Chapter 583: New Weapons (I)
The Führer's motorcade drove down a trail to a military research and development area 20 miles from downtown Berlin.
When the convoy came to the four walls, in front of a gate in the center printed with the six-pointed star logo of the Rhine Foundation, the gate nearly ten meters wide slowly pushed open.
Next to the convoy, several SS security officers, led by General Akado, got out of the car one after another, lined up in two lines, lined up on both sides of the gate.
After an SS major opened a door in the middle of the convoy, Reinhardt, the German Führer, leaning sideways, strode out.
"Let's go." Reinhardt waved at Accardo and motioned for him to enter the bronze gate in front of him with him.
This was an important meeting to test new weapons, and just by going there in person by Führer Reinhardt, it is enough to see how important it is.
In fact, in the final analysis, there are only two protagonists in this experiment.
One, is Reinhardt's own Rhine consortium.
The other is Reinhardt's brother-in-law's Krupp company.
Because of Reinhardt's involvement, Germany's military industry has actually become very different from history.
The Rheinland Company, which was founded on the basis of Henschel Company, took advantage of the economic difficulties of various German military factories and private factories under the Treaty of Versailles, or acquired, merged, or invested in advance to establish subsidiaries, including Rheinmetall Group, Augsburg Machinery Plant, Mercedes-Benz Company, BMW Company, Messerschmidt Company, and many military industries.
The Krupp Group, on the other hand, also relied on its relationship with Reinhardt, and when Reinhardt's methods were not yet mature in the early stage, it also took the opportunity to take a piece of the pie and won the Haromark Company, as well as the Austrian Vienna Neustadt Aircraft Factory and other industries.
And this time, it is the Rheinland company and Krupp AG, the two major military industrial giants, the subsidiary of Messerschmidt, and the Vienna Neustadt aircraft factory to compete for the bid.
Alfred Krupp came to the site of the experiment early in the morning. After all, this competition has important interests for his group.
Once successful, they will receive a large number of orders for the new weapons they produce, thus making the position of the Krupp Group in the German military industry more consolidated and powerful.
And Krupp, who knew about Reinhardt's relationship with the Reinhardt consortium (in fact, the German top management and many people knew that Reinhardt was the leader behind the Reinhardt consortium. I felt the huge pressure of this bidding, so I went solemnly in person.
Reinhardt and Krupp, the two leaders of the military-industrial empire, were compared and became the subject of this new weapons experiment. Most of the people who come here know the inside story and are prepared to witness the results.
In the current war situation, division and defeat are naturally not allowed by the overall situation. Therefore, in the general environment, the contradictions in this competition are not sharp. Coupled with the kinship between Krupp and Reinhardt, it is unlikely that the two will go toe-to-toe if they are not necessary.
It's just that no one will dislike their wealth, and the status of their business empire is even bigger and more consolidated.
Krupp, for its old family group, for the Krupp business empire, to become a super family group that can be extinguished forever!
Reinhardt, on the other hand, wants to use the convenience of his head of state to build the emerging Rhine consortium he established into a "Third Reich" in the commercial field! For himself in this world, for his son who has just completed the moon, leave a different starting line in life.
In the last life, he was bullied by the rich second generation called Xiao Yao for the entire college years, and until the moment of the end of his life, he could not escape this shadow.
In this life, he will never let his son suffer the same pain.
Moreover, he also plans to try, if he does something by himself, will there be a trace of possibility, but it can affect the life of the person named Zhang Chengtian 70 years later.
To ensure all this, he must not only build a military Third Reich, but also create a "Rhine Empire" with more flexible inheritance and restrictions!
Because Reinhardt and Gustav both came to the experimental meeting, this experimental meeting is, in the final analysis, a contest between the two bigwigs to fight for the interests of their own group.
Krupp Group is an old-timer in the military industry, and all indicators are quite mature, and the technology accumulation and accumulation are also very strong. If it is an ordinary company that is competing with them, then there will be basically no suspense about the outcome of this experiment.
However, the Rhein consortium, which has become the dignified German Führer, has only the power, resources, technology and power in Reinhardt's hands, as well as the Junker chaebols, state-owned enterprises and politicians who are 100 percent likely to stand behind the Führer......
No matter from which point of view, although Reinhardt's company is an emerging dark horse, its scale, background, future, and aura are more dazzling than Krupp, a company with no historical advantages.
Reinhardt has the ability to influence the outcome of this experiment, and the Rhine consortium undoubtedly has a unique advantage over it.
Many of the air force generals present looked at each other and laughed awkwardly.
Such an experiment will, in the final analysis, although it will not be settled before it has even begun, but the things that the Krupp Group has come up with really can't find any faults, forming a comprehensive data suppression of the products of the Rheinland Group.
Otherwise, even if you have an advantage in some areas. Even if less than 50% of the project data is behind, the final judgment is mostly that the products of the Rheinland consortium are better.
Well, there are many reasons.
Even if it is now compiled, among all of you present, which one of you can't make up one.
For example: "The products of the Rheinland Group, although they occupy fewer data items, are the most important. Your Krupp Group looks more beautiful, but most of them are flashy, or there are no other people's important project data......"
A few words can beat you up.
After all, no matter how good a military product is, it is difficult to form a comprehensive suppression of another product of the same type in every data.
For example, the old business of the Krupp Group - artillery. Artillery that pursues mobility often has a downward limit in caliber and range.
Therefore, the conclusion data of the experimental meeting can only be relatively superior, but it is absolutely difficult to suppress it comprehensively.
As for whether the data of the Krupp Group is dominant, it does not matter, this is not a matter of the words of the pacifiers.
What, who is the pacifier?
Even if it's not the Führer, it's definitely the Führer's person. After all, it is also for the country's merit, except for the head of state, who has so much power.
"It's all here." Surrounded by Accardo and other SS generals, Reinhardt walked into the experiment with a smile.
"Mr. Krupp has already arrived?" Reinhardt nodded to the eldest brother opposite, and said with a smile: "Since I'm late, then the results of this experiment will be settled, and the expert team you brought will be in charge." ”
What, appoint someone from Krupp to be an evaluator ?!
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
As a result, everyone's previous concerns about Krupp's side have completely changed direction, and all of them have gone to the Rhine consortium.
Looking at the faces with different expressions around him, Reinhardt smiled knowingly.
Yes, he has absolute confidence, because what he has come up with must be good enough!
When asked why, there are two important factors!
And...... Reinhardt thought with disdain, even if the people of Krupp dared to say no, would it be difficult for him to put on the Führer's stand and turn his face and not admit it?
It's not difficult, as long as the skin is thick enough.