Mr. Davis, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, has long known his views on how to deal with China, and he is 100 percent opposed to launching a war aimed at containing and attacking China. This is not for moral reasons—as long as it is an authoritarian pagan state, the United States of America, which represents the will of Jehovah, is justified in punishing it, but the real reason is economic: to wage a war against the second most territorial and populous country in the world, the United States would have to invest ten times as many resources and troops as the great war in Europe, which is obviously not cost-effective; In addition, there has been a resurgence of domestic isolationism in the wake of the war in Europe, and the vast majority of Americans do not want the United States to engage in the war again, especially if China has not violated American interests.

Henry. Ford was right, Chinese were very smart and didn't want to provoke anyone, they vowed not to build battleships, admitted to reducing the number of Chinese in the United States year by year, suppressing the xenophobic forces in the country to keep many church universities, ......the real purpose of these measures is to buy time, fate seems to be on the side of Chinese, as long as there is enough time, all their goals will be achieved, including world domination. But what can be done to stop this?

-- As with any previous discussion of the Chinese question by the Association, this time it was led by Henry Brown. The meeting initiated by Ford ended up falling through. Henry. Ford threw his sleeves away angrily, and the Wall Street bankers just spread their hands and shrugged their shoulders, not entirely concerned about this, after all, they had too many things to do in the economic crisis, and Mr. Rockefeller, who was reluctant to arrive, did not leave immediately, and he waited until the others were almost gone before asking Davis: "John, what does Colonel House think about this?" ”

Colonel House was none other than Edward. House. President Wilson's personal assistant, it was some of his proposals that dragged the United States into the war in Europe. After the Senate rejected the United States' entry into the League of Nations, he and his British friends formed the Council on Foreign Relations. As the founder of the association. Colonel House's attitude towards China was crucial.

"Sir, Mr. House has no new opinion on this." Chairman Davis laughed, and an answer was tantamount to no answer.

"Listen, John, while Standard Oil has a lot of assets in China, that doesn't mean I'm going to take a stand with China. Remember the conclusion of a previous meeting? As long as Standard Oil can monopolize oil supply for a long time after China's defeat, shareholders will not have much of a problem with this......"

In the aftermath of the economic crisis, the Morgan consortium was gradually replaced by the Rockefeller consortium at the heart of the association, but even so. There are still people who doubt Rockefeller's position, so there are some things that Mr. Rockefeller needs to keep stating.

"Mr. Rockefeller, I do not doubt your devotion to God. Mr. House, China still retains its previous attitude, and has not changed. Davis repeated his previous point, but at Rockefeller's 'uh-huh', he added: "But this worldwide economic crisis will bring immeasurable changes to the world situation, and how we and the Royal Institute of International Affairs should respond to these changes, no one has yet to figure out how to deal with these changes, especially the attitude towards Germany." ”

"Germany?" Rockefeller repeated. The country that had already been harvested once by the Wall Street bankers was in mind.

"Yes, sir. Now the British are very conflicted, the Communist Party of Germany is growing, and this time the parliamentary elections. The number of votes for the Communist Party of Germany increased to five million, and the number of seats in the Reichstag to seventy-seven, if we add the Social Democrats. They already have more than half of the seats in Congress. Most likely, Germany will be after Russia. Becoming a second communist country, this is something that everyone is very worried about. Davis presents the results of the just-concluded German parliamentary elections. In this election, however, the right-wing National Socialist Workers' Party also received a significant increase in votes, with 7 million votes and 115 seats in the National Assembly......"

"In my opinion, this problem is not difficult to solve, as long as this relatively right-wing National Socialist Workers' Party is supported and brought to power, then the forces of the Communist Party and the Social Revolutionary Democratic Party will be greatly suppressed." Rockefeller said.

"Yes, sir, it's a ready-made method. But......," Davis said thoughtfully, "a year ago, Chinese Premier Yang had solemnly advised Britain that they would rather the Communists gain power and lead to a civil war in Germany than support the National Socialist Party coming to power, because they would oppose the Treaty of Versailles and take the lead in provoking a war, after which World War II would break out and countless wealth and lives would be destroyed." ”

"Oh, Yang ......" Rockefeller thought about Yang Rui's appearance, others asserted this, he must not believe it, but this is what Yang Rui said, and he has to believe it. So the British hesitated? ”

"Yes, sir." Davis said. "At least they have such concerns, so they want to do something in East Asia."

"It's not necessarily a good outcome." Rockefeller was somewhat dissatisfied with this, war was the best way to stimulate the recovery of the world economy, but the British did not want a large-scale war in Europe, which means that war was very likely to occur in the Pacific region, and the belligerents would definitely be the Sino-Japanese alliance and the United States.

"In fact, the best way is for Germany and the Sino-Japanese alliance to jointly attack the Soviet Union." "But it is clear that Chinese Premier Yang saw through this, and instead of being hostile to the Soviet Union, he gave it huge aid." In the opinion of Lord Cecil, if Germany or the Sino-Japanese alliance did not destroy the Soviet Union, then we must destroy them. ”

"Lord Cecil has another point of view: even if Germany and the Sino-Japanese alliance destroy the Soviet Union, they must be weakened to a very weak state, otherwise the civilized world will lose its control over the entire continent." Rockefeller smiled and added the real host of the Royal Society of International Affairs Robert Brown. Viscount Selsey's complete view, which reminded him of a Chinese proverb that Yang Rui had told him a long time ago - when a rabbit dies, the hound will be eaten; When the birds are finished, the bow and arrows are hidden.

"Yes, sir, it is the will of the Lord. Otherwise, the whole world will be in eternal darkness. Davis said sincerely.

"I couldn't agree more." Hearing Davis speak of Jehovah, Rockefeller stood solemnly and drew a cross on his chest. Afterward, he said again, "I can't think of any surprises. I'm going to China after Christmas. Maybe I can persuade the Chinese to change their minds, but of course, maybe not. ”

"Have a nice trip, Mr. Rockefeller." Davis had no doubts about the Rockefeller family's loyalty to God, and at the same time did not hold out much hope that the Chinese would change their minds, and just last month, China signed an agreement with the Soviet Union to open the Eurasian Canal, so to speak, despite the opposition of countries around the world. The Chinese's pro-Soviet road will go to the end, and there is no hope of turning back.

Rockefeller is preparing to travel to China after Christmas, and on the other side of the world, the German National Socialist Workers' Party, which has just won the parliamentary election, is also planning a visit to China. Because Beijing was about to hold a huge procurement tender the following year, at the request of the German industrial giants, President Hindenburg and Chancellor Heinrich Hindenburg. Brüningdu wanted to send heavyweights to China, among whom Duke Rebecca, the wife of Goering, the No. 2 leader of the National Socialist Party, was a key figure. Her father, William. Marshal Léo founded the country with former Chinese Premier Yang Rui, and she herself succeeded her father as the Duchess of China.

The German government and industrial magnates were concerned about big orders, and the Dukes of Goering and Rebecca were concerned about Strassel's increasingly left-leaning policies – and the National Socialist Party actually supported a strike this month, albeit with little impact. But this policy discouraged the factory owners and capitalists who had been donating to the National Socialist Party, who saw it as a Communist Party with a brown skin; At the same time, some old members of the National Socialist Party were clamoring to quit the National Socialist Party, and the party leader, Strassel, was not worried. He and his brother Otto. Strass was already preparing to cooperate with the German Communist Party under Thälmann to implement a policy of nationalization of industry and land. Thoroughly solve the current problems of unemployment and peasant bankruptcy.

A few days before Christmas, inside the Kaiserhof Hotel, frequented by the National Socialists. Bald head of the industrial trust, the general representative of Walter. Mr. Funk was looking at the Goerings in front of him, waiting for their answers, but Goering and Rebecca remained silent, hoping that he would play his cards first.

"My lord, Mr. Goering, I think that if we do not act any more, Germany will become another Russia." Funk scratched his bald head and said with a bitter face. "It will ruin the country, the men will become Stalin's slaves, and the women will become the objects of the communists - the communists will play with them as much as they want......

The bald man tried his best to portray Germany under the occupation of the Communists as miserable as possible, and Rebecca, who couldn't stand it, laughed and said, "Mr. Funk, since everyone is indifferent to this, how can we help?" ”

"No, sir. You and Mr. Goering have incomparable prestige in the National Socialist Party, and especially you, Your Excellency. As long as you and Goering can get Strasser and his gang out of power, the whole of Germany will support you. "Walter. Funk waved his right hand, almost swearing to God.

"Mr. Funk, if the whole of Germany supports us, then this package does not include Field Marshal Hindenburg?" Rebecca retracted her smile and asked lightly, which made Funk's expression freeze immediately.

"I remember that in the last meeting, we made our view that political stability would only be possible if the Hohenzollerns were restored and Germany became a constitutional monarchy like China or the United Kingdom. The so-called democratic and communist beliefs could only make the country chaotic, and once Field Marshal Hindenburg died, a civil war would break out in Germany. Rebecca reiterates her point of view, which she and some of her supporters have come to after studying Germany and China today.

The defeat was not the source of the chaos in Germany, but the real confusion was the dislocation of faith: some believed in democracy, others in communism. If all Germans believe in democracy, then Germany is the United States or France, and if all Germans believe in communism, then Germany is the Soviet Union. Both countries were stable relative to Germany, while Germany was in turmoil as a semi-American and semi-Soviet one, and for this reason, it was safest to learn from China: not to follow the tide of history, but to take a big step back, and to stick to the conservative position that preceded the war in Europe would be the best way for Germany to get out of the chaos, and those democrats and communists had to suppress or suppress it.

The solution is a way, but those who have vested interests after the abdication of the emperor and democratization, the restoration is difficult for them to accept, even if it is a constitutional monarchy. It is also doubtful for the democratic parties in Congress. Neighboring France is also extremely opposed to this, most likely once the Hohenzollerns are restored. The French would secretly finance the Communists and the Social Democrats to launch a rebellion, plunging Germany into complete chaos; The attitude of the United Kingdom is also extremely important. So far, however, they have no desire to support the restoration of the Hohenzollerns, and their fears are only that the Communist Party will grow larger and Germany will become a second Soviet Union.

"I want to ......" the wife's words put Walter. Funk froze, and Goering had to make a round, saying: "Monsieur Funk, we and my wife do not have many supporters in the National Socialist Party. Sometime last year, Strasser's secretary, Mr. Goebbels, was still clamoring for me, a petty-bourgeois element, to be expelled from the Nazi Party. If we don't have enough support from the outside world, we can't do anything. ”

"Mr. Goering. But as far as I know, Rudolph. Mr. Hess is on your side, and William. Mr. Flick, and Alfred. Mr. Rosenberg. In addition, it is vital that the Wehrmacht is completely on the side of Lord Rebecca. "Walter. As the general representative of the industrial trust, Vonkneng naturally had some knowledge of the internal situation of the National Socialist Party.

"None of this, Mr. Funk, in addition to Roma's stormtroopers, Strass has seven million votes. The people believed that he could bring them a good life. "All we can do is make our anti-communist stance clear." If Chancellor Brüning or General Schleicher wants to save Germany's fate, they must first convince Field Marshal Hindenburg and the democratic parties in the Reichstag. ”

Walter. Feng Ke was stunned. Goering and Rebecca took their leave, and this was supposed to be the second time they had emphasized their views. Everyone knew that Field Marshal Hindenburg was eighty-four years old. And two years later, when his presidential term expires, even if he is re-elected. Such an advanced age may also die in office, then. The Communist Party of Germany or the leftist National Socialist Party, led by Strasser, would take complete control of the country.

"What do they say?" Walter leaving the Kaiserhof Hotel. Instead of returning home, Funk immediately went to the Chancellery, where General Schleicher and Chancellor Brüning were waiting for the outcome of his deliberations.

"Generals, as before, they still believe that only restoration, at least like a Chinese-style restoration, can completely save Germany." Although it was winter, Walter was in a hurry. Funk was sweating profusely.

"It's impossible!" Chancellor Brüning said angrily that he did not disagree with the ideas of the Goerings, but that after he reported the idea to President Hindenburg, the old man was furious - the old man was angry not because of the restoration, but because of the Chinese restoration, which was equivalent to saying that the restoration would be completed by the side of the Hohenzollern family, and at the same time the implementation of a constitutional monarchy, which was unacceptable to Hindenburg. As the person who advised the Kaiser to abdicate at the beginning, only by returning the throne to Kaiser Wilhelm II did he feel that he owed nothing in his heart, and that he had advised the Kaiser to abdicate for the sake of the 70 million German people.

But Hindenburg supported precisely what the Social Democrats opposed, and they reluctantly agreed to the restoration of the Hohenzollerns, but the restorationists were not allowed to be the emperor himself or his eldest son, and had to implement a Chinese or British-style constitutional system, which would be tantamount to putting on an emperor's hat for the republic, and the power structure under the hat had not changed in the slightest.

It can be said that the restoration was sandwiched between the Social Democrats and the President Hindenburg, and as for the views of Goering and Rebecca, they do not seem to care whether the restoration is accomplished by the emperor himself or by other collaterals, but whether the roots of power in the country come from the royal family or from democratic elections. If it were the former, they would be able to forcefully reorganize the chaotic country in the name of the 'Emperor', sweeping away and suppressing the democrats and communists who were the real source of the chaos.

"Maybe you can promise them," Chancellor Brüning angrily, sending Walter off. Funck's Schleicher agreed, "but the restoration will be years away." ”

"But ......" Brüning could not explain the contradictions between Hindenburg and the Social Democratic Party, he just glared at Schleicher, the man behind the German political situation, and shouted: "As long as there is restoration, Strassel and the Communist Party can start a civil war in the name of democracy." ”

"Heinrich, if this is not done, there is no civil war at all, and Strasser and the Communists will have no trouble taking power." Schleicher also responded loudly: "Germany will become a second Russia, and all the propertied will be shot or hanged." ”

"The international community will support us, they will not let us become a second Russia." Brüning insisted.

"But who can guarantee that?" Schleicher asked rhetorically, "The only one who can save Germany is Germany itself." We agree with Göring and Rebecca, but it is not to say that restoration is ready immediately, but at least after the death of the president, before which Strasser and others will advocate nationalization and land reform, and they will even unite with the Communist Party so that the Social Democrats and the president will increasingly oppose them, and that will be enough. ”

Schleicher was a clever man who favored calculation, and he was convinced that the growing Communists and Strassers would eventually lead the conservatives in Germany to stand up against them, and that all the forces would rally around the Kaiser against the socialists and communists, so that if there was a civil war, it would be short-lived; But without restoration, the situation is likely to be reversed, and in the name of democracy, Germany will undoubtedly go to the Soviets.

"I'm sorry, Kurds, but I'm still against it, Strass and the Communists must not be allowed to take the initiative, and the restoration, whether carried out or not, will be a pretext for them to seize power - no one can compare with Goebbels, the evil conspirator, in terms of the ability to lie. We can only stop them without restoration, and at the same time never give them any pretext for civil war. Brüning emphasized.

"No, only the Restoration can counteract their propaganda, no matter how odious the Emperor is portrayed by them, at least, the German Emperor is not a Tsar, he did not order the slaughter of the German people, nor did he appoint a butcher Chancellor like Stolypin, his mistake was only to agree to wage war, but this was when the Russians had mobilized generally; Germany did not fail because of the Emperor, when the whole world was attacking us, and the Communists were laughing and stabbing us in the back, which every German will never forget. Schleicher emphasized, eager to open Brüning's head and instill it all.

However, Brüning's ascension to the throne was actually the result of his choice, but after the choice, Schleicher found that Brüning was not as consistent with him as he thought, and perhaps he should change the chancellor.

The ultimate stabilizer of the Weimar Republic was the Wehrmacht, which numbered only 100,000 men, Schleicher was a close subordinate of Defense Minister General Groner, and Brüning was the leader of the Catholic Center Party, the main party in the parliament. Schleicher had hoped that Brüning would unite some of the other parties to form a more united cabinet, but the impact of the economic crisis caused this plan to come to naught, and Brüning has been dubbed the 'hungry chancellor' by German newspapers.

Hunger is one problem, and the other problem is that the possibility of reddening of Germany is increasing, especially since President Hindenburg is over 80 years old, and once he dies, there will be no one with enough prestige to stop the process of reddening in Germany, so it is in Schleicher's consideration to persuade the right wing of the National Socialist Party represented by Goering and agree with their restoration plan.

Schleicher thinks back on what he's been doing for nearly a year, and he feels terrible. Brüning, who did not know that he was likely to be replaced, thought about the huge amount of Chinese procurement tenders, and after a moment of silence, he said: "If I can, I would like to go to China in person." ”

"You're going in person?" Schleicher was somewhat surprised that the tender was actually attended by the industrial magnate and Minister of Economy Hermann. Wabard thing.

"Yes. It is said that the purchase is as high as 1.5 billion marks, which may be the largest purchase in recent years. "In addition, I would like to meet with former Chinese Premier Yang, but from a personal point of view and from a national point of view, he should help us." ”

"Heinrich, the interests of the state and the state are not affected by personal relations, at least the canal has closely linked China and the Soviet Union." Schleicher reminded that he had become disheartened about China except for its foreign trade orders -- especially after the Chinese General Staff sternly refused to secretly provide him with submarine-building technology. What is called ingratitude, this is ungrateful. (To be continued.) )