An Yi returned to the study, Du Yi looked solemn, and finally began to report the purpose of his visit - there was a big flaw in the German execution department of the "Taobao" plan. About 6,000 tons of cultural relics and antiques were detained by the German intelligence agency, and more than 90
The pawn shop was closed down without reason, and nearly half of the employees had their freedom restricted.
Although the diplomatic missions of Switzerland, Spain, Sweden and other countries have requested Germany to return the goods and lift the seizure and detention of people, Germany remained unmoved. Early this morning, a message came from the German intelligence agency that the Nazi government hoped that the two countries would cooperate with each other.
Deepen understanding, exchange what is needed, and restore the previous peace. For this reason, they can return the goods unconditionally, and the pawn shop will continue to operate in the German-controlled area.
An Yi frowned: "What's going on? How did the Germans find out that the 'Taobao' plan is so secretive?"
Du Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There are always traces... The secret police controlled by the intelligence genius Heydrich are not vegetarians. They have weaved a large network in Germany, and their surveillance of society is pervasive. The Allies'
It is difficult for intelligence agencies to have a presence inside Germany.
"Our large-scale exchange operation has a certain influence on all levels of Germany. If they say that their intelligence agencies know anything about it, they are really deceiving themselves."
An Yi stroked his chin and thought silently. When Du Yi saw this, he was worried that An Yi would cancel the fruitful "Taobao" plan, so he simply made a detailed report on the situation in Germany to deepen An Yi's understanding and judgment.
After Germany's defeat in the last European War, the huge war reparations under the Versailles Peace Treaty system led to the collapse of the German economy. The people suffered from inflation. At one time, bundles of beautifully printed banknotes became toys for children to build building blocks. Countless
The life savings of middle-class German families have been wiped out. Many families have to use paper money to light fires for cooking, and housewives pour water on them to make them "more resistant to burning".
The Great Depression and Famine even led to the emergence of shocking crimes in Berlin: a butcher shop owner specialized in luring young people who came to Berlin to find work near the train station, tricking them into killing them in his own home, and then making various sausages and bacon, which were cheap.
Sold to hungry citizens...
Based on such painful experience and lessons, the Nazi government formulated a war rationing system before the war to rationally distribute food and living supplies based on the German economy.
Because of this, from the beginning of the war, Germany enjoyed an advantage in stockpiling war supplies compared to its weak and unprepared neighbors, and gained great benefits, allowing them to use blitzkrieg tactics for several consecutive years.
Win after victory.
Germany's preparations for war in the agricultural field were very thorough. The government deliberately increased the production of domestic agricultural products. Foreign trade was directed as much as possible to those countries with which Germany hoped to maintain contact. The amount of agricultural products stored was rapidly increased. The management of agriculture was
Institutions were also strengthened. The effect of these measures was to reduce Germany's dependence on external supplies for bread, potatoes, sugar, dairy, meat and general vegetables from 25 percent to about 10 percent.
Achieved self-sufficiency.
Germany stockpiled a large amount of war supplies. By the time the war began, it had stockpiled enough grain, sugar, 270,000 tons of lard, lard, and butter for the country to consume for more than two years, as well as a large amount of oats and corn for feed. In addition,
A lot of leather, cloth and silk were hoarded.
In order to avoid the food shortages encountered in the last war, the Nazi government would periodically go into the countryside to inspect agricultural production. Farmers were told to make full use of all land and livestock, and urban residents were forced to
Vegetables instead of flowers and seedlings were planted in front and back of the hall. After Germany went to war with Britain and France, although the prices on the market were not very expensive, most ordinary daily necessities required shopping vouchers or shopping permits allocated according to household registration. If you want
If you purchase food that exceeds the permitted amount, you will have to pay double the price.
Since the invasion of Poland, the weekly rations for Berliners were 2,250 grams of bread, 700 grams of meat, 280 grams each of margarine and sugar, and 110 grams of artificial jam.
150 grams of beans, 63 grams of artificial coffee, 420 grams of dairy products, fats and oils, 1.4 liters of milk, and only pregnant women and children can purchase whole milk.
The eating habits of the Germans, like other Europeans, were originally based on meat. Now if they are only rationed 700 grams of meat per week, each person will only have three or four thin slices of cooked food every day. Fresh vegetables and fish are ugly.
arrive.
In front of butcher shops and grocery stores, you can often see long lines of housewives holding vegetable baskets. If you see women with their children waiting in front of a certain store, that store must sell candies.
In front of the cigarette paper shop, there were well-dressed men queuing up
The one or two hour long queue is just to buy a few cigars or a box of cigarettes. If these addicts are lucky enough to buy the goods they want and want to go into the pub to have a beer and relax, then in addition to the drink money, they
Add a "wartime surcharge".
The gasoline-burning buses on the streets of Berlin suddenly disappeared, and most of the trams were replaced by female drivers, many of whom were young women. As a result, the number of men riding on the buses suddenly increased. The women gave up their leather shoes and switched to women's shoes with wooden soles.
, walking on the sidewalk "kicking and dragging", just like Japanese women's clogs. At the same time, women walking with dogs on the street are also rare. The famous dog poop on Berlin streets is almost non-existent, and it is welcomed by the cleaning workers.
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The war only lasted three months. The Nazi government issued another clothing ration card. The ration cards for men, women, boys, girls and infants were different. Except for the infant ration card, each person's card had one hundred points.
A pair of socks or stockings costs five points, but you can only buy five pairs of socks per year. A set of pajamas costs thirty points, which is almost a third of the total on the ration card, but if
If you buy a nightgown, you save five points. A new coat or suit will cost you sixty points. Regular adult clothing ration cards are also subject to seasonal restrictions. In winter, you can buy socks, handkerchiefs, waders and jackets.
Gloves, shirts, collars and underwear can be purchased in the summer, and ties and undershirts can be purchased in the spring and autumn. The baby clothing ration card mainly supplies diapers, but the quantity is extremely limited.
After the official annexation of Poland, the German government relaxed the rationing system slightly for Christmas that year. Each person could get a quarter of a pound of butter, one hundred grams of extra meat, and four eggs during the Christmas week.
Not the previous egg. In addition, there is an extra pound and a half of rice and vegetables, plus a pound of sugar, jam and coffee.
However, the additional rationing could not stop the continuous emergence of food and gift transactions on the black market. Farmers from all over the country went into the mountains to hunt for game and sold it at high prices. Each pound of venison cost 20 Reichsmarks.
It's a pity that people can't buy many of the good things displayed in the windows because they are placed there just for display according to government orders. Germans often give each other clothes, soaps, perfumes, and candies at Christmas.
They were waiting for gifts, but these things were all rationed without exception, and they had to give something away. People crowded in stores, mostly buying books, radios, gramophones, records and jewelry.
The long winter is extremely cold, with the outdoor temperature reaching minus 15 degrees Celsius. Half of the population in Germany is freezing at home, in offices or factories because there is no coal and heating oil. The poor people on the streets are pushing or walking in baby carriages.
Carrying bags of coal home on their shoulders, everyone was filled with dissatisfaction.
Fortunately, by plundering the extremely wealthy Western and Nordic countries in time, Hitler ensured that the common people in the capital looked less shabby on their dining tables. Subsequently, the surrender of Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France made Berliners very excited for a while.
People are talking that peace with Britain will probably be achieved.
In fact, compared with the embarrassing situation of Britain, France and other countries during the same period, the life of the Germans was much happier. A large amount of agricultural products, meat and luxury goods shipped from the occupied countries prospered the German market, and the occupied countries paid huge amounts of money for the occupation.
The fees allowed Germany to plunder the consumer goods markets of these countries.
An Yi heard this and asked curiously: "After the German army is defeated in West Asia this time, will the Germans be quickly beaten back to their original shape, and their quality of life will drop rapidly?"
"I'm afraid not!"
Du Yi shrugged: "After the myth of the German army's invincibility was shattered by my powerful army, the lives of the Germans were indeed affected to a certain extent, but it was not too excessive. They also occupied the entire Europe, and the Nazi government
With strict rationing of all consumer goods, coupled with a steady flow of tribute from the occupied countries, as well as tributes from Hungary, Bulgaria, Norway, Sweden and Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries, the living standards of the Germans were relatively high relative to other European countries and
It’s relatively high for the United States!”
An Yi burst out laughing after hearing this and shook his head repeatedly. It's really ironic to say that Europe, which was once the economic and political center of the world, and the United States, which developed rapidly after the last world war, were in constant war, and their territories were all divided by the Axis*
The Japanese army was ravaged to a complete mess, but the countries in Asia and Asia, which were originally suffering from disasters, avoided the threat of war because of the strong rise of the An family army, and a rare peace emerged.
An Yi's expression gradually became serious: "Let's talk about the implementation of the 'Taobao' plan in Europe!"
Du Yichen reported: "Our 'Taobao' plan has been implemented for four years since it was launched in 1939. The first countries we opened are Germany and its occupied Austrian Czech Republic, Poland and other countries. Germany
In the process of continuously annexing other countries, a large amount of dividends have been accumulated, and the wealth plundered is immeasurable.
Number. Those precious metals can be said to be hard currency at all times, but the value of the large number of antiques and cultural relics plundered by the Germans is difficult to determine, especially those privately hidden by officers and soldiers, which urgently need to be sold in exchange for foreign exchange or
Hard currency, our pawn shop was specially opened to meet this demand.
"Pawn shops are mainly registered in neutral countries such as Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Portugal. Each pawn shop is staffed by white agents from the European and American branches of our intelligence system, supplemented by one or two specially dispatched cultural relic appraisers and employees.
Generally hired locally. What we make is enough to fake
Most of the real U.S. dollars, Japanese yen and other counterfeit banknotes are exchanged through this secret channel, and then laundered by banks in these countries and regions. After changing hands many times, no one knows that the money was circulated by us! Exchanged back
Most of the stuff we transport back through smuggling routes is carried back by underwater transport ships..."
An Yi asked in confusion: "In this case, how come so many supplies were detained by Germany?"
Du Yi explained: "Since the rapid deterioration of our relations with Germany last year, the Germans have continued to conduct exercises in the areas around the English Channel in order to cover up their attempts to attack us. The coastal areas and offshore waters are heavily guarded. After the outbreak of the West Asian War, the British
We also actively launched a counterattack, but the Germans were exhausted. We had no way to send out smuggling boats to transport back the cashed supplies. Over the past few months, we were squeezed a lot, and we were caught by the Germans.
"Afterwards, we found connections and asked the governments of the countries where these pawn shops belonged to come forward, but the Germans had a very tough tone. Those so-called neutral countries were useless. Who dared to accuse the Germans? So the problem was returned to us!
The Germans probably got the codebook of our intelligence system, and today they actually sent a telegram directly to the European Department of our Ministry of National Security. This matter is so important that I have to come and ask for instructions!"
After saying that, Du Yi looked at An Yi with some worry, fearing that he would be held responsible for the intelligence personnel's loss of the code book.
An Yi had no intention of pursuing responsibility at all. After all, in other people's lands, it would be difficult for German intelligence agencies to keep secrets as long as they mobilized faster. An Yi pondered for a moment and suddenly burst into laughter: "Germany has taken great pains to prevent us from pursuing the victory.
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Well, I didn't think about going to Europe anyway. If that were the case, the "yellow peril" theory would spread instantly. God knows whether Churchill would make the wrong choice out of jealousy. After all, this is the most important thing.
A splendid crown is upon our heads!
"Tell the German government that we Chinese are always trustworthy and will never go back on our word. Everything is based on the negotiation results of the diplomatic department! From now on, trade between the two sides will be conducted through the Caspian Sea! I still say the same thing, the Germans are occupying~
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-Update first~~The unused machinery and mining equipment that have been replaced in the area, as well as precision lathes, experimental instruments, important chemical catalysts and additives can be exchanged! Even the senior teachers, doctors and scientific researchers in the occupied area can also
Okay! Don’t the hospitals in France, Belgium, Denmark, and Poland have no medicines? Don’t the schools have no textbooks during the holidays? It’s pointless to have so many doctors and teachers, so they might as well make it easier for us!
"Finally, let the Germans clear out a secret military port and let our underwater transport ships dock. We can import some things that the Germans are interested in, such as rubber, tungsten ore, etc. We can also use the transport ships to transport them through the Caspian Sea.
Bring back the people and goods!”
Du Yi was a little surprised: "Will this create trouble? What if the Germans regain their strength and attack us again?"
"Even if we give all the prisoners to them, we can't make up for the four million elite troops lost in the Mesopotamia region! Since the war in West Asia, the German army has been completely frightened by us. An army that has lost its will to fight is very dangerous to us.
There is no longer a threat, and since I can let them go, I am sure to catch them again!" An Yi said confidently.
"All right!"
Du Yi stood up: "I'm going to handle it right now. I think after learning a lesson, the Germans will become smarter. Heart: The emperor has entered a low period of writing. It is very difficult to code every word. For every word,
I consider every word over and over again, and it’s hard to make up my mind... I’m annoyed, it seems like this happens every year!
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