Chapter 100: The Collapsed Empire (2)
"Lieutenant Colonel, this is the document you need to sign." William. Lieutenant Cole placed a piece of paper on the table, and then he stepped back and talked to Albert. Feng. Second Lieutenant Augustus stood side by side.
Li Qi looked up at the two of them, and when he looked down again, he looked at the document, which was a document about the veterans' fund, which contained the content of purchasing a batch of supplies and transporting them to a specific location.
A large amount of supplies were purchased, mostly from neutral countries, mostly some wheat or grain, most of which would be hoarded in Mecklenburg. The location is not too far from Richie's fiefdom, where they rented a large piece of land to build a logistics company warehouse.
In a burst of signing, Li Qi signed his name. He searched for the seal belonging to the veterans' fund on his desk, and as soon as he stamped it, there was another document on the table that was handed over to be signed.
"Lieutenant Colonel, here's a document on some firearms." This time it was Albert who handed over the papers. Feng. Augustus, he said: "These are about the guns of the retired soldiers' club. ”
Mr. Richie looked at the documents carefully, and the number of guns in the stash reached 20,000, along with nearly 1.2 million rounds of ammunition. In addition to some rifles, the number of heavy machine guns was 220, and the attached ammunition of machine guns was 800,000 rounds.
One document after another, most of them have nothing to do with the Air Department, and they are basically some things that Li Qi himself is doing.
So many big people don't intend to save the Second Empire, and Li Qi doesn't have the ability to do so. Too many people are planning their own plans, and he will not be willing to be left behind. However, compared to too many people spinning around like headless flies, what he does is much more targeted.
"Lieutenant Colonel, someone has noticed our move." William. Cole didn't seem nervous, saying, "They didn't stop it, they cooperated and helped to a certain extent." ”
William. Cole read several names, some of which he knew and some of which he had never heard.
"It doesn't matter." Li Qi even smiled: "Give me a list of those who have helped." I'll be thankful in particular. ”
William. Cole answered, "Yes!" ”
Li Qi really thinks that it doesn't matter, there are always some strange things that happen before the collapse of any country, and the things he does are actually quite normal, at least not to encroach on national assets, isn't it?
Albert. Feng. Augustus and William. Cole soon left. Their current establishment is in the brigade led by Li Qi, and like many brothers, because they do not need to go to the front line, Li Qi has absorbed some people to do some things.
Li Qi did a lot of things, most of them to be able to use them after the war, including buying assets and investing in some neutral countries, and buying supplies from neutral countries for reserves.
"Will the Air Department really be abolished after the war?" Hu Ge. Shi Peile was worried, he looked at Li Qi, and said extremely depressed: "Then what should we do?" ”
The time has come to May 1918, the German army on the Western Front launched a number of offensives, but the seemingly ferocious offensive did not achieve the strategic goal at all, and the few months of storming left at least 120,000 German soldiers on the way to the attack, becoming corpses one after another, and many more wounded.
In addition to the casualties of the war, a disease is spreading rapidly, and no one knows where it came from, and at first it was only regarded as a common cold, but it is clearly not an ordinary cold.
The offensive was not going well, the flu was spreading, and the Germans were already showing a weak posture for follow-up. Fortunately, the disease on the Entente side seemed to be more severe, and the Allied forces did not launch a counteroffensive after the German army was in decline.
[It is a global disease known as the '1918 flu'!] The source of the virus was from Haskell County, Kansas, where it was first brought into the UK by Americans, then spread to the European continent, and then began to spread across the globe. This is a horrific disease that has killed at least 40 million people! 】
Whether it's called the Spanish flu, the Black Death, or the swine flu, it's destined to change the world.
Li Qi does not understand medicine, but he has his own actions, investing in several pharmaceutical companies that have been prepared as early as before the "big flu" outbreaks. From the discovery of the first German soldier on the battlefield in France to have a disease, there have been doctors who have gone to tackle this disease.
[Germany has always been the most medically advanced country in the world, as long as you find the right direction, you can quickly develop vaccines and fast-acting drugs. 】
There is no doubt that Richie has interfered in history as much as he can. His starting point was not to change the war, but to make a fortune and accumulate more money for a series of future projects. Of course, because it is only a stake, in fact, it will not be Li Qi who will profit the most.
"The other side will not let us have an air force establishment." Li Qi said with great certainty, and he looked at Hugo, the only one in the room. Schpeyler and William. Keitel, said: "They will disarm us as much as possible, and they will certainly not let us have the military-industrial system that can fight again." ”
Hu Ge. Schpeyler and William. Keitel's expression was strange, not like surprise or consternation, apparently he had heard the wind more or less.
So, when a country collapses, everything really doesn't go right, and you can feel this even more in Berlin.
Berlin is already on the verge of becoming a "garbage dump", with mass marches being organized every day, and strikes at various factories seem to be a regular occurrence. Because the rationing system is almost non-existent, the crime rate has risen indefinitely, and the police who manage law and order are not willing to work, which has led to a further deterioration of the law and order situation.
William. Keitel was a little distracted, as if he didn't know what to do.
Hu Ge. But Shi Peiler looked at Li Qi and said, "Then ......" hesitated slightly, or said: "Can I follow you?" Lieutenant Colonel. ”
William. Keitel jerked his head up, and he first glanced at Hugo in surprise. Speiler, then looked at Rich.
As the end of the Second Empire is getting closer and closer, Li Qi does not deliberately cover up at all many times because he is in a hurry to do things, and some colleagues in the Air Department do not need to make special observations to see a clue, after all, there are too many people who are not from the Air Force Department who come to Li Qi.
There are a lot of things that Richie is doing, and the thing that is open to the public is to deal with the veterans' fund. Keitel apparently thought that Hugo. Schpehler was talking about this, wanting to get a job when he was unemployed, but Hugo. Speiler wasn't talking about that at all.
"Yes." Richie said that only after a brief moment of silence. He looked at William. Keitel, finally looking at Hugo. Shi Peiler smiled and said, "Actually, I will look for you too." Because we need more like-minded people together! ”