"Your Majesty the Emperor, although the Air Marshal's suggestion is a bit extreme, his idea is undoubtedly the most beneficial choice for the Empire. We have only acquired the shell of Italy, and in the future, in order to be able to use the manpower and the remnants of Italian industry, we must help Mussolini's government to stabilize the situation in Italy, and the stability of the situation will not be achieved by bayonets alone, the civilian population needs to maintain a minimum standard of living, the government needs money to operate, and the factories need to rearrange production! In the early days, Italy needed a constant blood transfusion from the Reich, and ours was not in a good situation, and the financial pressure would be great. The only thing left for Italy to make money is the oil fields, and we need them to make up for the financial shortfall. German Prime Minister Brüning said earnestly

"Ferdinand will be in Berlin next month, what do you want me to say when the time comes? Let's just say that Libya's oil field allocation plan is going to be scrapped? Is the original agreement null and void? Wilhelm II's words were full of gunpowder.

"We can make up for it by ceding some of the oil fields in the Middle East that are ready to be developed to Austria-Hungary, and we can even give them low-interest loans." Brüning took out the excuses that had been prepared a long time ago.

"What's the difference? The same is for the oil fields, but for North Africa with the Middle East? Wilhelm II suddenly felt that his head was a little insufficient, and he could not understand how much difference there could be between the two, but to make Austria-Hungary use oil a year or two late. What are the other implications? Brüning has nothing to do, what's the point of coming up with such a solution? Wilhelm II couldn't figure it out.

"There is certainly a difference, first of all, the oil fields in Italy can be restored in just a few months, and the fuel oil can quickly turn into a mark. And it takes time to exploit oil fields in the Middle East. The second reason is that with the outbreak of the Italian War, the Entente imposed restrictions on the export of goods from our country and Austria-Hungary, among which fuel extraction equipment was included in the list of prohibited exports. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was very backward in terms of oil extraction technology. They can only buy all kinds of drilling equipment from our country, so that we can relieve the pressure on employment. Even German companies can take advantage of the opportunity to get a piece of the pie. Acquire a certain amount of equity. As for the third reason? I think it would be better for Field Marshal Hindenburg of the Army to explain it to you. With that, Brüning turned back to Hindenburg.

"I'm a soldier. From a military point of view, I think the oil fields in Libya are safer than those in the Middle East! In the future, we will launch an offensive against Iran and South Asia. This time we are attacking the most important oil-producing areas and the most important colonies of the British Empire, and the British will definitely defend them with all their might. And the two river basins will be the front line, and our oil fields there will be within the range of British and American strategic bomber forces, and in the future, the only reliable supply of fuel will be in two places, one in Libya and the other in Romania, and the Caucasus oil fields will not necessarily be safe. So I think. Such an important resource must be in the hands of the Reich, not in the hands of the incompetent Austro-Hungarian Empire. And if Austria-Hungary had more interests in the Middle East, then I think they would have worked harder in future wars. Hindenburg said calmly.

"Huh?! Although the idea is a bit of a pit for Austria-Hungary, I like it! Wilhelm II said in his heart. This is a good solution, that is, it meets the domestic requirements, and at the same time, it is not a breach of contract. Austria-Hungary still got the coveted oil fields, but in a different place, it needed to pay Germany some additional benefits. So, after hesitating for a while. Kaiser Wilhelm II accepted Brüning's compromise plan anyway. After the problem of the oil fields was resolved, the work of the Germans in Italy was far from complete. The war had reduced some of Italy's cities to rubble, and Germany needed to get the industrial nation back up and running. …

And in this issue of the integration of Italian industry. A well-known man in history was in charge of the integration, and this person was the famous Speer, but this time he was working for Wilhelm II. However, he was more fortunate than in history in that Germany was more efficient in this plane, and Italy, as a semi-colony of Germany, allowed him to play a role without considering political factors.

"Mr. Speer, how did you get to be in your position, I think you should be well aware that without the support of the Air Force, you are just an architect. So I hope we can work together a little bit more on the Italian issue. May we usher in a better tomorrow together. In the country house in Richthofen, the Luftwaffe commander said this bluntly to Speer. The Air Force helped Speer ascend to power. And the latter must also give the Air Force enough in return, not to mention anything else. Let's talk about raising the production of fighter jets first!

To say that the production of the air force in Italy in history is also a wonder. Needless to say, the low production is naturally low, and another more interesting phenomenon is that such a low output is actually divided by N more than one model, and the number of each aircraft is not much, for example, the five series of fighters that represent the pinnacle of the Italian Air Force fighter technology in World War 2 in history are actually the general name of three different types of fighters produced by three airlines, these three companies are the RE2005 Sagittarius fighter produced by the Reggini plant of Caproni Company, and the G55 fighter produced by Fiat, As well as the M205 fighter produced by the Markey company. As for the other products of these three companies, there are many more. With the addition of all kinds of strange bomber and reconnaissance aircraft companies, Italy, which has an industrial scale that is far smaller than that of Germany, may have more airlines than the former! Productivity has been greatly weakened. You know, the Germans' single-engine fighters started with one BF109, and later BF109 and F190!

The designers and part of the equipment of these companies were transferred before the war, and now, Speer has no intention of re-establishing these companies, they only need to produce German aircraft according to German drawings and standards, there is no need to make something of its own. In any case, Germany needs Italian production, not Italian aircraft design, not to mention, it is too difficult to rebuild the design team with a large number of technical personnel lost, and it takes too long for an aircraft to go from the beginning of production to the final production. Pay for one's whistle.

So what Speer needed was to immediately integrate the fragmented Italian airlines and production capacity, and to seamlessly integrate with the Luftwaffe system as soon as possible as part of the production of the Allied Air Force. In addition to the Air Force, Speer had to restore the Italian Navy Factory, which had been damaged before the Italian Navy withdrew, but because of a lack of manpower and sufficient time. So the destruction is not complete. The acquisition of naval shipyards and port facilities in southern Italy was of great significance to the German Navy, among other things, at least a lot of savings. Create conditions for the future accommodation of the huge German high seas fleet. As for the Army? They got the least from Italy.

Just as Germany was beginning to build an Italy that met the needs of Germany, Austria-Hungary finally gained the coveted part of northern Italy. Although Libya's oil fields were not recovered at all, Germany compensated the latter in the Middle East, and some of Italy's colonies in North Africa were added to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Compared with the efforts of Austria-Hungary in this war, this reward can be called rich. However, at the summit of the two emperors, Wilhelm II still expressed his concern about the power of the Austro-Hungarian empire. And it was mentioned that Germany could help Austria-Hungary to increase the combat effectiveness of its army if the Austrian emperor agreed. …

Germany and Austria were busy cleaning up the mess in Italy, and China and the Entente needed to provide all kinds of guarantees for the Italian navy and the Italians in exile. The Italian fleet was allowed to station at Surabaya Naval Base, the largest naval base in China in the South Seas. Italian Navy and Air Force personnel, as well as their families, receive free housing in surrounding towns. With the influx of hundreds of thousands of Italians, an Italian city has also emerged in the city of Surabaya. Ordinary civilians, on the other hand, can choose to settle in the cities of Australia or the South Seas, because most of them are tied to industry or technology, and as the national strength of the Allied countries recovers and the shadow of war approaches, they are engaged in more or less related to the military industry.

Of course, a significant number of Italians have chosen to work in Italian companies in China, which have been moving from the mainland since Italy became at odds with the Allies. After a few years, these companies have also developed, and unlike other countries, China does not seem to have the problem of overproduction because of its vast area and huge market, according to the words of an Italian entrepreneur, as long as you can produce it, then you can make money. And the Italian population was dispersed throughout the country, which was quickly diluted by a huge population base, and did not cause much trouble.

Of course, the most valuable thing for the Entente was the Italian navy, not only the warships, the experienced officers and soldiers, and the long and glorious naval history were also an intangible asset, at least privately, the British expressed the idea that the Italian navy was stronger than the French navy. At the request of the Chinese, the Italian Navy was not only not dismantled, but continued to exist as a whole. Moreover, the Entente agreed to the continued expansion of the Italian navy, with personnel drawn from among the exiles. And ships can be provided under the name "Lend-Lease". After all, the Italian Navy has lost its shipbuilding base, and in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of this fleet, then it can only be provided by China and the Entente. And Tycho was naturally more pro-Chinese warships.

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