Population is not created out of thin air. If you want to get more population, you must solve the various conditions required for the survival of the population!
Including food, housing, jobs and corresponding supporting infrastructure, etc.!
These all require land!
Hans's land area has been fixed. Before World War I, the area of the Second Empire was about 535,000 square kilometers, including 290 square kilometers of civilian land. Hans relied on his own land and the property and property plundered from the colonies. resources, they can easily feed their population of 70 million.
After all, Africa lacks everything but resources. The land in Africa is very fertile. With a little development, the harvest can be very impressive!
With abundant food supplies, Hans's population had been growing for decades before World War I!
However, this process was completely broken after World War I. The consequences of defeat in World War I were extremely serious. Not only did Hans lose nearly 70,000 square kilometers of land, but a serious economic crisis broke out.
In the 10 years from 1914 to 1923, the situation in Hans' country had been very turbulent. During such a turbulent period, the people themselves were struggling to survive. They did not dare or have the ability to have children..
Therefore, the number of births in Hans dropped a lot during this period. The decline in the number of births led to the worsening of aging, making Hans the first to enter the aging population stage before World War II.
To resolve this situation, we need to expand our land internally and externally, and expand our living space!
Mustache has a good saying: The German and Italian people need to use the sword in their hands to open up land for the plow under their feet!
Last year's annexation of Odili expanded Hans' land to 120,000 square kilometers, but this is far from enough. Most of Odili's land is mountainous, and only a part of the Danube River basin near the capital Vienna has some plains. Odili Although Odili is large, its arable land is only 12,000 square kilometers, while Odili has a population of 12 million.
For comparison, the population of Hansi itself is 70 million and the cultivated land area is 137,000 square kilometers. On average, 10 million Hansi people can be allocated about 20,000 square kilometers of cultivated land, while Odili is only half of the cultivated land of Hansi!
In other words, after the annexation of Odili, Hans's food problem was not only not alleviated, but it became more serious because of the addition of more than 10 million people in Odili!
If you want the population to grow to 100 million, you must cultivate more land and solve the problem of food and clothing for the people. If you can't even fill your stomach, the people will definitely not have the heart to have children!
Fortunately, the geographical location of Hans is quite good. There are not many mountains in Hans, most of them are plains, and the cultivated area is actually quite large!
Take the Hansi mainland as an example. Not counting East Prussia and Odili, the Hansi mainland covers an area of about 370,000 square kilometers. At least 70% of the land is plains. These lands are currently not fully cultivated. A lot of grassy and marshy areas were wasted!
In the first five-year plan formulated by Mainz, he planned to focus on developing these places, reclaiming these places, planting food, and striving to completely solve Hans's problem of insufficient food supply within five years!
"Goebbels, from today on, you are the director of the Prime Minister's Office. During this period, you will summarize the various domestic statistical reports and hand them over to me before next week!"
"Ribbentrop, I will recommend the Minister of Foreign Education to the President, and you should be prepared to visit North America!"
Mainz acted vigorously and resolutely, and began to implement his own policies after taking office. He knew very well that every minute at this time was very precious. If he fights for one more minute now, Hans's national power will be strengthened by one point in twenty years!
So after he took office, he activated a large number of his old subordinates and placed these people in various key departments!
"Secretary Bowman, as the confidential secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, you are responsible for sorting out materials and data submitted from various places. Also, if anyone wants to see me, you should be prepared to entertain me. Those things that are not important are just for nonsense. People I don't want to meet, don't let them waste my time, those who are really in need and want to do practical things, let them come to see me!"
Mainz's personal energy is limited. In such a large country with a population of more than 80 million, he definitely cannot handle so many things by himself, so he divided his work into several parts and handed them over to different people. There are people to deal with it, while he himself sits in the center, responsible for coordinating and planning, and controlling the overall situation!
"Yes, Prime Minister!"
Whether it is Goebbels, Ribbentrop or Secretary Bormann, they all showed great excitement and excitement!
As the confidants around Mainz, they have followed General Mainz to soar into the sky. From the previous one The unknown little people turned into the central bosses who controlled the power. The excitement and joy this change brought to them made them almost uncontrollable!
"As I said in advance, the reason why I promoted you is because I know your abilities, so you must perform well. If you do not do well, it will affect the position of prime minister, and if my position as prime minister is not strong, Then the status you have now may turn into smoke in an instant, so you should know what to do!"
Mainz's words poured cold water on the heads of the three people who were almost carried away, making them calm down instantly!
General Mainz was right, the power of the three of them came from the hands of Mainz. Mainz promoted them, so their relationship with Mainz is one of prosperity and loss!
If Mainz falls, they will have nothing to gain, so in order to secure their current position, they must not If you are holding back, not only should you not hold back, but you must also work hard to do things better!
"Okay, let's break up the meeting!"
Mainz felt relieved when he saw the expressions of the three people!
These three people are all smart people. As long as they stay calm, they can make the wisest choice!
After the three people left the office in Mainz, they immediately Met outside
"You two, what do you think of what General Mainz told you?"
Goebbels, the oldest, stopped Bauman and Ribbentrop and asked them with burning eyes.
"Needless to say, I was single-handedly promoted by the general, so I will do whatever the general asks me to do, even if it means going up mountains of swords and seas of fire, I will not hesitate. Since the general entrusts these tasks to us, then I will do it. You must do your best to complete it!"
Secretary Bowman's ability is much weaker than that of Goebbels and Ribbentrop, so he can only use absolute loyalty to make up for his lack of ability!
Among these three people, Secretary Bowman can He is said to be the kind of person who is absolutely loyal to Mainz!
He will try his best to complete the tasks assigned to him by Mainz, even if it costs his life!
Ribbentrop nodded:"Yeah, I think we should do that, think about it, where were we two years ago? Who has heard of our name? Even I could not have imagined that two years later I would become a member of the government cabinet, and a very important member. All of this was brought about by General Mainz. There is no reason for us not to remain loyal to the general!"
"You two, I am not doubting your loyalty, but there are some things that just talking about things is not enough. We have to take practical actions!"
Goebbels was very satisfied with the attitude of the two people. In fact, he was absolutely loyal to Mainz in his heart!
But in his opinion, these were not enough. Loyalty could not just stay in words, it had to be proven with practical actions!
"Do you have any good ideas? Ribbentrop reacted and asked tentatively.
"Have you heard of a new political party called Kadima? Goebbels lowered his voice, looked around, and said to the two of them.
"It is said that this is a political party created privately by the general!"