Chapter 124: Appeasement Policy
Yannik, who had arrived in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, did not know about the British and French affairs, but even if he knew, he would just laugh it off.
You must know that Poland is his next target. If this "powerful country", which is independent and independent, jumps out and commits suicide, then Yannick really wants it.
Like the original Rhineland and Austria, Yannick received an unprecedented warm welcome. At this time, the total population of the Czech Republic is more than 14 million, and the majority of the more than 5 million ethnic minorities are Germans. Their daily life is not very happy, and they are often bullied by the Czechs. But now, they can finally live uprightly. !
Compared with the Germans who stood tall and straightened their backs, the Czechs waited with trepidation for their upcoming fate. After Germany annexed Austria, most of the residents there were Germans of the same origin, so there were no racial problems. But now most of the Czechs are West Slavs from Central Europe. How will the Germans treat them?
At Yannick's request, Goebbels arranged a small press conference.
At the reception, Yanik talked about the "peaceful" entry of the German army into the Czech Republic, praised the Czech leadership as "people who understand the current affairs are heroes", and also talked about the bright future of the Czech people after joining Germany.
Finally, it was the reporter's turn to ask questions. A large American reporter was named by Yannick and stood up. "Hello, Your Majesty the Crown Prince, I am Tom, a reporter from the Associated Press. As far as I know, the Germans in the Czech Republic have been treated unfairly. Now the Czech Republic has been included in the territory of Germany. There are many Czechs. People are worried about retaliation. How do you plan to solve the problems between these ethnic groups?”
Hey, this guy's questions are really sharp. Yannick muttered secretly, pondered for a while, and then slowly spoke. "Mr. Tom is right. The Germanic people in the Czech Republic did suffer a lot of unfair treatment before because our motherland was not strong enough and failed to be their solid backing. Now after 20 years of hard work, Germany has finally risen again, and from now on the empire will never let any of its people be oppressed or insulted."
Listening to Yannick's solemn words, everyone present or in front of the tape recorder or loudspeaker suddenly stood in awe, and many people even had tears in their eyes.
Yannick continued. “As for the retaliation that the Czech people are worried about, it is completely unnecessary. Because I know that the root cause of this suffering is not the ordinary Czech people, but those nationalists who wear the hat of politicians but are actually selfish nationalists at their core! They only see Czechs in their narrow vision and cannot tolerate foreigners!”
As we all know, Mustache is an extremely fanatical nationalist. He first rejects the Jews, and then regards other ethnic groups as inferior ethnic groups, crazily promoting the idea that the Germans are superior to others. This approach will achieve some success at first, such as Germany's annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia. However, it is difficult to calm down the desire, and the initial victory led to even more blind arrogance, which eventually led to destruction.
Of course, Yannick will not make this mistake. He intends to take the completely opposite path, a united front to unite those who can be united.
"We in Germany will never be so narrow-minded! All people are born equal and should not be treated differently based on race, color, or nationality. Therefore, from now on, Germany will implement a new ethnic policy. All residents with German nationality will have a unified ethnic composition. As a German. Anyone who adheres to the concepts of loyalty to the empire, hard work, integrity, and mutual respect and love can join the German family. However, I will also say something ugly up front, against those who intend to split, treason, and destroy national unity. People who are lazy, disruptive, and have bad intentions should not come, because German law will never show mercy to these people!"
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"One more thing, everyone should remember the 'Night of Long Knives' a few years ago. I ordered the investigation and punishment of a large number of scum who harmed the national interests. What is heartbreaking is that quite a few of them have noble titles.
Once upon a time, nobility represented a pioneering spirit centered on a series of values such as honor, responsibility, courage, and self-discipline.
But these moths actually used the glory given to them by the country to harm the country.
Therefore, I have decided to erase the old noble titles from now on and implement a new title system. The new titles are divided into 21 grades including first to third grades of Lord, Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, Duke and King. "
Titles are the hierarchical system of feudal nobles within European feudal monarchies. It first appeared in the Middle Ages and is still used in some modern countries. Generally, the level of the enfeoffment title is determined by the amount of land occupied. It can be mainly divided into five levels: Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron.
On this basis, Yannick added two types: Lord and King, and they are no longer linked to land. "Regardless of anyone, remember, it's anyone, regardless of origin, skin color, race, or male or female, old or young, as long as you make outstanding contributions to the empire in any way, you can be knighted. As for the benefits of being knighted, in addition to being accepted by others, you can be knighted. In addition to respect, we will give you preferential policies in terms of money.”
Some people value honor and some value money. Yannick wants these people to get both honor and money. “Education, medical care, various public facilities, and other daily consumption, as long as you can spend money, we will give you discounts according to your title level.
To give a simple example, when you go to a store to buy something, the third-class lord has a 3% discount, the second-class lord has a 6% discount, the first-class lord has a 9% discount, the third-class baron has a 12% discount, and so on. On the contrary, when you receive state rewards and subsidies, you can also receive more according to the level of your title. After a soldier retires, his position in the army will be converted into a corresponding title. The detailed standard system of nobility and various preferential policies will be compiled into a booklet. You can get it for free at various government agencies in various places. "
When Yannick announced that he would not embarrass the Czech people, many Czechs couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, whether in the East or the West, "the king's words are not jokes" has always been an important way to restrain the behavior of the monarch and show the monarch's authority. When they heard about Yannick's national policy and nobility system, a small number of people had begun to be tempted.
The financial crisis swept the world a few years ago, and all capitalist countries except the Soviet Union were trapped in despair. But the German Crown Prince Yannick carried out drastic reforms and implemented the New Deal. In just a few years, Germany's economy has made rapid progress and got out of the economic crisis. Even US President Roosevelt learned from it. Less German practices. If you can integrate into the Germans, it is also a good choice, especially now, anyway, the entire Czech Republic has surrendered to Germany!
Before Yannick traveled through time, he was an ordinary citizen. He knew that the people at the bottom of society were not concerned about any lofty international political issues, but about firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea! It is practical life and vital interests! Have a stable job, have food to eat when hungry, water to drink when thirsty, and medicine to treat when sick, and live a simple life.
You let me live a good life, and others come to make trouble, of course I will stand up for you. You don't let me live a good life, and you don't let others let me live a good life, of course I will help others mess with you.