Karl Renner, who had fought fiercely in the depths of his heart, seemed to use all his strength and said: "Mr. President is right, Germany and Austria are a family, and I have come here to inform your country that Austria is very willing to join the Federal State of Germany to build a brilliant future." ”

"How does this work?" Eric pretended to be surprised and said, "Isn't this a falling stone?" ”

"Mr. Chancellor, please don't be discouraged, take back what you just said, Germany and Austria are certainly a family, but Germany will never do such a thing under the pressure of foreign enemies."

The words are very beautiful, if you change a young person, you may be able to listen to the grateful, but Carl Renner is in his fifties, and he can do a prime minister who does not understand that this is Eric smearing Germany.

"Don't worry, Mr. President, I don't mean to say this personally, but the whole Austrian name wants it to be. Please don't shirk it, hurry up and send troops to help! Karl Renner ended up crying even more, he really didn't want to see Austria humiliated by the old enemy of Italy after the breakup.

Eric closed his eyes and seemed to think for a long time, but he was thinking in his heart how much gold reserves Austria had, about half? 600 tons? Or 700 tons? I don't know how long I guessed, but Carl Renner broke this atmosphere and said, "How is Mr. President? You must know that if you delay for one more minute, countless people will die, so please make a decision. ”

Carl Renner scolded Eric in his heart for pretending to be reserved, Germany's intention to annex Austria has been in history since history, what is the pretend? He even suspected that Germany had broken through the line so quickly this time.

"Well, the merger is a big matter, and Mr. Prime Minister, although he is in a high position, cannot make decisions for everyone, and all the citizens will decide by referendum, how about it?" Eric said as if he was struggling with his thoughts.

This is very interesting, the whole referendum decides, and what percentage will be determined after the vote? I didn't say it, which means that even if the number of votes willing to merge is 1%, the top management can say that it was decided like this at the beginning. Carl Renner is also a human spirit, although this is beautiful, but the meaning behind it is quite penetrating.

"Mr. President, thoughtful, this is indeed an option." This is true, and Karl Renner also felt that this was a good way, not only to disgrace the Austrian leaders, but also to make Germany fight for a reputation of free cooking.

"Then it's decided, I'll go back to China now to start preparations, and I expect to get the results in three days, and I ask Mr. President to prepare early." Carl Renner didn't forget to remind Eric before leaving.

After sending off the Austrian Chancellor, Eric returned to the United Front Work Department, by which time Hoffmann had already laid out all the plans.

"How's the talk?" The questioner was Max, who was the main contributor to the merger of Austria and Germany, and the reason why Max was not included in the exhibition was because he and Holwig were both doing high-level ideological work in Austria.

"Referendum, three days to get the results." Eric's answer was brief.

"The referendum is a good idea, but three days is too long, and with such a big move, the Italian side will not sit idly by, France and Britain will intervene, and even the United States will definitely intervene." Max was a little reluctant to speak his mind.

"Let them intervene, but I do expect them to intervene before thinking about how much face they will lose if the intervention fails." Eric is also worried, but he can't show it in front of his subordinates, but he has to cheer up, otherwise he will be in trouble if he is afraid to do things.

"Would you like to convey our attitude in advance?" Max was not opposed to war, but he was opposed to war between Britain and Germany, which was the last thing he wanted.

"Isn't the British handing over the battleship? Who is responsible? Eric asked.

"General Lütjans, the handover of the battleship has been completed, and I am visiting the British naval shipyard." Max did not know, and it was Defense Minister Brauchitsch who answered.

"Let Lütjans inadvertently leak the situation here, and if you don't know much, let the British take care of it themselves." Eric continued: "The United States has asked Miller to do the work, he is a German foreign minister, he can hold up half of me, the United States will pay attention to what he says, and make concessions to some interests outside Europe, and the United States should not think about European affairs." ”

"What if you ask us to jointly develop oil fields in the Middle East?" Max was quick to get to the point.

At this time, the Ottoman Turks had not suffered any partitions, and the size of their territory before the war was still the same, and Germany, as their hardcore ally and boss, was developing oil fields on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea in the Middle East.

"No problem, but let Miller not be in a hurry to agree, let the United States also give us some benefits, we can't give it for nothing, otherwise they will think that the things of the Ottoman family are easy to take." As soon as Eric said this, the people present couldn't hold back any longer, and even Max couldn't stop laughing.

Erik's words say that things in Ottoman Turkey are the same as those in Germany, and the feelings of trading other people's things also require buyers to give some benefits to intermediaries. Although Eric's businessman style is not easy to be accepted by the German public, in the final analysis, it is for the sake of Germany's strength, so everyone still maintains enough respect. You see, the presidents of our family are all in business, what face do you have that you don't work well?

"What about France and the Soviet Union?" It was Brauchitsch who was questioning, and the two were the ones he cared about the most, a feud, a fake friend who was superficially harmonious and secretly intrigued.

"France will definitely have to intervene, as long as the neutrality of Britain and the United States is guaranteed, France will not be able to jump. The Soviet Union doesn't have to worry about it, if he intervenes in this matter, we will meddle in East Asia and Finland. It was even possible to negotiate with Britain with the British-German-Austrian oblique front to block the Soviet Union in the northern cold and immobilize. Eric's casual remarks stunned everyone, especially Hoffman, who felt as if Eric had suddenly become a strategist, because these assumptions were the actual situation at present.

Even as long as Germany was willing to act as the vanguard of Europe, and the Ottomans were willing to hold back the Soviet Union, Britain would certainly be willing to join, and it would be beneficial for them to do no harm.

The Wehrmacht generals present belonged to the core class, and Germany's foreign and policy toward the Soviet Union seemed to be harmonious, but in fact there were constant moves in the shadows, and it was only a matter of time before the two countries would inevitably have a war over the territorial dispute over Poland.

"Then do you want Army Group B to conduct an exercise?" It was Rundstedt who proposed, and he did not want to miss the opportunity for the army to show its face.

"Another exercise? Just after the exercise, don't use the old routine for a long time, it's counterproductive, and I think we're all showmanship, just keep the status quo. "Eric directly vetoed Rundstedt's proposal, it's too stupid to practice drills at every turn, who can you scare every day?

As long as your own strength is strong enough, watching others practice in front of your house is as interesting as watching a folk juggling troupe play monkeys, so this kind of little trick, even if you play it occasionally, it is a bit stupid to do it often.