The drawing room on the left side of Senefer Castle was filled with guests waiting for the Governor to meet, in strict order, waiting for the Governor's summons.

Although Yannick was also a teacher and friend of the Governor, he did not go through the back door to meet General Falkenhausen because of official business today.

Beside him, there were seven or eight middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes, of whom only Helde and a lawyer were his men, and the others were from the interests of a Junker aristocrat in Bavaria.

The Junker aristocracy was an entrenched aristocratic class in Germany, and before the twentieth century, they controlled most of the land in Germany, as well as the military, political privileges of Germany.

The defeat in World War I had a drastic impact on the status of the Junker aristocracy, but Hitler's rise to power gave them a glimpse of the re-emergence of the Junker class.

Hitler's ability to quickly take control of Germany could not have been achieved without the support of the entire Junker class. Under the trend of the industrial revolution, they also actively broke away from the constraints of land and took advantage of their own capital and status to actively participate in the industrialization process of Germany.

By the 40s, most of the Junker aristocracy had ceased to depend on land for profit, and they had become the main class in the German economy.

Using their own financial and resource advantages, Juncker regained their position as the main creator and controller of the German economy.

The scorching situation of the war, especially the defeat in the North African theater, Germany was ready to enter the wartime system in full swing, and the whole country was mobilized. At this time, as long as it is industry, it can make a lot of profits, and the whole of Germany seems to have entered the fast lane of the economy.

Therefore, Yannick was willing to give up his position as a military supply merchant at this time, and countless people were willing to take over his position, even if it required a higher price.

His food factory, cannery, breeding farm, countless people are willing to buy at a premium.

Of course, the main thing is the channel that he now has at his disposal, a supply channel from all over Germany to the Netherlands, to Belgium, to the suppliers everywhere, these are the real resources.

The most important of these is the support of the current governor of the Belgian military junta, General Falkenhausen. Only with the approval of the general can the successor smoothly take over Yannick's business and turn to a large profit.

Yannick had already reported to General Falkenhausen in advance that he wanted to transform from a military supply merchant to a shareholder of a large German pharmaceutical company, although the income may be temporarily reduced, but it has obvious benefits for the Hofmann family's social status.

General Falkenhausen, although he has some regrets about Yannick's transformation, also believes that Yannick's transformation has more far-reaching benefits. So, after Yannick sincerely explained to him the need for the family's transformation, he approved of the plan.

Even the Junkers group in Bavaria, who were now going to take over Yannick's work, were introduced by the general. Although he was a general, he was also under pressure from the Junkers, and by taking advantage of Yannick's vacant position, he could once again co-opt with an interest group.

In such a situation, Yannick gave up his position in supplying the army, which was a happy situation for all.

In the general's office, as the general testified, Yannick signed a transfer agreement with the Junker nobles from Bavaria. Not only will he transfer all the factories he has opened to them, but also the entire channel that he now controls.

Held, as his assistant, will continue to work for him for half a year until they fully understand how it works, and then they will continue to work for Yannick at Bayer.

In this transaction, Yannick made a total profit of 3.5 million new gold marks, which is definitely not a small amount of income in Germany, where the per capita monthly income is only a little more than 100 marks.

Getting the check from the Imperial Bank from the other party, Yannick also felt relaxed. Ever since Zhou Nan knew that he would "die" in June next year, he had pressed a big stone in his heart, and now, his fate has changed, and this big stone has finally been moved.

The other party was even more pleased, Yannick was only a small businessman, and he had to give up most of his profits in the trade of supplying the army, and even then he earned at least half a million marks a year. Now that they are in charge, they will earn more than a million marks a year, or even more.

Afterwards, General Falkenhausen met with Yannick alone in his small office. From his acquaintance in the Far East, General Falkenhausen watched Yannick grow from a young man to a qualified entrepreneur.

Although General Falkenhausen played a decisive role in this process, it was also very gratifying for General Falkenhausen to see the success of those he admired.

"Yannick, I don't know much about the pharmaceutical industry. The road ahead is up to you. ”

Yannick didn't give some of the money to Falkenhausen, and for them who had been together for more than a decade, interest was not the main connection between the two men.

However, he still said: "General, all the wealth of the Hoffman family belongs to the general. I will not tarnish our relationship with money, but the Hoffmanns and the Falkenhausen will be forever brothers. ”

General Falkenhausen understood what Yannick meant, he shook his head with a smile and said, "I am sixty-five years old, and wealth has never been the goal of an old man like me, but I still thank you for your kindness. ”

Hearing General Falkenhausen say this, Yannick could no longer control the impulse in his heart, and said softly: "General, although the Führer's relationship with the Wehrmacht is now in antagonism, his control over the whole country is still very solid. Your plans need to be tighter. ”

Falkenhausen paused for a moment and said calmly, "Yannick, I don't know what you're talking about. ”

Yannick sighed softly, "Even I have noticed what you are doing behind your back, do you think the Führer will not know?" General, although I do not know what the future of Germany will be, I do not want you, General Rommel, you people, to die at the hands of your own people. ”

Falkenhausen's heart was far less calm than it seemed, he didn't expect that the plans of his people had been leaked out long ago, and he also had a shudder when he thought of that person's methods.

"Yannick, what else do you know?"

In order to protect Zhou Nan, he did not say Zhou Nan's role in this, but decided to remind him in another appropriate way. "General, do you think Germany will win the final victory?"

General Falkenhausen did not answer blindly, but asked rhetorically: "What do you think?" ”

Yannick pondered his words for a moment before he said, "Although Germany occupies all of Europe, our war potential has been almost fully tapped. The oil fields in Romania are simply not enough for all our tanks to be launched, and oil from the Middle East, from the Far East, needs to go through a long road to get to the battlefield. Relying only on the bravery of the soldiers, we cannot win the final victory. ”

General Falkenhausen had calmed down and said softly: "I never knew that you would be so pessimistic. ”

"It's not pessimism, it's calmness. I am a small person, I cannot control the situation of the war, the only thing I can do is to try to keep more hope for my family and for Germany......"

General Falkenhausen was silent for a long time before he said, "I know, Yannick, and I will support your plan as well." ”

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Zhou Nan has been living peacefully in Brussels during this time, and in addition to planning for the future with Yannick every night, he is also actively inquiring about various matters related to immigration, and meeting with diplomats from several countries.

Yannick has a busy day, counting his property, planning for the future, and actively looking for a safe way out for his family business.

Bayer is not just a pharmaceutical company, it is a chemical company first, and then a pharmaceutical company. Founded almost 100 years ago, Bayer is now not only the largest pharmaceutical company in Germany, but also a global leader in the manufacture of chemical dyes, chemical products and plastics.

Thanks to Felix Hoffmann's connections, Yannick is now able to take a stake in only a division of Bayer Pharma. This was also Yannick's main purpose, as the other sectors were more closely involved in the war, and after the war, they would face even more brutal retaliation from the allies.

Zhou Nan had clearly told him that after the war, the Allies had demolished almost all German enterprises, and the German economy had completely collapsed. Had it not been for the fact that it was later necessary to deal with the Soviets, Germany would not have had any future at all.

In such an environment, pharmaceutical factories that rely more on technology and talents, not to mention machinery and equipment, will be more well preserved. And, no matter how dire the situation, medicines are always a necessity.

Therefore, Yannick believes that in the case that most of the funds cannot be circulated abroad, investing in pharmaceutical companies is definitely the best risk aversion plan for family wealth.

Zhou Nan stayed in Brussels for half a month, during which Yannick also went to Hamburg with the assessment team to evaluate several of his factories in Hamburg before returning to Brussels and signing a contract.

Now, the most important thing is to sign an agreement with Bayer Pharma.

Of course, before that, Zhou Nan's procedures for immigrating to Switzerland were also handled by General Falkenhausen.

As the governor of the military junta, General Falkenhausen had little military power, but in Belgium he was a powerful man.

Zhou Nan did not belong to the Germans, or even to the Europeans, so he wanted a pass to Switzerland, and for Falkenhausen, it was just a gesture.

The key problem is that he needs to take more people out of the German-occupied area, and everyone has different nationalities and different procedures, which makes it a bit complicated.