My Third Empire

In the solemn presidential palace, Akado stood in front of Hindenburg, and behind him were his loyal subordinates, who were victors today, or incomplete victors. Behind these people were hordes of reporters, and the spotlights kept flashing, turning the entire presidential office into a glittering palace.

Hindenburg shivered and completed the inauguration ceremony of the new German chancellor with Accardo, which according to tradition he had to attend and preside over: Mr. Do you perform your duties as prime minister well and put the national interest first?

Akado stepped forward, put his palm on the Bible in front of the pastor and Hindenburg, and solemnly read out his oath: I do.

Are you willing to swear to the gods to uphold the German constitution, to support the president, and to respect the power of the parliament? Hindenburg continued.

I do. Accardo placed his hand on the bible and trembled slightly. He stared at President Hindenburg and seemed to think for a long time. In the next second, he answered Hindenburg's question.

Then I announce... Mr. Akado Rudolph will become the new Chancellor of Germany. May the Almighty God bless you. Hindenburg looked into Akado's eyes and seemed a little reluctant, but he finally opened his mouth and blessed. .

Long live Great Germany! Accardo saluted Hindenburg with a German salute. He did not stretch out his hand to shake hands with the old president, but read himself out to the world in his own way. oath.

Around him, the flashing lights began to flicker non-stop, everyone applauded enthusiastically, and the whole country seemed to be very happy for the birth of the new prime minister.

Long live the Great Deutschland! Many people present excitedly stretched out their right hands and used Deutsche Li to vent their excitement.

Jaeger Hugo pressed his shutter beside Accardo, the spotlight banged, and a photo was recorded. In this photo, Accardo stood proudly on the tall and slightly fat Hinden. Next to President Fort: The president's shoulders are slightly drooping and his back is a little hunched, while Akado's body is thin but looks unusually tall. In front of him, Merkel, Loic Carter, General Hamestein and others were all raising their right arms in the German salute.

The photo was eventually named Deutsches Dawn and was printed on the front page of the day by the Gross Deutsche Zeitung, but an obscure French tabloid also used the photo, but the title of the article became Fallen Nation.

Accardo's rise to power marked the general takeover of the Grand Deutsches Party, bringing him one step closer to control of the whole of Germany in various fields.

General Hammerstein was re-appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht because of the compromise between the two sides, but the newly dazzling military star General Brauchitch was appointed as the chief of staff, and a large number of generals loyal to Arkado were promoted. Arcador's control of the Wehrmacht did not retreat but advance.

Now he controls 24 German divisions from 1 to 29 (the 20th to 24th divisions are vacant), including the 1st Parachute Division, 25th Panzer Division, 26th Cavalry Division, 27th Panzer Division and other elite units, these The number of troops has reached nearly 290,000, more than half of the total strength of the Wehrmacht.

And everyone knows that even in the remaining Wehrmacht with less than 200,000 people, there are still many people who maintain a good impression of Arkado and Arkado's Greater Deutsches Party. Officers brought advancement opportunities, so it is now perfectly safe to say that the Wehrmacht supports Arcador - although that support is not all.

Merkel, nominated by Accardo, serves as Germany's foreign minister. His achievements in the Greater Deutsches Party are obvious to all - and his deputy is the Nobel Prize winner, former Foreign Minister Stressmann. Such a combination makes everyone look forward to Germany's future diplomacy.

The main body of the economic field of Accardo is a little-known figure, a man named Horace Greeley Schacht. He was not well known within the GDR, but he was president of the German National Bank in the 1920s and joined the GDR as early as 27.

Both Krupp and Bosch called him Sir in the party. This gentleman hates the Democratic Assembly so much that he is a personal supporter of Arcador, he is personally loyal to him like an ancient knight, and is really ready to devote all his strength to him.

Loyalty may not be enough, but this Schacht is a very talented financial expert. In the 1920s, he formulated the financial policy of using foreign exchange loans to support the issuance of new currencies, fixed the exchange rate of the mark and supported the soaring currency of Germany. swell.

Therefore, in the star-studded Accardo think tank team, Schacht stood out as the German Minister of Economic Affairs. On the contrary, some popular candidates such as Krupp and Bosch all acquiesced to this risky appointment.

The police system is controlled by Reinhard Heydrich. Surprisingly, almost all countries have a favorable attitude towards this appointment, including French and British police spokespersons who have expressed support for Heydrich to take over the German police force, because They want to rely on this powerful figure to fight the increasingly rampant international drug trafficking organization.

Compared with the news that the head of the SS, Heydrich, was appointed as the Minister of Police, a small man named Matthoff, who was promoted by Arcardo and remained absolutely loyal to him personally, took over as Deputy Minister of Police. Dispensable little news.

In this way, Accardo formed his cabinet government and began to secretly factualize his larger-scale military expansion plan. Because he had already controlled the government, this time the plan was even bigger and more blatant.

On his reminder, Schacht invented a IOU that was used surreptitiously to provide financial support for the entire rearmament program. What is paid to Krupp and other arms dealers is not real money, Deutsche Marks, but this kind of IOU, which can be used to purchase raw materials and other necessary commodities in lieu of currency, and can be exchanged for production materials or paid as wages.

The only difference from currency is that it takes five years for such IOUs to be cashed in a government-controlled company. The abbreviation of the company's name is called Mifu, so this kind of IOU is also called Mifu voucher.

The raw materials purchased by these rice coupons were all purchased during the economic crisis by relying on the funds made by the Sewing Needle Project, including a large number of mechanical equipment and raw materials such as steel ores. Of course, this IOU can also be used in exchange for a large amount of grain and clothing shipped from the Soviet Union, which are the products of the secret cooperation between the Soviet Union and Germany.

As a result, the materials throughout Germany began to be consumed at an alarming rate, and turned into various weapons and equipment at an alarming rate, but not a single penny disappeared and appeared in the government's financial statements - just relying on Mifu coupons and verbal promises from officers, the Krupp factory profited 41 million marks in 1933. Of course, most of this money was potatoes, margarine, and real money that would take five years later. .

Accardo did not go to the Nazi Party and the Social Democratic Party and other parties as soon as he came to power. Instead, he single-mindedly revitalized the German economy and expanded the strength of the Wehrmacht. With his efforts, the Wehrmacht established the 23rd Panzer Division, the 24th Panzer Division, and the 20th, 21st, and 22nd Motorized Infantry Divisions.

Then Arcador ordered the German SS to set up the Waffen SS 1st Division, personally named it Emperor, and dispatched officers of the Wehrmacht to conduct systematic training, so that this unit could be issued with heavy weapons and equipment at any time as the main force of the regular army. .

However, during the implementation of the entire plan to strengthen the army and rejuvenate the country, Arkado still felt dissatisfaction and obstruction from other parties. His plan to expand the German armored force was almost impossible to pass when it was secretly discussed in Congress. The expansion of these armored forces is only It was the tip of the iceberg of his huge plan, and even that was almost not passed, so he knew that one day he wouldn't be able to really control the whole of Germany if he didn't get these obstructive guys out of Congress one day.

Mr. Prime Minister, are you looking for me? Loic Carter asked while standing in front of Arcador's desk. A few hours ago, Arcador suddenly summoned him, and now he has left his trusted lover, Anna, out of the office. He could guess that things would not be so simple this time.

Accardo stretched out his hand, handed a document to Loic Carter, and said softly to him, Come on, look at this.

Loic Carter carefully looked at the title on the cover of the document, frowning more and more tightly, because the document contained a title Protection of the German People that made him feel very dangerous.

After reading only a few of them, Loic Carter's face changed, he raised his head and stared at Arcardo's face: Mr. Prime Minister, this proposal is very dangerous, if we fail in the Congress vote, then the whole The control of Congress will be affected, and we do not have a majority to secure this document...

Of course I have a way to get this bill passed. Accardo stood up, with a mocking smile on his lips, pointed to the bill and said: I will use this bill to make all those political parties hostile to us. Shut up! That way we can focus on building our country.

However, Mr. Prime Minister, this is still very dangerous. Loic Carter had to remind Arcador again: Can you ensure that we will win?

Of course! Akado nodded and patted Leuk Carter on the shoulder with confidence: I can foresee our victory! As long as we succeed this time, then the whole of Germany will be ours. of.

Loic Carter took a deep breath: Mr. Prime Minister, I trust your judgment! You say we will win, then we will win!

Long live the Great Deutschland! Arcador said with a smile.

Long live Akado! replied Loic Carter.