At the Leipzig Armored Corps Training Base, Ananta sent people who quickly found Bertall Speer, an instructor who was teaching in the recruit company, according to the troop register.

In the spacious and empty reception hall No. 3 of the Hanseatic Palace, Speer-shaped monomorphs sit nervously on a high-end Italian cowhide sofa, and from time to time glance at the door of the living room out of the corner of his eye. When Ananta brought him here, she only told him that the president was meeting him at this time, and told him to wait in peace.

How the god of fate will arrange it, whether it will be a good thing or a bad thing, these questions have been quietly tormenting Speer's waiting heart.

Before coming to Berlin, he did not have time to call his brother, who was the commander of the 52nd Division of the Wehrmacht, about the urgent summons of the President. Fortunately, when he was a child, he had seen Eric up close once, and his appearance was vague, but after so much time, I don't know if this high-ranking president still remembers himself who has nothing to do.

At the beginning of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany, as the first president of the country, Eric would often visit and inspect the civilian or grass-roots troops, and when he first saw the smart, lively and well-behaved Speer, he felt that there might be an indissoluble bond between the two, and he was very happy to pull Speer over to sit beside him.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, there was a slight commotion outside the No. 3 reception hall of the Presidential Palace, and as the staff walked back and forth, a familiar figure walked into the living room quickly.

Speer didn't dare to look at the gate, but his first instinct was to tell him that the president had come in person. Speer, who had a high standard of military literacy, immediately stood up from the sofa like a spring, raised his head and chest, and waited for the president's instructions in an upright posture.

"Oh! Hello! Lieutenant Bertold Speer. Eric said as he held out his right hand: "Relax, feel free, we're old acquaintances." ”

Speer's hanging heart finally landed, and at the moment when the two shook hands, he dared to quickly look at the president in front of him.

It's still the same, but with a little more vicissitudes on his face. The young president, who used to be heroic, reckless, and courageous, is now more mature and sophisticated, and has a little more stability and majesty. This was Bertold's first impression of Eric's reappearance after many years.

Eric patted Speer lightly on the shoulder, sat down very casually on the couch not far from Speer, and turned back to beckon Speer, who was still standing, to come over and sit close to him. The movement was so fluid that Speer was familiar with it. It's very similar to the scene back then, except in a different place, and Eric has a long cigar cigarette on his hand.

"Dear Mr. President, you haven't changed at all, you're still so radiant." Speer didn't know what to say, so he had to scrape together something to say.

"Time flies, current events change, how can people not grow old." Eric laughed. But he likes to hear compliments, and whether Speer is telling the truth or not, he is not at all disgusted.

"I heard that you did a good job at the recruit training base, which is something that many people did not expect, and the base commander at that time was also worried about your ability to lead troops, only me and Mark Vida, the commander of the 211 training battalion in Leipzig, have confidence in you." Eric picked up a cup of black tea and handed it to Speer.

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your trust and cultivation, and Bertold-Speer will continue to work hard for the President and the Federal State!" Speer put down his teacup and replied loudly as he stood up.

"Sit down, my Lieutenant Bertold-Speer. I brought you here this time to give you a new mission. Don't worry, let's talk slowly. Eric casually put the document left by Defense Secretary Zeckert in front of Speer, but did not let him see it now.

Eric really wanted to cultivate Speer, so he didn't plan to hide his work arrangement, let alone let him start from scratch. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Defense Minister Zeckert to rectify the country's military industry last time, he plans to transfer Speer from the recruit training base to inspect and inspect all military industrial enterprises in the country in his capacity as head of the national special inspection group and military technical commissioner of the Ministry of National Defense.

However, such officials, operated by the Hanseatic Palace, especially directly appointed by Eric, are very suspicious and often arouse suspicion in the cabinet, unless they are officers promoted in the line of fire during the war. Eric thought about it for a long time, and planned to take a random test of Speer first, if it met his expectations, it would be a matter of course, and if Speer did not meet his expectations, he had to seize the time to make up for the class.

So Eric immediately skipped the greetings and went straight to the Q&A session between the two.

Eric first asked about the distribution of military enterprises in the country, and their respective R&D and production characteristics, and then the degree of cooperation between these enterprises and the military.

This question is indeed difficult for Speer, due to the limitations of age and experience, he can only barely answer it.

Next, Eric asked a few more questions about the equipment of the three services. In this regard, Speer has a unique opinion, and directly pointed out the problems in the design, production process and maintenance of some weapons and equipment, which Eric very much agrees with.

In fact, Speer acquired all this military knowledge and what he saw and heard basically because his brother was the commander of the 52nd Air Defense Division. From childhood to adulthood, it will be more or less exposed to it.

For Eric, what he needs is this innate intelligence and acquired natural cognition, although Speer is not as perfect as Eric's portrait is, but it can be cultivated.

During the whole meeting in the morning, Eric basically did not feel unsatisfied, but Speer must have focused on making up for the production organization of the military-industrial complex. Eric can only try to comfort himself, and maybe in the future work process, he can also help Speer slowly mature.

In the end, Eric still made an important decision about Speer's appointment. Because before that, he had communicated with Defense Minister Zekett many times, and now he only needs Ananta to complete the relevant procedures for him.

"Speer, do you want to call your brother first and ask for his opinion, maybe he has a different idea." Eric said with a smile.

"No, Mr. President, I think I'm no longer a child, and I should be able to make decisions about my future and destiny." Speer's answer made Eric very satisfied, if even his own fate had to be left in the hands of others, such a person was at least not a talent.

"Very good Speer, like a man! The transfer is decided, you now go to the office of the presidential palace and find Director Anata, she will assist you in completing the transfer procedures. Eric looked at Speer with a very expectant look and said, "Bring the document I just gave you, and hurry up to familiarize yourself with it in the next few days, and you will be able to use it at any time in the future." ”

Speer stood up and saluted, then happily took the papers to the presidential office to find Anata.

After Speer left, Eric returned to his seat, lit the cigar that had gone out before he finished his smoke, and let out a long sigh. In his opinion, genius does exist, but it must not lack the opportunity of the day after tomorrow, otherwise, genius can only be buried, and Speer is a living example.

It is normal for the 25-year-old Speer to have no real insight into the organization of domestic military production, and if Speer talks nonsense, Eric will feel flashy. Fortunately, through a morning of conversation, at least we can find out that this young second lieutenant is actually quite interested in military production.

Eric, who attaches more and more importance to national defense and military affairs, will find a way to set up a "double insurance" no matter what he does, in addition to Speer, the military supervision of the presidential palace, he has also drawn up a backup agency a long time ago, and next, he is ready to start another path at the same time.

At the invitation of the former Inspector-General Max, Johann Maynard Keynes came to Germany in 1924 and served as vice chairman of the National Committee for Economic Relief.

According to the needs of the situation, Eric was ready to transfer Keynes out of the Ministry of Finance and set up an Arms Production Commission under the direct jurisdiction of the Presidential Office, with Keynes as the chairman of the committee.

Prior to this, the CIA and the FBI had been investigating and mapping Keynes's political leanings, temperament, and family members for several years, and on the whole, they basically met Eric's requirements.

Eric was meditating on when Ananta suddenly pushed the door open and walked into the third parlor.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. President, and please forgive me for being reckless. I thought you'd be back in your office, so I was about to send someone over to clean it up. Feeling embarrassed, Ananta quickly turned around and slowly closed the door to the living room.

"It's okay Annata, I'm just thinking about a small question. You didn't bother me much, though. Eric hurriedly called out to Ananta and said, "Please immediately inform Schacht, Zecht, Hans Luther, and Grener to come to the presidential palace for a meeting in Room 1 in the afternoon." If Stresemann is not too busy with work, he can also be considered to attend. ”

"That's all?" Anatata asked with a smile, looking a little jumpy.

"That's right! That's it. Eric tilted his head and smiled back.

"You're going to sit here all the time?" Ananta asked with deliberate curiosity.

"Oh! No! I'll leave right away. With that, Eric got up and walked to his office.

"I didn't mean to drive you away." Ananta followed Eric outside.

"Yes Anata, you didn't chase me away, but I still have a lot of work to do, so ......" Eric made a helpless gesture as he spread his hands.

"Don't you want to know how I arranged Speer?" Anatta asked.

"Yes, I'd love to know, but, with your arrangement, I'm very relieved, so it doesn't matter if you say it or not." Eric held his head high and strode forward, the petite Ananta almost trotting along.

"Can you go a little slower? I'm running out of time. Ananta said anxiously: "I would like to inform you by the way that Speer's transfer order has been prepared, but I need your signature, and then I will send a letter to the army in the name of the presidential palace." In addition to that, I think he should hurry up and organize a full-fledged small organization, such as clerks, operators, office clerks, and so on. Am I right, Mr. President? ”

Hearing this, Eric quickly stopped.

"Listen to Anata, everything you just said is very important, you can find someone for him who he needs, and of course, he can also choose from all areas of the country." Eric greatly appreciates Anata's attentiveness.

"Don't you think you should apologize to me for yesterday's incident, Dear Mr. President." Ananta said again.

"Good! Good! Dear Miss Annata, I was really busy yesterday, so I lost my words for a while. Now, I want to apologize to you for the record. Eric smiled, "Can I go now?" ”

"Of course, you can go whenever you want, because you are the president." Ananta said coquettishly.

Eric smiled and waved his hand lightly, then turned around and said to himself, "Like me, it's a character who will be rewarded!" ”

Ananta didn't seem to hear Eric's words clearly, but seeing that he was too busy to tiptoe, she had to give up. In fact, Ananta was already very satisfied, even excited, after all, she was the first person in the entire German Confederation to ask the president to apologize to him personally.