Chapter 71 The Stresemann Cabinet is formed
In post-war Germany, the people's livelihood was in ruins, and the state apparatus had to be put up and running quickly. In the evening, Adrian was accompanied by military attachés, social elites, especially business elites and celebrities from all walks of life, as well as some former government officials who "supported the new". Dinner was provided by the logistics of the temporary military department, it was simple and quick, but it did not lose its nutrition, and Adrian himself came from the life of the army, so he was no stranger to such dinners.
During the dinner, Adrian made a very brief and forward-looking speech, in which he spoke highly of the soldiers who fought bloodily, placed high hopes on celebrities and virtuous people, and praised the enlightened bureaucrats during the transitional government period. He called on everyone to work together to carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future, and to contribute to the great Germany in a pragmatic, sincere and innovative spirit. Finally, Adrian put forward his own ideas and ideas for the next work of forming a government, and asked everyone to select and appoint people from the perspective of building a new, democratic German state.
The sun after the snow and the colorful flags waving in the wind quickly brought Berlin back to life, and people were finally able to leave their homes without fear and happiness to visit relatives and friends and start actively looking for employment.
The formation of a new government is also steadily advancing in accordance with the constitution and regulations of the previous countries. Stresemann led a group of respected seniors to guide and supervise the formation of the new government.
Eric? Adrian is President of the Federal Republic of Germany;
Nominated by Adrian, Paul? Feng? Hindenburg became the first Vice President of the Federal Republic of Germany, resigning from other positions;
The list of the departments of the first government of the Federal Republic of Germany was published at the same time;
Chancellor: Gustav? Stresemann
Gustav? Born into a family of Berlin craftsmen, Stresemann studied at the Universities of Berlin and Leipzig in the Departments of Philosophy and Literature, where he received his doctorate. In 1906 he was elected to the Dresden City Council; In 1907 he was elected to the Reichstag; After losing the election in 1912, he joined the industrial industry; He returned to politics in 1914. He cared about social welfare and was convinced that the German Empire was superior to other nations. As Bismarck and Alfred? Feng? An admirer of Tirpitz, Streisman was a strong supporter of German expansionist policies in the early 20th century, and when World War I began, he complained about Germany's poor guidance on the war effort. In 1917, under the influence of Adrian, began to oppose the war of unrestricted submarines.
Foreign Minister: Herman? Miller
Born in Mannheim on 18 May 1876, he was a veteran German politician and a member of the Reichstag from 1916 to 1918.
Minister of the Interior: Hans? Luther
Hans? Born in Berlin, Luther entered politics in 1907 as a member of the Magdeburg Town Council, secretary of the Association of German Municipalities in 1913 and mayor of Essen in 1918.
FINANCE MINISTER: Alma? Shacht
Born in Denmark on April 22, 1877, he studied medicine and political science at the Universities of Kiel and Munich and received a doctorate in economics from the University of Berlin. Later, he ran a banking business. In 1908 he was Vice-President of the Bank of Dresdner and served in the Ministry of Economy during the First World War. From 1914 to 1915 in Brussels, he was a financial adviser to the German war lord. In 1916 he was appointed president of the German National Bank (later merged with the Demtadt Bank).
Attorney General: William? Max
DEFENSE SECRETARY: Walter? Feng? Brauchitsch
Born in Berlin on October 4, 1881, his father was a cavalry general, was elected to the palace when he was a child, and when he grew up, he was added to the chamberlain, and because of his heroic appearance and good military qualities, he served as Queen Victoria's personal attendant. Before the war, he served in the General Staff, participated in the war on the Western Front after the outbreak of the war, and was later transferred to the Eastern Front to become Adrian's right-hand man.
Minister of Transport: Otto? Grads
Food Minister: Philip? Scheadman
Philip? Born in 1865, Scheudmann was one of the right-wing leaders of the German Social Democratic Party and the first Chancellor of the Weimar Republic. In 1903, as a representative of the Social Democratic Party, he was elected to the Reichstag. From 1911 onwards, he was a member of the Central Committee of the German Social Democratic Party, a member of the Presidium of the Reichstag Party, and Deputy President of the Reichstag. In 1913 he became the main leader of the German Social Democratic Party.
Minister of National Security: Hans? Klug
Born in 1882, he joined the army in 1901, graduated from a military academy in 1912, and served in the newly established logistics department of the Eastern Front after the outbreak of the war.
Adrian split the former Ministry of Labor into the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Posts was split and merged into the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Transport.
Because it was the early stage of the party's founding, there was a lack of talents in the party to govern the country, especially the positions in the economic and judicial departments basically remained unchanged, which made Adrian very keenly aware of the importance of expanding the ranks of party members, giving full play to the party's influence, and improving the party's quality, and took this goal as the focus of future work, and also indicated that Adrian could gradually promote his own people to important posts at any time. Adrian deeply understood the importance of the barrel of the gun, and military power is a trump card firmly grasped in his hands, and at any time, this card can add voice to his work in the government.
In fact, the original garrison regiment has reached the size of a division, and due to the need for daily rotation, the standing guard force must be effectively strengthened. Adrian had just taken charge of Berlin and did not want to repeat the mistakes of the previous government, so he ordered the 4th Army of the Nationalist Army to be renamed the First Garrison Army of Berlin on the spot, and assumed the garrison of the capital Berlin and the head of state.
Bodwin immediately began to adjust the personnel and strength of the troops, and placed those military personnel who were loyal to Adrian and had excellent professional skills in the most important leadership positions.
All the departments of the state began to function normally, and a complete change of administrative officials was carried out throughout the country, and Adrian's followers included young men who were capable of governing the country and finances, and who were loyal and honest, took up important jobs. These people were basically selected by Stresemann, and they were also the backbone of Adrian's first batch of people who actively signed up to join the party when he was electrified nationwide, and these people were the most loyal to Adrian in Streseman's view.
Stresemann according to Eric? Adrian's suggestion was that a new "General Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany" should be formulated on the basis of the outline of the constitution of the previous government, combined with a research team of hundreds of well-known scholars, experts, and dignitaries in China. The Constitution was placed in the form of a handwritten transcription of President Eric ? Adrian's desk. Adrian broke with the convention of being hands-on, and instead of scrutinizing, he let Stresemann take full responsibility and think carefully, without having to report everything.
The Constitution stipulates that the term of office of the President shall be eight years and that the President shall not be affiliated with any party. Immediately, Adrian announced his resignation from the Federalist Party, and the vacant position of Federalist President would be taken over by the next President-elect. Federalist Vice President Yarma ? Shaht temporarily assumed the duties of party chairman. While dealing with the affairs of the Prime Minister, Stresemann will actively prepare to run for the next Federalist Party chairmanship.
Paul? Feng? When Hindenburg received Adrian's telegram from Berlin, he was torn between mixed feelings. At the age of 68, he wanted to retire and enjoy Qingfu at home, however, the country was in trouble, and he had to stand up, but when he devoted all his body and mind to the great cause of nation-building, he let the younger generations take the lead. If he is not ordered to take up his post, he will definitely not be able to, and the state and the people will attack him for supporting his own troops. It's not good to go to office, he is more than seventy years old, he has a male soldier in his hand, and he only fights at the peak of his life, and there is no such shop in this village, so he can only be a vice president for one term, and he is a high-ranking position.
Old handsome Paul? Feng? Did Hindenburg know about Eric? Adrian's presidency is indeed expected by the public, and the general trend has been decided, if he has to go against the sky and raise troops to fight, this stormy country will die again, and the people will also be in deep trouble. After thinking about it again and again, he looked up to the sky and sighed, so he had to give up his military power and go to Berlin to take up his post.