Chapter 551: The Gradual Change of Germany
There is chaos in the country, but Germany, which is thousands of miles away, is gradually recovering! In August 1932, after a lot of battles and compromises, the mustache finally ascended to the prime minister's throne.
After meeting with Tu Qianjun, he quickly adjusted the tactics of the stormtroopers. He purged some of the militants out of the SA and revised some of the anti-Semitic narratives - even if he was very reluctant, but he did so in order to gain Juncker's support.
In his office, Hitler slowly opened a letter from the Far East. Looking at the letter, he fell silent.
"When you have people and materials that can work, you can make money, and in my opinion that's the essence of wealth. The use of discarded means of production can vigorously invigorate the domestic market through the implementation of a grand program of public works. Specific measures, such as improving the soil, building roads and canals, and vigorously building workers' residential areas, are general economic measures......"
Hitler kept pointing his fingers at the table, then rang the electric bell and ordered: "Let Minister Hugenberg come in!" Also, let Minister Frick come in too! ”
"Yes! Mr. Prime Minister! The secretary on the other end of the bell replied loudly.
Soon after, the current Minister of Economy Hugenberg and Interior Minister Wilhelm Brown. Flick walked into Mustache's office with the help of his secretary.
Looking at them, the mustache nodded, and waved his hand, "Please take a seat!" This is a letter sent to me by a friend before I took office, with some suggestions on economic construction. ”
After a pause, the mustache said in a deep voice to the two people: "This friend of mine has made great achievements in economic construction!" Now he has solved the employment problem of tens of millions of people in his own area, and has developed a ...... including chemical industry, smelting, and machinery manufacturing And so on for a piece of the industrial chain! Even. He was able to design and build tanks and advanced fighters! ”
The two looked at each other in silence, they knew who the prime minister was talking about! There is no doubt that he was referring to the Tiger in the Far East!
What that tiger did was a miracle! Especially in the case of the Great Depression! The railways and highways they built and the mines and oil they exploited made the eyes of the Japanese, who had just lost Manchuria, blushing to the point of bleeding.
But the large and extremely effective army he had at his disposal made the Japanese dare not act rashly - of course! From the UK to the US and even Germany. No one wanted the Japanese to extend their tentacles to Manchuria again.
Now the Far East is in the best state for the nations! The rise of a vigorous regime with good intentions toward the West is what the United States, which has little interest in the Far East and is only interested in business, wants to see.
Although Britain and France did not want to lose their colonial interests, compared with the various minerals, capital and other commercial interests brought about by the development of the market, the colonial interests were not too great.
Most importantly. Originally, Britain and France had no colonial interests in Manchuria.
"From this point of view, the economic experience of Manchuria is worth learning from!" The mustache looked at his two important members of the cabinet and said in a deep voice.
"Gather up! What Germany needs now is our solidarity and efforts! I hope to see the specific policy address tomorrow, and here is my outline for you to see......"
As he spoke, the mustache took out a document and handed it to the two men. And the two of them kept flipping through the documents in their hands. They need to know what the new prime minister is thinking.
As early as 1916, during the First World War, Germany for the first time tried to develop the means of economic control adapted to its strategic needs. These means are all made up step by step, and there is no overall plan.
As a result of these means of economic control, the amount of raw materials and resources obtained by each industrial sector is determined. As a result, these relevant control branches gained the important power to organize, distribute and manipulate the entire German economy.
But this did not form a complete plan, and the mustache was thinking about strengthening this series of plans at the beginning of his coming to power. and form a strong policy system.
Historically, he had done the same, but now the advent of Manchuria has made him see a difference. The economic system planned by Tu Qianjun was basically based on the economic system of later China.
However, there is more regulation and more transparency. History has proven the feasibility of this approach, and it took us 30 years to complete the accumulation of hundreds of years in Europe and the United States.
And in India, where the industrial base was slightly stronger than ours in the fifties. In the Hereafter, it is no longer the object of our comparison. Even in the international community, although the dispute between the dragon and the elephant is often mentioned, there is never a sober economist who compares India, which has hundreds of millions of people in abject poverty, with China, which has completed basic modernization.
And in the early days of the mustache's rule, the policies he implemented had already achieved certain results. For example, the construction of public facilities on a large scale has been carried out, the concept and construction plan of expressways have been pioneered, and the crowd has been continuously divided into various construction sites. When these unemployed enter the labour market, the overall purchasing power of society increases, despite the low average salary.
In this way, the number of unemployed people has been reduced in a large area. But at the same time, it also raises some problems. For example, the scarcity of basic consumer goods in Germany has kept the increase in purchasing power on paper.
Fortunately, the rise of Manchuria brought most of the raw materials and various supplies to Germany. Germany provided assistance to Manchuria in the areas of machine tools, machinery, and personnel training, while Manchuria provided Germany with soybeans, oil, steel, and ...... and other raw materials.
It should be said. It's a win-win for both sides. The mustache was also very satisfied with this result, and a large part of the reason for the severance of diplomatic relations between Germany and the national government in history was that the national government could no longer provide exports to Germany.
The three eastern provinces, where these products originated, were occupied by Japan, and Germany chose Japan as a trade-off.
And now, even if there is a direct war, Germany will not easily break off diplomatic relations with Manchuria. Quite simply, Manchuria had a lot of all kinds of raw materials that Germany desperately needed!
"Manchuria is worth observing and understanding!" The mustache whispered to the two men: "We need to know whether their economic policies are suitable for us in Germany." ”
The two nodded. Then they gathered up their papers, saluted the mustache, and slowly exited the office. After a series of hardships, the mustache finally ascended to the throne of prime minister.
But the challenge is even greater! For now. There are six million unemployed people in Germany as a whole! Accounting for half of the working population, inflation is constantly intensifying, and the currency is constantly depreciating!
It can be said that the whole of Germany is in turmoil. The mustache can be said to be in danger now, and he doesn't have the kind of golden finger that Tu Qianjun can restructure according to the mature economic system in later generations.
His development path needs to be carried on step by step. At the same time, however, the mustache was also very keenly aware of the usefulness of the Manchurian development model, and Tu Qianjun also mentioned some things very similar to his ideas in his advice.
That is state capitalism, which Lenin defined as a form of state in the pre-socialist period. To put it simply, it is through state control and adjustment so that the economy will not produce a crisis of over-deviation, over-radical and overheating.
However, the economic form of Manchuria was not entirely state capitalism, and they supported the private sector and vigorously supported private enterprise. This promoted the growth of local Manchurian enterprises and prevented Manchuria from being ostracized by the capitalist countries because of ideological issues.
This seems to have led the mustache to see a different path, and he is also exploring a thing or two in it.
Berlin, on the estate of the Hanover family.
Federica struggled to read to an old man in a riding coat Chinese "Day...... At the end of the mountain, the Yellow River flows into the ...... Current ......"
"If you want to be poor, go to the next level!" The old man was a lean man of about sixty years. He had a goatee, thick glasses and smiled at Federica in proficient German: "Please allow my curiosity, I want to know why you are working so hard to learn Chinese?!" ”
Federica, who had a round face and a chubby pout, seemed to struggle to explain in Chinese, but she still didn't explain it for a long time. The old man could only smile helplessly at her and said, "You better say it in German first!" ”
"Of course it's because of love! Dear Mr. Chen! Federica breathed a sigh of relief, she and this Mr. Chen had made an agreement before! In Chinese class, she could only speak Chinese and write Chinese characters.
"I'm in love with a Chinese man, no doubt in love with him!" Federica's face turned a little red and said to the old man who taught his own Chinese: "But he mentioned to me the obstacle between us, and he said that I don't know Chinese and can't read Chinese characters." If we don't understand Chinese culture, if we are so simple together, then our relationship will be painful. ”
The old man nodded when he heard this, indeed! The clash of cultures is serious, not to mention transnational, but also the cultural differences between the provinces of China are not small. Hunan people love spicy food, Cantonese people prefer salty, and Suzhou and Hangzhou regions like sweet...... Even China has such a big difference, let alone a German girl.
"So I'm going to learn Chinese culture with you!" Federica stood up and smiled at the old man, "He doesn't know, in fact, the first time I saw him, I confirmed that he belonged to my man!" For this, I can learn and understand! ”
"I know there will be a lot of obstacles between us, but I also believe it! These obstacles will eventually be overcome! Federica confidently said to the old man, "At least, we have to work hard, don't we?!" ”