Ribbentrop has been working very hard lately, has been studying South America very hard, and knowing the importance of the state of São Paulo, he became angry on the spot, and was about to scold him, but was interrupted by Hoffman. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hoffman asks: "How many people of Italian descent are there in the state of São Paulo?" ”

"About ...... About...... 200,000. Ziano replied with little confidence. In fact, this figure has been mixed up, and he counted one-eighth of the inhabitants of Italian descent as of Italian descent, and in fact more than half of the inhabitants of Italian descent were only about 90,000 - in the American republics, there were nearly 700,000 inhabitants of one-eighth German descent, and if Platana was included, it could reach more than 1 million.

"It's the best joke I've ever heard – 200,000 Italians want to control a country of 10 million?" Hoffman retorted unceremoniously, "You can't even deal with Serbia, which is close at hand, with a population of only a few million, but can be suppressed by a steady stream of troops, and you still want to manage overseas territories thousands of kilometers away? Please go back and tell the leader that I don't think Italy is capable of this, so you should stabilize the situation in Serbia first. I heard that Tito's men got not only tank No. 4, but also anti-tank guns? ”

"Like...... Be. Ziano didn't dare to come out, he knew that the Führer was not exaggerating, whether it was a tank or an anti-tank gun, it was all "sent" to Tito by Italy, and last time he almost "sent" the Tiger, but finally the Air Force returned the force and directly blew it up with a 250-kilogram bomb.

Hoffman asked, "Is this the unanimous opinion of your top brass?" ”

"No, no, no, it's just the leader's personal thoughts." After thinking about it, Ziano felt that it was inappropriate, and hurriedly added, "This is a not very mature idea of his, and I specially asked me to ask for your opinion, not a formal request." ”

Hoffman nodded, knowing in his heart: it showed that Mussolini was completely wishful thinking, and the Italian top brass was not optimistic. In fact, there are still many Italian descendants in the American republics, and the problem is that Germany has already controlled it, and Mussolini does not dare to talk to the Führer no matter how confused his mind is, and as for the second half of the sentence of "soliciting opinions", it is definitely added by Ziano himself -- didn't the capture incident that was settled by Ziano's gold watch means?

"As a young politician and his son-in-law, you should persuade him to pay more attention to his image...... I've heard people say that he only has less than 2 hours a day at work, and the rest of the time is spent messing around with women, and in the summer, he simply excuses himself to avoid the heat and doesn't go to work all day, but in fact he is still eating, drinking and having fun. Hoffman "complained" bitterly, "He is the predecessor and standard-bearer of the theory of National Socialism, we all respect him very much, and we also understand his desire to enjoy happiness, but the world is changing day by day, he cannot stand still and not move forward, Italy, as the second largest European country, will play an exemplary role in the future, and our cause has not yet been finally successful......

"I understand, I understand, and I will relay your advice to the leaders." Ziano hung his head and said, "It's just that sometimes he won't listen to what we say." ”

Hoffman sighed: "Then persuade more, it will always be good, the task of post-war reconstruction and European unity is still very heavy, you father and son should help the leader to take responsibility more......"

Ziano couldn't help but raise his head when he heard this, and when he saw Hoffman's eyes suddenly pick, he immediately showed a suddenly realized expression, nodded yes again and again, and said goodbye respectfully.

Ziano's father, Costanzo-Ziano, Count Capri, is not only Mussolini's close comrade-in-arms, but also a fascist senator who began to "march to Rome", but also the legal heir of Italy and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, vaguely the second-in-command of Italy.

After Ziano left, Ribbentrop, who had reacted, nervously asked: "Führer, do you want to?" ”

Hoffman smiled and said with a pun: "Minister Ziano is still sensible, he will handle it, your focus is still on negotiating peace with the Soviet Union, and Italy should not worry too much." ”

Ribbentrop then remembered that he was dizzy by the Italian popularity, and there was still an important situation that had not been reported, so he hurriedly said: "Molotov has given me a new problem, I am not sure what to do, I will ask you for answers." ”

"Comrade Stalin has given us another problem?"

Molotov said: Since it is stipulated that the Soviet Union will still exist in the future, that East Russia and West Russia will be part of the Union, and that Moscow is the capital of the Union, then East Russia should at least set up institutions in Moscow, have part of the social management rights, and attend the Confederation Cooperation Conference in the future, so that it looks more orderly...... Of course, this is all false, in fact Stalin could not withdraw all Muscovites, he simply wanted to keep a piece of territory in Moscow. "Vlasov is reluctant, but he is a smart man and knows that you have to ask for your consent before he can say anything." ”

"An enclave? How many places does he want? ”

"About one-third of Moscow is located in the east and southeast, excluding the main buildings such as Red Square and the Kremlin, and is roughly bounded by the Moscow River on one side, and he hopes to keep 1-20,000 troops in it."

Hoffman thought for a while and said, "Give it to him!" A little more reduction, 30 per cent is sufficient, but consider the setting of the airport - in the future the enclave will only be accessible by airplane. In addition, he was given a 30,000-strong security force, which could keep armored vehicles, but not tanks and heavy artillery. ”

Ribbentrop wondered how the Führer was so eloquent, and that when negotiating the terms of the repatriation of prisoners of war of the Red Army, the Führer had repeatedly insisted on the principle of voluntary repatriation, and now Moscow, which was more important, had given nearly a third of the matter with a wave of his hand.

"Here to fulfill his wishes, and you have to fight for Vlasov a little bit of other substantive benefits, such as the family members who were held in the hands of Stalin to get back."

"Understood."

"It is estimated that Stalin will soon build the Moscow Wall." Hoffman suddenly walked to the window and uttered a sentence out of nowhere.

"Walls?" Ribbentrop thought he had misheard, "Why did he build this thing, not to mention wasting money, and not to stop Vlasov's attack, besides, you promised to give him territory, Vlasov didn't dare to come nonsense no matter how confused he was." ”

"When will you be able to think more about the problem, think more about international politics and the connotation of the party, and stop being so ignorant?"

Ribbentrop, who was being trained, really didn't figure it out, but he didn't dare to squeak, and immediately retreated.

After the purge of Goering and the traitorous clique, the authority of the Führer became heavier, and after the Soviet Union and Britain sued for peace, the authority of the Führer had reached the point of no return. Now ordinary people do not dare to confront the Führer at all, even Marshal Rundstedt, the oldest in the officer corps, now respects the Führer, believing that the Führer's merits far surpass those of Napoleon and Emperor Alexander, and that in the imperial era, the Führer would not only be worthy of the title of "conqueror", but also have to add the word "big" in front of it. There are indeed people who persuade them, but Hoffman laughs at this nonsense - what age is it, and he still plays the emperor?

Ribbentrop was going to ask Goebbels why the Führer said that Moscow would have a "wall" in the future, if even the doctors could not say, then most likely the matter would be complicated.

After Ribbentrop left, Hoffmann pondered for a moment, and then asked Daldges to summon Marshal Kesselring, First Deputy Commander of the Air Force, and General Carldenbronner, Chief of the General Directorate of Imperial Security.

"What do you think of Ziano and his son?"

Caissellin was a little surprised, but he still reported what he had learned and seen in Italy, and Carlden Bronner talked a little about the black material of the two, but there were not many places that could be blackened - at most, the Ziano father and son were a bit of a wall-to-wall style, and nothing else. It is inevitable to take bribes and engage women, but compared to Mussolini, he is simply a saint.

"What about the Italian leader?"

The two men looked at each other, began to ponder the meaning of the Führer's question, and seriously described their impressions of Mussolini - which were fair because they could not understand Hoffmann's thoughts. In fact, there were many jokes about the Italian leaders, but Kesselring was very restrained in telling only a few, and the gold watch was only one of them.

Hoffman nodded, and then explained Mussolini's whimsical idea, and the two immediately understood: no wonder the Führer was so indignant, the Italians were indeed too unspeakable. But the two were still taken aback, the Führer meant to get rid of the Italian leader?

"Italy is the most important and crucial link in the European system, its position and political system dictate that I cannot use force or the threat of force to achieve my goals, and political negotiations sometimes do not make sense of Mussolini's marble head, so we have to take drastic measures. In particular, the institutional stability of the EU and the United Nations after the victory in the war needs to be promoted by far-sighted politicians, not clowns who always make jokes. "Hoffmann was not Hitler, and he lacked the slightest affection and reverence for Mussolini, his voice was calm, but both on the other side were very, very nervous, and the Führer was ready to purge - first Kristallnacht, then Röhm, then Goering, and this time it was Mussolini's turn.

"Führer, I agree with you, Count Ziano is not only a noble man, but also a pragmatic man, and I think he would be a worthy leader."

"I'm going to prepare the Einsatzgruppen immediately, the General Security Service has a manpower in Italy." Carlden Broner immediately took a stand.

"The key issue is to convince Count Ziano to agree, which is crucial, so Albert has a heavy task."

Kesselring smiled: "No problem, I know the Earl father and son very well, and I will not arouse suspicion if I come forward to communicate." ”

"The Einsatzgruppen can be organized, but it's better not to do it ourselves, but to hope for a healthy force within Italy, so that they know how to cherish the hard-won victory." Hoffman told Carlden Bronner, "The news is top secret, and the slightest rumor cannot be revealed."

"Let's call it 'D' Day, and I hope to see the Italian leader appear in front of the world in a new face and posture when the Axis leaders meet in Cairo in late August, so that it will symbolize the unity and vitality of Europe."