Chapter 417: Transformation
The world is too calm to feel like a pot of clear soup and little water, and Spain is undoubtedly blindly surprised, followed by the Indian independence movement. However, what people didn't expect was that there was such a fuss in Germany itself.
The Americans picked up the leaks of the Germans everywhere overseas, and the Spanish market was obtained, and the Indian market was also very hopeful, but behind the scenes, they ridiculed the Germans as experts who specialized in engaging in friction, and desperately hyped up this "enemy suppression incident" in Germany in the media.
The arrest was almost lightning and did not have much social impact at home, but Western countries immediately colluded with the Soviet Union to take the opportunity to hype, deliberately stir up populism, and dubbed the incident the "Grena Affair". For a while, the name of Grener, the "initiator" of the black cauldron, began to make people feel less intimate and fearful.
Also feared is the National Guard, an armed force attached to the Hansa Felt Palace, which is under the direct command of the president in peacetime and can be temporarily transferred by the president in times of emergency. Over the years, under the leadership of Hans Kluger, the force grew into a military group of 150,000 men.
The National Guard, which has an independent command structure and staff structure, has the pomp and circumstance of the National Army Command and United Front Work Department. When Eric "toured Frankfurt", Grener successfully used this force and achieved his own hawkish image.
As the two major intelligence agencies that "made great achievements" in this incident, they are obviously very low-key. In fact, because very few people understand the nature of the work of the needles hidden in the cotton, and they do nothing to show the dew, they are generally not found in people's field of vision. To put it bluntly, this is the style and quality that intelligence agencies should have.
Compared with the two major intelligence agencies, the FBI has suffered the biggest crisis of confidence since the founding of the People's Republic of China, because of the title, Director Oliver is undoubtedly the target of foreign media, but he is the same as no one, and he does not make any excuses, because he knows that the FBI has the right and obligation to investigate and collect evidence, and any explanation is futile, and it is better not to say anything.
The FBI is numerous, and its country headquarters and local agents combined are not at all comparable to the CIA and the MIA, and perhaps the National Guard can be compared.
Because of their work, some of the joint investigators are under the direct management of the local state government, and even if they are the organs of the General Administration, they sometimes have close contacts with the state government, although this is expressly forbidden by the state, but you can't bear to need the administrative support of the state government.
At the beginning of the operation, Oliver's FBI and Zechter's Defense Army did nothing. Except for the first small episode between the National Defense Force and the National Guard in the Prime Minister's Office, it was basically just to maintain order on the scene. But the FBI is different, and it's easy to suspect that the department is collecting all the suspects' counts because of the nature of their work.
Eric has met with national and international media, while Vice President Hindenburg has not known where. In fact, after the incident, he became the busiest person, because all local governments and offices basically had people involved in the case, pulling out turnips to fill the holes, as temporary transfer of personnel to fill the vacancy, Hindenburg under the name of Eric one by one "airborne" in place, and then looking back to check the work effect of the vacant personnel.
Those who should be removed and those who should be promoted, Eric has made one-on-one arrangements in advance, including the entourage of the presidential palace, and many people have obtained important positions in the local state capital. At the same time, the former ministries, commissions, bureaus, offices, and deputies have been appointed acting governors in state capitals, skipping public opinion.
Fortunately, the president is Eric Adrian, otherwise, this practice would definitely be the source of the riots in peacetime. The famous Hindenburg is under the banner of maintaining stability, and he is holding Eric's shield, and the effect is surprisingly good. Even if a few people are dissatisfied, it is not appropriate to jump out at this moment, otherwise it will be directly hitting the muzzle of the gun. If you lose a small amount of money, and in the end you are charged with "undermining the stability and unity of the country", then it will be a big game.
Although Eric does not lead troops into battle, he is a master of layout. Stabilize the situation first, then play the warm frog effect, and over time, the people will slowly forget how those who fill the vacancy climbed to the top of the ladder. Fortunately, those dicks who are unusually enabled are still competitive, and the people are willing to accept both their work ability and moral quality.
As Eric envisioned in advance, under the high-pressure situation, the common people are still "full of rationality". After a long time, it is logical.
Eric's domineering approach is almost unchallenged, not to mention that the three armed forces of the Wehrmacht and the three remaining three Dinghaishen needles of the German Confederation have unanimously expressed their support, and the ideas of others can be ignored and insignificant. However, there are still farces, especially those who think very highly of themselves and don't buy it very much.
Just as the situation in the country calmed down and the federal government was in order, some scientists, ideologues, politicians and business people protested and formed small petition groups to demonstrate in front of the government. Since there was no one to deal with him, he finally had to threaten the authorities with his resignation.
Eric is not afraid of people coming hard, but afraid of people's soft bubbles. Flipping through the files of those "troublemakers", there are also many people in the scientific community that he attaches great importance to, especially Einstein, who has always flaunted democracy. What is a headache is that Einstein is not only very competitive in scientific research, but also a person who admits death in life.
Eric really wanted to avoid this person, because if these questions were really to be put on the table, he would definitely not be able to withstand the interrogation of others, especially when reasoning with such a brilliant person.
However, evasion did not seem to be the best way to go, and the ensuing fuss forced Eric to try hard, after all, scientists and academic champions like Albert Einstein were Germany's treasures, and they could not be allowed to stop their scientific research and cause trouble.
This time, Eric brought Max in again, and he communicated with these stubborn scientists beforehand, and then invited them to the presidential palace.
When they heard that the president was going to meet with everyone in person, the scientists immediately changed their tone, just like a child asking an adult for candy, although he didn't eat candy, he didn't cry or make a fuss when he hugged him.
Dozens of well-known scientific figures, led by Max, gathered outside the gate of the presidential palace, with great curiosity, ready to seriously appreciate the luxury and atmosphere of the country's top leader. However, the first moment they stepped into the presidential palace, all curiosity was swept away, and the disappointment was palpable.
In the early days of the country, the impoverished Germany simply renovated the Hansa Felter Palace, and more than a decade later, the presidential palace, which had not been extensively repaired and decorated, was not as good as the environment in which they usually worked, and they even wondered if it was the place where the president worked.
In Eric's study, apart from bundles and piles of drawings and books, models of various ships, planes, and tanks, nothing else could be found. Although the surface of the sofa surrounded on three sides is shiny and shiny, it is only an old product left over from the imperial period, and its back has long been bitten by insects and rats, and it has long been tattered. And the only thing that catches everyone's eye is a white porcelain thin embryo teacup fired in China.
Next, Max led everyone to visit Eric's bedroom, and as a result, the raunchy Einstein shook his head when he saw it.
At this time, Eric was waiting for the scientists to visit in Hall 2. As for why he chose to meet everyone in the No. 2 meeting room, Max told them that the reason was very simple, because the No. 1 meeting room was too shabby to wronged everyone, and although the No. 3 meeting room was gorgeous and atmospheric, it was only used to meet foreign guests, and it was not usually open.
Everyone was silent, the people of Germany were living a good life, and the president of the German Confederation was still so simple.
Gently pushing open the two large glass doors, everyone was surprised to find Eric lying on the coffee table reviewing the day's official documents.
Seeing the scientists enter the meeting room, Eric quickly stood up and shook hands with them one by one, and invited them to sit down for tea.
"I heard that Mr. President has studied the tea ceremony in China, and it really lives up to its name." Albert Einstein was the first to take a sip of the teacup and said, "Everyone smells the fragrance first, and then tastes the sweetness, it must have an endless aftertaste." ”
The ensuing conversation took Eric by surprise, as the scientists, who were yelling and shouting that they must find the president to theorize, had long forgotten the purpose of their trip. It was Eric who took the initiative to talk about it.
From the difficult start of the founding of the country to the strange international situation, and the future development of the country and the helplessness of being the president, Eric made a detailed report from the beginning, and finally analyzed and discussed the so-called democracy in Germany with the scientists, and explained the reasons why Grener was so heavy this time.
When Eric talked about his decision to temporarily use talents in violation of the electoral system, he fully talked about the helplessness of the country and the particularity of the situation, which won everyone's unanimous praise and recognition.
In the end, it was Einstein and the scientists who ended the brief meeting with an apology.
Although domestic troubles are troubles, they are no bigger than international troubles.
On the several hundred kilometers of border defense between Germany and the Soviet Union, since the German army had only two group armies and less than 300,000 troops, the strength of the troops was relatively too small.
Although Poland is no longer called Poland, the land of Poland will never change, and it will still generously accept these wandering souls. It is believed that aggression and occupation will not change the nature of the land, but will only accumulate more hatred, and when this hatred is suppressed to the limit, it will one day burst out.
After the Soviets occupied Poland, the Poles who fled to Germany and several German border states with a predominantly Polish ethnicity, such as Lodz, were furious with revenge. People speculated that the "Grena Incident" was caused by the Soviets who were blocking Germany in order to keep the Germans busy.
Oliver did not deny that the Soviets were causing trouble, but the Soviets' crude skills were not enough to make Germany scramble. On the hidden front, the Germans were confident that they would not lose to their neighbors, there was no doubt about it.
Britain, France, the United States and other countries also hoped that the Soviets would occasionally find something unhappy for Germany, but they didn't expect Eric's actions to be so fast, and the game was over before they could start playing.
After receiving Albert Einstein and other national treasures at the Hanseatic Palace, Eric drove out of Berlin and into the Ruhr industrial region in the southwest. Because it is the largest steel industry base in Germany and the largest in the world, it is also the support base of the German defense industry.
Through continuous improvement of production technology, before Germany announced the expansion of the army, the annual output of steel in the country was 70 million tons, of which 60% came from here, after the expansion began, the annual output of steel in the country was 120 million tons, of which 60% still came from here, it can be said that this is the support base of German weapons and equipment.
Eric came here to meet Gustav, the real ruler of the Ruhr industrial region.