The matter of carrying large tanks by empty boat had not been seriously thought about by Watt, much less by Minister Brauchitsch, and not even by Eric himself. However, after Watt's reminder, Eric had a lot of good things in his mind, and one of them came into his mind first - Me323.

If the impression of Me323 is not deep enough, then the "giant" should be very familiar. (This transport aircraft was the largest land transport aircraft in the world during World War II.) Unlike the F-200C and F-D25, which were jointly developed by Fokker and Junker, the Me323 has a wingspan of 70 meters and a length of 40.25 meters. The cargo compartment with large volume and low bottom plate, the nose door that can be opened, and the multi-wheel landing gear are the reference templates for military transport aircraft in later generations, and some people even think that it will be the originator of transport aircraft, which is a later story, because history has not yet turned that page.

"The current capacity of the Me323 is not too ideal!" Eric shook his head, denying the choice he had just made. Obviously, Eric knows that the Me323 not only has many advantages, but also has many disadvantages, such as low speed, weak climbing power, and the three-stage spliced spars, which are all shortcomings that cause the Me323's low transportation capacity. However, Eric doesn't want to give up on the transformation and functional enhancement of the Me323, if not for immediate needs, it will definitely be used in the future.

Before the Lufthansa 1 project began, Eric really would not have thought of building the Me323 transport aircraft, after all, there were too many restrictions on the upgrade, and the engine performance was also a great hindrance. It's just that since the Me323 has advantages, it should continue to mature, and Eric likes to optimize any device.

Not long ago, due to the AF990 engine was acquired by several large domestic enterprises and improved, the power has been greatly improved, which gave birth to a plan to build a larger transport aircraft, if the two aircraft are improved at the same time, although it costs a lot, but it can improve the overall strength of German manufacturing, leaving a huge wealth of knowledge for future generations.

Eric was a man who wanted to do what he thought of, and in front of Brauchitsch, he asked Ananta to send someone to one of the new owners of BMW, Gamero Castingoni, to hear what the experts thought.

After the successful merger of Mercedes-Benz, it was favored by the army, and almost all of the army's weapons and vehicles upgrading and research and development work were handed over to Mercedes-Benz, but BMW in addition to continuing to build cars, but put a longer-term vision on the aviation industry.

Previously, BMW and Junkers had several successful cooperation in the development of engines, which made it shine on the BF-10 fighter, and later, because Junkers focused on the "Lufthansa 1", and BMW was the owner of the Bavarian aircraft factory, Eric had to find Castingoni to discuss the "giant" plan.

Gamery Castingoni took over BMW in 1919, thanks to Germany's large troop orders in World War I, and Gistan Otto retired two years later than in his history, until 1919, when BMW had already occupied an important place in Germany, and then handed over the business to two new successors, one of whom was Castingoni.

Kastingoni is also a well-known German aircraft design expert, and he is also very good at the way of business.

Castingoni, who was busy in his office, suddenly received a call from the front desk saying that a Wehrmacht major was looking for him downstairs. Thinking that something was wrong with the Army Command, Castingoni thought about the recent arms sales order, and found that there was no problem, before getting up and going downstairs to prepare for it.

"Hello, Dear Mr. Castingoni." The major was dressed in the uniform of a Wehrmacht major, but the appearance of the visitor made Castingoni very confused.

"Oh, it's not surprising at all, Mr. Castingony, I'm from Rhodes, and of course, German, because we all belong to the German Confederation." The Major looked at Castingoni's puzzled gaze and quickly explained.

"I'm sorry to respect Mr. Major, but I am not shocked because of your identity, I have been in contact with someone else before, so I feel a little strange." In fact, Castingoni was very puzzled in his heart, how could a Pole become a major in the Bundeswehr, but he did not dare to say it, because the issue of racial prejudice was taboo in the Federal State, but Castingoni himself was racially prejudiced.

"Does Mr. Castingoni have any other work for today?" The major spoke German well. Because Castingoni's status was not low, he was a businessman, and he was a member of Congress, which was a way for the rich to grasp political capital, and after the end of the First World War, the status of the businessman increased a lot, and the major had to be polite.

"If the Ministry of Defense comes to me in a hurry, I will consider changing the major with another schedule." Castingoni is speaking from the heart, after all, the Ministry of Defense is their biggest buyer, his food and clothing.

"Nope! It's not the Ministry of Defense, Mr. Castingony, it's the Hanseatic Palace, you know, there is only one Hanseatic Palace in Germany. The major hurriedly told the other party so that the other party would not misunderstand.

"Huh? Mr. Major, are you talking about the Hanseatic Palace? Presidential palace? President Eric? Castingoni asked a barrage of questions. At first, he was a little puzzled, and then he hurriedly asked, "Why did Mr. President receive me?" I don't have much to do with the master in the Hanseatic Palace. ”

"Okay, Dear Mr. Castingoni, you will understand everything when you go, it is not too early, let's go." The Major knew that Eric was quick-tempered and didn't want to delay.

Castingo really has no intersection with the Hanseatic Palace, and even the Chancellery has no contact, although he is a member of parliament, but the characters in the Hanseatic Palace are not something that he Castingo can associate with at will, because it is a place with much more power than the Chancellery, and a small section chief in the palace can be on an equal footing with the colonels from the outside world, and the real power is amazingly great. As a matter of reality, in some exceptional circumstances, the head of a department in the presidential office can speak to the local governor on behalf of Eric.

"That's right! Mr. Castingoni is right, it is Mr. President who will receive you personally. After the major finished speaking, he looked at the other party's expression, stunned, dazed, all of them.

"Alright, I'm free, let's go now, Mr. Major!" Castingoni was indeed very excited, and it was a real privilege for him to meet Eric, who was so famous. Everyone knows that Eric knows people and makes good use of them, and there is no one who is not famous because of his personal name, and Junkers's Junkers company is famous because of Eric's personal name and organization of the "Lufthansa No. 1 Project", and at the same time has received tens of billions of marks from the government. Therefore, Castingoni was really impatient.

Although Castingoni did not know exactly how much support the government had given to Junkers, he did get an approximate figure, which was almost equal to the value of all orders received by BMW since its establishment.

Soon, the two took a special car straight to the Hanseasa Palace, on the way, Castingoni also secretly compared his own car with the government's standard Mercedes-Benz jeep, regretting why Gistan Otto didn't get to know President Eric earlier, so that BMW may be able to become the government's standard, and he also knew that the jeep was designed by President Eric himself for the Army, and finally because of the cheap, durable, became the government's favorite, over the past few years, the government purchased a large number of people, and as a result, because of research and development, the price is getting lower and lower, As a result, BMW has lost a lot of international markets, even including the domestic market.

Fortunately, there must be gains, Mercedes-Benz has seized a large number of government orders, but lost a lot of private markets because of insufficient production capacity, BMW took the opportunity to seize a considerable share of the private market with Audi and Porsche, and gained a lot of market benefits.

Although the federal government's tax on automobiles has been not low, the foreign sales volume has been rising, the production mode of the assembly line has also reduced the cost a lot, and the orders from the military and political circles have made the domestic automotive industry still very marketable.

Germany's original land area and newly incorporated territories are also markets, which are the main reasons why Germany has been able to accelerate its economic development. The faster the pace of expansion, the larger the territory, the larger the market, and the greater the economic benefits. Businessmen were able to profit from this, and the desire to support the expansion of the country became stronger, and in turn, the pace of national expansion would increase indefinitely with domestic public opinion.

However, if the expansion of the country is properly operated, it is a cycle of interests, and if it is not done properly, or if the situation cannot be controlled, the "collapse" is an obvious thing.

The German Wehrmacht was still landing, but before the battle had started, and even the shadow of the Greek army had not yet been seen, the Ministry of Defense and the United Front Work Department had already discovered many "problems."

The "minefields," "mistakes," and "shortcomings" that could not be discovered in ordinary exercises have now been exposed one by one, and this is the difference between exercises and actual combat.

Eric's office is on the left side of the reception hall on the first floor of the presidential palace, and with Eric's summons, Castingoni did not dare to delay for a moment, and while Brauchitsch reported on the situation at the front, Director Ananta was leading him to the president's office.

Brauchitsch was also left behind by Eric, and one more person is one more wisdom.

After the three of them got acquainted with each other, Eric went directly to the topic before Castingo could sit down: "At present, Junkers is developing the 'Lufthansa 1 Project', and I can't distract from it, so I have a development plan, and I want you BMW to help me realize it." ”

"I wonder what Mr. President wants to develop? BMW's technology will not disappoint you. Castingoni heard what he wanted most, and the order request from President Eric. In the case of Castingoni, Eric's order was valid, straightforward, and a large mark.

"I need a large military transport plane, is Mr. Castingoni interested?" Eric then made an exaggerated gesture and continued: "It should be big, big enough to fit a few large tanks. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Brauchitsch and Castingoni were both stunned, and the reasons for their frustration were different, but they were both curious, why did Eric have to load the plane with tanks? Doesn't this make the overhead even bigger?