The music is cheerful, the figures are staggered, and the huge rectangular flower hall soon looks bustling with nearly 200 guests; The scattered round tables are filled with all kinds of exquisite drinks and food, all of which are delicacies from the mountains and seas, dragon liver and phoenix marrow. Whether it was pomp or content, this dinner party far surpassed any party Fang Yan had attended before, and even Sylvia's beautiful eyes lit up, and she was sincerely excited about the scene in front of her.

At this feast that gathered almost all the high-level magnates of the empire, the existence of Fang Yan and his family could only be reluctantly reduced to ordinary. Because of the main Adolf? Before Hitler appeared, the 15 members of his cabinet directly under him, as well as the senior generals of the Wehrmacht, became the center of attention. At this time, Shacht, the minister of the economy with a clear face and a pair of round glasses on the bridge of his nose, was being embraced by a group of industrialists: in addition to Fang Yan's cheap father Rudolph, Gustav, president of Krupp military industry, Schnitzler, chairman of Farben Chemical, Wolf Wing, president of General Power Group, and other oligarchs who held huge capital, all prayed to this economic giant like well-behaved pigeons. There is no doubt that they all want to get enough of the order from Schacht, the economic dictator - money is always a fatal lure for capitalists!

"Uncle Walter, aren't you also the deputy minister of the Ministry of Economy, why are all these industrialists like bees, flying around the flower of His Excellency Shacht?" Seeing this, Fang Yan couldn't help but ask Walter in a low voice. Walter exhaled with a sigh and said, "Jonas, you don't know why. At present, the economic policy of the Reich is all drawn up by His Excellency Schacht alone, and I, as deputy, can only put his will into practice, and make a few improvements and additions to some details of the policy that do not affect the overall situation. It's unwilling, but I have to admit it. His Excellency Schacht's economic prowess far surpassed that of me, a latecomer who also holds the title of PhD in economics from the University of Berlin. ”

Fang Yan nodded slowly, a light flashing in his eyes; Although he had long been aware of Schacht's genius, he did not expect that the other party would completely abandon Walter, his deputy, and single-handedly create the current revival for Germany that stunned all the countries of the democratic world. After three years of the New Deal, the number of unemployed in Germany has fallen from 5.6 million at the beginning of 1933 to less than 500,000 today, and the gross national income has increased by more than 75%; The most commendable thing is that this is still achieved at the beginning when there were almost no foreign exchange reserves, gold stocks, and investment credit! Although, for propaganda reasons, the revival of the German economy was entirely due to Hitler, who "led every economic plan and participated in the revision of every system of laws," the industrialists understood it. Who is the golden lord who can really give them orders and riches!

However, Fang Yan, who is familiar with history, understands that although Schacht is currently in the cabinet, there is a faint tendency to surpass everyone else and become the first person under the Führer; But the curtain call of the old wizard will also come soon, like a brief meteor across the sky, as the contradictions between him and Hitler erupt.

The fundamental contradiction between Schacht and Hitler lay in the ultimate ideal they set for Germany. Schacht's economic policy is to allow Germany to rise peacefully and become an economic power and trade hegemon: this will inevitably make everything in Germany closely related to international trade, and absorb Germany's surplus production capacity through the markets of Britain and the United States. Hitler, on the other hand, had the ultimate intention of waging war. This required Germany to be self-sufficient in everything, including raw materials; This primitive way of living behind closed doors would destroy Schacht's hard-earned achievements in international trade and make Germany a time-bomb country with an unsustainable economy that could only rely on expansion and plunder abroad to meet its needs!

In September 1936, Hitler launched the "Four-Year Plan" to make Germany self-sufficient in four years to cope with the war. This is a serious departure from the original purpose of Shacht's administration. After repeated unsuccessful protests, a disheartened Schacht resigned as Minister of Economy a year later, and later withdrew from the German power centre, along with the president of the National Bank. Thereafter, Goering briefly replaced Schacht. He was the head of the economy for more than a year, but because the former, who was a fighter pilot, was too embarrassed by the heavy responsibility of the economy, this position was handed over to the relatively professional Dr. Funk.

From an economic point of view alone. It is needless to say which of Schacht and Hitler's policies was superior or worse. However, from the perspective of the traverser's overall situation, Fang Yan was firmly on the side of the latter's war strategy. No one can understand better than Fang Yan the weakness of Poland and France, the two countries that claim to be the world's second and first army countries respectively, and Germany is completely able to use a simple and crude way to get a huge benefit that is far more than common sense. The Soviet Union was nothing more than a paper tiger on the surface, and as long as Germany and its allies blocked the three sea routes that the United States had aided the Soviet Union and seized the Baku oil fields in the South Caucasus as soon as possible, the inferior Soviet army would not be a match for the German army at all. As for Britain, almost everything Fang Yan has done since crossing over to the present is to subvert the country's seemingly unshakable traditional sea power; And judging from the current development situation, this goal will soon become a reality that can be held in the palm of your hand!

Considering these factors, Fang Yan was ready to include the position of the general director of this "four-year plan" into the hands of his uncle Walter. In this way, not only can the status of the Brom family be greatly improved, and full preparations can be made for the seizure of power after Hitler's death, but also through this power, it can directly determine the focus of Germany's military production, and fully lubricate and repair this moving war machine. Historically, Germany has taken many detours in equipment production, and if it can indirectly control all this, then it will be a little more certain to win the crucial war victory in the future!

"Uncle Walter, if the Führer were now given you a task aimed at putting Germany on the economic orbit of wartime, would you be willing to accept it?" Fang Yan turned his head to stare into Walter's eyes and said with a solemn expression. Walter was taken aback when he heard this, and said: "Wartime economy? Jonas, where did you hear about this? If this is done, it will inevitably lead to catastrophic consequences for Germany in foreign trade, and in the end it will only allow Germany to rush to the precipice of war in the countdown to financial collapse, and it will be impossible to step on the brakes again! His Excellency Schacht will never allow this to happen, and I think this matter must be carefully considered......"

Fang Yan's gaze was solemn, and his bright starry eyes were firmly fixed on the blackened face in front of him; Walter was shocked by his nephew's gaze, and there was no more comfort or relief in his face. After a while, Walter took a deep breath and said, "Did the Führer tell you, has he really decided?" ”

Regarding Walter's rhetorical question, Fang Yan was noncommittal; His thin lips opened lightly, and he slowly spoke: "The ultimate goal of the Führer has been clearly stated in the book "Mein Kampf" that he published 12 years ago. He wanted to create a Greater German Empire that would include all the Germanic peoples of Europe, and use the sword as a plough to gain space for our nation in Eastern Europe. These are all things that cannot be pursued through peace negotiations in any way. If you are able to take up this responsibility, it will be a qualitative improvement for you and for your family, and the whole of German industry will become dependent on you in order to survive. ”

Walter's face was complex, as if he was in a fierce contest between reason and profit; On the one hand, the basic principles of his 15 years in the industry, and on the other hand, the unprecedented power and wealth that are like drugs, which really make it difficult for him to make a final decision in a short period of time. Seeing this scene, Fang Yan did not urge Walter anymore, he believed that it would not be long before his uncle would find his rightful place between Führer Hitler, who was in the ascendancy, and Schacht, who was only a cabinet minister.

As he was talking, the music echoing in the hall suddenly changed, from joyful and soothing to passionate and high, Fang Yan's spirit was shocked, and he understood that the dinner party was about to officially begin. Everyone had finished talking to each other, and waited solemnly for the opening of the purple door at the innermost part of the hall. After a while, Adolf? Hitler walked steadily out of the open door; Although his stature was slightly short and thin, when he smiled and waved to the guests, there was already a domineering spirit of a venerable man who controlled the world.

"Long live, Hitler!" Suddenly, except for Fang Yan and other members of the Wehrmacht who held military posts and saluted each other with traditional military salutes, everyone's right arms were raised upright, and they paid a complete salute to the supreme dictator of the country. Today, the former Austrian corporal has firmly established himself in Germany with his achievements, and both the Wehrmacht generals and the great industrial giants are in awe of his victories. Even Fang Yan, who has a deep understanding of the situation, deeply feels the great cause of national rejuvenation because of the relationship he is in; Fang Yan couldn't help but wonder if Hitler's ultimate goal was not for war, would he have been remembered in the annals of history as the greatest figure in the history of the German nation? (To be continued.) )