Chapter 153: Spy

This operation, codenamed "Thunderball," was ordered by Defense Minister Brauchitsch, Minister of Justice William Max, and Minister of National Security Hans Kluge at the Hansafelt Palace. In the dark of night, officials of individual scientific research institutions and government agencies were arrested for profiteering by selling state economic intelligence along with the order of the Ministry of Justice to close the net. When the state's arrest net was opened, some of them were sleeping leisurely at home, some were walking drunk on the way home, and some were even drunk on various social fields.

After the police authorities in each region completed the inventory of the arrested targets according to the list of suspects notified by the Ministry of State Security, they reported the arrests to the Supreme Operational Command of the Hansafelt Palace.

There are a few people who have slipped through the net, and local police departments are continuing to search for and pursue the fugitives. Although the arrest mission was completed quickly and thoroughly, President Eric Adrian was not relieved by this, but had mixed feelings, heavy feelings, and mixed feelings. The German Empire during the Hohenzollern dynasty had dealt a very brutal blow to the same event, but he had no idea that after a few decades, the German Confederation would once again be flooded with such despicable acts, and they would be menacing.

"Well, my ministers, it's five o'clock in the morning, and a new day has begun." Eric looked at the alarm clock on the background wall of the study and said, "The wine has been drunk and the mission is almost complete, but as the president of the German Confederation, I would like to say that I am very saddened." There is a well-known proverb that says, 'If God wants it to perish, he must first make it mad', yes, these shameless villains who disregard the interests of national development and national defense security for the sake of personal fame and fortune, they are self-defeating, and it is not me or the ministers and gentlemen who deliberately push them to the guillotine, but their own greed is like the devil blindfolded and jumping into the fire pit wholeheartedly! Their actions constitute a great danger to the national security of the German Federal Federation, and we cannot tolerate, accommodate or accommodate the feelings of certain officials! Adultery must not be tolerated! It is necessary to limit its illegal ability and make an example of it! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the President, we are all very surprised, and we are ready for a commando interrogation," said Attorney General William Marks, wiping the beer star from his beard, "Oh, and also, their property and ill-gotten gains were confiscated and turned over to the state treasury in full." ”

"The Ministry of State Security should actively assist in the trial of the case, and must not let go of any details" Eric said very seriously, "Most of these people are intertwined with domestic and foreign espionage forces and collude with each other, and must be dealt with strictly, but we must also treat them differently in two situations, one is the act of collaborating with the enemy that endangers national security, the other is the personal behavior of seeking personal gain by the convenience of the profession, and the second type of behavior is divided into two categories, one is the military and political personnel, and these scum must be punished according to law!" The second category is the personnel of key national scientific research institutions, if such personnel do have the heart of repentance after criticism and education, it is a different matter. ”

For the first time since the founding of the German Confederation, a full-scale crackdown on domestic spies has achieved remarkable results overnight, and Eric has caught the suspects off guard with his unaware and unaware surprise attack, and he can finally breathe a sigh of relief when he is tired. As a matter of fact, even if the Ministry of State Security does not take the initiative to submit such a crackdown material, he still wants to purify the domestic environment through such a comprehensive anti-enemy and anti-special work so that he can carry out economic construction and military layout at a deeper level in the next step.

This surprise operation, codenamed "Thunderball," greatly deterred and dismantled the frenzied espionage forces at home and abroad, and prevented this troubled water from surging in the German Confederation for at least a considerable period of time. At this point, President Eric quickly freed up his hands to address the country's complex economic structure.

The first thing to do is to deal with the domestic grain sector, because there is food in the hand and there is no panic in the heart, and the hand can be tight, but the belly must not be empty, otherwise the foundation of the country may be shaken at any time. Although the domestic work is very urgent, Eric has never dared to ignore this major national policy, and has repeatedly raised the issue of food security, especially after the country's grain production has increased year by year, some local governments have begun to take it lightly, and even formed a great waste.

The secret cooperation between Germany and the Soviet Union has never been interrupted, and even under the strong intervention of Britain, the United States, France, and other countries, bilateral relations have not been disturbed and have stagnated. With the steady increase in domestic food production, domestic food stamps began to fade out of the market with the issuance of coins, and some rations were abolished.

For the problem of dealing with the food surplus, Eric has been trying his best, and he has been unable to sleep for many days, and on this day, Eric Adrian, who is at a loss, suddenly sees several special snacks in the glass cabinet, which Dinah brought back from Marienburg some time ago, and it is a good thing for the servants to make coarse grains into fine snacks to entertain distinguished guests. Erick seems to have seen hope at once and has come up with a new way to increase the value added of food products, which, if successful, and sold back to the countries of origin of the food, would add an immeasurable amount of foreign exchange reserves to Germany. He immediately ordered Aynata to inform the Minister of Food and the Interior to quickly rush to the Hansafelt Palace for consultations.

After a while, Philip Scheadman came over in a hurry.

"Oh, good morning, my minister, please take a seat" Eric was as happy as if he had found a gold ingot, "The country's food production has risen steadily, bringing stability to the country, and Prime Minister Gustav Stresemann has praised Your Excellency many times, of course, Your Excellency has contributed a lot, and as President, I am proud of you. However, we have to think not only about the food security of the country, but also about the formation of a food industry that generates income for the country, you say Minister Philip Scheadman. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the President, I will tell you the truth, I have been conducting research in this area for some time." Philip Scheadman took out his own research report and said, "The research results are still very immature, because this aspect involves many fields such as packaging and food culture, and the relevant domestic industries have not yet formed a supporting match, so there has not been much progress, but I don't know what good measures His Excellency the President has." ”

At this time, Hans Luther, the Minister of the Interior, who was conducting a survey of the lives of faculty and staff in various places, also stopped his work and went to the Hansafelt Palace without stopping. When he heard about this situation, he felt that this industry was unique and should have a great future, and immediately expressed his willingness to make unremitting efforts for related industries. The three of them sat together for a long and meticulous planning, and decided to set up a coordination group for supporting work with the Ministry of Food and the assistance of the Ministry of the Interior, and carried out a survey and statistics on the processing of food by the private handicraft industry.

The work was quickly implemented between various departments, and the proportion of relevant food nutrients was also being tackled. The Eric Group was responsible for the development of food processing machines, and Friedrich von Mulla was once again pushed to the forefront of new industries. This time, the mullah was directly ordered by President Eric to develop an ultra-thin tin storage tank and produce it in large quantities according to the needs of food production enterprises. At the same time, the cultural unit is not far behind, and carries out a nationwide naming campaign for all small foods, and attaches them to vivid and lively color patterns.

Eric Adrian and the Minister of Food, Mr. Philip Scheadman, were not idle, coordinating the linkage of various departments while giving the green light to the policy.