After the northern part of Afghanistan was pacified, Diyana, urged by Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim, insisted on returning to her own land and becoming a veritable Queen of Afghanistan.
It just so happened that Ou Chuer and Feng Jieyun were about to give birth at this time. As husbands and fathers, it would be absolutely incompetent not to be by their side.
In this case, based on the feedback from various military control committees, An Yi selected Mazar-i-Sharif as the temporary capital of Afghanistan from the cities in northern Afghanistan. This city was once the hub of the ancient Silk Road and has many
Palaces and ancient buildings, the Holy Tomb of Ali in the suburbs is said to be the tomb of Alifa Ali, the son-in-law and disciple of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, and is one of the holy places of Shia.
An Yi personally accompanied Diyana to Mazar-i-Sharif and arranged everything properly. He set up Balkh Palace in the east of the city as a royal palace, repaired some damaged palaces, and installed heating and air conditioning in bedrooms, studies, and other places.
He also instructed the engineering troops to build a high-standard airport as soon as possible and build a railway connecting Termez to Mazar-i-Sharif.
After finishing this, An Yi said goodbye to Diana and returned to Nanhua.
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February 18th, 1939 AD, was Bingyin month and Bingxu day in the Jimao year of the lunar calendar, which was the 30th day of the New Year.
Nanhua, Xinjing, Xiaonanhai.
The main banquet hall, which can accommodate hundreds of wine tables, was packed with people. Important figures from the three circles of the Nanhua party, government and military, An Yi's relatives and friends, and celebrities from the business circles of Nanhua and Southwest were all gathered together. An Yi, as the supreme commander of the An family army, held a wine glass.
, walking back and forth between the various wine tables, greeting everyone to eat and drink.
In a private room at the back of the hall, Ou Chu'er and Feng Jieyun had put down their dishes and chopsticks, each holding a cute baby with big black and white eyes, looking around, chatting with the female relatives in the room from time to time.
This time at the New Year group visit held by the Nanhua government, Ou Chuer and Feng Jieyun secretly brought Zi Xin, Ding Molan, Zhang Ruyi, Zhu Yun, Han Yu, Zhou Xuan, Yu Kexin, Jiang Fengying and their families together, which was a statement.
His own attitude, coupled with the presence of Gong Qian and Ye Qing as sisters, caught An Yi off guard when he fell into the Kingdom of Zhongxiang. He had to bite the bullet and accept the congratulations of his brothers, and as a cheap son-in-law.
, toast to the elders of the women.
In another banquet hall with a relatively small area, the banquet has been removed. Hundreds of young talents, most of whom are An Yi's adopted sons and daughters, are in groups, talking about study and work, and making cheerful noises from time to time.
laughter.
Xiao Xinghua and Leng Yue sat together, looking at Leng Yue's beautiful face, smelling the faint fragrance wafting from her body, and asked curiously: "Sister Yue, I heard that your research institute has achieved several results recently.
Come out, is this nice smell on your body the perfume you mixed yourself?"
"Where can I find it?"
Leng Yue's pretty face turned red: "I rarely use perfume. It's probably because when I was mixing perfume, the essential oils splashed off my body. After returning from the United States, I applied for funds from Dean Gong to set up a perfume laboratory.
We have recruited more than ten students from the United States and several traditional perfume makers from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to conduct research together. So far, we have prepared more than ten kinds of perfumes, all of which are specially formulated for different physical constitutions and body odor characteristics.
The two men's perfumes have passed the testing of pharmaceutical institutions and have been confirmed to have no side effects on the human body, and have been patented in Europe and the United States through the American Chinese Consortium."
Little Xinghua said enviously: "I deal with fragrance every day, this job is quite happy, right?"
Leng Yue shook her head: "It's very boring. Every time I enter the laboratory, I have a headache when facing hundreds of bottles filled with essential oils and chemical compounds. Each perfume is made by constantly blending different essential oils and chemical compounds.
The ratio of chemical compounds is used to achieve different effects. It is basically impossible to prepare a perfume quickly. As long as you smell it a few times, your nose will become extremely dull. So between one fragrance and another,
There may be a gap of hours or even days before the test can be run again.
"So far, the laboratory has produced five different basic combinations. The first one is rose, jasmine, lilac, lily of the valley, carnation, tuberose, hyacinth, orange blossom, orange blossom, violet, and perfume.
Gardenia and other combinations with a single floral fragrance as the main fragrance can produce many female perfumes; the second type is a compound combination composed of several floral fragrances, which gives the impression of a floral fragrance, but it is difficult to describe which one it is.
The specific floral fragrance has more complex components than floral fragrance and is the main type of compatibility for women's perfumes; the third type is to add a large amount of fatty aldehydes to the floral fragrance to give it a strong modern flavor. This type is mainly used
For women; the fourth is to add some fragrant plant essential oils to the floral scent to achieve a refreshing and elegant effect. This is the main compatibility of the male perfume I studied; the fifth is to use fruits from
The refined sesame oil is mixed with fruity scent and is suitable for girls and children. In the future, according to the needs of the market, these five basic combinations can be slightly changed to achieve completely new effects!"
"Wow!"
Xiao Xinghua was dumbfounded after hearing this: "There are so many types of perfume, it sounds so complicated... Is it useful to study this? Even Sister Yue, the blender, doesn't use it. The sales volume in southern Sichuan and Nanhua will definitely be very high."
It’s a problem.”
“This one is mainly for Westerners!”
Leng Yue said with a smile: "Westerners have large pores and strong body odor, which must be covered up with perfume. The demand for perfume has always been huge. This is a huge market with a total market value of up to two billion US dollars, and we in Nanhua are in
The market share in this area is almost zero, which is the fundamental reason why I learned to make perfumes in the United States. Our laboratory has authorized the production of two male perfumes by Huaqing Society in the United States. It is estimated that after brand operation, they will be put on the market soon.
.”
Xiao Xinghua was amazed after hearing this, and after a while she asked again: "I always hear you talking about essential oils, what is that, and why is it so magical?"
"Sister, why do you have so many questions in your head?"
Leng Yue clenched her fingers into a hammer, knocked the little Xinghua on the head, and patiently explained: "Before the invention of perfume, Europeans collected petals and pollen to make sachets and wear them to get rid of odors on their bodies. The Crusades
The French obtained the method of making essential oils by distilling plant petals from Arab countries, establishing their dominant position in the field of perfume.
“With the continuous advancement of science and technology, people have been able to extract essential oils from the petals, buds, leaves, stems, trunks, fruits, seeds, bark, gums and roots of plants. Sometimes the entire plant can be used for fragrance.
, sometimes different parts of the same plant can develop different fragrance notes.
"Take the orange tree as an example. It can be made into orange flower oil. At the same time, using another process, orange flower oil can be extracted from the flowers, orange peel oil can also be extracted from the orange peel, and from the leaves and branches.
And twig oil is extracted from the small unripe fruits. All these products exude different fragrances and can be used to prepare different perfumes.
"The modern perfume industry started with the synthesis of acetaldehyde by Professor Darang at the beginning of this century. Now there are only more than ten perfume brands in the global market, and there is no dominant situation. Especially, there is still no perfume for men.
, the market prospects are very promising. My idea is to open up the market through men's perfumes, and then conduct a thorough and detailed investigation to confirm the real needs of the market, and then formulate women's perfumes in a targeted manner!
"My sister's goal is not big. This is a big market of two billion US dollars. The perfume brand created by my sister only needs to occupy one-tenth of it!"
Xiao Xinghua's eyes widened: "One-tenth? That's nearly 200 million U.S. dollars. The profit must be tens of millions of U.S. dollars... Sister Yue is really amazing!"
"No matter how powerful it is, it's not as powerful as our password genius!"
Leng Yue said enviously: "I heard that you can now help your adoptive father and take charge of the code-breaking work!"
Xiao Xinghua smiled complacently: "Although it is not like my sister who can help the group create a lot of profits and ease financial pressure, it can still be considered a contribution. But sister, these are secrets, so we'd better not discuss them! By the way, sister,
What do you think about the sudden appearance of so many foster mothers today? I feel so awkward, look at that girl from the Jiang family, she is about the same age as me..."
Leng Yue shook her head and smiled bitterly: "After all, it is the adoptive father's choice, and we must fully respect it. Moreover, it is normal for some people to like the adoptive father because he is so good. Many of us orphans have a crush on the adoptive father, but they do not
If you dare to show it, you can only bury it deep in your heart...sigh..."
Leng Yue shook her head and let out a long sigh.
"ah!?"
Little Xinghua's eyes widened: "He is the foster father, how can you like him? Doesn't that mess up the seniority?"
"What's not allowed!"
Leng Yue said angrily: "We're not related by blood, so why not? Look at that girl from the Jiang family. If we really talk about seniority, isn't she the niece of her adoptive father? Secretary-General Jiang is the equal of his adoptive father!"
Also, the twin fiancées of my adoptive father in the United States are supposed to be nieces, so don’t they also occupy a position now? Not to mention that Zhu Yun was originally my sister-in-law..."
Later, Leng Yue realized that she had lost her composure and her voice lowered.
No matter how dull her emotions were, Xiao Xinghua realized something was wrong. She suddenly realized that she came close to Leng Yue's ear and whispered:
"Oh, it turns out that my sister likes our adoptive father... But this problem is difficult to solve. Our adoptive father really treats us as daughters! After more than ten years, our adoptive father has adopted nearly one million orphans, including thousands of orphans.
There are thousands of beautiful girls each, and if everyone is like my sister, my adoptive father will have a big problem!"
Leng Yue's beautiful and beautiful face turned red, and then she begged in a low voice: "Good sister, don't talk nonsense everywhere, otherwise I will have no shame to go out to meet people! I just want to look at my adoptive father from a distance now,
I will dedicate my life to my perfume business, constantly prepare best-selling perfumes, and contribute to my adoptive father's career. If you talk nonsense and make your adoptive father angry, maybe he will drive me away.
..."
Seeing Leng Yue's eager look, little Xinghua said quickly: "Okay, okay, sister, don't be afraid, I won't talk nonsense! But that's not what you can do. My mother said that girls have to get married.
!”
Leng Yue said firmly: "I will devote my whole life to my career!"
Little Xinghua was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily: "Okay, if I can't find a better man than my adoptive father, I will never marry..."
An Yi naturally didn't know that two girls were talking about him. At this moment, he had just finished toasting and returned to the family. He bravely hugged Ye Zixin on his left and Ding Molan on his right. He carefully paid attention to the expressions of the girls and found that everyone
There was no jealousy or jealousy at all, so he let go of his heart completely and vividly talked about the exotic customs of Central Asia and Siberia, which attracted the admiration of all the girls.
...
Germany, Chancellery.
Hitler waved his fist and roared angrily: "The British have always wanted to use despicable and shameless means to stifle the hope of the rise of the German nation. They first declared war on Germany, and then sent people to assassinate me. If I had not been protected by the gods, I would not be able to fight today."
Generals and comrades, I have met! I, Adolf, swear that we will never allow the rogue country of Britain to continue to exist in the world. We will wipe them out like swatting flies to death, and completely erase all traces of the existence of Britain and France from this world.
Therefore, the military operation to attack France must not be wavered!"
It turns out that on the "Beer Hall Coup Memorial Day" every November, Hitler would attend commemorative events in Munich and deliver a speech, so someone put a large bag of explosives in a pillar on the beer hall stage in advance.
, and set up a timing engine. As usual, that time happened to be when Hitler was speaking. As a result, Hitler had to return to Berlin in advance for urgent matters that day, so the celebration was held an hour earlier. When the bomb exploded, Hitler's special train had almost arrived in Nuremberg.
Well, the explosion killed eight people and seriously injured more than 60 people on the spot, and these *** were all senior members of the Nazi Party.
After Hitler learned of the tragedy, he immediately asked Hillem to stay in Munich until the saboteurs were captured before returning to Berlin. As a result, Hillem spent a week and found out that it was someone sent by the British intelligence agency who had done it, and the specific person who handled it was the British spy Elser.
, which caused a strong reaction from Hitler.
Today's high-level meeting of the German government and the military gathered together. In response to the military's passive avoidance of war, Hitler took advantage of the opportunity and hoped to inspire the Wehrmacht generals by criticizing the shamelessness of the British.
their fighting spirit.
From September last year to now, a strange war has been going on on Germany's western front. British and French troops have been converging on the border, and Germany has also been guarding the border. The two sides have formed a confrontation, but they have not taken action. It is called a sit-in war by the world.
.It’s not that Hitler didn’t want to eliminate France as soon as possible, but that Germany needed to formulate a thorough combat plan to digest the newly occupied land. The troops needed to be replenished, the equipment needed to be replaced, the ammunition needed to be reserved, and the naval aviation also needed time to train, so the attack could only be postponed.
.
However, in view of the failure of the last European War, the Wehrmacht generals were afraid of attacking France, so they came up with a perfunctory plan, to the effect that the main force of the German army would break through Belgium and then enter France through Belgium at lightning speed.
Northwest, and then from west to east, sweeping all the way to the back of the Maginot Line.
This plan is almost a replica of the Schlieffen Plan used by the German army in World War I. Hitler was very dissatisfied with it. After all, this was a plan that had already been used. As long as the French were not amnesiacs, they would definitely make it.
Corresponding defense, and Germany's defeat in the last war had already declared the bankruptcy of the Schlieffen Plan.
Hitler said to Army Commander-in-Chief Walter von Brauchitsch and Chief of Staff Franz Halder: "Why has the headquarters still not sent a satisfactory offensive plan so far? I have pointed out many times
, the 'yellow plan' did not contain the clear intention of conducting a campaign to successfully end the war. Its goal was very obvious, simply to defeat the Allied forces in Belgium and control the coast of the English Channel as a base for future military operations.
But my request is not to drive away the enemy, but to completely annihilate them, quickly advance the front to France, occupy Paris, and then sweep London!"
Brauchitsch stood up tremblingly: "My head of state, this is a plan based entirely on your wishes. The subtlety of this plan is that we not only repelled the Allied forces in Belgium and northern France, but also occupied
Strait ports, seize air force and naval bases, from these bases you can harass and attack Britain. Didn't you talk about peace with Britain and France many times in your speeches before? Such a controlled attack can force Britain and France to fight with us
The peace talks give us the opportunity to turn east."
Hitler was dumbfounded: "No, no, no! That was a smoke bomb I used against Britain and France. Why didn't our enemies be deceived, but instead restricted the hands and feet of our army? If the enemy retreats calmly and retains a large number of troops, it will form the last European war."
How can we talk about peace when the two wars are in mutual confrontation? Moreover, before the threat from Britain and France is completely resolved, we must not attack the Soviet Union and repeat the tragic situation of the two-front war in the last European War!"
Brauchitsch wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "This... this... Halder and I went back to make plans again..."
Hitler raised his hand: "No, I already have a good plan here..." After speaking, Hitler turned his head and said to the military adjutant Schmundt: "Go and get Rundstedt and Mann."
General Stein brought in."
Brauchitsch and Halder looked at each other, feeling shock and anxiety in each other's eyes.
In fact, Rundstedt and Manstein had already given them a new combat plan, but this plan would completely offend Britain and France, and there would be no room for recovery, so they rejected it. In order to prevent the two from directly attacking Hitler,
In addition, Rundstedt's Army Group A was deployed to the central front, and he was tied to the front line and not allowed to return to Berlin. Manstein, the chief of staff of Army Group A, was also transferred to an infantry corps as commander. Of course, on the surface this was
A promotion. No one expected that Rundstedt and Manstein would have the opportunity to meet the head of state and share their plans with Heaven.
The person who helped Rundstedt and Manstein achieve their wishes was Reinhard Heydrich, the Imperial Governor of Poland and Director of Intelligence and Security.
Shortly after Heydrich became the Governor-General of Poland, he immediately invited all the Polish industrial and commercial tycoons and large landowners who had voluntarily declared their allegiance to the Empire to his Governor-General's Palace. During the banquet, he asked them to donate funds to the Empire. As a result, more than 300 people raised only
Less than 10 million Reichsmarks, the average person only has a pitiful few tens of thousands, less than 1% of his net worth.
Heydrich remained calm on the surface, and mobilized the SS to arrest them that night. They arrested all the Polish celebrities who were still mocking the Germans as country bumpkins after returning home, and imprisoned them together with their families, relatives and friends in a building under construction.
Auschwitz and Maydenik concentration camps.
This purge almost wiped out the big bourgeoisie and big landowners in Poland. The cash seized was divided into four parts, one part was given to Hitler for special funds, one part was given to the naval aviation for military expenses, and the other part was given to Heydrich for control.
The SS was used for military expenses, and the last share was left to the Polish General Government for funding. The banks, factories, shops and land run by the Poles all fell into the hands of the General Government. Heydrich instructed to station troops in the factories and restore them immediately.
Production, wages will be paid based on the items produced, and Polish workers will enjoy all the rights enjoyed by German workers. This move greatly stimulated workers' enthusiasm for production and greatly eliminated the antagonism in Poland.
At this time, the Jews in Poland had been controlled, and millions of Jews were prohibited from leaving their homes. Then, driven by the SS, the young and middle-aged laborers went to the Soviet-Polish border to build fortresses, roads and railways, and gained wealth from the big landowners.
They went to work as agricultural workers on the farms, dig in the mines, and engage in the most basic labor work. Their wives, parents, and children were put on passenger ships flying red cross flags bound for the South China Sea in exchange for the tungsten that Germany desperately needed.
, tin, nickel, bristles, tung oil and other strategic materials.
After handling the political affairs in Poland, Heydrich and his chief of staff Zhong Lei returned to Berlin to control Polish political affairs while continuing to lead the Intelligence and Security Bureau, the SS and the Naval Aviation.
During this period, a geological exploration company set up in Germany by overseas students sent by An Jiajun first discovered a large oil field in the Niedersksen area in northern Germany, and then explored many oil fields in Libya in northern Africa. This series of good results
The news shocked the top Nazis. Under Heydrich's recommendation, the company's general manager Dai Zhenglong was personally received by Hitler and awarded the title of "Honorary German Citizen".
By chance, Heydrich learned that the Army Command had rejected Rundstedt and Manstein's battle plan. At Zhong Lei's suggestion, Heydrich immediately reported it to Hitler. Hitler was very concerned about the original battle plan.
Not satisfied, and in order to avoid interference from the Wehrmacht, Heydrich took the two of them to his palace in the Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden for a meeting.
Both Rundstedt and Manstein were not rigid people. They did not boycott the meeting because Heydrich, the spy chief, was notorious. They quietly went to Berchtesgaden last week and detailed the plan to Hitler.
The report was approved by Hitler, so today's meeting was held.
Rundstedt and Manstein walked into the conference room and followed Hitler and others to the large sand table in the adjacent war room.
At Hitler's signal, Manstein picked up the baton and explained carefully: "The success of the entire French war depends entirely on whether the enemy's troops fighting in Belgium and south of the Somme can be defeated and annihilated, not just
To force their front lines to move back.
"In view of this, a large number of infantry, motorized and armored divisions should be transferred from General Bock's Army Group B in the north to increase the strength of Army Group A in the center, and then attack through the Ardennes Forest, crossing the Meuse River and arriving at Abou on the seaside.
In this way, the Belgian army, the British army and the French army in Belgium can be cut off. At the same time, Army Group B, which is weakened but still effective, can attract the British and French troops to northern Belgium and slowly push them to the north.
They fought back until Army Group A, having completed its mission, attacked from behind and wiped them out.
"Although this plan has certain risks, it has a greater chance of success, and only in this way can we achieve complete victory."
"Very good, this is the battle plan I want!" After Hitler finished speaking, he applauded vigorously, Brauchitsch and Halder followed suit, and then everyone in the conference room burst into applause.
When the applause subsided, Hitler looked at Brauchitsch: "How about the Wehrmacht deploy according to this plan?"
"As you wish, my Führer!"
Brauchitsch replied respectfully that he knew it was obviously unwise to oppose Hitler at this time.
"Where's the Chief of Staff?"
Hitler asked Halder again.
"I agree too!"
Halder knew that it was useless to object any longer, so he quickly expressed his stance.
"good!"
Hitler stood on the sand table and walked around: "This time we must give the British and French a good look, so that all countries that have harmed the German nation will tremble under the powerful blow of the imperial army!"
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***: My health is very poor, and I don’t know if my end is coming soon...