8 Chapter 8 Borrowing Money
Early the next morning, William II rarely asked Yannick to have breakfast together.
Before eating a few bites of bread, William II suddenly asked. "I heard that you and Mauser's representatives made a deal for 12% of their shares?"
"..." Not only does this damn guy dare to complain?
thought about it again and asked. "Grandpa, how did you know about this? Did the Mauser company tell you or did my secretaries report it to you?" He had guessed the four beautiful flowers sent by William II. The secretary will definitely be responsible for the task of monitoring him. After all, not long ago, he was still a idiot who was drunk and ignorant all day long. In other words, he would not trust his empire to himself.
William II chewed on the ham with his joyful beard shaking, and said after he swallowed it. "Is there any difference?"
As expected, the four secretaries monitored him incidentally. "Of course there is a difference. If Mauser tells you, then I will find a way to kill them. If it is the ones you sent to report to you, I have nothing to hide. I just want to do it with Mauser. It's just a deal. I didn't want their 12% shares for nothing. I traded them for the firearm design drawings."
William II could not help but curiously said. "The firearm design? Who designed it?" Yannick pointed to his nose. "I designed them."
"You?" The weird expression on William II's face seemed to almost laugh. "When did you learn about firearms design? You still want 12% of the shares from others like this? You don't want to blackmail them? A friend called last night and asked if you were short of money." Yannick sighed helplessly, and had to tell the truth. "Grandpa, let's not hide from you, uh, it is really impossible to hide from you. You should know that I exchanged three design drawings for 12% of Walter's shares yesterday. I didn't see Walter come to tell you that I was blackmailed. They. I watched him waltz with excitement when we left."
"Really?" William II still could not believe it.
"You don't believe that you can send someone to ask. The design of firearms is nothing more than taking the best of each family of fireams and adding a few little innovations. It's not too difficult." The easiest way is to directly plagiarize with the knowledge of later generations. "Grandpa, stop worrying about this matter? I think Mauser will be very proud to be the main supplier of the Wehrmacht. I want to reduce the army's Gew.98 purchase by 30%, and I will give Val Replaced by walters company's new rifle."
William II was a little disapproving. "The new rifle is so good?" His reaction was also taken for granted. After all, Mauser was a royal arsenal established during the time of Frederick the I, with a history of more than 100 years. The company has gathered all kinds of top talents in firearms, how can the things that my grandson came up with with his head can be compared. As for Walter, maybe it was because of Yannick's identity as the future imperial emperor and just flattered him.
"No matter how bad it is, it is better than the Gew.98 style, right? I think the Gew.98 style design is nothing more than that. You should also know that the Mauser-style camera with end-locking is not as fast as the rear-locking Lee-Enfield. Quickly, our soldiers must move their entire arms to eject and load the shells, while British soldiers only need to move the wrist joints to achieve this. The Gew.98 fire rate is only 10 rounds per minute, while Lee Enfield can reach 15 rounds. /Min." This is only the rate of fire of ordinary soldiers. On foreign video websites, there are even video masters who fired the Lee Enfield rifle at a rate of 10 rounds in 6.5 seconds. The most amazing thing is that a British shooting instructor set a record in 1914 that fired 38 rounds in one minute and hit a target with a diameter of 30 cm 210 meters away.
"I give them a chance, but they don't want it. Don't blame me for being ruthless. Not only do I have to reduce my purchase by 30%, but when I find a new partner and get another rifle, they will purchase a Gew.98-style rifle. Reduce to more than 60%. Well, there is no need to find a partner, I can start an arms company by myself. When the time comes, my arms company will supply the army's arms, Mauser is a hairy. "
Looking at Yannick's resentment towards Mauser, plus "boasting", William II Yaoyao said. "My boy, I can't make this kind of decision rashly. I'll wait until Walter Company builds the gun and gives it to the army for trial. Let's talk about it after evaluating it."
Yannick nodded. "All right. Grandpa, I want to...borrow some more money."
William II raised his eyebrows slightly. "How much do you want to borrow?" "I'm afraid it will scare you when I say it. But I'm going ahead. I will pay off the money I borrowed around 1930." Yannick stretched out five fingers.
"Five hundred thousand?" "five million?" "Fifty million?" Seeing Yannick still shaking his head, William II almost cursed. If it weren't for the sake of some progress these days, he really wanted to drive this bastard grandson out of the palace and let him be a beggar on the street for a few days.
William II held back the anger in his heart and asked. "Then you must at least tell me where the money will be used?"
"This matter is confidential for the time being." Yannick certainly couldn't tell him that the US stock market would crash by the end of next year.
It's a pity, he is still a bit late to cross. If several billions or even tens of billions of capital are prepared for a few years earlier, it will definitely cause major bleeding in the United States economy. But now even if William II could embezzle 10 billion dollars for him, he would not dare to invest all of it.
After all, he is only acting with future experience, but the financial predators on Wall Street are real experts. In case the capital old foxes see any signs, it should be him who has lost all his money. Not only him, I am afraid it will affect the whole of Germany.
So he can only set a small goal first. invest 500 million US dollars and earns him two or three times that.
William II said in a sullen expression. "Keep it secret to me? Do you know that the domestic economy is in a mess, and the foreign exchange reserves are not large. Five hundred million US dollars is no small amount."
Seeing that William II was really angry, Yannick quickly took out a document and handed it over. "Grandpa, this is a follow-up to the elite soldiers plan I mentioned to you last time. The'Invisible Force' plan."
On June 22, 1941, in the original time and space, Moustache completely tore up the "Soviet-German non-aggression pact" and blitzed the bearded Soviet Union.
Within the first few hours, thousands of German aircraft violently bombarded the Soviet airport, and countless Soviet tanks and artillery were destroyed before they were even transported out of the warehouse. In the first few days of the war, the Soviet army's divisions and entire army were surrounded and wiped out by the Germans, and even the entire group army was not immune.
The bell of victory seems to have sounded for the Germans. However, facing the Soviet prisoners who couldn't see their heads, the sober German generals began to feel helpless. A German general even wrote in his diary: "We underestimated their power. After careful screening of the captives, there are now 360 divisions that we have discovered and identified!" The German army has 153 divisions. There are only 190 divisions in the 37 divisions attached to the country. Even when the battle situation is most favorable to them, they cannot eliminate all the Soviet Red Army. Moreover, the German general only talked about the Soviet divisions who were part of the first echelon fighting in the western region. How many divisions are there in the second tier? How many divisions are there in the third tier? After several large-scale battles, why didn't the number of Soviet troops decrease, but miraculously recovered?
In fact, the reason why the German generals were puzzled was that they only mechanically calculated the units in the Soviet army's organization sequence, and did not know anything about the existence of the Soviet "stealth units". As early as the early 1930s, the Soviet army secretly adopted the "stealth force" system. It is efficient, reliable, and uses almost no material resources. This system can turn one division into two divisions overnight, and it enables the Soviet General Staff to double the number of divisions in a very short time.
The formation of troops during World War II mainly depends on personnel and equipment, of which the formation of command institutions is the most critical.
Take an ordinary Soviet infantry division as an example. Usually this division has two deputy commanders, one performs daily duties, and the other, in addition to participating in normal training and combat readiness work, has a secret title-"commander of the invisible force"; the division deputy chief of staff also has two, of which One also has a secret title, that is, "the chief of staff of the invisible unit"; and so on, this is true for each regiment, each battalion, each company, and even small shifts. It can be seen that each division has another complete command structure as a backup. When the war broke out and the infantry division received the order to go to the front line immediately, the division brought only one deputy commander, that is, the deputy commander who performed daily duties, while the other "invisible unit commander" remained. station. Similarly, from regiment to platoon, the entire division-level backup command organization has also been retained. Their secret titles are now public, and the "stealth troops" have finally surfaced. This newly formed division can be supplemented by 18,000 reserve soldiers within 24 hours. The old troops had just opened, and the idle barracks were soon moved into by newly formed troops.
Of course, this newly established division is definitely not as good as the one that just went to the front in terms of combat effectiveness, but it is a division after all. This new division commander is a well-trained and experienced officer, and has been working on the front line of the army for many years, acting as a replacement for a real combat division commander. Those officers serving as regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and company commanders are also active combat officers, not reserve personnel. These officers usually deal with active-duty soldiers and new weapons and equipment, have participated in rigorous military training and exercises, have excellent personal military skills, and have rich management experience. In addition, all officers of this newly formed division, from the division commander to the company commander, have worked with each other for many years and are very familiar with each other, ensuring the efficient operation of the new command structure.
The personnel problem has been solved. Where did the weapons and equipment of the newly formed division come from? Actually this question is very simple. These "stealth troops" use old-fashioned weapons. For example, when the Soviet artillery began to modify self-propelled artillery, the old towed artillery that was replaced would certainly not be melted down as scrap steel. They would be sealed up for use by "stealth troops." These "stealth units" are all units that use old-fashioned equipment. They do not have sophisticated weapons and equipment, and their maintenance costs are extremely low. However, at critical moments, they can reinforce those divisions equipped with new weapons in an astonishing amount. It can be said that it was this system that saved the Soviet Union and kept it a continuous source of force during World War II.
William II nodded frequently, and asked in disbelief. "You came up with this?" How could he not think that his grandson who is not educated and skillless would have such a fantastic idea.
"Of course." Yannick naturally wouldn't admit that this idea was also plagiarized, so he took the opportunity to ask. "Grandpa, you see that everything I do is for Germany. Just tell me, how much money can you give?"
William II spoke after reading the contents of the file carefully. "Up to two hundred million." Looking at the serious expression of William II, Yannick understood that it was impossible for him to increase the amount. "Well, 200 million is 200 million. Grandpa, I plan to visit the Soviet Union informally in a few days. You ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to tell them."
"Why?" Yannick stopped talking about going abroad before, and even rarely showed up in public. Now he suddenly offered to visit other countries, which really surprised William II. Why, of course, is for the future!
Although Sood in the original time and space signed the "Non-aggression Treaty", but Teller said to tear up the agreement and tore it, and mobilized a large number of troops and tanks to go to the Soviet Union.
In the first six months, the Soviets occupied a large area of land, killed and injured a million, and were captured more than 2 million. At that time, only the Soviet Union had so many people. Although the two countries beat you to death, until Germany implemented "Operation Barbarossa", the two countries had a good relationship and could wear a pair of pants. Before the invasion of Poland, certain Dalin and certain Teller also wished each other birthdays. The congratulatory message from the beard to the mustache mentioned: "We have a friendship made of blood."
Now both the Soviet Union and Germany feel isolated by the mainstream world. Germany needs a huge supply of raw materials and new military technology test sites; Maozi needs a technology provider and military collaborator. After all, the Soviet Union is still relatively poor and its industrial base is quite poor. They must be in urgent need of outside support.
Yannick is very sure, there is no need to spend a lot of words, the two countries will hit it off. The Soviet Union provided Germany with a large amount of food, oil, metal and other materials. Germany provided a large amount of technical equipment and set up a tactical base in the Soviet Union. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com secretly trained its own air force and armored forces, everything is the same as the original time and space!
Moreover, the Soviet industry is too backward. Even if the technology and equipment eliminated in Germany are handed over to the Soviet Union, the Soviets would seem to be quite advanced.
The most important thing is that the flow of various technical personnel also facilitates the placement of more agents in the Soviet Union, laying a good foundation for the future! After listening to Yannick's plan, William II couldn't help but nod his head. "Thank you." Yannick shrugged, it didn't matter. "What's this bitterness, who made me be born in the emperor's house?"
In my heart, I was fortunate that I passed through to the emperor's house! Otherwise, if you pass through and become a nameless pawn, when will you have to struggle to master that huge power? Maybe one of the battles was killed by a bullet that didn't have a long eye. "Grandpa, I think I can send a special envoy to the United Kingdom to talk about amending the treaty. Let's talk more about the threat from France. Those dung sticks will certainly not want to see a strong France. Battleships, battle cruisers, and cruisers will not let us build We don't have a problem, it's okay to build a few destroyers. And we guarantee that the caliber of the destroyer's gun will never exceed 90 mm. This caliber is tickling the battleship and does not pose a threat at all."
Due to the treaty that stipulates the construction of the replacement ships for the German Navy's battleship must not start 20 years after the launch of the target ship, all warships started after 1913 must be dismantled regardless of whether they are in service or not. At present, the German Navy has only 8 remaining high seas fleets, old former dreadnoughts, 8 old-fashioned small cruisers in dilapidated conditions.
The UK has been pursuing a continental equilibrium policy. In addition, according to the historical process of the original time and space, even if the British would not agree to his proposal, they are likely to tacitly agree or even condone.
Yannick tapped the table lightly with his fingers, looked at an envelope placed in front of him, and couldn't help sighing.There are forty bank notes in the envelope, 5 million each, 200 million US dollars. This is a real huge sum of money. If calculated according to the inflation rate, the 200 million US dollars will be equivalent to nearly 3 billion US dollars in 2018!
Although he got this huge sum of money, Yannick was still a little melancholy, after all, it was far from the 500 million he planned. How to do? It must be impossible for William II to spend any more money. Where can the other 300 million go? It was impossible for Yannick to tell William II of the financial crisis that broke out in the United States at the end of 1929. If it were to be said, maybe William II would treat him as if he were crazy. Not only would he claim back 200 million US dollars, he might also be sent in Mental hospital!
You must know that in this period, the German medical profession used insulin to treat mental illness. That's right, it's the insulin injected by later generations of diabetes.Insulin,was discovered in 1922, I'm afraid I never dreamed that I would be used as a treatment for mental illness. After giving high doses of insulin, mental patients usually become quiet and fall into a coma. Isn't this just a simple hypoglycemic shock? But in the eyes of the German doctor Manfred Schack who invented this treatment, it means that the symptoms of psychosis have disappeared! (Beauty is in the eyes of beholder). This treatment was even used by the most respected academic institutions in the United States, and it was used until the 1950s.Yannick didn't want to be put in a psychiatric hospital and to receive a treatment with a mortality rate of not low (10%).
Only use two hundred million to operate? But he is really unwilling to waste this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he operates properly in this financial crisis, he can definitely get back two or three times the profit. In other words, if he doesn't make up the remaining 300 million, it will be a waste of losses Hundreds of millions of dollars. That's hundreds of millions of dollars! Not a few thousand yuan! With these hundreds of millions of dollars, many of his plans he wants to start will be much easier to implement . Also if I miss the financial crisis, the next time there will be an important one will be in at least half a century, if the history later changes because of him, he will know when it will be or if there will be a big financial crisis. No matter what method you use, you have to make up to 500 million! After thinking about it Yannick can only think of going to his best friends.
A few dandies got together and started bluffing. "I wiped it. Last time I thought there were only two secretaries. I didn't expect you to have four.""Wow, you guys are really Jinwu Cangjiao."
"Hey, those four are on time. Take them out for a drink, how about it?" Yannick couldn't help rolling his eyes, these rascals. "Shut up all of you. It is very important for me to come to you. Are we not brothers?" All of them consider each other brothers because they grew up playing together and some of their backgrounds are a bit interesting. Some of the people's families are ordinary capitalists, and some are Junker nobles. It can be said to be a nobleman, but it is just the bottom of Junker. Those high-ranking Junker nobles were handled by Yannick's brother, the former crown prince. the previous Yannick didn't bother to participate in those matters. The six people nodded without hesitation and saying in close sychronization. "of course."
Yannick then asked. "Brothers i am in a bit of trouble, can you help me?"
Several people said in unison again. "Of course we can help!"
"Well, I need a lot of money now." When it comes to money, several people can't help but look at each other slightly alarmed. They are all were spending the pocket money their families now, and they don't have much money in their hands. "Uh, how much?" one of his friends asked
Yannick held out a finger. "At least ten million dollars per person." As soon as he finished his last word several people uttered " oh Fuck." will one who spent a fair bot if time in the U.K. said "Bloody Hell." Ten million dollars is not a small amount, and their reaction was as expected, but Fatty Bowen was gnawing at the apple without saying a word. Yannick was surprised. "Bowen, why were you not surprised?"
Bowen swallowed the apple in his mouth and asked back. "Uh, is ten million dollars a lot?" Yannick couldn't help but rub his forehead, forgetting that Bowen was quite a dull tool in his shed. The reason why he didn't respond was not because ten million was a small amount to him, but because he didn't know that ten million was a lot of money. Anton next to him explained. "Of course it's too much. The high-end car your father bought the other day is more than ten thousand dollars. Ten million dollars can buy a thousand of those cars you dunce."
"What?!" Bowen almost jumped up. "My dad has been distressed for a long time since he bought a car,!"
Everyone fell silent, with a helpless look on their faces. "Yannick, why do you want so much money?" Yannick shook his head. He couldn't even tell his own grandfather, let alone tell his friends the plan. "Try to make as much as you can. I will pay the money back in the early 1930s. And guarantee a minimum profit of 10%."
Bowen asked again with a confused look on his face. "What is 10% of 10 million?" Yannick replied casually with a bored look. "10 thousand."
Bowen thought for a while and nodded. "It seems very good. But I don't have that much money. I have to go back and ask my dad for most of it."
His last words seemed to wake up everyone, nodding their heads in agreement.
Bowen, who returned home, happened to see his father sitting on the sofa in the living room reading the newspaper, and couldn't wait to ask. "Dad, is there money in our family that i can use?"
Old Bowen simply replied without lifting his head. "No,"
"Oh." Bowen grabbed a biscuit from on the coffee table and ate one. After waiting for a while, he get an answer, which made Old Bowen a little curious. "Why are you asking this? we have no money to spend?"
Bowen was chewing a biscuit in his mouth and said vaguely. "It's nothing, Yannick called us over just now and wanted to borrow some money."
Your Royal Highness wants to borrow money? This is new, Old Bowen put down the newspaper in his hand and asked. "How much did His Royal Highness want to borrow?"
"At least ten million dollars."Bowen answered dully
Ten million dollars? Old Bowen couldn't help taking a breath. "What does he want so much money for?" He knows his son's virtues very well. His son and his friends, including the current emperor, are nothing more than spending time on weekdays. But after the last accident, Your Excellency Yannick didn't know what he wanted to do. Last time, he bought several companies that were about to go bankrupt, and this time borrowed 10 million US dollars?
Bowen shook his head blankly. "I don't know, Yannick didn't say it. But he said that the money will be paid back in early 1930, with a 10% profit."
Old Bowen pondered for a while and asked. "When will your Highness want it? Is it soon." Bowen nodded.His father answered "I see, you go now."
"Oh, good night, Father." After Bowen returned to his bedroom, Old Bowen picked up the cigar on the coffee table and fell into deep thought after lighting it.
