Eric's decision has not changed, but there is a lot of flexibility, and this happens to be in line with Eric's personality himself. Hans Luther knew very well that this time the president had given him a big face, and he smiled with satisfaction and acquiesced in Eric's decision.

Both the German military and political circles are aware of this unrivalled unification and the good intentions of the ruling country. Hans Luther was a close associate to Eric, and he had a president who was both domineering and receptive to opposition, but opposition had to stand up. Eric is a special person and a special president, whom he admires from the bottom of his heart.

After revealing the topic of 100 million tons of steel and 200 million tons of grain, Hans Luther opened the next manuscript, which was a detailed report on Germany's industrial planning, but from the perspective of these scribbles, the author did not seem to have decided in his mind.

"If you don't understand what I've written, you can ask me or discuss it directly." Eric took a sip of his cigar and pointed to two headlines.

"Mr. President, I have underestimated me, I have been in contact with Mr. Ferdinand a lot lately, and I have heard from him about many of your plans." Hans Luther was referring to Ferdinand, the new president of the Eric Group, who had given Dinah the business to Ferdinand, who had taken a fancy to Eric since he left Germany to take care of her son under the age of three in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

This Ferdinand was originally intended to be sent to the Ministry of Finance for training, and then promoted to become Minister of the Interior and take over the work of Hans Luther after being sent to the local government.

Eric did have the ability to read people, but this ability also drew on a lot of experience from later generations, and Ferdinand was the talent he identified based on the experience of later generations.

"Really? You've been in a lot of contact lately, right? So tell us what you think. Although Eric is the president of the Federation, in order to set an example for the ministry, he rarely seeks personal interests as president, unless he has to rely on his own company to participate in large projects, which is possible public-private cooperation, such as rocket projects, radar, synthetic oil and other expensive projects.

"Oh, we didn't talk about anything else, which was the refining of kerosene by Eric's company. Recently, the Soviets were fighting in the Caucasus and countering the rebellion, which led to a reduction in the export supply of kerosene, and the supply was cut off for two days. Hans Luther explained at once, lest Eric misunderstand.

"Oh, the Soviets are at war? How did it start fighting in the Caucasus? Is there a conflict with Turkey? How did I never know? It is true that Eric did not hear any reports, and the "hidden front" did not send back any explanation of this, probably because Germany had been keeping its eyes on the west and ignoring its own east.

It seems that this "hidden front" in the east should also be strengthened, Eric secretly calculated, otherwise, it would be ridiculous that such a big thing happened between the Soviet and its neighbors, and as the president of the Federation, he should know nothing.

The Caucasus oil fields were the most important oil-producing areas in Soviet Russia, because a large part of the fuel needed by Germany was transported to Germany by the Soviets through the Soviet-German transit railway transportation line in exchange for foreign exchange and the purchase of production equipment and some industrial products from Germany. There is another aspect to this: many of the Soviet oil fields, including those in the Caucasus, have been marked by Germany, and their exploration and exploitation technology is exclusively provided by Germany, and it is of high quality, high yield, and high efficiency, compared with the level of other countries, Soviet Russia has no other choice.

Any crisis in the oil fields of the Caucasus would be a major blow to Soviet Russia, so a large number of Russian armed forces have been stationed here for a long time, including along the Turkish borders and along the Black Sea. Although Turkey was subordinate to Germany, Russia did not dare to take it lightly, because Tsarist Russia had suffered the losses of the Ottoman Empire, and this memory will never fade.

At this time, although the Soviet power in Russia was the only one, it was not the only faction, and there were not a few forces that wanted to fight to become the masters of the country. Therefore, under the premise that the country's politics is not very stable, the economy is particularly important, and the main source of the economy is oil, and this cake cannot be touched by others.

At present, there has been no detailed division of the pattern of Eastern Europe, and it is said that the Crimean peninsula has the support of France and Britain, and of course, there are also Germans in it, creating many secret opportunities for providing information and facilitating passage.

In the north near the Baltic Sea, Finland was also a major problem for Soviet Russia, taking advantage of the collapse of Tsarist Russia, Finland seized part of the territory of Sarah, Bechaimo, and Olonets, and it was also a place of border friction. Of these, Britain was the most supportive, France was relatively small, and Germany, although it seemed to be an outsider, also provided access and intelligence facilities.

In the central regions of Russia, such as the Cossack unrest, the national armed movement in the Tashkent region, and so on, all of which were painful to hinder the unification of Soviet power. The recent Caucasus region is only a new contradiction that has emerged in the midst of many crises, and the Georgian Restoration Movement has also caused a stir on the Russian-Turkish border, and many of the troops stationed here are native-born residents, and with the overt and covert support of Britain and France, the contradictions have intensified and eventually turned into armed resistance.

Returning to the issue of the Crimean peninsula, the armed movement of the Ukrainians is not much worse than that of the Finns, in comparison, they are only short of the name of the country and the diplomatic environment, the entire south of the Dnieper River is occupied by small Ukrainian forces, many public facilities of the Russian government have been seriously damaged, and the conditions for political survival are extremely poor. As a result, Germany's rocket program, which required a constant supply of low-sulfur kerosene from Soviet Russia, also had a great impact.

"Your Excellency, please tell us more about the situation there, it is very important." Eric was curious to know the situation in Russia and the Caucasus.

"Don't worry about my president, local armed rebellions are only armed rebellions after all, and they can't make much of a storm, and the Soviet ambassador also said in an interview with reporters from various countries that Russia will be able to put down all illegal armed forces immediately, and will not delay the supply of energy to various countries. In particular, the issue of the supply of low-sulfur kerosene to Germany will not be affected. Hans Luther answered Eric's question with a quote from the Soviet ambassador.

In Germany, there is indeed such a problem with the name of Soviet Russia, and in private, many times it is called Soviet Russia. In England and France, it was only called Soviet. But officially, in Germany, the name USSR is basically correct. This is because the needs of politics depend on what your intentions are, whether you support or oppose them, or cooperate.

"Minister Hans Luther, does Russia have such a capacity now, after all, the opposition has blossomed on all sides, and the Russian government has to make money and fight abroad, and in addition to dealing with domestic political storms." Eric didn't quite believe the official answer.

"In my opinion, the Russian envoys to foreign countries are not exaggerating, although there are fierce internal disputes in Russia, after all, the people still yearn for the Soviets, so as long as Russia does a good job in the ideological work of the broad masses of the people and stabilizes the overall situation in the country, it will be much easier to handle external affairs. I think that Russia's official rhetoric should not be much different from the actual situation. Moreover, because of the Greek affair, both England and France have relented a lot. The Georgian rebels were launched as a last resort because they found that British and French aid had been reduced and might be phased out in the future. Hans Luther spoke his mind.

"Do you think you want to express what Germany means? After all, the mighty Ivan is not something we want to see. Although Eric has always cooperated with the Soviet Union, he has never let go of his guard, and the Soviet Union has also treated Germany in the same way.

"It's not easy to do, isn't it like sending them to their own house if Germany explicitly allows them to meddle in these places?" Hans Luther did not agree with Eric's proposal, and a small fight was enough, and Germany could stop the situation at any time.

But once it comes, Germany will not be able to stop at any time, and it is likely to be taken into the ditch.

"I think it's okay, of course, you're the president of the Federation, and we'll all listen to you." Eric admired Hans Luther's cleverness, otherwise he would not have used Hans Luther as "chancellor", which was his ideal choice for chancellor after considering Stresemann's re-election.

As for the fact that according to historical figures, the Führer's promotion of "his own people" to high positions is just YY in the game, and there is no such person in reality. Everyone needs to go through a certain amount of crisis management and resistance to setbacks, otherwise they will never be able to get up once they fall, and they will also lead the country into the abyss.

Ferdinand was the best candidate to replace Hans Luther, but he was not the only one, because there are too many variables about whether a person can be trained or not. So Holwig was his second choice, and now it's the only one.

Holwig was not a Federalist, and after World War I, he was not even a royalist, and became a progressive like Max who stood by Eric's side.

Yes, although Eric quit the Federalist Party, the political circle headed by him soon formed a new social circle, progressives, unofficially, but more authoritative than the official elite without party boundaries.

"Think about these two industrial plans, complete the task as successfully as possible, and don't let me down. If you need to discuss something, you can come to me directly, or you can go to Ferdinand, his vision is still very good, don't look at him young. In the end, Eric did not forget to add that he was young, because he was afraid that Hans Luther would think that Ferdinand was too young to despise him.

Eric had just turned 30 years old when he became president, and Ferdinand was 2 years younger than himself at that time, that is, 28 years old at the helm of such a big thing as the Eric Group.