Hipper was speechless for a moment, and had to listen silently to Eric's comments.

According to the requirements of the "Berlin Peace Treaty", the armament and armor of the warship on the drawings are estimated to cost about 21,600 tons of Germany's limited naval tonnage, which is only the standard displacement, and when fully loaded, it is far more than that. If the military expenditure of the German Navy is compared with the army and the air force, it is naturally very advantageous, because the navy not only includes the army, navy and air force, but also deep diving.

"We can't compare with Britain, which has already begun an economic downturn, we should look farther, like the United States on the other side of the ocean, such as the Navy of the Mediterranean countries combined! I'm going to surpass them. The naval expenses of the German Navy in 1921 were 20% of the national defense budget, and I ask you to use them all! Leave nothing behind! Eric said angrily: "Now, let's calm down and calculate a national economic account, so that you can boldly and stiffen your waist to build the national navy for me!" ”

Hipper, seeing Eric sitting on the couch, hurried over and sat on the side.

"Old marshal, in 1920, the national income was 89.886 billion marks, and this income did not catch up with the tax rate reform that I am about to promote, although some taxes will be lowered, but the tax rate on luxury goods will be increased, and on the whole it will tend to increase, do you think, will I make your navy suffer? No! Absolutely not! And that's just one aspect. Eric bent his finger and gave Hipper a settling.

In the next step, the part of the tax rate reduction in Germany is mainly in management, education, training, health, clergy, literature, pharmacy, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, salt industry, restaurants, etc. The heavier taxes are in the arts, handicrafts, transportation, individual businesses, banks, insurance, high-end textiles, high-precision smelting, shipping, tobacco, jewelry, coffee, cocoa, tea, wine, and so on. Among them, tobacco and alcohol are the most prominent, it can be said that these two industries in Germany are about to face a new industrial adjustment, and it is impossible to go to the quantitative sales of low-end products, and it is only possible to choose high-end product retail.

The reason why Eric chose to increase the tax on shipping at this time is mainly because Germany's aviation and maritime transportation are both highly profitable and high-return industries, but they are also the country's largest fuel consumers. It is a good thing that the transportation industry is developed, but it is very easy to cause other practitioners to rush up, and there will inevitably be a situation of excess transportation capacity.

"Mr. President, he is a visionary." Hipper's remark doesn't mean to be a slap in the face.

"Dear old marshal, I don't criticize you for not being dedicated to your work, but I think you are too forward-looking and backward in doing things, and you have not let go of your hands and feet." Eric patiently said, "I have become a pain in my heart this year in the navy, especially the Greek raid on Turkey, and as allies, we can only look at the ocean and sigh, this is sadness!" This is our military flaw! ”

"I am worried too much about the country's economy and do not have a big responsibility, and I am happy to accept Mr. President's criticism." Hipper felt the sweat behind him already flowing.

Since the end of 1920, the German Confederation's naval funds have been coordinated at one time, and the Ministry of Defense has developed through a systematic plan according to the needs of the country's coastal defense or according to the needs of the ocean-going rights protection, and the total funds are all covered by the defense budget, including the salaries and subsidies of officers and men, as well as the army and air force.

For several years, Eric was in dire need of the Army's money to fill in the holes of a large number of covert plans. On the surface, the Army received a lot of benefits, but in fact, Rundstedt could not say anything, because the cooperation with Research Institute 13 required a great deal of money, and there was hardly much left for the Army to spend on its own. Even the prototype of the No. 4 tank, which was about to roll off the assembly line, was only unsatisfactory under Manstein's various urgings. Brauchitsch had always been on Eric's side in this respect, and Rundsteot could not say anything.

"Old marshal, first tell me how much your warship will cost?" Eric wasn't interested in what was on the drawing, but he wanted to know how much it would cost. If such goods are still money-paying toys, he will not hesitate to veto. Because to build such a ship, it is not possible to build a small aircraft carrier, or to build a few more destroyers, at least the Z-21 is quite good.

"This ...... The actual cost still has to be asked by Lütjans. Hipper hesitated. He was not good at words, and he was pushed by Lütjans, because no one else dared to ask Eric for money except Hipper.

"It's expensive, isn't it?" Eric deliberately quipped, but on the surface he was not angry.

"If you want to talk about the price, it's really not expensive, after all, a lot of equipment uses the latest scientific and technological achievements, just take this artillery as an example, it's 58 times the diameter, the latest ...... of Krupp" Hippel interrupted Eric with a gesture before he could finish his words.

Eric couldn't be more familiar with these guns. In fact, the whole set of technology on the drawing is completely owned by the Eric Group, but now Krupp is allowed to use this technology, and if it is not for the emergence of a monopoly industry, the Eric company can completely provoke the pillars of German manufacturing.

"Let's not study the problem of artillery, let's just talk about this warship, you see, the design standard of this type of ship is neither a battleship nor a cruiser, but a battlecruiser in between." Eric said as he took the drawings from his desk.

The reality is like this, the birth of ships is often largely due to the strength of enemy ships, Germany's naval strategic thinking has always been to regard Britain as the object of transcendence, and if you want to solve this opponent who controls Germany's access to the sea, you must have a strong ability to strike at the enemy's main force. This was not much different from the Barbarossa Plan, only one on land, one at sea, one in the East and one in the West, however, they were all threats to Germany.

"You don't have to tell me the price, if it exceeds 50 million, you don't have to open your mouth." Eric has an easy-going expression, but he speaks decisively.

Hipper's mouth was half open, and as a result, Mr. President sealed the price at once.

Hipper then asked half-jokingly: "Is Mr. President talking about the pound sterling?" ”

At this time, the exchange between the dollar and the mark has reached 1:1.1.

A year's trade surplus, a surge in gold reserves, and the country's stability have also left a lot of room for future economic development. Now, compradors all over the world feel that the appreciation of the mark is stable and very much recognized. Coupled with the fact that more and more countries are buying German goods, it is much less troublesome to calculate with the mark.

The reason why Hipper said the pound instead of the dollar is mainly because the exchange rate of the two is 1:4. And the mark is less than the dollar, so 50 million pounds is still enough to convert to the mark.

"Pounds?" Eric laughed and said, "It's not even a dollar, it's only Mark my marshal." ”

Hipper smacked his lips and stopped talking.