Hipper looked very embarrassed, however, Eric also instantly understood Hipper's intention to falsely report the price of the aircraft carrier, in fact, there was a budget plan for the Blomforth shipyard, and Hipper's statement was useless, he just pushed the imaginary number to a whole number.

Eric looked at Marshal Hipper, sighed in his heart, and thought to himself, honest people also have times when they don't speak rigorously.

Eric didn't criticize Hipper, after all, he was not young.

"Mr. President, you have just looked at the budget proposal of the Blomforth shipyard, what do you think of the price?" Brauchitsch asked cautiously.

As soon as Brauchitsch's words came out, he immediately felt a little nervous, in order to make Hipper's steps better, he didn't expect this hot potato to fall into his hands. However, the words have been spoken, and there is no way to get it back, so I have to simply wait for Eric's next words.

Eric knew very well in his heart that such a situation would arise sooner or later, and Hipper's arrival was actually to allow himself to personally bargain for the budget of the Blomforth shipyard, and Brauchitsch had come to relieve Marshal Hipper.

"3 billion marks, 4 aircraft carriers. All six years to the troops, the first in the first three years, and the remaining three in the last three years......" Eric calculated to himself, as if to speak to Hipper and Brauchitsch.

Hipper and Brauchitsch thought that the president would embarrass them, but instead of questioning them or criticizing them, the president gave them a big step. You look at me, I look at you, stunned.

Eric's verbal approval finally made the nervous Hipper's hanging heart finally fall to the ground, he had seen a bargainer, but he had never seen such a bargain as the president of the Federation, it was simply a drastic and one-shot deal.

Brauchitsch did not dare to say anything more, and simply sat by and listened to them.

"Did you bring the blueprints you showed me last time?" Eric asked old Hippert calmly.

Hipper hadn't come to his senses yet, and was a little scrambling. Seeing this, Brauchitsch hastened to give him a hint. The old marshal agreed, and immediately put the briefcase on the tea table and quickly rummaged through it.

Eric looked at Hipper's anxious appearance and wanted to laugh in his heart, but in order to give Hipper a little more time to find the drawings, he deliberately picked up a cigar from the tea table and put it in his mouth, and slowly lit it with a match.

The drawings were found, and Hipper hurriedly spread them out directly on the aircraft carrier design drawings.

Eric didn't say anything, but got up and grabbed his frosted pen from his desk, quickly signed his name in the approval field in the blank square in the lower right corner, and then deliberately asked, "Can I give this cruiser a name?" ”

"Of course! I can't ask for it, my Führer! This warship was named by Mr. President himself, which is the greatest honor of our Navy! Hipper and Brauchitsch said in unison.

"Well, my generals, I don't like to listen to sycophants, of course, it's much better than scolding me." Eric laughed.

Eric's laughter lightened the mood in the president's office, and Hipper's speech seemed very natural. It can be seen from this that the Germans do not fail to attach importance to naval construction, although Germany, which is mainly on the mainland, pays more attention to homeland defense, and has spent a lot of money on military exhaustion for several years, but it is still very determined to build its navy.

Ships of the German Empire were basically named after famous generals, marshals, monarchs, and vassal states, and this time, the President of the Federal States, Eric Adrian, was no exception.

"Let's call the York! What do you guys think? Eric said.

The two were very surprised and agreed in unison.

"That's it, as for York, I've never forgotten him." Eric smiled slightly: "The general is a model for the German Confederation to learn, especially the general's selfless dedication to the navy, which has inspired generations of German naval officers. I have no other way to express my feelings to the general, and that's all I can do. I hope that the generals will never forget the commitment we have made to defend our country and will always fight for it. ”

Moved to tears, Hipper immediately stood up and gave a military salute to Eric, saying: "Rest assured, Mr. President, that the German Navy will never fail to live up to your hopes!" ”

"Very good, my old general, I am relieved to have your words." Eric immediately got up and pulled Hipper to his side and sat down, and the three of them continued to unfold the aircraft carrier design drawings of the Blomforth shipyard, and analyzed in detail the current situation of naval development in various countries.

Field Marshal Hipper, who had a false alarm, was in a very good mood, and he estimated that Lütjans was anxiously awaiting news from him at the moment, so he told Eric to leave. Eric knows Ruetjens very well, this golden abacus values money more than anyone else, but the people who came to the presidential palace this time did not have him, it is obvious that he wants the veteran to come over first to test the president's tone. When Field Marshal Hipper offered to return to the headquarters early, Eric knew in his heart that nine times out of ten.

In the presidential office, Brauchitsch did not leave with Hipper, and Eric wanted him to accompany him to sit with the chief of counsel, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he asked the chief of guard of the presidential palace to ask the chief of staff Max, while chatting with Brauchitsch.

The two did not talk about work, but talked about some parents' shortcomings extensively, and Eric took the opportunity to deliberately complain that Brauchitsch was only busy with work and had not come to the presidential palace for a long time, which made Brauchitsch very embarrassed and apologized to Eric again and again.

After a while, Chief Inspector Max came over, because the presidential palace adviser office was very close, only separated by a small alley of a few tens of meters, and they were all in a compound.

"Come on, come on, please take a seat, our Minister of Defense has finally come here, and it just so happens that I also have something to discuss with you." Eric has always had a lot of respect for Max.

"I'm a layman in military matters, and I don't dare to believe Kaihe if the Minister of Defense is here." Max said with a smile.

"Today, I just want you to open and close your layman's mouth once, and I also want you to 'open your mouth'." Eric personally brought a cup of tea to Max.

"Marshal Hippel has just left, and I originally wanted the four of us to discuss it together, because his departure can only be a small meeting between the three of us." Brauchitsch said.

"I don't know much about the construction of the navy, so I don't dare to show my ugliness in front of the two of you, but when it comes to professionals in this area, I can talk to someone else, but you must not think that big things will definitely be done, I can only do my best." Max focuses on international affairs in Europe, and he can easily communicate between countries, and it is his specialty to gather talents and interact with neighbors, but when it comes to national defense and military, not to mention Max, even Eric has to be blind.

"Okay, what I'm waiting for is your words, as soon as the chief Gu said this, I will be much more relieved, but I want to trouble the chief Gu to go on a trip in person and complete this matter as soon as possible." Eric smiled at Brauchitsch and said, "Any conditions can be put forward in advance, of course, it is okay to mention later, but not too much." ”

Eric had revealed to Max about the development of the Federal Navy, and he was not surprised that he had presented it in the presence of Defense Minister Brauchitsch. When he saw the design drawings of the aircraft carrier that had not yet been put away, he consciously took a closer look at the data in the "description" part, such a large tonnage, once launched, would definitely cause a war of mouth in Europe, and he finally understood the purpose of Eric's sending someone to call him over.