Chapter 42: How Heroes Are Born (Part I)
Renaud, editor-in-chief of the Berliner Zeitung, felt that he was in a particularly happy mood today, because he received a package from the front line of the Spanish Civil War, which was not gold and silver, and those were not what Renault wanted, because the president of the Berliner Zeitung will retire in the next month, and now there are several people competing for this position, such as the director of the Berliner Zeitung, the head of the sales department, etc., and Renault also wants to sit on the throne of the president of the Berliner Zeitung, but Renault has been in the position of editor-in-chief for ten years. There is no chance of promotion at all, and now that the opportunity has come, and it is the only opportunity in this life, Renault does not intend to give up easily.
These photos and reports from Spain are the opportunity, the Berliner Zeitung is the official newspaper, there is a lot of political news on it, equivalent to the mouthpiece of the Nazis, such a newspaper, of course, the entertainment is not high, the number of subscriptions is never very high, even if the Nazis are now in power, it has not exceeded the circulation of one million copies, and the propaganda minister Goebbels is also quite critical of the circulation of the Berliner Zeitung, and the early retirement of the president is also due to this factor.
The Nazis did not have the habit of forcing that department and unit to subscribe to newspapers, and the strict Germans could not do that, how to increase subscriptions, and the previous president also tried his best, but there was no practical effect, and now Renault has a "killer weapon" in his hands, which will definitely increase the circulation of the "Berliner Zeitung" to a new height, which is war reporting.
Why is Renault so sure? Of course, there is a reason why the German people have become very fanatical and eager for war under various Nazi propaganda campaigns, so as to wash away the shame of the First World War. The Nazi hierarchy was also mobilizing a propaganda machine to promote war and revenge, and Renault's reports and photographs were able to do just that.
Renault combed and combed his hair that had become very thinning in the office, and then smeared a little hairspray, and after combing his hair, Renault used a razor to shave his beard clean, Renault did not go to tryst with his own little **, but to meet the German Propaganda Minister Goebbels, and sent a plan drawn up by himself, this detailed plan is about how to use the reports and photos sent back by blue light to hype, raising the German people's desire to support the war to a new heightAt the same time, through the propaganda of Li Mo, set up a heroic figure, in order to call on the young people of Germany to join the army enthusiastically, Germany does not say that the strong man is all voluntary, and the reality that the strong man who is captured does not have much combat effectiveness has proved this.
Renault carefully checked all the information, and then hurried to the Reichstag with the prepared lines in his mouth, at this time most of the institutions of the German central government were located in the Reichstag, this was not a war time, and the center of power was not moved to the mountains.
After Renault arrived at the Reich State Building, he went through three careful checks before entering the Reich State Building, and important German institutions are now located on the second floor of the Reich State Building, such as the High Command, the Ministry of Finance, the Propaganda Department, and some very important departments such as the Ministry of Defense.
Renault had also come to the Empire State Building to meet Propaganda Minister Goebbels before, so he was very familiar with finding the office of Propaganda Minister Goebbels, Renault came to Goebbels's office lightly and knocked lightly on the door a few times:
"Bumper ...... Come in. ”
Goebbels was still very polite to people, why he was extremely tactful, his work ability was also very strong, and he was extremely talented in propaganda, and the German propaganda minister, who received a doctorate in philosophy from Heidelberg University in 1921, won Hitler's favor because of his own talent.
Renault respectfully pushed open the door of the room and came to Goebbels's desk, although Renault was very well prepared, but under Goebbels's sharp eyes, he was still a little frightened, Renault felt that Goebbels's eyes had the ability to perceive people's hearts, Goebbels had not yet spoken, Renault was already sweating.
"It's Renault's editor-in-chief! Looking for me something? ”
Goebbels asked Reynaud with a pleasant face, and Renault quickly bowed deeply to Goebbels who was sitting behind the desk, and then reported to Goebbels:
"Mr. Minister, I received some reports and battlefield photos from Spain yesterday, and I personally feel that these reports and photos can unprecedentedly raise the morale and morale of our German army, so that more young people can enthusiastically join the army, so I wrote a detailed plan overnight and asked Mr. Minister to look at it."
Renault also graduated from a regular university in Germany, not to mention that he has been the editor-in-chief of the Berliner Zeitung for ten years, even if his ability is not very outstanding, the plan he writes will not be bad there, not to mention that Renault's plan is exactly the kind that Goebbels needs, which is like dry wood meets fire, that is a little bit.
Renault hurriedly took out a thick document bag from his briefcase, which contained materials that Renault had already prepared, including war reports, battlefield photos, and plans written on Blu-ray. Both hands respectfully handed to Goebbels, Goebbels reached out to take the document tape handed by Renault, took out the contents and quickly flipped through them, I have to say that Goebbels's reading speed is extremely fast, just five minutes to read the information handed in by Renault, see the highlights, Goebbels will not help but applaud:
"Yes, this plan is good, now the Reich is actively preparing for a disgrace, we need the people to support the war more fanatically, we need more aspiring young people to join the army, and the great Third Reich needs heroes to awaken their passion for fighting."
Goebbels's words basically set the tone for this matter, the Reich will definitely invest a lot of manpower and financial resources in the propaganda offensive, and at the same time, the Reich will establish a hero, and the hero who will be established is Krupp Endert. Ondet is actually Limer, Germany still has a very heavy aristocratic mentality, otherwise Marshal Blunburg and ** would have been completely abandoned by the officer corps after they got married.
Li Mo fully meets the conditions of nobility, but the conflict between Li Mo and Goering, Goebbels also knows clearly, Li Mo was also a prodigal son before going to Spain to participate in the war, and just a few months after arriving at the Spanish front, he was tempered into a hero in the German army, which is undoubtedly more appealing and convincing. If you want to create a hero, you must be behind the scenes, and you must have specific and convincing facts, Li Mo has all this, Li Mo is still leading the soldiers to fight bravely when his intestines are blown out, this is not heroic, what is this?
But Goebbels did not dare to call the shots alone in this matter, because he was related to Goering, the Führer's comrade-in-arms, and Goebbels was going to ask the great Führer, Goebbels pondered a little and continued:
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