After entering the headquarters building, Robert C. Crawford came up immediately and said, "I got news from the Bronn-Fuss shipyard that the Bismarck was about to be launched. The person in charge of the shipyard asked me if the leader would go then. Watch the launching ceremony?"
"Huh? So fast!" Lin Wei thought to himself, "Go, why not go? Not only am I going, but I will go with He and the head of state."
"Okay, leader, I'm going to reply to them now," Robert C. Crawford said.
The Bismarck was launched eleven months earlier than in history. This was the result of sufficient funds and extensive use of labor. In recent years, Germany's industrial output has steadily increased, and social welfare has also increased. However, there has been a decrease in agricultural production. You must know that although the North German Plain is not as suitable for crop growth as Ukraine and Northeast China, it is also one of the few productive areas in Europe.
But now Germany's grain production has been reduced for two consecutive years. If it continues to develop, it may be possible to import grain next year.
"Wait a minute, ask Louis and the others to go to the conference room on the top floor for a meeting," Lin Wei ordered.
"Yes, leader"
In the conference room of the headquarters, except for Heydrich, who was performing the duties of governor in the Czech Republic, all the heads of the SS were already present. In place of Heydrich, the second-in-command of the Gestapo, Ernst Kaltenborg, was present. Luna.
After seeing that everyone had arrived, Lin Wei handed out the document he received from Hitler and said, "The head of state ordered us to formulate a plan with Poland as the imaginary enemy. I call it the White Plan."
Lin Wei ignored other people's expressions and said to himself, "Poland is located in the eastern part of the European continent, bordering the Soviet Union to the east, the Empire to the west, Czechoslovakia to the south, and the Baltic Sea to the north. It has important strategic significance. If Poland is occupied, Germany can Eliminating the worries of attacking Western Europe, Poland can be used as a military staging area and departure base for the future invasion of the Soviet Union. Poland has rich coal mines, and the metallurgy, chemistry, machinery, and shipbuilding industries are quite developed. By plundering Poland's human and material resources, it will further Strengthen the empire's war capabilities."
"Poland was a country that was divided three times in history by Tsarist Russia, Prussia, and Austria, and lost its independence. After World War I, Poland finally regained its independence, and its territory was divided between the three Polish-speaking countries of Russia, Germany, and Austria. The residents include Germans. The city of Danzig, the outlet of the Baltic Sea in the north, was an imperial territory before the war. After World War I, it was classified as a free city. It organized an autonomous government. The economy was under Polish control, and the suzerainty also belonged to Poland. . In addition, Poland obtained a corridor area to the Baltic Sea from the lands of the pre-war empire.”
The conference room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the floor. Lin Wei nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this. Although most of the faces were relatively young, Lin Wei believed that the people here would be world-renowned in the future.
After Lin Wei finished speaking, the head of the SS Ethnic and Immigration Bureau, Paul Schalfer, asked, "Leader, I want to know what the premise of this plan is?"
Lin Wei explained, "The attitude of the head of state is that the relationship between Germany and Poland must still follow the principle of avoiding causing disturbances. If Poland changes its policy towards Germany so far based on the same principle and adopts an attitude of threatening the empire, then , a final reckoning with it may become imperative.”
"So what is our ultimate goal?" Louis Feng Howard asked, and everyone else also looked at Lin Wei.
Lin Weixu pressed his hands on the table and said in a neutral tone, "Crush Poland's defense force and create a situation in the east that can meet national defense needs. Open up the Danzig Corridor, regain the Free City of Danzig, and ensure that East Prussia and the Imperial Homeland Connections”.
Paul & Hausser hesitated and said, "For Poland's plan, we must also take into account the attitudes of surrounding countries, especially the attitude of the Soviets."
Lin Wei explained, "The premise of this plan is to isolate Poland as much as possible, especially the surrounding bordering countries. By limiting the war to Poland, Russian intervention is likely to be of no benefit to Poland, and will only mean that Poland is occupied by the Bolsheviks." Shivist annexation. As for the attitude of neighboring countries, it all depends on the military needs of the empire."
Lin Wei looked back at the surrounding generals and began to say, "The great goal of building the German Wehrmacht still depends on the degree of hostility of Western democracies. The "White Plan" is just a preventive supplementary measure to various preparations. , it must not be regarded as a prerequisite for military conflict with Western opponents. The more successful it is in starting a war with a sudden and violent blow and quickly winning victory, the easier it will be for Poland to be isolated, even after the war breaks out. So. However, the entire situation requires that precautions must be taken in any case to ensure the security of the empire's western borders and the North Sea coast and its airspace. When advancing on Poland, vigilance measures are to be taken against neighboring countries, especially Lithuania."
"Leader, how can we guarantee that other countries will not interfere? After all, we have just annexed Czechoslovakia and Austria," said Kurt Daluege, director of the Central Office of the Order Police.
"Kurt, please pay attention to your wording. Austria and Germany are the same country and are both part of the Holy Roman Empire," Lin Wei said seriously.
"Oh, please forgive me, leader," Kurt Daluege said apologetically.
"Now let me explain the question you just asked." Lin Wei looked at these people and said, "I don't know, do you still remember the Battle of Warsaw?"
The Battle of Warsaw was led by Polish Field Marshal Jozef Piłsudski, who declared Poland's independence in 1918 and served as head of state and chief of the Army General Staff. He dreamed of establishing a federal state led by Poland including Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania, so he took advantage of the Soviet-Russian civil war to send troops to Ukraine and Lithuania. In 1920, he captured Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, but was quickly driven away by the Soviet Red Army. The Soviet Red Army took advantage of the victory and marched, intending to directly destroy Poland. Piłsudski commanded the Polish army to take advantage of the weakness of the Soviet army to defeat the greater number with less, and defeated the Soviet army in the Battle of Warsaw. Marshal Tukhachevski, the famous pride of the Soviet army, became His men were defeated! As a result, he gained a reputation and became a famous figure in Europe.
If the people here didn't know him, it would be impossible, so they all nodded when they heard about Lin Wei's culture. In fact, the reason why these SS officers knew Joseph Piłsudski was because this Joseph Piłsudski had a similar political history and personality to Hitler, and could even be said to be very similar.
Like Hitler, Field Marshal Josef Piłsudski was also a dictator. In 1926, he launched a military coup, appointed himself prime minister, implemented dictatorship, arrested members of parliament who opposed him, and promoted fascism. He actively cooperated with the German leader Hitler and signed a non-aggression pact.
"Marshal Josef Piłsudski" Lin Wei thought for a while and said, "Marshal Josef Piłsudski is a great commander, but Poland's national strength is not enough to support his dream. In the years after the restoration of the country, , it has carried out aggressive wars against Russia, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic, and has gained no other benefits besides attracting resentment. Maybe when he was alive, he could make other countries afraid to act rashly. But now he is dead. , his staff officers are all short-sighted, it can be said that Poland is in danger now."
Everyone was motionless, listening to Lin Wei tell them about the situation in Poland. The situation described by Lin Wei is almost the same. It uses many examples to analyze the weaknesses of the Polish people in power, which makes everyone feel extraordinary.
Of all the countries bordering Germany, Poland is the one to be most wary of in the long run. But of all these countries it was the least aware of Germany's danger. No clause in the Treaty of Versailles was more resented by the Germans than the clause that established the Polish Corridor, gave Poland access to the sea, and separated East Prussia from Germany.
But in fact, the Poles were not aware of the danger. Lin Wei was very puzzled by this. In the end, he could only conclude that the Poles were short-sighted.
"Okay, that's it. I think you already have a plan in mind. Is there anything else you don't understand?" Lin Wei scanned the crowd.
"Leader" Oswald Pohl, SS Minister of Economics and Administration, said, "Leader, the expedition team to Antarctica has returned. Should we welcome it?"
"Oh! They" Lin Wei paused and said, "Of course, they are heroes and should be welcomed as heroes. Make arrangements for me. I will meet them tomorrow morning, contact the newspapers, and report their heroic deeds. Hey !Forget it, I’ll go find Goebbels myself.”
"Okay, leader" Oswald Pohl said seriously.
After Lin Wei's narration, these people immediately began to formulate a plan to invade Poland, and Lin Wei asked the Propaganda Department to find their boss, Goebbels.
Control of the press in Germany was mainly achieved through the Propaganda Department. At this level, Goebbels emerged as the "tsar" of the entire press. When the time comes, Goebbels will give a speech to the press. The press, including the newspaper industry, must follow the policies reflected in Goebbels's speech. Before Goebbels took office as Minister of Propaganda, he made a speech to representatives of the press industry: "The government believes that newspapers must assist the government; to achieve this purpose, newspaper criticism is sometimes necessary, but this criticism must never be used by other countries for unfair purposes. Trust the German government.
As expected by Lin Wei, Goebbels was very interested in the return of the Antarctic expedition team, and contacted the newspapers, preparing to create a lot of hype. Especially after hearing that the SS soldiers in the expedition team had planted the German flag in the Antarctic, Goebbels's face was full of excitement and he promised that every German would hear this exciting news.
There is no Antarctic Treaty in this era, which regards Antarctica as a region shared by all mankind. In fact, no country at this time can take a fancy to that place with nothing but wind and snow. So the next day, all the newspapers in Germany began to report on the return of the Antarctic expedition team, but there was no sensation as expected.
But immediately afterwards, Foreign Minister Niuret attended the press conference and announced that starting from April 16, 1938, Antarctica would be the sacred territory of the German Third Reich. Propaganda Minister Goebbels said, "The Antarctic expedition team is the hero of the entire Germany. , they brought to Germany thirty times more territory than the German mainland.”
Finally, in the evening, Lin Wei led the entire Antarctic expedition team to attend a grand dance. At the press hearing after the dance, Lin Wei said, "Antarctica has a total area of approximately 14 million square kilometers, accounting for approximately 10% of the world's land mass." 9.4% of the total area. It ranks fifth among the seven continents and is thirty times the size of Germany. With it, our descendants will not worry about population expansion. This is a big problem for Germany. This is a great thing, so the head of state specially appointed me to distribute an Iron Cross to these brave men. "As he said, a group of people came up from the side and began to distribute medals to everyone in the expedition team.
"Hello, National Leader of the SS, First Class General, Prime Minister of Bavaria, First Heir of the Krupp Family, Mr. Lampard!" A woman stood up, first mentioned a bunch of Lin Wei's titles, and then said herself He introduced, "I am a reporter from the British Times newspaper in Berlin. What I want to know is that, as we all know, Antarctica is basically suitable for human survival, and the German government is exaggerating this matter in such a way, is it a bit ridiculous?"
"You!" Robert C. Crawford immediately wanted to go up and drag the reporter out, because in his opinion, what the reporter said was completely unanswerable, but Lin Wei held him tightly, If we drag people out like this, not only the people who lost Linwei, but also all the people in Germany will be lost.
Lin Wei wore a gentleman-like smile, and combined with the black SS uniform and his good physical condition, he showed a different temperament. He said gently, "Maybe this lady thinks that I only know Play with some tanks and artillery, but soon you'll think you're wrong."
"Oh? Mr. Lampard, I am willing to give you a chance to explain," the female reporter said playfully.
"Yes, in the eyes of some people, Antarctica is indeed more symbolic than practical." Lin Wei depreciated himself, but his tone suddenly changed and said, "However, I don't think so."
Listening to Lin Wei's words, the reporters were all taking notes, wanting to see how Lin Wei got out of this embarrassing situation. "I don't know if you grow flowers. Anyway, my wife loves to grow flowers." At this time, Lin Wei had a drunken expression on his face.
"Mr Lampard..."
"Oh! Don't worry, distinguished lady," Lin Wei waved his hand and said, "If you investigate carefully, you will find that the temperature in Berlin a hundred years ago was much lower than it is now. Why is this? You guys Do you know Svante Arrhenius?"
Fifty years ago, a Swedish chemist named Svante Arrhenius discovered that the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would lead to an increase in the earth's temperature. The greenhouse effect, also known as the "greenhouse effect", is the atmospheric insulation effect. common name. The atmosphere can make short-wave solar radiation reach the ground, but the long-wave thermal radiation emitted from the surface is absorbed by the atmosphere, which increases the temperature of the surface and lower atmosphere. Because it functions like a greenhouse for cultivating crops, it is called the greenhouse effect. This discovery did not attract much attention at the time because there was no obvious global warming phenomenon at that time.
The greenhouse effect is mainly caused by the excessive burning of coal, oil and natural gas in industrial society, which emits a large amount of tail gas. After the combustion of these fuels, a large amount of carbon dioxide gas is released into the atmosphere.
Although these reporters here are not familiar with this person, there are also a few knowledgeable reporters who have heard of this person's name. Looking at the lowly man Lin Wei smiled and said, "Speaking of which, in the short term, Antarctica is indeed of little use to Germany." , but one hundred years from now, five hundred years from now, when the global temperature rises to an unbearable level, Antarctica will be the last piece of pure land for Germany, so these members of the Antarctic expedition team, for Germany, Absolutely a hero."
After the press hearing, reporters from various countries sent messages to their own countries. Among the photos that fit the speech, most reporters unanimously chose the photo of Lin Wei showing a nymphomaniac expression.
Most countries have an indifferent attitude towards Germany's actions. No matter how clever Lin Wei's explanation is, they still believe that the symbolic significance of Germany's move is greater than its practical significance. However, many private environmentalists agree with Lin Wei's statement. , and hope that the national government will introduce policies to reduce the greenhouse effect.
Many people think that Lin Wei is an environmentalist who loves the environment, but they forget that Lin Wei is the leader of Germany's largest non-state armed forces and the heir to Germany's largest military-industrial enterprise.
But most people, especially girls, saw that it was indeed Lin Wei’s nymphomaniacal photo. Lin Wei also fit the image of Prince Charming in the minds of some girls, the youngest minister in Germany, the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Krupp Heir to the military-industrial complex, every status can make a girl who advocates money worship ecstatic.
Time passed quickly for more than a month, and the controversy over Lin Wei's nympho photo has gradually been analyzed. However, Lin Wei did not get no benefits at all. At least from Linda, Lin Wei felt full of enthusiasm. , so much so that Lin Wei wondered if he should do this in public from time to time.
The day for the launch of the Bismarck was coming soon. For this reason, Lin Wei specially notified Ms. Dorothea von Loewenfeld, the granddaughter of the Iron Prime Minister Marquis Bismarck, to attend the launching ceremony.
Hitler was very happy to learn that the Bismarck was about to be launched, and promised to go to the scene to participate in the launching ceremony.