Chapter 150: Is It Just?
In fact, in 1925 in addition to Germany, all over the world...... Especially in the United States, the economy is showing an unusually prosperous side.
How far has the U.S. economy prospered? That is, the production capacity of all aspects is soaring. It was during World War I, and the United States had too many orders from European countries, and the U.S. government encouraged entrepreneurship very much. With European orders, the U.S. economy is not only in good shape, but factories are popping up like bamboo shoots after rain. In the six years after the war, the United States had so many factories in the country that it was natural to produce goods, showing the strength of the world's largest industrial power.
It is naturally a great thing to be able to produce products, after all, it is part of the strength of industry, but if there are too many goods produced, so that the market cannot eat it, then it is a tragedy on the other hand.
In the years following the First World War, European countries were still dependent on goods from the United States, especially some light industrial and civilian goods and agricultural workers, but by 1924 the situation had changed.
In the five years since the First World War, the countries of continental Europe have largely recovered their breath.
The British, who had not been attacked on their homeland, were the first to recover, they had the largest and most extensive colonies of all the countries in the world, and they had relied on the Yankees because they could not arrange the war. In fact, the year after the end of the war, Britain did not place many orders with the Yankees, and took resources from the colonies.
By 1924, France had also emerged from the economic wounds of the war. They cleaned up the ruined North and West and imported a lot of things from the Yankees, from the money that the United States owed to France to the fact that the United States owed France was basically emptied. Later, when France needed something, the United States at first said that it would not owe anything on credit, but later it lent some money to France, and France, in turn, owed the Yankees. When I got to the back, I naturally didn't import goods from the Yankees.
There are still many countries that still buy goods from the United States, but most of them are defeated countries, such as Germany and the independent countries of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Among them, Germany imports the largest amount to the United States, and then there should be some new countries in the Balkans, but these countries are basically poor and can only live on loans.
In order to control the economies of many countries, the United States has lent a lot of loans to Europe, and behind each loan there is a political purpose, such as wanting to obtain the right to issue German currency, and then it needs those countries in the Balkans to make some political commitments or something.
Regardless of the political goals, similar economic development is certainly not benign, and in the end, it is really a little untenable, so you can only control the loans, and the result is that the goods produced in the United States are becoming more and more unsalable, and the things produced by many factories cannot be sold.
If something can't be sold, it is basically a promotion model, but the promotion will have a bottom line, and there must be a reasonable profit range.
"There are basically cases like the Saxophone incident reported by the Voice of Liberty, where the farmers were disgusted with the low price of milk and were unwilling to sell it, and poured tons of milk into the river, next to a group of people who looked at the milk poured into the river with longing eyes."
"Yes, the economy seems to be booming, but it's a boom built on gravel. Their production capacity has far exceeded the market demand, and there will inevitably be bad consequences. ”
"So as for the necessary procurement list, this time I went to the United States to sign a purchase contract?"
"Yes. There are a lot of things that we need to buy, basically oil and non-ferrous metals must be there, and the more the better. ”
Richie was dressed very formally, and it should be said that everyone was dressed very formally, after all, they needed to go to Friedrich later. Albert's funeral.
What they're talking about Captain Wotherfunk, Adolf. Hitler, as deputy leader, had to visit many countries.
Because they are going to various countries on behalf of the National Socialist Workers' Party, in fact, they need to be informed and let the countries choose whether to accept them or not. When the telegram was sent, the first to respond was Britain, then the United States, and then France. Some small countries are also very welcome, such as Austria, Switzerland, Spain, etc.
To put it bluntly, Li Qi sent such a team, on the one hand, for the National Socialist Workers' Party to grasp the power in Germany to tackle key problems, and on the other hand, it really went out to make a big purchase.
In order to make a big purchase, Li Qi did something that he did not know whether it was right or wrong, he divided 10 tons of gold into two parts, deposited them in several banks in Britain and the United States, and exchanged some for pounds and dollars.
Take the Deutsche Mark to buy? Come on! Now the German mark is about to catch up with the waste paper, the face value is a bit exaggerated, but the actual value is to buy a loaf of bread and need to pull a whole car of marks. Go to the international market with the Deutsche Mark to buy something? Yes!
The source of the gold does not need to be explained, in fact, Britain and the United States did not ask, they happily accepted the gold, and then gave the printed banknotes. In this case, Britain and the United States have shown different sides.
The British asked Li Qi to sign an agreement, that is, to ask Li Qi to keep the gold in the British bank for a long time, but he did not give anything in return, and it has to be said that it really shows the hegemony of the overlord of the earth. Richie signed the agreement without resistance, knowing that he might lose money, but he could win the favor of the British and gain support in many ways.
The Yankees also wanted Richie to keep his gold in the United States for a long time, but they came up with relevant incentives to induce, such as tax incentives and other things, and then the government would provide convenience for some commercial traders. Of course, it is just for convenience, and what Li Qi wants to buy, everything still needs to be finalized with the manufacturer himself.
Nowadays, it is still more practical to buy things from the United States, and most of the manufacturers can only reduce the price because they can't sell the goods, although they prefer not to sell them without profit, but they are much more discounted than usual.
"We're going to be in power, and in the beginning, we're going to be shouting, but we can't really do anything too radical." Li Qi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "We even have to partially satisfy the interests of those countries." ”
They all play politics, and they basically understand how to play politics, so the control of public opinion is the top priority, and betraying the country is a traitor, but we must know how to fool the people.
"Leader, as long as we get the Tsar's gold, we will be able to regain the currency power." Adolph. Hitler comforted: "It won't be too far." ”
"......" Richie knows that different environments will create different personalities and destinies, but he didn't think of Adolf. Hitler did not have the trademark mustache, how could it also look a little childish. He said: "No, unless there is a big change, even if we have more gold, it will not be a good thing, but a curse." ”
The Yankees have already begun to confront the British, and it is about the confrontation of the world's monetary rights.
In the confrontation of this currency war, the United States can be said to have done everything it could, even concentrating the exchange of pounds for gold, and even asking or fooling France to exchange pounds for gold. The exchange turmoil made Britain very depressed and disgraced. Although the currency is now pegged to gold, any country will inflate its currency, for example, if there is gold worth 1 pound, it dares to print 3 pound banknotes. In fact, 3 times is conservative, and many countries dare to print 10 banknotes worth 1 gold.
The British were pitted this time by the Yankees and the French, the Yankees wanted to hit the international currency status of the British pound, and the French were more like they were haunted by being bombed and wanted to find the British unhappy.
Germany is a defeated country, and having some gold and having a lot of gold are two different concepts. Although a small amount of gold will make various countries covet, they will not grab it. Once more than a certain amount of gold appears, Germany will still have a "Treaty of Versailles" curse on their heads, and then they will definitely grab it regardless of whether the gold is state or private, even if they start another war!
"The procurement of resources is left to Wasser, who is an expert in economics." Richie looked at Adolf very seriously. Hitler, he said, "Adolf, you have an extraordinary charisma for communicating with people, and you are usually able to impress people with sincerity. We should play to your strengths and get more recognition from people when we socialize, so that they sympathize with and support us. ”
Adolph. Hitler didn't know whether to be depressed or happy, and nodded his head in confusion.
Herman. Goering endured it for a long time, and he said, "What about me? ”
Richie looked at Herman, who had kept his figure and not getting fat. Goering, with a smile, said: "You are a dignitary, aren't you?" ”
What is a dignitary? It's a kind of panacea, where it needs to be smeared, and what needs to be done, it will play any role.
"Okay, I can try to get some orders for our aircraft company." Herman who didn't get fat. Goering is still relatively suave.
The aircraft company in question is Junkers, and it is correct to say that it is a private aircraft company, which is not the property of the National Socialist Workers' Party. The distribution of Junkers' shares is more mixed. Junkers himself holds 21 percent, Richie holds 28 percent, and the rest is allotted out, such as Herman. Goering, Adolf. Hitler...... And so many people in the party own shares, but more or less.
Germany does not allow the air force, and wants to develop aircraft only for the electorate, and the Junkers company has come to the forefront of the world in the study of passenger aircraft, but ...... The order is really not very good because it is suppressed by various countries.
In Richie's plan, Junkers, an aircraft company, is an indispensable link in the development of bombers in the future, and the development of large passenger aircraft has a cover effect, and if international aviation is launched, various explorations can be carried out in advance.
The crowd was talking, and after a knock on the door, Friedrich was informed. Albert's funeral is about to begin.
Friedrich. Albert was not given a state funeral, but most of the people who should have been present came, his funeral was not grand, and the cemetery was also in the cemetery of the public church in Berlin, which should be said to be really not so consistent with his identity. But! That's really something that can't be helped, Friedrich. Albert has offended too many people, and his reputation is really bad.
There were a lot of people in the public church, but most of them were politicians, and only a few people came to participate, and there were not many media at the scene, so no matter how you look at the funeral, the standard is really not high.
When Li Qi came out, there was a flash of magnesium lights, which was not a media photo, but a necessary photo at the funeral.
There are really a lot of politicians on the scene, but so many dignitaries can't attract the media, I don't know whether to say that Germany's media industry is underdeveloped, or no one pays attention to Friedrich. Albert's funeral.
It may sound a little strange, but Friedrich. Albert stood near the hallway with a sad face and shook hands with every guest who passed by. He's not a corpse or anything, in fact he's "Friedrich. Albert".
It's normal for names to be repeated in Western society, which is why there are so many small things.
There was no state funeral after the death of the national leader, and there are too many problems that can be explained, and the German Social Democratic Party did not fail to fight for this, but in the end it was still unsuccessful.
Not only was there no state funeral, but in fact the people from various countries were not of high rank, so that everyone who came to the funeral had their own feelings, but the unity was saddened by the unprecedented contempt for German statehood.
Yes, Germany was defeated and constrained by all sorts of treaties, but Germany was still the most populous country in Europe (ignoring Soviet Russia), but it was really despised. This is the end of defeat, and this is how weak countries should be despised
The person who gave the funeral speech was Albert Jr., who didn't say much, just told some stories about himself and his father when they were young, and then it was over.
In fact, it should not be like this, according to the convention, you should talk about the deeds of the life of the great Albert, and then quote some things that he did after becoming president, after all, as the leader of a country, he should have some traces of the country. But, no! Just no!
Hans who came to the funeral. Luther had to pay some tribute, but he had to say some of Albert's political ideas, with an emphasis on the suppression of the Bolsheviks at home. These topics are also at present the most talked-about in Europe, because most countries regard the Bolshevik Party as a beast of prey. He just said that, and then ended with the sentence "He is a respectable person".
Other dignitaries, if they are willing, they will go up and say a few words, and those who are unwilling will be like that.
Mr. Richie had no plans to speak at the funeral, he just listened and watched quietly, waiting for free time at the end of the speech, when the politicians would have the necessary exchanges. (To be continued.) )