"Actually, I have no deep hatred for the Jews as an individual, let alone personal grievances, and all my past policies have been based solely on the Jewish question from the point of view of uniting the whole German people and seeking the basis for the long-term peace and stability of the Reich." Hoffman stared at Ribbentrop, "I have discussed with Speer that the Jewish race has historically committed unpardonable crimes against the Empire, so everyone must serve the state to atone for their crimes, and each person is tentatively undergoing three years of unpaid labor reform. As a necessary propaganda force, Jews under the age of 13 were not required to serve as long as their parents had completed their service, and minors over the age of 13 and under the age of 18 had their time of servitude halved. If someone is willing to bear the fruits of their servitude, we can pardon the individual directly. ”

Ribbentrop felt that he was a little out of step with the Führer's train of thought, and he cautiously asked: "You mean that as long as someone is willing to pay, they can take the Jews they want?" ”

"Your explanation is so low-level, it sounds as if we are a kidnapping syndicate, and it should be said that way...... "if anyone is willing to bear the process of labor for the Jews, or with appropriate economic results, the designated Jew may be pardoned immediately and leave the country wherever he wants." ”

"What does this appropriate economic outcome mean?" The Champagne merger-turned-foreign minister finally fully understood Hoffmann's intentions and immediately inquired about the "reserve price" of the deal.

"We don't want money, just physical goods, which can be 1 kilogram of gold, 20 kilograms of silver, 1 ton of rubber, 5 tons of gasoline, 10 tons of steel, or 20 tons ......of grain," Hoffman told Ribbentrop, "You should secretly contact Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, and other neutral countries, and communicate with the Jewish community in Britain and the United States through them. Direct contact with the Anglo-American government should be avoided as much as possible at the initial stage, and the exchange of goods and personnel could be made in Spain or Turkey, with representatives from each side of the country to settle it. ”

"Can they say yes?" Ribbentrop felt that the Führer's approach was a bit whimsical: among the materials just listed, gold and silver helped to improve the government's economic situation, rubber, gasoline, steel, and grain were all materials that could be used directly for war purposes, and Britain and the United States had been strictly implementing the blockade strategy against Germany, and could they watch the Jewish community send these supplies to Germany?

"It's a plan that kills two birds with one stone, and as long as the Jewish community agrees, the Anglo-American government will be in a dilemma: if we agree to pay, we will get a lot of supplies, and if we don't, we will obviously offend the Jews, and democratic politicians care a lot about votes." Hoffmann said of Ribbentrop, "The Jewish community has repeatedly claimed to be united, and if they are not able to save their people, this national spirit and political propaganda will inevitably be self-defeating, so that even if the British and American governments do not agree, they will secretly make an agreement with us." It would do us no harm in doing such a thing, and whoever would pay the price would take the Jews away. ”

"The Führer is wise." Ribbentrop gave a thumbs up, "You have at once taken the initiative in the handling of the Jewish question into your own hands, and your method is not only clever but more exemplary than that of Comrade Himmler." ”

"Don't be a sycophant, I know what you're thinking, don't worry about Himmler getting you in trouble, I'll make an agreement with him." Hoffman saw through Ribbentrop's trick at a glance, "But you have to be careful, this matter must not leak out and make a fuss, otherwise the old comrades in the party will not be able to spare you." ”

Ribbentrop sneered: "Please rest assured that I will keep it a secret, just as it was with the Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin." ”

Not long after Ribbentrop left, the figure of Propaganda Minister Goebbels flashed out of the lounge in the back.

"Did you hear all the conversations you just had?"

"I hear you." Goebbels nodded, "I can hear it more clearly." ”

"What do you think about that, or what do you think of Ribbentrope?"

"Ribbentrop is still loyal to ......the Führer," Goebbels considered his words, "he is not as ambitious and unsightly as Goering, nor does he interfere in matters that are not his responsibility, and his jumping up and down during this period is entirely due to the Führer's praise of him twice in public—which makes him a little carried away and confused about his identity." "The poor Minister of Foreign Affairs still does not understand the reason for this reprimand, but simply because he has recently gotten carried away and aroused envy. In fact, as long as he thinks about it, he should think that such important diplomatic posts as ambassador and secretary of state in Italy are by no means the right of the foreign minister, and that he is at most a leader who fails to enforce the rules of secrecy. The reason why Hoffman wanted to beat Ribbentrop was, on the one hand, to conform to the "public opinion", and on the other hand, it was nothing more than the intention of spurring him to accomplish those three tasks well.

"What does the doctor mean by that, the responsibility is on me?"

"Of course not! You praise him and appreciate him as a leader to your subordinates, and you criticize him and scold him because he has problems at work and flaws in his character. Goebbels replied quietly, "Whether it is praise or criticism, it shows the Führer's concern and love for his subordinates, but they sometimes do not understand." ”

Hoffmann laughed, the man who could be the propaganda minister was really unusual, Goebbels's words were ostensibly unprincipled to pandering to the leader, but in fact pointed out a problem: what if the people below could not understand the Führer's change of opinion on the treatment of the Jews?

"Tell me what you know."

"This is a good thing for Comrade Ribbentrop personally, and with the encouragement and encouragement of the Führer, he can change his mental state of being too ostentatious, too frivolous, and too arrogant, which will be good for his future development, but it will be ...... for the party and the country," Goebbels paused, "I am afraid that it will cause a great controversy, after all, the previous propaganda rhetoric and your consistent views of the Führer are not the same, and it will take time to return from the original position." ”

"I said that I wanted to exterminate the Jews as an individual or ethnic group?"

"Nope! But......," Goebbels said, lowering his voice, "the Wannsee Conference, led by Heydrich in January, had a relatively unanimous conclusion on the final settlement of the Jewish question, and many people had seen the minutes, and although they had been covered up and embellished as necessary, those who knew the inside knew what it meant. And we don't just say that, we do it - otherwise what do you think Comrade Himmler's concentration camps have been doing lately? ”

"Damn it, Heydrich took advantage of the trust I gave him to send such a wrong signal to the party." Hoffmann had always been very uninterested in Reinhard Heydrich's genocidal policies, but now that he was the Führer, it was difficult for him to change his attitude towards the Jews abruptly, not to mention that Heydrich had died at the hands of the Czech Resistance, and now the actual executor was Himmler.

"My personal opinion is that Comrade Himmler was very concerned about the Jewish question, and although there were ideological and national sentimental factors in it, it was not because of this motivation that ultimately drove this self-motivation, but he was just accustomed to faithfully and thoroughly carrying out the Führer's instructions, otherwise he would not have been absent from the Wannsee Conference."

"You're saying I can and should get him to change his mind?"

"Of course, you are the Führer." Goebbels laughed, "Moreover, what we have changed is not the question of the racial profiling of Jews, but the way we have changed our opinion on their treatment, which has changed many times -- the means of execution that we have just come to power are markedly different from those we have now, and even the ideas we had before the Polish campaign are different from those now." In a word, from 1933 to the present, our Party's attitude toward the Jews has been consistent, but the specific measures and tactics can change according to the changes in the objective environment and situation, and it will not be difficult to change them again. ”

"Great, this solves a lot of problems." Hoffman pulled out a map showing the many mines he had recently meditated on in the Third Reich-controlled areas waiting to be developed: "These minerals were urgently needed for the war but were desperately understaffed." ”

"Then there would be even more appropriate reasons for changing tactics, and I suggest that the Führer have a serious talk with Comrade Himmler, and he will change his attitude. As long as we agree within the party, this attitude can easily be accepted below through the propaganda apparatus and the open voice of the government. ”

"Doctor, you've done me a great favor." Hoffman patted the other party's shoulder and sighed.

Finally having the opportunity to change the infamous genocidal policy, Hoffman felt a lot more relieved, and the mental pressure and moral burden since the time trip had been greatly reduced.