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Chapter 56: The 20,000-Kilometer Expedition (End)

"This flag is a shame for Argentina and an eternal pain in the hearts of the Argentine people..." Maschel pointed to the British flag at the top of the flagpole and said to Peron, "I will keep him specially, wait for you to lower it with your own hands, and then raise the Argentine flag! Malvinas Island will always be a sacred and indivisible land in Argentina!"

"Thank you!" Peron was so excited that he couldn't help himself. On the one hand, he came today to seek German support, and on the other hand, he wanted to negotiate with the Germans to return the Malay Island. He was ready to ask for a price all over the place, but he didn't expect that Mashal would come up so unambiguously.

In the high-profile "March of the Motherland" (Argentina's National Anthem), Peron's supporters and German officers and soldiers watched Peron raise the blue and white Argentina flag, and applause rang out at the scene. The German military reporters not only took a large number of photos, but also left behind very precious films.

Mashal initially did not understand the reason why the Head of State specifically asked Minister Goebbels to explain to him before departure, but looking at Peron and his supporters who were crying at the scene, he deeply understood why the Head of State wanted to return the Cabernet Island to the Argentinians on the first day. Of course, politicians should talk about interests, but national feelings are the greatest and most fundamental interests.

"Today, we would like to thank the brave German and Italian soldiers, and the German head of state and Italian leaders for the friendship hand extended by the German leader. They have selflessly helped the Argentine people realize their long-cherished wish to regain their hometown... I firmly believe that the Argentine people will always be close partners of the people of both countries!"

This is a very special scene in diplomatic history: the Axial coalition that occupied the Cambridge Island returned the sovereignty of the Cambridge Island to Juan Peron, who was neither the head of state nor the foreign minister or the defense minister at that time (the Axial obtained the right to garrison), but everyone believed that Peron regained his homeland on behalf of the country, which marked the moment when Peron raised the Argentine flag on the Cambridge Island.

On September 15, Peron's supporters took the main force of the German-Italy naval fleet to land in Argentina. In Buenos Aires, Peron had been labeled as a "traitor" by his political enemies and issued a wanted order, but pictures and flyers about Peron raising the Argentine flag over the Cambridge Island, especially when the square was playing the movie footage of Peron raising the national flag on Cambridge Island, all Argentina was boiling, and everyone cheered: "Peron! Peron! Malvinas! Malvinas!"

When an Argentine politician was associated with Malvinas, he gained an everlasting momentum. The poor people took to the streets to support Peron, and the army turned against each other. Without a single shot, Peron took care of all his political enemies and fled, some of them fled, some hid in the British and American embassies in a hurry, and some were escorted by their subordinates to surrender to Peron, who became the unique leader of Argentina. On September 17, the Argentine Congress decided to hold Juan Peron as the supreme leader of Argentina with the whole standing applause.

The short few minutes of the flag-raising ceremony were released nationwide, and the Argentine people watched it again and again. At this time, Hull had just reached an agreement with the reluctant British. If Argentina agreed to join the Allied forces, the Falkland Islands could be returned to Argentina after the war. But it was obvious that the Americans could not use this condition at all, and Donovan had no choice.

Now, Peron has reached the peak of power. However, he knew that his rights were not stable, and the recovery of the Malvinas Islands was only a temporary impact, and this pleasure came and went quickly. He wanted to give the Argentine people a constant joy. Since he planned to unite Germany and fight against Britain and the United States, he still needed to gain more and greater support. He was ready to take the way of the head of state, be the savior of the Argentine people, and use the power in his hands to fulfill his promises one by one, give favors to the people and repay their support.

On September 18, the day after his official position, Peron issued a decree. His approach was very direct, using political rights to redistribute social assets: on the one hand, he forced a salary increase to the "White-worn Man" (generalized with ordinary Argentine people at that time), and on the other hand, he realized the "nationalization" of foreign industries. In theory, Argentina's nationalization policy is global, including Germany and Italy's property, but relatively speaking, Germany and Italy's little property was insignificant, and they had communicated and understood in advance. The German and Italian ambassadors agreed and generously stated that they did not need to compensate for their future opportunities to make money in Argentina, as long as Argentina exported agricultural products and metal resources to Europe. The big part could only be British and American industries, especially the capital of the United States and Jewish consortiums suffered heavy losses in nationalization.

In addition, Peron also defeated a large number of political enemies as traitors and announced the confiscation of their property based on reports, investigations and other reasons. These people included the landlord class, church personnel, capitalists, socialites and senior bureaucrats with widespread connections with Britain and the United States. These powerful people who were alienated by the new government tried to use the media they had in their hands to attack Peron, but were easily defeated by Peron, who was at the peak of his life. He had the support of the army, the support of millions of unarmed men, and the powerful German and Italian fleet outside, which formed his solid foundation of ruling. As time went by, newspapers were sealed and taken over, prominent figures were arrested and imprisoned, the landlord class that controlled the lifeline of the country was completely defeated, and the church power was temporarily suppressed.

This stormy change is dazzling, but for Maschel, who accompanied him, this scene seems familiar and has happened alive in Germany. Peron simply replicated the policies implemented by the head of state in Germany: nationalist sentiment was exaggerated, the interests of most people were maintained, and the people saw a reliable goal.

Marshal said to Crank: "I'm still slow, I should have expected it all..."

"The Head of State is accurate. No one has more experience in such matters!"

Peron imitated the head of state everywhere. Of course, he did this in history. The only major difference is the compensation in the process of nationalization. In real history, Peron finally gave high compensation to Britain and the United States, which put a heavy burden on Argentina. Now with the support of the axis, he certainly did not want to spend this money in vain, but he could not confiscate other countries' industries for no reason. So Peron filed a high claim against the UK for Britain to pay for the period of occupation of the Cavaliers Islands. At the same time, he used this fee as a nationalization compensation fund in advance, and the fund amount was exactly 100 million US dollars more than the nationalization compensation. The new Argentine government claimed that all compensation would be allocated after the compensation fund was in place or the creditors could also directly seek subrogation from the UK.

All Argentines praised populism for it, of course they did it.

On September 21, the second step of the new Peron official taking office was also taken to take action: Argentina, Germany and Italy signed the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance, which agreed that both sides would help each other, coordinate with each other, and jointly develop a comprehensive partnership. The German and Italian troops were invited to station on Malvinas Island, but they did not mention joining the axis, nor did they have the idea of ​​declaring war on Britain and the United States, which quickly relieved the emotions of the Argentine people. This also met Hoffman's requirements. He only needed Argentina to maintain a relatively close relationship with Germany and play a role like "non-believer" like Spain.

In return of the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance, Germany donated a batch of army and air force equipment to Argentina, including a battalion of No. 4 tanks and three battalions of German active combat aircraft, Italy donated a batch of naval equipment to Argentina, which is actually the old British cruisers, frigates and merchant ships seized by the two countries; Argentina began to export agricultural products to Germany and Italy, just using the will of the return journey to Madagascar. The United States is a major agricultural country, so the prices of corn, wheat, soybeans, grains, beef and mutton, which constitute the main export of Argentina, were suppressed very low, while the prices of industrial products exported to Argentina were raised very high, but Germany is different. The agricultural products offered to Argentina are relatively high, and the prices of exported products (at this stage, mainly surplus arms) are much cheaper than those of American goods.

After nationalization, the Argentine government had a large amount of money on hand. On the one hand, it directly sent money to encourage the poor people, and on the other hand, it also made large-scale purchases to benefit farmers, self-cultivated farmers and small and medium-sized capitalists, allowing them to personally feel the benefits of the new government.

The next afternoon, Argentina also held a grand national defense dispatch ceremony. The two brigades and pilots selected by Peron announced that they had landed on Malvinas Island and received defense. At the same time, a large number of engineering construction personnel, cement and steel were allocated for infrastructure construction on the island, which is actually a euphemism for military facilities expansion. These Argentine troops will receive German training and training on the island, including the newly given military equipment from the German side. Its important mission is to assist in the defense of the Horse Island.

In addition to public terms, Germany and Argentina also signed a secret treaty: stipulating that Germany will send more military instructors, technicians and engineers to help Argentina establish a modern industrial and national defense system and support Argentina's territorial requirements for Brazil; Argentina guarantees to input all Argentine agricultural products into the axis at market preferential prices, and essentially adopt diplomatic strategies and economic policies that focus on the axis. The two sides even agreed that they can launch similar revolutions in South American countries according to Argentina's model to form a national socialist international. Maschar directly hinted: Argentina can take the lead in exporting and take on the role of leading the big brother, and Peron should be their spiritual leader.

For Germany now, Argentina is almost equivalent to a "quasi-alliance" that does not declare war on Britain and the United States. Not only does its interests match the axis, but it is also highly similar in consciousness-form and regime organization. It is also preparing to promote Hoffmann to the surrounding countries to sprout in South America, the American back garden, and destroy Roosevelt's global strategy.
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