Chapter 392: Pulling out the seedlings to help grow
The three-type tank, codenamed PZ3, has been an old friend familiar to the German side for many years, and its derived foreign trade models are even more complex and dizzying, making German military enterprises make a lot of money.
It has to be said that the third type of foreign trade tank once stimulated the homeopathic development of all walks of life in Germany, and the enterprises that have eaten the sweetness are more optimistic about Germany's military industry and the newly developed Type IV tank. However, the program of the Type 4 tank, although from the very beginning, attracted many domestic and foreign customers. However, because of the secrecy of the technology, Germany did not let this model of tank set off another arms sale**.
After being ordered to be produced by Manstein, the arms sales of the No. 4 tank were no longer as open as the No. 3 tank. Except for EU member states and a few friendly countries that can obtain limited sales, other countries with purchasing intentions are unable to obtain them, which makes many arms dealers who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune are simply heartbroken.
Fortunately, this problem soon took a turn for the better, and after the successful development of the Type 5 tank, in order to take care of its allies, especially Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, Denmark, and Norway, Germany finally gradually lifted the restrictions on the sale of Type 4 tanks.
In just a few months, the orders for the No. 4 tank continued to be refreshed, and it became the new favorite of arms dealers. However, with the help of trade support policies, businessmen have decisively chosen to give priority to foreign trade orders, while their own defense orders have repeatedly been at the bottom.
At this time, the defense version of the Type 4 tank is more excellent, but because it is a domestic order, and the profit margin is relatively small, the manufacturer has undoubtedly made a choice that is beneficial to the enterprise.
By November 1929, the popularity of the Type 4 tank in his country was still out of reach, despite the efforts of former Defense Minister Brauchitsch. Eric was furious about this, and Walter was about to win the championship. Brauchitsch was removed from the throne of Minister of Defense.
After the rectification in the early autumn of 1930, the new Minister of Defense Zeckert immediately reopened the production line of the defense version of the Type 4 tank, and the production and sales of the Type 4 foreign trade version of the tank were finally slowly suspended.
At this time, the new production line has been basically installed, and after a complete change in production conditions, these automated production lines no longer need too much labor, which reduces a lot of labor costs for businesses. Coupled with the change in the concept of national defense of entrepreneurs, the Wehrmacht began to replace the old Type III tanks in large quantities, and the progress was rapid. According to the conservative forecast of the Ministry of Defense, all the outfits would be completed in October 1933.
While supervising the replacement of the No. 4 tank, the Ministry of Defense went on to announce that the development of the Type 5 tank was nearing completion, and the headquarters of the Panzer Army in Frankfurt was even finalizing the final production model.
After repeated research, Rundstedt and Manstein felt that the Ministry of Defense should take the lead in handling the national approval procedures for this tank, and believed that this would be more in line with the requirements for further development of new weapons for the army.
In fact, with Brauchitsch's experience, Zecht tried his best to personally experience many of the work of the Ministry of Defense, and even went to the presidential palace willingly to go to the presidential palace one by one, even including the approval procedures for the finalization of the newly developed Type 5 tank.
The Hanseatic Palace does not always have a full schedule every day, and Anata will make reasonable arrangements according to the president's personal itinerary and reception volume each day. Although there are sometimes queues, Zeckert, who is the defense minister, is not restrained and, like Hans, can meet the president directly through Anata.
I don't know if it was because of Brauchitsch's lesson or because of everyone's habit, since the national reorganization, almost everyone has been familiar with Ananta before entering the president's office to inquire about the mood of Mr. President that day.
With the report in his hand, Zechter was still without exception, and the first person he met today was Miss Anata.
With the rank of major, Ananta is like a universal regulator that brings the president and cabinet officials together. At the end of the day, Anata's current position is very different from that of General Zekter, however, their communication is almost the same as that of a peer, on the contrary, Anata even has a condescending feeling.
In fact, this is the sensory effect of each person's position.
Yarmar is the first to enter the presidential palace today, and the budget of the Ministry of Finance for the next year is related to the continuous investment in the development, renewal and infrastructure of German industry, and it is also the cornerstone of Germany's future ability to use its strength to gain a firm foothold in the world. Eric read it carefully and signed it, because this is also Eric's own expectation of economic growth in the next year.
As soon as Yarma left, he rushed to Sarajevo, which is where Germany will focus on development in the coming year. Railways, highways, airports, chrome mines, grain, factories, schools, etc., all require a lot of work arrangements and capital investment.
Eric was actually enthusiastic about this, because he knew that the land was very barren, and a lot of investment was nothing more than meat buns and dogs, and there was no return, but he had to make a show that the states felt that they had nothing to do with each other in terms of national infrastructure.
On the other hand, Eric is more concerned about the situation in the Middle East, and his defense and military plans cannot be implemented without a solid economic foundation, so it would be more interesting for Hans to open some Middle East projects.
It was possible that military spending in 1931 would increase by another 0.4 percent, and Eric had it in mind, if not Eric had it in mind. As the old finance minister who has always followed the president, he can imagine the pressure on the country's military machine to start running at a high speed.
Hans was definitely a good man, but not a good chancellor. After working together for so many years, Yarmar feels like a mirror in his heart. However, it is precisely because of Hans's drift that he is also the one who best meets the requirements of the president.
At the national level, Hans was one of the backbone of Eric's ruling team, knowing that Eric's aggressive approach could jeopardize Germany's fragile neighborhood, but he turned a blind eye to it, far less daring and assertive than his predecessor, Chancellor Stresemann.
It is a pity that Stresemann, inspired by Eric, also entered the Hanseatic Palace not long ago. The veteran Federalist president, who was included in Eric's "harem," apparently added a strongman who was pushing back military spending on the state treasury.
After Zekt and Yarma hurriedly met each other, they quickly walked into the president's office, and as the folder opened, the finalized plan for the Type 5 tank was clearly visible. As soon as Eric signs off on this report, a new round of arms investment will begin again.
Although the Army said that this kind of thing would be even if it was said, it was hoped that Mr. President would personally intervene in it, show respect on the one hand, and ask the state treasury for money on the other hand.
In fact, Eric and the Ministry of Defense both tacitly understand that as long as the money is used for national defense and does not go into personal pockets, within the scope of the state's permission, Eric generally does not hesitate too much and tries to meet the needs of the troops.
The development of the Type 5 tank has been rolled out for a long time, and although Eric has repeatedly said that he will not go into details, the Ministry of Defense just wants to pull him in and get his support. Sometimes, Eric is also annoyed by such trivial matters, after all, the presidential palace has so many important tasks to deal with that it is impossible to always make extraneous decisions for the Army.
Although Eric likes to seize power and has taken over a lot of things, except for the military, the economy and the country's cutting-edge equipment, other old things that have been mentioned again have not aroused his interest.
After the finalized drawings of the Type 5 tank were unfolded, Eric, who was about to sign, stared at the drawings in front of him and was stunned. Zekett was very nervous, and he didn't know what was going on, because he didn't dare to ask casual questions, so he had to stand there respectfully.
After ten minutes, Eric seemed to come to his senses and began to look at it again.
"All right, my Excellency. Please let Miss Ananta in when you go out. Eric quickly signed and handed it to Zechter.
The morning seemed to have plenty of time, and not long after Zekett left the office, Ananta came in with a tick of heels.
"As a military man, oh no, as the head of the President's Office, I don't want your paws to always interrupt my thinking. Miss Anata, you know what I mean. Eric said with a frown.
Ananta looked at the heels of her own high shoes, blushing to the bottom of her neck.
"Okay Mr. President, I'll replace it right away. Paradoxically, though, you sometimes advocate that we all wear high heels. Anarta said with a smile.
"Yes Anata, it's not your fault. Actually, I mean to say that you can wear high heels when you receive foreign guests or go out on business, but not in this case. "Eric doesn't usually get mad at Anata.
"In the name of the Ministry of Defense, this person must be found quietly, and nothing can be said except to bring him back to Berlin, let alone who is looking for him." Eric showed Ananta a note with someone's name written on it, and asked her to call Stresemann now.
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