Chapter 44 The Visit of the West German Chancellor
NORD International Airport was established on July 6, 1981, located on the south side of NORD New Town, and has established routes with Paris, Florence, Frankfurt, London, Madrid and New York at the beginning of its establishment.
On August 5, 1981, today's Nord International Airport was unlike any other day, with hundreds of guards of honour lined up on either side of the Royal Janissary, half of the Cabinet members waiting at the airport, and even Joseph in person.
Today is the first day of his visit to the Duchy of Nord, and Joseph, as the master of the Nord, has no reason to hide from him, although he would love to.
This time, the West German Chancellor did not come by himself, but was accompanied by the president of the Volkswagen Group, the vice president of Bavarian Maschinenbau (BMW), and the executive director of Mercedes-Benz.
After World War II, Germany's economic losses were huge, many young people lost their job opportunities, hunger and poverty covered that land, and the sales of Audi A1 were booming to feed many downstream parts manufacturers in Germany, and no less than 10,000 German families directly and indirectly relied on Audi to survive.
If, according to Joseph's plan, these downstream producers were completely denied, the German government could not imagine how many people would lose their jobs and how many people would be left without food. There was no way to do this, and this was the case of the West German Chancellor's visit to Nord.
At nine o'clock in the morning, a plane from Munich slowly slid down, and then Joseph was greeted by a group of Nord officials, and the German Chancellor, whom he had seen at the Paris Conference, came into view.
"Welcome to Nord, Chancellor Kissinger."
"Hello, His Highness Joseph."
No matter what the two of them were thinking at this time, but at this time, in front of the media, Joseph and Kissinger must maintain a very friendly and kind face, after all, the two countries are now also countries that have diplomatic relations.
The Principality of Nord has prepared a bulletproof Mercedes-Benz for Kissinger, and although Audi was also a German brand before, it now belongs to Nord and is no longer suitable to be the car of the German Chancellor.
The airport did not linger for long, and after introducing the entourage and briefly reviewing the guard of honor, the group left in a hurry, a small number of the media followed, and the rest went back to prepare for today's report, and some tourists discussed the impact of the West German Chancellor's visit to Nord.
It stands to reason that Joseph should not be the one who went to the airport to greet the West German Chancellor, but the government took his place, but this matter was about the royal family and James was visiting London, so there was no choice but Joseph to go.
Although the person who greeted him was Joseph, the place where he was received was still the government, and the group soon arrived at the Nord government office building with the police car on the road, and the group rushed towards the conference room under the protection of a large number of guards.
Government Reception Room of the Principality of Nord:
"Your Highness Joseph, this time I'm here for the Auto Alliance."
The West German Chancellor did not hesitate, and went straight to the point as soon as he came up, and Joseph and the other cabinet members obviously did not expect him to be so straightforward, and they couldn't help but wonder how to answer this sentence.
The automobile alliance refers not to a pure automobile alliance, and now most of the downstream companies at the original Audi site have joined the automobile alliance, so it can be said that the West German Chancellor refers to the tens of thousands of Germans who live on Audi.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Kissinger, but I don't understand what you mean."
Joseph's foolish Kissinger did not respond, but said something else that seemed to have nothing to do with the matter: "Your Highness Joseph, I wonder what you think of the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany? ”
This is a taboo topic, at least in Germany, which is rarely mentioned, but today not only is it mentioned by Germans, but this German is also the chancellor of West Germany, Joseph couldn't help but be stunned.
Although it felt like perhaps a trap, Joseph decided to answer the truth: "The division of Germany will not be too long, it is not in the interests of Europe or the United States, and it is only a matter of time before they become one." ”
"And Your Highness Joseph, what position do you think Germany will be in Europe in the future?"
Joseph somewhat understood Kissinger's words, but instead of answering directly, Joseph asked: "How high do you think it is that you will become chancellor of Germany in the future?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the conference room began to change, and an assistant to the Nord government hurriedly stood up and motioned for the guards to expel the media personnel and force them to destroy the footage.
"The Soviet Union was not popular in Europe, he would not be an opponent of the United States, the military is outdated, and now it is the economic era."
Kissinger did not directly answer Joseph's words, but the answer is already obvious, behind West Germany are European countries and the United States, and it is obvious who will be chancellor in the future.
"I now answer the question just asked by His Excellency the Prime Minister, that Europe must be united, because our enemy is not the Soviet Union but the United States, we are a completely autonomous country, and Germany is an indispensable part of the future European Union."
"Your Highness Joseph, if it is only supported by the United States, how likely is it that Nord will become a member of the European Union?"
Although Joseph did not want to answer this question, he finally said: "Less than 50 percent, the European people do not like the United States, and the European Union does not like the countries that the United States has propped up." ”
"What if, when the EU is formed, Germany proposes that Nord become a member of the EU?"
"Audi's sales this year are very hot, and I believe that the downstream chambers of the automobile alliance will make a lot of money, what do you say, Your Excellency the Prime Minister?"
"Naturally, Nord has always been a friendly federation of Germany, and Nord has a slightly smaller territory and a smaller population, so maybe Germany can have deeper exchanges with Nord."
Kissinger said with a meaningful look in his eyes, and Joseph understood what he was trying to say for the first time, but he could not decide immediately on such a matter.
Again, the two sides can be a little shallow alliance, once the ties are deepened, then with the strength of Nord, there will be no scum left by the other party, and cooperation with Germany will undoubtedly offend Britain, France and even the United States, and the gains will outweigh the losses for Nord.
However, there are disadvantages and advantages, the first is that Germany now has no allies, if Nord deepens cooperation with it, it will never suffer losses in the short term, and relying on Germany's resources and economy, Nord's economy will have a period of rapid development.
Maybe in the eyes of many people, it is the United States standing behind Nord at this time, but only the United States and Nord know that it is just a ** change, maybe the United States will help Nord when the EU is formed, but that is just to mix sand, and there is no real meaning to help Nord.
Germany is different, no matter how small Nord is, it is also an independent country with the right to speak, and Germany values this right to speak, especially now that Nord is one of the member countries of the European Coal and Steel Community, which is very useful.