It is not that France cannot be played without France, but that France is a country that is too large and has an important position, and it is difficult to completely suppress it with Germany's strength, and if the French problem is not resolved one day, the real European Union will not be able to get started. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoEurope can be an alliance without the UK, but without France, the EU is really fragmented.

With his victories on the battlefield, he had to think not only of ways to end the war, but also of how to deal with the problems of the European Union. He has a way to solve the EU's organizational system, its operating logic, and its interests -- he grew up in the EU before he crossed over, and he is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of all kinds.

Lately he has been pondering the EU, trying to create a more ideal, more comprehensive entity, and although the overall framework is to be achieved after the war, many things must be laid out now. The EU he had in mind was completely different from the EU before his crossing: a consensual round table, and a concentric circle structure around Germany, the latter far more powerful and solid.

There will be only one leader in the European Union in the future, and that is Germany. Germany will not only provide a nuclear umbrella for all of Europe, but will also form military blocs and rapid reaction forces covering all of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The main German territory would include the mainland, Alsace and Lorraine, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, and most of Poland and Denmark, roughly equivalent to the German territory of pre-World War I plus the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with more than 1 million square kilometers and a population of more than 120 million (excluding Poles), making it the largest and most populous country in Europe (excluding Russia). In terms of area and population, it is roughly the size of France, Italy and the United Kingdom combined. Only this size and superiority can guarantee Germany's leadership.

Below Germany are the second-class powers: France, Italy, Great Britain (you can observe for a while);

Then there are the three powers: Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Romania, Hungary, Portugal and Ukraine, among others;

Then there are the small countries that follow Germany, including Slovakia, Norway, Sweden, the three Baltic states, Belarus, Bulgaria, Greece, and so on.

The most difficult thing to solve is the problem of a second-class power, Italy is currently an axis iron, it can't fight a war but is very good at it, and more importantly, there is a leader who is completely ignorant of his own strength and arrogant, without France to balance it, the European Union will have a lot of trouble in the future.

On the whole, the economic strength, population, territory and military power of countries at all levels will be fully considered, and the European Council to be formed in the future will not adopt a system of one country, one vote and unanimous consent, but will give different voting rights to each country according to its influence and ability, Germany has a veto (more than one-third of the voting rights), most of the agenda items will be passed by a two-thirds majority, and a very small number of issues (such as the admission of new members) will require a three-fourths majority vote.

Germany has a way to deal with many small European countries, especially the countries of Eastern Europe, as long as the threat from Russia remains, they cannot do without Germany, and the problem is how to balance the power of Britain, France, and Italy. The most troublesome was Britain, which not only had a special relationship with the United States, but also had many colonies, which in Hoffman's view were hot potatoes and had to be rearranged by taking advantage of the war.

This time, France offered to take back Madagascar, and even offered to send troops, but Hoffmann refused because of the island's important status, but he generously said that France could get compensation from other places, and it was in this context that Ribbentrop went to Paris with a package agreement, which mainly included:

1. France declared war on Britain (it was not necessary to declare war on the United States and the Soviet Union), and announced that it would join the Axis and that Germany would return all occupied French territories (except Alsace and Lorraine);

2. France produces equipment according to Germany's technical requirements, from rifles, aircraft, artillery, tanks to warships to pursue reunification with Germany, and Germany provides drawings and does not charge any technical fees;

3. The former French colonies, now occupied by the Axis, remain unchanged as they are, including Djibouti, Madagascar, French Indochina, etc., but Germany agrees that France will receive compensation from the British colonies;

4. French capital can invest in the development of oil fields in the Middle East.

Although the Petain government did not accept the plan given by Germany for the time being, it was false to say that it was not tempted, and the equipment drawings alone were enough for the French to learn: in addition to the drawings of the will wheel that they had obtained, Germany also said that it would hand over the G43 rifle, the No. 4 tank, and the drawings of the Yunlong aircraft carrier to France, and also agreed to establish an authorized production line in France, including a variety of new aircraft such as the BF-219.

Economically, not only can France sell its agricultural and animal husbandry products at a good price, but the French financial oligarchy can also find a good project for oil development -- even during the Anglo-French honeymoon, Britain did not allow France to intervene in the exploitation of oil fields in the Middle East. From this point of view, it was sincere for Germany to reconcile with France.

Militarily, France could also fully restore its military strength, Hoffman agreed that once France joined the Axis, all remaining French prisoners of war would be immediately repatriated, the French army would soon be expanded to 1 million or more, the French navy could be rebuilt, and most importantly, he promised that France would not have to fight the Americans or the Soviets to the death.

And the conditions for France to receive compensation from the British colonies were actually not low:

Germany said that it would coordinate the relationship between France and Belgium, and divide a piece from the northern part of the Belgian Congo to France, so that French Central Africa and Uganda could be united, and Belgium would get some compensation from Zambia for its losses;

second, Sierra Leone and Liberia, which are close to French West Africa, where Germany does not send troops but allows France to move freely;

The third is southern Africa, where Hoffman intends to compete with Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Botswana, and Namibia, and all EU countries that cooperate with Germany and contribute to the war, whether Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain, or Italy, can get a share of Zambia (the remainder), Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi.

In Hoffman's mind, South Africa could have been left to Britain if the British had surrendered earlier, and if they continued to be stubborn, South Africa would have been disposed of as well, albeit with some trouble.

"But France offered to want Nigeria." Ribbentrop added, and then he saw the Führer fall silent.

"Petain's heart is big." Hoffman sighed, "Nigeria, I don't agree, but we can give the Gold Coast (Ghana) to the French, we just need to make a passage over Dahomey (Benin) and string Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon together......"

Hoffman knows that Nigeria has oil, which is very important to Germany, and it is also very important to the future EU EU, and he cannot easily release it -- oil and atomic bombs are the magic weapons of Germany to rule the EU and gain a foothold in the world, and Algeria and Libya under the control of France have oil, and if Nigeria is controlled again, there will be a hole card to fight against Germany in the future, and Hoffman does not want to fight another Franco-Prussian War.

He circled two positions for Germany's future interests in Africa: German East Africa, which roughly included Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanganyika (a German colony in World War I), and German West Africa, which roughly included Togo, Nigeria, and Cameroon.

It's not that he doesn't want colonies, but it's the general trend for colonies to secede from their mother country in the future, and there will definitely be waves of independence movements after the war, and the United States will certainly fan the flames in them, and the more he gets now, the heavier the burden will be in the future, Germany already has a large number of junior brothers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and colonies are far less important. The reason for the formation of German West Africa and German East Africa was different - the former was for the sake of face and to show that Germany had been fully revived; The latter are to keep the flanks of the Indian Ocean oil channel, and none of them are simply colonies for the sake of colonies.

As for allowing the French and Italians to expand their colonies, Hoffmann's motives were not pure -- once the energies of these two countries were dragged on the colonies, they would not be able to afford to trouble Germany in the affairs of the European Union, after all, Germany had no intention of living on the colonies.

"We can talk to the French again, and we need not be in a hurry, but Petain must be reminded that if England falls completely, then his condition will be a declaration of war on the United States. Moreover, he did not want to declare war on Britain and would not be able to eliminate the influence of the Gaullists, so he let him figure out for himself what to do. ”

"To the United States?" Ribbentrop smiled wryly, "If he had the courage to be beautiful, he wouldn't be the Petain he is now." ”

"I'm not kidding. When Africa is cleared and Japan beats India, what will be left of Great Britain? South Africa? - a lonely bridgehead; Canada? - a snowy land on the edge of the United States; ANZ? -- Far across the Pacific Ocean. At that time, there was no need for France to fight Britain, and if he wanted to get such favorable conditions, he would have to fight the Americans together. "If Pétain continues to pretend to be deaf and dumb," said Hoffmann, "then he can only tell Darlan that either he will do it, or we will support Reivalgan." ”

Ribbentrop's eyes rolled: "Can you tell him the news of the imminent attack on India?" ”

"This ...... You look at it, the key is to grasp the degree and pick a suitable time, now the combined fleet has not left, after leaving, ......"

Ribbentrop immediately took his leave in understanding.

Hoffman was lost in thought in his office, the conditions of the French are still a bit high, but they can still be talked about anyway. To ensure the final victory, it is not enough to rely on the means at hand, there must be something powerful, such as a super bomb!

He flipped through the calendar, and two days later, on May 13, there was a secret meeting on the superbomb, where the academic leader, Heisenberg, would give a full report, and then the project leader, Speer, would plan the next phase of the work, and he tapped lightly on the table, thinking about how to move the project forward. (To be continued.) )