"Your Majesty the Emperor, although the Air Marshal's suggestion is a bit extreme, his idea is undoubtedly the most beneficial choice for the empire. ☆→Top☆→Point☆→Small☆→ said that we have only obtained the shell of Italy, and in the future, In order to make use of Italy's manpower and remaining industries, we must help the Mussolini government stabilize the situation in Italy. Stabilizing the situation simply by relying on bayonets is not enough. Civilians need to maintain the lowest living standards, and the government needs funds to operate. And the factory needs to rearrange production! In the early days, Italy needs continuous blood transfusions from the empire, and our situation is not very good, and the financial pressure will be great. And the only thing left in Italy that can make money is the oil field, and we need them To make up for the financial shortfall." German Prime Minister Bruning said sincerely

"Ferdinand will come to Berlin next month. What do you want me to say then? Just say that the Libyan oil field distribution plan will be scrapped? The original agreement will be invalidated?" William II's words were full of gunpowder.

"We can transfer some of the oil fields to be developed in the Middle East to the Austro-Hungarian Empire as compensation, and we can even provide them with low-interest loans." Bruening used the excuse he had prepared.

"What's the difference? It's the same for the oil fields, but it's for the Middle East instead of North Africa?" William II suddenly felt that his brain was a little out of use. He couldn't figure out how big the difference between the two was, but it was just for the oil fields. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was only one to two years late in using oil. What impact would it have? What was the point of Brüning coming up with such a solution? Wilhelm II couldn't figure it out.

"There is of course a difference. First of all, it only takes a few months for Italian oil fields to recover. Fuel can be turned into marks very quickly. And it takes time to exploit oil fields in the Middle East. The second reason is that with the outbreak of the war in Italy, The Allied Powers have restricted the export of items from our country and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Among them, fuel oil extraction equipment was included in the prohibited export list. The oil extraction technology of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is very backward, and they can only purchase various drilling equipment from our country. In this way This can alleviate our employment pressure. Even German companies can take the opportunity to get a share of the pie and obtain a certain amount of equity. As for the third reason? I think Field Marshal Hindenburg of the Army should explain it to you better. "Brüning finished speaking and turned around to signal to Hindenburg.

"I am a soldier. From a military point of view, I think the oil fields in Libya are safer than the oil fields in the Middle East! We will launch attacks on Iran and South Asia in the future. This time we are attacking the most important oil production in the British Empire. The British will definitely go all out to defend the land and the most important colonies. The Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia will become the front line, and our oil fields there will be within the attack range of the British and American strategic bomber forces. In the future, the only There are two places for reliable fuel supply. One is Libya and the other is Romania. The oil fields in the Caucasus are not necessarily safe. So I think that such an important resource must be in the hands of the empire, not in the hands of the incompetent Austria-Hungary. And if Austria-Hungary If the Hungarian Empire has more interests in the Middle East, then I think they will work harder in future wars." Hindenburg said calmly.

"Hmm?! Although this idea is a bit of a trap for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, I like it!" William II said in his heart. This is a good method, which meets domestic requirements. At the same time, it is not a breach of contract. The Austro-Hungarian Empire still gets

I got the oil field I dreamed of, but it was in a different place, and I needed to pay some extra money to Germany.

It was just a benefit. So, after hesitating for a while, Wilhelm II accepted Brüning's compromise plan. After the oil field problem was solved, the German work in Italy was far from complete. The war destroyed some Italian cities.

It was in ruins, and Germany needed to get this industrial country working again.

As for the issue of Italian industrial integration this time, a famous person in history was responsible for the integration work, and this person was the famous Speer in history. But this time he was working for William II. But he

One thing that is better than luck in history is that Germany in this dimension is more efficient. As a half-colony of Germany, Italy can fully allow him to flex his muscles without considering political factors.

"Mr. Speer, how did you get your position? I think you should know very well that without the support of the Air Force, you are just an architect, so I hope we can cooperate well on the Italian issue. I hope we can meet the challenges together."

Come to a better tomorrow." In Richthofen's country house, the head of the German Air Force said this to Speer. The Air Force helped Speer to rise to power, and the latter must also give the Air Force adequate rewards.

If nothing else, let’s increase the production of fighter jets first!

Historically, Italy's air force production can be considered a strange thing. It goes without saying that the output is low, but another more interesting phenomenon is that such a low output is actually divided among n multiple models, each of which has a small number of aircraft. For example,

The five-series fighter jets that historically represent the pinnacle of Italian Air Force fighter technology in World War II are actually the collective name for three different types of fighter jets produced by three airlines. These three companies are respectively the re2005 Sagittarius produced by the Reggiani factory of Caproni.

fighter,

The G55 fighter jet produced by Fiat and the MC205 fighter jet produced by Mackey. As for the other products of these three companies, there are even more. If you add in various weird bomber and reconnaissance aircraft companies, the industrial scale is far smaller than that of Germany

Italy may have more airlines than the former! Productivity has been greatly weakened. You know, the German single-engine fighter aircraft started with one type of bf109, and later there were two types: bf109 and fw190!

The designers and part of the equipment of these companies were transferred before the war. Now, Speer has no intention of re-establishing these companies. They can only produce German aircraft according to German drawings and standards. There is no need to create

Italy's own thing. Anyway, what Germany needs is Italian production, not Italian aircraft design. What's more, with the loss of a large number of technical personnel, it will be too difficult to rebuild the design team, and an aircraft will be produced from the beginning

It also takes too long to finally put it into production. The gain outweighs the loss.

Therefore, what Speer needs is to immediately integrate the scattered Italian airlines and production capacity, and seamlessly connect with the German Air Force system as soon as possible as part of the Allied Air Force production. In addition to the Air Force, Speer must also restore

Italian naval factories, although the southern factories were sabotaged before the Italian navy evacuated,

It was because of the lack of manpower and sufficient time that the destruction was not complete. The acquisition of the naval shipyard and port facilities in southern Italy was of great significance to the German Navy. Among other things, it could at least save a lot of money to accommodate the huge army in the future.

The German High Seas Fleet created conditions. As for the army? They obtained the least from Italy.

Just when Germany began to build an Italy that met Germany's needs, the Austro-Hungarian Empire finally obtained the coveted parts of northern Italy. Although the Libyan oil fields were not harvested at all, Germany compensated the latter in the Middle East, and

Some Italian colonies in North Africa were also included

The territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Compared with the contribution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in this war, the rewards were generous. However, at the summit of the two emperors, William II still expressed his support for the power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Worrying. He also mentioned that if the Austrian Emperor agreed, Germany could help the Austro-Hungarian Empire improve its military combat effectiveness.

Germany and Austria were busy cleaning up Italy's mess, and China and the Allied Powers also needed to provide various guarantees to the Italian Navy and Italians in exile. The Italian fleet was allowed to enter China's largest naval base in Southeast Asia, the Surabaya Naval Base. And Italy

Navy and air force personnel and their families receive free housing in surrounding towns.

With the influx of hundreds of thousands of Italians, an Italian city has emerged in Surabaya. Ordinary civilians can choose to settle in cities in Australia or Southeast Asia, because most people are associated with industry or technology, and with the Allied Powers

With the recovery of national strength of various countries and the approaching shadow of war, the aspects they are engaged in are more or less related to the military industry.

Of course, a considerable number of Italians chose to work in Italian companies in China. These companies began to move away from the mainland after Italy and the Allies turned against each other. A few years later, these companies have also developed. What is different from other countries is that because of the vastness of China,

With its large area and huge market, there does not seem to be a problem of overproduction. According to an Italian entrepreneur, as long as you can produce it, you can make money. And the Italian population is dispersed throughout the country, and soon it will

Being diluted by the huge population base, it didn't cause much trouble.

Of course, to the Allies, the most valuable thing is the Italian Navy. Not only the battleships, the experienced officers and soldiers, and the long and glorious naval history are also an intangible wealth. At least in private, the British

expressed the idea that the Italian Navy was stronger than the French Navy. However, at the request of China, the Italian Navy not only was not dismantled, but

It continues to exist as a whole. Moreover, the Allies agreed that the Italian Navy will continue to expand, and personnel will be recruited from the exiles. The ships can be provided in the name of "lease". After all, the Italian Navy has lost its shipbuilding base. In order to ensure the fleet's

Combat power can only be provided by China and the Allied Powers. And Tycho naturally prefers China's warships.
Chapter completed!