At the Chinese Consulate in Vienna, Fang Minghao met Louis Rothschild, the head of the Rothschild family in Austria, who had just been released from prison. Germany's "Jewish Asset Registration Law" made European Jewish financiers
Suffering a blow, the Nuremberg Laws came out
Behind the scenes, the Gestapo could confiscate Jewish property at will. The Rothschild family's financial, factories and other properties accumulated for hundreds of years in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary were all forced to disband or nationalize.
Many members of the Luo family have become refugees.
Louis Rothschild was arrested and imprisoned by the Austrian police, and was not released until he agreed to transfer all his assets in Austria to the German government. The Vitkovice Steel Plant in the Czech Republic was purchased by Goering State Works at a low price.
.A centipeded insect never dies. Although the Roche family has suffered heavy losses, it still secretly deposits a large amount of funds in banks in various countries. Weltz's Jewish Mutual Aid Fund still needs the help of the Roche family.
"We have no money anymore. The Germans have confiscated all my property!" Surprisingly, Louis simply rejected Weltz's request for help and refused to provide money to help those who were suffering.
compatriots.
"As far as I know, Mr. Goering just paid 2.7 million marks for your collection. How can you say you have no money?" Fang Minghao looked down on these money-loving and greedy Jewish businessmen from the bottom of his heart.
It is because of these greedy loan sharks that the anti-Semitic wave has gained popularity in Europe. It is this small group of people who have harmed the entire nation.
"Our family wants to immigrate to the United States, and we also have to live, so..." Louis said: "Of course I can donate 10,000 marks to the Jewish Mutual Aid Society, but there is really nothing I can do for more!" He shrugged his shoulders and made a helpless gesture.
gesture.
"Very good, I wish you a happy life in the United States." Fang Minghao was unwilling to say anything more.
Weltz endured the humiliation, took the check of ten thousand marks from Louis, and sent this unkind fellow out of the consulate.
"Have you seen that it is precisely because of these people that so many people hate the Jews? The suffering your nation has suffered is precisely because of them. There is no nation, no country, and only money in the eyes. Is this...
Jewish?”
"I'm sorry, they have violated the teachings of the Bible, and they have been punished, haven't they?" Welts said with an apology on his face.
Wertz raised about 500,000 marks in Vienna, and about a week later they were ready to leave for Berlin.
The situation in Poland has basically returned to normal, but apart from soldiers and police, there were very few ordinary passengers on the train to Warsaw. The Embassy of the Republic in Warsaw was converted into a consulate, and they sent a car to the station to pick up Fang Minghao and his party.
Arrive at the consulate located in the northwest of the city. The Polish German Army
The commander, General Blaskowitz, was an upright soldier. He was dissatisfied with the Nazis' persecution of Poles and Jews. He had several conflicts with the SS who were running rampant in Poland, and was soon relieved of administrative authority.
Hitler sent his crony Frank as governor-general of Poland.
Frank was a poor manager, but he still held a very cooperative attitude towards Republican China's willingness to accept Jewish refugees, which at least relieved his pressure. The 2.5 million Jews living in the ghetto were not a small number.
Rich Jews have already fled to the United States and the United Kingdom. These two countries only issue entry visas to certain Jews and professional talents. There are about 25,000 places every year, and those who remain are poor people. These poor refugees have no choice.
They lived in secluded areas and endured persecution from the Nazis.
Not many people really care about their life and death.
The funds Welts brought were only enough to buy boat tickets for 15,000 refugees. Many families had to reluctantly separate. They let the children escape this sea of misery first, leaving the elderly and women to continue to suffer here.
The Germans had thrown many Polish scholars and professors into prison, and it was not so easy to negotiate for the release of these people. Frank was worried that these people would go to Britain to engage in anti-German movements, and he told Fang Minghao that he needed to get the Führer's permission.
Only with consent can these people be let go.
These issues can only be negotiated with the Germans through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Fang Minghao happened to meet Sophie while having dinner at the Westall Hotel.
"Hi, how can I meet you here?" He greeted the girl at the table. There were also two middle-aged men who seemed to be Italians at that table.
"We are trapped in Warsaw, the trains have been requisitioned, and we can't buy tickets now." Sophie said with a sad face.
"Why come to Warsaw at this time? This is not a good place for tourism." Fang Minghao said.
"The newspaper sent us for an interview. This is Mr. Giovanni, the chief writer of our newspaper, and Mr. Maglioni, a special writer for La Stampa Milano." Sophie introduced her two friends to Fang Minghao.
companion.
"Nice to meet you. I have read several of your reports, which are of great reference value." Fang Minghao shook hands with Giovanni, a well-known war correspondent who once visited China for interviews.
In the article, he compared the details of the Republican Army's battles in Central Asia with the performance of the Italian army on the Abyssinian battlefield, and tried to ridicule and ridicule the Italian army as much as possible, making Mussolini very angry.
However, as for the Navy, Admiral Cavignari publicly admitted that what Giovanni's article stated was true, and then gave the Army a hard kick in the back.
In Italy, Giovanni's military observation articles were not welcomed by the army, but he was very popular with the naval generals. He was a very interesting figure.
In the restaurant of the Westall Hotel, the Germans tried their best to whitewash it, but they still could not hide the coldness inside. Except for some officers, there were few ordinary people in this luxurious hotel.
"You are a Jew, you are really brave." Giovanni saw Weltz and said, "I met you at the Jewish Congress in Switzerland the year before last." His words shocked everyone present.
"He is now a citizen of our country and an official of the consulate in Vienna. Our passports do not indicate everyone's beliefs." Fang Minghao said with a smile.
"Haha, this is a good idea. Even if Hitler sees you, there is nothing he can do. This guy who bullies the weak and fears the strong does not dare to offend the Chinese." Maglioni said with a smile on the side, "As a leader, I have a lot of ambitions.
He looks at the East with a complicated mood. On the one hand, he is envious and jealous of your achievements. How much he hopes to defeat the British like you. On the other hand, his dark and narrow racial thoughts make him unwilling to admit this.
Reality. How ridiculous all this is!"
"Are you here to help the Jews?" Sophie said.
"Well, we sympathize with the plight of the Jews and are willing to help them get out of their predicament," Fang Minghao said.
"It's hard to understand you Easterners. You always have strong sympathy for outsiders, but your government sometimes doesn't treat its own citizens well. I don't know why." Maglioni said,
"I once saw with my own eyes the police beating some vendors setting up stalls in Hankou. They were very rough."
"..." Magnoli's criticism left Fang Minghao speechless. "Every country will have some poorly qualified law enforcers." He could only explain in this way.