Chapter 46 46 The Great Controversy

In the office of the German president, Hindenburg was walking around his desk, and he roared angrily: "Major General Accardo? Rudolf! You are already the youngest general in the history of Germany! What do you want? What does the Greater German Party mean?"

"The Großdeutsche Party is my new party whose role is to unite people who truly love Germany against the injustices imposed on us. Accardo stooped down to pick up the pen that Hindenburg had dropped on the carpet and put it back on his bare desk with a nonchalant smile.

"Of course I know that the Big German Party is your party! I'm asking you what exactly you want to do! Early this morning, the streets and alleys of Germany were full of processions, chanting the name of the Big German Party, and they walked through the streets like a bunch of robbers. Hindenburg said angrily: "The Social Democrats are already angry! they will not allow a party like yours to take control of the government." ”

Accardo smiled: "That's why I formed this party, Mr. President Hindenburg." ”

"What?" Hindenburg was stunned for a moment, not reacting.

Accardo said again: "That's why I formed this party, I don't need a different voice from the government, I want a government that is completely under the control of the Wehrmacht, not a government of the Social Democrats." ”

Hindenburg looked at Accardo and didn't speak for a long time before he spoke: "You want to set up a military government?"

"No! President Hindenburg. I am trying to remove any stumbling block that prevents the Wehrmacht from being strong, and no one can stop it. Accardo said firmly.

"Can you guarantee my continued rule? unconditionally?" said Hindenburg thought for about a few minutes, then asked a question that relieved everyone. Asking this has already shown that he has compromised and that he is seeking the support and help of a powerful organization.

"In the next congressional election, you will be re-elected. The Greater Deutsche Party will unreservedly support you and make you the spiritual leader of the whole of Germany. Accardo reassured with his head held high.

"How sure are you?" Hindenburg continued.

"German entrepreneurs, bankers, conglomerates, the entire Wehrmacht, and most of the government will support you, you will have several times more campaign money than your opponents, you will have the support of public opinion, and you will be invincible in the elections. ”

"In the afternoon, then, I will declare the Greater German Party a legitimate party in Germany, and in doing so I will undoubtedly offend the powerful Social Democratic Party. Do you have any good ideas? Hindenburg asked, looking at Accardo.

"Rest assured, Your Excellency, we still have a killer weapon to shoot. Accardo said contemptuously: "You don't have to charge into battle yourself, we naturally have a way to pass the guΓ² parliament to vote, you just need to make a statement at the end." ”

This satisfied Hindenburg, and he nodded and said, "Then I will wait for your good news." ”

Walking out of the president's office, Accardo saw Streismann waiting for him, with an anxious look on his face, and when he saw Accardo coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward: "How is it? Chairman, has President Hindenburg agreed to support us?"

"Support us?" Accardo asked rhetorically, "Why does he support us?"

"So what are we going to do?" Streisman sweated profusely, this was the biggest gamble of his life, and if he failed, he would lose all his money.

"He asked us to support him. Remember, from today onwards, no one supports us, we are the most powerful beings, and we will choose who to support rather than be chosen. Accardo said with a smile as he looked at a nervous Streisman.

Streisman finally came back to his senses after looking at Accardo in a daze and swallowing a mouthful of saliva: "You really scared me to death." Chairman. ”

"There will be an emergency meeting of Congress in the afternoon to discuss and vote on party affiliation, are you ready for your work?" asked Accardo as he walked out.

Streisman nodded: "This is the key to our continued storage, I have already used my best energy, whether it can succeed depends on Krupp's side." ”

Anxious to know what was going on from Krupp's side, Accardo came out of the president's office and drove back to the Wehrmacht General Headquarters, where he met the Krupp family's butler, who had been waiting outside the headquarters.

"What about Krupp? Did the merchants agree to our terms? Although he was talking about Hindenburg in the president's office, Accardo actually had no bottom in his heart, and there were many places where he was taking risks in advance. So at this time, as soon as they met, he asked questions to Krupp's butler.

The chief butler was still a little slow, but he also replied directly: "Our master said when I came, he has already arranged most of the personnel overnight, please rest assured, Mr. Major General." ”

Hearing the words of the Grand Butler of Krupp, Accardo exhaled slightly, and the worry in his heart was relieved, he knew that this time his adventure, or rather the adventure of his Greater German Party, was half the battle.

In the afternoon, in the halls of the Reichstag, the parliamentarians of all parties sat in their seats, most of them discussing something with their colleagues or acquaintances, after all, they had just heard about the Big German Party.

"Why did you bring us here! Such a shameless illegal party can just be investigated by the police and say more. A Social Democratic MP sneered coldly.

A non-partisan parliamentarian beside him glanced at him and withdrew his gaze with contempt, saying lightly, if the police had the heart to manage this incident, where would there still be so many workers and citizens marching outside with banners? The last time a small party called the National Socialist Workers' Party took to the streets in Munich with rifles, wasn't it also arrested?

"Are you sure?" Streismmann, who was sitting in the corner of the front row, asked Krupp, "The absence of Chairman Accardor makes my heart so disturbed." ”

"Don't worry, leave it to us here, isn't this a plan that has been drawn up a long time ago? Chairman Accardo is going to sit at the headquarters of the Wehrmacht, dealing with any problems that may arise, and besides, he has to find a way to stabilize the German armed forces, and things are no less than ours. Krupp put it in Streismmann's ear and said, "We've done everything we can, wait for the results." ”

"Silence! I would like to invite our guest, Mr. Gustav Krupp, to state the purpose of his visit. ”

"Hello Speaker, good afternoon, all councillors, in view of the common political aspirations, I have come together with many people you know well, and under the leadership of General Accardo Rudolph, a completely new party has been established. ”

Finally, Krupp concluded his speech with the party program proposed by Accardo: "...... Our party will seek the welfare of the workers, peasants, and the masses and fight for the happiness of the workers, peasants, and citizens; our party will seek development for the capitalists, expand technology, improve production, and obtain greater profits; our party will seek the survival of the empire, build a world power, and realize Greater Germany; and the Greater German party is willing to sacrifice its life for the freedom and equality of all the people!"

"Although it is very good, I think that as a member of the Reichstag, I can only regret to tell you that you so-called bullshit Big German Party wants to enter the Reichstag, and you can only look forward to the next Reichstag election. A Social Democratic hospital said with some smugness.

"Not necessarily. One of the parliamentarians raised his hand and said: "On behalf of the German People's Party, I welcome the Greater Deutsche Party to the Reichstag. ”

The Constitution does not allow Congress to join small parties and factions at any time. The Social Democratic MP sneered.

"As the chairman of the German People's Party, I announce the reorganization of the German People's Party and its entry into the Greater German Party, the former seats of the German People's Party, which automatically become seats in the Greater German Party according to the Constitution," said Streesmann. ”

He looked back at the large group of Social Democratic MPs sitting on the other side, and said coldly: "Now that the Greater German Party has entered the Reichstag, and it fully abides by the Constitution, you have nothing to say, do you?"

"Wait a minute! they have nothing to say, we still have it!" a non-partisan parliamentarian stood up: "I speak on behalf of our parliamentarians, and after discussion we believe that the Greater German Party represents the interests of the overwhelming majority of the German people, so we have decided to join the Greater German Party." ”

"Hum. The parliamentarians below began to talk again, and before the already aggressive Social Democrats launched an offensive, the Greater German Party had already made a series of moves. No one could have imagined that the newly founded Greater German Party would be able to fight with the powerful old party Social Democrats.

"Since the Big German Party does not know how to converge, then don't blame us Social Democrats for being tricky! Raise your hands to vote and get the Big German Party out of the country!" exclaimed a leading figure of the Social Democratic Party.

"Yes! Vote!" Around him, many members of the Social Democratic Party chimed in: "Let them see what is great!"

At an inconspicuous side door of the hall, a man crept in, walked into the corner, leaned in to a Social Democratic councillor, and whispered something in the ear of the councillor, whose face immediately changed dramatically, and quickly got up and ran away from his colleagues and to the leader of his party.

The man had just run to one of the vice-presidents of the Social Democratic Party, where the procedure for voting by show of hands had already begun.

He had no choice but to sigh and say to his vice-chairman: "I have just received the news that after receiving bribes and coercion, many of our parliamentarians have turned to the Greater German Party. ”

The vice-president of the Social Democratic Party who voted by a show of his hand was stunned for a moment, then looked at his subordinates, and then his eyes went black and he fainted, and the meeting immediately began to shout for doctors.