Chapter 143: Take Action (Part II)
At present, the largest import channel of the German Weimar government is the United States, and there is a shortage of everything from grain to metals, and the US dollar is naturally used for settlement.
The United States has long since withdrawn from the League of Nations, along with Italy and Japan.
"It's not easy for them." Worthher. Funk said that in his mouth, but his face was gloating: "This government, no matter how hard they try, they can't change the fact that they are a traitorous government. ”
"The United States is the epitome of stealing chickens and rice." Adolph. Hitler had no affection for the United States, saying: "Until now I don't understand so much why they want to join a war that has nothing to do with them." ”
"Didn't the leader say that?" Worthher. Funk smiled sarcastically: "A public relations crisis of the chaebol group has mastered Wall Street, which has mastered American public opinion, and they are the hand that pushes the United States into the war." ”
Adolph. Hitler pouted, his education made it incomprehensible, even if there was a chaebol push, but ordinary people in the United States are too easy to fool, right?
The Americans are really the best group of people to fool, probably because of their geographical relations, anyway, no matter what wrong choices they make, at least no one can actually threaten the United States.
Since the United States became independent, only Canada has threatened them, and even directly killed Washington and burned the White House. And that's the Yankees going to liberate the Canadians, but the Canadians don't need the Yankees to liberate at all.
Since its independence, the United States has been the de facto darling of God, with the Pacific and Atlantic oceans as a barrier, and surrounded by some waste-like waste countries. In this way, the United States will always be able to calmly choose between some things, and whoever wants to fight to the death, they only need to be on the side that will win in the end.
Didn't get the dividends of going to war, at least the Yankees thought they didn't, and after some hypocrisy, Wilson's term of office arrived, and Warren. Gambler. Harding ran to become the 29th president of the United States. With the emergence of a new president, some of Wilson's policies were overturned, and his attitude toward Germany was also one of them.
The main reason for the United States' withdrawal from the League of Nations was that they did not believe that the Treaty of Versailles was a just peace treaty, and that they did not support the international order drawn by Britain and France in World War I. At this moment, the Yankees became a symbol of justice for some countries, and greatly won the favor of some defeated countries, including Germany.
In fact, the main reason for the withdrawal of the United States from the League of Nations was that they had joined the world war, but only a small part of the benefits promised by Britain and France were carried out. The United States believed that they had been deceived by Britain and France, and that they had clashed with Britain on some matters, and that Britain could not stand the posture that Britain had always regarded the United States as its junior brother, and that isolationism at home began to prevail again, so it decided to withdraw from the League of Nations.
When the United States withdrew from the League of Nations, many treaties were null and void, and only a few treaties on the Austro-Hungarian side were specifically recognized, the main of which was on the dismemberment of Austria-Hungary.
The United States did not recognize some of the harsh treaties of the victorious powers on Germany, so the Weimar government thought that the United States could still make friends. The Weimar government hoped that the United States and Britain could play a more dirty role, and they also tended to cooperate with the Americans in economic policy, and as a result, Britain was blocked by the United States in some follow-up policies.
At the moment the United States and Britain are engaged in a war over currency, and that is about the struggle for the status of the world's currency.
Previously, there was no doubt that the pound was the world's currency, and because Britain was the world's hegemon, there was no surprise that the pound was the strongest currency in the world.
The British played more brutally and explicitly, their internal pound was the pound that could be cashed in gold at the Bank of London anytime and anywhere, and the pound issued externally was the pound sterling that belonged to non-convertible gold, which was equivalent to having two sets of monetary systems.
In the period when Britain was a well-deserved world hegemon, although different monetary systems were criticized, there was nothing that could be done. Britain, which had experienced a world war, was obviously weakened, and France was not so friendly to Britain because of its dirty relationship with Britain in the world war, and Britain's position as the world hegemon showed the slightest wavering.
The United States and Britain are competing for control of the world's currency status, which is no longer the business of the United States and the United Kingdom, and at this time, as long as the country needs foreign exchange, it will basically be involved. It is obvious that the Weimar government has chosen to take sides, and it is on the side of the United States, so don't blame Britain for not being happy with the Weimar government.
The choice of the Bavarian state government did not coincide with the Berlin government, at least not entirely. Richie's choice is to make tendentious purchases from both sides, with the proportion of the United Kingdom being 8 percent and the United States being 2 percent. The things purchased are more complicated, basically there are more non-ferrous metals, and then on the grain.
It may be a little contradictory, for example, Bavaria is a big agricultural state, why should it buy food or something. However, Bavaria is a big food state in Germany, but there is a lot to discuss about this "big".
The Second German Empire also had its own grain production area, but for a long time it still had to import more than 2 million tons of grain every year.
By the early years of the Weimar government, Germany had lost its access to food, which had caused a de facto food famine, not simply a matter of hoarding. This is also the main reason why, no matter how hard the Weimar government tried, soft persuasion and hard repression could not settle down in Germany at all.
To purchase food from the United States to alleviate the famine at home, the Weimar government spent the US dollar foreign exchange reserves of the previous Second Reich, and the original small dollar reserves soon bottomed out, so it had to find another way.
The Weimar government now has almost no means to get money, so in the end it can only choose to borrow money from the United States, and then use the loan to purchase supplies in the United States, which is tantamount to choosing to side with the United States in the currency war between Britain and the United States.
"They have their reasons for their choice, and we have ours." Worthher. Funk was referring to Bavaria's proximity to England. "The United States is strong, but they are in the Americas," he said. ”
Not really! Britain has a tendency to fall off the altar of world hegemony, and the United States is rising strongly, but Britain is very close to the European continent, and the United States is separated from the European continent by an Atlantic. The Weimar government wanted to get closer to the United States because Britain put forward conditions that the Weimar government could not afford, and Britain used political and military oppression against the Weimar government.
The United States used economic inducements against the Weimar government, and they fully demonstrated their skills, compared to the hegemony of the British, although cooperation with the United States is the same result, but who is willing to be threatened, even if it is exploited, and hope that someone else will be exploited with a smile and not a vicious face?
"The Weimar government also had a desire to turn the United States and Britain into hostilities." Li Qi said with a smile: "But if you want to use simple economic trade-offs to make the United States and Britain go to the point of incompatibility, it is obviously a little unrealistic." ”
Britain rarely admits cowardice to a country, but Britain has conceded to the United States more than once, as if the British were a little afraid of cowboys after they became independent from British rule.
"We don't have much choice but to be goodwill to the UK." Adolph. Hitler didn't know what was going on, and he had an inexplicable liking for Britain. He said: "It has also proved that we have made the right choice to be friendly to the UK, and at least in many ways, having the UK's support will save us a lot of trouble." ”
Proximity to Britain was also one of Richie's strategies, and it would not change until at least 1935.
Germany had fallen in the First World War, and it was someone else who was now strong on the European continent. As long as they are not the strongest existence on the European continent, the British will only get close to and woo them, and will provide necessary support, otherwise Britain will not be able to show the "unique attributes of the-stirring stick".
Between Britain and the United States, it is the United Kingdom that has the greatest influence on the European continent. In this game of power on the European continent, the United States can play a small role, and it is destined to start only from the economic level. Since they can only choose from the economic level, then the Yankees cannot play the role of God, they are definitely not God, all help must be rewarded, and how much investment will ask for a sufficient amount of return!
"The reality now is that Britain wants to support us, and we need support from the UK." Li Qi smiled a little playfully and said: "The Weimar government, as the central government, is friendly to the United States, and we, as the opposition forces, are friendly to the United Kingdom, and this division of labor is actually quite good." ”
With the Weimar government friendly to the United States and the National Socialist Workers' Party friendly to Britain, there were naturally other political parties friendly to Soviet Russia.
Speaking of which, in addition to having no choice, those political parties that chose to be friendly to Soviet Russia were really not ordinary stupid, but stupid to the point of being brain-dead.
"That's the case, but ...... It is also time for us to consider seeking normal relations with Soviet Russia. "Erich. Feng. Falkingham rarely speaks, and he seems to be under a lot of pressure lately. "On the Polish question, at least we agree with Soviet Russia," he said. ”
Sino-Japanese friendship depends on South Korea, and Soviet-German friendship naturally relies on Poland. If Germany and Soviet Russia were to become friends, Poland would definitely play a crucial role. Speaking of which, both Soviet Russia and Germany were the targets of Polish oppression, and both Belarus and Ukraine in Soviet Russia were occupied by Poland, and Germany was also bitten off a large piece of territory by Poland.
"Hmm." Richie definitely wanted to improve relations with Soviet Russia, but not now. "The situation in Soviet Russia is terrible now, but it will not be bad forever," he said. After thinking for a moment, he continued: "The Entente countries are afraid of the 'isms' of Soviet Russia, but they will not make investments without returns. ”
At present, Soviet Russia occupies parts of Eastern Europe and Asia, and from the east of the Ura Mountains, including Siberia, to the territory of the White Guards, it means that Russia is now in a real and actual division.
Most of the current territory of Soviet Russia belongs to the "satellite states" of the former Tsarist Russia, that is, the so-called union kingdoms, and is not really part of Russia.
With the support of Britain, France, the United States and other countries, Poland gained independence in the true sense, which played a role in many of the former member kingdoms of Tsarist Russia, that is, more "member countries" hoped to gain independence in the true sense. At present, in addition to Poland, Finland has achieved real independence, Belarus and Ukraine are seeking independence, and some regions in Central Asia are showing their independence tendencies.
"Only Soviet Russia, with its internal and external troubles, will become our friend, but in our current situation......" Li Qi was so rare that he would show a wry smile: "Whoever is a friend of Soviet Russia is a character that everyone shouts and beats." ”
Germany needs to develop, and under the premise of many restrictions, there is no room for development of some armaments at all. Historically, the mustache became friends with Soviet Russia, and it was necessary to experiment and develop some armaments on the side of Soviet Russia. Now, although Li Qi had been arranged long before the defeat of the Second Empire, the situation was really not so good.
In addition to Richie's arrangement, the Junker military group and the original kingdom also had arrangements, but they couldn't stand the defeat of Germany and became a piece of fat, and after Poland took the first bite, other countries had no reason not to do it.
"My industry in several countries has suffered some losses, others have suffered even more." Li Qi is talking about industries that have been encroached upon by various countries under various pretexts: "We can't liquidate those countries ...... now", there is no need to say something, even when it can be liquidated, it is necessary to selectively liquidate, for example, Norway is one of the objects that must be liquidated.
Li Qi has been arranged in several countries, but the most serious loss in Norway is the most serious, and he still has some deeply hidden industries left, and the industries arranged by several other German forces in Norway can almost be described as completely annihilated.
Norway is not doing that with the backing of anyone or something, it is purely a complete act of falling into the ground, and it also wants to have its own national enterprise. They are dying, and they are bound to be retaliated against.
Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and some other countries, Sweden and Switzerland have not acted too drastically, but they are not completely inactive, such as on some tax issues. Denmark, on the other hand, was in the process of getting North Schleswig, but it was a referendum choice, and then Denmark showed sympathy for Germany, and did not target it.
"We need friends, and we need to develop." Richie looked at Erich. Feng. Falkingham: "With Soviet Russia, we can only wait for the results to appear. ”
Li Qi is actually full of anticipation in his heart......
[If the situation does not change dramatically, Lao Maozi is very likely to split into two countries. To really exist Soviet Russia and White Russia...... Then you have to play! (To be continued.) )