As a matter of fact, some people, headed by British Prime Minister Lloyd George, already planned to make certain concessions to Soviet Russia during the talks: after all, it is difficult for Moscow to feel its sincerity under such conditions that Soviet Russia should first unilaterally fulfill its obligations, and reaching a settlement with Soviet Russia within a certain range can also expand Britain's trade and interests in Eastern Europe. According to his plan, the Entente would first provide Russia with a loan to rebuild its homeland, in exchange for Russia's full recognition of its past debts; As long as Soviet Russia fully accepted its terms, Britain would also support Soviet Russia's demand for reparations from Germany in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.

If the talks were to proceed according to George's wishes, it would undoubtedly be the last thing Germany wanted. They were already overwhelmed by the huge reparations to Britain and France, and the domestic economy was depressed by high inflation; Now that there is one more Soviet Russia to be the object of reparations, the situation will certainly be even more unbearable in the future. You know, although the Treaty of Brest became a dead letter with the defeat of the German Empire, between March and November 1918, the German army still looted countless supplies in Ukraine and Belarus; If Soviet Russia really wants to turn over this old account, Germany will not be able to easily deal with it with some money!

At a time when German Foreign Minister Rathenau was so worried about the possibility of an anti-German secret treaty between Soviet Russia and the Entente that he could not sleep at night, Churchill, a master who devoted his life to finding and creating enemies for the British Empire, kicked Soviet Russia, which might have fallen to the West, with practical actions, and once again made Berlin reap the greatest benefits with the same way he pushed the Ottoman Empire into the arms of the Allies in 1914.

When George's ideas were raised, the right-wing politician, who had the sharpest hatred of communism, immediately expressed the strongest opposition; He lashed out in the House of Commons that George's concessions were "wishful thinking" and that Soviet Russia would simply not accept the conditions offered by the West. Churchill even went so far as to say, "Tell that villain (George) where he's going, and I'm going against him." The right-wing forces in British politics were also enthusiastic about George's policy of compromise, as if the Communist Party, which wanted to destroy the capitalists, was by nature their absolute enemy.

Although George, who was more senior in politics, did not flinch, and sharply ridiculed Churchill for his resolute reluctance to recognize the status of Soviet Russia because he was "annoyed and angry that his stupid and clumsy war plan was crushed by the Red Army", the attitude towards the Soviet Union in Britain also fell into a stalemate situation, and George was no longer in control. Under the strong wave of opposition from the hawks, George's vision could only be aborted in the end. The French government was also opposed to any form of compromise with the Soviet Union, which quickly brought contacts between Soviet Russia and the Entente to an impasse.

In the face of the tough bullying of Britain and France, the diplomatic focus of Soviet Russia shifted to Germany. Similar to the situation in Soviet Russia, Germany, as a defeated country, was subjected to cold reception and suppression all the time throughout the conference, and even Belgium, which was once pinned to death by one of its fingers, was now able to ascend to heaven and dictate in front of Germany. The German delegation's proposal for a reduction in reparations and a deferral of payments was treated as a complete fart at the Anglo-French conference, which was not discussed at all. Under these circumstances, the Soviet Union and Germany, which were also excluded from the Versailles system of robbers and shared the spoils of the bandits, and had a deep enmity with the Entente, were soon driven by interests. In the face of the call from the Soviet and Russian sides for the appointment, the German delegation gladly agreed; Just six hours later, the foreign ministers of the two countries held a signing ceremony for the conclusion of the Rapallo Treaty, the only substantive outcome of the European Economic Conference.

Under this treaty, the Treaty of Brest, signed in Poland in March 1918, was to be abrogated in its entirety; The Soviet Union and Germany forgave each other's debts, restored diplomatic and consular relations between the two countries, and developed economic and trade relations with each other on the principle of most-favored-nation. For both sides, the signing of this agreement was a major diplomatic victory for itself: Soviet Russia broke the isolation and blockade it had suffered since the founding of the country, which was of great significance to the stability and development of the regime, and Germany also played a role in shocking Britain and France by means of the rapprochement with Soviet Russia, and to a considerable extent got rid of the situation that had been arbitrarily manipulated by the Allies after the war. The initial formation of the anti-Versailles alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union is the best portrayal of the triumph of national interests over ideology and the pursuit of survival in a jungle environment where the jungle is the jungle of the jungle.

If you think that this is the maximum of mutual reconciliation between the republican government and the communist state, you are wrong. These provisions are nothing more than the product of the two governments promulgated before the world in order to enhance their respective international standings. Just two months after the conclusion of the conference, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a secret agreement on this basis: Germany would send military technicians to Soviet Russia to conduct research, manufacture and testing of weapons, all of which were tanks, aircraft, heavy artillery, heavy machine guns, poison gas bombs, and even the most sensitive submarines that Germany had developed and possessed, which the Treaty of Versailles expressly prohibited. For Germany and the Soviet Union, it was also a mutually beneficial agreement: the vast expanse of Siberia provided an excellent cover for German offensive weapons research, and Britain and France, which were far away from the emperor, could not reach at all, and the Russians who provided the space were able to share the results of the Germans' research, thus greatly enriching their defense and military forces, which lagged far behind the Western powers.

When a high-ranking government official informed Rudolph, who was already a corporate giant, of the terms of the Desu Secret Treaty, he couldn't help but feel a sense of shock in his heart like a tsunami. This is not only because the Weimar government has become like a glue with those communists, but also because Fang Yan's proverb half a year ago has been fulfilled without the slightest mistake. The attitude of the military and the government has been clear, and they both hope that Germany's established military enterprises will avoid regulation abroad and continue to develop their technology accordingly.

Under Fang Yan's persuasion, Rudolph finally decided to establish a branch factory in St. Petersburg, the former capital of Imperial Russia. As a businessman, he does not have such strong ideological antagonism, as long as he does not do anything to betray the country, then everything will be profit-oriented. What's more, Soviet Russia, whose heavy industry was almost completely destroyed after the war, gave extremely high preferential treatment in land use and fiscal taxation in order to attract investment from German manufacturers. In any case, if you have to maintain the day-to-day expenses of this huge shipyard in Hamburg, it is better to transfer some of the extra employees and equipment so that they can make a difference abroad.

For this action, Fang Yan also had detailed considerations. It is true that the current friendly relations between Germany and the Soviet Union are based on the special historical circumstances of the anti-Versailles system, and it is impossible to expect the two countries to be as strong as they are today. But the establishment of shipyards in Soviet Russia was, to some extent, conducive to the situation in the future after Germany parted ways with it. If they can leave a relatively complete shipbuilding industry for Soviet Russia, then the Russians who are full of warmth and thought will inevitably spend more resources and manpower on the navy; The Army's input would also be significantly reduced, which would reduce the pressure on Germany on the Eastern Front. On the other hand, Stalin, the "loving father", was very fond of battleships that could show off the might of the Red Empire, and the naval reconstruction plan approved by him included 16 heavy battleships alone; Once Soviet Russia had a passable shipbuilding capacity, Fang Yan had every reason to expect what Stalin, Germany's "most loyal ally," would do for his own liking and ambitions.

As for the threat posed by the Soviet Russian Navy to Germany in the future, Fang Yan did not have any worries. With the development of technology, the key to determining victory or defeat at sea will be transferred from the traditional cannon giant ships to the hands of aviation; Relying on Germany's absolute geographical superiority in the Baltic Sea strategy, it can completely rely on land-based aviation to sink these behemoths of the Soviet and Russian navies one by one, and let the other side's ambitions be wiped out at a very low cost.

In fact, Soviet Russia, which owned the whole of Siberia, was fundamentally different from Germany in terms of domestic market share and total resources: they could live behind closed doors, as they did in the Middle Ages, and they did not have the same imminent demand for overseas markets as Germany did. In this case, their need for a navy with overseas interests is undoubtedly very limited. There is only one place where Soviet Russia really needs to deploy a powerful fleet, and that is the South Black Sea, which does not freeze all year round: whether it is economic, political, cultural, or historical demands, the Balkan countries represented by Turkey are the core interests that Russia needs most and is most worthy of solving. However, Fang Yan obviously would not do anything that would help the strategy of Soviet Russia, and his plan was very clear, that is, to invest the few resources of Soviet Russia into the bottomless pit of building a new Baltic Fleet, which was extremely cost-effective, so as to provide an excellent boost for the possible German-Soviet war in the future.

Seeing that the situation has been spread out in various fields, Fang Yan is also determined to come to the front of the stage from behind the scenes as soon as possible. He had spent too much time in the shallows of the limited size of the middle school, and it was a torture for him to spend a lot of time every day in the basic courses that he had already mastered. He applied to the school for further study in the next academic year, and then slightly loosened some of the restrictions he had imposed on his academic level. The final result was naturally no suspense, and Fang Yan, who had knowledge far beyond his biological age, easily entered a higher grade, which also brought his graduation from middle school forward to 1924.

The wheat waves wilted, the maple leaves fell, and the time soon came to the end of the midwinter of 1922. What all Germans did not expect was that a catastrophe was imminent.

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