Field Marshal von Blomburg, the Minister of Defense, seemed to Lee Kongrong to be a knight who hanged himself by himself, and he yearned for democracy to let the Wehrmacht swear allegiance to Hitler personally, who was entangled in a group of blind streams, thus completely breaking the delicate balance between the cabinet and the Wehrmacht that Hindenburg had painstakingly arranged before his death, and paving the way for Hitler to finally start the war.

According to history, after marrying his secretary Miss Eva Gruen early next year, he was abandoned by the Prussian officer corps because of his wife's previous experience working in massage parlors - there are many massage parlors on Elector Avenue and even on Cont Road, and the girls in them are not exposed to the red-light barbershop lady who could not find a few hairs in later generations, but no one can say what is going on inside. Li Kongrong couldn't figure out if Miss Gruen really had experience as a massage parlor girl, or if it was just a Gestapo fake.

If it is the former, then it is enough to go to the Berlin police station to destroy the file, but if it is the latter, it will only be murderous - to kill Miss Gruen by accident before the two get married, so as to save Blomburg from power.

This was the plan he was going to offer to the British, although the Nazis would certainly have thought of something else - Blomburg's successor, Flitsch, had been falsely accused by the Nazis of being a chicken. Rape (actually just another person with a similar name who is guilty of chicken. adultery) was the last to step down. From then on, Hitler did not appoint a new Minister of Defense, but took it upon himself.

Knights fight scoundrels, and it has always been knights who are finished and scoundrels gain power. If it was the Emperor period, not to mention whether anyone dared to slander a knight, even if someone slandered, an identity like Hitler would probably be cut by a knight with a sword. However, the era of Weimar democracy has arrived, and scoundrels can hold ignorant farts hostage. The people cheer for themselves and can even start a fart. The people attack the knights regardless of the dead and wounded, and the result is always very sad - killing, breaking the law, because everyone is equal, and knights are against fart. The people have no privileges; If you don't kill people and fight lawsuits, public opinion is raging, and things will definitely get darker and darker the more you argue, fart. The people take pleasure in spreading false rumors, and the knights who live with honor can only step down.

In this way, Hitler's scoundrel, who represents the whole people and considers himself the leader of the country, is indeed hateful, but the question is who brought him to power? Certainly not the Wehrmacht, it's an ignorant brain-dead fart. But the question becomes interesting if you ask it again: who makes the fart. What about the people who came to power and gave them rights? The answer is the Wehrmacht itself! It was they who abandoned Kaiser Wilhelm II at the end of the last war, and although it was unreasonable for the Kaiser to be defeated in the event of defeat, the consequence of overthrowing the imperial system was that they were eventually overthrown by others.

The same play was also staged in Tsarist Russia, and it was even more tragic. After the Russian generals forced the Tsar to abdicate the throne and abolished the imperial system, they established the Kerensky government, known as Napoleon the Younger (in Lenin), and then the situation took a turn for the worse in the war, and these generals were either executed by the new revolutionary forces, or went into exile all over the world, some even begging for a living.

There is no more intuitive example of this by sitting on a branch with a saw and sawing off the branch on which you are sitting. Because of this, Li Kongrong did not pity Field Marshal von Blomburg at all, let alone any of the Wehrmacht generals. The reason why he wanted to save his political life was simply that the pro-Japanese faction in Germany would come to power a few months later. The advantage for China in this way is that the interruption of the arms trade will be delayed, but this raises another question: if the arms trade with Germany continues, will the Soviet Union's historical arms loans for China appear on time?

The Soviet Union's arms loans to China began in 1938 and ended in 1941, and if the interruption of the German arms trade was postponed, then the Soviet Union's arms loans to China were also likely to be postponed. What would be the result? Thinking about it, Li Kongrong thought that only Germany would benefit, because he could get more metal raw materials.

Subconsciously, he believed that the best outcome of World War II would be that Asia would end before Europe, so that the Soviet Union would not have time to lay out the Far East, and Mongolia would probably take it back. But this could not be done by the national government, and the Japanese army was still invincible in China in the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War. The only way is for the U.S. Navy to invade the Japanese mainland early with its own help, assuming that the time for the development of the atomic bomb remains unchanged; At the same time, the Germans had to be stronger than they were, although they were doomed.

It is not difficult to do these two things, but the difficult thing is how to make the United States and Germany obedient. For example, the U.S. Navy, even if its strength remains the same, it does not consider any black technology, but if the U.S. Navy's submarine forces did not play soy sauce because of the torpedo problem in the first two years of the war, Japan, which had fewer and fewer merchant ships, would definitely collapse ahead of schedule; Another is the US Navy's aircraft carrier force, the brown boots have always advocated single-carrier tactics, but the essence of aircraft carrier use is the same as armored warfare, which must be used intensively. The US Navy, which insisted on single-carrier operations, did not reach the level of formation used by the Japanese Navy in a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor until two years after the start of the war, and they did not know how to organize and command attack planes taking off from multiple aircraft carriers.

In addition to the problem of submarine torpedoes and the principle of the use of aircraft carriers, there is another one, the ship group. The 10th Service Squadron can appear in advance, and the navy with a ship regiment does not have to follow the island-hopping tactic, as long as there is a coral reef or shallow sea to anchor, the fleet can go all the way to Japan. The Americans landed in Japan ahead of schedule, and the Soviet-German war was prolonged, and even if Stalin could send troops to the Far East to receive it, it would be difficult for him to send heavy troops directly into the northeast during the Soviet-German war. It's just that what if Hirohito really runs away to the Tohoku?

The changes in history are not foreseeable by Li Kongrong, and it is even difficult for him to change the established history: for example, now, when Marshal von Blomburg heard that Kong Xiangxi proposed to buy submarines and hoped to buy them from stock, the German, whose eyebrows were compact and had a huge head, frowned for a moment, and then said: "Selling submarines in service is not a matter of national dignity. ”

There is still such an excuse as 'losing the dignity of the country', Kong Xiangxi looked at Chen Shaokuan, and then at Li Kongrong. According to the established strategy, Chen Shaokuan began to speak, and he said: "Your Excellency Marshal, our side does not want to buy submarines in active service, we have heard that your navy has two training submarines, although they are early models, and there are some gaps in performance compared with newer models, but they are still acceptable to us. We are prepared to purchase these two training submarines, and then order several new submarines, so that we can train officers and sailors first, and secondly, we will not lose your country's national dignity. ”

Germany did not agree to sell the submarines in service because it did not want to leak secrets, but when he heard that Chen Shaokuan wanted an earlier model and that the performance was worse than the newer model, Blomburg couldn't help but look at Vice Admiral Bastian who was seated. Bastian was a little surprised when Chen Shaokuan spoke: How did the two training submarines of the submarine fleet know about the Chinese? He immediately shook his head and said: "Since it is a training submarine, it is naturally to be used for training, and selling it will definitely affect the normal training of the navy." ”

"Our navy is willing to fund the purchase of two new submarines for your navy for training to replace these two old boats." Chen Shaokuan said a remedy. "In fact, this has no effect on your navy, the old submarines are sold, and other submarines in service can be temporarily used for training, and when the new submarines are put into service, it will be even more nothing."

After Chen Shaokuan finished saying Kong Xiangxi's very appropriate interjection, he said: "China and Germany are friends, and even if it will cause inconvenience to your navy, I think it should be able to overcome it temporarily." The Navy's plan to build submarines this time is not one or two, but hopes to purchase more than 15 submarines in Germany. We just hope to see the results of buying these two old boats sooner, after all, the cost of purchasing ships by the Navy is huge, and some opponents in China ...... if we don't come up with results earlier."

Kong Xiangxi is very good at enlivening the atmosphere, he looked at Du Luming, a representative of the army, and Shen Dexie, a representative of the Air Force, and said with a smile: "Haha...... The two of them have an opinion now. Therefore, I think it is appropriate to buy two old submarines into service first, and then order about 15 new submarines in batches, and it will not be too degrading for your country. ”

After Kong Xiangxi finished speaking, Lin Xianxi also spoke, and his requirements were lower, "Your Excellency Marshal, we accept your country's transformation of these two old submarines to make them more suitable for the conditions of operations in the eastern seas. ”

Lin Xianxi's words were understood by Lieutenant General von Blomburg and Bastian - weren't they worried that the secret would be leaked? Well, you can tow it back to the shipyard for remodeling, and some confidential stuff is unloaded, and we can accept it.

The siege of the three people made von Blomburg unable to step down, he just said that Sino-German friendship, people only bought training old submarines to naturally save the country's face. He had to say: "I agree in principle with this matter, but after all, it is a training submarine of the Navy, and we should wait for the Navy to discuss before we can reply." ”

"I couldn't agree more." Lieutenant General Bastian immediately chimed in.

The talks, luncheon, a visit to the US Embassy in Germany, a visit to the widow of General Seckert, a military adviser to China, and then a dinner, and it was not until 10:30 p.m. that the dinner was about to end, and Kong Xiangxi read the report submitted by Li Kongrong an hour before the drive. Of course, he didn't look at the two Sino-Japanese issues, but at the shipwreck report and the special drug report.

"Are you sure there's a ship?" Kong Xiangxi wanted to laugh after reading the report written by Li Kongrong (his words are uglier than those of elementary school children, fortunately, they are neat, but the more neat they are, the uglier they become), but thinking that this involves 10 million US dollars - more than eight tons of gold, more than 30 tons of silver, and 600 kilograms of precious stones, he suppressed his smile at the moment, and kindly asked Li Kongrong, who was standing in front of him.

"Completely sure of the lowly position! Information on the wreck can be found in the General Archives of the West Indies in Seri, Spain, which contains original records of Spanish transactions in South America in the 16th and 17th centuries. Li Kongrong said firmly, this is the information of the future generations, but I don't know if there is such an archive now. The problem now is how to find the real shipwreck, which is actually very shallow, only 55 feet at its deepest point, and the bottom of the sea is flat, and as long as the last eyewitness records can be found, it will only take about a year or two to find the wreck. ”

"But Spain is in a civil war." Kong Xiangxi sighed bitterly. Ten million dollars is a lot of money, and that's just the value of gold and silver, and if you count the 600 kilograms of gems, you can probably add some money if you are lucky. For the current government, this money is a big help, and he can also get a lot of benefits from it, even if all the gold and silver have to be handed over to the national treasury, the gems will always be kept.

"Yes, the lowly is also worried about that." Li Kongrong said. He didn't dare to say if the archive really existed.

"I'm trying to figure it out." Kong Xiangxi carefully put away the report, and then picked up the penicillin one. "Hansheng, do you think this special medicine really works? You don't study medicine, you don't listen to people. ”

"It is true that he did not study medicine, but Fleming's thesis can be found, and there have been doctors who have used the crude extract of penicillin to treat skin diseases such as infections or boils, and have achieved good results. But the British have never discovered the potential of this miracle drug, after all, many antimicrobials have been studied without value in the end. ”

"Then how can you be sure that this penicillin is valuable?" Kong Xiangxi smiled, and that's the question he asked.

"Because after reading Fleming's report, I felt that it must be valuable." Li Kongrong said helplessly. "I can't prove it, but I just think that it should be studied, and after success, the price of this drug is like gold. Soldiers can also reduce casualties, at least not worry about wound infection and amputation. Speaking of this, Li Kongrong's back and neck suddenly numb, he was excited, and he was even more pitiful to the country. Those cannon fodder soldiers at the bottom of the army who were senselessly consumed. "The real backbone of an army is veterans and non-commissioned officers, but because they are on the front lines, the casualty rate has always been high. If the army can reduce casualties and losses, the more veterans and non-commissioned officers will be, the more effective the troops will be......"

Kong Xiangxi also felt that this naval lieutenant with many whimsical ideas was moved by his true feelings at this time, and his sincere heart for the party-state and the leader can be proven, and the party-state lacks such a person. He patted Li Kongrong on the shoulder and said with sincere approval: "If more than two million soldiers can be like you for the country and the people, closely rally around the party-state with the chairman as the core, hold high the great banner of the first premier's Three People's Principles, concentrate their efforts, and blaze new trails, then how can our country have no hope?!" ”

Kong Xiangxi's praise made Li Kongrong feel very familiar, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he only said: "Keep in mind the teachings of Mr. Yongzhi, and for the country and the people, he will not hesitate to break his bones." ”

A good report turned into a show of loyalty, Kong Xiangxi lifted his glasses, and was a little dissatisfied that he did not add the two sentences 'for the leader and Mr. Yongzhi' after 'for the country and the people', but recall, after all, he only said 'for the country and the people' before, and Li Kongrong said it against the previous one. Besides, although this person is a Fujian veteran, he is not as cunning as a Fujian veteran, so he can be of great use in the future.

Kong Haha was thoughtful, Li Kongrong didn't know that his eyes blinked, and the idea in his stomach had already circled dozens of times. After saying this section, Kong Xiangxi, who pretended to be trusting, said: "I believe in your judgment on the matter of penicillin, and I am accurate!" However, I don't think it's necessary for you to have a company or financial system, so I'll hand over 50,000 dollars to you, and I'll be able to report to me later. ”

"Huh?" Li Kongrong was surprised and delighted, he hurriedly shook his hand and said: "I don't dare to touch the money in my humble position, Mr. Yongzhi must not hand over the money to me!" ”

"Don't leave anything to you." Kong Xiangxi was satisfied with his attitude, which proved that this person really lacked officialdom experience and was honest. He immediately asked the housekeeper to write a check for $50,000 and handed it to Li Kongrong. "Okay, this matter is up to you for the time being, you can apply again if you don't have enough money, but don't forget that the country is still very difficult, and you have to save money; In addition, I will explain to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist you with all its might, and it depends on your luck whether you succeed or not. ”