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"Thank you, Mr. Major General, and I hope to continue dancing with you next time!"
After dancing, the girl thanked Mainz and left in a hurry. She had no intention of staying here.
The dance was basically coming to an end at this time, so Mainz decided to leave.
Walked out The place where the ball was held, Mainz then thought, he didn't seem to ask the other party's name.
"Himmler!"
This girl seemed a little familiar to Mainz, as if he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it.
"General, do you want to investigate the background of the girl just now?"
Himmler guessed Mainz's thoughts before Mainz could speak.
Mainz took a deep look at Himmler. No wonder Mustache thinks so highly of Himmler. This guy looks real. He has some skills. Apart from other things, his ability to observe people's emotions and flatter others is not something that ordinary people can achieve.
"Well, do you have any idea?"
Hearing Himmler's words, Mainz was a little curious. Since this guy had guessed his thoughts, would he have done any investigation in advance?
"I just made inquiries at the dance and it turns out that this girl seems to be a member of the Krupp family. She should be the youngest daughter of Friedrich Alfred Krupp. Her name is Elisabeth Krupp. She is 16 years old this year. I am a student at Bolin Noble Academy!"
Himmler did not disappoint Mainz. This guy actually went to inquire about this girl's information.
"It turned out to be a member of the Krupp family!"
Mainz nodded. The Krupp family is a very special family in Hans. They control the huge Krupp Group, which is the most important arms manufacturer in Hans and is of great significance to the entire country..
According to Mainz's original plan, he planned to inspect military factories across the empire in the next period of time, and Krupp was ranked third.
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A week later, at the Krupp headquarters in the north of Hans, Mainz once again saw the girl at the ball.
"Hee hee, aren't you surprised? You didn't expect to see me here!"
The girl saw the confusion in the major general's eyes. According to the intelligence, she should be attending classes in Bolin's school at this time. Why did she come to Essen?
"Yeah, don't you know? An unprecedented military protest march broke out in the capital!"
"When did this happen?"
Mainz really doesn't know much about this. He just came from the northern shipyards. After inspecting seven major shipyards, Mainz arrived in Essen. As he moved forward, he didn't see There may be news from other sources, but it has not been sent to him.
"Just yesterday, a large number of soldiers lost their jobs after the disarmament, the currency in society devalued, and prices soared. These soldiers had no pensions, so they had no choice but to go to Bolin to make their wishes to the president!"
The girl may not realize how serious this matter is, so here, her tone when describing this matter is not serious at all.
But Mainz saw the horror of this matter!
Military petitions, this kind of thing It has also happened in history.
During the economic crisis that swept the world in 1929, veterans who were also unable to secure their livelihoods after disarmament petitioned the White House for their pensions, but were blocked by the military. The use of force to suppress this incident caused an extremely sensational and extremely negative impact within Yingjiang.
During World War I, the size of the US military was much smaller than that of the German army, and the area of Yingjiang was not comparable to that of Hans. Therefore, the veterans' petition organized by Eagle Sauce is definitely not as large as that of the German army.
What's more serious is that it is only more than a year before the end of the war. If these retired veterans have a conflict with the government at this time, the consequences will be disastrous. I am afraid that a civil war will break out in the entire country in an instant!
Seeing that Mainz seemed worried about this matter, Elizabeth immediately comforted:
"But you don't have to worry too much. The president personally came out to appease these people, saying that he would take care of their lives and release their pensions as soon as possible. These people are expected to be disbanded in a few days, but because they are worried about the unrest, the school on vacation!"
The school Elizabeth attends is a school for aristocratic girls. At this time, if some people take advantage of the chaos to attack the school, hundreds of female students in the school will be in danger.
Therefore, the school made a decisive decision and immediately ordered a suspension of school to allow The students went home to escape the turmoil and waited until the situation calmed down before allowing them to return to school.
Elisabeth's home was not in Berlin, so she left Berlin and returned to Essen. This was also possible in Mainz. The reason why I met her here
"Thank you, thank you! Mainz naturally noticed the other party's intention to comfort him, so he also expressed his gratitude.
"You're welcome, I actually didn't do anything and can't help with anything!"
The girl did not get carried away, but started to worry about the country and the people together with Mainz.
"Where are your sister, brother-in-law and the others? Are they at home?"
Mainz actually remembered the purpose of his coming here this time. He had something to discuss with the head of the Krupp Group.
Elizabeth was the second generation head of Krupp, Friedrich Alfred Krupp. The younger daughter of
Friedrich Alfred Krupp, and her sister, Berta Krupp, known as Queen Krupp, was the eldest daughter of Friedrich Alfred Krupp.
When it was passed to the second generation, there were only these two daughters and no sons, so they took over the entire Krupp in Berta.
���After the regiment, Hans's domestic leaders, especially the top brass in the military, felt uneasy about this.
There had been no precedent for women to take control of such a large group before, and Krupp was not an ordinary company.
It was an arms company that had great influence on the military.
, are very important to the country.
Therefore, William II personally brought together Gustav and Bertha, let the two get married in 197, and gave Gustav the surname"Krupp". From then on, Krupp's power was held by Gustav. In the hands of Staff and Berta.
Gustav and Berta had known for a long time that the Minister of Defense of Mainz was coming, but they did not come out immediately because they accidentally discovered that Mainz seemed to have a good relationship with their little sister Elizabeth, which made the two People were very pleasantly surprised.
At this time, the entire Hans, as well as anyone with some background, knew that President Hindenburg valued and loved Mainz. People were talking behind their backs, feeling that President Hindenburg was treating Mainz as his successor. People are being nurtured.
Mainz's reforms within the army touched the interests of a large number of nobles, but the opposition of these nobles was suppressed by Marshal Hindenburg, and their voices were not allowed to affect the reforms of Major Mainz.
Anyone who is not blind would be able to see this kind of protection.
A man has already become the Minister of Defense at a young age, and is very likely to further ascend to the throne of President or even Head of State in the future. The most important thing is that this young man is not married yet, so almost everyone in the upper class wants to Sell your daughter out and climb up to this big tree so that she can ascend to heaven together with you through the promotion of Mainz Major General!
However, Major General Mainz showed no sign of being tempted by the nobles. He had never publicly pursued anyone's daughter, and there had never been any scandals with anyone of the opposite sex!
It is precisely because of this that after discovering that Mainz had a good relationship with their little sister Elizabeth, the Gustavs were extremely happy!
They seem to feel the hope that the Gustav Group can get out of the predicament and even move towards a more glorious tomorrow!