Hoffman's Barbarossa plan exhilarated Erian like never before, and he was so excited all night that he fell asleep soundly and deeply at dawn. Knowing that the president worked late and did not rest, Anata kept a lot of work in her office and did not bother him.

The soft rays of the sun shone through the cracks in the curtains beside the mahogany bed of the ancient Roman sculpture, and Eric opened his eyes, looked at the wall clock in the room, and quickly rolled out of the bed with a carp. It was the last time he had gotten up since he took office, and he himself felt very ashamed.

After hurriedly washing up, Eric hurried to his office along the forest path in the back garden of the presidential palace with his handbag.

The office of the presidential palace is already bustling, and Ananta is nervously receiving petitioners from all over the country, and the waiters are dignified and guide the petitioners to the office area they are appealing to. After turning a few corners, Eric saw the excited Commander of the Navy, Hipper, sitting on the couch in the temporary reception area of the president's office, waiting patiently.

Unlike Rundstedt and Thoth, Hipper's position as marshal was personally signed by Eric, and he was a veritable first-class marshal compared to other generals.

Seeing the president coming in a hurry, Hipper immediately stood up.

"Good morning, my marshal, I'm very sorry, I'm up too late today, you see, the sun is already very hot." Eric has always had great respect for Hipper, on the one hand, because of the old general's age, on the other hand, the old general's attitude towards work, and more importantly, because of Hipper's character and sentiment. At the beginning of the establishment of the federal state, the impoverished national economy and national defense military made many senior military officials choose to quit, and the old general not only did not leave his post, but took on a heavier burden, Eric knew that Hipper gave up almost all his opportunities for the development of the navy, sincerely followed Eric, and silently worked hard for the country's army construction.

Such a person, Eric had to respect.

"Mr. President, I'm here to report good news to you!" Despite his age, Hipper regarded Eric as a confidant and friend. There are very few people who can sit at the same table as Eric and drink and chat with each other, and Hipper is one of the best in the whole of Germany.

"Your smile and the drawing you hold in your hand already tell me the good news. Please come in with me, my old marshal. Eric waved to Hipper, made a nice turn, and walked into his office. Looking at the drawings that Hipper clutched in his hands, Eric knew that there must be a new development in the design of naval ships.

"Yes, my President, you are absolutely right." Hipper's excitement was palpable.

As Hippert spread out the drawings, a three-dimensional view of an advanced warship appeared in the strong light, and a hint of disappointment flashed in Eric's eyes, the design on the drawings could not arouse any interest in him, and Hippert was not aware of this change from beginning to end.

In the past, Eric did not have such a big pursuit of surface ships, but it was not until after the outbreak of the Turkish-Greek War that he really realized that he could not do without surface ships.

The blueprint is an advanced battleship, not an aircraft carrier that Eric is so fond of, and this is where Eric's disappointment lies. Even though he forcibly intervened in the construction of the German Navy, he still did not significantly improve the German Navy's interest and hobby in aircraft carriers, which was his greatest disappointment. Although now the navy of the German Confederation is growing, the navy without aircraft carriers still cannot go far, let alone a blue-water navy.

The strong ships and sharp guns have been deeply ingrained in the hearts of this group of old admirals, and there has been no major change for so many years, and it cannot but be said that it is a failure of the naval construction cause, and Eric hopes to artificially create an opportunity for a campaign or tactical exercise with aircraft carriers as the core, so that this kind of large floating air base can occupy a place in the hearts of the generals.

The frequency of forcibly meddling in the national defense and military should not be too high, and Eric summed up a lot of experience, once he interferes too much in the work of the army, he will lose not only the hearts and minds, but also the generals' vision to open up new fields, in addition to developing passive obedience, they are more likely to produce serious inertia. This is the most fatal problem in the development of the country's army.

In fact, Germany had learned a great lesson in this regard, before the First World War, because the country did not have a strong fleet, so that the overseas colonies could not be guaranteed security and were divided up by the foreign powers, and many scarce and rare elements were not constantly transported back from abroad. Soon after the start of World War I, the British Navy blockaded the seas, causing the German economy to be directly cut off from the rest of the world, and the post-war economy was completely paralyzed.

From ancient times to the present, all the nations of Germany have been a united whole, which is why there is a strong army, however, without a strong navy, the national army can only operate at the doorstep, which is completely inconsistent with the overall direction of the country's development.

Although Eric was not interested in these three views, he had to look at them reluctantly because of Marshal Hipper's enthusiasm at this time, and in fact, he was trying to find an important excuse to veto them.

It's time for these veterans to change their way of thinking, not to let them always feel smooth sailing, but to let them be prepared for danger in times of peace, even if they are asking for trouble, they must be alerted.

Eric wasn't really interested in this kind of warship, but he patiently looked at it anyway, and then stopped and waited for Hipper to explain it to him.

"Honorable Führer, as you can see now, the naval and engineering parties took into account the economic affordability of the country, right! Of course, it is the cost of this type of warship, I think this kind of firepower is basically enough to deal with the current naval battle, after all, the warships of other countries are not stronger than it in firepower for the time being. Hipper did not feel that the president was not interested in this, but talked about the cost, as if he was thinking about the country's economy, and tried to make up for the strength of the navy by numbers.

Eric raised his right hand and made a pause gesture.

"We have talked a lot about warships, and as you know, last year, when considering the development of the army, I proposed an over-limit military expenditure, the purpose of which is to make the equipment of the army, navy, and air force all go to the next time, so money, not a problem, I want to be high! Now, let's go back to the drawings in front of us, the firepower of this warship is not too strong, and it is really entangled with the enemy at sea, and we rely on powerful long-range strikes, and this design avoids this advantage, so I don't think this design is very good. I am sorry for my Excellency Marshal, but you should have given me more consideration. Eric put down the blueprint and pointed his finger at the triple turret.