156 Imagine the future
"What you said is really good, my Führer!" Hearing Li Le say this, Krupp smiled and nodded in response: "Your inspiration and great intuition are the magic weapons of German victory!" ”
Krupp, as a factory, is at the same time a person's surname. When the Qing Empire introduced advanced foreign artillery, www.biquge.info translated the artillery of this factory into a very meaningful name.
The translation of Krupp was born, and it pinned on the beautiful expectations of the lonely and ancient Eastern feudal dynasty for this modern new weapon.
It is a pity that the Krupp cannons in the East, on a par with their quality, had a rough experience - most of the fortress guns were captured by the enemy, or turned into piles of scrap metal because of the decay of the users.
But in distant Europe, Krupp was a terrible factory that made Britain and France talk about it, and the artillery produced there once almost allowed Germany to dominate Europe.
This huge armament conglomerate, once brutally dismembered and compressed after the First World War.
The surname Krupp also became synonymous with decline for a time, until the man was locked up by the French and turned into a new national hero.
When Li Le watched the real Führer who was killed leading Germany to rise again, this national hero immediately stood with Hitler.
One needed a lot of weapons to rearm his Germany, the other needed a lot of orders to rebuild his factories - and the two hit it off.
"How's the production line for the new Stalker tank destroyer I wanted?" Li Le asked while looking at the exquisite weapon design drawings on the table.
The design drawings of these weapons are actually just sketches. Although most of the parts still have the strength requirements of the steel, and the welding method is not in these drawings, it is also a very eye-catching thing.
It is safe to say that the things on these drawings, even in China in the 60s, definitely represent the standard of high sophistication.
And the advanced sights used on these tanks, and the precision of the processing, even decades later, can be called world-class.
It was precisely by relying on these extremely precise "German craftsmanship" that the German tank crew was able to fire and destroy the enemy's tanks at a distance of kilometers.
They have created one tactical miracle after another, crushing dozens of times the enemy and winning battle after battle......
"What a beautiful work of art! Although they are not outlined in natural lines, they reveal the beauty of industrial norms! Without waiting for Krupp to answer, Li Le praised again.
Of course, Krupp knew that he didn't need to echo the latter sentence, so he replied directly: "My Führer, the production line has already begun to be built, and I have also complied with what you said about recruiting some retired workers and hiring them with high salaries." ”
As he spoke, he rubbed his hands and looked a little hesitant: "However, such a production line has very high labor costs, and if it is based on the purchase price, there is actually not much profit." ”
"Krupp! Dear Mr. Krupp! Li Le said as he threw the drawings in his hand on the table, and said, "Look ahead!" Think about the future! ”
"All the sacrifices you have made for this country, me, us, the German people! It's all in mind. The Führer put a high hat on himself there, and Krupp could only listen with his mouth closed, listening to Li Le finish speaking.
Sure enough, after Li Le finished speaking, he did not let Krupp continue to dedicate his wealth to the motherland: "You know, the Libyan oil fields...... It was my people who found out. ”
After encouraging people to "give", Li Le wrote his own check, albeit a blank one: "Then do you know that there may be another such oil field?" ”
"Oil?" Krupp raised his eyebrows, but in his heart he was already very satisfied with the price given by the Führer.
You know, an arms dealer is a very lucrative profession, and in war, any arms manufacturer will make a lot of money.
However, wars will come to an end one day, and mankind cannot remain at war forever.
In peacetime, the arms industry will face such an embarrassing situation as reducing production. And Krupp himself experienced such a catastrophe!
After the end of the war in 1919, Krupp was forced to stop production. His losses were untold and his fortune shrank to the point where he had to stop functioning his estate.
If he were to experience such a catastrophe again, he would rather wear the hat of a war maniac and fight the war to the end of the world.
But even now, he has to admit that war cannot be fought until the end of the world - no one can push everyone to die.
Therefore, for Krupp, transforming in the midst of war and establishing a civilian branch enough to support his industrial empire was the right thing to do to ensure the prosperity of the Krupp Group.
Hearing Li Le mention the matter of the oil field, Krupp was obviously very interested: "You mean...... Can you give me the right to operate an oil field in the future? ”
"One? No, not an oil field. Li Le smiled and waved his hand when he heard Krupp say this.
Li Le wanted to draw a big pie for the other party, a big pie so huge that Krupp couldn't believe it: "At least, the oil consumed by France and Italy is your business!" ”
"My God!" Rao was already mentally prepared for Krupp, or was taken aback by the answer given by the Führer.
You know, there are still huge chemical companies in Germany now, how much oil does Yuan have to extract to give him such a huge piece of cake?
"Don't have such a small appetite! Mr. Krupp! Li Le saw that the pie he drew had completely conquered Krupp, and said easily.
He casually handed Krupp a glass of ice water and motioned for him to drink a little. Then he continued: "What kind of world do you think the world of the future will be? ”
Looking out the window, the false Führer described to Krupp: "Whoever wins this war, the world will always develop, right?" ”
"And what is the specific manifestation of the development of the world?" He asked Krupp a question.
Without waiting for the other party to answer, he answered himself: "The existing arable land must rely on the chemical industry to produce more food and meet more people!" ”
"Now the highway will connect more cities, there will be more and more big cities, radios and other electrical appliances will be popularized, and everyone will have an expensive camera!"
"And then? Is the high-tech weapons used by the armed forces now going to be transformed into civilian equipment? For example, radio, when the time comes, everyone will have to use a telephone, even a wireless phone! Right? ”
Li Le was there gushing about the future world he had really seen with his own eyes, but his wild imagination had shocked Krupp speechless.
Imagine a guy like Steve Jobs in the '70s who described the Internet and personal computers, and described personal airplanes with 100TB of storage......
"We build more railways, more roads, and the more wealthy people in that era, will they buy more convenient means of transportation?"
Li Le brought the topic back to the interests of Krupp in front of him, and continued: "When the time comes, every family will have its own car!" Same as I promised! ”
"There are 3 million cars in the whole of Berlin! And even more! France and Italy are home to 30 million cars...... I'm talking about 10,000 units! ”
As he spoke, the Führer stretched out his palm and gestured a number three in front of Krupp: "Every day there are 10 million cars on the road, do you know how much oil is needed to make gasoline?" ”
"Goo." Krupp swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he was completely conquered by Li Le's words!
It's not that he hasn't thought about the future, but he really hasn't imagined such a distant future! If one day, the human race dies down and the sword is put into storage...... That could really be the future that the Führer depicted.
In that future, it doesn't matter whether Germany is the hegemon of Europe or not, what matters is who is the economic and energy hegemon in this world!
The world needs momentum to develop! And oil is clearly the driving force behind future development! No matter which country in Europe dominates, it is inseparable from the constraints of industrial raw materials such as oil and rubber.
Having controlled these raw materials, anyone could become the richest and most powerful oligarch in this world!
Even if you only have one ticket to stand next to these people, it is enough! Standing in the middle of these people means that you are a participant in the world power game and a rule-maker!
"Führer, a thousand? Ten million? Krupp felt that even a tenth of the size of the Führer's outline of a promising prospect was enough for him to be gratified.
"In distant Asia, China, India! There are at least 500 million people there! Think about it, we don't just want to expand our business to the whole of Europe, but to the whole world! Li Le scoffed at Krupp's caution.
He waved his hands and loudly shaped the ambition of his men: "Are we just going to take revenge?" Just to break the confinement of Versailles? ”
"What we want is to reforge the order of this world! So that the Germanic peoples can develop their strengths without restraint! ”
"What do you think we're good at? It's industry! It is the tireless pursuit of industry! The whole world uses our machine tools, and we all use our products! ”
"Now, when we start a war, it does not mean that we are a barbarian people who love war! What we have to do is to fight for the plough of the empire to survive! ”
At the end of his speech, he patted Krupp on the shoulder: "We are not reckless!" We are forging a plough into a sword, and finally a sword into a plowshare! ”