"Ah, Gustave, I have to say that your son Lampard Krupp is a genius," said a middle-aged man who looked elegant. Lin Wei recognized Starck's father, Lu Dolph & Stark. "Thank you. Stark, your son Vincent is also a very smart child." Gustav couldn't hide the smug look on his face.
Rudolf Starck looked around, stood up and said, "Now it seems that Lampard and Krupp are simply the glory given by God to Juncker. Here are the most influential families in Germany. You should know that we just What impact does the words of Lampard and Krupp have? I hope that the great Germany can successfully survive this disaster."
Gustav made a gesture, and the well-trained servant immediately brought the red wine that had been prepared. Lin Wei saw the heartfelt smiles of these Junkers for the first time today. It seemed that no matter what their identity was, they all It's very patriotic, Lin Wei thought.
The banquet didn't stop until the evening. Gustav Krupp and Lin Wei sent them outside the manor and waved goodbye to them.
"Lampard, who told you what you said?" Gustav Krupp asked. "Father, the facts are obvious. It's just that Germany's defeat has left you at a loss as to what to do and you have temporarily lost the ability to think about things objectively." Lin Wei naturally would not tell the truth. "Really, Krupp, you have to remember that we Germans are famous for our strictness and honesty. I hope you won't tell lies." Gustav Krupp's voice was extremely serious. "Of course, father." Lin Wei also straightened his face. "Okay, let's go and rest first. You've been tired for the whole day." Gustav's voice also sounded a little tired. "Okay, good night, dad," Lin Wei said and walked towards his room.
Lin Wei couldn't sleep for a long time after returning to the room. Everything that happened today made Lin Wei feel like he was participating in history. He believed that one day he would have the ability to change history. With this wish, Lin Wei fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Lin Wei was woken up by Gustav who had gotten up early. After what happened yesterday, Gustav & Krupp's expectations for Lin Wei were even higher. Lin Wei was disciplined even more strictly, which made Lin Wei miserable. However, Lin Wei also knows that this cheap dad is trying his best to follow Gustav's goals. In fact, Lin Wei already has feelings for his parents in this world, but he doesn't know it yet.
Under the supervision of his servants, Lin Wei, who had studied in the study all morning, could finally take a break during lunch. In the afternoon, he had to study business management with Gustav Krupp, and before going to bed in the evening, he had to study weapons manufacturing and research and development with researchers from Krupp Military Industry. Lin Wei's time was fully booked all day long. Hurry up. It is the tradition of this family to abide by time, obey discipline, and execute orders. If Gustav and Krupp knew that Lin Wei was late for dinner, why would Lin Wei spend this time hungry? One day.
"Hello, father and mother." Lin Wei said hello to his father Gustav and Berta before eating. "Lampard, I will go out in the afternoon, and you can study on your own in the afternoon," Gustav Krupp said. "Okay father, but can I ask what you are going to do?" Lin Wei asked. "Lampard, the French believe that your father is a war criminal, but we will never let them get their wish, and our Krupp family is not easy to mess with." Berta and Krupp spoke with a rare hint of evil spirit. .
After Lin Wei finished eating, he returned to the study and continued to have sex. After Lin Wei left, "Berta, Lampard is still a child, why did you tell him about this?" Gustave complained to Berta . "What are you afraid of? Our child has grown up. Besides, he is still a genius." It seems that Berta & Krupp already know about Lin Wei's feat yesterday. "Well, I can't help you. You should be careful during this period. The Revolutionary Party seems to be making trouble," Gustave warned Berta. "Are you too careful?" Berta whispered.
Gustav's worries were not wrong. In just a few months, several more rebellions occurred in Germany. On March 13, 1920, the Freikorps launched a Kapp coup, occupied Berlin and elected right-wing journalist Wolfgang ·Kapp is prime minister. The Weimar government retreated to Stuttgart and called for a general strike. The strike brought the economy to a halt, and Kapp's government collapsed after just four days.
But the general strike also triggered a communist uprising in the Ruhr area. Fifty thousand people formed the Red Army in an attempt to take control of the area. Without government orders, the regular army and the Free Corps once again suppressed the operation. In March 1921, similar incidents in Saxony and Hamburg were successfully suppressed. Fortunately, the Ruhr Uprising in this time and space did not affect the city of Essen.
The Freikorps were also ordered to disband by the Republic after suppressing the Ruhr Uprising. The big capitalists in the Ruhr area, headed by Lin Wei's father, used the Ruhr Uprising to bargain for the Allies to reduce or reduce part of the compensation. However, under fierce opposition from France, Didn't go as expected. The German government wanted to fund striking workers and repay war reparations from the Allies, so it began to issue a large number of marks. (In August 1923, the mark fell from 4.2 yuan to one million yuan to one million yuan; on November 20, the value of the mark dropped to 1 million yuan. fell to 4.2 trillion yuan).
On January 11, 1923, the Franco-Belgian coalition, commanded by French General Jean Deguette, including two infantry divisions and one cavalry division, entered the Ruhr area and implemented military occupation of the Ruhr on the grounds that Germany had not fulfilled its reparation obligations. . The purpose of this action is to: supervise factories and mines in this area, force Germany to pay compensation, and if necessary, deduct Germany's compensation payable from the industrial sector in the Ruhr; put pressure on the German economy, and force Germany to implement policy provisions that are in line with France's interests .
The German government announced passive resistance, announced that it would not cooperate with the French and Belgian occupation authorities, recalled its ambassador to Paris and minister to Brussels, and stopped paying all compensation to France and Belgium. Miners and railway workers in the occupied areas launched strikes or work stoppages, and all railway and waterway transportation from Germany to France and Belgium were paralyzed. The French and Belgian occupation authorities took coercive measures to control the management, production and distribution of coal, banned the export of goods from the occupied areas, and levied coal taxes and other duties. All Germans who participated in passive resistance, including their family members, were arrested, imprisoned, fined, deported and even executed. .
"Father, shouldn't we do something? Do we have to resist passively like the German government?" 17-year-old Lin Wei was questioning his father, Gustav Krupp. "Lampard, what do you think we should do?" Gustav Krupp asked Lin Wei. At the same time, he lamented that his children had grown up and couldn't wait to express their opinions.
"Father, so far more than 200 workers have been arrested by the French. These dirty French people can shoot the arrested workers without even interrogating them. I think it is time to fight back, but I need the support of my family. Lin Wei said excitedly.
"My child, I am proud of you. If you want to do it, you just do it, and the family will give you the necessary support." Gustav Krupp said firmly to Lin Wei.
Subsequently, the Krupp family announced that it would take a tough attitude towards the French occupying forces and called on the people of the Ruhr to unite and fight against the French. His son Lampard & Krupp (that is, Lin Wei) clashed with the French occupying forces many times. Under his leadership, Ruhr workers repeatedly had fierce confrontations with the French occupying forces, and even bloodshed occurred.
The Ruhr incident quickly attracted the attention of the British, who immediately launched mediation. However, the big families in France and the Ruhr area in Germany took a tough stance.
After Stresemann succeeded as Prime Minister, he reformed finance and currency, suppressed the workers' revolution, and announced that he would stop passive resistance from September 26. . On November 23, the two sides signed an agreement, which stipulated that the coal syndicate would restart the delivery of coal and coke to the Allied Powers. As Germany's in-kind compensation, France and Belgium would receive 18% of the total coal production and 35% of the total coke production; from October 1 The coal mined from that day belonged to the coal syndicate, and a tax of 10 francs was paid to the Allies for every ton of coal sold. Through this agreement, France achieved the purpose of forcibly extorting Germany's "production collateral". Attitudes towards the German reparations issue have softened, and the Ruhr crisis is coming to an end.
However, after this incident, the major families in the Ruhr area have gained the respect of the people of the Ruhr area, especially the Krupp family, which is regarded as Germany's national hero. Every servant from the Krupp family who goes out to buy things can feel respected. As for Lin Wei, he dare not go out now.
"Lampard, you did a great job this time. The French didn't dare to underestimate us anymore and we won honor for the family." Gustav Krupp looked very happy. "Father, we can use this incident to get major American families to help us," Lin Wei said. "Oh, my boy, tell me what you have in mind," urged Gustav
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Lin Wei thought for a moment and said, "Father, the French were too aggressive in this incident. The United States, Britain and other countries must be dissatisfied with the French. They have always hoped that a single country would not appear in Europe. This has been true since the Napoleonic era. This can be seen by the fact that the United States and Britain injected capital and loans into the anti-French alliance. Now that our country has been defeated, France has obvious advantages in Europe. The families behind the United States and Britain must not want to see a situation where France is the dominant force in Europe. This is exactly what our country A chance to rise again."