU was about to emerge: unify weights and measures. Mainland countries dominated by Germany, France and meaning play the metric system, while marine countries represented by Britain play the British system. In December, the reform focused on maintaining consistency in cross-border circulation. After difficult negotiations, the metric system will be adopted in the whole Europe in the field of ordinary weights and measures. In the future, the metric system will be adopted in all parts of Europe. What feet and inches will be gone, but the British system will be adopted in the maritime trade terms - because the British Empire is the most skillful and smoothest in playing this set.

In addition to the existing standards, standards in other fields have also been adjusted: for example, Russian railways are universal wide rail rather than European standard rails. Since they want to achieve all-European intermodal transport, inconsistencies must be abolished. Vlasov has agreed to turn all wide rails in Western Russia into standard rails, but Western Russia is now short of money and hopes that some of the European powers will provide assistance - Germany naturally agreed unswervingly. Belgium and France have to purchase a large number of railway facilities in Western Russia, of course, and even Britain has a share of the pie. After all, the earliest railway system was played by the British. After the Western Russia made a statement, other Eastern countries naturally changed together - this field alone can create a large amount of demand.

The railway rules have been unified, followed by shipping rules, telegraph rules, postal rules, telecommunications rules, and telecommunications rules have gradually become unified, and then administrative rules, statistical rules, road traffic rules, etc. have gradually become unified. Since it is necessary to be unified, it must all be made the same. While there are not many vehicles now, the UK will change the left-handed driving to the right-handed driving, and the loss is not too great.

Of course, there are oppositions within the UK, but the opposition cannot give specific reasons for opposition. At most, it is emotions, traditions, culture, etc., but the current situation is stronger than people. Many places in Great Britain still rely on Germany for their help, so naturally they cannot interfere in these matters.

These rules are unification that the EU wants to do but never can do. However, there is one thing Hoffman does not intend to implement for the time being - free movement of population within the EU, free employment rules, or other conditions can only be implemented. Free movement of population quickly involved the jobs and national uniqueness of the working class and petty bourgeoisie. In addition, Hoffman's terrible progress in greening in Europe before traveling through time was even more unacceptable to Germany, so the population rules were controlled quite severely - the ordinary population movement of countries (referring to visiting, studying, traveling, visiting relatives, etc.) can simplify visas and even achieve visa exemption at a certain stage, but labor force is not allowed to move freely in the short term.

He proposed a unique principle of immigration and standardization - when European countries want to absorb foreign immigrants, regardless of the color or race of the immigrant, they must require the immigrant to have a secondary or above degree recognized by the EU and openly convert to the mainstream religious beliefs of the immigrant country. This is also the fifth principle of the reform in December, and it is also one of the most far-reaching measures in the field of social relations.

In other words, it is OK for the French to turn Algerians into French, but this Algerian must have a secondary school diploma and must convert to French religion - Catholic or Protestantism, Pakistani to British people must believe in British Orthodox Church, and Slavs naturalized to Russians must believe in Orthodox Church.

This rule was released and received strong support from various religious groups. Whether Protestant, Catholic, Anglican Church, or Orthodox Church all expressed appreciation for Germany's efforts to promote the purification of European beliefs. This rule also cleverly caters to the anti-Semitism forces of various countries - Jews who do not convert are not good Jews, and can Jews still be called Jews after they convert? At the same time, this rule also restricts the spread of Bolshevism - are those with religious beliefs or those who have faith?

All major countries thought that Germany used this name to establish the anti-Semitic and anti-Bolshevik pattern - this sounded much more legitimate than blatant anti-Semitic and hard labor of states, and anti-Bolsheviks. Germany determined all the European rightists who had always wanted to say that they wanted to do but could not do well with legislative principles.

The only opening is the existing nationality exemption, and there is no need to force conversion, but newborns must follow this principle. In the eyes of the church, this will naturally disappear in the future and not have to bear the murderous sins. This seems like a good solution.

After Germany proposed this principle, the Vatican Church publicly expressed its support for the new European order and the establishment of the EU, and frequently visited Europe. The mainstream churches in various countries also supported it. Even if some public intellectuals who are not very clear-headed want to oppose it, they must consider the consequences of opposing the majority. Now there are concentration camps in Germany, and it is said that they will also have European joint police and military police. Who dares to get into trouble?
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