"Well, since we have all been forcibly seized by the shameless country of Poland, this matter is much easier." Ribbentrop raised an eyebrow and said.

"Oh? How can this be done? Stalin glanced at the cunning German Foreign Minister and asked defensively.

Seeing that Stalin spoke, Ribbentrop did not hesitate for a moment, and immediately came up with his solution: "It is up to us Germany to send troops to attack Poland, and once we take the whole of Poland, Germany promises to divide a large area of eastern Poland to the Soviet Union." How about the USSR extending the existing border 30 kilometers to the west? ”

30 km? You should send it to Hanako. Stalin almost died of laughter at Ribbentrop's solution. Co-authored this ending plan is that you take gold and silver, and I take needles and threads, who is confused!

Seeing that Stalin's face was not good, Ribbentrop said with a false mouth: "In this way, the German side agrees with the Soviet Union to expand the border to the west by 60 kilometers, and this will be fine." We, Germany, have made great contributions, and have promised to give away so much land to our Soviet friends for nothing, and I will have to explain to the Führer for a long time when I go back. ”

Stalin constantly despised this slamming German diplomat in his heart, and moving 60 kilometers would be a drop in the bucket for the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union's ambition for Polish territory was to use it as a base for future sorties to expand westward into the European continent. If you can't go deeper into the West, you won't be able to achieve your original goal. Did he Stalin achieve what he wanted to achieve? No! So far, never!

Although he was scolded by the German foreign minister in his heart, Stalin's face was full of laughter: "In this way, it is up to us the Soviet Red Army to send troops to attack Poland." When we have defeated it, we will immediately return the Danzig Corridor to Germany for Poland. In addition, I agreed with Germany to extend the existing border by 90 kilometres to the east. In this way, you will be tested to go back and deal with it. ”

Good dealing? Everyone knows that if this is the case, he Ribbentrop will not be cramped and skinned by Reinhardt when he goes back! The army is all on the border line and ready to go, and can they withdraw casually?!

Ribbentrop was not worried, though. Because the effect now is exactly what he expected to achieve. Stalin had been unconsciously brought into his rhythm, and the theme to be introduced was logical.

With the corners of his mouth rising slightly, Ribbentrop said quietly: "Instead of us discussing here who will do it alone, how about we change it to do it separately and speak with our ability?" ”

Stalin did not think that his casual proposal would be accepted, but when he heard Ribbentrop's new proposal, he naturally became interested: "To put it into detail, what kind of way to speak according to ability? ”

Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, Ribbentrop immediately smiled and explained: "We will each launch a military advance, and where we will meet, where will be our future border, this is still in line with your point of view." ”

In fact, Reinhardt had only one request for Ribbentrop: let the Soviet Union take the lead, scare and scare Britain and France, and let the Soviet Union carry the black pot of provoking war on Germany's back. At the same time, convince other European countries that Germany is their last line of defense.

In this way, Germany's diplomatic position will be even better. At that time, the German army could even send troops to Poland under the slogan of defending Europe, and keep the red monster out of the European continent.

Stalin, who had been tricked, was still unaware of it, and was thinking about the new plan that Ribbentrop had just proposed. After a long time, the beard shook and said slowly: "Such an important national event, can you, as a foreign minister, really decide?" What if my old friend Reinhardt doesn't agree when you go back? ”

"You can rest assured of that." Ribbentrop nodded.

He understood that by the time Stalin said this, his inner subconscious had already accepted the new scheme he had proposed. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to ask himself for assurance.

"I have come with a credential issued by the Führer." Ribbentrop said as he took out a signed red paper and presented it to Stalin.

The full list of names "Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich" is impressive.

After Stalin took a closer look, he was sure that this was Reinhardt's handwriting, and yes. Of all the Germans he came into contact with, he had only seen Reinhardt write it.

"In that case, then I'm relieved. However, I felt it necessary to sign a secret treaty as proof. Stalin nodded.

"No problem, the Führer also instructed me that during this trip, I must sign a "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" in black and white as a guarantee for the security of the two countries." As he answered, Ribbentrop finally breathed a sigh of relief. By this time, he had fulfilled all the tasks assigned to him by the Führer, and it was Stalin himself who first proposed them.

Whether you speak first or the other party first is a university question in diplomacy. Setting a trap to lure the other side into putting forward the goals he originally set step by step is the performance of a brilliant diplomat. Because in this way, the other side does not have to make concessions to achieve this goal, but can further bargain on the goal proposed by the other side to obtain more benefits.

Obviously, Ribbentrop did not disappoint Reinhardt at this point.

In the end, after professional and meticulous consultations, German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and Soviet People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Molotov signed the famous "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" on August 8, 1938, which was also popularly known as the "38 Treaty".

The main contents of the "38 Treaty" are:

1. The Contracting Parties undertake not to use force, aggression or aggression against one another, either alone or in association with other States.

2. In the event of a war between one of the Contracting Parties and a third State, the other High Contracting Party shall not give any support to the third State.

3. The Contracting Parties shall in no way participate in any group of States which, directly or indirectly, opposes another State Party.

4. The Parties shall settle all disputes between the High Contracting Parties by peaceful means.

5. The Contracting Parties shall not erect barriers to reasonable commercial investment in their own territory by the other Contracting Party.

6. The Treaty shall be valid for a period of 10 years.

The fifth of these is a new clause that has never appeared in history, which is a "personal wish" added by Reinhardt personally.

In Stalin's view, there was nothing wrong with this, it was just that Reinhardt wanted to make more money for his company, after all, he had been doing such things long before the first Soviet-German cooperation. In addition, most of Germany's commercial investment in the Soviet Union was in infrastructure, and the Soviet government was also happy to see the final results, so the passage of this article was also very smooth.

But in reality, this was a roundabout way for Reinhardt to further penetrate the Soviet Union. He improved the Soviet Union's transportation system by asking the Soviet Union to rebuild European-standard railways and highways, which in fact paved the way for a possible Soviet-German decisive battle in the future. Reinhardt did not want the Germans to dare to enter the Soviet Union in the future because they could not handle the bad road conditions of the Soviet Union.

On the other hand, German investors are generally recruited workers of Ukrainians, Belarusians, Tatars and other nationalities. They paid a reasonable wage, plus plenty of food and daily necessities, to subtly win over these ethnic minorities who were oppressed by ethnic Russians, and to create an atmosphere in which they could live a better life under the aura of Germany.

Judging from the current results, a large part of the Soviet people, mainly Ukrainians, have signed long-term work contracts with the Rheinland Group and are quite satisfied with this. Reinhardt even suspected that if they had the opportunity to move their family to Germany for work, the whole of Ukraine would probably be emptied.