Chapter 691: The Three Axes of Europe (End)
The alliance negotiations with Italy went very well, after both sides got the results they wanted, and Italy also received military assistance from Romania.
After the alliance with Italy was negotiated, the relationship between the three countries has now become one of you and me, and I have you, and many issues can be discussed face to face.
So after all the countries basically agreed, the three leaders of the country sat down together and chatted.
It's small talk, but who takes it seriously?
For example, the German Führer Hitler kept instilling his anti-Semitic theories in Eder while he was chatting.
"Jews are not to be trusted, they are like a national virus, a moth, constantly sucking the country's wealth and resources. When you don't have anything to give them anymore, they'll stir up the populace against the government. They may even make deals with your enemies in order to protect their own interests. These people are not reliable at all, and they can only be cleared and thrown into the garbage heap to be their best home. ”
Obviously, Hitler was a little uncomfortable with Eder taking the Jews, and continued to indoctrinate Eder with his ways.
In the face of the anti-Semitic tide in Germany and Italy and even in Europe as a whole, Romania seems to be a bit different. Of course, this does not mean that there are no anti-Semitic incidents in Romania, but compared to the scale of other countries, Romania is only sporadic and mostly spontaneous.
As a result, the number of Jews in Romania increased dramatically, from 114,000 (1923) to 790,000 (1938). The influx of these Jews has also greatly eased the labor shortage in Romania. Due to the impact of the expansion of the army, the domestic labor force has changed from affluent to scarce, and the unemployment rate in Romania is currently 1.9%, which is basically solved.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the small population of Romania. With the influx of more than a million people into the army, the military-industrial sector associated with it immediately expanded. Other industries are still producing the goods needed by the population, which also leads to the rapid absorption of the population.
However, this state of affairs did not last long, because in wartime, more labor would be concentrated in military and related industries, which would make the shortage of labor in Romania even more urgent.
So for these Jews, there is a real need in Romania. Anyway, there is no labor force from the motherland, or the sense of identity is very low, and Eder does not need them to identify with Romania much, as long as it can ensure Romanian supply.
Romania would not be too polite about possible strikes or raising the issue of equal pay for equal work. You must know that Edelk does not raise an uncle, but only uses it as labor. For these Jews, one hand of carrot and the other hand of a stick is the best choice, anyway, the domestic people have a low sense of identity with them, and it is okay to work old-fashioned, not to beat them honestly.
Yes, Edel treated them as one-time laborers, but he was just squeezing their surplus value.
When Romania won the war, they were all going to be packed up and sent away, but he didn't want to send them anywhere yet. Although the Palestinian region was the best choice for the Jews, Romania was not a beacon of pearls, and it was not so strong to suppress Arab opposition.
As for the rest of the place, Eder hasn't figured it out yet.
However, this did not delay his conversation with the leaders of the two countries.
"Your Excellency, I wonder if your country has any solution to the Polish problem."
Although Eder diverted the topic, but talked about the Polish question, which Hitler was most concerned about at present, then as a qualified politician, Hitler naturally would no longer be entangled in the Jews.
I saw him speak. "Poland thinks that with the support of Britain and France, it will have nothing to fear, but we will let them know that even with the support of Britain and France, Germany will not let Poland occupy German territory like this. Moreover, our country has such a strong ally as yours, and it will not have the slightest fear of Poland. In addition, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, our country is still making preparations for another item, and the country of Poland should not exist in this world at all. ”
Unlike Mussolini, Eder knew from Hitler what his other preparation was, the Soviet-German treaty on the partition of Poland. However, this clause should not involve Romania in this life, because with Romania's strength and relations with Germany's allies, Hitler took the wrong medicine to discuss the Romanian question.
And the fact is indeed as Eder expected, Ribbentrop, who is currently in Moscow, is discussing with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov the division of power between the two countries, mainly the three Baltic states and Poland. As for the topic of Romania, it is also said that the Soviet Union hoped that Germany would be able to ease relations between the two countries.
True, the USSR wanted to ease relations with Romania.
Now Stalin has a lot of headaches for Romania, an anti-Soviet diehard, and of course this has a lot to do with Romania's strength. If Romania is as strong as it has historically, what kind of headache will it be, and it would be better to directly press the border with troops.
It's just that the current Romania, in many wars, let the Soviet Union know that it is not easy to mess with at all, and it is still stubbornly fighting the stubborn kind.
This was a complete delay in the industrialization of the USSR, which was the most odious thing for Stalin. Therefore, for the sake of the industrialization of the Soviet Union, he intends to reconcile with Romania, or at least ease relations.
Isn't it fun for everyone to put nearly a million troops on the border, these are all costly. Do you have a mine at home in Romania or a second-generation demolition, so disregarding your own economy?
However, Eder did not know anything about this, and after basically learning from Hitler that the situation in Poland was still developing according to history, he turned around and intended to seek some benefits for Italy. There was no way that the Italians were so amazing in the two world wars that Eder had to defend against it. At the very least, Italy needs to hold out a little longer, and wait for Romanian reinforcements to arrive.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, is there any gap in Italy at the moment?"
Mussolini was pleasantly surprised by Eder's words, but he did not expect the Romanian king to speak well of Italy.
And Hitler, after hearing Eder's words, couldn't help but wrinkle his forehead.
What's going on with this Romanian king?
If it weren't for the fact that the information clearly indicates that he was of German origin, he would have thought that he was the king of Italy.
However, Mussolini was still a master of seizing opportunities, and before Eder's words fell, he immediately poured bitter water. "At present, Italy's preparations are quite insufficient, requiring a large number of ordnance and industrial materials, among which ......"
In Mussolini's mouth, Italy lacks nothing but oil, and anyway, the more the better.
So much so that when Mussolini finished speaking, Hitler almost doubted whether it was right to choose Italy as an ally.
But before Hitler could speak, Eder immediately picked up. "Since Italy is currently in a difficult situation, Romania, as an ally, must not sit idly by. Although Romania itself was in difficulty, it was still possible to squeeze out a batch of additional supplies to supply Italy. ”
Then, in Eder's narration, a batch of supplies worth 100 million lei was thus sent out of his hands. And when Hitler saw Eder's generous behavior, he naturally knew that he couldn't run, so he gritted his teeth, and a batch of materials worth 100 million Reichsmarks were also pocketed by Mussolini.
This made Mussolini, who had received a windfall, smile and reaffirm his friendship with Germany and Romania.
The summit meeting of the three countries also came to an end in a cheerful atmosphere.
Each country got the results it wanted, and Germany got two allies to help it share the pressure, while stabilizing the situation in the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
Italy, on the other hand, was assured by Romania that its ambitions for the Balkans were further unleashed.
As for Romania, naturally, it is not bad. The alliance with Germany ensured temporary security on the Eastern Front, to which the Mediterranean Sea was opened with the help of Italy. The next step is to see if Romania has the strength to eat these gains, but Eder is very confident in this, because he has more time to prepare for this war than others imagined.