The Rise of the Third Reich

After the talks with Keynes and Fournier, Hersman returned to his villa on the outskirts of Fort Europa. This is a large, beautifully built mansion that cost the Hersmans a lot of their savings. When Hersmann arrived, there were many Mercedes-Benz and Maybach cars parked in the garden of the villa, and a dozen officers and soldiers wearing SS uniforms were standing guard together with Hersmann's own guards. Hersmann knew that Hitler and Goering must have arrived, and it was he who invited them to his villa for dinner.

"Hi! Hitler!"

When Hessmann got out of his car, several SS officers and soldiers raised their hands and saluted him. Hersman also raised his hand in return, and then quickly walked into the main building of the villa with his adjutant Piper and personal secretary Natalie.

As soon as he walked into the hall, Hersmann heard Göring boasting about his illustrious military exploits in the past in an exaggerated tone. Göring and Hersmann had known each other since childhood and had been friends before the end of the First World War. This friendship has been preserved to this day. Fatty is also the godfather of Hersmann's second son Reinhardt, and Hersmann is also the godfather of Goering's loud-mouthed daughter Ada.

Because Goering is the chairman of the European Community Commission, he, his wife and daughter have lived in Europa Castle for a long time. Today they also came to Hersmann's villa together. Hitler's female companion Eva also came. When Hessmann walked into the room, he saw her taking pictures of Ida Goering with a camera. Eva was a photography enthusiast and took her camera with her wherever she went. Almost everyone at the top of Germany had their picture taken.

"Eva, you are so beautiful today." Hersmann greeted Hitler's lover in a complimentary tone, and then smiled and said to Goering's daughter, "Ada, you are getting more and more beautiful, and you are the same." Dad is as beautiful as he was when he was little."

Fatty Ge is getting fatter and fatter now, but when he was young, he was a handsome guy whose photos could be sold for money.

Hitler and Goering, who were talking loudly in the living room, also knew that Hersmann was back. They stopped talking to the hostess Chloe and Goering's wife Amy, stood up and walked out of the living room. Chloe and Goering Amy followed them.

Hersmann first greeted Hitler and the Görings, and then asked his wife: "My dear, will there be a while before dinner?"

"It's still a while, but some snacks are ready." Chloe understood what Hersman meant. He must have something important to discuss with Hitler and Goering.

"That's great." Hersmann smiled and nodded, and then went to his study with Hitler and Goering. Natalie then walked in with coffee and some snacks, placed them on the table or coffee table in front of the three of them, and then left by herself.

"Ludwig, how was your discussion with Keynes and Fournier?" Hitler immediately asked about the meeting as soon as he sat down in the study.

Although Keynes and Fournier were not political leaders in Britain and France, they knew the thoughts of the financiers who were extremely influential in the political circles of the two countries.

"There's no problem," Hersman said. "No banker would be happy with the money, but they're a little concerned."

"What are you worried about?" Hitler asked.

"Fear that a Treaty of Versailles would turn the United States into another German Third Reich."

"Oh..." Hitler and Goering exchanged glances, and Fatty Go asked: "Ludwig, aren't you worried?"

"Don't worry," Hersman said. "Even if the United States becomes a militaristic country in the future, Europe doesn't have to be afraid." He paused, "And this is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Isn't it a bad thing?" Hitler was a little puzzled.

Hersman nodded, "External enemies can in turn promote European unity. As long as we in Europe can truly unite, what if there is an American Third Reich?"

Now Hirschmann's version of the European Community is almost the European Union + the Soviet Union in later generations. If there is such a combination, is there any need to be afraid of the United States? Regardless of whether it is the United States or the American Empire, it is still crushing with strength.

"This is not easy," Hermann Goering shook his fat head. "The gap between Britain, France, Russia and us is greater than imagined. Without the efforts of several generations, Europe cannot be united."

This is the current almost unanimous view of all levels of the European Community - the unity of the European Community is very good, but it cannot be achieved in one generation. It must take several generations to slowly develop.

"This is actually not the case!" Hirschmann denied Hermann Göring's statement. "If the unification of Europe cannot be completed in our generation, it will be even less possible for our descendants to complete it."

This is actually the historical trend that Hirschman knows!

"One generation? How is that possible?" Hitler looked at Hersmann in disbelief.

"It's completely possible!" Hessman said, "We now have many favorable conditions. France, Britain, and Russia have all been beaten to the ground by us. Moreover, the domestic economies of Britain and Russia have completely collapsed and must rely on our assistance to survive. Go on. Not only will we get huge reparations from the United States right away, but we also have a monopoly on nuclear weapons and the most powerful air force and navy in the world.

And... we still have the determination and will to build a unified Europe! If we do not build a truly unified Europe now, but push this problem to future generations, then I can guarantee that European unity will ultimately be a dream. "

"But what are we going to do?" Hermann Goering looked at Hessmann and spread his hands. "We can't use atomic bombs to scare the British and French, right? And we in Germany are not a political system that can do whatever we want. …”

Germany is still basically a country with democratic elements, which is very different from the Third Reich in history. Therefore, it is difficult to use the model of imperial conquest to forcibly unify Britain and France.

"We can learn from the United States!" Hersman had already thought of a way. "How the thirteen states in North America became the United States of America, we can turn the European Community into the United States of Europe."

"Is it a federation?" Hermann Goering didn't know much about the early political system of the United States. Hitler on the side immediately corrected him: "It is a relatively tight confederation, looser than the United States after the Civil War, but better than the German Confederation. Be close."

"Yes!" Hessman clapped his hands. "The Americans have pointed the way for us. They have successfully created a unified intercontinental country. We Europeans can also do it. Now the European Community should go a step further and start forming the United States. process."

Hersmann's road map is Community-Confederation-United States (Confederation), and it doesn't take several generations... Now is the time when Germany is at its strongest, with political and military leaders who can intimidate Europe. If current Hitler and Hessmann cannot do it, what can future German politicians do?

“The organizational form of the United States of Europe can be based on the early United States of America.” Hersman continued, “There must be a unified United States government, parliament, army and Supreme Court, and a unified constitution and various laws must be formulated.

However, currently under the European Community, each country can retain its governments, parliaments, and supreme courts, and can also formulate its own constitutions, and can also retain the armies of each country... It is similar to the various states in the United States before the Civil War.

But countries can no longer have their own air forces, navies, and nuclear weapons. These should all belong to the military of the United States! "

"What?" Hitler was stunned by Hessmann's proposal. "Is Germany going to hand over precious nuclear weapons to the jurisdiction of the European Community... the United States?"

Hersman nodded seriously, picked up the coffee brought by Natalie and took a sip: "This is a must! And it is also a necessary condition to ensure that other countries in the United States of Europe will no longer independently develop nuclear weapons and build naval and air forces. If the United States of Europe does not With a second air force, navy and nuclear force, the difficulty of division will be greatly increased."

"But how can Germany's interests be guaranteed?" Adolf Hitler asked in a serious tone, "We Germans do not have an overwhelming advantage in Europe!"

The number of Germanic people is actually quite large. If the languages ​​spoken by the Germanic language group are used as the criterion, even the British can be considered Germanic (the British also have a lot of Germanic ancestry). However, the Germanic people are not united, but divided into numerous groups. As a small nation, it does not have an overwhelming advantage. If it cannot monopolize nuclear weapons, how can it firmly control the United States of Europe in the future?

"The Americans also gave the answer." Hersman said, "Their democracy is not absolutely one person, one vote, but the result of consultation and gaming among various states. Their president and members of Congress are not entirely based on the people. No matter how many votes there are, the interests of each state are taken into consideration.”

The presidential election in the United States has an electorate system, which actually holds elections in each state, and then the states elect the president based on popular votes. The number of electoral votes each state has is not completely equated with its population. Many small states have far more electoral votes than would be divided based on population.

In addition, congressional seats in the United States are not allocated to states entirely based on population. There are two U.S. senators assigned to each state, while representatives are assigned based on population in principle.

And such a set of political arrangements seems to Hersman to be very suitable for the upcoming United States of Europe!

Hersman continued: "Although the United States will soon be defeated by us, we should still admit that they are very successful in forming a unified, large, and complex intercontinental country! We can completely refer to Their method is to formulate the Constitution of the United States of Europe and determine the election method of the Prime Minister and Parliament of the United States of Europe. This will maximize the guarantee that we Germans will firmly hold the power of the United States of Europe in the future.”