On November 6, 1936, Wilhelmshaven, on the shores of the Adriatic Gulf in the North Sea, was transformed into a sea of red swastikas. All kinds of swastikas, some of which are elongated, are hung from a height; Some are in the shape of a normal flag, hanging on a flagpole to waive in the wind; Some were made in the form of Roman eagle banners, held aloft by soldiers in full uniform; There are also small paper flags that are held by countless citizens who have come to welcome His Majesty the Emperor's return.

Yes, the swastika and not the black, white and red tricolor of the Second Reich! The swasshto is now the flag of the German Empire - a decision of the Reichstag to distinguish the Second Reich from the Third Reich.

"Ludwig, this flag is the flag of the National Socialist Workers' Party?" Wilhelm II stood on the deck of the "Deutschland" and looked at the sea of swastika on the pier in a bit of a daze.

"Your Majesty, this is the banner of National Socialism." Hersman explains, "That 'X' shape is formed by the crossing of two 'S'. 'S' is the first letter of 'country' and 'society'. The black 'X' symbol, the white center and the red color of the rest of the flag are derived from the red-white-black tricolor. It symbolizes the rebirth of the German Empire under the banner of National Socialism. ”

Hersman is now speaking of the standard interpretation, which is what the Flag Act, which has just been passed by Congress.

"National Socialist ...... How is it different from dynastic socialism? Wilhelm II asked again.

"National socialism is also national socialism, and in the constitution that is about to be completed, the basic principles of 'one country, one nation, one faith, and one leader' will be put forward." Hersman spoke very slowly, as if he was choking over his words.

"National socialism," he said, "will be the guiding ideology of Germany and the German nation, which means that the interests of the state and the nation are above all else, and that the individual can enjoy freedom and social welfare only if it is in the interests of the state and the nation." ”

It's actually a very ...... Something that would seem terrible by the standards of posterity. It puts the nation and the nation above individual freedom. Nationalism is positioned as politically correct against globalism and internationalism, and a monistic culture - one nation, one nation, one faith, one leader - is turned into the dominant values and pluralism is thrown in the trash.

Wilhelm II thought for a moment and asked: "One nation and one nation means ......"

"Germany will be a unified and indivisible whole, and it is the German nation of the Aryan race that owns this country."

"Only...... The German nation? ”

"Yes!" Hersmann said, "Only the German nation!" All non-German ethnic groups living in the German Empire were not allowed citizenship. In order to become a German citizen, in addition to the requirements of appearance and language, one must also be a Protestant Christian or Roman Catholic. ”

"No freedom of religion?"

"Not at all." Hersman nodded heavily, "Those who believe in Judaism or YSL can live and work in the empire as aliens, but they cannot be naturalized and cannot enjoy the benefits of National Socialism. ”

The basic principle of "one faith" was proposed by the Hirschmann-controlled Army Policy Council. It is to believe in Christ, and there is no specific rule on whether it is Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant. Of course, unbelieving in Christ will not be sent to concentration camps, but will not be naturalized and will not be able to enjoy the benefits of National Socialism.

Other than that. At the request of the Wehrmacht, a more precise definition of the German nation was also developed - German-speaking and Christian-believing Caucasians. This relatively loose standard was naturally formulated in order to continuously expand the ethnic group of the German nation.

"What does it mean to be a leader?" When the German emperor asked a question, he guessed that he could not be a "leader", but at most a symbol. "It's Adolf. Hitler? ”

Adolph. Hitler was known as Führer when he was the leader of the Nazi Party in the 20s. Translated into Chinese means "leader", but for unknown reasons, the Chinese translated Hitler's title as "Führer" - the word "Führer" originated in Rome and meant "chief senator of the Senate".

But it has nothing to do with the Germans. Hitler was always the "leader", after becoming Chancellor of the Reich. His most formal title is "Leader and Imperial Chancellor", and this has been the case throughout history.

"Your Majesty, a leader means the Imperial Chancellor," Hirschman explained, "and the official title of the Imperial Chancellor will be 'Leader and Imperial Chancellor,' and the Prime Minister will have considerable power." The Government will have the same powers as Parliament, but the military command will remain in His Majesty's hands. ”

The Constitution of the Third Reich, which is being drafted, is, of course, the result of a power game between the parties. Nor did Hitler and the National Socialist Workers' Party agree to restore the monarchy without cost - the Reich Chancellor would be directly elected by the people, not by parliament. As a result, the parliament could no longer be above the government, and the emperor could not rule with a "state of emergency" mandate like the previous president.

Other words. The "Leader and Imperial Chancellor" would be a presence similar to that of the President of the United States. But the Juncker officer corps still held on to the bottom line.

The first is that the Minister of Defense and Deputy Ministers must be officers on active duty, and appointments must be approved by the "Commander-in-Chief of the Three Services", that is, His Majesty the Emperor.

The second is that the Directorate of Military Intelligence and the Stacy will be reorganized into the Reich's General Security Bureau, which will be under the joint jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, and that the full members of the Reich's General Security Directorate will have to be active military personnel.

"Then how to solve the problem of the Kingdom of Bohemia?"

When the armored ship "Deutschland" docked, Wilhelm II turned the conversation to Bohemia. He is now king of Bohemia and the Baltics.

"There are a lot of non-Germans in this country, right?" The Emperor said with some concern, "What are we going to do with them?" ”

"Assimilation!" Hersman said categorically, "National Socialism does not engage in pluralistic countries. ”

He raised his right arm and saluted the cheering crowd on the pier, the principle of non-party military is still the same, but the idea of National Socialism will be the soul of the German army, so the "German salute" will also replace the military salute - in history, it will not replace the military salute until after the assassination of Hitler in 1944.

"Your Majesty, according to the new Imperial Constitution, the Empire will have a close federal system. First of all, the existing administrative districts of Germany will be redivided and reorganized, and the 'states' left over from the Second Reich will be merged into the 'German state'. The kingdoms of Austria and the Baltic kingdoms will also be reorganized into 'states'. The German states, Austrian states, and Baltic states would form empires, and the Kingdom of Bohemia would become German protectorates. ”

The unity of Germany was further strengthened institutionally. "States" such as the Free State of Prussia and the Free State of Bavaria will soon cease to exist. In Germany itself, under an almost virtual "German state" without an independent government or parliament, there would be 20 states.

The states of Austria and the Baltic states will also be made up of the cantons of Logan. And the people of these two states automatically became citizens of the empire as long as they met the three conditions of "whiteness, German-speaking, and Christianity", and could enjoy all the benefits of National Socialism.

But the situation was different in the Kingdom of Bohemia, where the German-speaking population and identified with the German nation was not the majority.

"Protectorate?" Kaiser Wilhelm said, "It sounds like a colony." ”

Hersman smiled, "We don't care what other people think. ”

He said coldly: "Because their view is wrong, the majority does not have to accommodate the minority, but should merge the minority into the majority, and this is the real protection." That is the role of the Protectorate, and under our protection and guidance, they will become part of us. In the Bohemian Protectorate, Germans would become Imperial citizens, while Czechs would be reserve citizens, pass German language exams, swear allegiance to His Majesty and the Empire, and have no bad record in the Central Security Bureau. When the Germans are two-thirds, the protectorate will become a state. ”

The present Kingdom of Bohemia does not include the whole of Czechoslovakia, but only most of the former provinces of Bohemia and Moravia. The rest, the Chekhin region and the Carpathian Ukrainian ready to be handed over to Poland, are currently being negotiated. The state of Firmedek has been given to Hungary.

Slovakia, on the other hand, would become an independent state "protected" by Germany - it was too poor for the Germans to look down on. In the 30s, the Czech Republic was about as developed as Switzerland, while Slovakia was just a poor and remote mountainous area.

However, this "mountainous area" is not without hope, with 3 million people (including nearly 2 million Slovaks) occupying nearly 40,000 square kilometers of forest- and water-rich areas. As long as the necessary investment and development are carried out, it can still be built.

So it was only a matter of time before Slovakia became a "Slovak state".

Emperor Wilhelm looked at the "sea of 10,000 flags" and asked with some concern: "From occupation to protectorate to state, this method will be used in many countries in the future, right?" ”

"It depends," Hersmann said, taking a breath and nodding, "Europe needs a leader so that it can truly unite, and that leader can only be Germany." In our quest to become the leader of Europe, the merger of a number of countries is inevitable. ”

"A world war is also inevitable?" Kaiser Wilhelm said.

Hersman smiled and said, "Your Majesty, we will win this time!" When the time comes, you'll enter the Palace of Versailles as a victor! (To be continued.) )