Chapter 388: The Hawks Take the Throne
Recruit training across the country is nearing completion, and Dresden has already begun preparations for the new recruit competition.
Today, the situation in Germany is very good, while the national defense strength is constantly strengthened, the development of industry and commerce has basically matured, especially the people's living index, which has hit a record high for three consecutive years. In addition to continuing to pay close attention to international and domestic political trends, people have also expressed great interest in what kind of presidential chief of staff Hanseasa Palace is going to accept.
The temporary change of generals, this matter was undoubtedly a bombshell during the war years, but today is different, and the people believe that as long as Eric is still in power, it doesn't matter who becomes the president and chief of staff.
Before the meal, Madina didn't take it seriously, she knew that Eric wanted to amuse herself, deliberately let her find a little superiority of the president's sister-in-law, and also hinted that she would come back to accompany him, the president's brother-in-law. Because of a lot of things that have happened recently, Brauchitsch was demoted, Max resigned, and Eric seemed very lonely.
Officials appointed to the Hanseatic Palace must go through strict scrutiny before entering the post, and family innocence and personal cultivation and character are prerequisites. The investigation work is carried out by the FBI and the NSA respectively, not to mention the demand for the innocence of three generations, at least two generations of social relations must be thoroughly resolved.
Many qualified officials did not intend to compete for this position from the beginning, on the one hand, they were aware of the uniqueness of the position, and even doubted that they did not have the minimum advantage of being the leader. Instead of daydreaming, it is better to really guard your current one-third of an acre. On the other hand, this position is too sensitive, and there will be people who sharpen their heads and drill into it in the open and in the dark, and it is not good to be poked out of some personal privacy by competitors, but the gains outweigh the losses, not to mention that the shrewd president may have already made a decision, and I am afraid that he is still outside the circle after being busy for a long time.
Eric holds the "history book" to study all day long, and it is inevitable that the trajectory of history has deviated. He did not intend to hide from the outside world the list of candidates for the president and chief of affairs, and the state should follow the same procedures, after all, the secret operation did not meet the requirements of the federal government.
Almost all Chinese people know that this position is the best way to get close to the pinnacle of power, and the Germanic Juche peoples, who have always advocated force, will certainly not be able to avoid their desire and thirst for power. In order to put an end to disorderly competition, it is also the right choice to make the list public.
There is speculation every day that there are only two possibilities now, either an internal decision or a long list of candidates. However, as time passed, the gossip began to spread across the country, and many people rumored that Grener and Stresemann were the two most favored candidates.
Sometimes, public opinion is the best supervision, but also the best adviser and vote base, Eric never deliberately prevents the spread of this kind of information among the people, in a sense, public opinion reflects the mainstream public opinion of the country from the side, which is not a bad thing.
Just as the public at home began to spread these baseless speculations, Hanseasa had already formed a temporary undercover investigation team with elite personnel from the F.B.I. and the NSA, and began a limited political review of the candidates. In addition, the joint intelligence and military intelligence personnel in various localities have not been idle, and in the spirit of being responsible for the federal president and the state, they have not spared any stain on the candidates.
These intelligence elites, military intelligence elites, and domestic FBIs and NSAs scattered throughout the country and even around the world send back important information to the Hanseatic Palace every day to ensure that controllable errors are eliminated during the election.
At the same time, the NSA interviewed and communicated with the four separately and told them that if they were willing to participate in the presidential campaign, they would have to accept the state's limited investigation.
Rundstedt was busier than ever, with the autumn tournament looming and Eric having to worry about the president's affairs, so most of the work fell on his shoulders. Since they were all in Dresden, Madina couldn't help Rundstedt, but she was a pistachio, and she would come to accompany him on every day off. The uncle on the left and the uncle on the right called very pleasantly, which made Rundstedt feel very comfortable.
In fact, there was another reason why Madina followed Lundstedt every day, and if Gaihard could be a judge of the recruit competition, they could have a brief time together in Dresden.
Rundstedt knew it very well, but never exposed her "conspiracy", and sometimes deliberately kept his mouth shut about Geihard.
The selection process for the chief of chief of staff is still in the stage of personal information investigation, and if nothing else, it is likely that the lid on this mystery will be lifted immediately.
Eric's point is clear, no matter how partisan the subject of the investigation is at home, as long as it does not endanger national security, such flaws can be ignored in the investigation. However, in terms of ensuring national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and protection of core interests from foreign encroachments, we must be as firm as a rock and never compromise or retreat. Another additional condition is that when responding to diplomatic provocations by other countries, they must be-for-tat and tough in order to protect the country's face.
This is what Eric has to say about himself as a presidential chief, which seems simple, but in fact it is somewhat arbitrary.
Attentive people may find that Eric's condition to the president and chief of affairs did not mention the word "people" from beginning to end, whether it was negligence or deliberate evasion, only God knows.
The investigation lasted two months, and in the end, all four men passed the rigorous investigation, and without exception, all met Eric's custom standards.
Next, in a highly confidential manner, Eric had a private conversation with each of the four candidates, and it was only a week before the recruits' skills competition was about to take place that the dust finally settled.
The person who enjoyed the process the most in this marathon survey was former Chancellor Stresemann. Although he lost in the end, because Eric's name was prominently included in the preliminary list, it shows that Eric recognizes his actions and behavior, is a president who understands feelings, and the friendship between them for many years is still solid.
The inauguration ceremony took place in the majestic State Council Hall, and although there was no fanfare, it still allowed limited follow-up interviews by domestic and foreign media.
Witnessed by the main members of the cabinet and representatives of the three armed services, Grener took the official oath of office with a loud military music and a hand stroking the German flag.
Grener, the founding general of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the only thing he has today thanks to Eric's support, and one can imagine how loyal he will be to Eric. In essence, the oath was redundant, but the officials considered it necessary, so that the swear-in of allegiance to Germany rather than to Eric himself when Max took office seems to have been preserved as an informal "tradition".
Eric doesn't care who the president swears to, because Germany is Erik and Eric is Germany, and it makes no difference.
At the root of this, the position of chief of staff of the president is only a personal subordination, and he cannot even be talked about as an important member of the national government. However, because of his position in an overly sensitive and powerful position, the adviser became particularly important and became the norm and think tank for monitoring and assisting the president.
Hans Luther did not fully understand Grener, and in the era of Grener's dominance, the young Hans Luther was only a small local state.
In fact, Greiner is extremely adventurous, in the sense that he is just a representative of Eric's toughness to the outside world, and in his day-to-day work, Stresemann is more mature and experienced. Thus, in addition to government officials, Stresemann was also a frequent visitor to the presidential palace.
Ludendorff and Mackensen, one is an old friend of Eric, the other is Eric's favorite general, one is retired and occasionally takes care of small things, and the other is young and promising, and they do not very covet the position of chief, so there is no sense of gain or loss. On the contrary, by inadvertently becoming Eric's nominee this time, their personal relationship with Eric was further deepened.
I thought that Grener would learn from Max and try his best to correct the bias of Eric's governance mistakes, but it didn't come to pass, and Grener shared his crotch with the president on the first day of his tenure. This was something that Hans Luther and other cabinet officials did not expect.
The alarm bells have been sounded. Within a few weeks, under the influence of Grener, a strong smell of whistle smoke permeated the skies over Germany and Europe, tensing the nerves of both the Soviet Union and Britain.