Dulles was not interested in calculating the tricks between the pilots. He focused entirely on meeting Ribbintrop. The residence arranged by Portugal was very interesting in the same suite where the Black Cats and his wife had lived.

At night, Dulles met Ribbentrop, who had been here for "dust" for three days, but it felt like he had just come from Iceland and Denmark. He shook hands with Dulles enthusiastically as soon as he met. It didn't feel like a diplomatic negotiation between two hostile countries, but rather a meeting with an old friend who had been reunited after a long time.

"I heard you became Secretary of State? The Head of State believes that it was the wisest decision President Dewey made."

"Thank you for your compliment." Dulles smiled, "I heard that the head of state had a successful visit?"

"Yes, it's very popular. Every time I arrive, I'm warmly welcomed by the crowd, of course, there are some bullets."

"I'm sorry for this, but I personally apologize if we didn't do it."

"But you should come forward and declare!"

"Old friend, you know this is impossible. Prime Minister Churchill is an unswerving ally of the United States. We will not do such a thing as taking advantage of the situation." Dulles shrugged, "Actually, you also know that the reason why he said this on the contrary is to gain sympathy from European countries, and on the other hand, it is to gain more weight, right?"

Dulles said in a pun: "The political capital you have gained is abundant enough, what are you waiting for?"

The so-called rich enough is of course not about this, but about the situation in Germany on the battlefield. Ribbentrop pretended not to understand and joked: "I haven't heard of people who think they make too much money in business, hahaha."

Although the mercy of the champagne dealer made Dulles feel uncomfortable, the situation was stronger than that of others. Now the situation in the United States is not good, so he must endure this. As for friendship, it may be useful when greetings, how can formal negotiations be useful?

He asked tentatively: "In his speech, the Head of State repeatedly declared that he would sign a contract with the United States to not cede land and not to pay compensation, and then you will take Puerto Rico and Panama. I want to know how this does not cede land and not to pay compensation?"

"Not cedes land, of course, refers to the native land of America. Is Puerto Rico the 51st state in the United States?"

“In 1917 we gave the people of Puerto Rico the right to American citizenship!”

"But this is not American territory after all," Ribbintrov smiled slightly, "Did you give Puerto Rico citizenship, did you give Cuba, and the Philippines citizenship?"

"If they want, we can give it."

“They want independence more.”

"Maybe it?" Dulles sighed, "We also agree to their independence, but we will not agree to their vassal states of Germany. You demand independence on the one hand and obey Germany on the other hand. Isn't this a contradiction?"

After the first joint test, the two sides have fully understood each other's position: the United States can give these countries "independence", but will not allow Germany to reach out, and Germany obviously wants not only independence, but also to station troops, which is something the United States will never accept.

"So, why do you object to the territory and its inherent territory advocated by Great Britain?"

"You mean Newfoundland?"

"That's right."

"If Newfoundland goes to a completely legal referendum, of course it is within our acceptance, and I will inform Prime Minister Churchill tomorrow to go to the legal process."

Ribintrov laughed: "Just relying on those few thousand rebels, can he claim to represent Great Britain?"

"How many thousand?" Dulles smiled slightly, "The British Army alone has tens of thousands of troops serving North America, how could it be thousands? What's more, Prime Minister Churchill, George VI is a national leader recognized by the dominions. I don't need to say more about whether Attlee became the prime minister without going through the election, right? As for Edward VIII, where did his throne come from? Did George VI abdicate? Did he announce that he gave the throne to Edward VIII?"

"Don't forget that George VI's throne was taken from Edward VIII."

"Then why didn't the London government publicly declare the deposed of George VI's throne?"

This sentence hit Ribbentrop's weakness: Although London supported Edward VIII as emperor, it never publicly announced the deposition of George VI's throne, so Black Cat always teases itself with a sense of crisis of being in danger. Of course, Germany can understand that Attlee and others' intentions of deposing George VI were too shocked, which was not conducive to unity. Now Dulles seized this point to counterattack, and Ribbentrop seemed to have no good idea.

After several confrontations of words, anyone without prejudice can see that in the negotiations, Ribbentrop was no match for Dulles at all. It is not surprising to think about it: Ribbentrop was a civilian businessman, but Dulles was born in a political family and served as a legal counsel for the US delegation. In terms of eloquence, familiarity with international law, and understanding of high-level politics, I don’t know how clever it is. What can support Ribbentrop is nothing more than the current situation of the German army on the battlefield, which is better than international law and political practices.

Seeing that the other party's face turned red and turned from red to black, Dulles stopped at the right time: He could not tease him anymore, if he continued to torture him, the other party would go wild. He came to Lisbon to solve the problem, not to argue with the Germans, nor to quarrel.

"I came this time with sincerity, for the real cause of peace between Germany and the United States." Dulles changed his tone and talked about his bottom line:

First, European countries will restore their territories in the Central and American and Caribbean Seas, but their troops cannot be more than before the war;

Second, Germany and Italy cannot interfere in China, the United States and the Caribbean, but the United States promised to give certain compensation. Dulles did not say the specific compensation, but it implies that it will not be less than US$30 billion in interest-free loans, with a term of 99 years (basically, it means no need to pay back);

Third, agree to the internationalization of the Panama Canal, but cannot garrison troops, and the United States will not garrison troops;

Fourth, agreeing to the merger of Newfoundland in Great Britain, but not garrisons. As a transaction, the United States does not garrison on Prince Edward Island;

Fifth, South America's sphere of influence is stable within the existing scope. Don't Germany like to play two? The United States cooperates with Germany to cut Brazil into two;

Sixth, for the changes in territorial and colonial areas of Europe and Africa, if Germany is willing to give the United States a fair commercial trade opportunity, the United States will fully recognize it. In exchange, the North American market also allows European strength to enter;

Seventh, the Japanese issue is resolved separately by the United States. At least Japan's occupation of the Hawaiian Islands and the Aleutian Islands is unacceptable, and the rest of the Far East and India situation can be "understanded"

Eighth, cooperation between the United States and Germany, co-governance of the world, and oppose the Bolsheviks;

A total of twelve opinions have been explained, which basically represent Dulles’ new thinking on the war in the United States and Germany after he came to power. Many positions have been softened on the original basis. The most important feature is that the United States emphasizes the use of "economy and capital" rather than the garrison to solve the problem. The subtext behind it is that it hopes to use the strong economic strength of the United States after the war to squeeze out European forces or achieve de facto reciprocal treatment.

In order to make up for Germany's "concessions and losses", Dulles also believes that it can compensate the German economy. He believes that the German economy is also very difficult and needs US capital to be lubricated.

As for the Japanese issue, as long as Germany does not interfere publicly, the United States must find a way to deal with Japan. Otherwise, the weight of speaking among major powers will not sound in the future. Of course, it is impossible to eliminate or subdue Japan. Force Japan to bow its head is the preferred way out for the United States.

Of course, Dulles has a lot of ability to talk to others and talk to ghosts. He had just reached a secret agreement with Stalin's father on "strategic cooperation, comprehensive mutual benefit", and was ready to reach a secret agreement with Hoffman to "jointly oppose the Bolsheviks" with Hoffman. Anyway, what's the advantage?

After hearing this, Ribintrov had roughly understood Dulles's idea and said, "I basically understand what you said, but I have to report it to the Head of State. He has been busy worrying about the referendums in Northern Ireland, Iceland and Denmark in the past two days. It may take several days to delay the response."

Dulles replied with a smile: "Of course, to show our sincerity, the US government will not cause trouble for the German government in this matter, but if the peace negotiations do not go smoothly in the future, we can only seek all the forces that can be united."

Ribbintrov shrugged: "I don't care, the head of state has the confidence to settle all this."

"Of course he has confidence, but it's not better to have less strength? Cooperating with the United States is more conducive to Germany's rule over Europe. He is a smart person, so of course he knows how to choose."

"Dules said that last?"

"Yes." Ribbintrov said flatteringly, "He is arrogant!"

Hoffman shook his head slightly. Dulles's words were not pure threats, but a "reminder": If Germany oppressed the United States too much, the United States would definitely make trouble against the EU and would do everything possible to win over fences and speculators in the EU. Germany needs to weigh the price on its own.

"I got it, let me think about it."

After Ribbintrov retreated, Hoffmann's face turned completely gloomy. He walked in the office for half an hour, allowing Darges to call Ottoskozene.

"Are you familiar with the information, geography and other situations?"

"Everything that can be used has been used, and the action plan has been basically improved."

Hoffman nodded: "If you are about to start, are you confident?"

The big guy Skozene stood straight, with infinite fanaticism in his eyes: "My Head, I am honored to serve you."

"It's not for me, but for the 100 million German people, and even more for it," Hoffman said slowly, "Like Rank, the blood of countless German martyrs is in vain!"

"We will do our best! Even if we all die in battle, Germany will always exist!"

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