"These guys are really rich! He's really too rich!" Hess could not help but sigh.
500 million dollars in free aid, 1.5 billion dollars in interest-free loans, and 3 billion dollars in low-interest loans.
In total, it was already a huge sum of five billion US dollars.
In this era, the exchange rate between US dollars and German marks was 1: 2.5. Five billion USD was equivalent to 12.5 billion marks.
This figure was equivalent to more than twice the annual financial income of the Weimar Kingdom.
With such a large sum of money, the construction of various infrastructure and the expansion of armaments could be carried out smoothly.
"Prime Minister, the Arabs are very shrewd. They are the best businessmen in the world.”Chief Financial Officer Koloshik said.
Hess nodded.
In the other dimension, the man with the mustache chose to slaughter these people and plunder their wealth.
Such a method was undoubtedly very bloody. However, it was very effective.
This allowed the moustache man to obtain enough funds to stimulate the recovery of the economy and expand the military.
But now, Hess had chosen a relatively gentle method. Although, in terms of funds, he might not be able to catch up to the mustached man. However, he had established a long-term cooperation channel with the Zionist Organization.
Next, as long as Hess and the country he led showed more strength, they would definitely be able to obtain more support from those people. In this way, the benefits he obtained were far more than the small mustached man.
"Hess, after this money is received, 70% will be used to stimulate economic development. The other 30% would be a secret military expenditure. Now, the army, navy, and air force were rapidly expanding and needed money.”Hess said.
"Yes, Prime Minister." Hess nodded.
In November, Hess went to a military camp on the outskirts of Bolin to observe the training of the First Armored Division of the National Defense Force.
After he appointed Guderian and Rommel to be responsible for the formation of the armored forces, with the strong support of the military, the First Armored Division was quickly formed.
However, although the 1st Armored Division was full, they did not have any tanks.
This was a weapon that was prohibited by the treaty.
Therefore, even if the 1st Armored Division was formed, it was still not a big deal. However, they could only use car and tank models for training.
It had to be admitted that Guderian and Rommel were indeed talents. Even without tanks, they could still make the training look good even if they trained with models.
At the very least, the tactical standards of the armored forces were rapidly being developed.
Once they received the tanks and familiarized themselves with them for a period of time, this armored force would be able to possess powerful strength.
"Guderian, Rommel, you guys did very well! Although the equipment was simple and crude, the conditions were terrible. However, the 1st Armored Division was already in shape.”Hess nodded in satisfaction.
"It's all because of the Prime Minister's support." Gordian said.
"Where's the tank? How's the design coming along?" Hess asked.
"Prime Minister, Rheinmetall and Mercedes-Benz Daimler are designing according to your requirements. Among them, Rheinmetall was responsible for the manufacture of tank cannons and turrets. Mercedes-Benz Daimler was responsible for the manufacture of the car body and other parts. The armor of the tank came from Krupp.”Gordian said.
"When can we build a prototype car? And then mass produce it?" Hess asked.
"It is estimated that a prototype car will be produced by the end of this year. We can start mass production next year." Gordian replied.
"Very good. The 1st Armored Division would be full next year. Then, he would form the 2nd and 3rd Armored Division!”Hess made a request.
"Yes, Prime Minister!" Gordian nodded.
Although he didn't know why Hess was so anxious, he still decided to obey the order.
With the current technological strength, Weimar could not develop too advanced a tank. Moreover, this was the first tank they had developed in more than a decade, so the technical standards were naturally relatively low.
Hess gave specific technical requirements and indicators, and the Army agreed.
This was because this tank was definitely considered advanced in this era.
This tank was named the Wolf Light Tank. It was 5.52 meters long (6.41 meters including the barrel), 2.95 meters wide, and 2.50 meters high. The front part was a slanted armor, 35mm thick, and the side and back parts were 25mm thick, weighing 15 tons. The highest speed on the road was 30 kilometers per hour, and the highest speed on the off-road was 15 kilometers per hour. The weapons were a 57mm tank cannon and two 7.62mm heavy machine guns. One was a directional machine gun, and the other was a coax machine gun. Among them, there were 90 tank cannons and 2000 heavy machine guns.
Under Hess 'request, the Third Reich would not develop the first, second, third, and fourth tanks in the future.
There were only Wolf Light Tank, Leopard Medium Tank, and Tiger Heavy Tank. He also continued to improve on these three models.
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