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Chapter 1730 High-level Competition

Xiaonanhai, East Fence Garden, Anzhai Study. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

“...... This was the case, and from a comprehensive examination of the situation in several countries, Germany was the most prepared and comprehensive for the war...... As early as three years ago, Germany's armaments had caught up with, and in some respects even surpassed, those of Britain and France, leaving the United States far behind. By the time the war broke out last September, Germany's cumulative military expenditure had reached an astonishing 60 billion Reichsmarks, and its proportion in the country's annual budget had increased from 4 percent seven years ago to 50 percent last year, equivalent to 17 percent of the gross national product. Last year, Britain's military spending during the same period accounted for only 4 percent of GDP, compared with 1 percent for the United States......

"Hitler's government, in order to prevent the public from seeing that the government was burdened with huge debts in order to rearmament, quietly issued a kind of 'metallurgical institute securities,' which were issued by a completely non-existent institution, the capital of which was provided by the major arms manufacturers, and which the government used to pay for the purchase of arms, which, under the guarantee of the Deutsche Bank, would not be cashed in after they were handed over to the arms manufacturers, or the period of redemption would be postponed as far as possible, and the interest would be paid from the government revenues......

Since Hitler came to power, he advocated a simple, peasant life for the German people, seeking food and clothing rather than luxury, and the Nazi Party called for people to replace meat with fish, black bread instead of white bread, and margarine instead of real butter. Fine foods such as game, shellfish, caviar, foie gras and imported fine liquor, which are sold only in large restaurants and fine food outlets, are promoted as unGerman, sinful and depraved acts......

"At the Nuremberg Party Congress four years ago, Hitler proposed a four-year plan for all-round war preparations, guaranteeing the living conditions of the people in a limited area, and at the same time creating a number of conditions for 'self-reliance,' with military efforts complemented by economic efforts, to organize and reorient the German economy in order to support the costly war, to do everything in its power to develop the fuel-oil, rubber, steel, and chemical industries, and to reduce dependence on imported raw materials......

"Since the summer of the previous year, Germany's economic focus has been concentrated on drawing up plans for the development of raw materials and consumer goods, while the control of wages and prices, labour, overseas investment, etc., have also been considered, giving priority to the development of industries related to the equipment of mechanized troops, including factories for the manufacture of synthetic fuels, armor, guns and engines. From four years ago to the present, the total investment in Germany's war preparation program has amounted to 13.25 billion Reichsmarks, accounting for 50 percent of the total investment in German industry, and of all investments, 41 percent in the production of hydrocarbons, 21 percent in synthetic textiles, 10 percent in the production of heavy metals, and 12 percent in the production of explosives, ammunition and other finished weapons ......"

Yang Fei introduced this, his throat was a little itchy, he picked up the teacup on the coffee table in front of him, poured a few sips, and when he put down the teacup, he saw Deng Bin, Zhang Tianyi, Han Yaoxian, and Wang Buyun with their eyes slightly closed, looking like an old god was there, only Ye Ziquan listened carefully, his heart moved, and said with a smile: "Ziquan, you can continue, anyway, these summary reports are discussed by us together!" ”

Ye Ziquan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly excused himself: "It's better for Deputy Chief of Staff Yang to come, after all, you have a strategic position and a more comprehensive view than us." ”

Yang Fei's mouth pursed: "If you tell you, you can say it, do you think this is good or bad?" I didn't see Lao Deng and they were ...... in the world."

Deng Bin's thoughts were indeed deserting, after all, these things had been discussed many times before, and they were already familiar with them, but when Yang Fei said it in person, he still couldn't help but blush.

Seeing this, An Yi stood up with a smile: "Lao Yang, don't talk about others, it is estimated that it will be the same if you change it...... As soon as you came back, I caught the strong man, and after lunch we have been talking until now, this trip has been out for almost three months, it is estimated that the mind is already on the wife and children at this time, you go back first, let Ziquan accompany me, he is not married, there is no family ties, I will send him back when it is over. ”

Deng Bin glared at Yang Fei, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's all old husband and wife, it's only been two months and twenty-four days since they were separated, and there is such a serious ...... there."

Zhang Tianyi also said: "Don't listen to Lao Yang Hu, we are just thinking carefully along his lines...... The things he said were indeed discussed by us, but on the way back, comparing what we saw and heard in Central Asia and the offensive launched by *** and the Soviet Union, I had a new experience in my mind......"

Yang Fei pulled Zhang Tianyi up with a smile, and then said to Deng Bin and them: "Come on, I don't know who is talking about my wife and children along the way, you should thank me, if I don't say it, it is estimated that I will have to sit for a few hours...... Scattered, scattered......"

An Yi also smiled and said: "It's all my own brothers, don't be polite to me, go home, let's talk about something later." In two days' time, the General Staff will have a seminar on 'Germany taking on Britain and France,' and you can talk about any ideas you have. This European investigation, I think you have a general understanding of the current situation of several European countries and their armies, you are all in charge of our major military academies, the training of talents is directly related to the future of our army, I hope to be able to combine their respective specialties, write an inspection report, but also let me increase my knowledge! ”

After Yang Fei and the others were sent away, only Ye Ziquan was left in the study, and Ye Ziquan asked at this time: "What about the two sisters-in-law?" Why is the house so deserted? ”

An Yi explained: "Now that the business of the South Sichuan Group has exploded, with new factories opened in various provinces and cities in South China, Chu'er is responsible for the investment approval of the entire group, and also serves as the governor of the Central Bank of South China.

"After the Spring Festival, Jieyun served as the director of the newly established South China Press and Publication Administration, and was also responsible for the publication and distribution of the Oriental Morning Post, last Tuesday she went to Central Asia on a business trip, for the "South China Daily", "Liberation Daily" and "Oriental Morning Post" to establish a complete publishing and distribution channels, so that the three places of South China, Central Asia and Afghanistan can be published at the same time or delayed, so that the cultural media of Central Asia and Afghanistan can achieve a high degree of unity with South China.

Ye Ziquan nodded, personally added water to An Yi and the teacup in front of him, and then continued Yang Fei's topic report: "After the outbreak of the Polish-German War in September last year, Germany had a huge advantage over its weak and unprepared neighbors in terms of war material reserves, and gained great benefits from it, which allowed them to use blitzkrieg tactics to quickly defeat Poland, and then occupied Denmark last month, pulling Norway into the Axis powers......

"According to the data obtained during our inspection, by the time the war began last year, Germany had stockpiled enough grain and sugar for the whole country for two years, 270,000 tons of lard, cured meat and butter, as well as a large amount of oats and corn for feed. At the same time, the German side also hoarded a lot of leather, cloth and silk that could be used to make parachutes, which were the fruits of pre-war efforts. In fact, compared to the present predicament of Britain, the living conditions of the Germans were generally improved, and the large quantities of agricultural products, meat, and luxury goods from the Czech Republic and Poland prospered the German market. The UK, on the other hand, had to impose a strict rationing system for basic essential goods – the consumption of meat, eggs, sugar and fruit fell by 27%, 56%, 35% and 56% respectively, and the rationing of sweets, butter, tea and coffee was almost zero......

In addition, after the outbreak of the war, Germany established a system of night shifts, holiday work, and incentives for overtime, and for the time being, workers were willing to work longer hours in exchange for overtime pay, with workers in some sectors working an average of 10 to 12 hours a day. In January of this year, the number of newly recruited workers in Germany reached 1.4 million, which allowed the German army to quickly arm itself and gain the upper hand in the confrontation with Britain and France. ”

An Yi frowned slightly, thought for a while and asked, "Isn't there anything to say about Britain and France?" It can be seen that you are very interested in Germany's military and economic model during your overseas investigation, and almost all the contents of your report are about Germany. ”

Ye Ziquan smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't want to talk about Britain and France, it's just that as far as we can see, there is really nothing to say." Take France, for example, and it's hard to believe that the people of this country are going through war. When we were in Paris, we saw Parisians sitting together and enjoying life on the balconies of the cafés lining the wide Champs-Élysées and hundreds of other streets, the stands of the Otères Racecourse crowded with gamblers and spectators, crowds of people flocking to the tall and ornate buildings to admire the art exhibitions, and the cinemas and cinemas were packed...... All this, who can imagine that it is a scene that should be seen in war? Not to mention the intrigue of the French high-level, the politicians who openly advocate surrender have flooded the parliament and the cabinet, and the twenty years of peace have smoothed out the edges and corners and bloodiness of the French, and they are really not optimistic about this country with confused ideas and prevarication in everything! ”

An Yi nodded with relief, and then asked, "For Germany, which entered the state of war in advance, do you think there is anything that can be improved?" ”

Ye Ziquan's expression became solemn: "Unlike our South China, the German government did not mobilize women for war, and the traditional concept of the Germans has always been that women's jobs are kitchens and sewing rooms. It is said that Britain and the United States are also mobilizing women into factories and enterprises and military departments, for example, women in Britain can be engaged in radio communications, cipher code decipherment, radar system monitoring, and even air force logistics after joining the army, but since the start of the war last year, the number of women in the labor force in Germany has been declining. In addition, by the time we left Germany, Germany's arsenal had only increased by 11%, while the data of the United States from the beginning of the war last year to the present was 500%, and our South China had 228%, and the Germans were too confident in their lead, which would inevitably lead to a series of problems, especially when the war was unfavorable! ”

After listening to this, An Yi asked with some surprise: "Is this your own idea, or is it a collective discussion?" ”

Ye Ziquan scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "These are my personal opinions, they may be biased......"

"No, that's good!"

An Yi waved his hand, and then looked at Ye Ziquan with interest: "If you were Hitler, how would you change this unfavorable situation?" ”

Ye Ziquan thought about it carefully, and said with a serious face: "Women must all be mobilized, the army, factories and even farms are all good places for them to serve the country, you must know that this is not only a man's war, but also a woman's war, if Germany is defeated, German women will suffer a tragic fate, this is undisputed!" At the same time, it is necessary to agree that factories should strengthen their autonomy in management, replace the current simple and extensive overtime system with a three-shift system, carry out unified coordination in the six aspects of production, labor, raw materials, procurement, industrial planning, and supply to residents, make rational use of resources, and if necessary, force enterprises to accept supervision and management, expropriate private property, distribute raw materials, and stop the production of commodities that are not urgently needed.

"In addition, the encouragement of the development of private enterprise, through the establishment of industrial self-management institutions and the establishment of authoritative commissions and associations within the various industrial sectors, will lead to the standardization of the system of mass production and to derive great benefits from it. Whether it is the Krupp Arsenal or those small family factories with only a dozen or so people, they can produce the same specifications of barrels, bullets, gears and other products according to uniform standards, and this new control system will greatly promote economy and production. ”

"Well said!"

An Yi's eyes lit up, and he said to Ye Ziquan with interest: "I actually forgot that you are a high-achieving student who graduated from the School of Engineering Technology and Application of Princeton University and has a master's degree!" In 32 years, I led the army to fight in Shanghai, and the first time I saw you, you asked to join the Anjia Army, at that time, your reason was the rise and fall of the country, and the husband was responsible, and now even the students you have cultivated have entered the active service, I think it is better to return to your old profession and help me manage the economy. ”

Ye Ziquan looked at An Yi in surprise, thought for a while and asked, "What are I doing badly, so you want to find a reason for me to leave the army...... Or is there any pressure my family is putting on you? ”

"Hey, where did you think of it!"

An Yi waved his hand: "No one put pressure on me, and you didn't make a mistake, but I really couldn't find a suitable talent who was good at economics and management around me for a while." In order to meet the needs of the war, it is necessary to carry out wartime economic mobilization, exercise unified control, adjustment, and distribution of all economic forces, and carry out careful planning, scientific organization, and rational use of the country's material, financial, and human resources, so as to give full play to their effectiveness, so as to ensure the needs of the war and strive for victory in the war.

"We have entered the wartime system before, but due to the lack of unified scheduling of production planning, it has caused a certain amount of waste in terms of labor and production materials, such as refrigerators, microwave ovens, air conditioners, pianos and other civilian products that occupy a lot of resources are still produced in factories, which is absolutely not allowed. To this end, we will set up a wartime production bureau in the near future to carry out unified and coordinated management of the six aspects of production, labor, raw materials, procurement, industrial planning, and supply of residents, which you mentioned earlier, so that military production and civilian production can reach an appropriate ratio and avoid the unfavorable situation of declining production and the collapse of the national economy.

"In the future, we will set up a number of horizontal bodies for mobilization and management in different categories, mainly the War Labor Bureau, which will be responsible for dealing with labor disputes; the War Manpower Committee, which is responsible for the efficient use of human resources; The Economic War Bureau, which controls the storage of important and urgently needed raw materials, and further refined, also includes the Rubber Administration, the Wartime Petroleum Administration, the Wartime Solid Fuel Administration, the Defense and Transportation Administration, the Wartime Shipping Administration, the Price Administration, and the Wartime Food Administration. Industrial committees are organized in the industrial sector to conduct standardized assessments of all enterprises and classify them according to product grades.

In this way, wartime economic mobilization and management organs will form a huge system and network, from the central to the localities, from top to bottom, criss-crossed, taking into account all aspects of the national economy, with a meticulous division of labor, and each performing its own duties. The wartime production bureaus at all levels constitute a decision-making system, carry out the functions of unified planning and supreme decision-making of the state wartime economy, and are responsible for examining and approving economic mobilization plans, formulating economic mobilization guidelines and policies, and supervising their implementation.

"The wartime mobilization bureaus at all levels constitute a coordination system, which is a mechanism for connecting the upper and lower levels, connecting the left and right, and communicating information and relationships; Its main function is to carry out a comprehensive balance and coordinate the relations between the military system and the sectors of the national economy, between the various departments within the national economy, and between the regions, so as to maintain the normal proportional relationship between production and demand, between the military and the economy, and between various departments and industries.

"A large number of other sub-categories of administrations or agencies constitute a management system, which specifically organizes the fulfillment of various tasks of wartime economic mobilization in accordance with the requirements of the decision-making system and the coordination system. Decision-making, coordination, and management form an organic unity, which has become a powerful wartime economic system.

"Ziquan, you studied engineering, so you naturally understand the importance of scientific planning and management of the economy and production! As a soldier and general, you can only affect the outcome of a battle, and as an economic manager, you can even affect the entire war! As long as you want, you can save weapons and equipment for ten or hundreds of air defense divisions, armored divisions, and flight divisions...... In this way, after you become the director of the wartime production bureau, you will continue to retain your military position, and when you make achievements, I will give you a promotion and make you a general in the economic field! ”

This Ye Ziquan was moved. To be honest, although Ye Ziquan likes the air defense force very much, sometimes when he thinks about it, what he learned and diligently pursued in the first half of his life was abandoned without being used, and sometimes he still has a huge sense of loss when he thinks about it. At present, air defense antiaircraft artillery is increasingly closely integrated with radar and electronic technology, and the successful research and development of artillery aiming and fire control radar means that air defense firepower can now be automated, and the techniques and tactics of the air force to chase air targets by relying on personal experience and bravery have become somewhat outdated, and the opportunities for themselves to display their strength and feet are also decreasing day by day along with the innovation of air defense technology.

On the contrary, economic planning and management is a new field worth exploring for Ye Ziquan at this time, which has an inexplicable attraction for him.

After pondering for a long time, Ye Ziquan finally nodded heavily.

An Yi smiled, stood up and patted Ye Ziquan on the shoulder: "Let's go, go to Qingxin Garden, that's the apartment where your sister and sister live, today our brothers and sons are going to have a drink and celebrate!" ”

Ye Ziquan knew An Yi's ambiguous relationship with his sister, and also understood that he had already had a name with his sister Ye Zixin, calling An Yi brother-in-law and brother-in-law, thinking of the chaotic relationship with An Yi, Ye Ziquan stood up with a wry smile, I don't know why, my heart was relaxed.

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