I was a tycoon in World War I: Starting to save France

Chapter 262 Naked Interests
The third chapter will be late again, sorry, I just came back these two days and haven’t recovered yet.

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Darius was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. He glanced at his empty left sleeve and answered with certainty: "I won't have any higher position, Colonel!"

Charles did not argue too much. He asked calmly, "You should know my passive situation in the parliament, right?"

"Of course." Darius nodded, and then cursed indignantly: "Those stupid guys are always used by capitalists. If you hadn't proven yourself on the battlefield time and time again, they might have continued to spend money to buy those useless equipment in large quantities!"

Darius was talking about the Saint-Chamon and the CA-1 tank.

This is well known to everyone. The capitalists have defeated Charles' tanks time and time again through parliament, but actual combat has proved time and time again that Charles' tanks are what the battlefield needs.

In this regard, veterans like Darius have a deeper understanding:

In order to make money, the capitalists controlled the parliament to purchase these equipments, but the price was paid by the soldiers fighting on the front lines. Thousands of soldiers lost their lives or became disabled because of the mistakes of the capitalists, but the capitalists did not have to take any responsibility for their mistakes.

Ciel nodded. "If we let it go on like this, this kind of thing will continue to happen in the future, and it will continue forever."

Darius agreed with this, saying that capitalists would not give up any opportunity to make money. For example, the "Saint Chamon" and CA-1, which have been proven to be useless and even called "mobile coffins", can still get orders.

But after hesitating for a while, Darius asked in confusion: "But, what can I do?"

Then Darius seemed to understand: "I understand. I will organize a demonstration tomorrow. We want them to hear the voices of us veterans and let them know that this is wrong..."

"No, Captain." Ciel interrupted Darius: "They will not pay attention to these voices. They may send troops to suppress them, or even blame me."

Darius was silent.

Although this is ridiculous, it is true because the veteran survived with the help of Charles, so people would naturally think that this was a demonstration organized by Charles.

Charles revealed the answer: "What I hope is that someone can speak up for veterans and soldiers on the front lines in the House of Representatives!"

Darius was petrified instantly.

He had considered several possibilities, but he never thought that Charles would give him such a high position.

"Master Xia, Master Xiaer." Darius was so nervous that he could not speak clearly. He stammered, "That, that means we have to establish a political party..."

"It is you who want to form a political party!" Charles emphasized.

Darius suddenly realized that Charles' military status did not allow him to participate in politics unless he could retire from the military like Boulanger.

"Yes, yes." Darius swallowed hard, "It's me, of course it's me. I want to establish a political party."

Then Darius said in embarrassment: "But, Master Charles. I, I may not be that kind of person at all. No one will listen to me. I don't have the appeal. No one is willing to follow me..."

Charles didn't answer, but just raised his chin towards the factory outside the window.

Darius understood immediately: it didn't matter that he didn't have the appeal, Charles did, and all he had to do was to organize the people who supported Charles. Thinking of this, Darius gradually gained confidence and spoke as usual, with a hint of surprise in his tone: "This may be a good idea, Master Charles. There are so many people who support you, not just in the welfare home, but also among the citizens who admire you. We should organize them and do the right thing!"

Then Darius nodded affirmatively: "Yes, that's what we should do! We can't let those stupid and greedy capitalists manipulate us. If we continue like this, France will be corrupted by these termites sooner or later. We must stand up bravely and fight for the power that originally belongs to us!"

He became more and more angry as he spoke: "The soldiers on the front line can't even decide what equipment to use. They have to fight with what the capitalists force on them and pay their lives for it, just because the capitalists want to make money. This is ridiculous! We must stop them!"

Charles nodded secretly, he knew that Darius had the potential to participate in politics.

"I have nothing to do with this matter." Charles said softly: "This is the veterans' own decision."

"Of course." Darius nodded affirmatively. "In fact, the veterans usually discuss this matter. I was inspired by them and decided to form a political party."

He was so confident and his tone was so firm that Charles almost believed what he said was true.

After that, Charles did not stay in the factory any longer.

As a new party was about to be born, Charles thought it was better to stay away from it. Although everyone knew what was going on, at least there was no problem with the procedure.

There is no law that prohibits Darius from forming a political party or participating in politics, nor is there any law that prohibits him, as the party leader, from listening to Charles' "advice", nor is there any law that stipulates that members of this party cannot be Charles' supporters.

The reason for doing this is that Charles knows very well that if he wants to suppress Schneider in the House of Representatives, it is far from enough to rely solely on capitalists such as Steed and Wells.

Ultimately, what they are doing with Charles is an exchange of interests.

One day, as long as Schneider can offer more tempting benefits, they will stand on Schneider's side without hesitation.

Among them, Steed's connection will be closer, because if it continues like this, almost everything produced by the Saint-Etienne Arsenal will be tied to the industrial property rights owned by Charles, and it will be almost impossible for Schneider to offer more tempting benefits.

This was not the case with the shipyards of Welsh; its shipbuilding industry was closely linked to Schneider's steel forging, and Shire had to be on guard.

No matter what the situation is, "it is better to rely on yourself than on others" is still the truth, and seeking support from others is not a solution after all.

As for whether Darius might be able to fly solo in the future after his wings grow strong, Charles thinks there is no need to worry about it.

The reason is simple. This political party was established based on the Charles and all its members are supporters of the Charles.

If Darius really has this idea one day, he will soon understand that the result of flying solo is "flying solo".

Ciel's thinking seems a bit cruel, he must abandon all emotions and think about problems and every ally purely from the perspective of interests. Even admirers like Darius who can be called "confidants" are no exception.

Including Lucia and the "Lady in White".

But Charles had to do this because he understood that there was no room for emotions in politics; it was only about interests, naked interests.

(End of this chapter)