Chapter 87 87 On the banks of the Rhine
Paris, France.
"Mr. Prime Minister. A secretary took a note and said to his boss who was leaning back in his chair: "Former Prime Minister Mr. George Clemenceau has passed away, do you want to attend his memorial service?"
"Of course, you arrange the time!" the French Prime Minister nodded: "I don't want to have no one at my funeral in the future." ”
He thought for a moment and asked, "Is the unemployment rate still high?"
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister. President Dumege has already ordered the reduction of the army, and now the resentment is boiling, which is not good for us. The secretary said as he straightened out the text on the table, "Sir Sherlock would like to see you, just outside the door." ”
"At this time, what is he going to do? to prepare the car, I'm going to the president's residence. French Prime Minister André Tardieu frowned, thought for a moment, and added: "Let him in, I'll talk to him for five minutes." ”
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister. The secretary turned and left the room. After a while, Sir Sherlock came to him with a smile.
"Good afternoon! I know you're busy, so this time I've brought Wen Jiàn with me, and I hope you can take a look. Sherlock placed Wen Jiàn on the table and looked at Prime Minister Andrei with a smile on his face.
"You and my secretary are cousins, and I didn't want to embarrass him so I called you in. Prime Minister Andrei looked at the man who came in and spoke.
"Yes, you should be glad you have such a secretary. Sherlock nodded and said, "That's why I came to you first, not to the president first." ”
"I know that you have been very close to the Germans recently, although some German private enterprises have remained stable in the economic crisis this time, but the German government is not as good as us, what can you bring from the Germans?" asked Andrei with some disdain.
"How many minutes do I have left?" Sherlock asked politely, looking at the clock on the wall.
"It's a little over three minutes, so if you want to convince me, you'll have to hurry. I'll be there for President Dumaker in a moment. ”
The smile on Sherlock's face deepened: "In that case, it will be better. Then you can take this article to Mr. President to see, I believe it will be beneficial to both of you. As for the content of the article, it is about a huge procurement contract from a German private consortium. ”
"What?" Andrei threw himself on the table, snatched the contract, opened it and began to read the contents in detail, he saw that Mercedes-Benz Motor Company, the Bavarian machine building plant and the Krupp factory were preparing to import 500,000 tons of steel, 500,000 tons of coal, 10,000 tons of gasoline, and 90,000 tons of rubber to France, and barter with France, exchanging potatoes and other grains for French steel, and preparing to buy French shipping companies with cash.
The entire cooperation plan is more than 1 billion US dollars, which is simply a lifesaver for the French financial community in the economic crisis, if there is this cooperation, then André and Dumeg in the economic crisis can become a proper response, it is likely to save the French economy, get re-elected.
"Mr. Chancellor, the car is ready!" the secretary walked in, and saw the Prime Minister with a shocked face, and his cousin, Sir Sherlock, who was fiddling with the small globe on the Prime Minister's desk.
"Get out! I'll tell you to come in again! The car is ready at the front door! I might need it at any time. The Prime Minister looked up and waved his hand at the secretary.
"What do the Germans want?" After reading the last page of the contract plan, André put down the text in his hand, looked at Sir Sherlock, who was sitting on the sofa with the black tea brought by the secretary, and asked.
"The Germans want to take back the Rhineland demilitarized zone. Shylock replied with a smile: "They implore the French government to withdraw the troops stationed in the Rhineland." Leave it to the German team to implement full control. ”
"It can't be. Andrei shook his head and said: "It is impossible for me to betray the interests of France, you don't even think about this. ”
"Mr. Prime Minister, I know that your cabinet is already discussing the withdrawal of troops from the Rhineland, and you must be thinking about how to stabilize your own economy, since you will have to withdraw your troops sooner or later, what is the difference between a little earlier and a little later?"
"Of course there is a difference!" André said angrily: "We withdraw our troops, this is our business! You have to send troops in! That would be unsafe for France! Although we can no longer exercise control over the whole Rhineland, we cannot hand over the control of the entire Rhineland to the Germans!"
"Then I'm going to take this contract with me. Shylock smiled and said: "I also wish Monsieur André and Monsieur Dumeg can control the situation and save the French financial economy! Oh! Of course, I also wish the two of them to be re-elected." ”
"These are private capitals! Even if there is no arrangement from the German government, they will voluntarily invest in France! as long as we give some concessions!" said André, looking at Shylock.
"Do you think that without the participation of certain forces, how could the Germans have come up with such a contract at this time, and why would the Germans organize such a huge amount of private capital to come to France to save the market?" Sherlock asked with a smile.
Sherlock said as he packed up the text, put it back in his bag, stood up and nodded: "Since we can't cooperate this time, then see you next time, Mr. Andrei." ”
With that, he walked straight to the door, until he reached the door, and reached out and twisted the doorknob.
"Wait a minute!" Behind him, French Prime Minister André sweated profusely, and finally couldn't help but shout: "You and I go to the president's residence, I have to talk to Mr. President, and then I can give you an answer." ”
"Prime Minister Andrei, you are really a wise politician. Sir Sherlock smiled and opened the door, "Then please let Mr. Chancellor go first." ”
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"I heard that my aunt's fashion store went bankrupt. A French soldier with a wide-brimmed steel helmet took a deep drag on a cigarette between his fingers, then threw a copy into the brazier in front of him.
Another soldier also nodded: "My dad works as a mechanic in the factory, and there is nothing to say about that craft! It's been decades, and none of them in the factory knows my dad." As a result, this time I lost my job. ”
After speaking, he also threw a piece of Wen Jiàn with a protective seal in his hand into the fire, looking at the beating flames in a daze.
"I heard that a steel mill in Lorraine was bought by the Germans and is hiring, and there are thousands of people queuing at the door, so if we lose our jobs this time, I'll go and see. The soldier standing beside them with a gun looked a little listless: "I came from the division headquarters, and I heard that the number of our division is going to be canceled. ”
"Damn! When they make money, they put it in their own pockets, and now disaster is coming, and they run faster than rabbits! In the end, it is up to the Germans to save us!" The first soldier to complain threw a stack of Wen into the brazier, put the cigarette in his mouth, and said hatefully.
The soldier with the gun nodded his head: "Isn't it! We desperately drove the Germans away in the past, and now we are spending money to bring these Germans back! I don't know what these officials above us think." ”
"Long live the Greater German Party!" As the French soldiers spoke, a German stood outside the window of the French garrison under the statue of a knight at the corner of the street, raised his right hand, and shouted in a German salute.
"Long live the Big German Party!" shouted a crowd of banners and arms raised around him.
"Welcome back to the Rhineland!" the leader continued to shout.
"Welcome back to the Rhineland!" erupted in hysterical shouts from the crowd.
In the headquarters of the French troops stationed in the Rhineland, a colonel looked at his guests and smiled bitterly: "Do you hear the shouting outside? It is only a matter of time before the Germans return here, I have already received an order, and we will leave here tonight and retreat to French territory for reorganization." ”
"Yes, I heard that I will be in charge of this reorganization. The French officer who came here as a guest also had a reluctant and wry smile: "I was ordered to set up an independent French armored unit to verify the possibility of independent combat by tank troops." ”
"Why did the top suddenly become interested in this. The colonel asked casually as he cleaned up his papers.
The guest officer did not pause to think about it, he felt that he could tell the secret order to sù and soon become a friend of his subordinates. So he replied directly: "Because the Germans are also engaged in this, and they invest quite a lot." Grudeau's side also had intelligence that the Germans were equipped with a batch of new tanks and spent a lot of money. ”
"We, Grudeau, and the British, as we already know, have piled up more information than a mountain to prove that the Germans are building up their armaments. The officer who had collected the documents angrily threw the intelligence information in his hand into the brazier in front of him, and said hatefully: "The group of idiots above just pretend not to see it! ”
"No way, my analysis of Accardo Rudolph and the intelligence that the Germans armed themselves have been lost. De Gaulle spread his hands helplessly: "We have been monitoring Accardo since a few years ago, and although the harvest is not big, it does prove that Germany is equipped with tanks and aircraft. However, the British government seemed to be hoping that the Germans could deal with the Soviets and help Europe hold off on the attack. ”
"Ridiculous! Can't they see the eyebrows of the Germans and the Soviets?" the officer sneered.
"Don't count on anyone else! We are the hope of this country!" De Gaulle stood up and walked up to the colonel: "I have changed my mind, and I am no longer obsessed with preventing that Accardo from expanding its armaments! Since the Germans want to prepare for war! Then we will prepare for war!"
He looked out the window at the sunset: "Give the order! Let's go home!"
Paris, France.
"Mr. Prime Minister. A secretary took a note and said to his boss who was leaning back in his chair: "Former Prime Minister Mr. George Clemenceau has passed away, do you want to attend his memorial service?"
"Of course, you arrange the time!" the French Prime Minister nodded: "I don't want to have no one at my funeral in the future." ”
He thought for a moment and asked, "Is the unemployment rate still high?"
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister. President Dumege has already ordered the reduction of the army, and now the resentment is boiling, which is not good for us. The secretary said as he straightened out the text on the table, "Sir Sherlock would like to see you, just outside the door." ”
"At this time, what is he going to do? to prepare the car, I'm going to the president's residence. French Prime Minister André Tardieu frowned, thought for a moment, and added: "Let him in, I'll talk to him for five minutes." ”
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister. The secretary turned and left the room. After a while, Sir Sherlock came to him with a smile.
"Good afternoon! I know you're busy, so this time I've brought Wen Jiàn with me, and I hope you can take a look. Sherlock placed Wen Jiàn on the table and looked at Prime Minister Andrei with a smile on his face.
"You and my secretary are cousins, and I didn't want to embarrass him so I called you in. Prime Minister Andrei looked at the man who came in and spoke.
"Yes, you should be glad you have such a secretary. Sherlock nodded and said, "That's why I came to you first, not to the president first." ”
"I know that you have been very close to the Germans recently, although some German private enterprises have remained stable in the economic crisis this time, but the German government is not as good as us, what can you bring from the Germans?" asked Andrei with some disdain.
"How many minutes do I have left?" Sherlock asked politely, looking at the clock on the wall.
"It's a little over three minutes, so if you want to convince me, you'll have to hurry. I'll be there for President Dumaker in a moment. ”
The smile on Sherlock's face deepened: "In that case, it will be better. Then you can take this article to Mr. President to see, I believe it will be beneficial to both of you. As for the content of the article, it is about a huge procurement contract from a German private consortium. ”
"What?" Andrei threw himself on the table, snatched the contract, opened it and began to read the contents in detail, he saw that Mercedes-Benz Motor Company, the Bavarian machine building plant and the Krupp factory were preparing to import 500,000 tons of steel, 500,000 tons of coal, 10,000 tons of gasoline, and 90,000 tons of rubber to France, and barter with France, exchanging potatoes and other grains for French steel, and preparing to buy French shipping companies with cash.
The entire cooperation plan is more than 1 billion US dollars, which is simply a lifesaver for the French financial community in the economic crisis, if there is this cooperation, then André and Dumeg in the economic crisis can become a proper response, it is likely to save the French economy, get re-elected.
"Mr. Chancellor, the car is ready!" the secretary walked in, and saw the Prime Minister with a shocked face, and his cousin, Sir Sherlock, who was fiddling with the small globe on the Prime Minister's desk.
"Get out! I'll tell you to come in again! The car is ready at the front door! I might need it at any time. The Prime Minister looked up and waved his hand at the secretary.
"What do the Germans want?" After reading the last page of the contract plan, André put down the text in his hand, looked at Sir Sherlock, who was sitting on the sofa with the black tea brought by the secretary, and asked.
"The Germans want to take back the Rhineland demilitarized zone. Shylock replied with a smile: "They implore the French government to withdraw the troops stationed in the Rhineland." Leave it to the German team to implement full control. ”
"It can't be. Andrei shook his head and said: "It is impossible for me to betray the interests of France, you don't even think about this. ”
"Mr. Prime Minister, I know that your cabinet is already discussing the withdrawal of troops from the Rhineland, and you must be thinking about how to stabilize your own economy, since you will have to withdraw your troops sooner or later, what is the difference between a little earlier and a little later?"
"Of course there is a difference!" André said angrily: "We withdraw our troops, this is our business! You have to send troops in! That would be unsafe for France! Although we can no longer exercise control over the whole Rhineland, we cannot hand over the control of the entire Rhineland to the Germans!"
"Then I'm going to take this contract with me. Shylock smiled and said: "I also wish Monsieur André and Monsieur Dumeg can control the situation and save the French financial economy! Oh! Of course, I also wish the two of them to be re-elected." ”
"These are private capitals! Even if there is no arrangement from the German government, they will voluntarily invest in France! as long as we give some concessions!" said André, looking at Shylock.
"Do you think that without the participation of certain forces, how could the Germans have come up with such a contract at this time, and why would the Germans organize such a huge amount of private capital to come to France to save the market?" Sherlock asked with a smile.
Sherlock said as he packed up the text, put it back in his bag, stood up and nodded: "Since we can't cooperate this time, then see you next time, Mr. Andrei." ”
With that, he walked straight to the door, until he reached the door, and reached out and twisted the doorknob.
"Wait a minute!" Behind him, French Prime Minister André sweated profusely, and finally couldn't help but shout: "You and I go to the president's residence, I have to talk to Mr. President, and then I can give you an answer." ”
"Prime Minister Andrei, you are really a wise politician. Sir Sherlock smiled and opened the door, "Then please let Mr. Chancellor go first." ”
......
"I heard that my aunt's fashion store went bankrupt. A French soldier with a wide-brimmed steel helmet took a deep drag on a cigarette between his fingers, then threw a copy into the brazier in front of him.
Another soldier also nodded: "My dad works as a mechanic in the factory, and there is nothing to say about that craft! It's been decades, and none of them in the factory knows my dad." As a result, this time I lost my job. ”
After speaking, he also threw a piece of Wen Jiàn with a protective seal in his hand into the fire, looking at the beating flames in a daze.
"I heard that a steel mill in Lorraine was bought by the Germans and is hiring, and there are thousands of people queuing at the door, so if we lose our jobs this time, I'll go and see. The soldier standing beside them with a gun looked a little listless: "I came from the division headquarters, and I heard that the number of our division is going to be canceled. ”
"Damn! When they make money, they put it in their own pockets, and now disaster is coming, and they run faster than rabbits! In the end, it is up to the Germans to save us!" The first soldier to complain threw a stack of Wen into the brazier, put the cigarette in his mouth, and said hatefully.
The soldier with the gun nodded his head: "Isn't it! We desperately drove the Germans away in the past, and now we are spending money to bring these Germans back! I don't know what these officials above us think." ”
"Long live the Greater German Party!" As the French soldiers spoke, a German stood outside the window of the French garrison under the statue of a knight at the corner of the street, raised his right hand, and shouted in a German salute.
"Long live the Big German Party!" shouted a crowd of banners and arms raised around him.
"Welcome back to the Rhineland!" the leader continued to shout.
"Welcome back to the Rhineland!" erupted in hysterical shouts from the crowd.
In the headquarters of the French troops stationed in the Rhineland, a colonel looked at his guests and smiled bitterly: "Do you hear the shouting outside? It is only a matter of time before the Germans return here, I have already received an order, and we will leave here tonight and retreat to French territory for reorganization." ”
"Yes, I heard that I will be in charge of this reorganization. The French officer who came here as a guest also had a reluctant and wry smile: "I was ordered to set up an independent French armored unit to verify the possibility of independent combat by tank troops." ”
"Why did the top suddenly become interested in this. The colonel asked casually as he cleaned up his papers.
The guest officer did not pause to think about it, he felt that he could tell the secret order to sù and soon become a friend of his subordinates. So he replied directly: "Because the Germans are also engaged in this, and they invest quite a lot." Grudeau's side also had intelligence that the Germans were equipped with a batch of new tanks and spent a lot of money. ”
"We, Grudeau, and the British, as we already know, have piled up more information than a mountain to prove that the Germans are building up their armaments. The officer who had collected the documents angrily threw the intelligence information in his hand into the brazier in front of him, and said hatefully: "The group of idiots above just pretend not to see it! ”
"No way, my analysis of Accardo Rudolph and the intelligence that the Germans armed themselves have been lost. De Gaulle spread his hands helplessly: "We have been monitoring Accardo since a few years ago, and although the harvest is not big, it does prove that Germany is equipped with tanks and aircraft. However, the British government seemed to be hoping that the Germans could deal with the Soviets and help Europe hold off on the attack. ”
"Ridiculous! Can't they see the eyebrows of the Germans and the Soviets?" the officer sneered.
"Don't count on anyone else! We are the hope of this country!" De Gaulle stood up and walked up to the colonel: "I have changed my mind, and I am no longer obsessed with preventing that Accardo from expanding its armaments! Since the Germans want to prepare for war! Then we will prepare for war!"
He looked out the window at the sunset: "Give the order! Let's go home!"
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