The Rise of the Third Reich

He is indeed hopelessly confused!

In a conference room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, after listening to British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson's reply on the "European Basic Investment Bank", Hersman came to the conclusion that Britain today has the most confused people in the world. One of the governments who were absolutely more destructive to the British economy than the First World War.

These extremely fiscally conservative people are probably the most debt-phobic people in the world, not only worrying about the debt-ridden British Empire, but also worrying about the yet-to-be-established European Basic Investment Bank. The Bank of England decided to spend 200 million pounds to become the largest shareholder of the European Basic Investment Bank, and also required that the general manager of the bank be a British person - not to facilitate the UK's borrowing from this bank, but to prevent those who do not have sufficient repayment ability. The country borrowed the money from the European Basic Investment Bank.

"Okay, we can accept the British conditions!" Hitler's cheerful voice sounded in Hersmann's ears. He might not want the bank to lend money at all. "Banks should have bank rules and cannot borrow money casually... As for the bank's head office, I think it is most suitable to locate it in Geneva."

Of course Hitler would not agree to locate the European Basic Investment Bank in London, a place that is not easily accessible.

"Geneva... Let's decide this first." Arthur Henderson did not mention setting the bank's headquarters in London.

This is a small victory! Hessmann thought that being in Switzerland meant it would be easy to control. After all, this so-called neutral country is on Germany's lips... As for the fact that neither the British nor Hitler wanted this bank to lend money abroad, it is not a problem. When all countries start to implement the "New Deal", it will naturally be the general trend to liberalize their hands and borrow money.

And if European countries borrow more money to build some infrastructure, it will definitely be very beneficial to Germany in the future...

"As for the issue of the Keynes Plan," Hitler smiled at this time and turned the topic to the Keynes Plan. "Since both the UK and France have objections to this, then just stop it. We have no objection."

"What I mean by having no opinion is..." Arthur Henderson paused and asked hesitantly, "Then how does Germany plan to return the reparations?"

How about a new world war to pay back the money? Hersmann, sitting next to Hitler, knew the answer. He had already discussed the "Keynesian Plan" with Hitler. This plan still had value in implementation when Germany did not regain monetary sovereignty. Now that the Germans can use their own Marks to stimulate demand, why is there any need to "give away" things to others for free?

"We will discuss this after the economic crisis is over," Hitler replied with a smile. "We can sign a new agreement and postpone this issue."

Of course Hitler would not consider repaying the reparations, but the matter at the European Basic Investment Bank has not yet been resolved. He did not want to cause trouble and let the British waste the 180 million pounds. To formally declare default, we have to wait for the European Basic Investment Bank to settle all matters.

"How long will the delay be?" Arthur Henderson quickly asked, "Prime Minister Hitler, we need a specific timetable."

In fact, the British government has not thought about asking Germany to repay it immediately. Firstly, the Germans will definitely not have the money to pay back; secondly, Germany has decoupled the mark from the pound and has not implemented the gold standard. The mark is actually an unsecured banknote. In the UK, It seems that collapse is just a matter of time!

Arthur Henderson thought to himself: I'm afraid we will have to consider saving Germany again. Why is this Germany always so troublesome?

"Three years," Hitler thought for a moment and replied seriously. "In three years, we will be able to overcome the economic crisis. Let's discuss it then."

"Three years..." Arthur Henderson nodded, "We can consider it."

Considerable means basically accepted. The final decision will of course need to be made at a British cabinet meeting, but the result will definitely be agreed. What else could happen? The Germans use industrial products to pay their bills, but the British don’t want it. The British want gold, but Germany doesn’t have it? Is it possible to start another war?

The British Foreign Secretary took another look at Hessmann next to Hitler. The negotiations started in the morning, had lunch in the middle, and continued until now, which is almost five or six o'clock in the afternoon. This famous German general didn't say a word during the whole process... This is probably related to the fact that today's talks are mainly about economic issues, right?

"At the end of the first day of talks, I would like to hear your opinions on disarmament?" Arthur Henderson said slowly, "You committed a serious violation of the Treaty of Versailles in January. "This is a very serious mistake, and now may be the time to change this mistake..."

"What mistake?" Hessmann immediately spoke up and said in a cold tone, "I think the Treaty of Versailles itself was a mistake! A huge mistake!"

He is indeed a militarist! Arthur Henderson's words were actually a test. He glanced at Hitler and saw the other party sighing softly, full of helplessness. He said in his heart: It seems that the German Army is the same as before and is about to become the master of the country!

"Mr. Foreign Secretary, the German army cannot be reduced at the moment... because it is related to the jobs and bread of hundreds of thousands of people." Hitler told the British Foreign Secretary in a gentle tone, appearing a little weak.

It seems that Hitler was more willing to maintain peace. The British Foreign Secretary had seen Mein Kampf, but he still wanted to believe in Hitler rather than a menacing militarist.

Hitler seemed to find it difficult to convince the British with what he just said, and emphasized again, "And our current policy is to expand spending to stimulate demand... so we don't need to implement austerity."

Can the economy be stimulated by printing money? Arthur Henderson despised the Germans in his heart.

"The issue of reducing the army can be discussed later." Arthur Henderson glanced at Hersman, "I think we can discuss naval arms control for a while today.

Hitler frowned, "Mr. Minister, we basically have no navy..."

"I know!" Arthur Henderson said, "And I also know that you have been exporting naval technology to the Soviet Union, Japan and Italy. Through cooperation with the above-mentioned countries, you are still developing your own naval technology!"

Hitler turned to look at Hersmann, as if waiting for his answer. Hersman said solemnly: "Our country has not violated the Treaty of Versailles in the field of foreign technical cooperation!"

"Lieutenant General, we have no intention of pursuing it," said the British Foreign Secretary. "In fact, we also realize that there are many inappropriate things in the Treaty of Versailles that need to be revised."

In fact, there is no way to pursue it. The British just heard the rumors. It is very difficult to obtain conclusive evidence, and it will also affect the relationship between Britain, Japan and Italy.

"So what issue does Mr. Minister want to discuss with us today?" Adolf Hitler asked.

"Of course we are discussing the signing of the Anglo-German Naval Arms Treaty," said the British Foreign Secretary. "Although the specific treaty must be discussed and decided by experts, we should now reach an agreement on some principled issues. For example, the proportion of British and German naval tonnage I would like to hear your opinions first.”

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"Thirty percent, 35%, 40%... it's not a problem at all."

After concluding negotiations with the British Foreign Secretary and returning to the German League of Nations delegation, Hessmann was completely indifferent to the issue of "British-German naval ratio".

"Ludwig, do you think we can't defeat Britain with our navy?" Hitler followed Hersmann's words and asked.

"No, I don't think the naval holiday era can last long," Hessman laughed. "By then, all countries will break through the treaty restrictions, and we don't need to waste money on 'treaty ships.' Start building battleships now." , heavy cruisers and aircraft carriers are just the need for technological accumulation... because we are already somewhat behind in shipbuilding technology. "

In fact, it is not far behind. Although Germany has no experience in building battleships for many years, it does not know how to build an "Atlantic" aircraft carrier. However, due to the existence of the "Keynes Plan", the German shipbuilding industry received more orders than in history, and thus retained strong technical strength.

"Actually... Ludwig, we don't have to defeat Britain. Didn't we make such a mistake before the last world war?" Hitler said thoughtfully, "If we had not over-developed the navy, the German Empire would have We can definitely become allies with the British Empire. In fact, we are almost as close to the same race as the British.”

Hitler's thoughts seemed to be similar to those in history. He always regarded the British as "brothers", but Fatty Qiu on the other side of the strait wanted to wipe out all the Germans! Hessmann said with a wry smile: "Mr. Chancellor, do you want an Anglo-German alliance?"

"I think this is possible," Hitler thought for a moment, "and it is the best... At present, it seems that Britain is relatively friendly to us."

Hitler added: "Poland and France are our main enemies, and the Soviet Union poses a threat to the entire Western world. If we can ally with Britain, then Poland and France will not be a problem. Germany dominates the European continent (excluding the Soviet Union) Finally, we are responsible for watching over the Soviet Union on land, while Britain is responsible for watching over the United States at sea! Ludwig, what do you think?”

Hersman smiled noncommittally. Historically, weren't the British quite friendly in the years before World War II? But once a fight breaks out, they will fight to the death. If Hitler had always had illusions about Britain, he might not be suitable to lead Germany to fight a world war...