Chapter 166: National Defense (1)
After Eric's identity was revealed, the scene boiled, and the German president actually visited in person, which they never expected. Eric had no choice but to improvise a few words of encouragement, and quickly left the scene with Hans Luther and others.
Remembering what he had said this afternoon with two Wehrmacht people, Eric was both happy and afraid. Thankfully, I redeployed weapons research in my office this morning, and I'm glad that I really got over and learned a lot about it. The fear is that if these things continue as they are, it will really cause a catastrophe.
This is really the reason why Eric's prestige is too high, whether it is before, during, or after the war, Eric has almost no mistakes like a myth, so he is treated as a god by the people below, and there is almost no opposition. Even the work on the development of light weapons with a counter-head system is very slow, and no one has come forward to refute it.
After returning to the Hanseatic Palace, Eric couldn't calm down for a long time, so he made up his mind to make a targeted visit this time.
The president's travel is generally planned in advance, and the president's annual itinerary is also planned, and there are many aspects involved in wanting to change it temporarily, and as the secretary of his life and work, Ananta has long been accustomed to President Eric.
Standing in front of Eric, Ananta took a notepad and listened to Eric's deployment while taking quick notes, and then went out to make arrangements.
On June 8, a month after Eric's latest work schedule, the first-floor lobby of the Hanseatic Palace was filled with people from the Wehrmacht and the research center. The navy's crisp white military dress, the army's light gray military dress, the air force's dark blue military dress and a large group of staff in suits and leather shoes adorn the Hanseatic Palace like color blocks.
Eric deliberately dressed up today, wearing the latest design of the Wehrmacht's Commander-in-Chief military uniform, dark green. This suit was worn by him alone, and it was the first time he wore it, and on his left chest he hung all the medals he had won in the country, the most conspicuous of which was the Blue Mark Medal, which was also the medal he was most proud of.
The height of 1.8 meters is not tall among the high-ranking generals of the Wehrmacht, but it is not short, and under the background of the exquisite military dress, Eric looks extraordinary, and his handsome appearance gives him a lot of points, which makes men and women envious.
Eric was followed by Anata, wearing an army major uniform, a pair of shiny black flat army leather boots on her feet, and her golden hair was carefully tied up and tucked away in a military hat, and the whole person was heroic. Such a combination of men and women is pleasing to everyone's eyes, just like a fashion show.
Eric stood in the center of the hall, surrounded by generals who had left him an open space, and said, "I wore a suit during the last national inspection, so some people think that I don't pay much attention to your Ministry of Defense. Is that right? ”
Everyone laughed when they heard Eric joke.
Eric continued: "This time I am wearing a military uniform, and you all know the itinerary, according to the route of the army, the air force, and finally the navy, the first stop will be Dresden. ”
As Eric finished his speech, everyone boarded the train to the train station.
Naturally, the matter of the patrol team is not a secret matter, and Eric also specially asked Ananta to inform the media, and newspapers across the country have put this incident on the front page.
Even before the inspection team was on the road, enterprises from all over the country, with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense, had already loaded the weapons and equipment that each company wanted to display on a special train and sent it to Dresden.
August Horch is one of these companies and is the controlling shareholder of two of Germany's more well-known companies.
After Annata's notice, Horch had already arrived in Dresden and was authorized to visit the Eric Arsenal in the Eric Industrial Park outside the city.
He was touched a lot, and the Rheinland Company was not a small company, but compared the munitions business with the Eric Arsenal, Horch still felt frustrated.
This frustration comes from the overall feeling within the Eric Arsenal, which cannot be compared with the technical level, accumulation, results, R&D direction, and involvement. Under Eric's intentional arrangement, Eric Arsenal never competes with other companies for production orders, but uses the share of technical support to obtain funds, which is actually not to make money, but to develop for the sake of research and development, the concept is completely different. The efficiency is also surprisingly high, as all the money earned is reinvested.
But businessmen are profit-seeking, and Horch's joint-stock company is not what he wants, but needs to be decided by the shareholders. After obvious frustration, Horch sent a telegram to the company overnight, demanding that all the products being designed be sent as well.
"Have you heard about the Rheinland Company?" Emil Jelinek and Wilhelm Maybach are also visiting the Eric Industrial Park, where they visit different factory areas every day.
"Naturally, I heard about it, and I must know that the transportation of these products under development needs to be jointly arranged by the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of State Security. But Horch should have been stimulated this time. After taking off his gloves, Maybach and Jelinek walked outside the factory and said: "Actually, it's not just Rheinland, Krupp, Siemens, BF (the abbreviation of the Bavarian Aircraft Factory, this will be used in the future. ), Folk, Junkers, Skoda, all the same. After visiting the Eric Arsenal in person this time, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no frustration, and if you want to seize this technology to increase your face in front of the president, you have to seize the opportunity, and it is really stupid to hide it. ”
"What about you? Why don't you move? Jelinek finally asked.
"Me? How do you know I'm not moving, I just didn't tell you. Before Maybach finished speaking, he saw Jelinek running frantically to the side of the road, and scolded as he ran: "You are a bad person, you can see for yourself, I have to go back." ”
Maybach didn't talk back, but laughed, and the staff around him were not surprised, the two had a good relationship, there was a lot of business cooperation, and Jelinek was in a hurry to go back at this time, and he must have shipped his family's belongings over.
Jelinek was the head of Daimler AG and one of the designers, and although he was a rival and collaborator with Maybach Automobile Manufacturing Company, the two companies received many orders for engines developed together in World War I. It's just that they will pay attention to it while cooperating, and will not take out their own family resources to cooperate, which is the rule of corporate survival.
When Maybach was about to go back, he saw the owner of Porsche, Ferdinand Porsche, who had just gotten out of the car, and the latter also beckoned to greet him, and the two were of equal status in the corporate world, so they quickly came together.
"Done here?" Porsche asked quips.
"I've finished reading here, but I won't be able to finish this industrial park if it doesn't take a month." Maybach said truthfully.
"How's that, tell me? I won't go in to see it, and so will you introduce me. When Porsche said this, he actually wanted Maybach to accompany him in, and it seemed that he had something to say.
"Don't, I still want to go back to rest and recuperate, and then go to the new factory tomorrow to be hit, you go around me." After Maybach finished speaking, he was about to leave, but Ferdinand hurriedly went up to stop him and said, "Don't worry, I have something to look for you." ”