Chapter 101 Bill 101
In the solemn presidential palace, Accardo stood in front of Hindenburg, behind him were his loyal men, who were the victors today, or rather incompletely. Behind these men were hordes of journalists, and the spotlights flickered, turning the entire presidential office into a glittering temple.
Hindenburg shuddered to complete the inauguration of the new German Chancellor with Accardo, which he was traditionally required to attend and preside over at the ceremony: "Mr. Accardo, former Commander-in-Chief of the Army, German Admiral *, can you take an oath that you will fulfill your duties as Chancellor and give priority to the interests of the country?"
Accardo stepped forward, pressed his palm on his Bible in front of the priest and Hindenburg, and solemnly pronounced his vows: "I will." ”
"Are you willing to swear to the gods, uphold the German Constitution, support the president, and respect the powers of the Reichstag?" Hindenburg continued.
"I do. Accardo's hand was pressed to the Bible, trembling slightly, and he stared at President Hindenburg, as if thinking for a long time, and in the next second, he opened his mouth to answer Hindenburg's question.
"Then I declare...... Mr. Arcardo Rudolf will become the new Chancellor of Germany. May God Almighty bless you. Hindenburg looked into Accardo's eyes, seemingly reluctant, but finally opened his mouth to bless.
"Long live Greater Germany!" Accardo saluted Hindenburg, and instead of extending his hand to shake hands with the aging president, he recited his oath to the world in his own way.
Around him, flashing lights began to flicker incessantly, everyone applauded enthusiastically, and the whole country seemed to be rejoicing at the birth of a new prime minister.
"Long live Great Germany!" Many people present excitedly stretched out their right hands and vented their excitement with Deutsche Lilly.
Jaeg Hugo pressed his shutter next to Accardo, and the spotlight clicked, and a photograph was recorded of Accardo standing proudly next to the tall and slightly obese President Hindenburg: the president's shoulders were slightly drooping, and his back was a little rickety, while Accardo's body was thin but looked unusually straight. In front of him, Merkel, Leuk Carter, General Hamstein and others all raised their right arms and were saluting.
The photo was eventually named and printed on the front page of the day by the Grande Deutsche Zeitung, but a humble French tabloid also used the photo, and the headline of the article changed.
Accardo's coming to power marked the full ascension of the Greater German Party to power, and he moved closer to his control of Germany as a whole in all areas.
General Hamstein was reappointed Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht as a result of a compromise between the two sides, but the appointment of General Brauchitsch, a rising star in the military world, as Chief of Staff, and the promotion of a large number of generals loyal to Accardo, made Accardo's control of the Wehrmacht not retreat.
Now he controls the strength of 24 German divisions from 1 to 29 (20th to 24th divisions are vacant), including the 1st Parachute Division, 25th Panzer Division, 26th Cavalry Division, 27th Panzer Division and other elite units, which have numbered nearly 290,000, more than half of the total strength of the Wehrmacht.
And everyone knows that even among the remaining less than 200,000 Wehrmacht, there are quite a few people who have a good opinion of Accardo and Accardo's Greater German Party, after all, Accardo's expansion plan has brought more opportunities for promotion to middle and lower rank officers, so it is now perfectly fair to say that the Wehrmacht supports Accardo, although this support is not "all" support.
The German Foreign Minister is Merkel, nominated by Accardo. His exploits within the Greater German Party are evident - and his deputy is the Nobel ****** laureate and former Foreign Minister Streismmann. This combination has raised expectations for the future of German diplomacy.
The main body of Accardo's economic sphere was made up of an obscure figure, a man named Horace Greeley Schacht. He was not well-known in the Greater German Party, but he was president of the German National Bank in the 20s and joined the Greater German Party as early as 27.
Within the party, both Krupp and Bosch called him "sir". This gentleman hated the Democratic Assembly so much that he was a personal supporter of Accardo, and he was loyal to the Accardos like an ancient knight, and was truly ready to give all his strength to Accardo.
Loyalty may not be enough, but Schacht was a very talented financial expert, and in the 20s he developed a financial policy of using foreign exchange loans to support the development of a new currency, which did not determine the exchange rate of the mark and supported the soaring inflation in Germany.
Therefore, in the star-studded team of Accardo's think tank, Schacht stood out as the head of the German economy minister, on the contrary, some popular candidates such as Krupp and Bosch all acquiesced in this risky appointment.
The police system was controlled by Reinhardt Heydrich, and surprisingly almost all countries approved of the appointment, including French and British police spokesmen who supported Heydrich taking over the German police force, because they wanted to rely on this powerful figure to fight against the increasingly rampant international drug trafficking organization.
Compared with the news that the SS leader Heydrich was appointed Minister of Police, the fact that Matthoff, a small man who had been promoted by Accardo and who remained absolutely loyal to him personally, took over as Deputy Minister of Police became dispensable news.
Accardo thus formed his cabinet and began to secretly reveal his plans for a larger military expansion, which were larger and more blatant because he was already in control of the government.
On his reminder, Schacht invented an "IOU", which was used covertly to provide financial support for the entire rearmament program. Krupp and other arms dealers were not paid real Deutsche Mark, but such IOUs, which could be used instead of money to buy raw materials and other essential commodities, in exchange for production materials and as wages.
The only difference with currency is that it takes 5 years for the IOU to be cashed in to a government-controlled company. The abbreviation of the name of the company that cashed out is called "Mifu", so this kind of IOU is also called "Mifu Coupon".
The raw materials purchased by these rice coupons were purchased in the economic crisis with profitable funds, including a large number of machinery and equipment, as well as raw materials such as steel and ore. Of course, this IOU can also be used in exchange for large quantities of food and clothing from the Soviet Union, which are the product of secret Soviet-German cooperation.
As a result, the whole of Germany began to be consumed at an astonishing rate, and at an astonishing rate it became a variety of weapons and equipment, but not a penny was lost or produced in the government's financial statements - the Krupp factory in 1933 made a "profit" of 41 million marks, most of which was potatoes and margarine, and real money that would only be withdrawn five years later.
As soon as he came to power, Accardo did not seek the bad luck of the Nazi Party and the Social Democratic Party, but devoted himself to revitalizing the German economy and expanding the strength of the Wehrmacht. Thanks to his efforts, the Wehrmacht successively formed the 23rd Panzer Division, the 24th Panzer Division, and the 20th, 21st, and 22nd Motorized Rifle Divisions.
Accardo then ordered the Greater German SS to form the 1st Waffen-SS Division, personally named it "Emperor", and sent Wehrmacht officers for systematic training, so that this unit could be used as the main force of the regular army at any time with heavy weapons and equipment.
However, during the implementation of the plan to strengthen the army and rejuvenate the country, Accardo still felt the dissatisfaction and obstruction of other parties, and his plan to expand the German armored forces was almost impossible to understand when the parliament was secretly discussed, and the expansion of these armored forces was only the tip of the iceberg of his huge plan, and even then he almost did not get the tongguò, so he knew that he would not be able to truly control the whole of Germany for a day if he did not drive these obstructive guys out of the parliament.
"Mr. Chancellor, are you looking for me?" asked Royk Carter, standing at his desk, who had summoned him out of the air a few hours earlier, and now had his close lover Anna leave the office. He could guess that this time it wouldn't be that simple.
Accardo stretched out his hand, handed a copy to Royk Carter, and said softly to him, "Come, look at this." ”
Royk Carter looked carefully at the title on the cover of the article, and his brow became tighter and tighter, because the article had a title written on it that he felt was very dangerous.
After reading only a few of them, Royk Carter's face changed, and he raised his head to stare at Accardo's face: "Mr. Prime Minister, this proposal is very dangerous, if we lose the vote in Congress, then the control of the entire Congress will be affected, we do not have a majority of seats, we cannot ensure this ......"
"Naturally, I have a way to get this bill passed. Accardo stood up, a mocking smile on his lips, and pointed to the bill, saying, "I'm going to use it to silence all the parties that are hostile to us! ”
"But, Mr. Prime Minister, it's still dangerous. Loic Carter had to remind Accardo once again: "Can you be sure that we will win?"
"Of course!" Accardo nodded, and patted Loik Carter on the shoulder with confidence: "I can foresee our victory! As long as we succeed this time, then the whole of Germany will be ours." ”
Loyk Carter took a deep breath: "Mr. Chancellor, I trust your judgment! You say we will win, then we will win!"
"Long live Großdeutschland!" said Accardo with a smile.
"Long live Acre!" replied Royck Carter.