Iron and Blood: A Triumph of the Will

"So Your Highness means you're planning to establish a knightly order or a club?"

"That's right, I intend to give those around me a greater sense of honor."

Joachim said, "You could set up a club in a broad area, and then a knightly order in a smaller area."

Although Joachim had just successfully transferred the object of loyalty to himself, considering that this loyalty relationship was still weak, he needed to win over these followers more closely through some means. Therefore, referring to the case of the Black Hawk Knights, Joachim planned to create a Prussian Knights Order. After all, German officers were very receptive to this, as it would give them a high sense of honor.

Moreover, doing so would also provide his officers with identity and objectives.

This would also eliminate the feeling among his loyal soldiers that their lives were insignificant and meaningless, and the sense of collective honor surrounding Joachim would make them feel that their lives were of great significance.

A sense of belonging, certainty, and value.

Many people spend their entire lives searching for these things; people cannot tolerate a meaningless life.

Now that Joachim has given them everything at once, they will naturally stick close to him.

"What's the name?"

"The Prussian Knights or a low-profile club?"

Joachim found the term "low-key club" a bit odd.

However, considering his current position, he should indeed keep a lower profile.

Therefore, the word "low-key" is very fitting for his status.

"The name 'Knights of Prussia' is quite fitting for our current situation, but 'low-key club' is a bit..."

Manstein hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Then let's borrow a famous quote from Frederick the Great: Always keep a high profile."

"How about a high-profile club?"

Joachim spoke to him with his head held high and chest out.

"Great name, I'll go right now."

Manstein continued to ask.

"Of course, the number of people should be limited. Limited editions are limited editions. Too many would actually reduce the value of these items."

Joachim nodded slightly: "How about 150 men?"

He remembered a book he had read in his previous life.

The above is the viewpoint of humanities researcher Robin Dunbar.

It is said that the human brain can only hold a maximum of 150 people and establish stable and meaningful relationships with them throughout a long life.

When a small group of people does not exceed 150, the organization functions optimally.

Once the number of people exceeds 150, group living becomes tense and difficult. Don't forget that in later generations, the number of people in a branch also did not exceed 50.

"What about high-profile clubs?"

"There are no personnel restrictions for this."

Joachim looked at Manstein and said, "Besides officers, squad leaders and key personnel among the soldiers can also be included in this group."

"A branch is established with 50 people, three branches are combined into a sub-branch, and three sub-branch are combined into a headquarters."

"If you want to join the high-profile club later, you need to get a recommendation letter from the company commander or battalion commander."

"Yes, Your Highness, I will take care of it."

"There's one more thing, Erich," Joachim said again, "joining the high-profile club requires paying a monthly membership fee."

"How much do you want, Your Highness?"

"Don't give us too much. Our soldiers have it tough too. Just one percent."

"OK."

"We could give them some rewards during holidays and festivals. You know about the labor union system established by the Social Democratic Party, right?"

"We can refer to that model for our future."

"what?"

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Your Highness, I feel that there are some things that I shouldn't be involved in. You should designate a specific person to handle these matters."

Manstein gave a wry smile: "I'm really overwhelmed with work right now. Could you find someone to share my workload?"

"You don't want to deal with this mess?"

Joachim reacted immediately to Manstein's complaints.

It wasn't that he had given Manstein too much responsibility, but rather that he believed Manstein was unwilling to handle these matters.

After all, from the perspective of a German officer, these things seem rather trivial.

"It's not that I don't want to manage this mess, it's just that working non-stop lately has been too painful."

Manstein smiled wryly and said to him, "I work three or four shifts every day, and I'm often so busy that I can't sleep until the early hours of the morning. Now I've got this whole mess to deal with."

"Does Your Highness not want me to sleep?"

"what?"

Joachim opened his mouth, looking extremely surprised.

In his memory, Manstein was the kind of person who was extremely energetic, incredibly resilient, and had top-notch stress resistance.

That's why he likes to dump all the work on him at once, and now he's complaining to himself, asking why he has so much work to do.

Thinking about it carefully, it does seem to be true.

Manstein's role in Joachim's team can be roughly described as an external brain and executive director.

In addition to handling routine official documents and meeting organization, Manstein was also responsible for logistics and security.

He also had to help Joachim filter information.

He then selected the information he considered important and showed it to Joachim.

In addition, Joachim's personal financial statements were also to be handled by him.

So, as things stand, Joachim is in a good position, while Manstein, on the other side, is in a terrible predicament.

Thinking about this, he felt a little embarrassed.

So he turned and took Manstein's hand, saying sincerely, "Erich, do you have any recommendations?"

"Walter Model"

Would you recommend him?

Joachim blinked, greatly surprised.

"Although we have conflicts, they are only personal conflicts between us."

"I still acknowledge his abilities."

Manstein shook his head with a wry smile. At first, he did have the idea of ​​consolidating power and he did indeed look down on Model.

But unfortunately, he has just too much work now, and if he doesn't take a break, he'll really be overwhelmed by the pressure.

He was particularly struck by the fact that Model always held food in one hand and a report in the other while eating.

He was convinced that this guy was definitely a terrible bastard who would take over his job.

Moreover, Model has an exceptional memory, making him an ideal choice for a secretarial role.

"So the affairs of the Prussian Knights and the high-profile club are being handled by him?"

"Yes, I will fully support his work."

"Besides him, are there any better options?"

Joachim continued to ask, explaining that he intended to find another person to share Manstein's work and to organize these three people into an advisory group around him.

Manstein could be responsible for liaison between the nobility and the German high command.

Model can handle specific tasks.

So who is the last person?

It's such a difficult choice!