My Third Empire

Take refuge with me? You'd better stop joking. Akado said with a smile, Geer let the door open and let the visitor enter Akado's house. He walked out and closed the door by himself.

It's true that I rely on you. I think I should find myself a reliable ally or a strong leader. Gustav Stressman said politely: You may not be very good to me. Familiar, compared to your reputation at the grassroots level of the National Defense Forces, I'm just a small person.

Little people? Arcado smiled and said: If the most powerful diplomat of the German Foreign Office, Gustav Stressmann, who happens to be the German Foreign Minister, is a small person, then my little colonel It's even more of an unpopular character. Why did you find me?

Gustav Stressman shook his head and said in a very sincere tone: Germany's diplomacy has always been conservative, and we have done nothing to suppress the joint suppression of Britain and France. It can even be said that Germany's diplomacy is in fact a Failed. Now, we have lost the military support we depended on, and the situation is even worse.

He walked over to a sofa very familiarly and sat down, putting his hands on the armrests, with a calm look: I saw in the crisis in the Ruhr that it is impossible to have a country without defense. The so-called relying on Diplomatic efforts to defend Germany are also futile, and there is no doubt that diplomacy requires strong military support, so at least at this stage our position is the same, that is, to find a way to build a strong Wehrmacht.

Minister Gustav Stressmann, you still haven't said why you came to me. You can go to General Sickert, you can go to the new leader of the government, Marshal Hindenburg, but you put your chips Betting on my little colonel, it just doesn't make any sense to me. Arcador walked from the door to the kitchen, poured two cups of brewed coffee in it, and then went back to the living room and placed it in Gustave? Stressman asked with a glass in front of him and another.

Marshal Hindenburg is in a lot of dangers. With all due respect, whether he can secure his seat on the presidency, he still needs to implement effective policies to support him. I guess most of these policies will come from his staff, that is, Your hand. Gustav Stressman smiled and took a sip of his coffee.

He put the coffee cup back on the coffee table in front of the sofa, and said again: As for General Sickert, although he is still the supreme leader of the Wehrmacht, you can already stand up to him - don't underestimate yourself, you have already With this power.

Akado smiled and said nothing.

Gustav Stressman continued: I know that President Ebert died in retaliation by the Wehrmacht, and he did betray the Wehrmacht for the fragile economic situation and the internal distribution of power, whatever he did. Whatever the motive, it made the situation in Germany even worse. So I think he is more than worthless, and after thinking about it, only you have the ability and the courage to kill the former president of the country.

He stretched out his hand to stop Arcardo's argument, and continued: So, I am here to show my allegiance to you, and I will do everything I can to help you and support you, because our purpose is exactly the same, and that is to make Germany more Strong! The reason I surrender to you is very simple, we are all working hard for Germany's self-improvement, and you can do better.

Then, it's the next question. Arcardo put down the coffee cup, the smile on his face disappeared, looked at Gustav Stressman seriously and asked, How do you prove to me that you are loyalty?

How about a guarantee? Gustav Stressman took out a document from his jacket pocket with a smile, and unfolded it for Arcado to see: This is a document with my signature and handprint. document,

It is written that I myself unconditionally obey any orders of Mr. Arcador Rudolph. There is also a detailed introduction to my personal network, friends, relatives, and all the forces at my disposal.

What do you need me to promise you? Arkado thought about it and asked, This is the last question we have to talk about today.

Take us to victory. Gustav Stressmann put down the document, stood up and said.

Then you have to follow me closely, don't drag me back. Akado said with a smile.

Gustav Stressman also laughed: What do you need me to do?

Implement the Pluto Project. Akado said.

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In the conference room next to the president's office, a group of people is holding the first impromptu emergency meeting after Marshal Hindenburg was elected president of Germany. However, it seems that the atmosphere in the venue is not so harmonious, and it even smells of gunpowder.

The Wehrmacht's military spending will be increased by another 30 percent? What are you kidding? Everyone in Germany eats brown bread with margarine, and the money saved won't make up for such a big gap. The finance ministry official shook his head and said.

Hindenburg also reluctantly threw the document on the table, sighed and said: This is a condition for the Wehrmacht to support me as president, and I can't think carefully.

Since 1920, Germany's investment in infrastructure has not exceeded 200,000 marks. It seems that we have not developed since then. A bearded politician in a suit also complained.

General Sickert didn't come to the meeting because he was sick! It's outrageous! Where did he put the new president and us? A middle-aged politician shot up: Did he take the Wehrmacht as his personal mercenary?

Cheer up, Mr. Dumke. General Sickert supported Marshal Hindenburg to become president, but he just doesn't want to see me now. Arcador said with a smile at the end of the table, he was not enough To participate in such a high-level meeting, President Hindenburg called him as a staff member.

That's too outrageous. Apparently, the politician named Dumke had no intention of treating the Wehrmacht as an enemy, and gave up his attack on Sickert as soon as he saw it.

What do you think? Colonel Arcardo Rudolph, you represent the Wehrmacht and have a close relationship with the government. If you have to take care of both, what can you do? With the majesty and aura of someone who has been in high position for a long time.

The investment cannot be reduced at all, otherwise we will still be unable to cope with the recurrence of the Ruhr crisis! Arkado said: It is a fact that the Wehrmacht needs more funds, and we need a large amount of funds to continue the Pluto Project.

Is this your opinion? A politician snorted coldly, eager to express himself in front of the new president of Hindenburg: You are trying to oust our President Hindenburg!

Shut up! Wait for him to finish speaking, or I will throw you out! Hindenburg glanced at the young man who was speaking and said fiercely. One was just a slapstick, and the other was an aide who helped him ascend to the presidency. The two of them were not at the same level of trust in Hindenburg's mind.

Maybe everyone has only seen the first seven pages of the Hades plan and won't have much interest in reading it. Here it says how much the Wehrmacht needs to research new weapons, and there it says how many warhorse machine guns the Wehrmacht needs to buy, and there are places asking for money everywhere. So you must not like it very much. Akado said with a smile.

His humor made a few young people laugh, but most of the older politicians still looked at him seriously and let him talk.

Arkado was also willing to continue, so he continued: The Pluto Project has a sub-plan called White Dove. Everyone may not take it seriously or understand it. This plan is the key to resolving the differences between the government and the National Defense Forces this time.

Oh? How do you say it? Hindenburg only vaguely remembered the general content of the White Dove Project, but could not remember the details.

Our army needs transportation lines such as railways, roads, and inland ports; our navy needs large-scale ports; the air force we don't have yet needs airports; the new army needs a lot of gasoline and diesel reserves, and war needs to consume a lot of grain and steel resources; The production of new weapons requires advanced workers and advanced industrial skills, and these things need to be cultivated in schools. Arcador stretched out a finger for every word he said, and in the end he stretched out all ten fingers, and he was still talking endlessly. example.

What do you mean? asked President Hindenburg, narrowing his eyes.

Building the National Defense Forces is not against national development. On the contrary, these efforts are complementary to each other! Arcado stood up and said, I think the new president should immediately order the launch of the White Dove Project.

His eloquence made everyone's eyes light up: The short-term part of the plan will build 100 new railways and roads, add new shipyards to German port cities, and build 79 airports for peacetime air transport. As well as reserves for wartime; and the long-term part of this plan will build 20 new factories, 50 assembly workshops, and build 3 schools to train high-tech talents in large numbers.”

Once this plan is launched, it is expected to provide 500,000 jobs for the whole of Germany. This time, the Wehrmacht will earmark 2 million US dollars for this plan, and the government only needs to pay 700,000 US dollars. Accardo finished, Just sit back in your seat.

hum! Everyone below started talking. The countless funds they invested in the Wehrmacht have finally paid off. If this plan is implemented, the German Wehrmacht will pay for Germany's infrastructure, and the new government will get 500,000 jobs in vain. This can be said to be the Wehrmacht's greatest support for President Hindenburg's inauguration.

Everyone was talking, excited for this inspiring Wehrmacht's concession, only in the corner, a pock-faced bearded man sighed softly.

Half an hour later, the White Dove Project was approved by President Hindenburg. Interestingly, it was the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gustav Stressman who took the lead in a show of hands voting. Those who oppose Arcador's Pluto Project.