The Rise of the Third Reich

"If the Emperor of the French had won the world wars in the early 19th century, Europe would have been a united, strong, and prosperous United States now. And ruling the world, there would not have been so many wars, all Everyone can live a comfortable life until old age in a Europe of freedom, equality and fraternity..."

On the morning of June 16, at the Frank Palace in Fort Europa (property of the French government in Fort Europa), Adolf Hitler poured ecstasy into French Prime Minister Darlan in German with a strong Bavarian accent.

He waved his arms, just like in his usual eyes, his eyes were strangely bright. Darlan thought to himself that this guy must think that he is the emperor who conquered Europe, which seems to be true.

"France is blessed with unique conditions - she has a long coastline, with coastlines on the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This allows France to easily obtain any resources it wants from underdeveloped continents around the world. And France The land is very fertile and the terrain is flat. It has always been the granary of Western Europe and can raise the largest number of children in Europe. In addition, France's brilliant culture and ideas are also destined to be extraordinary - so it will definitely become the most prosperous and wealthy core in Europe. It is also a paradise that everyone around the world longs for.”

Listening to Hitler describe a France as the center of the world and Europe, Marshal Darlan couldn't help but burst into tears. This is the French dream! But the reality is so cruel. The French lost their dreams after the Franco-Prussian War and were willing to be the "second child", first following Britain, and now following Germany...

Hitler continued in a seductive and persuasive tone: "Now, once again, a historic opportunity is before the French. Together with their Aryan brothers, the French can realize the ideals that Emperor Napoleon failed to realize. France and Germany will become the center of Europe and the world together. Germany will be the center of manufacturing and science and technology, while France will become the center of humanities, art, fashion and finance. In the future, Paris will be similar to New York. status in the United States. I don’t think anyone would think that the center of the United States is not in New York but in Detroit and Pittsburgh?”

What a tempting prospect! Darlan thought that the Germans must have been attracted by Hitler's vision of a greater German thousand-year empire and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the war to conquer the world, right?

"Mr. Chancellor," Darlan was silent for a while after Hitler finished speaking about his ideals, and then said in less proficient German, "do you really think that Paris can become the center of the financial industry? I think London can be the same in this regard. Very competitive, right?”

Hitler looked at Darlan and said word by word: "Strictly speaking, London is not part of Europe. Geographically and psychologically, Britain does not belong to our continent. France and Germany have always been The center of Europe is equivalent to the east coast of the United States. If the European Community becomes a United States, our two countries will undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiaries."

Darlan also knew that what Hitler said was true. Europe's financial center must be in Europe! The UK is at best a "semi-European country". As for Germany, it is definitely not a suitable place to build a financial center. Even if the European Union Bank is located in Frankfurt, it will be useless.

Because the core of the financial industry is credit. If you don’t have credit and you can’t even open a bank, how can you have finance? Germany's credit actually went bankrupt after the end of World War I. First, the Mark collapsed, and then it defaulted on repaying its debts. In the 1930s, Jewish financial capital was simply used!

It is much more difficult to rebuild credit than to destroy it. Without the efforts of several generations, investors will not trust Germany again.

In addition, France also has a natural advantage over Germany in communicating with regions outside Europe. Germany has few sea outlets, and they are concentrated in the northern region. France, on the other hand, has coastlines in three directions, and two of them face the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, which is much more convenient than Germany.

If measured purely from an economic perspective, France may gain greater benefits from a unified Europe than Germany.

However, Germany will undoubtedly have more power, and there are many more Germanic-speaking European countries than French-speaking European countries. Once the European Community becomes the United States, German will inevitably become the first official language of the United States!

Darlan was silent for a while, seemingly hesitant, "Mr. Prime Minister, although I personally agree with your opinion, I need more supporters."

In fact, we need more benefits!

Hitler looked at Darlan quietly, who said slowly: "Mr. Chancellor, we have a lot of investments in Russia, and we are also creditors of the Russian Empire..."

Historically, the industrialization of the Russian Empire was built using French investments and loans, but these investments and loans were all confiscated after the Soviet Revolution, causing heavy losses to French capitalists.

Now that the Russian Empire has been restored, Empress Olga has no way to repay the loan - not because she is unwilling, but because she has no money.

Adolf Hitler frowned slightly, "If I remember correctly, you claimed more than 18 billion gold rubles from the Soviet government at the Genoa Conference, and also demanded the return of investment."

"Yes," Darlan said, "we still want to make this request."

"It is necessary to return investment," Hitler said, "but I am afraid that more than 18 billion gold rubles are not available. That is equivalent to more than 400 million ounces, almost tens of billions of European marks."

Tens of billions of Euromarks may not seem like much at first glance, but these funds are not returned to the French government, but to the French financial industry. That’s financial capital!

"I think Russia has the financial resources to repay." Darlan looked at Hitler and said, "Aren't we prepared to claim 500 billion Euromarks from the United States?"

"But the Russian Empire itself needs money, very much!" Hitler said. He actually didn't want to give the Russians a dime, but to fight the Caribbean-Atlantic War, we must have cannon fodder, lots and lots of cannon fodder! If the Russians are not allowed to do this, then the Germans must be allowed to do it.

The German Wehrmacht General Staff estimates that in order to defeat the United States in the Caribbean-Atlantic Battle, Europe is likely to have to pay 1 million lives. The only countries in Europe that are willing and able to sacrifice so many lives are Germany and Russia.

And who will pay this huge price is directly related to the future demographic structure of Europe, because the 1 million people who will die on the Caribbean-Atlantic battlefield are the fathers of millions of people in the future (according to Hitler's vision, German women must learn from Chloe on fertility issues), if they die, the future Germans will have millions less, and the Russians will have millions more…

This entry and exit is directly related to the future demographic structure of the United States of Europe. Therefore, it is certain that a large amount of money from the United States' compensation will be allocated to Russia for construction. This money must not be saved.

"The Russian Empire can get money," French Prime Minister Darlan said with a smile. "It can get a lot of money. There is no problem. Because the loans we recover are only on the books, and then we will invest more money in Russia. . In the near future, we in France will have a lot of money to look for investment opportunities.”

In Europe, France has always been a wealthy country. And it is different from Germany, which invests in black technology and heavy industry when it has money. France likes to invest and lend money when it has money, so it is called loan shark capitalism.

Before French Prime Minister Darlan came to Chateau Europa, he also discussed the issue of building a Paris financial center with major domestic bankers.

At that time, Paris bankers did not know that the Germans would use atomic bombs to extort Americans' money, but they still believed that Paris's future was very promising. Because once the United States loses the war, capital will inevitably flow out in large quantities. There are only two possible destinations for these capitals - Paris and London!

In addition, France has deposited more than 2,000 tons of gold in the United States, which Darlan and his financial advisors believe can be recovered. With this extra gold, France would qualify for greater power in the United European Bank, which would favor Paris over London!

Now, Darlan wants to turn Russia into an "economic colony" of France by recovering loans and then lending and reinvesting, thereby consolidating France's position as the European economic and financial center in the future.

"In addition," Darlan put forward the conditions that had been discussed with financial experts in Paris at this time, "we have another condition, which is about the European Union Bank. The French government requires an increase in its shares and voting rights in the European Union Bank. , to achieve the same share as Germany.”

"Same as Germany?"

"Yes!" Darlan said, "We will contribute the 2,000 tons of gold shipped back from the United States and the compensation we deserve. At the same time, Germany should also pay the same amount of gold as its capital contribution to the United European Bank. Moreover, all in Countries that have shares and voting rights in the United European Bank must contribute gold or silver as capital.”

Now Britain and Russia are very poor and cannot pay gold or silver to the United European Bank. Other European countries are not worth mentioning. Even if they join the European Union Bank, they are small shareholders with little say.

In other words, Darlan demanded that France and Germany jointly control the United European Bank!

Although Hitler was not a financial expert, he was quite talented in economics and naturally understood what Darlan and the French were thinking. But at this time, it is very reasonable for the French to make such a request.

"Marshal," Hitler said thoughtfully, "can I think that as long as I agree to your demands, France will stand with Germany?"

"No!" Darlan thought for a while and nodded heavily, "It's just that the Frankish Legion and I will support the United States... As for whether France will become a member of the United States of Europe, it must depend on the results of the referendum."