Chapter 998 Cairo Declaration (Continued)
Hearing that the Führer was asking Japan for the old German Pacific territory, Keitel, who accompanied him, was shocked: The United States has not surrendered yet, how could the Führer attack its allies first? What should we do if we push Japan to the United States?
But he didn't dare to persuade him. The head of state's reason was completely reasonable: in such a large area of the Pacific, will Japan and the United States have the final say in the future? What about Germany? It is impossible for a world hegemon to really be indifferent to the Far East and the Pacific. What if Japan's position is unstable?
The decision-making efficiency of the authoritarian system is very high. Japan's top three people discussed it, and Horikichi visited Hoffman accompanied by Cole early the next morning.
Since Japan did not have a foreign minister, Hoffman did not allow Ribbentrop, a loudmouth, to participate, and only asked Keitel and Cole to accompany him. In theory, Cole is a translator, but in fact, he has not yet taken off his title of special envoy. Everyone understands his weight. Even though he is just a major general, his power and status exceed that of many generals. There is news that the head of state is planning to send Cole to the American Republic to serve as deputy prime minister and foreign minister in the future, a proper high-level backup, and he is not even 40 years old.
"After Europe parted ways, the heads of state and marshals were vaguely elegant. They dominated Europe and achieved hegemony, which is deeply admirable." Horitiyoshi started to flatter him, "Only the empire is still fighting hard, and its future is unclear. It is unworthy of its allies."
"Marshal Hori, you're too polite. Your country will have a bright future after taking over India. Don't worry about the United States. Why don't we continue to fight them? One day the American people will wake up."
"Since we are all acquaintances, am I not welcome?"
"You said..."
"We had in-depth discussions last night about the request made by your country and came to the following preliminary opinions." Horikichi knew that it was useless to make pretense and talk in circles at this time. The head of state was most concerned about practicality and diplomatic rhetoric could only arouse resentment, so he simply got straight to the point:
First, the former German New Guinea territory that is under our control can be transferred to you, and the territory that is not under our control can be captured by you yourself. If we need our cooperation, we will negotiate separately;
Second, the former German Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands and other islands are not large in area and are the backbone of our country’s absolute defense circle. They have great interests in the survival and self-defense of the empire and cannot be transferred;
Thirdly, the former German Samoa and other places have never been occupied by my country, and there is no talk of handing them over. They are left to your country to capture on your own. If you need our cooperation, we will negotiate separately.
Keitel's eyes widened in surprise, and he couldn't believe his ears: The Japanese actually handed over the largest and most unlikely place in his mind - this was more than 50,000 square kilometers of land, and he thought the other party had at best I only give some thought to guano islands like Nauru.
"Marshal Hori has worked hard." Hoffman smiled slightly, "Your country has sacrificed so much, and I can't just sit back and enjoy the gains. I wonder what your country's needs are?"
"this……"
"We are all our own people, but it doesn't matter. It has always been a pleasure doing business with Marshal Hori."
"Then I'll say it shamelessly." Horikichi cleared his throat and elaborated one by one:
First, if the German army marches towards Australia and New Zealand, our country hopes to obtain the parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory of the current Australian territory that belong to Japanese Australia, and has no territorial claim on New Zealand;
Second, all the defense fortifications built by my country in New Guinea will be transferred to your country unconditionally. If your country needs all the weapons, equipment, supplies, and materials, you can keep them all and compensate them with the same quantity and quality of ordnance and materials from your army;
Third, your country will provide our military with 5 Axis-class aircraft carriers, 10 Hedgehog-class destroyers, 1,500 tanks, 3,000 aircraft, 10 million tons of petroleum products, 10 million tons of special steel and other partial equipment lists within three years. Among them, the proportion of tanks No. 4, No. 5 (Leopard), and No. 6 (Tiger) is 3:5:2. The 3,000 aircraft are ME-262, Zidian modified, Gale modified, Ta-152, and Fw-190. , mainly Ju-188, with a small number of 4-engine heavy bombers, the specific proportion will be discussed separately;
Fourth, your country will transfer high-performance engines, key high-temperature alloy steel formulas, advanced radars and other important technologies to my country. Japan guarantees that it will only be used and not passed on;
Fifth, after your country enters German New Guinea, no matter what the relationship between your country and the United States is, the two militaries will still be allies. Your army needs to provide our army with equipment, materials, supplies, intelligence and other assistance as much as possible. Your country will provide it first. , the payment will be settled separately; our army will continue to station a small number of liaison and intelligence personnel there, and all will withdraw after the war; if your country and the United States are in a neutral situation, if our army fails in the battle and hides in your army's defense zone, your army will need to fully protect it It shall not be handed over to the US military and shall be returned to the country at the appropriate time;
Sixth, your military supplies promise not to provide convenience or assistance to the US military to cross your defense zone and attack us;
Seventh, help our country train 2,000 pilots, half of them for the army and the navy. The navy needs to be carrier-based aircraft pilots. The cost and materials consumed will be borne by you.
Keitel's expression changed drastically. This request was considered a big request. Even Cole was shocked. When did General Hori become so greedy?
Hoffman's face was very calm: "Have you finished your terms?"
"Sorry, there is one more thing. The army of my country is very happy after using the train gun. It is eager to get another Gustav cannon and five K5 heavy cannons. I beg you to bear the pain and give up so that we can transfer the Yamato class to your country. 460 cannon production technology." Horikichi bowed deeply, "I know that these conditions are a bit excessive. As allies who share life and death and depend on each other, Japan and Germany should not care about these conditions. Since Germany wants the old territory, it can be taken away. . However, Japan’s national strength is really poor and it is unable to confront the United States for a long time. Now the entire country’s soldiers and civilians are starving and gritting their teeth. Please ask the head of state to understand my country and my difficulties. These are not so much conditions in exchange for German New Guinea, but they are more contemptuous. The country’s request for help from your country is hoped to be successful.”
Hoffman nodded: "I know your country's conditions well. We will discuss it later and give you an answer as soon as possible."
"I'm causing you trouble."
Hoffman thought for a while: "Does your country have any opinions on revising other contents of the conference, such as the Anglo-Japanese Agreement, the formation of the United Nations, the principles of unity of major powers, and the contents of the Cairo Declaration?"
"We have absolutely no objections to anything else. The head of state is following his lead and can sign at any time. There is only one wish to make a reservation."
"Speaking."
"China has a vast territory and a large number of people. Although its economy and industry are not small, its potential is not small. It has always been a model for Asian countries and an ancient civilization. It is hoped that it can retain a permanent status after the normalization of its system, but it may have fewer voting rights. , The condition is that Sino-Japanese relations must be normalized before he can become a permanent member.”
Hoffman immediately understood the implication of Horikichi: Japan wants to get China to increase its voting rights, but first it must ensure that the hostility between China and Japan ends so that these voting rights can be added to Japan. He nodded: "I think you can agree."
Although the United Nations designed by Hoffman advocates the unity of major powers, no major nation has the right to veto. It only depends on the number of votes and more than half is valid.
The voting ratio between permanent members and non-permanent members is 80%:20%. Germany, Japan, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Russia are all permanent members. They do not need to be re-elected and are in office permanently. There are 12 non-permanent members in total. , half of whom are re-elected every three years and are not eligible for re-election. The quotas are distributed according to regions and the voting rights are equal. Among them, there are 5 in Europe, 3 in Asia and the Pacific, 2 in South America, 1 in North America and the Caribbean, and 1 in Africa.
The meeting agreed to include the United States as a permanent member of the Security Council in the future. If the United States is not included for the time being, the voting rights of the major countries are as follows:
Germany: 24%
Japan: 16%
Italy: 12%
France: 11%
UK: 10%
Russia: 7%
Among them, Germany's votes are basically guaranteed to be 24% + Italy 12% + Russia 7%, a total of 43%, plus the voting rights of some non-permanent members. For example, in the Hoffman design, there are very few independent countries in Africa in the short term. There are only a few such as Egypt, the African German Republic, and the Boer Republic. The South American La Plata Group is also Germany's base. No matter how you choose, you can't escape Germany's hands. You can basically get more than 50% of the veto power. Other big countries should also understand, but no one dares to jump out and challenge Germany's authority. Otherwise, whoever jumps first will be dealt with by Germany.
After Horikichi left, Keitel sighed: "I finally gained some experience. Two things I didn't expect: The first one didn't expect that Japan would be willing to cut off the flesh; the second one didn't expect that Japan's demands were so high, just a little bit of New Guinea territory." It’s actually much higher than Pakistan.”
"You don't agree?"
"Let's lower the price." Keitel smiled bitterly, "If word of this condition spreads, others will laugh at us and think that we are being taken advantage of. Why don't we buy Pakistan with so much money?"
"Do you think the Japanese are really willing to exchange, or do they not want to give and are deliberately offering a high price?"
"I..." The chief of general staff was stuck. He really couldn't tell.
"Cole, tell me."
"I think the Japanese are sincere. General Hori deliberately set this price in order to persuade the country. In addition, he also considered whether we are willing to continue to maintain the Japan-Germany axis." Cole analyzed, "If we don't agree, we can't rule it out. Japan is accelerating its surrender to the United States, and Truman’s rejection of Japan’s peace negotiation proposal does not mean that Dewey will reject it easily.”
Hoffman turned around and asked Keitel: "Do you want Japan and the United States to continue fighting?"
"Of course, the longer we fight, the better, and the more people die, the better! It's best to fight for another ten or eight years, and wait for the head of state to integrate Europe. At that time, tsk tsk..."
"In this case, I agree to this condition. Cole can make a deal by lowering the price slightly."
"real?"
"This is the down payment, of course it should be higher. When Japan can no longer bear the pressure, it will gradually lower its requirements. Is it difficult for just a few thousand tanks and aircraft? For example, we are going to take action on the 4th. In the future, Gustav will not only enter The museum is useless. There is a time limit for the military industry to convert. Instead of letting these tanks and aircraft become obsolete in our hands, why not give them to the Japanese and let them kill Americans? "
Keitel and Cole were stunned. The head of state's business history seemed to be more sinister...
ps: The historical monthly ticket ranking has been knocked down by one place, crying...