Chapter 17 Before the War (I)

  It's really just like this, without a strong heart, it's too hard for the tank to develop quickly. The thickness of the armor, the design of the turret and the speed, all rely on that powerful heart to support.

  "Maybe... it would be better to start designing and developing the engine first?" Xu Yang thought on his way home, thinking that a good engine needs time to design and research, and developing mature welding technology might be more practical.

  "He subconsciously opened his mouth and asked, 'You say, can the principle of borrowing from the naval turbine engine be used to design a tank's piston engine?'"

  Hmmm... Xuyang found himself asking the wrong person.

  They returned to the estate in Hamburg at 7 pm, just in time for dinner. Liliana had prepared a sumptuous dinner for the newlyweds.

  At dinner, Liliana kept asking Xuyang about his well-being. She found that her son was somewhat absent-minded and even picked up the wrong utensils several times. She couldn't help but ask: "Child, do you have any troubles?"

  Xu Yang was originally bowing his head in thought, and upon hearing this, he lifted his head up, "Mother, what did you say?"

  Liliana sighed, feeling that her children were growing up and becoming less like they used to be, more and more like their father Hal, even thinking about problems during meal times. "Hmm? Nothing, let's eat."

  Xu Yang saw the fishbone pattern at the corner of Liriana's eyes, and the young and kind mother had unknowingly grown old. He decided to tell her his troubles, just like when he was a child, and have a heart-to-heart with his mother. "This afternoon I went to see the tank production line."

  Liliana smiled and encouraged Xuyang to continue speaking.

  Xu Yang put down his knife and fork, letting Lily wipe the corners of his mouth. He then spoke in a worried tone: "It's really not satisfactory. Although it didn't fall behind, but compared to what your son had in mind, it's still far from it. I'm thinking, is it lacking a strong heart?"

  Liliana and Lily didn't understand any of this, but the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still encouraged Xuyang to continue speaking.

  Xu Yang stood up abruptly, waving his hand, "If we can develop a good engine, it's not just tanks that will get better development, but also airplanes, civilian cars, and so on, all aspects of people's livelihoods will benefit!"

  "Liliana made a suggestion: 'Perhaps you should have a good talk with your father.'"

  "Father?" Xu Yang's face showed a hint of joy, but soon calmed down again. "I'm afraid it's unlikely. You know, Father has just taken office as the Minister of Finance and has too many things to attend to. Look... even when I rarely come back, he didn't return to have dinner with me."

  "Understand him..." Liliana walked over and hugged Xuyang's shoulder, "Your father is silently enduring for your career. Foolish child, don't think that I don't know anything just because I didn't ask, Hal has been secretly raising funds since you were eight years old, trying to win over supporters. Everything he does is for you, do you know? Child, we..."

  Lily also walked over, and the three of them hugged each other. Some things don't need to be said...

  It's late at night. Xu Yang is still writing a proposal at his desk, and in two days, his rest day will be over, before returning to the military camp, he must write some of his suggestions into a report.

  Xu Yang understood that history cannot be pushed forward by one person, and if possible, he only wanted to write about the future development concept, letting the big shots above judge what to do for the benefit of Germany's development. He is not a superhero who can handle everything personally, the sleeping lion has already woken up, all he needs to do is try his best to avoid this lion from repeating the same mistakes.

  ……

  On August 23, 1932, the negotiations between the NSDAP and other political parties were formally concluded. The main purpose of these negotiations was to determine the composition of the cabinet and the distribution of power. The NSDAP formed a tripartite cabinet with the Centre Party and the Social Democrats, with an approximate division of power of 7:2:1, which was again a product of political compromise.

  The National Socialist Party has seized great power, but it does not yet hold all of it.

  The next day, the government cabinet released a draft, which was voted on by Congress and passed the "People's Livelihood Plan" bill, which solved Germany's unemployment problem and also stimulated domestic industrial development. One of the clauses, "Open foreign investment to provide preferential tax treatment", was well received by international investors, with American capitalists leading the way, and investors from various countries will unconsciously inject blood into Germany.

  In the same month, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Foreign Minister of the German Third Reich, was dispatched to Budapest, the capital of Hungary, to initiate diplomatic activities. Germany would this time explore the possibility of establishing an alliance relationship with the Hungarian government.

  Hitler's diplomatic advisor Joachim von Ribbentrop went to London as Ambassador-at-Large to negotiate the Anglo-German Naval Agreement with Britain, which would allow Germany to strengthen its navy. If successful, he would serve as German ambassador to Britain for two years.

  German leader Hitler issued a series of appointment letters, stating that the German Air Force was established, Hermann G?ring was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force and concurrently served as the Minister of National Defense.

  Hitler fulfilled his promise to G?ring, who was overjoyed and redoubled his efforts to build up the air force, courting industrialists for financial support.

  ……

  At this time, Gorrell was in Hall's office demanding that the Treasury give the Air Force sufficient funds.

  "My air force, apart from the old planes left over from World War I, has nothing! I urgently request that you, Hermann G?ring, my Deputy Führer, provide the air force with strong and powerful financial support!"

  Hare nodded seriously, "I know. But... Your Excellency, we can't be in a hurry, we need to take it slow."

  G?ring was very urgent, "Why? Absolutely can't be slow, Germany should have a strong air force!"

  Ha rubbed his temples, which were aching slightly, and pulled out a thick stack of files from the drawer. "Money! Our country needs money in so many places right now. Look..." He pulled out a document with a red seal, "Civil construction has taken up 26% of our funds, land reclamation 18%, naval research funding... Good heavens! I'm about to collapse!"

  Gorin didn't look, anyway he simply didn't want to understand these things, he only cared about how much support his air force could get from the Ministry of Finance. "My deputy premier, I just want to know, how much support can my air force get from you!" He raised his head high.

  Hā ěr lèng le yī xià, "ńg? Shì jǐ nián zhī nèi?"

  Translation:

  "Hā ěr was taken aback for a moment, 'Huh? Within how many years?'"

  "How many years?" Gollin was getting impatient, "How many years? Good heavens! How many years?!"

  "Are you the Minister of Military Supplies?"

  Gao Lin was stunned, he nodded.

  Harold found himself almost unable to laugh and roared: "Then you should go back to the office and take a good look at the file!!!!"

  "Documents?" Gorin had hardly ever seriously looked at any documents, "What documents are you talking about?"

  "Production line construction, synthetic oil refining research, engine research, production control research..." He grabbed the file and wanted to smash it on G?ring's head, "Hermann G?ring! I will complain about you to the Führer!!!"

  Golyn quickly got up, pushed the chair away and hastily retreated from the office. He was not a fool and he perfectly understood the importance of those studies for air construction. Recalling World War I, when German pilots flew " primitive" flying coffins against the Entente, he felt terrified.

  He decided to accept Goering's explanation and wait until the technology matured before producing excellent aircraft equipment for his - Hermann Goering's air force. However, before that, he had to demand funding to build an aviation unit first! How could Mr. Goering's air force be just a decoration?

  Himmler was also busy, he was appointed by Hitler as the Minister of Security of the Third Reich of Germany, from the day he took office, those opponents began to suffer.

  Opponents of the National Socialist Party before, their channels for going abroad were cut off. Many times, they made two preparations; preparing a poisonous drug for suicide or changing their stance to support the National Socialist Party.

  Himmler's secret police would often burst into someone's home, holding a warrant, and shout: "You are accused of treason! We arrest you in the name of the law!"

  Prisons everywhere were overcrowded, and Himmler's deputy Reinhard Heydrich proposed a crazy suggestion; set up concentration camps to put those opponents under surveillance.

  The second-in-command of the SS troops also stepped onto the stage of history...