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Munich
Landsberg Prison
"Goodbye! We will miss you, Mr. Adolf!"
At the prison gate, Hitler is waving goodbye to his devoted followers, who are more like seeing him off than escorting him out. Some prison guards are covering their faces and crying, and even the prison warden is shedding tears.
No one can deny Hitler's unparalleled personal charm. During his time in prison (historically nine months, not over a year), he turned the prison into his own office and successfully persuaded the guards to stand by his side.
"I will miss you all and look forward to seeing you in Bavaria."
Hitler walked out of the prison gates under the guidance of the prison guards. He looked up at the sky, which was clear and sunny, apparently a good day for relaxation. About fifty meters from the exit of Landsberg Prison, a brand-new black Lincoln sedan was waiting for him. Standing next to the car was Hitler's assistant, Rudolf Hess, who immediately stood up straight and saluted when he saw his leader being released. "Heil! Hitler!"
Hitler strode directly towards Hes like a shooting star,
"We don't need so much formality between us, Rudolf."
"No! Chancellor, the proper etiquette must still be observed," Hes insisted.
Hitler opened the car door and casually asked, "By the way, why didn't the others come?" Hes looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Chancellor, Göring said he still has some matters to attend to abroad and hasn't returned to the country yet. Rom mentioned that he has a meeting today. Luxembourg and Schleswig have gone to Congress to propose a motion. It seems like everyone is busy, so maybe we should just..."
"I forgot they are all very busy. It's okay, let's go." Hitler smiled, revealing his clean white teeth under the toothbrush mustache.
In the back seat of the Lincoln, Hitler's smile slowly faded, and he began to contemplate how to arrange his work after being released from prison.
He can clearly see why those people are not coming anymore; they are a group of fair-weather friends who flatter when in power and scatter like monkeys when the tree falls.
Due to the rebellion initiated by the Nazi Party, the Bavarian government has banned the local Nazi Party and prohibited all its activities.
It can be said that the forces led by Hitler have suffered a severe blow. Although he is still the nominal leader of the Nazi Party, his actual power is now inferior to Rom, and even less than that of Strasser from the north.
Many party members felt despair about the future of the Nazi Party. During the more than a year that Hitler spent in prison, half of the party members withdrew from the Nazi Party, leaving fewer than ten thousand members in Bavaria.
However, Hitler himself did not care about these matters, as he knew that as long as he spread the news of his support from Hindenburg, those people would immediately return to his side. The reason he did not do so was to see how many people in the Nazi Party were truly loyal to him.
Strasser's conspiracy forced Hitler to remain in prison for a longer time, which was a significant blow to the Nazi movement in Bavaria. However, it was not without its gains for Hitler.
The long and monotonous life led Hitler to develop a good habit of reading. While in prison, he compiled his life story and political ideas into a book, which he entrusted to Mr. Puck for publication. He gave his book a lengthy title—"Four Years of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice."
Hitler also carefully considered the future focus of the Nazi Party. Since he remained in prison until 1925, and with the United States announcing the Dawes Plan to restore the German economy, there were already signs of recovery due to foreign capital inflow.
Hitler keenly noticed this. He understood that the German economy would surely recover in the future, and that armed seizure of power had become a dead end. To gain power nationwide, it was necessary to abandon armed struggle and pursue a parliamentary route. Thus, Hitler set his sights on his next goal.
"Take me to Dr. Heinrich Herd's house immediately. I need to talk to him," said the leader.
"But, Chancellor, there are loyal party members waiting for you at the headquarters in Bavaria," Hes said with some hesitation.
"Loyal? If they are truly loyal, waiting a few more hours won't hurt. If they can't wait, it means they are not loyal enough."
"Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely not loyal."
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Berlin
General Staff of the Army
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Sergei Mironovich Kirov, I am the secretary of the Leningrad Party branch."
Seeckt looked at the man in front of him with some surprise. In his impression, the Russian should be wearing a fur coat and a fur hat. The man in front of him had a big backcombed hairstyle and was wearing a smart suit, seemingly nothing like a Bolsheviks.
"So, Mr. Kirov, why did you come all the way to Germany? It can't be just for tourism, can it?"
After listening to the translation by Seeckt, Kirov couldn't help but chuckle. "General Siket, you are really humorous. I came here, of course, to seek your help."
"But shouldn't you be seeking help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for this kind of matter? What's the use of coming to us at the General Staff of the Army?" Seeckt was puzzled.
"In fact, we have already contacted the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not replied to our messages for a whole month after conveying our intentions to your government.
I previously reached out to your diplomacy official in Germany, and his response was that because President Albert was assassinated last month, the German government is currently busy with power struggles and party conflicts, and they are unable to pay attention to a request from a local secretary of the Soviet Union. Kirov said somewhat helplessly, 'So I can only turn to your military, after all, you had military cooperation with us in the past.'"
"Why don't you go find President Hindenburg? He should still have time for you now."
"Do you think I would negotiate with a guy who climbed the marshal throne by stepping on Russia during the European War? I have to consider the feelings of the Soviet Union people," Kirov gave him a cold look.
"What do you want?" Seeckt asked.
"Anything you want, or whatever you have, we want it. We are currently lacking everything."
Since it's a negotiation, Seeckt immediately perks up and puts on a professional smile with eight teeth showing.
"We, the German Army, are very willing to serve the people of the Soviet Union. Our two countries have a deep friendship, and I personally hope to contribute to the construction of socialism in the Soviet Union. I wonder what kind of help Leningrad needs."
"We need all machines and technologies that can increase productivity, including but not limited to oil, cars, steel, cotton textiles, and heavy industry."
"I remember that you in the Soviet Union received a group of former Tsarist Russian intellectuals, and a number of patriotic students returned to the Soviet Union to participate in the country's construction, right? So many years have passed, and not to mention cutting-edge technology, you must have mastered basic extraction techniques by now?" Seeckt said, somewhat puzzled. A group of students had indeed returned from Germany, and Seeckt had personally participated in their escort.
"Those students and intellectuals were incredibly patriotic; they worked day and night in labor construction, which took a toll on their health. Many of them fell seriously ill and are now recuperating at the Gulag Grand Hotel."
Both parties are indeed seasoned politicians, and when it comes to shamelessness, they are among the best. Even Strasser, the leader of this pyramid scheme, would give them a thumbs up.
"We can provide all these things, but we have many foreign orders that need to be fulfilled right now," Seeckt said, somewhat troubled.
"Although our foreign exchange is limited, we can trade resources—anything from food to timber to rubber," Kirov proposed his terms, while secretly cursing Seeckt, that shameless old thief. Given Germany's current economic situation, how could he claim to have so many foreign orders without blushing?
"Since that's the case, we should discuss further cooperation. However, many of the technologies and machines in our Germany industry are developed by private enterprise, so I need a few days to communicate with those enterprise and then we can arrange the next steps for cooperation."
Seeckt revealed a sly smile, as he was ready to discuss with the think tank of the General Staff of the Army how to take advantage of the current situation.
"No problem, then we'll go back and wait for good news."
Kirov picked up his hat and left the General Staff of the Army under the escort of the guards. As soon as he stepped out, the Soviet Union diplomacy official and translator who had come with Kirov couldn't help but ask, "Comrade Kirov, it's obvious that Seeckt is trying to trick you. Why are you cooperating with him?"
"You think I can't see it?" Kirov was somewhat helpless. "The only countries that can provide these technologies are Germany, France, and the UK. The UK and France, being Capitalism countries, are afraid of the rise of the Bolsheviks regime and won't sell to us. Only Germany is willing to sell. We urgently need technology and machinery to develop productivity, even if it's more expensive. We're not afraid of expensive technology, we're afraid of not having technology. When the Soviet Union develops, we must make these Capitalism countries look good."
"But isn't Germany also a Capitalism country? Why are they willing to sell to us?" the diplomacy official asked in confusion.
"Because they are more afraid of not making money than we are. In order to make money, capitalists are willing to sell the rope that will hang themselves," Kirov said boldly.
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