Chapter 161 Hitler's New Deal XI

It is indeed hopelessly confused!

In a conference room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, after listening to the reply of British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson on the "European Infrastructure Investment Bank", Hersman came to the conclusion that Britain now has one of the most confused governments in the world, and their damage to the British economy is definitely greater than that of the First World War.

These extremely conservative people in finance are probably the most debt-afraid people in the world. They not only worry about the heavily indebted British Empire, but also have to worry about the European Infrastructure Investment Bank, which has not yet been established. The Bank of England decided to spend 200 million pounds to become the largest shareholder of the European Infrastructure Investment Bank, and also required that the general manager of the bank be a British person - not to facilitate Britain to borrow from this bank, but to prevent those countries that do not have sufficient repayment capacity from borrowing money from the European Infrastructure Investment Bank.

"Okay, we can accept the British conditions!" Hitler's cheerful voice sounded in Hersman's ears. He may not want this bank to lend money at all. "Banks should have their own rules and should not lend money to others casually... As for the head office of a bank, I think it is most appropriate to set it up in Geneva."

Hitler would certainly not agree to set up the European Basic Investment Bank in London, as that place is not easy to reach.

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

This is a small victory! Hirschmann thought that being in Switzerland meant that it was easy to be controlled. This so-called neutral country was after all on the lips of Germany...As for the fact that the British and Hitler did not want this bank to lend money to others, it was not a problem. When all countries began to implement the "New Deal", it would be a natural trend to let go of lending.

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

"As for the Keynes Plan," Hitler smiled and turned the topic to the Keynes Plan. "Since you, Britain and France, have objections to this, then just stop it. We have no objection."

"No objection means..." Arthur Henderson paused and asked hesitantly, "Then how is Germany going to repay the reparations?"

How about using a new world war to repay the money? Hissman, who was sitting next to Hitler, knew the answer. He had discussed the Keynes Plan with Hitler a long time ago. This plan was still worth implementing when Germany did not regain its monetary sovereignty. Now that the Germans can swipe the mark to stimulate demand, why is it necessary to "give" things to people for free?

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

Hitler certainly would not consider repaying the reparations, but the issue of the European Basic Investment Bank has not been resolved yet. He didn't want to cause trouble and let the British default on the 180 million pounds. To officially declare default, we have to wait until the European Basic Investment Bank is fully settled.

"How long will it be postponed?" Arthur Henderson asked hurriedly, "Chancellor Hitler, we need a specific timetable."

In fact, the British government did not think of asking Germany to repay immediately. First, the Germans certainly have no money to repay; second, Germany has now decoupled the mark from the pound and has not implemented the gold standard. The mark is actually an unsecured paper currency. In the eyes of the British, collapse is just a matter of time!

Arthur Henderson thought: At that time, I am afraid I will have to consider the issue of saving Germany again. Why is this Germany always so troublesome?

"Three years," Hitler thought for a while and answered seriously, "With three years, we can overcome the economic crisis. Let's discuss it then."

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

What can be considered means that it is basically accepted. Of course, the final decision needs to be made by the British cabinet meeting, but the result must be agreement. What else can be done? The Germans use industrial products to pay the bills, and the British want gold, but Germany doesn't have it? Is it possible to start another war?

The British Foreign Secretary glanced at Hitler's side. The negotiations started in the morning, with lunch in the middle, and then continued until about five or six in the afternoon. This famous German general didn't say a word throughout the whole process... This is probably related to the fact that today's talks are mainly about economic issues?

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

"What mistake?" Hitler immediately opened his mouth and said in a cold tone, "I think the Treaty of Versailles itself is a mistake! A huge mistake!"

Sure enough, he is a militarist! Arthur Henderson's words were actually a test. He glanced at Hitler, only to see him sigh softly, full of helplessness. I thought: It seems that the German Army is about to become the master of the country as in the past!

"Mr. Foreign Secretary, the German army cannot be cut back at the moment... because it concerns the jobs and bread of hundreds of thousands of people." Hitler told the British Foreign Secretary in a gentle tone, sounding a little weak.

It seems that Hitler is more willing to maintain peace. The British Foreign Secretary has seen "My Struggle", but he still prefers to believe in Hitler rather than an aggressive militarist.

Hitler seemed to feel that his words just now were difficult to convince the British, 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 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, and through cooperation with the above countries, you are also developing your own naval technology!"

Hitler turned his head and looked at Hersman, as if waiting for his answer. Hersman said solemnly: "In the field of foreign technical cooperation, our country has not violated the Treaty of Versailles in any way! "

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

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

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

"Of course, it is to discuss the signing of the Anglo-German Naval Armaments Treaty." The British Foreign Secretary said, "Although the specific treaty needs to be discussed and decided by experts, we should now reach a consensus on some principled issues. For example, the issue of the tonnage ratio of the British and German navies, I would like to listen to your opinions first."

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"30%, 35%, or 40%... This is not a problem at all."

After finishing the negotiations with the British Foreign Secretary and returning to the residence of the German League of Nations delegation, Hersman was completely indifferent to the issue of "the ratio of the British and German navies."

"Ludwig, do you think we can't defeat Britain by navy? "Hitler followed up with Hirschmann's question.

"Not really, I think the naval holiday era won't last too long," Hirschmann smiled, "by then all countries will break through the treaty restrictions, and there is no need for us to waste money on 'treaty ships'. Now we are starting to build battleships, heavy cruisers and aircraft carriers, just for the need of technology accumulation... because we are a little behind in shipbuilding technology."

In fact, we are not far behind. Although Germany has not had experience in building battleships for many years, and does not know how to build an "Atlantic" aircraft carrier. However, due to the existence of the Keynes Plan, Germany's shipbuilding industry has received more orders than in history, and thus has preserved a stronger technical force.

"In fact... 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 hadn't overdeveloped the navy, the German Empire and the British Empire could have become allies. In fact, we are close to the British in race, and we are almost a family. "

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

"I think it's possible," Hitler thought for a while, "and it's the best... At present, it seems that Britain is still 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 form an alliance with Britain, then Poland and France will not be a problem. After Germany dominates the European continent (excluding the Soviet Union), we will be responsible for watching the Soviet Union on land, and Britain will be responsible for watching the United States at sea! Ludwig, what do you think?"

Hersman smiled noncommittally. In history, weren't the British quite friendly in the years before the start of World War II? But once they started fighting, they would fight to the death. If Hitler had always had illusions about Britain, I'm afraid it would not be appropriate for him to lead Germany to fight a world war...