These companies must regularly report their reserves of petroleum and its products to government departments. The Imperial Ministry of Production will conduct random checks on the oil reserves of relevant importers or oil companies from time to time, and companies that fail to meet the standards will be heavily fined.
This law is also effective for foreign oil deep processing companies in Germany. For example, when Mobil Oil Company began to invest in building a factory to produce high-octane aviation gasoline in Germany in 1936, it also had to abide by this law and carry out necessary oil reserves. Soon after, , the high-power piston engines used extensively in wars use high-octane aviation gasoline as their special fuel.
This law is a compulsory measure, but at the same time the German government has introduced many preferential policies that complement this law. It is these preferential policies that completely moved Michael's investment enthusiasm.
The government encourages oil-related enterprises to jointly establish professional oil reserve companies with the government, and can provide 30%-70% of the equity capital and all interest-free loans for the required base construction costs.
The government not only provides strong financial support to oil reserve companies, but also provides strong assistance from the government in the design and construction of construction projects, including the land occupied by the reserve base. For example, the construction team is the Berlin Engineering Construction Corporation.
Germany's infrastructure construction started in 1931 was to stimulate the national economy and alleviate unemployment. After the rapid recovery of the German economy, the scale of construction was gradually reduced.
But Lin Wei did not want to waste this resource. He packed all the people who had been laid off from the SS and the original stormtroopers into the Berlin Engineering Corporation, forming a construction column of 300,000 people, making this engineering company more like a barracks. , Lin Wei’s purpose is to make him an elite semi-military construction army to inject blood into the SS in future wars. Even now, he is also undertaking projects such as wind tunnel construction, submarine cave construction, large airport construction, etc. Important national defense project.
Lin Wei attaches great importance to it. He believes that if this well-trained construction army is used well, the role it can play in the war will not even be inferior to that of the same number of military units.
With so many preferential policies and support, Michael felt that if he didn't seize this huge opportunity head on, he would be a bit sorry to God.
In the end, he finally got what he wanted and got approval from the Imperial Production Department, but at the same time, he was also given many specific requirements, such as a tight completion deadline, a huge reserve quantity, etc. Therefore, at the most critical moment of the project, Michael He almost lived and ate on the construction site and devoted himself wholeheartedly to this construction project. Tonight, after his first victory, he could finally have a good sleep temporarily.
The Petroleum Reserve Company is only an integral part of Germany's strategic petroleum reserves, because it is mainly to solve the problem of private oil reserves, including the reserves of private retail companies and the reserves of oil importers.
At the same time, the German government is also carrying out larger-scale reserve work. The main object of the national oil reserve is crude oil, because petroleum products are not conducive to long-term storage. There are also various storage methods, including above-ground oil tanks, semi-above-ground oil tanks, and underground cave oil depots, to maximize the use of the base's topography. Features for engineering design.
By 1938, this level 3 strategic petroleum reserve system had become an important security guarantee for Germany’s petroleum resources. The oil reserves owned by the government can be used by the whole country for about 6 months, and the private reserves can also be used for about 90 days. Together with the inventory in the circulation field, the total reserves are enough for the whole country to use for 10 to 12 days without any oil input. Months and above.
Linwei knows better than anyone the importance of resources such as oil to Germany. In fact, the strategic oil reserve he established is only a preparation for the worst case scenario.
Because even if Britain blocked Germany's sea transportation channels at the beginning of the war, Germany could still import oil from Romania, the Soviet Union, and re-export oil from neutral countries such as Spain, Portugal, and Sweden, and these oil imports were at the beginning of the war. Britain and France are simply beyond their reach and unable to contain it.
Historically, the American Mobil Oil Company and Standard Oil Company were Germany's accomplices. They spared no effort to help Germany re-export oil from Spain and other countries. Even when the United States entered the war, they continued to engage in this business for a long time for profit, until the United States The government stopped investigating officially.
The Reich Ministry of Production is in charge of Germany's oil and other strategic resource reserves. This is a very important economic department. It is also responsible for formulating Germany's overall industrial development plan and determining the investment proportion and resource allocation in various industries.
Through the control of imported materials and German mining, unified strategic material allocation is adopted, and different material quotas are adopted for different industries to guide the transformation of German industrial and mining enterprises into military production, including those manufacturing synthetic fuels, armor, guns and engines, etc. Waiting factories.
Through this targeted allocation of materials, among German industrial investments from 1934 to 1937, investment in the production of hydrocarbons accounted for 41%, investment in the production of synthetic textiles accounted for 21%, investment in the production of heavy metals accounted for 10%, and the production of explosives and ammunition Investment in weapons and other finished weapons accounts for 12%.
The happiest people about this policy inclination are undoubtedly the arms giants, just like the American arms dealers in later generations who manipulated the United States into war, because war means huge profits for them. Krupps like Mauser and Rheinmetall Needless to say, Bob’s iron strength.
Large German and American arms companies such as Norben, General Motors, and Douglas also participated in Germany's war preparations with a very active attitude and embarked on a new war path wholeheartedly.
Because only war can help them get out of the Great Depression as soon as possible, not any damn macro-control.
The Reich Production Department is so important, and the origin of its helm is also very special. His name is Speer.
Speer is very famous and can be described as a legendary figure in the history of the Third Reich. He is an architect who inherits the family tradition. Perhaps it is because Hitler also likes architecture very much. The two have extensive common interests and After Hitler got to know him, he looked at him with admiration and favored him far more than others.
If that's the case, Lin Wei doesn't care about him, but Speer is a very talented person. In the original history, at the end of World War II, it can be said that Speer provoked the backbone of Germany. Without him, The Third Reich may have collapsed, so when preparing to establish the Reich Production Department, Lin Wei strongly recommended Speer, and Hitler already appreciated him, so it was a natural progression.
Lin Wei was sitting in the office, busy correcting official duties, but it could be seen that Lin Wei's mind was not here, mainly because he attended the completion ceremony of Göring's Air Force Headquarters two days ago, looking at the majestic building and the high-spirited people on the stage. Goering, Lin Wei's mood at that time was indescribable. Lin Wei really wanted to bring him down if possible.
However, he has climbed up very quickly. In ten years, he has become the national leader of the SS. I don’t know how many people are watching me secretly. I'm afraid that if I even have the slightest intention of going against Göring, a small report will reach Hitler, and I will be the one who dies.
However, the Bf109 and HE112 have entered the ranks of the Air Force, which can be regarded as a bit of compensation for Lin Wei. After all, a large part of the shares of the companies of these two aircraft have been acquired by Lin Wei. Their entry into the German Air Force can be regarded as Lin Wei's income, but Messe The aircraft designed by Schmidt always made people sweat. During the test flight, the first prototype crashed on the spot, and another test pilot was reimbursed. As a result, Dr. Mei had to use his excellent eloquence to convince the Air Force. After accepting the remaining aircraft, due to Dr. Mei's notorious reputation in designing aircraft, Lin Wei had to come forward to vouch for the quality of Dr. Mei's aircraft, which made Goering always doubt his own Dr. Mei's factory. What's involved, even though that's what it is.
Thinking of Golin's triumphant expression at that time, Lin Wei was so angry that his teeth itched with hatred. Lin Wei tore up the instructions he had just finished, rubbed them and threw them into the trash can. Maybe Lin Wei's movements were too much. It was so big that it even kicked over the trash can nearby. The unnatural sound immediately attracted Heinz who was on duty outside.
"Leader, what's wrong with you? Is there anything I can do for you?" Heinz said cautiously, looking at Lin Wei's face filled with evil spirits.
Seeing Heinz come in, Lin Wei didn't want his subordinates to see such an expression. He tried his best to spread his brows and said with a smile, "Heinz, I'm fine, but you came in, so I'll trouble you." Louis called in”.
"Okay leader, please wait a moment," Heinz said and immediately withdrew.
After a while, Louis came to Lin Wei's office. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Lin Wei frowning and thinking about something there. He didn't seem to notice that he didn't cough twice to show his presence, " Oh, Louis, you’re here, please sit down.” After coughing twice, Lin Wei finally found him.
Lewis looked at Lin Wei carefully and said, "I mean, leader, you asked me to come in, didn't you just ask me to come in and sit down, right? Although I don't mind this, now is really not the time. I still have to supervise the team members of the construction company." Woolen cloth".
"Okay, shut up." Lin Wei impatiently interrupted Louis' nonsense. Seeing that Lin Wei was angry, Louis immediately replied, sitting carefully and listening to Lin Wei's words, "Our SS is in the Air Force and Are there any outstanding members of the navy?" Lin Wei finally asked the question.
After hearing Lin Wei's words, Louis said sternly, "Leader, I don't know clearly about the personnel of our SS branches in the Air Force and Navy, Deputy Leader Reinhard is in charge. I will ask him to come." After Lewis said this, Go out and call Heydrich.
Without letting Lin Wei wait for a while, Louis and Heydrich came back in a hurry. "Leader, what do you want me to do?" Heydrich asked, so Lin Wei asked the question again. After hearing this, Xi said, "Leader, please wait a moment." After a while, Heydrich came back again, but this time he had two documents in his hand.
Heydrich opened the file and said, "Actually, it is impossible for our two major branches, the Air Force and the Navy, to say that no one will join the SS. It's just that we have not established branches publicly until now. Of course, there are still secret agencies. Of course there are more outstanding figures among these people, but there are two people who can become geniuses. Reinhard von Roenke, who was born in Hamburg in 1894, is the same hometown as Navy Commander Raeder. It seems that General Raeder is also very good. Appreciating him, he graduated from the Kiel Naval Academy, SS ID No. 95486, and is currently serving on the Cologne. He commented: He has a certain level of talent in tactics and strategy, and his future is limitless in time."