"Of course, Comrade Stalin. I didn't just act on a whim, nor did I forget the sufferings my motherland suffered during the war." Vasilevsky said in a deep voice. "Germany is certainly hateful, but it was only during the war. Moreover, we have fully taught them a lesson. I believe they have also deeply realized their wrong behavior. The reason why I proposed to transfer out the quotas that belonged to the motherland is not Out of stupidity and blindness, on the contrary, I think this is the best proof of the restoration of Soviet-German friendship."

"Get to the point, Comrade Vasilevsky." Stalin said displeased.

"As far as I know, the guardians of the Rubik's Cube are the Germans." The Chief of Staff C said a key message. "My idea is to show goodwill to Germany and indirectly let the Guardians feel our goodwill. The fact that the Infinity Stones are owned by the United States cannot be changed, but we should at least influence the Guardians to us through the Guardian's homeland. view. And then in the allocation of resources, make decisions that are more in favor of us.”

Volume 162.3: [-] A Father's Decision

The reconstruction work is very important, and it is equally important to establish a good relationship with the guardian of the Rubik's Cube in advance. Now that there is such an opportunity in front of you, you should not miss it.

Germany was the enemy of the Soviet Union, but the Guardians were not.

The Soviet Union won the war, but it was a miserable victory, and this is not the time to make new enemies.

Not only that, maintaining a good cooperative relationship with Germany can also provide assistance to the research of the energy core.It should be noted that the place where the energy core is placed is in Berlin, and Berlin is the capital of Germany.

And this city is very close to the red camp. Once the West learns that the Soviet Union will not hesitate to abandon its previous suspicions and bleed to win over Germany, do you think they will be anxious?Will they also give Germany favorable conditions?Will Germany's resurgence also contribute to the Rubik's Cube's goodwill toward the Soviet Union?

As long as it is favored by the guardians, the resource inclination it brings will naturally increase the Soviet Union's attractiveness and cohesion to the neighboring countries.

"This can greatly increase the flexibility of the Soviet Union's diplomacy." Stalin had fully understood what the Chief of Staff wanted to express to him, and he nodded repeatedly, his expression regaining his ease. "You should become a diplomat, Comrade Vasilevsky."

"Then I'd be out of a job," Molotov joked at the right time.

The atmosphere in the meeting room soon became more pleasant, and even Konev, who had reacted fiercely before, no longer expressed objection.

"Also, the Socialist Party..." Beria thought for a while, and felt that he had to remind him.

The United Socialist Party, composed of the German Communist Party and the S Democratic Party, has been a reliable ally of the Soviet Union in the German-occupied area since its election. The latter also considered establishing a socialist regime in this area.

But this promise is clearly going to be broken.Fortunately, they only expressed their intentions in this regard, and there was no official written document to prove it. Although it would damage the relationship between the two parties, fortunately, it was not too serious.

Now they have a new choice, but they can't ignore their former partner, the United Socialist Party.

"Although Germany can be merged, ideological work still cannot be relaxed. In the future, Germany should become the center of our game for the right to speak in the West. This is a war without gunpowder, comrades. For this reason, we should be more vigilant against Western influence. Corrosion. We support the multi-party system of Germany's new parliament, which implements every national process through elections and voting. The POS still plays an important role in it and continues to perform its duties. It is a temporary compromise to restore the vitality of the motherland."

Stalin's idea was very clear. He wanted to make the United Socialist Party the speaker of the Soviet Union in Germany, or to put it more clearly...a puppet of the Soviet Union.Instruct them to do things that are inconvenient for them to do.

"The conditions proposed by the Americans are acceptable, but out of respect for each other, we should propose our own amendments. I only want to emphasize one point: in Germany, any enterprises and corporate institutions driven by unlimited energy must be nationalized , without exception. A monitoring group will be set up by representatives of the United Nations, which will preside over the work with complete neutrality," Stalin said.Since we want to be the guardian of the Rubik's Cube, let's do something practical and get rid of those unnecessary constraints on Germany's neutralization.The establishment of a multi-party parliament is also to offset the advantages from the West. "With this as the central point, the Council of Ministers should come up with a result as soon as possible. Comrade Molotov doesn't have to go in person this time, and give other junior rookies more opportunities to exercise... What is Khrushchev doing recently? "

Molotov was a little surprised that Stalin suddenly mentioned this name, and this was not from their Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Although he doubted whether this was a signal that Chairman Z wanted Khrushchev to take the blame, he replied truthfully: "Comrade Khrushchev is still presiding over the work in Kiev, Ukraine."

Of course he would not say that the other party had just been dismissed from his position as Secretary of the Kiev State Party Committee, but mentioning Ukraine would easily remind Stalin of Khrushchev's poor performance there in the past two years.

Sure enough, Stalin frowned.

He pondered for a moment, and finally decided on the new candidate in the haze of smoke.

"Send Comrade Gromyko to Berlin to preside over the negotiations," said the loving father. "He has served as an ambassador to the United States, and he is familiar with the United States, and his level is just right. I believe in his ability to fully convey my opinions to him."

It is obviously inappropriate for the official Molotov to meet the deputy Acheson. As the deputy foreign minister, Gromyko is undoubtedly the best candidate.

"Understood, my great comrade leader, I'll do it now." Molotov nodded.It was expected that Stalin would choose Gromyko, and he is the only one who is the most suitable right now.

A day later, Berlin welcomed a diplomat from the Soviet Union.

When Gromyko replaced Marshal Sokolovski at the negotiating table, the imperceptible aura made Acheson realize that he was facing a real negotiator.

He had heard of this young Soviet diplomat, because the other party had served as the ambassador to the United States and was known for his rigorous and meticulous work.And before the dust settles on every diplomatic activity, he will never express his views easily.

Whether he can become a qualified diplomat depends on whether he can control his mouth.Gromyko believes that diplomats cannot let negotiating opponents judge their true thoughts through their expressions, so the flat and long lips are always drawn down, and the occasional upturned corners of the mouth are the rare normal expressions he can make.But that doesn't mean Gromyko doesn't make other, richer facial expressions.

This negation of habitually saying no to others may be the prototype of the one-vote veto power that will be used by the five permanent members in the future, or it may be the result of mutual influence.After all, it was the Soviet Union that first proposed a veto.

Facing such an American expert, Deputy Foreign Minister Acheson also dealt with him seriously.

The next scene is beyond the reach of Griffin, a layman, who can intervene and participate.

Sure enough, with the passage of time and fermentation, the extent to which anything will develop is beyond the control of the initiator.

During the verbal confrontation between the representatives of the two countries, the girls who accompanied her throughout the whole process spent most of their time emptying their minds, so as to pour out too much silted information.However, she feels that she has benefited a lot from being able to participate in the game scene between countries.

Acheson can be regarded as a hero of this era, but compared with Gromyko, he is slightly inferior.This is the man who was honored as the godfather of Soviet diplomacy by later generations.

Volume 162.4: [-] This is our proposal

At this time, Gromyko is trying the diplomatic means he has explored in his diplomatic career, that is, he always grasps some details to wear down the patience of the opponent, and then makes the opponent have no time to think deeply on key issues. The concession made by the opponent makes the opponent actively have the idea of ​​repaying the favor, so as to achieve favorable conditions for one's own side.

In the words of L Xun, most people disagreed when I wanted to open the windows, but they agreed to open the windows when I wanted to lift the roof.

Acheson, who was not familiar with this routine, was inflexible in responding to it, and fell into a disadvantage several times.

Gromyko has also relied on this skill to remain invincible in negotiations for a long time. Maybe he will have to wait until the appearance of another diplomat, Kissinger, to crack it.

Although Mr. Veto is not so easy to talk about, the United States and the Soviet Union can still reach a certain degree of consensus on the issue of how to deal with Germany.

"In response to the U.S. proposal to retain the integrity of Germany, we have discussed that there is nothing wrong with it, but we also have slightly different opinions on some details."

Are there any "details"?

Acheson has never felt so dizzy hearing this word as today, and he has been digging the details with the deputy foreign minister for several hours.

Under strong pressure on the PTSD that was about to form, Acheson signaled the opponent to continue.

The corner of Gromyko's mouth turned up, and he showed his trademark smile after receiving permission.

He took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed them to Acheson.

"These are the amendments drafted by us. Our leader generally agrees with the conditions proposed by the US, but believes that there is room for further discussion on some details..."

Acheson took it and turned over two pages. The red text under the original terms and conditions was the revision opinion of the Soviet side.The Soviet side is still very considerate, knowing to mark it in red letters, but these contents... are said to be detailed revisions, but they are actually major changes, okay?

As a neutral country in Central Europe, Germany has no objection to this point. It is okay to establish a parliament and implement a multi-party system, which is nothing more than returning to the Weimar period. The United Nations garrison is responsible for the national defense force, and Germany only retains the police, fire and other administrative establishments.This is also acceptable.However, in Acheson's view, the following clauses are more than one: the United Socialist Party has no less than 40% of the parliamentary seats; the energy core research center is started by the Soviet Union, the security forces are drawn from the Soviet Army stationed in Germany, and the proportion of Soviet scientists is different. less than 50%; all new energy-related industries in Germany are nationalized, and non-citizens are not allowed to hold them in any way; the Soviet troops stationed in Germany will withdraw from Berlin in batches on the second day after the agreement takes effect, Garrison power.

The only thing that gave him a little comfort was that the Soviet Union voluntarily lowered the quota to 45%, and the remaining 4% was handed over to the United Socialist Party.On the surface, it may seem that the other party played a word game to secretly change the concept. In fact, although the Socialist Party is a puppet supported by the Soviet Union, its members are still Germans.

Looking up at Gromyko who said "if you have any questions, you can talk about them", Acheson took a deep breath.

But what do you do with the Germans so nicely?They probably won't be able to afford it.

What about deep hatred?Are you not afraid of raising tigers?Aren't you afraid of repeating our mistakes?Looking at the current Soviet aid to Germany according to the case of the US aid to Germany being backlashed more than ten years ago, are you going to follow the same old path as us?

The generosity of the Soviet Union to Germany was beyond Acheson's expectations, which instinctively aroused his vigilance.I felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't think of a clue for a while.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the operations of the two sides are too similar.

But what does this have to do with the United States?If you want to step on thunder, do I still have to remind you?

"Your request is a bit high," Acheson said.Although it has nothing to do with us how you want to die, but Truman, who has been revealed by Truman's bottom line, still wants to strive for more favorable conditions for the United States. "First of all, the PSO has too many seats. I doubt how many of them are filled by members."

The United Socialist Party is your puppet, and the proportion of seats is too high. Why don't you just say that you want to build a red Germany?

"This is a distribution for the German people." Gromyko said seriously, pretending not to hear the other party's subtext. "I believe that after two wars, the people of Germany hope for permanent peace. The Socialist Party is the party of the Germans themselves, and they can represent the people at the bottom."

Don't you just suspect that we will mix Russians in it? Let me tell you right now that they are all composed of Germans, do you believe it or not?

If you don't trust the Socialist Party, you can also support a party yourself.Isn't that what you, Britain and the United States do in your own country?It just so happens that we also want to experiment with the special red mechanism, and now we have such an opportunity, let's try it on Germany first.

"Then the research center is completely handed over to you to build this part?" I don't believe that you won't take the opportunity to bury some secret passages or dark forts inside.

"I think this proposal is very reasonable. After the facility is completed, there will be not only Soviet scientists working in it, but also researchers from all over the world. It is just for us to design. If you are not at ease, we can also find German construction. team." Gromyko explained.

This condition was added as an extra, as long as you can get a little advantage, it is not a loss.

"There is also the question of the proportion of scientists. After all, you have owned the Infinity Stone for nearly two years, and if it hadn't been publicly stated by its guardian, we would only know it as the Cosmic Rubik's Cube. As we know almost nothing about it, how much The main point is that it is reasonable for scientists to participate in research.”

Besides, you didn't even know how many scientists from Europe you searched for during the war, and there is a gap between us in terms of quality.Don't tell me that new energy is a new technology, so everyone thinks the same. To be honest, we are not as good as you in other aspects.

"As for the security force...Your Excellency should also know that there are still many Hydra remnants left in Germany. They have no other skills, and their ability to destroy is superb. We always need a team to protect our precious scientists. .We will only consider cutting back on security if the locals fully trust us."

We are willing to make peace with Germany, but we are not entirely sure that they will respect us in everything, can we?If you incite ignorant people to commit suicide attacks, wouldn't we be defenseless?

Volume 162.5: [-] Inseparable Wrangling

These security forces are to protect our researchers in Germany.And the number is not many, only one company.

"Hydra is indeed a cancer in the world that we should be vigilant against and get rid of. I very much agree with your Excellency." Acheson nodded.In this matter at least, they are of one mind. "Every scientific research scholar is a precious asset of the country. Your proposal is completely reasonable, and the United States will do its part in this regard."

If you want to garrison, I will also garrison. I declare in advance that it's not that I don't trust you.

"As you said." Gromyko listened carefully to the other party's request and nodded in agreement.These requirements are also within the scope of his consideration. "But please give the command authority to the Soviet Union. We have a lot of experience in fighting German fascism and Hydra."

"I need to give you an answer later." Let Soviet officers command American soldiers?Acheson did not agree on the spot, so he skipped the matter for now. "There is also the proposal to nationalize industries related to unlimited energy. How should we ensure that these resources can be completely handed over to the Germans themselves?"

Compared with this incident, the withdrawal of Soviet troops stationed in Germany in batches from Berlin is not a big deal.Once the merger of the four major occupied areas is agreed and Germany becomes a neutral country, it will be a matter of time before the garrisons of various countries gradually reduce their numbers until they leave their current locations.

"This requires the joint supervision of the United Nations. As for the details, there will also be experts in this area to preside over the work." Gromyko said.He personally thinks it's fine to use the employee stock ownership system to secure their own rights, but he won't just say so.

That said, maybe this one didn't set the tone that quickly?Acheson thought for a while to express his understanding.

Anyway, the building where the energy core is placed has not even been drawn yet, so this matter can be discussed slowly, there is no rush.

The two sides discussed some other irrelevant contents of the treaty. Generally speaking, the atmosphere of the talks was very harmonious.In order to get another energy core in his hands, Truman treated these small clauses with a completely unanimous and indifferent attitude.To put it simply, it is to selectively sell Europe in exchange for local interests.Anyway, it's not once or twice to sell teammates. When the ultimate weapon plus new energy is in hand, he doesn't need to look at the faces of his former allies.

It was already late at night when they came out of the conference room, and they interrupted several times in the middle to deal with private affairs. In the end, the two men couldn't hold on any longer. Seeing that everything that should be talked about was about the same, they announced the end of the meeting.They will send the results of this meeting back to their respective countries, waiting for new instructions.

"I almost forgot that you were still here. It's been a hard day." Acheson said to the girl beside him.The two of them can hold on a little longer, but this one probably has reached the end of his physical strength.

Griffin shook his head indifferently. "As long as the expected results can be achieved, this tiring is nothing."

Compared with working overtime, this is a drizzle, and you can still listen to stories, so there is no such thing as tired.

"There should be no problems after that. After the treaty is officially signed, it's time to fully restore the German economy..." With the energy core in hand, I believe that Germany's national strength will prosper soon after the war.And it is not divided into two countries as in history, so the speed of recovery will only increase.As for Britain and France... Even with the bonuses of the colonies and the Marshall Plan, plus the limited allocation of energy cores, their speed will not be much faster than Germany, which directly grasps the energy core.

In this way, in another 20 years, when new energy has fully taken root in Germany and spread to the surrounding areas, it is not impossible to make Germany the center of Europe, and I am worthy of Zeppelin's guarantee.

As for the US...it is not enough for a Europe to contain it...

Griffin was not so kind, and sent such a treasure to the United States for nothing.The energy core of Europe can still be taken care of by the Soviet Union, and no one can control it in the United States.As a check and balance, she must find another suitable manager.

The girl looked at the world map hanging on the wall.

After the affairs in Europe are settled, the next stop is to go to Asia.

This was also what she had planned before doing so.

The three energy cores, together with the infinite original stone of the body, can ensure the general balance of the world while restricting each other.The Cold War will last for half a century, and this period is also the era of the fastest technological development.She believes that with the help of infinite rough stones, human civilization will develop better than the original history.No matter what their purpose is for the alien civilizations visiting the earth during this period, they must think carefully before doing anything that harms the interests of mankind.

It cannot be said that such incidents are completely eliminated, but at least they can be made less unscrupulous.

Things were going smoothly as she expected.After several back-and-forth contests, the blue side led by the United States and the red side led by the Soviet Union finally reached an agreement, agreeing to merge the German occupied areas and make Germany a non-belligerent neutral zone.A number of proposals, including those in the treaty, also entered into force smoothly after minor revisions.

It is rare for the two diabolical camps to agree on this matter.

So in mid-March 1947, under the witness of the four major countries of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union and other minor European countries, an agreement called the "Berlin Agreement" was officially signed in Berlin, and the four major occupied areas in Germany were reunited. A new German government was reconstituted at the same time as the agreement entered into force.

A complete Germany once again appeared on the map of Europe, but this time its area was compressed again, and those lost territories could no longer be returned.After hundreds of years of struggle, Germany has finally succeeded in making its own territory smaller and smaller. The place names mentioned in the national anthem have all become foreign territories. The once European continental power now only has memories and regrets for its past glory.

But even the signing process was not smooth sailing, and there were actually some small episodes worth talking about before that.

The fact that the United States and the Soviet Union reached a secret agreement is not a betrayal of Britain and France. Long before Griffin came to Europe, she had publicly stated that her trip was for the purpose of rebuilding Europe and Germany.Although Britain and France have doubts about what she will use to maintain the operation of new energy for a long time, at most they only think about the infinite rough stone. The two countries have also exchanged views on the share of new energy in private.It is believed that with the existing unlimited energy extraction speed, those industries are likely to mix old energy sources and use them for a long time.

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PS: I found that as long as there is the first word, a large paragraph will pop up, but I only use pinyin instead, and I feel that it is disrespectful to this word. If the first word is typed out, the whole chapter will be blocked, and it will not be published without modification. bother.

Volume 163: [-] The Cracks Under the Appearance of Harmony

In addition, Acheson also had contact with representatives of Britain, France and other countries several times, and held several meetings with Britain and France after arriving in Germany, so the two countries knew about the reunification of Germany.They originally planned to merge the occupied areas, mainly because they were worried that the Soviet Union would not be willing.

As for the proposal to build Germany into a neutral country, European countries are confused. After all, I didn’t hear you talk about it when I came here. Why did you suddenly come up with such an idea?

In order to convince them, Acheson naturally wanted to inform them about the energy core.

In fact, if Germany can really be built as a neutral country as envisioned, it will be a good thing for neighboring countries. Having a belligerent neighbor around you always makes people sleep uneasy.

France was very happy at the beginning. Once Germany becomes a country without an army, it means that they will completely abandon the army tradition for hundreds of years, and they will no longer have a climate for themselves.From a tiger to a cat, the French see Germany very pleasing to the eye now.Looking at the continent of Europe, no one will compete with it for the title of army power... No, although Germany is finished, there is still the Soviet Union!

Suddenly realized that since the Soviet Union can penetrate the German army head-on, how can France, which was once defeated by Germany, be any better?

France feels that its status as a continental power has been seriously challenged as never before.

But even if France realizes this, what can it do?Against the USSR?After careful analysis and calm thinking, the French believed that facing the torrent of steel from the Soviet Union with the existing troops would probably surrender faster than the last time.Moreover, they also eliminated the only French Communist Party that could talk to the Soviet Union. If they were flattened, they would not even have the manpower to form a puppet regime like the Germans, and they suddenly felt that their future was bleak.

Although the French themselves are unwilling to shed blood, they still have vast colonies and foreign legions that can fight better than the natives. This time, France has decided not to surrender until the blood of the colonial people is shed.Rather than guarding against the Soviet Union, it is better to seize the time to restore the country's national strength.

But at the same time, I did not forget to warn the United States in a weird way, if you are finished, you will not want to have a good life, and you are not allowed to renege on the agreed aid, and it will be given priority over the United Kingdom.

Britain doesn't care, the Royal Fleet is still there. Although the Soviet Union is a threat, their navy has few ships, and it is even weaker than Germany. It is impossible to cross the strait to attack it in a short time.

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