Chapter 30: Escape from Prison (1,600 Commuter Passes Plus Update)
After taking his farewell from Sickert, Zakaria, who came with him, bewildered: "Why did you sell your shares to the German crown?" Other royal families, especially the Belgian royal family, may be able to speak to the French, but the German royal family certainly cannot. ”
"It's just an excuse that if Wilhelm II was so stupid, he wouldn't have been worthy of being the German emperor for so many years." Contini nodded, "Do you think the royal family knows about the oil guards?" ”
"I think it will."
"If the royal family becomes a shareholder, he will have something to do with the oil thing, and indirectly with this group of officers...... If he wants to restore and is still sober-minded, he knows that it is not enough to rely on those old Junkers above, there must be a new generation......"
"Got it! Got it! ”
"No, you don't know it all!" Contini smiled, "This is the statement of asking Sickert to inform Wilhelm II, my real thought is that if Sickert leaves his post one day, what means and connections do you think I will use to arrest this group of officers again?" ”
Zakaria's face was full of consternation: "Not really, right? ”
"Who can say what will happen in the future? One more line now, one more road later. That's why I'm going to bring two comrades, Goering and Goebbels, to develop the members of the Youth Union among the oil guards - you have to remember that although I am rich, the people who really do big things never come for money, I want to make friends with them, I want to make friends with them, I want to make friends with them, I want to impress them with my beliefs and ideas, you can only achieve great things if they are comrades and brothers, and buying them with money is only an expedient measure. ”
Zakaria says he has learned a lot.
"Let's go! Go to Bavaria to meet old friends! We're going to welcome him out of prison! ”
On December 21, in Landsberg Prison in Bavaria, where Adolf Hitler was serving his sentence, he slowly walked out of his cell with a hint of excitement and excitement on his face.
It was lunchtime, and Hitler, accompanied by Rudolf Hess, was pacing slowly across the long dining table, his followers all standing in front of their chairs, saluting him, and waiting for Hitler to come to his chair, where they heard the command—stand upright!
There was a "bang" and everyone stood up straight - a scene that was played out many times in this prison, and everyone was accustomed to it and developed a conditioned reflex.
It has to be said that Hess is also a genius, and in just a few months, he has established a very serious system of behavior - a system of behavior developed in prison, and at the same time a unique belief in Hitler.
"Comrades...... Thanks to President Ziano's tireless efforts, and through the joint efforts of all party comrades and all German patriots, the Bavarian court has issued a document on my release from prison and on us, and from tomorrow we can leave here and start a new journey and career! ”
Everyone gave them eager eyes.
"Although the Bavarian Revolution failed, it was rich in lessons and taught me a lot: first, we must have a perfect program and follow the mass line; Second, we need to use peaceful means to conduct political demonstrations as much as possible; Although the party is a political party of the working class, it does not mean that as long as the working class, national socialism is all-encompassing, and as long as it supports the principles of a nation, a political party, a theory, and a leader, they are all our comrades. Last but not least......" Hitler glanced at the crowd, "through a series of events such as revolution, struggle, and imprisonment, the prestige of our Party among the people has increased, the beliefs and ideals of the Party's staunch members have been strengthened, and the path and goals for the future have been clearer...... This is the basic condition for victory! I have never wavered or lost faith in the final victory, and the defeat of the Munich Revolution was only a trivial episode, a mere illustration of the inappropriateness of armed insurrection, from the great support and strong recognition of the people...... I am sure that our party will be able to win the final victory, and the proud German nation will certainly be among the best nations in the world! ”
Everyone raised their hands in unison, and then shouted "Long live victory!" ”
Hitler spoke about it every day, and now he spoke briefly, and although he could go on and on for a day, he still had a minimum of control at the dinner table—no more than five minutes at most.
If you look closely, you will see that the two men at the very end of the table are dressed in uniforms and have a large set of keys tied to their buttocks—yes, these are two jailers, who were introduced by Hess and joined the party in prison. Ostensibly they manage the core area, but in reality they guard the leader and act as the registrant - many people come to see him every day.
In order to avoid attracting special attention from Berlin, the number of people in the prison was limited to five per day, but because of the vigorous Munich Revolution and the subsequent voluntary surrender, trial and sentence, Hitler showed the German people that he was "a man who not only speaks, but also acts in an emergency, willing to take personal risks and full responsibility, a man who can be trusted!" So there were so many people who came to visit him, well beyond the limit of five people a day, and many had to queue up, and the order in which they lined up was initially determined by Hess, and finally managed by the jailers, and many had to wait a week or more to see Hitler.
Of course, the jailer is not an inflexible figure, and he can cut the line at any time when he comes from a large distance and does not have to be limited by the number of people in the queue, such as Schellner, who was in charge of the repression this time, but later came to visit and sympathize with him, and was accommodated immediately after he revealed himself as an officer.
The prison warden and the middle and high-ranking officials of the state's judicial and political systems all knew this, but they all pretended not to know: Ziano gave them every year to fund their activities and make them see this place as a fat shortage - I don't know how many people in Europe want to slap the rich president? Besides, visiting Hitler is the will of the people – a big basket that can help keep a lot of things out.
Because of Continy's connections, Landsberg Prison was incredibly comfortable for Hitler, much more comfortable than even the modest apartments and low-class hotels he had lived in for most of his adult years, where he relaxed and ate and drank, developing leadership and oratorical skills while writing books.
This time there was no need to bother him to type on a typewriter himself, the prison assigned him a young prisoner who knew how to type a typewriter, Hitler was in charge of dictation, the prisoner would record and type out what he said, and then Hess would do some grammar and content proofreading, but not adjust the content, and then Hitler would revise and improve it on this basis.
For 2 years, he trained his speech ability in front of the mirror, and now he has become more and more perfect; After two years of continuous tempering, the book "Mein Kampf" has become more complete and comprehensive - a work that has been worked on for two years is always more effective than a quick product in eight months.
"Papapa" suddenly burst into applause, followed by Contini's hearty laughter, "It seems that I was lucky enough to catch a wonderful pre-dinner speech......
Everyone looked at it, and it turned out that it was Contini who had come in with Goebbels and Goering, accompanied by the warden.
Everyone immediately stood upright, raised their right hands and saluted: "Hey! President! ”
Under Hess's indoctrination, Contini was portrayed as the party's most important friend, the most powerful supporter and sympathizer, and the most reliable comrade - he paid an unimaginable price for the leader and the party and the president, and deserved everyone's respect.
"Calais!" Hitler excitedly walked over to shake hands and hug him, "It's a pleasure to see you." ”
Then he warmly shook hands and hugged Goering and Goebbels: "Hermann, doctor, it is good to see you again!" ”
"Adolf! You have suffered......" Goering's tears suddenly flowed.
"No, no, thanks to His Excellency the Warden, I have had a very pleasant time here, and I have received the warmest and friendliest ......," Hitler laughed, "I am 3 kilograms fatter than I was before I came in, and I have recovered some old ......."
This sentence made the warden's heart flutter: Mr. Hitler is really a wonderful man, and it is better to praise himself in front of Mr. President.
Contini smiled and nodded at him, and the knowing Zakaria stepped forward quickly, and in an instant a $10,000 bearer promissory note fell into the hands of the warden.
"You talk, you talk...... In order to celebrate the restoration of Mr. Hitler's freedom, the prison celebrates a day today, all the vegetables are added, and the vegetables are ......" The warden walked out quickly, beckoning his subordinates to add tables and chairs, and at the same time asked them to hurry up and bring the prepared meal.
"Boss, tomorrow the comrades will organize a grand ceremony to welcome you out of prison, but Calais is not suitable to show his face tomorrow because of his identity, so we will come early today." "He still has a big job in Italy, and he has to go back tomorrow." ”
"Thank you very much, thank you very much...... Calais has relied on Calais all these years, whether it is theory or revolution, whether it is work or life, and even my personal safety and personal freedom, Calais has been running with all his might, and it is difficult to express in words the most sincere gratitude from the bottom of my heart. ”
"Boss, seriously, this is what I should do, the revolution only has a different division of labor...... "What are you going to do next?" asked Contini. ”
"I intend to organize the party again and then engage in politics...... This time it may be necessary to take the line of legal struggle. ”
"Don't worry about the funds, I left Comrade Hermann 1 million US dollars, which is a special party fee I paid, and I will tell you when I run out......" The eyes of the others were straight, in the end, it was the president, and it was a million dollars as soon as he made a move, and Hitler was busy thanking him.
In fact, Contini gave Goering 1.2 million and another 200,000 for him to use to get married and buy a house......