Now the time has come to solve these problems, and Xu Jun's determination is extremely strong.

However, in order to solve these problems once and for all, it is not enough to rely solely on the strengthening of production management and a moderate occupation policy.

Xu Jun believes that before Europe repairs the wounds caused by the war, the market for military products, which occupies an important position in the national industrial system, will continue to shrink, and what people need now is to rebuild their homes rather than rearm them for war.

The shrinkage of those huge military-industrial enterprises will trigger a cascade of reactions, and the decline in demand for raw materials and a large number of emergency layoffs will lead to a depressed market that will drag down the corresponding civilian production enterprises, directly affecting the speed of socio-economic recovery in Europe as a whole.

Therefore, Xu Jun believes that the first thing he needs to do at present is to open up new markets for European industrial products and increase the demand for goods, so as to stimulate the European industrial system to get back on track.

Munitions production is the most famous and highly profitable industry in industrial production, and the difference between the cost of a shell and the selling price is sometimes more than two times, and the profit can increase exponentially with the increase in the technological content of the product. This is an insanely lucrative industry, and an old light bomber with a total cost of about 27,000 marks can be sold at a price of 60,000 to 80,000 marks on the international arms market.

In particular, German desire has always been known for its excellent quality and reliable performance, and after being tested in the European theater, the reputation of German weapons has reached an all-time high.

However, due to the strict Nazi control over arms exports, only a limited number of vassal states and allies had access to German-made weapons. Moreover, due to the limited productivity of German industrial enterprises, they must first meet the domestic needs of the Wehrmacht before they can complete orders from other countries, which has resulted in a situation in which German weapons have always been priceless in the international arms trade.

If Xu Jun wants to open up the overseas arms market, he must first expand the scale of military production and improve the efficiency of the German production system.

Xu Jun decided to mobilize the entire European military industrial complex, carry out all-round cooperation on the basis of mutual fairness, pull them into the advanced production system of German industry, establish a huge production and sales group, and speed up the recovery of the European economy with the high profits generated by it.

Xu Jun is not naïve enough to think that being an arms dealer alone can revive the European economy, and this is only the first step in the launch of the entire European industrial chain.

The development of military production enterprises will lead to other civilian production enterprises, and Xu Jun's goal is to turn Europe into a world high-end product factory, whether it is civilian or military products, can occupy an important share of the world market.

Xu Jun set her sights on China, now China is the world's largest arms demand country, just the amount of ammunition she consumes on the battlefield every day is enough to make the board of directors of Krupp or Rheinmetall shocked, and the huge profits behind it can be seen even by a blind person, which is also the reason why German enterprises have been expressing regret and sadness for the loss of the Chinese market.

"The need to re-enter the Chinese market is the most important goal for Germany at the moment, a crucial step in Germany's re-emergence in the world and in the revival of Europe under German leadership. Whether or not we will be able to achieve this goal will depend on the success of Your Excellency Marshal's current trip to China.

Marshal Brumberg, I want you to know what a difficult task you have on your shoulders. Whether or not this step can be taken will have a direct impact on all of Germany's later strategies. If you are able to accomplish this difficult task, you will surely go down in history, my dear Excellency the Marshal. ”

Xu Jun looked into Brumberg's eyes and said solemnly.

"I see, my Führer. As you said earlier, this is indeed a major event that will affect the development of German and European history as a whole. I am thrilled that I am taking on this important mission, and I am very grateful for the trust and expectation you have placed in me.

But...... You haven't told me yet how we will face the obstacles on the Japanese side. From what I know of them, they will definitely react extremely strongly to this matter, and they will certainly do everything possible to sabotage and obstruct this cause, even at the expense of using force. If things do turn out like that, we may have a head-on confrontation with Japan in Asia, and how will we deal with it? ”

Brumborg asked, frowning.

He sees a bright future in Xu Jun's plan, and he is excited that he will be able to be a witness to history, but he is also worried about the obstacles that will be encountered in the progress of the project.

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal, we will certainly encounter obstruction and sabotage on the part of the Japanese, and we will certainly be drawn into the war in Asia as a result. This is inevitable, and even if we do not engage in arms trade with China and do not provide assistance to China, the Japanese Empire will still have a fierce conflict with Germany in Asia. ”

Xu Jun picked up his teacup and continued after taking a sip of tea.

"Under our new policy of European occupation, Germany will inevitably establish closer relations with the European Low Countries, and while taking over the leadership of Europe as a whole, Germany will inevitably shoulder the responsibility of safeguarding the interests of the various European countries, including those of their respective colonies. Most of the European colonies are in Asia, where there are abundant resources, producing rare minerals and energy resources that are most needed for the reconstruction of Europe. And these resources are precisely what the Japanese Empire needs most.

Judging from the current situation in Asia, the Japanese Empire will definitely not let go of these resource sources. They have already spent too many resources in the war with China, and the country has become a slave to the war. The Sino-Japanese War was turning into a war of attrition between the two Eastern countries, and from the information we have so far, the ultimate winner of this war of attrition is definitely not the Japanese Empire. ”

Xu Jun opened the humidor on the table and pulled out a cigar.

"The United States has announced the abrogation of the Japan-US Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, and if the Japanese Empire is unable to obtain new sources of resources within two years, they will quickly be dragged down by the war. They will not be willing to lose a war that has cost them almost all their national strength, so they will definitely reach out to the European colonies in Asia, where they have valuable resources that they can continue to continue this war. ”

Xu Jun put down the cigar cutter, picked up the lighter and lit the cigar.

"Do you think they will attack these colonies? Are they ready for war with all of Europe? This is crazy. They could buy the resources they needed from those colonies, and that was a wise choice. ”

Brumberg's eyes widened in surprise.

"They are such a crazy people, they have spent too much national strength to defeat China, and in order to win that war, they have to take risks. Eighty-six percent of their gold reserves had been depleted in just four years after the outbreak of the war, and they no longer had enough money to start international trade.

In this situation, they have no choice but to raid rather than trade. Moreover, we would not agree to the colonies trading resources with Japan, which would be foolish, would cause Germany to lose the Chinese market forever, and would also cause a conflict of interest with the United States. Not only will we not be able to gain anything from the Japanese, but we will also be dragged into their camp by the Japanese, which will seriously damage Germany's national reputation and interests.

And, from my personal point of view, any act of helping the Japanese Empire is intolerable, and I am extremely disgusted with this greedy and crazy country and everything they have done. ”

Xu Jun frowned and spat out a smoke ring.

"However, at this stage, we don't have to worry about Japan's drastic reaction to this, they are not ready. They were not ready for a confrontation with European countries, especially with Germany. Until they are all ready, they will endure and on the surface continue to maintain their relations with European countries.

In order to achieve the goal I mentioned earlier, the High Command has made a special budget, and the Japanese Empire needs to carry out large-scale strategic mobilization in the Chinese theater, mobilize more than four divisions of land forces and a large number of naval and air forces, and from now on produce and reserve a large amount of war materials for this strategy. I don't think they will venture into an armed attack on the European colonies, at least until the end of next year.

Of course, we can't take this lightly, who knows what these Japanese will do in the next moment, and before that we have to complete the military deployment in Asia, and try to make sure that when that day really comes, we will not be caught off guard by the crazy dwarf.

In the preparatory phase, we must keep a low profile and maintain secrecy in the adjustment of our Asia strategy, and not excessively stimulate the nerves of the madmen, at least until we are fully prepared. ”

Xu Jun paused and gestured to Weierle, who immediately pulled a document from his bag.

"In order to achieve the goal of confusing Japan, we will start arms trade with the Chinese government in the name of the French government at this stage. I have made a secret agreement with Petain on this, and he is very concerned about the security of that distant colony of France, and the Marshal is equally interested in the profits of the arms trade. And now, my marshal, for the sake of your trip to China, the High Command has made all plans. ”

Xu Jun handed the document to Brumberg.

"You'll be flying through Romania to Iran, and from there you'll take a passenger ferry to the Dutch East Indies, where you'll join the rest of your mission, and then you'll arrive in French Indochina with our first shipment, which is a long journey."

"Meet the rest of my mission in the Dutch East Indies?"

Brumberg tilted his head to look at the document.

"Yes, my marshal, they set off two weeks ago, and according to the briefing of the French Navy, they have now reached the east coast of Africa."

"My Führer, you were talking earlier about the French Navy? And they still have our first shipments with them? ”

Brumberg couldn't help but grow his mouth.

"Yes, you heard it right, it's the French Navy. This is another deal I made with Petain, my dear marshal. ”

Xu Jun smiled and flicked off the ash from his cigar.

"So, how should I deal with these French."

Brumberg knew there were things he wasn't supposed to ask.

"Think of them as allies of Germany, my dear Marshal. The Germans now had to learn how to make friends in addition to defeating their enemies. ”

"My Führer, can I know what the first shipment contains? I'm going to make some preparations for this mission. ”

Brumberg put the document back on the table.

"Of course, General Weierle, show the marshal the list of goods. My Marshal, documents relating to this trip to China will be delivered to your office shortly, and if you need any further information, you can ask General Verrle directly. ”

"Thank you very much, my Führer."

Brumberg took the list and looked at it.

"Thirty H35 tanks, fifteen B1 tanks, fifty Panhad armored vehicles......"

"This was assigned by the French government to the troops of the French colonies of Indochina. However, if the Chinese side urgently needs, a part of it can be evened out, and the quotation will be added by 20% according to the latter price. ”

"Twenty 155 heavy howitzers, fifteen 75-mm infantry guns, eighty-five 45-mm anti-tank guns......"

"This is also assigned to the French troops, but if the Chinese side needs it, it can also be given a part, and the price is the same."

"This ...... My Führer. Can you tell me exactly what is on this list of goods that belong to us, and it looks like they are all French equipment. ”

"Well, this ...... As a matter of fact...... These are the trophies we have captured, and I think it would be better to sell them early than to put them in the warehouse and rust them, and save a lot of money on their destruction. ”

"So, my Führer. Whether the Chinese government will be reluctant to buy these old weapons, I think the first deal is very important, we can provide a batch of brand new German-made weapons, which can give the Chinese government a good impression, which will also be good for the development of future deals. ”

Brumberg has some apprehension about buying and selling thrift goods.

"Don't worry about this, my marshal. These French weapons were in very good condition and were carefully selected from the trophies. For example, most of the 20,000 M36 rifles were brand new, never used, and at most only fell once. ”

Xu Jun explained with a smile.

"Fell once?"

"Well, some French soldiers surrendered with a rough movement."