Using slightly higher than the actual market price, they organized crude oil and rejected the United States, Eastern Russia and other countries, which may be cheaper energy supply. Germany, which focuses on world hegemony, suffered certain economic losses, but took a huge advantage in politics, and everyone can calculate this account.

However, the interests of other European countries have been partially damaged. Even if they don’t say it on the surface, they may also be muttering in their hearts that Spelle and Hoffmann tried their best to settle this matter:

The first is to expand the coverage of oil fund holders. The oil fund was originally just an investment company jointly established by Germany and Middle Eastern oil-producing countries. Since its establishment, it has expanded its shares many times. At first, it only included German top figures and backbone enterprises. Later, it expanded its coverage to German officials and medal holders according to Hoffman's statement. The third batch began to expand to the powerful class such as Italy, France, and the United Kingdom, and the fourth batch expanded to the top figures in the European axis camp, and finally prepared to go public at an IPO at the appropriate time.

In other words, if anyone fails to obtain the original shares of the oil fund before IPO, it means that he is not a member of the top circle.

During the expansion process, Germany's share ratio fell all the way, from the highest level of 85% to about 50%, and it may be further diluted to 45% after ipo. Although it still maintains absolute control over the fund, it must at least accept checks and balances and compromise with the interests of various countries. However, this checks and balances and compromises have also won understanding from other countries.

Although Germany's actual share has decreased, the total amount has expanded by dozens of times. The rights and interests of the marshals, generals and ministers who were led by Hoffmann generally increased by 10-20 times, from hundreds of thousands to millions of imperial marks, from millions of imperial marks to tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. In order to make the generals obey the orders of the generals to pay hundreds of thousands of subsidies every year, Hoffmann has now changed it into an oil fund. Not only has it been changed to a legitimate name, but it can also be circulated from generation to generation after his retirement. I don't know how smarter than subsidies are.

Hoffman, who is focused on future national construction, pointed out many times in internal meetings that with Germany's victory in various fields, the phenomenon has grown and it is impossible to completely eliminate it. I hope that senior officials can get the right position and think about whether it is worth it before reaching out. Once they are arrested, their oil fund shares and retirement benefits will also be cancelled. This is a totally unworthy thing.

After repeatedly emphasizing this warning and causing Himmler and Bowman to investigate and deal with several typical cases, the big shots have restrained a lot. Like Ribbin Trov, who used to like to receive gifts from others, has become very serious recently. The share of ministerial oil fund assigned to him is equivalent to the 90 million imperial marks after the IPO. In the future, the dividend alone may exceed 900,000 marks per year. Why break the rules for a little profit?

Based on such a holding arrangement, oil monopoly is achieved by using a method that is higher than the market and targets, and the economic benefits are enjoyed by the oil fund. All the top figures in the country holding the fund can share the benefits. Of course, it is not convenient to oppose it desperately. As long as they do not stand up and oppose it, others will have no way to start even if they want to oppose it.

Secondly, the EU's fiscal foundation is consolidated by the way users pay taxes. 2 Mark EU tax is levied in the sales stage. The targets of taxation are exporting countries, but the actual burdens are all crude oil importers (end users). Small European countries see it very clearly that they do not consume much oil and have to pay less taxes. The more large oil users use it, the more tax they need to pay.

Among these big players, Germany is obviously ranked first, almost equal to the total amount of Britain and France. Germany has also become the country that pays the most for EU taxes. As long as big countries are willing to take the lead and pay, what are the small countries going to oppose?

Of course, big countries will not suffer any losses. In the end, this batch of fiscal revenue will be used for EU operations (including administration, legislation, economy, defense and other matters). In essence, it will be used in European countries. Big countries that have more benefits in the EU and need more space will certainly take advantage of it. There is nothing to blame.

The last method is the exemption of the EU tax from the origin. If European oil producers do not export crude oil and use it for their own domestic digestion, they do not have to pay EU tax. For oil exporting countries such as Romania, Hungary, Western and Russian, they do not have to pay taxes on their own industry and military crude oil. Conversely, because they enjoy such preferential conditions, they can also attract external investment to develop oil-intensive industries in the country, which is very beneficial to them.

Originally, in order to take care of the sentiments of major countries, Hoffmann also left a bigger hole in the policy. In the future, if European countries find oil in colonies and overseas territories, they will not be restricted by production capacity and digest it themselves. The EU tax will be reduced by half. The only requirement is that they will still be subject to the opf price when exporting.

But this hole was firmly opposed by France and Britain. In the eyes of these two countries, Germany now has the Middle East territory and the share of Baku oil fields. Nigeria in West Africa is said to have a large amount of crude oil. Italy has the ever-expanding Libyan oil fields and the legendary Sudan oil production area. If the "rule of origin exemption" is introduced into the colony, the two countries will immediately reduce a lot of EU taxes. Even if the exemption of taxes is not counted, it will also gain additional competitiveness in industrial products. This is a cost advantage that Britain and France, both of which are industrially developed countries, cannot tolerate.

Hoffman understood and accepted this, and at the same time narrowed the exemption principle a little - limited to the land-produced oil in EU member states. If there is any offshore oil in the future, this rule cannot be cited. If it is necessary to quote it, it must be negotiated in a consistent manner. Britain and France nodded and applauded, believing that Germany is now acting as the overlord of Europe and still has a little sense of responsibility in his speech and work, and that it is not a reckless use of its superiority.

This is the pit Hoffman dug for Britain and France again: How could the French know that Algeria, Gabon and others under their control also had good fuel reserves? The British didn't even know that there was a huge North Sea oil field outside Scotland (represented by the Brent crude oil production area)

For Germany, the EU tax of 2 marks is not a big problem. With the current trade of only 40 million tons of oil, less than 300 million barrels after conversion, it can only bring nearly 600 million marks of tax revenue to the EU. Germany spent 2.0 marks on this blitz in South Africa for 2.0, and it has little impact on the fiscal situation. Hoffman does not pay attention to this economic interest, but he pays attention to subsequent political interests.

This mechanism theoretically leaves room for opfs, allowing them to export the excess crude oil in the quota and compete with Eastern Russia and the United States crude oil. In fact, this situation is impossible in the short term: German experts have made calculations that after excluding the import of US oil, the oil supply chain of oil-producing countries can only maintain a weak balance. Germany can only store up to 5-7 million tons per year, which just meets the need to establish reserves.

In this way, all countries are very satisfied with the three-year quota they were expecting in 1945 to be 45 million, 56 million tons. Germany suddenly stated that it would increase it to 45 million, 6 million tons, and promised that all the output that could not be sold within the quota would be underwritten by Germany at a price of 6 marks. Everyone will settle the accounts. In 1947, it would be 80 million tons, and it will soon exceed the 1 million tons mark. The increase in oil consumption and the price fluctuation mechanism of 1 mark in three years made everyone think it is profitable, and they are very enthusiastic, and they are ready to increase production.

The full fuel supply of Britain, France and Germany has not yet been achieved. A batch of oil production, pipelines and refining facilities have been sold. At the same time, it is conceivable that the oil tanker team will also expand in the future, and capitalists in related fields are all smiling.

Later, the situation was confirmed by Hoffman's prophecy. By 1955, the price of OPF oil exceeded 15 marks per barrel, and the annual production quota exceeded 400 million tons, which was seven times higher than in 1945. The Middle East countries used their efforts to supply them to meet this demand that they could not imagine ten years ago.

After a series of mediation, negotiations and private communication, this principle supply system called the crude oil 4 was implemented since 1945, and lasted for more than 60 years. It has undergone various impacts and adjustments. It has continued after Hoffman, Sperer and others passed away one after another, and has continued until the so-called "new energy revolution" began.

The second principle of the reform in December was to determine the customs union, internal reciprocity and EU taxation principles.

The customs alliance is a country with more experienced experience in the entire European country than Germany. Germany was the first to play the Hanseatic League, and later it was the German Federation and the Common Market. It has accumulated rich experience in this field and has particularly experience.

In the new EU tax system, the whole Europe is regarded as a common market, and tariffs are collected for all types of goods, and the overall tariff rate is determined to be 25%. However, the tariffs for industries with relatively low competitiveness in Europe may be as high as 35% or even 70%, while tariffs for industries with relatively strong competitiveness in Europe may be as low as 5-8%.

In the customs alliance system, the four major countries of Germany, Britain, France and Italy, except for individual areas, have made minimum tariff openings to other European countries - the tariff rate does not exceed 5%. Other European countries except four foreign countries can set a 5-20-year tariff protection period and can impose 15% tariffs. The tariff protection period time is determined within Europe according to the developed level.

The first level of the Netherlands, Belgium, Western Russia, with a protection period of 5-8 years;

Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Romania, Ukraine, and Greece are the second grade, with a protection period of 10-12 years;

The three Baltic Kingdoms, Ireland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, etc. are in the third grade, with a protection period of 15 years;

All remaining countries are classified as fourth-class, with a protection period of 20 years.

Of course, the longer the protection period, the better. The longer the country means that the less developed and the weaker the strength. The voting rights in various fields such as political voting rights, military power, and European financial organization shares will be reduced. Hoffmann obviously does not like playing the left-wing theory that countries are equal regardless of size. In his opinion, the idea is very simple: a big country bears more responsibilities and performs more obligations, and the more power it is; a small country contributes less and performs less obligations, and naturally has less power. There is nothing to complain about.

After the rules were discussed, we could finally reveal the ultimate killing weapon - the internal purchase tariff retention and the external purchase tariff remit!
Chapter completed!