5. Winning France is part of Hoffmann’s established strategy. It does not mean that you can’t play with it if you leave France. It is because France is too large and has an important position. It is difficult to completely suppress it with the strength of Germany. Moreover, if the French problem is not solved for a day, the real European Union will not be able to be established. Without Britain and Europe, it can still be an alliance, but without France, the EU will be really broken.

With the victory on the battlefield, he not only had to think about ways to end the war, but also had to find ways to deal with the EU's problems. The EU's organizational system, operating logic, and interest relations have a way to solve the problem before crossing the road, and he was a generation who grew up in the EU and was very clear about various advantages and disadvantages.

Recently, he has been thinking about the EU, trying to create a more ideal and comprehensive subject. Although the overall framework must be achieved after the war, many things must be laid out now. The EU in his mind is completely different from the EU before he traveled through time: one is a consensus roundtable, and the other is a concentric circle structure surrounding Germany, the latter is much stronger and stronger than the former.

In the future, the European Union will only have one leader, that is, Germany. Germany will not only provide nuclear protection umbrellas for the whole of Europe, but will also form military groups and rapid response forces covering the whole of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The main territory of Germany will include local areas, Alsace and Lorraine, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic and most Poland and Denmark, which is roughly equivalent to the German territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before World War I, with a population of more than 1 million square kilometers and a population of more than 120 million (excluding Polish descent), and will be the country with the largest territory and the largest population in Europe (excluding Russia). Whether it is the area or population, it is roughly the sum of France, Italy and Britain. Only this size and advantage can guarantee Germany's leadership.

Below Germany are second-class powers: France, Italy, and Britain (you can observe for a while);

Then there are third-class powers: Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Romania, Hungary, Portugal and Ukraine;

Then there are a group of small countries following Germany, including Slovakia, Norway, Sweden, the Baltic Three Kingdoms, Belarus, Bulgaria, Greece, etc.

The most difficult thing to solve is the problem of a second-class power. Italy is currently a hardcore in the axis, but it is very good at fighting. More importantly, there is a leader who is completely ignorant and arrogant about his own strength. Without France to balance it, the European Union will have little trouble in the future.

Overall, the economic strength, population, territory and military power between countries at all levels will be fully considered. The European Council to be established in the future will never have a system of unanimous agreement. Instead, it will give different voting rights to each country based on its influence and capabilities. Germany has one veto power (more than one-third of the voting rights), and most issues will be passed with a two-thirds majority, and a very small number of issues (such as absorbing new member states) require three-quarters majority to agree.

Many small European countries, Germany, have a way to deal with them, especially Eastern European countries. As long as Russia's threat is still there, they cannot live without Germany. The problem is how to balance the power of Britain, France and Italy. The most troublesome thing is Britain. Britain not only has a special relationship with the United States, but also has many colonies. In Hoffman's view, it is a hot potato and must take advantage of the opportunity of war to re-arrange it.

This time France proposed to take back Madagascar, and even offered to say that it could send troops, but was rejected by Hoffman because of the important status of the island. However, he generously stated that France could obtain compensation from other places. Ribintrop went to Paris with a package of agreements in this context, mainly including:

1. France declared war on Britain (no need to declare war on the United States and the Soviet Union), and announced its participation in the Axis, and Germany returned all occupied French territory (except Alsace and Lorraine);

2. France produces equipment according to Germany's technical requirements, from rifles, aircraft, artillery, tanks to warships to pursue unity with Germany. Germany provides drawings without charging any technical fees;

3. The former French colonies that have been occupied by the axis remain unchanged, including Djibouti, Madagascar, French Indochina, etc., but Germany agreed that France obtain compensation from the British colonies;

4. French capital can invest in the development of oil fields in the Middle East.

Although the Betton government has not accepted the plan given by Germany for the time being, it is fake to say that it is not tempted. The equipment drawings alone are enough for the French to learn: in addition to the Will Wheel drawings that have been obtained, Germany also stated that it would hand over the G43 rifle, No. 4 tank, and Yunlong aircraft carrier drawings to France, and agreed to establish authorized production lines in France, including a variety of new aircraft such as the B-219.

Economically, France can not only sell its agricultural and animal husbandry products at a good price, but the French financial oligarchs can also find a good project for oil development, even when Britain and France were honeymoon, the UK did not allow France to interfere in the Middle East oilfield mining. From this point of view, Germany is sincere in reconciliation with France.

In terms of military affairs, France can also fully restore its military strength. Hoffman agreed that once France joins the axis, all the remaining French prisoners of war will be repatriated immediately, and the French army can be expanded to 1 million or more, and the French navy can also be rebuilt. The most important point is that he promised that France will not have to fight to death with the Americans or the Soviets.

The conditions for France to receive compensation from the British colony are actually not low:

The first is Uganda. After Kenya fought, Uganda and Zambia naturally fell into pieces. Germany said it would coordinate the relationship between France and Belgium, and divide the whole area from the northern part of the Congo to France, so that French Central Africa and Uganda can be combined, and Belgium's losses will be compensated for some compensation from Zambia;

The second is Sierra Leone and Liberia, which is close to French West Africa. Germany does not send troops, but agrees to France to operate freely;

The third is southern Africa. Hoffmann intends to compete with Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Bozwana and Namibia. Any EU country that cooperates with Germany and contributes to the war, whether Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain or Italy, can share the large amount of land such as Zambia (the rest), Zimbabwe, Bozwana, Namibia and Malawi. Germany does not interfere, and with France's strength, it can completely gain a big shot.

In Hoffman's mind, if the British were more interested in surrendering earlier, South Africa could still be left to the UK. If it continues to be stubborn, South Africa will also deal with it together, although it will be a little troublesome.

"But France proposes to want Nigeria." Ribintrop added, and then he saw the head of state fall into silence.

"Betam's heart is very big." Hoffman sighed, "I don't agree with Nigeria, but I can give the Gold Coast (Ghana) to the French. We just need to set up a passage in Dahome (Benin) and string Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon..."

Hoffman knew that Nigeria had oil, which was very important to Germany and the future EU. He could not easily release oil and atomic bombs. It is the magic weapon for Germany to rule the EU and base itself on the world. Algeria and Libya under France's control have oil. If Nigeria is controlled again, there will be a trump card to compete with Germany in the future. Hoffman does not want to fight another French-Prussian war.

He has two positions for Germany's future interests in Africa. One is that German East Africa roughly includes Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Tanganyika (World I was a German colony), and the other is that German West Africa roughly includes Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon. For Germany, except for taking back the World War I colony, there are only Somalia, Nigeria and Kenya, which does not look too big in terms of territory.

It’s not that he doesn’t want a colony, but that it’s a big trend for the colony to leave his home country in the future. After the war, there will definitely be waves of independence movements, and the United States will definitely fan the flames. The more it gets now, the heavier the burden in the future. Germany has a large number of brothers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and the colonies are far less important. The reason for establishing German West Africa and German East Africa is that the motivation is different. The former is for face and shows that Germany has been fully revived; the latter is to protect the flanks of the Indian Ocean oil channel, and it is not simply colonizing for the colonies.

As for allowing the French and Italians to expand their colonies, Hoffmann's motive was not simply that the energy of these two countries would be dragged onto the colonies, and they would not be able to cause trouble for Germany in EU affairs. After all, Germany had no intention of relying on the colonies to live.

"We can talk to the French again. There is no need to be in a hurry, but one thing must be reminded that if Britain completely collapses, his conditions will become a declaration of war on the United States. Moreover, if he does not want to declare war on Britain, he will not be able to eliminate the influence of the De Gaulleists. Let him think clearly about what to do."

"To beauty?" Ribin Troop smiled bitterly, "If he had the courage to beauty, he would not be the current Beta."

"I'm not kidding. When Africa is cleared, what's left in Great Britain when Japan prints it? South Africa? A lonely bridgehead; Canada? It's snowy and on the side of the United States; Australia and New Zealand? It's far away from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. At that time, France didn't need to fight Britain. If he wants to get such favorable conditions, he must fight the Americans together." Hoffman said fiercely, "If Betan continues to pretend to be deaf and dumb, then he can only tell Darlang, whether he does it or we support Lavalgan."

Ribintrop's eyes rolled: "Can you tell him the news of the imminent attack on India?"

"This...you can do it. The key is to grasp the degree and choose a suitable time. Now the joint fleet has not left yet, after that..."

Ribintrop immediately said goodbye with understanding.

Hoffmann fell into deep thought in the office. The Frenchman's conditions were a bit high, but they could still be discussed. To ensure the final victory, it is not enough to rely on the current methods alone. Some powerful things must be included, such as super bombs!

He flipped through the calendar. Two days later, May 13, is a secret meeting about the super bomb. Academic leader Heisenberg will give a comprehensive report. Then project leader Sperer will deploy the next stage of work. He tapped the table gently and thought about how to promote the project in the future. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!