Control

　　Although Mrs. Beta, as the hostess of Krupp, has someone to take care of her life, her craftsmanship is indeed great.

　　After a hearty and delicious lunch, Leon and Gustav walked with Gustav to the study on the second floor to discuss artillery.

　　As soon as he sat down on the sofa in the study, Leon couldn't wait to say: "Gustav, our new battleship has been designed, the main gun caliber is 380mm, I wonder if Krupp can produce such a large-caliber naval gun now?" "

　　"The 380mm caliber is still no problem, our existing machines can be produced. By the way, what is the double diameter of the naval gun? Gustav nodded and said, thanks to his efforts, Krupp's production capacity has almost recovered, not to mention 380mm, even the 420mm "Big Beta" heavy gun in the last war can be reproduced.

　　"55 times the diameter, no problem, right?"

　　"What?! 55 times the diameter? Who made the request for this cannon? Didn't he know that such a large double diameter would bend the barrel of an artillery? Gustav suddenly became excited, and he had never heard of a battleship gun of 55 times.

　　Leon was a little embarrassed, because this double diameter was requested by him, and he knew that the 380mm caliber main gun was not superior among a number of naval powers, such as the Nelson class that was about to start construction in Britain, the Colorado class in the United States, and the Nagato class in Japan, all using 406mm main guns.

　　Originally, Lyon also intended to equip the Admiral Scheer class with 406mm naval guns, but because the 380mm thick main armor belt used by the battleship took up a large amount of displacement, if it was equipped with 406mm naval guns, the displacement of the entire ship would greatly exceed the tonnage specified in the naval treaty.

　　In fact, compared to the current knowledge of how much the ship will weigh, now with 380mm naval guns it weighs 38,000 tons, if 406mm is used, then it may weigh more than 42,000 tons - this is not a past that can be concealed by concealment.

　　So in order not to let it fall behind in future battles, Leon had to increase the ship's gun multiplier to obtain more power.

　　"So, can't Krupp produce a 55-caliber main gun?" Leon asked hesitantly that if the main gun could not be produced, the Admiral Scheer and Friedrich Albert, which were under construction, would face an embarrassing situation of no guns available.

　　Like the George V of the last British life.

　　"I try to find a way, if it really can't be solved, then I suggest you use a 52-fold diameter, and we can produce this double-diameter gun immediately." Gustav rubbed his forehead and said, "Let's talk about the army's guns, I heard that the new treaty stipulates that we can only have army guns under 203mm?" "

　　"Yes, but I'm not going to equip 203mm guns, I'm going to use 155mm as the largest caliber for the Army," Leon said with a smile.

　　"155mm? Will this caliber be able to deal with fortresses? Gustav said with a frown.

　　"No, no, no, the army does not need to deal with the fortress, the fortress I will give to the air force to solve. And the 155mm gun allows us to equip more, so the fire density will be higher. Leon waved his hand.

　　"It's a good idea, I'll arrange for the factory to mass-produce artillery and shells of this caliber." Gustav nodded and agreed with Leon's plan.

　　With more or less business, the two discussed the last coup d'état in Munich.

　　"Man, that time was really dangerous, thanks to the idea of airborne, otherwise maybe our country will become two." Gustav remembered the last coup d'état, and still had lingering feelings, "Why do you say that those people would follow Hitler to fight their own country?" "

　　"Grabbing people's minds is far more terrifying than grabbing people's bodies." Leon shook his head with emotion.

　　"Leon, have you ever thought about building a political party? With your current prestige, you may be able to share the Social Democratic Party equally. Gustav joked.

　　Although Gustav was joking, Leon listened to his heart, he had been thinking about how to better control the Wehrmacht and even the whole of Germany, and now he was awakened by Gustav's words.

　　There is nothing better to control a person than to control his thoughts, the Nazis of the previous life controlled Germany with extreme nationalism, so why can't they follow his example and tie Germany to themselves with one idea?

　　Gustav looked at Leon in deep thought, startled, and said: "Leon, I'm just joking, you won't take it seriously, right?" "

　　"No, it's not a joke, it works." Leon looked at Gustav and said.

　　"You already have a lot of power now, there is no need to take risks, the political arena is no better than the barracks, and the squalor in it is not what you can imagine." Gustav persuaded that he had seen too many people who were above ten thousand people the day before and died in their own beds the next.

　　"I don't think anyone in Germany can threaten my safety yet!" Leon said confidently.

　　He did have the capital to say this, not to mention the Gestapo, who was hidden in the shadows and created the black terror, and all the Wehrmacht on the surface were obeyed by Lyon.

　　Gustav thought back to the fate of Lyon's enemies over the years, and couldn't help but feel a moment of fear. Leon's youth and the easy-going manner in which he got along made him ignore his strength and means, and the style of extermination of the Gestapo operation.

　　Gustav had always believed that money was the most powerful weapon in the world. Because when he was still an ordinary diplomat, as long as others had a higher official rank than him, anyone could be angry at him. However, when he took over Krupp, even Kaiser Wilhelm II had to be polite to him.

　　So a famous saying of the Rothschilds was taken as a Bible by him - I don't care which fool wears the crown, whoever controls the money supply of the British Empire controls the Empire where the sun never sets, and I control the money suppliers of the British Empire.

　　However, today he thinks that he is wrong, the most powerful in this world is not money, but force, an absolute force above everything!

　　The young man in front of him is holding this absolute force, and if he wants to do something, I am afraid that no one in the whole of Germany can stop him.

　　Gustav had never been so thankful, glad that the man in front of him was his friend and not an enemy.

　　"Leon, if you really intend to do so, then Krupp will definitely stand with you!" Gustav figured out what was at stake and immediately told Leon, knowing that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to make Krupp soar.

　　"That's great." Leon smiled and said, "But Krupp alone is not enough, I think other companies will be interested in joining us."