Although France once fought with Germany, in 1940 it simply lay down and admitted defeat, and then it always followed Germany closely, and the surrender of the fleet, the dispatch of troops, the delivery of materials, the coordination of equipment, and the production of munitions were all done according to Germany's requirements, and it had the largest number of German government bonds (some of which were formed by goods and services, and some of which were actively intervened by French financial capital), and its own strength was strong, and it was regarded as a first-class ally of the Axis, and Hoffmann talked about it all day long"Franco-German rapprochement, European Union", no one regards France as a defeated country anymore. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's hard to say whether the French are really convinced, but at least on the surface it seems to be harmonious, all the French prisoners have been repatriated, the forcible occupation of northern France and the extortion of 100 million francs a day have long been stopped, French companies continue to provide Germany with products, Germany also provides some military technology to France, among the major European powers, France can produce both the No. 4 tank and the will wheel, and now it has obtained the Axis level drawings to prepare for construction.

As for the post-war arrangements, everyone also had a good discussion.

For the first time, France proposed that it still had nearly 1,000 tons of gold reserves in North America (the United States and Canada), which was originally transferred to the United States. In fact, in France, the surrender of the strong, the Bank of France has 2,226 tons of gold reserves, which is relatively large among the major powers, because the French economic structure is more dependent on finance, without this batch of gold, the financial credit of the Bank of France will immediately go bankrupt. Some of the more than 2,000 tons of gold ended up in the jungles of Senegal, part to Martinique, and part to North America – partly in the Bank of Canada, and partly in the Federal Reserve. Gold deposited in Senegal was shipped back to Paris as Franco-German relations improved.

The gold deposited in Martinique was also transported back to China with the aircraft carrier Byan, although the aircraft carrier Byann was finally handed over to Japan according to the arrangement of Germany, but Japan did not know that there was a special cargo on the aircraft carrier, on the contrary, it returned to Europe with the Byann first, acting as an unwitting bodyguard.

Regarding the North American gold proposed by France, Germany patted its chest and said that it was no problem, and it was wrapped up in buddies, and you will definitely be allowed to get it back after the war.

It is not that Hoffman does not look at this batch of gold, but after thinking about it again and again, he thinks that this batch of gold cannot be obtained, and embezzling this batch of gold can certainly increase some gold reserves, but the Franco-German relations, the European Union, and even Germany's financial credibility are all bankrupt, and the reason why France now dares to put forward openly and openly hope that Germany will help recover the gold is that Germany is still trustworthy, and this mutual trust is much more important than more than 1,000 tons of gold.

In addition, Germany's gold reserves are not very lacking, after the end of the European war, Germany's gold reserves also exceeded 2,000 tons (in addition to Germany's own reserves, including the Czech Republic, Austria, Denmark, Poland, etc.), plus Japan's delivery, a total of nearly 1,600 tons of gold, Germany's gold reserves have exceeded 3,700 tons, ranking second in the world, only slightly less than the United States.

As soon as the gold problem is solved, other problems are also easy to solve:

France said that the British had turned around and stabbed me in the face for the "ballista plan", and that this revenge would be avenged, and Germany said that there was no problem, the Channel Islands were yours now, and that Black Cat and Attlee would come to Paris to apologize - this matter was done.

France said that I agree with the idea of a European Union and a unified currency, but the French financial industry is very developed, and the implication is to fight for more voice. Germany said that if you agree, the European Union Central Bank will be located in Alsace and Lorraine in the future, with the French as the central bank governor, and in the future, countries will deliver gold and silver as joint reserves. The ECB is the political central bank, overseeing Europe-wide economic and financial policy, and it is unlikely that the EU Treaty will give France extra care. But the other bank, the European Development Bank, is a commercial policy bank, dedicated to the reconstruction and development of Europe, and is essentially a commercial bank. The French agreed.

France went on to say that I still have some overseas territory in the Caribbean, but I can't fight the Americans right now, and I don't want to declare war with the United States. Germany said that I will come forward to help you settle this matter, France is also a well-known world power, and you can't let the Americans bully you, but Germany is now relatively tight, and France's economic and financial situation is good, can you subscribe for 50 billion mark bonds first? Germany guarantees to give all the corresponding orders to France? As a reward, in addition to the normal interest, I will also give you all the technology of the number four, the wheel of will, and the Axis class aircraft carrier.

France hesitated for a moment and finally agreed, and Germany did place a corresponding order in France. At the peak of the general mobilization, Germany's military production began to explode, but the civilian industry, especially the light industry, also shrank into a mess, and the proportion of labor force and output value in the overall industrial structure was less than 10%, evolving into an even more deformed industrial structure than the Soviet Union, which had always focused on heavy industry.

More than 95 percent of the daily necessities needed by the German people, including clothing, shoes and hats, furniture, ceramics, glass, etc., are imported, and even the German military uniforms are produced abroad, and the only textile industry in Germany is used only to produce special fabrics and special products such as parachutes used by pilots. There is nothing bad about this policy for the people, especially for the girls who love beauty, the original German military uniforms are very handsome, but civilian clothing is always said to be dirty, and now the clothes are all imported from France, Italy, and Spain, and the taste has improved all of a sudden.

This arrangement not only ensured that Germany's living standards did not drop too much, but also laid the foundation for the outbreak of Germany's military industry, and the only headache was that now Speer had to slowly begin to readjust the structure again, and he believed that no matter how much he adjusted, he would not be able to return to the original industrial layout and economic structure. Hoffmann was more confident in this, and said that "the French and Italians will be allowed to carry out light industry, and the quality of their products is also good, and Germany will work new industry."

What is a new industry?

The first is the chemical industry, after the crude oil problem is solved, Germany can use a variety of oil to produce artificial materials, and the quality of chemical fiber (nylon) currently produced is well-known;

The second is the electronics industry, computers, radars, integrated circuits, etc. are typical flashpoints in the next scientific and technological revolution, with a cycle of at least 60 years, even if the era through Hoffmann is still the engine of economic propulsion;

The third is aerospace, and the large combat aircraft will become a large civil aviation aircraft, and after the success of the rocket, spacecraft and satellites will begin to wait in line;

The fourth is the use of nuclear energy, but this can still be done in an area that cannot be publicized for the time being;

The fifth is the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, for example, the management level of German railways is not only in Europe, but also famous in the world, Hoffmann wants to build a railway network from the Atlantic to the Urals through the European transport consortium, and build high-speed trains; For example, Germany's automobile industry is also second to none in Europe, and after the war, it is necessary to start the "every household has a car" project, otherwise how can Germany make a fortune by controlling so many oil fields; Another example is machine tools and precision manufacturing, which Germany is also leading, and the future is the development direction of digitalization and automation

As for other popular industries, there are a lot of other popular industries, Hoffman is not an industrial expert after all, and he will not be able to explain the whole system for a while, and he can only tell Speer what he thinks of, and the latter is not in a hurry, first record the Führer's ideas bit by bit and then slowly blend them, and it is still the war stage, although the battlefield situation has become better and can achieve partial transformation, but it is still necessary to maintain the economy with the mentality of military industry first. What's more, who said that the military industry does not make money? Where did the 1,600 tons of gold and nearly 5,000 tons of silver delivered by Japan come from? What are the minerals, agricultural products, and daily necessities delivered by the peripheral allies?

France then said that I would deal with De Gaulle's rebellion, but it would be up to me not to kill him for the sake of national unity. Hoffman said that there is no problem, this is a French internal affair, and you can judge as much as you like, as long as de Gaulle does not make trouble.

After seeing that Britain had taken back Pakistan, France had recently hoped to recover the southern part of Indochina, the northern part of which had been "voluntarily" handed over to Japan by France, and the southern part which had been forcibly occupied by Japan. Germany said it understood and would help find a solution, but Cam Ranh Bay would have to be used by the European Combined Fleet after it was returned.

After these conditions were met, the French Government happily signed the Treaty on European Union (a common market, a common currency, a common economic and social policy), the Convention of the Founding Members of the United Nations, the European Coal, Steel and Electricity Consortium, the European Transport Consortium, and the European Defence Treaty (the first being Germany, the second being Italy, and the fourth being Western Russia). Even countries like Portugal, which has always been on the wall, hurried to sign it, and the last major country to sign it was Britain - Hoffman only signed it after arriving in Madagascar, and had to wait for a vote in Parliament, so the British representative was not invited to this exercise.

Italy and Japan are Germany's all-weather friends all over the world, and they are the most knowledgeable iron and steel axis, especially northern Italy and Germany have implemented industrial integration, the army system, especially the army, air force and German army have been basically integrated, all kinds of weapons and equipment are basically unified with Germany, and what is even more rare is that the political system is also highly consistent. It was evident from the seating arrangements that Count Ziano was present as Prime Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, next to Hoffmann. Marshal Badoglio, in his capacity as Chief of the General Staff of the Army, was entertained by General Zeitzler on a reciprocal basis.

Although the Japanese dignitaries did not come, as the most effective ally in military cooperation, the head of the observation group, Ito Junichi, was crowded among a bunch of marshals and generals with the rank of vice admiral, showing his different status. As for the South African campaign, Japan also offered to send the army to help, anyway, the Indian dispatch army under Yamashita Fengwen was also idle, and coming out to "work" could not only make money but also get some equipment, so why not? The German High Command eventually declined, citing capacity constraints.

Japan is unlikely to become a member of the European Union, but it has observer status. It has a high status in the United Nations, not only has the status of a permanent member, but also has a higher voting power in the United Nations than Britain, France and Italy.