69novels Chapter 297
Chapter 297
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He really didn’t plan to take the position of president in a short time, because doing so would have great side effects. His age would bring him a lot of criticism, which would affect the implementation of Mainz’s decisions and would drag down the entire social and military reforms of Hans.
If Hindenburg was willing to stand in front of him and let Mainz use his name to implement these policies, then Mainz would face much less resistance.
But unfortunately, Hindenburg was unwilling to be his umbrella, and he had to rely on his own strength.
Looking at Mainz’s leaving back, Hindenburg sighed slightly.
As early as the second half of 1922, Hindenburg’s health had deteriorated. The battle wounds he suffered on the battlefield when he was young had been causing him pain these days. Because of long-term hard work, his hair had completely turned gray, and his weight had dropped from 88 kg in 1918 to 67 kg now.
Although Hindenburg still looks like a burly and vigorous veteran, only he knows how much his body has been overdrawn.
If it is just a sudden loss of weight, it is not the most fatal. The most fatal thing is that Hindenburg has an aneurysm in his brain. This aneurysm is located in the wall of the middle cerebral artery. The position is quite tricky and it is impossible to treat it with the current medical level.
Moreover, Hindenburg is old. Even if he can have surgery, the trauma caused by the surgery is unbearable for his body.
Aneurysms look no different from normal people when they are not sick, but once they are sick, they will kill people instantly, and there is no chance of rescue.
Hindenburg doesn’t know when he will get sick, but he knows that he can’t wait until he gets sick to take action, otherwise it will be too late. He must arrange his funeral in advance before he loses consciousness, and what he cares about most and the most important thing is to let Mainz take the position!
“Please forgive me, Mainz, I can no longer provide you with more help. On the road ahead, you can only rely on your own ability!”
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Hindenburg acted quickly. He raised the issue at the cabinet meeting in April to test the public’s attitude.
Naturally, no one in the cabinet would oppose him, so the issue was passed smoothly.
“Mainz, I will go to Audili to inspect the local economic construction and industrial development. During this inspection, Berlin and domestic affairs will be handed over to you. I will hand over all the telegrams they sent to me intact. You can make your own decisions and publish them in my name!”
The handover of power requires a certain period of adaptation. If Mainz is not given an adaptation period, Hindenburg is worried that he will make mistakes in a hurry. After all, being president is also a technical job!
“I understand. Thank you, Marshal!”
It would be a lie to say that he was not moved. Mainz had already come to his senses. Hindenburg was so anxious to hand over power because he had encountered some serious problems, and Mainz had already gotten the answer to this question through the system!
For a disease like aneurysm, especially an arterial aneurysm, this disease is an extremely difficult disease to cure even in the world a hundred years later. Considering Hindenburg’s age, it is almost incurable, so no one knows how long he can last!
In this case, in order to prevent Hans’s national situation from being turbulent, this gradual transfer of power is very necessary!
After Hindenburg explained these, he took a train to Bavaria, intending to enter Odili from here.
He went to Odili in name only to inspect the local economic construction and industrial development, but in fact he went to Odili’s estate to recuperate.
According to the advice of President Hindenburg’s personal doctor, his disease should not be stimulated too much, otherwise, the instantaneous high blood pressure may break through the aneurysm in the blood vessel and cause his death.
And The bad working environment and high-intensity work will increase his stress and keep his blood pressure at a very dangerous level for a long time. In order to reduce the risk of his sudden death, he must get rid of his current working environment and find a quiet and comfortable place for him to recuperate.
The manor in the Alps of Audili is very suitable for such a task, so Hindenburg made such a decision.
He handed over the real power of the president to Mainz, and only retained the title of president himself, and then lived as long as possible, so that Mainz could completely master Hans’ power, and then retire. Of course, if he can hold on until that time, then it can be considered retirement. If he can’t hold on until that time, then it will be considered death…
This arrangement did not cause drastic fluctuations in Hans and the government, because Mainz’s outstanding performance as prime minister made his prestige within the government much higher than he thought.
Therefore, when the president is not in the capital, the first thing everyone thinks of is to find him as the prime minister.
“President…er, Prime Minister, our steel production last year increased by about 35% compared to 1922, reaching 22 million tons per year, but the consumption of steel is still huge, of which the consumption of laying railways, building new ships and other equipment accounts for about 75%.……”
After Mainz came to power, the first thing he did was to use his power to conduct a thorough investigation of Hans’s current cards.
As the acting president, he had to know the actual situation of the country under his control.���Otherwise, the policies and plans he formulates may be out of touch with reality and become castles in the air, and then the plans may be meaningless!
“The consumption of steel will continue to grow in the future. Not only will the industrial sector consume a lot, but the consumption in agriculture, communication, water conservancy, railways and aviation industries will also increase day by day. I don’t pursue our steel production to be comparable to that of the United States in North America, but at least we have to reach more than 70% of that of the United States!”
Interior Minister Franz von Papen is a newcomer who has just been appointed as the Minister of the Interior. He is obviously not very familiar with the business he is going to manage, so after hearing Mainz’s request, Papen’s face was blank.
He didn’t know what the steel production of the Eagle Sauce was last year, nor did he know how long it would take to catch up with the 70% production of the Yinyin, and he didn’t even know whether this goal could be achieved.
So after hearing Mainz’s words, he stammered and couldn’t answer.
Mainz was so angry that he called President Hindenburg. Hindenburg only said one sentence on the other end of the phone: Everything is up to you!
Well, with this sentence, Mainz had no worries. He directly dismissed Papen and appointed the little mustache as the Minister of the Interior.
The little mustache was very excited to hear the news. He has been working in the party organization and propaganda of the Forward Party and has never held a public office in the government!
So he never thought that one day he would be promoted by General Mainz and have the opportunity to move into the center of power.
“Don’t be complacent, your work is very heavy. What you need to do is to persuade those workers and lobby those factories to increase their production capacity. Before 1933, we will increase our production capacity to more than 50 million tons!”
Seeing the mustache’s complacency, Mainz had to open his mouth and knocked
“I understand, General, I will never let you down!”
The little mustache was full of confidence, ready to display his talents and contribute his strength to the country he loved.
Mainz was not at ease with the little mustache. This guy was good at propaganda, but he was not so reassured about internal affairs!
However, Speer had not graduated yet. We couldn’t pull him out of college now, could we?
Even if he was pulled out, this guy would be a nerd without any work experience.
PS: More updates for the urging tickets. Thank you all for the urging tickets. Let me take a break for two days. I can’t write anymore…_
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