Jiang Cheng forcibly suppressed the urge to kick the dead fat man away, and after a few more words with Goering, he pulled Chen Nan to catch up with Shacht, who had already gone away.

"Shacht, you still have to help me." Jiang Cheng grabbed Shacht and said.

Schacht smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Jiang, I really don't like Goering, let's say, what do you need my help with?" ”

Schacht did not like Goering for good reason, and as early as 36 Göring was appointed plenipotentiary for the "Four-Year Plan", which had a serious overlap with the Reich Ministry of Economy, which inevitably led to a conflict between Schacht and Goering.

From the very beginning of its existence, Schacht hated the "four-year plan", not only because of its constrainment of power struggle, but also because it was a plan that was entirely war-oriented, planning Germany's barely self-sufficiency after four years.

Schacht angrily accused Goering that "your foreign policy, your production policy, and your fiscal policy are unreliable," while Hitler, in this dispute, said "to avoid all attempts at world industry and world trade policy, and to concentrate all forces in order to open up a way of survival for its people to be allocated a foothold in the next century......

Fortunately, after Jiang Cheng's explanation, Schacht no longer held the illusion of avoiding Germany from falling into war, but wanted to make Germany suffer less damage in this war, especially after seeing Jiang Cheng's Roman plan, Schacht couldn't help but have an idea, that is, to unify the economies of all European countries to form a large economy, and he firmly believed that political unity was not as solid as economic unity.

Shacht even got up late at night to flip through the history of China and went to the East to find the secret of great unification.

Of course, this was Schacht's initial thoughts on the night. After all, Germany has now only taken the Sudetenland. It is still far from the country of Schacht's dreams.

Turn the subject

Jiang Cheng spread his hands and said, "Look, I have made a military order in front of the Führer, I have a way to produce weapons, but I need a lot of raw materials to produce weapons, most of the iron ore in Czechoslovakia is about to become an empire, can you think of something for me in this regard?" For example, sell me more iron ore or something. Or just sell me some iron ore. ”

Schacht said with some embarrassment: "My friend, you should know that although our Germany has a strong industry, it is a country with a lack of resources, in addition to the coal is relatively sufficient, whether it is iron ore, oil, rubber, special metals are very scarce, now all the steel mills are asking for iron sand, as early as a few months ago, the iron ore in Czechoslovakia has been determined. You really can't get it out now. ”

Saying that, Shacht said in a low voice, "And if you really achieve the output you said, it will definitely impact the current several military industrial enterprises, if they unite against you, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it, why not take this opportunity to talk to them?" ”

Jiang Cheng nodded approvingly, the steel heavy industry is a monopoly industry, and suddenly a vicious wolf came in to grab food, and others were definitely unwilling. If you don't distribute your own interests well, you will definitely have a lot of trouble in the end.

Jiang Cheng asked, "Then can I trouble you to help me make an appointment with them." It's best if all the families can come, and I'll hold a salon where everyone can sit down and talk. ”

Shacht smiled and patted Jiang Cheng on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, these people are the most loyal entrepreneurs in the empire, and since the head of state has agreed, the first thing they think of will definitely be cooperation." I'll be by your side, and when the time comes, I'll come out and round the scene, at least not too ugly. ”

Jiang Cheng said with some gratitude, "Shaht, I really don't know how to thank you. You've helped me so much. ”

Shacht shook his head and said, "This is as it should be, after all, everything you do is beneficial to our empire. ”

Jiang Cheng touched his nose with a little weakness, and fooled a few words, five days later, outside a villa on the outskirts of Berlin, more than a dozen cars were parked in the yard, and a group of well-dressed men were sitting on the sofa chatting, most of these people Jiang Cheng had seen more than once, they were all giants of German steel and military industry, such as Krupp, Mauser, Rheinland, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen, MAN, Maybach and other companies, which are the joint efforts of these companies, It was only then that Hitler had the strongest army in the world.

Jiang Cheng walked out and smiled at everyone, "Thank you for coming to this party, everyone is a precious person, I said it directly, everyone should know that we Weihua officially acquired the Skoda military factory a week ago, this military factory involves a wide range, from rifles, machine guns to tank cannon engines are produced, as I have just entered the military industry, I hope to communicate with you through this gathering, to see how to make more contributions to the future of the empire." ”

Alfred Krupp was the ruler of Krupp at this time, one of the iron oligarchs, one of the most important companies in many enterprises, and his childhood was greatly changed by the defeat of Germany in World War I, the abdication of the Kaiser, the demolition of factories by the Allies, the declaration of his father Gustav Krupp as a war criminal, the establishment of the Weimar Republic, the workers' uprising and occupation of Essen, and the occupation of the Ruhr by the French, all of which made him desperately hungry for revenge, and made him a diehard loyalist of Hitler and the Nazi Party.

Krupp looked at Jiang Cheng with a sneer and said, "Jiang, we all know the strength of your Weihua, you also have a military factory in the United States, but it is only a gunpowder factory, you Chinese do not have much experience in real military production, and we are very worried that you will destroy the Skoda Arsenal, and as far as I know, you promised the Führer to triple the production capacity in a year, which makes us even more worried, you must know that factory production is to be operated screw by screw, these products are to become weapons of the imperial army, If there is a flaw, it can kill the warrior at the slightest and even defeat a war. ”

Jiang Cheng shrugged and said, "You can rest assured that everyone in the imperial inspection department should have understood, and our company's requirements for product quality will not be lower than yours, we Weihua do not want to become enemies with you, but hope that we can help each other survive, for example, Mr. Mauser's 98K rifle will be the main product we imitate in the future, and each of our rifles will give the Mauser company the royalties it deserves." And negotiate with Mauser to ensure that we will not lose Mauser's interests because of our increase in production. In the same way, in the future, we will inevitably copy the cannon of Krupp, and we are also willing to negotiate the production volume together. ”

The others looked at each other and nodded in agreement, although the war had not yet begun, the Germans kept orders. Enough to feed the various companies here.

Jiang Cheng proposed again, "And for the sake of the Empire, I propose to set up a joint research center, just like we studied the Centurion this time, so that we can exchange intelligence and technology with each other in a timely manner." ”

Speaking of the Centurion, except for Mauser and BMW, a few companies that are not involved, all feel a headache, whether it is a tank gun or an engine, everything has benefited these companies a lot, but until now, no one can come up with a plan comparable to this tank. This made them, who have always been proud, feel frustrated and helpless in process technology for the first time.

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Everyone should know that we Weihua have a lot of new technologies, and for the victory of the empire, we are willing to take out these technologies and share them with everyone, in exchange, we hope to get the share of steel and other materials we need." ”

At this time, everyone understood Jiang Cheng's intention to gather so many entrepreneurs, and Shacht coughed lightly and said, "This is also what the empire wants to see." After all, everyone is doing things for the Empire. ”

39 years of Schacht is no longer as authoritative among entrepreneurs as he was a few years ago. But the entrepreneurs gave him some face. "The steel we need is high-quality steel that can be used as a weapon, and we need high-quality iron sand to be smelted," said Dr. Porsche. Our own output is so much, and we also need to import a large amount of iron ore from abroad, and the iron ore in Czechoslovakia is a rare rich iron ore in the territory, and if you want us to take it out, we are also very embarrassed. And according to the arrangement of the empire, we also have to store a large amount of iron ore for emergencies. It's hard to come up with a share to you. ”

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "Actually, the ore is underground, the main thing is that the speed and efficiency of our mining are low, I have a way to speed up our mining, and we can cooperate in mining." So we can achieve a win-win situation, right? “

Other business owners looked at each other, and they were reluctant to take out their precious iron ore to cooperate with the hairy boy in front of them, after all, no one knows whether the new technology is good or not, but the iron ore taken out is a real thing.

Just when Jiang Cheng was negotiating with the German military-industrial oligarchs, Hitler finally showed his fangs to the world again.

On April 1, 1939, Slovakia declared its independence and Czechoslovakia was officially divided, and since it was April Fool's Day, most of Europe took it as a joke, but the news of the next few days told the world that the Germans had premeditated.

On the same day, Slovakia appealed to Germany for protection, and the German army, which had been preparing for a long time, crossed the border that had been drawn for less than four months, and swaggered into Prague, which had been the capital of Czechoslovakia.

In Czechoslovakia, there were more than 3 million people of German origin, who were in the police cordon, cheering as they watched the army of the same blood as himself, and Hitler came here triumphantly in just 18 hours, he sat in the car, kept waving to the crowd around him, and countless people kept stretching their arms and shouting "Hey! Hitler".

In the government building, a large number of Czechoslovak officials stood at the door of a room with trepidation, the guards kept calling their names to let people in, and those who came out were either elated, some were dejected, some shouted and cursed to be carried away by the guards, and some were silent, as if everything had nothing to do with them.

Hitler walked into the presidential palace, Himmler had been waiting for a long time, and saw Hitler hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his head and said, "Sorry, my Führer, we seem to be a step late, Benes and those who have been opposed to the Reich have disappeared, and they have also taken away more than 100 million Reichsmarks and a large number of classified documents." ”

Hitler frowned, leaned against the window, looked at the cheering procession downstairs and said, "Benes has great prestige in Czechoslovakia, and there are many people supporting him, and now he has money, if he is allowed to continue to develop, it will definitely bring great trouble to the Reich, Cha!" I must find him out and let him send me to the gallows to be hanged!!"

Saying that, Hitler thought of something and asked, "And what about the agreement we are preparing?" What to do? Did he take the chapter with him? ”

Himmler shook his head and said, "No, I guess he doesn't think it will be useful to take it away, I think it can be handled as the president's disappearance, and let Vice President Emile Hacha sign the agreement." ”

Hitler thought for a moment and said, "Then do it, do it quickly, and not give excuses to Britain and France." ”

Himmler nodded in understanding, and continued to report, "We have taken control of all the banks, government buildings and barracks, ammunition depots, power plants, and other important places, and have begun to purge the former government officials who oppose the Reich. ”

Hitler nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's a good job, but it's not enough, not only government officials, but also those merchants, literati, artists, and scientists, as long as they oppose the Reich, they must be wiped out from the physical to the mental, don't give them any chance, the great cause of the Reich has just begun, and we must not give them a chance to grow." ”

As he spoke, a secretary knocked on the door and said, "My Führer, the British Secret Telegram." ”

Hitler took it, but it was a private telegram from Chamberlain, asking Hitler whether this time was the end of the old adventure, or the beginning of a new one. If it is the end, I hope that Hitler can explain it to the public to appease the people in Europe, and if it is the beginning, I hope that Hitler can once again seriously consider the name of Germany and world peace, and it is implied that this is the last concession.

Hitler shook his head with a sneer, handed the telegram to Himmler and said, "Britain is still always arrogant, believing that everything is under their control. But that's fine, we can make them think we're satisfied. ”

-- London

Chamberlain waited anxiously in the room, and at last an old gentleman came in and said, "Hitler has sent a telegram back, look at it." ”

Chamberlain looked at it, and the telegram roughly said that this time it was caused by civil strife in Czechoslovakia, and that the purpose of Germany had always been only to hope that all Germans could live fairly and freely in one country, so that there would be no other territorial claims.

Chamberlain nodded reassuringly and said, "Fortunately, it's not the worst situation we expected, let's go to the council immediately, everyone should be in a hurry." ”

That night, various newspapers in London published Chamberlain's speech to the House of Commons that "the independence of Slovakia has brought an end to the internal division of the Czechoslovak state". As a result, the British government no longer had the obligation to secure the new state borders of Czechoslovakia"

In one room, a big fat man sneered at the lead words on the newspaper, the pipe kept smoking, he shook his head and tossed the newspaper aside, closed his eyes and began to think.

On April 2, 1939, after being snubbed by Hitler for three hours, Czechoslovakia Vice President Emil Hacha signed out on the map that Czechoslovakia, one of the ten major industrial countries, would disappear from the map and be replaced by the protectorates of Bohemia and Moravia as German client states, with the law clearly determining that these two states would become official German territories in the future. (To be continued.) )