Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

That evening Speer went to Yannick's office to report on the company's work last quarter.

After listening to the report, Yannick poured him a glass of champagne himself. "Professor Speer, thanks to you you have taken care of my private property over the years."

Speer took the glass with fear. "Your Highness is very grateful. This is all due to His Highness's discernment."

Yannick laughed. "Haha, speaking of discernment, I was indeed right. Compared to your major, you are more of an economic genius."

Sometimes people have to lament that some geniuses are born. Speer was born in 1905 in a wealthy family in Mannheim, Germany. When he was a child, he loved mathematics and dreamed of becoming a mathematician. If left unchecked, he might actually become a mathematician in the future.

It’s just that his father is a popular architect, and arranging a good future for his children seems to be a common feature of parents at home and abroad. His father insisted on letting Speer pass on his craftsmanship. As a result, Speer followed his father’s will and successively worked in Karlsruhe. Studied architecture in Sruhe, Munich and Berlin, qualifying as an architect in 1927.

And he also showed his talent in architecture. Once he passed the demolition site of the Nuremberg Tram Terminal and saw the steel bars in the concrete columns exposed and rusty. This decadent doomsday scene deeply stimulated Speer. After repeated thinking, he proposed the so-called " "The Value of Ruins". He believes that it is unimaginable that a rusted and collapsed reinforced concrete building can have lasting value through the ages. Special materials must be used and a certain amount of statics must be used so that the building can still retain its value even if it is reduced to ruins hundreds of years or even a thousand years later. Roman architecture has such value.

This concept also won the appreciation of Mustache, and soon he was appointed to design the scenery of Dipelin Airport.

Speer designed a huge rostrum 300 meters long and 24 meters high. It is twice as long as the Karakana Public Baths. On the top stands an eagle spreading its wings to fly, with its wings spread up to 33 meters wide. There are 130 searchlights installed throughout the venue.

He later wrote in his memoirs: The actual effect far exceeded my imagination. 130 well-defined light beams shoot into the night sky from around the venue at a distance of twelve meters. They are still clearly visible from 6,000 to 8,000 meters in the sky, and then gradually blur and merge into a radiance, giving people the impression of a huge space. Each beam is like a fence, forming an infinitely high exterior wall. Sometimes a cloud passes through the halo, adding a surreal element of illusion to the magnificent effect. This "Church of Light" is, I think, the first luminous architectural design of this type, and for me it is not only my most beautiful, but also the only spatial work that in its way exists beyond time.

Speer, who was later awarded the title of "Architectural Director for the Revitalization of the German Capital", even planned the capital of a thousand-year empire.

According to his plan, Germania will set up two central railway stations in the north and south, with an 8-kilometer-long and 120-meter-wide "Glorious Avenue" between them. With this avenue as the axis, both sides are lined with various buildings that display Germany's political, military and economic strength. There are theaters, shops, and office buildings for all German ministries, including a new General Staff Building, a Field Marshal Memorial Hall, and a new Reichstag building.

A new German "Triumph Arch" will be built in the center of the street, twice as high as the French Arc de Triomphe, reaching 100 meters. Perhaps it was the Place de la Concorde in Paris that inspired Speer to build a square in the middle of the "Splendid Street" that could accommodate a million spectators. There is also a huge copper-domed building that serves as the Assembly Hall. The building is modeled after the Pantheon in Rome. It is more than 400 meters high and can accommodate 150,000 people. It will become the largest synagogue in the world when completed. The eleven ministries of the empire are scattered on the road from the Arc de Triomphe to the Assembly Hall, ending at the "Rotunda" at the intersection with Potsdamer Strasse, followed by a kilometer of shops and entertainment venues: Germania will have 2/3 of The place is commercial and civil buildings. On a street 150 to 200 meters wide, he plans to build a luxury cinema, a 2,000-seat mass cinema, a new opera house, a new concert hall, a "National Palace" and a hotel with 210,000 beds.

What’s interesting is that Speer’s father only made one comment after seeing the model. "You are completely crazy." I don't know if the old man regretted dragging his son into the construction industry at this time.

"Your Highness, you have disgraced me. When it comes to genius, I'm afraid no one in this world can compare to you." This is not flattery, it is true admiration from the bottom of my heart. I'm afraid no one can imagine that one person can be so versatile. His Highness has already stood at the pinnacle of all existing scientific achievements in philosophy, astronomy, geography, literature, mathematics, chemistry, and physics. According to His Highness’ inventions, there are hundreds of registered patents, and countless unregistered secret inventions.

The "Zeus" company founded by His Highness has penetrated into all walks of life in Germany and can be said to have truly controlled the economic lifeline of Germany. Even if he is not the crown prince of Germany, he is still enough to shake the German economy. His Highness spent a lot of money, and the money snowballed bigger and bigger, and finally magically returned to His Highness's pocket. The net profit of "Zeus" company has achieved more than 100% growth for several consecutive years, which can be called a miracle!

Could it be that just like His Highness Yannick’s name, he is a gift from God?

Of course Yannick didn't know what Speer was thinking at this moment, so he put away his smile. "Let's stop flattering each other. I'm going to change your position."

Speer put down the wine glass in his hand and said seriously. "Your Highness, just ask."

"You first go to the railway department and stay for a while, and try to find ways to maximize the railway's transportation capacity and try to make it transport more materials. After you come back, you will be responsible for the empire's military production, that is, armaments and wartime production, as well as logistics. This The burden is not small, how about it, are you confident?"

A trace of surprise flashed across Speer's face, and then he solemnly agreed. "I'm willing to give it a try."

Yannick nodded. "I think one year is enough for you to familiarize yourself with the operation of the railway department, and another year to familiarize yourself with the business of military production. That is, after two years the empire will begin to enter the wartime system. 10% in the first year, 30% in the second year , 50% in the third year, and can be increased to 75% if necessary." Germany in the original time and space misestimated the true strength of the Soviet Union, and did not hastily start wartime production until the defeat was determined. system, it turned out that it was too late.

This time Yannick will enter the wartime system in advance and carry out partial industrial mobilization. However, it is simply impossible to achieve 100% mobilization of the entire country. Seventy-five percent is already a very astonishing value.

After giving these instructions, Yannick walked to the window and looked at the sky. "The moon is so round tonight, is it full?" He said and turned to look at Speer who was following him. "Professor Speer, do you know why I started the war?"

Speer thought for a moment and replied. "Your Highness, are you trying to wash away the humiliation of the last war?"

Yannick shook his head in disbelief and stared at the moon in the sky and said slowly. "The moon is 380,000 kilometers away from our earth. Even based on the speed of our current fastest fighter jet, it will take 31 days of continuous flight to reach it. Of course, we can't even get rid of the earth's gravity now, but in ten years we will Rockets are launched into space, followed by manned rockets, lunar exploration rockets, and lunar exploration manned rockets. In the near future, we humans will set foot on the moon."

Speer had already been stunned by Yannick's grand idea.

Yannick glanced at him and smiled. "I started the war not for revenge, expansion, or conquest. I just wanted to integrate as many resources as possible for space exploration. Our human journey should be to the stars and the sea, not to be trapped on this tiny earth. Endless cannibalism on the planet." When Yannick was a child, he couldn't figure out why all the countries on earth didn't put aside all their prejudices and work together to develop outer space?

Later I realized that prejudice and selfishness are the weaknesses of human nature. Six thousand years have passed since the origin of civilization, but human beings have never diluted their aggression and various discriminations. If we want people all over the world to work together, there is only one possibility, and that is when facing great common external pressure (please refer to the movie 2012).

However, Yannick suspects that even if that time comes, there will still be differences between closeness and distance, and it will still involve the distribution of interests; all kinds of conflicts will continue.