Chapter 143: Currency Wars XIII
"Mr. President, Munich is completely controlled by the Nazi Party!"
President Albert had just arrived at the Chancellery on William Street and had been dismissed from the caretaker government of Chancellor Wilhelm. Gounod heard bad news from his mouth.
"An all-German provisional government headed by Colonel General Ludendorff has been formed! They declared that they would launch a national revolution to overthrow the government of the November sinners......"
This is actually fake news. Hitler did not control the whole of Munich, he simply detained a few big men of Bavaria in a large beer hall, and then made a number of demagogic speeches in which he said that he would work tirelessly until the overthrow of the government of sinners in November, and until the establishment of a strong, free and glorious Germany again on the miserable ruins of today's Germany.
But it was still far from controlling all of Munich, let alone the all-German Provisional Government. However, the General Staff of the Defence Forces made the situation more exaggerated in order to use it as a threat to exert pressure on President Albert.
"Does the Foreign Minister know about Munich?" President Albert appeared very calm, as if everything had been expected by him.
"It's been notified." Verheim. Gounod replied.
"Well," said Alberta, who sat down in the prime minister's office, over a chair, "and I will wait here for news, if by noon to-morrow the British still do not support us." Then I will submit my resignation...... Let's go and discuss the issue of reparations with Ludendorff! ”
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German Foreign Minister Hermann. Miller left Berlin for London in late May, where he met with British Prime Minister Stanley Murphy. Baldwin discusses solutions to the Ruhr crisis - Lloyd's. George stepped down shortly after the Thermasian conference and was replaced by Andrew Conservative. Bona. On May 20, Prime Minister Law was diagnosed with throat cancer, so he submitted his resignation, and the Prime Minister was given the Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley. Baldwin.
"Mr. Prime Minister, if you don't want your cabinet to be a wartime cabinet in a few months' time, please support our proposal! 50 billion gold marks (an increase from the 30 billion previously proposed) is already an astronomical amount for us, and it is impossible to increase it more. If Ludendorff comes to power, none of you will want to get it from Germany......"
Stanley. Baldwin was smoking a pipe, and there was no hint of surprise on his very elegant rectangular face - the present situation in Germany is not strange that there is a revolution, but it is strange that there is no revolution!
Moreover, a revolution by royalists like Ludendorff was not the worst outcome for the British Empire. If it was replaced by the Bolsheviks, it would be a headache.
"Mr. Minister, I have your opinion," said Stanley. Baldwin took a puff on his cigarette and said slowly, "But big political decisions require a series of meetings...... This cannot be decided hastily. ”
"Then please call a meeting now!" Herman. "But I would like to remind you that the opposition to the Social Democratic government is very strong, and if you do not make the right decision within tomorrow, you will lose Germany!" ”
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"Hurry up, grab the sausages and go to the Prime Minister's Office to protest! One person takes a stick, and when he comes back, there will be bread! Big bread! ”
When the sky is overcast and bright. In the alleys of Berlin, many wagons of sausages suddenly appeared, and the fragrant sausages were piled up like hills! There were always a few men in old military uniforms next to each carriage, shouting loudly about the conditions for receiving sausages......
"What are we going to the Prime Minister's Office to protest? Who are you? ”
The masses with relatively high consciousness asked questions.
Someone immediately replied: "It's to bring down the November sinner, and he is President Albert!" He's in the Prime Minister's Office right now! We demand his immediate resignation! ”
"But he's the legitimate president!" Germans are still more law-oriented.
"No, he's not legitimate!" Another shouted, "According to the Constitution, the president should be directly elected by the people, and Albert was not elected by the German people." And he was not elected by Congress either, he was a usurper who came to power in the November coup! ”
That's right! Albert's president was not elected by the people, and it was not elected by the National Assembly, which made the Weimar Constitution, elected Albert as president, and then waited for the parliamentary elections the following year to suspend the operation, but Albert did not step down.
"That's right! Albert is the illegitimate president! ”
"He's still a November sinner!"
"In January 1919 he also ordered the army to suppress us!"
"He also issued paper money indiscriminately, and was an accomplice of the Entente in exploiting the German people!"
"Down with Albert!"
"November sinners get out of power!"
With a legal basis, and fragrant sausages, and everyone is bankrupt because of this inflation, all kinds of discontent suddenly boils. People received sausages, gathered from the streets and alleys, waved sausages, shouted slogans, and headed for Chancellor Wilhelm's house.
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"All, stand up, check the weapons and equipment!"
"Done!"
"Get off in turn!"
With a single command, heavily armed soldiers jumped to the ground from a dozen trucks parked outside the Prime Minister's Office on William Street. Then a defense was laid out around the Prime Minister's Office under the command of the officers.
Then, a Mercedes-Benz 6 sedan painted in wild gray also stopped in front of the Prime Minister's Office with a clatter. When the door opened, Hersman was seen as he got out of the compartment with Admiral Seckert and strode towards the Chancellery.
They had come to report to President Albert and Chancellor Gounod on the latest developments in the Munich riots and on what had happened in the city of Berlin.
"Your Excellency, the situation is very dangerous, Germany is on the verge of civil war!" Admiral Seckert said loudly with a solemn face, "Not only is the situation in Bavaria out of control, but even **** elements have appeared in the city of Berlin!" The situation is very similar to that of November 1918! ”
Albert sat back in his chair and gave Secter and Hersman a cold look, "What do you want to do?" Did you know that this country can't afford any toss-up? Do you think I don't know, and you're all playing tricks right now? ”
"Mr. President!" Knowing that Albert was not a fool, Hersmann simply singled out and said, "We are for Germany!" I hope that you will also resign from the presidency for the sake of Germany's interests. We can guarantee your safety and the continued observance of the Weimar Constitution. ”
"Will abiding by the Constitution save the country?" Albert did not doubt that the officer corps would superficially abide by the Constitution. "The problem now is that Germany must earnestly abide by the Treaty of Versailles, truly learn a lesson, and always implement the national policy of peace, only in this way can it win the trust of the Entente and Germany can survive!"
"Your Excellency, I would like to remind you that it is you who are not complying with the Treaty of Versailles now!"
Admiral Seckert said lightly: "Your government has not paid compensation in accordance with the treaty, and has also issued paper money indiscriminately, which has brought the German economy to a collapse!" It was this situation that led to the invasion of France and Belgium. A truly responsible government is needed to save Germany! So I hope you can follow the will of the people and step down automatically. ”
"Can you fulfill the Treaty of Versailles?" Albert just sneered, "Do you think I don't know, what have you been doing all these years?" You've kept a lot of forbidden weapons in private! You have secretly joined forces with Soviet Russia and are developing new aircraft and tanks! You are still secretly supporting the Hungarian Bolshevik partisans and the Allied forces! What would be the consequences if Britain and France were to know about these things?
Do you think I don't know? Are you trying to take power now, not to save the German economy, not to save the Ruhr crisis, but to better prepare for the next world war? Your policies are going to ruin Germany in the end! ”
"So, are you willing to resign?" Hersman asked with a smile.
"Nope! I'm not going to quit now! Albert paused, gritted his teeth, and said, "Not before 12 noon today!" ”
Seckert and Hersman glanced at each other and laughed at the same time. "Mr. President," said Hersman, "the British will not give Foreign Minister Miller any satisfactory answer. Because Dr. Schacht was convincing John. Maynard. Mr. Keynes! ”
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