Hoffman's second sentence followed: "Was this really said?" Or, even if you haven't said it publicly, do you think so in your heart? ”

Hahn stammered, and involuntarily lowered his head, not daring to meet Hoffman's aggressive gaze - he neither dared to admit it nor flatly deny it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Since you don't want to answer, then I think it's true, at least that's what you think in your heart." Hoffman's face was so gloomy that he almost dripped, "I'll ask you one last time, if I asked you to make a bomb, would you really refuse?" I can promise in advance that no matter how you answer, I won't embarrass you......"

"I ...... This one...... I ...... "Hahn is speechless."

Hoffman knew what to expect, and ended his barrage of questions about Hahn and turned to the crowd: "Today I listened to the keynote speeches and learned about the progress of the Apollo project, and I am generally satisfied, but there are also many unsatisfactory aspects......

All eyes were on Hahn, whose head hung lower.

"I must state once again that I know that many of you oppose the creation of such a bomb as inhumane, that you do not appreciate the ideology and political system of the Party, and that you refuse to serve the country because you have an opinion about Jewish policy...... I don't want to justify these policies today, the facts have been there for a long time, and some of the inside stories are far more complicated than what you see, such as the graphite adulteration, which was done by a few Jewish technicians, I can't tell who is a good Jew and who is a bad Jew, so I can only deal with it for the time being, but I don't want to kill people easily, this idea is sincere.

As the leader of the German people, I will never allow my people and future generations to live in fear of uranium bombs, and I will never allow the enemy to destroy or threaten us with such powerful weapons! The enemy has it, we must have it, and it should be bigger than theirs! More! Better! Earlier! In fact, you have all seen, who has dropped a million tons of bombs on our heads for the past few years? Who threw the bomb at the civilian area, at the cathedral? I had ordered a halt to air strikes against Britain a few months ago, and had used all the forces to make bombers as defensive weapons, but the enemy had not relented in the slightest, and had to rely on strength and not on the enemy's conscience.

I have a different view of morality than yours: to die by a sword is no more noble than to die by a bullet, and to die under an ordinary bomb is no more humane than to die under a uranium bomb! Whether a weapon is humane or not depends not on the scale and effect of the killing, but on how it is used! If the enemy indiscriminately drops bombs on our non-military targets and civilians, I in no way think it is more moral than uranium bombs are dropped on their armies.

I can tell you one more piece of information today: the results of the investigation by the Reich Security Service show that Professor Heisenberg's experimental reactor in Leipzig was not destroyed by accident, but was completely deliberately sabotage; Norway's heavy water plant has been sabotaged by people, and there have been no less than three air strikes by planes alone. What does this mean? This shows that the enemy himself is making bombs, they are afraid of us, of the speed and efforts of Germany.

What are you going to do if this terrible enemy threatens us with uranium bombs in the future? Is it too late to catch up? Is it necessary for the army, which is now winning on the battlefield day by day, to be forced to surrender because of this powerful weapon? Will the German people, who have risen up, still be groaning in pain by accepting the humiliating peace treaty again? ”

At this point, Hoffman slapped the table heavily and roared: "I will never allow such a thing to happen, it is a betrayal that is more intolerable and unacceptable than a stab in the back in 1918!" Whoever today is confused because of a moment of kindness, tomorrow he will be crucified on the pillar of shame of German history because of stupidity!

As the leader of the German people, I am soberly aware of the value of this thing, which is why I have repeatedly stressed the priority of bombs, whether we end up fighting with such bombs or not, Germany must not do without! We cannot trust the promises and cheap guarantees of the enemy, Germany must have it - no matter how cost! It is better for the enemy to tremble under our bombs than for Germany to tremble under the enemy's bombs.

I can solemnly promise you that if I had such a bomb, I would not use it against the enemy in the first place—the Empire has complete overwhelming superiority in conventional forces, and there is absolutely no need to use this ultimate weapon, unless the enemy is the first or threatens to use it against us.

Finally, I would like to draw conclusions about today's academic exchanges: I intend to divide nuclear research into two levels, the first level is dedicated to the study of nuclear bombs, and we will focus on investing resources and funds; The other layer is dedicated to the study of nuclear energy, which will be less during the war and more after the war.

I would like to give each expert three days to think about it, and I ask you to freely choose the direction of your future academic research. Every expert, including Professor Hahn, can rest assured that I do not doubt your loyalty, let alone your moral orientation, that you are free to choose the direction of your future research, and that no one will dare to persecute you. Everyone should decide on the direction of academic research based on independent ideas and judgments, and they will not be able to achieve results in the fields they hate and dislike.

One thing I must state is that if you have made a choice, please study it wholeheartedly, do not point fingers at the choices of others, do not judge the decisions of the state, and do not get entangled in ideology or political positions within ourselves - Germany can no longer afford a defeat, it will be the complete sinking and destruction of the whole nation!

You are scientists, I am a political leader, and we both think from different positions and perspectives, and for the revival of Germany, I can even give my life, not to mention my reputation? Since becoming the Führer, I can be sorry for anyone in the world, but not for the German people! ”

With a "bang", under the leadership of Himmler, everyone stood up, even Hahn stood up: "For Germany, for the Führer, we must go all out!" ”

"Good." Hoffman nodded majestically and glanced at everyone, "I hope you remember today's promise!" ”

After the meeting, Hoffmann, Speer, and Himmler met in secret. He quietly asked Speer: "Can we increase the supply of electricity to the rubber company?" They are doing much better than others, and if you consider increasing the current base by a factor of 1-2, or even more, there will be more raw materials available - whether for research or for bomb making. ”

"It's okay to increase, but it needs to divert supplies from other sources, and I will try to adjust it." Speer asked rhetorically, "I wonder what your ultimate goal is?" ”

"Refining 1-2 kg of high-concentration uranium-235 in a month, while ensuring the supply of other raw materials."

"It can't be!" Speer exclaimed, "100-200 grams may still be possible, more than 300 grams will crowd out the energy supply of other projects, if 1-2 kilograms, I don't know what will happen, this must be systematically evaluated." ”

Himmler asked: "How much electricity is needed specifically to accomplish the Führer's goal?" I don't know how much electricity you have, it's too much zero, let's talk about coal. ”

The architect immediately calculated and came to the rough conclusion that 1-200 million tonnes of coal would be needed per year to achieve this month's output, and in the case of 30 kilograms, a total of 500 million tonnes of coal would be needed - a little more than half of the current annual coal production of the Third Reich.

Speer frowned: "What's worse is that even if 500 million tons of coal suddenly fall from the sky, I can't find a power plant that uses these coal to generate electricity, after all, coal is not equal to electricity, but also power plants to convert, and the construction of power plants is not an overnight thing, it takes at least 2 years to build a thermal power plant, last year I arranged the construction of 4 power plants in one go, at least until the end of 1944 can be put into operation." ”

"What if 100 million tons are arranged this year?" Himmler asked, "Farben's power plant still has some spare capacity, the problem is that there is not enough coal. ”

"It's difficult, every ton of coal has a place, and they can't consume 100 million tons of coal." Speer laughed, "The installed capacity of Farben's exclusive power plant is 2.4 million kilowatts in the sky, which is enough for 7 million to 8 million tons of coal a year, and the rubber company is actually consuming more electricity than the entire Berlin area, and has long been misappropriating the surplus of other power plants." ”

"How much can you squeeze out?" Himmler was a little impatient, he didn't really have any idea of how much coal the power plant would consume, and his concept was still at a very rough stage - to ensure the need at all costs, "Don't tell me that it won't work at all, won't the Donbass coal mines be repaired?" ”

"3 million tons, no more." Speer gritted his teeth, "This is the amount of coal that can be squeezed out this year, and it is also the amount that your secret power plant can consume at full capacity, after all, their normal consumption is guaranteed." ”

Himmler did not speak, but only looked at Hoffmann and motioned to the Führer to put some pressure on Speer.

"3 million tons is too little, 30 million tons, all the power plants within a radius of 150 kilometers of the concentration camp will be assigned to Apollo project management, and the annual power generation hours will be increased to more than 8,000 hours, and if we can stabilize the power generation for 8,500 hours, we will commend the power plant managers and technicians." Hoffman stopped Speer, who was about to speak again, "If it's not enough, I'll stop some of the coal-to-liquids and divert personnel to other projects -- I had a plan for that at the beginning of the year." ”

"That's nearly 4 million tonnes less crude oil a year." Spee muttered, a little reluctant.

"I've seen the statement you submitted, fuel consumption is less than estimated, and as the war in Africa ends, the level of crude oil consumption will be further reduced." Hoffman smiled, "Don't make so many reserves, just release a little." ”

Speer had no choice but to do so. (To be continued.) )