"Old man. I'm back." Akado forced a smile and reached out to hold the old man's withered palm. The long-term torture of illness has made the old man lifeless, and the eyes that were barely opened had long lost the glory of the past.

"It's OK to be back! It's OK to be back!" Augustus smiled, the wrinkles on his face seemed like a blooming flower, but Akado was not in the mood to observe the old man's expression carefully. He just held the old man's palm and didn't say anything for a while.

When the old man saw Akado coming back, he obviously became much better, so he did not have the ups and downs breathing like yesterday when he spoke. His thinking did not seem to have become slow and dull because of his rapid aging, but because of his age, he became more wise and sensitive.

He pinched Akado's palm with his hand and said, "You know, I have always had a wish to assist you in ascending the throne of the Emperor of the Empire. Now it seems that I don't have this opportunity, which is a great regret."

Akado wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the old man: "My funeral has been told to Dominis. Although he is still a little lacking in adaptability, he is already competent for the work I have left behind. As a Prime Minister in a transitional period, it is still very good... At least he will not cause trouble for you, I am very sure of this."

"Old man... don't say that. I know Dominis will be a good prime minister, but I hope you can see the moment when we finally win, the war is over, and the empire is thriving..." Akado said sincerely to Augustus: "You can tell me these words until then, we have a lot of time to discuss these issues."

"It's too late, your Majesty... it's too late." Augustus shook his head gently. If he hadn't observed closely, he wouldn't have even noticed his head had moved: "Diplomatic affairs can be left to Ribin Troop. This diplomat is a talent I deliberately cultivated in diplomacy. I know you have been paying attention to him for a long time, and I feel relieved."

Akado had to say again what he had just said: "Old man, I said that war will pass soon and peace is coming. We have a lot of time to discuss these issues afterwards. Now what you need is a good rest. I promise you that the future empire will be very beautiful, and you must take a look at it with your own eyes!"

The old man smiled, and then he closed his eyes for a while and suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were extremely bright at this moment, just like when he first met Akado. He spoke in a very gentleman tone and said what he wanted to say: "Your Majesty, please allow me to stubbornly call you in the last moment."

He paused and continued, "I know I don't have much time left. Now it may be the last time I stayed in this world. So I have a few questions that I care about very much, and I want to ask you... or, in other words, I want to solve it for you."

Augustus stretched out a finger: "The first question, you and I know, the current economic situation of the empire will eventually come to an end. I really want to know how you plan to solve this problem."

Without detailed explanation, Akado knew that the old man was talking about the difficult problem of the empire's economic woes during the war: Akado was still the one designed by Schacht for Hitler. He borrowed money to start a war and then used the proceeds of the war to repay part of the debt. This economic system would eventually collapse because the war ended, and the empire would inevitably pay the price for this act of borrowing chickens and laying eggs.

To put it bluntly, Akado has not had enough financial reserves to repay the short checks he issued. His own Bailanhua Group and Krupp are all looking forward to winning huge dividends from the Soviet Union, but the dividends of the war cannot actually repay many capital groups.

Monopoly, annex, and then become a behemoth comparable to the country. These consortiums are sucking the wealth of the entire empire and feeding back the imperial fire and funds. As long as the foreign war continues, these interest groups will eventually form an unprecedented "asset empire".

In fact, Akado had already thought about the way to deal with this problem. Now he did not intend to lie to August, so he answered softly: "Capital will be infinitely concentrated in monopoly chaebols, and eventually these people or groups will become enemies of the empire... If they do not give up their excessive demands, then I can only use the power in my hands to eliminate them."

Let the chaebols collapse and leave the last bonus of the war to the country and grassroots people. This is the final solution for Akado to solve this economic scam. He has let down too many people, so he doesn't care about continuing to let down some consortiums that have helped him.

He even had a specific implementation plan: that is, to mobilize the most loyal special forces, attack the Empire Capitol by himself, and kill all those who disagree with his forcibly nationalizing the dividends of the war. Then he used his life's prestige to suppress everyone, strive to make the empire's economy land smoothly, and complete the final transformation from war to peace.

It is bloody, but very effective: gradually transfer the country's war dividends to the hands of a few monopoly chaebols. When these invisible funds are transferred to a few people, the national power is used to erase everything to complete the elimination of this huge loan. Borrow money and then kill the creditors. This method of not paying back the money is both simple and logical.

"I didn't even let go of my own assets. I did not misread you, Your Majesty." Augustus seemed very satisfied with this terrifying answer. He did not even argue for his friend Krupp, and nodded in agreement: "This is a good and radical approach. At least in terms of prestige, everything you do will be supported by the people. So I said you are a heroic emperor, but you never admit it."

Then he stretched out his second finger, looked at Akado with some curiosity, and then asked, "So, Your Majesty, can you tell me what you are doing in Germany? Or, who are you from, where are you from, and what do you want to do here? Are you willing to talk to me, the old man who is about to close his eyes?"

Akado was stunned, and then smiled bitterly. Sure enough, his sudden appearance never made the old man feel at ease. Even if he forced out some distant mysterious east and the famous Sun Tzu's Art of War, he did not make this wise old man believe even a little.

The reason why this lie was not revealed is that Acardo has been doing things that benefit the entire country. He did not interfere too much in the economy, and his contribution to the military is obvious to all, so his origin, or the reasons behind his rise, seem less important. Perhaps Augustus had hypnotized himself and convinced himself that the head of state was a "gift sent by God."

But when he was about to leave this world, the old man's curiosity spread. He seemed to be wondering whether Akado was a gift sent by God, or that he was really just a genius. So he looked at Akado with bright eyes, waiting for Akado's answer.

"I come from the future of 2015, and I don't know how I came into this world, but when I thought I was dead, I opened my eyes and became the current Akado." Akado thought for a while, and then spoke to the old man, saying a story similar to a fantasy: "In the history I know, Germany took many wrong detours, so it lost this war..."

"Is that? So we lost." Augustus sighed lonelyly, and did not seem to have let Akado explain too much, so he believed everything he said. He was sad for a few seconds, then slightly raised his head again, looked at Akado and asked, "What about this time? Will Germany be defeated this time?"

"I changed some things and avoided many detours in Germany. Now we are much stronger than the history I know... The current situation is more beneficial to us." Akado looked at the old man's expectant expression and answered the truth: "But the history I know has been changed by me, so I don't know if we will win the final victory of this war now."

"This makes sense...this explain!" Augustus nodded slightly, then let go of Akado's hand: "This can explain why you developed so many excellent weapons in advance, and it can also explain why you can discover so many talents in advance..."

Then the old man asked again: "It would be great if I could go back to the past..."

Akado was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, you will definitely go back to where you want to go!" As he said, he stretched out his palm and gently stroked the dim eyes of Mr. Augustus. He could not feel the breath of life, but could only feel a little chill, piercing his palm.

Then he approached Augustus' ear and whispered to the old man: "My original name is Gu Changge. I am very happy to know you, Mr. Augustus von Besmai."

On the evening of April 25, 1939, Augustus, the Prime Minister of the Third Reich, died of illness in the ward of the Berlin Empire Hospital at the age of 73. The head of the empire, Akado, came in person and the two talked secretly for about an hour, with unknown content.
Chapter completed!