Chapter 21: Lobbying Hitler

  Hess was a Junker big capitalist himself. In the early days of the Nazi Party, many of its funds were raised by him. Later he became the deputy leader of the Nazi Party. Although Hitler was the boss, on many issues, Hitler still had to listen to Hess's views.

  It can be said that Hess is the link between Hitler and the Junker capitalist group. Without the support of the Junker capitalist group, Hitler's war dream would never have been realized. There are many forces behind Hess, including the Andrzej family. If it weren't for Hess, Hitler wouldn't even be able to get a single screw from abroad, let alone large quantities of military supplies imported from Switzerland.

  At the beginning of World War II, British ships loaded with various goods went to Britain, while American flag-bearing merchant ships went to the Mediterranean. The US ships were fully loaded with military supplies and scarce materials. They were directly unloaded on the territory of France's surrendering government and then transported all the way to Switzerland. Finally, they were transported from Switzerland to Germany. In between, the freight had to be paid by Swiss banks to Americans, and for transporting goods through Switzerland, certain handling fees and tariffs had to be collected. The payment of freight to Americans also required a handling fee.

  The lucrative business made the Barbaria family rich. And it was Mr. Hess who introduced Hitler to them. Hess was a seed planted in the Nazi party by the Barbaria family in their early years, but this seed had grown into a towering tree.

  Rosenberg was one of the people who gave Hitler a headache. It can be said that in the Nazi Party, Rosenberg is an old-timer. This guy has dedicated his life to anti-Semitic causes. Nine months earlier than Hitler joined the Nazi Party. Although the Nazi Party flourished under Hitler's struggle. But this cannot erase the outstanding contributions made by this old Nazi in anti-Semitic work.

  Rosenberg even went so far as to want to change Christianity, preaching the importance of extreme racial purity. But this caused trouble, and at that time the Archbishop was very angry, and specially for this matter went to find Andrey's father. So soon Rosenberger's theory received a massive attack and criticism. His position and status in the Nazi party fell again and again. And his life became extremely difficult. This made the old Nazi deeply understand what is called religious power, and Rosenberger only then woke up.

  Rosenberg finally understood from the Bible what race and blood meant, and wrote a book emphasizing Jesus' pure-bloodedness. The old man Andrei let him off easy.

  From then on, Rosenberg also got involved with the Barbaria family and began to make a name for himself in the Nazi party. The Barbaria family's infiltration of the Nazis became more and more intense. Before long, Rosenberg became the Secretary General of the Nazi Party, responsible for the development and guidance of the party's theory. He was indeed high-ranking and full of vigor.

  In the face of these two figures, Hitler also showed a cordial attitude and asked if they had anything to say. As members of the Barbaria family, they deeply understood the importance of Andrey. When Andrey's father proposed to increase troops and supplies for Rommel, the two immediately expressed their willingness to go to Hitler to persuade him.

  But the cunning old Andrey's father said, "Although we must replenish Rommel's equipment, this money must be taken out by Hitler. We are all honest businessmen and cannot let us lose money to do business." The two people naturally understood each other.

  When two people stood in the Führer's study, the first thing they saw was Speer secretly making a gesture of disapproval to Hitler.

  "Herr Fuehrer," he said, "I have some unfortunate news to report. Our imports of tungsten from Switzerland are about to cease."

  Hitler was taken aback and asked, "Why should we stop? Haven't we paid for it?" You see, tungsten is an indispensable raw material for manufacturing aircraft and tanks. Without these metals, what's the point of fighting a war?

  "The reason is that my supplier said the Mediterranean is very dangerous now, with British troops roaming around. They see that the African British are about to defeat Rommel and will next attack Italy. They fear that if the British find out about secretly supplying us with these materials, they will retaliate against them, so they have decided to suspend supplies ahead of time." said Hess.

  "These stupid people, don't they know that I'm in the midst of a decisive battle with Russia?" Hitler said, then thought for a moment and felt something was off. What kind of merchant doesn't love money? And besides, I offered them a much higher price than others. So he added, "Unilaterally stopping supplies is very unethical, and you'll also be fined by the bank. It can't be that they want to raise the price, these greedy merchants, what do they want, how much do they want?"

  Hess nodded in agreement, and hastily added: "They didn't mean to raise the price, my subordinates only vaguely heard them mention that if Rommel could win another victory or two in North Africa, the British would focus all their attention on North Africa, and they could take advantage of this to supply us with more materials than before. At that time, our factories can go all out to produce high-quality tanks and aircraft."

  Hess's circuitous tactics had the desired effect. Hitler thought for a moment and then said, "Alright, I've decided to give Rommel two divisions of troops and tanks and aircraft, but that's all I can spare. Everything else has got to go to Russia at once. That's where we need it most."

  At this time, the old and cunning Rosenberg spoke up: "My Fuehrer, I highly approve of your approach. However, I think that the leaders on the Eastern Front seem to be not entirely in agreement with your opinion. Especially when the battles are not going well, they dare to disobey your orders. Ah, I think you'd better equip Rommel with all these supplies instead. Rommel is our own fostered Field Marshal, and he has always obeyed your commands unconditionally. Comparing both sides, I'm sure you'll also prioritize providing material support to Field Marshal Rommel. But whether or not you provide supplies to Field Marshal Rommel, I believe he will remain a staunch supporter of yours."

  It's impossible not to admire Rosenberg's theoretical level, and Hitler, who had already made up his mind to give Rommel only half of what he needed, was once again wavering. Favoritism is a characteristic of every ruler. However, Hitler looked at Speer with suspicion and asked, "What about Russia if we send all the supplies to North Africa?" As the dictator of Germany, Hitler was, for the first time, at a loss for what to do amidst the commotion caused by these four people.

  "My Fuehrer, you don't have to worry. As long as we have enough raw materials, we can immediately produce more and better tanks and planes. We've changed our production methods from manual equipment to assembly line production. Our speed is now five times what it was before, which means that at least 500 tanks can be delivered to the army every month. This has led to a severe shortage of special metals, and I hope Herr Hess can help solve this problem."

  Hess at once exclaimed: "If these arms can be transported to North Africa our friends will be very glad to supply all the goods."

  Hitler also somewhat understood that he had been hijacked by the people in front of him. It seems that these things cannot be given to Rommel. Hitler was also surprised that Rommel, a honest and reliable guy, would have so many people speaking for him. Fortunately, Rommel is his loyal henchman, so giving him these things isn't particularly heart-wrenching.

  However, Hitler did not want to give up like this. So he said "You also know that these things are still in the arms company. Strictly speaking, they are not yet the property of the empire. And the empire is now due to the war everywhere where money is needed, I don't have the economic ability to pay for these weapons at present. So I can't send these things to North Africa for the time being."

  Hitler's words had barely fallen when Hess continued, "My Fuehrer, there are people willing to provide a loan for this armament. The interest they demand is very low. We can get the money right away." Hess did not mention an interest-free loan.

  Hitler couldn't help but wonder, even this was well-prepared, and asked "Which bank can provide a loan?"

  "It's the Swiss United Bank, we settle every transaction through them. They say that with our goods as collateral, they are more than willing to do loan business with us at any time. Our credit rating for loans in their bank is the highest," Hess said.

  Hitler listened, got it. It seems that it was a waste of words, originally wanted to extort some money for military expenses. However, when facing the Swiss United Bank, Hitler backed down. All of Germany's foreign trade had to go through the Swiss United Bank, if they didn't repay their loans, the bank would cut off Germany's import and export routes from the root. At that time, even if they brought in more gold from Europe, it wouldn't be enough to exchange for weapons, food, and oil. Now all of Germany's foreign exchange and precious metals were basically stored in this bank, borrowing from this bank was essentially taking money out of one's own pocket.

  In addition, a lot of gold plundered from the occupied countries also exists in the Swiss United Bank. However, these are all things that cannot be exposed to light and need to be laundered by those banksters who have connections with the underworld before they can be used openly. If their loans are defaulted, not to mention that the assets deposited there will be seized, just making public what is stored there would be unbearable for Hitler. The current German government must collapse, no citizen wants to see their country's government as a thief government.

  Hitler finally understood that this pit was not to be jumped. No matter how he struggled, this knife was bound to strike him. Thinking of this, Hitler said, "Oh, I see. We appreciate the kindness of the Swiss United Bank, but as the rulers of the empire, we must set an example at this critical moment in the war. I've thought about it, and we don't need a loan after all. I'll allocate part of the prime minister's special budget to pay for this expense first." Hitler didn't want to take out a loan that would require interest payments. But thinking about how such a large sum of military expenses was being divided up by a few big sharks in the arms industry, Hitler couldn't help but feel a pang of pain.

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