Chapter 1049 From Community to United States 5

On June 22, 1944, the European Community Leaders' Meeting was coming to an end. There were five main topics discussed in this meeting.

The first element was the admission of the Russian Empire as a full member of the European Community. Now Belarus not only captured Petrograd and surrounded Moscow, but also captured most of the European part of Russia. Although it may not be possible to restore the entire empire immediately, half of the western half has been obtained. Moreover, Germany also counts on Russia to send more than 1.5 million officers and soldiers to participate in the American war. In this case, of course, some sweeteners should be given and the Russian Empire should be admitted as a full member of the European Community.

The second content is to admit the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland as observer countries of the European Community - similar to the status of the Russian Empire before, equivalent to the candidate members of the European Community. It can participate in the European Common Market, or it can participate in the European Mark Area. It is also relatively flexible in foreign policy and can continue to maintain its neutral status, but it must be pro-European Community neutral.

The third content is the European Community's continued war against the United States and the obligations of all countries to send troops.

The fourth content of the discussion is linked to the second content, which is the distribution of US war compensation. Only EC member states that contribute troops are eligible to participate in the allocation, while member states that do not contribute troops are not eligible to participate in the allocation. In addition, the number of troops sent (not only the number of people, but also the weapons and equipment) is directly linked to the number of allocations.

The fifth discussion was the most controversial, which was to discuss the establishment of the United States of Europe.

Going from the Community to the United States is not as simple as changing the name, but it must be real, with a unified navy, air force and nuclear weapons, a unified parliament, a unified constitution, a unified Supreme Court, and a government of the United States. and the Supreme Head of State, not to mention a unified market, a unified currency and free movement of the population. All these measures that are conducive to unification will become the glue of the political system, firmly sticking together the originally divided Europe.

A truly unified Europe (actually not the whole of Europe, but the unification of most of Europe) is very beneficial to the long-term interests of the people of all European countries. However, the history of European countries becoming nation-states is too long, and the national consciousness is very It's so strong, it's really not easy to merge them into one.

Therefore, no one of the leaders of the participating countries dared to give an absolutely positive answer to this question - some expressed support, but asked for a referendum; some simply believed that the conditions were not mature and demanded that the second or third batch become the United States of Europe. Official member...

Although there are doubts about how many members the United States of Europe will have in its early days, there is no doubt that this country will emerge after the end of World War II! Therefore, on the 20th, the night when the Declaration of the United States of Europe was adopted, a celebratory dinner was held in the Germania Palace (the residence of the German Imperial Government in Fort Europa).

The dinner had not officially started yet. Hitler, Hersmann, Goering, Schacht and others were drinking beer or water (Hitler did not drink) while waiting for guests from all over the world to arrive.

Hitler said that he was only sure of the passage of referendums in a few countries; he believed that only countries with strong Germanic roots and very pro-German politics (or completely controlled by Germany), such as Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Croatia-Hungary, and Finland , Poland, Bohemia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Little Russia and Belarus and of course Germany itself will definitely become the first members of the United States of Europe after the war.

As for other countries, especially the three real powers, Britain, France and Russia, there is considerable uncertainty in their choices.

"I think the choice of the people of England will determine the future of the United States," Hersman said. "We must have a strong enough will on this issue. The English cannot enjoy the same rights as the French and Russians - not to join the United States, but to stay in the European Community!"

"Marshal Reich, I think the British will withdraw from the European Community with the happiest mood." Fatty Goering took a sip of beer. "The British think differently from the French and Russians. Maybe they won't for the time being. Will join the United States, but are absolutely loyal to the European Community, but the British do not regard themselves as Europeans at all!”

Hessman glanced at the fat man and just smiled coldly: "The British are not qualified to choose between two kinds of happiness. They are a defeated country, and they are also the source of disasters on the European continent - starting from two to three hundred years ago, they They have been spreading disaster on our continent. If we let them off now, they will become enemies of the European continent again in the future."

"Marshal Reich, how do you want to treat Britain?" Hitler, who has always been more pro-British, asked with a frown.

"Britain is a defeated country!" Hessman said calmly, "But they are not treated as a defeated country now. This is because they are of the same race as us and may join us. But we must not let the British Empire use the European Community The wealth and power of the British Empire will be reborn! If the British people choose not to join, then they must bear the responsibility for defeat... The British Empire must die, completely die!”

The biggest reason why the British left Europe was simply that their permanent overseas empire was too big and too rich. But now that the defeated Britain was unable to maintain its overseas empire, it could only rely on the power of the European Community.

If Britain can continue to rely on the European Community to maintain its empire without joining the United States of Europe, then Britain can rely on the blood transfusion of the overseas empire to recover after the war.

And the stronger Britain is, the more psychologically alienated the British will be from Europe!

He took a sip of beer and said, "And Britain cannot be allowed to continue to stay in the European Common Market, nor can it be allowed to become the financial center of the European Mark Zone!"

Britain is an industrial country with a developed financial industry. So as long as Britain can stay in the European Common Market and become the financial center of Europe, even if it loses the world empire, Britain can still become rich and developed again-just like in history!

But Hirschmann will never give the British such an opportunity!

They either choose the United States or choose poverty.

He said: "If the English make the wrong choice, then they must pay the price! The English world empire must be completely disintegrated, the British economy must be completely bankrupt, the British people must lose all their welfare, and they will live in poverty and despair forever and ever!"

"This is too cruel." Goering seemed to sympathize with the British.

"Cruel?" Hersman glanced at him. "If the British are victorious now, how do you think Churchill will deal with us?"

"They can join the United States at any time!" Hitler disagreed. "Ludwig is right. Although we are willing to treat the British well, it does not mean that we should indulge the British. They have always been the destroyers of European unification. If they are allowed to recover, they will still cause trouble for us."

"That's right," Dr. Schacht, president of the European Union Bank, also agreed with Hersman's point of view. "From the perspective of economy and human nature, the poor usually envy the rich, and the rich will discriminate against the poor. The British have always despised the European continent, which is also related to the fact that the British economy has been more developed than the European continent. And the British economy itself is also more competitive. It has a good industrial base, a complete education system, and a legal system. Good for economic development. If Britain continues to retain its colonies and is a member of the European Community, then after the end of the world war, Britain may become very rich. And a very rich Britain will definitely discriminate against the relatively poor European continent.

If we eventually want Britain to become a member of Europe, then Britain should not be given the opportunity to become rich. "

Hersman then said: "I think... we should let Britain hold a referendum before Russia and France, and let the English choose between the free hell and the rich Europe. Then it will be Russia, but Russia must remain in the European Community, and the door of the United States will always be open to them. And France should vote after the results of the Russian vote come out. "

If the British are from outside Europe, then the Russians are just the opposite, they are trying their best to squeeze into the big family of Europe. However, the Russian nation is also very proud, and it is questionable whether they will join the United States of Europe.

Hirschman put down his beer glass and analyzed, "Russia has actually lost Ukraine now, so it will never be strong again. In the future, Russia will become a supplier of energy, resources and agricultural products to Europe, as well as a market for industrial products. So we can't kick Russia out of the European Community. We should keep Russia and use the compensation funds from the United States to help Russia restore its economy... Russia will be a hen that lays golden eggs in the future!

As for France... let it vote last. If one of Britain and Russia votes to join the United States of Europe, then France will definitely join. If neither Britain nor Russia joins, then give France better conditions! For example, French and German will be listed as official languages ​​of the United States of Europe, so that France can seem to be on an equal footing with Germany and will definitely join the United States of Europe. As long as France joins the United States of Europe, the process of European integration will be irreversible. Britain and Russia will join sooner or later, and the United States of Europe will become our thousand-year empire!"