Lin Wei knows? Yes, Lin Wei did know that the first step of the new empire was to restore Germany's status as a world power, and then to move towards world hegemony. Hitler spoke at length about the problem of living space, an issue that lingered in his mind until his death. He declared that the Hohenzollern Empire had made a mistake in hunting colonies in Africa and that Germany must expand in Europe. He said, "Nature does not reserve the future possession of this land for any nation or race; on the contrary, this land exists for the people who have the power to possess it." "What cannot be obtained by peaceful means, Just use your fists to take it." There is no doubt that Hitler's thoughts have a huge impact on the German people. Due to the emergence of Lin Wei, Hitler's remarks first began to affect the Junkers class.
What Lin Wei needed now was to enjoy his wedding night quickly. He didn't have time to accompany these old men. He took Linda's hand and walked to his room, completely ignoring Linda's vicious eyes and the big smiles of everyone present. laugh.
As for how much territory we want? How much land should the German people enjoy? Hitler's appetite was quite big. He has always opposed simply demanding the restoration of the 1914 borders. He said, "This is a politically ridiculous thing. The degree of absurdity and the severity of the consequences make this request almost a crime." Hitler's "standard era" must go back to the Germanic people before the 6th century. The era that drove the Slavs back to the East. He pointed out, "Today we have 80 million Germans in Europe! Only in 100 years, when there are 250 million Germans on this continent, will this foreign policy be recognized as correct." And this 2. 500 million Germans were within the territory of the expanded new empire. According to the blueprint of the Great German Empire designed by Hitler, France will be destroyed, and Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland will be integrated into the German territory. Then conquer Russia.
This is a crazy idea, but Lin Wei is powerless to change it. In Lin Wei's view, being able to change the fate of the Jews and guaranteeing the lives of 6 million Jews is the greatest merit in the world. In Lin Wei's eyes, the Soviet Union also It is not invincible. The only thing that makes Lin Wei interested is that the number of armed SS troops is too small. By the end of World War II, there were only a few hundred thousand, and Lin Wei's goal is to build it into another national defense force. At least they should be comparable in quantity.
Germany's predecessor, Prussia, relied on war to decide issues. Prussia has relied on its own force to become one of the major military powers in Europe. It does not have the same sources of wealth as other countries. Its land is barren and devoid of mineral deposits. Its population is sparse, there are no big cities, no industry, its culture is very backward, and its people live in poverty. However, with perseverance and organizational genius, the Hohenzollern royal family finally established a Spartan-style military state, a slave city-state in ancient Greece. The Duke repeatedly provoked the enslaved people to resist. Its army is well-trained and will win every battle. It always formed temporary alliances with the strongest country at the time and used power diplomacy to continuously expand its territory.
In 1862, Prince Otto von Bismarck became Prime Minister of Prussia. This man who promoted "iron and blood" used force to end the almost 1,000-year division of Germany between 1866 and 1871. state and established the Prussian Empire. In the past hundred years, in this talented and energetic country, first Bismarck and later Kaiser Wilhelm II, they have constantly challenged the rules of the world and despised all enemies who dared to interfere with Germany. Challenges have become a tradition, and now through the country Even small countries like Poland and the Czech Republic would dare to insult Germany. This is something Germany will never forgive. Germany sent its last hope, and Hitler was Germany's last choice. Hitler, with the help of the military officer class and many eccentric intellectuals, developed an ambition for power and rule, a fanaticism for unbridled militarism, and a Germanic sentiment that was extremely hostile to democracy, freedom and racial equality. .
Philosophy, yes, this is German philosophy. When Germany took the initiative to end the war in 1918 in the hope that all countries would be treated equally, they found that the victorious country had already prepared a so-called armistice treaty, which was unfair to the defeated Germany. It can be said that the German people suddenly discovered that when they opened their arms to express friendship, what Britain and France saw was Germany raising its arms to express surrender. This caused post-war turmoil in Germany. For the people, Germany had been in a state of insecurity during the war. Offensive, they were fooled by the traitorous elites who stabbed Germany in the back when Germany needed them most.
This kind of tide is simply unstoppable. Lin Wei can change a person, but he can't change a nation. When the entire nation is always preparing for war, it would be overestimating one's capabilities to stop it foolishly, so we must start early. Prepare.
The collusion between Juncker and Hitler began. The coal and steel monopoly giant donated 1 million marks to the Nazi party every year, and the business owners' alliance donated 2 million marks every year. The Ruhr Coal Mining Syndicate decided to sell 1 ton of coal every year and give 5 pfennigs to the Nazi Party, an average of 6 million marks per year. Former Kaiser Wilhelm II also funded the Nazi Party with approximately 2 million marks. On the one hand, Hitler secretly obtained significant funding from the German ruling class, and on the other hand, he used the opportunity of millions of unemployed people to demand work and escape their misery to expand his influence.
Hitler told the capitalists present at the meeting: "If we want to solve the problem of living space, we must use the political power accumulated by the entire nation. So now everyone is arguing about whether our army should be 100,000 or 300,000. This is completely irrelevant. The problem is Our army is at least 8 million. "The construction of an 8 million army and the war to seize "living space" will mean mythical huge profits for the monopoly capitalists. Therefore, Hitler's speech conquered the hearts of German monopoly capitalists and won their warm applause and cheers. At this meeting, the monopoly capitalists reached an agreement in principle on the issue of the Nazi Party taking power. The next day, Thyssen, the manager of the Steel Trust, Koudolf, the coal mining tycoon, and Gustav, Lin Wei's father, even discussed the candidates for the future fascist government with the three leaders of the Nazi Party, Hitler, Goering, and Röhm. .
Of course, it is impossible to cooperate without any grudges. The Juncker family has always attached great importance to military merit. Only the eldest son can inherit the family property, and the second son can only be knighted if he joins the army. After all, Germany now only has an army of 100,000 people. In the eyes of the Junkers, Rohm's hundreds of thousands of stormtroopers are undoubtedly the biggest threat. After this meeting, Lin Wei's friends, Matthew, Stark, Hoffman, and many heirs or family members of the Junker family returned to the army. , it can be said that Junkers have now begun to prepare for war. In a few years, when the army expands, they will all be mid-level officers fighting for Germany.
But the top priority now is how to make use of this financial crisis to gain profits. Lin Wei doesn't need to worry about this. There are more or less financial talents in each family, and they know better how to gain the maximum benefits.
There is already an undercurrent in Germany. The Junkers consortium has gathered 80% of the capitalists in Germany and spent 7 billion marks. This is all the funds that the Junkers can spend. It can be said that the Junkers are about to start Desperately.
Before the crisis breaks out in the United States, the public has already foreseen the outbreak of the crisis. Once the crisis breaks out and the company goes bankrupt, the money invested by investors in the company will not be recovered. Therefore, everyone is eager to cash in the stocks to prevent the loss of funds. How can the Junckers, who have long been paying attention to the US stock market, make things easier for Americans? The Juncker consortium reacted quickly. It first released news that Germany was very optimistic about the U.S. stock market and mobilized strong capital flows to inject capital into the U.S. stock market. In fact, this was just a signal, and no amount of money was actually invested. The purpose was to temporarily stabilize The U.S. stock market has made the U.S. economic black hole bigger and bigger. And the German sniper attack is about to begin.
The false news released by Juncker must have calmed the panic of U.S. stock investors and made U.S. stock speculation extremely frenetic again. People not only invested all their savings, but even borrowed money from banks to buy stocks. As a result, the stock prices during this period Being greatly bid up, this kind of speculation in the stock market just masks the already sharp contradiction between production and sales, which is exactly what the Junckers want.
There was also prosperity before the crisis of 1929. Undercurrents surging in society, such as the increase in non-performing assets in banks, unfair distribution of social wealth, damage to social credit, and distorted behavior of listed companies, have all been eliminated by the rising stock market and expectations for a happy future. Americans did not know that the hard times had just begun.