Chapter 60: Counting in One Fell Swoop
Vivien began to carry out the Kuding plan, but Zhuo Fei returned to Berlin from Bremerhaven, Zhuo Fei returned to Berlin because of Hitler's intentions, and Hitler, who had become more and more trusting Zhuo Fei, prepared a secret meeting with Zhuo Fei. The situation in Europe became more and more tense, and Britain and France, after giving Czechoslovakia to Germany for nothing, suddenly found that the rise of Germany was uncontrollable, which made them very unhappy, and immediately began to provoke relations between European countries and Germany, in a vain attempt to control the export of goods from other countries to Germany.
"Your Excellency, I think these are purely commercial practices, and if the government intervenes, it will give the truth to the greedy British." Zhuo Fei did not give Hitler any tricks as soon as they met, but calmed down and discussed the so-called business activities with Hitler first. "After the First World War, Britain and France have been using the status of victorious powers to restrain Germany, because they know that once Germany rises again, they will definitely not have an easy life in the future."
However, after World War I, the United States extended a so-called helping hand to Germany, not only supporting a large amount of money, but also exporting machinery and equipment to Germany. We don't care what the Americans did for what they did, but what we can be sure of is that because the US-led economy is involved, Britain and France dare not do too much to Germany in the open. Zhuo Fei's analysis drew frequent nods from Hitler, and this was indeed the case with Germany after World War I.
"The United States was originally a colony of the British, but with the progress of the times and the rise of the United States, the influence of the British has become much less than before. In the name of the state, it was no longer possible to restrain the United States, and Britain and France had no choice but to use commercial means to divide the influence of the United States in Europe, after all, the British still had a certain economic strength in Europe. Speaking of this, Zhuo Fei suddenly stopped talking, and instead took out a map of Europe and opened it in front of Hitler.
"Fรผhrer, please see, in the whole of Europe, Germany and England do not border, but in my homeland there is an old saying called long-distance attack and inbreeding. The only threat to the British in Europe was Germany, and the French were the followers of the British, but the French had a lot of influence in Europe in the past. They ran out of the Czechs in an attempt to provoke a fight between Germany and the Soviet Union, but unfortunately, it backfired, Germany ate the Czechs but did not turn against the Soviets, and the Americans seemed to be willing to see this situation. โ
Under these circumstances, the only thing Britain and France could do was to intervene diplomatically, but unfortunately, there were two other countries involved in the partition of the Czech Republic, and Britain and France could not concentrate all their firepower on Germany. Let's look at this map again, Germany is located in the interior of Europe, the local resources are not strong, if Germany wants to rise, it must import a large number of materials for industrial production. It was precisely because the British saw this that they would use their position in European business circles to try economic interference, so as to achieve the goal of curbing Germany's imports of resources. โ
"If I were to deal with the current situation, the best way would be to set up a large offshore company and use purely commercial means to confront the British. We can develop countless downstream companies to replace local business groups to obtain material import quotas, and use overseas companies to undertake the transshipment and procurement of imported materials. If the British were to prohibit even such simple commercial activity, they would be guilty of public outrage, for no merchant from any country wants to see his goods seized by another country without any reason. โ
"Americans have always touted themselves as a neutral and free country, and I personally recommend that this company, which undertakes a lot of material purchases, should be better registered in the United States. Cloaked in the garb of the United States, but secretly serving the Empire, if you are worried about financial problems, you can even implement the cash on delivery model to run that company. The British warships might have been able to blockade Germany's foreign ports, but I am sure that they would never dare to attack American merchant ships flying the Stars and Stripes. โ
Zhuo Fei's tirade sounded very empty, and anyone who had a heart could hear that there was nothing substantive in it, but Hitler was fascinated by it, and only he knew what Zhuo Fei wanted to express to himself. "Zhuo, what you said is very good, but I need time to think about it, it's not a trivial matter." After a moment of silence, Hitler finally spoke, and Zhuo Fei's expression was finally able to soften, he knew that Hitler understood what he was trying to say.
Hitler did not stay overnight at the manor, but returned to his official residence in Berlin overnight and convened a large number of his economists and staff for discussions. Of course, Hitler understood what Zhuo Fei wanted to express, and when Zhuo Fei mentioned the Czech Republic, he had already completely understood. The Soviets had not yet made enemies with Germany, but the intelligence agents sent by Germany to the Soviet Union had already sent back the news that the Soviets were clearly dissatisfied with Germany's annexation of the Czech Republic.
The Slavs' obsession with the land was invincible, and it would be a lie to say that the Soviet Union was not moved at all, seeing the Czech Republic being divided by the German-led Three Kingdoms. However, contrary to the expectations of Britain and France and the fears of the German government, the Soviets did not behave so badly this time, and even signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. When Zhuo Fei mentioned the Czech Republic, Hitler understood that Zhuo Fei meant that Germany could make some fuss with the help of the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union was a vast country with too many minerals and resources, and these were exactly what Germany needed. Compared with the stupid and crude Soviet industrial system, German industry represented standards and sophistication, and after two consecutive days of discussions, Hitler decided to start a series of industrial cooperation with the Soviet Union. The Soviets have always been committed to the development of their system of heavy industry, which corresponds to the relative weakness of basic industry, which Hitler used to make a fuss.
Exchanges between the Soviet Union and Germany suddenly became more frequent, and business groups between the two countries met frequently, and while Britain and France were concentrating their efforts on the matter, the German and Soviet ministries of commerce suddenly signed a so-called trade package. During the six-month trade period between Germany and the Soviet Union, all trade activities involved in the trade package were actually bartered.
Germany would provide the Soviet Union with a batch of industrial equipment and a large number of light industrial products, and the Soviet Union would subdue Germany with equivalent oil and a large amount of minerals, but from the face of this trade agreement, the Soviets suffered a loss. In fact, privately, the German government would also export a large number of diesel engines from the Soviet Union, and send submarine and ship specialists to the Soviet Union to help the Slavs build submarines and large ships.
The publication of this trade agreement, worth more than hundreds of millions of marks, has blinded the British and French governments, and this trade agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany is not what they want to see. The situation in Europe has become strange again because of this trade agreement, and while Germany is reaping a large amount of supplies from the Soviet Union, while Britain and France are concentrating on trying to sabotage the Soviet-German honeymoon, a trading company registered in the United States is quietly opened.
The trading company called Wood Forest was unremarkable, and the manager of the company was a middle-aged woman named Emma, and no one would have known that the majority shareholder of the company would be the German government. After accepting several small and medium-sized shipping companies in a row, the shipping capacity of Wood Forest Company is among the top 10 in the United States, especially after the acquisition of a German shipyard, Wood Forest Company has the ability to manufacture its own ships.
At a time when large sums of American money are flowing into Germany, it is not unusual for American shipping companies to swallow German shipyards. At a time when the attention of Britain and France was focused on the German-Soviet trade agreement, the wood forest company had already purchased a large number of Germany's scarce materials from all over the world, and many of these companies that supplied the wood forest company were British and French companies.
This is the idea that Zhuo Fei gave to Hitler, Germany and the Soviet Union are friendly and safe, which is definitely not what Britain and France want to see. First of all, the German-Soviet trade agreement was created to attract the attention of Britain and France, but secretly registered a company in the United States to purchase materials on behalf of German enterprises, and as long as a few more contracts for the transfer of goods were made, all this became a legal business activity.
Germany and the Soviet Union have eased their relations and can still obtain the supplies they urgently need from the Soviet Union, and if Britain and France try to destroy the relations between Germany and the Soviet Union, it will only make the Soviets hate such rotten capitalist countries as Britain and France even more. Once the rebellion of the Soviets is aroused, Germany may be able to obtain more and better raw materials and much-needed supplies from the Soviets in the current environment.
In one fell swoop, Hitler never objected to such a thing, and in the subsequent meeting with Zhuo Fei, Hitler also received another suggestion from Zhuo Fei. There are currently more than 40 ships transporting Jews to China, and if these 40 ships are used well, Germany can also obtain a large number of minerals and materials from Southeast Asia, and China's tungsten ore is a military raw material that Germany has always needed.
Zhuo Fei stayed in Berlin for a week this time, met with Hitler three times, and gave Hitler advice at the same time, but Zhuo Fei also gained some benefits from it. Hitler not only gave Zhuo Fei 50,000 Mauser rifles again, but also agreed that Zhuo Fei would hire German ships to transport Jews to China, and from now on, the German government would not restrict Jews in Germany from applying to go to China.