Chapter 145: Currency Wars XV
"Germany is saved! Adolf, you owe a lot! ”
In a single-room, two-windowed, sun-drenched cell, Hersmann met Adolf Adolf, the hero of the Munich Incident (the Beer Hall Coup). Hitler. Although he was a hero, Hitler still suffered a lawsuit. After all, it was a sin in Germany to plan and lead an insurrection - it had failed, of course, and it was quite ugly.
While the Bavarian Wehrmacht stood by and watched, the Munich police remained faithful and engaged in an exchange of fire with the rioting stormtroopers in front of the Munich Opera Square. Fifteen people were killed on the spot, while both Hitler himself and Goering were wounded. The Nazis, who had little experience in the technical work of rioting, dispersed as soon as the shots rang out, and in the end only Ludendorff swaggered to his destination. Hitler, on the other hand, escaped in a car under the protection of his follower, Val T. Schulz, where he hid for two days in a country house of Nazi Party members before being arrested and imprisoned. Now awaiting trial.
However, the wave of protests triggered by the Munich incident gave President Albert the final blow. He announced his resignation from the presidency at the same time as the Munich incident was suppressed by the police, and went into exile in Sweden. The president of the Weimar Republic was represented by the caretaker Chancellor Gounod.
After the overall situation in Berlin had been decided, Hersmann and his wife Chloe rushed from Berlin to Munich with condolences to visit Adolf in prison. Hitler too.
"Saved?" Hitler's arm seemed to be broken and in a plaster cast, but his complexion was good and his spirit was radiant, and he did not look like he was in prison at all. "Did the French withdraw from the Ruhr area?"
"Not yet, but both the British and the Italians have announced their withdrawal from the reparations commission." Chloe interjected, "And both British Prime Minister Baldwin and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini have said that they will discuss the issue of reparations with us outside the Reparations Commission." ”
This is tantamount to depriving the Reparations Commission of legitimacy, since as soon as Britain and Italy withdraw, only France will be left among the major powers in the Reparations Commission, and without the participation of Britain, the United States, Italy, Japan and Russia, how can this Commission be said to be that of the Entente?
"We will soon reach an agreement with the United Kingdom and Italy on the issue of compensation." Hersmann said, "The great principle has been established, that is, to compensate with German industrial products." ”
It was relatively easy to reach an agreement with Britain and Italy. Because Britain is now pursuing a free trade policy, it can get German support on the issue of the dispute between the pound and the dollar. In addition, Britain had a large demand for ships, and in the Treaty of Versailles, Britain demanded that Germany hand over 1 million tons of new cargo ships within five years.
As for Italy, it is a relatively backward country with relatively backward industrial strength, and the newly appointed Mussolini wants to promote the rapid industrialization of Italy, so he needs German machinery and equipment. Moreover, the reparations to Italy were not much, and Mussolini naturally did not contradict Britain on this issue.
"And then there's Belgium, right?" Hitler had a keen sense of foreign affairs, "Belgium has no automobile industry or aviation industry at home, and they should accept German cars and airplanes." ”
"Yes, and the Belgians do not want to offend the British, believing that they will soon withdraw from the Ruhr area." Hersman laughed.
"So France is completely isolated!" Hitler said in a gloating tone.
"Not really," Hirschman smiled, "France has several allies, such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Serbia, and the newly formed White Hungary. ”
These countries had closer ties with France than they did in history, and it was the Hungarian War that brought them together. After the Polish Confederation went to war against the Hungarian Bolsheviks, the Hungarian War finally reached a turning point. First Slovakia fell, then Transylvania, and by the end of 1922, the Hungarian capital, Budapest, had also fallen. Horti, regent of the Kingdom of Hungary supported by France. Admiral Miklos came to power and signed the extraordinarily harsh Treaty of Trianon. However, the partisans of the Hungarian Red Army held out in the mountains, and the war was not completely over - and Germany refused to immediately reduce the Wehrmacht on this ground.
"France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Serbia and Hungary...... Hahaha! Hitler let out a mocking laugh, "What do the French want to do?" Cobbling together a military alliance against Britain, Italy and Germany? It would be great if you fought the Second World War according to this combination. ”
Hersman laughed too, this is indeed a happy combination, but the probability is too small. However, such a situation is still beneficial to Germany. Although the French would not really organize a military alliance against Britain, Germany and Italy, it would still make Britain uncomfortable, which further encouraged Britain to favor Germany on the Ruhr issue.
"So is the date set for the presidential and congressional elections?" Hitler then asked about his greatest concerns.
"The congressional elections will be held in mid-June this year, followed by the presidential election." "Now Admiral Ludendorff (who also participated in the Munich Incident, but no one arrested him, and who supported the Nazis, but did not join the Nazi Party) and Field Marshal Hindenburg are discussing their candidacy...... The Fatherland People's Party, the Catholic Central Party, the Jatiya Party, and the Democratic Party should jointly elect them for president and vice president. ”
Originally, the Weimar Republic did not have the post of vice president, but as soon as the new parliament was formed, the law was amended to create a vice president.
As for the parliamentary elections, there is no suspense, since the Social Democrats are now the sinners of November and are largely responsible for the devaluation of the mark, so a big defeat is certain. The German Bolshevik Party, on the other hand, is still reluctant to legalize and will not participate in the elections.
Therefore, the four center-right parties, namely the Fatherland People's Party, the Catholic Central Party, the National Party, and the Democratic Party, will certainly win an overwhelming majority, and these four parties will form a relatively powerful "center-right ruling coalition."
The J-right Nazis (unlike in history, the Nazi Party was not outlawed) and the center-left SPD are expected to win dozens of seats each, becoming two opposing opposition parties.
"So who will be the prime minister?" Adolph. Hitler knew that he was out of ******** for the time being, but he still wanted to find out. "Have all the ministers of the Cabinet been decided?"
"There will be a coalition government, with Stresemann of the Fatherland People's Party as Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Dr. Schacht of the Democratic Party as Finance Minister, and Von Schacht of the Catholic Center Party as Finance Minister," Hersman said. Papen becomes Minister of Defense......
In addition, currency reform and economic controls will be announced as soon as the new government is formed. We will start with the issuance of land-secured land rent marks, as well as exchange controls and rationing of necessities. After surviving the current crisis, we relied on the help of the United Kingdom to issue a new mark with the British pound as a reserve.
In addition, a number of measures to promote the integration of important German industrial companies will be implemented after the issuance of the new mark. German industry will be used more efficiently. There will be a lot of investment in improving technology and expanding production capacity, and this will be the beginning of a full recovery of our German strength! ”
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