Are Hipperes and Toth really afraid to buy? Of course not, as Brauchitsch explains, both of them were afraid of not having enough money.

After the end of World War I, because of Eric's words, the entire German military industrial system underwent earth-shaking changes, and the bottle-shaped bullets that had been used for decades were abandoned, and the design and development of a countersunk bullet system that had never been the first to be developed began. Fortunately, Germany did not have long to use bottled ammunition, just as it had decisively abandoned the use of flintlock pistols. After the Eric Arsenal and scientific research center were willing to provide R&D technology, most enterprises in the country reluctantly accepted the countersunk system.

However, this head-sinking bomb is not so simple at all, and even if the whole country is gathered, there are still several very huge problems in the study of the head-sinking bomb. The first point is the cost, the second point is the lightweight of the weapon, and the third point is the man-hours.

Brauchitsch approached Eric and said: "The soldiers still use old rifles in their hands, tanks are good, rifles and machine guns are in demand, but the experimental guns are still in the preliminary stage, there is no way to mass produce them, and the original weapons are not mechanically produced, and the training of soldiers has become a big problem." The current situation is that there is money to buy, but there is no land to sell. ”

When it comes to the countersunk system, Eric has a big head, and he thought about the advantages of the countersunk at first, but he forgot that this weapon system is still a blank sheet of paper in terms of theory and technology, and it takes too long to achieve results.

"In this way, all weapons with a caliber of more than 20mm continue to develop a countersunk system, and the design work before the restoration of the lower caliber will be conveyed to those companies that have spent money on research, and the state will compensate for their losses, and all those who have made achievements on these basis can receive corresponding compensation after sharing the research and development data." Eric thought about it and gave up the research and development of small calibers, which was too long.

"Toth, the Air Force's top priority now is not to purchase equipment, but to improve the operational ideas of the Air Force system, and you should know why I chose you as the commander of the Air Force." Eric glanced at the depressed Toth and said: "I have no objection to you wanting to develop bombers, but the role of the Air Force is not only this, you need to mobilize your subordinates to discuss the future of the Air Force together, and determine the direction to know what you need." ”

Eric turned his head to look at Hipper and said: "It's the same with the navy, the German navy I want to see is not running after the British ass, we need to go ahead and let them learn from us, you know what I mean?" I won't say a word about the submarine program, and it is absolutely undesirable that the design of surface ships should still be so backward. ”

After Brauchitsch and the others left, Hans Luther followed in and asked, "Mr. President, today is the opening ceremony of the Berlin Academy, have you come to attend?" ”

"Okay, but I'll go quietly, you guys are busy with yourself." Eric is still struggling with what just happened, so he's a little tired.

The Berlin Academy of Sciences is not the nature of a school, it is a place for Adrian to open a similar discussion and exchange of opinions on the current situation in Germany, and the exchange can be between academic celebrities and students, there is no clear boundary, but it is a division of qualifications, this qualification is a kind of audit, and famous people are naturally easy to obtain, but the qualification of students needs someone to be a recommender. Two days a week are held in seminars organized by the Academy, and the topics of the discussions are nominated by people from all walks of life, and the Symposium is selected by a special organization to vote on them.

Today is just the opening ceremony, there is no substantive discussion, and Eric naturally does not want to waste time to raise his face.

As long as he is not seen by acquaintances, he will basically not be recognized, and even the personnel in charge of security work around him need to be carefully confirmed before they can be identified, I have to say that makeup is a magical thing.

After a long time without distraction, he finally became a normal person, walking on the street at will, watching the people who were busy passing by him, there was no sadness and hopelessness on his face, but instead a look full of hope for tomorrow and the future, he felt very satisfied.

The location of the Berlin Academic Institute is not biased, it is a busy street, so it is not too abrupt for the security guards accompanying Eric to follow so many people at once.

After walking for more than an hour, Eric finally walked to the gate of the academy, at this time there were very few people who entered, he did not come here to listen to the officials, so naturally he did not rush in, but found a table in the café opposite the academy and sat down.

"A cup of coffee, thank you." Eric comfortably grabbed a newspaper and sat down to ask the waiter for a cup of coffee.

"Sir, what coffee? We have a lot of coffee varieties here from different countries, do you have a favorite taste? The waiter didn't rush to leave when he heard the menu, but asked.

"A lot of variety? How many? Report it and hear it. Eric asked with interest.

"Sir, there are really a lot, I can only name some of the countries of origin, and some of the origins of the coffee, and many more that I haven't remembered, or I'll show you the menu." With that, the waiter found a menu and handed it to Eric.

"That's a lot, I don't know what to choose." Looking at the whole variety, I am afraid that there are not dozens of varieties at once, and he suddenly made a difficult choice, and he wanted to find Ananta and ask him what kind of drink he usually drinks, but Ananta did not follow.

"Whatever, the best is the most expensive, right? Have a glass of the most expensive. Eric had no choice but to throw the problem at the waiter.

Not far from Eric, a man in his twenties said to his friend, "Captain, have you heard about the budget set by the House of Lords a few days ago?" ”

The answer was from a man of the same age, but the captain apparently knew something, and replied, "Well, yes, what's wrong?" ”

"Captain Ludwig, the Wehrmacht has only taken 9% of the funding, this Congress is really stingy."

"Corporal Bertold, don't talk nonsense when you don't know the specific situation, the whole country is developing with one mind, and it is already difficult to come up with so much military spending. I heard that the National Assembly did not intend to give 9% at all, and the original plan was 2%, which was supported by Mr. President, and it was divided from the Ministry of Food and the Ministry of Transportation. "Captain Ludwig, although he is not of high rank, can understand it so clearly, obviously because of the importance of his position, to be able to access this.

Naturally, Eric heard all of this, but he didn't think it was inappropriate, because these things were semi-public, not secret.

"Captain, how long will it be before we leave?" It may have been a long time coming, and the corporal was a little tired of waiting.

Captain Ludwig looked at his watch and said, "Don't worry, read more newspapers to find out the facts, don't think about going to the bar all day long, think about your future." You're also a veteran with me, can you be a little self-motivated? Ludwig felt that his old friend was a little unmotivated and a little angry.

"How can I compare with you, a full-fledged military academy graduate, you can still be assigned to such a good unit after the war is over. Are you short of people? Why don't you introduce me? Maybe you can even get a second lieutenant! The more Bedold spoke, the more he crumpled the newspaper in his hand, and he didn't even look at it.

"Don't even think about it, don't ask around, and even if I dare to get you in, I'm not qualified at all. Don't forget that to enter the General Staff now, you need to be nominated by the top head of your unit, and then voted on at the top. Ludwig lowered his head and continued to read the newspaper.

"It's really boring, no wonder your brother doesn't want to join the army with your old way." Bertolde said as he threw the newspaper on the table.