London, the famous bridge over the River Thames, Southwark Bridge.

Built in 1814 and rebuilt in 1921, the bridge is a relatively new bridge over the River Thames in London.

It miraculously escaped the bombardment of the Luftwaffe and was not destroyed by the fire of the land war, and is still lying across the River Thames, witnessing the various changes in the city.

To the south of the bridge is the German occupation zone, while to the north of the bridge is still the capital of the British government.

Modernly, sandbags are piled up at both ends of the bridge, with British Bren machine guns pointing to the south with MG42 machine guns on the north side.

This has been the case since the peace between England and Germany. Everyone is under martial law and hostile to each other, beware of the other side suddenly one day a new gunfire is fired.

Today, the atmosphere here is a little different, first of all, the British side has withdrawn all the machine guns, and even the guards have been replaced.

In the direction of the German occupation zone, the soldiers of the SS were like facing a great enemy, and the soldiers who had basically cowered behind sandbags in the past all stood up today and looked majestic.

Soon, the barricades on the German side were removed by SS soldiers, and the barbed wire fence hanging on the heavy barricades trembled because of the movement.

When the second barricade was removed, a brand new car drove up the bridge. This was followed by the second, followed by the third.

In this era, the luxury car produced by Mercedes-Benz is definitely the best car to envy.

The wonderful roar of the engine, accompanied by the reflection of the car's wide body in the sun, can definitely create a peony feeling of luxury to the extreme.

In terms of performance and visual impact, this is one of the best cars in Europe.

I have to admire that from the moment the Mercedes-Benz car was born, the leading position of the Germans in the automobile industry has never been shaken.

Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Porsche...... Any brand that can be regarded as a national treasure belongs to Germany at the same time.

The British soldiers watched as the exaggerated fronts of the cars with their glittering golden Mercedes logos slowly approaching them.

The cars then stopped in front of their barricade and jumped several men in German uniforms.

"Victory! Hitler! They greeted the British officer who greeted them and handed over their papers.

The British officer took the document a little stiffly, and then handed it back to the other party: "Welcome to England!" ”

He waved his hand, and then the British soldiers moved the barricades, and the British cars that had been waiting at the bridge turned around and opened the way, and several cars finally followed the German cars.

The car drove all the way to the rebuilt Prime Minister's residence, which had been hit by several bombs and had long since fallen into ruins.

However, the function of the basement is still intact, so the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement? Richard? Attlee is still working here.

At this moment, as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement? Richard? Attlee was waiting in the street, a mask-like smile on her face.

Whether they welcomed or did not welcome visitors, they were envoys of the victorious powers, and they did not allow him to be despised by them.

The Mercedes-Benz car in the middle was escorted and slowly stopped at Clement? Richard? In front of Attlee, he stepped forward, personally opened the car door for the people inside, and said with a smile: "Welcome!" Welcome to your arrival! ”

The man who came out of the car was Germany's deputy head of state, Hess, Germany's newly appointed vice chancellor in charge of agriculture and other departments.

"Victory! Monarch! When he got off the bus, the attachés, who had been in place long before he got off, raised their arms and stood in salute.

Hess first raised his arm to Attlee, and after a salute, he lowered his arm and shook hands with Attlee: "Hello, Mr. Prime Minister! ”

"Mr. Hess! Welcome, welcome! Attlee repeated the welcome, then got out of the way and asked Hess to walk into the building with him.

"I'm sorry." The building in front of him was still in a half-ruined state, and Attlee apologized without much explanation.

After all, it used to be a rather luxurious prime minister's residence, but the current appearance was entirely caused by German bombers.

Of course, Hess also knew the cause and effect, and said with a smile: "It's okay, there were a lot of misunderstandings between us before, and now we have a lot of time to get to know each other." ”

He said it very reservedly, and he didn't deliberately embarrass the other party, so Attlee still had a smile on his face and led Hess and his party into his underground office.

Hess, as the Führer's representative, visited Britain as a foregone conclusion. Obviously, this matter could not be left to Goering, because Goering was arguably the most unpopular German in England.

This visit to Germany is not a show of force, but an attempt to bring the two countries closer. After all, in many areas, Britain can be said to have been ahead of Europe.

For example, if the proud shipbuilding industry can be integrated, it can make up for the shortcomings of the German shipbuilding industry to some extent.

With these thoughts in mind, Hess's visit to London on behalf of the Führer seemed logical.

He was accompanied by representatives of the military, one from the army and one from the navy. As for the Air Force, because of the huge workload recently, it has not sent its own representatives.

"Thank you Germany for the help it gave us after the armistice...... One million civilians have received food, which has given us a lot of topics to talk about. "Attlee people are under the roof, so naturally they have to make a good start.

Of course, the embarrassing topic of the German invasion of Britain cannot be brought up now, after all, there has been peace between the two countries.

Britain also had to rely on Germany in many ways, most directly from the allocation of grain imports from the United States and its share of steel ore from Norway.

After all, the revitalization of post-war Britain could only be prioritized by reviving heavy industry. The high value-added products produced by heavy industry are then quickly exchanged for large quantities of domestic needs.

"With our unremitting efforts, this year's grain production should be able to increase! We are trying to increase production to ensure the standard of living of Europeans. "Hess is very professional when he talks about his job.

The agriculture he is responsible for has been doing well recently, with food production recovering in regions such as the Netherlands, and now that it's April, it's time for agriculture to be able to provide a lot of returns. It's coming soon.

"Thank God, I heard that the United States has also opened up some of its grain exports?" Attlee asked.

Originally, the grain exported by the United States was sold to Britain. But now, Germany, as the de facto master of Europe and Europe, certainly has the right to redistribute these imported grains.

Liverpool was also in the hands of the Germans, and when the grain arrived in England, it would not be immediately transferred to all parts of the country - at least a third of the food would be deployed to the south of England to feed the German garrisons there.

"Indeed, they intend to sell us an additional 1,000 tons of grain next month. I intend to leave a third of this quota for the UK. "Hess certainly wasn't a bad guy, and he had his own agenda.

The war had to bring more benefits to the country in order for more people to support Germany to continue the war.

The Führer's approval rating is falling, although it is not very noticeable, but it is declining. What used to be almost 100 percent popular support has now slipped to nearly 95 percent.

The war against the Soviet Union affected people's lives, and the fact that too many soldiers were conscripted did make the people feel fearful.

A large number of wounded returned home, and countless soldiers died in a foreign land – only a fool would believe that the war did not have a bad effect on Germany.

In such a situation, it is necessary to constantly provide better things to the people in the country in order to maintain everyone's enthusiasm for the war.

Food and other things are undoubtedly the most direct material basis for people to feel satisfied.

"Can you leave us with some more ......? The resettlement of refugees brought about by the war has put us under considerable pressure......" Attlee also pleaded with a voice.

Britain is in ruins, and London is in ruins. If you want to rebuild the country, there are places everywhere to spend money.

Now that the value of banknotes has depreciated, the only thing that can be used to pay wages is hard currency such as grain. French cigarettes and liquor are of course popular goodies.

The German army used the cigarettes and liquor supplied to them as money and enjoyed a variety of services in the south of England.

It is no secret that men have died in wars in their families, and that women sell their souls for food, sweets, wine, cigarettes, and so on.

Don't underestimate luxury goods such as cigarettes, the pain brought by the war to people, sometimes only rely on alcohol to anesthetize, only cigarettes to burn.

Therefore, in areas that have experienced war, the popularity of consumables such as cigarettes and alcohol is sometimes better than food.

"Next week, we're going to bring in a shipment of fine Italian wine, as well as Yugoslav cigarettes...... Although the quality is not very good, it can be used improvised. Hess offered an enticing offer, looking at the other party and hoping that Attlee would accept it.

Of course, these things are not good things, and the Germans themselves don't want them, so they will take them and throw them to England for sale. This is true of many things, especially those produced in Yugoslavia and Spain.

What was produced in those places was closer to the Eastern Front, and if the Germans welcomed it, it would be more convenient to transport it to the Eastern Front for direct consumption than to the British.

But if you don't want these things, there's nothing better to replace them. Attlee nodded helplessly and agreed to Hess's proposal: "Okay, it's three percent lower than last week's price." ”

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Today, as a northeasterner, Long Ling heard the piercing sound, and he was ashamed!

The days of being beaten have passed, and those are the days when the ancestors used their backbones to suffer with flesh and blood,

If we are still beaten tomorrow, it will be our own death, don't wait for the posterity to pronounce the sentence, find the enemy to get a bullet, and go to the ancestors in shame.