Chapter 9: The Turning Point (9)
"These small Central Asian countries did not pose a threat to the Soviets, and in the future Germany would only garrison 100,000 troops here, about the same as the current force, with the Ferghana Basin and a few large cities as support points. "I think they are afraid www.biquge.info of you, not of the Central Asians. Comrade Stalin in other regions and ethnic minorities that do not like the eye can also go to Central Asia, so that Russia can be purified. ”
Molotov's heart trembled, although both sides spoke politely without the slightest tension, he knew that the Germans in Central Asia did not intend to let go. As for the three Transcaucasian countries, he didn't even ask, and the result was beyond doubt.
In fact, Hoffman also has a unified arrangement for the three countries of the Transcaucasia, especially the Baku oil field will be divided into four parts in the future, one for Azerbaijan, one for Germany, one for Western Russia, and one for Turkey. As for giving a share to Western Russia, it is because a lot of oil will have to transit from Russia in the future, and although the territory currently controlled by Vlasov has the point of the second Baku, it is almost completely in ruins and needs to be rebuilt, and there will be no oil at all, and there will be no oil at all, and the short-term economic recovery of Western Russia will be a big problem. Hoffman wants two stable and opposing regimes, not two countries that are extremely unstable and prone to self-explosion.
"The last core clause is about war reparations." Ribbentrop explained, "We lost a lot because of the war. ”
"The Soviets lost even more."
"But there is no way, many people in our country advocate demanding high reparations, Britain and France have paid the price, and Russia is no exception, otherwise the Führer will not be fair." Regarding the section on reparations, Ribbentrop appeared to be a little tough, "Britain and France will eventually surrender their fleets, and you have no fleets to hand over, so you must use other methods." ”
Molotov listened quietly to what he said.
"We know that you have discovered large oil fields in Siberia and at the same time you have built a large number of industrial enterprises in the Ural Mountains. If we have a desperate attitude, these places can be bombed. ”
"If you're not afraid of death, you can give it a try."
Ribbentrop smiled: "Don't provoke me, I can't stand the agitation...... After the end of the British campaign, we had 2,000 jet bombers at our disposal, and we had nothing to do with bombing the Urals every day -- and you didn't have any planes to defend against jets. ”
Molotov's face darkened, and he forced himself not to speak.
"Our technical experts have assessed that the annual production of your new field may be between 12 million and 15 million tons per year, and if the war is over and you concentrate on exploration, there will be a big increase. It is expected to expand to 30 million tons in three years, and it may be able to increase to 50 million tons in another five years. Our claim requirements are not high, and all the others are waived, as long as 300 million tons of crude oil. ”
"You deceive people too much!"
"Don't worry, listen to me. For the first 5 years, we asked for 10 million tonnes of crude oil per year, 15 million tonnes per year from the 6th year, and 20 million tonnes per year from the 10th year, with no interest on the way. You can pay off this account quickly, which is much more favorable than forcing you to hand over your gold and silver, and hand over all your heavy equipment, right? ”
"300 million tons is too much, only 100 million tons at most!" Molotov shook his head and said, "It's better not to claim from each other, as you said, we seek common ground while reserving differences, it is an armistice, not the Soviets surrendering to you." ”
The Bolshevik Party was mentally prepared for the reparations, 300 million tons was a little more, but it was not impossible to consider, not to mention the fact that there were many years and no interest-bearing clauses, but Molotov believed that it was a little bit to be able to suppress a little.
"I don't count the numbers, the Führer personally set it, and now we have issued an oil fund, so the officers all have shares in it, and if you don't get more money to pay dividends, this fund will be in big trouble."
"What's the matter with us?" Molotov was inexplicable.
"Of course it's about you, it's not just about it, it's about it." Ribbentrop explained, "Where does the country have the money to settle for the discharge of soldiers, to arrange for the retirement of officers, especially senior officers? If we can't do that, we won't be able to push forward with disarmament, and then we can't reduce the army, and if we don't cut it, we can only fight. It doesn't take so much land to fight the United States, and the navy and air force are not very large, so who do you say they can fight? ”
Molotov was amused by the other party's shameless remarks, and sarcastically said: "If we don't give money, you will continue to fight?" ”
"That's pretty much what it means, the army is very difficult to manage, don't you think the status of the soldiers is too high now? Or did Comrade Stalin not feel this way? If it weren't for the Führer's pressure, the party would have been unable to command the officer corps, otherwise what would the marshals and generals of the long list of traitorous groups do? Can your party still command the guns? Can it be stable by repressing? Ribbentrop dragged out meaningfully, "You are an old revolutionary...... You should fully understand my words, the most dangerous enemy is not outside, but around...... Otherwise, how could there be someone like Goering? ”
Molotov was shocked: this could never be passed on, and if Stalin's father's suspicions flared up again, it would kill people again. The champagne dealers seem to have been frightened a lot in the "traitorous group" incident, otherwise how could they open their mouths and shut their mouths "Leader?" ”
At this point, the big terms have basically been negotiated, and it is Ribbentrop's turn to flicker Dafa into battle.
"In the future, the two Soviets will achieve independent development, peaceful coexistence and peaceful competition, and jointly explore which socialist mode is more enterprising, which system is more in line with the all-round development of man, and which socialist values are more superior. With regard to the Bolshevik Party, we have always treated it as a weighty regional power, and you can exert constructive forces in the Far East and the Pacific. The head of state has published a "White Paper on the Construction of the European Union", which sets out the principles of the construction of the European Union, which is a member of the European Union from the Ural Mountains to the Atlantic coast, and the Menshevik regime is an important part of the European Union, and you can become an observer state of the European Union like Japan if you wish. "Outside the European Union, we will take the lead in organizing the United Nations, replacing the League of Nations, with its headquarters in Switzerland, a country of permanent neutrality," Ribbentrop recounted Hess's recent research. Your country, like the Mensheviks, will become a permanent member of this organization. ”
Since Germany has been granted an implicit veto status within the EU system, Hoffmann intends to replicate this system in the United Nations, giving countries a different number of votes, with a total of 80 percent of the votes of the non-permanent members and only 20 percent of the remaining non-permanent members, with a focus on the security, economic, political, cultural and social councils. In other words, no one in this United Nations has an explicit veto, but Germany has the largest share of it, and it can be achieved by co-opting a group of allies -- of course, if all the allies boycott Germany, Germany does not have the right of veto. This was a wake-up call for those who came to power that Germany could not only pursue policies that would be unfavorable to the vast majority of countries.
"At present, the preliminarily selected permanent countries are Germany, Japan, Italy, France, Britain, and Russia, of which Russia's voting rights are divided into two parts, which may not include the United States for the time being, of course, it will eventually include the United States, we can't turn a blind eye to such a big country, we sincerely hope that this war is the last large-scale war in human history, and may Germany and the Soviet Union never fight again!"
Molotov of the United Nations, the European Union and so on was not interested in learning about it, but looking at Ribbentrop's underbeaten face, he couldn't help but have the idea of stretching out his fist to teach a lesson, but he still restrained himself and asked in an extremely deep voice: "About the eastern and southern borders of our country......"
"We are open to this, as long as we do not resort to force, everything is easy to say, we cannot stop the backward regions from yearning for civilization, we cannot stop the enthusiasm of other peoples to turn to socialism......" Ribbentrop knew what Molotov was asking, and with a roll of his eyes, he immediately agreed.
This is the end of the exchange of views between the two sides, and then we can say something personal. Ribbentrop quietly told Molotov: "We found Yakov, he is doing well, the Führer instructed to give him special preferential treatment, and if Comrade Stalin agrees, next time I can bring him over and release him." ”
Molotov was shocked, and then nervously asked: "What conditions do you want?" ”
"No, no strings attached! The Führer said that it was very inhumane to blackmail the leader of a great country with the safety of his relatives, and he could not do such a despicable thing. If Comrade Stalin felt that it was not dishonorable to secretly release him, we could think of something else. ”
"For example......
"We can arrange for him to escape from prison, or you can send a spy to hijack ......" Ribbentrop remembered Kennedy for a moment, almost slipped his mouth, and quickly pressed down.
"It's better not to act rashly, let me report to Comrade Stalin."
Ribbentrop nodded: "If you or your colleagues have any relatives in the prisoner of war camp, you can send me the specific information, and I will help find it, the prisoner of war camp is not very easy." ”
Although the other party said it lightly, Molotov knew that this sentence was not light, and at least it had to be requested by a member of the Politburo or a figure at the level of a commander of the front army, and it should not be made in a big way, otherwise it would hurt morale too much.
"Thank you so much for that." Molotov expressed a very sincere attitude in this sentence, "I will go back tomorrow to report to Comrade Stalin, and the specific content needs to be discussed by the Politburo, but I will reply as soon as possible." ”
Ribbentrop knew that it would not be so easy, and that it would take at least a few rounds of entanglement, but he thought that it was very likely that it could be reached as soon as possible, and that a truce could be made before the end of the month. If there is no further cessation of fighting, then the Eastern Front will probably have to continue fighting until the Red Army is completely annihilated, which is not in Germany's interests.