European unity, at this stage, is nothing more than a dream. Even if there are a few people of insight who are fantasizing, they have not thought of bringing it up at this stage at all.

Because at this stage, the greatest difficulty is that neither Germany nor Italy has regained their sovereignty. Even Germany and Italy do not have it, how can they establish cooperation.

Italy's sovereignty will soon be restored, but Germany ......

It's not 50 years, it's 46 years, and Germany is still four occupied territories. It was not until 49 that Britain, France, and the United States merged their respective occupation zones into a single region, which became West Germany and supported a government. And the Soviet Union also turned their occupation zone into a sovereign state under their control, which became East Germany.

In 46, when this plan was proposed, the biggest difficulty was to let Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States return power to Germany, but with this direction, it will also promote the implementation line of various countries.

Zhou Nan's advantage is that he is not a politician now, just a scholar, he can put forward ideas or plans without any worries, and whether to do it or not is the business of politicians.

However, as long as the politicians follow Zhou Nan's plan, then Zhou Nan's social status will be endlessly raised, which is very good for his social influence.

A Marshall Plan made Marshall, secretary of state, more famous than many presidents, and he became one of the 100 people who influenced American history. And in the history of the United States, how many generals, how many secretaries of state can make people remember names?

But in many cases, whether a solution is good or not, it is impossible to get everyone's support without going through validation.

French Foreign Minister Schumann supported Monet's plan for a coal-steel consortium, but was forced to resign because of the hatred between France and Germany.

However, Zhou Nan is very aware of the follow-up development, and also knows the difficulties encountered by the EU in the process of its establishment.

The first difficulty facing the establishment of the EU is the issue of returning power to Germany, and if this point is not resolved, the so-called union will be just a dream.

The second difficulty is the customs union, and only the customs union can have the industrial union, the economic union, and finally the political union.

As for the coal and steel complex, in fact, there is a basis for the establishment in Europe, first of all, Germany with coal mines has no iron mines, and Luxembourg, which has iron mines, has no coal mines, although Zhou Nan has not yet obtained accurate data, but the industrialization of coal and steel in Europe, this complementarity has been formed in the past 100 years.

It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that Etinny returned to the hotel from Fiat's headquarters and got the faxed data from Hlein.

At this time, the city hall of Turin did not have a fax machine, and the University of Turin did not even have one, and it was only at Fiat's headquarters that a fax machine was found.

"Jonas, has the framework been framed for the speech?"

"Yes, a lot of things are already settled in my head, I just need to take a moment to write them down. Show me the data. ”

Etinny handed the fax to Zhou Nan and said, "That's also because you are a genius, and you think about all kinds of important things every day, like me, until now, I have not thoroughly studied the first volume of your "General History of the World". ”

Stolko held up the middle volume of the "General History of the World" in his hand and said: "Jonas has no time, if there is anything he doesn't understand, you can ask me." ”

Etinny nodded and sighed: "The next volume of the General History of the World has not yet been written, and now we have to write "Humanitarianism" and now we have to write "European Economic Community". I've heard you're going to be adapting the Diary of Anne Frank novel, Jonas, and I think you're working too hard. ”

Zhou Nan raised his head and sighed: "Now that I know that I feel sorry for me, which two people have been pushing me forward behind my back?" ”

Stolko said with a smile: "Even this year, in our initial stage, it is also necessary to work harder. ”

Zhou Nan nodded and said, "You guys go and rest, leave me alone, I may write for a long time, just call me to get up later tomorrow." ”

They also knew that Zhou Nan liked to write quietly alone, so they helped Zhou Nan check the bed and window, and left Zhou Nan's room.

Zhou Nan got the data, incorporated it into his manuscript, and drew a horizontal line underneath it with a pen.

The manuscript is only the skeleton of the speech, and it is impossible to read it exactly according to the manuscript during the speech. Because in order to set off the atmosphere, at each stage, cases or short stories will be used to deepen the impression of the audience.

So as long as there is data, Zhou Nan can make some comparisons on this basis, and these don't have to be written down.

Otherwise, wouldn't a two-hour speech require a manuscript of tens of thousands of words, and Zhou Nan would not have been able to write it in one day.

The coal and steel complexes have a basis for cooperation in Europe, and now the coal mining areas are isolated, the Saarland and Silesian coal producing areas are under the control of Britain and France, and the Ruhr area is under the joint trusteeship of the three countries, and almost all the coal output is occupied by the French as compensation, and the resistance of the Germans will not be great.

However, this plan was to reconcile France and Germany, and the French would not be so reluctant.

As for the establishment of a coal-steel consortium, the US side is certainly willing, and it is in the interests of the American capitalists to stabilize and enrich Europe.

Otherwise, there would not have been a Marshall Plan.

At this point, Zhou Nan suddenly remembered the task assigned to Stolko. He got up from his desk, opened the door and shouted, "Ludwig, I asked you to contact the Soviets, do you have any information?" ”

Stolko, who was in the living room, looked up from his book: "I'll look for a few friends I've met in Rome before......"

"No, you need to take it seriously now...... I remember that the Soviets also sent reporters, but no one contacted you? ”

Stolko once followed his mentor to the Soviet Union, which at that time was still called White Russia. His mentor was of high status, and he knew many high-ranking people in the Soviet Union.

If he had been unlucky, the Soviets probably wouldn't have bothered him, but now that he was Zhou Nan's political adviser, Zhou Nan wouldn't have believed him if no one had contacted him.

Stolko nodded and said, "I've been hesitating, so I didn't tell you." I was contacted yesterday after I got home......"

Zhou Nan was not surprised and asked, "What is the purpose?" ”

"They just asked about you, and I don't think there's anything to hide, so I told them."

"Didn't you ask for anything? Or buy you? ”

Stolko smiled and asked, "What do you think I have to buy now?" ”

Zhou Nan said with a smile: "For example, let me help them say something good." ”

"Will you?" Without waiting for Zhou Nan to answer, he himself said: "You have just become famous now, and your fame depends on your impartial position, which is why you are valued." If you take a biased position, I'm afraid your credibility will be destroyed immediately. ”

Zhou Nan deliberately pretended to be unconvinced and said: "That's because they haven't realized that my analysis of the current situation is the most accurate." ”

Stolko laughs and says, "It's all going to take time, isn't it?" ”

wanted to show the young man's disbelief in front of them, Zhou Nan deliberately said anxiously: "Contact them, exchange my copyright for food, or change policy, even if there is a transaction channel." ”

"Okay, I'll hurry."

Back in the room, Zhou Nan also took off his disguise and regained his composure. In fact, none of this was put on his heart at all. What he wants to do is to exchange the copyright of his novel for food, or just to change a trading channel, at most, to obey the destiny of God.

He can't save even a few of his own compatriots, how can Europeans put it in his heart. If he can save a few within his ability, he will save a few, which can be regarded as a peace of mind.

As for not being able to save it, he won't be a pity.

Back in the room, he read his manuscript again, and felt that the content was still a little inadequate.

The proposal for a coal-steel consortium is just a concept, and Zhou Nan is not an economist and is not well-versed in business, so he does not have much advice on specific measures.

So, this makes his speech a bit fake.

Zhou Nan thought about it, but decided to add Marshall's aid plan to it.

It wasn't that he wanted to steal Marshall's fame, but just to give Americans a wake-up call.

In fact, the United States is already quietly aiding Europe, but now the aid is more commercial aggression.

From '45 to '47, the United States invested $8 billion in Europe, but these were investments, not policy aid, so these $8 billion was equivalent to sucking blood on Europe.

Although the Marshall Plan only cost 13 billion dollars, it was an all-round improvement of Europe's industrial level, allowing them to quickly return to the pre-war level.

Forty-seven years ago, Truman and the State Department continued their pragmatic foreign policy, believing that aid to Europe was necessary, but Congress showed little interest in it.

At first, the United States generally believed that Europe, especially Britain and France, would not have to rebuild too much, and that they could rely on their colonies to recover their economies quickly.

By 1947, however, the economy in these regions was still not improving. The situation has been exacerbated by a cold winter that has lasted for several years. With high and growing unemployment, successive strikes due to food shortages, and social unrest in some countries, growth in the European economy is almost impossible.

By '47, the European economy was still hovering below pre-war levels and showed little sign of growth. Agricultural production is 80 percent of the 38-year level, industrial production is less than 90 percent, and total exports are less than 60 percent of what it was 10 years ago.

It was also in this context that the United States recognized the need for aid, and the aid program began in 48 years.

They originally planned to restore Europe in four years, but in fact, three years into the official implementation, and by 51 years, the European economy had fully recovered.

This is the biggest difference between bailout investment and exploitative investment.

At this time, Marshall was still mediating the civil war in the Far East, and he would only become secretary of state next year, so he had no time to plan his Marshall plan. Zhou Nan's proposal gave the United States a little more time to prepare, and it also added another prestige to himself.

So, he changed the name of his first speech to "European Recovery Plan and Coal and Steel Complex".