Chapter 77 The Cairo Declaration (continued)
When I heard that the head of state wanted Japan to ask for the old German Pacific territory, Kettle, who accompanied Hoffman, was shocked: The United States has not surrendered yet, how could the head of state take action against his allies first? What should I do if I push Japan to the other end of the United States?
But he didn't dare to persuade him, because the reason for the head of state was completely reasonable: As the Pacific Ocean is as big as a land, will it be Japan and the United States have the final say in the future? What should Germany do? The world overlord cannot really ignore the Far East and the Pacific Ocean. What if Japan's position is unstable?
The decision-making efficiency of the dictatorial system is high. As soon as the Japanese trio discussed, Horikito came to visit Hoffman early the next morning with Cole.
Since Japan did not bring foreign ministers, Hoffman did not let Ribbintrov participate, and only let Kettle and Cole accompany him. Cole was a translator in theory, but in fact the title of special envoy has not been removed. Everyone understands his weight. Although he is just a mere major general, he even surpasses many generals in terms of power and status. There are rumors that the head of state is planning to put Cole in the American Republic in the future as deputy prime minister and foreign minister, and is a good reserve for the top management. You should know that Cole has not even arrived at the age of 40.
"After Europe parted, the head of state and Marshal Kettle remained vaguely in style, and he established Europe and achieved hegemony, which was deeply admired." Horitiki came up and flattered, "Only the empire is still fighting hard, the future is unclear, and he is ashamed of his allies."
"Where is it, Marshal Hori is polite. Your country will take India and its future will be limitless. Don't worry about the affairs of the United States. Don't we continue to fight with them. One day, the American people will wake up."
"Since they are all acquaintances, then I'm not polite?"
"You said..."
"We have reached the preliminary opinions after in-depth discussions last night." Hori Teiki knew that it was useless and in circles, and the head of state was the most practical. Diplomacy was only aroused disgust, so he simply went straight to the point:
First, the original German New Guinea territory under our control can be transferred to you. If it is not under our control, you will seize it by yourself. If we need our cooperation, we will discuss it separately at that time;
Second, the original German Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, and Caroline Islands are not large in size, but they are the absolute pillar areas of the defense circle of the despise country. They have significant benefits for the survival and self-defense of the empire and cannot be transferred;
Third, the original German Samoa and other places were never occupied by the customs countries, and there was no question of transfer. It would be captured by your country on its own. If we need our cooperation, we will discuss it separately at that time.
Keitel widened his eyes in surprise, unable to believe his ears: the Japanese actually handed over the largest place he thought was the most impossible. This was more than 50,000 square kilometers of land. He thought the other party would at most give a bird dropping island like Nauru.
"Master Hori, thank you for your hard work." Hoffman smiled slightly, "If your country makes such a sacrifice, of course, I cannot enjoy the benefits of your country. I wonder what your country needs?"
"this……"
"We are all our own people, but it's okay. We've been doing business with Marshal Hori in the future."
"Then I will just say it shamelessly." Hori Teiki cleared her throat and explained it one by one.
First, if the German army marched towards Australia and New Zealand, the despise country hoped to obtain the existing Australian territory of Western Australia, and the Northern Territory was part of Japan's Australia, and there was no territorial requirement for the despise country of New Zealand;
Second, all the fortifications built by the customs country in this place are unconditionally transferred to your country. If your country needs it, all the weapons, equipment, supplies and materials can be kept, and the same quantity and quality of the army will be compensated;
Third, within three years, your country will provide our army with 5 Axis-class aircraft carriers, 10 Hedgehog-class destroyers, 1,500 tanks, 3,000 aircraft, 10 million tons of petroleum products, 10 million tons of special steel and other equipment lists. Among the tanks, the composition ratio of No. 4, No. 5 (Leopard) and No. 6 (Tiger) is 3:5:2.3,000 aircraft are mainly me-262, Zidian, Liefeng, Ta-152, F-190, and Ju-188, with a small number of 4 heavy bombers. The specific proportion will be discussed separately;
Fourth, your country transfers high-performance engines to your despise countries, focusing on high-temperature alloy steel formulas, advanced radars and other important technologies. This party guarantees that it will only use them without any external transmission;
Fifth, after your country enters the German New Guinea region, no matter what your country has to do with the United States, the two armies are still allies. Your military needs to provide equipment, materials, supplies, intelligence and other assistance to our army as much as possible. Your country will provide first and settle the funds separately. Our army has a small number of liaison officers and intelligence personnel stationed there, and all retreat after the war. If your country and the United States are in a neutral position, if our army fails to fight, it will hide in your military defense zone, your military needs will do its best to protect it and will not hand it over to the US army, and will be handed back to the despised country at the appropriate time;
Sixth, your military personnel promise not to provide convenience and assistance to the US military’s defense zone to attack us;
Seventh, help the country train 2,000 pilots, half of the army and navy each. The navy must be a carrier-based pilot, and the expenses and materials will be borne by you.
Kettle's face changed drastically, Hori Teki's request was a lion's big talk. Even Kerr was shocked. When did General Hori so greedy?
Hoffman's face was calm: "Have you finished your terms?"
"Sorry, there is another one. The army of the country was very happy after using the train guns. He was eager to get one Gustav cannon and five K5 heavy cannons. He begged your country to give up the pain and let us transfer the Yamato-class 460 cannon production technology to your country." Horitiki bowed deeply, "I know that these conditions are a bit too much. As an ally who shares life and death and depends on each other, Japan should not be petty about some conditions. Since Germany wants the old territory, it is just to take it away. But Japan is really poor in national strength and cannot fight against the United States for a long time. Now the military and civilians of the whole country are hungry and gritting their teeth to persevere. Please ask the head of state to understand the difficulties of the country. These are not so much about the conditions for exchanging German New Guinea, but rather about the request of the country to your country for help, and hope that the jade will be fulfilled."
Hoffman nodded: "I know the conditions of your country. We will discuss it later and give you a reply as soon as possible."
"It's causing you trouble."
Hoffman thought for a while: "Your country has any comments on other contents of the meeting, such as the British-Japanese contract, the establishment of the United Nations, the unification of major powers, and the content of the Cairo Declaration?"
"We have no objection to other parties. We are in line with the head of the army and can sign at any time, but we only hope to keep it."
"Speaking."
"China has a vast territory and a large number of people. Although its economy and industry are a little different, its potential is not small. It has always been a model and an ancient civilization of Asian countries in history. I hope to retain a permanent position after its system is normalized, and the voting rights can be less. The condition is that China-Japan relations must be normalized before it can become permanent."
Hoffman immediately understood Hori Teiki's implicit meaning: Japan wants to help China improve its voting rights, but first of all, it must ensure that China and Japan end their hostilities so that these voting rights can be added to Japan. He nodded: "I think I can agree."
Although the United Nations designed by Hoffman advocates that great powers are unanimous, no major power has the right to veto it. It only depends on the number of votes, and it will only be valid if more than half of them are valid.
The voting ratio between permanent members and non-permanent members is 80%: 20%. Germany, Japan, Italy, France, Britain, and Russia are all permanent members and do not have to be re-elected and permanently in office. There are 12 non-permanent members, half of which are re-elected every three years and cannot be re-elected. The quotas are allocated by region and voting rights are equal. Among them, there are 5 in Europe, 3 in Asia and the Pacific, 2 in South America, 1 in North America and the Caribbean, and 1 in Africa.
The meeting agreed to be included in the permanent membership after the United States is absorbed in the future. Without the current situation, the voting rights of major countries are:
Germany: 24%
Japan: 16%
Italy: 12%
France: 11%
UK: 10%
Russia: 7%
Among them, Germany basically secured the votes of 24% + Italy 12% + Russia 7% 43%. In addition, some non-permanent members have the right to vote. For example, in Hoffmann's design, there are few independent countries in Africa in the short term, only Egypt, the German Republic of Africa, the Boer Republic, etc. South America's La Plata Group is also the basic German market. No matter how you choose, you can't escape Germany's palm. You can basically get veto power with more than 50%. Other major countries should also understand, but no one dares to jump out to challenge Germany's authority, otherwise whoever jumps first will be punished by Germany.
After Horitiki left, Keitel sighed: "I finally got to know each other today. Two people didn't expect: the first one was that Japan was willing to cut its losses; the second one was that Japan had such high requirements, and a little New Guinea territory was much higher than Pakistan's asking price."
"You don't agree?"
"Price down." Keitel smiled bitterly, "If this condition is spread, others will laugh at us as suckers. It is not easy to buy Pakistan with so much money?"
"Do you think the Japanese are really willing to exchange or don't want to give it, and deliberately offer a high price?"
"I..." The Chief of Staff got stuck, and he really couldn't judge.
"Keor, tell me."
"I think the Japanese are sincere. General Hori was planning to persuade the country to deliberately open this price. In addition, he also tested whether we are willing to continue to maintain the Japan-German axis." Kerr analyzed, "If we do not agree, it is not ruled out that Japan will accelerate its surrender to the United States. Truman's rejection of Japan's peace talks does not mean that Dewey will easily refuse."
Hoffman turned around and asked Keitel: "Do you want Japan and the United States to continue fighting?"
"Of course, the longer the fight, the better, and the more you die, the better! It's better to fight for another ten or eight years, and wait for the head of state to unify Europe. At that time, tsk..."
"Since that's the case, I agree with Hori Teiki's conditions. Cole can get the deal by pressing a little price."
"real?"
"This is a down payment, of course it's a little higher. After Japan can't bear it, the requirements will be lowered slowly. Besides, is it difficult to just a few thousand tanks and planes? For example, we were going to take action on the 4th. In fact, Gustav is useless except entering museums in the future. There is time to switch to military industry production, so it's better to continue to maintain inertia. Instead of letting these tanks and planes go out of date in your hands, why not give them to the Japanese and let them kill Americans?"
Kettle and Cole were stunned. The head of state's business seemed to be even more insidious...
Chapter completed!