Chapter 170: Technology Creates Strength (4)
"No, no, no!" Li Qi faced Erich. Feng. Falkingham, he said: "The power of capital can influence everything in some countries, but in Germany they are only lubricants on the road of development, we need the power of capital, but it will not be swayed." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
So said Erich. Feng. Falkingham was an old-school military man and a member of the Juncker military clique. He became president, and some of the former Junker military groups came to the door to speak for some of the old capital groups and the military-industrial complex, including the Krupp and Mauser families, which are no longer industrial giants.
Krupp and Mauser became military giants with the rise of Prussia, and in the era of the Kaiser's rule, they were almost "royal" military enterprises, even if some German enterprises were better than them, the army would place orders with Krupp or Mauser, not to choose those who were better. There's no doubt that there must be dirty deals.
Li Qi is now facing a problem that needs to be solved, what should Krupp and other old military workers deal with?
Because of the sanctions, there are also factors of wanton plundering by those victorious countries, such as Krupp, Mauser, Rheinland and other old military industrial enterprises are now very unhappy, such as Krupp, which is famous for producing artillery, is now about to become a pure metal smelting company.
Mauser is even worse, and they now rely on various after-sales services for the owners who used to sell their products to make a profit.
On the contrary, Rheinmetall is relatively better, and it has started locomotives and automobiles, which is equivalent to the development of civilian industries.
Li Qi is secretly supporting some new military enterprises, but he can't ignore the old military industry, whether it is because of the heritage of the old military industry or their connections, completely ignoring the behavior of cutting off his arm. However, he is worried that those veteran military workers have had criminal records more than once, and they have never taken the usual path in some competitions, such as bribery, threats, and assassinations.
Now go Erich. Feng. There are many old military enterprises on Fakinghammen Road, and some Li Qi have planned for a long time, but Li Qi deeply doubts whether he can control them.
"So, they think they should break through the limit quickly?" Li Qi kept bowing his head: "This is in line with our goal." So, can they make a difference? ā
Erich. Feng. Fakingham was very obviously stunned and said, "Effect? What role do they need to play? ā
"Your Excellency, the social environment is no longer the same, and it is not possible to rely on the support of the royal family to become a giant in a certain industry as a matter of course." There was nothing polite about Rich's words: "They can't sit back and enjoy their success, because there are not a few companies that can replace them." We can't use a mentality of only taking advantage and refusing to pay, we ......"
"So, what does the Prime Minister need them to do?" Erich. Feng. Falkingham looked a little embarrassed: "They have been suppressed too much, I'm afraid what they can do...... It won't be much. ā
"What I need is for them to cooperate, cooperate, and cooperate." Richie frowned and looked at Erich very seriously. Feng. Falkingham said, "But...... What I see is that they need to take the lead. ā
It may seem like a joke, but it's really like that, the old military-industrial complex has joined forces to some extent, and then some Juncker has been rallied, and they are working on the new German president, Erich. Feng. Falkingham put pressure on him.
These people are not pressuring about the employment rate or anything, they think that Erich. Feng. Falkingham is a part of himself, and then he probably thinks Erich. Feng. Falkingham would not have been able to do without their support.
As a military man of the old school and a representative of the current Junckers, Erich. Feng. Falkingham is under a lot of pressure, and he knows very well that he can become president, perhaps with the support of those old military workers and Juncker, but the support of the old military industry and Juncker is really limited. He also knows that some of the requirements of the old military industry and Juncker are very unreasonable, but many times it is not necessary to be reasonable to provide some support.
"Your Excellency, are we carrying out the necessary recovery of light industry, or are we operating in a more difficult environment than we imagined." Li Qi sighed: "Engaging in military industry is sneaky, did they understand something wrong?" ā
Even if it is engaged in the military industry, Li Qi does not dare to engage in it in China now, otherwise what is the matter with "backdoor" in so many countries?
Germany can't do the military industry at all now, first, because the Wehrmacht is limited in scale, and the military industrial enterprises can't get any orders, so what's the matter; Second, it is not possible to arouse the vigilance of the great powers too early, and once the action is too big, it will inevitably pull the egg, and it will also startle the snake in advance.
Li Qi is supporting some industries, such as the aircraft industry and the tractor industry, but it is under the brand of civilian use.
The Junkers Aircraft Manufacturing Company is currently the leader of Germany's private industry, but it should be laughed at that it can make a profit of 200,000 pounds a year.
So far, the Junkers aircraft manufacturing company is the one that Li Qi has supported the most, because he knows that Junkers is one of the few companies that can live a prosperous life after the war. He only injected the necessary funds into the road of supporting Junkers, and the interference in marketing was just that.
Of course, there is a reason to support the tractor industry, and Li Qi wants to use this method to develop engines that belong to Germany's future, and the same is true for supporting aircraft manufacturing companies.
You must know that after the defeat of the Second German Reich, Germany has been in a backward position in the engine, and it has also lagged behind until the outbreak of the war, not to mention in the end, it has never been equal in average development. Desan's achievements have made some military industries mythologized, but it is really not how good the war machine is, but how good the people who operate the war machine!
Li Qi doesn't think that relying on his own support can break out a lot of black technology, he knows where his role is, just to prevent some "well-known" detours. If it is said that relying on him alone can lead the scientific and technological leap of the whole country, there is no possibility at all.
"Your Excellency, we don't have enough capacity at the moment." Li Qi made it clear: "Now is not a good time to restore the military industry. In addition, we can't give all-round support like before, we need really good companies. ā
Erich. Feng. Falkingham's face became a little ugly, and he said: "They still belong to the backbone of Germany." ā
Li Qi did not refute, probably because it was not necessary, and he also knew that Erich. Feng. How much pressure will be on Falkingham. He hesitated and nodded: "Now we can let them have their own plans, and we can secretly inject some funds into it, but ...... It is impossible to expect the government to invest as much as before, and the companies themselves will make profits. ā
Erich. Feng. Fakingham's cheeks twitched, and he was a little speechless by Richie's words.
Isn't it? In the past, the Kaiser invested money almost regardless of the cost, but now not to mention the question of whether Germany has money or not, it is already a "criminal record", and it is estimated that no one dares to let some military industrial enterprises dominate anymore, you must know that there are still a lot of later words about the Second German Reich starting a war, all of which say that it is those military industrial families who are used to not being in shape to provoke wars for personal gain.
"So...... They want to be able to meet with their leaders. "Erich. Feng. Falkingham sighed, "What does the leader mean?" ā
"See you." Li Qi did not hesitate, his war machine wanted to be launched, and it was inseparable from those old military industrial families. "I just hope that if we don't get so many people's attention and be snooped on by too many people, it will be a disaster for us," he said. ā
Erich. Feng. Once again, Falkingham was speechless.
Now is not the time for Germany to stomp its feet on the European continent to cause an earthquake, it is at a time when Germany is suppressed by almost all the powers, and it can still play secretly in a low-key manner, and if it is high-profile, it will only seek its own death, after all, the various powers still have garrisons in Germany now...... Although it is called the Inspectorate.
Litchie is now trying to negotiate with the countries to get them to transfer back those garrisons that are not garrisons, but the road to negotiation is a bit bumpy, among which Belgium, the little master of death, is the highest, but France has already shown signs of softening.
At present, the economic situation of various countries has begun to deteriorate, and even if there is no Li Qi to operate, it is inevitable that countries will transfer troops back to reduce expenditures. It is precisely because he knows that the withdrawal of troops from various countries is an inevitable trend that he wants to speed it up, and at the same time, he also shows his face at home, increases the number of supporters, and also lets the people know that he, the prime minister, is a prime minister with combat effectiveness.
Britain has preliminarily agreed to withdraw its troops, they have their own considerations, in fact, it has little to do with whether Li Qi is pro-British or not, mainly because Britain spent a lot of money to support Poland, but Poland really did not show the slightest shadow of the world's third military power, and was actually beaten by Soviet Russia and directly crushed to its own capital Warsaw to defend the city.
Now more than ever, Britain needs a balance on the European continent, so there must be a limited revival of Germany, from economic to military revival, and they already have a plan for the next stage, which is to indulge Germany with constraints.
France has mixed emotions about Litch's party becoming the ruling party of Germany, and Litchie will soon become France's son-in-law, but what they really care about is not their son-in-law or anything.
The left~faction and the right~faction alternately came to power in France, and the Virgin and the hardliners themselves were fighting each other, and diplomatic relations with the exception of Britain were constantly changing, especially with Germany.
"The 'Notre Dame' who had expectations for us came to power again." Li Qi actually wanted to laugh and was laughing, he said: "Our early investment is not without returns, at least in the face of Soviet Russia, we talk less and do more, and we have supported France a lot." ā
The French authorities are still at odds with Stalin, mainly over astronomical French loans.
Stalin had relented, saying that he could admit the loan from France, and then put forward a series of conditions, mainly in the hope of finding a breakthrough from France and breaking the pressure of the League of Nations on Soviet Russia, whether economically, militarily, or politically.
At present, there are not many intervening armies fighting in Soviet Russia, and the composition of the country is also relatively complex, and almost all members of the League of Nations have sent troops, but the number is large.
In the intervention army, the number of Japanese troops is the largest, but they do not seem to be desperate with Soviet Russia, but more like they want to make a thorough tour of those Russian lands close to Japan, and the largest range of activities is to the Mongolian steppe, and most of the troops are concentrated in Vladivostok.
The American army is about the same number as the Freikorps, but the Yankees are not going to war, but more like going on an armed tour, and they are full of praise for the scenery of Siberia, and the only bad comment is that they feel too cold.
Britain also sent intervention troops, but the number was negligible, but Britain was not the least troop contributor among the major members of the League of Nations, the least was France.
The French now seem to have developed a fear of war, their lads have a deep fear of carrying guns into war, and the French government is negligible about the troops sent by the interventionists, but they have sent the most generals from all countries.
Li Qi sent a huge force to command the French general, and with such an act, he won a lot of favor from the French and caused a very complicated psychology in the French military circles.
Erich. Feng. Seeing that Li Qi was silent, Falkingham was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Those aside, what is the response of the French side to send more troops to the command of the French?" ā
Richie looked up at Erich. Feng. Fa Jinhan had surprise in his eyes, more of a smile.
France first had a Czech legion, but the Czech legion was an army of great masters, with good benefits, and then it would not fight a battle that could not be won. If there was no free legion, the French generals would not only have to endure the Czech legions, but also need all kinds of currying favors, and in the end, the Czech legions were so accustomed to threatening to revolt with Soviet Russia, I really don't know what to say.
In this historical version, the Czech grandfather's army was thrown aside by the French generals in less than three months, and what France wanted was a thug to collect debts, not a gang of uncles. The French general commanded the Freikorps, and after a few battles, he sent back a lot of telegrams to the country, and each telegram was full of appreciation, especially with the feeling of commanding the Czech Corps before, using the words "one is dog ~, and the other is heaven".
Needless to say, the quality of the German soldiers is needless to say, and what Li Qi is looking forward to is whether France will be afraid of fighting the German army in the future, or will it desperately develop its military industry in order to suppress the German army.
It seems that some results have already been revealed, and there has been a voice among the Notre-Dame and hardliners in France who want to build a foolproof line of defense...... (To be continued.) )