Mussolini, who was seeking benefits from Reinhard, did not know at this moment that Rossi was finally getting tough at home.
Mussolini was now staring at Reinhardt intently, trying to read something from the eyes of the German head of state.
Although Mussolini opened his mouth as soon as he came up and put forward a bunch of extravagant conditions.
Whether to agree or not must be decided by Reinhardt, the legitimate French conqueror.
Of course Mussolini knew that Reinhardt would not be able to agree to all the conditions he proposed.
Yes, Mussolini was arrogant and ambitious, but this does not mean that he was a fool.
On the contrary, Mussolini's skills in this negotiation were even quite brilliant.
If you seek the upper part, you will get the lower part. If you seek the upper part, you will get the lower part.
Mussolini, who was well versed in negotiation skills, deliberately set the price very high in order to allow Reinhardt to bargain.
In fact, as long as half of his demands were met, Mussolini would be satisfied.
However, what surprised Mussolini was that Reinhard seemed to be more generous than imagined?!
I saw Reinhard holding Mussolini's hand and sighing sincerely: "Mr. Leader, you have always been a role model for me to learn from. Don't say you came to me today, even if you don't come,
I will also take the initiative to share some of my vested interests with Italy to strengthen the friendship between our two countries and between me and you."
What Reinhard said can be said to be half truth and half false.
At the beginning, he was indeed prepared to give Mussolini some of the benefits. After all, Italy still contained some French troops in the south.
But he didn't expect that Mussolini would open his mouth as soon as he came up, and he would ignore Reinhard's rhetorical question and keep talking to himself.
This gave Reinhard a lot of insight.
He was a little surprised that someone like Mussolini could survive until now without being beaten to death.
How else can we say that life has infinite possibilities?
Reinhardt, whose face was thicker than the city walls, met Mussolini who was not even prepared to ask for his face. When the eldest brother met the second brother, it was really difficult to communicate.
However, Reinhard then thought about it and realized that it might as well agree to Mussolini first.
Anyway, when Italy causes trouble everywhere and cannot deal with it themselves, they will naturally come to Germany for help as they did in history.
Rather than reject Mussolini now and make everyone lose face, it is better to agree to him first, but not to fulfill this promise seriously. When Mussolini has to ask Germany for help, he will probably not make these promises.
I dare to pursue it.
By then, Mussolini was the only one who had lost face.
Reinhardt was overjoyed to have found the "perfect solution". He immediately held Mussolini with his left hand, patted his shoulder with his right hand, and promised boldly: "Don't worry, leader. After receiving the compensation currency from France, I will
We must urge the Ministry of Finance to pay 40% of the war reparations currency to the Kingdom of Italy."
So refreshing?!
Mussolini still couldn't believe it for a moment. Reinhardt even skipped the bargaining process. Mussolini asked for 40%, and Reinhardt gave 40%!
Happiness came suddenly. In one fell swoop, the French won 40% of the war reparations paid to Germany, instead of the 20% or even 10% that Mussolini had estimated. This made Mussolini very secretly happy.
However, what Mussolini did not know was that most of France's war reparations treaties against Germany were paid in goods.
In other words, most of what France rations to Germany is physical goods such as petroleum, agricultural products, and industrial products.
As for the monetary amount of the treaty compensation, it was only a symbolic 100 francs.
Then, Mussolini will actually soon receive the 40% reparation currency that Reinhard promised him.
Reinhard didn't even have to say hello to the Minister of Finance. He could immediately give Mussolini the equivalent of 40 francs in New York dollars.
However, Reinhard didn't want to reveal the matter so early to avoid making the atmosphere awkward.
After all, Europeans at that time had not yet tried the word games of the 1980s and 1990s.
Although he has become a little slimmer, he has rarely been so shameless among countries.
However, Reinhardt traveled through time after all. As early as when Germany implemented the Treaty of Versailles, he played a word game, turned the Reichsmark as compensation into waste paper, and created an Imperial Newk as a
New currency usage.
However, Mussolini did not accept the lesson learned by the French back then, and was once again circumvented by Reinhardt using word games.
Facing the cheerful Mussolini, Reinhard continued to wave his hand and promised proudly: "When Italy occupies Egypt, Germany will immediately recognize Italy's ownership of Suez. I, Reinhard, will never
Don’t compete with the leader!”
In fact, this is an eternal promise that a grandfather entrusted to his grandson, who promised to live until the day when Italy occupied the Suez Canal.
Mussolini was happy because he believed that his army could completely defeat the British army in Africa and the auxiliary troops recruited by the British army in Egypt. In other words, the Suez Canal would soon belong to Italy.
And Reinhardt was also happy because he successfully sent Mussolini to stir up trouble in Africa and distracted Britain's attention.
The Third Reich and the British were incompatible with each other and were at odds with each other. Reinhardt and Churchill were both ruthless men who would not give up until the other party was killed.
Then, Mussolini leading a large-scale war between Italy and Britain in Africa could, to a great extent, diffuse the pressure on Germany.
After all, in Europe today, the top three countries in terms of recognized strength are Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy.
Once two of the top three take action against Britain at the same time, the British will not be able to sustain it even in terms of public opinion.
Italy entangled the British troops stationed there in Africa, while Germany settled down and prepared to land on the British Isles.
A two-pronged approach would prevent Churchill from taking care of each other. This is the ideal situation envisaged by Reinhardt.
But before that, you have to wait a little longer.
The British would not sit back and let Vichy France own the Algerian oil fields, because this would allow the Allies to continuously obtain oil from the French.
Therefore, based on Reinhard's understanding of Churchill, the British and French garrisons in Africa will soon have a battle!
As for the Italians... Reinhard also prepared a good gift for Mussolini.
In Africa, there is no doubt that the Italian army cannot defeat the British army.
However, in Africa today, it is not just the British forces that can fight against Mussolini.