Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

Whether it was because he was too surprised or he wanted to get Buhler's attention and get him to answer his question, the reporter's voice was a little loud, so loud that it directly lifted Lin Shangzhou's spirits. He was about to fall asleep, but he woke up with a shiver.

(Minister of Finance? Holy crap!)

"Bode, stop the car first."

Lin Shangzhou leaned close to the window and looked at the Minister of Finance who was being interviewed by reporters outside. He never thought that this man would be brought here. The Minister of Finance, if he was also corrupt, then Lin Shangzhou would really doubt Albert's ability.

Buller stopped, he knew that if he didn't explain, who knows what kind of rumors would spread. He showed his hands to the reporters with dissatisfaction in his eyes, indicating that he could move freely and was not handcuffed.

After seeing this scene, the reporters quickly realized that the Finance Minister in front of them was not escorted here as a corrupt official, so they asked him again why he came here. After Buller gave a few simple answers, he no longer paid attention to the reporters and walked straight to the police station.

Lin Shangzhou didn't hear clearly what Buller said, but judging from his behavior, he was not a corrupt person, and guessed that he might have come to help with the interrogation.

He watched Buller walk into the police station, then turned around and prepared to let Bode drive away.

"Bode..."

dong dong dong.

Just as Lin Shangzhou called out Bode's name, he heard a knock on the glass. He turned his head and found a reporter standing outside. He knew this person - a reporter from the Qianjin Daily.

However, Lin Shangzhou had only met this man once. He knew what he looked like, but didn't know his name. He also contacted the people from the newspaper in advance tonight and asked them to send a reporter over in time.

Lin Shangzhou himself had no intention of accepting the interview. There would be plenty of time for interviews later anyway. Now he just felt sleepy and wanted to go home and sleep quickly. However, since this was a reporter from his own newspaper, Lin Shangzhou was willing to answer his questions. Of course, doing so would also involve answering questions from other reporters.

So Lin Shangzhou opened the door and got out of the car to accept an interview with the reporter from his own newspaper. The sharp-eyed reporter from the police station immediately noticed this side, and after discovering that the person being interviewed was His Majesty's advisor, he rushed over in a hurry. The remaining reporters also gathered around after noticing the commotion.

"Mr. Hipper, may I ask why you are here? How much do you know about what happened tonight?"

"Mr. Hipper, does your presence here mean that His Majesty also knows about this matter? Was this matter instructed by His Majesty?"

"Mr. Hipper..."

The reporters' questions came one after another, and Lin Shangzhou had no choice but to stretch out his hand to signal them to be quiet. After seeing his hand movement, the noisy reporters instantly quieted down and waited quietly for Lin Shangzhou to answer the questions.

"I will answer your questions one by one, starting with the first question, which was asked by the gentleman in the hat over there: 'Why am I here?'"

Lin Shangzhou said this and pointed to a guy wearing a round-brimmed hat in the crowd. Then he saw the other person's appearance clearly...Ma Enna.

Ma Enna's appearance left Lin Shangzhou speechless. It was an unexpected but reasonable thing. So it seemed that his disguised identity was really a reporter.

Ma Enna greeted Lin Shangzhou with a smile, then picked up the notebook and pen in his hand to record Lin Shangzhou's words.

Now he looked more like a reporter.

"As the leader of a team, I participated in the operation to capture corrupt officials tonight. Because my team was the first to complete the task, I returned early."

Lin Shangzhou spoke to the reporters, and the reporters carefully recorded what he said.

The second question follows.

"Your Majesty knows about this matter, and it was Your Majesty who instructed this matter. During the process of the review, Your Majesty found something wrong, and then he followed the clues and caught so many corrupt officials."

"After His Majesty found them, he asked Mr. Papen to do something about it. Everyone knows what happened afterwards, so I won't go into details."

The reporters were very surprised by Lin Shangzhou's words. They did not expect that the little queen who lived deep in the Worry-Free Palace would do such a big thing as soon as she took office. Of course, some people also had doubts about Alexandrine as Lin Shangzhou said at the time, but suspicions were just suspicions, and they did not dare to raise their doubts directly.

Lin Shangzhou stood by the car door and yawned involuntarily. After the yawn, he no longer had the heart to answer the reporters' questions, so he said to them: "It's already very late, I'm sleepy, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, Lin Shangzhou got into the car and asked Bode to drive away.

The next morning, this incident became the headline in Berlin. People were talking about it. The subjects of discussion were Alexandrine and Lin Shangzhou, Papen and those corrupt officials. Then, a day later on the 26th, the whole of Germany was discussing this incident.

Under the guidance of public opinion, Alexandrine's prestige in the hearts of the people rose to a higher level, and "Mr. Hipper" who came into people's vision again also aroused people's curiosity. At the same time, such remarks spread among the people - His Majesty's adviser Mr. Hipper had a list in his hand, and he personally led a team to arrest all corrupt officials in Berlin according to the names on the list.

Although Lin Shangzhou clearly stated in an interview that he only led a team to arrest one person, such remarks were still widely circulated. After realizing that he could not stop it, Lin Shangzhou gave up. Anyway, such remarks would increase his prestige, so why not do it?

Then, after a day, on the 27th, all the people on the list were arrested. Some people knew they could not escape and simply surrendered themselves. In Germany-dominated Europe, they had nowhere to escape unless they ran to the French Commune and the British Union.

The vacancies created by the capture of a large number of corrupt officials did not have a negative impact on the German government due to the large number of officials, and the vacancies were quickly filled.

At the same time, not only Germany was discussing this matter, but media in other European countries also reported on it, but it did not attract as much attention as last time.

Some people also regard Alexandrine's action as a purge of the former Albert government to establish her authority. Generally speaking, Alexandrine's image in the hearts of the German people is developing in a positive direction, and Lin Shangzhou plans to continue working hard for this in the future.

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Chapter 196 Water Water Water Water

On March 3, outside the Reichstag in Berlin, Lin Shangzhou parked his car, got out, walked to the back seat, opened the door, and made a gesture of invitation to Alexandrine who was sitting inside, saying, "Your Majesty Alexandrine, we have arrived at the Reichstag, please get out of the car."

Because there were many reporters and government officials gathered near the Capitol, Lin Shangzhou couldn't get along with Alexandrine in his usual manner. He was already close enough to the German Emperor, and if he didn't keep a distance in front of outsiders, it might irritate some Junkers.

After all, Alexandrine was 16 years old, and he, as an outsider male, was already close enough to her.

"Thank you."

Alexandrine nodded in response and got out of the car, while Cecilia opened the door on the other side and got out.

"Fritts, are you sure you don't want to attend with me? As my advisor, you have the right to attend the Imperial Parliament. Even if others have objections, they shouldn't have too big of an issue."

After getting off the car, Alexandrine told Lin Shangzhou that she hoped he could accompany her to the meeting. The reason was very simple. In the past, every time the parliament opened, all the work was contracted by Albert, and all she had to do was sit in her seat and sign.

But things are different now. Papen will not spoil her like Albert did. Her previous behavior of taking on tasks proactively also tells others that she is capable of handling government affairs, so Alexandrine will inevitably have to think for herself whether the proposal in the parliament is appropriate and whether it should be passed.

Of course, most people with discerning eyes know that she is actually a dabbler, so Alexandrine does not face too much pressure.

Lin Shangzhou knew what the girl was worried about. He really wanted to enter the parliament to listen, but after thinking about it carefully, he still felt that it was not appropriate. As he had thought before, he was already close enough to the German Emperor.

Being her advisor, helping her deal with corrupt officials, frequently going in and out of the Wuyou Palace... If I could attend parliament as an advisor and stay by her side to give her advice, it would certainly be beneficial. I could understand Germany's internal affairs more directly, and even influence Germany's policies to a certain extent.

After all, the passage of the policy requires Alexandrine's approval, and he can influence her opinion.

However, Lin Shangzhou knew that the parliamentarians were not fools. They knew that Alexandrine's ability was still insufficient. If she listened to him in everything in parliament, he would die inexplicably after a while, and Germany's manpower would be reduced by one.

He would have plenty of opportunities to influence Alexandrine in the future, so there was no need to take risks at this time, and he didn't want to be labeled the "German Rasputin" by the media.

So Lin Shangzhou shook his head gently and politely refused: "That's not necessary. You need to make your own judgment on many things in the parliament."

"Oh well…"

Alexandrine felt a little disappointed, but she didn't force it, because Lin Shangzhou must have his own reasons for doing so.

"Sister, let's go."

Cecilia held Alexandrine's hand and walked towards the Capitol. Before entering the building, she looked back at Lin Shangzhou who was standing next to the car, and then walked into the Capitol.

Lin Shangzhou watched the German Emperor walk into the Reichstag and then got into the car. All he had to do next was wait for the meeting to end.

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Chapter 197: Understanding the Sufferings of the People (I)

Lin Shangzhou waited outside the Capitol for two hours. During this time, reporters came up to interview him and asked some irrelevant questions. He just treated this as his own entertainment.

While waiting, he turned his head from time to time to look at the Capitol. After seeing Alexandrine and Cecilia walking out of the Capitol, he got out of the car, opened the back door, and waited for Alexandrine to arrive.

When the Kaiser sisters walked to the car, Cecilia said to Lin Shangzhou: "Fritts, there are some things in the commando team that I need to take care of. You can send my sister back first, don't worry about me."

While she was talking, Alexandrine had already sat in the back seat of the car. Lin Shangzhou nodded and then closed the car door. Cecilia waved to her sister who was sitting in the car and turned to walk to the other side.

Lin Shangzhou leaned against the car and watched Cecilia's back for a few seconds as she left. He sighed that she was so busy, then walked to the other side and sat in the driver's seat.

After Cecilia became the captain of the Storm Commandos, it seemed that all the work fell on her shoulders. She used to have a lot of free time, but now she has to go to the commandos camp every few days.

He also asked Cecilia about this, and the answer he got was that she had just taken office and needed to deal with some things personally, and she would be free for a while.

Lin Shangzhou guessed that what Cecilia meant by free time was that she had handed over the work to the new deputy captain, just like Albert did at that time.

He started the car and stopped thinking about it. He looked up at the rearview mirror to see what the German Emperor was doing. He happened to see Alexandrine's blue eyes who was also looking up at the rearview mirror. At this moment, Lin Shangzhou felt a little secretly happy because today he finally had time to be alone with Alexandrine... Of course, he didn't have any strange thoughts. Lin Shangzhou just wanted to take Alexandrine to see how the German people live.

Simply put, he wanted to take Alexandrine on an incognito visit. He had this idea before, but Cecilia had always disagreed. Even if Cecilia agreed, the so-called incognito visit would become an emperor's tour.

He didn't want to see this happen.

Normally, when Alexandrine goes out, she must be accompanied by many guards, and various things must be prepared in advance. Their appearance will completely destroy the result that Lin Shangzhou wants. Even if there are no guards and only Cecilia follows, it will also destroy the result he wants.

Everyone in Germany knew that the silver-haired princess was the guard of her sister, Her Majesty Emperor Alexandrine. Even if they didn't know about this, her silver hair was conspicuous enough and attracted enough attention. It wouldn't be long before reporters would flock to her, and the government would send guards over, and then he still wouldn't achieve the result he wanted.

He started the car and said to Alexandrine, "Alexandrine, do you remember what I told you before?"

"Hmm..."

Because Lin Shangzhou had told her a lot of things, Alexandrine lowered her head and thought for a while. Then she thought about the fact that she was alone with him now and her sister would not return to Wuyou Palace for some time, and she quickly figured out what it was.

"You mean 'incognito'?"

Alexandrine looked up at the rearview mirror and found that Lin Shangzhou was no longer looking at it. He focused his attention on the road in front of him.

Lin Shangzhou nodded and replied, "Well, please change into casual clothes when you go back. If you go out in the emperor's formal clothes, everyone can see that you are a person of noble status, so you should change into more approachable clothes. I believe Letitia and Noah can help you choose clothes that suit you."

After he finished speaking, he thought for a while and then asked, "Alexandrine, you should know why I took you on a 'secret visit'?"

Alexandrine nodded vigorously and said excitedly, "Of course I know. You want me to see how the German people live. This way, I can better understand what the German people need and better fulfill my obligations as a monarch."

“So we’re going to the poorest part of Berlin?”

The German Emperor spoke to Lin Shangzhou in high spirits.

Her second sentence made Lin Shangzhou feel relieved. He looked up at the rearview mirror, looked at the blue eyes reflected in the mirror and said, "Your Majesty, that's not the way to put it. Although we need to understand the lives of the lowest class of people, they cannot represent the overall living standards of the people of this country. What we need to understand is the lives of the lower class of society. They can represent the overall living standards of the people of a country. The better they live, it means that the country is thriving as a whole. The worse they live, it means that there is a problem in some link of the country."

"Of course, we also need to understand the lives of the lowest, highest, and middle-upper classes, but understanding them is more about knowing the size of the gap between the rich and the poor in the country. For those at the top of society, we need to impose some restrictions on their income, while for those at the bottom, society needs to subsidize their lives so that they can live without too much difficulty."

Alexandrine said to Lin Shangzhou, who had already shifted his attention to driving in the rearview mirror: "I roughly understand what it means..."

Then she hesitated for a moment, and after a few seconds she said to Lin Shangzhou: "Fritts, directly subsidizing the lowest class of people to make them rich... shouldn't that be possible?"

At the end, Alexandrine herself hesitated, which was enough to show how fantastic her words were.

"You don't even have confidence in yourself. Don't you already know the answer in your heart?"

Lin Shangzhou chuckled and said to her, "I'm glad you think so, but direct financial aid is absolutely not an option. The vast majority of poor people are poor because of various social problems, and some are poor because of their own reasons. What we need to do is to solve these problems, not to use money to make them rich."

"There can be certain subsidies, for example, extremely poor families can receive a certain amount of Mark subsidy every month, but we cannot just give them a sum of Mark to make them rich overnight, and there must not be such a policy, because it will directly lead to the emergence of lazy people."

"People are lazy. If there is a policy to guarantee a minimum standard of living, there will be a group of lazy people who will deliberately not work and make themselves poor so that they can receive government subsidies. When that happens, the poor people who are unable to work for various reasons will not receive subsidies, but those who are capable of working but do not want to work because of laziness will receive subsidies. This is a very serious problem."

"We cannot underestimate people's laziness. I will not tell you about some things that are difficult to understand. I will handle those difficult issues in the future. What you need to do is to understand the suffering of the people and then do your best to fight for the interests of the German people. Only in this way can you, Alexandrine, sit on the throne."

Lin Shangzhou spoke to Alexandrine very seriously. After that, he looked at Alexandrine through the rearview mirror for a while and then focused his attention on driving again.

Alexandrine in the back seat also realized her own naivety from Lin Shangzhou's words and seriously reflected on her own shortcomings.

On the way back to Wuyou Palace, Lin Shangzhou did not disturb Alexandrine. He imagined in his mind that in the future Alexandrine would quarrel with the parliament over the interests of the people. Such a German emperor would certainly be very lovable, but would also arouse the disgust of the right wing.

Therefore, Lin Shangzhou will not let Alexandrine fight alone. After leading the German Emperor on an incognito visit, he will work hard to improve his popularity and prestige in Germany.

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Chapter 198 Preparation

More than 20 minutes later, Lin Shangzhou brought Alexandrine back to the Worry-Free Palace. Hans and others at the door saw the car coming and turned around to open the car. After Klein attacked the Worry-Free Palace, Cecilia planned to replace the defense force of the Worry-Free Palace and dispatched some magic troops to take on the security work.

This idea was rejected by Alexandrine, or to be more precise, by Lin Shangzhou. He knew that the Klein incident was just an accident and that Albert deliberately let Klein attack the Sanssouci Palace. It was impossible for anyone to attack the German Emperor in Berlin under normal circumstances, so there was no need to change it.

This was one reason, and the other reason was that Hans and the others helped Lin Shangzhou stop the murderer, so he let them stay.

Lin Shangzhou drove straight into the Worry-Free Palace and finally stopped the car in front of the palace. After the car was parked, Alexandrine opened the door herself and got out of the car.

Elena was standing on the steps waiting, and Alexandrine walked over to her and said, "Elena, I want to change into more ordinary clothes."

"You want to change clothes... I'll take you there right away."

Elena was a little surprised by this, but she didn't think much about it. Alexandrine was in her prime, so it was normal for her to want to change into beautiful clothes. She turned around and took Alexandrine into the palace.

Lin Shangzhou walked into the garden in the front yard of Wuyou Palace and wandered around.

Arriving at her bedroom, Alexandrine opened the closet and selected her clothes.

As a former princess and current emperor, Alexandrine's wardrobe is filled with various clothes chosen for her by Elena. Although all the clothes are tailor-made, there are still a few pieces that are obviously not suitable for the current German emperor's figure... or they are more suitable for Cecilia to wear.

After seeing these clothes, Alexandrine felt a little inferior in her heart. Her height and figure were her permanent flaws.

After sighing lightly, the German Emperor continued to choose her clothes. She wanted to pick out a piece of clothing that was approachable and didn't look too expensive, but few of these tailor-made clothes looked cheap.

After choosing for a long time, she finally picked out a coat that looked less fancy and more plain. Seeing that there were no other simpler clothes, Alexandrine took a step back and began to change her clothes.

On the other side, Lin Shangzhou, who was strolling in the garden, met Letitia who was weeding. The blonde maid didn't notice him, so Lin Shangzhou came quietly behind Letitia, but when he was about to reach her, he stepped on a branch and broke it. The crisp sound made Letitia turn her head to look at where he was.