Chapter 60 60 Personal Relationships

The fact that Germany can produce tanks and planes, armoured vehicles and automobiles without any restrictions is good news for the Wehrmacht, but it is the arms dealers from all over the country who are the happiest.

The expansion of the military by 100,000 people and the equipping of these 100,000 people with mechanized equipment is in any case a business that cannot be bigger, guns, ammunition, artillery, cars, motorcycles, tanks, airplanes, military uniforms, steel helmets, and even barracks, all of which need to be purchased and built.

And the food that these troops eat, the paper they use, the oil they burn -- when converted into money, that's what is called astronomical.

As a result, almost all the big businessmen in Germany who had been on the table began to take action, some of them joined the Greater German Party at an early stage, and they were almost certain that they would be able to get a huge order in the upcoming distribution of profits, and they were complacent about their unique vision; while others were temporarily cramming, with remorseful eyes, around a group of cadres of the Greater German Party, and doing their best to flatter them, hoping that their business would get a piece of the pie in this process.

At this moment, Accardo was meeting with an acquaintance recommended by Dr. Einstein, Sir Merkel, who was in the cotton and derivatives business.

This man was a close friend of Einstein in his early days, and he also funded Einstein's personal research, and if Einstein had several friends in addition to his valuable research, he was at least one of them.

Regardless of his status, the knight went to Dr. Einstein's residence with a snot and tears and begged Einstein to come to Accardo and get a chance to meet Accardor alone - although he was not interested in seeing Accardo, but he took the opportunity to repair some differences with Dr. Einstein, and Accardo was still happy to do so.

Einstein was also very happy, at least Accardo received him very warmly, and maintained the friendly attitude between the two men. Without the slightest hesitation, Accardo agreed to Einstein to meet Sir Merkel.

Einstein's request was agreed to by Accardo, and the two had lunch together, after which Einstein and Accardo discussed some superficial academic issues, and then the two of them resumed some of their former friendships - Einstein agreed and appreciated Accardo's diplomatic efforts to protect the German people, but still advised Accardo to abandon his plans to expand the Wehrmacht.

Accardo also offered a lot of inconsequential things in exchange for Einstein's renewed support, and he also said that he would continue to persuade other German scientists to join the Greater German Party and do their part for Germany's defense.

"Sir Merkel, I'm pressed for time, and you'd better have something to say. Accardo said to the person who had just walked into the office without raising his head as he straightened out the text in his hand. Now that the purpose of restoring relations with Einstein has been achieved, this Sir Merkel is a trivial character.

"General Accardo, I have come this time to have a chance, a chance to be allegiance. Merkel pondered her words before speaking. He had to be cautious, because there weren't many opportunities for a businessman like him to meet Accardo: "Of course, if possible, I would like to get an order for Wehrmacht uniforms, because I haven't been in a good financial situation lately and need your help. ”

"Allegiance? There are many people who owe allegiance to the Greater German Party, and you are not the most prominent among them. Generally speaking, you can apply to join the party and then be a party representative in your factory. Accardo smiled, this Merkel has no talent, it seems that he has wasted this precious opportunity that he has worked so hard to get.

"In addition, if it is a matter of procurement for the Wehrmacht, you should go downstairs and report to the reception section on the second floor, and there will be an open bidding meeting when you come back, and you can remember to attend. After saying that, Accardo continued to deal with Wen Jiàn, without even looking up at Merkel.

"I am not loyal to the Greater German Party, General Accardo, I am determined to be loyal to you alone! Merkel hurriedly said: "Please let me talk to you alone, please." ”

Accardo put down his pen, looked up at the middle-aged businessman in his forties, and then said to Anna behind him, "Pour a cup of coffee for our Mr. Merkel." ”

Anna nodded and walked out, knowing that Accardo looked like she was going to say something to this man that she didn't want anyone to know. Even a life secretary like her is not allowed to be known.

"I can be loyal to you alone and take care of a lot of things for you. You don't have to worry about leaks in these matters, I'm your servant alone, not to the Greater German Party, not to anyone, I'm just your strength alone. Merkel watched Anna walk out and immediately said to Accardo: "Even if the whole world betrays you, I will stand firmly behind you." ”

"To tell you the truth, you have touched me, Mr. Merkel. Accardo stared at Merkel as if trying to read Merkel's inner thoughts, and after a moment he spoke: "But how can I believe what you say?"

"My father used to work with Prime Minister Bismarck, and I can see from your eyes that you are stronger than the powerful Prime Minister, I can get what I want as long as I follow in your footsteps, and I can go to the top with you, and I have no reason to betray you. Merkel said: "I can swear by my one qiē that I will serve you all my life and will not change until I die." ”

Anna walked in with her coffee, and heard Accardo give Merkel an eviction order: "Anna, take Sir Merkel to the logistics department on the third floor, and ask Major General Donak of the logistics department to give him a contract to give him the plan to purchase 100,000 sets of thick cotton uniforms for the Wehrmacht." ”

Anna handed Accardor the coffee in her hand, turned around and left Accardo's office with Merkel, and the moment the door closed, all that was left was the rustle of the tip of Accardo's pen on paper.

It's not that Accardo trusted Merkel with an oath, on the contrary, Accardo still doesn't trust Merkel, but he urgently needs to cultivate his strength now, and Merkel smartly saw the scarcity of talents in Accardo's hands and rushed to defect, which just moved Accardo.

The party in Greater Germany was divided into two major forces, the first was the Wehrmacht, which was technically largely under the hands of the German government, and only a small part was in the hands of Accardo and others, and the second was the group of businessmen and politicians, which was also not the power of the Accados, most of whom revolved around Krupp and Streismmann, and few of them were really loyal to Accardo.

So this time Merkel rushed to defect and reminded Accardo that at this moment he began to plan his own forces, a large collection that belonged entirely to his own forces rather than the joint constraints of all sides.

Accardo had taken the first step in cultivating his own power on the one hand, and the distribution of benefits for the expansion of the Wehrmacht could not be stopped, and the whole of Germany seemed to rejoice in this diplomatic victory.

The middle and lower ranks of the officers were now the most committed supporters, Major General Accardo Rudolph, and the expansion of the Wehrmacht was nearly doubled, which meant at least double the number of officer positions and the corresponding promotions - this time it was not as simple as putting the hidden troops on the surface.

According to Accardo, Germany will expand the Wehrmacht to a full 450,000 this time, of which nearly 300,000 will receive the defense budget openly, and the other 150,000 will continue to develop in the shadows. This also made the German junior officers promoted by a third at once, and those who had almost no hope of being promoted in their lives saw hope, and of course all the junior officers were grateful to Accardo.

In addition, 10 new divisions of the Wehrmacht, according to the calculation that each division is equipped with 20 150 mm caliber cannons and 20 88 mm caliber high-level dual-purpose guns, 400 cannons and more than 500 mortars are needed.

In addition, the Navy has purchased 300 88-mm cannons, 100 150-mm cannons, and a large number of 37-mm anti-aircraft guns for its new destroyers and new light cruisers that will be built.

These weapons were all new cannons, and the original old machine tools had to be eliminated in the process of producing these guns, and together with the production equipment destroyed at the beginning of 1926, the Krupp plant completed a complete modernization at the beginning of 1926 and became the world's premier super arms factory.

Can you imagine a factory that had been in a state of semi-shutdown and suddenly received a large order? The Krupp plant was immediately rejuvenated, the factory building, which had been quiet since the last Ruhr crisis, was boiling, and the workers, encouraged by the new overtime pay, were in full swing to work, and they liked and supported the new Greater German Party: the party that gave them the opportunity to work and gave them overtime pay.

The designers of the Krupp company also took advantage of their ingenuity, and they used the structure of the stroller to convert it into a light machine gun mount, this strange structure made the machine gun stable and light, the only flaw was the cost, but the Wehrmacht decided to purchase 1,000 such machine gun mounts at once.

Tractor production lines were used to produce the dual-use car designed by Mercedes-Benz Motors - a small pickup-like car that was originally used to evade the supervision of the Coalition Arms Control Commission and is now used as a towed car for artillery. Thanks to the rigor and performance of the Germans when designing the car, this kind of car did not feel difficult to use in the military aspect at all.