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In May 1931, Adolf. The cabinet of Hitler's Nazi Party, the People's Party of the Fatherland, had already achieved remarkable results. In the past few months, the Restriction of Jews Act has been passed, the Reichstag arson bill has been passed to ban the German Bolshevik Party, and the Banking Act has been amended to take back control of the German Imperial Bank, clearing the way for the creation of demand for additional currency issuance. In the same month that the Banking Act was amended, the Reichsbank issued a "job creation bill" worth DM 1 billion to support businesses in hiring more workers.

In late May, Hitler's government began to formulate "cartel regulations." The Ordinance gave the Imperial Ministry of Economy the power to create new cartels, and all cartels to cause the merger of outside companies. Any outsider that opposes such a provision may be denied the right by the cartel concerned to recognize them, thereby depriving them of the right to, for example, the supply of raw materials and goods.

At first glance, this reform may not seem as eye-catching as "anti-Semitism" and "brushing the mark", but its role in a series of "Hitler's New Deals" cannot be underestimated. It can be said that, together with the amendment of the Banking Law, it constitutes the core of the national socialist economic line.

"Ludwig, once this 'cartel regulation' is passed, Germany's important industries will be able to form 'cartels' with large companies as the core, and the Reich Ministry of Economy will be able to effectively regulate and control the German economy through these 'cartels'."

On the train to Geneva, Switzerland, Adolf. Hitler was talking eloquently, selling Hersmann the "Cartel Regulations" enacted by the cabinet of the Nazi Party-Fatherland People's Party. Because this "regulation" will transfer the power of the current Industrial Promotion Committee to the Imperial Ministry of Economy, so that the Imperial Ministry of Economy will become a strengthened version of the Industrial Promotion Committee. Although the Industrial Promotion Council is a subordinate body of the Cabinet, it has always been controlled by the military, so it is necessary to move this part. The support of the army must be enlisted.

"It would turn the Reich Ministry of Economy into a state planning commission," Hersman said, "and the cartels would be similar to the Soviet Ministry of Industry." ”

The so-called cartel is an organization such as a consortium of enterprises and an alliance of the industry, which is one of the forms of monopoly organization, usually composed of enterprises that produce or sell a certain similar commodity.

But the "cartel" in Hitler's New Deal was not exactly a monopoly, it was more like a "ministry of industry" in the Soviet Union. Through them, the Reich Ministry of Economics was able to regulate a certain industry in Germany by executive order.

"Not exactly," Hitler said, shaking his head, "the Soviet Union was governed entirely by government directives, which is not in line with Liszt's proposition that the government cannot and should not replace the market, but the government must manage the market based on the principle of statism." ”

"I know the difference." Hersmann took a sip of his coffee cup on a table between him and Hitler. This table, fixed to the train floor, is full of papers.

Most of these documents are related to the forthcoming international disarmament conference in Geneva - since shortly before Hitler's cabinet came to power, Germany brazenly announced the reinstatement of compulsory military service. partially tore up the Treaty of Versailles, causing an uproar in Europe. Therefore, the convening of the intra-Japanese disarmament conference has become an opportunity for Germany to repair relations with Britain and France.

Moreover, Hersmann hoped to use this high-profile international conference to continue peddling his private goods - although he was not a member of the Nazi Party or the People's Party of the Fatherland, he had now become a National Socialist ideologue.

Not so long ago, the Army Policy Council under his control put forward the formula of "national interest (national interest) supremacy + Liszt's economic line + good and sustainable social welfare + taking care of the interests of the middle and lower classes + relatively centralized (a small government more centralized than Britain, France and the United States, but weaker than the Soviet Union) big government governance = National Socialism".

And also imitated the propaganda methods of the Bolsheviks, and launched a pamphlet called "ABC of National Socialism". It began to spread everywhere in Germany. I am also going to send it abroad. This pamphlet is relatively simple and easy to understand compared to Hitler's Mein Kampf. It would take any educated adult half an hour to figure out what National Socialism was all about.

Meanwhile. Hersman's book, The Great Depression: The Conspiracy of the Jewish Financial Elite, also began to become a bestseller. In an era when the whole world, except the Soviet Union, was tormented by the Great Depression, I wonder how many politicians and economists are exploring the causes and solutions of the Great Depression, and it is not that no one is pointing the finger at the financial oligarchy.

But a politician as simple and thorough as Hersmann, who, after "seizing" power, pursued a policy of attacking the Jewish financial elite - and now increasingly famous, no longer an unknown German general, but a small and influential politician - is rare in the world. Therefore, after the cabinet of the Nazi Party-Fatherland People's Party began to promote the idea of "Hessmann". Many people bought "The Great Depression: The Conspiracy of the Jewish Financial Elite" and "The ABC of National Socialism" to find out.

Hersmann also wanted to make Germany's successful victory over the Great Depression a model of success for the National Socialist model. This was conducive to the propaganda of National Socialism outside Germany, and the diffusion of the ideas of National Socialism was undoubtedly an increase in Germany's allies.

Unlike Hitler, who historically overemphasized racial struggles, Hersmann's ideal of World War II should have been a war of doctrines. It was the struggle between state socialism and capitalism and socialism in the USSR!

And the victory of National Socialism. It is necessary and can only be built on the superiority of such a system. In Hersmann's view, the system of state socialism was in fact a modification of the barbaric growth of liberal capitalism. It is not to eliminate the free economy and implement a planned economy, still less to eliminate competition...... But the Nazi Party clearly had a tendency to do this.

So Hersmann did not want the Nazis to have complete control over Germany's economic policy.

Having made up his mind, Hersman smiled and nodded, "Mr. Prime Minister, of course I agree with the rationalization and regulation of the economy, which is the difference between us and capitalism. ”

National Socialism is not capitalism, but socialism! Although the Soviet Union has not taken a position so far, this does not prevent Germany from claiming to be a socialist country -- the Soviet Union does not have the final right to interpret socialism!

"But there should be limits to the regulation of the state, which is what Lisztism emphasized." Hersman pondered and said, "The things that the market can solve should be handed over to the market, and the things that the market cannot solve should be solved by the state's regulation and control." In my opinion, there are not many areas that need to be regulated by the state at present, only some areas such as finance, iron and steel, chemical industry, mining, aviation, shipbuilding, railways, urban construction, public utilities, people's housing and foreign trade. Of course, if Germany is about to face war in the future, the number of sectors that require state control will be greatly increased. ”

"That is, you think the Cartel Ordinance does not apply to all industries in peacetime?" Hitler asked in a calm tone.

He seems to have accepted the Nazi-Juncker co-rule situation, after all, the Juncker group is now very powerful, and the Nazi Party cannot shake it.

"Yes," Hersman stressed, "except in wartime." He paused, "And we must go to war, and only through war can we save Europe with National Socialism!" ”

"Of course, we have to fight!" Hitler said for sure.

"Therefore, the current economic regulation and control must take into account the needs of future wars!" Hersmann looked into Hitler's gray-blue eyes, "For the past dozen years, the Wehrmacht has been quietly intervening in the German economy to foster industries that are vital to future wars...... From now on, our intervention has been successful. I think we must continue to intervene until the war is won! ”

Hitler frowned, said nothing, and just looked at Hersmann quietly.

"So I thought we should reorganize the Industrial Promotion Committee and turn it into the General Council of German Economy, with the Reich Government and the Wehrmacht appointing its members." Hersmann paused and looked at Hitler, who still did not show an annoyed expression. "Of course, Mr. Chancellor, you must be the chairman of the General Council of German Economics."

There was silence in the carriage, and only the clanging of wheels against the rails could be heard.

I don't know how long it took before I heard Hitler ask in a faint voice: "Ludwig, you know, I've always wanted to fight, so I won't ignore the investment in heavy industry and military industry anyway!" I will build the most powerful war machine in the world! ”

Hersmann smiled, he knew that Hitler's words were true, but the German economy controlled by the Nazi Party was similar to the Soviet Union in history, and there was a certain degree of imbalance, and the investment in agriculture and light industry was not enough, and the control was too much, so that Germany's grain production has been stagnant at the level of the early 30s, and it must import about 4 million tons of grain every year.

"Adolf, I know you'd love to win a world war," Hersman said with a smile, "and our goals are the same." We, in the Wehrmacht, were more interested in this issue, and in fact we began to make plans around 1920. So we know what to produce and how much we need to produce. So we have to participate in the General Council of German Economy, which is a necessary condition for winning a world war.

Moreover, have you Nazi Party studied the question of how to integrate the economies of Europe with Germany in the future? ”

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