Chapter 28: Meet the Krupp family
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The Krupp family! Hitler was also excited: "Do you want me to go with you?" ”
"Boss, I'll go explore the way first, and try the bottom line of the Krupp family, so that it can be convenient for your next move." "The Krupp family has helped us a lot this time, and we have to express our gratitude. ”
Ciric went to explore the way first, what if Gustav didn't like Hitler? Eating directly behind closed doors, it is quite faceless, and the reason for Ciric to go, of course, is to express gratitude!
Hitler nodded: "Yes, Ciric, you are still thoughtful, if you can conquer the Krupp family to our side, it will be great." ”
Of course, Hitler also knew that the support of the Krupp family was too important for his great cause!
Going to Italy, although it is imminent, is not bad for a few days, taking this opportunity, Ciric happened to go to Berlin to visit the following Krupp family!
Moreover, Ciric already had a hunch that his trip would be very smooth, not only because of his relationship with Hannah and Alfred, but more importantly, Hitler's prestige was gradually improving!
That Gustav must have thought that only Hitler could make Germany bloody and disgraced! So as to join your own camp!
Now, in the summer of 1924, in a manor house south of Berlin, it is quiet and peaceful.
"Hannah, what are you doing?" The door to the room on the second floor was pushed open, and Bertha Krupp, Hannah's mother, looked at her daughter who was distracted in front of the window and couldn't help but say.
Hearing her mother's question, Hannah turned her head and looked at her mother, her eyes had betrayed her, and she was now preoccupied.
"Your brother has already told me everything." Bertha said, "I heard that you have a crush on a retired military officer, and he has been in prison?" ”
"Mom, you can't look down on Brother Ciric, he's the real hero!" Hannah immediately said: "He is the one who can save the fate of our Germany, and the times are calling for heroes like him." ”
When it comes to Ciric, Hannah's face is full of excitement.
"So, now, the big hero in your mouth has come to our house, do you want to go and see it?" Bertha said.
Hearing this, Hannah's eyes lit up in an instant: "Really? Brother Ciric is here? He must have come to see me! Oh my God, I've got to get dressed up, Mom, help me choose my clothes! ”
Hannah didn't just say go, she was picking out her beautiful clothes! No matter which one I chose, I didn't think it would fit, and in the end, I decided to put on the same dress I had worn when I first met Ciric!
When Hannah arrived at her father's parlor, she looked through the crack in the door and saw her father listening intently to Ciric.
The servants all left, apparently a secret meeting.
"Our empire cannot do without advanced military forces, we cannot do without weapons, and due to the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, we cannot develop our weapons, so we must take precautions and think of other ways." Ciric spoke eloquently.
In the name of returning the car, Ciric knocked on the door of Krupp's house, and the time was carefully chosen, just when Gustav was at home, so Ciric and Gustav had their first meeting.
Now, Gustav is in his fifties, and he has been at the helm of the Krupp family's business for nearly twenty years.
When he first met Gustav, Ciric thought he would succeed, but now, Ciric knew that he was still too optimistic.
After all, the current Hitler is not yet in power!
Gustav's position will not all fall to Hitler! This diplomat-turned-capitalist has a keen sense of politics, and what can move him is ultimately interests!
"Ciric, do you have any good advice?" Gustav asked.
As a military industry, the Krupp company, after losing the army's orders, also began to decline, and now, the Krupp company mainly relies on the production of weapons for export to survive, and it cannot let go of its hands, which makes Gustav quite unhappy.
"Pre-research." "The First World War has proven the power of tanks, and in the future, if there is another large-scale war, tanks will definitely play a major role, so we need to start pre-researching tanks from now on, and when we need them, we can put tanks into production in large quantities," said Ciric. ”
Gustav shook his head: "No, Britain and France have special personnel to supervise our factories, and we can't conduct pre-research on new tanks under their noses." ”
The Treaty of Versailles, of course, is not just talking! As a major military industrial enterprise, Krupp is also the object of key supervision, and there are records of how many cannons and guns are produced every day, and it is difficult to make small moves under the noses of Britain and France.
Now, even the high-ranking military officials of the Weimar government want Krupp to come up with more weapons, but alas, it's too difficult!
"If it's in Germany, of course it's going to be difficult, but if we're looking for a deserted place, isn't it even easier?" "The Netherlands, Sweden, all of them are European, they are not suitable, how do you feel about providing you with a more convenient place?" ”
Ciric's words startled Gustav.
Krupp, now in a rather awkward position.
Before World War I, Vickers, a British company that manufactured artillery shells, leased a patent for the Krupp fuse. After the war, the company paid royalties based on German casualties.
That is, the Krupp company made a windfall with the sacrifices of German fighters. And Gustav, with this money and a subsidy from the government of the Weimar Republic, began to secretly rearm Germany within a year of the armistice.
Gustav, who was also a man of ideals, was determined to prepare the Krupp plant and, at the appointed moment, to work again for the armed forces of Germany, losing no time and not losing experience. He secretly built a submarine dock in the Netherlands and secretly improved artillery in Sweden.
These are the most secret, no one knows, but Ciric's words, intentionally or unintentionally, make it clear that the Netherlands, Sweden, as long as they say this, it is enough to make people's hearts beat.
"We never believed that Germany was defeated, we firmly believed that Germany was the most powerful country in Europe and that we would rule all of Europe." "And Krupp is the most reliable guarantee for us in Germany in the process of strengthening!" Mr. Gustav, Germany, needs you! ”