Iron Cross Fire

The establishment of the Secret War Department was later called "the four great feats of Kuster's life".

Although it was extremely strict internally and would kill people if they disagreed, it could output powerful power externally and later helped Kuster and his heirs a lot.

Because they were all composed of elite German spies, they could infiltrate anywhere, especially in the Allied countries, and they could enter with just a greeting.

What was even more amazing was that Kuster openly assigned this department to his second son's company, which not only ensured the secrecy of the department, but also ensured that the heirs of the department could only be Kuster's descendants.

Kuster told this to Kaiser Wilhelm, but his words were half true and half false, and he successfully fooled the Kaiser, and even allowed Kuster to manage the department himself.

This gave Kuster great freedom to send these people wherever he wanted.

What he was most worried about was his homeland Austria, worried that his power would be hollowed out and his ambitions could not be realized.

But there was a little chaos inside Austria-Hungary. Factions led by Austrians and Magyars were constantly fighting, and other Balkan peoples were also fighting for rights. Coupled with the background of the national awakening, the entire Austro-Hungarian political arena was in a mess.

If some more German spies came at this time, it would surely attract attention from many parties, and any action would be hindered.

Kuster had thought about sneaking around, but that would be subject to many unnecessary obstacles, and even passing the checkpoints would take time.

If it was directly stated that the Germans would interfere in Austro-Hungarian politics, the British would definitely take the opportunity to hype it up, which would cause an uproar in the international community. The German emperor might bear the consequences alone for the sake of face, but Kuster still didn't want to be at odds with the German emperor, the big brother.

So if you want to infiltrate Austria-Hungary, you can't rely on the personal abilities of department members, let alone rely on Germany's status to suppress other countries.

Kuster had a good reputation in Austria-Hungary. Except for the Communists who called him a "running dog of imperialism", the whole country admired him, and the Habsburg government also used his name to ease the people's uprising psychology.

Maybe it would be better to write to the Austrian Emperor in person? I hope he can expand the size of the secret police and put a few of his own spies in.

The Austrian Emperor and his ministers are not like the German Emperor. They are not fools. They all value national interests and will hardly agree to this request.

But Kuster has a trick up his sleeve. He has a Hungarian friend who is also an officer of the Austro-Hungarian intelligence department.

He can use the letter as a cover to plant his own spies inside the Imperial Parliament while it is still arguing about the case.

As for whether it will be discovered, Kuster is not worried at all. Because of the extremely bloated national integration and the diverse society, the country is extremely chaotic, the communication is extremely serious, and the administrative efficiency is extremely low. Officials are busy suppressing the rebellion of local snakes all day long, so they have no time to take care of other things.

After infiltrating, the first people to be eliminated are the Communists, who are extremely harmful to him.

But the Communists are just as he said before. Although they have different skin colors, their hearts are all red, and people who believe in Marxism in this era are generally highly educated, so it may be very difficult to catch them.

The Austro-Hungarian government also wanted to get rid of these people. If they found out that Kuster was also doing it secretly, they might regard him as an accomplice and acquiesce in Kuster's actions. After all, his efficiency was still very high, and his subordinates should be several levels stronger than the gendarmes.

Thinking of this, Kuster added a few more words, expressing that he had hated the Communists for a long time and wanted to get rid of them all in one day.

If government officials had doubts about Kuster's purpose, then his intention to get rid of the Communists must be correct.

Everyone knew that even if their interests were different, they were still united in class and were afraid of the rise of the new class. Unless Kuster, who was the minister of the empire, was crazy, he had to strike this class to prevent them from rising.

After writing the letter, Kuster asked his civil servants to use it as a draft, and sent it in the form of a telegram after a slight modification.

Then he thought about how to manipulate the intelligence organization. Although the freedom of the members was firmly restricted and they could not communicate with the outside world, their loyalty could be determined, but whether they could do good things was also a question.

When the department was just established, two young men thought Kuster had done nothing serious and tried to make a phone call. As a result, they were shot dead by someone in the dark, and 9 more shots were fired at the body. Fortunately, Tbilisi has never been peaceful since the war, and the citizens have long been accustomed to it, and there has been no negative news.

When the other Germans came back and saw that two people were missing, they knew something was wrong. Thinking of what Kuster said before, they behaved well and just secretly cursed the German emperor's ancestors.

Unfortunately, no matter how angry the German emperor was, he could not conduct an in-depth investigation. William II was always a good person and did not put on airs to his close subordinates. It was his arrogance that affected his rule.

And it was this arrogance that made him not change what he did, which gave Kuster great courage, and at the same time he always maintained a friendly relationship with the German emperor.

With the help of his name, Kuster got this department, but the Germans in it did not respect him like the Austrians did, and would not act completely according to his will.

So how to make them do things well? Money and power can only tempt a small number of them. Force may distort their lives, but it cannot change their will.

Most of the ancient emperors used these three things to make the people work for them, and only physically oppressed the people, which obviously could not convince the public.

And the people who overthrew the emperors were not good birds either. They still only oppressed the people physically, but slightly, which was just a change of soup without changing the medicine.

And now the pioneers against the bourgeoisie - communism have a lot to learn, especially that they not only suppress reactionaries physically, but also feed the people spiritual food, so that they become their own people, and then they can work willingly.

So Kuster wanted to learn from them, so that the thoughts within the department could be unified, and things would be done more efficiently.

This should be what Kuster should do when he holds the military and political power in Austria, but under the pressure of the situation, the reform can only start in advance within him.

This also has its benefits, and can serve as a guide for subsequent reforms as a guide for the development of the country.

As for what excellent ideas are suitable for the current situation, Kuster thinks that the National Society is very good.

[The National Society opposes violence and advocates top-down (initiated by the ruling class) reforms to rectify the social system. It is a combination of nationalism and socialism, similar to Sandezi. 】

Against the backdrop of the Great National Awakening, these Germans were full of national spirit, and some of them were radical Marxists.

Perhaps Kuster could make them more conservative, neither too xenophobic nor overthrowing the imperial regime.

The National Socialist Party is also a society, and it is not lacking in nationalism, which should be very suitable for these Germans.

However, Kuster made a slight modification when promoting it, making the content of nationalism less, after all, his motherland was being ravaged by nationalism.

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