My German Empire - Chapter 34:

Wilhelm asked Goebbels to gather a group of cartoonists and set up a comics studio, preparing to establish the famous DC Comics Company and Marvel Comics Company of the original space-time America.

In his opinion, cultural penetration is sometimes more terrifying than armed invasion. Later generations even included cultural infiltration into psychological warfare, which became a kind of “cultural war” and “cultural aggression.”

After all, force is obvious, and everyone can see a plain war. You can resist (including mental and physical resistance) when you know it. But cultural penetration is carried out in secret. The most powerful thing is to subtly change the beliefs, values, etc. in the hearts of the public. For example, before Wilhelm crossed, a large number of Western film and television cultural works were flooded into different parts of the world, and Western thoughts and culture also penetrated everywhere. For example, Western individual heroism, etc., these ideas are not necessarily bad, it is better to say that some are beneficial to today’s society, but the important thing is that these ideas and culture are eroding traditional culture.

Since there are countless examples of this, Wilhelm will certainly not let go of such a secret front. From now on, there will be nothing about Captain America, only stories about “Captain Germany” and his friends. Superman will also be an alien landing in Germany. All American elements in comic stories will be replaced by German ones. The late old man Stan Lee in the original time and space is only seven or eight years old now, maybe he will create some other classic characters.

On th day, he was copying the world settings, timeline, and character profiles of “Marvel” when the phone on the desk suddenly rang.

Wilhelm couldn’t help but complain about the harsh ringing of the telephone before he picked up the receiver. It was William II who called. “Wilhelm, do you know Henel Company?”

Henel Company? Isn’t it the one that designed the first assault rifle Sturmgewehr 44?. “Of course, what’s the matter, grandpa?”

“That Heinel is here and wants to talk to you, are you free now?”

Oh, this Heinel is so capable that he contacted him through William II. “If you have time, let him come over and talk to you.”

Ten minutes later, Annie led a middle-aged man in his 50s, anyone could tell at a glance that he was a shrewd businessman. “His Royal Highness, Mr. Heinel is here.”

Wilhelm smiled and said after Henel finished his salute. “Mr. Heinel, I was going to contact you in a few days, but I didn’t expect you to find me first. Let’s just stop talking nonsense, although I don’t know from where you heard it, but I guess you are here for weapon designs? Come on, what price are you willing to pay?”

Heinel secretly wiped the sweat in his forehead, the royal prince is really straight-forward. Fortunately, he had already prepared before he came, and took out a file from the bag. “This is my company’s 16% equity transfer agreement, Your Highness.”

16%? Wilhelm raised his eyebrows. It seems that the situation of the Heinel Company is not very optimistic. He ordered the secretary to put the agreement away and took out four drawings from the drawer. “Since Mr. Heinel is so enthusiastic, here are four design drawings. Take them.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” As if Heinel received a treasure, he respectfully took it, and couldn’t help but take a glance. Sure enough, just like Walter said, his Highness style of naming weapons is really confusing.

MP40, MP41, StG44, StG45.

It made him completely unable to guess what these names were based on.

MP40 and StG44 (MP44) are familiar to everyone, so let’s not talk about them. The so-called MP41 is not a submachine gun made in the original space-time Germany, but the famous British Sten Mk.II submachine gun.

And StG45 is a later simplified version of StG44 (MP44). Its production cost was only 45 marks, which was lower than StG44’s 70 marks. The production time and raw materials required were also relatively small, which was suitable for Nazi Germany, who was severely lacking resources at that time.

When he turned to the last MP41, Heinel couldn’t help being taken aback.

“His Royal Highness Wilhelm, this last one?”

Wilhelm had already guessed the reaction of the other party and smiled. “Is it ugly?” The Sten submachine gun is composed of 47 parts. The structure is very simple. Most of the components are stamped. Only the bolt and barrel require machine tools. The butt is welded from a steel bar and a steel plate. The body of the gun is a steel pipe. The spring inside can be seen through the bolt groove.

Heinel smiled awkwardly. Indeed, the appearance of this gun is not only ugly, but also unconventional. In his opinion, the MP40 in front is already a very classic submachine gun.

“Do you see how much the cost has been reduced?”. Although sten gun is criticized, it has many advantages: first, it is a powerful weapon; second, it has low cost; third, it is convenient for rapid mass production. Its simple structure and low cost have also been appreciated by the enemy.

Heinel quickly estimated it in his mind. “If it is mass produced, it should be controlled within ten dollars.” After saying that, even he was a little surprised. Such a gun is too cheap.

“Yes, I designed the MP41 and StG45 to mass-produce at the lowest cost, so that we can provide assistance to our allies in the future. This assistance is likely to be provided free of charge and can only be paid by the government, so I want to do my best at cost savings. But I can guarantee that at least 2 million of these two guns will be produced, which is enough for you to make a fortune.”

After Heinel left happily, Annie reported that the representatives of Henschel, MAN, Rheinmatt, Krupp, Daimler-Benz, Fokker-Wolf, Bavarian Machinery Manufacturing Plant (BMW), Bavarian Aircraft Factory (Messerschmitt) have arrived.

“Take them to the Conference Room Number 1.” Wilhelm rubbed his tired temples. Fuck, there are so many things to manage. If he becomes the emperor in the future, there will be even more work, right? Being an emperor is really not easy. Perhaps his “daddy” had seen through this early so he left the emperor’s throne to him?