"Do you know how much money the Krupp Company, or the Krupp Group, made when the empire was fighting in all directions?" Accardo looked at the Krupp in a cold sweat with a hint of banter, and asked: "Maybe you don't know how much money you have...... Do you want my advisor to come and talk to you?"

Krupp, of course, knew how much money he had, and how much his wife was worth as the son-in-law of the Krupp family. This diminutive old man has almost tripled his business tenfold in the past, turning the Krupp company, which was on the verge of bankruptcy after the First World War, into a supergroup with dozens of subsidiaries.

His enterprise developed from the production of several single products, such as artillery, to the military-industrial giant, which produced hundreds of products such as cars, tanks, artillery, and so on. The Imperial military's armament, from submarines to machine-gun tripods, bears the Krupp trademark. And he personally took advantage of the expansion of the empire to annex the Belgian artillery factory and gun factory at zero cost, and expanded his business to France and Spain.

Not only Krupp, let's say Linus, after Germany started this war, his assets also swelled at least tenfold. If before the outbreak of the war, he Linus was just a plutocracy in Germany, then the expansion war of the Third Reich definitely made this German plutocracy grow into a world super plutocracy.

And the capitalists who begged Krupp to come forward were every speculator who rose on the wind of imperial expansion, and every penny of their money could be said to be stained with the blood of imperial soldiers and enemy soldiers. But blood-stained money is money after all, and they are still the richest part of the world.

If the Third Reich was not a paradise for these businessmen to invest and develop, then out of the Third Reich, the rest of the world is basically a hell for the merchant group. Everyone is uneasy and panicked, in fact, they are just worried that the Führer will get used to this method of killing chickens and eggs, and that they will become the next "Linus" to deal with after the Führer is used to it.

In fact, many of these businessmen were true patriots back then. They don't want a penny, they just rely on Accardo's face or General Sickert's words to pay the cost of producing weapons for the Wehrmacht without compensation. They were only contributing their small part to the rise of Germany.

At that time, everyone did not have the current net worth, and all they contributed was a few thousand rifles, hundreds of machine guns, and even a warehouse to secretly help hide a few planes...... But the empire gave these people unexpected rewards, and after the partition of Poland, each of these patriots was given factory labor and even land and official positions.

As a result, everyone's patriotic enthusiasm is higher, and the energy invested is also more. Thousands of rifles became hundreds of thousands, hundreds of machine guns became hundreds of thousands, factories opened up full capacity and began to brazenly produce tanks, fighter planes were pushed out of the warehouses one after another, and became the vanguard of the war.

So the Imperial army was armed almost free, and the torrent of steel of the Empire cut down the enemy one by one. Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Norway, the Balkans -- there are more and more things that everyone can share, and the net worth that has risen like a geometric number has made everyone enthusiastic about this "patriotic cause".

But what made Accardo angry was that these merchants had forgotten their original intentions, and before the soldiers on the front line had time to change into clean clothes, and before the mud on the tanks had time to wash away, these merchants brought their accountants and assistants, and began to distribute the profits they had in hand. The wounded soldiers lying in the factory workshop of the occupied zone looked at these men in suits and leather shoes with dull eyes, and bargained for the place they had exchanged for their arms and intestines.

And with the development of the war, the war dividends that the country can get are not even enough for these merchants to divide up. The plundered resources went directly into the pockets of the merchants, and when the state wanted to use them, it had to exchange more of the enemy's resources in advance - that's why the more the country went into debt, because the resources of the occupied territories continued to be used, and the state had to pay!

The more the war goes, the more it owes, and if the country is so cheating, will the country be okay if it doesn't fight? Of course not! The capitalists are clamoring to repay their debts, and the state must pay off the debts it promised in advance, and the only way to repay these debts is the resources of the enemy countries promised in advance. Military generals await promotions and success, and grassroots civilians await the dividends and bonuses promised by the capitalists...... Almost everyone is counting on victory in the next war, and who dares not to fight?

But as the war continues, the more and more resources the state borrows from the capitalists, and so does the resources of the occupied territories that will be used to repay these loans in the next war. War not only has dividends, but also incurs costs! Do the wounded and dead soldiers need to be appeased? The consumption of fuel and weapons does not need to be replenished? Does the subsequent problem of occupied areas need to be solved?...... A completely vicious circle, and the source of all this is the never-ending greed of capital.

"Führer, actually...... You just need a guarantee. Krupp wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Accardo in a weak tone: "I also know that we are doing something that is not very ...... It's not quite a good thing, but it's not illegal after all, and we're ...... We have our own problems. ”

The steps are too big, and the eggs are pulled. It is too vivid to describe these German capitalists in this sentence. In fact, in the operation of capital in the entire Third Reich, these capitalists did not see much return on funds, and they were also in a forced link.

The empire has only given them a bunch of industries from the occupied territories, and if they can't sell the products they can produce, then they, the capitalists, will eventually go bankrupt. After all, from the source, their production materials are overdrawn, and everything is actually built on a circular sky.

The state borrows money to let the capitalists produce for free, and then repays the loan with fixed assets and cheap labor, and then the capitalists can only rely on production capacity to recover the cost, and when they are sold to the state, the state still can't pay for them, so they can only take these materials in the form of loans to keep these capitalists from going bankrupt...... A cycle without a head and an end, can it be said that the capitalists are really insatiable and disregard the country?

"If these people don't get the factories and land in the Soviet Union, they will go bankrupt. They have all contributed to this country, and it is still the country that owes money to these people......" Krupp pleaded one by one: "Are you really ruthless and let the heroes of these countries go to the abyss from which they will never recover?"

"Krupp! It's not as serious as you think. Accardo had wanted to explain these things before he spoke, but now he changed his mind and said to the old man who had supported him to the position of head of state: "In fact, as long as these consortia and merchants give up some of their interests, the empire is able to pay their debts and ensure that they do not go bankrupt." ”

interests, giving up part of the benefits. This is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do. Other people's money is not blown by the wind, nor is it robbed by fraud, but earned through legal means. And when they earn these benefits, they even help the country solve some troubles, why should people give up these benefits?

"If you are still the same Krupp who dared to give up some of his vested interests for the sake of the empire, or the man who was willing to dedicate his life to the revitalization of the empire with me Accardo...... Then, go tell those behind you that as long as they are willing to take a step back, I still have the Empire, and I won't treat them as the next Linus!" Accardo stared into Krupp's eyes, and finally said his thoughts word by word.

Krupp did not withdraw his gaze, but looked at the very young head of the Reich when he knew each other, and finally stood up and stuffed the handkerchief that wiped his sweat into the pocket of the chest of his suit. After a while, he suddenly spoke, and said in a sincere tone: "Accardo, I am personally willing to give half of my wealth to help the empire survive this difficult time......

"My friend, then I also assure you that your mountain house will always be one of the safest places in the world. Accardo stood up, walked to Krupp's side, and patted the other man on the shoulder: "It was I who chilled the hearts of all patriots, and after the war is over, I will give you an explanation." But now, the Empire has to win the war, you know?"

"It's because we've forgotten what we had in mind. We just wanted to do something for our country, but in the end, we couldn't help but start putting our country behind our interests. Krupp said a little lonely: "Compared with you, the Führer, we really don't do enough." ”

"Krupp, bring my words to those people, and those who are willing to let go are still our comrades! Those who are ready to be like Linus, those who are still ready to destroy the empire and extract profits, are our enemies!" Accardo accompanied Krupp to the door of the office and finally said to him.

"My Führer, I will bring you with you!" replied Krupp with a German salute and firmly.

Tomorrow, the dragon spirit will make up for the change, and there will be more explosions! So tomorrow there will be at least four changes!