One hundred and eighty-four. The Wittgensteins
What Wang Weiyi has to do now is only to do what he is doing, and he has no ability to change the policies formulated by those countries.
From January 1917 onwards, it was a relatively comfortable period of time, with the battlefield being silent and the main task of the skeleton commandos being training.
In mid-January, Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Baron Brem was invited by His Majesty the German Emperor to attend the 58th birthday banquet of Wilhelm II on 27 January.
The scale of this time is completely different from the scale of Prince Joachim's birthday.
The war has been going on for more than two years, and the whole of Germany has become a high-speed war machine, and proper celebrations can relieve the anxiety and tension of the Germans, and better engage them in the war.
The Kaiser's birthday was clearly a good opportunity
Until now, Wilhelm II was supported by the vast majority of Germans, and those who opposed him made up a small percentage.
Especially Ernst. The successive victories of Lieutenant Colonel Bream and his skeleton commandos at the front were infinitely magnified by German public opinion, which also strengthened the already high morale of the Germans.
In Berlin, the names and exploits of two men are constantly being recited, one is the Holy German Emperor Wilhelm II and the other is Baron Alexen.
The name of St. Ernst also spread to Berlin!
Young people and children began to wear replica skull badges as a source of pride. They gathered for a parade and chanted the names of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Baron Skull to express their determination to support Germany in carrying the war to the end!
Large-scale posters also appeared on the streets.
Sit on the throne. Dressed in military uniform, with a long sword in his hand, the majestic one is Wilhelm II. Standing to his right and left were Field Marshal Hindenburg and 1st Rank General Ludendorff.
In front of the three was a young German officer. His face was firm, his eyes seemed to be looking ahead, and he held a command knife tightly in his hand, ready to be unsheathed at any moment. He wore a string of medals pinned to his uniform:
The Iron Cross of the 1st degree, the Blue Order of Marx and the most notable. It was a badge worn on his neckline:
Skull Badge!
That's Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Baron Bream!
This lieutenant colonel in the German army appeared on a poster at the same time as the German emperor, marshal, and first rank general
Wang Weiyi's personal prestige in Germany has reached a new height:
Ernst. The name of Bream!
Every young person who passes under this poster. They would stretch out their right arm, give a salute, and shout "Hey, Deutschland!" ”
Supposedly at the front. That's what St. Ernst and his skeletal commandos did
Elena, Manstein, and Richthofen were all nobles. They were also invited by His Majesty the Emperor to come to Berlin with Ernst.
They were taken aback by the frenetic atmosphere in Berlin.
"If Armageddon were to be fought now, I believe that Germany would be the victor at the least." Manstein couldn't help but mutter.
"Whenever the decisive battle is fought, the last victor will surely be Germany!" Richthofen's will was far stronger than that of his friend.
Wang Weiyi was not involved in their discussions. It was always said that this country, which launched two World Wars in succession, was resolute, united, and unyielding, so it was able to challenge the whole World World twice with its own strength. But as long as you experience it yourself, you can feel all this most truly.
He believed that one day the enemy would reach Berlin. All the people in this city will take up arms and fight to the end
"Ernst, where do you live?" Elena asked.
Wang Weiyi has not yet answered. Richthofen had already said, "Hey, Ernst, come and stay with me, I have enough rooms for you to choose." ”
Manstein also extended such an invitation to him.
"Ah, I'd better stay at the Grand Hotel Berlin, then I'm familiar with it." Wang Weiyi thought about it for a while, but politely rejected their kindness.
Whether it is Elena, Manstein, or Richthofen, it is a very large family, and it is always inconvenient to stay with a stranger in such a family
"Ernst, you have a manor, when do you have to clean it up?" Elena smiled and said, "A baron who came to Berlin and lived in a hotel with his own manor but always lived in a hotel, it was not very dishonorable. ”
Wang Weiyi touched his nose and smiled? Forget it. After Wilhelm II gave him the manor, he once went to see it, but it was already overgrown with weeds because it had not been cleaned for too long.
Besides, sooner or later, I will have to leave this era, and I have to bother to tidy up a manor and do something?
After saying goodbye to his friends, Wang Weiyi came to the Berlin Hotel, the manager of this place had already recognized him, and when he saw Baron Alexon arriving, he personally greeted him: "Baron Alexon, welcome to come here again." I will be honored to prepare the most comfortable and luxurious room for you to live in, and I hope you will enjoy your stay here. ”
After Wang Weiyi expressed his gratitude, he came to the room specially prepared for himself, which was indeed a luxurious and comfortable room.
After sending the manager away and closing the door, Xiao Ling's voice came for the first time: "What is there to thank you for coming to Berlin again, Baron Alexon?" ”
"Come on." Wang Weiyi sat down, his feet cocked comfortably: "The atmosphere is really fanatical, from the moment I entered Berlin, I could feel that Germany was ready for the final battle at any time."
"You have a lot to do with that, Rambler." Xiao Ling's tone of voice didn't seem to be so polite: "If it weren't for your miraculous performances on the battlefield, you wouldn't have plunged the whole of Berlin and even the whole of Germany into a frenzied atmosphere of war."
"Hey, there's a lot to be done to you." Wang Weiyi is a little joking.
Xiao Ling didn't bother to discuss this with him.
Wang Weiyi also turned to the topic: "Xiaoling, there are now four million Imperial Marks in the base, we have to find a way to make use of this huge amount of money, otherwise once the war is over, these Imperial Marks will quickly and greatly depreciate, and I can't find anyone who can trust me to take care of this huge amount of money."
"There's someone you can think about." Xiao Ling quickly said, "Hermione. Wittgenstein"
"Who is this man? What have I never heard of? Wang Weiyi was a little curious.
"That's because you're ignorant," Xiao Ling maintained his usual contempt for Wang Weiyi, "That's the eldest daughter of the Wittgenstein family, who is the richest person in the world?" Not the Bill of our time. Gaitz or Warren Buffett, they don't count. The richest are the Rothschilds and the Wittgensteins."
Wang Weiyi nodded as if he didn't understand.
He knew the Rothschilds, but the Wittgensteins were very unfamiliar.
"When they were called the Sixth European Reich, the United States had not yet been founded. Ah, and also, when they paid Kolchak and Denikin to fight Lenin, there was not a single country in the whole of Europe that helped them financially, and one of their families was fighting with Lenin"
Wang Weiyi gasped, a family is fighting against a huge state power? God, what kind of family is this?
"I can't describe the wealth of this family in words, but no family has been able to surpass them in wealth for hundreds of years, and neither can the Rothschilds! Karl, who brought their family to glory. Wittgenstein was born in Germany and later moved to Austria, where he quickly became the richest man in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to the Rothschilds. ”
Xiao Ling said slowly: "Karl has a very famous son, Ludwig. Wittgenstein was a thinker, a philosopher, who was three-quarters Jewish, and Hitler is said to have hated him. Some even speculate that he was the trigger for Hitler's Holocaust of the Jews"
Wang Weiyi wasn't surprised by this, but he felt a little weird.
Judging from Hitler's previous performance, especially after the events of Hall and Steven, Hitler already hated the Jews very much in his heart.
Difficult road Dwig. Was Wittgenstein the trigger for Hitler's murder of the Jews, and himself the trigger?
It's a bit ridiculous to think about
Unfortunately, most of Carl's children did not want to follow his career in business, some were philosophers, some were artists, and some died young. And several of those children who are alive are suicidal. The only one who could inherit the vast Wittgenstein family estate was Karl's eldest daughter, Hermione."
Xiao Ling's words sounded in Wang Weiyi's ears: "After Carl's death, Hermione took charge of a huge estate, she is forty-two years old this year, and she has done a very good job. After the Second World War, after Germany annexed Austria, it was Hermione who decisively transferred the industry to England and maintained the Wittgenstein family, I suggest that you invest four million Reichsmarks in cooperation with Hermione. ”
"Is she trustworthy?"
"Completely trustworthy, integrity, honor, perseverance, trustworthiness, these qualities that can be used in a man can be used in her."
"Where do I find her?"
"She also received an invitation from Wilhelm II and is now in Berlin, and is staying in the house of Countess Léony."
Wang Weiyi couldn't help but touch his nose when he heard this, it was Countess Leonie again. (To be continued.) )