"Do you know how much money did the Krupp Company, or the Krupp Group, make when the Empire fought in all directions?" Akado looked at Krupp, who was sweating in a cold sweat, and asked, "Maybe you don't know how much money you have... Do you want my consultant to tell you?"

Of course, Krupp knew how much money he had, and he also knew how many times his wife's value had increased as the son-in-law of the Krupp family. In the past, this short old man almost increased his career by nearly 10 times, and operated the Krupp company, which was on the verge of bankruptcy after the war, into a super group with dozens of subsidiaries.

His company has developed from producing several single products such as artillery to military-industrial giants that produce hundreds of products such as automobiles, tanks, and artillery. The weapons and equipment of the Imperial military, from submarines to machine gun tripods, are all branded with the trademark of Krupp. He personally took advantage of the east wind of the empire's expansion and swallowed up Belgium's artillery factories and gun factories at zero cost, and launched his business to France and Spain.

Not only Krupp, but Linus, after Germany launched this war, his assets also expanded by at least ten times. If Linus was just a domestic chaebol in Germany before the war broke out, then the expansion war of the Third Reich would definitely make this German chaebol grow into a world-class super chaebol.

And the capitalists who begged Krupp to come forward were all speculators who rose up with the expansion of the empire. Every penny of their money can be said to be stained with the blood of the imperial soldiers and the soldiers of the enemy country. However, the money stained with blood is also money after all, and they still became the richest people in the world.

If the Third Reich is not a paradise for these merchants to invest and develop, then when you walk out of the Third Reich, the rest of the world will be basically hell for the merchant group. Everyone is uneasy and panic. In fact, they are just worried that the head of state is accustomed to this method of killing chickens and retrieving eggs, and they are worried that they will become the next "Linas" to deal with in the future.

In fact, many of these merchants were real patriots back then. They didn't want a penny, but rely on Akado's face or General Sikte's words to advance the cost to produce weapons for the National Wehrmacht. They were just contributing their tiny strength to the rise of Germany.

At that time, no one was as wealthy as he was now, and he contributed only thousands of rifles, hundreds of machine guns, and even provided a warehouse with a secret help to hide several planes... But the empire gave these people unexpected rewards. After dividing up Poland, each of these patriots was assigned to factory labor, even land and official positions.

As a result, everyone's patriotic enthusiasm became higher and they invested more energy. Thousands of rifles turned into hundreds of thousands of rifles, and hundreds of machine guns turned into tens of thousands of machine guns. After the factory had enough production capacity, it began to blatantly produce tanks, and fighter jets were pushed out one by one and the other became the vanguard of war.

So the empire's army was almost armed for free, so the empire's steel torrents knocked down the enemy one by one. There were more and more things that everyone could share with Belgium, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Norway, Balkans, and the rising wealth of geometric numbers made everyone keen on this "patriotic cause".

But what made Akado angry was that these merchants had forgotten their original intentions. Before the soldiers on the front line could change into clean clothes, the mud on the tank had not yet been washed away, so the merchants took their accountants and assistants and started to distribute the benefits they had. The wounded soldiers lying in the factory workshop of the occupied area looked at the people in suits and tie, and bargained and traded with their arms and intestines.

With the development of the war, the war dividends that the country can get are not even enough for these merchants to divide up. The plundered resources directly enter the pockets of this group of merchants. When the country wants to use them, it must use more enemy resources to exchange them in advance. This is why the more the country owes more debts, because the resources in the occupied areas continue to be used, and the country has to pay!

The more you owe to war, the more you owed it. If you are so cheated, can the country not fight? Of course not! Capitalists are clamoring to pay back the debts, and the country must repay the debts promised first. The only way to repay these debts is to the resources of the enemy countries that they promised in advance. Military generals are waiting for promotion and success, and civilians at the grassroots level are waiting for the dividends and bonuses promised by capitalists... Almost everyone is counting on the victory of the next war. Who dares to say that they won't fight?

But if the battle continues, the country borrows more and more resources from capitalists, and the next war will use it to repay these loans to more and more resources. The war will not only have dividends, but also incur costs! Do the disabled and dead soldiers need to be comforted? Do the consumption of oil and weapons need to be supplemented? Do the subsequent problems in the occupied areas need to be solved?... A complete vicious cycle, and the source of all this is the endless greed of capital.

"First of the Year, actually... we just need a guarantee." Krupp wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Akado in a weak tone: "I also know that we are doing something that is not very...inappropriate, but this is not illegal after all, and we...we have our difficulties."

The steps are too big and it is a big blow. It is really too vivid to describe these German capitalists. In fact, in the entire capital operation of the Third Reich, these capitalists did not see much return on capital, and they were also in a forced link.

The empire only took a bunch of industries from the occupied areas to them. If they could not sell the products produced by these production capacity, then they, the capitalists, would eventually go bankrupt. After all, from the source, their production materials were overdrawn, and everything was actually built on a circle of castles in the air.

State lending allows capitalists to produce free of charge, and then use fixed assets and cheap labor to repay the loan. Then capitalists can only rely on production capacity to recover costs. When they sell it to the country, the country still cannot pay for the bill, so they can only take away these materials in the situation of lending so that these capitalists will not go bankrupt... A cycle without beginning and end, can it be said that capitalists are really greedy and ignore the country?

"If these people cannot get the Soviet factory and land, they will go bankrupt. They have all contributed to this country, and now the country still owes these people money..." Krupp gritted his teeth and begged one by one: "Are you really cruel to let the heroes of these countries go to the abyss that will never be restored?"

"Krupp! Things are not as serious as you think." Akado originally wanted to start and explain these things first, but now he changed his mind and said to the old man who once supported him as the head of the head of state: "In fact, as long as these consortiums and merchants give up part of their interests, the empire has the ability to repay these people's debts and ensure that they will not go bankrupt."

Benefits, giving up some of the benefits. This sentence is easy to say, but it is difficult to do in fact. Other people’s money is not caused by strong winds, nor is it robbed by cheating, but earned through legal channels. And when earning these benefits, they even helped the country solve some troubles. Why should people give up these benefits?

"If you are the Krupp who dared to give up some of his vested interests for the sake of the empire, or the man who was willing to devote his life to the revitalization of the empire with me, Akado... Then, let me tell you the people behind you that as long as they are willing to take a step back, I still have an empire, and I will not regard them as the next Linas!" Akado stared at Krupp's eyes and finally said his thoughts word by word.

Krupp did not retract his gaze, but looked at the very young head of the empire when he met the other party. Finally, he stood up and stuffed the handkerchief that was wiping his sweat into the pocket of his suit chest. After a while, he suddenly spoke and said in a sincere tone: "Akado, I personally am willing to give half of my property to help the empire overcome this difficulty..."

"My friend, then I promise you that your mountain villa will always be one of the safest places in the world." Akado stood up, walked to Krupp, and patted the other party's shoulder: "It was me who made the hearts of all patriots. After the war is over, I will give you an explanation. But now, the empire must win the war, do you understand?"

"We forgot our original thoughts. We just wanted to do something for our country, but in the end, we couldn't help but put the country behind our interests." Krupp said a little lonely: "We really don't do enough compared to you, the head of state."

"Krupp, bring my words to those people, and those who are willing to let go are our comrades! Those who are preparing to be like Linus, those who are still preparing to destroy the empire and want to draw benefits are our enemies!" Akado accompanied Krupp to the door of the office and finally said to him.

"My Head! I will bring your words!" Krupp raised his hand to greet Germany and replied firmly.
Chapter completed!