69novels Chapter 420
Chapter 420
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: 0.132s Scan: 0.186sAfter a drink, Horti’s heart knot was completely untied.
He expressed his gratitude to his old friend Constantine, and then hurried away.
Seeing Horti’s hurried back, Constantine smiled: Has he completed his mission?
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The next day, Horthy came again and asked to see President Mainz.
He had been prepared to be rejected or even treated coldly, but when he had not sat on the sofa in the reception room for long, President Mainz agreed to his request.
Soon, under the guidance of Secretary Baumann, Horthy walked into President Mainz’s office for the first time.
The first time he met President Mainz, Horthy felt the huge age gap between the two!
He was born in 1868 and will be 60 years old next year, while Mainz was born in 1897 and is only 30 years old this year. The age difference between the two is almost twice!
Compared with President Mainz, he is really too old!
No, it should be the other way around. Compared with him, President Mainz is really too young!
At present, the age of heads of state in the world is generally around 60 years old. Compared with these leaders, Mainz is really too young, so young that it is unbelievable!
Although the other party was half his age, Regent Horthy did not dare to show off in front of Mainz. He knew very well that compared with Hungary, Hans was far superior in terms of comprehensive national strength and international status.
Moreover, this time they took the initiative to ask for help. They came to ask for help, not to show off, so Horthy kept a low profile.
“Hello President, I am still Horthy from Hungary.……”
Horti took the initiative to introduce himself, but he was feeling uneasy.
When he got closer, he realized that Mainz had an extremely powerful aura, especially his eyes, which seemed to be able to pierce through the skin and penetrate into people’s hearts. In front of him, Horti felt like his heart was being spied on or even seen through!
“Hello, Regent Horthy, please take a seat!”
Mainz glanced at the other party. This guy was also a number one figure in history. Although he became a vassal state of the Third Reich during World War II, he had never been in the same mind with the little mustache. The main reason why he became a vassal state of the Third Reich was that he was attracted by the big pie painted by the little mustache. In order to get back the land ceded after World War I, he joined the Axis Powers.
However, after joining the Axis Powers, Horthy has been very careful in handling the relationship between Hungary and the Third Reich. He did not want to make himself a puppet, nor did he want Hungary to become cannon fodder of the Third Reich.
However, these methods of his were soon seen through by the little mustache, and then quickly killed. The little mustache man was sidelined and put under house arrest.
From the perspective of Hungary, Horthy may not be called an excellent ruler, but he is at least a patriotic ruler with a bottom line.
But from Hans’s perspective, under Horthy’s rule, Hungary is definitely not an obedient younger brother, but a younger brother with a bad belly and his own little calculations.
It is precisely because of this knowledge of history that Mainz was not very confident in Horthy at the beginning. He was originally prepared to support a puppet that Hans could control to control Hungary, but after Constantine finished persuading Horthy yesterday, Mainz changed his mind.
“Well, Mr. President, I have an unkind thing to say. I hope you can consider it!”
Horti hesitated when the words came to his lips. He didn’t know whether the other party would agree with what he said. If the other party disagreed, it would be very embarrassing.
“”Hmm? Tell me about it!”
Mainz looked at the other party with interest. He was wondering what kind of request the other party would make. Would they still ask Hans to open up the import of their agricultural products according to their purpose before coming here, or would they ask to join Hans and seek a merger with Hans?
“Since I came to your country, I have seen and heard a prosperous scene, which is completely different from our Hungarian country. At present, our country is facing huge difficulties, so I would like to ask your country to provide some support. I hope that your country can send some experts to help us develop our economy. If possible, I also hope that your country can send some military personnel to help us with national defense construction.……”
Horthy was very smart and did not directly ask Hans to join the Kingdom of Hungary. Instead, he asked Hans to help Hungary. In order to obtain Hans’s assistance, they were willing to pay the price of some military and political power.
The military is the foundation of ensuring a country’s security, and politics is a symbol of sovereignty. Giving these two extremely critical powers to Hans is equivalent to giving Hans a letter of surrender!
So Horthy’s meaning is actually very clear: he wants to become Hans’ vassal state!
“I can think about this and give you an answer in two days. However, considering the problem of grain backlog in your country, I can let Audili give priority to importing a batch of grain from your country urgently to alleviate your country’s urgent needs!”
Mainz did not immediately accept the other party because of the other party’s initiative to throw himself into his arms, but was ready to tug on the other party, letting the other party understand that even if he wanted to be a dog for Hans, it depends on whether Hans is willing. If Hans is not willing, then I’m sorry, no one wants to be a dog!
Of course, if he refuses directly like this, the other party will definitely be discouraged, so Mainz plans to buy a batch of grain from Hungary first, to help the other party alleviate the pressure of grain backlog in the country and let them breathe!
After hearing Mainz’s words, Horthy admired Mainz’s methods. He understood that the other party was willing to help solve his problems, so he quickly expressed his gratitude:”Thank you, thank you very much for your help. We Hungarian people will never forget your kindness!”
Horti tried his best to flatter Mainz, not caring at all that he was twice as old as the other party.
“Okay, go back and wait for news. You can go around our country during this period. Since you are here and want to learn from our experience, then go and experience it yourself!”
Mainz waved his hand and asked Secretary Baumann to take him away.
In the following days, under the arrangement of the mustache, Admiral Horthy was taken to visit all parts of Hans.
He visited the Ruhr Industrial Zone, the Prussian farms, the Siegfried Line, the Hamburg Shipyard, the world’s first battleship Bismarck, and the German Air Force in Bavaria.
After visiting this long series of places and seeing Hans’s powerful industry and military strength, Horthy was completely shocked!
Although he had long known that Hans was very powerful and was the second most powerful country in Europe after the British Empire, it was only a vague idea in his mind and he did not have a very intuitive feeling.
After this visit, he finally felt the power of Hans!
Hans’s powerful industry, powerful army, powerful navy, powerful air force, and the confidence and vigor of the people of Hans all left him with a very deep impression.
Compared with his own country, Hans’ country seemed to exist in another dimension, and it was almost ahead of their country in all aspects!
Even in the fields of agriculture and animal husbandry, which they are very good at, Horthy was shocked after visiting Hans’ state-owned farms and ranches in East Prussia!
The standardized and integrated management system and mechanized production methods completely overturned his understanding of agriculture!
Compared with Hans’ large-scale mechanized production farms, Hungary, which is completely at the level of manpower, is far behind!
Hans’ national strength is so strong that it is really terrifying!
So, Horthy was completely convinced!
He realized that Hans was much stronger than he thought, even stronger than the current world hegemon, the British Empire!
At this time, Hans had not only It has completely surpassed the strength of the Second Empire at its peak, and even has the potential to become the world’s number one power!
If Hans continues to develop at this speed, the dominant position of the British Empire will definitely be replaced by them!
Horthy’s judgment that Hans can surpass the British Empire is still very accurate, but because he doesn’t know much about the Eagle Sauce on the other side of the ocean, he did not take into account the more powerful existence of the Eagle Sauce. However
, the Eagle Sauce is too far away and Hans is too close. If you only limit your vision to Europe, Hans in 1927 is the undisputed number one power!