Adenauer took a deep breath and asked with wide eyes, "How much money have you really raised?" Your godson shouldn't be that old, right? How could he be so rich? ”

Helde smiled at this time: "Mr. Adenauer, the Hoffmann from the East who has recently swept the whole of Europe, I don't know if you know?" ”

Adenauer thought back for a moment and asked suspiciously: "Hoffmann from the East?" ”

"The full name is Jonas Hoffman Zhou."

Adenauer's eyes widened, and he looked at Yannick in disbelief. "Jonas Zhou is your godson!"

Yes, when the media was reported in Europe, many times the surname Hoffmann was not included. Especially in Germany, there is not even a paper to print newspapers, and some tabloids published, in order to save space, almost all refer to Zhou Nan by Jonas Zhou.

Even with the surname Hoffmann, Adenauer couldn't believe that Jonas, who had recently made a splash in Europe, was Yannick's godson.

Yannick nodded, and Adenauer sighed in surprise, "Oh my God, I can't believe this is the truth, what kind of monster you have cultivated!" ”

Yannick couldn't help but say proudly: "He is a genius, and I have not guided much on his life path. ”

Just wrote a book, Zhou Nan will not receive too much attention from politicians, because his "General History of the World" has only been published in the first volume, and although the middle volume has been printed, it is still in the stage of channel distribution and has not been officially sold.

The first volume of the General History of the World is more about the study of history, so even if it is published, it will cause more sensation in the academic world than in society as a whole.

However, the five speeches he gave in succession at the University of Paris, "The Existence and Meaning of the State", "International Relations in Europe", "The Future of France", "The Continuation of Franco-German Relations", and "The Future of the World", attracted the attention of the whole society in Europe.

Not to mention governments, even ordinary people were attracted by Zhou Nan's speech.

Because before him, no one had ever comprehensively expounded the impact and changes of the two world wars on the whole of Europe.

Perhaps the first three articles have been studied by countless people before, but the last two articles, "The Continuation of Franco-German Relations" and "The Future of the World", are judgments and prospects for the future when the war is in the ascendant, and the attention of the whole world has been attracted.

Because the content of what he said is completely close to reality, reasonable and well-founded, people can't find fault if they want to.

More importantly, he was completely neutral, and although he was speaking in France, he was not biased towards the French or the Germans.

The outlook for the future is neither Western nor Eastern.

Such a position, coupled with his well-reasoned statements, made his views accepted by people in both the Eastern and Western camps, and recognized his abilities.

If it weren't for that, de Gaulle would not have attended his speech at all and spoke highly of him.

Even on the Soviet side, Zhou Nan's judgment of the future situation on the European continent affected many people in the Kremlin.

History is not the past, it is the present, and the future is not far away, it is the present.

As an Oriental, Zhou Nan experienced the war in the West. He stands in the position of an outsider, and makes a completely impartial outlook, without any prejudice and position, and this impartiality is acceptable to everyone who takes a position.

When he left Switzerland for France, only a few Swiss media followed him.

However, after his five speeches, in addition to the French media, most European countries, including the Soviet Union, have sent teams of reporters to follow the interviews.

Although the United States twisted and did not want to directly recognize the academic status of a Chinese, their media published all of Zhou Nan's speeches word for word.

Germany has been subject to a certain degree of control, so it is a little sluggish to the outside news, but it does not mean that some upper-class people do not know about Zhou Nan.

Adenauer looked at Yannick and paused for a moment before he said, "Jonas Zhou's judgment on Franco-German relations almost points us to the future development of relations. Europe's status is declining, the rise of the United States is no longer stoppable, and now Europe has to count on the blood transfusion of the United States to recover its vitality. As Germany in the middle of the cracks, we have now completely lost our autonomy and the country is divided into four regions, and how to find a balance between Europe and the United States, Europe and the Soviet Union, and the United States and the Soviet Union will be a major test of our Germany's fate. Yannick, we are all children of Germany, and we all want our country to be prosperous and strong, and this is our mission. You have such an excellent godson, and I hope that he will contribute more to the rise of our Germany. ”

Yannick nodded and said: "He is a very good boy, and during my time in Switzerland, I also discussed with him and made some plans for the future of Germany. ”

Adenauer asked with some impatience, "Can I take a look at these?" ”

"Of course, but ...... Adenauer, now that there is no Germany left, the first thing we need to do is to try to get all countries to continue to recognize us as a sovereign state. ”

"Yes, that's the most urgent course of action we have right now. Does Jonas have any advice on this matter? ”

He believes that we should make more use of the economic power of the United States, exchange aid for the market, and attract American investment. As long as American investment can come in, our fate will be tied to the United States from now on, and this will also suppress the current brutal exploitation of us by France. Only a stable Germany can be the front line against Soviet-style politics. ”

"Then, the fate of Germany will be controlled by the United States from now on!"

"In the face of survival, we have no choice, only to ensure our survival first, in order to have a higher pursuit. At least in the short term, all-round cooperation with the United States can bring the greatest benefits to Germany. Jonas has made a detailed plan, and I'll give you a ...... when I've studied it thoroughly."

"No......" he stood up and said directly: "I need to see now, our eyes are full of fog, we can't see the future clearly, we don't know how to choose, Jonas's plan can at least be used as the basis for our choice." Yannick, you know, a lot of times, choice is more important than effort. ”

At this time, Elena walked in with a newspaper. "Mr. Adenauer, this is the newspaper you wanted......"

"Thank you, Elena." Adenauer took the newspaper and said, "Yannick, look at what your godson has to say today......

Yannick walked around the table and made his way to Adenauer's side. It is a German city newspaper and the only newspaper in Cologne that prints on time, but it is also strictly controlled by the British. His second son-in-law, Manfred Rommel, now works as a reporter for the newspaper.

Adenauer flipped directly to the second edition, and Yannick saw a bold title: "On the Iron Curtain and the Cold War".

Although he only saw a name, a sense of worry rose in Yannick's heart. Since Churchill gave a speech in the United States in March under the name of the Iron Curtain, the concept of the Iron Curtain has been put forward as a new concept by the Eastern and Western regimes.

The current standoff in Berlin is also a follow-up to this speech. At such a sensitive time, Jonas also used such current affairs as a topic for his speech, and he would accidentally cross the line!

"Yannick, you see it's really good here, 'Western-style capitalism, the lack of government intervention in the social form of capital control, and the inability to balance the contradiction between capital and individual rights. But while communism is an ideal utopia, the concentration of power can easily give birth to a new privileged class and create absolute corruption. Therefore, ideological disputes must not become a priority issue that goes beyond a higher hierarchy of individual thought and personal security. Jonas saw it better than most people to exonerate Germany, which is now the epicenter of the quagmire! ”

Yannick saw this sentence, followed by another sentence by Jonas: the confrontation between East and West, or the Cold War, has both geopolitical and ideological antagonisms. These do not seem to me to matter, what is important is to improve the standard of living of all human beings. What kind of social system people want to achieve in the final form depends on the interaction between history and the future. The fact that democracy is the end of history has not changed, and although the Soviet Union wanted to promote communism throughout the world, the Soviet Union today pursued a low-level state system dependent on energy exports, and no one would follow its example if it did not improve the living standards of ordinary people.

Yannick asked with some concern: "Mr. Adenauer, do you think that if Jonas said this, will it make the Soviets hate Jonas?" ”

Adenauer laughed and said, "Don't worry, Yannick, Jonas is not wrong, many Western scholars are more fierce than him. Stalin would not have listened to even the slightest dissenting opinion, on the contrary, Jonas's neutral stance would have made him value Jonas's remarks and would not send gunmen against Jonas. ”

The two of them slowly finished reading the entire reprinted Zhou Nan's speech, and they both quietly recalled, and many of Zhou Nan's views and opinions resonated strongly with them, and in the fog of history, they lit a bright light.

Adenauer patted Yannick on the shoulder and said, "Yannick, you have raised a good son, a Jonas, who is more useful to Germany now than an army group. We should establish a communication channel between Germany and Switzerland as soon as possible to listen more to Jonas. ”

Yannick didn't want Zhou Nan to fall too deep into it, and said: "Jonas can see clearly now because he is standing outside the puzzle, and if we drag him in, he may not be able to play his role." ”

"Maybe......" Adenauer sighed. He is not German after all and is not obliged to help us. His detachment is perhaps the main reason why he can really see the world clearly...... Let's go, I need to see what he plans now, and see what he, a sober man, can do for the future of Germany. ”

Yannick was secretly relieved, and although he was worried about Germany's future, he was even more reluctant to drag Jonas into the water.