When the celebration ball was about to begin, Prince Albert finally appeared.
There was also a handsome young man who came with him. Prince Albert introduced with a smile on his face: "Ladies, first... Gentlemen, standing next to me... this person is a good friend of Mr. Hitler.
Germany... Germany's most talented young architect. Mr. Berthold Hermann Speer!"
Hitler's friend?
Zhou Hexuan was extremely surprised and instantly remembered the identity of this guy.
Berthold Speer, Hitler's friend and official architect, served as Germany's Minister of Armaments and War Production during World War II.
Many historians believe that Speer was to a certain extent more important to Germany during the war than Hitler, Hillem, Goering, Goebbels and other generals and marshals, because it was Speer who actually operated the war.
A huge war machine.
Among the core leadership of the Nazis, Speer was the youngest, even 7 years younger than Zhou Hexuan. He was only a civilian architect, but because he gained Hitler's friendship, he quickly stood out in the German political arena.
This is a very strange and contradictory person. He has no experience in factory management. After serving as the German Minister of Arms, he greatly improved the productivity of German armaments factories through a series of reform measures and provided important materials for Hitler's expansion plan.
Guarantee. When Hitler went militaristic and went crazy, Speer tried to assassinate Hitler and stopped Hitler's order to destroy German infrastructure at the end of the war. But when Hitler was at the end of his rope, he risked his life and flew to Berlin, which was about to fall.
Visited Hitler and encouraged him not to give up and to persevere to the end.
Even historians who specialize in World War II cannot figure out whether Speer was an innocent and good Nazi or the biggest accomplice of Hitler.
At this moment, what surprised Zhou Hexuan the most was that the British politicians, nobles and scholars who attended the ball actually shook hands with Speer enthusiastically one by one. They unabashedly expressed their respect and admiration for Nazi Germany and Hitler, and in
A moment ago, they were chanting slogans for world peace.
Even George Bernard Shaw and Toynbee were extremely enthusiastic about Speer's arrival and praised Hitler's series of policies after he came to power.
Zhou Hexuan suddenly couldn't understand. How sick is the UK at this time?
But one thing is certain, in the future Edward will lose his position as king, definitely not because he supports the Nazis, because the entire British ruling class supports the Nazis.
George Bernard Shaw even publicly expressed this statement: "Some men are useless animals living in the world... I call on chemists to invent a humane gas that will kill people quickly and painlessly. In this way, death will become
Humanity, not cruelty.”
Isn’t it very Nazi? It is completely consistent with Hitler’s treatment of the Jews.
It is hard to imagine that Bernard Shaw was actually an anti-war activist who took the initiative to condemn Japan's attack on China.
Accompanied by Prince Albert, Speer walked up to Zhou Hexuan and said respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I salute you on behalf of the head of state!"
Zhou Hexuan joked: "Then should I raise my right arm and say: Hi, Hitler!"
"Hahaha, Mr. Zhou is really humorous," Speer laughed. "If you have time, Mr. Zhou can go to Germany. Your Excellency the Head of State will be happy to meet you. There is no doubt that you are his second favorite writer.
.”
Zhou Hexuan was a little flattered and asked: "Who is Mr. Hitler's favorite writer?"
"Karl Mai, a German adventure novelist," Speer said, "had a collection of more than 10,000 books in the Führer's Berlin study room. Two of them were kept on his desk for a long time for convenience.
Read it at any time. One is by Karl Mai and the other is by Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Hexuan smiled strangely and said: "That's really my...honor."
"This is how the Führer evaluated the two works," Speer imitated Hitler's tone: "I read it and was completely stunned. I was immediately immersed in the world of Karl May's novels. He also said, My favorite history
This book makes my blood boil and inspires me to fight for Germany."
"..." Zhou Hexuan was completely speechless. It turned out to be inspirational literature.
Hitler was a person who loved reading and collecting books. He read a wide variety of books, including classic novels, military works, architectural design, modern art, nutrition, astrology, etc. He made annotations while reading, and often criticized those who disturbed his reading.
Mistress Eva roared: "Get out! Keep absolutely quiet!"
The reason why Hitler liked it was simple, because this book showed an unknown vast world, and Hitler was keen to conquer this unknown. He also liked the same. The rise and decline of the great powers in the book gave Hitler various imaginations. He wanted to
Build Germany into the most powerful empire.
"Don't your Excellency the Head of State know that I am anti-Nazi?" Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but ask.
"Of course he knows," Speer said in a fanatical tone, "Mr. Zhou predicted the emergence of the German Third Reich in the book, and the Führer liked it very much. But he did not agree with the solution in the book that Germany was bound to be defeated. He
He believes that victory ultimately belongs to Germany. The head of state is great. He has the ambition to overcome some difficulties. Under his leadership, Germany will move towards a more glorious future! The head of state also said that he would like to talk to you and let you modify it.
The last part. If you don’t change it, he will prove it to you with facts.”
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "I suddenly became interested in meeting Mr. Hitler."
"That would be best," Speer said. "If Mr. Zhou is willing to go to Berlin, the Führer will award you a Reich Chancellor Medal. This is what he said to me personally."
"That's getting more and more interesting." Zhou Hexuan laughed.
Proms are always so boring. Zhou Hexuan is injured and can't dance yet, so he can only sit on the sofa and drink. The people chatting with him come and go, and the topics are always related to literature.
There were even a few nobles who talked loudly about Shakespeare's plays in front of Zhou Hexuan, just to show off their literary heritage and artistic taste.
After Prince Albert drank a few glasses of red wine, he chatted with Zhou Hexuan side by side. At first, they talked about literature and art, but gradually they talked about the old king's illness. He also said that his brother was careless and was raped by a married woman.
Bewildered and dizzy.
A crowd of people gathered at Bernard Shaw's side, chatting freely about the art of drama with the Nobel Prize winner in physics, making everyone laugh with his humorous remarks from time to time.
After Toynbee finished two dances, he ran over to Zhou Hexuan and told him that he was going to Germany to receive a medal and hoped that Zhou Hexuan would accompany him because it was a work co-authored by the two of them.
"I'll go take a look. That head of state is very interesting." Zhou Hexuan said while drinking red wine.
