Franco frowned suddenly, of course he knew what Ciric meant, after all, people came to support, and he didn't say it was free at the time, and now, Ciric's meaning is obvious, if he doesn't pay for it, then the support of the Germans will probably be in vain. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although the current situation in Spain is favorable to the Nationalist Army, Franco has also figured out that he cannot afford to lose aid from Germany!

With the Condor Legion, he was able to firmly grasp the sky, and now, the ground troops of the Condor Legion have also shown strong combat effectiveness.

If Germany had withdrawn and the Comintern had fully supported the Republican Army, his battle would have been much more difficult.

So, Franco had no other choice. He rolled his eyes and said, "Seymour, isn't it already transporting our ore?" ”

Seymour Company was a transportation company, and its original business was to transport Moroccan troops to Spain, and now, Seymour's main task is to transport German weapons and equipment to Spain.

At the same time, their ships would certainly not be empty when they returned, so it was just right to transport the Spanish ore back to Germany.

Spain and Spanish Morocco have a lot of mineral resources, mainly copper, tungsten and bronze, which Germany needs the most!

As the Nationalist Army continued to occupy more and more territory, many mineral deposits could be transported to Germany, such as Zegengen Iron Mine near Melilla, Leo? Tinto Copper Mine and Asturia.

Historically, in 1937 alone, 2.5 million tons of ore were shipped to Germany, including 1.6 million tons of iron ore.

However, importing ore from Spain alone would not satisfy Germany's needs at all.

"General Franco, we have already made some calculations, and if we rely on importing minerals from Spain and Morocco to offset this debt, I am afraid that it will not be able to be repaid in fifty years." Ciric said.

It is not surprising that the fifty-year figure obtained by expanding one's own expenditures and depressing the profits of these ores on the other hand is not surprising.

Hearing this, General Franco continued: "Then what good opinion do you have? ”

"These minerals are so inefficient to mine! One of the main reasons is the backward management of mining companies! "If Seymour takes over the mining of these mining companies and holds most or all of their shares, we can effectively increase the amount of minerals extracted with our advanced management methods in Germany," said Ciric. ”

Germany helped Franco, why? In addition to containing France, in addition to resisting redism, what is more important is economic interests!

Germany lacks minerals, and for Germany, no matter how many minerals there are, they are not too much.

Now, the ore imported from the Soviet Union every year has become a mountain in Germany, but Ciric is still not satisfied, and he still needs more minerals, and the minerals of Spain are what he values the most!

From the Soviet Union, the direct import is ore, Ciric did not think about controlling the other side's mines, that is impossible, people are public ownership, but Spain is different, Spain is a capitalist society.

So, the best way to control Spain's minerals is to own all the shares in their mining company!

After all, before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, almost all the minerals of Spain and Morocco were exported to Britain and the United States, and now, Spain needs the help of Germany to export ore to Germany, and later, after Franco takes power, he can still export minerals to Britain and the United States.

There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

In order to better control the Spanish economy, it is necessary to control the entire stake in their mines!

Hearing Ciric's words, Franco had a smile on his face: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, this matter, after I go back, hold an economic meeting, and introduce policies in this regard, wait." ”

Ciric nodded, of course he couldn't believe the words of the person in front of him! However, if the other party is not sincere, then don't expect the Condor Legion to continue to contribute!

Moreover, Ciric had already thought of a follow-up trick.

"I think that after we have settled in Madrid, we should also have more exchanges and cooperation in the field of culture." Ciric continued.

Wait until you hit Madrid! Franco didn't listen to the latter content, at least the front, which made him happy.

"For example, we can set up cultural institutions that are financially funded; A diploma issued by a German school in Spain, which is equivalent to a German secondary school diploma; We can exchange students, professors and teachers on a regular basis for cultural cooperation; We can set up radio stations in the other country, distribute films, and works that are banned in one country for political reasons may not be distributed in another. Ciric said everything he thought of it.

"Yes, that's a good idea." Franco said.

This kind of cooperation in cultural exchange does not seem to have much effect, but its impact is even more far-reaching! Through this action, it was possible to restore the spirit of reverence for Germany in Spain, to infiltrate Spain spiritually!

The meeting ended in a friendly atmosphere, Ciric sent Franco and his party away by car, and Lieutenant Colonel Richthofen, a staff officer beside him, said: "Commander, it's strange, just now, Franco was obviously very interested in our tanks, and when the meeting just started, why didn't Franco bring it up?" ”

"Of course he won't bring it up, I've already put forward conditions, and if he wants to continue to get our support, he has to agree to our request to control the mine." "How could we give him our Panther 2 tank before he answered us on this question," Ciric said. ”

Franco is a good person, of course he knows the German requirements, and at the same time he doesn't want to agree, so he will be ambiguous, seeing what he just said about culture, Franco nodded immediately without hesitation.

How could he have the face to ask for something about the Black Panther 2 tank.

Moreover, the really advanced equipment, Germany will not give Spain, this is the case in history, after Germany left, the He51 was left to Spain, the BF109 will definitely not stay, the Panther 2 tank, which is the main equipment of the German Army, how can it be given to the Spaniards, and especially, to Franco, the ungrateful guy?

"We can't accede to the demands of the Germans, however, we can't annoy the Germans either." In the returning car, Franco turned to his cronies, General José, and said: "If the Germans have all the shares of our mines, they will control our economy, and we will not tolerate it." We have to come up with a reasonable answer. ”