The outstanding feature of the Ruhr industrial zone is that it forms a regional industrial complex with a complex sectoral structure, close internal links and a high degree of concentration, with heavy industries such as coal mining, iron and steel, chemical and mechanical engineering as the core.

The industry of the Ruhr area was the material basis for Germany to launch the two world wars, and the geographical location of the Ruhr area and the convenience of water and land transportation made it the most economically developed golden triangle in Europe.

It was also the capital for the re-emergence of the Federal Republic of Germany, although Germany had lost East Prussia, the land of modern life, but as long as the Ruhr area remained, Germany was still a great power on the European continent.

As the heart of Germany, the Ruhr area is worthy of its name, Dortmund, Essen, and Duisburg are simply the backbone and heart of the Germans.

This is where Britain currently has an advantage over the United States and the Soviet Union, and Alan Wilson took Mikhailovich to visit the arms king, in fact, there is no special reason.

If there is any selfishness, it is to deepen the strong impression of the British Empire in the heart before the other side leaves Europe.

Once in Africa, it is a different world, and the impression of Europe is limited to this period of displacement. It may be beneficial to deepen the impression of these refugees on the strength of the British Empire during this time period.

"Mr. Mihailovich, I almost forgot that if you could get food in Rhodesia, London would be grateful, and it would be more logical to support you refugees." Leaving the prison where the Arms King was held, Alan Wilson raised his wrist and looked at the time and continued, "The local side very much wants to end the rationing system as soon as possible, of course, the British occupation area may be a little later, if you can help London overcome the predicament as soon as possible, I believe that in the eyes of London, the value of your remnants will be higher." ”

Alan Wilson remembers that Rhodesia was a British colony. Due to the fertile land and suitable climate, a large number of white people moved here to reclaim farmland and establish large agricultural estates.

The abundance of agricultural products has earned Zimbabwe the reputation of "African bread basket" and "breadbasket of Africa", and the season in the southern hemisphere is opposite to that of the northern hemisphere.

All that is needed is to be organized, and Alan Wilson believes that the group of refugees, which is itself an armed force, is not lacking in organization, and that production is at least much easier than fighting.

This did not even require any assistance from Britain or from the British-occupied territories, and Rhodesia was not far from South Africa. It is a breeze for South African industry to produce some farm machinery, and the current Governor General of South Africa is Nicholas Jacobs DeWet.

The British Empire still has control over South Africa at this time, and I believe that the other side will not refuse such an opportunity.

This has become a bit accustomed to this, Alan Wilson blew Rhodesia to Mihajlovich in the sky and the earth, and happily agreed, and the British had a need to reassure him.

What worries him the most is that if the British really do good deeds without desire, it means that they are in trouble.

Immediately afterwards, the two went to the Krupp family's factory, where someone was already surveying the production line that had not been damaged.

In the days that followed, Alan Wilson and Mikhailovich visited several companies that had been shut down, and at the same time worked with British civil servants who had taken over them to determine which production lines for people's livelihoods could be restarted.

Finally, Alan Wilson, armed with a letter from the arms king, began to go door-to-door according to the list, calling together the well-known large companies in the Ruhr area, especially those whose heads had not yet been imprisoned, and meeting with representatives of these enterprises at the Eisenhogel villa, the headquarters of the Krupp family.

Of course, this was all done after getting the approval of London, and after the meeting, he had to write a report, make a report on the process of this meeting, and submit it to London for review.

London also knew that the rapid recovery of the economy of the British-occupied zone could not be achieved without the assistance of these well-known pre-war German companies.

Before coming back, Alan Wilson had been authorized to talk to the heads of these companies.

There were even representatives of Rheinmetall, even though the production line of the Rheinmetall arsenal in Düsseldorf had already been mothballed in the UK.

"The war is over!" Alan Wilson used this opening sentence as the first sentence of communication with representatives of German companies.

The first meaning is literal, the second meaning is that the victor is already very obvious, England is the victor, and Germany has lost even more miserably than the First World War, and the whole country has been occupied.

Looking at the subtle expressions of the heads of major companies, Alan Wilson took out the letter of the arms king and displayed it in front of everyone, as for the English translation, he was already familiar with it, and when these people read the letter, he explained, "Mr. Alfred is currently in prison in Düsseldorf, oh yes, Rheinmetall's Düsseldorf production line has also been mothballed and stopped, so I'm talking too much." ”

"The situation in Germany is very bad now, and I can say very bluntly that there will be no central government in Germany in the short term, because the French are very opposed to this, and according to what we have received from Paris, the French are very direct at the moment, wanting Germany to return to a loose confederation, such as during the Holy Roman Empire."

The history of Germany can be divided into two parts, before the reunification of Germany and after the reunification of Germany, and the history before the reunification of Germany, just as the iron-blooded Prime Minister Bismarck said, "It is the sorrow of Germany to be a neighbor of the extremely aggressive France, and the countless French invasions of Germany in the past 800 years have brought profound suffering to Germany." ”

As for the history after the reunification of Germany, it is very much in line with the thinking of the whole country in 1945: "After the reunification of Germany, it has shown extremely aggressiveness, and it has invaded France three times in 100 years, and this kind of extremely aggressive country should not exist in this world." ”

As soon as they heard that the French were opposed to the re-establishment of a central government in Germany, the German stalwarts present were naturally filled with righteous indignation.

Forgetting the history of the three German invasions of France in the last hundred years, the only thing in my mind is the bullying of the Germans by the French for eight hundred years.

History is a bad debt, and it is not fair to every country, just as if there were not 400 million people in British India, but only 40 million, the British Empire would have spent 200 years to change South Asia, and would it have to wait until today's elites in India to become independent?

first used the French to pull a wave of hatred, which successfully aroused the disgust of the German magnates in front of him, and Alan Wilson changed his words, "But our British Empire doesn't think so, the European concept pursued by the British Empire for 900 years is nothing more than balance, and only when it is balanced will war not break out." Of course, some ambitious countries have always taken a slanderous attitude towards this balanced policy. ”

"In fact, the British Empire has never contained Germany, and to this day London still believes that Germany is the balance of Europe, and is very opposed to this endless revenge and humiliation, but after all, we are only one of the occupying powers, and the Americans who are far away in the Americas and do not care what the Germans think, and the Soviets, who have a deep hatred for Germany, the four occupying powers, the British Empire can do very limited."

"We are very grateful for the efforts of the United Kingdom, Commissioner Allen, and you can tell us bluntly what you want us to do." After a few small talks between representatives of several German companies, Wagner, the chief engineer of Rheinmetall, said, "The British want us to obey...... Help the managers of British institutions to restore production in the British-occupied areas? ”

"Civilian, to be exact!" Alan Wilson was very pleased with Wagner's answer, but did not forget to add this sentence more comprehensively: "The French will now be very wary of any German attempt to restart their weapons, which is also not the aim of the British." Our aim is to reconcile Europe from another war and to avoid the hatred that arose from Germany's predicament after the First World War. ”

As for supporting Germany to resist the pressure of the Soviets, it goes without saying that the relationship between the two camps of the Cold War is not bad at present, and they both need a period of recuperation.

"Resuming production has become a priority! How the British-occupied areas can restore prosperity at an early date depends on whether the enterprises represented can play an exemplary role. ”

"Can we find a way to resume production?" The representative of Mercedes-Benz opened his mouth to confirm.

"Of course you can, but only if the factory that resumes production has to be represented by the UK." Alan Wilson conveyed instructions from the London Telegraph, "The production of the factory must be transparent to the British representatives. This includes, but is not limited to, personnel adjustments, raw material extraction, and transportation. ”

"We'll need to talk about it for a while." Rheinmetall's chief engineer Wagner finally spoke on behalf of the company, "I don't think that's too much to ask. ”

"It's not too much, I'll be waiting for news at Villa Hugel these days." Alan Wilson pointed to the Krupp family headquarters at his feet, "I hope I can receive good news." ”

When these delegates left, Alan Wilson quickly took out a telegraph and telegraphed to Hamburg, Hanover, and London, describing the talks just now, and whether they could cross the Ruhr area depends on whether the representatives of these German companies can figure it out.

While waiting for the news, he listened to the radio to relieve his boredom, and listened to the radio sound, "Japan officially announces its unconditional surrender......

"What a pity, what about bushido? What about spiritual victory? Alan Wilson scolded, "Why don't you keep fighting." ”