Chapter 159 Hitler's New Deal IX

In May 1931, the Nazi Party-Fatherland People's Party cabinet led by Adolf Hitler had achieved remarkable achievements. In the past few months, the "Restriction Law on Jews" was passed one after another, the German Bolshevik Party was banned through the Reichstag arson case, and the "Banking Law" was amended to take back the control of the German Imperial Bank, clearing the way for the creation of demand for additional currency. In the same month when the "Banking Law" was amended, the Imperial Bank issued a "job creation bill" worth 1 billion marks to support companies in hiring more workers.

In late May, the Hitler government began to formulate the "Cartel Regulations". The regulations stipulate that the Imperial Ministry of Economy has the right to establish new cartels, and all cartels have the right to order outsiders to merge. Any outsider who opposes this regulation can be refused recognition by the relevant cartel, thereby depriving them of the right to obtain raw materials and commodity supplies.

At first glance, this reform does not seem to be as eye-catching as "anti-Semitism" and "brushing marks", but its role in a series of "Hitler's New Deal" cannot be underestimated. It can be said that it, together with the amendment of the Banking Law, constitutes the core of the National Socialist economic line.

"Ludwig, once this "Cartel Regulation" is passed, Germany's important industries will be able to form a "cartel" with Luogan large companies as the core, and the Imperial Ministry of Economics will be able to effectively regulate the German economy through these "cartels."

On the train to Geneva, Switzerland, Adolf Hitler was talking to Hersmann about the "Cartel Regulation" formulated by the Nazi Party-Fatherland People's Party Cabinet. Because this "regulation" will transfer the power of the current Industrial Promotion Committee to the Imperial Ministry of Economics, making the Imperial Ministry of Economics a strengthened version of the Industrial Promotion Committee. Although the Industrial Promotion Committee is an agency under the cabinet, it has always been controlled by the military, so to move this area, it is necessary to win the support of the army.

"This will turn the Imperial Ministry of Economics into a national planning committee," Hersmann said, "each cartel is similar to the Soviet Union's industry department."

The so-called cartel is an organization such as a corporate alliance and a trade alliance. It is one of the forms of monopoly organizations and is usually composed of companies that produce or sell a similar product.

However, the "cartel" in Hitler's New Deal is not entirely a monopoly organization. It is more like the "industry department" of the Soviet Union. The Imperial Ministry of Economy can manage a certain industry in Germany through administrative orders.

"Not exactly the same," Hitler shook his head and said, "The Soviet Union is completely managed by government instructions, which does not conform to List's economic proposition. The government cannot and should not replace the market, but the government must manage the market based on the principle of nationalism."

"I know the difference." Hersman took a sip of the coffee cup on a table between him and Hitler. This table fixed on the floor of the train is full of documents.

Most of these documents are related to the international disarmament conference to be held in Geneva-because shortly before Hitler's cabinet came to power, Germany brazenly announced the restoration of compulsory military service and partially tore up the Treaty of Versailles, which caused an uproar in Europe. Therefore, the convening of the disarmament conference in Geneva this time has become an opportunity for Germany and Britain and France to repair their relations.

Moreover, Hirschmann also hoped to use this eye-catching international conference to continue to sell his private goods - although he was not a member of the Nazi Party or the Fatherland People's Party, he had now become a theorist of National Socialism.

Not long ago, the Army Policy Council controlled by him proposed the formula of "national interests (national interests) first + List economic line + good and sustainable social welfare + caring for the interests of the middle and lower classes + relatively centralized (the degree of centralization exceeds the small government of Britain, France and the United States, but weaker than the Soviet Union) big government governance = National Socialism".

And he also imitated the propaganda methods of the Bolsheviks and launched a pamphlet called "ABC of National Socialism". It began to be distributed everywhere in Germany and was also prepared to be sent abroad. This pamphlet is simpler and easier to understand than Hitler's "My Struggle". Any educated adult can probably figure out what National Socialism is in half an hour.

At the same time, Hirschmann's "The Great Depression-The Conspiracy of the Jewish Financial Elites" also began to become a bestseller. In this era when the whole world except the Soviet Union was tortured by the Great Depression, I don’t know how many politicians and economists are exploring the causes and solutions to the Great Depression, and some people are pointing the finger at the financial oligarchs.

However, there are few politicians in the world who can analyze it as simply and thoroughly as Hersman, and who also implement policies to crack down on Jewish financial elites after "taking" power - now Hersman's fame is getting bigger and bigger, no longer an unknown German general, but a political figure with a little influence. Therefore, after the Nazi Party-Fatherland People's Party cabinet began to promote the proposition "proposed by Hersman", many people bought "The Great Depression - The Conspiracy of Jewish Financial Elites" and "The ABC of National Socialism" to find out.

Hersman also hopes to make Germany's successful victory over the Great Depression a successful example of the national socialist model. This is conducive to promoting national socialism outside Germany, and spreading the idea of ​​national socialism is undoubtedly increasing Germany's allies.

Unlike Hitler's historical overemphasis on racial warfare, Herschman's ideal World War II should be a war of doctrines. It is the struggle between state socialism and capitalism and Soviet socialism!

The victory of state socialism must and can only be based on the superiority of this system. In Hirschman's view, the system of state socialism is actually a correction to the barbaric growth of liberal capitalism. It does not mean to eliminate the free economy and implement a planned economy, nor does it want to eliminate competition...but the Nazi Party clearly has this tendency.

So Hirschmann did not want to give the Nazis total control over Germany's economic policy.

Having made up his mind, Hersman smiled and nodded, "Mr. Prime Minister, of course I agree with rational regulation of the economy. This is the difference between us and capitalism."

State socialism is not capitalism, it is socialism! Although the Soviet Union has not expressed its position so far, this does not prevent Germany from claiming to be a socialist country - the Soviet Union does not have the final right to interpret socialism!

"But the state's regulation should be limited, which is what Listerism emphasizes." Hessman considered, "Things that the market can solve should be left to the market more, and things that the market cannot solve should be left to the market." In my opinion, there are not many areas that require state regulation at present, including finance, steel, chemical industry, mining, aviation, shipbuilding, railways, urban construction, public utilities, people's housing and foreign trade. and other areas. Of course, if Germany is about to face war in the future, the departments that require state control will be greatly increased.”

"In other words, you think that the Cartel Regulations do not apply to all industries in peacetime?" Hitler asked calmly.

He seems to have accepted the situation of Nazi-Juncker co-governance. After all, the Juncker group is now very powerful and cannot be shaken by the Nazi party.

"Yes," Hessman emphasized, "except in wartime." He paused, "And we are bound to go to war. Only through war can we use national socialism to save Europe!"

"Of course, we must go to war!" Hitler said with certainty.

"Therefore, current economic regulation must take into account the needs of future wars!" Hersman looked at Hitler's gray-blue eyes. "In the past ten years, the Wehrmacht has been quietly intervening in the German economy to support future wars. A vital industry... From now on, our intervention is successful. I think we must continue to intervene until the war is won!"

Hitler frowned and said nothing, just looked at Hersmann quietly.

"So I think we should reorganize the Industrial Promotion Council and turn it into the General Council of German Economics, with the imperial government and the Wehrmacht jointly appointing the committee members." Hessmann paused and glanced at Hitler, who still did not show any anger. expression. "Of course, Mr. Chancellor, you must be the chairman of the German Economic Council."

It became a little silent inside the carriage, and the only sound that could be heard was the clang, clang of wheels hitting the rails.

I don’t know how long it took before I heard Hitler ask in a faint voice: "Ludwig, you know, I have always wanted to fight, so I will not ignore investment in heavy industry and military industry under any circumstances! I will build a whole world The most powerful war machine in the world!"

Hessmann smiled. He knew what Hitler said was true. However, the German economy controlled by the Nazi Party was similar to the Soviet Union in history. There was a certain degree of imbalance. There was not enough investment in agriculture and light industry and too much control. As a result, Germany's grain production has been stagnant at the level of the early 1930s, and it must import around 4 million tons of grain every year.

"Adolf, I know you really want to win a world war," Hessmann said with a smile. "Our goals are the same. Our Wehrmacht has done more research on this issue. In fact, we started formulating it around 1920. planned. So we know what to produce and how much to produce, so we have to participate in the German Economic Council, which is a necessary condition to win a world war.

Moreover, have you, the Nazi Party, ever studied how to integrate the economies of European countries with Germany in the future? "