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Germany's biggest problem at present was not the depreciation of the mark, but its ceaseless depreciation.

This kind of depreciation simply could not be stopped. Bread had instead become a form of "currency" whose value was far more stable than the mark.

After all, bread was one of the necessities of daily life, while the mark was no longer one.

A thick stack of marks in one's pocket might be worth only a small piece of bread. It would be better to carry a loaf of bread directly—at least one could take a bite or two when hungry.

The chaos in the economy had already determined the chaos in Germany's political arena.

President Hindenburg had lost the people's support, and William II rarely appeared in public. The most popular figure was instead a man who had risen from the ranks of an ordinary soldier—Hitler.

Of course, the situation in Germany at present was still very different from that in history.

Strictly speaking, Germany was not a republic.

Germany's official name was still the German Empire, William II was still the emperor, and the various states still had grand dukes and kings.

These forces also had a major influence on Germany's situation. After all, the rulers of the various states certainly did not want their power seized by political parties.

It was precisely these factors that made Germany's economic chaos impossible to stop, causing it to erupt again and again.

Germany's unemployed population was now among the highest in Europe, second only to Russia.

But Russia had abundant land and a vast population. Apart from its homeland, Germany's other colonies had long since been carved up between Britain and France.

Germany's chaos had drawn the attention of the entire world, and Arthur was keeping an eye on it as well.

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