Chapter 2416: Do business three
Looking at such a powerful new Russia, can Finland not be afraid? And if nothing else, the United States must be pro-Russian! In this case, Finland can only continue to sign fuel supply contracts with Germany, no matter for its own safety or political considerations!
"10 years?" Starberg frowned and said. He felt that this condition was a bit harsh.
"If your country is willing to lower the tax rate of our country's industrial products, we can apply the same tax rate to your country's timber and other imported materials." Ruprecht continued. Since a simple agreement makes the other party feel a little unacceptable, one solution is to bundle an agreement that is not so difficult for the other party to accept, and then package it to the other party. When later generations deal with non-performing assets, they will also divide the non-performing assets and pack them together with better assets. The truth is the same!
"The second request can be accepted." Starberg said, Finland is a famous timber exporter. If Germany is willing to lower the tax rate, it is indeed good for Finland. As for the same reduction of the tax rate of German industrial products, this Finn is willing to accept it, because German industrial products are indeed good and competitive. Moreover, it is impossible for Finland to develop a complete industrial system.
"The two agreements are tied." Ruprecht said.
"This makes us very embarrassed." Stahlberg did not say rejection, but tentatively wanted to ask for some other benefits.
"If you are willing to reduce the tariffs on both import and export goods to half of the current tariffs, then we can provide your country with some convenience! An opportunity to fundamentally enhance your country's national strength!" Ruprecht said .
"I would like to hear the details," Starberg said.
"Russia is now in chaos. A large number of refugees have moved to the border areas of Germany and Russia. If your country needs it, we can give part of the population to your country. Of course, you can also directly choose some people." Ruprecht said .
"We need to think about this issue." Starberg frowned and said, obviously, Ruprecht gave the Finns a chance to increase their population quickly! Perhaps in later generations, some countries need to limit the number of immigrants, but this definitely does not include the current Finland, because there are too few Finns, and they are also facing potential war threats!
In the Russian Civil War, too many people chose to leave Russia. These people have a name called Belarus in later generations. Some of the more NB went to the United States and started a career, such as the famous Sikorsky. Most of the people have dispersed to Europe. And if for a country like Finland, you can attract these people to join, at least your own human resources will look better, and it's also said that Finns can choose! In this case, there is no need to worry about the low quality of personnel. Of course, some top talents must have been taken away by the Germans!
"We need some officers and technicians who used to be in the old Russian army. Your country should have captured a lot of people on the battlefield. I think some of them can come to Finland." Mannerheim said.
"Why?" Starberg looked at Mannerheim, his eyes full of questions.
"I used to be the commander of the old Russian army. My corps was wiped out under the previous blows of your country. Many of them are still in prison camps. If possible, I hope to give them a decent future." Mannerheim has actually agreed with the idea of the crown prince. It is obvious that directly selecting some people from the old Russian army can quickly improve Finland's self-defense capabilities. Finland’s population is indeed too small. A too low population is not good news for the country’s development and possible future wars.
"Well, counting this condition, I think we can accept the package of requirements from your country." Starberg nodded and said, today's talks only reached an intention. As for the specific operation, it depends on the negotiations of the following people. Anyway, Ruprecht has no time to discuss these issues again and again.
"Although there are some misunderstandings between us, we finally have a fairly good start, don't you think? Crown Prince Ruprecht?" Starberg said.
"Well, we at least met our respective needs for commerce on a relatively equal basis." The crown prince nodded and said, agreeing with Starberg's statement.
"His Royal Highness, you just said that as allies, we must bear obligations. I want to know what is the so-called standard of obligation." Just as the meeting was about to end, Mannerheim asked. He faintly felt that it would be difficult for Finland to escape in the future war, and it was an inevitable trend to stand with Germany. In that case, Mannerheim wanted to know what the Germans wanted to do!
"We will consider the basic national conditions of your country. We will not require your country to dispatch too many direct combat personnel. I can set a ratio. As long as your country's participating troops can reach the 8 achievements of the imperial mobilization rate during the war~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ The crown prince thought for a while and said.
It is obviously unrealistic that you want Finland to squeeze out 500,000 combat troops. If this request is made, it is estimated that the talk will collapse. Germany is not without Finnish military strength. In fact, what Germany needs more is the cooperation and attitude of Finland! Only when the Finns fully cooperate can Germany have the opportunity to cut off the Murmansk railway line in a short time after the outbreak of future war!
"This condition is not excessive." Mannerheim thought for a while and said. After all, this buddy is an officer with systematic military education, and he quickly estimated the possible proportion of the German army to mobilize in the future. Germany now has a population of more than 70 million. With the addition of the newly added territory and the population on it, and the population increase in the next few years, Germany's native population is very likely to reach about 120 million in the future.
If all the logistics departments and the participating troops are 12 million troops after the war, then according to this ratio, Finland only mobilizes 8% of the population as the army. If calculated with a population of 4 million, that would be 320,000! You know, this 320,000 is the number of all the Finnish military, including frontline and logistics and auxiliary personnel. The actual participating troops may be only 200,000, and this, in Mannerheim's view, is still acceptable! Of course, the 200,000 front-line army must fight hard, and then after hitting the original border line like in history, it will directly draw water and stop fighting. That is definitely not feasible.
After finishing the meeting with the Finns, Ruprecht has more important things to do, because the Swedish King Gustav V is about to arrive!
The third one is here~~~! Please subscribe for a reward~~~!
